dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/neb_MW.json
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{
"neb":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a person's mouth":[],
": nib , tip":[],
": nose sense 1 , snout":[],
": the beak of a bird or tortoise : bill":[],
"Nebraska":[],
"New English Bible":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"the cardinal has a black face and a noticeable bright red neb",
"with her round glasses perched on her small neb , the librarian certainly presents an owlish appearance"
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old Norse nef beak":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8neb"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"beak",
"bill",
"nib"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065426",
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"noun"
]
},
"nebulium":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a hypothetical chemical element formerly inferred from certain lines in the spectra of nebulae now believed to arise from transitions in oxygen and nitrogen that are forbidden under ordinary laboratory conditions":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from nebula + -ium":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"ne\u02c8-",
"n\u0259\u0307\u02c8by\u00fcl\u0113\u0259m"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133502",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"nebulize":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to reduce to a fine spray":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There are only a tiny handful of studies in which someone tried to nebulize , or vaporize, vitamin E in experiments related to lung health. \u2014 Cosby Stone, The Conversation , 22 Nov. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1867, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin nebula":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ne-by\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204807",
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"nebulose":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": nebulous":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin nebulosus":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccl\u014ds"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085908",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"nebulosity":{
"antonyms":[
"clarity",
"clearness",
"obviousness",
"plainness"
],
"definitions":{
": the quality or state of being nebulous":[]
},
"examples":[
"the stupefying nebulosity of his philosophical musings"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1762, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccne-by\u0259-\u02c8l\u00e4-s\u0259-t\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"ambiguity",
"ambiguousness",
"darkness",
"equivocalness",
"equivocation",
"inscrutability",
"inscrutableness",
"murkiness",
"mysteriousness",
"nebulousness",
"obliqueness",
"obliquity",
"obscurity",
"opacity",
"opaqueness"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021358",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"nebulous":{
"antonyms":[
"accessible",
"clear",
"nonambiguous",
"obvious",
"plain",
"unambiguous",
"unequivocal"
],
"definitions":{
": indistinct , vague":[
"\u2026 this nebulous thing called jazz.",
"\u2014 Josef Woodard",
"\u2026 the nebulous region between mere suspicion and probable cause",
"\u2014 W. R. LaFave & J. H. Israel",
"The plan is too nebulous ."
],
": of, relating to, or resembling a nebula : nebular":[]
},
"examples":[
"These philosophical concepts can be nebulous .",
"made nebulous references to some major changes the future may hold",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The bad news is now the right-hander dealing with a different, somewhat more nebulous malady that's going to continue to keep him sidelined for at least the immediate future. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
"Beyond that, accessibility\u2014let alone on the digital front\u2014gets nebulous . \u2014 Steven Aquino, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"In addition to producing with his wife, Crawford takes wardrobe and set design credits and casts his own sons, indicating a personal desire to explore the nebulous corners of the male psyche. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022",
"Few things are as essential as nutrition, yet few things can feel as nebulous . \u2014 Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY , 8 June 2022",
"Researchers are beginning to refine nebulous Long COVID categories. \u2014 Erin Prater, Fortune , 29 May 2022",
"With the exception of clinical trials, psychedelic therapy is currently performed underground or under nebulous legality. \u2014 New York Times , 21 May 2022",
"Luck was just one of many strings tied to the nebulous object that was the future. \u2014 Belinda Huijuan Tang, Vogue , 5 May 2022",
"In a region where boundaries separating race and class could be both nebulous and uncrossable, Vroman\u2019s redrew them. \u2014 Lynell George, Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1674, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin nebulosus misty, from nebula":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ne-by\u0259-l\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"ambiguous",
"arcane",
"cryptic",
"dark",
"deep",
"Delphic",
"double-edged",
"elliptical",
"elliptic",
"enigmatic",
"enigmatical",
"equivocal",
"fuliginous",
"inscrutable",
"murky",
"mysterious",
"mystic",
"obscure",
"occult",
"opaque"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195144",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"nebulous cluster":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a cluster of stars containing or enveloped in nebulosity":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173127",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"nebulousness":{
"antonyms":[
"accessible",
"clear",
"nonambiguous",
"obvious",
"plain",
"unambiguous",
"unequivocal"
],
"definitions":{
": indistinct , vague":[
"\u2026 this nebulous thing called jazz.",
"\u2014 Josef Woodard",
"\u2026 the nebulous region between mere suspicion and probable cause",
"\u2014 W. R. LaFave & J. H. Israel",
"The plan is too nebulous ."
],
": of, relating to, or resembling a nebula : nebular":[]
},
"examples":[
"These philosophical concepts can be nebulous .",
"made nebulous references to some major changes the future may hold",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The bad news is now the right-hander dealing with a different, somewhat more nebulous malady that's going to continue to keep him sidelined for at least the immediate future. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
"Beyond that, accessibility\u2014let alone on the digital front\u2014gets nebulous . \u2014 Steven Aquino, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"In addition to producing with his wife, Crawford takes wardrobe and set design credits and casts his own sons, indicating a personal desire to explore the nebulous corners of the male psyche. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022",
"Few things are as essential as nutrition, yet few things can feel as nebulous . \u2014 Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY , 8 June 2022",
"Researchers are beginning to refine nebulous Long COVID categories. \u2014 Erin Prater, Fortune , 29 May 2022",
"With the exception of clinical trials, psychedelic therapy is currently performed underground or under nebulous legality. \u2014 New York Times , 21 May 2022",
"Luck was just one of many strings tied to the nebulous object that was the future. \u2014 Belinda Huijuan Tang, Vogue , 5 May 2022",
"In a region where boundaries separating race and class could be both nebulous and uncrossable, Vroman\u2019s redrew them. \u2014 Lynell George, Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1674, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin nebulosus misty, from nebula":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ne-by\u0259-l\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"ambiguous",
"arcane",
"cryptic",
"dark",
"deep",
"Delphic",
"double-edged",
"elliptical",
"elliptic",
"enigmatic",
"enigmatical",
"equivocal",
"fuliginous",
"inscrutable",
"murky",
"mysterious",
"mystic",
"obscure",
"occult",
"opaque"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031619",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
}
}