dict_dl/en_merriam_webster/wa_mw.json

{
  "wabble":{
    "type":"verb",
    "definitions":[
      "to move or proceed with an irregular rocking or staggering motion or unsteadily and clumsily from side to side",
      "tremble , quaver",
      "waver , vacillate",
      "to cause to wobble"
    ],
    "pronounciation":null,
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":null,
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "wabbling":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to move or proceed with an irregular rocking or staggering motion or unsteadily and clumsily from side to side",
      ": tremble , quaver",
      ": waver , vacillate",
      ": to cause to wobble"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193422"
  },
  "wackiness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": absurdly or amusingly eccentric or irrational : crazy",
      ": crazy sense 2 , insane"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wa-k\u0113",
      "\u02c8wa-k\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bizarre",
      "bizarro",
      "cranky",
      "crazy",
      "curious",
      "eccentric",
      "erratic",
      "far-out",
      "funky",
      "funny",
      "kinky",
      "kooky",
      "kookie",
      "odd",
      "off-kilter",
      "off-the-wall",
      "offbeat",
      "out-of-the-way",
      "outlandish",
      "outr\u00e9",
      "peculiar",
      "quaint",
      "queer",
      "queerish",
      "quirky",
      "remarkable",
      "rum",
      "screwy",
      "spaced-out",
      "strange",
      "way-out",
      "weird",
      "weirdo",
      "wild"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "My wacky aunt takes a swim before the lake freezes every winter.",
      "the wacky world of his imagination",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "When Big Mouth launched, it was primarily focused on 7th graders Nick and Andrew, with their peers Jessi and Missy in their close orbit and then a wide range of wacky supporting characters floating on the outside. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "The same brand of anti-establishment skepticism that draws a person like Melngailis to wellness culture can also leave them vulnerable to false gurus and dangerously wacky ideas. \u2014 Judy Berman, Time , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "This extends to the actual garments, items like argyle straitjackets that many would consider too wacky to wear. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "The merriment continues at Bockfest Hall Saturday and Sunday with a variety of fun, educational and just plain wacky events. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "This one will most certainly keep you guessing on the who, what, where, why and how in the hell until the very wacky end. \u2014 Dana Feldman, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "Television owners reported that their TVs were acting wacky . \u2014 Washington Post , 23 May 2021",
      "That\u2019s when the otherwise wild-and- wacky , up-for-anything TV personality displays the kind of gravitas needed for weather that\u2019s become a matter of life and death. \u2014 Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "The ruffle is perfectly wacky , and the bodice fits like a dream (or a sermon, depending on your affinity for Tammy Faye). \u2014 Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR , 28 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"perhaps from English dialect whacky fool",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1935, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174935"
  },
  "wacko":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "wacky",
      "a person who is wacky",
      "psycho"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8wa-(\u02cc)k\u014d",
    "synonyms":[
      "balmy",
      "barmy",
      "bats",
      "batty",
      "bedlam",
      "bonkers",
      "brainsick",
      "bughouse",
      "certifiable",
      "crackbrained",
      "cracked",
      "crackers",
      "crackpot",
      "cranky",
      "crazed",
      "crazy",
      "cuckoo",
      "daffy",
      "daft",
      "demented",
      "deranged",
      "fruity",
      "gaga",
      "haywire",
      "insane",
      "kooky",
      "kookie",
      "loco",
      "loony",
      "looney",
      "loony tunes",
      "looney tunes",
      "lunatic",
      "mad",
      "maniacal",
      "maniac",
      "mental",
      "meshuga",
      "meshugge",
      "meshugah",
      "meshuggah",
      "moonstruck",
      "non compos mentis",
      "nuts",
      "nutty",
      "psycho",
      "psychotic",
      "scatty",
      "screwy",
      "unbalanced",
      "unhinged",
      "unsound",
      "wacky",
      "whacky",
      "wud"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bug",
      "crackbrain",
      "crazy",
      "fool",
      "fruitcake",
      "head case",
      "loon",
      "loony",
      "lunatic",
      "maniac",
      "nut",
      "nutcase",
      "nutter",
      "psycho",
      "psychopath",
      "sickie",
      "sicko"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "She's nice but her sister's a real wacko .",
      "some wacko has been sending the actress increasingly disturbing letters",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
      "Now, however, its inventors are back, and not with just another wacko , attention-getting stunt. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "That\u2019s because parents and coaches in the wacko worlds of youth hockey, basketball, soccer and football can be world-class jerks. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Dec. 2021",
      "Was Tuesday wacko day for testimony in the Statehouse? \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 25 Aug. 2021",
      "This writing team, their imaginations are just wacko brilliant. \u2014 Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2021",
      "No long lines or voter suppression, beyond some wacko robocalls. \u2014 Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com , 3 Nov. 2020",
      "This was at a time when conservatives were almost ridiculed on law school campuses, where the notion of using the original intentions of the framers to make decisions was seen as laughable, almost wacko , method of constitutional interpretation. \u2014 Hope Reese, Longreads , 18 Dec. 2019",
      "So after every shooting massacre, when more innocent people are murdered by some wacko with a firearm designed for mass killing, there\u2019s tough talk, screaming and flailing for a few days. \u2014 George Skelton, The Mercury News , 11 Aug. 2019",
      "Even without that trend, isn\u2019t this line a little wacko ? \u2014 Teddy Greenstein, chicagotribune.com , 18 Oct. 2019",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "Jakubowicz could also be following the example of Jojo Rabbit, a prime illustration of #resistance era wacko -politics, cheap sentiment, and historical revision. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 27 Mar. 2020",
      "Now, all those wackos who\u2019ve been writing to me with their problems can write to her. \u2014 Rick Kogan, chicagotribune.com , 28 June 2018",
      "At the very least, in a game that has known a lot of eccentrics LaVar has put himself in the running for the greatest wacko . \u2014 Mark Heisler, Orange County Register , 12 May 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1965, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "1936, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "wacky":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": absurdly or amusingly eccentric or irrational : crazy",
      ": crazy sense 2 , insane"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wa-k\u0113",
      "\u02c8wa-k\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bizarre",
      "bizarro",
      "cranky",
      "crazy",
      "curious",
      "eccentric",
      "erratic",
      "far-out",
      "funky",
      "funny",
      "kinky",
      "kooky",
      "kookie",
      "odd",
      "off-kilter",
      "off-the-wall",
      "offbeat",
      "out-of-the-way",
      "outlandish",
      "outr\u00e9",
      "peculiar",
      "quaint",
      "queer",
      "queerish",
      "quirky",
      "remarkable",
      "rum",
      "screwy",
      "spaced-out",
      "strange",
      "way-out",
      "weird",
      "weirdo",
      "wild"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "My wacky aunt takes a swim before the lake freezes every winter.",
      "the wacky world of his imagination",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "When Big Mouth launched, it was primarily focused on 7th graders Nick and Andrew, with their peers Jessi and Missy in their close orbit and then a wide range of wacky supporting characters floating on the outside. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "The same brand of anti-establishment skepticism that draws a person like Melngailis to wellness culture can also leave them vulnerable to false gurus and dangerously wacky ideas. \u2014 Judy Berman, Time , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "This extends to the actual garments, items like argyle straitjackets that many would consider too wacky to wear. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "The merriment continues at Bockfest Hall Saturday and Sunday with a variety of fun, educational and just plain wacky events. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "This one will most certainly keep you guessing on the who, what, where, why and how in the hell until the very wacky end. \u2014 Dana Feldman, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "Television owners reported that their TVs were acting wacky . \u2014 Washington Post , 23 May 2021",
      "That\u2019s when the otherwise wild-and- wacky , up-for-anything TV personality displays the kind of gravitas needed for weather that\u2019s become a matter of life and death. \u2014 Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "The ruffle is perfectly wacky , and the bodice fits like a dream (or a sermon, depending on your affinity for Tammy Faye). \u2014 Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR , 28 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"perhaps from English dialect whacky fool",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1935, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184949"
  },
  "wad":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a small mass, bundle, or tuft: such as",
      ": a soft mass especially of a loose fibrous material variously used (as to stop an aperture, pad a garment, or hold grease around an axle)",
      ": a soft plug used to retain a powder charge or to avoid windage especially in a muzzle-loading gun",
      ": a felt or paper disk used to separate the components of a shotgun cartridge",
      ": a small mass of a chewing substance",
      ": a considerable amount (as of money)",
      ": a roll of paper money",
      ": money",
      ": to insert a wad into",
      ": to hold in by a wad",
      ": to form into a wad or wadding",
      ": to roll or crush into a tight wad",
      ": to stuff or line with some soft substance",
      ": a small mass or lump of soft material",
      ": a thick pile of folded money",
      ": to crush or press into a small tight mass"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4d",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abundance",
      "barrel",
      "basketful",
      "boatload",
      "bucket",
      "bunch",
      "bundle",
      "bushel",
      "carload",
      "chunk",
      "deal",
      "dozen",
      "fistful",
      "gobs",
      "good deal",
      "heap",
      "hundred",
      "lashings",
      "lashins",
      "loads",
      "lot",
      "mass",
      "mess",
      "mountain",
      "much",
      "multiplicity",
      "myriad",
      "oodles",
      "pack",
      "passel",
      "peck",
      "pile",
      "plateful",
      "plenitude",
      "plentitude",
      "plenty",
      "pot",
      "potful",
      "profusion",
      "quantity",
      "raft",
      "reams",
      "scads",
      "sheaf",
      "shipload",
      "sight",
      "slew",
      "spate",
      "stack",
      "store",
      "ton",
      "truckload",
      "volume",
      "wealth",
      "yard"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "agglomerate",
      "ball",
      "roll",
      "round"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "He spent a wad on clothes.",
      "a starlet who usually gets a big wad of publicity for her nonstop antics",
      "Verb",
      "disgusted, she wadded up the paper and threw it in the wastebasket",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Something small but budding, like a wad of paper uncrumpling, sullenly radiant and monochrome\u2014like a sequence out of a silent film. \u2014 Kent Russell, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
      "From a wad of cash to a black panther etc., these handbags are usually made out to resemble everyday objects. \u2014 Greg Emmanuel, Essence , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Inside was a bulging wad of photocopies and pages torn from magazines and newspapers \u2014 book lists of every kind. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "Some think he must be loaded with money, a wad of cash. \u2014 Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star , 29 May 2022",
      "On Thursday, April 21, a man dressed in a maintenance uniform stole a wad of cash and checks from the lobby of the Metropolitan Republican Club while Manhattan politicos rubbed elbows during a speech McCloskey delivered in another room. \u2014 Fox News , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Even if a resort promotes a no-tipping policy, a savvy traveler will still take a wad of dollar bills. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Some patrons grabbed a wad of bills out of their wallets to tip her. \u2014 Miho Inada, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "The 25th overall draft pick in 1974, Drew signed a five-year contract for $780,000, with a $40,000 bonus, quite a wad of cash for a kid from rural Alabama who attended tiny Gardner-Webb University. \u2014 Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al , 9 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212939"
  },
  "wag":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to be in motion : stir",
      ": to move to and fro or up and down especially with quick jerky motions",
      ": to move in chatter or gossip",
      ": depart",
      ": waddle",
      ": to swing to and fro or up and down especially with quick jerky motions : switch",
      ": to nod (the head) or shake (a finger) at (as in assent or mild reproof)",
      ": to move (the tongue) animatedly in conversation",
      ": an act of wagging : shake",
      ": wit , joker",
      ": a young man : chap",
      ": to swing to and fro or from side to side",
      ": a movement back and forth or from side to side",
      ": a person full of jokes and humor"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wag",
      "\u02c8wag"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "swish",
      "switch",
      "waggle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The dog wagged its tail.",
      "She wagged her finger at the children as she scolded them.",
      "He wagged his head back and forth.",
      "The dog's tail began to wag excitedly."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun (1)",
      "1589, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (2)",
      "circa 1553, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-234029"
  },
  "waggishness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": resembling or characteristic of a wag",
      ": done or made in waggery or for sport : humorous",
      ": showing or done in a spirit of harmless mischief"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wa-gish",
      "\u02c8wa-gish"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "arch",
      "devilish",
      "elvish",
      "espi\u00e8gle",
      "impish",
      "knavish",
      "leprechaunish",
      "mischievous",
      "pixie",
      "pixy",
      "pixieish",
      "prankish",
      "puckish",
      "rascally",
      "roguish",
      "scampish",
      "sly",
      "tricksy",
      "wicked"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a waggish disposition that often got him into trouble as a child",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Variation after variation test every tool these dancers have, layered over with waggish character dancing pulling from Polish mazurka and Russian hopak, to name a few. \u2014 Lauren Warnecke, chicagotribune.com , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Black and white and set to nervous, waggish piano music, her cast of still-photography characters comes to life. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 12 Feb. 2022",
      "Ole Miss at Alabama isn\u2019t for another week, but, with an open date on his schedule leading up to the big game, the SEC\u2019s waggish prince has already started chirping at the Crimson Tide. \u2014 Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al , 24 Sep. 2021",
      "But this waggish show, which enjoyed a cult moment on Broadway, is borne aloft on vintage music from the Go-Go\u2019s. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Aug. 2021",
      "Re-teaming with producer James Ford (Haim, Depeche Mode), frontman Alex Turner trades in piercing guitar for jaunty piano for a waggish , if at times uninspired meditation on fame in the digital age. \u2014 Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY , 10 May 2018",
      "Carney\u2019s attitude is waggish but jovial, never crossing into anger. \u2014 Seth Stevenson, Slate Magazine , 10 Apr. 2017",
      "His melancholy, along with his waggish humor, goes more unguarded in his songs. \u2014 Michael Schulman, New York Times , 4 June 2016",
      "Not specifically based on Che Guevara, Richard Bermudez\u2019s Che is a waggish yet mild-mannered gadfly, a cynical, harshly critical observer of the Per\u00f3n regime. \u2014 Orange County Register , 15 Feb. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1589, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211209"
  },
  "wahoo":{
    "type":[
      "interjection",
      "noun",
      "noun ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": winged elm",
      ": a shrubby spindle tree ( Euonymus atropurpureus ) of chiefly eastern North America that has purple capsules which in dehiscence expose scarlet-ariled seeds",
      ": a large vigorous mackerel ( Acanthocybium solandri ) that is common in warm seas and esteemed as a food and sport fish",
      ": a shrubby North American tree of the genus Euonymus ( E. atropurpureus ) having a root bark with cathartic properties \u2014 compare euonymus sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-\u02cch\u00fc",
      "\u02c8w\u022f-",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-\u02c8h\u00fc",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-\u02cch\u00fc"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "glory",
      "glory be",
      "ha",
      "hah",
      "hallelujah",
      "hey",
      "hooray",
      "hurrah",
      "hurray",
      "hot dog",
      "huzzah",
      "whee",
      "whoopee",
      "yahoo",
      "yippee"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Interjection",
      "the rodeo rider shrieked, \u201c Wahoo !\u201d as he collected his prize money"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "1770, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1857, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (3)",
      "circa 1900, in the meaning defined above",
      "Interjection",
      "1904, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200352"
  },
  "wail":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to express sorrow audibly : lament",
      ": to make a sound suggestive of a mournful cry",
      ": to express dissatisfaction plaintively : complain",
      ": to say or express plaintively",
      ": bewail",
      ": a usually prolonged cry or sound expressing grief or pain",
      ": a sound suggestive of wailing",
      ": a querulous expression of grievance : complaint",
      ": the act or practice of wailing : loud lamentation",
      ": to make a long, loud cry of pain or grief",
      ": to complain with a loud voice",
      ": a long cry of grief or pain"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101l",
      "\u02c8w\u0101l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beef",
      "bellyache",
      "bitch",
      "bleat",
      "carp",
      "caterwaul",
      "complain",
      "crab",
      "croak",
      "fuss",
      "gripe",
      "grizzle",
      "grouch",
      "grouse",
      "growl",
      "grumble",
      "grump",
      "holler",
      "inveigh",
      "keen",
      "kick",
      "kvetch",
      "maunder",
      "moan",
      "murmur",
      "mutter",
      "nag",
      "repine",
      "scream",
      "squawk",
      "squeal",
      "whimper",
      "whine",
      "whinge",
      "yammer",
      "yawp",
      "yaup",
      "yowl"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "groan",
      "howl",
      "keen",
      "lament",
      "lamentation",
      "moan",
      "plaint"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Mothers wince, and babies wail , as tiny bodies with sores and protruding ribs are gently checked for signs of recovery. \u2014 Omar Faruk And Cara Anna, Anchorage Daily News , 8 June 2022",
      "This time around, late April to May, the air raid sirens still wail in Kyiv, the random missile strikes nearby, but the bulk of Russia\u2019s aggression has shifted to the east and south. \u2014 Greg Palkot, Fox News , 27 May 2022",
      "But despite the staff\u2019s best effort, Ms. Kanbar\u2019s 2-year-old son started to cry and then wail as the registration went on, which in turn caused his older sister to join in before the staff could bring cookies to to console them. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "One of the visitors reached into her bag, pulled out the phone and let the siren wail in the halls of Congress. \u2014 Lisa Mascaro, ajc , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "The idea of concealing a vegetable in a meal has, of course, been around since the first toddler learned to wail at a plate of limp broccoli. \u2014 Ella Quittner, Los Angeles Times , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "In the background, several booms could be heard and an air raid siren began to wail . \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "Alyssa would wail in pain from her red burning feet or whimper quietly. \u2014 Carolyn Kaster, Fortune , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "The sirens are now slated to wail by the end of 2024, said Zamora. \u2014 Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The small hairs on the back of the neck stand up as the distinctive wail of the bagpipes begins. \u2014 Freep.com , 10 June 2022",
      "But in Kramatorsk, where the mayor says only a quarter of a prewar population of 220,000 remains, the unceasing wail of the siren has largely become background noise. \u2014 Matthew Luxmoore, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
      "Morrison\u2019s vocals stretch and bend words; her voice is delicate yet strong, and moves with ease between a vulnerable croon and the wail of hurt. \u2014 Marjua Estevez, refinery29.com , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Solomon\u2019s Edgar is like a wandering wail -track) was maddening. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022",
      "Ukrainian students studying online with DePaul take shelter as air raid sirens wail . \u2014 Karen Ann Cullotta, Chicago Tribune , 6 May 2022",
      "Each wail reflected the anguish, anger and helplessness felt throughout the crowd at the funeral for a young man whose life was cut short. \u2014 Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Many lined up for hours outside gas stations and supermarkets, mostly ignoring the occasional wail of air raid sirens. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "The wail of the siren ripped into our ears and propelled us onto the floor. \u2014 Kate Tsurkan, The New Yorker , 30 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205502"
  },
  "wailfully":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": uttering a sound suggestive of wailing",
      ": expressing grief or pain : sorrowful , mournful"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101l-f\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1544, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185650"
  },
  "wailing":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to express sorrow audibly : lament",
      ": to make a sound suggestive of a mournful cry",
      ": to express dissatisfaction plaintively : complain",
      ": to say or express plaintively",
      ": bewail",
      ": a usually prolonged cry or sound expressing grief or pain",
      ": a sound suggestive of wailing",
      ": a querulous expression of grievance : complaint",
      ": the act or practice of wailing : loud lamentation",
      ": to make a long, loud cry of pain or grief",
      ": to complain with a loud voice",
      ": a long cry of grief or pain"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101l",
      "\u02c8w\u0101l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beef",
      "bellyache",
      "bitch",
      "bleat",
      "carp",
      "caterwaul",
      "complain",
      "crab",
      "croak",
      "fuss",
      "gripe",
      "grizzle",
      "grouch",
      "grouse",
      "growl",
      "grumble",
      "grump",
      "holler",
      "inveigh",
      "keen",
      "kick",
      "kvetch",
      "maunder",
      "moan",
      "murmur",
      "mutter",
      "nag",
      "repine",
      "scream",
      "squawk",
      "squeal",
      "whimper",
      "whine",
      "whinge",
      "yammer",
      "yawp",
      "yaup",
      "yowl"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "groan",
      "howl",
      "keen",
      "lament",
      "lamentation",
      "moan",
      "plaint"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Mothers wince, and babies wail , as tiny bodies with sores and protruding ribs are gently checked for signs of recovery. \u2014 Omar Faruk And Cara Anna, Anchorage Daily News , 8 June 2022",
      "This time around, late April to May, the air raid sirens still wail in Kyiv, the random missile strikes nearby, but the bulk of Russia\u2019s aggression has shifted to the east and south. \u2014 Greg Palkot, Fox News , 27 May 2022",
      "But despite the staff\u2019s best effort, Ms. Kanbar\u2019s 2-year-old son started to cry and then wail as the registration went on, which in turn caused his older sister to join in before the staff could bring cookies to to console them. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "One of the visitors reached into her bag, pulled out the phone and let the siren wail in the halls of Congress. \u2014 Lisa Mascaro, ajc , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "The idea of concealing a vegetable in a meal has, of course, been around since the first toddler learned to wail at a plate of limp broccoli. \u2014 Ella Quittner, Los Angeles Times , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "In the background, several booms could be heard and an air raid siren began to wail . \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "Alyssa would wail in pain from her red burning feet or whimper quietly. \u2014 Carolyn Kaster, Fortune , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "The sirens are now slated to wail by the end of 2024, said Zamora. \u2014 Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The small hairs on the back of the neck stand up as the distinctive wail of the bagpipes begins. \u2014 Freep.com , 10 June 2022",
      "But in Kramatorsk, where the mayor says only a quarter of a prewar population of 220,000 remains, the unceasing wail of the siren has largely become background noise. \u2014 Matthew Luxmoore, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
      "Morrison\u2019s vocals stretch and bend words; her voice is delicate yet strong, and moves with ease between a vulnerable croon and the wail of hurt. \u2014 Marjua Estevez, refinery29.com , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Solomon\u2019s Edgar is like a wandering wail -track) was maddening. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022",
      "Ukrainian students studying online with DePaul take shelter as air raid sirens wail . \u2014 Karen Ann Cullotta, Chicago Tribune , 6 May 2022",
      "Each wail reflected the anguish, anger and helplessness felt throughout the crowd at the funeral for a young man whose life was cut short. \u2014 Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Many lined up for hours outside gas stations and supermarkets, mostly ignoring the occasional wail of air raid sirens. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "The wail of the siren ripped into our ears and propelled us onto the floor. \u2014 Kate Tsurkan, The New Yorker , 30 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174321"
  },
  "wake":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to be or remain awake",
      ": to remain awake on watch especially over a corpse",
      ": to stay up late in revelry",
      ": awake , wake up",
      ": to stand watch over (someone or something)",
      ": to hold a wake over",
      ": to rouse from or as if from sleep : awake , wake up",
      ": stir , excite",
      ": to arouse conscious interest in : alert",
      ": the state of being awake",
      ": an annual English parish festival formerly held in commemoration of the church's patron saint",
      ": vigil sense 3a",
      ": the festivities originally connected with the wake of an English parish church",
      ": an annual holiday or vacation",
      ": a watch held over the body of a dead person prior to burial and sometimes accompanied by festivity",
      ": the track left by a moving body (such as a ship) in a fluid (such as water)",
      ": a track or path left",
      ": aftermath sense 3",
      ": close behind and in the same path of travel",
      ": as a result of : as a consequence of",
      ": to arouse from sleep : awake",
      ": to become alert or aware",
      ": a watch held over the body of a dead person before burial",
      ": a track or mark left by something moving especially in the water"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101k",
      "\u02c8w\u0101k"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "arouse",
      "awake",
      "awaken",
      "knock up",
      "rouse",
      "waken"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "lull"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "She can never remember her dreams upon waking .",
      "my banging around in the kitchen woke my wife"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a",
      "Noun (1)",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1627, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192214"
  },
  "wakeful":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": not sleeping or able to sleep : sleepless",
      ": not sleeping or able to sleep",
      ": not sleeping or able to sleep : sleepless"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101k-f\u0259l",
      "\u02c8w\u0101k-f\u0259l",
      "\u02c8w\u0101k-f\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "awake",
      "insomniac",
      "sleepless",
      "wide-awake"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "asleep",
      "dormant",
      "dozing",
      "napping",
      "resting",
      "sleeping",
      "slumbering",
      "unawakened"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the mother remained wakeful until her child returned home",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Just below the surface of wakeful awareness, just a minute or two under it, everything is change. \u2014 Michael W. Clune, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Smith found that when people first began to experience tingles, there was a sudden surge in alpha waves, which indicate a state of wakeful rest. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "Taking time to space out\u2014whether by showering, pulling weeds, or petting a dog\u2014provides an opportunity for what psychologists call wakeful rest. \u2014 Eleanor Cummins, Popular Science , 25 Feb. 2021",
      "And evening types rise as late as possible and remain wakeful well past dark. \u2014 Gretchen Reynolds, Star Tribune , 20 Aug. 2020",
      "Five primate electrophysiologists agreed that, upon 50 Hz stimulation of the central lateral thalamus, anesthetized Wisconsin monkeys become wakeful . \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper's Magazine , 27 Apr. 2020",
      "My wakeful nights have continued, putting me in exhausted sympathy with a yawning number of Americans. \u2014 Ron Charles Critic, Washington Post , 21 Aug. 2019",
      "There\u2019s a wakeful element of social interaction to watching TV \u2014 people are talking, the adrenaline starts flowing. \u2014 Jenna Birch, sun-sentinel.com , 6 June 2019",
      "There\u2019s a wakeful element of social interaction to watching TV \u2013 people are talking, the adrenaline starts flowing. \u2014 The Washington Post, Twin Cities , 3 June 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1546, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222740"
  },
  "wakefulness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": not sleeping or able to sleep : sleepless",
      ": not sleeping or able to sleep",
      ": not sleeping or able to sleep : sleepless"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101k-f\u0259l",
      "\u02c8w\u0101k-f\u0259l",
      "\u02c8w\u0101k-f\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "awake",
      "insomniac",
      "sleepless",
      "wide-awake"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "asleep",
      "dormant",
      "dozing",
      "napping",
      "resting",
      "sleeping",
      "slumbering",
      "unawakened"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the mother remained wakeful until her child returned home",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Just below the surface of wakeful awareness, just a minute or two under it, everything is change. \u2014 Michael W. Clune, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Smith found that when people first began to experience tingles, there was a sudden surge in alpha waves, which indicate a state of wakeful rest. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "Taking time to space out\u2014whether by showering, pulling weeds, or petting a dog\u2014provides an opportunity for what psychologists call wakeful rest. \u2014 Eleanor Cummins, Popular Science , 25 Feb. 2021",
      "And evening types rise as late as possible and remain wakeful well past dark. \u2014 Gretchen Reynolds, Star Tribune , 20 Aug. 2020",
      "Five primate electrophysiologists agreed that, upon 50 Hz stimulation of the central lateral thalamus, anesthetized Wisconsin monkeys become wakeful . \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper's Magazine , 27 Apr. 2020",
      "My wakeful nights have continued, putting me in exhausted sympathy with a yawning number of Americans. \u2014 Ron Charles Critic, Washington Post , 21 Aug. 2019",
      "There\u2019s a wakeful element of social interaction to watching TV \u2014 people are talking, the adrenaline starts flowing. \u2014 Jenna Birch, sun-sentinel.com , 6 June 2019",
      "There\u2019s a wakeful element of social interaction to watching TV \u2013 people are talking, the adrenaline starts flowing. \u2014 The Washington Post, Twin Cities , 3 June 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1546, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205047"
  },
  "waken":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": awake",
      ": to rouse especially out of sleep : wake",
      ": wake entry 1 sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101-k\u0259n",
      "\u02c8w\u0101-k\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "arouse",
      "awake",
      "awaken",
      "knock up",
      "rouse",
      "wake"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "lull"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a sudden loud noise wakened us",
      "she usually wakens when sunlight begins to stream through the windows",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Two easy arm swing stretches to waken your shoulders after hours hunched over computers and phones. \u2014 Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online , 19 May 2020",
      "The startling display of acrobatics came, according to police, on Oct. 19, after homeowners in the 700 block of Pershing Drive in Silver Spring were wakened about 2:15 a.m. by the sound of a door. \u2014 Martin Weil, Washington Post , 27 Oct. 2019",
      "Before the Sword, by Grace Lin Mulan crept into her house, even though the Rabbit had told her the villagers would not waken even with the loudest of noises. \u2014 David Canfield, EW.com , 24 Oct. 2019",
      "The homeowner was wakened by the sound of knocking at the front door. \u2014 Robert A. Cronkleton, kansascity , 4 Apr. 2018",
      "She was wakened by an early morning phone call from family in Australia telling her the princess had died in a Paris car accident, then raced to the palace with her daughter and was among the first to leave a floral tribute. \u2014 Danica Kirka, The Seattle Times , 31 Aug. 2017",
      "Local comedy writer Mary Jo Crowley was asleep when a daytime call came in from her medical office, abruptly wakening her up. \u2014 Diane Bell, sandiegouniontribune.com , 30 June 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English waknen , from Old English w\u00e6cnian ; akin to Old Norse vakna to awaken, Old English w\u00e6ccan to watch",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193751"
  },
  "walk":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to move along on foot : advance by steps",
      ": to come or go easily or readily",
      ": to go at a walk",
      ": to go on foot for exercise or pleasure",
      ": to go to first base as a result of a base on balls",
      ": to avoid criminal prosecution or conviction",
      ": walk out",
      ": to pursue a course of action or way of life : conduct oneself : behave",
      ": to be or act in association : continue in union",
      ": to move about in space outside a spacecraft",
      ": to move in a manner that is suggestive of walking",
      ": to stand with an appearance suggestive of strides",
      ": to move about in visible form : appear",
      ": to make headway",
      ": roam , wander",
      ": to cause (an animal) to go at a walk : take for a walk",
      ": to cause to move by walking",
      ": to haul (something, such as an anchor) by walking round the capstan",
      ": to accompany on foot : walk with",
      ": to compel to walk (as by a command)",
      ": to bring to a specified condition by walking",
      ": to follow on foot for the purpose of measuring, surveying, or inspecting",
      ": to move (an object) in a manner suggestive of walking",
      ": to pass on foot or as if on foot through, along, over, or upon : traverse , perambulate",
      ": to perform or accomplish by going on foot",
      ": to give a base on balls to",
      ": to perform (a dance) at a walking pace",
      ": to give up or leave behind willingly : abandon",
      ": to survive (an accident) with little or no injury",
      ": to outrun or get the better of without difficulty",
      ": to steal and take away",
      ": to take over unexpectedly from someone else : steal sense 1d",
      ": to win or gain especially by outdoing one's competitors without difficulty",
      ": to take advantage of : abuse",
      ": to exercise extreme caution",
      ": to treat contemptuously",
      ": to walk under compulsion over the side of a ship into the sea",
      ": to resign an office or position under compulsion",
      ": to go through (a theatrical role, a familiar activity, etc.) perfunctorily (as in an early stage of rehearsal)",
      ": to guide (someone, such as a novice) through an unfamiliar or complex procedure step-by-step",
      ": to deal with or carry out perfunctorily",
      ": an act or instance of going on foot especially for exercise or pleasure",
      "\u2014 see also take a walk",
      ": space walk",
      ": a place designed for walking:",
      ": a path specially arranged or paved for walking",
      ": sidewalk",
      ": a public avenue for promenading : promenade",
      ": a railed platform above the roof of a dwelling house",
      ": ropewalk",
      ": distance to be walked",
      ": an accustomed place of walking : haunt",
      ": a place or area of land in which animals feed and exercise with minimal restraint",
      ": base on balls",
      ": characteristic manner of walking",
      ": a ceremonial procession",
      ": a low rate of speed",
      ": the gait of a biped in which the feet are lifted alternately with one foot not clear of the ground before the other touches",
      ": the gait of a quadruped in which there are always at least two feet on the ground",
      ": a 4-beat gait of a horse in which the feet strike the ground in the sequence near hind, near fore, off hind, off fore",
      ": a route regularly traversed by a person in the performance of a particular activity (such as patrolling, begging, or vending)",
      ": social or economic status",
      ": range or sphere of action : field , province",
      ": vocation",
      ": manner of living : conduct , behavior",
      ": an easy victory",
      ": an easy or pleasurable experience",
      ": to move or cause to move along on foot at a natural slow pace",
      ": to cover or pass over on foot",
      ": to go with (a person or animal) by walking",
      ": to go or cause to go to first base after four balls in baseball",
      ": to leave suddenly and unexpectedly",
      ": to go on strike",
      ": the act of moving along on foot at a natural slow pace",
      ": a place or path for walking",
      ": distance to be walked often measured in time required by a walker to cover",
      ": way of walking",
      ": an advance to first base after four balls in baseball",
      ": position in life or the community",
      ": a slow way of moving by a horse"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fk",
      "\u02c8w\u022fk"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ambulate",
      "foot (it)",
      "hoof (it)",
      "leg (it)",
      "pad",
      "step",
      "traipse",
      "tread"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "amble",
      "constitutional",
      "perambulation",
      "ramble",
      "range",
      "saunter",
      "stroll",
      "turn",
      "wander"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The six Cardinals pitchers who took the mound Friday night combined to walk 10 batters and hit four. \u2014 Brooks Holton, The Courier-Journal , 11 June 2022",
      "Biden has made similar remarks in the past only to have his staff walk them back and Austin pointedly repeated the White House\u2019s position on Saturday. \u2014 Eva Dou, Washington Post , 11 June 2022",
      "Students could \u2014 and often did \u2014 walk in anytime to discuss just about anything. \u2014 Freep.com , 10 June 2022",
      "In the third, Copenhaver would walk in a run with the bases loaded, then Hoban's Falkenstein sent two more Knights to the plate with a single to left. \u2014 Scott Springer, The Enquirer , 10 June 2022",
      "Shake the sand out of your shoes, walk across the bridge and explore a little. \u2014 Mark Gauert, Sun Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
      "In a stunning, unexpected and inexplicable piece of decision-making, La Russa decided to not only intentionally walk Dodgers shortstop Trea Turner with Muncy on deck, but do it in a 1-and-2 count after a wild pitch opened up first base. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
      "Two ensuites\u2014one pink blossom, the other black and gold\u2014contain elaborate gold baths, showers and walk -in dressing rooms. \u2014 Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report , 10 June 2022",
      "Don\u2019t ask Sarah-lee Dobbs to step on a sidewalk crack or walk under a ladder. \u2014 Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel , 9 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Texas A&M rallied from a 4-2 deficit and defeated Louisville 5-4 in Game 1 of an NCAA Tournament super regional behind a walk -off single to right field from Troy Claunch. \u2014 Brooks Holton, The Courier-Journal , 11 June 2022",
      "After Friday\u2019s 3-2 walk -off win over the A\u2019s at Progressive Field, the Guardians are 28-26, three games behind the Twins in the AL Central. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 11 June 2022",
      "But in a Pittsburgh downpour that made gripping and fielding challenging, the Pirates mounted a two-out rally, with a double by Josh Bell scoring the tying and winning runs for the walk -off win. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
      "The top level has the owner\u2019s suite, with a large walk -in closet and access to both a private roof deck and the main roof deck. \u2014 Kathy Orton, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
      "The primary suite has a fireplace, one of three in the house, as well as a large walk -in closet. \u2014 oregonlive , 10 June 2022",
      "Besides a bike rental stand, gift shop, vineyard and large patio area, there\u2019s Superbloom, a walk -up caf\u00e9 window serving an eclectic menu of vegan food items, coffees and drinks made by San Diego purveyors. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 June 2022",
      "There is also an eat-in kitchen on this floor with a fireplace, breakfast counter, stainless steel appliances and a walk -in pantry. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 9 June 2022",
      "Upstairs are a second-floor laundry, a staircase to the roof and a primary bedroom suite with two sinks, two walk -in closets and a Juliet balcony. \u2014 Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune , 7 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 7c",
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191820"
  },
  "walk out":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": strike sense 3a",
      ": the action of leaving a meeting or organization as an expression of disapproval",
      ": to leave suddenly often as an expression of disapproval",
      ": to go on strike",
      ": to leave in the lurch : abandon , desert",
      ": a labor strike",
      ": the act of leaving a meeting or organization to show disapproval",
      ": strike",
      ": the action of leaving a meeting or organization as an expression of disapproval"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fk-\u02ccau\u0307t",
      "\u02c8w\u022fk-\u02ccau\u0307t",
      "\u02c8w\u022fk-\u02ccau\u0307t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "strike"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bail",
      "bail out",
      "begone",
      "book",
      "bug off",
      "bug out",
      "bugger off",
      "buzz (off)",
      "clear off",
      "clear out",
      "cut out",
      "depart",
      "dig out",
      "exit",
      "get",
      "get off",
      "go",
      "go off",
      "move",
      "pack (up ",
      "part",
      "peel off",
      "pike (out ",
      "pull out",
      "push off",
      "push on",
      "quit",
      "run along",
      "sally (forth)",
      "scarper",
      "shove (off)",
      "step (along)",
      "take off",
      "vamoose"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Hundreds of workers staged a walkout to protest conditions in the factory.",
      "after four weeks of the walkout , management gave in",
      "Verb",
      "we simply walked out after waiting half an hour for someone to come and serve us",
      "the salesclerks walked out upon learning of the second pay cut in six months",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "About 36 people were part of the walkout , most of them OHS students, and some adults. \u2014 Alec Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 21 May 2022",
      "The threat of a student walkout follows teacher sickouts at the district of 34,000 students that forced multiple Oakland Unified School District campuses to cancel instruction. \u2014 Andres Picon, San Francisco Chronicle , 17 Jan. 2022",
      "The details and specifics of a walkout are complicated. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 21 Dec. 2021",
      "Company management told workers in emails shared with The Post that they would be paid their wages for Monday through Wednesday of the walkout , but not beyond. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Dec. 2021",
      "Several steps remain in the negotiation process before the unions could reach the point of a walkout . \u2014 Sarah Freishtat, chicagotribune.com , 5 Nov. 2021",
      "People rally in support of a walkout by transgender Netflix employees. \u2014 NBC News , 20 Oct. 2021",
      "Another employee, a leader of the walkout , was fired for allegedly leaking sensitive information. \u2014 Marisa Dellatto, Forbes , 20 Oct. 2021",
      "Managers at some plants called off afternoon and overnight shifts in anticipation of a walkout , according to local news reports in Iowa. \u2014 Allison Prang, WSJ , 14 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1881, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205440"
  },
  "wallet":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a bag for carrying miscellaneous articles while traveling",
      ": a folding pocketbook with compartments for personal papers and usually unfolded paper money",
      ": billfold",
      ": a container that resembles a money wallet: such as",
      ": a usually flexible folding case fitted for carrying specific items (such as tools or fishing flies)",
      ": folder sense 3a",
      ": resources , funds",
      ": a small flat case for carrying paper money and personal papers"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-l\u0259t",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-l\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "carry-on",
      "carryall",
      "grip",
      "handbag",
      "holdall",
      "portmanteau",
      "suitcase",
      "traveling bag"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She paid the bill and tucked her wallet back into her pocket.",
      "He pulled a few bills out of his wallet .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Here's what the Fed jacking up interest rates could mean for your wallet . \u2014 Aimee Picchi, CBS News , 15 June 2022",
      "Get deals on deals by bundling a handbag with a wallet or other accessories. \u2014 cleveland , 2 June 2022",
      "Vote with your wallet and penalize breached companies. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
      "Decentraland's event has been described as the first inclusive fashion week, offering a front-row seat to anyone with a crypto wallet (in reality, not that many). \u2014 Leah Dolan, CNN , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "But Aladekomo hopes to do more with his now heavier wallet in areas like improving capacity for reporting. \u2014 Alexander Onukwue, Quartz , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine should be a wake-up call, a reminder that there are dire consequences to welcoming any two-bit thug with a wallet overflowing with cash to purchase legitimacy. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "The most secure way to store your cryptocurrency is with a cold wallet \u2013 one that isn\u2019t connected to the internet. \u2014 Kim Komando, USA TODAY , 28 Nov. 2021",
      "But her purse was under her nightstand along with her wallet , which contained her ID and cash. \u2014 Kc Baker, PEOPLE.com , 9 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English walet ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221318"
  },
  "wallop":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to boil noisily",
      ": to move with reckless or disorganized haste : advance in a headlong rush",
      ": wallow , flounder",
      ": to thrash soundly : lambaste",
      ": to beat by a wide margin : trounce",
      ": to hit with force : sock",
      ": a powerful blow : punch",
      ": something resembling a wallop especially in suddenness of force",
      ": the ability (as of a boxer) to hit hard",
      ": emotional, sensory, or psychological force or influence : impact",
      ": an exciting emotional response : thrill",
      ": beer",
      ": to hit hard",
      ": a hard blow"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-l\u0259p",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-l\u0259p"
    ],
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      "bash",
      "baste",
      "bat",
      "batter",
      "beat",
      "belabor",
      "belt",
      "birch",
      "bludgeon",
      "buffet",
      "bung up",
      "club",
      "curry",
      "do",
      "drub",
      "fib",
      "flog",
      "hammer",
      "hide",
      "lace",
      "lambaste",
      "lambast",
      "lash",
      "lather",
      "lick",
      "maul",
      "mess (up)",
      "paddle",
      "pelt",
      "pommel",
      "pound",
      "pummel",
      "punch out",
      "rough (up)",
      "slate",
      "slog",
      "switch",
      "tan",
      "thrash",
      "thresh",
      "thump",
      "tromp",
      "whale",
      "whip",
      "whop",
      "whap",
      "whup",
      "work over"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bump",
      "collision",
      "concussion",
      "crash",
      "impact",
      "impingement",
      "jar",
      "jolt",
      "jounce",
      "kick",
      "shock",
      "slam",
      "smash",
      "strike"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "I was so angry I felt like walloping him.",
      "walloped the branches of the pear tree with a stick in an effort to knock down some fruit",
      "Noun",
      "felt the wallop of a car crashing into their front porch",
      "gave the ball a good wallop with the bat",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Diaz\u2019s revelation will wallop you with its obviousness. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "The Huskies proceeded to wallop the third-seeded Hoosiers, 75-58, setting up Monday\u2019s contest. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "With limited surgical equipment and no anesthesia, Will has to wallop the patient to keep him from waking up in a panic mid-procedure. \u2014 Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "Tens of millions of Americans are in the path of a winter storm that's forecast to wallop much of the eastern U.S. with snow, rain and wind over the next couple of days. \u2014 Doyle Rice, USA TODAY , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "This time, winter storm Landon is set to wallop areas to the south and east of Wisconsin including the Chicago metro area as well as northern Indiana and southern Michigan. \u2014 Joe Taschler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "Many nor'easters \u2013 big storms that wallop the East Coast \u2013 are the product of bomb cyclones. \u2014 Doyle Rice, USA TODAY , 7 Jan. 2022",
      "Food prices at grocery stores continue to wallop consumer wallets. \u2014 Sue Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 13 Oct. 2021",
      "Ida is expected to wallop the northern Gulf Coast as a Category 4 storm on Sunday with maximum winds of 140 mph, according to forecasters \u2014 16 years to the day after Hurricane Katrina hit Louisiana as a devastating Category 3 storm. \u2014 NBC News , 27 Aug. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "And with a visceral sound mix set to maximum wallop (plus bright slashes of pulsing light), the band was pulverizing. \u2014 Marc Hirsh, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
      "By the end of a brutal trading day on May 18, Wall Street had delivered a wallop to Hollywood that will change the course of business as surely as the COVID pandemic accelerated the pace of transformation during the past 26 months. \u2014 Cynthia Littleton, Variety , 25 May 2022",
      "And yet even in a drama whose every development is motivated by material need \u2014 and even with a devastating wallop of an ending \u2014 the Dardennes somehow push their way to an impossible state of grace. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
      "With a face like Boba Fett\u2019s helmet, the Ioniq 5 and its future intent pack a wallop . \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 5 May 2022",
      "Lucius\u2019 singing that gives the music its emotional wallop . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Maxfield said the jury would hear testimony from psychologists showing how the wallop of traumatic events can erase memories. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Spending on these services will have normalized by then, just as the higher interest rates pack their strongest wallop . \u2014 Gad Levanon For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "This one has a light and silky feel, packs a moisturizing wallop that makes my skin feel soothed all day, and sits nicely under makeup without pilling. \u2014 ELLE , 15 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1579, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "circa 1823, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185711"
  },
  "walloping":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": large , whopping",
      ": exceptionally fine or impressive : smashing"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-l\u0259-pi\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "astronomical",
      "astronomic",
      "Brobdingnagian",
      "bumper",
      "colossal",
      "cosmic",
      "cosmical",
      "cyclopean",
      "elephantine",
      "enormous",
      "galactic",
      "gargantuan",
      "giant",
      "gigantesque",
      "gigantic",
      "grand",
      "herculean",
      "heroic",
      "heroical",
      "Himalayan",
      "huge",
      "humongous",
      "humungous",
      "immense",
      "jumbo",
      "king-size",
      "king-sized",
      "leviathan",
      "mammoth",
      "massive",
      "mega",
      "mighty",
      "monster",
      "monstrous",
      "monumental",
      "mountainous",
      "oceanic",
      "pharaonic",
      "planetary",
      "prodigious",
      "super",
      "super-duper",
      "supersize",
      "supersized",
      "titanic",
      "tremendous",
      "vast",
      "vasty",
      "whacking",
      "whopping"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bantam",
      "bitty",
      "diminutive",
      "infinitesimal",
      "Lilliputian",
      "little bitty",
      "micro",
      "microminiature",
      "microscopic",
      "microscopical",
      "midget",
      "miniature",
      "minuscule",
      "minute",
      "pocket",
      "pygmy",
      "teensy",
      "teensy-weensy",
      "teeny",
      "teeny-weeny",
      "tiny",
      "wee"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "he needed help to mount such a walloping horse",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "New York opened legalized online sports betting in January and a record $5.28 billion was bet in the first three months of business, generating a walloping $167.392 million in state taxes. \u2014 Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY , 4 May 2022",
      "Los Angeles \u2014 Even after two men were found dead in his California apartment, Ed Buck did not stop injecting gay men with walloping doses of methamphetamine. \u2014 CBS News , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "The result is a gathering of compact objects that pack a walloping collective punch. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "RuPaul's Drag Race winner Aquaria teased the budding artist's walloping take on one of Chromatica's unsung deep cuts during a recent DJ set, showing off the TikTok-viral artist's bold re-molding of the mid-tempo gem into a hard-hitting slapper. \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 3 Sep. 2021",
      "Perhaps chief among Henderson\u2019s hurts: a walloping sense of abandonment. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 June 2021",
      "However, Kong is more comfortable on land, faster and more agile, can use his strong legs to jump, and possesses much stronger arms than Godzilla \u2013 Kong probably packs a walloping punch. \u2014 Kiersten Formoso, The Conversation , 29 Mar. 2021",
      "Seconds later things settled down-as a walloping positive G-force set in. \u2014 James Joseph, Popular Mechanics , 31 Dec. 2020",
      "Covington\u2019s parking meters are doing a walloping business and Mayor Ernest Cooper and members of the city council took due notice of the fact at Tuesday night\u2019s regular meeting. \u2014 NOLA.com , 17 Nov. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1823, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214622"
  },
  "waltz":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a ballroom dance in \u00b3/\u2084 time with strong accent on the first beat and a basic pattern of step-step-close",
      ": music for a waltz or a concert composition in \u00b3/\u2084 time",
      ": to dance a waltz",
      ": to move or advance in a lively or conspicuous manner : flounce",
      ": to advance easily and successfully : breeze",
      ": to approach boldly",
      ": to dance a waltz with",
      ": to grab and lead (someone) unceremoniously : march",
      ": a dance in which couples glide to music having three beats to a measure",
      ": to dance a waltz"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fl(t)s",
      "\u02c8w\u022flts"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The 65-year-old entertainment mogul has a soundtrack for all of his life's moments, from childhood memories of sneaking into The O'Jays concerts to the perfect song for a potential father-daughter waltz with Lori Harvey. \u2014 Elise Brisco, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022",
      "What transpired at the studio performances Shore captured does arguably add up to a last waltz , of sorts, given the inevitable changing of guards. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Thus, the latter includes a bolero, a tango, a Christmas carol, a patter song and a waltz . \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "This sleek track, written by Josh Kear, Hillary Lindsey and David Garcia, blends a sweet waltz melody with evocative lyrics of a former lover who encounters wisps of his ex\u2019s memory everywhere. \u2014 Jessica Nicholson, Billboard , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Some of their verbal exchanges have the fluidity of a waltz . \u2014 Christopher Arnott, courant.com , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "This tender waltz beautifully addresses the ephemeral nature of time and love and the permanence of art. \u2014 Melinda Newman, Billboard , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Isai, who won the state\u2019s Gatorade Player of the Year award on Wednesday, didn\u2019t need to flex her scoring might in Valley Vista\u2019s waltz to the state championship. \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "The bilingual track highlights his smooth vocal, with nods to George Strait, while breezes of horns and acoustic guitar propel this country waltz , a tale of a love stemming from a chance meeting and dance after dance in a Mexican cantina. \u2014 Jessica Nicholson, Billboard , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Very few people can just waltz straight to the big leagues and do their thing. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022",
      "Ladies and gentlemen, do not tarry, for this is your opportunity to waltz your way into high society, make use of those dance cards, and find somebody to burn for. \u2014 Annie Goldsmith, Town & Country , 28 June 2021",
      "Then Mantha stood by the net and watched as Mattias Janmark tapped in a pass from Patrick Kane, who\u2019d been left alone by Vladislav Namestnikov to waltz up the left flank with the puck. \u2014 Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press , 24 Jan. 2021",
      "Next year is the first year of eligibility for David Ortiz and Alex Rodriguez, and my belief is that the beloved Papi will waltz into the Hall while all the others remain barred. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 12 Jan. 2020",
      "If Deommodore Lenoir didn\u2019t slip, Amon-Ra St. Brown doesn\u2019t waltz his way to a 47-yard touchdown. \u2014 James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 20 Dec. 2020",
      "The three of them danced and took turns waltzing with Rose, holding her up and wiggling her legs, but never throwing her in the air, not like this, not so high, not outside. \u2014 Hilary Leichter, Harper's Magazine , 25 May 2020",
      "Memorial\u2019s hopes for a 2-0 start to the district campaign went out the window after converting just 28 percent of their shots, enabling Kingwood to waltz to an easy 59-38 victory. \u2014 Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle , 17 Dec. 2019",
      "The front door to the Lakewood restaurant is propped open, a small table shoved against the entrance to block anyone from waltzing inside. \u2014 Nick Rallo, Dallas News , 20 May 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1781, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "circa 1794, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193831"
  },
  "wampum":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": beads of polished shells strung in strands, belts, or sashes and used by North American Indians as money, ceremonial pledges, and ornaments",
      ": money",
      ": beads made of shells and once used for money or ornament by North American tribes of indigenous people"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4m-p\u0259m",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4m-p\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bread",
      "bucks",
      "cabbage",
      "cash",
      "change",
      "chips",
      "coin",
      "currency",
      "dough",
      "gold",
      "green",
      "jack",
      "kale",
      "legal tender",
      "lolly",
      "long green",
      "loot",
      "lucre",
      "money",
      "moola",
      "moolah",
      "needful",
      "pelf",
      "scratch",
      "shekels",
      "sheqels",
      "shekelim",
      "shekalim",
      "sheqalim",
      "tender"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Nowashe will also be welcoming Indigenous presenters, Miciah and Taylor Stasis (Herring Pond Wampanoag), who will be exploring various weaving techniques, and the history and significance of wampum . \u2014 Hartford Courant , 1 June 2022",
      "Prior to 1652, New England settlers used coins from various European countries, along with wampum made from shells, as currency. \u2014 Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine , 30 Nov. 2021",
      "Big Chief Chop-a-lot protects Atlanta\u2019s steaming pile of wampum . \u2014 Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 Oct. 2021",
      "In thinking about oyster shells, Michelson reflected on the cultural history of shells in Native art, from abalone jewelry to wampum belts used for diplomacy and incorporating hundreds of tiny shells. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Oct. 2021",
      "Thomas, 31, was surprised with the award, presented with a medallion and a handcrafted, traditional wampum , a blue necklace made with shells, after the final regular season game, the Suns\u2019 84-64 victory over Atlanta. \u2014 Dom Amore, courant.com , 19 Sep. 2021",
      "They were also used to make decorative wampum beads. \u2014 Larry Bleiberg, USA TODAY , 22 May 2021",
      "One item from the 1680s, a 26-inch wampum belt made of animal hide, glass and shell beads, is said to have been a gift to William Penn, the city\u2019s founder, from a chieftain of the local Lenape tribe. \u2014 Peter Saenger, WSJ , 2 Apr. 2021",
      "Two portraits of Lenape chieftains hanging above the wampum belt come from the 1730s, when William Penn was long dead and a questionable treaty had taken substantial land from the tribe. \u2014 Peter Saenger, WSJ , 2 Apr. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"short for wampumpeag ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1636, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202739"
  },
  "wan":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": suggestive of poor health : sickly , pallid",
      ": lacking vitality : feeble",
      ": dim , faint",
      ": languid",
      ": to grow or become pale or sickly",
      ": wide area network",
      ": having a pale or sickly color",
      ": showing little effort or energy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4n",
      "\u02c8wan",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ashen",
      "ashy",
      "blanched",
      "cadaverous",
      "doughy",
      "livid",
      "lurid",
      "mealy",
      "pale",
      "paled",
      "pallid",
      "pasty",
      "peaked"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "blooming",
      "florid",
      "flush",
      "full-blooded",
      "glowing",
      "red",
      "rosy",
      "rubicund",
      "ruddy",
      "sanguine"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "She gave a wan laugh.",
      "she looks a little wan after all that tiring work",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "And the sky went wan , and the wind came cold, And the sun rose dripping, a bucketful of gold. \u2014 Elizabeth Lund, The Christian Science Monitor , 29 Apr. 2020",
      "If the land in question has been converted from agricultural fields to golf-course acreage, the net impact of those other factors might actually be lessened, but that\u2019s a wan exculpation. \u2014 David Quammen, Outside Online , 2 Mar. 2020",
      "What seemed inventive and clever in the confines of a small off-Broadway theater feels utterly wan in its current incarnation. \u2014 Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 Oct. 2019",
      "The industrial lagers were flavorless, wan and dilute; craft beer, by contrast, would be rich, complex and delicious. \u2014 Esther Mobley, SFChronicle.com , 31 Jan. 2020",
      "That was the epoch of Tide football spearheaded by the Mikes \u2014 DuBose, Price and Shula with a dash of Dennis Franchione added into a wan mix of uninspired, sometimes scandalous leadership at the dawn of this century. \u2014 Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press , 30 Dec. 2019",
      "Evans managed both to placate the money men at Gulf & Western, who wanted to sell Paramount because of its wan revenue, and become a peer of Hollywood's rambunctious talent. \u2014 cleveland , 28 Oct. 2019",
      "Our family just discovered Gobi Manchurian, and for anyone who considers cauliflower a wan version of broccoli, try this and banish thoughts of soggy vegetables from your mind. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 Mar. 2018",
      "The beautiful young actress turns into a wan woman in a bandana and mismatched clothes. \u2014 Deborah Young, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 Sep. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1578, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "1983, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201159"
  },
  "wander":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to move about without a fixed course, aim, or goal",
      ": to go idly about : ramble",
      ": to follow a winding course : meander",
      ": to go astray (as from a course) : stray",
      ": to go astray morally : err",
      ": to lose normal mental contact : stray in thought",
      ": to roam over",
      ": to move about without a goal or purpose : ramble",
      ": to get off the right path or leave the right area : stray",
      ": to lose concentration",
      ": to follow a winding course"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4n-d\u0259r",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4n-d\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bat",
      "cruise",
      "drift",
      "float",
      "gad (about)",
      "gallivant",
      "galavant",
      "kick around",
      "knock (about)",
      "maunder",
      "meander",
      "mooch",
      "ramble",
      "range",
      "roam",
      "rove",
      "traipse"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "I was just wandering around the house.",
      "They wandered down the street.",
      "Students were wandering the halls.",
      "He wandered away from the trail and got lost.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Other visitors come to catch a show at the Grand Ole Opry, pay homage at the Country Music Hall of Fame, wander hipster shops in East Nashville or catch an up-and-coming singer-songwriter at famed venues such as the Bluebird Cafe. \u2014 Larry Bleiberg, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
      "The films show a world in which several dinosaurs, including Tyrannosaurus rex, Triceratops, Parasaurolophus, Compsognathus and Mosasaurus, have been resurrected and wander freely around an island. \u2014 Mary Kekatos, ABC News , 9 June 2022",
      "And his lyrics with Silverman too often wander in search of a rhyme, then, sighting one in the distance, botch it. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
      "The post-pandemic urge to spend time outdoors and away from crowds is part of the pull alongside the ever-present desire to escape the urban areas we\u2019ve been cooped up in and instead wander across new terrain. \u2014 Corrina Allen-kiersons, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
      "In most cases when bears wander into an Oklahoma town, the animals are tranquilized, captured and relocated by state wildlife officials. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 6 June 2022",
      "Unwind with a book by an electric fireplace while enjoying a cup of tea or coffee, or wander the property, where a fire pit (and s\u2019mores sticks) and a charcoal barbecue beckon. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 1 June 2022",
      "As the boys wander through the shop, Grimes points to a skinny kid in sunglasses. \u2014 Matt Tunseth For The Daily News, Anchorage Daily News , 31 May 2022",
      "Even living in a state like ours with sensible gun safety measures offers limited assurance; there are no checkpoints between states, meaning malefactors armed to the teeth in other states can wander on in. \u2014 Yvonne Abraham, BostonGlobe.com , 25 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English wandren , from Old English wandrian ; akin to Middle High German wandern to wander, Old English windan to wind, twist",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202238"
  },
  "wannabe":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a person who wants or aspires to be someone or something else or who tries to look or act like someone else",
      ": something (such as a company, city, or product) intended to rival another of its kind that has been successful",
      ": one for which hopes have failed or are likely to fail"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-n\u0259-\u02ccb\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aper",
      "copycat",
      "copyist",
      "echo",
      "follower",
      "imitator",
      "rubber stamp"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "an entrepreneur who seems to have made his fortune mainly by giving how-to-get-rich lectures to entrepreneurial wannabes",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Willa\u2019s account of what happens when the leader goes missing is intercut with scenes from her earlier life, involving her influencer- wannabe cousins, dumpster diving, and her infatuation with a Harvard professor. \u2014 The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
      "The law firm, says Josh Gerben, founder of Gerben Intellectual Property, is likely to be fronting for someone else, perhaps a squatter who hopes to trademark the name, Uncle Vanya, and then sell it to a McDonald\u2019s wannabe in Russia. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Others see him as a vigilante and police wannabe who never should have been armed in Kenosha in the first place. \u2014 The Associated. Press, Arkansas Online , 2 Nov. 2021",
      "Jones turns both sides of Two-Face into a limp wannabe Joker. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "Haven\u2019t resurrected this Hendrix wannabe in many a day. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "Others see him as a vigilante and police wannabe who never should have been armed in Kenosha in the first place. \u2014 The Associated. Press, Arkansas Online , 2 Nov. 2021",
      "Central to the wannabe -rousing tone is Tommy Emmanuel and Don Harper\u2019s pushy score, which is awash in elegiac acoustic guitar, tender orchestral strings and melodic flutes. \u2014 Nick Schager, Variety , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "Others see him as a vigilante and police wannabe who never should have been armed in Kenosha in the first place. \u2014 The Associated. Press, Arkansas Online , 2 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"from the phrase want to be ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1976, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222927"
  },
  "wannabee":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a person who wants or aspires to be someone or something else or who tries to look or act like someone else",
      ": something (such as a company, city, or product) intended to rival another of its kind that has been successful",
      ": one for which hopes have failed or are likely to fail"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-n\u0259-\u02ccb\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aper",
      "copycat",
      "copyist",
      "echo",
      "follower",
      "imitator",
      "rubber stamp"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "an entrepreneur who seems to have made his fortune mainly by giving how-to-get-rich lectures to entrepreneurial wannabes",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Willa\u2019s account of what happens when the leader goes missing is intercut with scenes from her earlier life, involving her influencer- wannabe cousins, dumpster diving, and her infatuation with a Harvard professor. \u2014 The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
      "The law firm, says Josh Gerben, founder of Gerben Intellectual Property, is likely to be fronting for someone else, perhaps a squatter who hopes to trademark the name, Uncle Vanya, and then sell it to a McDonald\u2019s wannabe in Russia. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Others see him as a vigilante and police wannabe who never should have been armed in Kenosha in the first place. \u2014 The Associated. Press, Arkansas Online , 2 Nov. 2021",
      "Jones turns both sides of Two-Face into a limp wannabe Joker. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "Haven\u2019t resurrected this Hendrix wannabe in many a day. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "Others see him as a vigilante and police wannabe who never should have been armed in Kenosha in the first place. \u2014 The Associated. Press, Arkansas Online , 2 Nov. 2021",
      "Central to the wannabe -rousing tone is Tommy Emmanuel and Don Harper\u2019s pushy score, which is awash in elegiac acoustic guitar, tender orchestral strings and melodic flutes. \u2014 Nick Schager, Variety , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "Others see him as a vigilante and police wannabe who never should have been armed in Kenosha in the first place. \u2014 The Associated. Press, Arkansas Online , 2 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"from the phrase want to be ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1976, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205711"
  },
  "want":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to be needy or destitute",
      ": to have or feel need",
      ": to be necessary or needed",
      ": to desire to come, go, or be",
      ": to fail to possess especially in customary or required amount : lack",
      ": to have a strong desire for",
      ": to have an inclination to : like",
      ": to have need of : require",
      ": to suffer from the lack of",
      ": ought",
      ": to wish or demand the presence of",
      ": to hunt or seek in order to apprehend",
      ": deficiency , lack",
      ": grave and extreme poverty that deprives one of the necessities of life",
      ": something wanted : need , desire",
      ": personal defect : fault",
      ": to desire, wish, or long for something",
      ": to feel or suffer the need of something",
      ": to be without : lack",
      ": lack entry 2 , shortage",
      ": the state of being very poor",
      ": a wish for something : desire"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fnt",
      "also",
      "and",
      "\u02c8w\u022fnt",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ache (for)",
      "covet",
      "crave",
      "desiderate",
      "desire",
      "die (for)",
      "hanker (for ",
      "hunger (for)",
      "itch (for)",
      "jones (for)",
      "long (for)",
      "lust (for ",
      "pant (after)",
      "pine (for)",
      "repine (for)",
      "salivate (for)",
      "sigh (for)",
      "thirst (for)",
      "wish (for)",
      "yearn (for)",
      "yen (for)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "absence",
      "dearth",
      "lack"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "City Council eliminated parking requirements downtown in March 2019 but most developers have elected to still build parking, assuming renters will want it. \u2014 Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 June 2022",
      "Great American Restaurants, says one of the best ways to reduce employee turnover is to create a work environment that makes people want to stay. \u2014 Beth Decarbo, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
      "Corporate officers may want to \u2018buy the dip\u2019 amid a broader market downturn. \u2014 John Hyatt, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "So parents who are eager to just start the process as soon as possible might want to pick Moderna. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
      "Clearly these aren't a set of circumstances that anyone would want . \u2014 Sarah Dean And Toyin Owoseje, CNN , 17 June 2022",
      "Those with a fear of heights might want to skip this recommendation, but otherwise, a trip to Monte Solaro, the highest point of Capri, shouldn\u2019t be missed. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 17 June 2022",
      "Homer Glen Mayor George Yukich alleged that someone forged his signature on a liquor license application for Homer Fest, and village officials want a full investigation. \u2014 Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune , 17 June 2022",
      "Her advice for scientists that want to follow in her path? \u2014 Scientific American Custom Media, Scientific American , 17 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "My grandparents lived in insular communities, partly out of want , mostly out of necessity; Sindhi refugees often found themselves on the boundaries of social acceptability in predominantly Hindu India. \u2014 Pooja Makhijani, Bon App\u00e9tit , 6 May 2022",
      "The details of a meager existence, the dented and stolen aluminum trays on which the family eats, the turds that must be dodged on the way to the sewer come together in Mishra\u2019s prose to create an unforgivable panorama of want . \u2014 Rafia Zakaria, The New Republic , 5 May 2022",
      "But there\u2019s still a want and need for a quarterback of his level of success in our league. \u2014 Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "For the women who wanted to be actresses or singers, those careers weren\u2019t quite as embarrassing \u2014 but the stage was not an elegant or appropriate setting for a young lady, especially a young lady who was in want of a husband. \u2014 Lisa Birnbach, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
      "Because the talent, the arm strength, the mobility, the running skills, the athleticism, and the want -to is there, guys. \u2014 Dave Clark, The Enquirer , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "For those in want of an Italian holiday sans aforementioned boot camp, Rome is perfect this time of year. \u2014 Leena Kim And Hannah Seligson, Town & Country , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "In want of reconnecting with their significant others, the two 20-something college students board a space shuttle to Mars, which \u2014 set in this near-future setting \u2014 is now colonized by humans. \u2014 Leah Campano, Seventeen , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "As opposed to the smartphone market of 2006, where Apple managed to waltz in and revolutionize everything, the current automotive landscape isn\u2019t in want of innovation. \u2014 Yoni Heisler, BGR , 9 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211306"
  },
  "wanting":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "preposition"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": not present or in evidence : absent",
      ": not being up to standards or expectations",
      ": lacking in ability or capacity : deficient",
      ": without",
      ": less , minus",
      ": falling below a standard, hope, or need"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4n-ti\u014b",
      "\u02c8w\u022fn-ti\u014b",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4n-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bad",
      "bastard",
      "bush",
      "bush-league",
      "crummy",
      "crumby",
      "deficient",
      "dissatisfactory",
      "ill",
      "inferior",
      "lame",
      "lousy",
      "off",
      "paltry",
      "poor",
      "punk",
      "sour",
      "suboptimal",
      "subpar",
      "substandard",
      "unacceptable",
      "unsatisfactory",
      "wack",
      "wretched",
      "wrong"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "absent",
      "minus",
      "sans",
      "without"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "we tried her cooking and found it to be very wanting",
      "at this time of year food for many wild animals is wanting",
      "Preposition",
      "a mitten wanting its mate"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Preposition",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192854"
  },
  "wanton":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": merciless , inhumane",
      ": having no just foundation or provocation : malicious",
      ": being without check or limitation: such as",
      ": unduly lavish : extravagant",
      ": luxuriantly rank",
      ": lewd , bawdy",
      ": causing sexual excitement : lustful , sensual",
      ": playfully mean or cruel : mischievous",
      ": hard to control : undisciplined , unruly",
      ": one given to self-indulgent flirtation or trifling",
      ": a lewd or lascivious person",
      ": a pampered person or animal : pet",
      ": a spoiled child",
      ": a frolicsome child or animal",
      ": to be wanton or act wantonly (see wanton entry 1 )",
      ": to pass or waste wantonly or in wantonness",
      ": not modest or proper : indecent",
      ": showing no thought or care for the rights, feelings, or safety of others",
      ": manifesting extreme indifference to a risk of injury to another that is known or should have been known : characterized by knowledge of and utter disregard for probability of resulting harm",
      "\u2014 see also reckless"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fn-t\u1d4an",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4n-",
      "\u02c8w\u022fn-t\u1d4an",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4nt-\u1d4an, \u02c8w\u022fnt-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bawdy",
      "blue",
      "coarse",
      "crude",
      "dirty",
      "filthy",
      "foul",
      "gross",
      "gutter",
      "impure",
      "indecent",
      "lascivious",
      "lewd",
      "locker-room",
      "nasty",
      "obscene",
      "pornographic",
      "porny",
      "profane",
      "raunchy",
      "ribald",
      "smutty",
      "stag",
      "trashy",
      "unprintable",
      "vulgar",
      "X-rated"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "flirt",
      "flirter"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The man was given a court summons for willful wanton disregard for both safety and private property, leaving the scene of a crash and the red-light violation. \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 1 May 2020",
      "Now Senate Republicans have given Trump a pass on another wanton abuse of power. \u2014 John Cassidy, The New Yorker , 1 Feb. 2020",
      "Twan Moore, 25, was charged with first degree wanton endangerment, second degree disorderly conduct and one charge of firing a firearm on a public road. \u2014 Sarah Ladd, The Courier-Journal , 5 May 2020",
      "Burnett is being charged with wanton endangerment in the first degree, contempt of a court libel/slander resistance to order, and criminal mischief in the second degree. \u2014 Andrew Mark Miller, Washington Examiner , 28 Apr. 2020",
      "Sullivan is charged with burglary, kidnapping and wanton endangerment. \u2014 Chris Mayhew, Cincinnati.com , 23 Apr. 2020",
      "He's been charged with murder, two counts of first degree wanton endangerment and first degree assault. \u2014 Sarah Ladd, The Courier-Journal , 27 Apr. 2020",
      "Some believe the wanton slaughter produced the unsanitary conditions that triggered the plague. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Apr. 2020",
      "Like any migratory gamebird, wanton waste, which means to intentionally waste, neglect, or use inappropriately, comes into play. \u2014 Brad Fenson, Outdoor Life , 2 Apr. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "None of the three officers who fired shots at Taylor's apartment were charged in her death, and Detective Brett Hankison was recently acquitted of wanton endangerment over shots that went into an adjacent apartment. \u2014 Thomas Birmingham, The Courier-Journal , 7 June 2022",
      "He was acquitted on three counts of felony wanton endangerment in connection with the raid. \u2014 Giselle Rhoden, CNN , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "The only officer there that night who was charged is Brett Hankison, who faces three counts of felony wanton endangerment for firing 10 rounds into Taylor's apartment and into an adjoining unit where three residents were present. \u2014 Ben Tobin, The Courier-Journal , 25 Sep. 2020",
      "Earlier this year, one of the other officers present, Brett Hankison, was found not guilty on all three counts of felony wanton endangerment for endangering Taylor\u2019s neighbors by firing bullets into their residence. \u2014 Essence , 10 June 2020",
      "As president, Donald Trump\u2019s abuse of science has been wanton and dangerous. \u2014 The Editors, Scientific American , 9 Oct. 2020",
      "The 17-year-old also has an additional active warrant for wanton endangerment. \u2014 Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Bradford, 51, was charged with domestic violence murder and two counts of first-degree wanton endangerment in connection with the homes that were reportedly hit by bullets. \u2014 Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "To bring Jack and his ilk into line requires an assertion of just how wanton , even whimsical, Beijing\u2019s authority can become, such that even innocence is no defense. \u2014 George Calhoun, Forbes , 18 Oct. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "All of the attacks were wanton , aimed at destruction of the cultural and artistic heritage of humanity. \u2014 David J. Wasserstein, The Conversation , 7 Jan. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4b",
      "Noun",
      "1509, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1582, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184415"
  },
  "war hawk":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a person who clamors for war",
      ": a jingoistic American favoring war with Britain around 1812"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "hawk",
      "jingo",
      "jingoist",
      "militarist",
      "warmonger"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dove",
      "pacifist",
      "peacenik"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "war hawks in the cabinet who urged the President to respond to the threat with armed force"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1798, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203226"
  },
  "warble":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds",
      ": a musical trill",
      ": the action of warbling",
      ": to sing in a trilling manner or with many turns and variations",
      ": to become sounded with trills, quavers, and rapid modulations in pitch",
      ": sing",
      ": to render with turns, runs, or rapid modulations : trill",
      ": a swelling under the skin especially of the back of cattle, horses, and wild mammals caused by infestation with maggots of a botfly or warble fly",
      ": the maggot of a warble fly",
      ": low pleasing sounds that form a melody (as of a bird)",
      ": the action of making low pleasing sounds that form a melody",
      ": to sing a melody of low pleasing sounds",
      ": a swelling under the hide especially of the back of cattle, horses, and wild mammals caused by the maggot of a botfly or warble fly",
      ": the maggot of a warble fly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fr-b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8w\u022fr-b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8w\u022fr-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "quaver",
      "trill"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "Birds were warbling in the trees.",
      "He warbled his way through the song."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "circa 1585, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203916"
  },
  "warden":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one having care or charge of something : guardian , keeper",
      ": regent sense 2",
      ": the governor of a town, district, or fortress",
      ": a member of the governing body of a guild",
      ": an official charged with special supervisory duties or with the enforcement of specified laws or regulations",
      ": an official in charge of the operation of a prison",
      ": any of various British officials having designated administrative functions",
      ": one of two ranking lay officers of an Episcopal parish",
      ": any of various British college officials whose duties range from the administration of academic matters to the supervision of student discipline",
      ": a person who sees that certain laws are followed",
      ": the chief official of a prison",
      ": an official charged with special supervisory duties or with the enforcement of specified laws or regulations",
      ": an official in charge of the operation of a prison"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fr-d\u1d4an",
      "\u02c8w\u022fr-d\u1d4an"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "custodian",
      "guard",
      "guardian",
      "keeper",
      "lookout",
      "minder",
      "picket",
      "sentinel",
      "sentry",
      "warder",
      "watch",
      "watcher",
      "watchman"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the warden of the cemetery",
      "in his role as warden of the school, a principal must provide a safe environment for the students",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The report was also forwarded to the Broadview Heights animal warden . \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 7 June 2022",
      "The warden had to limit media visits, such was the clamor for hip-hop\u2019s headline criminal. \u2014 Sean Williams, Rolling Stone , 22 May 2022",
      "After the warden reads the execution order, officials said the team will fire. \u2014 Meg Kinnard, ajc , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "The warden notified dispatch and requested an ambulance over a possible broken hand. \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Other prisoners shouted and banged on the bars of their cells, and the prison warden rushed to berate them. \u2014 Alma Guillermoprieto, The New Yorker , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Tenney holds what is quite possibly the greatest public office ever invented, that of the Castine tree warden . \u2014 Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson, Washington Post , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "So the warden assembled the prison band, which made a quick record that Hill played all night and right up to the gas chamber door. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "At that point, the warden signaled a waiting team, which descended on the home and executed a search warrant. \u2014 Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English wardein , from Anglo-French wardein, gardein , from warder to guard",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182734"
  },
  "warder":{
    "type":[
      "noun ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": watchman , porter",
      ": warden",
      ": a prison guard",
      ": a truncheon used by a king or commander in chief to signal orders"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fr-d\u0259r",
      "\u02c8w\u022fr-d\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "circa 1548, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185018"
  },
  "warhorse":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a horse used in war : charger",
      ": a person with long experience in a field",
      ": a veteran soldier or public person (such as a politician)",
      ": something (such as a work of art or musical composition) that has become overly familiar or hackneyed due to much repetition in the standard repertoire"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fr-\u02cch\u022frs"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "doyen",
      "old hand",
      "old-timer",
      "stager",
      "vet",
      "veteran"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "beginner",
      "colt",
      "fledgling",
      "freshman",
      "greenhorn",
      "neophyte",
      "newbie",
      "newcomer",
      "novice",
      "recruit",
      "rookie",
      "tenderfoot",
      "tyro"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the Democratic warhorse in the Senate",
      "a general who describes himself as an old warhorse",
      "a new production of an old warhorse",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Not to mention that TV is proving that there are still signs of life in the old warhorse formula (see: The Afterparty). \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Spielberg and Kushner were right to bring modern attitudes to this beloved warhorse . \u2014 Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor , 9 Dec. 2021",
      "No matter that the program featured two major composers and one warhorse , between the repertoire itself and stellar performances by the Cleveland Orchestra and two exceptional guests, the evening was positively revelatory. \u2014 Zachary Lewis, cleveland , 5 Nov. 2021",
      "The only broadcast series that got any Emmy love was NBC\u2019s warhorse , Saturday Night Live. \u2014 Tom Nunan, Forbes , 20 Sep. 2021",
      "Working his magic on the ground and through the air, DePaul rumbled like a warhorse and delivered like a big time playmaker. \u2014 cleveland , 11 Sep. 2021",
      "The easygoing country warhorse makes his first Detroit visit in eight years. \u2014 Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press , 6 Aug. 2021",
      "As the story goes, the width of a railroad is set at 4 feet, 8.5 inches, or the width a Roman warhorse . \u2014 cleveland , 11 Sep. 2021",
      "The easygoing country warhorse makes his first Detroit visit in eight years. \u2014 Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press , 6 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200410"
  },
  "warm":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having or giving out heat to a moderate or adequate degree",
      ": serving to maintain or preserve heat especially to a satisfactory degree",
      ": feeling or causing sensations of heat brought about by strenuous exertion",
      ": comfortably established : secure",
      ": marked by strong feeling : ardent",
      ": marked by excitement, disagreement, or anger",
      ": marked by or readily showing affection, gratitude, cordiality, or sympathy",
      ": emphasizing or exploiting sexual imagery or incidents",
      ": accompanied or marked by extreme danger or duress",
      ": newly made : fresh",
      ": having the color or tone of something that imparts heat",
      ": of a hue in the range yellow through orange to red",
      ": near to a goal, object, or solution sought",
      ": to make warm",
      ": to infuse with a feeling of love, friendship, well-being, or pleasure",
      ": to fill with anger, zeal, or passion",
      ": to reheat (cooked food) for eating",
      ": to make ready for operation or performance by preliminary exercise or operation",
      ": to become warm",
      ": to become ardent, interested, or receptive",
      ": to become filled with affection or love",
      ": to experience feelings of pleasure : bask",
      ": to become ready for operation or performance by preliminary activity",
      ": warmly",
      ": somewhat hot",
      ": giving off a little heat",
      ": making a person feel heat or experience no loss of body heat",
      ": having a feeling of warmth",
      ": showing strong feeling",
      ": newly made : fresh",
      ": near the object sought",
      ": of a color in the range yellow through orange to red",
      ": to make or become warm",
      ": to give a feeling of warmth",
      ": to become more interested than at first",
      ": to exercise or practice lightly in preparation for more strenuous activity or a performance",
      ": to run (as a motor) at slow speed before using"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022frm",
      "\u02c8w\u022frm"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "heated",
      "hottish",
      "lukewarm",
      "tepid",
      "toasty",
      "warmed",
      "warmish"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "heat",
      "hot (up)",
      "toast"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Fully charged, the mug will keep things warm for up to 90 minutes. \u2014 Kelsey Lindsey, Outside Online , 12 June 2022",
      "Your tent is a vital piece of camping gear that shouldn\u2019t be overlooked: The right one can keep you warm and dry\u2014and not be a complete nightmare to pitch. \u2014 Hannah Singleton, SELF , 8 June 2022",
      "The beanie is not essential, but does add some more edginess and will help keep you warm . \u2014 Annie O\u2019sullivan, Good Housekeeping , 7 June 2022",
      "The fat-and-seed mixtures are best used in fall and winter when birds need the extra energy to keep warm . \u2014 oregonlive , 3 June 2022",
      "Transfer the scallops to a platter or divide among 4 plates and keep warm . \u2014 G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
      "Last February, Texas witnessed its highest electricity demand ever as residents tried to keep warm . \u2014 Kevin L. Clark, Essence , 23 May 2022",
      "In February 2021 Texas witnessed its highest electricity demand ever as residents tried to keep warm . \u2014 Tyler Mauldin, CNN , 19 May 2022",
      "This is not a casual weekend crewneck\u2013this one is thoughtfully designed to keep you warm and dry in extreme weather. \u2014 Cristina Montemayor, Men's Health , 17 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Tablecloths would warm things up and might bring down the decibel level. \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "Instead of slicing the buns before toasting them, warm them whole in a 250-degree oven for 5 minutes. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
      "Emissions like carbon dioxide warm the planet, which leads to destabilizing weather events and other problems. \u2014 Peter Prengaman, ajc , 26 May 2022",
      "Emissions like carbon dioxide warm the planet, which leads to destabilizing weather events and other problems. \u2014 Peter Prengaman, Anchorage Daily News , 26 May 2022",
      "Like Rio\u2019s beating sun in a bottle, this electric fragrance will warm you up. \u2014 Katie Berohn, Good Housekeeping , 11 May 2022",
      "The collapse of the Amazon\u2019s ecosystems, for example, will catastrophically warm our world, which currently depends on the Amazon to remove huge amounts of carbon from the air. \u2014 Liza Featherstone, The New Republic , 6 May 2022",
      "The natural wood tones of the dresser and matchstick blinds warm the black-and-white room. \u2014 Sarah Wolf Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens , 6 May 2022",
      "The weather will warm , and slow-starting sluggers will find their groove. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 2 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "On Instagram, Lipa shared photos of herself frolicking through the streets of Portugal this week while wearing a warm -toned minidress, patterned with palm trees and sandy beaches. \u2014 Melody Leibner, Harper's BAZAAR , 8 June 2022",
      "Antonoff fooled around with some simple keyboard voicings on a warm -sounding vintage synth, then programmed a spare, mid-tempo track on a drum machine. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
      "The family\u2019s custom apparel shop, which Renee ran, printed the team\u2019s warm -up gear. \u2014 Karin Brulliard And Adria Malcolm, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "As important as Tuesday\u2019s races were, they might best be seen as warm -up acts to more consequential elections ahead. \u2014 Rick Klein, ABC News , 11 May 2022",
      "But in recent years the weather has been staying warm later, Mr. Zhang said, so the wheat has a chance to germinate before winter frosts force it into dormancy. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
      "The family\u2019s custom apparel shop, which Renee ran, printed the team\u2019s warm -up gear. \u2014 Karin Brulliard And Adria Malcolm, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "The family\u2019s custom apparel shop, which Renee ran, printed the team\u2019s warm -up gear. \u2014 Karin Brulliard And Adria Malcolm, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "The family\u2019s custom apparel shop, which Renee ran, printed the team\u2019s warm -up gear. \u2014 Karin Brulliard And Adria Malcolm, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Adverb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192743"
  },
  "warm-blooded":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having warm blood",
      ": having a relatively high and constant internally regulated body temperature relatively independent of the surroundings",
      ": fervent or ardent in spirit",
      ": able to keep up a relatively high constant body temperature that is independent of that of the surroundings",
      ": having warm blood",
      ": having a relatively high and constant body temperature relatively independent of the surroundings"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022frm-\u02c8bl\u0259-d\u0259d",
      "\u02c8w\u022frm-\u02c8bl\u0259-d\u0259d",
      "\u02c8w\u022frm-\u02c8bl\u0259d-\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ardent",
      "blazing",
      "burning",
      "charged",
      "demonstrative",
      "emotional",
      "fervent",
      "fervid",
      "feverish",
      "fiery",
      "flaming",
      "glowing",
      "hot-blooded",
      "impassioned",
      "incandescent",
      "intense",
      "passional",
      "passionate",
      "perfervid",
      "red-hot",
      "religious",
      "superheated",
      "torrid",
      "vehement",
      "warm"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cold",
      "cool",
      "dispassionate",
      "emotionless",
      "impassive",
      "unemotional"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1793, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182727"
  },
  "warmed":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having or giving out heat to a moderate or adequate degree",
      ": serving to maintain or preserve heat especially to a satisfactory degree",
      ": feeling or causing sensations of heat brought about by strenuous exertion",
      ": comfortably established : secure",
      ": marked by strong feeling : ardent",
      ": marked by excitement, disagreement, or anger",
      ": marked by or readily showing affection, gratitude, cordiality, or sympathy",
      ": emphasizing or exploiting sexual imagery or incidents",
      ": accompanied or marked by extreme danger or duress",
      ": newly made : fresh",
      ": having the color or tone of something that imparts heat",
      ": of a hue in the range yellow through orange to red",
      ": near to a goal, object, or solution sought",
      ": to make warm",
      ": to infuse with a feeling of love, friendship, well-being, or pleasure",
      ": to fill with anger, zeal, or passion",
      ": to reheat (cooked food) for eating",
      ": to make ready for operation or performance by preliminary exercise or operation",
      ": to become warm",
      ": to become ardent, interested, or receptive",
      ": to become filled with affection or love",
      ": to experience feelings of pleasure : bask",
      ": to become ready for operation or performance by preliminary activity",
      ": warmly",
      ": somewhat hot",
      ": giving off a little heat",
      ": making a person feel heat or experience no loss of body heat",
      ": having a feeling of warmth",
      ": showing strong feeling",
      ": newly made : fresh",
      ": near the object sought",
      ": of a color in the range yellow through orange to red",
      ": to make or become warm",
      ": to give a feeling of warmth",
      ": to become more interested than at first",
      ": to exercise or practice lightly in preparation for more strenuous activity or a performance",
      ": to run (as a motor) at slow speed before using"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022frm",
      "\u02c8w\u022frm"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "heated",
      "hottish",
      "lukewarm",
      "tepid",
      "toasty",
      "warmed",
      "warmish"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "heat",
      "hot (up)",
      "toast"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Fully charged, the mug will keep things warm for up to 90 minutes. \u2014 Kelsey Lindsey, Outside Online , 12 June 2022",
      "Your tent is a vital piece of camping gear that shouldn\u2019t be overlooked: The right one can keep you warm and dry\u2014and not be a complete nightmare to pitch. \u2014 Hannah Singleton, SELF , 8 June 2022",
      "The beanie is not essential, but does add some more edginess and will help keep you warm . \u2014 Annie O\u2019sullivan, Good Housekeeping , 7 June 2022",
      "The fat-and-seed mixtures are best used in fall and winter when birds need the extra energy to keep warm . \u2014 oregonlive , 3 June 2022",
      "Transfer the scallops to a platter or divide among 4 plates and keep warm . \u2014 G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
      "Last February, Texas witnessed its highest electricity demand ever as residents tried to keep warm . \u2014 Kevin L. Clark, Essence , 23 May 2022",
      "In February 2021 Texas witnessed its highest electricity demand ever as residents tried to keep warm . \u2014 Tyler Mauldin, CNN , 19 May 2022",
      "This is not a casual weekend crewneck\u2013this one is thoughtfully designed to keep you warm and dry in extreme weather. \u2014 Cristina Montemayor, Men's Health , 17 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Tablecloths would warm things up and might bring down the decibel level. \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "Instead of slicing the buns before toasting them, warm them whole in a 250-degree oven for 5 minutes. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
      "Emissions like carbon dioxide warm the planet, which leads to destabilizing weather events and other problems. \u2014 Peter Prengaman, ajc , 26 May 2022",
      "Emissions like carbon dioxide warm the planet, which leads to destabilizing weather events and other problems. \u2014 Peter Prengaman, Anchorage Daily News , 26 May 2022",
      "Like Rio\u2019s beating sun in a bottle, this electric fragrance will warm you up. \u2014 Katie Berohn, Good Housekeeping , 11 May 2022",
      "The collapse of the Amazon\u2019s ecosystems, for example, will catastrophically warm our world, which currently depends on the Amazon to remove huge amounts of carbon from the air. \u2014 Liza Featherstone, The New Republic , 6 May 2022",
      "The natural wood tones of the dresser and matchstick blinds warm the black-and-white room. \u2014 Sarah Wolf Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens , 6 May 2022",
      "The weather will warm , and slow-starting sluggers will find their groove. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 2 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "On Instagram, Lipa shared photos of herself frolicking through the streets of Portugal this week while wearing a warm -toned minidress, patterned with palm trees and sandy beaches. \u2014 Melody Leibner, Harper's BAZAAR , 8 June 2022",
      "Antonoff fooled around with some simple keyboard voicings on a warm -sounding vintage synth, then programmed a spare, mid-tempo track on a drum machine. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
      "The family\u2019s custom apparel shop, which Renee ran, printed the team\u2019s warm -up gear. \u2014 Karin Brulliard And Adria Malcolm, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "As important as Tuesday\u2019s races were, they might best be seen as warm -up acts to more consequential elections ahead. \u2014 Rick Klein, ABC News , 11 May 2022",
      "But in recent years the weather has been staying warm later, Mr. Zhang said, so the wheat has a chance to germinate before winter frosts force it into dormancy. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
      "The family\u2019s custom apparel shop, which Renee ran, printed the team\u2019s warm -up gear. \u2014 Karin Brulliard And Adria Malcolm, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "The family\u2019s custom apparel shop, which Renee ran, printed the team\u2019s warm -up gear. \u2014 Karin Brulliard And Adria Malcolm, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "The family\u2019s custom apparel shop, which Renee ran, printed the team\u2019s warm -up gear. \u2014 Karin Brulliard And Adria Malcolm, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Adverb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222332"
  },
  "warmed-over":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": not fresh or new : stale",
      ": heated again"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022frmd-\u02c8\u014d-v\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1864, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-230031"
  },
  "warmheartedness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by ready affection, cordiality, generosity, or sympathy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022frm-\u02c8h\u00e4r-t\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beneficent",
      "benevolent",
      "benignant",
      "compassionate",
      "good-hearted",
      "humane",
      "kind",
      "kindhearted",
      "kindly",
      "softhearted",
      "sympathetic",
      "tender",
      "tenderhearted"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "atrocious",
      "barbaric",
      "barbarous",
      "bestial",
      "brutal",
      "brute",
      "brutish",
      "callous",
      "cold-blooded",
      "cruel",
      "fiendish",
      "hard-hearted",
      "heartless",
      "inhuman",
      "inhumane",
      "insensate",
      "sadistic",
      "savage",
      "truculent",
      "uncompassionate",
      "unfeeling",
      "unkind",
      "unkindly",
      "unsympathetic",
      "vicious",
      "wanton"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a caring and warmhearted person",
      "a warmhearted , understanding pastor from whom many sought guidance",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Working with stylist Kevin Michael Ericson since last fall, the Tony Award-winning and Emmy-nominated actress, 73, has been a style star with minimalist outfits that still bring the glamour and also let her warmhearted spirit shine through. \u2014 Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 May 2022",
      "The movie is also a strong spotlight for Salazar, a consistently fascinating and magnetic actress whose funny, warmhearted and ultimately inscrutable Maria represents the potential for meaningful human connection always just beyond Harrison\u2019s reach. \u2014 Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "When the moment arrived for coach Juwan Howard\u2019s name to be called, for his picture to be flashed on the screen at center court in what usually triggers a warmhearted round of applause, there was a noteworthy omission. \u2014 Michael Cohen, Detroit Free Press , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "But the breach endeared him further to Spanish fans, who viewed him as a charismatic and warmhearted product of society\u2019s margins in a sport once considered a realm of the elite. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Dec. 2021",
      "The family\u2019s warmhearted , ordinary doings under lockdown become memorable emblems of the pandemic\u2019s vast implications. \u2014 Richard Brod, The New Yorker , 3 Sep. 2021",
      "The warmhearted sitcom that boldly told stories about recovery from alcoholism and addiction \u2014 and brought Allison Janney two Emmy Awards \u2014 ends its acclaimed eight-year run Thursday. \u2014 Chuck Barney, Star Tribune , 11 May 2021",
      "Footage features breathtaking winter scenery as a man takes to the mountains with his dog, a warmhearted tale of finding homes for senior dogs and a story of brave canines that help sea turtles. \u2014 Melissa Walker, Star Tribune , 14 May 2021",
      "Neighbor Gladis Bustos told the Associated Press the home's owner, Joana, was a warmhearted , hardworking person who always took the time to say hello to her neighbors. \u2014 Christine Fernando, USA TODAY , 11 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1520, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183028"
  },
  "warmonger":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one who urges or attempts to stir up war"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fr-\u02ccm\u0259\u014b-g\u0259r",
      "-\u02ccm\u00e4\u014b-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "hawk",
      "jingo",
      "jingoist",
      "militarist",
      "war hawk"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dove",
      "pacifist",
      "peacenik"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "fortunately, the warmongers met with overwhelming opposition",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "After losing friends who criticized him as a warmonger , Luckey is suddenly feeling vindicated. \u2014 Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "Bush\u2019s two administrations made America a torturer and a warmonger . \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Bismarck was a cacophony of contradictions: an autocrat who fostered democracy, a fierce Prussian who promoted German nationalism, an ultraconservative who courted socialists, a warmonger who mastered diplomacy. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Jan. 2022",
      "The name \u2018Raiders\u2019 has negative connotations \u2014 synonyms include pillager, warmonger and aggressor. \u2014 New York Times , 30 June 2021",
      "Trump, for his part, likes to call Cheney a warmonger . \u2014 Nicholas Lemann, The New Yorker , 16 May 2021",
      "The government accuses Western media of falsely portraying Abiy as a warmonger . \u2014 Simon Marks And Declan Walsh New York Times, Star Tribune , 23 Jan. 2021",
      "John Bolton is a terrifying warmonger who loves to blow things up. \u2014 Molly Jong-fast, Vogue , 11 July 2020",
      "Prince Chauncley is a bit more song-and-dance than warmonger . \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 28 Jan. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1817, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215028"
  },
  "warp":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft",
      ": foundation , base",
      ": a rope for warping or mooring a ship or boat",
      ": a twist or curve that has developed in something originally flat or straight",
      ": a mental aberration",
      ": to arrange (yarns) so as to form a warp",
      ": to turn or twist out of or as if out of shape",
      ": to twist or bend out of a plane",
      ": to cause to judge, choose, or act wrongly or abnormally : pervert",
      ": distort",
      ": to deflect from a course",
      ": to move (something, such as a ship) by hauling on a line attached to a fixed object",
      ": to become warped",
      ": to move a ship by warping",
      ": the threads that go lengthwise in a loom and are crossed by the woof",
      ": a twist or curve that has developed in something once flat or straight",
      ": to curve or twist out of shape",
      ": to cause to judge, choose, or act wrongly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022frp",
      "\u02c8w\u022frp"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "base",
      "basis",
      "bedrock",
      "bottom",
      "cornerstone",
      "footing",
      "foundation",
      "ground",
      "groundwork",
      "keystone",
      "root",
      "underpinning",
      "warp and woof"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bend",
      "color",
      "cook",
      "distort",
      "falsify",
      "fudge",
      "garble",
      "misinterpret",
      "misrelate",
      "misrepresent",
      "misstate",
      "pervert",
      "slant",
      "twist"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "There's a warp in the floorboards.",
      "an unshakable belief in the essential goodness of humankind is the warp of his philosophy",
      "Verb",
      "The wood was warped by moisture.",
      "The heat caused the wood to warp .",
      "He held prejudices that warped his judgment.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "That wrong warp can save a lot of tedious traversal and avoid many threats at the same time. \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Entanglement, then, may undergird the structure of space itself, forming the warp and weft that give rise to the geometry of the world. \u2014 Adam Becker, Scientific American , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "Revealed in this warp and weft is the overlap in the behavioral patterns of humans and wolves, as well as the limits of language. \u2014 Margaret Wappler, Los Angeles Times , 11 Aug. 2021",
      "But in time even simple declarative sentences start to warp . \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Aug. 2021",
      "Plus, in places with extreme daytime heat, where temperatures can reach 113 degrees Fahrenheit (45 degrees Celsius), the warp of fine cotton and silk can break on the loom. \u2014 Sneha Mehta, Vogue , 22 Apr. 2021",
      "With a cascade of white and yellow diamonds in an encyclopedic variety of cuts and sizes, these dangling earrings conjure the informal, unpretentious warp and weft that captured the designer\u2019s renegade imagination so many years ago. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Dec. 2020",
      "Thread count is determined by the number of threads lengthwise (called the warp ) and widthwise (the weft) in a one-inch square of fabric. \u2014 Kelley Carter, ELLE Decor , 10 June 2020",
      "That's already the case for games like Super Mario 64\u2014since the game's source code was released last September, modders have created new tools that allow for easy world editing, background art, in-level warp zones, and more. \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 6 May 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The extremely strong gravitational field of black holes warp the space around them, creating conditions that can deflect and amplify starlight that aligns behind them. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 14 June 2022",
      "Investors should be careful that the meta market frenzy doesn\u2019t warp their sense of reality. \u2014 Jacky Wong, WSJ , 26 Nov. 2021",
      "This strategy doesn\u2019t warp the play so much as deepen it. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Far from just an attempt to negate discontent over its Ukraine invasion, Russia\u2019s current state-media approach is, in Pozdorovkin\u2019s view, a continuation of a decade-long campaign to warp Russian citizens\u2019 view of the West. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "If performed correctly, some odd interaction between the two dueling animation cycles causes the game to freak out and warp the player forward vast distances, even going through in-game architecture. \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "It's long been known that friendship, while psychologically beneficial, can warp a person's perception of risk. \u2014 Jen Christensen, CNN , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Or warp a traditional Cuban ballad known as a bolero using an obscure Soulja Boy sample? \u2014 New York Times , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "On top of that, constant exposure to violence and negative news can warp our thinking. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192039"
  },
  "warp and woof":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": foundation , base"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "base",
      "basis",
      "bedrock",
      "bottom",
      "cornerstone",
      "footing",
      "foundation",
      "ground",
      "groundwork",
      "keystone",
      "root",
      "underpinning",
      "warp"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "regards individual freedom and democracy as the warp and woof of any civilized society"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1842, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184858"
  },
  "warp-speed":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the highest possible speed"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "When many hands are in the proverbial pot, and business requirements dictate that technology moves at warp speed to keep up, mistakes are inevitably made by well-meaning IT professionals. \u2014 Husein Sharaf, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "Getting groceries at warp speed comes with very real consequences. \u2014 Adam Chandler, The Atlantic , 31 May 2022",
      "At the turn of the millennium, as technology took off at warp speed , the minimalism and grunge that dominated the \u201990s gave way to flashy hues, metallic shine, and unabashed individuality. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 31 May 2022",
      "The pandemic is often only discussed with regard to its negative impact on mental health, but Bill Gates has pointed to COVID-19 as a catalyst for the world being digitized at warp speed . \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 9 May 2022",
      "If the sight of someone hustling up a skin track at warp speed wasn\u2019t enough, Kuenzle did the whole thing in nothing but sunglasses and a pair of short spandex shorts. \u2014 Outside Online , 5 May 2022",
      "Judging from the numbers of products developed at warp speed , the money was well spent. \u2014 Joshua Cohen, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
      "Each was getting good at confronting raised eyebrows about their age difference and the warp speed of their love affair. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "Life comes fast sometimes, but Gosvener never imagined the warp speed his career and life would take from a standout player at Huntsville in 2015 to leading the boys' basketball program in 2021, just over five years later. \u2014 Chip Souza, Arkansas Online , 25 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"from the use in science fiction of space-time warps to allow faster-than-light travel",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1977, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174153"
  },
  "warped":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": twisted out of a natural or normal shape",
      ": eccentrically weird or strange",
      ": disturbingly abnormal or distorted"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022frpt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203118"
  },
  "warrant":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "sanction , authorization",
      "evidence for or token of authorization",
      "guarantee , security",
      "ground , justification",
      "confirmation , proof",
      "a commission or document giving authority to do something",
      "a writing that authorizes a person to pay or deliver to another and the other to receive money or other consideration",
      "a precept or writ issued by a competent magistrate authorizing an officer to make an arrest, a seizure, or a search or to do other acts incident to the administration of justice",
      "an official certificate of appointment issued to an officer of lower rank than a commissioned officer",
      "a short-term obligation of a governmental body (such as a municipality) issued in anticipation of revenue",
      "an instrument issued by a corporation giving to the holder the right to purchase the stock of the corporation at a stated price either prior to a stipulated date or at any future time",
      "to declare or maintain with certainty be sure that",
      "to assure (a person) of the truth of what is said",
      "to guarantee to a person good title to and undisturbed possession of (something, such as an estate)",
      "to provide a guarantee of the security of (something, such as title to property sold) usually by an express covenant in the deed of conveyance",
      "to guarantee to be as represented",
      "to guarantee (something, such as goods sold) especially in respect of the quality or quantity specified",
      "to guarantee security or immunity to secure",
      "to give warrant or sanction to authorize",
      "to give proof of the authenticity or truth of",
      "to give assurance of the nature of or for the undertaking of guarantee",
      "to serve as or give adequate ground or reason for",
      "a reason or cause for an opinion or action",
      "a document giving legal power",
      "to be sure of or that",
      "guarantee entry 2 sense 1",
      "to call for justify",
      "warranty sense 2",
      "a commission or document giving authority to do something as",
      "an order from one person (as an official) to another to pay public funds to a designated person",
      "a writ issued especially by a judicial official (as a magistrate) authorizing an officer (as a sheriff) to perform a specified act required for the administration of justice",
      "a warrant (as for an administrative search) issued by a judge upon application of an administrative agency",
      "a search warrant that is issued on the basis of an affidavit showing probable cause that there will be certain evidence at a specific location at a future time",
      "a warrant issued to a law enforcement officer ordering the officer to arrest and bring the person named in the warrant before the court or a magistrate",
      "a warrant issued by a judge for the arrest of a person who is in contempt of court or indicted",
      "a warrant issued to a warden or other prison official to carry out a sentence of death",
      "a warrant issued to evict someone (as a lessee) from real property",
      "a warrant ordering the distress of property and specifying which items of property are to be distrained",
      "a warrant for the extradition of a fugitive",
      "rendition warrant in this entry",
      "an arrest warrant issued in one jurisdiction for someone who is a fugitive from another jurisdiction",
      "a warrant that is unconstitutional because it fails to state with sufficient particularity the place or person to be searched or things to be seized",
      "a warrant issued for the arrest of a material witness to prevent the witness from fleeing without giving testimony",
      "a search warrant allowing law enforcement officers to enter premises without prior announcement in order to prevent destruction of evidence (as illegal drugs) or harm to the officers \u2014 compare exigent circumstances",
      "a warrant issued by an official (as a governor) in one jurisdiction (as a state) for the extradition of a fugitive in that jurisdiction to another that is requesting the extradition",
      "a warrant authorizing law enforcement officers to conduct a search of a place (as a house or vehicle) or person and usually also to seize evidence",
      "a short-term obligation of a governmental body (as a municipality) issued in anticipation of revenue",
      "an instrument issued by a corporation giving to the holder the right to purchase the capital stock of the corporation at a stated price either prior to a stipulated date or at any future time",
      "\u2014 compare subscription",
      "to guarantee especially by giving assurances that make one liable or responsible as",
      "to give a warranty (as of title) to",
      "to protect or assure by warranty",
      "to state as a warranty guarantee to be as represented",
      "to authorize by a warrant",
      "to serve as or give adequate reason or authorization for",
      "to give proof of the authenticity or truth of"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8w\u022fr-\u0259nt",
    "synonyms":[
      "allowance",
      "authorization",
      "clearance",
      "concurrence",
      "consent",
      "granting",
      "green light",
      "leave",
      "license",
      "licence",
      "permission",
      "sanction",
      "sufferance"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "guarantee",
      "guaranty"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The police had a warrant for his arrest.",
      "There was no warrant for such behavior.",
      "Verb",
      "The writing was poor, but it hardly warrants that kind of insulting criticism.",
      "The punishment he received was not warranted .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "One reported that the officer demanded $8,000 in Bitcoin to postpone the arrest warrant . \u2014 Bruce Geiselman, cleveland , 18 June 2022",
      "Patlan was arrested and officers provided aid to the injured man until medics arrived, the warrant said. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 17 June 2022",
      "Alexander's bail is set at $2,500 for the incident on Spears' property and $20,000 for the open warrant . \u2014 Sara Netzley, EW.com , 11 June 2022",
      "Texidor was already at Waterbury court for an unrelated matter when detectives served him the arrest warrant , according to the release. \u2014 Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant , 10 June 2022",
      "The warrant was obtained by Ford\u2019s father, with whom the couple had an estranged relationship. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 10 June 2022",
      "Bail was set at $20,000 because of the outstanding warrant , Wofford said. \u2014 Saba Hamedy, NBC News , 9 June 2022",
      "The warrant said investigators had examined records related to the planes from Aruba, the British Virgin Islands and Jersey in their probe. \u2014 Aruna Viswanatha, WSJ , 6 June 2022",
      "The warrant gives investigators the authority to perform a forensic download of the cell phone -- which was located next to his body -- in search of a motive. \u2014 Omar Jimenez, Meridith Edwards And Travis Caldwell, CNN , 3 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "However, one upcoming event on my calendar may warrant such a display. \u2014 Patrick Moorhead, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "Typically such plays can warrant review for a flagrant foul or other such sanction. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 23 May 2022",
      "But while her entrance to these countries may not raise questions, her behaviour and actions sure warrant them. \u2014 Harika Manne, refinery29.com , 22 May 2022",
      "Should the Blazers fail to flip remaining assets, especially the trade exception, and use the mid-level exception to land an impactful veteran player to help Lillard win, then the entire effort will certainly warrant the disaster label. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 May 2022",
      "Such a finding would warrant a clawback of some of the state\u2019s coronavirus aid, the group has argued, since federal law prohibits the government from providing help to state agencies engaging in abuse. \u2014 Tony Romm, Anchorage Daily News , 6 May 2022",
      "Any deceleration in growth driven by macroeconomic pressures or another seasonal jump in Covid-19 cases would warrant further downside to current estimates. \u2014 Laura Forman, WSJ , 3 May 2022",
      "In Delaware County, locals rarely warrant attention. \u2014 Ben Sandman, The New Republic , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The groups also agreed that regular review of these requirements is a good idea, with an eye toward eliminating therapies from the list that no longer warrant it. \u2014 Michelle Andrews, Fortune , 16 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "warranted":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "sanction , authorization",
      "evidence for or token of authorization",
      "guarantee , security",
      "ground , justification",
      "confirmation , proof",
      "a commission or document giving authority to do something",
      "a writing that authorizes a person to pay or deliver to another and the other to receive money or other consideration",
      "a precept or writ issued by a competent magistrate authorizing an officer to make an arrest, a seizure, or a search or to do other acts incident to the administration of justice",
      "an official certificate of appointment issued to an officer of lower rank than a commissioned officer",
      "a short-term obligation of a governmental body (such as a municipality) issued in anticipation of revenue",
      "an instrument issued by a corporation giving to the holder the right to purchase the stock of the corporation at a stated price either prior to a stipulated date or at any future time",
      "to declare or maintain with certainty be sure that",
      "to assure (a person) of the truth of what is said",
      "to guarantee to a person good title to and undisturbed possession of (something, such as an estate)",
      "to provide a guarantee of the security of (something, such as title to property sold) usually by an express covenant in the deed of conveyance",
      "to guarantee to be as represented",
      "to guarantee (something, such as goods sold) especially in respect of the quality or quantity specified",
      "to guarantee security or immunity to secure",
      "to give warrant or sanction to authorize",
      "to give proof of the authenticity or truth of",
      "to give assurance of the nature of or for the undertaking of guarantee",
      "to serve as or give adequate ground or reason for",
      "a reason or cause for an opinion or action",
      "a document giving legal power",
      "to be sure of or that",
      "guarantee entry 2 sense 1",
      "to call for justify",
      "warranty sense 2",
      "a commission or document giving authority to do something as",
      "an order from one person (as an official) to another to pay public funds to a designated person",
      "a writ issued especially by a judicial official (as a magistrate) authorizing an officer (as a sheriff) to perform a specified act required for the administration of justice",
      "a warrant (as for an administrative search) issued by a judge upon application of an administrative agency",
      "a search warrant that is issued on the basis of an affidavit showing probable cause that there will be certain evidence at a specific location at a future time",
      "a warrant issued to a law enforcement officer ordering the officer to arrest and bring the person named in the warrant before the court or a magistrate",
      "a warrant issued by a judge for the arrest of a person who is in contempt of court or indicted",
      "a warrant issued to a warden or other prison official to carry out a sentence of death",
      "a warrant issued to evict someone (as a lessee) from real property",
      "a warrant ordering the distress of property and specifying which items of property are to be distrained",
      "a warrant for the extradition of a fugitive",
      "rendition warrant in this entry",
      "an arrest warrant issued in one jurisdiction for someone who is a fugitive from another jurisdiction",
      "a warrant that is unconstitutional because it fails to state with sufficient particularity the place or person to be searched or things to be seized",
      "a warrant issued for the arrest of a material witness to prevent the witness from fleeing without giving testimony",
      "a search warrant allowing law enforcement officers to enter premises without prior announcement in order to prevent destruction of evidence (as illegal drugs) or harm to the officers \u2014 compare exigent circumstances",
      "a warrant issued by an official (as a governor) in one jurisdiction (as a state) for the extradition of a fugitive in that jurisdiction to another that is requesting the extradition",
      "a warrant authorizing law enforcement officers to conduct a search of a place (as a house or vehicle) or person and usually also to seize evidence",
      "a short-term obligation of a governmental body (as a municipality) issued in anticipation of revenue",
      "an instrument issued by a corporation giving to the holder the right to purchase the capital stock of the corporation at a stated price either prior to a stipulated date or at any future time",
      "\u2014 compare subscription",
      "to guarantee especially by giving assurances that make one liable or responsible as",
      "to give a warranty (as of title) to",
      "to protect or assure by warranty",
      "to state as a warranty guarantee to be as represented",
      "to authorize by a warrant",
      "to serve as or give adequate reason or authorization for",
      "to give proof of the authenticity or truth of"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8w\u022fr-\u0259nt",
    "synonyms":[
      "allowance",
      "authorization",
      "clearance",
      "concurrence",
      "consent",
      "granting",
      "green light",
      "leave",
      "license",
      "licence",
      "permission",
      "sanction",
      "sufferance"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "guarantee",
      "guaranty"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The police had a warrant for his arrest.",
      "There was no warrant for such behavior.",
      "Verb",
      "The writing was poor, but it hardly warrants that kind of insulting criticism.",
      "The punishment he received was not warranted .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "One reported that the officer demanded $8,000 in Bitcoin to postpone the arrest warrant . \u2014 Bruce Geiselman, cleveland , 18 June 2022",
      "Patlan was arrested and officers provided aid to the injured man until medics arrived, the warrant said. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 17 June 2022",
      "Alexander's bail is set at $2,500 for the incident on Spears' property and $20,000 for the open warrant . \u2014 Sara Netzley, EW.com , 11 June 2022",
      "Texidor was already at Waterbury court for an unrelated matter when detectives served him the arrest warrant , according to the release. \u2014 Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant , 10 June 2022",
      "The warrant was obtained by Ford\u2019s father, with whom the couple had an estranged relationship. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 10 June 2022",
      "Bail was set at $20,000 because of the outstanding warrant , Wofford said. \u2014 Saba Hamedy, NBC News , 9 June 2022",
      "The warrant said investigators had examined records related to the planes from Aruba, the British Virgin Islands and Jersey in their probe. \u2014 Aruna Viswanatha, WSJ , 6 June 2022",
      "The warrant gives investigators the authority to perform a forensic download of the cell phone -- which was located next to his body -- in search of a motive. \u2014 Omar Jimenez, Meridith Edwards And Travis Caldwell, CNN , 3 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "However, one upcoming event on my calendar may warrant such a display. \u2014 Patrick Moorhead, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "Typically such plays can warrant review for a flagrant foul or other such sanction. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 23 May 2022",
      "But while her entrance to these countries may not raise questions, her behaviour and actions sure warrant them. \u2014 Harika Manne, refinery29.com , 22 May 2022",
      "Should the Blazers fail to flip remaining assets, especially the trade exception, and use the mid-level exception to land an impactful veteran player to help Lillard win, then the entire effort will certainly warrant the disaster label. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 May 2022",
      "Such a finding would warrant a clawback of some of the state\u2019s coronavirus aid, the group has argued, since federal law prohibits the government from providing help to state agencies engaging in abuse. \u2014 Tony Romm, Anchorage Daily News , 6 May 2022",
      "Any deceleration in growth driven by macroeconomic pressures or another seasonal jump in Covid-19 cases would warrant further downside to current estimates. \u2014 Laura Forman, WSJ , 3 May 2022",
      "In Delaware County, locals rarely warrant attention. \u2014 Ben Sandman, The New Republic , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The groups also agreed that regular review of these requirements is a good idea, with an eye toward eliminating therapies from the list that no longer warrant it. \u2014 Michelle Andrews, Fortune , 16 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "warranty":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title",
      ": a collateral undertaking that a fact regarding the subject of a contract is or will be as it is expressly or by implication declared or promised to be",
      ": something that authorizes, sanctions, supports, or justifies : warrant",
      ": a usually written guarantee of the integrity of a product and of the maker's responsibility for the repair or replacement of defective parts",
      ": a promise in a deed that gives the grantee of an estate recourse (as through an action for damages) against the grantor and the grantor's heirs in case the grantee is evicted by someone holding a paramount title",
      ": a promise in a contract (as for a sale or lease) which states that the subject of the contract is as represented (as in being free from defective workmanship) and which gives the warrantee recourse against the warrantor",
      "\u2014 see also breach of warranty at breach sense 1a \u2014 compare caveat emptor",
      ": a warranty that is created in a contract by a statement of fact (as a description) which is made about the object of the contract and which forms a basis of the bargain",
      ": a warranty that is not expressly stated but that is recognized or imposed by the law based on the nature of the transaction",
      ": a usually implied warranty that the property being sold is fit for the purpose for which the buyer is purchasing it",
      ": a usually implied warranty in a residential lease that the leased premises will be habitable",
      ": a usually implied warranty that the property being sold is merchantable (as by being of a quality that is generally acceptable in that line of trade)",
      ": a usually written guarantee of the integrity of a consumer product and of the maker's responsibility for the repair or replacement of defective parts \u2014 see also Consumer Product Safety Act",
      ": a statement made in an insurance policy by the insured that a fact relating to the subject of the insurance or the risk exists or will exist or that some related act has been done or will be done \u2014 compare representation",
      ": a warranty stating that a fact or condition is currently true",
      ": a warranty stating that a fact or condition is and will remain true"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fr-\u0259n-t\u0113",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4r-",
      "\u02c8w\u022fr-\u0259n-t\u0113, \u02c8w\u00e4r-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bond",
      "contract",
      "covenant",
      "deal",
      "guarantee",
      "guaranty",
      "surety"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The stereo came with a three-year warranty .",
      "a one-year warranty for the refrigerator",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "John Lawler, Ford chief financial officer, said late Wednesday morning during the Deutsche Bank Global Auto Industry Conference 2022 livestream that Ford must reduce warranty costs as part of its overall financial strategy. \u2014 Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press , 15 June 2022",
      "The agency is now seeking information on warranty claims for phantom braking including the owners\u2019 names and what repairs were made. \u2014 Tom Krisher, Chicago Tribune , 3 June 2022",
      "The agency is now seeking information on warranty claims for phantom braking including the owners' names and what repairs were made. \u2014 CBS News , 3 June 2022",
      "As of May 2, Tesla found 59 warranty claims and 59 field reports received between Jan. 5 and May 2 that are or could be related to the overheating issue. \u2014 Saleen Martin, USA TODAY , 11 May 2022",
      "The documents say Ford has 235 warranty claims due to the problem. \u2014 NBC News , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "First of all, this program doesn\u2019t extend the standard warranty coverage of your Apple Watch. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "The vehicle is capable dynamically, has a great interior and comes with Hyundai\u2019s extensive warranty coverage, what\u2019s not to love from such a package. \u2014 Kyle Edward, Forbes , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "Specific warranty coverage varies by window series. \u2014 Erica Reagle, Better Homes & Gardens , 6 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English warantie , from Anglo-French warantie, garantie , from warentir to warrant",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185807"
  },
  "warrior":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a person engaged or experienced in warfare",
      ": a person engaged in some struggle or conflict",
      ": a person who is or has been in warfare"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fr-y\u0259r",
      "\u02c8w\u022fr-\u0113-\u0259r",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4r-\u0113-",
      "also",
      "\u02c8w\u022fr-y\u0259r",
      "\u02c8w\u022fr-\u0113-\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dogface",
      "fighter",
      "legionary",
      "legionnaire",
      "man-at-arms",
      "regular",
      "serviceman",
      "soldier",
      "trooper"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "civilian"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a proud and brave warrior",
      "a program of tough training and discipline that turns untried civilians into warriors",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And one of its front panels features the figure of the helmeted warrior Britannia. \u2014 CNN , 3 June 2022",
      "But when an old friend from the past calls in a favor, Kenobi finally acts, hopping on a transport ship and choosing to be a warrior once again. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 27 May 2022",
      "Joel [Embiid] is playing the best basketball of his life, obviously went through some challenges and was a warrior . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 May 2022",
      "Oleksander thinks he, too, was destined to be a warrior . \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "Timoth\u00e9e is being mentored to be a warrior by his buddy Jason Momoa, who could carry Timoth\u00e9e in his wallet like a vaccination card. \u2014 Libby Gelman-waxner, The New Yorker , 23 Nov. 2021",
      "Carter showed up in the film\u2019s end credit sequence as Asteria, a legendary Amazon warrior . \u2014 Variety, NBC News , 3 June 2022",
      "Carter showed up in the film\u2019s end credit sequence as Asteria, a legendary Amazon warrior . \u2014 Zack Sharf, Variety , 2 June 2022",
      "Tea tree oil\u2014a warrior against infection\u2014fights imperfections and reduces inflammation. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English werreour , from Anglo-French *werreier, guerreier , from warreier, guerreier to wage war, from werre war \u2014 more at war ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214621"
  },
  "washed-out":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": faded in color",
      ": depleted in vigor or animation : exhausted"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fsht-\u02c8au\u0307t",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4sht-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dull",
      "dulled",
      "faded",
      "light",
      "pale",
      "pastel",
      "washy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dark",
      "deep",
      "gay",
      "rich"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1796, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203808"
  },
  "washed-up":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": no longer successful, skillful, popular, or needed"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fsht-\u02c8\u0259p",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4sht-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "decadent",
      "decayed",
      "degenerate",
      "effete",
      "overripe"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1928, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190330"
  },
  "washout":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the washing out or away of something and especially of earth in a roadbed by a freshet",
      ": a place where earth is washed away",
      ": one that fails to measure up : failure : such as",
      ": one who fails in a course of training or study",
      ": an unsuccessful enterprise or undertaking",
      ": to wash free of an extraneous substance (such as dirt)",
      ": to cause to fade by or as if by laundering",
      ": to deplete the strength or vitality of",
      ": to eliminate as useless or unsatisfactory : reject",
      ": to destroy or make useless by the force or action of water",
      ": rain out",
      ": to become depleted of color or vitality : fade",
      ": to fail to meet requirements or measure up to a standard",
      ": a place where earth has been washed away",
      ": a complete failure",
      ": the action or process of progressively reducing the concentration of a substance (as a dye injected into the left ventricle of the heart)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fsh-\u02ccau\u0307t",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4sh-",
      "\u02c8w\u022fsh-\u02ccau\u0307t",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4sh-",
      "\u02c8w\u022fsh-\u02ccau\u0307t, \u02c8w\u00e4sh-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bomb",
      "bummer",
      "bust",
      "catastrophe",
      "clinker",
      "clunker",
      "debacle",
      "d\u00e9b\u00e2cle",
      "disaster",
      "dud",
      "failure",
      "fiasco",
      "fizzle",
      "flop",
      "frost",
      "lemon",
      "loser",
      "miss",
      "shipwreck",
      "turkey"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bomb",
      "collapse",
      "crater",
      "fail",
      "flame out",
      "flop",
      "flunk",
      "fold",
      "founder",
      "miss",
      "strike out",
      "tank"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "He was a washout as a professional golfer.",
      "The team lost so many games that the season was a total washout .",
      "Yesterday's game was a washout .",
      "Verb",
      "most of the participants in the tough training program washed out",
      "the bright lights of the TV studio washed out her facial features, making her look as white as a ghost",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Rain and thunderstorms are forecast beginning Friday and extending through the Memorial Day weekend, but there shouldn\u2019t be a total washout on any day. \u2014 Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel , 26 May 2022",
      "In other words, Dallas will replace multiple-time Pro Bowler Amari Cooper and Cedrick Wilson \u2014 who ranked fourth on the team in receiving yards last season \u2014 with a veteran washout and a rookie receiver. \u2014 Dj Siddiqi, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
      "Showers and storms are possible as the warm front passes, but it\u2019s not an all-day washout . \u2014 Jason Samenow, Washington Post , 16 May 2022",
      "While this weekend won't be a washout for everyone, there are rain chances from the Arkansas-Louisiana-Texas region through the Carolinas. \u2014 Allison Chinchar, CNN , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "Are bidets a modern bathroom essential or an expensive washout ? \u2014 Sal Vaglica, WSJ , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "The National Weather Service said the day won\u2019t be a total washout but there could be several hours of rainy weather across the state today. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 11 Nov. 2021",
      "From restaurants to hotels, a washout of the spring training season would hurt Arizona and Florida businesses that depend on it. \u2014 Chris Woodyard, USA TODAY , 27 Feb. 2022",
      "Everglades come standard with the 12.0-inch touchscreen and vinyl seats, washout floor mats, and green stitching. \u2014 Connor Hoffman, Car and Driver , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "As the Sun rises higher, the light from its rays will wash out the visibility of certain planets, such as Mercury. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 6 June 2022",
      "The situation would only start to improve come the fourth quarter that starts in January 2023, when a number of these temporary effects start to wash out of annual comparisons, the company said. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 6 May 2022",
      "In addition, the moon is new, meaning there will be no moonlight to wash out the faint meteors. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 26 May 2022",
      "At the same time, super sunny days or taking pictures around high noon will probably also wash out your photographs due to the excess light. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 12 May 2022",
      "Inevitably, after tons of rides, your once-new clothing, helmet, shoes, and pack get salt crusted, sun faded, stained from water and dirt, and develop a stubborn funk that\u2019s hard to wash out . \u2014 Joe Lindsey, Outside Online , 17 July 2021",
      "These colorful\u2014and beloved\u2014waxes do the trick, then wash out when you're done with them. \u2014 Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Most projectors fall short in outdoor settings where sunlight can easily wash out even the brightest picture. \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "When flight suspension upended her plans, Cheng, 30, debated what to do for weeks and ultimately chose a Singapore wash out . \u2014 Yvonne Lau, Fortune , 19 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1873, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1540, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193857"
  },
  "wassail":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an early English toast to someone's health",
      ": a hot drink that is made with wine, beer, or cider, spices, sugar, and usually baked apples and is traditionally served in a large bowl especially at Christmastime",
      ": riotous drinking : revelry",
      ": to indulge in wassail : carouse",
      ": to sing carols from house to house at Christmas",
      ": to drink to the health or thriving of"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-s\u0259l",
      "also"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bender",
      "binge",
      "bust",
      "carousal",
      "carouse",
      "drunk",
      "jamboree",
      "spree",
      "toot"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "binge",
      "birl",
      "carouse",
      "revel",
      "roister"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "woke up with a terrible headache from a wild wassail the night before",
      "Verb",
      "the knights feasted and wassailed for three days after the battlefield victory",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The concert is followed by Trinity\u2019s traditional Wassail Party, where concertgoers can gather with friends, meet new ones, and talk with the performers while enjoying holiday treats and hot wassail . \u2014 oregonlive , 15 Dec. 2021",
      "Afterward, set intentions fireside with a complimentary wassail , a warming drink. \u2014 Jennifer Kester, Forbes , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "Glogg wines have many forms, including gluhwein (German) and wassail (English). \u2014 Maria Shine Stewart, cleveland , 6 Dec. 2021",
      "Later, after singing carols by the Christmas tree, everyone helps themselves, ladling wassail into their glass cups. \u2014 The Official Downton Abbey Christmas Cookbook, Town & Country , 4 Nov. 2020",
      "Doors open 45 minutes before to enjoy wassail punch and cookies. \u2014 Joan Rusek, cleveland , 16 Dec. 2019",
      "What these tours teach is how rich white Southerners once celebrated Christmas: singing Christmas carols, dancing, drinking the cider brew wassail and enjoying refreshments or formal meals. \u2014 Robert E. May, The Conversation , 12 Dec. 2019",
      "Free to the public, the fun begins with Christmas caroling at 7 p.m., followed by treats of gingerbread and wassail and a visit from Santa Claus. \u2014 Carissa D. Lamkahouan, Houston Chronicle , 29 Nov. 2019",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Reisinger's Apple Country, located in Watkins Glen on Seneca Lake, also has a wassailing event on the horizon. \u2014 Jennifer Nalewicki, Smithsonian Magazine , 20 Jan. 2018",
      "There was toasting and wassailing all around And cinnamon sticks in yule logs were wrapped and bound. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland.com , 26 Oct. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212003"
  },
  "waste":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "a sparsely settled or barren region desert",
      "uncultivated land",
      "a broad and empty expanse (as of water)",
      "the act or an instance of wasting the state of being wasted",
      "loss through breaking down of bodily tissue",
      "gradual loss or decrease by use, wear, or decay",
      "damaged, defective, or superfluous material produced by a manufacturing process such as",
      "material rejected during a textile manufacturing process and used usually for wiping away dirt and oil",
      "scrap",
      "an unwanted by-product of a manufacturing process, chemical laboratory, or nuclear reactor",
      "refuse from places of human or animal habitation such as",
      "garbage , rubbish",
      "excrement",
      "sewage",
      "material derived by mechanical and chemical weathering of the land and moved down sloping surfaces or carried by streams to the sea",
      "to lay waste",
      "to damage or destroy gradually and progressively",
      "to cause to shrink in physical bulk or strength emaciate , enfeeble",
      "to wear away or diminish gradually consume",
      "to spend or use carelessly squander",
      "to allow to be used inefficiently or become dissipated",
      "kill",
      "to injure severely",
      "to lose weight, strength, or vitality",
      "to become diminished in bulk or substance",
      "to become consumed",
      "to spend money or consume property extravagantly or improvidently",
      "to accomplish nothing by speaking",
      "being wild and uninhabited desolate",
      "arid , empty",
      "not cultivated not productive",
      "being in a ruined or devastated condition",
      "discarded as worthless, defective, or of no use refuse",
      "excreted from or stored in inert form in a living body as a by-product of vital activity",
      "serving to conduct or hold refuse material",
      "carrying off superfluous water",
      "wasted sense 4",
      "the action of spending or using carelessly or uselessly the state of being spent or used carelessly or uselessly",
      "material left over or thrown away",
      "material (as carbon dioxide in the lungs or urine in the kidneys) produced in and of no further use to the living body",
      "a large area of barren land wasteland",
      "to spend or use carelessly or uselessly",
      "to lose or cause to lose weight, strength, or energy",
      "to bring to ruin",
      "being wild and without people or crops barren",
      "of no further use",
      "loss through breaking down of bodily tissue",
      "bodily waste materials excrement",
      "to cause to shrink in physical bulk or strength emaciate",
      "to lose weight, strength, or vitality",
      "excreted from or stored in inert form in a living body as a by-product of vital activity",
      "destruction of or damage to property that is caused by the act or omission of one (as a lessee, mortgagor, or life tenant) having a lesser estate and is usually to the injury of another (as an heir, mortgagee, or remainderman) with an interest in the same property",
      "waste that leads to improvement of property (as by clearing the way for rebuilding something)",
      "waste caused by the failure of a tenant to take ordinary or proper care of the property",
      "waste caused by the intentional commission of a destructive act by a tenant",
      "a reduction of the value of assets (as in a trust) caused by a failure to exercise proper care or sound judgment in managing them",
      "a transfer of corporate assets (as through excessive executive compensation or a merger) for no legitimate business purpose or for less than what a person of ordinary sound business judgment would consider to be adequate consideration"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8w\u0101st",
    "synonyms":[
      "extravagance",
      "prodigality"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "blow",
      "dissipate",
      "fiddle away",
      "fritter (away)",
      "lavish",
      "lose",
      "misspend",
      "run through",
      "spend",
      "squander",
      "throw away",
      "trifle (away)"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "Black Earth Compost, an organic- waste collection and compost-processing company in Manchester, Mass., with 78 employees, starts drivers at $18 an hour. \u2014 Ruth Simon, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
      "Our Maldivian resorts, COMO Cocoa Island and COMO Maalifushi, are heavily involved in marine conservation initiatives, while COMO Uma Bhutan supports Clean Bhutan, a non-profit organisation working to make the country zero- waste by 2030. \u2014 Bridget Arsenault, Forbes , 18 June 2022",
      "Highlights include booths hosted by local sustainable companies and nonprofits, hands-on low- waste DIYs to make and take, and a Swap & Shop booth. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 June 2022",
      "Less offers products, DIY recipes and information for every step of your zero- waste journey. \u2014 Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer , 17 June 2022",
      "Instead, pile them up and drop them off at an e- waste facility or big-box tech retailer. \u2014 Chris Velazco, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
      "Bansal\u2019s most popular tutorial, tarbooz ki sabji, a savory watermelon vegetable dish made from the rinds, amassed over 39 million views on TikTok and spurred conversations about zero- waste consumption. \u2014 Brahmjot Kaur, NBC News , 4 June 2022",
      "Made from recycled plastic collected from rivers across the UK and featuring 6,000 plants, the zero- waste installation is now open to the public. \u2014 Radhika Seth, Vogue , 31 May 2022",
      "The controversial solid- waste incinerator in Detroit, which was shut down after exceeding pollution emissions standards, will be demolished this year. \u2014 Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press , 24 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "As the film enters a more magical, darker realm, Mysius still didn\u2019t want to waste time explaining its rules. \u2014 Marta Balaga, Variety , 26 May 2022",
      "Again, Bradley didn\u2019t want to waste any time between releases. \u2014 Ilana Kaplan, SPIN , 10 May 2022",
      "But according to Espinosa, who will complete her second term as head of the U.N. climate office at the end of 2022, there is no time to waste with addressing climate change. \u2014 Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com , 6 June 2022",
      "So, if you are being prompted, there is no time to waste . \u2014 Gordon Kelly, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "The clients, Blazek explains, were a young entertainment industry couple who also had a toddler, an infant, out-of-town jobs, and no time to waste . \u2014 Christine Lennon, Sunset Magazine , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "The American Public Health Association's Benjamin said there's little time to waste . \u2014 Sam Whitehead And Julie Appleby, CNN , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "For those looking to protect Kingman\u2019s options for future growth, there\u2019s no time to waste . \u2014 Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "There is no time to waste \u2014not with Jeff Lyash in charge. \u2014 Dorothy Slater, The New Republic , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
      "But for sheer novelty in this post- waste world, few companies may top Extract Energy. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Nov. 2021",
      "For many of them, working at a high-growth company with a feel-good, anti- waste mission had felt like the pinnacle of their working lives. \u2014 Lauren Weber, WSJ , 17 May 2021",
      "The new anti- waste law aims to encourage buyers to repair their devices rather than replace them with new products. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 26 Feb. 2021",
      "To boost that percentage, France passed an anti- waste bill last year mandating that electronics manufacturers make a repairability index visible on their products. \u2014 Maddie Stone, Wired , 20 Feb. 2021",
      "One study shows that restaurants save $7 for every $1 invested in anti- waste methods. \u2014 Emily Matchar, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 Mar. 2020",
      "Reviving discarded clothing and giving it new life through painting and alterations, artist MI Legget goes against the grain and champions anti- waste values in the industry. \u2014 Erin Parker, Glamour , 11 June 2020",
      "The most accessible plank of the action plan for most residents is waste reduction. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 28 Mar. 2020",
      "Dadashov, an Azerbaijani striker who bounced around the German leagues the last decade, did not waste time, scoring at 13-, 24- and 65-minute marks. \u2014 azcentral , 7 Mar. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "wasted":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "laid waste ravaged",
      "impaired in strength or health emaciated",
      "gone by elapsed",
      "unprofitably used, made, or expended",
      "intoxicated from drugs or alcohol"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8w\u0101-st\u0259d",
    "synonyms":[
      "asthenic",
      "debilitated",
      "delicate",
      "down-and-out",
      "effete",
      "enervated",
      "enfeebled",
      "faint",
      "feeble",
      "frail",
      "infirm",
      "languid",
      "low",
      "prostrate",
      "prostrated",
      "sapped",
      "slight",
      "soft",
      "softened",
      "tender",
      "unsubstantial",
      "weak",
      "weakened",
      "wimpish",
      "wimpy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "mighty",
      "powerful",
      "rugged",
      "stalwart",
      "stout",
      "strong"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "I saw him before the party and he was already wasted .",
      "a wasted frame\u2014a shadow of the man he once was"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":null,
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "wasteful":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": given to or marked by waste : lavish , prodigal",
      ": spending or using in a careless or foolish way"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101st-f\u0259l",
      "\u02c8w\u0101st-f\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "extravagant",
      "high-rolling",
      "prodigal",
      "profligate",
      "spendthrift",
      "squandering",
      "thriftless",
      "unthrifty"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "conserving",
      "economical",
      "economizing",
      "frugal",
      "penny-pinching",
      "scrimping",
      "skimping",
      "thrifty"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a wasteful use of natural resources",
      "a careless and wasteful person",
      "We must eliminate wasteful expenditures.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Prior authorization requirements are intended to reduce wasteful and inappropriate health care spending. \u2014 Michelle Andrews, Fortune , 16 May 2022",
      "The program is wasteful and not well aligned to the realities of today\u2019s airline system. \u2014 Ben Baldanza, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Unfortunately, the financial incentives underlying the Medicaid expansion have led to a surge of wasteful and improper spending. \u2014 Brian Blase, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Critics say coupons are expensive, wasteful and inefficient advertising. \u2014 Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "Why keep blowing out the budget on these wasteful and disgusting coaching buyouts when investing capital in players is the intelligent and morally correct thing to do? \u2014 Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "As a result, guards have been posted throughout the system in wasteful and capricious ways, generous benefits like sick leave have been abused and detainees have had the run of entire housing areas. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Dec. 2021",
      "Idling my truck just to take a shower seemed wasteful and loud. \u2014 Kelly Bastone, Outside Online , 22 May 2021",
      "Much like traditional recycling, yard waste recycling can become wasteful and expensive as a result of trash or other items in the collection stream. \u2014 Robin Goist, cleveland , 10 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-231214"
  },
  "wastefulness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": given to or marked by waste : lavish , prodigal",
      ": spending or using in a careless or foolish way"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101st-f\u0259l",
      "\u02c8w\u0101st-f\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "extravagant",
      "high-rolling",
      "prodigal",
      "profligate",
      "spendthrift",
      "squandering",
      "thriftless",
      "unthrifty"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "conserving",
      "economical",
      "economizing",
      "frugal",
      "penny-pinching",
      "scrimping",
      "skimping",
      "thrifty"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a wasteful use of natural resources",
      "a careless and wasteful person",
      "We must eliminate wasteful expenditures.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Prior authorization requirements are intended to reduce wasteful and inappropriate health care spending. \u2014 Michelle Andrews, Fortune , 16 May 2022",
      "The program is wasteful and not well aligned to the realities of today\u2019s airline system. \u2014 Ben Baldanza, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Unfortunately, the financial incentives underlying the Medicaid expansion have led to a surge of wasteful and improper spending. \u2014 Brian Blase, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Critics say coupons are expensive, wasteful and inefficient advertising. \u2014 Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "Why keep blowing out the budget on these wasteful and disgusting coaching buyouts when investing capital in players is the intelligent and morally correct thing to do? \u2014 Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "As a result, guards have been posted throughout the system in wasteful and capricious ways, generous benefits like sick leave have been abused and detainees have had the run of entire housing areas. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Dec. 2021",
      "Idling my truck just to take a shower seemed wasteful and loud. \u2014 Kelly Bastone, Outside Online , 22 May 2021",
      "Much like traditional recycling, yard waste recycling can become wasteful and expensive as a result of trash or other items in the collection stream. \u2014 Robin Goist, cleveland , 10 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174001"
  },
  "wasteland":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": barren or uncultivated land",
      ": an ugly often devastated or barely inhabitable place or area",
      ": something (such as a way of life) that is spiritually and emotionally arid and unsatisfying",
      ": land that is barren or not fit for crops"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101st-\u02ccland",
      "also",
      "\u02c8w\u0101st-\u02ccland"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "barren",
      "desert",
      "desolation",
      "heath",
      "no-man's-land",
      "waste"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The outskirts of the city became a grim industrial wasteland .",
      "That part of the country is a cultural wasteland .",
      "the vast wasteland of television",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "It is surrounded by endless wasteland during the day; at night only its floodlights appear to keep unseen, vicious monsters at bay. \u2014 Emiliano De Pablos, Variety , 6 June 2022",
      "Stung by Western sanctions, Russia is starting to devolve into a secondhand economy dependent on poor substitutes, where shortages are stirring memories of the consumer wasteland that was the Soviet Union. \u2014 Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
      "Lynx told me that their home planet, Iridonia, a rocky wasteland roiling with lava, had a good social safety net. \u2014 Neima Jahromi, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
      "Fury Road finds humanity on the brink, a world reduced to a wasteland . \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "This is what brought us to Louisiana, this beautiful godforsaken wasteland . \u2014 Longreads , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "On the inherent health risk that comes with habitually entering a nuclear wasteland , Mr. Kamysh is rather blas\u00e9. \u2014 Benjamin Shull, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
      "Sanford\u2019s newest hire, a regenerative agricultural manager, is on task to bring biodiversity to the soil beneath the citrus, now barren, like a sand wasteland . \u2014 Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel , 11 May 2022",
      "Their objective is to wear down the morale of the Ukrainian people and to create a wasteland . \u2014 Peter Weber, The Week , 5 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193246"
  },
  "waster":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that spends or consumes extravagantly and without thought for the future",
      ": a dissolute person",
      ": one that uses wastefully or causes or permits waste",
      ": one that lays waste : destroyer",
      ": an imperfect or inferior manufactured article or object"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101-st\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "fritterer",
      "high roller",
      "prodigal",
      "profligate",
      "spender",
      "spendthrift",
      "squanderer",
      "wastrel"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "economizer",
      "penny-pincher"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He has been called a waster of taxpayers' money.",
      "He thinks every meeting is a big time waster .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Or will this become a passing fad and be seen as a time- waster ? \u2014 Blair Currie, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
      "There are about two dozen other similar phosphate waster reservoirs in Florida, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. \u2014 Curt Anderson, Star Tribune , 13 Apr. 2021",
      "One money- waster is a lack of governance over cloud infrastructure. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 5 Apr. 2021",
      "Petersen had been invited by Poshmark to share her photography tips at the 2018 Poshfest, but according to Couloute, that was a time- waster . \u2014 Alden Wicker, Wired , 10 Dec. 2020",
      "Recruiting coordinator Phil Vigil noted that being forced to do virtual official visits one at a time was a huge time- waster , when normal official visits can usually be grouped. \u2014 Sam Blum, Dallas News , 22 Oct. 2020",
      "And then there was Snake II, an elite tier time- waster of a game that reliably gave you something to stare at on your phone nearly a decade before the iOS App Store debuted. \u2014 Brian Barrett, Wired , 1 Sep. 2020",
      "It\u2019s bigger than losing access to classic time- wasters like Desktop Tower Defense and Line Rider. \u2014 Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired , 6 Feb. 2020",
      "The results run the gamut from 100-hour epics to mindless mobile phone time- wasters , and everything in between. \u2014 Ars Staff, Ars Technica , 26 Dec. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174539"
  },
  "wastrel":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": vagabond , waif",
      ": one who expends resources foolishly and self-indulgently : profligate"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101-str\u0259l",
      "also"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "fritterer",
      "high roller",
      "prodigal",
      "profligate",
      "spender",
      "spendthrift",
      "squanderer",
      "waster"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "economizer",
      "penny-pincher"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the black sheep of the family, he ended up being a wastrel and a drunkard",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Lee plays Gi-hun, a penniless wastrel who gambles too much, steals from his family, gets beaten up by loan sharks and accepts a mysterious invitation to become contender #456 in the deadly competition. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 11 Oct. 2021",
      "When all is said and done, Biden may get enough spending to allow Republicans to attack him as a wastrel and not enough spending to excite his own partisans. \u2014 Rich Lowry, National Review , 10 Sep. 2021",
      "The novel doesn\u2019t quite persuade us as to why this noble character would have any interest at all in this useless, self-defeating wastrel . \u2014 Hermione Lee, The New York Review of Books , 6 Oct. 2020",
      "Set in a town called Bedford and peopled by the kind of deliciously self-absorbed upper-class wastrels ... \u2014 John Anderson, WSJ , 5 May 2020",
      "The Sitwells, Tallulah Bankhead, Diana Cooper, Adele Astaire, Evelyn Waugh, and Steven Runciman add lots of glitter, too, as well as heft. Duchesses, maharanis, designers, writers, and wastrels abound. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 14 Mar. 2020",
      "First performed in Venice in 1709, this biting political satire revolves around the manipulative Agrippina, wife of the Roman emperor Claudio, who will do anything to ensure that her wastrel son Nerone ascends the throne. \u2014 Heidi Waleson, WSJ , 7 Feb. 2020",
      "McCoy is certain that the victims\u2019 deaths can be traced to the door of the richest family in Glasgow\u2014whose ice-cold patriarch and his wastrel son are rumored to host orgies laced with drugs and sadism. \u2014 Tom Nolan, WSJ , 4 May 2018",
      "Improvising about golf was easy for me.\u2019 \u2014Bill Murray The movie stars a stuffed-shirt WASP tyrant (Ted Knight), a playboy hedonist wastrel ( Chevy Chase ) and a nouveau riche vulgarian in Day-Glo slacks (Rodney Dangerfield). \u2014 Chris Nashawaty, WSJ , 19 Apr. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"irregular from waste entry 2 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1841, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221124"
  },
  "watch":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to keep vigil as a devotional exercise",
      ": to be awake during the night",
      ": to be attentive or vigilant",
      ": to keep guard",
      ": to keep someone or something under close observation",
      ": to observe as a spectator",
      ": to be expectant : wait",
      ": to keep under guard",
      ": to observe closely in order to check on action or change",
      ": to look at : observe",
      ": to look on at",
      ": to take care of : tend",
      ": to be careful of",
      ": to be on the alert for : bide",
      ": look out : be careful",
      ": to proceed with extreme care : act or talk warily",
      ": to have charge of : superintend",
      ": the act of keeping awake to guard, protect, or attend",
      ": the state of being wakeful",
      ": a wake over a dead body",
      ": a state of alert and continuous attention",
      ": close observation : surveillance",
      ": a notice or bulletin that alerts the public to the possibility of severe weather conditions occurring in the near future",
      ": any of the definite divisions of the night made by ancient peoples",
      ": one of the indeterminate intervals marking the passage of night",
      ": lookout , watchman",
      ": the office or function of a sentinel or guard",
      ": a body of soldiers or sentinels making up a guard",
      ": a watchman or body of watchmen formerly assigned to patrol the streets of a town at night, announce the hours, and act as police",
      ": a portion of time during which a part of a ship's company is on duty",
      ": the part of a ship's company required to be on duty during a particular watch",
      ": a sailor's assigned duty period",
      ": a period of duty : shift",
      ": a term as holder especially of an overseeing or managerial office",
      ": a portable timepiece designed to be worn (as on the wrist) or carried in the pocket \u2014 compare clock",
      ": to keep in view",
      ": to be on the lookout",
      ": to take care of : tend",
      ": to be careful of",
      ": to keep guard",
      ": to stay awake",
      ": to be aware of and ready for",
      ": a small timepiece worn on the wrist or carried",
      ": close observation",
      ": guard entry 1 sense 1",
      ": the time during which someone is on duty to guard or be on the lookout",
      ": an act of keeping awake to guard or protect"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4ch",
      "\u02c8w\u022fch",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4ch"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "eye",
      "follow",
      "observe"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "custodian",
      "guard",
      "guardian",
      "keeper",
      "lookout",
      "minder",
      "picket",
      "sentinel",
      "sentry",
      "warden",
      "warder",
      "watcher",
      "watchman"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Continue below to watch Nelson's latest Tik Tok recipe that features a vegan dupe of the iconic Chick-fil-A sandwich. \u2014 Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer , 14 June 2022",
      "The average person in the U.S. watches five hours of television, and seniors watch even more. \u2014 A.j. Ghergich, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
      "Over my time there's been some really special athletes to watch , but none more impressive than Aaron Donald. \u2014 Greg Presto, Men's Health , 13 June 2022",
      "Ranking the top 20 players to watch in the Stanley Cup Final: 1. \u2014 Mike Brehm, USA TODAY , 13 June 2022",
      "The play is a tour-de-force acting showcase for its two talented co-stars that\u2019s entertaining to watch . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 June 2022",
      "The horror comedy genre is typically a popular choice to watch on Halloween (or any time really!). \u2014 Annie O\u2019sullivan, Good Housekeeping , 13 June 2022",
      "The Eagle Cam is available live 24/7 to watch the eagles, go to youtube.com/watch?v=fAC1iqmfUc4. \u2014 cleveland , 12 June 2022",
      "Her ascent to the pros was fascinating for people like Thomas to watch because of her storied career at Iowa. \u2014 Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic , 12 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Russia is trying to keep the Ukrainians on watch in all those regions. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
      "Officials will get into trouble if COVID breaks out on their watch , so they are motivated to be as strict as possible. \u2014 Michael Schuman, The Atlantic , 14 June 2022",
      "Even Apple's trying to find ways through RFID chips in their watch to get readings. \u2014 Stephen Key, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "Soon, it could be inaugurated on her watch thanks to years of relentless advocacy -- and a stroke of luck. \u2014 Devin Dwyer, ABC News , 7 June 2022",
      "That\u2019s on Biden (to whatever extent presidents are responsible for how the economy performs on their watch ). \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 2 June 2022",
      "Other industry watchers, however, stressed the negative impacts from Facebook that emerged during her watch and pointed the finger at her for not doing more to prevent them. \u2014 Catherine Thorbecke, CNN , 2 June 2022",
      "More selective-enrollment high schools were built, and magnet and charter schools opened in greater numbers on his watch , with students often moving out of traditional neighborhood schools. \u2014 Gregory Pratt, Chicago Tribune , 1 June 2022",
      "Set the timer on your watch or phone for 60 seconds. \u2014 Fred Bowen, Washington Post , 26 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181841"
  },
  "watcher":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that watches : such as",
      ": one that sits up or continues awake at night",
      ": watchman",
      ": one that keeps watch beside a dead person",
      ": one that attends a sick person at night",
      ": a person who closely follows or observes someone or something",
      ": a representative of a party or candidate who is stationed at the polls on an election day to watch the conduct of officials and voters"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-ch\u0259r",
      "\u02c8w\u022f-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "custodian",
      "guard",
      "guardian",
      "keeper",
      "lookout",
      "minder",
      "picket",
      "sentinel",
      "sentry",
      "warden",
      "warder",
      "watch",
      "watchman"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the inexperienced babysitter turned out to be a well-meaning but hopelessly incompetent watcher of young children",
      "a safari that affords wildlife watchers plenty of opportunities to see Africa's grandest creatures in their natural habitat",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "It\u2019s a bird- watcher \u2019s paradise too, with roughly 200 species on site or passing through. \u2014 Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "If your mom is a serial re- watcher of Crazy Rich Asians, get her this novel about Stanley, a wealthy businessman \u2014 or so his family thought. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "Jagsir Singh was in Vancouver visiting his daughter in May 2019 when his sister-in-law\u2019s husband, an avid watcher of Punjabi Lehar, sent him a link to the YouTube channel. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Jan. 2022",
      "Jess Bither is a professional watcher , someone drawn to borderlands and places in-between who takes in the world through questioning eyes. \u2014 Mary Carole Mccauley, Baltimore Sun , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Depending on budgets, there may be a watcher or two to assist each guard. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "The jingle was once a marvel of advertising ingenuity \u2014 a way to cement a brand into the minds of every unwitting watcher or listener in the country, relevant or not. \u2014 Alex Reice, The Week , 9 Jan. 2022",
      "Even for a casual watcher with no ties to Stavanger and no memories of the open views from its hills, the footage evokes wistfulness. \u2014 Odveig Klyve, The New Yorker , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "Erskine beautifully set up things in Act 1 that a veteran TV watcher would assume would cause conflict later in the episode. \u2014 Bethy Squires, Vulture , 6 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183205"
  },
  "watchful":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": not able or accustomed to sleep or rest : wakeful",
      ": causing sleeplessness",
      ": spent in wakefulness : sleepless",
      ": carefully observant or attentive : being on the watch",
      ": attentive sense 1 , vigilant"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4ch-f\u0259l",
      "\u02c8w\u022fch-",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4ch-f\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alert",
      "Argus-eyed",
      "attentive",
      "awake",
      "observant",
      "open-eyed",
      "tenty",
      "tentie",
      "vigilant",
      "wide-awake"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "asleep"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "We need to be more watchful of our children.",
      "The hotel is being built under the watchful eye of its architect.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This ideological push-pull is taking place under the watchful eye of Republican politicians eager to claim that Democrats cannot control or protect their own cities. \u2014 Ashraf Khalil, ajc , 19 June 2022",
      "But that doesn\u2019t mean James doesn\u2019t keep a caring, watchful eye. \u2014 Daron James, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
      "Keep a watchful eye for branches, bushes, or shrubs that touch your house and can provide easy access for ants to make their way inside. \u2014 Maribeth Jones, Country Living , 14 June 2022",
      "His death from liver cancer in 2017, while under the watchful eye of Chinese security agents, drew an outpouring of grief from liberal Chinese. \u2014 Christian Shepherd, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
      "So, if your kid seems prone to these kinds of mental health issues, or is really drawn to individual sports then these results should encourage you to talk to them regularly and keep a watchful eye out. \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 1 June 2022",
      "Brosnahan: Under the watchful eyes of the Lord \u2026 Well, this is going to make for an awkward segue, but Bruce\u2019s story ends in tragedy. \u2014 Randee Dawn, Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
      "On Sunday, Ukrainian troops at positions south of Izium kept watchful eyes on the front line as artillery and mortar rounds pierced the sky. \u2014 New York Times , 22 May 2022",
      "It was determined the owl was hitting a growth spurt but otherwise healthy and was transported back to the location to be released under the watchful eyes of its parents. \u2014 Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com , 18 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213931"
  },
  "watchman":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a person who keeps watch : guard",
      ": a person whose job is to guard property at night or when the owners are away"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4ch-m\u0259n",
      "\u02c8w\u022fch-",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4ch-m\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "custodian",
      "guard",
      "guardian",
      "keeper",
      "lookout",
      "minder",
      "picket",
      "sentinel",
      "sentry",
      "warden",
      "warder",
      "watch",
      "watcher"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "A watchman stopped them at the gate.",
      "hired a watchman to patrol the factory at night",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The night watchman who remained at the facility, Vladyslav Zhukov, used the moment to unlock the storeroom\u2019s door and free the prisoners. \u2014 Yaroslav Trofimov, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
      "Over the years the canals were filled, and the house evolved to meet the needs of the city, also serving as a tool shed for park staff, a watchman \u2019s lodge, and a temporary holding cell for Park Police. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "But with political unrest brewing and Australia opening its doors to immigrants, the family soon moved to Brisbane, where Robert found work as a night watchman in a factory. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "That doesn\u2019t exactly sound like the exemplar of a neoliberal night- watchman state to me. \u2014 Samuel Gregg, National Review , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "American newsrooms, lacking racial diversity, had not explored the frustrations or fears Black boys felt about facing a similar confrontation as Martin did with neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman, Jordan said. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Feb. 2022",
      "In 1947, Lausanne built a lodge, sustained by two of the bell tower\u2019s original wooden beams, to keep the watchman warm between each round of shouting. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "Manhattan\u2019s main fire alarm was a bell in the City Hall copula tolled by a watchman who scanned the low skyline for licks of flame. \u2014 Edward Kosner, WSJ , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "The Florida shooting case that has roiled the nation for weeks took an unexpected turn Monday, when police released the shocking account of neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman, who shot and killed unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin on Feb. 26. \u2014 The Week Staff, The Week , 19 Feb. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203624"
  },
  "water (down)":{
    "type":"verb",
    "definitions":[
      "to reduce or temper the force or effectiveness of"
    ],
    "pronounciation":null,
    "synonyms":[
      "adulterate",
      "cut",
      "dilute",
      "extend",
      "lace",
      "sophisticate",
      "thin",
      "weaken"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "enrich",
      "fortify",
      "richen",
      "strengthen"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "watered down the cocktails while jacking up their prices",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The deal\u2019s focus on environmental and labor standards alone, critics contend, will water down its value and appeal. \u2014 Michael Schuman, The Atlantic , 24 May 2022",
      "The consensus online has been that the ice cream and the overload of products is an attempt to water down a holiday that is very serious (more on that in a bit). \u2014 Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence , 23 May 2022",
      "Formula usage and alternative milks Do not water down or dilute baby formula to stretch it out. \u2014 Devi Shastri, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 20 May 2022",
      "To reach that number, lawmakers are in talks to water down \u2014 or cut altogether \u2014 a number of provisions that were in the initial bill. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 27 Oct. 2021",
      "Reclamation officials are in the process of securing temporary chilling units to cool water down at one of their fish hatcheries. \u2014 Rachel Ramirez, CNN , 7 May 2022",
      "One political risk is that Hungary forces Brussels to water down its ban. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 4 May 2022",
      "Tech companies, which had furiously lobbied Brussels to water down the legislation, responded cautiously. \u2014 Kelvin Chan And Raf Casert, The Christian Science Monitor , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "The same people who water down MLK\u2019s message willfully ignore the fact that he was murdered weeks after advocating for reparations. \u2014 Kathleen Newman-bremang, refinery29.com , 17 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1811, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-162522"
  },
  "water down":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to reduce or temper the force or effectiveness of"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "adulterate",
      "cut",
      "dilute",
      "extend",
      "lace",
      "sophisticate",
      "thin",
      "weaken"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "enrich",
      "fortify",
      "richen",
      "strengthen"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "watered down the cocktails while jacking up their prices",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The deal\u2019s focus on environmental and labor standards alone, critics contend, will water down its value and appeal. \u2014 Michael Schuman, The Atlantic , 24 May 2022",
      "The consensus online has been that the ice cream and the overload of products is an attempt to water down a holiday that is very serious (more on that in a bit). \u2014 Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence , 23 May 2022",
      "Formula usage and alternative milks: Do not water down or dilute baby formula to stretch it out. \u2014 Devi Shastri, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 20 May 2022",
      "To reach that number, lawmakers are in talks to water down \u2014 or cut altogether \u2014 a number of provisions that were in the initial bill. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 27 Oct. 2021",
      "Reclamation officials are in the process of securing temporary chilling units to cool water down at one of their fish hatcheries. \u2014 Rachel Ramirez, CNN , 7 May 2022",
      "One political risk is that Hungary forces Brussels to water down its ban. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 4 May 2022",
      "Tech companies, which had furiously lobbied Brussels to water down the legislation, responded cautiously. \u2014 Kelvin Chan And Raf Casert, The Christian Science Monitor , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "The same people who water down MLK\u2019s message willfully ignore the fact that he was murdered weeks after advocating for reparations. \u2014 Kathleen Newman-bremang, refinery29.com , 17 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1811, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225642"
  },
  "water-soak":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to soak in water"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02ccs\u014dk",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bathe",
      "bedraggle",
      "douse",
      "dowse",
      "drench",
      "drown",
      "soak",
      "sodden",
      "sop",
      "souse",
      "wash",
      "water",
      "waterlog",
      "wet",
      "wet down"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dehydrate",
      "desiccate",
      "dry",
      "parch",
      "scorch",
      "sear"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1680, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195023"
  },
  "watercraft":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": skill in aquatic activities (such as managing boats)",
      ": ship , boat",
      ": craft for water transport"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02cckraft",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "boat",
      "bottom",
      "craft",
      "vessel"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "just about any kind of watercraft can be seen on the lake during the summer",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "An outdoor Jacuzzi and tender garage that accommodates both a 15-foot tender and personal watercraft are also part of the design. \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "Using military ships, merchant navy vessels, and, famously, a flotilla of civilian watercraft , more than 330,000 British, French, and Belgian troops were rescued and evacuated to Britain. \u2014 Andrew Morris-singer And Brian Souza, STAT , 9 May 2022",
      "But the goal is to have 1,100 across North America, ideally positioned near food or other natural stopping points, including marinas for personal watercraft . \u2014 Tik Root, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Feb. 2022",
      "Also, check to see if your policy covers fuel spills and wreckage removal in case your watercraft gets into an accident out on the water. \u2014 Ashley Kilroy, Robb Report , 5 Nov. 2021",
      "That meant money that wasn\u2019t being spent on traveling or other activities during the coronavirus pandemic\u2019s shutdown could be spent on purchases like watercraft . \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Aerial photography from 1937 and 1938 shows ships docked along the Calumet River, but no watercraft in Lake Calumet. \u2014 Paul Eisenberg, chicagotribune.com , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "The whales are reclusive, avoiding ships and other watercraft , making sightings rare and population estimates difficult for researchers. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Marine doesn\u2019t see the MM01 competing against other personal watercraft . \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 22 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1566, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215628"
  },
  "watered":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the liquid that descends from the clouds as rain, forms streams, lakes, and seas, and is a major constituent of all living matter and that when pure is an odorless, tasteless, very slightly compressible liquid oxide of hydrogen H 2 O which appears bluish in thick layers, freezes at 0\u00b0 C and boils at 100\u00b0 C, has a maximum density at 4\u00b0 C and a high specific heat, is feebly ionized to hydrogen and hydroxyl ions, and is a poor conductor of electricity and a good solvent",
      ": a natural mineral water",
      ": a particular quantity or body of water: such as",
      ": the water occupying or flowing in a particular bed",
      ": lake , pond",
      ": a quantity or depth of water adequate for some purpose (such as navigation)",
      ": a band of seawater abutting on the land of a particular sovereignty and under the control of that sovereignty",
      ": the sea of a particular part of the earth",
      ": water supply",
      ": travel or transportation on water",
      ": the level of water at a particular state of the tide : tide",
      ": liquid containing or resembling water: such as",
      ": a pharmaceutical or cosmetic preparation made with water",
      ": a watery solution of a gaseous or readily volatile substance \u2014 compare ammonia water",
      ": a distilled fluid (as an essence)",
      ": a distilled alcoholic liquor",
      ": a watery fluid (such as tears, urine, or sap) formed or circulating in a living body",
      ": amniotic fluid",
      ": bag of waters",
      ": the degree of clarity and luster of a precious stone",
      ": degree of excellence",
      ": watercolor",
      ": stock not representing assets of the issuing company and not backed by earning power",
      ": fictitious or exaggerated asset entries that give a stock an unrealistic book value",
      ": out of difficulty",
      ": to moisten, sprinkle, or soak with water",
      ": to supply with water for drink",
      ": to supply water to",
      ": to treat with or as if with water",
      ": to impart a lustrous appearance and wavy pattern to (cloth) by calendering",
      ": to dilute by the addition of water",
      ": to add to the aggregate par value of (securities) without a corresponding addition to the assets represented by the securities",
      ": to form or secrete water or watery matter (such as tears or saliva)",
      ": to get or take water: such as",
      ": to take on a supply of water",
      ": to drink water",
      ": the liquid that comes from the clouds as rain and forms streams, lakes, and seas",
      ": a body of water or a part of a body of water",
      ": to wet or supply with water",
      ": to fill with liquid (as tears or saliva)",
      ": to add water to",
      ": the liquid that descends from the clouds as rain, forms streams, lakes, and seas, and is a major constituent of all living matter and that is an odorless, tasteless, very slightly compressible liquid oxide of hydrogen H 2 O which appears bluish in thick layers, freezes at 0\u00b0C (32\u00b0F) and boils at 100\u00b0C (212\u00b0F), has a maximum density at 4\u00b0C (39\u00b0F) and a high specific heat, is feebly ionized to hydrogen and hydroxyl ions, and is a poor conductor of electricity and a good solvent",
      ": liquid containing or resembling water: as",
      ": a pharmaceutical or cosmetic preparation made with water",
      ": a watery solution of a gaseous or readily volatile substance \u2014 see ammonia water",
      ": a watery fluid (as tears or urine) formed or circulating in a living body",
      ": amniotic fluid",
      ": bag of waters",
      ": to form or secrete water or watery matter (as tears or saliva)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-",
      "\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-",
      "\u02c8w\u022ft-\u0259r",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4t-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bathe",
      "bedraggle",
      "douse",
      "dowse",
      "drench",
      "drown",
      "soak",
      "sodden",
      "sop",
      "souse",
      "wash",
      "water-soak",
      "waterlog",
      "wet",
      "wet down"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dehydrate",
      "desiccate",
      "dry",
      "parch",
      "scorch",
      "sear"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Stir briefly with a fork or small whisk to immerse the gelatin in the water . \u2014 Sally Pasley Vargas, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
      "Foldable kayaks also tend to sit deeper in the water and are more efficient to paddle. \u2014 Chantae Reden, Popular Mechanics , 21 June 2022",
      "The significance of an out-of-state politician coming to New Hampshire wasn\u2019t lost on the state\u2019s establishment class, who took Mr. Pritzker\u2019s attendance as dipping his toe in the water . \u2014 WSJ , 19 June 2022",
      "All involved were in the water when responders arrived at the scene. \u2014 Camille C. Knox, CBS News , 18 June 2022",
      "The girls were playing with a group in the water Wednesday when they were separated and did not resurface until Greenwood police and fire department arrived on scene, according to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources. \u2014 Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star , 18 June 2022",
      "Two vessels had collided and there were 11 people in the water . \u2014 Rebekah Riess, CNN , 18 June 2022",
      "Newport is known for sailing and offers boundless opportunities to get out on the water . \u2014 Sam Dangremond, Town & Country , 18 June 2022",
      "Strips of debris appeared to have peeled off the vessel and were dangling in the water . \u2014 Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY , 18 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Agencies like the Las Virgenes Municipal Water District and the Los Angeles Department of Water have put restrictions where certain addresses can only water on certain days and during the early morning or evening. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
      "After all, in Los Angeles, the drought is so bad that residents can only water once a week. \u2014 Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine , 18 May 2022",
      "Harmful algal blooms are a new phenomena to Sleeping Bear Dunes, but not to water bodies across the Great Lakes. \u2014 Elissa Welle, Detroit Free Press , 28 May 2022",
      "Her goal also is to purchase an $80,000 truck to water them. \u2014 Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "The Boomer 8 Dog Bowl, $50, is dent-resistant and can be used to water and feed your hound. \u2014 Wendy Altschuler, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Learn the most effective ways to water a garden of native plants, including tips on when and where to irrigate and the pros and cons of overhead, drip and hand-watering equipment. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2022",
      "Everyone\u2019s lives have become an endless list of don\u2019ts: don\u2019t water the lawn, don\u2019t fill up your pool, don\u2019t take long showers. \u2014 Ashlee Conour, Chicago Tribune , 2 May 2022",
      "Drought-tolerant shrubbery and trees are being planted, and a smart weather irrigation system that will know the optimum time to water the vegetation is being installed. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 29 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194407"
  },
  "watering hole":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": water hole sense 1",
      ": a place where people gather socially",
      ": watering place sense 3"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "bar",
      "barroom",
      "caf\u00e9",
      "cafe",
      "cantina",
      "dramshop",
      "gin mill",
      "grogshop",
      "pub",
      "public house",
      "saloon",
      "taproom",
      "tavern",
      "watering place"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "supposedly, that Broadway hangout was the favorite watering hole for 1940s celebrities",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The travelers are learning from the guides, witnessing the power of wildebeests crossing the Mara River and the beauty of giraffes at a watering hole . \u2014 Washington Post , 11 May 2022",
      "While this trend began before COVID-19\u2014in the past few years, retail options have exploded\u2014now your favorite local watering hole may be pivoting to cans, too. \u2014 Outside Online , 17 July 2020",
      "San Antonio\u2019s most pandemic-friendly watering hole is saying goodbye this weekend. \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Guests can also soon belly up to the bar at The Virginian Saloon, an iconic watering hole , for post-dinner libations. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 7 Jan. 2022",
      "While there are other blogs, like Chase Chat and Mysterious Writings, Forrest\u2019s Scrapbook is everyone\u2019s favorite watering hole . \u2014 Peter Frick-wright, Outside Online , 11 Aug. 2015",
      "What is the best Theater District watering hole and the drink to get? \u2014 Shivani Vora, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "The town claims the most famous watering hole /caf\u00e9 for dealmakers, Bucks. \u2014 Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "This swanky watering hole is perhaps best known for its Volcano Negroni, which is served alongside a mini dry ice volcano erupting over the glass. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 8 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1776, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211947"
  },
  "waterless":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": lacking or destitute of water : dry",
      ": not requiring water (as for cooling)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r-l\u0259s",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "arid",
      "droughty",
      "dry",
      "sere",
      "sear",
      "thirsty"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "damp",
      "dank",
      "humid",
      "moist",
      "wet"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a remote and waterless desert",
      "cacti prefer a nearly waterless environment",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The waterless shampoo formula is effective on all kinds of hair types. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "This waterless option would be a great pick for anyone on the go, or on a budget. \u2014 Janine Henni, PEOPLE.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "But waterless car wash products are made to be gentle and leave a smooth finish. \u2014 Charles Dryer, Car and Driver , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Naturally, waterless car wash isn't the best solution. \u2014 Charles Dryer, Car and Driver , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "This waterless woo was piloted in Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar \u2014 one of many places around the world where traditional flush toilets just aren\u2019t an option. \u2014 Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads , 28 Aug. 2015",
      "Wash away the day without stripping skin with this waterless balm-to-oil cleanser that removes makeup, dirt, pollution and SPF while infusing skin with goodness. \u2014 Celia Shatzman, Forbes , 29 Oct. 2021",
      "The serum\u2019s waterless delivery system and stabilized vitamin C is gently yet effective. \u2014 Celia Shatzman, Forbes , 29 Oct. 2021",
      "Sanergy builds waterless toilets that don\u2019t need to be connected to a sewer system. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215808"
  },
  "waterspout":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a pipe, duct, or orifice from which water is spouted or through which it is carried",
      ": a funnel-shaped or tubular column of rotating cloud-filled wind usually extending from the underside of a cumulus or cumulonimbus cloud down to a cloud of spray torn up by the whirling winds from the surface of an ocean or lake",
      ": a pipe for carrying off water from a roof",
      ": a slender cloud that is shaped like a funnel and extends down to a cloud of spray torn up from the surface of a body of water by a whirlwind"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02ccspau\u0307t",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-",
      "\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02ccspau\u0307t",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "drainpipe",
      "eaves trough",
      "gutter",
      "rainspout",
      "spout",
      "trough"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the waterspout became clogged, and then the roof leaked",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Beachgoers ran for safety after a tornado-like waterspout emerged from the ocean at Fort Myers Beach in Florida. \u2014 Brendan Buckley, CNN , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Winterspouts: The Weather Service office in Grand Rapids, Mich., shared an unusual sight that was spotted Monday on Lake Michigan: A winter waterspout . \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Jan. 2022",
      "One hit Palm Beach County in August, the other hit Broward in September, when a waterspout made landfall. \u2014 David Fleshler, sun-sentinel.com , 15 Jan. 2022",
      "Eventually, the cloud releases water, showering the animals caught up by the waterspout or draft to the ground as well. \u2014 Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE.com , 31 Dec. 2021",
      "According to the city\u2019s Facebook post about the incident, a waterspout is the most likely cause of the bizarre animal rain. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 3 Jan. 2022",
      "And when the waterspout loses energy, those small objects come falling back down, explains the Library of Congress. \u2014 Scottie Andrew, CNN , 1 Jan. 2022",
      "News of the recent waterspout comes after the United Nations announced that the number of natural disasters has increased five-fold over a 50-year period due to climate change and the rise of extreme weather events. \u2014 Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com , 20 Oct. 2021",
      "Despite its intimidating appearance and spinning column, the waterspout did not cause any damage to the area, according to BBC News. \u2014 Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com , 20 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184845"
  },
  "waterway":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a way or channel for water",
      ": a navigable body of water",
      ": a channel or a body of water by which ships can travel"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02ccw\u0101",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-",
      "\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02ccw\u0101",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aqueduct",
      "canal",
      "channel",
      "conduit",
      "course",
      "flume",
      "racecourse",
      "raceway",
      "watercourse"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the Erie Canal was superseded by a much larger waterway , the New York State Barge Canal",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Neighbors have differing views, complaining of noise and trash in the adjacent waterway . \u2014 Charles Rabin And Michelle Marchante, Sun Sentinel , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "China, the Philippines, Vietnam, Taiwan, Malaysia and Brunei have been locked in a territorial standoff in the busy waterway in the South China Sea for decades. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "The Giants retired his number 44, established a most inspirational player award in his honor (Willie Mac Award) and erected a statue in his likeness across the waterway beyond right field known as McCovey Cove. \u2014 John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle , 8 Aug. 2021",
      "The Ever Given hit the bank of the canal and became lodged lengthwise across the crucial waterway , blocking passage from both directions. \u2014 Benoit Faucon, WSJ , 23 June 2021",
      "Energy prices have risen recently off growing demand as coronavirus vaccinations increase and Egypt's Suez Canal remains closed due to a massive container ship wedged across the vital waterway . \u2014 Jon Gambrell, Star Tribune , 26 Mar. 2021",
      "An unlikely maritime traffic jam is blocking one of the world\u2019s most important shipping lanes after a massive cargo ship ran aground and got stuck sideways across the waterway . \u2014 NBC News , 24 Mar. 2021",
      "Francisco Garc\u00eda swims back and forth across a muddy waterway to pick up food for his neighbors. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Dec. 2020",
      "Right now, invasive species trees block a view of the waterway . \u2014 Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214039"
  },
  "wavering":{
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction",
      ": to weave or sway unsteadily to and fro : reel , totter",
      ": quiver , flicker",
      ": to hesitate as if about to give way : falter",
      ": to give an unsteady sound : quaver",
      ": an act of wavering , quivering, or fluttering",
      ": one that waves",
      ": to be uncertain in opinion",
      ": to move unsteadily or to and fro",
      ": to give an unsteady sound"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101-v\u0259r",
      "\u02c8w\u0101-v\u0259r",
      "\u02c8w\u0101-v\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "balance",
      "dither",
      "falter",
      "halt",
      "hang back",
      "hesitate",
      "scruple",
      "shilly-shally",
      "stagger",
      "teeter",
      "vacillate",
      "wobble",
      "wabble"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dive (in)",
      "plunge (in)"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "people who are still wavering between the two candidates",
      "They never wavered in their support for their leader.",
      "Despite the changes, he did not waver from his plan to retire.",
      "The kite wavered in the wind."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (1)",
      "1519, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1835, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190656"
  },
  "wax":{
    "type":"noun (1)",
    "definitions":[
      "a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids beeswax",
      "any of various substances resembling the wax of bees such as",
      "any of numerous substances of plant or animal origin that differ from fats in being less greasy, harder, and more brittle and in containing principally compounds of high molecular weight (such as fatty acids, alcohols, and saturated hydrocarbons)",
      "a solid substance (such as ozokerite or paraffin wax) of mineral origin consisting usually of hydrocarbons of high molecular weight",
      "a pliable or liquid composition used especially in uniting surfaces, excluding air, making patterns or impressions, or producing a polished surface",
      "something likened to wax as soft, impressionable, or readily molded",
      "a waxy secretion",
      "earwax",
      "a phonograph recording",
      "to treat or rub with wax usually for polishing, stiffening, or reducing friction",
      "to apply wax to as a depilatory",
      "to record on phonograph records",
      "to defeat decisively (as in an athletic contest)",
      "to increase in size, numbers, strength, prosperity, or intensity",
      "to grow in volume or duration",
      "to grow toward full development",
      "to increase in phase or intensity",
      "to assume a (specified) characteristic, quality, or state become",
      "increase , growth",
      "a fit of temper rage",
      "a yellowish sticky substance made by bees and used in building the honeycomb beeswax",
      "a material (as paraffin) that resembles the wax made by bees (as by being soft and easily molded when warm)",
      "to treat or polish with wax",
      "to grow larger or stronger",
      "become sense 1 , grow",
      "a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed of a mixture of esters, cerotic acid, and hydrocarbons",
      "any of various substances resembling beeswax as",
      "any of numerous substances of plant or animal origin that differ from fats in being less greasy, harder, and more brittle and in containing principally compounds of high molecular weight (as fatty acids, alcohols, and saturated hydrocarbons)",
      "a pliable or liquid composition used especially in uniting surfaces, excluding air, making patterns or impressions, or producing a polished surface",
      "a waxy secretion",
      "earwax"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8waks",
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb (1)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb (2)",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun (2)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (3)",
      "1854, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "waxy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": made of, abounding in, or covered with wax : waxen",
      ": resembling wax: such as",
      ": readily shaped or molded",
      ": marked by smooth or lustrous whiteness",
      ": being like wax",
      ": made of or covered with wax",
      ": marked by smooth or shiny whiteness",
      ": made of, abounding in, or covered with wax",
      ": resembling wax"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wak-s\u0113",
      "\u02c8wak-s\u0113",
      "\u02c8wak-s\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "malleable",
      "moldable",
      "plastic",
      "shapable",
      "shapeable"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The polish left a waxy residue.",
      "a plant with waxy leaves",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The golden yellow flesh is slightly waxy , yet velvety and moist. \u2014 Darlene Zimmerman, Detroit Free Press , 13 June 2021",
      "This is most likely a jab at the acting on Riverdale, which Cole seems to be implying is waxy and fake. \u2014 Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen , 20 May 2020",
      "Starchy Russet or other baking potatoes smash the most easily here; waxy ones, such as red, white or Yukons, will give you a chunkier salad. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 28 May 2020",
      "Good Dye Young Poser Paste ($18) is a waxy styling pomade that's incredibly pigmented and has a pleasant citrus smell. \u2014 Louryn Strampe, Wired , 2 May 2020",
      "When washing towels, only use fabric softener every three to four washes to prevent waxy buildup that can reduce their absorbency and diminish their fluffy feel. \u2014 Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens , 20 May 2020",
      "Farther south, in Umbria, Paolo Bea produces Arboreus, a waxy , bright and juicy wine made of trebbiano spoletino. \u2014 Eric Asimov, New York Times , 7 May 2020",
      "This wine is evidence: lemony, waxy and very refreshing, showing grapefruit pith and pine-resin flavors. \u2014 Esther Mobley, SFChronicle.com , 9 Apr. 2020",
      "Previous studies had found that a mutation that activated this gene leads to excessive cholesterol in the blood, causing waxy , yellow clumps to accumulate under the skin. \u2014 Oscar Schwartz, Harper's Magazine , 30 Mar. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1552, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185905"
  },
  "way":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "a thoroughfare for travel or transportation from place to place",
      "an opening for passage",
      "the course traveled from one place to another route",
      "a course (such as a series of actions or sequence of events) leading in a direction or toward an objective",
      "a course of action",
      "opportunity, capability, or fact of doing as one pleases",
      "a possible decision, action, or outcome possibility",
      "manner or method of doing or happening",
      "method of accomplishing means",
      "feature , respect",
      "a usually specified degree of participation in an activity or enterprise",
      "characteristic, regular, or habitual manner or mode of being, behaving, or happening",
      "ability to get along well or perform well",
      "the length of a course distance",
      "movement or progress along a course",
      "direction",
      "participant",
      "state of affairs condition , state",
      "an inclined structure upon which a ship is built or supported in launching",
      "the guiding surfaces on the bed of a machine along which a table or carriage moves",
      "category , kind",
      "motion or speed of a ship or boat through the water",
      "to the full or entire extent as far as possible",
      "by way of interjection or digression incidentally",
      "for the purpose of",
      "by the route through via",
      "within limits with reservations",
      "from one point of view",
      "in a position to be encountered by one in or along one's course",
      "in a position to hinder or obstruct",
      "moving along in one's course in progress",
      "wrong , improper",
      "in or to a secluded place",
      "unusual , remarkable",
      "done , completed",
      "in view of the manner in which",
      "like , as",
      "of, connected with, or constituting an intermediate point on a route",
      "by a long distance to a considerable degree or extent far",
      "by far much",
      "very sense 1",
      "all the way",
      "of long standing",
      "the manner in which something is done or happens",
      "the course traveled from one place to another route",
      "a noticeable point",
      "state entry 1 sense 1",
      "distance in time or space",
      "a special or personal manner of behaving",
      "a talent for handling something",
      "room to advance or pass",
      "direction sense 1",
      "a track for travel path , street",
      "a course of action",
      "personal choice as to situation or behavior wish",
      "progress along a course",
      "a particular place",
      "category , kind",
      "apart from that",
      "for the purpose of",
      "by the route through",
      "in a position to hinder or obstruct",
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      "done fully",
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      "boulevard",
      "carriageway",
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      "drive",
      "expressway",
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      "pass",
      "pike",
      "road",
      "roadway",
      "route",
      "row",
      "street",
      "thoroughfare",
      "thruway",
      "trace",
      "turnpike"
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      "almighty",
      "archly",
      "awful",
      "awfully",
      "badly",
      "beastly",
      "blisteringly",
      "bone",
      "colossally",
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      "cracking",
      "damn",
      "damned",
      "dang",
      "deadly",
      "desperately",
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      "especially",
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      "exceeding",
      "extra",
      "extremely",
      "fabulously",
      "fantastically",
      "far",
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      "filthy",
      "frightfully",
      "full",
      "greatly",
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      "highly",
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      "passing",
      "rattling",
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      "sorely",
      "spanking",
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      "such",
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      "supremely",
      "surpassingly",
      "terribly",
      "that",
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      "uncommonly",
      "vastly",
      "very",
      "vitally",
      "whacking",
      "wicked",
      "wildly"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "This three-piece lip set is your one- way ticket to the perfect nude lip. \u2014 ELLE , 17 June 2022",
      "Child-abuse physicians acknowledge that problems can arise with cases that lack the evidence to be decided one way or the other. \u2014 Emily Bobrow, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
      "Literature may be one way to do that by reaching new readers. \u2014 Kate Tuttle, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
      "One way cities can better systems and increase ridership is by creating more efficient and convenient public transportation systems and services\u2014including establishing cost-effective and intuitive ticketing solutions. \u2014 Miroslav Katsarov, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "The winner of Arizona's five- way Aug. 2 Republican Senate primary will face incumbent Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., in the Nov. 8 general election. \u2014 The Arizona Republic , 16 June 2022",
      "The winner of the Democratic contest will quickly start campaigning against the candidate who emerges from the four- way Republican primary held simultaneously. \u2014 Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune , 16 June 2022",
      "One way to tackle the debt is to get a low-interest personal loan or sign up for a balance-transfer credit card. \u2014 Michelle Singletary, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
      "Although Benno's has closed, the name will live on in at least one unique way . \u2014 Bob Dohr, Journal Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
      "On its top plate there\u2019s a brass multi- way controller incised with grooved concentric rings. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
      "At a multi- way intersection, traffic lights and directional signage jostle for attention. \u2014 Mark Rozzo, The New Yorker , 12 May 2022",
      "Whoever wins what is shaping up to be a multi- way race will confront critical decisions on Day 1. \u2014 Alison Dirr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 8 Jan. 2022",
      "Instead, Simpson donned protective gear and arranged a multi- way video call on her cellphone from Alvarado\u2019s room. \u2014 Lauren Caruba, ExpressNews.com , 12 July 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adverb",
      "After all, both the Dewy Cream and the Water Cream are two industry favorites that initially put the brand on the map way back when, and their hydrating, anti-aging formulas are in a league of their own. \u2014 Jennifer Chan, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2022",
      "But this still feels like a magnum opus for Tippett, who conceived the film way back before computer animation even properly existed. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 10 June 2022",
      "The Ducks finished way back in the final standings, in 25th place alongside Montana State, Texas A&M, Texas-Arlington and Wisconsin. \u2014 Ken Goe For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 10 June 2022",
      "Backbase was founded way back in 2003, but this is its first institutional funding. \u2014 Kevin Dowd, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "The engineer wanted this speaker to succeed the Klipschorn, which had been introduced way back in 1946, but because audio technology had not yet caught up with his imagination, the concept hasn\u2019t become a reality until now. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 5 June 2022",
      "Of the top ten supercomputers, only China's Tianhe-2A, a version of which topped the list way back in 2013, is based on an Intel design. \u2014 Michael J. Miller, PCMAG , 2 June 2022",
      "For L\u00e9a Seydoux and her stylist, Alexandra Imgruth, the process began way back in March, a month before the films were announced. \u2014 Sarah Spellings, Vogue , 27 May 2022",
      "The hunt for talent who could mature in their roles first began for casting director Carmen Cuba way back in April 2015. \u2014 Abby Dupes, Seventeen , 27 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adjective",
      "1836, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adverb",
      "1833, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "way-out":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": far-out"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101-\u02c8au\u0307t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bizarre",
      "bizarro",
      "cranky",
      "crazy",
      "curious",
      "eccentric",
      "erratic",
      "far-out",
      "funky",
      "funny",
      "kinky",
      "kooky",
      "kookie",
      "odd",
      "off-kilter",
      "off-the-wall",
      "offbeat",
      "out-of-the-way",
      "outlandish",
      "outr\u00e9",
      "peculiar",
      "quaint",
      "queer",
      "queerish",
      "quirky",
      "remarkable",
      "rum",
      "screwy",
      "spaced-out",
      "strange",
      "wacky",
      "whacky",
      "weird",
      "weirdo",
      "wild"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1954, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190106"
  },
  "waylay":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush",
      ": to temporarily stop the movement or progress of (someone or something)",
      ": to attack from hiding"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101-\u02ccl\u0101",
      "\u02c8w\u0101-\u02ccl\u0101"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ambuscade",
      "ambush",
      "surprise",
      "surprize"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Gangs sometimes waylay travelers on that road.",
      "We were waylaid by a group of kids with water balloons.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Children emerge armed from their houses and bands of revelers gather on the sides of the roads ready to waylay passersby. \u2014 The Conversation, oregonlive , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "For months, scientists have been monitoring the lift and drop in protection from asymptomatic infection and milder forms of COVID-19, dynamics that seem tightly tethered to antibodies, the molecules that can waylay viruses outside of cells. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 29 Dec. 2021",
      "If a global health crisis couldn\u2019t waylay them, a few temperamental artists don\u2019t stand a chance. \u2014 Sarah Medford, WSJ , 8 Dec. 2021",
      "Last month, Evans gave a TEDx talk in Temecula that included evidence that poker playing shows potential to slow the aging of the brain and is a tool to waylay dementia\u2019s onset. \u2014 Diane Bell Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 Oct. 2021",
      "Although Almeyda, disguised as an old woman, does set out to find Anninho, the book is more interested in the different people who waylay her, and who all have different views on freedom and how to pursue it. \u2014 Sam Sacks, WSJ , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "The party once freely condemned the would-be insurrectionists who attempted to waylay democracy. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 11 Aug. 2021",
      "This works best against a pathogen such as a bacterium, which neutrophils can waylay outside of cells; within minutes of an invasion, the horde will begin gobbling up its opponents and tossing noxious, microbe-killing grenades into the fray. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 17 June 2021",
      "The what, when, and where of these immunological assaults are all crucial to the body\u2019s ability to waylay disease; any perturbation threatens to set the whole system askew. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 15 Apr. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1513, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210342"
  },
  "wayward":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": following one's own capricious, wanton, or depraved inclinations : ungovernable",
      ": following no clear principle or law : unpredictable",
      ": opposite to what is desired or expected : untoward",
      ": disobedient",
      ": not following a rule or regular course of action"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101-w\u0259rd",
      "\u02c8w\u0101-w\u0259rd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "balky",
      "contrary",
      "contumacious",
      "defiant",
      "disobedient",
      "froward",
      "incompliant",
      "insubordinate",
      "intractable",
      "obstreperous",
      "rebel",
      "rebellious",
      "recalcitrant",
      "recusant",
      "refractory",
      "restive",
      "ungovernable",
      "unruly",
      "untoward",
      "willful",
      "wilful"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "amenable",
      "biddable",
      "compliant",
      "conformable",
      "docile",
      "obedient",
      "ruly",
      "submissive",
      "tractable"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "parents of a wayward teenager",
      "had always been the most wayward of their three children",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "It\u2019s because of his older age and oversized condition, his smaller size and body size, the Heat\u2019s demanding culture and his apparently wayward condition. \u2014 Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel , 31 May 2022",
      "San Diego\u2019s wayward sea lion, now named Freeway, was discovered in a storm drain in a pretty dense, urban part of town more than a mile from ocean water. \u2014 Dennis Romero, NBC News , 17 May 2022",
      "And her love interest, Max (Demos), has tried to be a better man since his wayward youth and his mother\u2019s death. \u2014 Common Sense Media, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
      "That\u2019s even true when the narrative shifts to Talulah (No\u00e9e Abita), a wayward youth whom \u00c9lisabet brings out of the cold and into the warmth of her home. \u2014 Michael Nordine, Variety , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "Jake\u2019s family back home \u2014 though nicely performed by Jessica Hecht as forlorn mother and Elgort as wayward son \u2014 seems out of place. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Please be aware that the wayward golf ball had gotten over a tall netting that was surrounding the golf course. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 1 Nov. 2021",
      "Southampton Town dispatchers received a call at about 6:30 a.m. from someone who spotted the wayward creature. \u2014 Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Everything Everywhere is fringey and wayward , too often frenetic only for craziness\u2019 sake. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 7 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, short for awayward turned away, from away , adverb + -ward ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-230355"
  },
  "wall (off)":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to separate (something) from the area around it with a wall"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-110150"
  },
  "walking out":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": strike sense 3a",
      ": the action of leaving a meeting or organization as an expression of disapproval",
      ": to leave suddenly often as an expression of disapproval",
      ": to go on strike",
      ": to leave in the lurch : abandon , desert",
      ": a labor strike",
      ": the act of leaving a meeting or organization to show disapproval",
      ": strike",
      ": the action of leaving a meeting or organization as an expression of disapproval"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fk-\u02ccau\u0307t",
      "\u02c8w\u022fk-\u02ccau\u0307t",
      "\u02c8w\u022fk-\u02ccau\u0307t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "strike"
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      "bail",
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      "begone",
      "book",
      "bug off",
      "bug out",
      "bugger off",
      "buzz (off)",
      "clear off",
      "clear out",
      "cut out",
      "depart",
      "dig out",
      "exit",
      "get",
      "get off",
      "go",
      "go off",
      "move",
      "pack (up ",
      "part",
      "peel off",
      "pike (out ",
      "pull out",
      "push off",
      "push on",
      "quit",
      "run along",
      "sally (forth)",
      "scarper",
      "shove (off)",
      "step (along)",
      "take off",
      "vamoose"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Hundreds of workers staged a walkout to protest conditions in the factory.",
      "after four weeks of the walkout , management gave in",
      "Verb",
      "we simply walked out after waiting half an hour for someone to come and serve us",
      "the salesclerks walked out upon learning of the second pay cut in six months",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "About 36 people were part of the walkout , most of them OHS students, and some adults. \u2014 Alec Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 21 May 2022",
      "The threat of a student walkout follows teacher sickouts at the district of 34,000 students that forced multiple Oakland Unified School District campuses to cancel instruction. \u2014 Andres Picon, San Francisco Chronicle , 17 Jan. 2022",
      "The details and specifics of a walkout are complicated. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 21 Dec. 2021",
      "Company management told workers in emails shared with The Post that they would be paid their wages for Monday through Wednesday of the walkout , but not beyond. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Dec. 2021",
      "Several steps remain in the negotiation process before the unions could reach the point of a walkout . \u2014 Sarah Freishtat, chicagotribune.com , 5 Nov. 2021",
      "People rally in support of a walkout by transgender Netflix employees. \u2014 NBC News , 20 Oct. 2021",
      "Another employee, a leader of the walkout , was fired for allegedly leaking sensitive information. \u2014 Marisa Dellatto, Forbes , 20 Oct. 2021",
      "Managers at some plants called off afternoon and overnight shifts in anticipation of a walkout , according to local news reports in Iowa. \u2014 Allison Prang, WSJ , 14 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1881, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-121008"
  },
  "waddy":{
    "type":[
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": club sense 1a",
      ": to attack or beat with a waddy",
      ": cowboy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-d\u0113",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-d\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "circa 1790, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1830, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1897, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-200235"
  },
  "warmish":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having or giving out heat to a moderate or adequate degree",
      ": serving to maintain or preserve heat especially to a satisfactory degree",
      ": feeling or causing sensations of heat brought about by strenuous exertion",
      ": comfortably established : secure",
      ": marked by strong feeling : ardent",
      ": marked by excitement, disagreement, or anger",
      ": marked by or readily showing affection, gratitude, cordiality, or sympathy",
      ": emphasizing or exploiting sexual imagery or incidents",
      ": accompanied or marked by extreme danger or duress",
      ": newly made : fresh",
      ": having the color or tone of something that imparts heat",
      ": of a hue in the range yellow through orange to red",
      ": near to a goal, object, or solution sought",
      ": to make warm",
      ": to infuse with a feeling of love, friendship, well-being, or pleasure",
      ": to fill with anger, zeal, or passion",
      ": to reheat (cooked food) for eating",
      ": to make ready for operation or performance by preliminary exercise or operation",
      ": to become warm",
      ": to become ardent, interested, or receptive",
      ": to become filled with affection or love",
      ": to experience feelings of pleasure : bask",
      ": to become ready for operation or performance by preliminary activity",
      ": warmly",
      ": somewhat hot",
      ": giving off a little heat",
      ": making a person feel heat or experience no loss of body heat",
      ": having a feeling of warmth",
      ": showing strong feeling",
      ": newly made : fresh",
      ": near the object sought",
      ": of a color in the range yellow through orange to red",
      ": to make or become warm",
      ": to give a feeling of warmth",
      ": to become more interested than at first",
      ": to exercise or practice lightly in preparation for more strenuous activity or a performance",
      ": to run (as a motor) at slow speed before using"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022frm",
      "\u02c8w\u022frm"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "heated",
      "hottish",
      "lukewarm",
      "tepid",
      "toasty",
      "warmed",
      "warmish"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "heat",
      "hot (up)",
      "toast"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Fully charged, the mug will keep things warm for up to 90 minutes. \u2014 Kelsey Lindsey, Outside Online , 12 June 2022",
      "Your tent is a vital piece of camping gear that shouldn\u2019t be overlooked: The right one can keep you warm and dry\u2014and not be a complete nightmare to pitch. \u2014 Hannah Singleton, SELF , 8 June 2022",
      "The beanie is not essential, but does add some more edginess and will help keep you warm . \u2014 Annie O\u2019sullivan, Good Housekeeping , 7 June 2022",
      "The fat-and-seed mixtures are best used in fall and winter when birds need the extra energy to keep warm . \u2014 oregonlive , 3 June 2022",
      "Transfer the scallops to a platter or divide among 4 plates and keep warm . \u2014 G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
      "Last February, Texas witnessed its highest electricity demand ever as residents tried to keep warm . \u2014 Kevin L. Clark, Essence , 23 May 2022",
      "In February 2021 Texas witnessed its highest electricity demand ever as residents tried to keep warm . \u2014 Tyler Mauldin, CNN , 19 May 2022",
      "This is not a casual weekend crewneck\u2013this one is thoughtfully designed to keep you warm and dry in extreme weather. \u2014 Cristina Montemayor, Men's Health , 17 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Tablecloths would warm things up and might bring down the decibel level. \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "Instead of slicing the buns before toasting them, warm them whole in a 250-degree oven for 5 minutes. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
      "Emissions like carbon dioxide warm the planet, which leads to destabilizing weather events and other problems. \u2014 Peter Prengaman, ajc , 26 May 2022",
      "Emissions like carbon dioxide warm the planet, which leads to destabilizing weather events and other problems. \u2014 Peter Prengaman, Anchorage Daily News , 26 May 2022",
      "Like Rio\u2019s beating sun in a bottle, this electric fragrance will warm you up. \u2014 Katie Berohn, Good Housekeeping , 11 May 2022",
      "The collapse of the Amazon\u2019s ecosystems, for example, will catastrophically warm our world, which currently depends on the Amazon to remove huge amounts of carbon from the air. \u2014 Liza Featherstone, The New Republic , 6 May 2022",
      "The natural wood tones of the dresser and matchstick blinds warm the black-and-white room. \u2014 Sarah Wolf Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens , 6 May 2022",
      "The weather will warm , and slow-starting sluggers will find their groove. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 2 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "On Instagram, Lipa shared photos of herself frolicking through the streets of Portugal this week while wearing a warm -toned minidress, patterned with palm trees and sandy beaches. \u2014 Melody Leibner, Harper's BAZAAR , 8 June 2022",
      "Antonoff fooled around with some simple keyboard voicings on a warm -sounding vintage synth, then programmed a spare, mid-tempo track on a drum machine. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
      "The family\u2019s custom apparel shop, which Renee ran, printed the team\u2019s warm -up gear. \u2014 Karin Brulliard And Adria Malcolm, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "As important as Tuesday\u2019s races were, they might best be seen as warm -up acts to more consequential elections ahead. \u2014 Rick Klein, ABC News , 11 May 2022",
      "But in recent years the weather has been staying warm later, Mr. Zhang said, so the wheat has a chance to germinate before winter frosts force it into dormancy. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
      "The family\u2019s custom apparel shop, which Renee ran, printed the team\u2019s warm -up gear. \u2014 Karin Brulliard And Adria Malcolm, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "The family\u2019s custom apparel shop, which Renee ran, printed the team\u2019s warm -up gear. \u2014 Karin Brulliard And Adria Malcolm, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "The family\u2019s custom apparel shop, which Renee ran, printed the team\u2019s warm -up gear. \u2014 Karin Brulliard And Adria Malcolm, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Adverb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-235137"
  },
  "waterproof":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": impervious to water",
      ": covered or treated with a material (such as a solution of rubber) to prevent permeation by water",
      ": a waterproof fabric",
      ": raincoat",
      ": to make waterproof",
      ": not letting water through",
      ": to make something resistant to letting water through"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02ccpr\u00fcf",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-",
      "\u02ccw\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02c8pr\u00fcf",
      "\u02ccw\u00e4-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "leakproof",
      "waterproofed"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "mac",
      "mack",
      "mackintosh",
      "macintosh",
      "oilskin",
      "raincoat",
      "slicker"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "This suntan lotion is waterproof .",
      "luckily, my backpack is waterproof , so my clothes didn't get wet",
      "Noun",
      "remember your waterproof if you're walking around London in the winter",
      "Verb",
      "He waterproofed the deck by applying sealer to it.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Kyun said that there are steps that consumers can take to reduce the amount of PFAS in their lives, like staying away from nonstick cookware, not buying stain-proof couches or carpets and avoiding waterproof mascara. \u2014 Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel , 13 June 2022",
      "Wondering how to remove that waterproof mascara at the end of the day? \u2014 Celia Shatzman, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 May 2022",
      "Owner Annie Blake put on waterproof mascara, the better to bawl her eyes out without looking a complete mess. \u2014 Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Everyone cries and worries about their makeup, because apparently nobody has ever heard of waterproof mascara. \u2014 Emma Specter, Vogue , 22 Aug. 2021",
      "But when the salesperson began touting the benefits of a certain waterproof mascara, Birnbaum advised her daughter to steer clear. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Aug. 2021",
      "What do waterproof mascara and your best friend have in common? \u2014 Allure , 25 June 2021",
      "The soft wipes quickly remove long-wear makeup and waterproof mascara. \u2014 Taylor Lane, Southern Living , 24 June 2021",
      "The study found that more than three-quarters of waterproof mascara, nearly two-thirds of foundations and liquid lipsticks and more than half of eye and lip products had high fluorine concentrations. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 15 June 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "That means an entree (a protein or vegetarian base), bread, a beverage mix, a snack or spread, chewing gum, a spoon, and a nutritional insert all wrapped in a waterproof , go-anywhere bag. \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "His curved, colorful pieces, upholstered in both Louis Vuitton waterproof and Paola Lenti fabrics, were inspired by the terrace fields of China\u2019s Yunnan province and the curving canyons of Arizona\u2019s Antelope Valley. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 7 Dec. 2021",
      "Lilly Lashes created a user-friendly hybrid pen that swipes on like a liquid liner, then grips lashes with a waterproof , all-day adhesive. \u2014 Vogue , 12 Dec. 2021",
      "To use this waterproof and sweat-proof option, either line your lower lid or simply put a dot in your inner corner. \u2014 Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens , 8 Dec. 2021",
      "That includes a 13-inch waterproof iPad that replaces the regular instrumentation, along with a dedicated slot for charging smartphones and a high-end stereo by Fusion. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 6 Oct. 2021",
      "Always keep your camera in a waterproof , zip-top bag. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 July 2021",
      "In terms of making any eye shadow waterproof , though, swimmers have a favorite product for that, too. \u2014 Olivia Muenter, Allure , 25 July 2021",
      "This waterproof , Bluetooth-compatible pick had Amazon shoppers raving over its handy sound booster, which can be used to amplify its bass. \u2014 Melissa Lee, USA TODAY , 1 Apr. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Apartment-building owners and residents repair or waterproof their walls and roofs. \u2014 Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar, The Atlantic , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "At the Statue of Liberty, plans are in the works to waterproof the exterior of the massive stone fort built in 1807 that serves as the monument's base. \u2014 Rebecca Reynolds, USA TODAY , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "At the Statue of Liberty, plans are in the works to waterproof the exterior of the massive stone fort built in 1807 that serves as the monument's base. \u2014 Rebecca Reynolds, ajc , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "The sealant was being used to waterproof the roof and had to be spread across the entire membrane, not just applied to seams. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Aug. 2021",
      "The sealant was being used to waterproof the roof and had to be spread across the entire membrane, not just applied to seams. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Aug. 2021",
      "The sealant was being used to waterproof the roof and had to be spread across the entire membrane, not just applied to seams. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Aug. 2021",
      "The sealant was being used to waterproof the roof and had to be spread across the entire membrane, not just applied to seams. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Aug. 2021",
      "The sealant was being used to waterproof the roof and had to be spread across the entire membrane, not just applied to seams. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1725, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "1788, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1820, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-003517"
  },
  "wall (in)":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to surround (something) with a wall or with something that is like a wall"
    ],
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-005859"
  },
  "wariness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by keen caution, cunning , and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger",
      ": very cautious"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wer-\u0113",
      "\u02c8wer-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alert",
      "careful",
      "cautious",
      "chary",
      "circumspect",
      "conservative",
      "considerate",
      "gingerly",
      "guarded",
      "heedful",
      "safe"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "careless",
      "heedless",
      "incautious",
      "unguarded",
      "unmindful",
      "unsafe",
      "unwary"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Great critics are sometimes wary of great authors. Eliot and Pound usually sidled past Shakespeare. \u2014 William Logan , New York Times Book Review , 11 Feb. 2001",
      "Though sycamore wood was much used, pioneers were wary of the tree's fuzzy leaves, which they believed brought allergies and even consumption. \u2014 Arthur Plotnik , The Urban Tree Book: An Uncommon Field Guide for City and Town , 2000",
      "Modern literary novelists \u2026 wary of neat solutions and happy endings, have tended to invest their mysteries with an aura of ambiguity and to leave them unresolved. \u2014 David Lodge , The Art of Fiction , 1992",
      "The store owner kept a wary eye on him.",
      "Investors are increasingly wary about putting money into stocks.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In recent weeks, politicians and diplomats from the Baltic states and Poland \u2014 countries most wary of Russia\u2019s designs \u2014 similarly cautioned against entering into dialogue with Russian President Vladimir Putin over easing the blockade. \u2014 Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post , 6 June 2022",
      "The killing rattled a city already wary of the subway system, which has been the grim scene of a string of grisly attacks in recent months. \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022",
      "Tom Bernard, the co-founder of Sony Pictures Classics, says the box office for indie movies remains challenged, because older audiences, still wary of COVID, aren\u2019t returning to theaters at the same rate as other demographics. \u2014 Manori Ravindran, Variety , 23 May 2022",
      "The latest round of assistance would push U.S. support to Ukraine beyond $50 billion, which has raised concerns from some conservative Republicans wary of the price of overseas spending. \u2014 Lisa Mascaro, BostonGlobe.com , 15 May 2022",
      "Until now, the country wary of another disaster has stayed away from nuclear power part of their energy transition, but recent events might be the first indications that the tide could turn. \u2014 Aurora Almendral, Quartz , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "But Washington, wary of a wider war with Russia, has not embraced Polish suggestions that an international peacekeeping force be deployed to Ukraine. \u2014 Patrick J. Mcdonnell, Los Angeles Times , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "Mostly, there is this: Be wary of statements touting economic impact. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 2 June 2022",
      "Now here\u2019s yet another reason to be wary of A.I. in medical imagery\u2014there is no good way to know when this software is making a mistake. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 31 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" ware entry 2 + -y entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-120441"
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    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
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      ": the liquid that descends from the clouds as rain, forms streams, lakes, and seas, and is a major constituent of all living matter and that when pure is an odorless, tasteless, very slightly compressible liquid oxide of hydrogen H 2 O which appears bluish in thick layers, freezes at 0\u00b0 C and boils at 100\u00b0 C, has a maximum density at 4\u00b0 C and a high specific heat, is feebly ionized to hydrogen and hydroxyl ions, and is a poor conductor of electricity and a good solvent",
      ": a natural mineral water",
      ": a particular quantity or body of water: such as",
      ": the water occupying or flowing in a particular bed",
      ": lake , pond",
      ": a quantity or depth of water adequate for some purpose (such as navigation)",
      ": a band of seawater abutting on the land of a particular sovereignty and under the control of that sovereignty",
      ": the sea of a particular part of the earth",
      ": water supply",
      ": travel or transportation on water",
      ": the level of water at a particular state of the tide : tide",
      ": liquid containing or resembling water: such as",
      ": a pharmaceutical or cosmetic preparation made with water",
      ": a watery solution of a gaseous or readily volatile substance \u2014 compare ammonia water",
      ": a distilled fluid (as an essence)",
      ": a distilled alcoholic liquor",
      ": a watery fluid (such as tears, urine, or sap) formed or circulating in a living body",
      ": amniotic fluid",
      ": bag of waters",
      ": the degree of clarity and luster of a precious stone",
      ": degree of excellence",
      ": watercolor",
      ": stock not representing assets of the issuing company and not backed by earning power",
      ": fictitious or exaggerated asset entries that give a stock an unrealistic book value",
      ": out of difficulty",
      ": to moisten, sprinkle, or soak with water",
      ": to supply with water for drink",
      ": to supply water to",
      ": to treat with or as if with water",
      ": to impart a lustrous appearance and wavy pattern to (cloth) by calendering",
      ": to dilute by the addition of water",
      ": to add to the aggregate par value of (securities) without a corresponding addition to the assets represented by the securities",
      ": to form or secrete water or watery matter (such as tears or saliva)",
      ": to get or take water: such as",
      ": to take on a supply of water",
      ": to drink water",
      ": the liquid that comes from the clouds as rain and forms streams, lakes, and seas",
      ": a body of water or a part of a body of water",
      ": to wet or supply with water",
      ": to fill with liquid (as tears or saliva)",
      ": to add water to",
      ": the liquid that descends from the clouds as rain, forms streams, lakes, and seas, and is a major constituent of all living matter and that is an odorless, tasteless, very slightly compressible liquid oxide of hydrogen H 2 O which appears bluish in thick layers, freezes at 0\u00b0C (32\u00b0F) and boils at 100\u00b0C (212\u00b0F), has a maximum density at 4\u00b0C (39\u00b0F) and a high specific heat, is feebly ionized to hydrogen and hydroxyl ions, and is a poor conductor of electricity and a good solvent",
      ": liquid containing or resembling water: as",
      ": a pharmaceutical or cosmetic preparation made with water",
      ": a watery solution of a gaseous or readily volatile substance \u2014 see ammonia water",
      ": a watery fluid (as tears or urine) formed or circulating in a living body",
      ": amniotic fluid",
      ": bag of waters",
      ": to form or secrete water or watery matter (as tears or saliva)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-",
      "\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-",
      "\u02c8w\u022ft-\u0259r",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4t-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bathe",
      "bedraggle",
      "douse",
      "dowse",
      "drench",
      "drown",
      "soak",
      "sodden",
      "sop",
      "souse",
      "wash",
      "water-soak",
      "waterlog",
      "wet",
      "wet down"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dehydrate",
      "desiccate",
      "dry",
      "parch",
      "scorch",
      "sear"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Stir briefly with a fork or small whisk to immerse the gelatin in the water . \u2014 Sally Pasley Vargas, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
      "Foldable kayaks also tend to sit deeper in the water and are more efficient to paddle. \u2014 Chantae Reden, Popular Mechanics , 21 June 2022",
      "The significance of an out-of-state politician coming to New Hampshire wasn\u2019t lost on the state\u2019s establishment class, who took Mr. Pritzker\u2019s attendance as dipping his toe in the water . \u2014 WSJ , 19 June 2022",
      "All involved were in the water when responders arrived at the scene. \u2014 Camille C. Knox, CBS News , 18 June 2022",
      "The girls were playing with a group in the water Wednesday when they were separated and did not resurface until Greenwood police and fire department arrived on scene, according to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources. \u2014 Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star , 18 June 2022",
      "Two vessels had collided and there were 11 people in the water . \u2014 Rebekah Riess, CNN , 18 June 2022",
      "Newport is known for sailing and offers boundless opportunities to get out on the water . \u2014 Sam Dangremond, Town & Country , 18 June 2022",
      "Strips of debris appeared to have peeled off the vessel and were dangling in the water . \u2014 Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY , 18 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Agencies like the Las Virgenes Municipal Water District and the Los Angeles Department of Water have put restrictions where certain addresses can only water on certain days and during the early morning or evening. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
      "After all, in Los Angeles, the drought is so bad that residents can only water once a week. \u2014 Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine , 18 May 2022",
      "Harmful algal blooms are a new phenomena to Sleeping Bear Dunes, but not to water bodies across the Great Lakes. \u2014 Elissa Welle, Detroit Free Press , 28 May 2022",
      "Her goal also is to purchase an $80,000 truck to water them. \u2014 Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "The Boomer 8 Dog Bowl, $50, is dent-resistant and can be used to water and feed your hound. \u2014 Wendy Altschuler, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Learn the most effective ways to water a garden of native plants, including tips on when and where to irrigate and the pros and cons of overhead, drip and hand-watering equipment. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2022",
      "Everyone\u2019s lives have become an endless list of don\u2019ts: don\u2019t water the lawn, don\u2019t fill up your pool, don\u2019t take long showers. \u2014 Ashlee Conour, Chicago Tribune , 2 May 2022",
      "Drought-tolerant shrubbery and trees are being planted, and a smart weather irrigation system that will know the optimum time to water the vegetation is being installed. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 29 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-133700"
  },
  "wain":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a usually large and heavy vehicle for farm use",
      ": big dipper",
      "[short for Charles's Wain ]"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cart",
      "wagon"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "an antique wain that was once used for delivering milk"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, wagon, chariot, from Old English w\u00e6gn ; akin to Middle Dutch wagen wagon, Old English wegan to move \u2014 more at way ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-141650"
  },
  "war":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb or adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a state of usually open and declared armed hostile conflict between states or nations",
      ": a period of such armed conflict",
      ": state of war",
      ": the art or science of warfare",
      ": weapons and equipment for war",
      ": soldiers armed and equipped for war",
      ": a state of hostility, conflict, or antagonism",
      ": a struggle or competition between opposing forces or for a particular end",
      ": variance , odds sense 2",
      ": to be in active or vigorous conflict",
      ": to engage in warfare",
      ": worse",
      ": worst , overcome",
      ": a state or period of fighting between states or nations",
      ": a struggle between opposing forces or for a particular end",
      ": to engage in a series of battles"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fr",
      "\u02c8w\u022fr",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4r",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4r",
      "\u02c8w\u022fr"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "conflagration",
      "conflict",
      "hostilities",
      "hot war"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "peace"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "China, despite an official position of neutrality over the war in Ukraine, has repeatedly stated that its close partnership with Russia remains unchanged. \u2014 Christian Shepherd, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
      "The proceeds will go directly to UNICEF in its efforts to help children displaced by the war in Ukraine. \u2014 David Keyton, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
      "In February, Applebee\u2019s was criticized when one of its ads inadvertently ran directly alongside a dire CNN segment on the war in Ukraine. \u2014 Gerry Smith, Anchorage Daily News , 20 June 2022",
      "Two months after Russia invaded Ukraine, the Biden administration launched a program dubbed Uniting for Ukraine to allow private individuals to help those displaced by the war come to the U.S. \u2014 Camilo Montoya-galvez, CBS News , 20 June 2022",
      "The war in Ukraine has further crimped supply because Russia and Ukraine are both major exporters of fertilizer, which is used to grow cotton. \u2014 Parija Kavilanz, CNN , 20 June 2022",
      "The British Defence Ministry's Sunday update on the war in Ukraine indicated morale is waning on both sides of the battle line. \u2014 Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY , 19 June 2022",
      "In recent weeks, authorities have arrested thousands of people in the Amhara region, including members of the Fano militia who were instrumental in helping Mr. Abiy fight the war in Tigray. \u2014 New York Times , 19 June 2022",
      "Forecasters have raised recession probability due to a number of factors: higher borrowing costs, a blistering pace of inflation, supply-chain problems and commodity-price shocks stemming from the war in Ukraine. \u2014 Harriet Torry, WSJ , 19 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The dour news arrived as Democrats and Republicans in Congress continue to war over the size and scope of the next coronavirus relief package. \u2014 Tony Romm, BostonGlobe.com , 5 Aug. 2020",
      "The dour news arrived as Democrats and Republicans in Congress continue to war over the size and scope of the next coronavirus relief package. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Aug. 2020",
      "Selah takes on a prot\u00e9g\u00e9e, Paloma (Celeste O\u2019Connor), a new student and amateur photographer who has yet to be claimed by one of the school\u2019s warring factions. \u2014 Teo Bugbee, New York Times , 16 Apr. 2020",
      "Egypt, Russia, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates are all involved, supplying variously troops, fighters, and military equipment to the warring factions. \u2014 Lorne Cook, BostonGlobe.com , 31 Mar. 2020",
      "As the virus outbreak \u2014 and Israel\u2019s response to it \u2014 swelled frighteningly in recent days, the warring factions have softened their rhetoric and embraced, tentatively, the possibility of coming together in an emergency coalition. \u2014 Steve Hendrix, Washington Post , 13 Mar. 2020",
      "The timing of the pandemic couldn\u2019t be worse for Mexico, especially in this downtrodden city, which has long been marred by drug violence carried out by warring criminal organizations. \u2014 Dallas News , 9 Apr. 2020",
      "Nothing in your letter suggests a dire backdrop, but many young people are cut off by their parents for warring over hot topics such as religion or sexuality. \u2014 Philip Galanes, New York Times , 18 Jan. 2018",
      "Anthony Breznican \u2714 @Breznican Sharon Duncan-Brewster is Dr. Liet Kynes, lead ecologist of Arrakis and a power broker amid the warring factions. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 14 Apr. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)",
      "Verb (1)",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adverb or adjective",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb (2)",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-141714"
  },
  "watery":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": consisting of, filled with, or surrounded by water",
      ": containing, sodden with, or yielding water or a thin liquid",
      ": resembling water or watery matter especially in thin fluidity, soggy texture, paleness, or lack of savor",
      ": exhibiting weakness and vapidity : wishy-washy",
      ": full of or giving out liquid",
      ": containing or giving out water or a thin liquid",
      ": like water especially in being thin, soggy, pale, or without flavor",
      ": lacking in strength or determination",
      ": consisting of or filled with water",
      ": containing, sodden with, or yielding water or a thin liquid"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259-r\u0113",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-",
      "\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259-r\u0113",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-",
      "\u02c8w\u022ft-\u0259-r\u0113, \u02c8w\u00e4t-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "awash",
      "bathed",
      "bedraggled",
      "doused",
      "dowsed",
      "drenched",
      "dripping",
      "logged",
      "saturate",
      "saturated",
      "soaked",
      "soaking",
      "sodden",
      "soggy",
      "sopping",
      "soppy",
      "soused",
      "washed",
      "water-soaked",
      "watered",
      "waterlogged",
      "wet"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "arid",
      "dry",
      "unwatered",
      "waterless"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The pollen caused her eyes to become watery .",
      "The soup was watery and had no flavor.",
      "the watery light of winter",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Cabrera was wearing sunglasses which, Hinch said later, covered up some watery eyes. \u2014 Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press , 13 June 2022",
      "Mild reactions may include an occasional runny nose, watery eyes, or sneezing. \u2014 Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "These are loose stoles or diarrhea that might contain blood, abdominal cramps, runny nose, watery eyes, and colic (in babies). \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Smith's timely leadership reflects the importance that Minnesotans put on safeguarding the watery northern Minnesota wilderness from potential mining pollution. \u2014 Editorial Board, Star Tribune , 25 Apr. 2021",
      "Essentially, coastal cities are in for a watery future sooner than current models predict. \u2014 Camille Squires, Quartz , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "From the watery kingdom of Atlantis to the dangerous deserts of Arrakis, Jason Momoa may be heading to the video game world of Minecraft for Warner Bros, Variety has confirmed. \u2014 Jordan Moreau, Variety , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Their watery hues are poignantly unlike the heavy black outlines and bright red touches of the other work. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Symptoms typically start about 2 days after a person is exposed and can include vomiting and watery diarrhea, loss of appetite and dehydration. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 15 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-143956"
  },
  "waggery":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": mischievous merriment : pleasantry",
      ": jest",
      ": practical joke"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wa-g\u0259-r\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "devilishness",
      "devilment",
      "devilry",
      "deviltry",
      "diablerie",
      "espi\u00e8glerie",
      "hob",
      "impishness",
      "knavery",
      "mischief",
      "mischievousness",
      "rascality",
      "roguery",
      "roguishness",
      "shenanigan(s)",
      "waggishness",
      "wickedness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "tossing lighted firecrackers around is not the kind of harmless waggery that it might seem",
      "Will Rogers' homespun waggeries struck a chord with audiences during the Great Depression."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-151448"
  },
  "washy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": weak , watery",
      ": deficient in color",
      ": lacking in vigor, individuality, or definiteness",
      ": lacking in condition and in firmness of flesh"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022f-sh\u0113",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dull",
      "dulled",
      "faded",
      "light",
      "pale",
      "pastel",
      "washed-out"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dark",
      "deep",
      "gay",
      "rich"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Prime Minister Conte, a lawyer, prefers looping, legalistic, wishy- washy sentences. \u2014 Jason Horowitz, New York Times , 11 Apr. 2020",
      "What wasn\u2019t though was the wishy- washy nature laced along the rest of that news release. \u2014 oregonlive , 30 Jan. 2020",
      "Despite the occasional box-checking, wishy- washy comment slapping Beijing on the wrist for the worst of its abuses, the reality is that the former vice president\u2019s support of the People\u2019s Republic of China is deep and longstanding. \u2014 Tom Cotton, National Review , 11 Mar. 2020",
      "Joe Biden\u2019s wishy- washy foreign policy record could be a liability for him in the wake of President Trump\u2019s ordered strike that killed Iranian Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani. \u2014 Emily Larsen, Washington Examiner , 7 Jan. 2020",
      "There\u2019s a big part of me now wondering if either the Ducks or the Beavers should even want the wishy- washy act of Williams. \u2014 John Canzano | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 27 Sep. 2019",
      "Coach Brian Flores takes the brunt of it, day-to-day, with the wishy- washy mission statement of trying to win but prepping for next year making him waffle between Ryan Fitzpatrick and Josh Rosen at quarterback. \u2014 Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com , 19 Oct. 2019",
      "The wishy- washy approach has left policymakers flummoxed. \u2014 Matthew De Silva, Quartz , 17 Oct. 2019",
      "One study from the journal Appetite illustrates just how wishy- washy the term can be. \u2014 Joy Bauer, Ms, Woman's Day , 20 Aug. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1615, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-174000"
  },
  "warren":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name ()",
      "geographical name",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant)",
      ": the privilege of hunting game in such a warren",
      ": an area (as of uncultivated ground) where rabbits breed",
      ": a structure where rabbits are kept or bred",
      ": the rabbits of a warren",
      ": a crowded tenement or district",
      ": a maze of passageways or small rooms",
      ": a place where rabbits live or are kept",
      "Earl 1891\u20131974 American jurist; chief justice U.S. Supreme Court (1953\u201369)",
      "Kemble 1830\u20131882 American general",
      "Joseph 1741\u20131775 American physician and general in Revolution",
      "J. Robin 1937\u2013 Australian pathologist",
      "Robert Penn 1905\u20131989 American author and educator; poet laureate (1986\u201387)",
      "city in southeastern Michigan north of Detroit population 134,056",
      "city in northeastern Ohio northwest of Youngstown population 41,557"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fr-\u0259n",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4r-",
      "\u02c8w\u022fr-\u0259n",
      "\u02c8w\u022fr-\u0259n",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4r-",
      "\u02c8w\u022fr-\u0259n",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4r-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "labyrinth",
      "maze",
      "rabbit warren"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a warren of narrow hallways",
      "got lost in the warren of interconnected side streets",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Soldiers and civilians were holding out in a warren of underground bunkers beneath the sprawling Azovstal steel mill complex in the city, defying ultimatums to surrender, while Russian fire concentrated on that site. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "The sixth floor is a warren of small, dark spaces, many of them for video; the fifth floor is open and bright and takes advantage of the massive, column-free space designed by architect Renzo Piano. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Given the excavated hillside, galleries of various shapes and sizes on different grades could have been a confusing warren of upstairs/downstairs rooms. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "The United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross have organized a series of evacuations of civilians from the mill, which had sheltered hundreds of people in its warren of underground tunnels and bunkers. \u2014 Nicole Winfield, ajc , 11 May 2022",
      "Russian forces have probed the plant and even reached into its warren of tunnels, according to Ukrainian officials. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 8 May 2022",
      "Russian forces have probed the plant and even reached into its warren of tunnels, according to Ukrainian officials. \u2014 Elena Becatoros, Jon Gambrell, Anchorage Daily News , 8 May 2022",
      "Russian forces have probed the plant and even reached into its warren of tunnels, according to Ukrainian officials. \u2014 Elena Becatoros And Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune , 7 May 2022",
      "Already Russian forces had probed the plant and even reached into its warren of tunnels, according to Ukrainian officials. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English wareine , from Anglo-French warenne, garenne ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190155"
  },
  "waffle":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron",
      ": equivocate , vacillate",
      ": yo-yo , flip-flop",
      ": to talk or write foolishly : blather",
      ": empty or pretentious words : tripe",
      ": a crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron and often indented with a pattern of small squares"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-f\u0259l",
      "\u02c8w\u022f-",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-f\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "equivocate",
      "fudge",
      "hedge",
      "pussyfoot",
      "tergiversate",
      "weasel"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "she waffled when asked what she thought of her sister's new boyfriend"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "1744, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1868, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "circa 1888, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190807"
  },
  "watchword":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a word or phrase used as a sign of recognition among members of the same society, class, or group",
      ": a word or motto that embodies a principle or guide to action of an individual or group : slogan",
      ": a guiding principle",
      ": password"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4ch-\u02ccw\u0259rd",
      "\u02c8w\u022fch-",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4ch-\u02ccw\u0259rd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "countersign",
      "password",
      "word"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The new watchword in his campaign is \u201cIt's time for change.\u201d",
      "the watchword is changed every day",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The watchword in conversations with analysts and investors is uncertainty. \u2014 Walter Frick, Quartz , 11 May 2022",
      "And vigilant will indeed be the watchword for 2022. \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "Modernity, the welcome chaos of class mobility and incremental advancements for Black Americans, is coming for a class of people for whom stability has long been the watchword . \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "Accessibility is the watchword for citizen experience. \u2014 Brian Chidester, Forbes , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "The watchword is universalism, referring to an abstract notion of citizenship to which all must subscribe. \u2014 Rachel Donadio, The Atlantic , 22 Nov. 2021",
      "The truth is, success would be nice, but the watchword here in Year 1 of a new era is progress. \u2014 Howard Megdal, Forbes , 2 Sep. 2021",
      "Sorry might have been the watchword for Sunday\u2019s performance. \u2014 Gary Klein Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 3 Oct. 2021",
      "So, if \u2018uncertainty\u2019 was the watchword of 2020, reinvention or transformation may become the word of 2021. \u2014 Benjamin Laker, Forbes , 6 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191733"
  },
  "war paint":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": paint put on parts of the body (such as the face) by American Indians as a sign of going to war",
      ": makeup sense 3a"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "cosmetics",
      "makeup",
      "maquillage",
      "paint"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a picture of a chief dressed in a headdress and war paint",
      "She piled on the war paint .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There is no need to wash your makeup off with harsh chemicals anymore; Farmacy\u2019s Clearly Clean Makeup Removing Cleansing Balm is a natural way to wipe off your war paint at the end of each day. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 May 2022",
      "Because season one's events existed in a vacuum \u2014 a time loop, to be exact \u2014 that war paint was exactly the same in every single episode: electric blue, graphic eyeliner. \u2014 Taylore Glynn, Allure , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "One girl smears menstrual blood on her face like war paint ; another fantasizes about giving birth, smashing her newborn's head on the rocks and force-feeding the corpse to her rivals. \u2014 Sara Stewart, CNN , 8 Jan. 2022",
      "In sci-fi color schemes, her rave-ready makeup can be used as face paint or war paint . \u2014 Maggie Lange, Allure , 20 Dec. 2021",
      "For athletic events, we were encouraged by teachers and administrators, most of whom were also white, to dress up in Native American-like gear and war paint . \u2014 New York Times , 30 June 2021",
      "For a start, there\u2019s something inherently fortifying about slicking on a coat of war paint . \u2014 April Long, Town & Country , 4 Dec. 2020",
      "And the school has promised that no matter what, students will no longer be allowed to paint themselves red and put on war paint . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 Nov. 2020",
      "The Super Bowl champion Chiefs had already prohibited fans from wearing headdresses or war paint amid a push for more cultural sensitivity. \u2014 CBS News , 11 Sep. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1826, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-192555"
  },
  "watering place":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a place where water may be obtained",
      ": one where animals and especially livestock come to drink",
      ": a health or recreational resort featuring mineral springs or bathing",
      ": a place (such as a nightclub, bar, or lounge) where drink is available"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "bar",
      "barroom",
      "caf\u00e9",
      "cafe",
      "cantina",
      "dramshop",
      "gin mill",
      "grogshop",
      "pub",
      "public house",
      "saloon",
      "taproom",
      "tavern",
      "watering hole"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "die-hard fans gathered at the local watering place to watch the Super Bowl"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-193208"
  },
  "washroom":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a room that is equipped with washing and toilet facilities : lavatory"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fsh-\u02ccr\u00fcm",
      "-\u02ccru\u0307m",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4sh-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bath",
      "bathroom",
      "bog",
      "can",
      "cloakroom",
      "comfort station",
      "convenience",
      "head",
      "john",
      "latrine",
      "lavatory",
      "loo",
      "potty",
      "restroom",
      "toilet",
      "water closet"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "could you tell me where the washroom is?",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The youngster has joined the firm and been given the keys to the executive washroom . \u2014 Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "The girl, who was shot in the right wrist and grazed in the leg, was found in a washroom near Valdes. \u2014 Rosemary Sobol, chicagotribune.com , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "During that period, my days were organized around hours of grueling physio and then collapsing in exhaustion, unable to get up to go to the washroom . \u2014 Ahreaume, Longreads , 19 Aug. 2019",
      "Grimy baths and toilets are what remains of the washroom facilities, while soot obscures the patterned wallpaper in the executive sleeping quarters. \u2014 Maureen O'hare, CNN , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "Below decks is an elegant master suite with varnished woodwork, a spacious bathroom and second toilet/ washroom . \u2014 Howard Walker, Robb Report , 12 Nov. 2021",
      "There are no bottles of hair spray on the washroom \u2019s counter. \u2014 Mary Carole Mccauley, baltimoresun.com , 28 Oct. 2021",
      "The title of the show refers to the organizing principal which views these divas through the lens of ordinary people who somehow encountered them (a washroom attendant, a feature writer, a librarian, a backup singer, a maid). \u2014 Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com , 3 Oct. 2021",
      "The women had to wake at precisely eight each morning, but, except for trips to the washroom and the toilet, they were locked in their cells twenty-four hours a day. \u2014 David Remnic, The New Yorker , 3 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1806, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-201007"
  },
  "wait":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to stay in place in expectation of : await",
      ": to delay serving (a meal)",
      ": to serve food and drinks to the people sitting at : to act as a server for",
      ": to remain stationary in readiness or expectation",
      ": to pause for another to catch up",
      ": to look forward expectantly",
      ": to hold back expectantly",
      ": to serve at meals",
      ": to be ready and available",
      ": to remain temporarily neglected or unrealized",
      ": pause , stop",
      ": to attend as a servant",
      ": to supply the wants of : serve",
      ": to make a formal call on",
      ": to wait for",
      ": to delay going to bed : stay up",
      ": a hidden or concealed position",
      ": a state or attitude of watchfulness and expectancy",
      ": one of a band of public musicians in England employed to play for processions or public entertainments",
      ": one of a group who serenade for gratuities especially at the Christmas season",
      ": a piece of music by such a group",
      ": an act or period of waiting",
      ": to stay in a place looking forward to something that is expected to happen",
      ": to stop moving or doing something",
      ": to remain not done or dealt with",
      ": to serve food as a waiter or waitress",
      ": an act or period of waiting",
      ": a hidden place from which a surprise attack can be made"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101t",
      "\u02c8w\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "await",
      "bide",
      "hold on",
      "stay"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "delay",
      "detainment",
      "detention",
      "holdback",
      "holding pattern",
      "holdup"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "McCraw on Tuesday at a Texas Senate hearing accused Arredondo of ordering police to wait for unnecessary equipment and keys to a door that may not have been locked as suspected. \u2014 Travis Caldwell And Rosa Flores, CNN , 23 June 2022",
      "With law enforcement facing backlash over the decision to wait for around an hour for backup instead of moving on the gunman as the school shooting unfolded, McGraw said the lives of police officers were valued over those of young children that day. \u2014 Chantal Da Silva, NBC News , 22 June 2022",
      "The Peanuts gang celebrates Halloween, while Linus skips trick-or-treating to wait for the Great Pumpkin. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 22 June 2022",
      "Property owners under 50 can afford to wait for the next upcycle if the market sees a significant correction. \u2014 Zenger News, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
      "Rather than rehab the knee and wait for a better draft outcome, Siragusa bet on himself. \u2014 Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star , 22 June 2022",
      "All of the novels are remarkably fast-paced; Hermans, who claimed to have written serious novels disguised as entertainment, clearly doesn\u2019t believe in making the reader wait long for something dramatic to happen. \u2014 Francine Prose, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
      "McCraw has stated that Arredondo was the incident commander at the scene and decided to wait for more firepower, tactical gear, and keys to open the classroom door, even though the door was actually unlocked. \u2014 Ashley Soriano, Fox News , 22 June 2022",
      "But with the observed Juneteenth holiday Monday, parents may need to wait . \u2014 Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Pressure has also been mounting on Capitol Hill, where lawmakers have demanded to know why there has been such a long wait . \u2014 Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times , 2 June 2022",
      "Some shelters are building extensions, their concrete foundations and steel frames symbolizing the increasing permanence of what refugees had hoped would be a temporary wait . \u2014 Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor , 10 May 2022",
      "This is a long wait and risks a gap as the E-3 deteriorates. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 4 May 2022",
      "For parents, the authorization of vaccines for the youngest population in the country has been a stressful, arduous wait . \u2014 Cheyenne Haslett, ABC News , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "After that was a wait while Yash completed his other commitments. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "This is important in assuring there is almost no wait for the transfer. \u2014 Brad Templeton, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "To say it\u2019s been a long wait for Dillian Whyte would be an understatement. \u2014 Troy L. Smith, cleveland , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "It's been a long wait , but the official full trailer for the fourth season of Stranger Things is finally here. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 12 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-203647"
  },
  "warm fuzzies":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": feelings of happiness, contentment, or sentimentality"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "beatitude",
      "blessedness",
      "bliss",
      "blissfulness",
      "felicity",
      "gladness",
      "happiness",
      "joy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "calamity",
      "ill-being",
      "misery",
      "sadness",
      "unhappiness",
      "wretchedness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Customers like warm fuzzies and are willing to pay for them. \u2014 WSJ , 27 May 2022",
      "Sean Connery looks engaged for the last time in his career, and if that doesn\u2019t give you the warm fuzzies , River Phoenix is great as Young Indy in a flashback. \u2014 Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Gives me the warm fuzzies thinking about those guys and the amazing music that helped shaped our childhood. \u2014 Liza Lentini, SPIN , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "Enlarge / Seeing Guinan and Picard together again gives us some warm fuzzies . \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "The likelihood of becoming an influencer, of finding fulfillment in a pair of leggings or a sports bra, of turning the warm fuzzies of a Facebook community into cold hard cash is simply slim to none. \u2014 Ali Montag, Fortune , 15 Dec. 2021",
      "Whether on her talk show or social media, Barrymore comes off as a lovely, human embodiment of the warm fuzzies \u2014 and while no one's bright-eyed and bushy-tailed 24/7, Barrymore just revealed her secret for eternal perkiness. \u2014 Rachel Nussbaum, PEOPLE.com , 15 Sep. 2021",
      "That's because this was a calamity in two parts: The first part was your vulnerability to guilt, and the second was your sister's knowledge and brazen exploitation of that vulnerability to give herself a couple of cheap warm fuzzies inside. \u2014 The Washington Post , 21 Aug. 2020",
      "Plus, putting more positive connections into the universe can up your chances of receiving those warm fuzzies back. 3. \u2014 Stefanie Groner, Glamour , 22 May 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1981, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-205855"
  },
  "wash":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to cleanse by or as if by the action of liquid (such as water)",
      ": to remove (something, such as dirt) by rubbing or drenching with liquid",
      ": to cleanse (fur) by licking or by rubbing with a paw moistened with saliva",
      ": to flush or moisten (a bodily part or injury) with a liquid",
      ": to wet thoroughly : drench",
      ": to overspread with light : suffuse",
      ": to pass a liquid (such as water) over or through especially so as to carry off material from the surface or interior",
      ": to flow along or dash or overflow against",
      ": to move, carry, or deposit by or as if by the force of water in motion",
      ": to subject (something, such as crushed ore) to the action of water to separate valuable material",
      ": to separate (particles) from a substance (such as ore) by agitation with or in water",
      ": to pass through a bath to carry off impurities or soluble components",
      ": to pass (a gas or gaseous mixture) through or over a liquid to purify it especially by removing soluble components",
      ": to cover or daub lightly with or as if with an application of a thin liquid (such as whitewash or varnish)",
      ": to depict or paint by a broad sweep of thin color with a brush",
      ": to cause to swirl",
      ": launder sense 3",
      ": to wash oneself or a part of one's body",
      ": to become worn away by the action of water",
      ": to clean something by rubbing or dipping in water",
      ": to become carried along on water : drift",
      ": to pour, sweep, or flow in a stream or current",
      ": to serve as a cleansing agent",
      ": to undergo laundering",
      ": to undergo testing successfully : work sense 3",
      ": to gain acceptance : inspire belief",
      ": to disclaim interest in, responsibility for, or further connection with",
      ": a piece of ground washed by the sea or river",
      ": bog , marsh",
      ": a shallow body of water",
      ": a shallow creek",
      ": the dry bed of a stream",
      ": the act or process or an instance of washing or being washed",
      ": articles to be washed, being washed, or having been washed",
      ": the surging action or sound of waves",
      ": something resembling this action or sound",
      ": worthless especially liquid waste : refuse",
      ": an insipid beverage",
      ": vapid writing or speech",
      ": a sweep or splash especially of color made by or as if by a long stroke of a brush",
      ": a thin coat of paint (such as watercolor)",
      ": a thin liquid used for coating a surface (such as a wall)",
      ": lotion",
      ": loose or eroded surface material of the earth (such as rock debris) transported and deposited by running water",
      ": backwash sense 1",
      ": a disturbance in a fluid (such as water or the air) produced by the passage of an airfoil or propeller",
      ": a situation in which losses and gains or advantages and disadvantages balance each other",
      ": involving essentially simultaneous purchase and sale of the same security",
      ": washable",
      "Washington",
      ": to cleanse with water and usually a cleaning agent (as soap)",
      ": to wet completely with liquid",
      ": to flow along or overflow against",
      ": to remove or carry away by the action of water",
      ": to stand being cleansed without injury",
      ": articles (as clothes, sheets, and towels) in the laundry",
      ": an act or instance of cleansing or of being cleansed",
      ": the flow, sound, or action of water",
      ": a backward flow of water (as made by the motion of a boat)",
      ": material carried or set down by water",
      "Washington",
      ": to cleanse by or as if by the action of liquid (as water)",
      ": to flush or moisten (a bodily part or injury) with a liquid",
      ": to pass through a liquid to carry off impurities or soluble components",
      ": to wash oneself or a part of one's body",
      ": to clean something by rubbing or dipping in water",
      ": a liquid medicinal preparation used especially for cleansing or antisepsis \u2014 see eyewash , mouthwash"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fsh",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4sh",
      "chiefly Midland also",
      "or",
      "\u02c8w\u022fsh",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4sh",
      "\u02c8w\u022fsh",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4sh"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bathe",
      "lap",
      "lave",
      "lip",
      "splash"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bog",
      "fen",
      "marsh",
      "marshland",
      "mire",
      "moor",
      "morass",
      "muskeg",
      "slough",
      "slew",
      "slue",
      "swamp",
      "swampland",
      "wetland"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Long story short, wash your face to get rid of any surface dirt or grime, pat dry, and then apply the face serum of your choice before taking any other steps in your regimen. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 June 2022",
      "Rushing waters can\u2019t quench love; rivers can\u2019t wash it away. \u2014 Alexa Tucker, Woman's Day , 1 June 2022",
      "Then, wash it all down with a summery red hibiscus punch. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
      "In Lab evaluations, fiber scientists wash all sheets according to the care label to rate shrinkage, wrinkle resistance and appearance after laundering. \u2014 Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping , 24 May 2022",
      "If it was previously used for plants, wash it first in a solution of one part liquid bleach to nine parts water, and then rinse thoroughly to kill any plant diseases. \u2014 Carol Stocker, BostonGlobe.com , 22 May 2022",
      "After contact, wash your hands with soap and water and throw away any gloves. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 21 May 2022",
      "Yet his full-throated denials may not wash with corporate execs looking to generate goodwill for their products. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 18 May 2022",
      "Safety Note: Never power- wash a surface with lead paint. \u2014 Kristina Mcguirk, Better Homes & Gardens , 11 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Brush the tops of the buns with a wash consisting of 1 egg beaten well with 1 teaspoon water. \u2014 Minerva Ordu\u00f1o Rinc\u00f3n, The Arizona Republic , 6 June 2022",
      "Many testers noted its light exfoliation, with one tester calling it the perfect combination face wash and gentle scrub. \u2014 April Franzino, Good Housekeeping , 6 June 2022",
      "Tumbaga is both malleable and hard, ideal for intricate metalwork, while a mild acid wash removes copper from a top layer and allows the gold to shine like the sun. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
      "In her preparatory drawings for the minimalist installations, straight yellow lines rendered usually in wax crayon are aligned atop mottled, ink- wash backdrops. \u2014 Mark Jenkins, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
      "Most natural shampoos will not include those harmful chemicals, which results in a different wash experience. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 June 2022",
      "According to Gagliardi, whites require the wash temperature to be at least warm, if not hot, in order to get them as clean as possible. \u2014 Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens , 1 June 2022",
      "Wear a detailed boot with light- wash denim and a T-shirt to complete an all-American, off-duty ensemble that's as chic as it is laid-back. \u2014 Shelby Ying Hyde, Harper's BAZAAR , 30 May 2022",
      "This compost bin features two buckets; the inner bin can be removed to discard compost and wash . \u2014 Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics , 28 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The election exempts securities trades from wash -sale loss (WS) adjustments, which can defer tax losses to the subsequent year and the $3,000 capital loss limitation. \u2014 Robert Green, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
      "To get the best of the tress saviors, four testers (whose hair varied in thickness, length, and shade) rubbed a bit of coconut oil into their roots to mimic a few days post- wash . \u2014 Janine Henni, PEOPLE.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "In this episode of Wash Day Diaries, Entrepreneur and dancer Tavia Bailey shares her step-by-step approach to product build-up and moisturized post- wash braids. \u2014 Ashley Abramson, Allure , 11 Aug. 2021",
      "That wash -rinse-repeat cycle has played out repeatedly over the last century, three times in the last 14 years alone. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Mar. 2021",
      "Tybee Tea CocktailMakes about 1 gallon 1 large bunch fresh mint 1 cup sugar 2 quarts James T's Secret Iced Tea (recipe follows) 2 quarts lemonade Bourbon Lemon slices for serving Wash mint. \u2014 Ann Maloney, NOLA.com , 28 June 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adjective",
      "1848, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-013643"
  },
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    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to cleanse by or as if by the action of liquid (such as water)",
      ": to remove (something, such as dirt) by rubbing or drenching with liquid",
      ": to cleanse (fur) by licking or by rubbing with a paw moistened with saliva",
      ": to flush or moisten (a bodily part or injury) with a liquid",
      ": to wet thoroughly : drench",
      ": to overspread with light : suffuse",
      ": to pass a liquid (such as water) over or through especially so as to carry off material from the surface or interior",
      ": to flow along or dash or overflow against",
      ": to move, carry, or deposit by or as if by the force of water in motion",
      ": to subject (something, such as crushed ore) to the action of water to separate valuable material",
      ": to separate (particles) from a substance (such as ore) by agitation with or in water",
      ": to pass through a bath to carry off impurities or soluble components",
      ": to pass (a gas or gaseous mixture) through or over a liquid to purify it especially by removing soluble components",
      ": to cover or daub lightly with or as if with an application of a thin liquid (such as whitewash or varnish)",
      ": to depict or paint by a broad sweep of thin color with a brush",
      ": to cause to swirl",
      ": launder sense 3",
      ": to wash oneself or a part of one's body",
      ": to become worn away by the action of water",
      ": to clean something by rubbing or dipping in water",
      ": to become carried along on water : drift",
      ": to pour, sweep, or flow in a stream or current",
      ": to serve as a cleansing agent",
      ": to undergo laundering",
      ": to undergo testing successfully : work sense 3",
      ": to gain acceptance : inspire belief",
      ": to disclaim interest in, responsibility for, or further connection with",
      ": a piece of ground washed by the sea or river",
      ": bog , marsh",
      ": a shallow body of water",
      ": a shallow creek",
      ": the dry bed of a stream",
      ": the act or process or an instance of washing or being washed",
      ": articles to be washed, being washed, or having been washed",
      ": the surging action or sound of waves",
      ": something resembling this action or sound",
      ": worthless especially liquid waste : refuse",
      ": an insipid beverage",
      ": vapid writing or speech",
      ": a sweep or splash especially of color made by or as if by a long stroke of a brush",
      ": a thin coat of paint (such as watercolor)",
      ": a thin liquid used for coating a surface (such as a wall)",
      ": lotion",
      ": loose or eroded surface material of the earth (such as rock debris) transported and deposited by running water",
      ": backwash sense 1",
      ": a disturbance in a fluid (such as water or the air) produced by the passage of an airfoil or propeller",
      ": a situation in which losses and gains or advantages and disadvantages balance each other",
      ": involving essentially simultaneous purchase and sale of the same security",
      ": washable",
      "Washington",
      ": to cleanse with water and usually a cleaning agent (as soap)",
      ": to wet completely with liquid",
      ": to flow along or overflow against",
      ": to remove or carry away by the action of water",
      ": to stand being cleansed without injury",
      ": articles (as clothes, sheets, and towels) in the laundry",
      ": an act or instance of cleansing or of being cleansed",
      ": the flow, sound, or action of water",
      ": a backward flow of water (as made by the motion of a boat)",
      ": material carried or set down by water",
      "Washington",
      ": to cleanse by or as if by the action of liquid (as water)",
      ": to flush or moisten (a bodily part or injury) with a liquid",
      ": to pass through a liquid to carry off impurities or soluble components",
      ": to wash oneself or a part of one's body",
      ": to clean something by rubbing or dipping in water",
      ": a liquid medicinal preparation used especially for cleansing or antisepsis \u2014 see eyewash , mouthwash"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fsh",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4sh",
      "chiefly Midland also",
      "or",
      "\u02c8w\u022fsh",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4sh",
      "\u02c8w\u022fsh",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4sh"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bathe",
      "lap",
      "lave",
      "lip",
      "splash"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bog",
      "fen",
      "marsh",
      "marshland",
      "mire",
      "moor",
      "morass",
      "muskeg",
      "slough",
      "slew",
      "slue",
      "swamp",
      "swampland",
      "wetland"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Long story short, wash your face to get rid of any surface dirt or grime, pat dry, and then apply the face serum of your choice before taking any other steps in your regimen. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 June 2022",
      "Rushing waters can\u2019t quench love; rivers can\u2019t wash it away. \u2014 Alexa Tucker, Woman's Day , 1 June 2022",
      "Then, wash it all down with a summery red hibiscus punch. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
      "In Lab evaluations, fiber scientists wash all sheets according to the care label to rate shrinkage, wrinkle resistance and appearance after laundering. \u2014 Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping , 24 May 2022",
      "If it was previously used for plants, wash it first in a solution of one part liquid bleach to nine parts water, and then rinse thoroughly to kill any plant diseases. \u2014 Carol Stocker, BostonGlobe.com , 22 May 2022",
      "After contact, wash your hands with soap and water and throw away any gloves. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 21 May 2022",
      "Yet his full-throated denials may not wash with corporate execs looking to generate goodwill for their products. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 18 May 2022",
      "Safety Note: Never power- wash a surface with lead paint. \u2014 Kristina Mcguirk, Better Homes & Gardens , 11 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Brush the tops of the buns with a wash consisting of 1 egg beaten well with 1 teaspoon water. \u2014 Minerva Ordu\u00f1o Rinc\u00f3n, The Arizona Republic , 6 June 2022",
      "Many testers noted its light exfoliation, with one tester calling it the perfect combination face wash and gentle scrub. \u2014 April Franzino, Good Housekeeping , 6 June 2022",
      "Tumbaga is both malleable and hard, ideal for intricate metalwork, while a mild acid wash removes copper from a top layer and allows the gold to shine like the sun. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
      "In her preparatory drawings for the minimalist installations, straight yellow lines rendered usually in wax crayon are aligned atop mottled, ink- wash backdrops. \u2014 Mark Jenkins, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
      "Most natural shampoos will not include those harmful chemicals, which results in a different wash experience. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 June 2022",
      "According to Gagliardi, whites require the wash temperature to be at least warm, if not hot, in order to get them as clean as possible. \u2014 Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens , 1 June 2022",
      "Wear a detailed boot with light- wash denim and a T-shirt to complete an all-American, off-duty ensemble that's as chic as it is laid-back. \u2014 Shelby Ying Hyde, Harper's BAZAAR , 30 May 2022",
      "This compost bin features two buckets; the inner bin can be removed to discard compost and wash . \u2014 Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics , 28 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The election exempts securities trades from wash -sale loss (WS) adjustments, which can defer tax losses to the subsequent year and the $3,000 capital loss limitation. \u2014 Robert Green, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
      "To get the best of the tress saviors, four testers (whose hair varied in thickness, length, and shade) rubbed a bit of coconut oil into their roots to mimic a few days post- wash . \u2014 Janine Henni, PEOPLE.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "In this episode of Wash Day Diaries, Entrepreneur and dancer Tavia Bailey shares her step-by-step approach to product build-up and moisturized post- wash braids. \u2014 Ashley Abramson, Allure , 11 Aug. 2021",
      "That wash -rinse-repeat cycle has played out repeatedly over the last century, three times in the last 14 years alone. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Mar. 2021",
      "Tybee Tea CocktailMakes about 1 gallon 1 large bunch fresh mint 1 cup sugar 2 quarts James T's Secret Iced Tea (recipe follows) 2 quarts lemonade Bourbon Lemon slices for serving Wash mint. \u2014 Ann Maloney, NOLA.com , 28 June 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adjective",
      "1848, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-014632"
  },
  "waddle":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to walk with short steps swinging the forepart of the body from side to side",
      ": to move clumsily in a manner suggesting a waddle",
      ": an awkward clumsy swaying gait",
      ": to walk with short steps swaying like a duck",
      ": a way of walking by taking short steps and swaying from side to side"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-d\u1d4al",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-d\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "careen",
      "dodder",
      "lurch",
      "reel",
      "stagger",
      "teeter",
      "totter"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "He waddled down the hallway.",
      "A fat goose waddled across the yard.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Then came the coaching staff as the last to waddle off, the 2021-22 season officially brought to an unspectacular close at 7:19 p.m. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 May 2022",
      "In Tepetit\u00e1n, a community of a couple thousand people where chickens often waddle around freely and fishermen dock their boats in a river running through town, residents say that the president has not forgotten them. \u2014 Leila Millerstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "The penguin jump-a-roo, along with the rest of her physical therapy, helped Rosie go from a penguin who couldn't walk independently to a social bird that likes to waddle around the aquarium visiting her friends in less than two years. \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "Serious cyclists in padded shorts and bike shoes waddle through the patio after a long ride, as freelancers on laptops shift from chagaccinos to draft beers. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "The Cincinnati Zoo invites you to waddle with the penguins now through February 18th every Friday \u2013 Sunday. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "Looking out toward the ocean, a half dozen miniature tuxedoed creatures emerge from the surf and waddle up the beach, their wings flapping in the air. \u2014 Elizabeth Warkentin, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 Oct. 2021",
      "Dungeness crabs and Maine lobsters waddle around in shallow pools reminiscent of the educational touch pools at aquariums. \u2014 Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle , 17 Sep. 2021",
      "These flightless tuxedoed birds waddle across land like infants taking their first steps. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 Sep. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Jango likes to walk around with a waddle , letting his thick coat sway back and forth. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "General manager Chris Grier had to appreciate seeing Waddle\u2019s celebratory waddle a week ago and Phillips\u2019 celebratory sack somersault the next. \u2014 Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com , 6 Dec. 2021",
      "Rodents missing a functional RORB gene waddle like ducks. \u2014 Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS , 25 Mar. 2021",
      "Some of the physical limitations that make Baby Yoda seem especially infantile, like his waddle of a walk, may not be developmental delays at all. \u2014 Eric Spitznagel, Popular Mechanics , 30 Oct. 2020",
      "Some of the physical limitations that make Baby Yoda seem especially infantile, like his waddle of a walk, may not be developmental delays at all. \u2014 Eric Spitznagel, Popular Mechanics , 30 Oct. 2020",
      "Some of the physical limitations that make Baby Yoda seem especially infantile, like his waddle of a walk, may not be developmental delays at all. \u2014 Eric Spitznagel, Popular Mechanics , 30 Oct. 2020",
      "Some of the physical limitations that make Baby Yoda seem especially infantile, like his waddle of a walk, may not be developmental delays at all. \u2014 Eric Spitznagel, Popular Mechanics , 30 Oct. 2020",
      "This one-step-forward-two-steps-back waddle , however, wasn't confined to the playoffs; the entire season was a string of stop signs after green lights. \u2014 Sarah Mclellan, Star Tribune , 8 Aug. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1592, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1691, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-041552"
  },
  "wantonness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": merciless , inhumane",
      ": having no just foundation or provocation : malicious",
      ": being without check or limitation: such as",
      ": unduly lavish : extravagant",
      ": luxuriantly rank",
      ": lewd , bawdy",
      ": causing sexual excitement : lustful , sensual",
      ": playfully mean or cruel : mischievous",
      ": hard to control : undisciplined , unruly",
      ": one given to self-indulgent flirtation or trifling",
      ": a lewd or lascivious person",
      ": a pampered person or animal : pet",
      ": a spoiled child",
      ": a frolicsome child or animal",
      ": to be wanton or act wantonly (see wanton entry 1 )",
      ": to pass or waste wantonly or in wantonness",
      ": not modest or proper : indecent",
      ": showing no thought or care for the rights, feelings, or safety of others",
      ": manifesting extreme indifference to a risk of injury to another that is known or should have been known : characterized by knowledge of and utter disregard for probability of resulting harm",
      "\u2014 see also reckless"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fn-t\u1d4an",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4n-",
      "\u02c8w\u022fn-t\u1d4an",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4nt-\u1d4an, \u02c8w\u022fnt-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bawdy",
      "blue",
      "coarse",
      "crude",
      "dirty",
      "filthy",
      "foul",
      "gross",
      "gutter",
      "impure",
      "indecent",
      "lascivious",
      "lewd",
      "locker-room",
      "nasty",
      "obscene",
      "pornographic",
      "porny",
      "profane",
      "raunchy",
      "ribald",
      "smutty",
      "stag",
      "trashy",
      "unprintable",
      "vulgar",
      "X-rated"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "flirt",
      "flirter"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The man was given a court summons for willful wanton disregard for both safety and private property, leaving the scene of a crash and the red-light violation. \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 1 May 2020",
      "Now Senate Republicans have given Trump a pass on another wanton abuse of power. \u2014 John Cassidy, The New Yorker , 1 Feb. 2020",
      "Twan Moore, 25, was charged with first degree wanton endangerment, second degree disorderly conduct and one charge of firing a firearm on a public road. \u2014 Sarah Ladd, The Courier-Journal , 5 May 2020",
      "Burnett is being charged with wanton endangerment in the first degree, contempt of a court libel/slander resistance to order, and criminal mischief in the second degree. \u2014 Andrew Mark Miller, Washington Examiner , 28 Apr. 2020",
      "Sullivan is charged with burglary, kidnapping and wanton endangerment. \u2014 Chris Mayhew, Cincinnati.com , 23 Apr. 2020",
      "He's been charged with murder, two counts of first degree wanton endangerment and first degree assault. \u2014 Sarah Ladd, The Courier-Journal , 27 Apr. 2020",
      "Some believe the wanton slaughter produced the unsanitary conditions that triggered the plague. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Apr. 2020",
      "Like any migratory gamebird, wanton waste, which means to intentionally waste, neglect, or use inappropriately, comes into play. \u2014 Brad Fenson, Outdoor Life , 2 Apr. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Johnson later pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree assault and 33 counts of first-degree wanton endangerment and was sentenced to 13 1/2 years in prison, according to the Jefferson County Commonwealth Attorney's Office. \u2014 Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal , 14 June 2022",
      "He was arrested and charged with interference with child custody, willful and wanton reckless driving, and leaving the scene of an accident with bodily injury, the sheriff\u2019s office said. \u2014 al , 9 May 2022",
      "None of the three officers who fired shots at Taylor's apartment were charged in her death, and Detective Brett Hankison was recently acquitted of wanton endangerment over shots that went into an adjacent apartment. \u2014 Thomas Birmingham, The Courier-Journal , 7 June 2022",
      "He was acquitted on three counts of felony wanton endangerment in connection with the raid. \u2014 Giselle Rhoden, CNN , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "The only officer there that night who was charged is Brett Hankison, who faces three counts of felony wanton endangerment for firing 10 rounds into Taylor's apartment and into an adjoining unit where three residents were present. \u2014 Ben Tobin, The Courier-Journal , 25 Sep. 2020",
      "Earlier this year, one of the other officers present, Brett Hankison, was found not guilty on all three counts of felony wanton endangerment for endangering Taylor\u2019s neighbors by firing bullets into their residence. \u2014 Essence , 10 June 2020",
      "As president, Donald Trump\u2019s abuse of science has been wanton and dangerous. \u2014 The Editors, Scientific American , 9 Oct. 2020",
      "The 17-year-old also has an additional active warrant for wanton endangerment. \u2014 Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "All of the attacks were wanton , aimed at destruction of the cultural and artistic heritage of humanity. \u2014 David J. Wasserstein, The Conversation , 7 Jan. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4b",
      "Noun",
      "1509, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1582, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-133147"
  },
  "wastage":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": loss, decrease, or destruction of something (as by use, decay, erosion, or leakage)",
      ": wasteful or avoidable loss of something valuable"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101-stij"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "annihilation",
      "decimation",
      "demolishment",
      "demolition",
      "desolation",
      "destruction",
      "devastation",
      "extermination",
      "extinction",
      "havoc",
      "loss",
      "mincemeat",
      "obliteration",
      "ruin",
      "ruination",
      "wreckage"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "building",
      "construction",
      "erection",
      "raising"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the slash-and-burn wastage of the surrounding countryside as the army made its way to the sea",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "To help best prevent food wastage during a power outage, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends keeping appliance thermometers in the refrigerator and freezer. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 14 June 2022",
      "Having a solid formula means less water wastage , less packaging, and less of a carbon footprint required to transport the product. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 June 2022",
      "As a result, strict laws regarding food expiration usage result in large-scale wastage . \u2014 Naveen Joshi, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
      "Having a solid formula means less water wastage , less packaging, and less of a carbon footprint required to transport the product. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 June 2022",
      "In other words, a perfectly circular economy will contain no resource wastage and pollution. \u2014 Naveen Joshi, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
      "So, circularity will not only reduce resource wastage but also slow down the inevitable threat of climate change and global warming. \u2014 Naveen Joshi, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
      "Waste reduction is at the heart of one-size swimwear brand Hunza G, with zero deadstock fabric or wastage created in the process. \u2014 Nicole Kliest, Vogue , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Having a solid formula means less water wastage , less packaging, and less of a carbon footprint required to transport the product. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1735, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-004648"
  },
  "wangle":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to resort to trickery or devious methods",
      ": to adjust or manipulate for personal or fraudulent ends",
      ": to make or get by devious means : finagle"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wa\u014b-g\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "contrive",
      "engineer",
      "finagle",
      "finesse",
      "frame",
      "machinate",
      "maneuver",
      "manipulate",
      "mastermind",
      "negotiate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He wangled a free ticket to the show.",
      "He managed to wangle his way into the party.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Discussions of how to wangle free shipping or discounts dovetailed with a proposition that the group start a fund-raiser for a family in need\u2014a worthy use for money saved. \u2014 Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker , 27 Mar. 2021",
      "That was the only way for the Florida to wangle into any election controversy this time. \u2014 Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com , 3 Nov. 2020",
      "The court ruled that Mr Atambayev had helped wangle the early release from prison of a mafia don, Aziz Batukayev, supposedly on compassionate grounds, using a fake diagnosis of leukaemia. \u2014 The Economist , 27 June 2020",
      "By contrast, as the world has ground to a halt around them, Harry and Meghan are still wangling to make everything about them. \u2014 Madeleine Kearns, National Review , 22 Apr. 2020",
      "Legendre\u2019s social connections had wangled her a secretarial role in the Office of Strategic Services (OSS). \u2014 The Economist , 10 Oct. 2019",
      "Breslow\u2019s family managed to wangle one ticket to Cuba and decided the father should go first. \u2014 Jeff Gammage, Philly.com , 9 June 2018",
      "And Begbie (Robert Carlyle) \u2014 whose drug of choice has always been violence \u2014 has just wangled an appropriately bloody escape from prison. \u2014 Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times , 16 Mar. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"perhaps alteration of waggle ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1888, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-110134"
  },
  "warmth":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of being warm in temperature",
      ": the quality or state of being warm in feeling",
      ": a glowing effect produced by the use of warm colors",
      ": gentle heat",
      ": strong feeling"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022frm(p)th",
      "\u02c8w\u022frmth"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "lukewarmness",
      "tepidity",
      "tepidness",
      "warmness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "chill",
      "chilliness",
      "coolness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "I could feel the warmth of the fireplace.",
      "She enjoyed the warmth of their praise.",
      "They possessed a graciousness and warmth that put their guests at ease.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The front probably won\u2019t make any additional southward progress before the next pulse of arriving warmth scours out any extant temperature air. \u2014 Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
      "Saffron and amber woods bring a sunny warmth to the formula, giving me that serotonin hit that only a day at the beach usually can. \u2014 Taylore Glynn, Allure , 14 June 2022",
      "And with pillows covered in a multitude of his colorful new prints for Schmucher on each seat at the table, the soiree had an intimate, personal warmth that was quintessentially Glemaud. \u2014 Vogue , 10 June 2022",
      "The white oak vanity from Kramer\u2019s Custom Kitchens and Woodworking in Sudbury brings an earthy warmth to the space. \u2014 Marni Elyse Katz, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
      "Great for warmer treks or sweaty feet, these hiking socks from Danish Endurance are an excellent choice for anyone looking for extra breathability without sacrificing warmth . \u2014 Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping , 8 June 2022",
      "Again, dealing with conflict on an island with children at the center of it all, Cucuruz Doan\u2019s Island captures that same warmth that made Giant Gorg and the original Gundam so appealing. \u2014 Ollie Barder, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
      "The middle notes, on the other hand, include cinnamon along with cumin and carnation, providing more warmth . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 June 2022",
      "The bumps of loft generate incredible warmth under a shell but are still breathable enough for kettlebell sessions. \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 5 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-110856"
  },
  "waterlog":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make waterlogged"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02ccl\u022fg",
      "-\u02ccl\u00e4g",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bathe",
      "bedraggle",
      "douse",
      "dowse",
      "drench",
      "drown",
      "soak",
      "sodden",
      "sop",
      "souse",
      "wash",
      "water",
      "water-soak",
      "wet",
      "wet down"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dehydrate",
      "desiccate",
      "dry",
      "parch",
      "scorch",
      "sear"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the wood was too waterlogged by the downpour to be used for a fire"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"back-formation from waterlogged ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1759, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-114653"
  },
  "wave":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to motion with the hands or with something held in them in signal or salute",
      ": to float, play, or shake in an air current : move loosely to and fro : flutter",
      ": to move in waves : heave",
      ": to become moved or brandished to and fro",
      ": to move before the wind with a wavelike motion",
      ": to follow a curving line or take a wavy form : undulate",
      ": to swing (something) back and forth or up and down",
      ": to impart a curving or undulating shape to",
      ": to motion to (someone) to go in an indicated direction or to stop : signal",
      ": to gesture with (the hand or an object) in greeting or farewell or in homage",
      ": to dismiss or put out of mind : disregard",
      ": to convey by waving",
      ": brandish , flourish",
      ": a moving ridge or swell on the surface of a liquid (as of the sea)",
      ": water , sea",
      ": a shape or outline having successive curves",
      ": a waviness of the hair",
      ": an undulating line or streak or a pattern formed by such lines",
      ": something that swells and dies away: such as",
      ": a surge of sensation or emotion",
      ": a movement sweeping large numbers in a common direction",
      ": a peak or climax of activity",
      ": a sweep of hand or arm or of some object held in the hand used as a signal or greeting",
      ": a rolling or undulatory movement or one of a series of such movements passing along a surface or through the air",
      ": a movement like that of an ocean wave: such as",
      ": a surging movement of a group",
      ": one of a succession of influxes of people migrating into a region",
      ": a moving group of animals of one kind",
      ": a sudden rapid increase in a population",
      ": a line of attacking or advancing troops or airplanes",
      ": a display of people in a large crowd (as at a sports event) successively rising, lifting their arms overhead, and quickly sitting so as to form a swell moving through the crowd",
      ": a disturbance or variation that transfers energy progressively from point to point in a medium and that may take the form of an elastic deformation or of a variation of pressure, electric or magnetic intensity, electric potential, or temperature",
      ": one complete cycle of such a disturbance",
      ": a marked change in temperature : a period of hot or cold weather",
      ": an undulating or jagged line constituting a graphic representation of an action",
      ": a member of the women's component of the U.S. Navy formed during World War II and discontinued in the 1970s",
      ": to move (as the hand) to and fro as a signal or in greeting",
      ": to move (something) back and forth",
      ": to curve slightly",
      ": to flutter with a rolling movement",
      ": a moving ridge on the surface of water",
      ": a waving motion",
      ": something that swells and dies away",
      ": a rolling movement passing along a surface or through the air",
      ": a curving shape or series of curving shapes",
      ": a sudden increase in something",
      ": a motion that is somewhat like a wave in water and transfers energy from point to point",
      ": a disturbance or variation that transfers energy progressively from point to point in a medium and that may take the form of an elastic deformation or of a variation of pressure, electrical or magnetic intensity, electrical potential, or temperature",
      ": one complete cycle of such a disturbance",
      ": an undulating or jagged line constituting a graphic representation of an action"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101v",
      "\u02c8w\u0101v",
      "\u02c8w\u0101v",
      "\u02c8w\u0101v"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beckon",
      "flag",
      "gesture",
      "motion",
      "signal"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "billow",
      "surge",
      "swell"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Both Hanage and Faust saw a good news aspect to the findings: Massachusetts handled the Delta wave very well, vaccinating lots of people and encouraging widespread precautions. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
      "California areas hardest hit by the new coronavirus wave California coronavirus case rates have worsened dramatically in certain parts of the state in the past week, according to a Times analysis, with some areas particularly hard hit. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
      "Renee Smith Hamm told The Post that Vicky White would always wave to her from the front porch. \u2014 Hannah Knowles, Washington Post , 12 May 2022",
      "Cruz gestured as if to wave him away, and demanded more time. \u2014 Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "The industry itself will need to acknowledge various types of risks rather than wave them off and engage with regulators instead of merely offering to police itself. \u2014 Zachary B. Wolf, CNN , 12 Mar. 2022",
      "When young Ukrainian soldiers finally wave them through the passport checks, the women and children cross the narrow, wooden bridge over the Tisza River to enter Romania. \u2014 Denise Hruby, Los Angeles Times , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "As a bonus beyond the Wii U version, Treasure Tracker on Switch adds a handy co-op mode, where a second player can hold a standard Joy-Con, then aim and wave it around like a Wii remote to assist the primary Toad or Toadette player. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 13 Jan. 2022",
      "Five managers followed with towels to mop up the sweat, only for Dutcher to wave them off, reasoning that the slick floor would help players slide and lessen the impact. \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 Nov. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "But Shays lost in the Democratic wave that swept in Barack Obama as president in 2008, and no Connecticut Republican has won a seat for Congress, governor or other statewide office since then. \u2014 Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant , 14 June 2022",
      "Workers at a Central Florida Starbucks have voted to join a union, the latest in a national wave of organizing efforts at the coffee shop chain. \u2014 Austin Fuller, Orlando Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
      "Coronavirus cases and hospitalizations are increasing in Los Angeles County, dashing hopes that the nation\u2019s most populous county had turned the corner in the latest Omicron wave . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
      "So far, cases in the sixth U.S. wave have largely been fueled by Omicron variants BA.2.12.1 and BA.2. \u2014 Erin Prater, Fortune , 8 June 2022",
      "She was fatally wounded hours later in the blast wave from a massive rocket strike on their street. \u2014 Matthew Luxmoore, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
      "Yet, each was driven from office in a wave of public hatred, horribly warped and disfigured in the process. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 6 June 2022",
      "Four people were killed Wednesday in a shooting at a medical center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, police said, the latest in a wave of deadly gun violence occurring across the United States. \u2014 Celina Tebor, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
      "According to JingDaily, there may be unique advantages in the metaverse wave . \u2014 Yanie Durocher, Forbes , 1 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
      "Noun (1)",
      "1526, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1942, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-122140"
  },
  "water closet":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a compartment or room with a toilet",
      ": a toilet bowl and its accessories"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "bath",
      "bathroom",
      "bog",
      "can",
      "cloakroom",
      "comfort station",
      "convenience",
      "head",
      "john",
      "latrine",
      "lavatory",
      "loo",
      "potty",
      "restroom",
      "toilet",
      "washroom"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the first house in town to have an indoor water closet",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The old half bath was reconfigured for a full bath large enough for a full shower, double sink vanity, and private water closet . \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "The en-suite bathroom will include a walk-in shower, a freestanding tub, and a water closet tucked away in the far side of the space. \u2014 Maya Homan, BostonGlobe.com , 7 Jan. 2022",
      "The arched doorway connects the suite; for privacy, Dabito added a water closet with a pocket door (not shown). \u2014 Maria V. Charbonneaux And Liz Strong, Better Homes & Gardens , 13 Sep. 2021",
      "The en-suite bath features a dual vanity with white cabinetry and a quartz counter, as well as a water closet and a shower that has a frameless glass door and a gray ceramic tile surround with a glass tile inlay. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 19 Mar. 2021",
      "The turret apartment has a separate ground floor water closet , another bathroom and three floors that can be used for bedrooms, office or studio space or even a home gym. \u2014 Lauren Beale, Forbes , 11 Mar. 2021",
      "The bedrooms, which cost $1,530 round trip, feature a shower, contained in a separate water closet , both of which the roomette lacks. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Dec. 2020",
      "The master wing has electronic shades with a master bath that features dual vanities, a marble Jacuzzi tub, a shower with dual programmable shower heads and a water closet with a bidet. \u2014 Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star , 15 Sep. 2020",
      "The primary bath comes with natural light, as well as a Victoria & Albert tub, a steam shower, two private water closet areas, and separate closets with built-ins. \u2014 Emilia Benton, Houston Chronicle , 29 Aug. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1736, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-130706"
  },
  "wadding":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": wads or material for making wads",
      ": a soft mass or sheet of short loose fibers used for stuffing or padding",
      ": a soft absorbent sheet of cotton, wool, or cellulose used especially in hospitals for surgical dressings"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-di\u014b",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4d-i\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "fill",
      "filler",
      "filling",
      "padding",
      "stuffing"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the last step is to fill the pillow with wadding and stitch it closed",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The kit comes with everything your astronaut friend needs, except for engines and recovery wadding . \u2014 Matt Jancer, Wired , 17 Nov. 2021",
      "However, even blanks can eject hot gases and paper or plastic wadding from the barrel that can be lethal at close range. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 23 Oct. 2021",
      "In Hexum\u2019s case, for instance, the wadding used to hold the gunpowder in place shot out and the impact fractured his skull, sending bone fragments into his brain. \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz , 22 Oct. 2021",
      "Dummy bullets had been replaced with cardboard wadding , but a portion from one of the dummy bullets had broken off and remained in the gun. \u2014 Melissa Mahtani, CNN , 25 Oct. 2021",
      "Even blanks can eject hot gases and paper or plastic wadding from the barrel that can be lethal at close range. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 Oct. 2021",
      "Even blanks can eject hot gases and paper or plastic wadding from the barrel that can be lethal at close range. \u2014 CBS News , 23 Oct. 2021",
      "However, even blanks can eject hot gases and paper or plastic wadding from the barrel that can be lethal at close range. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 23 Oct. 2021",
      "Even blanks can eject hot gases and paper or plastic wadding from the barrel that can be lethal at close range. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 23 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1627, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-130855"
  },
  "water-soaked":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to soak in water"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02ccs\u014dk",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bathe",
      "bedraggle",
      "douse",
      "dowse",
      "drench",
      "drown",
      "soak",
      "sodden",
      "sop",
      "souse",
      "wash",
      "water",
      "waterlog",
      "wet",
      "wet down"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dehydrate",
      "desiccate",
      "dry",
      "parch",
      "scorch",
      "sear"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1680, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-144222"
  },
  "wagon":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a usually four-wheeled vehicle for transporting bulky commodities and drawn originally by animals",
      ": a lighter typically horse-drawn vehicle for transporting goods or passengers",
      ": paddy wagon",
      ": a railway freight car",
      ": a low four-wheeled vehicle with an open rectangular body and a retroflex tongue made for the play or use of a child",
      ": a small wheeled table used for the service of a dining room",
      ": a delivery truck",
      ": station wagon",
      ": in or into a state of no longer abstaining from alcoholic beverages",
      ": in or into a state of abstaining from alcoholic beverages",
      ": to travel or transport goods by wagon",
      ": to transport (goods) by wagon",
      ": a vehicle having four wheels and used for carrying goods"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wa-g\u0259n",
      "\u02c8wa-g\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cart",
      "wain"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Pioneers crossed the American Midwest in wagons .",
      "He pulled his stuffed animals around in a little red wagon .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The admission drops to $2 from 9 a.m. to noon. Be sure to bring large bags -- or maybe even a wagon -- to haul away your purchases. \u2014 cleveland , 9 May 2022",
      "Among them are the British Touring Car Championship Volvo 850 wagon , the Group 5 Porsche 935/78, Cadillac's Mustang Sampling Daytona Prototype, and even a Lotus Evija. \u2014 Austin Irwin, Car and Driver , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "Witness Calamity Jane in the episode\u2019s opening section, hastening the unsticking of Bill\u2019s wagon by alerting strangers to his presence. \u2014 Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture , 14 Dec. 2021",
      "There's dune hiking, a lighthouse, a wagon tour to view a shipwreck and even a ghost town. \u2014 Andrea Reeves, The Enquirer , 1 June 2022",
      "Develop an investment philosophy and a discipline, stick with it, and resist the urge to jump on the latest meme wagon . \u2014 Sarah Dergarabedian, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
      "Despite the mid-80-degree heat, wagon -bearing shoppers cast keen eyes on the dozens of stalls stocked with flowers and vegetables, determined to spot the best price and most promising bloom. \u2014 Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press , 15 May 2022",
      "Somers had uncovered a shovel, with the blade pointing toward the shaft, and a wagon axle, also pointing toward the shaft. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 May 2022",
      "So popular was Shipley\u2019s unifying gesture with his pioneering neighbors that members of at least three wagon trains are buried at the bucolic cemetery, including ancestors of the two authors of this article. \u2014 oregonlive , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Chris Bobek, who lives a couple of blocks south of Harrer, pulled daughter Sophie, 3, in a classic fire-red Radio Flyer wagon up to the complex\u2019s main entrance. \u2014 George Castle, Chicago Tribune , 6 June 2022",
      "Other towns have repeatedly fled rivers \u2013 Niobrara, Nebraska, hauled its houses by horse and wagon away from flooding in the Missouri River in 1881 and moved again in 1971. \u2014 Doug Struck, The Christian Science Monitor , 15 July 2021",
      "The farm's dozens of other attractions, from a train and giant jumping pillows to wagon rides to a pumpkin patch, give it almost amusement-park status. \u2014 Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 12 Oct. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1606, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-165842"
  },
  "wane":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle : such as",
      ": to diminish in phase or intensity",
      ": to become less brilliant or powerful : dim",
      ": to flow out : ebb",
      ": to fall gradually from power, prosperity, or influence",
      ": the act or process of waning",
      ": a period or time of waning",
      ": the period from the full moon to the new moon",
      ": a defect in lumber characterized by bark or a lack of wood at a corner or edge",
      ": to grow smaller or less",
      ": to grow shorter",
      "[Middle English, defect, from Old English wana ; akin to Old English wan deficient]"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101n",
      "\u02c8w\u0101n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abate",
      "de-escalate",
      "decline",
      "decrease",
      "die (away ",
      "diminish",
      "drain (away)",
      "drop (off)",
      "dwindle",
      "ease",
      "ebb",
      "fall",
      "fall away",
      "lessen",
      "let up",
      "lower",
      "moderate",
      "pall",
      "phase down",
      "ratchet (down)",
      "rachet (down)",
      "recede",
      "relent",
      "remit",
      "shrink",
      "subside",
      "taper",
      "taper off"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "accumulate",
      "balloon",
      "build",
      "burgeon",
      "bourgeon",
      "enlarge",
      "escalate",
      "expand",
      "grow",
      "increase",
      "intensify",
      "mount",
      "mushroom",
      "pick up",
      "rise",
      "snowball",
      "soar",
      "swell",
      "wax"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The moon waxes and then wanes .",
      "The scandal caused her popularity to wane .",
      "Interest in this issue has continued to wane .",
      "the waning days of summer",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Birx said coronavirus surges in other countries\u2014including South Africa\u2014tend to come every four to six months, suggesting that people's natural immunity from prior Covid-19 infections may wane over that period. \u2014 Zachary Snowdon Smith, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
      "The analysis assumes that the pandemic will wane over the next few years. \u2014 Stephanie Armour, WSJ , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "The senior Biden administration official said Tuesday that, theoretically, there is some protection offered from a previous smallpox vaccination, but there is not good evidence on how much protection \u2013 and that protection could wane over time. \u2014 Jacqueline Howard, CNN , 24 May 2022",
      "Vaccination triggers development of antibodies that can fend off coronavirus infection but naturally wane over time. \u2014 Lauran Neergaard, ajc , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "His abilities seem to grow and wane with the lunar cycle (hence the name Moon Knight). \u2014 Eliana Dockterman, Time , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Available supply could wane as other countries place orders, a Biden administration official said. \u2014 Rachel Cohrs, STAT , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Most of our own allies have stepped forward already, but willpower may wane over time. \u2014 Elliott Abrams, National Review , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Protection from first and even second boosters will wane by this fall. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 9 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Indeed, the idea that a successful short film is merely an entry ticket to feature filmmaking opportunities appears to be on the wane . \u2014 Andrew Barker, Variety , 22 June 2022",
      "While the venerable oil fields are on the wane , industry executives say drilling in the Black Sea could produce enough natural gas to turn Romania, now a modest importer, into the largest producer in the European Union. \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2022",
      "The city imposed limited lockdowns, but nothing near a citywide level, in a much smaller outbreak that appears to be on the wane . \u2014 Brenda Goh, The Christian Science Monitor , 1 June 2022",
      "As the years pass and emotions wane , perhaps the two sides resume negotiations. \u2014 Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
      "Last month, with the pandemic on the wane and restrictions eased, the queen shrugged off recent health issues to attend a service of thanksgiving for Philip at Westminster Abbey, entering the abbey on the arm of Andrew, her second son. \u2014 Danica Kirka, Chicago Tribune , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Last month, with the pandemic on the wane and restrictions eased, the queen shrugged off recent health issues to attend a service of thanksgiving for Philip at Westminster Abbey, entering the abbey on the arm of Andrew, her second son. \u2014 Danica Kirka, ajc , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "While Griner\u2019s fame and privilege could shield her somewhat, her identity as a Black gay woman athlete facing the Russian legal system is a precarious one, and as the war intensifies and diplomatic options wane , Americans must not look away. \u2014 Peniel Joseph, CNN , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "The city imposed limited lockdowns, but nothing near a citywide level, in a much smaller outbreak that appears to be on the wane . \u2014 Emily Wang Fujiyama And Ken Moritsugu, Anchorage Daily News , 31 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-172711"
  },
  "warmness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having or giving out heat to a moderate or adequate degree",
      ": serving to maintain or preserve heat especially to a satisfactory degree",
      ": feeling or causing sensations of heat brought about by strenuous exertion",
      ": comfortably established : secure",
      ": marked by strong feeling : ardent",
      ": marked by excitement, disagreement, or anger",
      ": marked by or readily showing affection, gratitude, cordiality, or sympathy",
      ": emphasizing or exploiting sexual imagery or incidents",
      ": accompanied or marked by extreme danger or duress",
      ": newly made : fresh",
      ": having the color or tone of something that imparts heat",
      ": of a hue in the range yellow through orange to red",
      ": near to a goal, object, or solution sought",
      ": to make warm",
      ": to infuse with a feeling of love, friendship, well-being, or pleasure",
      ": to fill with anger, zeal, or passion",
      ": to reheat (cooked food) for eating",
      ": to make ready for operation or performance by preliminary exercise or operation",
      ": to become warm",
      ": to become ardent, interested, or receptive",
      ": to become filled with affection or love",
      ": to experience feelings of pleasure : bask",
      ": to become ready for operation or performance by preliminary activity",
      ": warmly",
      ": somewhat hot",
      ": giving off a little heat",
      ": making a person feel heat or experience no loss of body heat",
      ": having a feeling of warmth",
      ": showing strong feeling",
      ": newly made : fresh",
      ": near the object sought",
      ": of a color in the range yellow through orange to red",
      ": to make or become warm",
      ": to give a feeling of warmth",
      ": to become more interested than at first",
      ": to exercise or practice lightly in preparation for more strenuous activity or a performance",
      ": to run (as a motor) at slow speed before using"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022frm",
      "\u02c8w\u022frm"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "heated",
      "hottish",
      "lukewarm",
      "tepid",
      "toasty",
      "warmed",
      "warmish"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "heat",
      "hot (up)",
      "toast"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Fully charged, the mug will keep things warm for up to 90 minutes. \u2014 Kelsey Lindsey, Outside Online , 12 June 2022",
      "Your tent is a vital piece of camping gear that shouldn\u2019t be overlooked: The right one can keep you warm and dry\u2014and not be a complete nightmare to pitch. \u2014 Hannah Singleton, SELF , 8 June 2022",
      "The beanie is not essential, but does add some more edginess and will help keep you warm . \u2014 Annie O\u2019sullivan, Good Housekeeping , 7 June 2022",
      "The fat-and-seed mixtures are best used in fall and winter when birds need the extra energy to keep warm . \u2014 oregonlive , 3 June 2022",
      "Transfer the scallops to a platter or divide among 4 plates and keep warm . \u2014 G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
      "Last February, Texas witnessed its highest electricity demand ever as residents tried to keep warm . \u2014 Kevin L. Clark, Essence , 23 May 2022",
      "In February 2021 Texas witnessed its highest electricity demand ever as residents tried to keep warm . \u2014 Tyler Mauldin, CNN , 19 May 2022",
      "This is not a casual weekend crewneck\u2013this one is thoughtfully designed to keep you warm and dry in extreme weather. \u2014 Cristina Montemayor, Men's Health , 17 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Tablecloths would warm things up and might bring down the decibel level. \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "Instead of slicing the buns before toasting them, warm them whole in a 250-degree oven for 5 minutes. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
      "Emissions like carbon dioxide warm the planet, which leads to destabilizing weather events and other problems. \u2014 Peter Prengaman, ajc , 26 May 2022",
      "Emissions like carbon dioxide warm the planet, which leads to destabilizing weather events and other problems. \u2014 Peter Prengaman, Anchorage Daily News , 26 May 2022",
      "Like Rio\u2019s beating sun in a bottle, this electric fragrance will warm you up. \u2014 Katie Berohn, Good Housekeeping , 11 May 2022",
      "The collapse of the Amazon\u2019s ecosystems, for example, will catastrophically warm our world, which currently depends on the Amazon to remove huge amounts of carbon from the air. \u2014 Liza Featherstone, The New Republic , 6 May 2022",
      "The natural wood tones of the dresser and matchstick blinds warm the black-and-white room. \u2014 Sarah Wolf Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens , 6 May 2022",
      "The weather will warm , and slow-starting sluggers will find their groove. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 2 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "On Instagram, Lipa shared photos of herself frolicking through the streets of Portugal this week while wearing a warm -toned minidress, patterned with palm trees and sandy beaches. \u2014 Melody Leibner, Harper's BAZAAR , 8 June 2022",
      "Antonoff fooled around with some simple keyboard voicings on a warm -sounding vintage synth, then programmed a spare, mid-tempo track on a drum machine. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
      "The family\u2019s custom apparel shop, which Renee ran, printed the team\u2019s warm -up gear. \u2014 Karin Brulliard And Adria Malcolm, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "As important as Tuesday\u2019s races were, they might best be seen as warm -up acts to more consequential elections ahead. \u2014 Rick Klein, ABC News , 11 May 2022",
      "But in recent years the weather has been staying warm later, Mr. Zhang said, so the wheat has a chance to germinate before winter frosts force it into dormancy. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
      "The family\u2019s custom apparel shop, which Renee ran, printed the team\u2019s warm -up gear. \u2014 Karin Brulliard And Adria Malcolm, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "The family\u2019s custom apparel shop, which Renee ran, printed the team\u2019s warm -up gear. \u2014 Karin Brulliard And Adria Malcolm, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "The family\u2019s custom apparel shop, which Renee ran, printed the team\u2019s warm -up gear. \u2014 Karin Brulliard And Adria Malcolm, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Adverb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-215312"
  },
  "wary":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by keen caution, cunning , and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger",
      ": very cautious"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wer-\u0113",
      "\u02c8wer-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alert",
      "careful",
      "cautious",
      "chary",
      "circumspect",
      "conservative",
      "considerate",
      "gingerly",
      "guarded",
      "heedful",
      "safe"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "careless",
      "heedless",
      "incautious",
      "unguarded",
      "unmindful",
      "unsafe",
      "unwary"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Great critics are sometimes wary of great authors. Eliot and Pound usually sidled past Shakespeare. \u2014 William Logan , New York Times Book Review , 11 Feb. 2001",
      "Though sycamore wood was much used, pioneers were wary of the tree's fuzzy leaves, which they believed brought allergies and even consumption. \u2014 Arthur Plotnik , The Urban Tree Book: An Uncommon Field Guide for City and Town , 2000",
      "Modern literary novelists \u2026 wary of neat solutions and happy endings, have tended to invest their mysteries with an aura of ambiguity and to leave them unresolved. \u2014 David Lodge , The Art of Fiction , 1992",
      "The store owner kept a wary eye on him.",
      "Investors are increasingly wary about putting money into stocks.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In recent weeks, politicians and diplomats from the Baltic states and Poland \u2014 countries most wary of Russia\u2019s designs \u2014 similarly cautioned against entering into dialogue with Russian President Vladimir Putin over easing the blockade. \u2014 Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post , 6 June 2022",
      "The killing rattled a city already wary of the subway system, which has been the grim scene of a string of grisly attacks in recent months. \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022",
      "Tom Bernard, the co-founder of Sony Pictures Classics, says the box office for indie movies remains challenged, because older audiences, still wary of COVID, aren\u2019t returning to theaters at the same rate as other demographics. \u2014 Manori Ravindran, Variety , 23 May 2022",
      "The latest round of assistance would push U.S. support to Ukraine beyond $50 billion, which has raised concerns from some conservative Republicans wary of the price of overseas spending. \u2014 Lisa Mascaro, BostonGlobe.com , 15 May 2022",
      "Until now, the country wary of another disaster has stayed away from nuclear power part of their energy transition, but recent events might be the first indications that the tide could turn. \u2014 Aurora Almendral, Quartz , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "But Washington, wary of a wider war with Russia, has not embraced Polish suggestions that an international peacekeeping force be deployed to Ukraine. \u2014 Patrick J. Mcdonnell, Los Angeles Times , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "Mostly, there is this: Be wary of statements touting economic impact. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 2 June 2022",
      "Now here\u2019s yet another reason to be wary of A.I. in medical imagery\u2014there is no good way to know when this software is making a mistake. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 31 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" ware entry 2 + -y entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-032106"
  },
  "wager":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something (such as a sum of money) risked on an uncertain event : stake",
      ": something on which bets are laid : gamble",
      ": an act of giving a pledge to take and abide by the result of some action",
      ": to make a bet",
      ": to risk or venture on a final outcome",
      ": to lay as a gamble : bet",
      ": bet entry 1 sense 2",
      ": the act of betting",
      ": to bet on the result of a contest or question"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101-j\u0259r",
      "\u02c8w\u0101-j\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bet",
      "stake"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bet",
      "gamble",
      "go",
      "lay",
      "play",
      "put",
      "stake"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "He has a wager on the game.",
      "I don't think the horse will win. What's your wager ?",
      "Verb",
      "She wagered $50 on the game.",
      "I wouldn't wager against them.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "With just a $5 wager on any fighter to win tonight, FanDuel will return a $200 payout. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 11 June 2022",
      "The bettor doubles down with a $500 moneyline wager on Golden State. \u2014 Matt Rybaltowski, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "With this promo, bettors who opt-in and place a qualifying wager can get back a free bet of up to $20 if their parlay loses. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Roosevelt took receipt of the letter from Judge Moore and wrote a short note certifying the delivery for the sake of the wager . \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Only at the end, rushing toward the resolution of the wager and possibly setting up a sequel based on a different Verne tome, do things become rousing. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 31 Dec. 2021",
      "Make no mistake, the wager Traylor placed this week is unprecedented. \u2014 Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News , 2 Nov. 2021",
      "Job, who has no clue that his suffering is simply the subject of a gentleman\u2019s wager , can only assume that his woes are divine punishment. \u2014 Meghan O'gieblyn, Wired , 6 Oct. 2021",
      "Some brokerages were essentially offering free cash, while others weren\u2019t clawing any of the funds back for the second leg of the wager . \u2014 Matt Robinson, Fortune , 27 Sep. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Utilize the bonus to wager on MLB games, the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs or the NBA Finals. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 11 June 2022",
      "Players could instead choose to wager on any number of MLB games. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 30 May 2022",
      "Most bettors, however, would be smart to wager on a traditional market like win, place, show. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 21 May 2022",
      "Little did Templin know that Kerby had much bigger plans for this trip than to wager on fillies. \u2014 J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal , 8 May 2022",
      "That means a bettor could wager $200 on the Cleveland Guardians to win their game against the Chicago White Sox and if the White Sox win, the player will still get another chance to win. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 9 May 2022",
      "With a variety of ways to wager and win in play, the first full week of April marks a great time to jump into the mix. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Despite the ease of expanding online betting, Las Vegas holds strong as the destination to wager on major sports event. \u2014 Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Along with the risk-free bet, the app will also offer players who correctly wager at least $50 on North Carolina to beat Duke a free custom t-shirt. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 1 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1602, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-041858"
  },
  "waggle":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to reel, sway, or move from side to side : wag",
      ": to move frequently one way and the other : wag",
      ": an instance of waggling : a jerky motion back and forth or up and down",
      ": a preliminary swinging of a golf club head back and forth over the ball before the swing",
      ": to move backward and forward, from side to side, or up and down"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wa-g\u0259l",
      "\u02c8wa-g\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "swish",
      "switch",
      "wag"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "swish",
      "switch",
      "wag",
      "whisk"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "He can waggle his ears.",
      "He can make his ears waggle .",
      "Noun",
      "a quick waggle of her head to indicate \u201cno\u201d",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Listeners are instructed to waggle their tongues, raise their arms to the ceiling or simply lie back and relax. \u2014 oregonlive , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "When the time comes to couple up, males will shake, shimmy and waggle their rears in an astounding display of eight-legged choreography. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine , 31 Mar. 2020",
      "Bohacek reminded the kid what to do, and the kid waggled his little hands in the air again. \u2014 Melissa Locker, Time , 9 Jan. 2020",
      "Or Billy Mack waggling his junk in the TV host\u2019s face. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 10 Dec. 2019",
      "In these noisy and dynamic few milliseconds the fat rear Michelins hazed and the Pista\u2019s posterior waggled left, then right, violently, a 710-hp twerk. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 21 Feb. 2019",
      "The story is more dignified and tonally consistent than in the last film \u2014 Redmayne never has to do another butt- waggling Erumpet seduction dance \u2014 but much of it plays out with just as little weight as Fantastic Beasts\u2019 silliest moments. \u2014 Tasha Robinson, The Verge , 8 Nov. 2018",
      "The horizon waggled , the waves suddenly got higher. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 28 June 2018",
      "Instead, the Let's Go games will ask players to waggle Joy-Con controllers to simulate a Pok\u00e9ball throw after happening upon creatures in their travels. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 30 May 2018",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The other game to suffer most from wrist- waggle disconnect is NSS tennis, which has advanced subtly compared to its Wii Sports predecessor. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 3 May 2022",
      "Gyroscopic controls in video games used to be limited to features like the Wii waggle , but that situation has changed in recent years, thanks to support for a mix of motion and joystick controls in popular Switch and PlayStation games. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "Like the democratic society of the bees, in which consensus arrives through waggle dancing. \u2014 Lee Billings, Scientific American , 9 Mar. 2020",
      "The play-action waggle play was designed to go to Smith, a defensive linemen who had his number called as the third-string fullback. \u2014 Luke Ramirez, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Oct. 2019",
      "Aside from dropping a bat waggle in between his setup and his swing, there have been no major or notable changes to his stance. \u2014 Jon Tayler, SI.com , 8 May 2018",
      "If there weren\u2019t the V-8 for comparison, the V-6 would feel punchy enough, and in sport plus mode the rear-drive waggles under that combined 350 pound-feet of torque. \u2014 Robert Duffer, chicagotribune.com , 27 Mar. 2018",
      "The right-handed-hitting Acuna has no extraneous movement, no bat waggle , no hip action. \u2014 Ray Glier, USA TODAY , 6 Sep. 2017",
      "And considering the physical effort bees exert \u2014 from the waggle dance that communicates the location of a food source to the forceful beating of wings \u2014 Segura had a unique physicality to inform her choreography. \u2014 Marcia Manna, sandiegouniontribune.com , 10 Aug. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1588, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
      "Noun",
      "circa 1866, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-081433"
  },
  "waste (away)":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to become thinner and weaker because of illness or lack of food"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-095742"
  },
  "warlike":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": ready for war : equipped to fight",
      ": fit for, disposed to, or fond of war : bellicose",
      ": of, relating to, or useful in war",
      ": befitting or characteristic of war or a soldier",
      ": fond of war",
      ": fit for or characteristic of war"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fr-\u02ccl\u012bk",
      "\u02c8w\u022fr-\u02ccl\u012bk"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aggressive",
      "agonistic",
      "argumentative",
      "assaultive",
      "bellicose",
      "belligerent",
      "brawly",
      "chippy",
      "combative",
      "confrontational",
      "contentious",
      "discordant",
      "disputatious",
      "feisty",
      "gladiatorial",
      "militant",
      "pugnacious",
      "quarrelsome",
      "scrappy",
      "truculent"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "nonaggressive",
      "nonbelligerent",
      "pacific",
      "peaceable",
      "peaceful",
      "unbelligerent",
      "uncombative",
      "uncontentious"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The government has been criticized for its warlike attitude.",
      "a seafarer's legend that the remote island was inhabited by a warlike and uncivilized tribe",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Daniel Defense \u2014 like many firearms companies \u2014 has leaned into warlike imagery to sell its guns. \u2014 Todd C. Frankel, Washington Post , 29 May 2022",
      "That last piece has the most representational imagery of any in this set, although its two warlike figures (one of whom appears to be Brown) constitute just a small part of the complex, mostly abstract picture. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "If the ideal is a world in which neither party feels democracy is under siege, these warlike postures represent a grim finding. \u2014 The New Republic , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Tribal societies could be hierarchical and warlike , the Davids show, as well as egalitarian and peaceful. \u2014 John Horgan, Scientific American , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "This warlike mentality is shared by Groundswell, the political group that Thomas has chaired. \u2014 Jane Mayer, The New Yorker , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "The fractured Anglo-French relationship has made headlines on both sides of the channel, with disputes over fish inspiring warlike comment in many of Britain\u2019s newspapers. \u2014 Shafi Musaddique, The Christian Science Monitor , 16 Nov. 2021",
      "Both also seem to harbor a suspicion that the world of guns and gun-owners might always have been at least a bit like this, rich with paranoia and warlike thinking. \u2014 Benjamin Wallace-wells, The New Yorker , 16 Nov. 2021",
      "In certain ways, the Wendat (and Iroquoian societies in general around that time) were extraordinarily warlike . \u2014 David Graeber, Harper's Magazine , 26 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-183547"
  },
  "waggish":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": resembling or characteristic of a wag",
      ": done or made in waggery or for sport : humorous",
      ": showing or done in a spirit of harmless mischief"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wa-gish",
      "\u02c8wa-gish"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "arch",
      "devilish",
      "elvish",
      "espi\u00e8gle",
      "impish",
      "knavish",
      "leprechaunish",
      "mischievous",
      "pixie",
      "pixy",
      "pixieish",
      "prankish",
      "puckish",
      "rascally",
      "roguish",
      "scampish",
      "sly",
      "tricksy",
      "wicked"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a waggish disposition that often got him into trouble as a child",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Variation after variation test every tool these dancers have, layered over with waggish character dancing pulling from Polish mazurka and Russian hopak, to name a few. \u2014 Lauren Warnecke, chicagotribune.com , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Black and white and set to nervous, waggish piano music, her cast of still-photography characters comes to life. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 12 Feb. 2022",
      "Ole Miss at Alabama isn\u2019t for another week, but, with an open date on his schedule leading up to the big game, the SEC\u2019s waggish prince has already started chirping at the Crimson Tide. \u2014 Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al , 24 Sep. 2021",
      "But this waggish show, which enjoyed a cult moment on Broadway, is borne aloft on vintage music from the Go-Go\u2019s. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Aug. 2021",
      "Re-teaming with producer James Ford (Haim, Depeche Mode), frontman Alex Turner trades in piercing guitar for jaunty piano for a waggish , if at times uninspired meditation on fame in the digital age. \u2014 Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY , 10 May 2018",
      "Carney\u2019s attitude is waggish but jovial, never crossing into anger. \u2014 Seth Stevenson, Slate Magazine , 10 Apr. 2017",
      "His melancholy, along with his waggish humor, goes more unguarded in his songs. \u2014 Michael Schulman, New York Times , 4 June 2016",
      "Not specifically based on Che Guevara, Richard Bermudez\u2019s Che is a waggish yet mild-mannered gadfly, a cynical, harshly critical observer of the Per\u00f3n regime. \u2014 Orange County Register , 15 Feb. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1589, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-193831"
  },
  "waywardness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": following one's own capricious, wanton, or depraved inclinations : ungovernable",
      ": following no clear principle or law : unpredictable",
      ": opposite to what is desired or expected : untoward",
      ": disobedient",
      ": not following a rule or regular course of action"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101-w\u0259rd",
      "\u02c8w\u0101-w\u0259rd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "balky",
      "contrary",
      "contumacious",
      "defiant",
      "disobedient",
      "froward",
      "incompliant",
      "insubordinate",
      "intractable",
      "obstreperous",
      "rebel",
      "rebellious",
      "recalcitrant",
      "recusant",
      "refractory",
      "restive",
      "ungovernable",
      "unruly",
      "untoward",
      "willful",
      "wilful"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "amenable",
      "biddable",
      "compliant",
      "conformable",
      "docile",
      "obedient",
      "ruly",
      "submissive",
      "tractable"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "parents of a wayward teenager",
      "had always been the most wayward of their three children",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "It\u2019s because of his older age and oversized condition, his smaller size and body size, the Heat\u2019s demanding culture and his apparently wayward condition. \u2014 Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel , 31 May 2022",
      "San Diego\u2019s wayward sea lion, now named Freeway, was discovered in a storm drain in a pretty dense, urban part of town more than a mile from ocean water. \u2014 Dennis Romero, NBC News , 17 May 2022",
      "And her love interest, Max (Demos), has tried to be a better man since his wayward youth and his mother\u2019s death. \u2014 Common Sense Media, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
      "That\u2019s even true when the narrative shifts to Talulah (No\u00e9e Abita), a wayward youth whom \u00c9lisabet brings out of the cold and into the warmth of her home. \u2014 Michael Nordine, Variety , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "Jake\u2019s family back home \u2014 though nicely performed by Jessica Hecht as forlorn mother and Elgort as wayward son \u2014 seems out of place. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Please be aware that the wayward golf ball had gotten over a tall netting that was surrounding the golf course. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 1 Nov. 2021",
      "Southampton Town dispatchers received a call at about 6:30 a.m. from someone who spotted the wayward creature. \u2014 Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Everything Everywhere is fringey and wayward , too often frenetic only for craziness\u2019 sake. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 7 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, short for awayward turned away, from away , adverb + -ward ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-213451"
  },
  "warfare":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": military operations between enemies : hostilities , war",
      ": an activity undertaken by a political unit (such as a nation) to weaken or destroy another",
      ": struggle between competing entities : conflict",
      ": military fighting between enemies",
      ": conflict between opposing forces or for a particular end"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fr-\u02ccfer",
      "\u02c8w\u022fr-\u02ccfer"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "conflict",
      "disaccord",
      "discord",
      "discordance",
      "discordancy",
      "disharmony",
      "dissension",
      "dissention",
      "dissent",
      "dissidence",
      "dissonance",
      "disunion",
      "disunity",
      "division",
      "friction",
      "infighting",
      "inharmony",
      "schism",
      "strife",
      "variance",
      "war"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "accord",
      "agreement",
      "concord",
      "concordance",
      "harmony",
      "peace"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "that troubled household seems to be almost constantly in a state of warfare",
      "companies engaged in constant warfare for dominance in the market for home computers",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But the success or otherwise of the small Ukrainian robot in action may do more to shape the future of remote warfare than any of them. \u2014 David Hambling, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "The new carrier can likely carry between 48 and 60 aircraft\u2014a combination of FC-31s, KJ-600s, a carrier onboard delivery transport aircraft based on the KJ-600 airframe, and both utility and anti-submarine warfare helicopters. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 15 June 2022",
      "Mechanized warfare is the mind-body problem writ large. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
      "To try and compete with that healthy market, the military has offered larger-than-usual bonuses, including up to $50,000 for certain fields, such as special warfare . \u2014 Peter Aitken, Fox News , 7 June 2022",
      "But such guerrilla warfare tactics, with the risk of mistaken killings, can sometimes backfire, alienating people previously sympathetic to the rebel cause. \u2014 New York Times , 6 June 2022",
      "While this undoubtedly ends in Kenobi's death, there is an element of psychological warfare going on too: Vader wants to terrorize Kenobi as much as possible and break his spirit before finally putting him out of his misery. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 5 June 2022",
      "But the two most crucial strikes against Heard may have been that Azcarate permitted cameras in the courtroom and did not sequester the jury\u2014a perfect one-two for Depp\u2019s online brand of asymmetrical warfare . \u2014 Jessica Winter, The New Yorker , 2 June 2022",
      "Twitter, being Twitter, initially broke out into all-out generational warfare , with side-parting, skinny-jean-wearing, avocado-toast-loving Millennials rolling their eyes at how Gen Z just discovered Kate Bush. \u2014 Nojan Aminosharei, Harper's BAZAAR , 1 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from werre, warre war + fare journey, passage \u2014 more at fare ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-013511"
  },
  "warming":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having or giving out heat to a moderate or adequate degree",
      ": serving to maintain or preserve heat especially to a satisfactory degree",
      ": feeling or causing sensations of heat brought about by strenuous exertion",
      ": comfortably established : secure",
      ": marked by strong feeling : ardent",
      ": marked by excitement, disagreement, or anger",
      ": marked by or readily showing affection, gratitude, cordiality, or sympathy",
      ": emphasizing or exploiting sexual imagery or incidents",
      ": accompanied or marked by extreme danger or duress",
      ": newly made : fresh",
      ": having the color or tone of something that imparts heat",
      ": of a hue in the range yellow through orange to red",
      ": near to a goal, object, or solution sought",
      ": to make warm",
      ": to infuse with a feeling of love, friendship, well-being, or pleasure",
      ": to fill with anger, zeal, or passion",
      ": to reheat (cooked food) for eating",
      ": to make ready for operation or performance by preliminary exercise or operation",
      ": to become warm",
      ": to become ardent, interested, or receptive",
      ": to become filled with affection or love",
      ": to experience feelings of pleasure : bask",
      ": to become ready for operation or performance by preliminary activity",
      ": warmly",
      ": somewhat hot",
      ": giving off a little heat",
      ": making a person feel heat or experience no loss of body heat",
      ": having a feeling of warmth",
      ": showing strong feeling",
      ": newly made : fresh",
      ": near the object sought",
      ": of a color in the range yellow through orange to red",
      ": to make or become warm",
      ": to give a feeling of warmth",
      ": to become more interested than at first",
      ": to exercise or practice lightly in preparation for more strenuous activity or a performance",
      ": to run (as a motor) at slow speed before using"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022frm",
      "\u02c8w\u022frm"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "heated",
      "hottish",
      "lukewarm",
      "tepid",
      "toasty",
      "warmed",
      "warmish"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "heat",
      "hot (up)",
      "toast"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Fully charged, the mug will keep things warm for up to 90 minutes. \u2014 Kelsey Lindsey, Outside Online , 12 June 2022",
      "Your tent is a vital piece of camping gear that shouldn\u2019t be overlooked: The right one can keep you warm and dry\u2014and not be a complete nightmare to pitch. \u2014 Hannah Singleton, SELF , 8 June 2022",
      "The beanie is not essential, but does add some more edginess and will help keep you warm . \u2014 Annie O\u2019sullivan, Good Housekeeping , 7 June 2022",
      "The fat-and-seed mixtures are best used in fall and winter when birds need the extra energy to keep warm . \u2014 oregonlive , 3 June 2022",
      "Transfer the scallops to a platter or divide among 4 plates and keep warm . \u2014 G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
      "Last February, Texas witnessed its highest electricity demand ever as residents tried to keep warm . \u2014 Kevin L. Clark, Essence , 23 May 2022",
      "In February 2021 Texas witnessed its highest electricity demand ever as residents tried to keep warm . \u2014 Tyler Mauldin, CNN , 19 May 2022",
      "This is not a casual weekend crewneck\u2013this one is thoughtfully designed to keep you warm and dry in extreme weather. \u2014 Cristina Montemayor, Men's Health , 17 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Tablecloths would warm things up and might bring down the decibel level. \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "Instead of slicing the buns before toasting them, warm them whole in a 250-degree oven for 5 minutes. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
      "Emissions like carbon dioxide warm the planet, which leads to destabilizing weather events and other problems. \u2014 Peter Prengaman, ajc , 26 May 2022",
      "Emissions like carbon dioxide warm the planet, which leads to destabilizing weather events and other problems. \u2014 Peter Prengaman, Anchorage Daily News , 26 May 2022",
      "Like Rio\u2019s beating sun in a bottle, this electric fragrance will warm you up. \u2014 Katie Berohn, Good Housekeeping , 11 May 2022",
      "The collapse of the Amazon\u2019s ecosystems, for example, will catastrophically warm our world, which currently depends on the Amazon to remove huge amounts of carbon from the air. \u2014 Liza Featherstone, The New Republic , 6 May 2022",
      "The natural wood tones of the dresser and matchstick blinds warm the black-and-white room. \u2014 Sarah Wolf Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens , 6 May 2022",
      "The weather will warm , and slow-starting sluggers will find their groove. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 2 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "On Instagram, Lipa shared photos of herself frolicking through the streets of Portugal this week while wearing a warm -toned minidress, patterned with palm trees and sandy beaches. \u2014 Melody Leibner, Harper's BAZAAR , 8 June 2022",
      "Antonoff fooled around with some simple keyboard voicings on a warm -sounding vintage synth, then programmed a spare, mid-tempo track on a drum machine. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
      "The family\u2019s custom apparel shop, which Renee ran, printed the team\u2019s warm -up gear. \u2014 Karin Brulliard And Adria Malcolm, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "As important as Tuesday\u2019s races were, they might best be seen as warm -up acts to more consequential elections ahead. \u2014 Rick Klein, ABC News , 11 May 2022",
      "But in recent years the weather has been staying warm later, Mr. Zhang said, so the wheat has a chance to germinate before winter frosts force it into dormancy. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
      "The family\u2019s custom apparel shop, which Renee ran, printed the team\u2019s warm -up gear. \u2014 Karin Brulliard And Adria Malcolm, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "The family\u2019s custom apparel shop, which Renee ran, printed the team\u2019s warm -up gear. \u2014 Karin Brulliard And Adria Malcolm, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "The family\u2019s custom apparel shop, which Renee ran, printed the team\u2019s warm -up gear. \u2014 Karin Brulliard And Adria Malcolm, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Adverb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-024919"
  },
  "wage":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis",
      ": the share of the national product attributable to labor as a factor in production",
      ": recompense , reward",
      ": to engage in or carry on",
      ": to be in process of occurring",
      ": payment for work done especially when figured by the hour or day",
      ": to engage in : carry on",
      ": a payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to a contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis",
      ": the share of the national product attributable to labor as a factor in production"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101j",
      "\u02c8w\u0101j"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "emolument",
      "hire",
      "packet",
      "pay",
      "paycheck",
      "pay envelope",
      "payment",
      "salary",
      "stipend"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The picketing is taking place as airline unions seek sizable wage increases. \u2014 David Koenig, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
      "In March, a few hundred other workers at a plant that makes Cheez-Its won a new contract with 15% wage increases over three years. \u2014 Matt Ott And Dee-ann Durbin, Detroit Free Press , 21 June 2022",
      "Instead, the current economy is shifting as a result of relatively temporary events, like pandemic-era wage increases and gas prices skewing inflation expectations. \u2014 Colin Lodewick, Fortune , 21 June 2022",
      "Employers are competing for staff with bonuses and wage increases, but workers are not feeling the benefits as inflation eats away at any gains. \u2014 New York Times , 21 June 2022",
      "Under the measure, employers are barred from funding the wage increases by laying off workers, reducing their hours, or cutting back on vacation or other benefits. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
      "Mortgage rates have moved up at a faster pace than wage increases in recent months, going from near 3% at the beginning of the year to more than 6% by some measures now. \u2014 Nate Dicamillo, Quartz , 16 June 2022",
      "More broadly, monthly job gains slowed in May, as did annual wage increases. \u2014 Harriet Torry, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
      "But many have offset the damage, at least in part, with wage increases driven by high demand for workers and resilient consumer spending. \u2014 Max Zahn, ABC News , 14 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Routinely, lawmakers from the losing side of a presidential election would wage protest votes during the ceremonial proceedings in Congress. \u2014 Lisa Mascaro, Chron , 16 June 2022",
      "Routinely, lawmakers from the losing side of a presidential election would wage protest votes during the ceremonial proceedings in Congress. \u2014 Lisa Mascaro, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
      "With a little bit of creativity and derring-do, Ukrainians can wage a much wider, much more complex war at sea, nibbling away at the slowly-decaying Russian Black Sea fleet. \u2014 Craig Hooper, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "In seven months of primary contests before Election Day, Republicans and Democrats will wage internal fights over electability, ideological purity and, in the case of the G.O.P., loyalty to former President Donald J. Trump. \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022",
      "Sometimes it\u2019s about the United Nations as the \u00e9lites trying to wage this war on the white birth rate. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 15 May 2022",
      "Already, Cain has signaled his willingness to wage battle on this front in Texas\u2014where Amazon reports about 95,000 workers, Apple employs 8,400 people, and Match has its headquarters. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 3 May 2022",
      "As Russia continues to wage war on Ukraine, the conflict is starting to affect countries around the world. \u2014 Claire Rafford, The Indianapolis Star , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Russian President Vladimir Putin is trying to stem the flow of Western businesses fleeing the country over his decision to wage war on Ukraine. \u2014 Mark Thompson, CNN , 1 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-063325"
  },
  "warm-up":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or an instance of warming up",
      ": a preparatory activity or procedure",
      ": a suit for exercise or casual wear consisting of a jacket or sweatshirt and pants",
      ": to engage in exercise or practice especially before entering a game or contest",
      ": to get ready",
      ": the act or an instance of preparing for a performance or a more strenuous activity",
      ": the act or an instance of warming up",
      ": a procedure (as a set of exercises) used in warming up",
      ": to engage in preliminary exercise (as to stretch the muscles)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022frm-\u02cc\u0259p",
      "\u02c8w\u022frm-\u02cc\u0259p",
      "\u02c8w\u022fr-\u02ccm\u0259p",
      "(\u02c8)w\u022fr-\u02c8m\u0259p"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "curtain-raiser",
      "overture",
      "preamble",
      "preliminary",
      "prelude",
      "prologue",
      "prolog"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1915, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1846, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-070553"
  },
  "warman":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": warrior , soldier"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022frm\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English wermen , from werre war + man ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-095224"
  },
  "warmblood":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an athletic, agile horse (such as a Hanoverian or Trakehner ) that is noted for its trainability and usually calm temperament, is commonly used in equestrian competition, and typically possesses Thoroughbred, Arabian, and draft horse bloodlines",
      ": a warm-blooded animal (such as a mammal)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022frm-\u02ccbl\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1946, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-113130"
  },
  "wanderer":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to move about without a fixed course, aim, or goal",
      ": to go idly about : ramble",
      ": to follow a winding course : meander",
      ": to go astray (as from a course) : stray",
      ": to go astray morally : err",
      ": to lose normal mental contact : stray in thought",
      ": to roam over",
      ": to move about without a goal or purpose : ramble",
      ": to get off the right path or leave the right area : stray",
      ": to lose concentration",
      ": to follow a winding course"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4n-d\u0259r",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4n-d\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bat",
      "cruise",
      "drift",
      "float",
      "gad (about)",
      "gallivant",
      "galavant",
      "kick around",
      "knock (about)",
      "maunder",
      "meander",
      "mooch",
      "ramble",
      "range",
      "roam",
      "rove",
      "traipse"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "I was just wandering around the house.",
      "They wandered down the street.",
      "Students were wandering the halls.",
      "He wandered away from the trail and got lost.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Other visitors come to catch a show at the Grand Ole Opry, pay homage at the Country Music Hall of Fame, wander hipster shops in East Nashville or catch an up-and-coming singer-songwriter at famed venues such as the Bluebird Cafe. \u2014 Larry Bleiberg, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
      "The films show a world in which several dinosaurs, including Tyrannosaurus rex, Triceratops, Parasaurolophus, Compsognathus and Mosasaurus, have been resurrected and wander freely around an island. \u2014 Mary Kekatos, ABC News , 9 June 2022",
      "And his lyrics with Silverman too often wander in search of a rhyme, then, sighting one in the distance, botch it. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
      "The post-pandemic urge to spend time outdoors and away from crowds is part of the pull alongside the ever-present desire to escape the urban areas we\u2019ve been cooped up in and instead wander across new terrain. \u2014 Corrina Allen-kiersons, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
      "In most cases when bears wander into an Oklahoma town, the animals are tranquilized, captured and relocated by state wildlife officials. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 6 June 2022",
      "Unwind with a book by an electric fireplace while enjoying a cup of tea or coffee, or wander the property, where a fire pit (and s\u2019mores sticks) and a charcoal barbecue beckon. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 1 June 2022",
      "As the boys wander through the shop, Grimes points to a skinny kid in sunglasses. \u2014 Matt Tunseth For The Daily News, Anchorage Daily News , 31 May 2022",
      "Even living in a state like ours with sensible gun safety measures offers limited assurance; there are no checkpoints between states, meaning malefactors armed to the teeth in other states can wander on in. \u2014 Yvonne Abraham, BostonGlobe.com , 25 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English wandren , from Old English wandrian ; akin to Middle High German wandern to wander, Old English windan to wind, twist",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-131933"
  },
  "waterproofed":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": impervious to water",
      ": covered or treated with a material (such as a solution of rubber) to prevent permeation by water",
      ": a waterproof fabric",
      ": raincoat",
      ": to make waterproof",
      ": not letting water through",
      ": to make something resistant to letting water through"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02ccpr\u00fcf",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-",
      "\u02ccw\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02c8pr\u00fcf",
      "\u02ccw\u00e4-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "leakproof",
      "waterproofed"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "mac",
      "mack",
      "mackintosh",
      "macintosh",
      "oilskin",
      "raincoat",
      "slicker"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "This suntan lotion is waterproof .",
      "luckily, my backpack is waterproof , so my clothes didn't get wet",
      "Noun",
      "remember your waterproof if you're walking around London in the winter",
      "Verb",
      "He waterproofed the deck by applying sealer to it.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Kyun said that there are steps that consumers can take to reduce the amount of PFAS in their lives, like staying away from nonstick cookware, not buying stain-proof couches or carpets and avoiding waterproof mascara. \u2014 Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel , 13 June 2022",
      "Wondering how to remove that waterproof mascara at the end of the day? \u2014 Celia Shatzman, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 May 2022",
      "Owner Annie Blake put on waterproof mascara, the better to bawl her eyes out without looking a complete mess. \u2014 Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Everyone cries and worries about their makeup, because apparently nobody has ever heard of waterproof mascara. \u2014 Emma Specter, Vogue , 22 Aug. 2021",
      "But when the salesperson began touting the benefits of a certain waterproof mascara, Birnbaum advised her daughter to steer clear. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Aug. 2021",
      "What do waterproof mascara and your best friend have in common? \u2014 Allure , 25 June 2021",
      "The soft wipes quickly remove long-wear makeup and waterproof mascara. \u2014 Taylor Lane, Southern Living , 24 June 2021",
      "The study found that more than three-quarters of waterproof mascara, nearly two-thirds of foundations and liquid lipsticks and more than half of eye and lip products had high fluorine concentrations. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 15 June 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "That means an entree (a protein or vegetarian base), bread, a beverage mix, a snack or spread, chewing gum, a spoon, and a nutritional insert all wrapped in a waterproof , go-anywhere bag. \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "His curved, colorful pieces, upholstered in both Louis Vuitton waterproof and Paola Lenti fabrics, were inspired by the terrace fields of China\u2019s Yunnan province and the curving canyons of Arizona\u2019s Antelope Valley. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 7 Dec. 2021",
      "Lilly Lashes created a user-friendly hybrid pen that swipes on like a liquid liner, then grips lashes with a waterproof , all-day adhesive. \u2014 Vogue , 12 Dec. 2021",
      "To use this waterproof and sweat-proof option, either line your lower lid or simply put a dot in your inner corner. \u2014 Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens , 8 Dec. 2021",
      "That includes a 13-inch waterproof iPad that replaces the regular instrumentation, along with a dedicated slot for charging smartphones and a high-end stereo by Fusion. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 6 Oct. 2021",
      "Always keep your camera in a waterproof , zip-top bag. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 July 2021",
      "In terms of making any eye shadow waterproof , though, swimmers have a favorite product for that, too. \u2014 Olivia Muenter, Allure , 25 July 2021",
      "This waterproof , Bluetooth-compatible pick had Amazon shoppers raving over its handy sound booster, which can be used to amplify its bass. \u2014 Melissa Lee, USA TODAY , 1 Apr. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Apartment-building owners and residents repair or waterproof their walls and roofs. \u2014 Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar, The Atlantic , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "At the Statue of Liberty, plans are in the works to waterproof the exterior of the massive stone fort built in 1807 that serves as the monument's base. \u2014 Rebecca Reynolds, USA TODAY , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "At the Statue of Liberty, plans are in the works to waterproof the exterior of the massive stone fort built in 1807 that serves as the monument's base. \u2014 Rebecca Reynolds, ajc , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "The sealant was being used to waterproof the roof and had to be spread across the entire membrane, not just applied to seams. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Aug. 2021",
      "The sealant was being used to waterproof the roof and had to be spread across the entire membrane, not just applied to seams. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Aug. 2021",
      "The sealant was being used to waterproof the roof and had to be spread across the entire membrane, not just applied to seams. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Aug. 2021",
      "The sealant was being used to waterproof the roof and had to be spread across the entire membrane, not just applied to seams. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Aug. 2021",
      "The sealant was being used to waterproof the roof and had to be spread across the entire membrane, not just applied to seams. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1725, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "1788, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1820, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-140026"
  },
  "wade (in ":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "to start work on energetically waded deep into the repair project and didn't come out of it until four hours later enthusiastically waded into his science fair project"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-142523"
  },
  "waterlogged":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": so filled or soaked with water as to be heavy or hard to manage",
      ": saturated with water",
      ": so filled or soaked with water as to be heavy or hard to manage",
      ": edematous"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02ccl\u022fgd",
      "-\u02ccl\u00e4gd",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-",
      "\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02ccl\u022fgd",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-",
      "-\u02ccl\u00e4gd",
      "-\u02ccl\u00e4gd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "awash",
      "bathed",
      "bedraggled",
      "doused",
      "dowsed",
      "drenched",
      "dripping",
      "logged",
      "saturate",
      "saturated",
      "soaked",
      "soaking",
      "sodden",
      "soggy",
      "sopping",
      "soppy",
      "soused",
      "washed",
      "water-soaked",
      "watered",
      "watery",
      "wet"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "arid",
      "dry",
      "unwatered",
      "waterless"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The ground was completely waterlogged .",
      "waterlogged soil that caused the roots of the potted plant to rot",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Tropical Storm Alex hit Florida Friday and Saturday with heavy winds and torrential rains, causing massive flooding in Miami that turned streets into rivers, stranded cars and wreaked havoc on the lives of its waterlogged residents. \u2014 Kc Baker, PEOPLE.com , 6 June 2022",
      "Arising from a creeping rhizome, the plant is capable of growing in a variety of soils, from average garden soils to waterlogged soils. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 May 2022",
      "Waitstaff make a habit of delivering Swiss craft beer to waterlogged patrons. \u2014 Brad Japhe, Forbes , 29 May 2022",
      "The birds have a thin black collar-like band around their neck, which might be mistaken as a small waterlogged stick poking up from the sand. \u2014 Freep.com , 27 May 2022",
      "Not even Mother Nature\u2019s heaviest downpour could put out the fire between McAdams and Gosling\u2014who dated IRL after filming\u2014in this waterlogged reunion. \u2014 Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR , 25 May 2022",
      "Fecal samples are usually found in dry caves, desert areas, frozen areas, or waterlogged environments (like bogs), where desiccation, freezing, and similar processes preserve the fecal matter for posterity. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 20 May 2022",
      "These waterlogged , acidic, low-nutrient ecosystems are the most carbon-dense lands on Earth. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Aug. 2021",
      "This is due to becoming waterlogged with vaginal fluid. \u2014 Sophia Smith Galer, refinery29.com , 13 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" water entry 1 + log to accumulate in the hold",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1759, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-151035"
  },
  "warfarin":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a crystalline anticoagulant coumarin derivative C 19 H 16 O 4 that inhibits the production of prothrombin by vitamin K and is used as a rodent poison and in medicine",
      ": its sodium salt C 19 H 15 NaO 4 used especially in the prevention or treatment of thromboembolic disease",
      ": a crystalline anticoagulant coumarin derivative C 19 H 16 O 4 related to dicumarol that inhibits the production of prothrombin by vitamin K and is used as a rodent poison and in medicine",
      ": its sodium salt C 19 H 15 NaO 4 used especially in the prevention or treatment of thromboembolic disease \u2014 see coumadin"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fr-f\u0259-r\u0259n",
      "\u02c8w\u022fr-f\u0259-r\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But there are quite a few others, some of which cannot be tested for while on specific anticoagulants, such as protein C and S deficiency while on warfarin . \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 4 May 2022",
      "When tests revealed the clot, Dr. Frayling was prescribed the anticoagulant warfarin . \u2014 Suryatapa Bhattacharya, WSJ , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "In the clinical trial of Eliquis, patients getting the drug were 11% less likely to die from any cause than those getting warfarin , which for decades had been the only anticoagulant used to prevent strokes in people with atrial fibrillation. \u2014 John Fauber And Coulter Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 23 Aug. 2021",
      "However, there is no reason to believe that this was more likely in the apixaban (Eliquis) arm than in the warfarin arm. \u2014 John Fauber And Coulter Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 23 Aug. 2021",
      "The new drugs have proved to be an expensive alternative to warfarin . \u2014 John Fauber And Coulter Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 23 Aug. 2021",
      "Among Eliquis users, 1.3% had a stroke or a blood vessel clot, compared with 1.6% who got warfarin . \u2014 John Fauber And Coulter Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 23 Aug. 2021",
      "Rodent baits typically contain a warfarin concentration of about 250 parts per million. \u2014 Stephen Ornes, The Atlantic , 15 May 2021",
      "Fourteen years ago, biologist Richard Poche saw the potential of using high doses of warfarin to control pig populations. \u2014 Stephen Ornes, The Atlantic , 15 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" W isconsin A lumni R esearch F oundation (its patentee) + coum arin ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1950, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-152515"
  },
  "wall":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a high thick masonry structure forming a long rampart or an enclosure chiefly for defense",
      ": a masonry fence around a garden, park, or estate",
      ": a structure that serves to hold back pressure (as of water or sliding earth)",
      ": one of the sides of a room or building connecting floor and ceiling or foundation and roof",
      ": the side of a footpath next to buildings",
      ": an extreme or desperate position or a state of defeat, failure, or ruin",
      ": a material layer enclosing space",
      ": something resembling a wall (as in appearance, function, or effect)",
      ": something that acts as a barrier or defense",
      ": crazy",
      ": into a state of intense agitation, annoyance, or frustration",
      ": to provide, cover with, or surround with or as if with a wall",
      ": to separate by or as if by a wall",
      ": immure",
      ": to close (an opening) with or as if with a wall",
      ": to roll in a dramatic manner",
      ": to roll (one's eyes) in a dramatic manner",
      ": one of the sides of a room or building",
      ": a solid structure (as of stone) built to enclose or shut off a space",
      ": something that separates one thing from another",
      ": a layer of material enclosing space",
      ": to build or have a wall in or around",
      ": a structural layer surrounding a cavity, hollow organ, or mass of material"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fl",
      "\u02c8w\u022fl",
      "\u02c8w\u022fl"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "barricade",
      "barrier",
      "fence",
      "hedge"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The ball, launched off the bat of Kevin Graham, just cleared the wall \u2014 and the reach of Bello\u2019s glove \u2014 and deposited into Auburn\u2019s bullpen. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 18 June 2022",
      "According to courtroom testimony, after the shooting, investigators found what prosecutors described as troubling evidence in the teen's bedroom: a shooting target on his bedroom wall , an empty bottle of booze and a Nazi coin. \u2014 Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press , 17 June 2022",
      "Participants learn about the art of Luise\u00f1o basket weaving and will create a Cherokee single- wall twine traditional basket to take home. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 June 2022",
      "The run-through-a- wall adrenaline starts coursing through the veins with each step through campus. \u2014 Freep.com , 10 June 2022",
      "So, like any other Pacific Point Realty project, the 15-townhome development in Atlanta\u2019s Poncey-Highland neighborhood requires truckloads of lumber, dry wall , doors, flooring and plumbing fixtures \u2014 as well as a lot of planning. \u2014 Michael E. Kanell, ajc , 9 June 2022",
      "The problem is the Iranians see the writing on the table, writing on the wall , which is: clearly the administration is desperate to get back in it, just like the Obama administration was desperate to get into the agreement in the first place. \u2014 CBS News , 8 June 2022",
      "Think jazz at Lincoln Center versus a hole-in-the- wall listening room, as a comparison. \u2014 Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune , 8 June 2022",
      "The hole-in-the- wall restaurant is open all day, from 11 a.m. until 1 a.m., and 4 a.m on weekends. \u2014 Kimberly Wilson, Essence , 4 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Russia has attempted to wall off its internet from the world but appears to recognize the potential backlash from citizens for banning the most popular services. \u2014 Rishi Iyengar, CNN , 3 June 2022",
      "Whether used to wall off sleeping quarters in a loft or hung as art, considering clever room divider ideas can help energize a room. \u2014 Marisa Martin, Good Housekeeping , 31 May 2022",
      "Standard diagnoses often collapse what some scientists believe are different conditions into one, whereas other diagnoses wall off conditions that are perhaps not so different at all. \u2014 New York Times , 9 May 2022",
      "Rather than wall off such matters from state-court review, the Supreme Court could review state-court decisions that cross the line from interpreting state law to writing law. \u2014 WSJ , 17 May 2022",
      "The White House staff led by Regan initiated a damage-control plan to wall off the president and lay the blame on Mr. McFarlane, who was no longer in the White House and lacked the influence and stature of friends such as Shultz and Weinberger. \u2014 Jerrold Schecter, BostonGlobe.com , 13 May 2022",
      "The White House staff led by Regan initiated a damage-control plan to wall off the president and lay the blame on Mr. McFarlane, who was no longer in the White House and lacked the influence and stature of friends such as Shultz and Weinberger. \u2014 Jerrold Schecter, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
      "All the former directors, though, conceded that attempts to wall off public health from politics are misguided. \u2014 Lev Facher, STAT , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "China and, increasingly, Russia have taken steps to wall off their societies, including erecting strict censorship mechanisms on their internet networks, which have cut off their citizens from foreign perspectives and some commerce. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb (1)",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb (2)",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-153157"
  },
  "warning":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act of warning : the state of being warned",
      ": something that warns or serves to warn",
      ": a notice or bulletin that alerts the public to an imminent hazard (such as a tornado, thunderstorm, or flood)",
      ": serving as an alarm, signal, summons, or admonition",
      ": something that cautions of possible danger or trouble"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fr-ni\u014b",
      "\u02c8w\u022fr-ni\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "admonishment",
      "admonition",
      "alarm",
      "alarum",
      "alert",
      "caution",
      "forewarning",
      "heads-up",
      "notice"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "admonishing",
      "admonitory",
      "cautionary",
      "cautioning",
      "exemplary",
      "monitory",
      "premonitory"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "In addition, there is no flag warning system on the beaches unlike what exists in Gulf Shores and Orange Beach. \u2014 al , 6 June 2022",
      "California Assemblymember Luz Rivas, D-San Fernando Valley, introduced legislation earlier this month that would similarly create an early warning system that ranks extreme heat events based on their severity and potential health impacts. \u2014 Denise Chow, NBC News , 30 May 2022",
      "In some cases, with extraordinarily strong twisters, nothing can be done to save your car or your house, but a warning system can save your life. \u2014 Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press , 27 May 2022",
      "The countries would aim to form a bloc that would provide an early warning system for supply chain issues, encourage industries to decarbonize and offer U.S. businesses reliable Asian partners outside China. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2022",
      "Some active safety equipment, like blind-spot monitors and a lane-departure warning system, are standard on the X4 M. \u2014 Greg Fink, Car and Driver , 13 May 2022",
      "The wastewater testing can serve as an early warning system for the disease\u2019s spread, experts have said. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 11 May 2022",
      "The work of watching changes to the virus functions as a kind of early warning system, said David Engelthaler, director of the pathogen and microbiome division at TGen. \u2014 Melina Walling, The Arizona Republic , 6 May 2022",
      "The warning system will be tested again at noon on May 5. \u2014 Brook Endale, The Enquirer , 4 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The bureau also will post more warning notices at 750 livestock sale facilities and review other potential changes to federal regulations. \u2014 Scott Sonner, Star Tribune , 27 July 2021",
      "In response, statistical authorities around the world could do little but issue warning press releases. \u2014 Andrew Whitby, Time , 17 Apr. 2020",
      "Privacy advocates have sounded warning bells about Big Brother secretly watching us from the sky. \u2014 Katy Moeller, idahostatesman , 22 May 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1511, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-155919"
  },
  "ware":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": manufactured articles, products of art or craft, or farm produce : goods",
      ": an article of merchandise",
      ": articles (such as pottery or dishes) of fired clay",
      ": an intangible item (such as a service or ability) that is a marketable commodity",
      ": aware , conscious",
      ": wary , vigilant",
      ": to beware of : avoid",
      ": spend , expend",
      ": manufactured articles or products of art or craft",
      ": items (as dishes) of baked clay : pottery",
      ": an article of merchandise"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wer",
      "\u02c8wer"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alive",
      "apprehensive",
      "aware",
      "cognizant",
      "conscious",
      "mindful",
      "sensible",
      "sentient",
      "witting"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "insensible",
      "oblivious",
      "unaware",
      "unconscious",
      "unmindful",
      "unwitting"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "She sold her wares at the market.",
      "Adjective",
      "he's ware of the dangers that await him in the Antarctic"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb (1)",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb (2)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-161618"
  },
  "walkout":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": strike sense 3a",
      ": the action of leaving a meeting or organization as an expression of disapproval",
      ": to leave suddenly often as an expression of disapproval",
      ": to go on strike",
      ": to leave in the lurch : abandon , desert",
      ": a labor strike",
      ": the act of leaving a meeting or organization to show disapproval",
      ": strike",
      ": the action of leaving a meeting or organization as an expression of disapproval"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fk-\u02ccau\u0307t",
      "\u02c8w\u022fk-\u02ccau\u0307t",
      "\u02c8w\u022fk-\u02ccau\u0307t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "strike"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bail",
      "bail out",
      "begone",
      "book",
      "bug off",
      "bug out",
      "bugger off",
      "buzz (off)",
      "clear off",
      "clear out",
      "cut out",
      "depart",
      "dig out",
      "exit",
      "get",
      "get off",
      "go",
      "go off",
      "move",
      "pack (up ",
      "part",
      "peel off",
      "pike (out ",
      "pull out",
      "push off",
      "push on",
      "quit",
      "run along",
      "sally (forth)",
      "scarper",
      "shove (off)",
      "step (along)",
      "take off",
      "vamoose"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Hundreds of workers staged a walkout to protest conditions in the factory.",
      "after four weeks of the walkout , management gave in",
      "Verb",
      "we simply walked out after waiting half an hour for someone to come and serve us",
      "the salesclerks walked out upon learning of the second pay cut in six months",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "About 36 people were part of the walkout , most of them OHS students, and some adults. \u2014 Alec Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 21 May 2022",
      "The threat of a student walkout follows teacher sickouts at the district of 34,000 students that forced multiple Oakland Unified School District campuses to cancel instruction. \u2014 Andres Picon, San Francisco Chronicle , 17 Jan. 2022",
      "The details and specifics of a walkout are complicated. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 21 Dec. 2021",
      "Company management told workers in emails shared with The Post that they would be paid their wages for Monday through Wednesday of the walkout , but not beyond. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Dec. 2021",
      "Several steps remain in the negotiation process before the unions could reach the point of a walkout . \u2014 Sarah Freishtat, chicagotribune.com , 5 Nov. 2021",
      "People rally in support of a walkout by transgender Netflix employees. \u2014 NBC News , 20 Oct. 2021",
      "Another employee, a leader of the walkout , was fired for allegedly leaking sensitive information. \u2014 Marisa Dellatto, Forbes , 20 Oct. 2021",
      "Managers at some plants called off afternoon and overnight shifts in anticipation of a walkout , according to local news reports in Iowa. \u2014 Allison Prang, WSJ , 14 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1881, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-163418"
  },
  "wardwite":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a fine paid by a tenant to his lord for failure to furnish castle-guard"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Old English weardwite , from weard ward + wite ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-170144"
  },
  "wayward child":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a child having a status arbitrarily defined by statute in some states, usually being under a stated age, habitually associating with vicious or immoral persons, or growing up in circumstances likely to lead to criminal activity or willful disobedience of parental or other lawful authority and therefore subject to custodial care and protection for his or her own welfare \u2014 compare juvenile delinquent , stubborn child"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-170812"
  },
  "waterproofing":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or process of making something waterproof",
      ": the condition of being made waterproof",
      ": something (such as a coating) capable of imparting waterproofness"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02ccpr\u00fc-fi\u014b",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "What to Consider: The waterproofing could use some improvement. \u2014 Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure , 6 May 2022",
      "If winter hiking is your main focus, waterproofing and insulation are going to be crucial. \u2014 Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure , 6 May 2022",
      "It supposedly can be set up in just 10 minutes and several Amazon reviews boast about the excellent waterproofing . \u2014 Medea Giordano, Wired , 21 June 2021",
      "These boots are stacked with winter-friendly features like Gore-Tex waterproofing , Thinsulate insulation, and a sticky rubber outsole. \u2014 Gabriela Aoun, Outside Online , 10 Nov. 2021",
      "Avia Avian is the largest company for waterproofing , wood and metal paint with more than 20% of the domestic market share in terms of sales last year, according to consulting firm Frost & Sullivan. \u2014 Yessar Rosendar, Forbes , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "As homeowners attempt to prepare for harsh conditions, home waterproofing and sump pump installations have also increased 90% and 115%, respectively, compared to the same time last year. \u2014 Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens , 25 Oct. 2021",
      "The inspection must also include the waterproofing protecting the structural components from moisture damage (i.e., dry rot). \u2014 Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 Nov. 2021",
      "Penguins are evaluated on a weekly basis in terms of overall health, blood results, weight and the waterproofing of their feathers. \u2014 Elizabeth Warkentin, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1820, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-173059"
  },
  "warn":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to give notice to beforehand especially of danger or evil",
      ": to give admonishing advice to : counsel",
      ": to call to one's attention : inform",
      ": to order to go or stay away",
      ": to give a warning",
      ": to put on guard : caution",
      ": to notify especially in advance"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022frn",
      "\u02c8w\u022frn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "advise",
      "alert",
      "caution",
      "forewarn",
      "wake"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Tech-industry representatives are coming to Capitol Hill this week to warn that the remote-work trend will lead to more offshoring of software developer and other technology jobs unless the U.S. admits more high-skilled immigrants. \u2014 Julie Bykowicz, WSJ , 10 May 2022",
      "The Calf Canyon fire, which has merged with the Hermit's Peak fire, is the biggest of about a dozen wildfires active in the Southwest before the normal start of peak fire season in June, as experts warn climate change makes wildfires worse. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 2 May 2022",
      "Officials also warn that a combination of wind gusts as fast as 30 mph and relatively low humidity in southwest Arizona may lead to elevated fire weather potential in the region Wednesday and Thursday. \u2014 Brock Blasdell, The Arizona Republic , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Tax professionals warn that a variety of reasons could lead to lower refunds \u2014 or tax bills \u2014 for some people this year. \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "The invasion could lead to the biggest armed conflict in Europe since World War II, Western leaders warn . \u2014 Arik Burakovsky, The Conversation , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "But trade groups warn that the worst is yet to come. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "This can lead people to internalize these beliefs, and resulting in psychological distress and social isolation, experts warn . \u2014 Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY , 6 June 2022",
      "Challengers to the law argue the Second Amendment protects the right to carry firearms outside the home for self defense, while supporters warn invalidating the restrictions could lead to more firearms on the streets. \u2014 Melissa Quinn, CBS News , 2 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English warnen, going back to Old English wearnian, warnian \"to be on one's guard, make aware, put on one's guard,\" going back to West Germanic *warn\u014djan- (whence Middle Dutch waernen \"to provide with, give notice of a danger,\" Old High German warn\u014dn ), probably causative derivative of Germanic *wara- \"cognizant, watchful\" \u2014 more at ware entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-175025"
  },
  "wage bill":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the total amount paid in wages by a business establishment or industry usually figured on an annual basis"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-182455"
  },
  "Warner Robins":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "city south of Macon in central Georgia population 66,588"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fr-n\u0259r-\u02c8r\u00e4-b\u0259nz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-190428"
  },
  "waterfall":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a perpendicular or very steep descent of the water of a stream",
      ": an artificial waterfall (as in a hotel lobby or a nightclub)",
      ": something resembling a waterfall",
      ": a fall of water from a height"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02ccf\u022fl",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-",
      "\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02ccf\u022fl",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cascade",
      "cataract",
      "fall(s)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "I used to like to throw sticks in the stream and watch them go over the waterfall .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The southern half of the park is expected to reopen next week, allowing visitors to flock to Old Faithful, the rainbow colored Grand Prismatic Spring, and the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone and its majestic waterfall . \u2014 Lindsay Whitehurst And Brian Melley, Anchorage Daily News , 18 June 2022",
      "The southern half of the park is expected to reopen next week, allowing visitors to flock to Old Faithful, the rainbow colored Grand Prismatic Spring, and the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone and its majestic waterfall . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 June 2022",
      "The southern half of the park is expected to reopen next week, allowing visitors to flock to Old Faithful, the rainbow colored Grand Prismatic Spring, and the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone and its majestic waterfall . \u2014 Lindsay Whitehurst, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
      "Spread over 8 acres are several gardens to explore, each with unique flora, as well as a sculpture walk and a spiral walking path featuring a stunning waterfall and panoramic views from the top. \u2014 Gabi De La Rosa, Chron , 8 June 2022",
      "Discover the Cradle of Forestry area where American forest conservation began and stop at Looking Glass Falls, a stunning roadside waterfall , which features incredible 360-degree views. \u2014 Sandra Macgregor, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "Fruit and vegetable characters, trees made of broccoli, a milk waterfall and homes made of bread cover the new trucks. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 26 May 2022",
      "The grounds include a waterfall , a creek, an infinity-edge saltwater pool and a private sand beach. \u2014 Katherine Clarke, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
      "The highlight of this iconic trail is Punchbowl Falls, a stunning waterfall and swimming hole along the Columbia River Gorge. \u2014 Megan Michelson, Outside Online , 25 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-193622"
  },
  "waywarden":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a supervisor of highways especially as an elected member of a board",
      ": one that maintains the trenches of a sewage disposal plant"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" way entry 1 + warden ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-194933"
  },
  "wag-at-the-wall":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of wag-at-the-wall variant of wag-on-the-wall"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-201513"
  },
  "war (against)":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "to oppose (someone) in physical conflict continually warring against their neighbors in an effort to expand their territory"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-202510"
  },
  "warmwater":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an ocean or sea not in the arctic or antarctic regions",
      ": of, relating to, or occurring in warm water"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-203220"
  },
  "wayfaring":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a traveler especially on foot",
      ": a traveler especially on foot"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101-\u02ccfer-\u0259r",
      "\u02c8w\u0101-\u02ccfer-\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "drifter",
      "gadabout",
      "gypsy",
      "knockabout",
      "maunderer",
      "nomad",
      "rambler",
      "roamer",
      "rover",
      "stroller",
      "vagabond",
      "wanderer"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "one of the great wayfarers of American folklore, Johnny Appleseed wandered across the country, always planting apple seeds",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "His wayfarer shades and a small Cartier watch, with a brown leather wristband, felt polished and classic. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 1 June 2022",
      "Shell square frames to Matte Black wayfarer frames. \u2014 Zoe Malin, NBC News , 9 Apr. 2021",
      "Ultra-classic styles like the aviator or wayfarer are timeless options that can complement just about anyone. \u2014 The Good Housekeeping Editors, Good Housekeeping , 30 June 2020",
      "If the premise of Roads sounds conventional, with a story that slides into clich\u00e9s and then slips out of them, Schipper does a good job making the plights of his two wayfarers feel rough and real. \u2014 Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter , 30 July 2019",
      "Some of the wayfarers refuse to go to government-run camps, choosing to take their chances at the border instead. \u2014 Amel Emric, The Seattle Times , 19 Nov. 2018",
      "Then, on a trip to Bali, he was inspired to create a co-living space for other wayfarers . \u2014 Carolyn Said, San Francisco Chronicle , 27 Apr. 2018",
      "The risen Christ, on the left with a pilgrim\u2019s purse, a walking staff and a bottle, approaches two fellow wayfarers . \u2014 E.a. Carmean Jr., WSJ , 30 Mar. 2018",
      "Along the way, the two wayfarers do have to deal with a cyclops of sorts, but finally find the lovely Penelope (Mia Wasikowska) in a remote cabin. \u2014 Todd Mccarthy, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 Jan. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English weyfarere , from wey, way way + -farere traveler, from faren to go \u2014 more at fare ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-203534"
  },
  "waft":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium",
      ": to cause to move or go lightly by or as if by the impulse of wind or waves",
      ": something (such as an odor) that is wafted : whiff",
      ": a slight breeze : puff",
      ": the act of waving",
      ": a pennant or flag used to signal or to show wind direction",
      ": to move or be moved lightly by or as if by the action of waves or wind",
      ": a slight breeze or puff of air"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4ft",
      "\u02c8waft",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4ft",
      "\u02c8waft"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "drift",
      "float",
      "glide",
      "hang",
      "hover",
      "poise",
      "ride",
      "sail",
      "swim"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "air",
      "breath",
      "breeze",
      "puff",
      "zephyr"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The smell of chicken soup wafted up to my bedroom.",
      "The sound of music wafted softly into the yard from our neighbor's house.",
      "A breeze wafted the scent of roses towards our table.",
      "Noun",
      "wafts carrying the scent of spring flowers",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Intense aromas of black currants, black cherries and dark earth waft out of the glass, along with lighter scents of cedar, rose and espresso, making this wine one to savor. \u2014 Jeanette Hurt, Forbes , 7 May 2022",
      "LaRose starts the dance here by carrying a burning bundle of sage around the circle, inviting participants to waft the smoke toward them as a cleanse. \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 May 2022",
      "Several fell on a nearby landfill, setting fire to the trash and causing pungent smoke to waft over the cemetery. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "As the power balance shifts between the couple, portrayed with remarkable precision by Daisy Edgar-Jones and Paul Mescal, issues of sexism and gender expectations waft in and out. \u2014 Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "Active-particle technology also works to waft away water vapor and humidity. \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 20 May 2022",
      "Take the glass, waft it underneath your nose in a little circle. \u2014 Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 May 2022",
      "The sauce has a distinct aroma that would waft through the cafeteria and incite jeers or mock fainting from my schoolmates. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "In the historic center of the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, religious chants and prayers waft through the windows of churches, an ages-old counterpoint to the music of street performers staking out spots along the crowded cobblestone streets. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Delicious waft of candy cane, maple syrup, mint crisp and plum tart aromas. \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
      "The moment Salma Hayek goes from babe to blood-sucker, a waft of WTF filled the theater. \u2014 Mike Postalakis, SPIN , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "An initial fresh waft of green apples, bananas, and pancakes descends into rooibos tea, corn flakes, and cooked beetroot. \u2014 Felipe Schrieberg, Forbes , 30 Jan. 2022",
      "That warm yellow hue and the dizzying waft of sillage in its wake were among the things that inspired Patrice Legu\u00e9reau, who directs the house\u2019s fine jewelry studio, to render the radically modern scent in gem form. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "There are usually lavish decorations, stalls selling arts and crafts, the waft of spicy gingerbread biscuits, South Tyrolean panforte and mulled wine, nativity scenes and Advent calendar windows. \u2014 Rob Hodgetts, CNN , 21 Dec. 2021",
      "This drink smelled more like cotton candy to me at first waft . \u2014 Morgan Hines, USA TODAY , 16 Dec. 2021",
      "Abdal Ullah still remembers the waft of chapati and chai served from the cafes beneath his family apartment on Brick Lane, the East London community settled by Bangladeshi families in the late 1970s and \u201980s. \u2014 Shafi Musaddique, The Christian Science Monitor , 23 Nov. 2021",
      "This 2016 strides confidently out of the glass with expressive notions of blueberry preserves, Black Forest cake, cassis and cedar chest with touches of pencil lead, licorice, violets and sandalwood plus an exotic waft of Indian spices. \u2014 Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report , 13 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
      "Noun",
      "1607, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-204051"
  },
  "wardwalk":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a periodical round of the wards of a hospital by a member of the medical staff for observation of patients and for clinical instruction"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-204752"
  },
  "wabbly":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to move or proceed with an irregular rocking or staggering motion or unsteadily and clumsily from side to side",
      ": tremble , quaver",
      ": waver , vacillate",
      ": to cause to wobble",
      ": a hobbling or rocking unequal motion (as of a wheel unevenly mounted)",
      ": an uncertainly directed movement",
      ": an intermittent variation (as in volume of sound)",
      ": to move from side to side in a shaky manner",
      ": a rocking motion from side to side"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "agitate",
      "bucket",
      "convulse",
      "jerk",
      "jiggle",
      "joggle",
      "jolt",
      "jounce",
      "judder",
      "quake",
      "quiver",
      "shake",
      "shudder",
      "vibrate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The vase wobbled but didn't fall over.",
      "The boy was wobbling along on his bicycle.",
      "The table wobbles a little.",
      "They have been wobbling in their support of the president's policies.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Focus on being a better person, instead of trying to make the world wobble on its axis. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 21 May 2022",
      "Tatum might have been at his best early in the third quarter, when the Celtics started to wobble the champs. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 May 2022",
      "Balenciaga, for example, does a pair of screen printed viscose jeans that wobble like a deep fake. \u2014 Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR , 27 Feb. 2022",
      "The show certainly has fun stuff \u2014 watching the funny Kelvin Rolston Jr., wobble and skate around is a great time \u2014 but in Act 1, that crucial sense of truth is mostly elusive. \u2014 Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune , 6 June 2022",
      "Damaged or dirty blades will cause the ceiling fan to wobble and rattle. \u2014 Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens , 31 May 2022",
      "If the piece is in good condition, the arm won\u2019t wobble or creak. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 May 2022",
      "Someone needed to sit on the cartridge, forcing it not to wobble . \u2014 Jolene Latimer, refinery29.com , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "James looks so similar to Anderson in some scenes that the lines between truth and fiction seem to wobble a little. \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Stop your ceiling fan from rattling with these straightforward steps to fix the wobble and balance the blades. \u2014 Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens , 31 May 2022",
      "There was a little wobble about their name amongst the Island staff\u2014they were being called the U2s. \u2014 Chris Blackwell With Paul Morley, WSJ , 12 May 2022",
      "Watching her wobble between options was one of the year's distinct pleasures. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "Implanting one of these devices in brain matter is like mounting a painting on Jell-O. With each wobble , there\u2019s a chance that the electrodes will tear up cells and connections, or drift and lose contact with their original neurons. \u2014 Kelly Clancy, Wired , 10 Jan. 2022",
      "Seaweed custard gleamed beneath the spotlights, sealed with a wobble of bone marrow and a dollop of caviar shining like a ripe blackberry. \u2014 Monisha Rajesh, Travel + Leisure , 5 Dec. 2021",
      "Isa, whose bar routines have hovered around the 9.875 range, had only a slight wobble on a handstand that prevented her from getting a 10.0 as well. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "On a normal track, that might lead to a wobble that drivers can often save, but slows them down. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "Austria\u2019s Thomas Steu and Lorenz Koller survived a wobble before the finish to get the bronze. \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 9 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1657, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1699, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-205227"
  },
  "wade (in":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "to start work on energetically waded deep into the repair project and didn't come out of it until four hours later enthusiastically waded into his science fair project"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-205326"
  },
  "warfaring":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": warfare"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022f(r)\u02ccfa(a)ri\u014b",
      "-fer-",
      "-r\u0113\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"from gerund of obsolete English warfare to wage war, from warfare , noun",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-205353"
  },
  "warling":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a person detested or disliked"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4rli\u014b",
      "\u02c8w\u022fr-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"probably from war entry 1 + -ling ; word coined to contrast with darling ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-205930"
  },
  "water privilege":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the right to use water especially as a source of mechanical power"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1804, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-210916"
  },
  "war feast":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a victory feast especially of North American Indians"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-211100"
  },
  "warlock":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a man practicing the black arts : sorcerer \u2014 compare witch",
      ": conjurer",
      ": a man who practices witchcraft"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fr-\u02ccl\u00e4k",
      "\u02c8w\u022fr-\u02ccl\u00e4k"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The warlock \u2019s pot stocked with hypocrisy calling the kettle brimming with duplicity black. \u2014 Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 May 2022",
      "Four childhood friends who took oaths together have chosen different paths, but their loyalties are tested when a young warlock appears, threatening destruction. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 May 2022",
      "Veracruz is also the center of Mexico\u2019s witchcraft industry, which peaked in the 1950s when a local warlock , Gonzalo Aguirre Pech, became famous enough to add politicians and film stars to his usual clientele of farmers. \u2014 Emmanuel Ord\u00f3\u00f1ez Angulo, The New York Review of Books , 14 Jan. 2021",
      "Veracruz is also the center of Mexico\u2019s witchcraft industry, which peaked in the 1950s when a local warlock , Gonzalo Aguirre Pech, became famous enough to add politicians and film stars to his usual clientele of farmers. \u2014 Emmanuel Ord\u00f3\u00f1ez Angulo, The New York Review of Books , 14 Jan. 2021",
      "Communing with the deceased warlock led to Sara's epiphany that they were all connected, which came in handy in the hour's power-swapping fight sequence. \u2014 Chancellor Agard, EW.com , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "Veracruz is also the center of Mexico\u2019s witchcraft industry, which peaked in the 1950s when a local warlock , Gonzalo Aguirre Pech, became famous enough to add politicians and film stars to his usual clientele of farmers. \u2014 Emmanuel Ord\u00f3\u00f1ez Angulo, The New York Review of Books , 14 Jan. 2021",
      "Veracruz is also the center of Mexico\u2019s witchcraft industry, which peaked in the 1950s when a local warlock , Gonzalo Aguirre Pech, became famous enough to add politicians and film stars to his usual clientele of farmers. \u2014 Emmanuel Ord\u00f3\u00f1ez Angulo, The New York Review of Books , 14 Jan. 2021",
      "Veracruz is also the center of Mexico\u2019s witchcraft industry, which peaked in the 1950s when a local warlock , Gonzalo Aguirre Pech, became famous enough to add politicians and film stars to his usual clientele of farmers. \u2014 Emmanuel Ord\u00f3\u00f1ez Angulo, The New York Review of Books , 14 Jan. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English warloghe , from Old English w\u01e3rloga one that breaks faith, the Devil, from w\u01e3r faith, troth + -loga (from l\u0113ogan to lie); akin to Old English w\u01e3r true \u2014 more at very , lie ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-211517"
  },
  "waver":{
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction",
      ": to weave or sway unsteadily to and fro : reel , totter",
      ": quiver , flicker",
      ": to hesitate as if about to give way : falter",
      ": to give an unsteady sound : quaver",
      ": an act of wavering , quivering, or fluttering",
      ": one that waves",
      ": to be uncertain in opinion",
      ": to move unsteadily or to and fro",
      ": to give an unsteady sound"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101-v\u0259r",
      "\u02c8w\u0101-v\u0259r",
      "\u02c8w\u0101-v\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "balance",
      "dither",
      "falter",
      "halt",
      "hang back",
      "hesitate",
      "scruple",
      "shilly-shally",
      "stagger",
      "teeter",
      "vacillate",
      "wobble",
      "wabble"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dive (in)",
      "plunge (in)"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "people who are still wavering between the two candidates",
      "They never wavered in their support for their leader.",
      "Despite the changes, he did not waver from his plan to retire.",
      "The kite wavered in the wind."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (1)",
      "1519, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1835, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-212901"
  },
  "waspish":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": resembling a wasp in behavior",
      ": snappish , petulant",
      ": resembling a wasp in form",
      ": slightly built",
      ": cross entry 3 sense 1 , irritable"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-spish",
      "\u02c8w\u022f-",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4s-pish",
      "\u02c8w\u022fs-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "choleric",
      "crabby",
      "cranky",
      "cross",
      "crotchety",
      "fiery",
      "grouchy",
      "grumpy",
      "irascible",
      "irritable",
      "peevish",
      "perverse",
      "pettish",
      "petulant",
      "prickly",
      "quick-tempered",
      "raspy",
      "ratty",
      "short-tempered",
      "snappish",
      "snappy",
      "snarky",
      "snippety",
      "snippy",
      "stuffy",
      "testy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "extremely waspish , she uses her wit viciously when irritated",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Among the waspish regulars of the Algonquin Round Table, Robert Benchley cut a relatively docile figure. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
      "At his waspish best, Mr. Wheatcroft is entertaining on all this. \u2014 Richard Aldous, WSJ , 8 Oct. 2021",
      "The waspish Queen \u2013 played by Rebecca Trehearn, whose deliciously withering grandeur would give Marie Antoinette pause \u2014 is not, to put it mildly, pleased. \u2014 David Benedict, Variety , 19 Aug. 2021",
      "The author takes a waspish tone that doesn\u2019t always enhance his arguments, but the book is an excellent distillation of a complicated menace. \u2014 Barton Swaim, WSJ , 26 Feb. 2021",
      "The portrait of prewar upper-class English life is superb, the characters are vividly drawn and the comedy, as always in Waugh, is by turns waspish , warm and knockabout. \u2014 John Banville, WSJ , 2 Oct. 2020",
      "Once again, waspish commentators noted, an American woman has caused a ruction in the royal family. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Jan. 2020",
      "Bening is capable of being waspish , consoling, frail, indomitable, and woebegone \u2013 sometimes all at once. \u2014 Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor , 30 May 2018",
      "Olney was known to be quite difficult and often waspish about his colleagues. \u2014 Moira Hodgson, WSJ , 17 Nov. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1566, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-215651"
  },
  "walk out the door":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to leave a place"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-223137"
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    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
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      ": waspishly"
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      "-p\u0259\u0307l\u0113"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-223230"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of various syrphus flies that resemble wasps",
      ": thickheaded fly"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-223540"
  },
  "waffle weave":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": honeycomb sense 3b(1)"
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-232202"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": the act of intentionally relinquishing or abandoning a known right, claim, or privilege",
      ": the legal instrument evidencing such an act",
      ": the act of a club's waiving the right to claim a professional ball player who is being removed from another club's roster",
      ": the act of intentionally or knowingly relinquishing or abandoning a known right, claim, or privilege",
      ": the legal instrument evidencing such an act \u2014 compare estoppel , forfeiture"
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      "\u02c8w\u0101-v\u0259r",
      "\u02c8w\u0101-v\u0259r"
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      "disclaimer",
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      "release"
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    "examples":[
      "a criminal defendant's waiver of a jury trial",
      "The college got a special waiver from the town to exceed the building height limit.",
      "He signed an insurance waiver before surgery.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Reservations are required 48 hours in advance, and riders must sign a waiver and wear a helmet. \u2014 Steven Aquino, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
      "The effort was unsuccessful, but the driver did sign a waiver allowing an officer to use a push bumper in an attempt to free the vehicle. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "Bidders will have to sign a liability waiver because of the lead paint and have the ability to transport the 12,000-pound boats to their destination themselves. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Feb. 2022",
      "That\u2019s a good thing, since the church says members cannot expect their bishops to sign a waiver from the shots. \u2014 David Noyce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 Dec. 2021",
      "The chance of damage to the nerve was small, but officials at UC Irvine Medical Center asked the family to sign a specific waiver before the surgery. \u2014 Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle , 28 Oct. 2021",
      "Attendees must show proof of vaccination and must sign a waiver . \u2014 courant.com , 28 Oct. 2021",
      "White told police that massaging breasts would require the client to sign a waiver for a breast exam. \u2014 Anne Ryman, The Arizona Republic , 8 Oct. 2021",
      "Murdaugh was required to surrender his passport to SLED and sign a waiver of extradition. \u2014 Madeline Holcombe, Dakin Andone And Angela Barajas, CNN , 17 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Anglo-French weyver , from waiver , verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1628, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-232525"
  },
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    "type":[
      "geographical name",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a decisive or final defeat or setback",
      "city in northeast central Iowa northwest of Cedar Rapids population 68,406",
      "town in central Belgium south of Brussels population 28,898",
      "city in southeastern Ontario, Canada, west of Kitchener population 98,780"
    ],
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      "\u02ccw\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02c8l\u00fc",
      "\u02ccw\u00e4-",
      "\u02ccw\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02c8l\u00fc",
      "\u02ccw\u00e4-",
      "\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02ccl\u00fc",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" Waterloo , Belgium, scene of Napoleon's defeat in 1815",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1816, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-234711"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": that waves : wavering"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101v-r\u0113",
      "\u02c8w\u0101-v\u0259-r\u0113"
    ],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1820, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-000411"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act of wafting or state of being wafted",
      ": conveyance"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4f-tij",
      "\u02c8waf-"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1558, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-005326"
  },
  "warmhearted":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by ready affection, cordiality, generosity, or sympathy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022frm-\u02c8h\u00e4r-t\u0259d"
    ],
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      "beneficent",
      "benevolent",
      "benignant",
      "compassionate",
      "good-hearted",
      "humane",
      "kind",
      "kindhearted",
      "kindly",
      "softhearted",
      "sympathetic",
      "tender",
      "tenderhearted"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "atrocious",
      "barbaric",
      "barbarous",
      "bestial",
      "brutal",
      "brute",
      "brutish",
      "callous",
      "cold-blooded",
      "cruel",
      "fiendish",
      "hard-hearted",
      "heartless",
      "inhuman",
      "inhumane",
      "insensate",
      "sadistic",
      "savage",
      "truculent",
      "uncompassionate",
      "unfeeling",
      "unkind",
      "unkindly",
      "unsympathetic",
      "vicious",
      "wanton"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a caring and warmhearted person",
      "a warmhearted , understanding pastor from whom many sought guidance",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Working with stylist Kevin Michael Ericson since last fall, the Tony Award-winning and Emmy-nominated actress, 73, has been a style star with minimalist outfits that still bring the glamour and also let her warmhearted spirit shine through. \u2014 Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 May 2022",
      "The movie is also a strong spotlight for Salazar, a consistently fascinating and magnetic actress whose funny, warmhearted and ultimately inscrutable Maria represents the potential for meaningful human connection always just beyond Harrison\u2019s reach. \u2014 Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "When the moment arrived for coach Juwan Howard\u2019s name to be called, for his picture to be flashed on the screen at center court in what usually triggers a warmhearted round of applause, there was a noteworthy omission. \u2014 Michael Cohen, Detroit Free Press , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "But the breach endeared him further to Spanish fans, who viewed him as a charismatic and warmhearted product of society\u2019s margins in a sport once considered a realm of the elite. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Dec. 2021",
      "The family\u2019s warmhearted , ordinary doings under lockdown become memorable emblems of the pandemic\u2019s vast implications. \u2014 Richard Brod, The New Yorker , 3 Sep. 2021",
      "The warmhearted sitcom that boldly told stories about recovery from alcoholism and addiction \u2014 and brought Allison Janney two Emmy Awards \u2014 ends its acclaimed eight-year run Thursday. \u2014 Chuck Barney, Star Tribune , 11 May 2021",
      "Footage features breathtaking winter scenery as a man takes to the mountains with his dog, a warmhearted tale of finding homes for senior dogs and a story of brave canines that help sea turtles. \u2014 Melissa Walker, Star Tribune , 14 May 2021",
      "Neighbor Gladis Bustos told the Associated Press the home's owner, Joana, was a warmhearted , hardworking person who always took the time to say hello to her neighbors. \u2014 Christine Fernando, USA TODAY , 11 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1520, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-020305"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a black-and-yellow longicorn beetle resembling a wasp"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-021453"
  },
  "water-fast":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": watertight",
      ": not leachable by water"
    ],
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-025139"
  },
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    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of walky-talky variant spelling of walkie-talkie"
    ],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-025227"
  },
  "wardsman":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an inmate or guard in charge of a ward in a prison workhouse"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022f(\u0259)dzm\u0259n"
    ],
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    "history_and_etymology":" wards (genitive of ward entry 1 ) + man ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-025835"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a wristwatch whose movement is enclosed in a case in which the openings for the winding and cover are sealed with gaskets and able to withstand pressures equal to several fathoms of submersion"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-032022"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of several trees of the genus Eperua",
      ": a valuable timber tree ( E. falcata ) of the Guianas and northern Brazil having pinnate leaves, clusters of red flowers, and reddish brown very durable wood that is used for palings and shingles"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4l\u0259b\u0259"
    ],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Arawak",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-034554"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": golden eagle"
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    "history_and_etymology":"so called from the use of its feathers in war bonnets by the Plains Indians",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-034614"
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    "examples":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-042614"
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  "wafflestomper":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a hiking boot with a lug sole"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-f\u0259l-\u02ccst\u00e4m-p\u0259r",
      "\u02c8w\u022f-",
      "-\u02ccst\u022fm-"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"from the pattern left by the soles",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1972, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-050141"
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    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the washing out or away of something and especially of earth in a roadbed by a freshet",
      ": a place where earth is washed away",
      ": one that fails to measure up : failure : such as",
      ": one who fails in a course of training or study",
      ": an unsuccessful enterprise or undertaking",
      ": to wash free of an extraneous substance (such as dirt)",
      ": to cause to fade by or as if by laundering",
      ": to deplete the strength or vitality of",
      ": to eliminate as useless or unsatisfactory : reject",
      ": to destroy or make useless by the force or action of water",
      ": rain out",
      ": to become depleted of color or vitality : fade",
      ": to fail to meet requirements or measure up to a standard",
      ": a place where earth has been washed away",
      ": a complete failure",
      ": the action or process of progressively reducing the concentration of a substance (as a dye injected into the left ventricle of the heart)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fsh-\u02ccau\u0307t",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4sh-",
      "\u02c8w\u022fsh-\u02ccau\u0307t",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4sh-",
      "\u02c8w\u022fsh-\u02ccau\u0307t, \u02c8w\u00e4sh-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bomb",
      "bummer",
      "bust",
      "catastrophe",
      "clinker",
      "clunker",
      "debacle",
      "d\u00e9b\u00e2cle",
      "disaster",
      "dud",
      "failure",
      "fiasco",
      "fizzle",
      "flop",
      "frost",
      "lemon",
      "loser",
      "miss",
      "shipwreck",
      "turkey"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bomb",
      "collapse",
      "crater",
      "fail",
      "flame out",
      "flop",
      "flunk",
      "fold",
      "founder",
      "miss",
      "strike out",
      "tank"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "He was a washout as a professional golfer.",
      "The team lost so many games that the season was a total washout .",
      "Yesterday's game was a washout .",
      "Verb",
      "most of the participants in the tough training program washed out",
      "the bright lights of the TV studio washed out her facial features, making her look as white as a ghost",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Rain and thunderstorms are forecast beginning Friday and extending through the Memorial Day weekend, but there shouldn\u2019t be a total washout on any day. \u2014 Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel , 26 May 2022",
      "In other words, Dallas will replace multiple-time Pro Bowler Amari Cooper and Cedrick Wilson \u2014 who ranked fourth on the team in receiving yards last season \u2014 with a veteran washout and a rookie receiver. \u2014 Dj Siddiqi, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
      "Showers and storms are possible as the warm front passes, but it\u2019s not an all-day washout . \u2014 Jason Samenow, Washington Post , 16 May 2022",
      "While this weekend won't be a washout for everyone, there are rain chances from the Arkansas-Louisiana-Texas region through the Carolinas. \u2014 Allison Chinchar, CNN , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "Are bidets a modern bathroom essential or an expensive washout ? \u2014 Sal Vaglica, WSJ , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "The National Weather Service said the day won\u2019t be a total washout but there could be several hours of rainy weather across the state today. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 11 Nov. 2021",
      "From restaurants to hotels, a washout of the spring training season would hurt Arizona and Florida businesses that depend on it. \u2014 Chris Woodyard, USA TODAY , 27 Feb. 2022",
      "Everglades come standard with the 12.0-inch touchscreen and vinyl seats, washout floor mats, and green stitching. \u2014 Connor Hoffman, Car and Driver , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "As the Sun rises higher, the light from its rays will wash out the visibility of certain planets, such as Mercury. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 6 June 2022",
      "The situation would only start to improve come the fourth quarter that starts in January 2023, when a number of these temporary effects start to wash out of annual comparisons, the company said. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 6 May 2022",
      "In addition, the moon is new, meaning there will be no moonlight to wash out the faint meteors. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 26 May 2022",
      "At the same time, super sunny days or taking pictures around high noon will probably also wash out your photographs due to the excess light. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 12 May 2022",
      "Inevitably, after tons of rides, your once-new clothing, helmet, shoes, and pack get salt crusted, sun faded, stained from water and dirt, and develop a stubborn funk that\u2019s hard to wash out . \u2014 Joe Lindsey, Outside Online , 17 July 2021",
      "These colorful\u2014and beloved\u2014waxes do the trick, then wash out when you're done with them. \u2014 Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Most projectors fall short in outdoor settings where sunlight can easily wash out even the brightest picture. \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "When flight suspension upended her plans, Cheng, 30, debated what to do for weeks and ultimately chose a Singapore wash out . \u2014 Yvonne Lau, Fortune , 19 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1873, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1540, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-050717"
  },
  "wand bearer":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a verger in some English cathedrals"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-050727"
  },
  "wack":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": not up to the mark : lousy , lame"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wak"
    ],
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      "bad",
      "bastard",
      "bush",
      "bush-league",
      "crummy",
      "crumby",
      "deficient",
      "dissatisfactory",
      "ill",
      "inferior",
      "lame",
      "lousy",
      "off",
      "paltry",
      "poor",
      "punk",
      "sour",
      "suboptimal",
      "subpar",
      "substandard",
      "unacceptable",
      "unsatisfactory",
      "wanting",
      "wretched",
      "wrong"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "acceptable",
      "adequate",
      "all right",
      "decent",
      "fine",
      "OK",
      "okay",
      "passable",
      "respectable",
      "satisfactory",
      "standard",
      "tolerable"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "that movie was wack , even by the standards of popcorn flicks"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"probably alteration of wacky ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1984, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-051723"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a train that stops at way stations : accommodation train for passengers"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-063231"
  },
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      "noun"
    ],
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    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-070528"
  },
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    "definitions":[
      ": wasn't",
      ": weren't"
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      "\u02c8w\u022f(\u0259)nt",
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" war entry 5 + -n't ",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-072445"
  },
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      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an act or course of journeying",
      ": money or provisions for a journey",
      ": journey , travel"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101\u02ccfa(a)|(\u0259)r",
      "-\u02ccfe|",
      "|\u0259",
      "\""
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-092534"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a people of India inhabiting the region north of Bombay",
      ": a member of the Warli people"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-105619"
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    "definitions":[
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    "examples":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-115045"
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      "adverb suffix",
      "biographical name ()",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
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      ": the action or process of guarding",
      ": a body of guards",
      ": a division in a hospital",
      ": a large room in a hospital where a number of patients often requiring similar treatment are accommodated",
      ": the state of being under guard",
      ": custody",
      ": the inner court of a castle or fortress",
      ": a division (such as a cell or block) of a prison",
      ": a division of a city for representative, electoral, or administrative purposes",
      ": a division of some English and Scottish counties corresponding to a hundred",
      ": the Mormon local congregation having auxiliary organizations (such as Sunday schools and relief societies) and one or more quorums of each office of the Aaronic priesthood",
      ": a projecting ridge of metal in a lock casing or keyhole permitting only the insertion of a key with a corresponding notch",
      ": a corresponding notch in a bit of a key",
      ": a person or thing under guard, protection, or surveillance: such as",
      ": a minor subject to wardship",
      ": a person who by reason of incapacity (such as minority or mental illness) is under the protection of a court either directly or through a guardian appointed by the court",
      ": a person or body of persons under the protection or tutelage of a government",
      ": a means of defense : protection",
      ": to keep watch over : guard",
      ": to turn aside (something threatening) : deflect",
      ": that moves, tends, faces, or is directed toward",
      ": that occurs or is situated in the direction of",
      ": in a (specified) spatial or temporal direction",
      ": toward a (specified) point, position, or area",
      ": a large room in a hospital where a number of patients often needing similar treatment are cared for",
      ": one of the parts into which a town or city is divided for management",
      ": a person under the protection of a guardian",
      ": to avoid being hit or affected by",
      ": that moves, faces, or is pointed toward",
      ": that is found in the direction of",
      ": in a specified direction",
      ": toward a specified place",
      ": a division in a hospital",
      ": a large room in a hospital where a number of patients often requiring similar treatment are accommodated",
      ": a division of a city for representative, electoral, or administrative purposes",
      ": a person who by reason of incapacity (as minority or incompetency) is under the control of a guardian",
      ": a person who by reason of incapacity is under the protection of a court either directly or through a guardian appointed by the court",
      "(Aaron) Montgomery 1843\u20131913 American merchant",
      "1727\u20131800 American general in Revolution",
      "Artemus \u2014 see Charles Farrar browne",
      "Barbara 1914\u20131981 Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth English economist",
      "Sir Joseph George 1856\u20131930 New Zealand statesman",
      "Mary Augusta 1851\u20131920 Mrs. Humphry Ward n\u00e9e Arnold English novelist"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022frd",
      "\u02c8w\u022frd",
      "w\u0259rd",
      "\u02c8w\u022f(\u0259)rd",
      "\u02c8w\u022frd",
      "\u02c8w\u022frd"
    ],
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      "aegis",
      "egis",
      "ammunition",
      "armor",
      "buckler",
      "cover",
      "defense",
      "guard",
      "protection",
      "safeguard",
      "screen",
      "security",
      "shield",
      "wall"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bulwark",
      "cover",
      "defend",
      "fence",
      "fend",
      "forfend",
      "guard",
      "keep",
      "protect",
      "safeguard",
      "screen",
      "secure",
      "shield"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "She works in the cancer ward .",
      "the council representative from Ward 22",
      "They were wards of the state.",
      "Verb",
      "vowed that he would take whatever measures were necessary to ward the nation's people",
      "Adjective suffix",
      "a rear ward movement of troops",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Police on Saturday identified the man who is accused of stabbing a doctor and two nurses inside a Southern California hospital emergency ward and remained inside a room for hours before police arrested him. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 5 June 2022",
      "Four newborns were killed last year in a fire at a maternity ward in the northern town of Lingu\u00e8re. \u2014 Danielle Paquette, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
      "Surveying a ward that at many points is just a couple blocks wide, Villegas, who\u2019s running for Congress, said it\u2019s wrong that Latino residents get punished because their representatives fought to get them fair representation. \u2014 John Byrne, Chicago Tribune , 13 May 2022",
      "But when Valentyna started having contractions on March 1, the couple went to the hospital, where a makeshift maternity ward was set up in a bomb shelter. \u2014 Amie Schaeffer, The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Just as Russian bombs had destroyed a maternity ward in Mariupol \u2013 and were later to strike a theater where Ukrainians had taken refuge \u2013 so had destruction rained down on civilians here. \u2014 Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "In March 2021, Conti ransomware was used in a hack that hobbled the computer networks of Ireland's $25 billion public health system, disrupting a maternity ward in Dublin. \u2014 Sean Lyngaas, CNN , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "The Russians, notoriously, shelled a maternity ward , and a theater and a school where people were sheltering. \u2014 Rich Lowry, National Review , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "Russian forces are killing civilians and deliberately attacking residential areas and hospitals, including a maternity ward in Mariupol. \u2014 Katya Soldak, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in an April speech at American University that more government regulation is needed to police the proliferation of cryptocurrency and ward off fraudulent or illicit transactions. \u2014 CBS News , 7 June 2022",
      "Shea and aloe vera smooth and soften your hair, ward off dandruff, and replenish moisture. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
      "Califf also said his agency doesn\u2019t have the resources to do the kind of complex analysis that would be needed to monitor the nation\u2019s supply chain and ward off future shortages. \u2014 Sasha Pezenik, ABC News , 25 May 2022",
      "The first thing a forest seems to do is try to persist, or ward off change. \u2014 Joan Meiners, The Arizona Republic , 18 May 2022",
      "This medication further disrupts the immune system and blunts its ability to ward off virus like COVID-19. \u2014 Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "In the race among pharmaceutical giants to create the first pill to ward off the COVID-19 virus, a team of researchers at Pfizer in Groton played a critical role. \u2014 Rick Green, courant.com , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "Students today are growing up with shooting drills to protect themselves against the unlikely but possible event of shootings, and masks to ward off the deadly virus. \u2014 Zachary B. Wolf, CNN , 18 Dec. 2021",
      "In a twist, however, those sickened by delta previously may have some extra armor to ward off the new mutants. \u2014 Laura Ungar, Anchorage Daily News , 27 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-120200"
  },
  "way-wise":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": well broken especially for use on the road or on a racetrack",
      ": experienced"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-132235"
  },
  "wafture":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act of waving or a wavelike motion"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4f(t)-sh\u0259r",
      "\u02c8waf(t)-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1601, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-134250"
  },
  "waywiser":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an instrument (as an odometer or pedometer) for measuring the distance traversed by a walker, vehicle, or ship"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101\u02ccw\u012bz\u0259(r)"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "partial translation of Dutch wegwijzer guide, signpost, waywiser, literally, one that shows the way, from weg way + wijzer one that shows, from Middle Dutch wiser , from wisen to show; akin to Middle Dutch wijs wise, Old English w\u012bs"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-134458"
  },
  "water eryngo":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a button snakeroot ( Eryngium aquaticum )"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-134800"
  },
  "Warner":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Charles Dudley 1829\u20131900 American editor and essayist"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fr-n\u0259r"
    ],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-140044"
  },
  "watch (for)":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to look for (someone or something expected)",
      ": to look for (something that one wants to get or use)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-140600"
  },
  "ward sister":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a British registered nurse who is in charge of a ward in a hospital"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-140733"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily",
      ": to refrain from pressing or enforcing (something, such as a claim or rule) : forgo",
      ": to put off from immediate consideration : postpone",
      ": to dismiss with or as if with a wave of the hand",
      ": to place (a ball player) on waivers",
      ": to release after placing on waivers",
      ": to throw away (stolen goods)",
      ": give up , forsake",
      ": to shunt aside (a danger or duty) : evade",
      ": to give up claim to",
      ": to relinquish (as a right or privilege) voluntarily and intentionally",
      "\u2014 compare forfeit , reserve",
      ": to refrain from enforcing or requiring",
      "[influenced by wave entry 1 ]"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101v",
      "\u02c8w\u0101v",
      "\u02c8w\u0101v"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She waived her right to a lawyer.",
      "The university waives the application fee for low-income students.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "More than a dozen members of the board resigned last fall after members voted to waive attorney-client privilege, which gave investigators access to records of conversations on legal matters among the committee's members and staffers. \u2014 Michelle Boorstein, BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 2022",
      "Floyd and several other officials resigned in October after the executive committee voted to waive attorney-client privilege, as the messengers had requested, enabling investigators to see documents that would otherwise have been shielded from view. \u2014 Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online , 24 May 2022",
      "The committee rejected those arguments, especially after the White House said that Biden would waive any privilege over Meadows\u2019 interview and as courts shot down Trump\u2019s efforts to stop the committee from gathering information. \u2014 Eric Tucker, chicagotribune.com , 30 Nov. 2021",
      "The committee has rejected those arguments, especially as the White House has said that Biden would waive any privilege over Meadows\u2019 interview and as courts have so far shot down Trump\u2019s efforts to stop the committee from gathering information. \u2014 Mary Clare Jalonick, Anchorage Daily News , 30 Nov. 2021",
      "The White House said in a letter Thursday that President Joe Biden would waive any privilege that would prevent Meadows from cooperating with the committee, prompting his lawyer to say Meadows wouldn\u2019t comply. \u2014 Time , 12 Nov. 2021",
      "The committee reversed course and on Oct. 5 voted to waive attorney-client privilege as part of the investigation. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 15 Oct. 2021",
      "The report is expected to be heard in the Ad Hoc Committee on the 2028 Olympics and Paralympic Games, unless council members waive it out of committee. \u2014 David Wharton, Los Angeles Times , 17 Nov. 2021",
      "Pfizer will also forgo royalties in low-income countries and waive them in others, so long as covid-19 remains an international public health emergency, the statement said. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English weiven to decline, reject, give up, from Anglo-French waiver, gaiver , from waif lost, stray \u2014 more at waif"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 6"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-141442"
  },
  "war effort":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": all that is being done to win a war"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-153241"
  },
  "warlockry":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": sorcery"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4rl\u0259kri"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "warlock + -ry"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-153620"
  },
  "water feather":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a featherfoil ( Hottonia inflata )"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-154813"
  },
  "Warks":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Warwickshire"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-162805"
  },
  "wage board":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a board established by law to investigate wage rates"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-164746"
  },
  "wayfarer":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a traveler especially on foot",
      ": a traveler especially on foot"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101-\u02ccfer-\u0259r",
      "\u02c8w\u0101-\u02ccfer-\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "drifter",
      "gadabout",
      "gypsy",
      "knockabout",
      "maunderer",
      "nomad",
      "rambler",
      "roamer",
      "rover",
      "stroller",
      "vagabond",
      "wanderer"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "one of the great wayfarers of American folklore, Johnny Appleseed wandered across the country, always planting apple seeds",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "His wayfarer shades and a small Cartier watch, with a brown leather wristband, felt polished and classic. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 1 June 2022",
      "Shell square frames to Matte Black wayfarer frames. \u2014 Zoe Malin, NBC News , 9 Apr. 2021",
      "Ultra-classic styles like the aviator or wayfarer are timeless options that can complement just about anyone. \u2014 The Good Housekeeping Editors, Good Housekeeping , 30 June 2020",
      "If the premise of Roads sounds conventional, with a story that slides into clich\u00e9s and then slips out of them, Schipper does a good job making the plights of his two wayfarers feel rough and real. \u2014 Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter , 30 July 2019",
      "Some of the wayfarers refuse to go to government-run camps, choosing to take their chances at the border instead. \u2014 Amel Emric, The Seattle Times , 19 Nov. 2018",
      "Then, on a trip to Bali, he was inspired to create a co-living space for other wayfarers . \u2014 Carolyn Said, San Francisco Chronicle , 27 Apr. 2018",
      "The risen Christ, on the left with a pilgrim\u2019s purse, a walking staff and a bottle, approaches two fellow wayfarers . \u2014 E.a. Carmean Jr., WSJ , 30 Mar. 2018",
      "Along the way, the two wayfarers do have to deal with a cyclops of sorts, but finally find the lovely Penelope (Mia Wasikowska) in a remote cabin. \u2014 Todd Mccarthy, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 Jan. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English weyfarere , from wey, way way + -farere traveler, from faren to go \u2014 more at fare"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-180643"
  },
  "wardship":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": care and protection of a ward",
      ": the right to the custody of an infant heir of a feudal tenant and of the heir's property",
      ": the state of being under a guardian"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022frd-\u02ccship"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-183153"
  },
  "way traffic":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": traffic involving way stations : local traffic"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-201854"
  },
  "warehouse":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a structure or room for the storage of merchandise or commodities",
      ": to deposit, store, or stock in or as if in a warehouse",
      ": to confine or house (a person) in conditions suggestive of a warehouse",
      ": a building for storing goods and merchandise"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wer-\u02cchau\u0307s",
      "\u02c8wer-\u02cchau\u0307z",
      "-\u02cchau\u0307s",
      "\u02c8wer-\u02cchau\u0307s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "depository",
      "depot",
      "magazine",
      "repository",
      "storage",
      "storehouse"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "when the warehouse burned down, we lost most of our merchandise",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Conditions in the warehouse were later determined to be unsafe and inhumane, according to state health officials. \u2014 Ashley White, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
      "This means it can be safely deployed almost anywhere in the warehouse . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
      "Two of the victims\u2019 bodies remained in the warehouse Sunday afternoon as detectives gathered evidence. \u2014 Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times , 12 June 2022",
      "The buyer, Green Harvest Capital, plans to developed 50 to 52 apartments in the warehouse and to lease already renovated commercial space on the site, according to a news release. \u2014 Sean Mcdonnell, cleveland , 2 May 2022",
      "Working in the warehouse gives me firsthand insight on how extensive the need for baby essentials is in terms of supply and demand. \u2014 Moms Helping Moms, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
      "Brashears Furniture on South Thompson Street suffered significant damage in the warehouse located behind the showroom. \u2014 Laurinda Joenks, Arkansas Online , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Meanwhile, Amazon workers in the Staten Island warehouse began in-person voting Friday in their first union election. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "Artists who don\u2019t fit that mold tend to perform in warehouse shows instead. \u2014 Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "In one example, a builder worked with a dealer to order a large inventory of windows that the dealer would warehouse and that would allow the builder to continue to produce instead of waiting for the long lead times. \u2014 Jennifer Castenson, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
      "Amazon, for its part, has conveyed its anti-union stance to warehouse workers through signage inside its warehouses, text messages, and meetings that workers were required to attend before the election periods kicked off. \u2014 Sara Ashley O'brien, CNN , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Some offers are aimed at filling openings that have languished in Europe since the reopening of economies after coronavirus lockdowns, in industries ranging from health care in Germany to warehouse work in the Czech Republic. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Now, the official purpose of incarceration was retribution only; the unofficial purpose was to warehouse the nation\u2019s poor. \u2014 Sam Adler-bell, The New Republic , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "At the time, California\u2019s state prisons were at 200 percent capacity: 160,000 people living in facilities meant to warehouse 80,000. \u2014 Piper French, The New Republic , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "Sydneysiders are facing empty shelves at some supermarkets as exploding coronavirus cases force a range of staff from truck drivers to warehouse workers into isolation. \u2014 Swati Pandey, Fortune , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "In the aughts, state and local governments started to build towards this, but efforts largely lost momentum without the funding needed to build and maintain the infrastructure to warehouse such huge troves of data. \u2014 Katie Jennings, Forbes , 17 June 2021",
      "Past employees \u2014 not only retail consultants who were scammed, but also warehouse workers and designers \u2014 will be featured in the documentary. \u2014 Kate Aurthur, Variety , 17 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1766, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-205811"
  },
  "wasp ant":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": velvet ant"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-220313"
  },
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    "definitions":[
      "Definition of warmus variant of wamus"
    ],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-230553"
  },
  "warfa":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": swayback of lambs"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4rf\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "origin unknown"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-231049"
  },
  "warm water":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an ocean or sea not in the arctic or antarctic regions",
      ": of, relating to, or occurring in warm water"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Adjective",
      "warm water"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-012117"
  },
  "war footing":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the condition of being prepared to undertake or maintain war"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "American society, the liberal internationalists avow, will have to remain on a war footing for the foreseeable future. \u2014 Daniel Bessner, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
      "No senior officials defected or fled, and the bureaucracy quickly went onto a war footing . \u2014 New York Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "But as the administration adopts a war footing to deliver energy security to Europe, neglecting to take action on a ballooning, arguably extraneous source of emissions at home stands to undermine their geopolitical and climate goals alike. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Whereas Germany and Japan developed serious peace movements after 1945, the Allied powers, and particularly the United States, kept their war footing . \u2014 Daniel Immerwahr, The Atlantic , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Now multiply that phenomenon across the foreign, finance and economy ministries and all the others, none of which are accustomed to operating on the war footing Mr. Scholz expects. \u2014 Joseph C. Sternberg, WSJ , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "But all of Ukraine is on a war footing , and the militarization of the general population is most visible in the thousands of civilians who are enlisting and training as part of ad hoc security forces. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Now Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine is turning Europe\u2019s trains and ornate imperial-era stations into a new refugee crisis network, putting them on a war footing yet again. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "The two columns of Russian armor thrusting toward the city spurred Kyiv to go on a war footing . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1800, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-045608"
  },
  "water feeder":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a device or pipe for supplying water (as in a boiler or tank)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-050036"
  },
  "warlord":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a supreme military leader",
      ": a military commander exercising civil power by force usually in a limited area"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fr-\u02ccl\u022frd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Evmolpus was a Thracian king and famous warlord who could talk with the gods. \u2014 Sarah Souli, Travel + Leisure , 18 June 2022",
      "Running since 2011, the satirical show is set in Uganda, where two Mormon missionaries try to spread the teachings of the church to local residents more concerned about famine, HIV/AIDS, and the actions of a warlord . \u2014 Barbara Schuler, Travel + Leisure , 3 June 2022",
      "The new generation, born into luxury, tended to be soft, and the next king would need to be a modern version of a desert warlord like his grandfather. \u2014 Graeme Wood, The Atlantic , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Japanese troops quickly deposed the local Chinese warlord and seized the major cities in Manchuria. \u2014 Ian Buruma, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "But the story will feature the character helping refugees being run off their land by a warlord . \u2014 Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony, who pressed children into military service, has been wanted by the ICC since 2005 but is still at large. \u2014 Dahlia Scheindlin, The New Republic , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "And those threats against Ukraine itself, well, President Putin's Chechen warlord is now calling on President Putin to change tactics and to start large scale operations, Chuck. \u2014 NBC News , 27 Feb. 2022",
      "Former child soldier-turned- warlord Dominic Ongwen becomes the first member of Uganda's brutal Lord's Resistance Army to go on trial in a landmark case before the International Criminal Court keenly watched by thousands of victims. \u2014 CNN , 5 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1856, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-053630"
  },
  "warkloom":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": tool , implement"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "alteration of earlier workloom , from Middle English, from work + lome, loom loom"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-062415"
  },
  "war kite":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a large kite formerly used to lift a man into the air for military or meteorological observation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-063925"
  },
  "wasp's nest":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": hornet's nest"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-113421"
  },
  "wait until/till":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of wait until/till \u2014 used to emphasize that a future event is going to be very surprising, important, troublesome, etc. Wait till you see their new house. It's just beautiful! You think you're in trouble now? Just wait until your father finds out what you did, young lady!"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-120632"
  },
  "waspling":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the larva of a social wasp"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-pli\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "wasp + -ling"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-162710"
  },
  "WASP":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adjective,",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "noun,"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of numerous social or solitary winged hymenopterous insects (especially families Sphecidae and Vespidae) that usually have a slender smooth body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk, well-developed wings, biting mouthparts, and in the females and workers an often formidable sting, and that are largely carnivorous and often provision their nests with insects or spiders killed or paralyzed by stinging for their larvae to feed on \u2014 compare bee",
      ": any of various hymenopterous insects (such as a chalcid or ichneumon wasp) other than wasps with larvae that are parasitic on other arthropods",
      ": an American of Northern European and especially British ancestry and of Protestant background",
      ": a member of the dominant and the most privileged class of people in the U.S.",
      ": a winged insect related to the bee and ant that has a slender body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk and that in females and workers is capable of giving a very painful sting",
      ": any of numerous social or solitary winged insects (especially families Sphecidae and Vespidae) of the order Hymenoptera that usually have a slender smooth body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk, well-developed wings, biting mouthparts, and in the females and workers an often formidable sting"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4sp",
      "\u02c8w\u022fsp",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4sp",
      "\u02c8w\u022fsp",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4sp",
      "\u02c8w\u022fsp",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4sp, \u02c8w\u022fsp"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun (2)",
      "Most of the members of the club are wealthy WASPs .",
      "The college had been known as a bastion of WASP privilege.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The sporty splice collection releases on June 7 and includes a $3,980 wasp -waist jacket and $1,250 platform sandals\u2014items that aren\u2019t quite Soulcycle ready. \u2014 Jacob Gallagher, WSJ , 27 May 2022",
      "Each parasitoid wasp species tends to prefer one or a few hosts. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "Some studies suggest that urbanization and development are harming wasp populations, Brock said. \u2014 Jen Rose Smith, CNN , 7 May 2021",
      "For example, Rogue Space Systems is developing a wasp -like spacecraft called Fred Orbot, with solar panels that resemble wings. \u2014 Ramin Skibba, Wired , 17 Nov. 2021",
      "In each ecosystem, the plant served as food for two species of aphids, which in turn fed a parasitoid wasp . \u2014 Anna Funk, Scientific American , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "The camera sometimes swirls around her face like a wasp and ominous music swells. \u2014 cleveland , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "The tiny, iridescent Ormyrus labotus always seemed suspicious for a parasitoid wasp . \u2014 New York Times , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "Sandboxes can be covered with a tarp when not in use, and rake sand under playground equipment to help deter the wasp . \u2014 Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com , 31 July 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "Middle English waspe , from Old English w\u00e6ps, w\u00e6sp ; akin to Old High German wafsa wasp, Latin vespa wasp",
      "Noun (2)",
      "w hite A nglo- S axon P rotestant"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1948, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-163951"
  },
  "warison":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a bugle call to attack"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wer-\u0259-s\u0259n",
      "\u02c8wa-r\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "probably a misunderstanding by Sir Walter Scott of Middle English waryson reward, security, from Anglo-French *warison, garisun healing, protection \u2014 more at garrison"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1805, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-171542"
  },
  "water primrose":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": primrose willow"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-171814"
  },
  "watershed":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a dividing ridge between drainage areas : divide entry 2",
      ": a region or area bounded peripherally by a divide and draining ultimately to a particular watercourse or body of water",
      ": a crucial dividing point, line, or factor : turning point",
      ": the time of day after which television programs not appropriate for children may be broadcast",
      ": an area of tissue (as of the brain or colon) that is located at the periphery of two separate arterial systems, is dependent on both for blood supply, and may be poorly perfused and vulnerable to ischemia",
      "\u2014 see also watershed infarction",
      ": a dividing ridge (as a mountain range) separating one drainage area from others",
      ": the whole area that drains into a lake or river"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02ccshed",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-",
      "\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02ccshed",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "climacteric",
      "climax",
      "corner",
      "landmark",
      "milepost",
      "milestone",
      "turning point"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The show will not air until after the nine o'clock watershed .",
      "a watershed moment in her life came when she inherited a reasonable sum of money and was able to start her own coffee shop",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Scientists estimate that about half the decrease in runoff in the watershed has been caused by higher temperatures linked to global warming. \u2014 Ian James, Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
      "The goal is to learn more about the snakehead population, which has become an invasive species in the Chesapeake Bay watershed and the Blackwater River on the Eastern Shore, according to a news release. \u2014 Ngan Ho, Baltimore Sun , 27 May 2022",
      "East Hampton residents who live on Lake Pocotopaug and those in the watershed can help prevent nutrients, chemicals, oil, dirt, bacteria, and sediment from entering into the lake and fostering the growth of algae. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Study lead author Matthew Waters, a limnologist at Auburn University, and his colleagues sampled a 5.5-meter core of lake-bed muck and found a 2,100-year record of algae blooms, possibly caused by runoff from settlements and farms in the watershed . \u2014 Rebecca Dzombak, Scientific American , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "About 400 miles to the south, in Bristol Bay, the world\u2019s largest sockeye salmon fishery set a record last year, with more than 66 million salmon returning to the rivers in the watershed . \u2014 Joshua Partlow, Anchorage Daily News , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Daniels said the city\u2019s state application stood out because an outreach team already has had some success in the watershed , but keeping the area clear of encampments has been an ongoing struggle. \u2014 Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "When wetlands are removed from a property, wetlands elsewhere in the watershed must be preserved. \u2014 Beth Mlady, cleveland , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Tens of thousands of people who rely on the reservoir, between Healdsburg and the Ukiah Valley, in the upper Russian River watershed , have endured months of painful water restrictions. \u2014 Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle , 12 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1764, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-172012"
  },
  "warm house":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": hothouse sense 4"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-195559"
  },
  "warehouse bond":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a bond for the safe custody and redelivery of stored goods upon surrender of the warehouse receipt"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-202247"
  },
  "warm up":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or an instance of warming up",
      ": a preparatory activity or procedure",
      ": a suit for exercise or casual wear consisting of a jacket or sweatshirt and pants",
      ": to engage in exercise or practice especially before entering a game or contest",
      ": to get ready",
      ": the act or an instance of preparing for a performance or a more strenuous activity",
      ": the act or an instance of warming up",
      ": a procedure (as a set of exercises) used in warming up",
      ": to engage in preliminary exercise (as to stretch the muscles)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022frm-\u02cc\u0259p",
      "\u02c8w\u022frm-\u02cc\u0259p",
      "\u02c8w\u022fr-\u02ccm\u0259p",
      "(\u02c8)w\u022fr-\u02c8m\u0259p"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "curtain-raiser",
      "overture",
      "preamble",
      "preliminary",
      "prelude",
      "prologue",
      "prolog"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1915, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1846, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-203148"
  },
  "wacke":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": graywacke"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wak\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "German, from Middle High German, large stone, from Old High German waggo"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-204122"
  },
  "waffle piqu\u00e9":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a fine cotton usually printed honeycomb cloth"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "waffle entry 2"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-231915"
  },
  "watch fob":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": fob entry 3 sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-005717"
  },
  "war-game":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to plan or conduct in the manner of a war game",
      ": to conduct a war game",
      ": a simulated battle or campaign to test military concepts and usually conducted in conferences by officers acting as the opposing staffs",
      ": a two-sided umpired training maneuver with actual elements of the armed forces participating"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fr-\u02ccg\u0101m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The war game was organized in partnership with the D.C.-based think tank Center for a New American Security (CNAS). \u2014 Carol E. Lee, NBC News , 12 May 2022",
      "The war game simulated Chinese forces beginning their campaign by trying to take out the nearest US bases in places like Guam and Japan. \u2014 Brad Lendon And Ivan Watson, CNN , 31 May 2022",
      "The war game contains other elements of recent cyberattacks in Ukraine, said Rain Ottis, a professor of cyber operations at Tallinn University of Technology who helped organize this year\u2019s Locked Shields. \u2014 Catherine Stupp, WSJ , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Just a few days after Boeing delivered the second F-15EX test plane, the two Eagle IIs in early May flew to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska for a sprawling aerial war game called Northern Edge 2021. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 26 Oct. 2021",
      "The only way for liberals to win the right's radicalizing culture- war game is not to play. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "The nation\u2019s biggest utilities run an elaborate war game every two years, simulating such an attack. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Jan. 2022",
      "The nation's biggest utilities run a war game every two years, simulating such an attack. \u2014 The New York Times, Arkansas Online , 16 Jan. 2022",
      "The Pentagon must identify emerging threats, and war game against future domestic terrorist acts. \u2014 Brig. Gen. Steve Anderson (retired), CBS News , 2 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1942, in the meaning defined at transitive sense",
      "Noun",
      "1828, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-015849"
  },
  "warm-in boy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one who reheats glassware in a furnace and passes it to the next worker for further processing"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "warm entry 2"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-022514"
  },
  "watershed infarction":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a localized area of ischemic tissue death in an area of the brain situated at the farthest point of blood supply from two separate cerebral arterial systems that is caused by inadequate blood flow (as from low blood pressure, vasculitis, or blood clot obstruction)",
      ": a stroke resulting from such ischemic tissue death",
      ": a localized area of ischemic tissue death in an area of the brain situated at the farthest point of blood supply from two separate cerebral arterial systems that is caused by inadequate blood flow (as from low blood pressure, vasculitis, or blood clot obstruction)",
      ": a stroke resulting from such ischemic tissue death"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02ccshed-",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1972, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-030147"
  },
  "wail (for)":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "to feel or express sorrow for her grandfather asked her not to wail for him, saying that he had had a good life and was at peace"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-064341"
  },
  "water shield":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an aquatic herb ( Brasenia schreberi ) having floating oval leaves with a gelatinous coating and small dull purple flowers",
      ": any of a related genus ( Cabomba )"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In addition to installing water shields , dealers will inspect the door-latch actuation cables and repair them if necessary. \u2014 David Muller, Car and Driver , 18 Oct. 2017",
      "The recall will allow for the installation of a water shield to side door latches in 2015-17 F-150s and 2017 Super Duty trucks. \u2014 Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press , 18 Oct. 2017",
      "Dealers are offering to install water shields over the door latches for free. \u2014 William Thornton, AL.com , 19 Oct. 2017",
      "Under the recall, dealers will add water shields over the door latches, inspect door latch cables and replace cables if needed. \u2014 Mark Davis, kansascity , 18 Oct. 2017",
      "Read more: Dealers are to install the water shields and make repairs, if needed, for free. \u2014 Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press , 18 Oct. 2017",
      "Dealers will install water shields over the latches to fix the problem, Ford said. \u2014 Mike Colias, WSJ , 18 Oct. 2017",
      "The company will pay for dealers to install water shields over door latches and fix any actuation cables that are broken. \u2014 Nathan Bomey, USA TODAY , 18 Oct. 2017",
      "The automaker will add water shields to side-door latches to remedy the issue, which can occur when the latches are frozen or when the actuation cables get bent or kinked. \u2014 David Muller, Car and Driver , 18 Oct. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1817, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-085939"
  },
  "wave set":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a somewhat viscous solution with which hair is wet before setting in order to make the waves or curls last"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-090500"
  },
  "warm to":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to begin to feel affection for (someone)",
      ": to begin to be interested in or excited about (something)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-091230"
  },
  "warehouseman":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a person who manages or works in a warehouse"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wer-\u02cchau\u0307s-m\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1635, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-093047"
  },
  "wandering":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": characterized by aimless, slow, or pointless movement: such as",
      ": that winds or meanders",
      ": not keeping a rational or sensible course : vagrant",
      ": nomadic",
      ": having long runners or tendrils",
      ": a going about from place to place",
      ": movement away from the proper, normal, or usual course or place",
      ": floating",
      ": movement of a tooth out of its normal position especially as a result of periodontal disease"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4n-d(\u0259-)ri\u014b",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4n-d\u0259-ri\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "desultory",
      "digressional",
      "digressionary",
      "digressive",
      "discursive",
      "excursive",
      "leaping",
      "maundering",
      "meandering",
      "rambling"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "your decidedly wandering essay loses its punch\u2014stick to one theme",
      "a wandering carnival that visited small towns all over the South",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "This idea is explored at length in a wandering and wonderful Tim Ferris conversation with Balaji. \u2014 Tom Vander Ark, Forbes , 27 Apr. 2021",
      "The tapes include the distortions of a do-it-yourself recording project, with its prickly static and wandering amplification. \u2014 Ben Brantley, New York Times , 25 Feb. 2020",
      "And the team found that artificial traps with feathers around them captured more wandering arthropods than those without. \u2014 Joshua Rapp Learn, Scientific American , 8 Nov. 2019",
      "Donovan was born in Glasgow, Scotland and was a high school dropout and sort of wandering beach bum, according to his bio. \u2014 Mike Oliver | Moliver@al.com, al , 4 Aug. 2019",
      "Little little orishas is the story of Sango, a simple-minded and defiant wandering spirit, and his gentle sister Oya. \u2014 Ciku Kimeria, Quartz Africa , 2 June 2019",
      "Cormier is a storyteller who celebrates song itself and the wandering spirit that infuses folk music and the lives of many folk singers. \u2014 John Adamian, courant.com , 17 Mar. 2018",
      "Numerous officers responded to find the girl\u2019s parents after passersby reported the wandering toddler, police said. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com , 26 Mar. 2018",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "While cleaning out the Father\u2019s things, for instance, Alice comes across a dictionary; Chen tracks the wandering of her mind in a rangy mini-essay about literacy, from immigrant assimilation to prison libraries to the Internet. \u2014 Hua Hsu, The New Yorker , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "For all her wandering , Lambert\u2019s partner remains her true north in this upbeat, sweet ode to a love that distance only make grow fonder. \u2014 Melinda Newman, Billboard , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "There\u2019s wonders in this world beyond our wandering . \u2014 Adam B. Vary, Variety , 13 Feb. 2022",
      "The wandering of these electrons across a battery cell is what generates a current. \u2014 Gregory Barber, Wired , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "There\u2019s endless wandering , and with no overarching map to reference or waypoints to set, Shadow Man\u2019s moment-to-moment gameplay is a dated, tedious exercise in frustration. \u2014 Mitch Wallace, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "The tracking program helped slow his wandering , but could not stop it. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "But Tesla also needs to sort out its high-speed wandering . \u2014 Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver , 8 Dec. 2021",
      "Cinematographer Behrouz Badrouj resists over-prettifying proceedings in her wandering , inquisitive takes. \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 10 Nov. 2021"
    ],
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    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-112258"
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    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to serve food or drinks as a waiter or waitress"
    ],
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    "examples":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-121540"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a one-sided contest : an easy or uncontested victory",
      ": a horse race with only one starter"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fk-\u02cc\u014d-v\u0259r"
    ],
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Andy Murray, but advanced in a walkover because Murray dealt with a bout of food poisoning. \u2014 Adam Zagoria, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
      "So this week\u2019s trip to face the Buckeyes should be a walkover , right? \u2014 Erick Smith, USA TODAY , 7 Sep. 2021",
      "The Tigers go from a 60-10 walkover over Akron to a game with the Hornets to a road game against No. 11 Penn State. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 11 Sep. 2021",
      "Osaka advanced to the third round via walkover Wednesday, while Barty will play her second-round match Thursday. \u2014 Adam Zagoria, Forbes , 2 Sep. 2021",
      "Barty and Australian partner John Peers, who are good family friends, took the bronze medal courtesy of a walkover because of Djokovic's injury. \u2014 Andrew Dampf, Star Tribune , 31 July 2021",
      "But Game 7 turned into a walkover for the second-seeded Celtics, a 112-96 Bucks loss despite 32 points on 11-of-18 shooting from Khris Middleton. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 19 June 2021",
      "Rublev rolled past Hungary\u2019s Marton Fucsovics 6-2, 6-1 \u2014 beating him head-to-head for the third time in the last 22 days, and that doesn\u2019t even include a walkover victory over Fucsovics in Qatar in that span. \u2014 Tim Reynolds, ajc , 30 Mar. 2021",
      "Berrettini, the No. 9 seed, advanced over No. 8 Federer in a walkover and will face the winner between world No. 1 Novak Djokovic and fellow Italian Lorenzo Musetti, 19, in the quarterfinals Wednesday. \u2014 Adam Zagoria, Forbes , 7 June 2021"
    ],
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1829, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-122937"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": brant"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "ware entry 1 ; from its feeding on seaweed"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-134852"
  },
  "wand":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a slender staff carried in a procession : verge",
      ": a slender rod used by conjurers and magicians",
      ": a slat six feet by two inches used as a target in archery",
      ": a narrow strip of paper pasted vertically on a target face",
      ": any of various pipelike devices",
      ": the rigid tube between the hose and the nozzle of a vacuum cleaner",
      ": a handheld device used to enter information (as from a bar code) into a computer",
      ": a slender rod"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4nd",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4nd"
    ],
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    "examples":[
      "The cashier used a wand to scan the bar code.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This handy shower wand , which can attach to your shower or a garden hose, is specially designed to make bathtime easier and speedier, even on pups with thick coats. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard And Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 21 June 2022",
      "It's equipped with a telescoping wand , a dusting brush, an upholstery tool and a crevice tool to tackle stairs, lamps shades, ceiling moldings and more. \u2014 Carolyn Fort\u00e9, Good Housekeeping , 14 June 2022",
      "The device can also be converted into a handheld vacuum, accompanied by several attachments like an extension wand , crevice nozzle, and dusting brush. \u2014 Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
      "Now the brand is stocked at Ulta, Target, and Amazon, and has a full range of acne-friendly products, like the Glamour Beauty Award-winning sheer SPF sunscreen, a dark-spot brightening wand , and a jelly cleanser. \u2014 Glamour , 31 May 2022",
      "The sonographer put the goop on the little wand , rubbed it over my wife\u2019s belly, and there was our girl, tucked into her little nook, squirming with wild energy. \u2014 Carter Bays, Good Housekeeping , 6 June 2022",
      "The 2-gallon tank is made from durable steel, and even the 12-inch wand and nozzle are built from brass. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 20 May 2022",
      "And somewhere around the third smoking wand of Orange Apricot cannabis flower, public pot smoking went from feeling strange and new to feeling like the most natural thing in the world. \u2014 Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022",
      "Undo the lock and engage the wand one last time to release any remaining water and pressure from the nozzle. \u2014 Kristina Mcguirk, Better Homes & Gardens , 11 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English, slender stick, from Old Norse v\u01ebndr ; probably akin to Old English windan to wind, twist \u2014 more at wind entry 3"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-162630"
  },
  "Walkyrie":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": valkyrie"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "v\u00e4l-\u02c8kir-\u0113",
      "also",
      "or"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "German Walk\u00fcre & Old Norse valkyrja"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-190038"
  },
  "wachna":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a cod ( Eleginus nawaga ) of Alaska and Kamchatka"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4kn\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Russian vakhnya"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-211608"
  },
  "water pressure":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a force that makes a flow of water strong or weak"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-021301"
  },
  "water-shield family":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": cabombaceae"
    ],
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    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-174604"
  },
  "watch fire":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a fire lighted as a signal or for the use of a guard"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1735, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-175554"
  },
  "waitstaff":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the staff of servers at a restaurant"
    ],
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      "\u02c8w\u0101t-\u02ccstaf"
    ],
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Find me a stool along a counter where the waitstaff bustle by with greetings, slap down menus that run for pages, pour hot coffee into porcelain mugs, and serve up something delicious with a side of banter. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022",
      "Each play is essentially a two-hander, with brief appearances from hotel waitstaff and other secondary characters. \u2014 Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "At Fernando\u2019s weird party in London, Van started getting her kicks shoving waitstaff and other guests into the pool, then slipped out altogether and began ignoring Earn\u2019s increasingly frantic calls and texts. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 20 May 2022",
      "In March, Vail promised to raise its minimum hourly wage from $15 to $20 nearly across the board \u2014 including for bartenders and waitstaff \u2014 next season. \u2014 Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "There was the abrupt end to casual encounters with neighbors, merchants, the waitstaff at her favorite diner or deli. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "The number and order of dishes on a banquet menu are purposefully set, and the waitstaff brings out the food just as thoughtfully. \u2014 Esm\u00e9 Weijun Wang, Bon App\u00e9tit , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "The waitstaff is staying on, and the restaurant will use the same recipes, Herrera said. \u2014 Gloria Casas, chicagotribune.com , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "And there have been calls for restaurants, in particular, to abolish tipping and pay waitstaff a higher wage. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1981, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-190217"
  },
  "wasp spider":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a spider that resembles a wasp in form"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-194548"
  },
  "way to go":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of way to go US , informal \u2014 used to tell someone that he or she has done something well Nice job, guys! Way to go !"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-200956"
  },
  "walkway":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a passage for walking : walk"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fk-\u02ccw\u0101"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "A covered walkway connects the two buildings.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This can leave your walkway , cement deck, concrete pavers, and other patio features looking less than ideal. \u2014 Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens , 23 June 2022",
      "Dress up your walkway , porch, or front yard with these perky and petite blooms. \u2014 Terri Robertson, Country Living , 22 June 2022",
      "Pressure clean your driveway, walkway , roof or patio; trim or add shrubs, flowers and greenery; replace your mailbox; declutter; change light bulbs; open patio umbrellas and awnings; and maybe add a new welcome mat. \u2014 Whitney Dutton, Sun Sentinel , 12 May 2022",
      "Detainees walk with their hands clasped behind their backs on a walkway inside the Winn Correctional Center in Winnfield, Louisiana, on Sept. 26, 2019. \u2014 Camilo Montoya-galvez, CBS News , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Well walkway connecting downtown\u2019s mall to lake Erie and an Irish town Ben project to transform 24 acres of unusable brownfield land into a park connecting Ohio city to the Cuyahoga river DeWine. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Shorn of spectacle, the entire show was staged on a narrow, wooden walkway with the audience seated on two sides. \u2014 Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com , 28 Nov. 2021",
      "Hines plans to build a 31-story luxury tower dubbed 150 Main Street Apartments at the site, along with an adjacent walkway and pocket park. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "This involves an electric scooter simply having its power cut if a rider attempts to use it on a dangerous road or walkway . \u2014 Gus Alexiou, Forbes , 29 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1792, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-201733"
  },
  "waringin":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a common fig ( Ficus benjamina ) of India that resembles the banyan, is often cultivated for ornament, and has inedible fruit"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "w\u0259\u02c8ri\u014b\u0259\u0307n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Jav"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-203912"
  },
  "waterer":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that waters : such as",
      ": a person who obtains or supplies drinking water",
      ": a device used for supplying water to livestock and poultry"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r-\u0259r",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But the most literal analogy is the little hollow spike sold as a slow plant waterer . \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 5 Oct. 2020",
      "Grounds of the property include a four-stall barn with automatic waterers , a tack room and a nine-car garage. \u2014 Ebony Day, azcentral , 20 Jan. 2020",
      "An Equestrian dream with 3 stall barn with automatic waterers , 3 stall corrals, full size dressage arena with irrigation, lighting, sand and rubber mulch footing. \u2014 Pomerado News , 25 July 2019",
      "Special poultry waterers ensure that chickens always have access to fresh water. \u2014 Denise Foley, Good Housekeeping , 14 Aug. 2018",
      "Special poultry waterers ensure that chickens always have access to fresh water. \u2014 Denise Foley, Good Housekeeping , 14 Aug. 2018",
      "Special poultry waterers ensure that chickens always have access to fresh water. \u2014 Denise Foley, Good Housekeeping , 14 Aug. 2018",
      "Special poultry waterers ensure that chickens always have access to fresh water. \u2014 Denise Foley, Good Housekeeping , 14 Aug. 2018",
      "Special poultry waterers ensure that chickens always have access to fresh water. \u2014 Denise Foley, Good Housekeeping , 14 Aug. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-084531"
  },
  "wage bracket":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a stipulated wage rate varying from a low limit to a high limit for a particular purpose"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-075111"
  },
  "wasp waist":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a very slender waist"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Bright yellow stripes, with that narrow wasp waist , and a smooth, furless body. \u2014 Bethany Brookshire, Good Housekeeping , 18 June 2022",
      "Gucci and Balenciaga logos were splashed across monogram outerwear and boulder shoulder, wasp waist suiting\u2014clearly Demna's influence. \u2014 Alison S. Cohn, Harper's BAZAAR , 15 Apr. 2021",
      "The California Gold Rush was responsible for turning the wasp waist of the Americas into a crazily congested thoroughfare. \u2014 Gary Kamiya, SFChronicle.com , 2 Oct. 2020",
      "Ideals of female beauty that can only be met through painful processes of physical manipulation have always been with us, from tiny feet in imperial China to wasp waists in nineteenth-century Europe. \u2014 Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker , 12 Dec. 2019",
      "Another is looking for historical inspiration\u20141950s-style wasp waists or 80s-era padded shoulders. \u2014 Emily Matchar, Smithsonian , 4 May 2018",
      "Enamored, ladies followed Hepburn\u2019s lead, penciling in their eyebrows with points and cinching their middles to imitate the former ballerina\u2019s wasp waist . \u2014 Alice Bell, Vogue , 12 Mar. 2018",
      "Another is looking for historical inspiration\u20141950s-style wasp waists or 80s-era padded shoulders. \u2014 Emily Matchar, Smithsonian , 4 May 2018",
      "Enamored, ladies followed Hepburn\u2019s lead, penciling in their eyebrows with points and cinching their middles to imitate the former ballerina\u2019s wasp waist . \u2014 Alice Bell, Vogue , 12 Mar. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1833, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-081408"
  },
  "water puppy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": mud puppy"
    ],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-081457"
  },
  "water equivalent":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the product of the mass of a body by its specific heat equal numerically to the mass of water that is equivalent in thermal capacity to the body in question"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-081921"
  },
  "waitron":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": waitperson"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101-\u02cctr\u00e4n",
      "-tr\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "blend of waiter or waitress and -tron (suggesting the machinelike impersonality of such work), later (perhaps influenced by neutron ) taken as a gender-neutral term"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1980, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-084835"
  },
  "wanchancy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": ill-fated , mischievous",
      ": uncanny , weird"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "w\u00e4n\u02c8chan(t)s\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Scots wanchance misfortune (from wan- deficient, mis-\u2014from Middle English\u2014+ chance ) + -y"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-085305"
  },
  "waitress":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a woman who waits tables (as in a restaurant)",
      ": a girl or woman who serves food to people at tables"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101-tr\u0259s",
      "\u02c8w\u0101-tr\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Supported herself as a waitress and back-up singer before being signed to Columbia Records. \u2014 CNN , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "His investigation takes him to the Iceberg Lounge (run by Colin Farrell's mob lieutenant Oswald Cobblepot, a.k.a. the Penguin), where Selina scrapes out a living as a waitress and occasional drug dealer. \u2014 Chancellor Agard, EW.com , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "Zola herself is played with easygoing confidence and sass by Taylour Paige; the character is a waitress and part-time stripper who gets an immediate girl-crush on Stefani (Riley Keough) when the latter turns up in a diner booth one day. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 June 2021",
      "In the 148-post saga, the narrator, a waitress and sometime stripper, meets a fellow exotic dancer named Jessica. \u2014 Radhika Seth, Vogue , 29 June 2021",
      "Based on the 2007 film written and directed by Adrienne Shelly, the musical is about a waitress and aspiring baker in a small town in Indiana. \u2014 cleveland , 22 May 2022",
      "Single and raising two daughters, Ms. Judd left school and worked as a model, waitress and secretary, including for the band Fifth Dimension. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Nicholson would win his third Oscar for playing a misanthropic, misogynistic author who forges an unlikely friendship with a waitress and an artist. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Bembenek briefly worked as a Playboy Club waitress in Lake Geneva before becoming a Milwaukee police officer in 1980. \u2014 Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News , 15 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1818, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-090018"
  },
  "wave pool":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a large swimming pool equipped with a machine for producing waves"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Spend a day at Sandy Beach Water Park with a wave pool , lazy river, and cabanas. \u2014 Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure , 9 June 2022",
      "Top of the kids\u2019 list: the Soundwaves water attraction, which boasts a massive outdoor wave pool and indoor surf simulator. \u2014 Karen Cicero, Good Housekeeping , 19 May 2022",
      "Best For: Catching rays at the Mandalay Bay wave pool . \u2014 Mike Steere, Outside Online , 14 May 2015",
      "Big Surf, which is believed to have been home to the first wave pool in the country, has been closed since the summer 2019 season ended. \u2014 Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Find over 50 water features, like a wave pool , tube slides, water slides, sprayground area for kids and more at Kings Island's Soak City. \u2014 Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer , 26 May 2022",
      "Additional features coming later this summer include an outdoor wave pool with integrated surf simulator and concert stage. \u2014 al , 12 May 2022",
      "Maggie\u2019s favorite was Abby\u2019s Fairy Flight, a carnival-style swing ride that would be the perfect way to dry off after splashing around in the wave pool . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "With her newest album, Three Dimensions Deep, which debuted on January 28th on EMI/PMR Records, Mark is once again diving into the deep end of the emotional wave pool . \u2014 Deidre Dyer, Billboard , 1 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1977, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-125022"
  },
  "wallaby":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of various small or medium-sized kangaroos (especially genus Macropus ) \u2014 compare rock wallaby"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-l\u0259-b\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The zoo called off the search a week later for the tiny wallaby , which is believed to have been carried off by a predator. \u2014 Chandra Fleming, Detroit Free Press , 23 May 2022",
      "Four Bennett's wallaby joeys, or baby wallabies, were also born recently. \u2014 Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal , 8 June 2022",
      "The Michigan zoo first announced the arrival of the wallaby on Friday, sharing photos of the animal with its mother on social media. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 9 May 2022",
      "The new addition to the zoo was announced Friday morning in a post that said 4-year-old wallaby Sprocket gave birth to her first joey. \u2014 Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press , 9 May 2022",
      "The quokka -- a type of small wallaby -- doesn't actually hurl its baby toward a predator. \u2014 Kristen Rogers, CNN , 8 May 2022",
      "Faulk said no wallaby sightings had been reported as of Thursday afternoon. \u2014 Tim Fitzsimons, NBC News , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Finally on Friday morning, an alert curator spotted what looked like a wallaby footprint and followed the tracks to a service area in the park. \u2014 Theresa Waldrop And Melissa Alonso, CNN , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Any member of the public who sees the wallaby is encouraged not to approach it and to contact the Memphis Zoo at 901-333-6500. \u2014 Tim Fitzsimons, NBC News , 14 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Dharuk (Australian aboriginal language of the Port Jackson area) walabi, waliba"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1798, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-132759"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a person who waits tables (as in a restaurant) : a waiter or waitress"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101t-\u02ccp\u0259r-s\u1d4an"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "gar\u00e7on",
      "server",
      "waiter"
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    "examples":[
      "asked the waitperson what she would recommend on the menu"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1972, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-133114"
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  "waffle iron":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a cooking utensil having two hinged metal parts that shut upon each other and impress surface projections on waffles that are being cooked",
      ": a cooking utensil with two hinged metal parts that come together for making waffles"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "For a hearty brekkie combo that can just as easily be a dinner sandwich, get out the waffle iron and fry up some eggs. \u2014 Katelyn Lunders, Woman's Day , 24 June 2022",
      "The compact cooking gadget is Amazon's best-selling waffle iron overall, and it's received over 162,000 five-star ratings. \u2014 Jessica Leigh Mattern, PEOPLE.com , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "And the compact gadget is Amazon's best-selling waffle iron overall, beating hundreds of other models. \u2014 Jessica Leigh Mattern, PEOPLE.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Brush a waffle iron with oil or spray with nonstick spray, and preheat it according to the manufacturer\u2019s directions. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Apr. 2021",
      "Spray heated waffle iron with a light coat of cooking spray (before the FIRST batch only). \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 31 Mar. 2021",
      "The triple-coat matte black and red collection was a massive hit\u2014the TRNR, a rotating double waffle iron , sold out in 72 hours. \u2014 Kimberly Wilson, Essence , 30 Oct. 2021",
      "But this isn't the traditional hot waffle iron and bran cereal buffet that hotel guests may remember from pre-pandemic. \u2014 Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "Make sure that your waffle iron is unplugged from its electrical source. \u2014 Samantha Hunter, Better Homes & Gardens , 1 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1788, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-134244"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": calefactory"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-135252"
  },
  "walk-up":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": located above the ground floor in a building with no elevator",
      ": consisting of several stories and having no elevator",
      ": designed to allow pedestrians to be served without entering a building",
      ": an apartment or office building of several stories that has no elevator",
      ": an apartment or office in such a building"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fk-\u02cc\u0259p"
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    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1906, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1907, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-143827"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": departure , leave-taking , death"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "wagang, wa'gang from wa + gang (act of going); waganging from wa + ganging , gerund of gang (to go); wagaun from wa + Scots gaun , gerund of go"
    ],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-151614"
  },
  "watch face":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the dial of a watch"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-155248"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a common buckthorn ( Rhamnus cathartica ) of Eurasia"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-173451"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an intermediate stop on a line of travel"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-174048"
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    "type":[],
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      "Definition of walk-round variant of walk-around 1"
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    "examples":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-175530"
  },
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    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
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      ": to look for (someone or something expected)",
      ": to look for (something that one wants to get or use)"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-183653"
  },
  "watershoot":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": sucker , water sprout",
      ": water draining off a piece of land",
      ": a trough or channel for discharging water (as from a downspout)",
      ": drip sense 4"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-200839"
  },
  "Waiwai":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a Cariban people of the borderlands of Brazil, British Guiana, and Surinam",
      ": a member of such people",
      ": the language of the Waiwai people"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u012b\u02ccw\u012b"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-201405"
  },
  "warehouser":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": warehouseman"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wer-\u02cchau\u0307-z\u0259r",
      "-s\u0259r"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1927, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-205951"
  },
  "water fence":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a stream or ditch that forms a boundary (as of a field)",
      ": a fence (as between fields) extending out into a margining body of water so that grazing animals may not pass by water from one plot to another"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-212109"
  },
  "wash oil":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": oil (as straw oil) used in scrubbing especially coke-oven gas for absorbing light oil and recovering benzene and other aromatic compounds"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-221642"
  },
  "way station":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a station set between principal stations on a line of travel (such as a railroad)",
      ": an intermediate stopping place"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "station",
      "stop"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a way station for truck drivers",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Once the bastion of the privileged few, the campus soon came to be seen as a way station along the road to the middle class. \u2014 New York Times , 13 May 2022",
      "After another train pulled in from Zaporizhzhia, a southeastern city that has been a way station for people fleeing Mariupol and its environs, a young volunteer spoke quietly with an elderly woman who was leaning on a cane and sobbing. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
      "On Thursday, at least two Russian attacks hit the city of Zaporizhzhia, a way station for people fleeing Mariupol, though no one was wounded, the regional governor said. \u2014 Adam Schreck, ajc , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "For the last few weeks, Calvary Chapel in Chula Vista, Calif., has been a way station for people fleeing the war in Ukraine. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "For the past two weeks, Calvary Chapel in Chula Vista has been a way station for people fleeing the war in Ukraine. \u2014 John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "Lviv is a both a way station for Ukrainians headed abroad, and a haven for the legions who hope to remain in their homeland but fled fighting in their areas. \u2014 Patrick J. Mcdonnell, Los Angeles Times , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Southern Mexico has for decades been a way station for Central American migrants seeking to make their way to the United States. \u2014 Lillian Perlmutter, Los Angeles Times , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Mihailenko had a place to go \u2014 to a daughter in London \u2014 but this way station in Moldova struck her as impossibly sad, a place where any conversation with other refugees would lead to tears. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-222041"
  },
  "Waspy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, associated with, characterized by, or suggestive of WASPs"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-sp\u0113",
      "\u02c8w\u022f-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1968, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-223015"
  },
  "wasn't born yesterday":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of wasn't born yesterday \u2014 used to say that someone is unlikely to believe something that is not true or to trust someone who is not trustworthy He said he'd pay me back, but I'll believe it when I see it. I wasn't born yesterday ."
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-224520"
  },
  "water engine":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": fire engine",
      ": an engine used to pump up water (as from a well)",
      ": an engine for applying water power",
      ": a hydraulic engine"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-232709"
  },
  "watcheye":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": walleye sense 1",
      ": a walleye of a dog"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-234931"
  },
  "walker":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name ()",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that walks : such as",
      ": a competitor in a walking race",
      ": a peddler going on foot",
      ": a temporary male escort of socially prominent women attending usually public events",
      ": something used in walking: such as",
      ": a framework designed to support a baby learning to walk or an infirm or physically disabled person",
      ": a walking shoe",
      ": a framework designed to support an infant learning to walk or an infirm or physically disabled person",
      "Alice Malsenior 1944\u2013 American writer",
      "John E(rnest) 1941\u2013 British biochemist",
      "William 1824\u20131860 American filibuster"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022f-k\u0259r",
      "\u02c8w\u022f-k\u0259r",
      "\u02c8w\u022f-k\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ambler",
      "hiker",
      "perambulator",
      "rambler",
      "tramper"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She joined a group of walkers in the neighborhood.",
      "I began to lose weight after I gave up my sedentary lifestyle and became a daily walker .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But consider that, for example, the typical hourly rate for a dog walker on the pet-services site Rover in my neighborhood is $40 an hour. \u2014 Shlomo Benartzi, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
      "The man accused of shooting Lady Gaga's dog walker in a robbery last year was mistakenly released from custody on Wednesday \u2014 and police are now searching for him. \u2014 Greg Hanlon, PEOPLE.com , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "The event will feature a stilt walker , magic shows, balloon animals, petting zoo, inflatables and more. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 5 May 2022",
      "Freestanding items for sale included antique farm implements donated by Sue Bower of Brunswick, three antique beds, an overstuffed chair, a walker , a very old wrought iron sewing machine cabinet, mannequins and old boards from the barn. \u2014 Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland , 2 May 2022",
      "But today, equipped with an electrode device implanted on his spinal cord, Roccati can enjoy the simple things again: standing at a bar for drinks with friends, taking a shower without a chair and even strolling through the town with a walker . \u2014 Tasnim Ahmed, CNN , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "That same day after school, Davyon saw a house fire and ran to help a woman with a walker get out of the home. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "Johnson performed the Heimlich maneuver on a classmate and helped a woman on a walker escape a fire in her home on Dec. 9, according to the Muskogee Police Department. \u2014 Nadine El-bawab, ABC News , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "After school, Johnson spotted a woman with a walker attempting to escape a burning home. \u2014 Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com , 23 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-000244"
  },
  "wari":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": mancala"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "w\u00e4\u02c8r\u0113",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4r\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "from native name in western Africa"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-000529"
  },
  "water shamrock":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": buckbean"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-015641"
  },
  "watchet":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a light blue color",
      ": a light blue cloth",
      ": a light blue angler's fly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4ch\u0259\u0307t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English wachet , from Old North French"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-020806"
  },
  "wait out":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to await an end to"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1849, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-033226"
  },
  "walk-trot":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": three-gaited"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-051833"
  },
  "water shrew":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of numerous semiaquatic shrews usually living adjacent to swift-flowing streams and having hind feet that are typically fringed with long stiff hairs and are sometimes partially webbed: such as",
      ": a widely distributed Old World shrew ( Neomys fodiens )",
      ": any of several shrews (genus Chimarrogale ) of Japan, Borneo, and Sumatra",
      ": any of several web-footed shrews (genus Nectogale ) of Tibetan uplands",
      ": a common North American shrew ( Sorex palustris )"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-064538"
  },
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    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of wajang variant spelling of wayang"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-074341"
  },
  "wasn't":{
    "type":[
      "contraction"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": was not",
      ": was not"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0259-z\u1d4ant",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-",
      "dialectal also",
      "\u02c8w\u0259-z\u1d4ant",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1653, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-083222"
  },
  "wallaby acacia":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a shrubby Australian wattle ( Acacia rigens ) having linear terete phyllodes with short often recurved points"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-085428"
  },
  "waiter":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that waits on another",
      ": a person who waits tables (as in a restaurant)",
      ": a tray on which something (such as a tea service) is carried : salver",
      ": a person who serves food to people at tables"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101-t\u0259r",
      "\u02c8w\u0101-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "gar\u00e7on",
      "server",
      "waitperson"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "waiters at that elegant restaurant must go through an extended training program before being allowed to serve customers",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Your waiter brings over a large chalkboard menu \u2014 and most of it comes from the water surrounding you. \u2014 Jennifer Kester, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
      "But on that Saturday night, Manhattans and martinis touted by a white-jacketed waiter flew out a mile a minute, with oysters not far behind. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "He was quickly promoted from waiter to manager within a year, setting the precedent for his future. \u2014 Nishat Baig, Billboard , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Working at a snack bar or as a camp counselor, lifeguard or a waiter are great options, and with hiring shortages, teens will be in demand. \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "And having an interactive experience, like when a waiter pushes over a dessert cart and explains how the chocolate tart at Fanny\u2019s is based on a recipe Francois got from his grandmother, makes dining out feel more special. \u2014 Andy Wang, Robb Report , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "The virtual classes, on February 17 and 24, will feature cocktails linked to Cato Alexander and Louis Deal (who, in 1893, faced racist backlash after being promoted from waiter to bartender at Cincinnati\u2019s Atlas Hotel). \u2014 Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 Feb. 2022",
      "According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Saturday\u2019s reported attack has only furthered concerns about the safety of Asian Americans in the Las Vegas area following the December shooting of a waiter in Chinatown. \u2014 NBC News , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "The dirndls have disappeared, but the waitresses (and the single male waiter ) seem to have been there forever. \u2014 David Shribman, WSJ , 12 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-090727"
  },
  "warehouse-to-warehouse insurance":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marine insurance that covers a cargo through the various stages of transportation, processing, and warehousing from the time it leaves the warehouse of the consignor until it reaches that of the consignee"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-091827"
  },
  "Waite":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Morrison Remick 1816\u20131888 American jurist; chief justice U.S. Supreme Court (1874\u201388)"
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      ": any of several trees of the family Ulmaceae that prefer or thrive in a moist environment: such as",
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      ": winged elm",
      ": cedar elm",
      ": planer tree",
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1597, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-132514"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105300"
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