dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/art_MW.json

{
  "art":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a branch of learning:":[],
      ": a skillful plan":[],
      ": an occupation requiring knowledge or skill":[
        "the art of organ building"
      ],
      ": decorative or illustrative elements in printed matter":[],
      ": fine arts":[],
      ": learning , scholarship":[],
      ": liberal arts":[],
      ": one of the fine arts":[],
      ": one of the graphic arts":[],
      ": one of the humanities":[],
      ": produced as an artistic effort or for decorative purposes":[
        "an art film",
        "art dolls",
        "art music"
      ],
      ": skill acquired by experience, study, or observation":[
        "the art of making friends"
      ],
      ": the quality or state of being artful (see artful sense 2a )":[],
      "article":[],
      "artificial":[],
      "artillery":[],
      "\u2014 see -ard":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "a piece of modern art",
      "It's a remarkable picture, but is it art ",
      "The museum has a large collection of folk art .",
      "He studied art in college.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Envisioning a celebration of music, art and crafts would make fellowship flow like sweet sap from a spring maple. \u2014 Steve West, Sun Sentinel , 23 June 2022",
      "Following the death of her children, Jennifer launched the art and music therapy nonprofit Many Hands, Doing Good to help young people grappling with trauma and hardship in 2018. \u2014 Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2022",
      "The 37th annual Cedarburg Strawberry Festival brings art , music, kids' activities, food, libations and yes, lots of strawberries to downtown Cedarburg June 25-26. \u2014 Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel , 22 June 2022",
      "After two festival-free summers due to COVID, the annual weekend-long celebration of art and music in Lake Oswego is back. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 June 2022",
      "In addition, Jack and his wife Kim founded the Kokua Hawaii Foundation to support environmental education in Hawaii\u2019s schools and communities, as well as the Johnson Ohana Foundation to support environmental, art and music education worldwide. \u2014 Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 June 2022",
      "Following the parade, community members were invited to join in for an afternoon of art , music, speakers, boutiques, vendors, and food for purchase at Ingraham Park behind the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center. \u2014 Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune , 21 June 2022",
      "Now some of the latter have opened chic hotels and hip art and music venues to complement the region's natural beauty. \u2014 Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure , 19 June 2022",
      "Starting noon Sunday in MacArthur Park, residents should get the full gamut of local food, live music and art . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "New Orleans is a city of neighborhoods and experiencing Prospect asks visitors to traverse the city\u2019s network of neighborhoods with venues ranging from the traditional, like museums, to public spaces to non- art venues. \u2014 Chadd Scott, Forbes , 6 Nov. 2021",
      "In fact, Smith did in America what Agn\u00e8s b. was doing in France\u2014turning a fashion brand into an anti-haute, pro- art , super-hip egalitarian statement. \u2014 Laura Jacobs, WSJ , 12 June 2021",
      "The Fre \u2014 a Taylor Mac fable about the costs of escaping a homophobic, anti- art background \u2014 took place in a ball pit. \u2014 Helen Shaw, Vulture , 12 Mar. 2021",
      "In July, the American Alliance of Museums (AAM) released findings of its survey of 760 museum directors, including those from non- art institutions, confirming the extent of the economic toll caused by pandemic closures. \u2014 Jennifer G. Wolcott, The Christian Science Monitor , 14 Sep. 2020",
      "That's an opportunity for cities to collaborate with the agency to make their road art street-legal. \u2014 Scottie Andrew, CNN , 11 Oct. 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1853, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, \"craft, principles of a craft or a field of knowledge, one of the seven fields of study comprising the medieval school curriculum, practical knowledge, code of behavior,\" borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, \"skill, craft, knowledge, deceit, sorcery,\" borrowed from Latin art-, ars \"acquired skill, craftsmanship, stratagem, behavior (in plural art\u0113s ), systematic body of knowledge and techniques, profession, artistic achievement,\" going back to Indo-European *h 2 r\u0325-ti- \"act of fitting or joining\" (whence also, perhaps from an adverbialized locative, Greek \u00e1rti \"just now,\" arti- \"fitting, correct,\" Armenian ard \"just now,\" Lithuanian art\u00ec \"close by\"), nominal derivative from the verbal base *h 2 er- \"fit, join\" \u2014 more at arm entry 3":"Noun",
      "Middle English, from Old English eart ; akin to Old Norse est, ert (thou) art, Old English is is":"",
      "from attributive use of art entry 1":"Adjective"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4rt",
      "\u0259rt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for art Noun art , skill , cunning , artifice , craft mean the faculty of executing well what one has devised. art implies a personal, unanalyzable creative power. the art of choosing the right word skill stresses technical knowledge and proficiency. the skill of a glassblower cunning suggests ingenuity and subtlety in devising, inventing, or executing. a mystery plotted with great cunning artifice suggests technical skill especially in imitating things in nature. believed realism in film could be achieved only by artifice craft may imply expertness in workmanship. the craft of a master goldsmith",
    "synonyms":[
      "craft",
      "handcraft",
      "handicraft",
      "trade"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050845",
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "noun suffix"
    ]
  },
  "art green":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a moderate yellow green to olive green that is greener and less strong than woodbine green":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112839",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "art historical":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": of or relating to the history of art":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The work is meant to prompt institutions and art audiences to research and reconsider art historical objects, artifacts \u2014 and history in general \u2014 in new context. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
      "These shows focus on a constellation of art works that resonate with themes of the show\u2014like metamorphosis or the idea of the cyborg or the idea of the body as a vessel\u2014but not necessarily from an art historical perspective. \u2014 Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Traditional collectors are often drawn to provenance and pedigree, so a sale focused on the lineage of computer art might help convince them that NFT artists have a stronger art historical foundation beyond the beep and boop of internet forums. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "But that is why she was rejected by the art historical canon. \u2014 Grace Edquist, Vogue , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "The work in this book, in particular, is very much in dialogue with painting and art historical conventions surrounding both portraiture and still life images. \u2014 Rica Cerbarano, Vogue , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Yet today, the standard art historical line on the sculptor Marisol Escobar, known simply as Marisol, is that she has been largely forgotten in favor of white male contemporaries, including Andy Warhol. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 16 Jan. 2022",
      "Even though the book seems to be written for a general audience, inclusion of some of the conventions of art historical writing \u2014 an illustration list, index, artists\u2019 dates \u2014 would make a welcome difference. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "There are, no doubt, references to art historical tropes, perhaps to images that remind of us of the brevity of life, or even penitence. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1854, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112217",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "art house":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": art theater":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In this sense, Seydoux is the ideal unofficial spokeswoman for the best parts of the fest: a glamorous but hardly traditional descendant of French film royalty who has appeared in both art house and commercial hits. \u2014 Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 May 2022",
      "The postpandemic recovery has been an uphill trudge for art house theaters and smaller chains. \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
      "The film will now receive promotional support for its European release from the Europa Cinemas Network, an association of some 3,000 art house cinemas in 42 countries across the continent, to encourage theaters to book the film. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 May 2022",
      "Kier also points to the commercial success of art house titles such as Drive My Car ($15 million global box office to date) and The Worst Person in the World ($16.5 million), both of which sold as finished films in Cannes in 2021. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 May 2022",
      "That\u2019s why Macbeth and his nefarious wife get to keep visiting the multiplex, or at least the art house . \u2014 Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "There are still challenges domestically, though, particularly for indie or art house movies, Esiri said. \u2014 Leah Asmelash, CNN , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "With the help of a local contact, the art house quickly homed in on Ohmatdyt as a beneficiary. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "In 1983, Atlanta cinema impresario George Lefont swooped in to save the place from likely death and transformed it into more of an art house . \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 14 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1925, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-111534",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "art marble":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a cast stone made of crushed marble with the exposed surface highly polished to resemble natural marble":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040229",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "art theater":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a theater that specializes in the presentation of art films":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This will be the first time the state-of-the- art theater , which opened in 2021, will be used for magic, taking cues from the interactive sets, pyro and dynamic staging used by the musical acts that also use the room. \u2014 Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 May 2022",
      "Catch up on the classics and newer releases in the cozy movie theaters, or delight in musicals including an adaptation of Broadway's Aladdin in the state-of-the- art theater . \u2014 Brie Schwartz, Woman's Day , 11 May 2022",
      "The film released last week to widespread fanfare and critical acclaim, in Indianapolis and beyond, that has shattered the art theater box initially placed around it, propelling it into chain theaters and early award conversations. \u2014 Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "The renovation project, which is expected to be completed in 2024, will dramatically upgrade the venue into a state-of-the- art theater , with modern acoustic panels, renovated seating, and a new sound system among other improvements. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 Oct. 2021",
      "Nine bedrooms and 11 bathrooms are spread across the home's two stories, as well as a gym and spa, a state-of-the- art theater , two kitchens and a wine cellar. \u2014 Hannah Chubb, PEOPLE.com , 28 Sep. 2021",
      "The state-of-the- art theater is part of the 300-acre Hollywood Park being built by Rams owner and chairman E. Stanley Kroenke. \u2014 Taylor Mims, Billboard , 9 Aug. 2021",
      "It\u2019s the first retailer to be announced for the property, which will also boast a 5,000-seat state-of-the- art theater , 50-foot diameter video globe displaying 6,000 square feet of LED content and sky casino. \u2014 Sharon Edelson, Forbes , 25 Feb. 2021",
      "But Stein said most historic art theaters haven't been so lucky. \u2014 Elizabeth Depompei, Indianapolis Star , 24 Apr. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1879, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114722",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "arterial":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of or relating to an artery":[],
      ": relating to or being the bright red blood present in most arteries that has been oxygenated in lungs or gills":[],
      ": of, relating to, or constituting through traffic":[],
      ": a through street or highway":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00e4r-\u02c8tir-\u0113-\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "artery",
      "avenue",
      "boulevard",
      "carriageway",
      "drag",
      "drive",
      "expressway",
      "freeway",
      "high road",
      "highway",
      "pass",
      "pike",
      "road",
      "roadway",
      "route",
      "row",
      "street",
      "thoroughfare",
      "thruway",
      "trace",
      "turnpike",
      "way"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "one of the main arterials connecting the airport with the city",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Southington should also consider allowing two- to four-family homes on arterial or collector streets, and streetfront townhouses within walking distance of the town center and Plantsville Center, the plan advises. \u2014 Don Stacom, Hartford Courant , 29 May 2022",
      "When one surgeon at a field hospital asked for arterial embolectomy catheters, for treating clogs in arteries, Abiyeva found another volunteer in St. Petersburg, Russia, to make the 700-mile trip to deliver 10 of them immediately. \u2014 Anton Troianovski, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
      "When one surgeon at a field hospital asked for arterial embolectomy catheters, for treating clogs in arteries, Ms. Abiyeva found another volunteer in St. Petersburg to make the 700-mile trip to deliver 10 of them immediately. \u2014 New York Times , 28 May 2022",
      "In rare, more serious cases, the bacteria can get into the bloodstream and lead to an arterial infection, according to the FDA. \u2014 Aaron Gregg, Anchorage Daily News , 23 May 2022",
      "The key is using heavyweights of at least 60% of max to assault the muscle and occlude arterial blood flow. \u2014 Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal , 12 May 2022",
      "Remarkably, Voda Donbasu, the local water company, kept water flowing through the Siverskyi Donets Donbas (SDD) canal, the region\u2019s arterial water source, as well as through the pipes in towns and villages. \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, Quartz , 4 May 2022",
      "The white lines are indicators of calcium buildup in the breast\u2019s arterial wall, which is different from coronary artery calcification, already known as a cardiovascular risk. \u2014 Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 May 2022",
      "Southern Avenue had more deaths than any other major arterial road in D.C. in the past eight years, according to The Post\u2019s analysis, tallying 18 victims. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The existing street is already classified as an arterial . \u2014 Nwa Democrat-gazette, Arkansas Online , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "Two men were struck and killed while walking across the same stretch of Northeast 82nd Avenue in April, a sobering reminder that the east Portland arterial remains one of the most dangerous roads in the Portland metro area. \u2014 oregonlive , 1 May 2021",
      "The bulk of pedestrian deaths nationally, 59%, occurred on major arterials \u2014 in the Portland region, that\u2019s streets like 82nd Avenue, Tualatin Valley Highway or McLoughlin Boulevard. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 Feb. 2020",
      "The proposed speed limits are: 40 mph on arterials where there are low bicycle and pedestrian activity. \u2014 Paulina Pineda, azcentral , 20 Nov. 2019",
      "NETs can also worsen arterial plaques by promoting inflammation, cell biologist Venizelos Papayannopoulos of the Francis Crick Institute in London and colleagues found in 2015. \u2014 Mitch Leslie, Science | AAAS , 5 Mar. 2020",
      "Outer Division, the wide arterial broadly from 82nd Avenue east to Gresham city limit, will see particular changes. \u2014 oregonlive , 24 Jan. 2020",
      "The video shows Kidd riding over one of the street\u2019s speed bumps, infrastructure designed to slow down cars and to dissuade drivers who typically use neighborhood streets to get around busier arterials . \u2014 Andrew Theen | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 13 Dec. 2019",
      "The noninvasive procedure, called reactive hyperemia peripheral arterial tonometry, measures blood flow to the fingers during blood pressure inflation and release. \u2014 Mayo Clinic News Network, chicagotribune.com , 1 Nov. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, borrowed from Middle French and Medieval Latin; Middle French arterial, borrowed from Medieval Latin art\u0113ri\u0101lis, from Latin art\u0113ria \u2014 more at artery + -\u0101lis -al entry 1":"Adjective",
      "noun derivative of arterial entry 1":"Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
      "1920, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-163009"
  },
  "artery":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "He favors local side roads over major arteries .",
      "there's an accident on the main artery into town, so I'll be late",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Russia\u2019s absence was visible on the main Davos artery for public and private events. \u2014 Stephen Fidler And Ann M. Simmons, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
      "With fewer goods being produced at Shanghai factories, fewer goods are traveling through Shanghai\u2019s port, a main artery in the world\u2019s supply network. \u2014 Grady Mcgregor, Fortune , 14 May 2022",
      "That just a week or so ago the house opened a brand-new boutique on the town\u2019s main shopping artery , Corso Umberto I, complete with an upstairs terrace\u2014which will be joined by a second one next summer\u2014is hardly a coincidence. \u2014 Vogue , 7 June 2022",
      "Is a butterfly hair clip a usable clamp for an artery that's bleeding out",
      "Estrogen increases blood clotting risk, and one critical step in a heart attack is the formation of a clot inside an artery supplying blood to the heart. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "As a plaque begins to form in an artery , the immune system is alerted that the plaque is a foreign invader that shouldn\u2019t be there. \u2014 Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "The blockage sometimes occurs when an artery becomes too narrow for enough blood to pass through it, which is called stenosis. \u2014 Alyssa Hui, Health.com , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "The hand wound required emergency treatment at Froedtert because an artery was nicked, the complaint said. \u2014 Bob Dohr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 14 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English arterie, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French arteire, arterie, borrowed from Latin art\u0113ria \"trachea, bronchial tubes (in plural art\u0113riae ), artery,\" borrowed from Greek art\u0113r\u00eda, from ar- (contracted from *awer- ), base of ae\u00edrein \"to join, attach, harness\" (of uncertain origin) + -t\u0113r, agentive suffix + -ia -ia entry 1 \u2014 more at aorta":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4r-tr\u0113",
      "\u02c8\u00e4r-t\u0259-r\u0113",
      "\u02c8\u00e4rt-\u0259-r\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "arterial",
      "avenue",
      "boulevard",
      "carriageway",
      "drag",
      "drive",
      "expressway",
      "freeway",
      "high road",
      "highway",
      "pass",
      "pike",
      "road",
      "roadway",
      "route",
      "row",
      "street",
      "thoroughfare",
      "thruway",
      "trace",
      "turnpike",
      "way"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085542",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "artful":{
    "antonyms":[
      "artless",
      "guileless",
      "ingenuous",
      "innocent",
      "undesigning"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": adroit in attaining an end usually by insinuating or indirect means : wily":[
        "an artful cross-examiner"
      ],
      ": artificial":[
        "trim walks and artful bowers",
        "\u2014 William Wordsworth"
      ],
      ": performed with or showing art or skill":[
        "an artful performance on the violin"
      ],
      ": using or characterized by art and skill : dexterous":[
        "an artful prose stylist"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "the artful lawyer got the witness to admit he had been lying",
      "that kitchen gadget is an artful tool for extracting cherry pits",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The key now is to find an artful way to utilize NFTs in our own endeavors and be at the forefront of what lies ahead. \u2014 Greg Reid, Rolling Stone , 21 June 2022",
      "Fathering, as depicted in these books, is usually not artful , subtle, or consoling. \u2014 Oliver Munday, The Atlantic , 17 June 2022",
      "As ecobricks gain in popularity, the simplicity of making them\u2014and a bit of the artful touch, for those inclined\u2014continues to attract new fans. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 20 May 2022",
      "Here are some other artful ways to celebrate the spring season. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Known for their holistic approach to authentic New England houses, designer Heide Hendricks and architect Rafe Churchill, the married cofounders, blend tradition and artful ease. \u2014 The Editors Of Elle Decor, ELLE Decor , 1 June 2022",
      "Employers with artful offices can even improve employee recruitment, retention, satisfaction and productivity. \u2014 Martha Weidmann, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "While wine tasting remains a worthwhile reason for touring wineries, estates are finding that people respond with greater enthusiasm to artful storytelling facilitated by wine events. \u2014 Stephan Rabimov, Forbes , 7 May 2022",
      "Unpacking his career amid artful lighting with Rick Rubin. \u2014 Robert Ham, SPIN , 29 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1583, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "art entry 1 + -ful entry 1":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4rt-f\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for artful sly , cunning , crafty , wily , tricky , foxy , artful , slick mean attaining or seeking to attain one's ends by guileful or devious means. sly implies furtiveness, lack of candor, and skill in concealing one's aims and methods. a sly corporate raider cunning suggests the inventive use of sometimes limited intelligence in overreaching or circumventing. the cunning fox avoided the trap crafty implies cleverness and subtlety of method. a crafty lefthander wily implies skill and deception in maneuvering. the wily fugitive escaped the posse tricky is more likely to suggest shiftiness and unreliability than skill in deception and maneuvering. a tricky political operative foxy implies a shrewd and wary craftiness usually involving devious dealing. a foxy publicity man planting stories artful implies indirectness in dealing and often connotes sophistication or cleverness. elicited the information by artful questioning slick emphasizes smoothness and guile. slick operators selling time-sharing",
    "synonyms":[
      "beguiling",
      "cagey",
      "cagy",
      "crafty",
      "cunning",
      "cute",
      "designing",
      "devious",
      "dodgy",
      "foxy",
      "guileful",
      "scheming",
      "shrewd",
      "slick",
      "sly",
      "subtle",
      "tricky",
      "wily"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032058",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "artfulness":{
    "antonyms":[
      "artless",
      "guileless",
      "ingenuous",
      "innocent",
      "undesigning"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": adroit in attaining an end usually by insinuating or indirect means : wily":[
        "an artful cross-examiner"
      ],
      ": artificial":[
        "trim walks and artful bowers",
        "\u2014 William Wordsworth"
      ],
      ": performed with or showing art or skill":[
        "an artful performance on the violin"
      ],
      ": using or characterized by art and skill : dexterous":[
        "an artful prose stylist"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "the artful lawyer got the witness to admit he had been lying",
      "that kitchen gadget is an artful tool for extracting cherry pits",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The key now is to find an artful way to utilize NFTs in our own endeavors and be at the forefront of what lies ahead. \u2014 Greg Reid, Rolling Stone , 21 June 2022",
      "Fathering, as depicted in these books, is usually not artful , subtle, or consoling. \u2014 Oliver Munday, The Atlantic , 17 June 2022",
      "As ecobricks gain in popularity, the simplicity of making them\u2014and a bit of the artful touch, for those inclined\u2014continues to attract new fans. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 20 May 2022",
      "Here are some other artful ways to celebrate the spring season. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Known for their holistic approach to authentic New England houses, designer Heide Hendricks and architect Rafe Churchill, the married cofounders, blend tradition and artful ease. \u2014 The Editors Of Elle Decor, ELLE Decor , 1 June 2022",
      "Employers with artful offices can even improve employee recruitment, retention, satisfaction and productivity. \u2014 Martha Weidmann, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "While wine tasting remains a worthwhile reason for touring wineries, estates are finding that people respond with greater enthusiasm to artful storytelling facilitated by wine events. \u2014 Stephan Rabimov, Forbes , 7 May 2022",
      "Unpacking his career amid artful lighting with Rick Rubin. \u2014 Robert Ham, SPIN , 29 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1583, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "art entry 1 + -ful entry 1":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4rt-f\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for artful sly , cunning , crafty , wily , tricky , foxy , artful , slick mean attaining or seeking to attain one's ends by guileful or devious means. sly implies furtiveness, lack of candor, and skill in concealing one's aims and methods. a sly corporate raider cunning suggests the inventive use of sometimes limited intelligence in overreaching or circumventing. the cunning fox avoided the trap crafty implies cleverness and subtlety of method. a crafty lefthander wily implies skill and deception in maneuvering. the wily fugitive escaped the posse tricky is more likely to suggest shiftiness and unreliability than skill in deception and maneuvering. a tricky political operative foxy implies a shrewd and wary craftiness usually involving devious dealing. a foxy publicity man planting stories artful implies indirectness in dealing and often connotes sophistication or cleverness. elicited the information by artful questioning slick emphasizes smoothness and guile. slick operators selling time-sharing",
    "synonyms":[
      "beguiling",
      "cagey",
      "cagy",
      "crafty",
      "cunning",
      "cute",
      "designing",
      "devious",
      "dodgy",
      "foxy",
      "guileful",
      "scheming",
      "shrewd",
      "slick",
      "sly",
      "subtle",
      "tricky",
      "wily"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052254",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "arthra":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": articulation , joint":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114855",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "article":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a distinct often numbered section of a writing":[
        "an article of the constitution"
      ],
      ": a document setting forth the terms of an agreement":[
        "\u2014 usually plural The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the certificate of filing of the articles of merger and plan of merger \u2026 \u2014 Ruby Anne M. Rubio articles of consolidation articles of incorporation"
      ],
      ": a nonfictional prose composition usually forming an independent part of a publication (such as a magazine)":[
        "wrote an article for the newspaper"
      ],
      ": a separate clause":[],
      ": a stipulation in a document (such as a contract or a creed)":[
        "articles of indenture"
      ],
      ": a thing or person of a particular and distinctive kind or class":[
        "the genuine article"
      ],
      ": an item of business : matter":[],
      ": any of a small set of words or affixes (such as a, an , and the ) used with nouns to limit or give definiteness to the application":[],
      ": to bind by articles (as of apprenticeship) (see article entry 1 sense 1c )":[
        "He went to Durham Grammar School, was articled to a solicitor in Newcastle at seventeen, moved to another firm in London at twenty \u2026",
        "\u2014 T. J. Binyon"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "I just read an interesting article on the city's early history.",
      "He has published numerous articles in scholarly journals.",
      "Article 3 of the U.S. Constitution.",
      "The company amended its articles of incorporation.",
      "Verb",
      "He articled at the famous law firm many years ago.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Read full article Nearly a year after making a pair of rehab starts for the Sea Dogs in a comeback from Tommy John surgery, Sale again suited up for the Red Sox Double-A affiliate. \u2014 Greg Levinsky, BostonGlobe.com , 1 July 2022",
      "Last year, the palace launched an investigation into bullying claims after an article in the Times of London claimed that two of her employees had been driven from their jobs and a third had been undermined. \u2014 Karla Adam, Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
      "Further, the reports only reflect trades and holdings as of the most-recent portfolio filing date, which may or may not be held by the reporting firm today or even when this article was published. \u2014 Gurufocus, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
      "This article was published in partnership with ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power, and The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan local newsroom that informs and engages with Texans. \u2014 Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News , 29 June 2022",
      "Late on Tuesday after this article was published, Stix began limiting pills to two per order, after previously letting customers place orders without limit. \u2014 Katie Deighton, WSJ , 29 June 2022",
      "At the same time, partisan coverage of climate change had no measurable effect compared to reading an unrelated article , and trust in scientists remained unchanged overall. \u2014 Joan Meiners, The Arizona Republic , 29 June 2022",
      "Hutchinson said that after the article was published online, a White House valet said that Trump wanted to see Meadows in the dining room. \u2014 Arit John, Los Angeles Times , 28 June 2022",
      "This article is published in partnership with online news service Film New Europe, which covers film and TV industry news from across Central and Eastern Europe. \u2014 Anna Franklin, Variety , 28 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Only articles with more than 25,000 engagements were considered; 80 made up the final list. \u2014 NBC News , 29 Dec. 2019",
      "Laurel Austin showed the police online articles about chlorine dioxide, including one from the Autism Research Institute, one of the first and most vocal organizations to push the discredited theory that vaccines cause autism. \u2014 NBC News , 14 June 2019",
      "The redirect links were operated by a link-shortening service called Rebrandly and have since been taken down, but USA Really articles corresponding to the archived links are readily accessible. \u2014 Russell Brandom, The Verge , 24 Sep. 2018",
      "Correction: June 4, 2018 An earlier version of this articled misidentified the president whom Michael Jordan skipped out on meeting. \u2014 Michael D. Shear, New York Times , 4 June 2018",
      "Every week science journalists get a bunch of emails from various Respectable Scientific Journals telling us, in advance, what articles those journals are going to publish. \u2014 Adam Rogers, WIRED , 16 May 2018",
      "This articled was updated with a report from Portland, Ore. \u2014 Times Staff, latimes.com , 21 Jan. 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "1693, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, \"item or statement (in a set of rules, doctrines, etc.), clause in a statute or will, item or detail of concern,\" borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin articulus \"connecting point of two bones, joint, part of a limb or digit between two joints, point of time, clause of a document, pronoun or pronominal adjective,\" from artus (genitive art\u016bs ) \"joint, limb, part of the body\" + -culus, diminutive suffix; Latin artus going back to Indo-European *h 2 r\u0325-t\u00fa- \"joining\" (zero-grade derivative of the verbal base *h 2 er- \"fit, join\"), whence also Greek art\u00fds \"order, arrangement\" (recorded only by the grammarian Hesychius; from which Greek art\u00fdein \"to arrange, prepare\"), Armenian ard (genitive ardu ) \"order,\" Sanskrit \u1e5bt\u00fa\u1e25 \"fixed time, order, rule,\" Avestan ratu- \"period of time\" \u2014 more at arm entry 3":"Noun",
      "derivative of article entry 1":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4r-ti-k\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "composition",
      "essay",
      "paper",
      "theme"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192812",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "articulate":{
    "antonyms":[
      "enunciate"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": able to speak":[
        "So furious was he that he was hardly articulate \u2026",
        "\u2014 Arthur Conan Doyle"
      ],
      ": consisting of segments united by joints : jointed":[
        "articulate animals"
      ],
      ": distinctly marked off":[
        "an articulate period in history"
      ],
      ": divided into syllables or words meaningfully arranged : intelligible":[
        "an articulate cry/utterance"
      ],
      ": to become united or connected by or as if by a joint":[
        "Most bones articulate with other bones in one or more places."
      ],
      ": to form or fit into a systematic whole":[
        "articulating a program for all school grades"
      ],
      ": to give clear and effective utterance to : to put into words":[
        "articulate one's grievances",
        "He found it hard to articulate his feelings."
      ],
      ": to give definition to (something, such as a shape or object)":[
        "Eight shades of gray were chosen to articulate different spaces.",
        "\u2014 Carol Vogel"
      ],
      ": to give shape or expression to (something, such as a theme or concept)":[
        "a drama that uses eerie props to articulate a sense of foreboding"
      ],
      ": to unite by or as if by means of a joint : joint":[],
      ": to utter clear and understandable sounds":[],
      ": to utter distinctly":[
        "articulating each note in the musical phrase"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "But he clearly adored his quick-witted and mercilessly articulate elder daughter. Contrary to feminist accounts of her patriarchal imprisonment, Emily Dickinson's objections to her father's strictures had an affectionate tone \u2026 \u2014 Christopher Benfey , New York Review of Books , 17 Jan. 2002",
      "The engaging and articulate Bol makes campers realize how fortunate they are to have the freedoms enjoyed in America, and he emphasizes the importance of capitalizing on their opportunities to get the most out of life. \u2014 Chris Broussard , New York Times , 4 Aug. 2002",
      "Among the most articulate critics of the tests are the boycotting students, who complain about narrowing opportunities and shrinking curricula. \u2014 Peter Schrag , Atlantic , August 2000",
      "She's an intelligent and articulate speaker.",
      "He was very articulate about his feelings on the subject.",
      "The baby is beginning to form articulate words and phrases.",
      "Verb",
      "She was shocked, she told me, to see that he insisted on talking about her ideas\u2014and about the pains and hopes that gave rise to them. \"The only way to keep it is to give it away,\" he told her, articulating and enacting the essence of altruism. \u2014 Joshua Wolf Shenk , Atlantic , June 2009",
      "\"Fiction just doesn't interest me,\" one 41-year-old construction worker told CNN. \"If I'm going to get a story, I'll get a movie,\" he said, articulating an attitude surely shared by many others in our media-saturated world. \u2014 Sara Nelson , Publishers Weekly , 27 Aug. 2007",
      "Erudite, elderly, and introspective, one of my patients articulates clearly some of today's dilemmas facing both alcoholic patients and their physicians. \u2014 Thomas L. Delbanco , Journal of the American Medical Association , 13 Mar. 1996",
      "He had some trouble articulating his thoughts.",
      "We disagree with the views articulated by the administration.",
      "a theory first articulated by ancient philosophers",
      "the bones that articulate with the clavicle",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Experts inside and outside the agency say Walensky is articulate and smart and comes across more effectively when talking to other scientists and public health officials than during White House briefings or media appearances. \u2014 Lena H. Sun And Tyler Pager, Anchorage Daily News , 8 Jan. 2022",
      "Sue Staranowicz, the director and president of the Lake County Community Pageant, said Lincke, who has competed in pageants previously both in the Miss category for women 16-22 and younger competitions, was articulate and poised. \u2014 Steve Sadin, chicagotribune.com , 15 Nov. 2021",
      "Cooked super-supple with herbal sapors and articulate spice that hit your tongue just right. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 10 June 2022",
      "Despite the music\u2019s harmonic richness, Weilerstein eschewed the temptation of ponderous tempos and the Phoenix playing was polished and articulate throughout. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 22 May 2022",
      "Thursday\u2019s cast included Annia Hidalgo who gave an articulate , seemingly effortless performance, filling her character with a warmth and depth that brought the story to life. \u2014 Elaine Schmidt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 20 May 2022",
      "Montenegro rapping skills are tight, musical and articulate and his voice has a remarkable similarity to Miranda, the role\u2019s creator. \u2014 Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 May 2022",
      "Others believe what these smart, articulate individuals say and don\u2019t look beneath the facade. \u2014 Lynne Curry | Alaska Workplace, Anchorage Daily News , 9 May 2022",
      "With the welcome help of some particularly articulate experts, the focus widens to include a smart, pointed explanation of one of most complicated and galling scandals in modern political history. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Boric\u2014young and unburdened by the past\u2014seems likely to be the politician who can best articulate the benefits of a greater freedom from ideology. \u2014 Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
      "That may start to change as the November elections draw closer, given Obama\u2019s unique ability to rally the Democratic base and clearly articulate the party\u2019s case to voters. \u2014 Eli Stokolsstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Part of the problem, experts say, is that many communities don\u2019t have the experience or funding to effectively treat people who articulate a threat to themselves or others. \u2014 Emma Tucker, CNN , 6 June 2022",
      "Yet some of the film\u2019s most ambitious set pieces teeter over into outright kitsch, not least via a couple of original songs that articulate the twins\u2019 emotions all too literally. \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 25 May 2022",
      "Great leaders focus on outcomes, articulate what behaviors fit the goals, and view bromides and shiny objects with reasonable suspicion. \u2014 Constance Dierickx, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
      "Five years ago, Macron was an untested proposition \u2014 a young, charismatic, and articulate neoliberal leading a new party. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "So, yes, give your wife this letter, along with a day to herself to read, absorb and articulate a response. \u2014 cleveland , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "So, yes, give your wife this letter, along with a day to herself to read, absorb and articulate a response. \u2014 Annie Lane, oregonlive , 3 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1531, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":"Adjective",
      "1661, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Late Latin articul\u0101tus \"uttered distinctly, expressed clearly\" (as translation of Greek \u00e9narthros ), past participle of articul\u0101re \"to make distinct sounds,\" going back to Latin, \"to divide into distinct parts,\" derivative of articulus \"joint, part of a limb or digit between joints, point of time, clause of a document\" \u2014 more at article entry 1":"Adjective",
      "borrowed from Late Latin articul\u0101tus, past participle of articul\u0101re \"to make distinct sounds,\" going back to Latin, \"to divide into distinct parts\" \u2014 more at articulate entry 1":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00e4r-\u02c8ti-ky\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t",
      "\u00e4r-\u02c8tik-y\u0259-l\u0259t",
      "\u00e4r-\u02c8ti-ky\u0259-l\u0259t",
      "-\u02ccl\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "eloquent",
      "fluent",
      "silver-tongued",
      "well-spoken"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222600",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "articulation":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a joint or juncture between bones or cartilages in the skeleton of a vertebrate":[],
      ": a movable joint between rigid parts of an animal":[],
      ": occlusion sense 1b":[],
      ": the act of giving utterance or expression":[],
      ": the act or manner of articulating sounds":[],
      ": the action or manner of jointing or interrelating":[
        "the articulation of the limbs"
      ],
      ": the state of being jointed or interrelated":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The book is the articulation of his vision.",
      "her boyfriend's articulation of his feelings for her was long overdue",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Writing is both the articulation and the alteration of an idea. \u2014 John Warner, Chicago Tribune , 28 May 2022",
      "According to the agency, while the spacecraft is continuing to return science data, readouts from the probe\u2019s attitude articulation and control system (AACS) don't reflect what's actually happening onboard the interstellar explorer. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 19 May 2022",
      "But the readouts from the attitude articulation and control system, which control the spacecraft\u2019s orientation in space, don\u2019t match up with what Voyager is actually doing. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 18 May 2022",
      "Though the big thing here is the extensive and thorough articulation that allows for some great anime accurate poses (shown above). \u2014 Ollie Barder, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "Guenther: One is an initiation circuit and the other is an articulation circuit. \u2014 Karen Hopkin, Scientific American , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "My father\u2019s narcissism was one of small differences, a client will tell me, again and again, seeming proud of their articulation . \u2014 Kathleen Alcott, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "The right-wing Fox pundit's Thursday-night diatribe was in fact just the latest articulation of a conspiracy theory that's been doing the rounds in recent weeks, particularly among those who were already opposed to COVID lockdown measures. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 20 May 2022",
      "All things being equal, the big advantage a live front axle offers over independent suspension is wheel articulation off-road. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 14 July 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English articulacioun, borrowed from Latin articul\u0101ti\u014dn-, articul\u0101ti\u014d \"jointed structure, division into joints,\" from articul\u0101re \"to divide into distinct parts\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at articulate entry 1":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)\u00e4r-\u02ccti-ky\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "(\u02cc)\u00e4r-\u02cctik-y\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "\u00e4r-\u02ccti-ky\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "expression",
      "formulation",
      "phrasing",
      "statement",
      "utterance",
      "verbalism",
      "voice",
      "wording"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062251",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "artifice":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an artful stratagem : trick":[
        "\u2026 revising the state's constitution through a series of legal stratagems and artifices \u2026",
        "\u2014 W. Haywood Burns"
      ],
      ": an ingenious device or expedient":[],
      ": clever or artful skill : ingenuity":[
        "\u2026 believing that characters had to be created from within rather than with artifice .",
        "\u2014 Garson Kanin"
      ],
      ": false or insincere behavior":[
        "social artifice"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "He spoke without artifice or pretense.",
      "The whole story was just an artifice to win our sympathy.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Purity, fullness, and depth without pomp or artifice . \u2014 Zenger News, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
      "And there is precedent in Hanks\u2019 career for both Parker\u2019s over-the-top wickedness and Luhrmann\u2019s prosthetic-laden artifice . \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022",
      "Along the bottom of the canvas runs an ornamental marble frame, drawing attention to the artifice of the street scene. \u2014 Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker , 9 June 2022",
      "Luhrmann\u2019s taste for poperatic spectacle is evident all the way, resulting in a movie that exults in moments of high melodrama as much as in theatrical artifice and vigorously entertaining performance. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 May 2022",
      "In these markets, too, authenticity (or the convincing semblance of it) is prized, encouraging a blurring of artifice and vulnerability that can be corrosive. \u2014 Jordan Kisner, The Atlantic , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "Perhaps the old notion of pop being a home for unapologetic artifice is just evolving. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
      "Likewise, Deborah Ann Woll plays Katherine as a woman with no flirtatious artifice , and her desire for flight and freedom is seen only as madness. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 June 2022",
      "As interpreted by the scripts and by Rossum\u2019s extraordinarily generous performance, Angelyne is always in on the joke \u2014 this isn\u2019t always clear watching real interviews \u2014 and always in control of the artifice . \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1540, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Anglo-French & Middle French, \"trade, craft, craftsmanship, contrivance,\" borrowed from Latin artificium \"artistry, craftsmanship, craft, craftiness, cunning,\" from artific-, artifex \"practitioner of an art, specialist, craftsman, creator\" (from art-, ars \"acquired skill, craftsmanship\" + -fic-, -fex, agentive derivative of facere \"to make, bring about, do\") + -ium, denominal or deverbal suffix of function or state \u2014 more at art entry 1 , fact":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4r-t\u0259-f\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for artifice trick , ruse , stratagem , maneuver , artifice , wile , feint mean an indirect means to gain an end. trick may imply deception, roguishness, illusion, and either an evil or harmless end. the tricks of the trade ruse stresses an attempt to mislead by a false impression. the ruses of smugglers stratagem implies a ruse used to entrap, outwit, circumvent, or surprise an opponent or enemy. the stratagem -filled game maneuver suggests adroit and skillful avoidance of difficulty. last-minute maneuvers to avert bankruptcy artifice implies ingenious contrivance or invention. the clever artifices of the stage wile suggests an attempt to entrap or deceive with false allurements. used all of his wiles to ingratiate himself feint implies a diversion or distraction of attention away from one's real intent. a feint toward the enemy's left flank art , skill , cunning , artifice , craft mean the faculty of executing well what one has devised. art implies a personal, unanalyzable creative power. the art of choosing the right word skill stresses technical knowledge and proficiency. the skill of a glassblower cunning suggests ingenuity and subtlety in devising, inventing, or executing. a mystery plotted with great cunning artifice suggests technical skill especially in imitating things in nature. believed realism in film could be achieved only by artifice craft may imply expertness in workmanship. the craft of a master goldsmith",
    "synonyms":[
      "device",
      "dodge",
      "fetch",
      "flimflam",
      "gambit",
      "gimmick",
      "jig",
      "juggle",
      "knack",
      "play",
      "ploy",
      "ruse",
      "scheme",
      "shenanigan",
      "sleight",
      "stratagem",
      "trick",
      "wile"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000133",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "artificed":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": fashioned with artifice":[
        "a plot too ingeniously artificed to be the inevitable outcome of the characters' motivation",
        "\u2014 Frederic Morton"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-f\u0259\u0307st"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-073619",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "artificer":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a skilled or artistic worker or craftsman":[],
      ": one that makes or contrives : deviser":[
        "had been the artificer of his own fortunes",
        "\u2014 The Times Literary Supplement (London)"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "the oil tycoon insisted that the best stone masons, cabinetmakers, and artificers in every other craft be employed to create a mansion of unequalled splendor",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The book contains funny and terrible things, details and episodes so pungent that they must surely have been stolen from a fantastical artificer like Flann O\u2019Brien. \u2014 James Wood, The New Yorker , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "The book includes new spells, character subclasses, story options for groups of players, options for creating sidekicks, tools for Dungeon Masters and includes the artificer class of magical inventors. \u2014 Jordan Culver, USA TODAY , 24 Aug. 2020",
      "The only beings to escape the conflagration are four Saranga birds, Takshaka\u2019s son Aswasena, whose mother sacrifices herself to save him, and the artificer Maya, who finds asylum at Arjuna\u2019s feet. \u2014 Girish Shahane, Quartz India , 30 Aug. 2019",
      "Yet in his strongest work, Mr. Viola manages to avoid or transcend this danger by showing himself an artificer of searingly original visions that combine formal rigor and spiritual mystery. \u2014 A.j. Goldmann, WSJ , 12 July 2017",
      "Artificers The few records that reflect Jonathan Wilkinson's life show he was born around 1748 in New Milford in the colony of Connecticut. \u2014 Meaghanm. Mcdermott, USA TODAY , 3 July 2017",
      "Artificers The few records that reflect Jonathan Wilkinson's life show he was born around 1748 in New Milford in the colony of Connecticut. \u2014 Meaghanm. Mcdermott, USA TODAY , 3 July 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, \"craftsman. tradesman,\" borrowed from Anglo-French, from artifice \"trade, craft, craftsmanship\" + -er -er entry 2 \u2014 more at artifice":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00e4r-\u02c8ti-f\u0259-s\u0259r",
      "\u02c8\u00e4r-t\u0259-f\u0259-s\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "artisan",
      "crafter",
      "craftsman",
      "craftsperson",
      "handcraftsman",
      "handicrafter",
      "handicraftsman",
      "handworker",
      "tradesman"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044311",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "artificial":{
    "antonyms":[
      "artless",
      "genuine",
      "natural",
      "spontaneous",
      "unaffected",
      "uncontrived",
      "unfeigned",
      "unforced"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": artful , cunning":[],
      ": based on differential morphological characters not necessarily indicative of natural relationships":[
        "an artificial key for plant identification"
      ],
      ": caused or produced by a human and especially social or political agency":[
        "an artificial price advantage",
        "Within these companies, qualified women run into artificial barriers that prevent them from advancing to top positions in management.",
        "\u2014 James J. Kilpatrick"
      ],
      ": having existence in legal, economic, or political theory":[],
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      "the world's first artificial heart",
      "This product contains no artificial colors natural substances are used.",
      "The country's borders are artificial , and were set with no consideration for the various ethnic groups in the region.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "During the show, models trudged through artificial snow and a biting wind, some holding oversized leather trashbags (or trash pouches, as the show notes described them). \u2014 Nick Remsen, CNN , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Creating artificial snow to adapt to climate change doesn\u2019t come cheap. \u2014 Brian P. Mccullough, The Conversation , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "The Guangzhou Sunac Snow World, the world\u2019s second-largest indoor ski resort, features four artificial snow runs that stretch four football fields in length. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "Beijing\u2019s artificial -snow Winter Olympics have drawn attention to what powder enthusiasts from Aspen to Sapporo have known for years: Winter is dying. \u2014 Eric Margolis, The New Republic , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "There was fresh snow in the mountains as well, where all events have been contested on artificial snow. \u2014 Bernie Wilson, ajc , 13 Feb. 2022",
      "There was fresh snow in the mountains as well, where all events had been contested on artificial snow. \u2014 Bernie Wilson, courant.com , 13 Feb. 2022",
      "In addition, there are also environmental concerns with using artificial snow. \u2014 Adam Sabes, Fox News , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "The Beijing Olympics are set to be the first Winter Games to rely entirely on artificial snow. \u2014 Laine Higgins, WSJ , 10 Feb. 2022"
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      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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      "Middle English, \"devised by humans (as opposed to originating naturally or divinely),\" borrowed from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French artificiel, borrowed from Medieval Latin artifici\u0101lis \"produced by human skill, skilled, artistic,\" going back to Latin, \"furnished or contrived by art (in rhetoric),\" from artificium \"artistry, craftsmanship, craft\" + -\u0101lis -al entry 1 \u2014 more at artifice":""
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        "\u2014 James J. Kilpatrick"
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      "the world's first artificial heart",
      "This product contains no artificial colors natural substances are used.",
      "The country's borders are artificial , and were set with no consideration for the various ethnic groups in the region.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "During the show, models trudged through artificial snow and a biting wind, some holding oversized leather trashbags (or trash pouches, as the show notes described them). \u2014 Nick Remsen, CNN , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Creating artificial snow to adapt to climate change doesn\u2019t come cheap. \u2014 Brian P. Mccullough, The Conversation , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "The Guangzhou Sunac Snow World, the world\u2019s second-largest indoor ski resort, features four artificial snow runs that stretch four football fields in length. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "Beijing\u2019s artificial -snow Winter Olympics have drawn attention to what powder enthusiasts from Aspen to Sapporo have known for years: Winter is dying. \u2014 Eric Margolis, The New Republic , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "There was fresh snow in the mountains as well, where all events have been contested on artificial snow. \u2014 Bernie Wilson, ajc , 13 Feb. 2022",
      "There was fresh snow in the mountains as well, where all events had been contested on artificial snow. \u2014 Bernie Wilson, courant.com , 13 Feb. 2022",
      "In addition, there are also environmental concerns with using artificial snow. \u2014 Adam Sabes, Fox News , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "The Beijing Olympics are set to be the first Winter Games to rely entirely on artificial snow. \u2014 Laine Higgins, WSJ , 10 Feb. 2022"
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      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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      "Middle English, \"devised by humans (as opposed to originating naturally or divinely),\" borrowed from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French artificiel, borrowed from Medieval Latin artifici\u0101lis \"produced by human skill, skilled, artistic,\" going back to Latin, \"furnished or contrived by art (in rhetoric),\" from artificium \"artistry, craftsmanship, craft\" + -\u0101lis -al entry 1 \u2014 more at artifice":""
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      "phoney",
      "plastic",
      "pretended",
      "pseudo",
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      "spurious",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074022",
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      "noun"
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      "noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181434",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a hydrous magnesium carbonate Mg 2 (CO 3 )(OH) 2 \u00b73H 2 O occurring in white orthorhombic crystals and fibrous aggregates":[]
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1903, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "Italian artinite , from Ettore Artini \u20201928 Italian mineralogist + Italian -ite":""
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      "\u00e4r\u02c8t\u0113\u02ccn\u012bt",
      "\u02c8\u00e4rt\u1d4an\u02cc\u012bt"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170834",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": any of an order (Artiodactyla) of ungulates (such as the camel or pig) with an even number of functional toes on each foot":[]
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1848, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "from the base of New Latin Artiodactyla, division of ungulates, from Greek \u00e1rtios \"right, fitting, even (of numbers)\" (derivative from \u00e1rti \"just now,\" arti- \"fitting, correct\") + -o- -o- + New Latin -dactyla, neuter plural of -dactylus \"having digits (of the kind specified),\" borrowed from Greek -daktylos, adjective derivative of d\u00e1ktylos \"finger, toe\" \u2014 more at art entry 1 , dactyl":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063918",
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      ": a person or company that produces something (such as cheese or wine) in limited quantities often using traditional methods":[
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      "They sell rugs made by local artisans .",
      "we visited a re-created 19th-century New England village that features an array of artisans \u2014a cooper, a carpenter, a blacksmith, a potter, a glassblower",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Led by a second-generation shoe artisan , guests will be initiated to the noble art of shoe making and will be able to create a pair of bespoke sandals, made to measure for their feet. \u2014 Sandra Macgregor, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "The quality is exceptional: they're handcrafted by an artisan and built using thick carbon steel sourced from Ohio\u2019s local mills. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 11 May 2022",
      "The Maroquinerie collection, available in the brand's 16 and Triomphe styles, is made of crocodile accented with 18-karat gold and assembled to order by a single artisan . \u2014 Kerry Pieri, Harper's BAZAAR , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "He is now widely thought to be the last artisan of what are known as Carriacou sloops. \u2014 Zuzana Prochazka, Robb Report , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "The jewelry was created and donated by local artisan Marylin (Midge) Makuch of TBG at Dragonfly Studio. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "In addition, a very skilled artisan , William Duesbury, brought a combination of talent and diversity to make Derby top notch. \u2014 Brenda Yenke, cleveland , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Jesus Enco, a local artisan who makes replicas of Moche ceramics, said his erotic ceramics are bestsellers. \u2014 Ryan Dube, WSJ , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Each onboard amenity kit comes with a QR code that passengers can scan to meet and even send a direct message to the artisan who made their products. \u2014 Kelsey Ogletree, Robb Report , 1 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1538, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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      "borrowed from Middle French, borrowed from an Upper Italian equivalent of Italian (Tuscan) artigiano, from arte \"craft, art entry 1 \" (going back to Latin art-, ars ) + -igiano, adjective suffix of appurtenance, from Vulgar Latin *-\u0113s- (going back to Latin -ensis, adjective suffix of place) + Latin -i\u0101nus -ian":""
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      "\u02c8\u00e4r-t\u0259-z\u0259n",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195250",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": of, relating to, or characteristic of an artisan":[
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Much of that lies in his use of Indian artisanal craft. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
      "Stalwarts like Mutiny Information Cafe, a secondhand bookstore and coffee shop, co-exist with artisanal doughnuts and biscuit makers, and old pubs hang on as trendy cocktail bars try to supplant them. \u2014 Marisa Kabas, Rolling Stone , 19 June 2022",
      "Diners can also enjoy the restaurant\u2019s croissants and French toast, or share a platter of artisanal cheeses. \u2014 AccessAtlanta , 18 June 2022",
      "The long-lasting solid formula masks odor with an artisanal sandalwood scent, crafted with rich base accords of amber and earthy tones. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 June 2022",
      "Small bites and artisanal cocktails await with a panoramic view of the waterfront from the sixth floor vantage point. \u2014 Erinne Magee, Travel + Leisure , 11 June 2022",
      "And this artisanal soy wax candle goes above and beyond by including a Bible verse. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 3 June 2022",
      "But India and some allies won concessions that scrapped an entire chapter from a proposal that could have threatened some types of subsidies favoring small-scale, artisanal fishing. \u2014 Jamey Keaten, ajc , 17 June 2022",
      "Among the slew of artisanal makers, some are producing interesting flavors, such as creamed chocolate pomegranate honey from Honey Gramz, which won the show\u2019s top honor in the sweetener category. \u2014 Emily Heil, Washington Post , 16 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1939, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "artisan + -al entry 1":""
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      "\u02c8\u00e4r-t\u0259-z\u0259-n\u1d4al",
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      "\u00e4r-\u02c8ti-s\u0259-n\u1d4al",
      "-s\u0259-"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102419",
    "type":[
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      "nonexpert"
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      ": a person skilled in any of the arts":[
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      ": a person who creates art (such as painting, sculpture, music, or writing) using conscious skill and creative imagination":[
        "the great artists of the Renaissance",
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      ": a person who is very good at something":[
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      ": artisan sense 1":[],
      ": one skilled or versed in learned arts":[],
      ": physician":[]
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      "the great artists of the Renaissance",
      "a pitcher who is a strikeout artist",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In 1999, Billboard named pop singer Mariah Carey the artist of the decade. \u2014 Peter Rubin, Longreads , 1 July 2022",
      "Any Turner exhibition is almost inevitably a thrill ride; this one, with more than 100 paintings and drawings centered on the artist \u2019s pivotal role as a bridge between eras, is more than most. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 June 2022",
      "Those with long memories for Kanye lore may recall the artist getting into an aggressive argument with radio host Sway Calloway during an interview on the SiriusXM station Shade 45 back in 2013. \u2014 Jem Aswad, Variety , 29 June 2022",
      "Even so, fans have found connections between the two, with some eagle-eyed fans on the 'gram (ty, @tiktokroomtm) pointing out that the two got tatted by the same artist on the same day and that Charli's ex has gone and unfollowed the twosome. \u2014 Seventeen , 29 June 2022",
      "The director of a Florida art museum has been ousted amid a federal investigation into the authenticity of more than two dozen paintings purportedly by the late artist Jean-Michel Basquiat that were on view in the institution's blockbuster show. \u2014 Meredith Deliso, ABC News , 29 June 2022",
      "The neo-expressionist New York artist died in 1988, leaving behind a trove of frenzied self-portraits that have surged in popularity in recent years. \u2014 Alyssa Lukpat, WSJ , 29 June 2022",
      "The artist turned heads at Coachella in April with a stunning, career-spanning set list that included songs from his days fronting Oingo Boingo as well as his iconic themes for TV and movies. \u2014 Kory Grow, Rolling Stone , 29 June 2022",
      "At the same time, the artist flattened out the space in his paintings, distorting shapes and proportions for the sake of expression. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1563, in the meaning defined at sense 4c":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Middle French artiste \"person practicing a craft, student of the liberal arts,\" borrowed from Medieval Latin artista \"artificer, student of the liberal arts,\" from Latin art-, ars \"acquired skill, art entry 1 \" + -ista -ist entry 1":""
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    "pronounciation":[
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      "whiz",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104953",
    "type":[
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      "ineptitude",
      "ineptness",
      "maladroitness"
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      ": artistic ability":[
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        "a lawyer's artistry in persuading juries"
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      ": artistic quality of effect or workmanship":[
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    "examples":[
      "We admired the singer's artistry .",
      "the artistry of her novel",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Their plan, however, requires a surprising amount of artistry and violence. \u2014 Ben Croll, Variety , 19 June 2022",
      "Born in Mississippi and raised in Louisiana, Gilley's family were no strangers to artistry and show business \u2014 his cousins included artist Jerry Lee Lewis and televangelist Jimmy Swaggart. \u2014 Andrea Towers, EW.com , 9 May 2022",
      "Daniel Martin, a makeup artist based in New York City and global director of artistry and education at Tatcha. \u2014 Allure , 3 May 2022",
      "In reality, though, the industry was increasingly dependent on immense marketing budgets, and on overseas revenues that helped fill the coffers at the cost of artistry and variety; raw action and little else was red meat for audiences abroad. \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Mao\u2019s mania and cruelty executed throughout the Cultural Revolution sacrificed thousands of years of magnificent creativity, artistry and craftsmanship along with sacrificing millions of lives. \u2014 Chadd Scott, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Embracing unusual silhouettes\u2014really, dressing to express a message of artistry and passion\u2014is the music-maker\u2019s purpose. \u2014 Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "These young Black actresses and actors have already made their mark in film, television, and theater\u2014but with their latest projects, their artistry and acclaim are expected to reach the next level. \u2014 Okla Jones, Essence , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "Rachael Joo, an associate professor of American studies at Middlebury College who teaches courses on race and sports, said '90s-era Asian American fans were drawn to Kwan\u2019s relatability, artistry and excellence. \u2014 NBC News , 9 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1765, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{
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      "artifice",
      "cleverness",
      "craft",
      "cunning",
      "deftness",
      "masterfulness",
      "skill",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063032",
    "type":[
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    "antonyms":[
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      "artful",
      "artificial",
      "assuming",
      "dishonest",
      "dissembling",
      "dissimulating",
      "fake",
      "false",
      "guileful",
      "insincere",
      "phony",
      "phoney",
      "pretentious"
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    "definitions":{
      ": free from artificiality : natural":[
        "artless grace"
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      ": free from guile or craft : sincerely simple":[
        "an artless young woman"
      ],
      ": lacking art, knowledge, or skill : uncultured":[
        "an artless brute"
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      ": made without skill : crude":[
        "an artless attempt to win votes"
      ]
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    "examples":[
      "Her simple artless charm won us over instantly.",
      "a genuine and artless girl",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This legal argument is a house of marked cards, and an artless one at that, but that doesn\u2019t matter to Trump and company. \u2014 Jonathan Stevenson, The New York Review of Books , 15 May 2020",
      "On Tuesday, the small-screen vista was limited to artless shots of House impeachment managers and Mr. Trump\u2019s lawyers at their lecterns, with an occasional overhead glimpse of the chamber thrown in. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Jan. 2020",
      "At 90 minutes or less, this movie\u2019s flat acting, choppy conversations, artless cinematography and sub-David Lynch surrealism would be easy to dismiss. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 Oct. 2019",
      "These artless snapshots annoy Noah, the grandson of a famous photographer. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 Sep. 2019",
      "Polpette were artless spheres of cooked ground beef without enough salt or spice to give them life. \u2014 Bill Addison, latimes.com , 11 July 2019",
      "Brittany Murphy plays an artless , dorky pageant contestant named Lisa, and Amy Adams is Leslie, a contestant who occupies the obligatory role of slutty cheerleader. \u2014 Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker , 5 July 2019",
      "The lyrics are as unadorned as her pole-work is impressive, a juxtaposition of plain, artless language and strenuous performance. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 20 June 2019",
      "The diction is simple, the writing artless ; the world of the novel, told in a basic third-person voice, claustrophobic. \u2014 E. Tammy Kim, The New York Review of Books , 7 Mar. 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1586, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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      "art entry 1 + -less":""
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      "\u02c8\u00e4rt-l\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for artless natural , ingenuous , naive , unsophisticated , artless mean free from pretension or calculation. natural implies lacking artificiality and self-consciousness and having a spontaneousness suggesting the natural rather than the man-made world. her unaffected, natural manner ingenuous implies inability to disguise or conceal one's feelings or intentions. the ingenuous enthusiasm of children naive suggests lack of worldly wisdom often connoting credulousness and unchecked innocence. politically naive unsophisticated implies a lack of experience and training necessary for social ease and adroitness. unsophisticated adolescents artless suggests a naturalness resulting from unawareness of the effect one is producing on others. artless charm",
    "synonyms":[
      "genuine",
      "guileless",
      "honest",
      "ingenuous",
      "innocent",
      "naive",
      "na\u00efve",
      "natural",
      "real",
      "simple",
      "sincere",
      "true",
      "unaffected",
      "unpretending",
      "unpretentious"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184418",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
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      "affected",
      "artful",
      "artificial",
      "assuming",
      "dishonest",
      "dissembling",
      "dissimulating",
      "fake",
      "false",
      "guileful",
      "insincere",
      "phony",
      "phoney",
      "pretentious"
    ],
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      ": free from artificiality : natural":[
        "artless grace"
      ],
      ": free from guile or craft : sincerely simple":[
        "an artless young woman"
      ],
      ": lacking art, knowledge, or skill : uncultured":[
        "an artless brute"
      ],
      ": made without skill : crude":[
        "an artless attempt to win votes"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Her simple artless charm won us over instantly.",
      "a genuine and artless girl",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This legal argument is a house of marked cards, and an artless one at that, but that doesn\u2019t matter to Trump and company. \u2014 Jonathan Stevenson, The New York Review of Books , 15 May 2020",
      "On Tuesday, the small-screen vista was limited to artless shots of House impeachment managers and Mr. Trump\u2019s lawyers at their lecterns, with an occasional overhead glimpse of the chamber thrown in. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Jan. 2020",
      "At 90 minutes or less, this movie\u2019s flat acting, choppy conversations, artless cinematography and sub-David Lynch surrealism would be easy to dismiss. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 Oct. 2019",
      "These artless snapshots annoy Noah, the grandson of a famous photographer. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 Sep. 2019",
      "Polpette were artless spheres of cooked ground beef without enough salt or spice to give them life. \u2014 Bill Addison, latimes.com , 11 July 2019",
      "Brittany Murphy plays an artless , dorky pageant contestant named Lisa, and Amy Adams is Leslie, a contestant who occupies the obligatory role of slutty cheerleader. \u2014 Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker , 5 July 2019",
      "The lyrics are as unadorned as her pole-work is impressive, a juxtaposition of plain, artless language and strenuous performance. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 20 June 2019",
      "The diction is simple, the writing artless ; the world of the novel, told in a basic third-person voice, claustrophobic. \u2014 E. Tammy Kim, The New York Review of Books , 7 Mar. 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1586, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "art entry 1 + -less":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4rt-l\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for artless natural , ingenuous , naive , unsophisticated , artless mean free from pretension or calculation. natural implies lacking artificiality and self-consciousness and having a spontaneousness suggesting the natural rather than the man-made world. her unaffected, natural manner ingenuous implies inability to disguise or conceal one's feelings or intentions. the ingenuous enthusiasm of children naive suggests lack of worldly wisdom often connoting credulousness and unchecked innocence. politically naive unsophisticated implies a lack of experience and training necessary for social ease and adroitness. unsophisticated adolescents artless suggests a naturalness resulting from unawareness of the effect one is producing on others. artless charm",
    "synonyms":[
      "genuine",
      "guileless",
      "honest",
      "ingenuous",
      "innocent",
      "naive",
      "na\u00efve",
      "natural",
      "real",
      "simple",
      "sincere",
      "true",
      "unaffected",
      "unpretending",
      "unpretentious"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060207",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
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      "affected",
      "artful",
      "artificial",
      "assuming",
      "dishonest",
      "dissembling",
      "dissimulating",
      "fake",
      "false",
      "guileful",
      "insincere",
      "phony",
      "phoney",
      "pretentious"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": free from artificiality : natural":[
        "artless grace"
      ],
      ": free from guile or craft : sincerely simple":[
        "an artless young woman"
      ],
      ": lacking art, knowledge, or skill : uncultured":[
        "an artless brute"
      ],
      ": made without skill : crude":[
        "an artless attempt to win votes"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Her simple artless charm won us over instantly.",
      "a genuine and artless girl",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This legal argument is a house of marked cards, and an artless one at that, but that doesn\u2019t matter to Trump and company. \u2014 Jonathan Stevenson, The New York Review of Books , 15 May 2020",
      "On Tuesday, the small-screen vista was limited to artless shots of House impeachment managers and Mr. Trump\u2019s lawyers at their lecterns, with an occasional overhead glimpse of the chamber thrown in. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Jan. 2020",
      "At 90 minutes or less, this movie\u2019s flat acting, choppy conversations, artless cinematography and sub-David Lynch surrealism would be easy to dismiss. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 Oct. 2019",
      "These artless snapshots annoy Noah, the grandson of a famous photographer. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 Sep. 2019",
      "Polpette were artless spheres of cooked ground beef without enough salt or spice to give them life. \u2014 Bill Addison, latimes.com , 11 July 2019",
      "Brittany Murphy plays an artless , dorky pageant contestant named Lisa, and Amy Adams is Leslie, a contestant who occupies the obligatory role of slutty cheerleader. \u2014 Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker , 5 July 2019",
      "The lyrics are as unadorned as her pole-work is impressive, a juxtaposition of plain, artless language and strenuous performance. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 20 June 2019",
      "The diction is simple, the writing artless ; the world of the novel, told in a basic third-person voice, claustrophobic. \u2014 E. Tammy Kim, The New York Review of Books , 7 Mar. 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1586, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "art entry 1 + -less":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4rt-l\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for artless natural , ingenuous , naive , unsophisticated , artless mean free from pretension or calculation. natural implies lacking artificiality and self-consciousness and having a spontaneousness suggesting the natural rather than the man-made world. her unaffected, natural manner ingenuous implies inability to disguise or conceal one's feelings or intentions. the ingenuous enthusiasm of children naive suggests lack of worldly wisdom often connoting credulousness and unchecked innocence. politically naive unsophisticated implies a lack of experience and training necessary for social ease and adroitness. unsophisticated adolescents artless suggests a naturalness resulting from unawareness of the effect one is producing on others. artless charm",
    "synonyms":[
      "genuine",
      "guileless",
      "honest",
      "ingenuous",
      "innocent",
      "naive",
      "na\u00efve",
      "natural",
      "real",
      "simple",
      "sincere",
      "true",
      "unaffected",
      "unpretending",
      "unpretentious"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225346",
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      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
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      ": a trailer that houses an art collection designed for exhibition on road tours":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1941, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "art + -mobile":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4rtm\u014d\u02ccb\u0113l",
      "\u02c8\u0227t-"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131416",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "arthropod":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of a phylum (Arthropoda) of invertebrate animals (such as insects, arachnids, and crustaceans) that have a segmented body and jointed appendages, a usually chitinous exoskeleton molted at intervals, and a dorsal anterior brain connected to a ventral chain of ganglia":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4r-thr\u0259-\u02ccp\u00e4d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Velvet worms are incredibly social; studying them provides clues to the evolution of social behavior in arthropods . \u2014 Helen Sullivan, New York Times , 9 Jan. 2020",
      "Its dense shade cools mountain streams, and its leaves and branches host hundreds of insects and other arthropods . \u2014 Gabriel Popkin, Science | AAAS , 15 Jan. 2020",
      "In 2008, researchers uncovered a similar line of the prehistoric arthropods . \u2014 Jason Daley, Smithsonian , 22 Oct. 2019",
      "Moreover, like many endemic insect and arthropod species, velvet worms are highly local. \u2014 Helen Sullivan, New York Times , 9 Jan. 2020",
      "Across the natural world \u2014 in vertebrates, arthropods and plants \u2014 new species most often arise after a little more than 2 million years. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 5 May 2015",
      "The mealworms that stuffed themselves on plastic were in turn fed to Pacific whiteleg shrimp, tasty arthropods commonly sold in supermarkets for human consumption. \u2014 Peter Fimrite, SFChronicle.com , 19 Dec. 2019",
      "Add it all up, and light is one of the major causes of mortality for arthropods . \u2014 Jason Daley, Smithsonian , 26 Nov. 2019",
      "Amphibians, mollusks and arthropods \u2013 including the Sonoran tiger salamander, white wartyback pearly mussel and Florida leafwing butterfly \u2013 were sensitive to the greatest number of factors related to climate change. \u2014 Doyle Rice, USA TODAY , 19 Nov. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "from base of New Latin Arthropoda, group name, from arthro- arthro- + -poda, neuter plural of Greek -podos -pod":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1857, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153826"
  },
  "art gray":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a purplish gray that is bluer and lighter than crane, bluer and less strong than dove gray, and bluer than cinder gray":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-175339"
  },
  "arthropleure":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the lateral or limb-bearing portion of an arthromere":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin arthropleura , from arthr- + pleura":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-180211"
  },
  "Arthropleura":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a genus of very large, extinct arthropods (class Arthropleuridea of the subphylum Myriapoda) that are related to the centipedes and millipedes , that lived during the Carboniferous period, and that are known to have reached a length of over 6.5 feet (2.0 meters) long":[
        "Despite dry conditions, there must have been sufficient vegetation to support giant detritivores such as Arthropleura , whose existence is indicated by common trackways on river channel levees.",
        "\u2014 H. J. Falcon-Lang et al. , Journal of the Geological Society , May 2006"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cc\u00e4r-thr\u0259-\u02c8plu\u0307r-\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from New Latin, from arthro- arthro- + -pleura , feminine of -pleuros \"having sides (of the kind specified),\" derivative of pleur\u00e1 \"rib,\" pleura\u00ed (plural) \"side, flank\"":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1862, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-184201"
  },
  "Arthropleona":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a suborder of Collembola including most of the springtails and characterized by an elongate body and distinct abdominal segmentation \u2014 compare symphypleona":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from arthr- + -pleona (from Greek plein to swim, float)":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-192903"
  },
  "artificial horizon":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a gyroscopic flight instrument designed to indicate aircraft attitude with respect to the true horizon":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "During the war, Singer produced components for the Sperry T-1 bomb sight, B-29 bomber gunfire control computers, directional gyro and artificial horizon instruments, and automatic pilot parts. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 21 Sep. 2018",
      "Then use the yoke to bring the wings in line with the artificial horizon on the altitude indicator. \u2014 Cnt Editors, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 27 Aug. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1920, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-194524"
  },
  "articulator":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": divided into syllables or words meaningfully arranged : intelligible":[
        "an articulate cry/utterance"
      ],
      ": able to speak":[
        "So furious was he that he was hardly articulate \u2026",
        "\u2014 Arthur Conan Doyle"
      ],
      ": consisting of segments united by joints : jointed":[
        "articulate animals"
      ],
      ": distinctly marked off":[
        "an articulate period in history"
      ],
      ": to give clear and effective utterance to : to put into words":[
        "articulate one's grievances",
        "He found it hard to articulate his feelings."
      ],
      ": to utter distinctly":[
        "articulating each note in the musical phrase"
      ],
      ": to give definition to (something, such as a shape or object)":[
        "Eight shades of gray were chosen to articulate different spaces.",
        "\u2014 Carol Vogel"
      ],
      ": to give shape or expression to (something, such as a theme or concept)":[
        "a drama that uses eerie props to articulate a sense of foreboding"
      ],
      ": to unite by or as if by means of a joint : joint":[],
      ": to form or fit into a systematic whole":[
        "articulating a program for all school grades"
      ],
      ": to utter clear and understandable sounds":[],
      ": to become united or connected by or as if by a joint":[
        "Most bones articulate with other bones in one or more places."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02ccl\u0101t",
      "\u00e4r-\u02c8ti-ky\u0259-l\u0259t",
      "\u00e4r-\u02c8ti-ky\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t",
      "\u00e4r-\u02c8tik-y\u0259-l\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "eloquent",
      "fluent",
      "silver-tongued",
      "well-spoken"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "enunciate"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "But he clearly adored his quick-witted and mercilessly articulate elder daughter. Contrary to feminist accounts of her patriarchal imprisonment, Emily Dickinson's objections to her father's strictures had an affectionate tone \u2026 \u2014 Christopher Benfey , New York Review of Books , 17 Jan. 2002",
      "The engaging and articulate Bol makes campers realize how fortunate they are to have the freedoms enjoyed in America, and he emphasizes the importance of capitalizing on their opportunities to get the most out of life. \u2014 Chris Broussard , New York Times , 4 Aug. 2002",
      "Among the most articulate critics of the tests are the boycotting students, who complain about narrowing opportunities and shrinking curricula. \u2014 Peter Schrag , Atlantic , August 2000",
      "She's an intelligent and articulate speaker.",
      "He was very articulate about his feelings on the subject.",
      "The baby is beginning to form articulate words and phrases.",
      "Verb",
      "She was shocked, she told me, to see that he insisted on talking about her ideas\u2014and about the pains and hopes that gave rise to them. \"The only way to keep it is to give it away,\" he told her, articulating and enacting the essence of altruism. \u2014 Joshua Wolf Shenk , Atlantic , June 2009",
      "\"Fiction just doesn't interest me,\" one 41-year-old construction worker told CNN. \"If I'm going to get a story, I'll get a movie,\" he said, articulating an attitude surely shared by many others in our media-saturated world. \u2014 Sara Nelson , Publishers Weekly , 27 Aug. 2007",
      "Erudite, elderly, and introspective, one of my patients articulates clearly some of today's dilemmas facing both alcoholic patients and their physicians. \u2014 Thomas L. Delbanco , Journal of the American Medical Association , 13 Mar. 1996",
      "He had some trouble articulating his thoughts.",
      "We disagree with the views articulated by the administration.",
      "a theory first articulated by ancient philosophers",
      "the bones that articulate with the clavicle",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Orb\u00e1n\u2014a family man and an articulate lawyer who purports to set aside one workday a week exclusively for reading\u2014is more to O\u2019Sullivan\u2019s taste. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022",
      "For Rosyln, bright and articulate beyond her years, moving from a conservative small town to the big city at the heart of California Democratic politics has been jarring at times. \u2014 Phil Willonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022",
      "Experts inside and outside the agency say Walensky is articulate and smart and comes across more effectively when talking to other scientists and public health officials than during White House briefings or media appearances. \u2014 Lena H. Sun And Tyler Pager, Anchorage Daily News , 8 Jan. 2022",
      "Sue Staranowicz, the director and president of the Lake County Community Pageant, said Lincke, who has competed in pageants previously both in the Miss category for women 16-22 and younger competitions, was articulate and poised. \u2014 Steve Sadin, chicagotribune.com , 15 Nov. 2021",
      "Cooked super-supple with herbal sapors and articulate spice that hit your tongue just right. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 10 June 2022",
      "Despite the music\u2019s harmonic richness, Weilerstein eschewed the temptation of ponderous tempos and the Phoenix playing was polished and articulate throughout. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 22 May 2022",
      "Thursday\u2019s cast included Annia Hidalgo who gave an articulate , seemingly effortless performance, filling her character with a warmth and depth that brought the story to life. \u2014 Elaine Schmidt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 20 May 2022",
      "Montenegro rapping skills are tight, musical and articulate and his voice has a remarkable similarity to Miranda, the role\u2019s creator. \u2014 Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Boric\u2014young and unburdened by the past\u2014seems likely to be the politician who can best articulate the benefits of a greater freedom from ideology. \u2014 Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
      "That may start to change as the November elections draw closer, given Obama\u2019s unique ability to rally the Democratic base and clearly articulate the party\u2019s case to voters. \u2014 Eli Stokolsstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Part of the problem, experts say, is that many communities don\u2019t have the experience or funding to effectively treat people who articulate a threat to themselves or others. \u2014 Emma Tucker, CNN , 6 June 2022",
      "Yet some of the film\u2019s most ambitious set pieces teeter over into outright kitsch, not least via a couple of original songs that articulate the twins\u2019 emotions all too literally. \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 25 May 2022",
      "Great leaders focus on outcomes, articulate what behaviors fit the goals, and view bromides and shiny objects with reasonable suspicion. \u2014 Constance Dierickx, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
      "Five years ago, Macron was an untested proposition \u2014 a young, charismatic, and articulate neoliberal leading a new party. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "So, yes, give your wife this letter, along with a day to herself to read, absorb and articulate a response. \u2014 cleveland , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "So, yes, give your wife this letter, along with a day to herself to read, absorb and articulate a response. \u2014 Annie Lane, oregonlive , 3 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Late Latin articul\u0101tus \"uttered distinctly, expressed clearly\" (as translation of Greek \u00e9narthros ), past participle of articul\u0101re \"to make distinct sounds,\" going back to Latin, \"to divide into distinct parts,\" derivative of articulus \"joint, part of a limb or digit between joints, point of time, clause of a document\" \u2014 more at article entry 1":"Adjective",
      "borrowed from Late Latin articul\u0101tus, past participle of articul\u0101re \"to make distinct sounds,\" going back to Latin, \"to divide into distinct parts\" \u2014 more at articulate entry 1":"Verb"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1531, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":"Adjective",
      "1661, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-194650"
  },
  "art song":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a usually through-composed song for solo voice and accompaniment \u2014 compare folk song":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Auditions are by appointment only and include a classical or art song vocal solo of your selection, a chromatic vocalise and pitch-matching exercises, some simple sight-singing, and an optional prepared passage from Handel\u2019s Messiah. \u2014 Elaine Rewolinski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Kim will be replaced by American baritone John Brancy, who won first prize in the art song division at the 2018 Concours Musical International de Montreal competition. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "Company general director David Bennett gave the recitalists free rein to craft the concert programs, and Blythe\u2019s lineup was entirely aria- and art song -free. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Oct. 2021",
      "As a lyricist and as a composer, Porter\u2019s voice is that of cosmopolitan sophistication and deeply etched emotion, and of the early mixture of jazz, blues, ragtime, art song and show-tune sensibilities. \u2014 A.d. Amorosi, Variety , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "The second movement is gentler, with a wistful theme that blends the accents of French art song and Brazilian jazz, and the third proves the liveliest and most harmonically adventurous of the set. \u2014 Allan Kozinn, WSJ , 27 Feb. 2021",
      "Opera fans can get an online fix of arias and art songs in the Dallas Opera\u2019s upcoming Lone Star Vocal Competition. \u2014 Tim Diovanni, Dallas News , 27 May 2020",
      "Soprano Mari Hahn is a versatile performer of opera, art song , oratorio, music theater and jazz. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 20 Apr. 2020",
      "Mezzo-soprano Linda Porter and sopranos Mari Hahn and Stasia Jamieson perform a concert of trios, songs and arias from operatic and art song milieus. \u2014 Donna Freedman, Anchorage Daily News , 5 Sep. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1868, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-195158"
  },
  "arts master":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a teacher or master of art or of an art":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-195722"
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  "arthro-":{
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      "combining form"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": joint":[
        "arthro pathy"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Greek, combining form from \u00e1rthron \"joint, articulation,\" probably nominalized form of an adjective meaning \"joined,\" going back to the Indo-European verbal base *h 2 er- \"fit, join\" + *-dhro-, adjective suffix \u2014 more at arm entry 3":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-195928"
  },
  "arthr-":{
    "type":[
      "combining form"
    ],
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      ": joint":[
        "arthro pathy"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Greek, combining form from \u00e1rthron \"joint, articulation,\" probably nominalized form of an adjective meaning \"joined,\" going back to the Indo-European verbal base *h 2 er- \"fit, join\" + *-dhro-, adjective suffix \u2014 more at arm entry 3":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-201911"
  },
  "arthritis":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00e4r-\u02c8thr\u012bt-\u0259s",
      "\u00e4r-\u02c8thr\u012b-t\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In rare cases, the infection can move to the bloodstream and cause additional complications including arterial infections, endocarditis, and arthritis . \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 22 June 2022",
      "Salmonella can result in more serious ailments, including arterial infections, endocarditis, arthritis , muscle pain, eye irritation, and urinary tract symptoms. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 20 June 2022",
      "But in more serious cases, people can develop severe headaches, neck stiffness, nerve pain, dizziness, heart palpitations, shortness of breath, arthritis , or sudden weakness or paralysis on one side of the face in the days or months after a bite. \u2014 Aria Bendix, NBC News , 13 June 2022",
      "Spinal curvatures worsen with age, leading to arthritis , degenerative changes in the spine and decreased lung function. \u2014 cleveland , 13 June 2022",
      "Conaghan investigates new drugs for arthritis , including a growth factor called sprifermin that appears to slow the loss of cartilage in some patients. \u2014 Claudia Wallis, Scientific American , 1 June 2022",
      "And then there are the physical culprits: arthritis , backaches, hip pain. \u2014 Milo F. Bryant, Men's Health , 1 June 2022",
      "May is awareness month for arthritis , hepatitis, lupus, asthma and allergies, celiac disease, mental health, high blood pressure, preeclampsia and cystic fibrosis. \u2014 Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 May 2022",
      "Declawing can lead to chronic pain, arthritis , balance issues, and back problems. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 22 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Late Latin arthr\u012btis \"pain in the joints,\" borrowed from Greek arthr\u012btid-, arthr\u00eetis \"of the joints\" ( arthr\u00eetis n\u00f3sos \"disease of the joints\"), (as a noun) \"gout,\" from \u00e1rthron \"joint, articulation\" + -\u012btis -itis \u2014 more at arthro-":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1543, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-215601"
  },
  "arthralgia":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": pain in one or more joints":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00e4r-\u02c8thral-j(\u0113-)\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In those who do show symptoms, though, the systemic form typically causes flu-like symptoms including chills, fever, arthralgia (joint pain), and muscle pain, the CDC says. \u2014 Korin Miller, Health.com , 26 Aug. 2019",
      "Systemic illness may include chills, fever, malaise, arthralgia and myalgia, and last up to two weeks. \u2014 Fox News , 16 Aug. 2019",
      "Other symptoms include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, headache, weakcills, muscle spasms, arthralgias , and a sense of malaise. \u2014 Sy Mukherjee, Fortune , 27 June 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "probably borrowed from French arthralgie, from arthr- arthr- + -algie -algia":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1839, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-225836"
  },
  "art square":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a patterned rectangle of carpet woven in one piece for a rug":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-231420"
  },
  "arteries":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4r-tr\u0113",
      "\u02c8\u00e4rt-\u0259-r\u0113",
      "\u02c8\u00e4r-t\u0259-r\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "arterial",
      "avenue",
      "boulevard",
      "carriageway",
      "drag",
      "drive",
      "expressway",
      "freeway",
      "high road",
      "highway",
      "pass",
      "pike",
      "road",
      "roadway",
      "route",
      "row",
      "street",
      "thoroughfare",
      "thruway",
      "trace",
      "turnpike",
      "way"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "He favors local side roads over major arteries .",
      "there's an accident on the main artery into town, so I'll be late",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Russia\u2019s absence was visible on the main Davos artery for public and private events. \u2014 Stephen Fidler And Ann M. Simmons, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
      "With fewer goods being produced at Shanghai factories, fewer goods are traveling through Shanghai\u2019s port, a main artery in the world\u2019s supply network. \u2014 Grady Mcgregor, Fortune , 14 May 2022",
      "That just a week or so ago the house opened a brand-new boutique on the town\u2019s main shopping artery , Corso Umberto I, complete with an upstairs terrace\u2014which will be joined by a second one next summer\u2014is hardly a coincidence. \u2014 Vogue , 7 June 2022",
      "Is a butterfly hair clip a usable clamp for an artery that's bleeding out",
      "Estrogen increases blood clotting risk, and one critical step in a heart attack is the formation of a clot inside an artery supplying blood to the heart. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "As a plaque begins to form in an artery , the immune system is alerted that the plaque is a foreign invader that shouldn\u2019t be there. \u2014 Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "The blockage sometimes occurs when an artery becomes too narrow for enough blood to pass through it, which is called stenosis. \u2014 Alyssa Hui, Health.com , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "The hand wound required emergency treatment at Froedtert because an artery was nicked, the complaint said. \u2014 Bob Dohr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 14 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English arterie, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French arteire, arterie, borrowed from Latin art\u0113ria \"trachea, bronchial tubes (in plural art\u0113riae ), artery,\" borrowed from Greek art\u0113r\u00eda, from ar- (contracted from *awer- ), base of ae\u00edrein \"to join, attach, harness\" (of uncertain origin) + -t\u0113r, agentive suffix + -ia -ia entry 1 \u2014 more at aorta":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-232407"
  },
  "arthroscope":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an endoscope that is inserted through an incision near a joint (such as the knee) and is used for the visual examination, diagnosis, and treatment of the interior of a joint":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4r-thr\u0259-\u02ccsk\u014dp"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Surgical repairs for shoulder dislocation are generally done with a slim, pencil-sized tool called an arthroscope that helps limit additional damage caused by surgery. \u2014 Colin Hoobler, oregonlive , 5 Nov. 2019",
      "His job has been improved dramatically, though, as a result of the arthroscope , a device created in Japan just after World War II. \u2014 SI.com , 28 Aug. 2019",
      "Adrian Peterson, now with the Washington Redskins, has about as much experience with the arthroscope as anyone. \u2014 SI.com , 28 Aug. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from German Arthroskop, from arthro- arthro- + -skop -scope":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1925, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-232530"
  },
  "Arthrobacter":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a genus of soil bacteria comprising cellulolytic forms that resemble and are often considered to be members of Corynebacterium":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from arthr- + -bacter":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-232939"
  },
  "arterial bulb":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": bulbus arteriosus":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-002200"
  },
  "artificial heart":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": mechanical heart":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-010506"
  },
  "arthropterous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": having jointed fin rays":[
        "most fishes are arthropterous"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)\u00e4r\u00a6thr\u00e4pt\u0259r\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary arthr- + -pterous":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-013937"
  },
  "artillery":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": weapons (such as bows, slings, and catapults) for discharging missiles":[],
      ": a branch of an army armed with artillery":[],
      ": a means of impressing, arguing, persuading, or competing":[
        "\u2026 indicated that the Bureau had not rolled out its heavy artillery for a full-scale investigation.",
        "\u2014 Herbert Mitgang"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00e4r-\u02c8ti-l\u0259-r\u0113",
      "-\u02c8til-r\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "guns",
      "ordnance"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "The troops were being bombarded by artillery .",
      "a captain in the artillery",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The most stunning installation was Judd\u2019s 100 untitled works in mill aluminum, a series of 51-inch-tall rectangular boxes laid out symmetrically across the floor of two former artillery sheds. \u2014 Anna Mazurek, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
      "Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky continues to push the West for more advanced artillery , which is more expensive and in limited supply. \u2014 Eli Stokols, Los Angeles Times , 24 June 2022",
      "Amid the fierce fighting, Ukraine\u2019s defense chief hailed the arrival of advanced artillery rocket launcher systems from the United States, the latest in a cache of powerful weapons from the West. \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022",
      "Despite the heavy influx of weapons from the West, Ukrainian forces are outgunned by the Russians in the battle for the eastern Donbas region, where the fighting is largely being carried out by way of artillery exchanges. \u2014 Andrea Rosa And Jamey Keaten, Anchorage Daily News , 21 June 2022",
      "And in the east, Russian forces have used long-range artillery to assail cities in the Donbas region, which Russian President Vladimir Putin seeks to control. \u2014 Libby Cathey, ABC News , 21 June 2022",
      "Despite the heavy influx of weapons from the West, Ukrainian forces are outgunned by the Russians in the battle for the eastern Donbas region, where the fighting is largely being carried out by way of artillery exchanges. \u2014 John Leicester And David Keyton, Chicago Tribune , 20 June 2022",
      "Soon after Russian artillery and military transport vehicles showed up in Berdyansk, Tatyana Tipakova used Facebook to call residents to gather in front of city hall and to tell the Russian occupiers to get out. \u2014 Thomas Grove, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
      "The unrelenting artillery assault is likely to deter Ukrainian counterattacks in the area, the institute said. \u2014 Megan Specia, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English artilrie, artillerie \"instruments of war, weapons for discharging missiles,\" borrowed from Anglo-French & continental Middle French artelrie, artillerie, from Old French artillier \"to equip, provide with instruments of war\" (alteration, probably after art \"skill, craft, art entry 1 \" and its derivatives, of atiller, atillier \"to order, adjust, put on pieces of armor\") + -rie, -erie -ery ; atiller, atillier going back to Vulgar Latin *apticul\u0101re, from Latin apt\u0101re \"to put into position, bring to bear, make ready\" + Vulgar Latin *-icul\u0101re, as in *apparicul\u0101re \"to prepare, equip, apparel entry 2 \" \u2014 more at adapt":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-021702"
  },
  "arthromere":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": one of the body segments of jointed animals":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "arthr- + -mere":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-023749"
  },
  "articulated":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": having a hinge or pivot connection especially to allow negotiation of sharp turns":[
        "an articulated lorry/bus"
      ],
      ": having sections connected by joints that allow each section to bend or turn independently in different directions":[
        "a camera mounted on an articulated arm"
      ],
      ": connected by a joint or joints":[
        "dolls with articulated limbs [=arms and legs that can be moved because they are connected by joints]"
      ],
      ": attached at joints so that the relative position of the bones which existed in life is preserved":[
        "But Dirks rejects that suggestion, pointing out that the bones were partly articulated with each other, implying that they were buried soon after death.",
        "\u2014 Michael Balter"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00e4r-\u02c8ti-ky\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101-t\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Rarely does selling out come so articulated in the dialogue. \u2014 Joshua Rothkopf, EW.com , 8 June 2022",
      "Which is not, like walking, a movement sane and articulated and vertical. \u2014 Ilana Luna, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
      "This can lead to a phenomenon called tech support rage, as the New York Times so eloquently articulated (paywall). \u2014 Anand Subramaniam, Forbes , 15 Nov. 2021",
      "The backwards design model incorporates Essential Questions throughout an articulated and sequential program. \u2014 courant.com , 25 June 2021",
      "Its sound is beautifully articulated and open with a superb midrange and a finely balanced sound. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 1 Mar. 2021",
      "The device consists of an articulated arm connected to a wearable harness, with a total weight of 3.5 pounds. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 7 Mar. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "from past participle of articulate entry 2":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1884, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-030315"
  },
  "arterial gland":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of certain small masses of vascular and chromaffin tissue found in several parts of the body (such as the carotid and coccygeal glands)":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-031647"
  },
  "art form":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a form or medium of expression recognized as fine art":[
        "sees dance as both an art form and an entertainment"
      ],
      ": an unconventional form or medium in which impulses regarded as artistic may be expressed":[
        "describe pinball as a great American art form",
        "\u2014 Tom Buckley"
      ],
      ": an undertaking or activity enhanced by a high level of skill or refinement":[
        "easy conversation\u2014an art form in peril of being lost to contemporary schedules",
        "\u2014 Joanna Pruess"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Kang has essentially turned her slime into an art form . \u2014 Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com , 16 May 2022",
      "More than a decade later, the two coaches remain at the top of the game, with Simeone still the embodiment of a rugged and uncompromising Atl\u00e9tico team and Guardiola now attempting to turn soccer into an art form at Manchester City. \u2014 Steve Douglas, ajc , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "The entire program was an education in the art form , and isn\u2019t that the best kind of night at the ballet",
      "Still, his influence can be seen in the continuing prevalence of celebrities in the art form , in which actors and musicians are vessels for runway clothes as often as models. \u2014 Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Hundreds of Ukrainian Easter eggs called pysanky will be available to purchase at the Ukrainian Museum-Archives\u2019 annual Easter Bazaar this year, and attendees can also buy supplies to create their own egg designs in the traditional art form . \u2014 Anne Nickoloff, cleveland , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Virtual or not, the festival demonstrated that there\u2019s still a boundless sense of urgency, vibrancy and creativity left in the art form , as well as a strong reminder that not all movies wear superhero capes. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "The evening began with artist-in-residence Dee Dee Bridgewater, who\u2019s dedicating a significant portion of her stage time this weekend to elevating young women in the art form . \u2014 Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press , 4 Sep. 2021",
      "The art form rides on a great deal of entrenched tradition, some of which is incomparably beautiful and uplifting, but some that can be damaging to body and soul. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1851, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-031831"
  },
  "artsy-fartsy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": pretentiously artistic : arty":[
        "On the surface, it seems to be the year of bigger, more audience-friendly pictures, the triumph of the Hollywood majors over the artsy-fartsy indies.",
        "\u2014 Timothy M. Gray , Variety , 7 Mar. 2010"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6\u00e4rt-s\u0113-\u00a6f\u00e4rt-s\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "rhyming compound based on artsy and fart entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1962, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-032844"
  },
  "artilleryman":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a soldier in the artillery":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8til-r\u0113",
      "\u00e4r-\u02c8ti-l\u0259-r\u0113-m\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In Roman\u2019s unit the driver is dead, the commander is in intensive care, another artilleryman has shrapnel wounds, and the rest are concussed, like Roman. \u2014 Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor , 4 May 2022",
      "The 22-year-old Arlington native was a field artilleryman assigned to a regiment in New Braunfels, outside San Antonio. \u2014 NBC News , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Evans, a field artilleryman from Arlington, was assigned to A Battery, 4-133 Field Artillery Regiment in New Braunfels and joined the Texas Army National Guard in May 2019. \u2014 Ariana Garcia, Chron , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Bishop Evans of Arlington was identified by the Texas Military Department as a field artilleryman assigned to a regiment in New Braunfels, outside San Antonio. \u2014 Tim Stelloh, NBC News , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "Hoenig was a plumber\u2019s son from Fort Madison, Iowa, who attended Catholic schools; enlisted in the Army, serving as an artilleryman in Vietnam; and got his Ph.D. in economics from Iowa State. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "Beach is an Army veteran, serving from 2002-05 as a field artilleryman . \u2014 Lori Nickel, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 12 Nov. 2021",
      "Tapueluelu, 26, and hailing from Tukwila, Washington, was an artilleryman . \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Sep. 2021",
      "Eyman, an artilleryman in World War I, went to work for the ministry of production. \u2014 oregonlive , 26 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "artillery + man entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1566, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-035041"
  },
  "artistic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, or characteristic of art or artists":[
        "artistic subjects",
        "an artistic success"
      ],
      ": showing imaginative skill in arrangement or execution":[
        "artistic photography"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00e4r-\u02c8ti-stik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cultural"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "nonartistic",
      "noncultural"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "a work of artistic value",
      "He shows real artistic talent.",
      "Both of my children are very artistic .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Radicalized artists and designers pivoted from Italy\u2019s legendary artistic and architectural past to create a future that spoke to the changing times. \u2014 New York Times , 30 June 2022",
      "Perhaps no art form is more iconic-American than rock and roll \u2014 a fusion of artistic and cultural influences that conquered global pop music within a decade. \u2014 Fox News , 29 June 2022",
      "To liberate them from the ideals of the mainstream and to be more authentic by proposing something more artistic and highly visual. \u2014 ELLE , 28 June 2022",
      "The company has also established three reserve funds totaling $2.15 million to cover unexpected operating, artistic and other needs during challenging times. \u2014 Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 June 2022",
      "Our common goal will undoubtedly benefit the artistic and wider community. \u2014 Matt Donnelly, Variety , 27 June 2022",
      "MassDevelopment recently chose Lynn as one of three cities to participate in an initiative aimed at building sustainable artistic and cultural infrastructure in those communities to support economic growth. \u2014 John Laidler, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
      "Afternoon Tea with Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra on June 26 at Palos Country Club in Orland Park benefits artistic and educational programs. \u2014 Jessi Virtusio, Chicago Tribune , 16 June 2022",
      "Thursday at downtown Orlando\u2019s First United Methodist Church, Orlando Sings paid tribute to the victims of the 2016 Pulse nightclub massacre with a rendition of Maurice Durufl\u00e9's Requiem, conducted by artistic and executive director Andrew Minear. \u2014 Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel , 12 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "in part from artist + -ic entry 1 , in part from art entry 1 + -istic":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1753, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-040047"
  },
  "artificial harmonic":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a harmonic produced on a stopped string on a stringed instrument \u2014 compare natural harmonic":[]
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      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
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      ": a minimally invasive surgical procedure involving visual examination of the interior of a joint with an arthroscope to diagnose or treat various conditions or injuries of a joint and especially to repair or remove damaged or diseased tissue or bone":[
        "In arthroscopy , two small incisions are made, one for the scope and one for instruments, causing less damage to connective tissue.",
        "\u2014 Janic Lloyd"
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      "\u00e4r-\u02c8thr\u00e4s-k\u0259-p\u0113",
      "\u00e4r-\u02c8thr\u00e4-sk\u0259-p\u0113"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Williams could also turn to Abdel Nader, who missed the final 31 games of the regular season and the first 13 of the postseason with a right knee injury after having arthroscopy done on it. \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 8 July 2021",
      "Suns: Paul and forward Abdel Nader (right knee arthroscopy ) didn\u2019t play. ... \u2014 David Brandt, ajc , 23 June 2021",
      "Suns: Paul and forward Abdel Nader (right knee arthroscopy ) didn't play. ... \u2014 David Brandt, Star Tribune , 22 June 2021",
      "Seguin returned to action for the first time since undergoing a right hip arthroscopy and labral repair after the 2020 post-season. \u2014 Paul Gereffi, Star Tribune , 3 May 2021",
      "The fluky goal closed the score to 3-2 with 2:44 left in the first. Seguin returned to action for the first time since undergoing a right hip arthroscopy and labral repair after the 2020 post-season. \u2014 Paul Gereffi, sun-sentinel.com , 3 May 2021",
      "Phoenix has been without Jae Crowder (right ankle sprain), Dario Saric (injury management, left ankle) and Langston Galloway (personal reasons), as well as Abdel Nader, who underwent a right knee arthroscopy Monday. \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 27 Apr. 2021",
      "Pastrnak had a right hip arthroscopy and labral repair Sept. 16. \u2014 Andrew Mahoney, BostonGlobe.com , 31 Dec. 2020",
      "Faith eventually scheduled a temporomandibular joint arthroscopy , a surgery that relieves pain and restores the jaw's full range of motion. \u2014 Bethany Ao Philadelphia Inquirer, Star Tribune , 30 Oct. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from German Arthroskopie, from arthro- arthro- + -skopie -scopy":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1925, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-044618"
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      "noun"
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      ": a railroad train whose cars are permanently or semipermanently jointed together for operation as a unit as distinguished from one whose cars may be readily uncoupled and operated in other trains":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-044706"
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      "noun"
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      ": an articulation between bones":[],
      ": a degenerative disease of a joint":[]
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      "\u00e4r-\u02c8thr\u014d-s\u0259s"
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    "examples":[],
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      "borrowed from New Latin arthr\u014dsis \"articulation of bones,\" borrowed from Greek \u00e1rthr\u014dsis \"articulation, compact connection,\" from arthr\u014d-, variant stem of arthro\u00fbsthai \"to be jointed\" (verbal derivative of \u00e1rthron \"joint\") + -sis -sis \u2014 more at arthro-":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1654, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-053448"
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      "noun"
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      ": a disease of a joint":[]
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      "\u00e4r-\u02c8thr\u00e4p-\u0259-th\u0113",
      "\u00e4r-\u02c8thr\u00e4-p\u0259-th\u0113"
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In one case, prosecutors wrote, Mathieu billed Medicare $125 for a visit to a patient whose paperwork said the patient had arthropathy , peripheral neuropathy and low vision. \u2014 Laura Mcknight, NOLA.com , 30 Aug. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "probably borrowed from French arthropathie, from arthro- arthro- + -pathie -pathy":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1837, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-055851"
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  "artist lithography":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": autolithography":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-062407"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
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      ": pretentiously, or quaintly artistic : arty":[
        "She lives in a bungalow with artsy-craftsy decor \u2026",
        "\u2014 Kevin Thomas",
        "For every Ye Olde this or that, though, there is something of genuine antiquity to be found, and in many cases even the most relentlessly artsy-craftsy establishments are worth looking into.",
        "\u2014 Jay Jacobs"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cc\u00e4rt-s\u0113-\u02c8kraf(t)-s\u0113"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "from the phrase arts and crafts":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1899, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-064834"
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    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "adjective",
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      ": showily or pretentiously artistic":[
        "arty lighting and photography"
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      "artillery":[]
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      "Adjective",
      "some arty intellectual type who doesn't know the meaning of hard work",
      "a rock band with arty pretensions",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "On the other were arty and educational documentaries. \u2014 Ryan Faughnder Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "By today\u2019s standards they would have been considered somewhat arty . \u2014 Pat Saperstein, Variety , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "It is crafted in the U.K. from a vegetable wax blend with top notes of lavender and thyme, and is housed in an elegant and arty porcelain vessel. \u2014 Felicity Carter, Forbes , 17 Sep. 2021",
      "This is post-hardcore for people who think Black Flag is sometimes a little too controlled and arty . \u2014 John Adamian, courant.com , 1 Nov. 2019",
      "Packets of arty narration edge the film toward pretentiousness here and there, but the rest of the film fights back. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Apr. 2020",
      "Greg Mooney ATLANTA \u2014 On a torrentially rainy night last month, some 200 members of the theatrical community here gathered in an arty underground event space for what was billed as the Atlanta Theater Dinner. \u2014 Jesse Green, New York Times , 18 Mar. 2020",
      "For a comfortable and arty -chic stay, book a room at Casa Habita, in Guadalajara\u2019s trendy Lafayette neighborhood. \u2014 Andrea Bartz, Marie Claire , 5 Mar. 2020",
      "For comic relief, the team of Zachary Fine and Yonatan Gebeyehu, as talentless, arty hangers-on, has an audience-pleasing moment. \u2014 Peter Marks, Washington Post , 25 Feb. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "art entry 1 + -y entry 1":"Adjective"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1901, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-091132"
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  "artificial insemination":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": introduction of semen into the uterus or oviduct by other than natural means":[]
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    "examples":[
      "children conceived through artificial insemination",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Many urge her to take different paths to parenthood, like artificial insemination , in vitro fertilization and adoption. \u2014 Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times , 28 June 2022",
      "Since then, SeaWorld has relied mostly on captive breeding to stock its parks with killer whales, even mastering the art of artificial insemination . \u2014 Tim Zimmermann, Outside Online , 30 July 2010",
      "Coates performed the artificial insemination but inserted his own genetic material, the lawsuit said. \u2014 CBS News , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Crew will use the deceased ocelot\u2019s semen for an artificial insemination procedure at the ABQ BioPark in Albuquerque on July 28. \u2014 Sarah Brookbank, The Enquirer , 22 July 2021",
      "Coates is facing a similar lawsuit from a Colorado woman, who alleges the doctor used his own sperm during an artificial insemination procedure in 1978, CBS News reports. \u2014 Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Several lawsuits have cropped up over the past few years with the rise of DNA testing and genealogy technology that has exposed doctors performing artificial insemination procedures as biological parents. \u2014 Marlene Lenthang, NBC News , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Hamilton is thought to be the first Poitou in the United States successfully bred with artificial insemination \u2014 opening new possibilities for infusing the ancient line with fresh blood. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "Stellapps combines information from the step trackers with data that farmers and vets enter into a smartphone app, which issues reminders for routine protocols such as vaccinations and artificial insemination . \u2014 Rebecca Cairns, CNN , 2 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1881, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-091157"
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    "type":[
      "idiom"
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-100414"
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    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun,"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": therapy based on engagement in artistic activities (such as painting or drawing) as a means of creative expression and symbolic communication especially in individuals affected with a mental or emotional disorder or cognitive impairment":[
        "She's also used art therapy while working with autistic and special-needs children and patients recovering from strokes.",
        "\u2014 Cheryl Powell",
        "In art therapy , patients express their feelings not just through discussion, but through drawing, painting and sculpting. That's why this type of therapy is thought to be especially helpful for people who have difficulty articulating feelings\u2014including children and those suffering from Alzheimer's disease, strokes and post-traumatic stress disorder.",
        "\u2014 Jenny Hontz"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1928, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-110412"
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    "type":[
      "combining form"
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      ": artery":[
        "arterio gram"
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      ": artery and":[
        "arterio venous"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Greek art\u0113ri-, art\u0113rio- , from art\u0113ria artery":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-114221"
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  "artifact":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": something characteristic of or resulting from a particular human institution, period, trend, or individual":[
        "\u2026 morality is an artifact of human culture, devised to help us negotiate social relations.",
        "\u2014 Michael Pollan"
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      ": something or someone arising from or associated with an earlier time especially when regarded as no longer appropriate, relevant, or important":[
        "\u2026 that over-simplified but eloquent quality that keeps Jefferson alive for us while Washington and Adams, his superiors in so many other respects, are artifacts of a quaint and lost world.",
        "\u2014 Jack Rakove"
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      ": a product of artificial character (as in a scientific test) due usually to extraneous (such as human) agency":[],
      ": an electrocardiographic and electroencephalographic wave that arises from sources other than the heart or brain":[],
      ": a defect in an image (such as a digital photograph) that appears as a result of the technology and methods used to create and process the image":[
        "\u2026 can produce a very good picture, but there will be some loss of detail and some color artifacts such as adjacent colors bleeding into each other.",
        "\u2014 Consumer Reports"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4r-ti-\u02ccfakt"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "The caves contained many prehistoric artifacts .",
      "an artifact from the Colonial period",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Those skills are now applied to prototypes of an entirely different kind, of an entirely-imaginable world where human labor itself is an artifact , replaced by indifferent machines. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 May 2022",
      "But the small triangles in the second recording, made this year on the East Coast, were determined to be drones, the spooky look being an artifact of the lens used to produce the imagery. \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2022",
      "Shosted said that for modern Latter-day Saints, the Deseret Alphabet is an artifact of their history. \u2014 Kaitlyn Bancroft, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 May 2022",
      "Indeed, the mysterious objects in one of the videos shown at this week\u2019s hearing, glowing triangles in the night sky, turned out to be the result of an artifact of the camera equipment that captured the footage. \u2014 Marina Koren, The Atlantic , 19 May 2022",
      "After comparing images of Earhart wearing the hat with current shots of the artifact , Robinson confirmed the item belonged to the pilot. \u2014 David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "Any attempts to build more socially conscious tech will have to acknowledge that the story of disruption is not just one of the technological artifact . \u2014 Rida Qadri, Wired , 20 Feb. 2022",
      "That deal involves the production of a peculiar artifact : How Long Gone Adds Color, a double-CD set containing a curated list of 11 songs from across the Jagjaguwar universe with interstitial commentary provided by Black and Stewart. \u2014 Nicholas Quah, Vulture , 17 Dec. 2021",
      "On the front of the artifact is an inscription showing a diagram of a field. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 16 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from New Latin arte factus \"made by human agency,\" from Latin arte \"by skill or craft\" (ablative of art-, ars \"acquired skill, craftmanship\") + factus, past participle of facere \"to make, bring about, do\" \u2014 more at art entry 1 , fact":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1644, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-115228"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a cylindrical concretion with transverse joints occasionally found in clays or shales":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "arthr- + -lite":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-153703"
  },
  "arteriogram":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a radiograph of an artery made by arteriography":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00e4r-\u02c8tir-\u0113-\u0259-\u02ccgram"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Stewart, who suffered a stroke on April 16 in 2018, had an arteriogram and anticipated having a stent placed in his heart. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 15 Aug. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "arterio- + -gram":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1929, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-160816"
  },
  "arthrospore":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": oidium sense 1b":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4r-thr\u0259-\u02ccsp\u014d(\u0259)r, -\u02ccsp\u022f(\u0259)r",
      "\u02c8\u00e4r-thr\u0259-\u02ccsp\u022fr"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "arthro- + -spore , probably after French arthrospore or German Arthrospore":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1859, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-170642"
  },
  "art nouveau":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a design style of late 19th century origin characterized especially by sinuous lines and foliate forms":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cc\u00e4r(t)-n\u00fc-\u02c8v\u014d"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "A night in the art nouveau town of Alesund, with a boat ride in the fjords, and a night in a traditional Sami tent in the pine forests. \u2014 Lea Lane, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
      "The 13-unit Emerald Iguana Inn is full of art nouveau curves and Gaudi-esque flourishes, while its sibling the 23-unit Blue Iguana Inn (about 2 miles outside town) projects a Mexican hacienda look. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
      "He was commissioned to paint murals at the papal summer residence in Italy and did dramatic frescoes with art nouveau influences that cover the interior of the Armenian cathedral in Lviv. \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2022",
      "Its 20 beautiful art nouveau stations complimented the glass and wood interiors of carriages that could carry 65 people each. \u2014 Marcel Krueger, CNN , 16 May 2022",
      "Inspired by a Belle \u00c9poque boudoir, the room is replete with exquisite art nouveau features, rich velvet curtains and sumptuous furnishings that together evoke the glitz and glamor of the late 19th century. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 6 May 2022",
      "Here are art nouveau armoires and barrister bookcases, Werner Werkstatte clocks and art deco diamonds. \u2014 Lynn Yaeger, Vogue , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "The steps that give the novel its name are one of Vienna\u2019s art nouveau treasures, a monumental outdoor staircase built in 1910. \u2014 Francine Prose, The New York Review of Books , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "Located in a beautiful art nouveau hotel within an 80,000 sqm park overlooking the medieval spa town of Fiuggi, famous for its healing mineral waters, Palazzo Fiuggi launched in 2021 and offers hydro therapies within the Thalasso pools. \u2014 Joanne Shurvell, Forbes , 2 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French, literally, new art":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1908, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-173559"
  },
  "artists":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a person who creates art (such as painting, sculpture, music, or writing) using conscious skill and creative imagination":[
        "the great artists of the Renaissance",
        "an artist specializing in watercolors"
      ],
      ": a person skilled in any of the arts":[
        "I can't draw at all, but both of my children are very talented artists ."
      ],
      ": a person who is very good at something":[
        "a scam artist",
        "a strikeout artist"
      ],
      ": one skilled or versed in learned arts":[],
      ": physician":[],
      ": artisan sense 1":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4r-tist"
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    "synonyms":[
      "ace",
      "adept",
      "authority",
      "cognoscente",
      "connoisseur",
      "crackerjack",
      "crackajack",
      "dab",
      "dab hand",
      "expert",
      "fiend",
      "geek",
      "guru",
      "hand",
      "hotshot",
      "maestro",
      "master",
      "maven",
      "mavin",
      "meister",
      "past master",
      "proficient",
      "scholar",
      "shark",
      "sharp",
      "virtuoso",
      "whiz",
      "wizard"
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    "antonyms":[
      "amateur",
      "inexpert",
      "nonexpert"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "the great artists of the Renaissance",
      "a pitcher who is a strikeout artist",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In 1999, Billboard named pop singer Mariah Carey the artist of the decade. \u2014 Peter Rubin, Longreads , 1 July 2022",
      "Any Turner exhibition is almost inevitably a thrill ride; this one, with more than 100 paintings and drawings centered on the artist \u2019s pivotal role as a bridge between eras, is more than most. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 June 2022",
      "Those with long memories for Kanye lore may recall the artist getting into an aggressive argument with radio host Sway Calloway during an interview on the SiriusXM station Shade 45 back in 2013. \u2014 Jem Aswad, Variety , 29 June 2022",
      "Even so, fans have found connections between the two, with some eagle-eyed fans on the 'gram (ty, @tiktokroomtm) pointing out that the two got tatted by the same artist on the same day and that Charli's ex has gone and unfollowed the twosome. \u2014 Seventeen , 29 June 2022",
      "The director of a Florida art museum has been ousted amid a federal investigation into the authenticity of more than two dozen paintings purportedly by the late artist Jean-Michel Basquiat that were on view in the institution's blockbuster show. \u2014 Meredith Deliso, ABC News , 29 June 2022",
      "The neo-expressionist New York artist died in 1988, leaving behind a trove of frenzied self-portraits that have surged in popularity in recent years. \u2014 Alyssa Lukpat, WSJ , 29 June 2022",
      "The artist turned heads at Coachella in April with a stunning, career-spanning set list that included songs from his days fronting Oingo Boingo as well as his iconic themes for TV and movies. \u2014 Kory Grow, Rolling Stone , 29 June 2022",
      "At the same time, the artist flattened out the space in his paintings, distorting shapes and proportions for the sake of expression. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Middle French artiste \"person practicing a craft, student of the liberal arts,\" borrowed from Medieval Latin artista \"artificer, student of the liberal arts,\" from Latin art-, ars \"acquired skill, art entry 1 \" + -ista -ist entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1563, in the meaning defined at sense 4c":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-180126"
  },
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    "type":[
      "combining form"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": bread":[
        "Arto carpus"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin, from Greek, from artos ; perhaps akin to Greek arariskein to fit":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-185107"
  },
  "artesian":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": involving, relating to, or supplied by the upward movement of water under hydrostatic pressure in rocks or unconsolidated material beneath the earth's surface":[
        "artesian spring",
        "artesian water",
        "artesian pressure",
        "\u2014 distinguished from subartesian"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)\u00e4r-\u00a6t\u0113-zh\u0259n"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French art\u00e9sien , literally, of Artois, from Old French, from Arteis Artois, region of northern France + Old French -ien -ian; from the wells of this type bored in Artois in the 18th century":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-185119"
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    "type":[
      "combining form"
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      "Loose plants along the fence (such as salvia, lamb\u2019s ears, and artemisia ) soften the structured boxwoods. \u2014 Grace Haynes, Southern Living , 25 Apr. 2020",
      "For one, this particular landscape is dominated by two plant groups, junipers and artemisias \u2014basically the Central Asian version of the American southwest\u2019s sage brush. \u2014 Matt Simon, WIRED , 12 June 2019",
      "Try deer- and rabbit-resistant perennial flowers, including agastache, artemisia , lavender, monarda, ornamental oregano, Russian sage, salvia, and yarrow. \u2014 Thad Orr, Sunset , 22 Jan. 2018"
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      "Currently, the artiste is thrilled about the direction that the local music scene seems to be heading in. \u2014 Sonya Rehman, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "But Bossy managed to follow through on a shot, while virtually horizontal above the ice, for a goal, and the Islanders won the third game, and the fourth \u2014 an artiste at the peak of his skill. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Winning the Breakthrough Artist of the Year award in music at the Pakistan International Screen Awards (PISA) in 2020, the artiste mentions how, after the show, he was approached by press asking him what he was nominated for. \u2014 Sonya Rehman, Forbes , 22 Jan. 2022",
      "Owens: Sugar Taylor is an artiste , and understood the approach of \u201870s as an African American. \u2014 Katie Chang, Forbes , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "Despite such grand ambitions, Garfield does not come across as a pretentious artiste . \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Nov. 2021",
      "Mizner Park Amphitheater has a long and diverse live-music history, hosting performances by everyone from Idina Menzel, John Mellencamp and rapper DMX to elusive (and illusive) indie-rock artiste Morrissey. \u2014 Ben Crandell, sun-sentinel.com , 30 Sep. 2021",
      "In 2017, Kelvyn Boy signed a record deal with Stonebwoy\u2019s Burniton Music Group and, after releasing a handful of singles, won the Vodafone Ghana Music Award for unsung artiste of the year in 2018. \u2014 Lyndsey Havens, Billboard , 7 Dec. 2020",
      "All an artiste has to do is to find a reliable music distributor and get their music out on popular streaming platforms. \u2014 Manavi Kapur, Quartz India , 4 Dec. 2020"
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      "borrowed from French, \"person skilled in art, skilled performer,\" going back to Middle French, \"person practicing a craft, student of the liberal arts\" \u2014 more at artist":""
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      "The supersize California bungalow fit into the contours of land and was designed with art glass and natural wood throughout. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Favrile glass is a type of iridescent art glass created by Louis Comfort Tiffany. \u2014 Kyle Roderick, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Murano glass is made on the Venetian island of Murano, which has been one of the world\u2019s most important glassmaking sites since the 13th century, and has long been celebrated for innovations in the manufacture of art glass . \u2014 oregonlive , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Underneath the roof is what looks like a ribbon of art glass windows. \u2014 Myrna Petlicki, chicagotribune.com , 9 Nov. 2021",
      "Kean attended a gold gilding art glass workshop in Chicago at the studio of Sean Michael Felix. \u2014 Linda Gandee, cleveland , 1 Nov. 2021",
      "An art glass installation from Oceanside Glass & Tile punctuates the crackled subway tile backsplash. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 13 Aug. 2021",
      "Here is the place for art glass jewelry, as well as laser-cut bowls, boxes and puzzles. \u2014 Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland , 22 June 2021",
      "Each piece in the anniversary collection was worked on by 85-year-old Charles, his sons David (who is celebrating 40 years making art glass ) and Daniel, as well as his grandson Robert (Lotton) Lagestee. \u2014 Kathy Cichon, chicagotribune.com , 22 Apr. 2021"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-015602"
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