julius/dict_dl
1
0
Fork 0
Code Issues Pull Requests Packages Projects Releases Wiki Activity
57e663f9ee
dict_dl/en_merriam_webster/bl_mw.json
julius 57e663f9ee modified files
2022-07-08 15:47:40 +00:00

17565 lines
814 KiB
JSON
Raw Blame History

{
"BLitt":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"bachelor of letters; bachelor of literature":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Medieval Latin baccalaureus litterarum":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214133",
"type":[
"abbreviation"
]
},
"Black English":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": african american english":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1734, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131402",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Blackett":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"Patrick Maynard Stuart 1897\u20131974 British physicist":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bla-k\u0259t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140104",
"type":[
"biographical name"
]
},
"Blagoveshchensk":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"city on the Amur River in Russia in Asia population 214,000":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccbl\u0259-g\u0259-\u02c8vy\u0101sh-ch\u0259n(t)sk"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-075848",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"Blaine":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"James Gillespie 1830\u20131893 American statesman":[],
"city in eastern Minnesota north of Saint Paul population 57,186":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0101n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-175956",
"type":[
"biographical name",
"geographical name"
]
},
"Blaine?pronunciation&lang=en_us&dir=gg&file=ggblai01":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"James Gillespie 1830\u20131893 American statesman":[],
"city in eastern Minnesota north of Saint Paul population 57,186":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0101n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182630",
"type":[
"biographical name",
"geographical name"
]
},
"Blainville":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"town northwest of Montreal in southern Quebec, Canada population 53,510":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0101n-\u02ccvil",
"ble\u207f-\u02c8v\u0113l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084458",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"Blair":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"Tony 1953\u2013 Anthony Charles Lynton Blair British prime minister (1997\u20132007)":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bler"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115414",
"type":[
"biographical name"
]
},
"Blida":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"city in northern Algeria southwest of Algiers population 170,182":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0113-d\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-124904",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"Bligh":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"William 1754\u20131817 English naval officer":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u012b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030704",
"type":[
"biographical name"
]
},
"Blum":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"L\u00e9on 1872\u20131950 French politician; provisional president (1946\u201347)":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u00fcm"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191523",
"type":[
"biographical name"
]
},
"Blumea":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a genus of tropical Australasian and African herbs or shrubs (family Compositae) with simple alternate leaves and discoid purple or yellow flower heads":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Karl L. Blume \u20201862 German botanist":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u00fcm\u0113\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233336",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blaasop":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": puffer fish":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Afrikaans, from blaas (imperative of blaas to blow, from Middle Dutch bl\u0101sen ) + op up, from Middle Dutch; akin to Old High German bl\u0101san to blow and to Old High German \u016bf up":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u00e4\u02ccs\u00e4p"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202447",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blaauw wildebeest":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": brindled gnu":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"obsolete Afrikaans (now blouwildebees ), literally, blue wildebeest":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u014d-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041509",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blaauwbok":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of blaauwbok variant spelling of blaubok"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-080038",
"type":[]
},
"blab":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": idle or excessive talk : chatter":[],
": one that blabs : tattletale":[],
": to reveal a secret especially by indiscreet chatter":[],
": to reveal especially without reserve or discretion":[
"blabbed the whole affair to the press"
],
": to talk idly or thoughtlessly":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"Don't tell Mary. She'll blab it all over town.",
"\u201cHow did she find out about the surprise party?\u201d \u201cTom blabbed .\u201d",
"He kept blabbing on and on about politics.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Lots of people just blab on about personal things to me, but this is a medical office. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Feb. 2022",
"On cue, the CDC's latest update is being met with the usual tomato-throwing response from the anti-vaccine, anti-mask, anti-science, anti-logic members of the blab -o-sphere who have declared the CDC hopelessly lost, unscientific and waffling. \u2014 Kent Sepkowitz, CNN , 2 Aug. 2021",
"Will the former National Security Advisor and right-wing nightmare answer a subpoena and blab to the house committee on Thursday? \u2014 Lynn Yaeger, Vogue , 3 Nov. 2019",
"Doing this will: kick your blab habit; conquer your fear of rejection (worst case, you get rejected for being yourself, far better than being loved for faking it); and render your what-to-tell question moot. \u2014 Carolyn Hax, idahostatesman , 19 Mar. 2018",
"Want to hear a scientist blab about his latest project? \u2014 Steven Strom, Ars Technica , 7 Feb. 2018",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"More to the point, what kind of guy would blab to the world on TV about the level of his losses? \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 Oct. 2021",
"Just remember to take advice from real experts -- not from someone blabbing on Instagram or Facebook or tweeting junk to us. \u2014 Sam Boyer, cleveland , 20 Mar. 2020",
"The chat can go on for as long as the chattiest participant wants to blab on. \u2014 Nicole Nguyen, WSJ , 25 Mar. 2020",
"Toby should not have blabbed about being in love with Nadal. \u2014 Han Ong, The New Yorker , 23 Mar. 2020",
"But that\u2019s not the end of the bad vibes, as Victoria F. is mad that Alayah had been reading online spoilers during her ever-so-brief time off the show, and Alayah has been blabbing about the Chase Rice connection. \u2014 oregonlive , 3 Feb. 2020",
"His climactic loop in a helicopter after blabbing about it for the first part of the movie is the equivalent of an old drunk at the bar reenacting his game-winning high school touchdown. \u2014 Peter Opaskar, Ars Technica , 10 Jan. 2020",
"Alexa is all too happy to blab all the details about what\u2019s in those packages to anyone in the house who asks. \u2014 Doreen Christensen, sun-sentinel.com , 10 Dec. 2019",
"Boisterous lunch customers pack tables, blabbing in Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Greek and English. \u2014 Seth Kugel, New York Times , 1 July 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English blabbe ; akin to Middle English blaberen":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8blab"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"babble",
"cackle",
"chaffer",
"chat",
"chatter",
"chin",
"converse",
"gab",
"gabble",
"gas",
"jabber",
"jaw",
"kibitz",
"kibbitz",
"natter",
"palaver",
"patter",
"prate",
"prattle",
"rap",
"rattle",
"run on",
"schmooze",
"shmooze",
"talk",
"twitter",
"visit"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032746",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"blab school":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a school common in the U.S. during pioneer days in which pupils study their lessons by repeating them aloud separately or in chorus until one is called forward to recite":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"blab entry 2":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125507",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blabber":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a person who blabs":[],
": idle talk : babble":[],
": to say indiscreetly":[],
": to talk foolishly or excessively":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
"1557, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"circa 1913, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English blaberen":"Verb",
"blab entry 2":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bla-b\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"babbler",
"blabbermouth",
"blowhard",
"cackler",
"chatterbox",
"chatterer",
"conversationalist",
"gabbler",
"gasbag",
"jabberer",
"jay",
"magpie",
"motormouth",
"prattler",
"talker",
"windbag"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200542",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"blabbermouth":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[
"told the blabbermouth to put a lid on it",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"George Soros, a demon to many right-wing blabbermouths , must be one of the most misunderstood men on the contemporary scene. \u2014 Stephen Farber, The Hollywood Reporter , 6 Sep. 2019",
"PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20): Sharing a secret with a blabbermouth is as bad as spilling the beans yourself. \u2014 Jeraldine Saunders, The Mercury News , 8 Mar. 2017",
"So Trump\u2019s blabbermouth will likely chill our relationship with that third party and shut off that and other valuable sources of information. \u2014 Leonard Pitts Jr, The Mercury News , 17 May 2017",
"The leaks are coming from the disgruntled staff in the White House and the president himself, who is a blabbermouth . \u2014 Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com , 28 May 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1936, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bla-b\u0259r-\u02ccmau\u0307th"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"babbler",
"blabber",
"blowhard",
"cackler",
"chatterbox",
"chatterer",
"conversationalist",
"gabbler",
"gasbag",
"jabberer",
"jay",
"magpie",
"motormouth",
"prattler",
"talker",
"windbag"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022530",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blabby":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": idle or excessive talk : chatter":[],
": one that blabs : tattletale":[],
": to reveal a secret especially by indiscreet chatter":[],
": to reveal especially without reserve or discretion":[
"blabbed the whole affair to the press"
],
": to talk idly or thoughtlessly":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"Don't tell Mary. She'll blab it all over town.",
"\u201cHow did she find out about the surprise party?\u201d \u201cTom blabbed .\u201d",
"He kept blabbing on and on about politics.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Lots of people just blab on about personal things to me, but this is a medical office. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Feb. 2022",
"On cue, the CDC's latest update is being met with the usual tomato-throwing response from the anti-vaccine, anti-mask, anti-science, anti-logic members of the blab -o-sphere who have declared the CDC hopelessly lost, unscientific and waffling. \u2014 Kent Sepkowitz, CNN , 2 Aug. 2021",
"Will the former National Security Advisor and right-wing nightmare answer a subpoena and blab to the house committee on Thursday? \u2014 Lynn Yaeger, Vogue , 3 Nov. 2019",
"Doing this will: kick your blab habit; conquer your fear of rejection (worst case, you get rejected for being yourself, far better than being loved for faking it); and render your what-to-tell question moot. \u2014 Carolyn Hax, idahostatesman , 19 Mar. 2018",
"Want to hear a scientist blab about his latest project? \u2014 Steven Strom, Ars Technica , 7 Feb. 2018",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"More to the point, what kind of guy would blab to the world on TV about the level of his losses? \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 Oct. 2021",
"Just remember to take advice from real experts -- not from someone blabbing on Instagram or Facebook or tweeting junk to us. \u2014 Sam Boyer, cleveland , 20 Mar. 2020",
"The chat can go on for as long as the chattiest participant wants to blab on. \u2014 Nicole Nguyen, WSJ , 25 Mar. 2020",
"Toby should not have blabbed about being in love with Nadal. \u2014 Han Ong, The New Yorker , 23 Mar. 2020",
"But that\u2019s not the end of the bad vibes, as Victoria F. is mad that Alayah had been reading online spoilers during her ever-so-brief time off the show, and Alayah has been blabbing about the Chase Rice connection. \u2014 oregonlive , 3 Feb. 2020",
"His climactic loop in a helicopter after blabbing about it for the first part of the movie is the equivalent of an old drunk at the bar reenacting his game-winning high school touchdown. \u2014 Peter Opaskar, Ars Technica , 10 Jan. 2020",
"Alexa is all too happy to blab all the details about what\u2019s in those packages to anyone in the house who asks. \u2014 Doreen Christensen, sun-sentinel.com , 10 Dec. 2019",
"Boisterous lunch customers pack tables, blabbing in Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Greek and English. \u2014 Seth Kugel, New York Times , 1 July 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English blabbe ; akin to Middle English blaberen":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8blab"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"babble",
"cackle",
"chaffer",
"chat",
"chatter",
"chin",
"converse",
"gab",
"gabble",
"gas",
"jabber",
"jaw",
"kibitz",
"kibbitz",
"natter",
"palaver",
"patter",
"prate",
"prattle",
"rap",
"rattle",
"run on",
"schmooze",
"shmooze",
"talk",
"twitter",
"visit"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183359",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"blabmouth":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": blabbermouth":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"blab entry 1 + mouth":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125934",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"black":{
"antonyms":[
"blackness",
"candlelight",
"dark",
"darkness",
"dusk",
"gloaming",
"gloom",
"murk",
"night",
"semidarkness",
"shade",
"shadows",
"twilight",
"umbra"
],
"definitions":{
": a black animal (such as a horse)":[],
": a person belonging to any of various population groups of especially African ancestry often considered as having dark pigmentation of the skin but in fact having a wide range of skin colors":[],
": african american":[],
": black clothing":[
"looks good in black"
],
": characterized by grim, distorted, or grotesque satire":[
"black humor"
],
": characterized by hostility or angry discontent : sullen":[
"black resentment filled his heart"
],
": characterized by or connected with the use of black propaganda":[
"Press reports say that in addition to dropping leaflets over urban areas, messages were broadcast over two \" black \" radio stations, \u2026 both of which were operated by the CIA.",
"\u2014 Strategic Intelligence"
],
": characterized by the absence of light":[
"a black night"
],
": conducted so as to appear to originate within an enemy country and designed to weaken enemy morale":[
"Black propaganda \u2026 is the business of going to elaborate ends to spread half-true, misleading or downright false information to get your enemy in trouble.",
"\u2014 Everett G. Martin"
],
": connected with or invoking the supernatural and especially the devil":[
"black magic",
"the black arts"
],
": dirty , soiled":[
"hands black with grime"
],
": distorted or darkened by anger":[
"his face was black with rage"
],
": dressed in black (see black entry 2 sense 2 )":[
"playing for the black team"
],
": having a very deep or low register (see register entry 1 sense 4b )":[
"a bass with a black voice"
],
": having dark skin, hair, and eyes":[
"the black Irish"
],
": having the very dark color of the night sky or the eye's pupil : of the color black (see black entry 2 sense 2 )":[
"a black sweater",
"a black dog",
"as black as coal"
],
": heavy , serious":[
"the play was a black intrigue"
],
": indicative of condemnation or discredit":[
"got a black mark for being late"
],
": marked by the occurrence of disaster":[
"black Friday"
],
": of or relating to Black people and often especially to African American people or their culture":[
"Black literature",
"a Black college",
"Black pride",
"Black studies"
],
": of or relating to any of various population groups of especially African ancestry often considered as having dark pigmentation of the skin but in fact having a wide range of skin colors":[
"Black Americans"
],
": of or relating to covert intelligence operations":[
"black government programs"
],
": reflecting or transmitting little or no light":[
"black water"
],
": served without milk or cream":[
"black coffee"
],
": something that is black: such as":[],
": subject to boycott by trade-union members as employing or favoring nonunion workers or as operating under conditions considered unfair by the trade union":[
"a ship that was declared black by the union"
],
": the achromatic (see achromatic sense 3 ) color of least lightness characteristically perceived to belong to objects that neither reflect nor transmit light":[
"walls painted in black"
],
": the condition of making a profit":[
"\u2014 usually used with the operating in the black"
],
": the narrow, black edge of home plate":[
"a pitch on the black [=a pitch that crosses over the very edge of home plate]"
],
": the pieces of a dark color in a board game for two players (such as chess)":[
"black moves second"
],
": thoroughly sinister or evil : wicked":[
"When the King heard of this black deed, in his grief and rage he denounced relentless war against his Barons \u2026",
"\u2014 Charles Dickens"
],
": to become black (see black entry 1 ) : blacken":[
"As she leaned against the stone cross \u2026 , the sky blacked with clouds.",
"\u2014 Hugh Coleman Davidson"
],
": to declare (something, such as a business or industry) subject to boycott by trade-union members":[],
": to make black":[
"blacked his boots"
],
": total or nearly total absence of light":[
"the black of night"
],
": very sad, gloomy, or calamitous":[
"black despair"
],
"Hugo LaFayette 1886\u20131971 American jurist and politician":[],
"Sir James Whyte 1924\u20132010 British pharmacologist":[],
"river 101 miles (162 kilometers) long in east central Louisiana flowing south into the Red River":[],
"river 500 miles (805 kilometers) long in southeastern Asia rising in central Yunnan, China, and flowing southeast to the Red River in northern Vietnam":[],
"\u2014 compare red sense 6":[
"\u2014 usually used with the operating in the black"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"a little black dress blends into the night very well",
"Noun",
"The wall was painted in black .",
"a mixture of grays and blacks",
"She was dressed in black .",
"Verb",
"He blacked his boots with polish.",
"Labor union members have blacked the company.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Many black and brown women and those who are underprivileged will die because of this. \u2014 Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant , 28 June 2022",
"Video shared on social media shows a man wearing khaki pants, a sports jacket, black gloves and a flat cap, in a seeming attempt to blend in, carrying out the break-in as others, similarly dressed, at least one armed, stand guard. \u2014 Claire Parker, Washington Post , 28 June 2022",
"Photos circulating online showed a massive black column of smoke rising from the refinery against the Chugach Mountains. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 28 June 2022",
"Officials said police initiated a traffic stop on a black Ford Focus at the 1200 block of Quebec Road around 12:03 a.m. Sunday. \u2014 Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer , 27 June 2022",
"Though a few stars made statements in dramatic black gowns (Tems, Kandi Burruss, Ari Lennox), the prevailing fashion trend was bold colorblocking. \u2014 Evan Nicole Brown, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 June 2022",
"In the video, Hudgens posed outside East High wearing a black crop top, white sneakers, and a pair of purple Moschino athletic shorts that would earn Troy Bolton's approval. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 27 June 2022",
"Covered by a black pergola with a lantern pendant light hanging from it, the kitchen is unobtrusive and surrounded by greenery. \u2014 Kelly Allen, House Beautiful , 27 June 2022",
"By that time, Butler had already faced the most daunting day of the shoot: Re-creating the \u201968 Comeback Special with 300 extras while wearing a black leather suit. \u2014 Jen Yamato, Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The Banchero Orlando Magic Nike Unisex 2022 NBA Draft First Round Pick Jersey, icon edition, which comes in black , is listed for $119.99. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 23 June 2022",
"Like many staples in your wardrobe, opting for chino shorts in black will give you endless outfit choices. \u2014 Bernd Fischer, Men's Health , 16 June 2022",
"They were told to dress totally in black and to leave cellphones and all identifying documents, including passports, behind. \u2014 CBS News , 13 June 2022",
"Her mother, Kathy Hilton, was also in attendance and also in black . \u2014 Kathleen Walsh, Glamour , 10 June 2022",
"Pooh Bear has swapped the little red t-shirt for a lumberjack suit and Piglet is clad in black . \u2014 K.j. Yossman, Variety , 26 May 2022",
"The exterior badges, mirror caps, and shark-fin antenna are finished in black . \u2014 Caleb Miller, Car and Driver , 19 May 2022",
"The gunman, dressed all in black , had fled in a maroon minivan, police said. \u2014 Lindsey Bever, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
"Everlane makes some of the best-fitting men\u2019s T-shirts for men, and this 100% cotton silhouette (also available in black and in another design with large print) is for anyone who wants to show off their NorCal pride. \u2014 Thomas Hindle, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But as the show fades to black , the Byrdes are in surprisingly good shape. \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 31 May 2022",
"Elegantly edited in segments that fade to black as the ice thaws between the siblings, there\u2019s an air of timelessness. \u2014 Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
"The charcoal-gray dial, which fades to black at the rim, has a grainy texture deliberately reminiscent of antique camera cases. \u2014 Alex Doak, CNN , 11 Apr. 2022",
"The video fades to black and the title Harry\u2019s House is revealed. \u2014 Izzy Col\u00f3n, SPIN , 23 Mar. 2022",
"The giant white ball of light at the top of the dome slowly faded to black . \u2014 New York Times , 18 Mar. 2022",
"In fact, each Nopalera bath soap is shaped like a nopal paddle, ranging in scents from the pink Flor de Mayo to black Noche Clara. \u2014 Kristin Scharkey, Sunset Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Why would black , two-man lynch mobs be prowling late-night Chicago in January? \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 11 Mar. 2022",
"The downside projections to yellow are: jealousy, childishness, anxiety; and to black : grief or unhappiness, mysteriousness, emptiness or loneliness. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English blak , from Old English bl\u00e6c ; akin to Old High German blah black, and probably to Latin flagrare to burn, Greek phlegein":"Adjective, Noun, and Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8blak"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"ebony",
"pitch-black",
"pitch-dark",
"pitchy",
"raven",
"sable"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123052",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"biographical name",
"geographical name",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"black bag":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": blue bag":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113410",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"black bag job":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": bag job sense 1":[
"Planting microphones. Warrantless wiretapping. Breaking and entering. To generations of G-Men, these were known as \" black bag jobs \"\u2014illegal acts ordered in the name of national security by officials at the highest rungs of the FBI.",
"\u2014 Army Times , February 2012",
"He said he shared Newey's passion for counter-espionage and that he was familiar with black bag operations .",
"\u2014 Chicago Reader , 13 Apr. 2001"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1966, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"from the stereotypical black bag carried on such an operation":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205109",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"black baldy":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a hardy black cow with a mostly white face that is produced by crossing a Hereford and Angus cow":[
"In 1985, a black baldy was chosen grand champion of the Houston show, a major arbiter of livestock, which at the time caused quite a stir.",
"\u2014 Suzanne Winckler , New York Times , 3 May 1998",
"The Black Baldy is not considered a breed in its own right, since it is raised only for the first generation's hybrid vigor; still, it is common enough throughout the country to almost have breed status.",
"\u2014 John Pukite , A Field Guide to Cows , 1998"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1950, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004422",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"black bamboo":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a small Asian bamboo ( Phyllostachys nigra ) having black branches":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223626",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"black bass":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": any of a genus ( Micropterus ) of freshwater sunfishes native to eastern and central North America and including the largemouth bass and smallmouth bass":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Fishermen have been observing more warm-water fish like black bass migrating northward into New England waters, while lobster populations have crashed in southern New England and Gulf of Maine shrimp populations have been depleted. \u2014 David Sharp, BostonGlobe.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Fishing regulations for black bass vary from lake to lake. \u2014 Flip Putthoff, Arkansas Online , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Spotted, largemouth and smallmouth are the three species of black bass . \u2014 Flip Putthoff, Arkansas Online , 22 Feb. 2022",
"The warden found an ice chest with six tilapia, one black bass and a cast net. \u2014 John Goodspeed, San Antonio Express-News , 29 Dec. 2021",
"Predatory fish \u2014 which build up methylmercury by eating other fish \u2014 include: all species of black bass and gar, striped bass, white bass, hybrid striped bass, walleye, sauger, saugeye, flathead catfish, muskellunge and northern pike. \u2014 Morgan Greene, chicagotribune.com , 19 Aug. 2021",
"The kits will feature prime filet mignon, wild black bass , Scottish salmon and more that people can cook easily at home. \u2014 Veronica Hinke, chicagotribune.com , 16 Dec. 2020",
"Each dinner includes your choice of starter, a traditional turkey plate, six-hour osso buco or pan-roasted black bass . \u2014 Jenn Harris Senior Food Writer, Los Angeles Times , 10 Nov. 2020",
"Plus there's an abundance of warm-water fishing opportunities in the clear lakes created by these dams for everything from black bass to stripers to walleye. \u2014 Rex Nelson, Arkansas Online , 24 Oct. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1789, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045430",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"black bean":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a black kidney bean commonly used in Latin American cuisine":[],
": a black soybean commonly used usually fermented in east Asian cuisine":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Black beans, corn, avocado and tangy spices combine for a delicious and hearty black bean salad from The Spruce Eats. \u2014 Jennifer Mcclellan, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
"Picnic baskets, at $30 each, come in two varieties: an apple turkey sandwich, Mason jar Caprese salad and a bag of chips; or a black bean burger wrap, Mason jar Caprese salad and a bag of chips. \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 25 May 2022",
"Skip the chips and have a small cup of gazpacho or black bean soup as an appetizer instead. \u2014 Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Offerings expanded to chicken, turkey and vegetarian selections, as well as black bean soup and fresh-baked pastelitos. \u2014 Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star , 8 Apr. 2022",
"The star ingredient in these black bean recipes is important to all kinds of people. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Popular items from the pop-up days will transfer over to the new restaurant, including smoky black bean burgers, crispy empanadas and curry chickpea rice bowls. \u2014 Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle , 17 Dec. 2021",
"The gluten-free chef contributed to MasterChef's #AtHomeWith series in 2020 by sharing a black bean soup recipe. \u2014 Rachel Schonberger, EW.com , 17 Mar. 2022",
"These baked wings are an absolute flavor bomb, with a sauce made from hoisin, ketchup, tamari, gochujang, Dijon mustard and black bean chili sauce \u2014 or the last bits of all those jars hanging around your fridge door. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1569, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182855",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"black bear":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the common North American bear ( Ursus americanus ) ranging in color from brown or typical black to white":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The panoramic view and the black bear are sure sightings. \u2014 Brenda Yenke, cleveland , 2 June 2022",
"According to the Taylor County Sheriff's Office, the black bear was an adult female and a cub was seen running off as the bear ventured toward the family's home. \u2014 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY , 23 May 2022",
"In the video, a small black bear is seen running along the cement wall in the Redmond back yard. \u2014 Asha C. Gilbert, USA TODAY , 27 May 2022",
"The black bear was found in southern Utah over the summer, but is on her way to independence back in the wild. \u2014 Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 Nov. 2021",
"But an enormous black bear is on its hind legs, ten feet away, aggressively swiping at the food pack dangling from a low tree branch at our campsite. \u2014 Stephanie Pearson, Outside Online , 20 May 2019",
"An additional felony poaching charge has been filed against the prominent Utah hunting guide who was prosecuted earlier this month for illegally using bait to help Donald Trump Jr. kill a black bear in Carbon County in 2018. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 May 2022",
"In 1925, Haribo began producing black licorice treats, including sticks, wheels and\u2014of course\u2014a black bear known as the Schwarzb\u00e4r. \u2014 Michele Herrmann, Smithsonian Magazine , 18 May 2022",
"Based on a true story reported in the New York Times, the story revolves around a drug runner who\u2019s plane crashes with a load of cocaine that\u2019s found by a black bear , who eats it. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 3 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1589, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105347",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"black beast":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": b\u00eate noire":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1592, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"translation of French b\u00eate noire":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220334",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"black cohosh":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a large perennial herb ( Cimicifuga racemosa synonym Actaea racemosa ) native to moist woodlands of the eastern U.S. and Canada that has ternately compound leaves and clusters of small white flowers":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For easing symptoms, Dr. Fromberg recommends black cohosh (a nonestrogenic herb), maca (an Andean root), and vitex (also known as chasteberry). \u2014 Fiorella Valdesolo, Vogue , 4 Jan. 2022",
"Lovers of native flowers may already be familiar with some of the selections, including various trillium species, Virginia bluebell, wild ginger, cardinal flower, lobelia, bloodroot, blue and black cohosh , blazing star and Allegheny spurge. \u2014 Chris M. Worrell, cleveland , 13 Jan. 2021",
"There\u2019s also ingredients including black cohosh that help relieve six symptoms of menopause, including hot flashes. \u2014 Macaela Mackenzie, Glamour , 21 Oct. 2020",
"Yenzirbo used a makeshift metal digger crafted from an old golf club to point out a four-lobed ginseng plant growing on a steep slope among a mosaic of other medicinal plants\u2014 black cohosh , goldenseal, nettle. \u2014 Greg Kahn, National Geographic , 9 Jan. 2020",
"Some types of black cohosh , a popular herbal supplement, have been associated with liver poisoning. \u2014 The Economist , 12 Dec. 2019",
"Some women swear by herbal supplements, such as black cohosh , soy and red clover, but studies on their effectiveness have been mixed. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 24 Sep. 2019",
"For example, soy and black cohosh have been known to help with night sweats and hot flashes. \u2014 Ladan Nikravan Hayes, Cincinnati.com , 13 June 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1828, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121835",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"black crappie":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a silvery black-mottled sunfish ( Pomoxis nigromaculatus ) of eastern and central North America having seven or eight protruding spines on the dorsal fins":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Seasons for panfish such as bluegill and black crappie , for example, are open 365 days a year in all waters of Wisconsin. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel , 18 June 2022",
"The objective was to determine if a regulation would improve the mean length of bluegill and black crappie populations by 0.5 to 1 inch, and be socially acceptable. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 27 May 2022",
"Largemouth bass, yellow perch, bluegill, black crappie and bullhead, several dozen in all. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Anglers with a freshwater license can opt to bring a fishing rod to catch up to one channel catfish, five bluegill and 25 black crappie per day. \u2014 Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com , 8 Oct. 2021",
"The club moss, or the beaver, or the chipping sparrow, or the black crappie , or wild rice? \u2014 Pamela Miller, Star Tribune , 9 July 2021",
"Fishers have the opportunity to catch a variety of species from largemouth bass, sunfish, bluegill, yellow perch, channel catfish and black crappie . \u2014 Carroll County Times, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll , 30 July 2021",
"The 248-acre preserve features a 46-acre lake that is stocked with bluegill, black crappie , largemouth bass and channel catfish, and the visitor center offers fishing poles for rental and fishing licenses for purchase. \u2014 Paul Eisenberg, chicagotribune.com , 1 July 2021",
"Forsyth Reservoir, Sevier County: Increased daily limit to eight trout. Gunlock Reservoir, Washington County: Increased daily limit to 12 largemouth bass with no size restrictions and removed limits on bluegill and black crappie . \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 May 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1827, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-131142",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"black drink":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a drink prepared from the leaves of the yaupon by American Indians of the southeastern U.S. as a medicine and ceremonial beverage":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103548",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"black drongo":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a small-billed purplish black drongo ( Dicrurus macrocercus ) having a long deeply forked tail and being common in India and southeastern Asia":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-102733",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"black drop":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an optical phenomenon observed in transits of Mercury and Venus near the instant of internal contact when the planet seems for the moment attached to the sun's limb by a dark ligament that is probably due to irradiation and the imperfections of the telescope":[],
": vinegar of opium":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-085659",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"black drum":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a large sluggish gray or coppery croaker ( Pogonias cromis ) of the eastern coast of North America that is usually considered inferior as a food or sport fish":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-085433",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"black duck":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Mallards have been breeding out black ducks in the Atlantic flyway for some time now (the black duck population has been in decline since the mid-1900s). \u2014 Ryan Chelius, Outdoor Life , 1 Mar. 2021",
"The daily bag limit can include no more than four mallards (of which two may be hens), three wood ducks, two canvasbacks, two redheads, two black ducks and one pintail. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 4 Apr. 2020",
"The Blackwing is named after the black ducks found on the family crest of Antoine Laumet de La Mothe Cadillac, the founder of Detroit. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics , 9 Aug. 2019",
"On one end of a Hong Kong street, protesters dressed in black ducked behind umbrellas and makeshift barricades, occasionally throwing bricks or slinging rocks. \u2014 Yanan Wang, BostonGlobe.com , 3 Aug. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1625, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083517",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"black dwarf":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a very small cooled remnant of white dwarf that emits no detectable light":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"These positrons would ever-so-slowly destroy some of the electrons in a black dwarf \u2019s center and weaken its degeneracy pressure. \u2014 Adam Mann, Science | AAAS , 11 Aug. 2020",
"But eventually, these relics cool off and become a black dwarf . \u2014 Adam Mann, Science | AAAS , 11 Aug. 2020",
"These tiny, denser stellar husks eventually fade into elusive black dwarf stars, which are nearly undetectable by astronomers. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 13 June 2020",
"Right before either going supernova or turning into a black dwarf , dying stars turn into white dwarves. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 1 Apr. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1925, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083805",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"black eagle":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a large powerful eagle ( Aquila verreauxii ) of mountainous parts of southern and eastern Africa that is chiefly black but has white tail coverts and a V-shaped band across the shoulders":[],
": a young golden eagle":[
"\u2014 used especially when the bird is supposed to be a representative of a separate species"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113353",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"black gold":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": petroleum":[]
},
"examples":[
"After months of drilling, they finally hit black gold .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Not even Jed Clampett \u2014 black gold , Texas tea \u2014 struck for those kind of numbers. \u2014 Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
"The United States has essentially produced its own fuels in varying capacities since prospector Edwin Drake first struck black gold in Venango County, Pa., in 1859. \u2014 Fox News , 6 Nov. 2021",
"In contrast to the black gold drilled by oil majors, LanzaTech produces ethanol. \u2014 Erik Kobayashi-solomon, Forbes , 30 Sep. 2021",
"Special to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Walk into your garden, and you\u2019re surrounded by black gold . \u2014 Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 23 July 2021",
"In 2015, when oil prices fell radically to about $45 a barrel, Zimmerman revived the idea for a three-course dinner\u2014although Houston's economy had diversified by then, and was no longer reliant on black gold . \u2014 Tony Perrottet, Smithsonian Magazine , 11 June 2021",
"The brighter outlook for the economy seemed to help oil prices recoup some losses that hit black gold amid the possibility of Iranian oil returning to the market. \u2014 Jj Kinahan, Forbes , 21 May 2021",
"The power of the black gold is preached loudly at this stall on Saturdays and Sundays. \u2014 Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News , 26 Apr. 2021",
"And without widespread debt relief and financial support, developing countries with sizable fossil fuel reserves will have every incentive to drill for the black gold under their feet. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 18 Mar. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1910, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130931",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"black greasewood":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": greasewood sense 1":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124125",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"black grouper":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a large dark grouper ( Mycteroperca bonaci ) having a protruding jaw and widely distributed in the warmer waters of the Atlantic":[],
": goliath grouper":[],
": warsaw grouper":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-102738",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"black grouse":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a large grouse ( Tetrao tetrix synonym Lyrurus tetrix ) of western Asia and Europe of which the male is black with white wing patches and the female is barred and mottled":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1674, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-085610",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"black hole":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a celestial object that has a gravitational field so strong that light cannot escape it and that is believed to be created especially in the collapse of a very massive star":[],
": a dark and seemingly inescapable state or situation":[
"the black hole of depression"
],
": an empty space : void":[
"\u2026 the archives of the past few years are a black hole .",
"\u2014 David Herman"
],
": something resembling a black hole: such as":[],
": something that consumes a resource continually":[
"a financial black hole"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"According to this estimate,the object could be a black hole or a neutron star. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 14 June 2022",
"In physics, a kugelblitz is a black hole formed from radiation rather than matter. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 19 May 2022",
"But sending millions or even billions of Luna into a virtual black hole would be little more than a drop in the bucket for a coin that ballooned to a supply of over 6.5 trillion in the immediate aftermath of TerraUSD losing its peg. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 30 May 2022",
"The committee, led by Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey, R-Clarklake, has a reputation as a legislative black hole . \u2014 Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press , 25 May 2022",
"Netflix dropped the official trailer Thursday, giving fans a look at the insanity to come, including countless fight sequences, mysterious powers and a kugelblitz \u2014 a black hole formed from radiation that threatens to swallow the entire universe. \u2014 Sasha Urban, Variety , 19 May 2022",
"Earlier this month, astronomers shared an image of our galaxy\u2019s black hole . \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 17 May 2022",
"The image of Sagittarius A* is the second image of a black hole taken by EHT. \u2014 Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure , 12 May 2022",
"The same telescope group released the first black hole image in 2019. \u2014 Seth Borenstein, The Christian Science Monitor , 13 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1964, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"blank",
"blankness",
"emptiness",
"vacancy",
"vacuity",
"void"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085302",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"black light":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a lamp that radiates black light":[],
": invisible ultraviolet light":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Check out this schedule for black light mine tours in 2022. \u2014 Jennifer Nalewicki, Smithsonian Magazine , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Many early pieces will glow eerily green when placed under a black light , a telltale sign the glass contains uranium. \u2014 Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens , 18 Mar. 2022",
"The film\u2019s candy collars begin to pull and blur, the scene acquiring the feel of a black light painting found in an \u201880s dorm room. \u2014 Ben Croll, Variety , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Simmers said that state police brought in an expert to use an ultraviolet black light to detect bodily fluids in the area Betsy had been found. \u2014 NBC News , 28 Nov. 2021",
"Phosphorescent black light murals inside the venue showcase historical scenes. \u2014 Madison Iszler, San Antonio Express-News , 4 Nov. 2021",
"Its towering 86-foot tall sign features more than 1,000 cold cathode neon lights, while inside the theater, phosphorescent black light murals highlight scenes of Texas and Mexico history. \u2014 Ren\u00e9 A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News , 6 Oct. 2021",
"The best way to find a leak is with ultraviolet dye and a black light . \u2014 Motormouth Bob Weber, Star Tribune , 30 July 2021",
"Thomas and Mariah Pisha-Duffly, is a culinary love letter to Thomas's grandmother offering playful spins on Singaporean and Malaysian street food in an eclectic space decked out with wallpaper by local artist Kate Blairstone and black light posters. \u2014 Katie Chang, Travel + Leisure , 13 Sep. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1913, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124232",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"black magic":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": magic that is associated with the devil or with evil spirits : evil magic":[
"He wore a special necklace to protect against black magic ."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1590, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124445",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"black nationalist":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a member of a Black advocacy group in the U.S. especially during the 1960's and 1970's that sought to empower Black people financially, promote a sense of Black community and identity, and form a separate self-governing Black nation":[
"\u2014 often used before another noun black nationalist groups a Black Nationalist leader"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The senior Garvey, who died in 1940, was a black nationalist who sought to unify people of African descent worldwide. \u2014 David Lyons, sun-sentinel.com , 9 Dec. 2020",
"Earl Little was a carpenter and itinerant preacher who became a follower of the black nationalist Marcus Garvey and took an impressionable 5-year-old Malcolm on proselytizing trips for Garvey\u2019s United Negro Improvement Association. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Nov. 2020",
"Malcolm\u2019s childhood in Nebraska, brushes with the law as a teenager in Michigan, time as a petty criminal in Boston and Harlem, emergence as a black nationalist leader of the Nation of Islam, and 1965 assassination. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 Oct. 2020",
"In 1964, South African black nationalist Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life in prison along with seven other people, including Walter Sisulu, for committing sabotage against the apartheid regime (all were eventually released, Mandela in 1990). \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2020",
"Hough riots: During the Hough riots in Cleveland in 1966, a grand jury blamed black nationalists and outside agitators, Mary Kilpatrick reports. \u2014 cleveland , 4 June 2020",
"The members of the Little family were pioneer black nationalists who endeavored to follow Garvey\u2019s dictum of establishing black political power across urban and rural American landscapes. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Apr. 2020",
"The leader of a black nationalist church that\u2019s been labeled a hate group lived a lavish lifestyle that included luxury cars, designer clothing and private school for some of his children, according to federal prosecutors. \u2014 Crystal Hill, miamiherald , 26 Apr. 2018",
"Much of the controversy stems from an incident when Mallory attended a Nation of Islam event at which black nationalist Louis Farrakhan made incendiary remarks about Jews. \u2014 Marissa J. Lang, Washington Post , 16 Sep. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1943, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130129",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"black out":{
"antonyms":[
"abolish",
"annihilate",
"blot out",
"cancel",
"clean (up)",
"efface",
"eradicate",
"erase",
"expunge",
"exterminate",
"extirpate",
"liquidate",
"obliterate",
"root (out)",
"rub out",
"snuff (out)",
"stamp (out)",
"sweep (away)",
"wipe out"
],
"definitions":{
": a blotting out by censorship : suppression":[
"a news blackout"
],
": a period of darkness (as in a city) caused by a failure of electrical power":[],
": a period of darkness enforced as a precaution against air raids":[],
": a time during which a special commercial offer (as of tickets) is not valid":[
"\u2014 usually used attributively blackout dates"
],
": a transient dulling or loss of vision, consciousness, or memory":[
"an alcoholic blackout"
],
": a usually temporary loss of a radio signal":[],
": a wiping out : obliteration":[],
": blot out , erase":[
"blacked out the event from his mind"
],
": the prohibition or restriction of the telecasting of a sports event":[],
": to become enveloped in darkness":[],
": to envelop in darkness":[
"black out the stage"
],
": to impose a blackout on":[
"blacked out the local game"
],
": to make inoperative (as by a power failure)":[],
": to suppress by censorship":[
"black out the news"
],
": to undergo a temporary loss of vision, consciousness, or memory":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"the blackouts of World War II",
"She keeps flashlights and candles handy in case of a blackout .",
"He told his doctor he had been experiencing blackouts .",
"Verb",
"had spent most of her adulthood trying to black out memories of a wretched childhood",
"with the delivery of the knockout punch, the screen blacks out , and in the next scene the boxer wakes up in the hospital",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The blackout isn\u2019t total: The government still publishes mainstay figures such as those for inflation, gross domestic product and a host of other data. \u2014 Georgi Kantchev, WSJ , 23 Apr. 2022",
"While a media blackout is currently in effect, TAG members have been outspoken about several key issues over the course of this round of talks. \u2014 Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 Mar. 2022",
"With backup batteries, the systems can operate even in a blackout , keeping businesses open and turning the organization\u2019s headquarters into a refuge for people who use medical devices that need to be powered. \u2014 New York Times , 9 May 2022",
"If those were not able to be operated and the site was in a total blackout , mobile fire trucks could be used to inject water into the core \u2014 something that was tried at Fukushima, Lyman said. \u2014 NBC News , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Major Ukrainian internet service provider Triolan had been temporarily knocked out, in a blackout that mostly affected the northeastern Kharkiv region\u2014a target of the Russian invasion. \u2014 Gian M. Volpicelli, Wired , 1 Mar. 2022",
"And as Robb Report previously noted, the truck\u2019s battery will be able to charge other electric vehicles and even power a house for up to three days during a blackout . \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 3 May 2022",
"During the blackout , each additional megawatt-hour of production should have been worth $87,000, according to that math. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 4 Apr. 2022",
"During the 2021 blackout , Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) tried to sneak down to Cancun to escape the cold, only to get caught and slink back home with his tail between his legs. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 5 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But there was never enough oxygen to breathe normally, causing some people to black out and others, mainly older, to suffer hallucinations. \u2014 Valerie Hopkins, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
"They were supposed to be a game-changer that could be used to black out GPS, disrupt communications, and take over drones or deliberately crash them into the ground. \u2014 Yulia Latynina, WSJ , 1 May 2022",
"Fans in the comments section have already begun trying their hand at the word game and shared their results \u2014 making sure to black out the answer \u2014 many of whom got the inaugural Weezle right on the first try. \u2014 Starr Bowenbank, Billboard , 3 Mar. 2022",
"There may be revisionist histories; and the darkness yet to come may black out the brightness visible now. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 13 Mar. 2022",
"The use of quick black in, then black out stop-action moments to show Penny and Fuzzy becoming friends feels forced, however, even if intended to speed things along. \u2014 David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 Feb. 2022",
"The technology frees parents from having to fuss at their kids about their TV viewing, going so far as to black out the screen when someone is too close. \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 7 Jan. 2022",
"On October 30, less than a week after the coup, the first of many Millions Marches were held, with reports of between two to four million people taking to the streets (accurate numbers are difficult to come by since the internet black out ). \u2014 Yassmin Abdel-magied, Vogue , 23 Nov. 2021",
"As for images and videos, make sure to black out parts that could be identifiable to you, such as street names and/or house numbers. \u2014 Essence , 8 Oct. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1824, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
"1913, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02c8)blak-\u02c8au\u0307t",
"\u02c8blak-\u02ccau\u0307t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"faint",
"insensibility",
"knockout",
"swim",
"swoon",
"syncope"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104307",
"type":[
"intransitive verb",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"black powder":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an explosive mixture of potassium nitrate or sodium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur used especially in fireworks and as a propellant in antique firearms \u2014 compare gunpowder":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The top rail will help keep your cargo in place, and the black powder coat prevents corrosion. \u2014 Collin Morgan, Car and Driver , 28 June 2022",
"Jones believes the shell recovered by the Cobb bomb squad used a paper time fuse to ignite the black powder inside. \u2014 Henri Hollis, ajc , 4 Mar. 2022",
"It has been proposed that black powder may have been introduced to the Middle East earlier, as early as these vessels from the 9th-11th century. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 3 May 2022",
"The bag also contained black powder , propellant powder and fuses, though those items were not brought into the courtroom due to safety concerns. \u2014 Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Aleks Gilbert that rediscovered Civil War-era explosives are typically safe to handle, as the shells contain black powder , which is unlikely to ignite once wet. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Off the hallway, Stiegler created a dramatic black powder room and a galley laundry room. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Mar. 2022",
"In 2004, a Pennsylvania man bought a replica 19th century black powder pistol from the Cabela's website and used it in a triple homicide, according to The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. \u2014 NBC News , 22 May 2021",
"The use of black powder makes Civil War shells much more likely to be inactive than ordnance manufactured later. \u2014 Henri Hollis, ajc , 4 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1793, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121340",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"black power":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the mobilization of the political and economic power of Black Americans especially to compel respect for their rights and improve their condition":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The audience will witness the rise of black power from a new perspective as African American activists, musicians from Stax, and local sports stars are transformed from vocal protesters to savvy politicians. \u2014 Brendan Doherty, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"Premature helmer Rashaad Ernesto Green is set to direct \u201968, a drama about the historic 1968 Olympics black power salute protest by Tommie Smith and John Carlos during a medal presentation, for MGM, Participant and Macro. \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 31 Mar. 2022",
"In the 1968 Olympics, two US athletes, Tommie Smith and John Carlos, raised a black power salute. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 24 Oct. 2020",
"Chavis mentioned boxers Joe Louis and Muhammad Ali as examples, along with sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos raising their fists on the medal stand at the 1968 Olympics to support black power and human rights. \u2014 Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star , 20 Oct. 2020",
"By its final lines, thousands of fists are raised in the air in a solidarity salute to black power . \u2014 Janelle Harris Dixon, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 Aug. 2020",
"Yet the end of the war did not bring peace but only a return to the jittery status quo of plots, uprisings, and white anxieties about black power . \u2014 Fara Dabhoiwala, The New York Review of Books , 3 Aug. 2020",
"Charlie Billingsley, artist and founder of the Museum for Black Girls \u2014 another partner for the festival, said every piece connects to what\u2019s going on in the world, from slogans and quotes to symbols like records, afros and the black power fist. \u2014 Catherine Henderson, The Know , 19 June 2020",
"His character is hypnotic and riven with contradictions, espousing both black power and Donald Trump, while hurling ethnic slurs at the Vietnamese with abandon. \u2014 Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic , 12 June 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1954, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-111346",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"black walnut":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In 1927, a group of 85 families rebuilt the church again, featuring hand carvings in Slovenian white oak and imported black walnut . \u2014 Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel , 22 June 2022",
"Do Shamshiri opted for black walnut wood paneling instead. \u2014 Kristin Tablang, House Beautiful , 7 June 2022",
"Approved by the Western Reserve Land Conservancy, the 11 species of Ohio native trees include red bud, sweet gum, Ohio buckeye, burr oak, black walnut , chinkapin, tulip, hackberry, shingle oak, tupelo and Amelanchier. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 26 May 2022",
"Honest John makes a box of 10 sample vials, including basics like orange, grapefruit, lavender, lemongrass/cardamom, coffee/cherry, sarsaparilla, and black walnut . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"King discovered a large pod and used Seek to quickly identify it as an eastern black walnut . Move slowly. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Each 30-ish-minute episode spotlights a different tree (Oregon white oak, Douglas fir, black walnut ), with attendant facts about its natural history and ecological impact. \u2014 Erin Berger, Outside Online , 18 Feb. 2021",
"The man-friendly black walnut and cedar aroma makes using the shampoo in the shower a mood-lifting experience. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022",
"According to the California Native Plant Society, the trail features large sycamore, oak, willow, and black walnut trees. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 6 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1610, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124643",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"black-a-vised":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": having a dark complexion":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1720, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"black + French \u00e0 vis as to face":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bla-k\u0259-\u02ccv\u012bst"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130405",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"black-backed gull":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": any of several gulls having the back and upper surface of the wings of a very dark slate or black color as adults \u2014 see great black-backed gull , lesser black-backed gull":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130720",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"black-backed jackal":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a common South African jackal ( Canis mesomelas ) with a dark dorsal saddle mark":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065601",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"black-backed woodpecker":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a three-toed woodpecker ( Picoides arcticus ) native to forests of the northern U.S. and Canada that is black above and white below with dark barring on the flanks, a white facial stripe, and in the male a yellow crown":[
"Then we spot it: a black-backed woodpecker , going about its business of dismantling the bark from a dead lodgepole pine, oblivious to the humans watching from below.",
"\u2014 Terry Richard, Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) , 23 May 2010",
"On another trail we found two black-backed woodpeckers quietly pecking at the bases of conifers.",
"\u2014 Gerry Rising , Buffalo News , 20 Feb. 2005"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1828, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070745",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"black-banded snake":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a small brownish back-fanged snake ( Coniophanes imperialis ) with three black bands extending along its back and sides that is native to Mexico and southern Texas":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212335",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"black-banded sunfish":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a small yellowish gray sunfish ( Mesogonistius chaetodon ) with vertical black bars that is sometimes kept in the aquarium":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001844",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"black-bead":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": cat's-claw sense 1b":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-181123",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"black-flag":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a pirate's flag usually bearing a skull and crossbones":[],
": to signal (a race-car driver) to go immediately to the pits":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Recent weeks have seen a furor by nationalists over the waving of the red, white, green, and black flag by Palestinians in Israel and in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem. \u2014 Tia Goldenberg, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
"And scores, maybe hundreds, of prisoners had escaped, free to raise the Islamic State\u2019s black flag and fight again. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Jan. 2022",
"The first person arrested under the law drove a motorcycle carrying a black flag with the slogan into several police officers. \u2014 NBC News , 20 Jan. 2022",
"In front of them, two of Afghanistan\u2019s substitutes unfurled a large green, red and black flag , the one Dastgir had carried with him to Belek. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Nov. 2021",
"According to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the symbol represents the red flag of the 1917 Russian Revolution and the black flag of 19th century anarchists. \u2014 Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 Dec. 2021",
"Ora Amber, a 16-year-old ex-Catholic, stood across the street from St. Francis High School last week lofting a yellow, white, purple and black flag that represents people whose gender identity is outside the male/female binary. \u2014 John Keilman, chicagotribune.com , 30 Sep. 2021",
"Around him outside the towers of an office complex, many carried the red, green and black flag of the old Afghanistan. \u2014 Dianne Solis, Dallas News , 7 Sep. 2021",
"In the capital and other cities, hundreds of demonstrators came out Thursday, championing the red, green and black flag of the republic newly ousted by the Taliban. \u2014 William Mauldin, WSJ , 20 Aug. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1720, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1963, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8blak-\u02c8flag"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124048",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"black-legged tick":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a tick ( Ixodes pacificus ) of the western U.S. and British Columbia that is the vector of several diseases (such as Lyme disease)":[],
": deer tick":[],
": either of two ixodid ticks:":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The bacterium that most commonly causes Lyme, Borrelia burgdorferi, is transmitted to humans via the bite of an infected black-legged tick , also known as a deer tick. \u2014 Maggie O'neill, SELF , 23 June 2022",
"The lone star tick, the black-legged tick , the American dog tick and the Gulf Coast tick can attach to humans and pets. \u2014 al , 13 June 2022",
"While most insect bites are harmless, a prolonged encounter with a black-legged tick (deer tick) or an American dog tick could result in Rocky Mountain spotted fever or Lyme disease. \u2014 Rachel Ng, Outside Online , 14 Aug. 2021",
"Ideally, the tick should be positively identified as Ixodes scapularis (or I. pacificus on the western coast of North America), the black-legged tick that transmits Lyme disease. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 15 July 2021",
"The Western black-legged tick , California\u2019s equivalent of the Eastern deer tick that also spreads Lyme disease, is not new to the brush and scrub habitat that hugs the water. \u2014 Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 June 2021",
"The lone star tick -- identified by a white dot on adult females -- is also known for being more aggressive than the black-legged tick . \u2014 Meredith Deliso, ABC News , 19 June 2021",
"And in January, a study showed that along the West Coast, the Western black-legged tick is likely to expand its range as the population grows and the climate changes. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2021",
"But those who hike to the beach, passing through woodlands, grass or coastal chaparral, could encounter ticks, including the Western black-legged tick , which can spread Lyme disease. \u2014 Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1944, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02c8l\u0101gd-",
"-\u02c8le-g\u0259d-",
"\u02c8blak-\u02c8legd-",
"\u02c8blak-\u02c8legd-, -\u02c8l\u0101gd-; -\u02c8leg-\u0259d-, -\u02c8l\u0101-g\u0259d-",
"-\u02c8l\u0101-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124439",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"black-market":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to buy or sell goods in the black market":[],
": to sell in the black market":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The black market in prescription drugs is thriving.",
"They unloaded the stolen goods on the black market .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Mifepristone has never been approved for use in Brazil, and women, unaware of the drug, do not seek it on the black market . \u2014 New York Times , 28 June 2022",
"Sometimes Yanira\u2019s mother-in-law helps out, buying milk powder on the black market . \u2014 Washington Post , 21 May 2022",
"The real target is copper, found everywhere in cables and electrical wiring in mines, and which can be easily sold on the black market . \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 14 May 2022",
"Illicit versions of fentanyl have increasingly been manufactured in clandestine labs overseas, sold on the black market and mixed with other street drugs. \u2014 Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY , 11 May 2022",
"Some have even grown desperate enough to sell their organs on the black market . \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 8 May 2022",
"One pharmacist in Florida allegedly sold 219,567 pills of oxycodone and 112,840 pills of hydromorphone on the black market between 2019 and 2021. \u2014 Robert Legare, CBS News , 5 May 2022",
"Remember, Western rock music had been effectively banned in the Soviet bloc for decades, with albums smuggled into the country and sold on the black market . \u2014 Jem Aswad, Variety , 14 Apr. 2022",
"The Trace reports that a small device popular on the black market is capable of transforming a semiautomatic gun into a weapon capable of emptying an entire magazine with a single pull of the trigger. \u2014 Justin Raystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 28 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1727, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
"1931, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8blak-\u02c8m\u00e4r-k\u0259t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130548",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"black-tie":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": characterized by or requiring the wearing of semiformal evening clothes consisting of a usually black tie and tuxedo for men and a formal dress for women":[
"a black-tie dinner"
],
": semiformal clothing":[
"gentlemen in black tie for the banquet"
],
"\u2014 compare white-tie":[
"a black-tie dinner"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In May 2014, almost two years after officially becoming husband and wife, the duo made their red carpet as a couple at the Met Gala, looking like the epitome of Old Hollywood glamour in their black tie finest. \u2014 Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE.com , 11 Mar. 2022",
"The pearly look was complemented with a classic black tie , a silver watch, and black shoes. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 9 May 2022",
"Some wedding guests worry that donning dark duds will bring down the celebration, but there's a reason black tie and LBDs are considered classically elegant. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 19 Mar. 2022",
"In addition to enforcing a black tie dress code, the festival scrutinizes footwear choices. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 29 May 2022",
"Like the black tie itself, this fragrance holds no gender. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 May 2022",
"Diners are encouraged to dress in period outfits or formal black tie attire appropriate for first-class travel among high society. \u2014 Elaine Rewolinski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 7 Apr. 2022",
"For those throwing a black tie -affair, patent leather oxfords match the caliber of tuxedos. \u2014 Isiah Magsino, Vogue , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Held on Derby Eve, this black tie -optional event begins with a cocktail reception featuring specialty bars serving fine wines, champagnes, bourbons, vodkas and custom cocktails provided by Southern Glazer\u2019s Wine & Spirits brand partners. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 22 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1933, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
"1951, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8blak-\u02cct\u012b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123829",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"blackball":{
"antonyms":[
"confirm",
"ratify"
],
"definitions":{
": a small black ball for use as a negative vote in a ballot box":[],
": an adverse vote especially against admitting someone to membership in an organization":[],
": boycott":[],
": to exclude socially : ostracize":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"She was blackballed by the sorority",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"That's why all of these coaches really need to band together, because the NFL can't blackball everybody. \u2014 Brandon Tensley, CNN , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Trust us, says the league that paid millions to quarterback Colin Kaepernick and defensive back Eric Reid to settle their claim that the league colluded to blackball them for their politics. \u2014 Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 Feb. 2022",
"The lawyer is confident what is going on, from bullying to trying to blackball him with a feeling a betrayal. \u2014 Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic , 2 Sep. 2021",
"Haines perhaps was overly convinced that his fame was robust enough to survive Mayer's attempts to blackball him. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 4 June 2021",
"The company\u2019s sway in business has come in for scrutiny, too, over its ability to blackball particular apps, cut preferential deals and use its financial power to acquire promising startups. \u2014 John D. Mckinnon, WSJ , 10 Dec. 2020",
"Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers went so far as to say Kaepernick was being blackballed from the league. \u2014 Nancy Armour, USA TODAY , 30 May 2020",
"In 2016, Eric Reid and Colin Kaepernick began kneeling during the National Anthem in protest of these racist deaths, and the latter was functionally blackballed from the NFL. \u2014 Zo\u00e9 Samudzi, The New Republic , 16 May 2020",
"For years she was blackballed and had to settle for crumbs. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 7 Aug. 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Photos of Jay-Z hamming it up with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, who many see as the face of Kaepernick\u2019s blackball , were off-putting, to put it politely. \u2014 Jonathan Jones, SI.com , 21 Aug. 2019",
"Supporters of the proposed law say letting landlords blackball people who qualify for federal vouchers is partly responsible for San Diego\u2019s stark racial segregation, with minorities dominating southern areas and whites dominant in northern areas. \u2014 David Garrick, sandiegouniontribune.com , 2 July 2018",
"Pay college players, blackball Colin Kaepernick, baseball is too slow. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com , 24 Apr. 2018",
"Even with Kaepernick grayballed ( blackball -lite?), the trickle of protesters became a torrent, thanks to the president. \u2014 Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle , 3 Mar. 2018",
"There is a reason why fashionable members clubs admit freelance graphic designers who live hand to mouth and blackball superstar bankers. \u2014 Janan Ganesh, Town & Country , 8 Dec. 2017",
"But the idea that this situation is anything but a blackball is ridiculous. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com , 5 Oct. 2017",
"When there are too many swimmers for safe surfing, the blackball flag serves as a warning. \u2014 Julia Herbst, Los Angeles Magazine , 13 July 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1550, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"1763, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8blak-\u02ccb\u022fl"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"down",
"kill",
"negative",
"nix",
"shoot down",
"veto"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111720",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"blackband":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the mineral siderite when occurring mixed with clay, sand, and considerable carbonaceous matter and frequently being associated with coal":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213235",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blacken":{
"antonyms":[
"clean",
"cleanse"
],
"definitions":{
": defame , sully":[
"blackened her reputation"
],
": to become dark or black":[
"the sky blackens"
],
": to make black":[]
},
"examples":[
"Fire had blackened the field.",
"The sky blackened as the storm approached.",
"Their false accusations failed to blacken my reputation.",
"a presidency blackened by scandal",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The smoke from the prescribed burns would blacken the ground and cause concern about the town\u2019s appearance. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 23 June 2022",
"Place unpeeled garlic cloves in skillet toast until skin begins to blacken in places, 10 minutes. \u2014 Kathleen Squires, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"Mark Werksman, his defense lawyer, argued Wednesday that the witnesses would confuse the jury and serve merely to blacken his reputation. \u2014 Gene Maddaus, Variety , 11 May 2022",
"At the same time, in a somewhat obvious parallel, Nang\u2019s father\u2019s toe begins to blacken with gangrene that threatens to creep up his leg. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 22 Sep. 2021",
"For years, Williams has worn sunglasses at all hours, as if to blacken her vision. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 20 Sep. 2021",
"Because of the high sugar content, the blends will blacken and burn into the meat if left too long in the grill or in the oven. \u2014 Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News , 14 Sep. 2021",
"Even though the Forest Service had a crew on-scene on the first day, the East Fork Fire would wind up burning for 3\u00bd months and blacken about 90,000 acres of the Ashley National Forest and neighboring tribal lands. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 July 2021",
"The Class of \u201851 lived through World War II as grade schoolers; some remember having to blacken the windows of their houses for air raid drills. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, courant.com , 18 June 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bla-k\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"befoul",
"begrime",
"bemire",
"besmirch",
"daub",
"dirty",
"distain",
"foul",
"gaum",
"grime",
"mire",
"muck",
"muddy",
"smirch",
"smudge",
"soil",
"stain",
"sully"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100456",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"blackened":{
"antonyms":[
"clean",
"cleanly",
"immaculate",
"spick-and-span",
"spic-and-span",
"spotless",
"stainless",
"ultraclean",
"unsoiled",
"unstained",
"unsullied"
],
"definitions":{
": coated with a mixture of spices (such as garlic powder and cayenne pepper) and fried over extremely high heat":[]
},
"examples":[
"the church's blackened ceiling is the result of centuries of candle smoke",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"His blackened execution pyre stands in a barren field, a leitmotif driven like a stake through the heart of the film. \u2014 Elle Carroll, Vulture , 6 Dec. 2021",
"Firefighters remained in one untouched rectangular slice of land in Meyers Wednesday morning, hosing down blackened earth in backyards, a sign of just how close the flames got to homes. \u2014 Sarah Ravani, Julie Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 Sep. 2021",
"Near the towns of Phillips, Twin Bridges and Strawberry, cracks of blue sky and sunshine illuminated scorched terrain and skeletal bare tree branches, but also blue jays and chipmunks scampering over blackened tree roots and fallen rocks. \u2014 Lauren Hepler, Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle , 3 Sep. 2021",
"Using gloved hands, scrape off all of the blackened exteriors and slice into small pieces. \u2014 Joanne Rosa, ABC News , 21 June 2021",
"Dinner was delicious: dish after dish of blackened shrimp, fried shrimp, catfish, garlic corn. \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2021",
"The contrast is quite pleasurable: Sweet, milky mozzarella meets slightly bitter radicchio, still a bit warm, blackened and smoky from high heat. \u2014 David Tanis, New York Times , 26 Feb. 2021",
"Texas Black Gold Garlic puts its signature garlic through a two-month fermenting process, turning traditional white cloves into sweet blackened treats. \u2014 Chuck Blount, ExpressNews.com , 3 Aug. 2020",
"Al-Kolak placed a blackened kettle atop the makeshift stove and dropped a few Lipton teabags inside it. \u2014 Patrick Strickland, The New York Review of Books , 4 Mar. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1979, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bla-k\u0259nd"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bedraggled",
"befouled",
"begrimed",
"bemired",
"besmirched",
"black",
"cruddy",
"dingy",
"dirty",
"draggled",
"dusty",
"filthy",
"foul",
"grimy",
"grotty",
"grubby",
"grungy",
"mucky",
"muddy",
"nasty",
"smudged",
"smutty",
"soiled",
"sordid",
"stained",
"sullied",
"unclean",
"uncleanly"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225152",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"blackening":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": blacking":[]
},
"examples":[
"blackening of the senator's good name disgusted voters",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Temple leaves the tail shell on the end of the shrimp to protect the tender tip in the blackening process. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2021",
"Drizzle lime juice over tilapia, season with 1/2 tsp salt, and dip in blackening seasoning. \u2014 Woman's Day Kitchen, Woman's Day , 31 Mar. 2020",
"Like Dorian Gray\u2019s portrait, his face registered the blackening of Walt\u2019s soul. \u2014 Judy Berman, Time , 11 Oct. 2019",
"He and manager Dave Bristol went at it one day at the yard, with the manager blackening The Count\u2019s eye. \u2014 Gary Peterson, The Mercury News , 5 Sep. 2019",
"Fenolio came across an academic journal with a paper about a particular species of frog that had faced similar deaths \u2014 a blackening and drying of the skin followed by a quick demise. \u2014 Josh Baugh, ExpressNews.com , 8 July 2019",
"The floors were free from the blackening caused by fire. \u2014 National Geographic , 26 Mar. 2019",
"Any blackening or a brown shade on the switch or outlet is cause for concern. \u2014 Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics , 29 Apr. 2016",
"But then slowly, as the guests began to arrive, our multiracial viewing party started to get the sense that this wasn\u2019t going to be like any other royal wedding in history: The blackening of Windsor was upon us. \u2014 Attica Locke, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 May 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1909, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bla-k\u0259-",
"\u02c8blak-ni\u014b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"aspersing",
"calumniation",
"calumny",
"character assassination",
"defamation",
"defaming",
"libel",
"libeling",
"libelling",
"maligning",
"slander",
"smearing",
"traducing",
"vilification",
"vilifying"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182047",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blackhead":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a destructive disease of turkeys and related birds caused by a protozoan ( Histomonas meleagridis ) that invades the intestinal ceca and liver":[],
": a larval clam or mussel attached to the skin or gills of a freshwater fish":[],
": a small plug of darkened sebum and dead skin cells that fills a pore of the skin especially on the face":[
"\u2014 compare whitehead"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Like most beauty trends, blackhead removal challenges have spawned on social media. \u2014 Jasmine Washington, Seventeen , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Oil and dead skin cells collect in the follicles and eventually cause a blackhead . \u2014 Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com , 28 Jan. 2022",
"For a gentle yet effective way to deep-clean your pores, this blackhead -banishing liquid gets the job done without damaging your skin. \u2014 ELLE , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Oil and dead skin cells collect in the follicles and eventually cause a blackhead . \u2014 Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Oil and dead skin cells collect in the follicles and eventually cause a blackhead . \u2014 Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Oil and dead skin cells collect in the follicles and eventually cause a blackhead . \u2014 Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Why has TikTok's blackhead removal hack gone viral? \u2014 Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Oil and dead skin cells collect in the follicles and eventually cause a blackhead . \u2014 Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com , 28 Jan. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1837, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8blak-\u02cched"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-203700",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blackjack":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a card game the object of which is to be dealt cards having a higher count than those of the dealer up to but not exceeding 21":[],
": a hand weapon typically consisting of a piece of leather-enclosed metal with a strap or springy shaft for a handle":[],
": a tankard for beer or ale usually of tar-coated leather":[],
": an ace and a face card or ten as the first two cards dealt to a player in the game of blackjack":[],
": an often scrubby oak ( Quercus marilandica ) chiefly of the southeastern U.S.":[],
": sphalerite":[],
": to coerce with threats or pressure":[],
": to strike with a blackjack":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"you cannot blackjack me into going along with this",
"an extortionist trying to blackjack a shopkeeper into paying protection money",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In 2015, Whetstone was also a top advisor to House Speaker Brian Bosma when lawmakers passed a measure allowing live dealers for table games such as blackjack at the horse track-casinos. \u2014 Tony Cook, The Indianapolis Star , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Super 4 Progressive Blackjack involves making a base blackjack wager and an optional Super 4 Progressive Blackjack side bet. \u2014 Staff Report, courant.com , 30 Mar. 2022",
"But if Johnny has a bit of a gambling mentality \u2013 he's got some kind of friendly blackjack games with teammate Brad Davison \u2013 Jordan recoils at the thought of losing any money. \u2014 Lori Nickel, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Semyon Dukach, a Soviet refugee-turned MIT blackjack player-turned venture capitalist, is no stranger to wild swings of fate. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 1 Mar. 2022",
"That means no more cloth muffling a cheer at a lucky blackjack hand or stifling conversation among the crowds strolling the halls of the resorts. \u2014 Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY , 12 Feb. 2022",
"Gamblers, eager to get back to slot machines and blackjack tables, have shrugged off inflation increases and fueled a record-breaking March for the casino industry. \u2014 Joseph De Avila, WSJ , 11 May 2022",
"Lora Johnson and her sister bypassed the slot machines and blackjack tables and didn't even stop to gawk at the cake vending machine on their way through The Cromwell Hotel & Casino. \u2014 USA TODAY , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Tropical Breeze Casino visitors can gamble with a variety of offerings including blackjack , craps, poker, roulette and more. \u2014 Kathleen Christiansen, orlandosentinel.com , 21 Nov. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The casino may be able to pick up some additional money from tables, after the gaming commission in mid-March allowed craps to resume and blackjack tables to expand. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 15 Apr. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1905, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"circa 1540, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8blak-\u02ccjak"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"coerce",
"compel",
"constrain",
"dragoon",
"drive",
"force",
"impel",
"impress",
"make",
"muscle",
"obligate",
"oblige",
"press",
"pressure",
"sandbag"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031424",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"blacklight trap":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a trap for insects that uses a form of black light perceptible to particular insects as an attractant":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1953, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8blak-\u02ccl\u012bt-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130448",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blackness":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a gloomy or somber feeling, tone, or character":[
"\"\u2026 Think of me at this hour, in a strange place, labouring under a blackness of distress that no fancy can exaggerate \u2026\"",
"\u2014 Robert Louis Stevenson"
],
": black color":[
"Massive pots of oil, shellacked to a profound blackness by seasons of smoke and burnt grease, sit above burning slats of wood that seem to have been salvaged from the wreckage of the last hurricane.",
"\u2014 Pete Wells"
],
": darkness":[
"As Kit lay wide awake in the blackness , some distant shouts, a snatch of raucous, unrestrained singing such as she had never heard before in Wethersfield, sent her mind back to the days of her childhood.",
"\u2014 Elizabeth George Speare"
],
": the fact or state of belonging to a population group that has dark pigmentation of the skin : the fact or state of being Black (see black entry 1 sense 2a )":[
"\"In those days, racism and discrimination was overt. \u2026 people could see my blackness and would react to that. \u2026\"",
"\u2014 Annette Nelson"
],
": the quality or state of being black : such as":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English blaknesse, from blak black entry 1 + -nesse -ness":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8blak-\u02ccn\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084957",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blackout":{
"antonyms":[
"abolish",
"annihilate",
"blot out",
"cancel",
"clean (up)",
"efface",
"eradicate",
"erase",
"expunge",
"exterminate",
"extirpate",
"liquidate",
"obliterate",
"root (out)",
"rub out",
"snuff (out)",
"stamp (out)",
"sweep (away)",
"wipe out"
],
"definitions":{
": a blotting out by censorship : suppression":[
"a news blackout"
],
": a period of darkness (as in a city) caused by a failure of electrical power":[],
": a period of darkness enforced as a precaution against air raids":[],
": a time during which a special commercial offer (as of tickets) is not valid":[
"\u2014 usually used attributively blackout dates"
],
": a transient dulling or loss of vision, consciousness, or memory":[
"an alcoholic blackout"
],
": a usually temporary loss of a radio signal":[],
": a wiping out : obliteration":[],
": blot out , erase":[
"blacked out the event from his mind"
],
": the prohibition or restriction of the telecasting of a sports event":[],
": to become enveloped in darkness":[],
": to envelop in darkness":[
"black out the stage"
],
": to impose a blackout on":[
"blacked out the local game"
],
": to make inoperative (as by a power failure)":[],
": to suppress by censorship":[
"black out the news"
],
": to undergo a temporary loss of vision, consciousness, or memory":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"the blackouts of World War II",
"She keeps flashlights and candles handy in case of a blackout .",
"He told his doctor he had been experiencing blackouts .",
"Verb",
"had spent most of her adulthood trying to black out memories of a wretched childhood",
"with the delivery of the knockout punch, the screen blacks out , and in the next scene the boxer wakes up in the hospital",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The blackout isn\u2019t total: The government still publishes mainstay figures such as those for inflation, gross domestic product and a host of other data. \u2014 Georgi Kantchev, WSJ , 23 Apr. 2022",
"While a media blackout is currently in effect, TAG members have been outspoken about several key issues over the course of this round of talks. \u2014 Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 Mar. 2022",
"With backup batteries, the systems can operate even in a blackout , keeping businesses open and turning the organization\u2019s headquarters into a refuge for people who use medical devices that need to be powered. \u2014 New York Times , 9 May 2022",
"If those were not able to be operated and the site was in a total blackout , mobile fire trucks could be used to inject water into the core \u2014 something that was tried at Fukushima, Lyman said. \u2014 NBC News , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Major Ukrainian internet service provider Triolan had been temporarily knocked out, in a blackout that mostly affected the northeastern Kharkiv region\u2014a target of the Russian invasion. \u2014 Gian M. Volpicelli, Wired , 1 Mar. 2022",
"And as Robb Report previously noted, the truck\u2019s battery will be able to charge other electric vehicles and even power a house for up to three days during a blackout . \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 3 May 2022",
"During the blackout , each additional megawatt-hour of production should have been worth $87,000, according to that math. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 4 Apr. 2022",
"During the 2021 blackout , Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) tried to sneak down to Cancun to escape the cold, only to get caught and slink back home with his tail between his legs. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 5 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But there was never enough oxygen to breathe normally, causing some people to black out and others, mainly older, to suffer hallucinations. \u2014 Valerie Hopkins, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
"They were supposed to be a game-changer that could be used to black out GPS, disrupt communications, and take over drones or deliberately crash them into the ground. \u2014 Yulia Latynina, WSJ , 1 May 2022",
"Fans in the comments section have already begun trying their hand at the word game and shared their results \u2014 making sure to black out the answer \u2014 many of whom got the inaugural Weezle right on the first try. \u2014 Starr Bowenbank, Billboard , 3 Mar. 2022",
"There may be revisionist histories; and the darkness yet to come may black out the brightness visible now. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 13 Mar. 2022",
"The use of quick black in, then black out stop-action moments to show Penny and Fuzzy becoming friends feels forced, however, even if intended to speed things along. \u2014 David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 Feb. 2022",
"The technology frees parents from having to fuss at their kids about their TV viewing, going so far as to black out the screen when someone is too close. \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 7 Jan. 2022",
"On October 30, less than a week after the coup, the first of many Millions Marches were held, with reports of between two to four million people taking to the streets (accurate numbers are difficult to come by since the internet black out ). \u2014 Yassmin Abdel-magied, Vogue , 23 Nov. 2021",
"As for images and videos, make sure to black out parts that could be identifiable to you, such as street names and/or house numbers. \u2014 Essence , 8 Oct. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1824, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
"1913, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02c8)blak-\u02c8au\u0307t",
"\u02c8blak-\u02ccau\u0307t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"faint",
"insensibility",
"knockout",
"swim",
"swoon",
"syncope"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041747",
"type":[
"intransitive verb",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"bladder worm":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a bladderlike larval tapeworm (such as a cysticercus)":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1837, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132007",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bladder wrack":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a common rockweed ( Fucus vesiculosus ) used in preparing kelp and as a manure":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1803, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095413",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bladderwort":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": any of a genus ( Utricularia of the family Lentibulariaceae, the bladderwort family) of chiefly aquatic plants having leaves with tiny saclike structures to trap small invertebrates":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But flowers with pollen concealed within their petals, such as the common bladderwort , decreased their UV pigment as temperatures went up\u2014regardless of whether ozone levels changed. \u2014 Lucy Hicks, Science | AAAS , 28 Sep. 2020",
"In puddle-deep tracks next to the levees the endless squiggles of Florida bladderwort , an aquatic plant, kept looking like snakes, and weren\u2019t. \u2014 Gena Steffens, Smithsonian , 11 July 2019",
"In puddle-deep tracks next to the levees the endless squiggles of Florida bladderwort , an aquatic plant, kept looking like snakes, and weren\u2019t. \u2014 Gena Steffens, Smithsonian , 11 July 2019",
"The zoo will also have carnivorous plants such as Venus flytrap, pitcher plant and bladderwort . \u2014 James Ewinger, cleveland.com , 24 May 2017",
"Throughout its evolutionary history, the bladderwort acquired its curated genetic possessions in a couple of ways. \u2014 Joanna Klein, New York Times , 19 May 2017",
"Another unusual resident of Mud Pond is the lesser bladderwort , found at only three other sites in New Jersey. \u2014 USA TODAY , 12 May 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1776, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bla-d\u0259r-\u02ccw\u0259rt",
"-\u02ccw\u022frt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054024",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bladderwort family":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": lentibulariaceae":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175337",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bladdery":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": having or characterized by bladders":[
"certain bladdery kelps"
],
": puffy , inflated":[
"a fruit with bladdery pulp"
],
": resembling a bladder especially in being swollen but empty":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-ri",
"\u02c8blad\u0259r\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211653",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"blade":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a dashing lively man":[],
": an arm of a screw propeller, electric fan, or steam turbine":[],
": something resembling the blade of a leaf: such as":[],
": sword":[],
": swordsman":[],
": the broad flat or concave part of a machine (such as a bulldozer or snowplow) that comes into contact with the material to be moved":[],
": the broad flattened part of an oar or paddle":[],
": the cutting part of an implement":[],
": the flat expanded part of a leaf as distinguished from the petiole":[],
": the runner of an ice skate":[],
": to hit (a ball or shot) with the leading edge of the clubface : skull":[
"I hit a wedge from 45 yards and basically bladed it over the green.",
"\u2014 Tiger Woods"
],
": to skate on in-line skates":[
"Connect a pair of these wild things to your feet and you are blading \u2014cruising with all the cool of ice skating but without the ice.",
"\u2014 Bob Batz Jr."
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"the blade of an ax",
"dueled with blades rather than guns",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Wings equipment manger Paul Boyer combated the problem with Maximum Edge, a metal polish applied to the bottom of a blade to reduce friction. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 1 June 2022",
"It\u2019s the one product that protects your skin from the harshness of the blade , helping to reduce the irritation, inflammation, and nicks that come from shaving. \u2014 Rolling Stone , 20 May 2022",
"Drag the tip of the blade through soil to make tidy trenches. \u2014 Hugh Garvey, Sunset Magazine , 13 May 2022",
"Being careful to keep your fingers clear of the blade , push the corner of the heel downward and perforate the lid by digging in at an angle, more or less like an old-fashioned lever-type can opener. \u2014 Christopher Michel, Country Living , 20 Apr. 2022",
"This will ensure you\u2019re able to sharpen the entire length of each blade . \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Edge jumps like the salchow require having a feel for the ice with the pressure of the blade to spring up. \u2014 Christine Brennan, USA TODAY , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Some areas have tools that show they were used and sharpened multiple times after the initial forming of the blade . \u2014 Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al , 20 Dec. 2021",
"\u00c9ile, an elite warrior who left her clan and position as Queen\u2019s guardian to become a nomadic musician; however, a grand reckoning forces her to return to the way of the blade in her quest for vengeance and redemption. \u2014 Jordan Moreau, Variety , 17 Dec. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Runner-Up: Brod & Taylor Classic Knife Sharpener This tool features triple-action tungsten carbide sharpeners that automatically adjust to blade angles between 12 and 20 degrees. \u2014 Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics , 23 Feb. 2019",
"Burr grinders, as opposed to blade grinders, grind the coffee more evenly and consistently. \u2014 Rachel Marlowe, Vogue , 5 July 2017",
"Sami Vatanen had a clear shot at goalie Cam Talbot but missed up high, and Andrew Cogliano had a chance to blade a puck out of the air at close range. \u2014 Mark Whicker, Orange County Register , 10 May 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1959, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English bl\u00e6d ; akin to Old High German blat leaf, Latin folium , Greek phyllon , Old English bl\u014dwan to blossom \u2014 more at blow":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0101d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"brand",
"steel",
"sword"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021801",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"blade angle":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the angle between the chord of a propeller or rotor blade and a plane normal to the axis of rotation, its value varying along the span and decreasing from root to tip because of blade twist":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063042",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blade apple":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": barbados gooseberry":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064545",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blade back":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the surface of a propeller or rotor blade that corresponds to the upper surface of a lifting airfoil":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235144",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blade face":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the surface of a propeller or rotor blade that corresponds to the lower surface of a lifting airfoil":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114014",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bladebone":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a cut of meat containing part of the bladebone":[],
": scapula":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064121",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bladed":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": having a blade or blades":[
"\u2014 often used in combination 5- bladed propeller"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"With a 25-foot wingspan and about 24 feet in length, the Meteor was equipped with a 1,000 horsepower Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp engine and a three- bladed Hamilton Standard propeller. \u2014 Roger Catlin, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 June 2022",
"Some anglers are also catching bigger walleye trolling the large profile double- bladed spinner rigs and nightcrawler. \u2014 D'arcy Egan, cleveland , 23 June 2022",
"According to the investigation, ground resonance events are a phenomenon of multi- bladed helicopters caused by the blades rotating off the aircraft\u2019s center of gravity. \u2014 Andrew Dyer, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 May 2022",
"Effective and easy to use, this electric razor is an excellent alternative to a manual bladed razor \u2014 and there\u2019s no risk of cutting yourself either. \u2014 Lauren Corona, chicagotribune.com , 27 Nov. 2021",
"And custom six- bladed propellers designed to minimize noise and vibration while maximizing performance and efficiency. \u2014 Bill Springer, Forbes , 26 Oct. 2021",
"In turf grass, early flowering crocus can flourish and spread, especially in fine- bladed lawns. \u2014 Adrian Higgins, Washington Post , 20 Sep. 2021",
"When the family tried to back away and threw objects at Zurcher-Wood to keep her back, police said the suspect threatened them with the bladed weapons and used racial slurs before running away. \u2014 Fox News , 24 Aug. 2021",
"Zoysia is a fine- bladed , low-growing, heat-tolerant grass that is more environmentally friendly than the more common turf-type tall fescue. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 July 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1600, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0101-d\u0259d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-073734",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"blaggard":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": blackguard":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"by alteration":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135520",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blague":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": humbug , claptrap , raillery":[],
": to talk pretentiously and usually inaccurately : lie boastfully":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u00e4g",
"\"",
"-\u0227g"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062420",
"type":[
"intransitive verb",
"noun"
]
},
"blah":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a feeling of boredom, lethargy, or general dissatisfaction":[],
": lacking interest : dull , boring":[
"a blah winter day"
],
": silly or pretentious chatter or nonsense":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"She had a bad case of the blahs .",
"gave me the usual blah that my manuscript did not meet their current publishing needs but thanks for considering them",
"Adjective",
"The hotel room was totally blah .",
"She sat on the couch all day watching television and feeling blah .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"This isn't some Amazon drama stretching one episode of story into eight episodes of blah . \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 11 May 2022",
"Although this Outlander is way better than the third generation, the end result is still blah at best. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 16 Apr. 2022",
"That felt like some pretty blah thinking at the time. \u2014 Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Could the tyranny of the blah , stuffy tuxedo finally be coming to an end? \u2014 Rachel Syme, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022",
"But despite using the best whitening toothpastes on the market, the color has always been a little blah . \u2014 Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Sure, the challenges were a bit blah , but still, a rousing and triumphant success. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 9 Dec. 2021",
"Nearly 20,000 people came to Target Field on an overcast, blah -weather Wednesday to watch the baseball equivalent of an irritating song being played on repeat. \u2014 Chip Scoggins, Star Tribune , 7 July 2021",
"High on the Hog comes to mind as a recent creative success\u2014but that its ratio of blah offerings to genuine winners is all off. \u2014 Kate Knibbs, Wired , 6 July 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The inside is clean and neat, but the front yard is so blah ! \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Aug. 2021",
"But driving to MetLife Stadium is a nightmare and the stadium itself is pretty blah . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 July 2021",
"That's not to say that this first taste will be totally blah . \u2014 Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com , 13 May 2021",
"Your daily matchas and teas at home can feel so blah nowadays. \u2014 Kiana Murden, CNN Underscored , 30 Mar. 2021",
"These last few weeks have left me feeling a bit blah . \u2014 Katie Laughridge, chicagotribune.com , 26 Feb. 2021",
"The vets on this team are pretty blah , limited pieces such as Dennis Smith, Julius Randle, Omari Spellman, Elfrid Payton and Kevin Knox, who don't fit. \u2014 J. Michael, The Indianapolis Star , 22 Dec. 2020",
"Wearing the same style of face mask every day can feel so blah . \u2014 Kiana Murden, CNN Underscored , 9 July 2020",
"The most helpful shopping ideas right now are coming from blah big box stores like Walmart and Lowe\u2019s. \u2014 Shira Ovide, New York Times , 26 May 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1918, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1922, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"imitative":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u00e4"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"applesauce",
"balderdash",
"baloney",
"boloney",
"beans",
"bilge",
"blarney",
"blather",
"blatherskite",
"blither",
"bosh",
"bull",
"bunk",
"bunkum",
"buncombe",
"claptrap",
"codswallop",
"crapola",
"crock",
"drivel",
"drool",
"fiddle",
"fiddle-faddle",
"fiddlesticks",
"flannel",
"flapdoodle",
"folderol",
"falderal",
"folly",
"foolishness",
"fudge",
"garbage",
"guff",
"hogwash",
"hokeypokey",
"hokum",
"hoodoo",
"hooey",
"horsefeathers",
"humbug",
"humbuggery",
"jazz",
"malarkey",
"malarky",
"moonshine",
"muck",
"nerts",
"nonsense",
"nuts",
"piffle",
"poppycock",
"punk",
"rot",
"rubbish",
"senselessness",
"silliness",
"slush",
"stupidity",
"taradiddle",
"tarradiddle",
"tommyrot",
"tosh",
"trash",
"trumpery",
"twaddle"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162034",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"blah-blah":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a feeling of boredom, lethargy, or general dissatisfaction":[],
": lacking interest : dull , boring":[
"a blah winter day"
],
": silly or pretentious chatter or nonsense":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"She had a bad case of the blahs .",
"gave me the usual blah that my manuscript did not meet their current publishing needs but thanks for considering them",
"Adjective",
"The hotel room was totally blah .",
"She sat on the couch all day watching television and feeling blah .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"This isn't some Amazon drama stretching one episode of story into eight episodes of blah . \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 11 May 2022",
"Although this Outlander is way better than the third generation, the end result is still blah at best. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 16 Apr. 2022",
"That felt like some pretty blah thinking at the time. \u2014 Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Could the tyranny of the blah , stuffy tuxedo finally be coming to an end? \u2014 Rachel Syme, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022",
"But despite using the best whitening toothpastes on the market, the color has always been a little blah . \u2014 Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Sure, the challenges were a bit blah , but still, a rousing and triumphant success. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 9 Dec. 2021",
"Nearly 20,000 people came to Target Field on an overcast, blah -weather Wednesday to watch the baseball equivalent of an irritating song being played on repeat. \u2014 Chip Scoggins, Star Tribune , 7 July 2021",
"High on the Hog comes to mind as a recent creative success\u2014but that its ratio of blah offerings to genuine winners is all off. \u2014 Kate Knibbs, Wired , 6 July 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The inside is clean and neat, but the front yard is so blah ! \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Aug. 2021",
"But driving to MetLife Stadium is a nightmare and the stadium itself is pretty blah . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 July 2021",
"That's not to say that this first taste will be totally blah . \u2014 Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com , 13 May 2021",
"Your daily matchas and teas at home can feel so blah nowadays. \u2014 Kiana Murden, CNN Underscored , 30 Mar. 2021",
"These last few weeks have left me feeling a bit blah . \u2014 Katie Laughridge, chicagotribune.com , 26 Feb. 2021",
"The vets on this team are pretty blah , limited pieces such as Dennis Smith, Julius Randle, Omari Spellman, Elfrid Payton and Kevin Knox, who don't fit. \u2014 J. Michael, The Indianapolis Star , 22 Dec. 2020",
"Wearing the same style of face mask every day can feel so blah . \u2014 Kiana Murden, CNN Underscored , 9 July 2020",
"The most helpful shopping ideas right now are coming from blah big box stores like Walmart and Lowe\u2019s. \u2014 Shira Ovide, New York Times , 26 May 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1918, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1922, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"imitative":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u00e4"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"applesauce",
"balderdash",
"baloney",
"boloney",
"beans",
"bilge",
"blarney",
"blather",
"blatherskite",
"blither",
"bosh",
"bull",
"bunk",
"bunkum",
"buncombe",
"claptrap",
"codswallop",
"crapola",
"crock",
"drivel",
"drool",
"fiddle",
"fiddle-faddle",
"fiddlesticks",
"flannel",
"flapdoodle",
"folderol",
"falderal",
"folly",
"foolishness",
"fudge",
"garbage",
"guff",
"hogwash",
"hokeypokey",
"hokum",
"hoodoo",
"hooey",
"horsefeathers",
"humbug",
"humbuggery",
"jazz",
"malarkey",
"malarky",
"moonshine",
"muck",
"nerts",
"nonsense",
"nuts",
"piffle",
"poppycock",
"punk",
"rot",
"rubbish",
"senselessness",
"silliness",
"slush",
"stupidity",
"taradiddle",
"tarradiddle",
"tommyrot",
"tosh",
"trash",
"trumpery",
"twaddle"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032911",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"blahs":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a feeling of boredom, lethargy, or general dissatisfaction":[],
": lacking interest : dull , boring":[
"a blah winter day"
],
": silly or pretentious chatter or nonsense":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"She had a bad case of the blahs .",
"gave me the usual blah that my manuscript did not meet their current publishing needs but thanks for considering them",
"Adjective",
"The hotel room was totally blah .",
"She sat on the couch all day watching television and feeling blah .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"This isn't some Amazon drama stretching one episode of story into eight episodes of blah . \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 11 May 2022",
"Although this Outlander is way better than the third generation, the end result is still blah at best. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 16 Apr. 2022",
"That felt like some pretty blah thinking at the time. \u2014 Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Could the tyranny of the blah , stuffy tuxedo finally be coming to an end? \u2014 Rachel Syme, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022",
"But despite using the best whitening toothpastes on the market, the color has always been a little blah . \u2014 Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Sure, the challenges were a bit blah , but still, a rousing and triumphant success. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 9 Dec. 2021",
"Nearly 20,000 people came to Target Field on an overcast, blah -weather Wednesday to watch the baseball equivalent of an irritating song being played on repeat. \u2014 Chip Scoggins, Star Tribune , 7 July 2021",
"High on the Hog comes to mind as a recent creative success\u2014but that its ratio of blah offerings to genuine winners is all off. \u2014 Kate Knibbs, Wired , 6 July 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The inside is clean and neat, but the front yard is so blah ! \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Aug. 2021",
"But driving to MetLife Stadium is a nightmare and the stadium itself is pretty blah . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 July 2021",
"That's not to say that this first taste will be totally blah . \u2014 Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com , 13 May 2021",
"Your daily matchas and teas at home can feel so blah nowadays. \u2014 Kiana Murden, CNN Underscored , 30 Mar. 2021",
"These last few weeks have left me feeling a bit blah . \u2014 Katie Laughridge, chicagotribune.com , 26 Feb. 2021",
"The vets on this team are pretty blah , limited pieces such as Dennis Smith, Julius Randle, Omari Spellman, Elfrid Payton and Kevin Knox, who don't fit. \u2014 J. Michael, The Indianapolis Star , 22 Dec. 2020",
"Wearing the same style of face mask every day can feel so blah . \u2014 Kiana Murden, CNN Underscored , 9 July 2020",
"The most helpful shopping ideas right now are coming from blah big box stores like Walmart and Lowe\u2019s. \u2014 Shira Ovide, New York Times , 26 May 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1918, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1922, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"imitative":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u00e4"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"applesauce",
"balderdash",
"baloney",
"boloney",
"beans",
"bilge",
"blarney",
"blather",
"blatherskite",
"blither",
"bosh",
"bull",
"bunk",
"bunkum",
"buncombe",
"claptrap",
"codswallop",
"crapola",
"crock",
"drivel",
"drool",
"fiddle",
"fiddle-faddle",
"fiddlesticks",
"flannel",
"flapdoodle",
"folderol",
"falderal",
"folly",
"foolishness",
"fudge",
"garbage",
"guff",
"hogwash",
"hokeypokey",
"hokum",
"hoodoo",
"hooey",
"horsefeathers",
"humbug",
"humbuggery",
"jazz",
"malarkey",
"malarky",
"moonshine",
"muck",
"nerts",
"nonsense",
"nuts",
"piffle",
"poppycock",
"punk",
"rot",
"rubbish",
"senselessness",
"silliness",
"slush",
"stupidity",
"taradiddle",
"tarradiddle",
"tommyrot",
"tosh",
"trash",
"trumpery",
"twaddle"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012615",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"blain":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an inflammatory swelling or sore":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English blegen ; akin to Middle Low German bleine blain, Old English bl\u0101wan to blow":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0101n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235629",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blamable":{
"antonyms":[
"blameless",
"faultless",
"impeccable",
"irreproachable"
],
"definitions":{
": deserving blame : reprehensible":[]
},
"examples":[
"an honest mistake is hardly a blamable offense"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0101-m\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for blamable blameworthy , blamable , guilty , culpable mean deserving reproach or punishment. blameworthy and blamable apply to any degree of reprehensibility. conduct adjudged blameworthy an accident for which no one is blamable guilty implies responsibility for or consciousness of crime, sin, or, at the least, grave error or misdoing. guilty of a breach of etiquette culpable is weaker than guilty and is likely to connote malfeasance or errors of ignorance, omission, or negligence. culpable neglect",
"synonyms":[
"blameworthy",
"censurable",
"culpable",
"reprehensible",
"reproachable"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223002",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"blame":{
"antonyms":[
"culpability",
"fault",
"guilt",
"onus",
"rap"
],
"definitions":{
": a state of being blameworthy : culpability":[
"\u2026 acknowledge the world as a world of common blame ,",
"\u2014 Muriel Rukeyser"
],
": an expression of disapproval or reproach : censure":[
"\u2026 saying nothing \u2026 either in the way of blame or praise.",
"\u2014 R. L. Stevenson"
],
": at fault : responsible":[
"says he's not to blame for the accident"
],
": fault , sin":[],
": responsibility for something believed to deserve censure":[
"they must share the blame"
],
": to find fault with : censure":[
"the right to praise or blame a literary work"
],
": to hold responsible":[
"they blame me for everything"
],
": to place responsibility for":[
"blames it on me"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"Don't blame me. You are responsible for your own problems.",
"My father always blames everything on me.",
"I blame the poor harvest on the weather.",
"Noun",
"It's not entirely his fault, but he's not completely free of blame , either.",
"willingly accepted the blame for not seeing that the kitchen was properly cleaned",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The tweet marked the beginning of a daylong anti-Islamic social media attack that blamed all Muslims for ISIS terrorism. \u2014 Chelsea Bailey, NBC News , 2 Nov. 2017",
"Many have blamed Charlotte\u2019s ongoing development boom for the loss of several of the city\u2019s cultural hotspots. \u2014 Katherine Peralta, charlotteobserver , 31 Oct. 2017",
"But don't blame Alabama for being gun-shy about using Fitzpatrick in that capacity after what happened to Eddie Jackson last season. \u2014 Rainer Sabin, AL.com , 22 Oct. 2017",
"Despite Matt\u2019s attorneys\u2019 legal analysis of the allegations, Matt has insisted that nothing be said that blames or casts aspersions upon his accusers. \u2014 Andy Cush, Billboard , 20 Oct. 2017",
"Trump blamed Corker for the Iran deal (though the senator did not support its original passage), and mocked his slight stature. \u2014 Linda Feldmann, The Christian Science Monitor , 14 Oct. 2017",
"In areas around the North Sea and Mediterranean coast, however, later winter storms, indicated by cooler colors, are to blame for flooding. \u2014 Lacy Schley, Discover Magazine , 10 Nov. 2017",
"American intelligence chiefs blamed those hacking attacks on Russian military intelligence. \u2014 The Economist , 4 Nov. 2017",
"But CW Hemp blamed its customer testimonials for going too far. \u2014 Maggie Fox, NBC News , 1 Nov. 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Phillies executive vice president Dave Buck said the blame lies with MLB uniform supplier Fanatics, the sports apparel and memorabilia behemoth. \u2014 Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY , 10 Apr. 2022",
"The blame , according to Bijou owner Santikos Entertainment, falls on the impact the coronavirus has had on independent filmmakers, who have struggled in the past two years. \u2014 Madison Iszler, San Antonio Express-News , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The federal government is effectively barred from issuing an ergonomics rule, and the blame for that falls partly on the Clinton administration. \u2014 Brian Callaci, The New Republic , 25 Mar. 2022",
"On China\u2019s heavily controlled internet, enough calls for solidarity with Ukraine have persisted to counter those siding with Russia and echoing Beijing\u2019s view that blame for the conflict lies with the U.S. and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. \u2014 Wenxin Fan, WSJ , 16 Mar. 2022",
"So far, most of the blame has been on low oil supply. \u2014 Medora Lee, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
"And when the eventual breach occurs, CISOs are at the center of the blame . \u2014 Ameesh Divatia, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"The medical system bears much of the blame , Dr. Stanford said. \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
"At his sentencing hearing in 2001, a man convicted of killing his infant son tossed some of the blame at his former girlfriend and her relatives, drawing gasps from people in the courtroom. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French blamer, blasmer , from Late Latin blasphemare to blaspheme, from Greek blasph\u0113mein":"Verb and Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0101m"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"censure",
"condemn",
"criticize",
"denounce",
"dis",
"diss",
"dispraise",
"fault",
"knock",
"pan",
"reprehend",
"slag"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075404",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"blameless":{
"antonyms":[
"culpability",
"fault",
"guilt",
"onus",
"rap"
],
"definitions":{
": a state of being blameworthy : culpability":[
"\u2026 acknowledge the world as a world of common blame ,",
"\u2014 Muriel Rukeyser"
],
": an expression of disapproval or reproach : censure":[
"\u2026 saying nothing \u2026 either in the way of blame or praise.",
"\u2014 R. L. Stevenson"
],
": at fault : responsible":[
"says he's not to blame for the accident"
],
": fault , sin":[],
": responsibility for something believed to deserve censure":[
"they must share the blame"
],
": to find fault with : censure":[
"the right to praise or blame a literary work"
],
": to hold responsible":[
"they blame me for everything"
],
": to place responsibility for":[
"blames it on me"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"Don't blame me. You are responsible for your own problems.",
"My father always blames everything on me.",
"I blame the poor harvest on the weather.",
"Noun",
"It's not entirely his fault, but he's not completely free of blame , either.",
"willingly accepted the blame for not seeing that the kitchen was properly cleaned",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The tweet marked the beginning of a daylong anti-Islamic social media attack that blamed all Muslims for ISIS terrorism. \u2014 Chelsea Bailey, NBC News , 2 Nov. 2017",
"Many have blamed Charlotte\u2019s ongoing development boom for the loss of several of the city\u2019s cultural hotspots. \u2014 Katherine Peralta, charlotteobserver , 31 Oct. 2017",
"But don't blame Alabama for being gun-shy about using Fitzpatrick in that capacity after what happened to Eddie Jackson last season. \u2014 Rainer Sabin, AL.com , 22 Oct. 2017",
"Despite Matt\u2019s attorneys\u2019 legal analysis of the allegations, Matt has insisted that nothing be said that blames or casts aspersions upon his accusers. \u2014 Andy Cush, Billboard , 20 Oct. 2017",
"Trump blamed Corker for the Iran deal (though the senator did not support its original passage), and mocked his slight stature. \u2014 Linda Feldmann, The Christian Science Monitor , 14 Oct. 2017",
"In areas around the North Sea and Mediterranean coast, however, later winter storms, indicated by cooler colors, are to blame for flooding. \u2014 Lacy Schley, Discover Magazine , 10 Nov. 2017",
"American intelligence chiefs blamed those hacking attacks on Russian military intelligence. \u2014 The Economist , 4 Nov. 2017",
"But CW Hemp blamed its customer testimonials for going too far. \u2014 Maggie Fox, NBC News , 1 Nov. 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Phillies executive vice president Dave Buck said the blame lies with MLB uniform supplier Fanatics, the sports apparel and memorabilia behemoth. \u2014 Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY , 10 Apr. 2022",
"The blame , according to Bijou owner Santikos Entertainment, falls on the impact the coronavirus has had on independent filmmakers, who have struggled in the past two years. \u2014 Madison Iszler, San Antonio Express-News , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The federal government is effectively barred from issuing an ergonomics rule, and the blame for that falls partly on the Clinton administration. \u2014 Brian Callaci, The New Republic , 25 Mar. 2022",
"On China\u2019s heavily controlled internet, enough calls for solidarity with Ukraine have persisted to counter those siding with Russia and echoing Beijing\u2019s view that blame for the conflict lies with the U.S. and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. \u2014 Wenxin Fan, WSJ , 16 Mar. 2022",
"So far, most of the blame has been on low oil supply. \u2014 Medora Lee, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
"And when the eventual breach occurs, CISOs are at the center of the blame . \u2014 Ameesh Divatia, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"The medical system bears much of the blame , Dr. Stanford said. \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
"At his sentencing hearing in 2001, a man convicted of killing his infant son tossed some of the blame at his former girlfriend and her relatives, drawing gasps from people in the courtroom. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French blamer, blasmer , from Late Latin blasphemare to blaspheme, from Greek blasph\u0113mein":"Verb and Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0101m"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"censure",
"condemn",
"criticize",
"denounce",
"dis",
"diss",
"dispraise",
"fault",
"knock",
"pan",
"reprehend",
"slag"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224019",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"blamelessness":{
"antonyms":[
"culpability",
"fault",
"guilt",
"onus",
"rap"
],
"definitions":{
": a state of being blameworthy : culpability":[
"\u2026 acknowledge the world as a world of common blame ,",
"\u2014 Muriel Rukeyser"
],
": an expression of disapproval or reproach : censure":[
"\u2026 saying nothing \u2026 either in the way of blame or praise.",
"\u2014 R. L. Stevenson"
],
": at fault : responsible":[
"says he's not to blame for the accident"
],
": fault , sin":[],
": responsibility for something believed to deserve censure":[
"they must share the blame"
],
": to find fault with : censure":[
"the right to praise or blame a literary work"
],
": to hold responsible":[
"they blame me for everything"
],
": to place responsibility for":[
"blames it on me"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"Don't blame me. You are responsible for your own problems.",
"My father always blames everything on me.",
"I blame the poor harvest on the weather.",
"Noun",
"It's not entirely his fault, but he's not completely free of blame , either.",
"willingly accepted the blame for not seeing that the kitchen was properly cleaned",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The tweet marked the beginning of a daylong anti-Islamic social media attack that blamed all Muslims for ISIS terrorism. \u2014 Chelsea Bailey, NBC News , 2 Nov. 2017",
"Many have blamed Charlotte\u2019s ongoing development boom for the loss of several of the city\u2019s cultural hotspots. \u2014 Katherine Peralta, charlotteobserver , 31 Oct. 2017",
"But don't blame Alabama for being gun-shy about using Fitzpatrick in that capacity after what happened to Eddie Jackson last season. \u2014 Rainer Sabin, AL.com , 22 Oct. 2017",
"Despite Matt\u2019s attorneys\u2019 legal analysis of the allegations, Matt has insisted that nothing be said that blames or casts aspersions upon his accusers. \u2014 Andy Cush, Billboard , 20 Oct. 2017",
"Trump blamed Corker for the Iran deal (though the senator did not support its original passage), and mocked his slight stature. \u2014 Linda Feldmann, The Christian Science Monitor , 14 Oct. 2017",
"In areas around the North Sea and Mediterranean coast, however, later winter storms, indicated by cooler colors, are to blame for flooding. \u2014 Lacy Schley, Discover Magazine , 10 Nov. 2017",
"American intelligence chiefs blamed those hacking attacks on Russian military intelligence. \u2014 The Economist , 4 Nov. 2017",
"But CW Hemp blamed its customer testimonials for going too far. \u2014 Maggie Fox, NBC News , 1 Nov. 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Phillies executive vice president Dave Buck said the blame lies with MLB uniform supplier Fanatics, the sports apparel and memorabilia behemoth. \u2014 Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY , 10 Apr. 2022",
"The blame , according to Bijou owner Santikos Entertainment, falls on the impact the coronavirus has had on independent filmmakers, who have struggled in the past two years. \u2014 Madison Iszler, San Antonio Express-News , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The federal government is effectively barred from issuing an ergonomics rule, and the blame for that falls partly on the Clinton administration. \u2014 Brian Callaci, The New Republic , 25 Mar. 2022",
"On China\u2019s heavily controlled internet, enough calls for solidarity with Ukraine have persisted to counter those siding with Russia and echoing Beijing\u2019s view that blame for the conflict lies with the U.S. and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. \u2014 Wenxin Fan, WSJ , 16 Mar. 2022",
"So far, most of the blame has been on low oil supply. \u2014 Medora Lee, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
"And when the eventual breach occurs, CISOs are at the center of the blame . \u2014 Ameesh Divatia, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"The medical system bears much of the blame , Dr. Stanford said. \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
"At his sentencing hearing in 2001, a man convicted of killing his infant son tossed some of the blame at his former girlfriend and her relatives, drawing gasps from people in the courtroom. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French blamer, blasmer , from Late Latin blasphemare to blaspheme, from Greek blasph\u0113mein":"Verb and Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0101m"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"censure",
"condemn",
"criticize",
"denounce",
"dis",
"diss",
"dispraise",
"fault",
"knock",
"pan",
"reprehend",
"slag"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222857",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"blameworthiness":{
"antonyms":[
"blameless",
"faultless",
"impeccable",
"irreproachable"
],
"definitions":{
": being at fault : deserving blame":[]
},
"examples":[
"Their failure to adequately inform participants of the risks was morally blameworthy .",
"we were all equally blameworthy , whether we had openly approved the free-speech restrictions or simply kept quiet about them",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But where that entry is not successful, once again, fingers will be pointed at those perceived as blameworthy . \u2014 David Reichenberg, Forbes , 5 Sep. 2021",
"Those who intentionally seek to inflict injury are considered most blameworthy , while those who cause harm through negligence, or failure to exercise ordinary care, are least culpable. \u2014 Jess Bravin, WSJ , 10 June 2021",
"The idea of violent crimes as a separate universe, categorically more dangerous and blameworthy than other offenses, dates back little more than half a century. \u2014 David Alan Sklansky, Time , 7 Apr. 2021",
"These stories run a big-haired gamut in terms of individual culpability, but in every case, popular culture found a way to blame the woman, often to excuse a more blameworthy man. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Mar. 2021",
"David\u2019s work provided a potent critique of the dominant financial morality, which sees debtors as blameworthy or even criminal. \u2014 Isabelle Fr\u00e9meaux, The New York Review of Books , 5 Sep. 2020",
"Whether blameworthy or not, the use of the cloak of social responsibility, and the nonsense spoken in its name by influential and prestigious businessmen, does clearly harm the foundations of a free society. \u2014 Daniel Tenreiro, National Review , 19 Aug. 2020",
"The persistent fantasy that Trump can somehow be leveraged from office is behind the push to criminalize any blameworthy conduct on his part or that of his associates. \u2014 Rich Lowry, National Review , 6 Feb. 2018",
"Isaacson sees Jobs as being hardly more blameworthy , even in his worst moments, than other powerful people. \u2014 Ben Austen, WIRED , 23 July 2012"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0101m-\u02ccw\u0259r-t\u035fh\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for blameworthy blameworthy , blamable , guilty , culpable mean deserving reproach or punishment. blameworthy and blamable apply to any degree of reprehensibility. conduct adjudged blameworthy an accident for which no one is blamable guilty implies responsibility for or consciousness of crime, sin, or, at the least, grave error or misdoing. guilty of a breach of etiquette culpable is weaker than guilty and is likely to connote malfeasance or errors of ignorance, omission, or negligence. culpable neglect",
"synonyms":[
"blamable",
"censurable",
"culpable",
"reprehensible",
"reproachable"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005044",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"blameworthy":{
"antonyms":[
"blameless",
"faultless",
"impeccable",
"irreproachable"
],
"definitions":{
": being at fault : deserving blame":[]
},
"examples":[
"Their failure to adequately inform participants of the risks was morally blameworthy .",
"we were all equally blameworthy , whether we had openly approved the free-speech restrictions or simply kept quiet about them",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But where that entry is not successful, once again, fingers will be pointed at those perceived as blameworthy . \u2014 David Reichenberg, Forbes , 5 Sep. 2021",
"Those who intentionally seek to inflict injury are considered most blameworthy , while those who cause harm through negligence, or failure to exercise ordinary care, are least culpable. \u2014 Jess Bravin, WSJ , 10 June 2021",
"The idea of violent crimes as a separate universe, categorically more dangerous and blameworthy than other offenses, dates back little more than half a century. \u2014 David Alan Sklansky, Time , 7 Apr. 2021",
"These stories run a big-haired gamut in terms of individual culpability, but in every case, popular culture found a way to blame the woman, often to excuse a more blameworthy man. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Mar. 2021",
"David\u2019s work provided a potent critique of the dominant financial morality, which sees debtors as blameworthy or even criminal. \u2014 Isabelle Fr\u00e9meaux, The New York Review of Books , 5 Sep. 2020",
"Whether blameworthy or not, the use of the cloak of social responsibility, and the nonsense spoken in its name by influential and prestigious businessmen, does clearly harm the foundations of a free society. \u2014 Daniel Tenreiro, National Review , 19 Aug. 2020",
"The persistent fantasy that Trump can somehow be leveraged from office is behind the push to criminalize any blameworthy conduct on his part or that of his associates. \u2014 Rich Lowry, National Review , 6 Feb. 2018",
"Isaacson sees Jobs as being hardly more blameworthy , even in his worst moments, than other powerful people. \u2014 Ben Austen, WIRED , 23 July 2012"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0101m-\u02ccw\u0259r-t\u035fh\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for blameworthy blameworthy , blamable , guilty , culpable mean deserving reproach or punishment. blameworthy and blamable apply to any degree of reprehensibility. conduct adjudged blameworthy an accident for which no one is blamable guilty implies responsibility for or consciousness of crime, sin, or, at the least, grave error or misdoing. guilty of a breach of etiquette culpable is weaker than guilty and is likely to connote malfeasance or errors of ignorance, omission, or negligence. culpable neglect",
"synonyms":[
"blamable",
"censurable",
"culpable",
"reprehensible",
"reproachable"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223120",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"blanch":{
"antonyms":[
"darken",
"deepen",
"embrown"
],
"definitions":{
": such as":[
"Age had blanched his hair."
],
": to become white or pale (as from shock or fear)":[
"His face blanched with horror.",
"\u2014 often used figuratively to describe a reaction of shock or dismay that makes someone unwilling or reluctant to proceed Civilians also saw benefits to the system but blanched when talk then included references to $300-plus user fees. \u2014 Dan Fales \u2026 the managers of the companies blanched at the expenditures necessary to retool factories. \u2014 Charles C. Mann"
],
": to bleach by excluding light":[
"blanch the leaves of a plant"
],
": to make ashen or pale":[
"fear blanches the cheek"
],
": to scald or parboil in water or steam in order to remove the skin from, whiten, or stop enzymatic action in (such as food for freezing)":[
"blanch the asparagus in salted boiling water"
],
": to take the color out of":[
"Age had blanched his hair."
]
},
"examples":[
"Blanch the potatoes before slicing them.",
"a cup of blanched almonds",
"She blanched and remained silent when the store owner accused her of taking the money.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Make the fresh dill vinaigrette: Bring the water back to a boil and blanch the fresh dill in the water to set the bright, green color, about 10 seconds. \u2014 Michael A. Gardiner, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 June 2022",
"These preparations blanch the normally deep burgundy tissue to pale fleshy color that\u2019s not quite tan and not quite pink. \u2014 Brenda Goodman, CNN , 13 May 2022",
"Here's how: Wash the ramps, then blanch them in boiling water for 30 seconds and place them in an ice bath to stop the cooking. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Just blanch the skin, boil it in sugar water and dry it in a bed of sugar. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 12 Apr. 2022",
"But some advertisers and agencies may blanch at the idea of the network that makes money off the sale of advertising acting as the verification of the measurement system behind it. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 24 Mar. 2022",
"The Hornets may blanch at having to also throw in a first-round pick after giving up a couple young players, but that\u2019s what the Rockets will demand. \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 9 Feb. 2022",
"The easiest way to do that is to trim the root ends and blanch the onions in boiling water for 1 minute. \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 15 Dec. 2021",
"Note: To blanch whole almonds, bring a small saucepan of water to a boil. \u2014 Kelly Brant, Arkansas Online , 22 Dec. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English blaunchen , from Anglo-French blanchir , from blanc , adjective, white \u2014 more at blank":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8blanch"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bleach",
"blench",
"decolorize",
"dull",
"fade",
"pale",
"snow",
"wash out",
"whiten"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105542",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"blanched":{
"antonyms":[
"darken",
"deepen",
"embrown"
],
"definitions":{
": such as":[
"Age had blanched his hair."
],
": to become white or pale (as from shock or fear)":[
"His face blanched with horror.",
"\u2014 often used figuratively to describe a reaction of shock or dismay that makes someone unwilling or reluctant to proceed Civilians also saw benefits to the system but blanched when talk then included references to $300-plus user fees. \u2014 Dan Fales \u2026 the managers of the companies blanched at the expenditures necessary to retool factories. \u2014 Charles C. Mann"
],
": to bleach by excluding light":[
"blanch the leaves of a plant"
],
": to make ashen or pale":[
"fear blanches the cheek"
],
": to scald or parboil in water or steam in order to remove the skin from, whiten, or stop enzymatic action in (such as food for freezing)":[
"blanch the asparagus in salted boiling water"
],
": to take the color out of":[
"Age had blanched his hair."
]
},
"examples":[
"Blanch the potatoes before slicing them.",
"a cup of blanched almonds",
"She blanched and remained silent when the store owner accused her of taking the money.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Make the fresh dill vinaigrette: Bring the water back to a boil and blanch the fresh dill in the water to set the bright, green color, about 10 seconds. \u2014 Michael A. Gardiner, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 June 2022",
"These preparations blanch the normally deep burgundy tissue to pale fleshy color that\u2019s not quite tan and not quite pink. \u2014 Brenda Goodman, CNN , 13 May 2022",
"Here's how: Wash the ramps, then blanch them in boiling water for 30 seconds and place them in an ice bath to stop the cooking. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Just blanch the skin, boil it in sugar water and dry it in a bed of sugar. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 12 Apr. 2022",
"But some advertisers and agencies may blanch at the idea of the network that makes money off the sale of advertising acting as the verification of the measurement system behind it. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 24 Mar. 2022",
"The Hornets may blanch at having to also throw in a first-round pick after giving up a couple young players, but that\u2019s what the Rockets will demand. \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 9 Feb. 2022",
"The easiest way to do that is to trim the root ends and blanch the onions in boiling water for 1 minute. \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 15 Dec. 2021",
"Note: To blanch whole almonds, bring a small saucepan of water to a boil. \u2014 Kelly Brant, Arkansas Online , 22 Dec. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English blaunchen , from Anglo-French blanchir , from blanc , adjective, white \u2014 more at blank":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8blanch"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bleach",
"blench",
"decolorize",
"dull",
"fade",
"pale",
"snow",
"wash out",
"whiten"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030507",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"bland":{
"antonyms":[
"abrasive",
"caustic",
"coarse",
"hard",
"harsh",
"rough",
"scathing",
"stern",
"ungentle"
],
"definitions":{
": dull , insipid":[
"bland stories with little plot or action",
"a bland rendition of the song"
],
": exhibiting no personal concern or embarrassment : unperturbed":[
"a bland confession of guilt"
],
": lacking strong flavor":[
"Expect both kinds of salsify to be subtle and delicate\u2014too bland for some tastebuds.",
"\u2014 Elizabeth Schneider"
],
": not irritating, stimulating, or invigorating : soothing":[
"a bland oil",
"the bland climate of the southern coast"
],
": smooth and soothing in manner or quality":[
"bland approval",
"a bland smile"
]
},
"examples":[
"The vegetable soup was rather bland .",
"The diplomat's bland statement did nothing to calm the situation.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"His closest modern-day adherents share some of that aversion to the bland and condescending formulas taught in many writing graduate programs. \u2014 Jessica Ferri, Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022",
"Similar to Kaecilius, Ronan is almost sort of bland and basic by design. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 5 May 2022",
"Without emotion, the interaction with art can feel bland and unexciting. \u2014 David Lucatch, Rolling Stone , 3 May 2022",
"Before getting the Burger King kids\u2019 meal, the organic apple juice other places were giving out seemed too bland and watery. \u2014 oregonlive , 14 Nov. 2021",
"Environments feel bland and generic, chock-full of uninspired hallways, dull elevators and boring stairwells. \u2014 Mitch Wallace, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"Decades of Soviet-era scarcity and devastating famines transformed the cooking of many households in the U.S.S.R.; dishes that weren\u2019t inspired by places like Uzbekistan and Armenia were largely bland , greasy and cheap. \u2014 Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Plus, YuChen puts to rest, once and for all, the false assumption that steamed food is drab, bland , or boring. \u2014 Antara Sinha, Bon App\u00e9tit , 14 Feb. 2022",
"The American League was the bland brother in baseball's talent pool. \u2014 Star Tribune , 28 Aug. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1565, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin blandus":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bland"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for bland suave , urbane , diplomatic , bland , smooth , politic mean pleasantly tactful and well-mannered. suave suggests a specific ability to deal with others easily and without friction. a suave public relations coordinator urbane implies high cultivation and poise coming from wide social experience. an urbane traveler diplomatic stresses an ability to deal with ticklish situations tactfully. a diplomatic negotiator bland emphasizes mildness of manner and absence of irritating qualities. a bland master of ceremonies smooth suggests often a deliberately assumed suavity. a smooth salesman politic implies shrewd as well as tactful and suave handling of people. a cunningly politic manager",
"synonyms":[
"balmy",
"benign",
"delicate",
"gentle",
"light",
"mellow",
"mild",
"nonabrasive",
"soft",
"soothing",
"tender"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000141",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"blandish":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to act or speak in a flattering or coaxing manner":[],
": to coax with flattery : cajole":[]
},
"examples":[
"blandished her into doing their work for them by complimenting her shamelessly"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French blandiss- , stem of blandir , from Latin blandiri , from blandus mild, flattering":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8blan-dish"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for blandish cajole , coax , soft-soap , blandish , wheedle mean to influence or persuade by pleasing words or actions. cajole suggests the deliberate use of flattery to persuade in the face of reluctance or reasonable objections. cajoled him into cheating on the final exam coax implies gentle and persistent words or actions employed to produce a desired effect. coaxed the cat out of the tree soft-soap refers to using smooth and somewhat insincere talk usually for personal gain. politicians soft-soaping eligible voters blandish implies a more open desire to win a person over by effusive praise and affectionate actions. legislators blandished with promises of support wheedle suggests more strongly than cajole the use of seductive appeal or artful words in persuading. hucksters wheedling her life's savings out of her",
"synonyms":[
"blarney",
"cajole",
"coax",
"palaver",
"soft-soap",
"sweet-talk",
"wheedle"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094634",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"blank":{
"antonyms":[
"document",
"form",
"paper"
],
"definitions":{
": a cartridge loaded with propellant and a seal but no projectile":[],
": a dash substituting for an omitted word":[],
": a paper with spaces for the entry of data":[
"an order blank"
],
": a piece of material prepared to be made into something (such as a key) by a further operation":[],
": a vacant or uneventful period":[
"a long blank in history"
],
": absolute , unqualified":[
"a blank refusal"
],
": an empty or featureless place or space":[
"my mind was a blank"
],
": an empty space (as on a paper)":[],
": appearing or causing to appear dazed, confounded, or nonplussed":[
"stared in blank dismay"
],
": colorless":[],
": devoid of covering or content":[
"a blank space"
],
": expressionless":[
"a blank stare"
],
": fade":[
"\u2014 usually used with out the music blanked out"
],
": free from writing or marks":[
"a blank sheet of paper"
],
": having spaces to be filled in":[
"a blank application form"
],
": lacking interest, variety, or change":[
"blank hours"
],
": obscure , obliterate":[
"blank out a line"
],
": such as":[
"a blank space"
],
": the bull's-eye of a target":[],
": to become confused or abstracted":[
"\u2014 often used with out his mind blanked out momentarily"
],
": to keep (an opponent) from scoring":[
"were blanked for eight innings"
],
": to stop access to : seal":[
"blank off a tunnel"
],
": to treat (a friend or acquaintance) in a hostile or unfriendly way : to ignore or refuse to talk to (someone)":[
"And unpopular Gardiner has found himself isolated after the show's cast and crew blanked him.",
"\u2014 Mark Jefferies"
],
": without any recorded sound or information":[
"a blank drive/DVD/disk"
],
"\u2014 see also blank check":[
"a blank application form"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"a blank sheet of paper",
"a book with blank pages",
"Noun",
"The form has a blank for your signature.",
"The actors are shooting blanks .",
"Verb",
"The goalie blanked the Falcons for two periods in the hockey game.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Michigan\u2019s Dylan Duke then was robbed at point- blank range just outside the circle by MSU netminder Drew DeRidder on a glove save at 10:15. \u2014 Brad Emons, Detroit Free Press , 12 Feb. 2022",
"Durst was convicted in September of shooting Susan Berman at point- blank range in 2000 at her Los Angeles home. \u2014 Andrew Dalton And Brian Melley, Chron , 10 Jan. 2022",
"The market for investments in blank -check mergers is particularly challenged with regulators now paying much closer attention to companies\u2019 lofty promises, many of which proved unrealistic. \u2014 Laura Forman, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
"Cortese\u2019s bill would have banned the use of guns and blank ammunition containing gunpowder or other explosive charges from film sets, with some exceptions. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 23 May 2022",
"As long as big banks stay on the SPAC sideline, though, the blank -check market will never be the same. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 11 May 2022",
"The company provides the prop house and its clients with blank ammunition, which generate a flash and sound when fired but don\u2019t contain lead bullets. \u2014 Jen Yamato, Los Angeles Times , 19 Nov. 2021",
"Even blank ammunition can be deadly if fired at close range. \u2014 Aya Elamroussi, Chloe Melas And Claudia Dominguez, CNN , 23 Oct. 2021",
"The entertainment industry uses toy guns as well as fully functional guns that are loaded with blank ammunition, which are cartridge cases with no bullets, and are instead filled with wads of paper, wax, or cotton. \u2014 Anna Kaplan, Forbes , 22 Oct. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Segel earns some empathy as a hangdog Everyman, though his backstory remains such a deliberate blank that any insight is mostly gleaned from his blundering missteps and low-simmering misery. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 18 Mar. 2022",
"But the bill stops short of banning all functional guns \u2014 including blank -firing weapons \u2014 from film and TV sets. \u2014 Gene Maddaus, Variety , 12 Jan. 2022",
"So, draw your own conclusion by filling in the blank in the following sentence with a) or b). \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 Dec. 2021",
"Fill in the blank : Koufax, Gibson, Maddux, Valenzula, Scherzer, Buehler etc. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 4 Nov. 2021",
"But the Jets couldn\u2019t keep up with the Colts, who scored touchdowns on six of their first seven possessions \u2013 and on the one blank were stopped on downs at the New York 1-yard line. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 4 Nov. 2021",
"Fill in the blank with service, customer service rep, salesperson, product, etc. \u2014 Shep Hyken, Forbes , 31 Oct. 2021",
"That caused the blank to propel the dummy round out of the barrel, striking Lee. \u2014 Justin Curto, Vulture , 22 Oct. 2021",
"Although the blank did not penetrate his skin, the impact fractured his skull and caused hemorrhaging in his brain. \u2014 K.j. Yossman, Variety , 22 Oct. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Blanchard managed to force two pop outs and a strikeout to blank Fairfield-Ludlowe with the night\u2019s drama at its peak. \u2014 Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant , 7 June 2022",
"Jack Brown and Joey Wilmoth helped the Tigers blank the Shamrocks the following day. \u2014 Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star , 25 Apr. 2022",
"But a strikeout of Hays with an 88-mph changeup to end the inning seemed to catapult Syndergaard into the rest of his night, the 6-foot-6, 230-pounder needing only 63 pitches to blank the Orioles on two hits over the next 4 2/3 innings. \u2014 Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times , 23 Apr. 2022",
"The North Eastern girls varsity high school ice hockey team traveled to Piney Orchard Ice Rink last Friday to face and blank Howard County, 6-0. \u2014 Randy Mcroberts, baltimoresun.com , 24 Nov. 2021",
"Instead, the floors of the apartment were concrete, the walls blank plaster. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Oct. 2021",
"Wily Peralta and Kyle Funkhouser combined to blank Houston on two hits through the fifth. \u2014 Dave Hogg, Chron , 27 June 2021",
"Wily Peralta and Kyle Funkhouser combined to blank Houston on two hits through the fifth. \u2014 Dave Hogg, Chron , 27 June 2021",
"Wily Peralta and Kyle Funkhouser combined to blank Houston on two hits through the fifth. \u2014 Dave Hogg, Chron , 27 June 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"1764, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
"circa 1570, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French blanc colorless, white, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German blanch white; probably akin to Latin flagrare to burn \u2014 more at black entry 1":"Adjective"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bla\u014bk"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for blank Adjective empty , vacant , blank , void , vacuous mean lacking contents which could or should be present. empty suggests a complete absence of contents. an empty bucket vacant suggests an absence of appropriate contents or occupants. a vacant apartment blank stresses the absence of any significant, relieving, or intelligible features on a surface. a blank wall void suggests absolute emptiness as far as the mind or senses can determine. a statement void of meaning vacuous suggests the emptiness of a vacuum and especially the lack of intelligence or significance. a vacuous facial expression",
"synonyms":[
"catatonic",
"deadpan",
"empty",
"expressionless",
"impassive",
"inexpressive",
"numb",
"stolid",
"vacant"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221427",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"blanket":{
"antonyms":[
"carpet",
"coat",
"cover",
"overlay",
"overlie",
"overspread",
"sheet"
],
"definitions":{
": a large usually oblong piece of woven fabric used as a bed covering":[],
": a rubber or plastic sheet on the cylinder in an offset press that transfers the image to the surface being printed":[],
": a similar piece of fabric used as a body covering (as for an animal)":[
"a horse blanket"
],
": covering all members of a group or class without individual apportionment":[
"blanket insurance coverage",
"\u2026 calling for a five per cent blanket wage reduction for all city hall staffers \u2026",
"\u2014 Melissa Gilligan"
],
": effective or applicable in all instances or contingencies":[
"blanket rules",
"Traveller rights across the European Union remain unchanged despite the blanket cancellation of flights and holidays in recent weeks \u2026",
"\u2014 Conor Pope",
"A blanket ban on all private collecting of ivory could result in the confiscation and destruction of many historically important pieces of work.",
"\u2014 Kit Roberts",
"Dr. Molefi Kete Asante, chair of African American Studies at Temple University, \u2026 remarked: \"I do not think that anyone should make any blanket statements about any ethnic or cultural group without citing authoritative sources to substantiate those statements.\"",
"\u2014 Peter Noel"
],
": something that resembles a blanket":[
"a blanket of fog",
"a blanket of gloom"
],
": to apply or cause to apply to uniformly despite wide separation or diversity among the elements included":[
"freight rates that blanket a region"
],
": to cause to be included":[
"automatically blanketed into the program",
"towns blanketed into the district"
],
": to cover so as to obscure, interrupt, suppress, or extinguish":[
"blanket a fire with foam"
],
": to cover with or as if with a blanket":[
"new grass blankets the slope"
],
": to interrupt the smooth flow of wind to (something, such as a downwind ship)":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"It's going to get cold tonight so you may need extra blankets .",
"a blanket of fog concealed the view of the harbor",
"Verb",
"Ice was blanketing the bay.",
"The fields were blanketed with flowers.",
"Adjective",
"a blanket amnesty for all illegal aliens",
"a blanket ban on use of the chemical",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Get there early with your blanket or chair to snag a spot in front of the stage. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 June 2022",
"Blanket Bingo will take place on Friday, July 8, at 10 a.m. Bring your own blanket and play bingo on the front lawn of the library and win prizes. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 21 June 2022",
"Better than your average blanket , this weighted version supposedly relieves stress and makes for a better night's rest. \u2014 Annie O\u2019sullivan, Good Housekeeping , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Finally, plug your blanket in, turn it on, and give it about 10 minutes to heat up. \u2014 Spin Contributor, SPIN , 28 Mar. 2022",
"When the sky is clear enough for stars or a sunny day invites you to bask in the park, use your blanket to pad the ground. \u2014 Outside Online , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Brennan removed her blanket and wrapped it around Diggins. \u2014 Adam Kilgore, Anchorage Daily News , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Snuggle up with your coziest blanket , grab some snacks, and get ready to binge some new movies and series on Disney+. \u2014 Essence , 7 Jan. 2022",
"And in the spring of 2020, my comfort blanket was lost in a dramatic and painful process. \u2014 Rachel Weber, Better Homes & Gardens , 4 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Go for The Works ($329): a mud bath with facial mask, mineral whirlpool bath, geo-steam room, blanket wrap and 30-minute massage. \u2014 Kathryn Romeyn, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Military Appreciation Day, Sensory Friendly Day and blanket giveaway. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 14 Feb. 2022",
"The new proposal does not give transportation projects blanket exemptions from the state\u2019s environmental review process. \u2014 Ricardo Cano, San Francisco Chronicle , 7 Feb. 2022",
"On the other, like many police departments, HPD\u2019s relationship with the community is marred by a lack of transparency, habitual abuse of power, excessive use of force, and blanket impunity for negligence and misconduct. \u2014 Frances Nguyen, The New Republic , 31 Jan. 2022",
"The joint Instagram post from Savannah and Lee features a baby blanket along with a piece of paper inked with the newborn's footprints. \u2014 Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com , 21 Jan. 2022",
"But blanket policies like Mr. Bragg\u2019s are the opposite of smart. \u2014 Charles Fain Lehman, WSJ , 6 Jan. 2022",
"Tropical rain forests and swamplands blanket Central Africa's Congo Basin, which spans nine countries, including the Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Tanzania. \u2014 Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure , 14 Dec. 2021",
"There also will be an open mic for poetry and performances along with a winter clothing and blanket giveaway. \u2014 Mckenna Oxenden, baltimoresun.com , 25 Nov. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"1880, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, white woolen cloth, bed covering, from Anglo-French blankete , from blanc white \u2014 more at blank":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bla\u014b-k\u0259t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"cloak",
"cope",
"cover",
"cover-up",
"covering",
"coverture",
"curtain",
"hood",
"mantle",
"mask",
"pall",
"penumbra",
"robe",
"shroud",
"veil",
"wraps"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102329",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"blankness":{
"antonyms":[
"document",
"form",
"paper"
],
"definitions":{
": a cartridge loaded with propellant and a seal but no projectile":[],
": a dash substituting for an omitted word":[],
": a paper with spaces for the entry of data":[
"an order blank"
],
": a piece of material prepared to be made into something (such as a key) by a further operation":[],
": a vacant or uneventful period":[
"a long blank in history"
],
": absolute , unqualified":[
"a blank refusal"
],
": an empty or featureless place or space":[
"my mind was a blank"
],
": an empty space (as on a paper)":[],
": appearing or causing to appear dazed, confounded, or nonplussed":[
"stared in blank dismay"
],
": colorless":[],
": devoid of covering or content":[
"a blank space"
],
": expressionless":[
"a blank stare"
],
": fade":[
"\u2014 usually used with out the music blanked out"
],
": free from writing or marks":[
"a blank sheet of paper"
],
": having spaces to be filled in":[
"a blank application form"
],
": lacking interest, variety, or change":[
"blank hours"
],
": obscure , obliterate":[
"blank out a line"
],
": such as":[
"a blank space"
],
": the bull's-eye of a target":[],
": to become confused or abstracted":[
"\u2014 often used with out his mind blanked out momentarily"
],
": to keep (an opponent) from scoring":[
"were blanked for eight innings"
],
": to stop access to : seal":[
"blank off a tunnel"
],
": to treat (a friend or acquaintance) in a hostile or unfriendly way : to ignore or refuse to talk to (someone)":[
"And unpopular Gardiner has found himself isolated after the show's cast and crew blanked him.",
"\u2014 Mark Jefferies"
],
": without any recorded sound or information":[
"a blank drive/DVD/disk"
],
"\u2014 see also blank check":[
"a blank application form"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"a blank sheet of paper",
"a book with blank pages",
"Noun",
"The form has a blank for your signature.",
"The actors are shooting blanks .",
"Verb",
"The goalie blanked the Falcons for two periods in the hockey game.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Michigan\u2019s Dylan Duke then was robbed at point- blank range just outside the circle by MSU netminder Drew DeRidder on a glove save at 10:15. \u2014 Brad Emons, Detroit Free Press , 12 Feb. 2022",
"Durst was convicted in September of shooting Susan Berman at point- blank range in 2000 at her Los Angeles home. \u2014 Andrew Dalton And Brian Melley, Chron , 10 Jan. 2022",
"The market for investments in blank -check mergers is particularly challenged with regulators now paying much closer attention to companies\u2019 lofty promises, many of which proved unrealistic. \u2014 Laura Forman, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
"Cortese\u2019s bill would have banned the use of guns and blank ammunition containing gunpowder or other explosive charges from film sets, with some exceptions. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 23 May 2022",
"As long as big banks stay on the SPAC sideline, though, the blank -check market will never be the same. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 11 May 2022",
"The company provides the prop house and its clients with blank ammunition, which generate a flash and sound when fired but don\u2019t contain lead bullets. \u2014 Jen Yamato, Los Angeles Times , 19 Nov. 2021",
"Even blank ammunition can be deadly if fired at close range. \u2014 Aya Elamroussi, Chloe Melas And Claudia Dominguez, CNN , 23 Oct. 2021",
"The entertainment industry uses toy guns as well as fully functional guns that are loaded with blank ammunition, which are cartridge cases with no bullets, and are instead filled with wads of paper, wax, or cotton. \u2014 Anna Kaplan, Forbes , 22 Oct. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Segel earns some empathy as a hangdog Everyman, though his backstory remains such a deliberate blank that any insight is mostly gleaned from his blundering missteps and low-simmering misery. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 18 Mar. 2022",
"But the bill stops short of banning all functional guns \u2014 including blank -firing weapons \u2014 from film and TV sets. \u2014 Gene Maddaus, Variety , 12 Jan. 2022",
"So, draw your own conclusion by filling in the blank in the following sentence with a) or b). \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 Dec. 2021",
"Fill in the blank : Koufax, Gibson, Maddux, Valenzula, Scherzer, Buehler etc. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 4 Nov. 2021",
"But the Jets couldn\u2019t keep up with the Colts, who scored touchdowns on six of their first seven possessions \u2013 and on the one blank were stopped on downs at the New York 1-yard line. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 4 Nov. 2021",
"Fill in the blank with service, customer service rep, salesperson, product, etc. \u2014 Shep Hyken, Forbes , 31 Oct. 2021",
"That caused the blank to propel the dummy round out of the barrel, striking Lee. \u2014 Justin Curto, Vulture , 22 Oct. 2021",
"Although the blank did not penetrate his skin, the impact fractured his skull and caused hemorrhaging in his brain. \u2014 K.j. Yossman, Variety , 22 Oct. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Blanchard managed to force two pop outs and a strikeout to blank Fairfield-Ludlowe with the night\u2019s drama at its peak. \u2014 Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant , 7 June 2022",
"Jack Brown and Joey Wilmoth helped the Tigers blank the Shamrocks the following day. \u2014 Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star , 25 Apr. 2022",
"But a strikeout of Hays with an 88-mph changeup to end the inning seemed to catapult Syndergaard into the rest of his night, the 6-foot-6, 230-pounder needing only 63 pitches to blank the Orioles on two hits over the next 4 2/3 innings. \u2014 Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times , 23 Apr. 2022",
"The North Eastern girls varsity high school ice hockey team traveled to Piney Orchard Ice Rink last Friday to face and blank Howard County, 6-0. \u2014 Randy Mcroberts, baltimoresun.com , 24 Nov. 2021",
"Instead, the floors of the apartment were concrete, the walls blank plaster. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Oct. 2021",
"Wily Peralta and Kyle Funkhouser combined to blank Houston on two hits through the fifth. \u2014 Dave Hogg, Chron , 27 June 2021",
"Wily Peralta and Kyle Funkhouser combined to blank Houston on two hits through the fifth. \u2014 Dave Hogg, Chron , 27 June 2021",
"Wily Peralta and Kyle Funkhouser combined to blank Houston on two hits through the fifth. \u2014 Dave Hogg, Chron , 27 June 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"1764, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
"circa 1570, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French blanc colorless, white, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German blanch white; probably akin to Latin flagrare to burn \u2014 more at black entry 1":"Adjective"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bla\u014bk"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for blank Adjective empty , vacant , blank , void , vacuous mean lacking contents which could or should be present. empty suggests a complete absence of contents. an empty bucket vacant suggests an absence of appropriate contents or occupants. a vacant apartment blank stresses the absence of any significant, relieving, or intelligible features on a surface. a blank wall void suggests absolute emptiness as far as the mind or senses can determine. a statement void of meaning vacuous suggests the emptiness of a vacuum and especially the lack of intelligence or significance. a vacuous facial expression",
"synonyms":[
"catatonic",
"deadpan",
"empty",
"expressionless",
"impassive",
"inexpressive",
"numb",
"stolid",
"vacant"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013819",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"blare":{
"antonyms":[
"babel",
"bluster",
"bowwow",
"brawl",
"bruit",
"cacophony",
"chatter",
"clamor",
"clangor",
"decibel(s)",
"din",
"discordance",
"katzenjammer",
"noise",
"racket",
"rattle",
"roar"
],
"definitions":{
": a loud strident noise":[],
": dazzling often garish brilliance":[],
": flamboyance":[],
": to proclaim flamboyantly":[
"headlines blared his defeat"
],
": to sound loud and strident":[
"radios blaring"
],
": to sound or utter raucously":[
"sat blaring the car horn"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"Rock music blared through the store from the loudspeakers.",
"Loudspeakers blared rock music through the store.",
"Noun",
"the blare of electric guitars",
"the blare of horns arising from the long line of cars behind him did nothing to help the motorist get his car started again",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Prominent chefs and restaurateurs from across the country gathered at Lyric\u2019s Civic Opera Building for the award ceremony, which began just as sirens began to blare in downtown Chicago for a tornado warning. \u2014 Nick Kindelsperger, Chicago Tribune , 13 June 2022",
"Headlines that blare out the latest in AI are bound to toss around the Machine Learning or Deep Learning phrasing and catch your attention. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"Longtime Andretti mechanic Mike Miller hid a train horn under James Hinchcliffe\u2019s golf cart that would blare uncontrollably. \u2014 Gabby Hajduk, The Indianapolis Star , 27 May 2022",
"The speakers blare funky Cambodian pop music and the walls are decked out with vintage movie posters. \u2014 Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic , 25 May 2022",
"And the sirens here still blare daily, even if the last shell fell more than two weeks ago. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Rock music continued to blare , eerily, from the restaurant\u2019s sound system. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Feb. 2022",
"For Duke Leto Atreides (Oscar Isaac), the olden-times, wartime sound of bagpipes \u2014 which announce the arrival of House Atreides on the planet Arrakis, and later blare when the Duke\u2019s house comes under attack. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Ottawa's police chief said the city needs assistance as drivers continue to blare horns and idle trucks on downtown streets. \u2014 Paula Newton And Travis Caldwell, CNN , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"When the sirens blare , Purgers and Anti-Purgers get locked in conflict, while a few people just trying to survive get caught in-between. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 16 June 2022",
"That\u2019s prime territory for Sandler these days, who has over the years calmed his antic \u2018SNL\u2019 blare into thoughtful world-weariness. \u2014 Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
"In Kyiv, once-teeming squares are almost empty at midday as air raid sirens blare and Russian troops work to encircle the capital. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Guests who need a bigger break from the blare can unplug in quiet rooms. \u2014 Michelle Maltais, USA TODAY , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Explosions continue to rock Ukraine\u2019s capital, Kyiv, where air raid sirens blare into the night. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Sure, the Chapman departure was alarming, but also predictable, like that next blare sounding from your clock. \u2014 Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 Mar. 2022",
"The relentless blare of truckers\u2019 horns has gone silent. \u2014 Rob Gillies And Tim Sullivan, Anchorage Daily News , 21 Feb. 2022",
"In the basement beneath one apartment block in Kyiv, 19 newborns lie in plastic cots, their cries mingling with the blare of air-raid sirens warning of incoming Russian strikes. \u2014 Isabel Coles, WSJ , 12 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
"1796, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English bleren ; akin to Middle Dutch bl\u0113ren to shout":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bler"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"advertise",
"announce",
"annunciate",
"blaze",
"blazon",
"broadcast",
"declare",
"enunciate",
"flash",
"give out",
"herald",
"placard",
"post",
"proclaim",
"promulgate",
"publicize",
"publish",
"release",
"sound",
"trumpet"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010433",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"blaring":{
"antonyms":[
"babel",
"bluster",
"bowwow",
"brawl",
"bruit",
"cacophony",
"chatter",
"clamor",
"clangor",
"decibel(s)",
"din",
"discordance",
"katzenjammer",
"noise",
"racket",
"rattle",
"roar"
],
"definitions":{
": a loud strident noise":[],
": dazzling often garish brilliance":[],
": flamboyance":[],
": to proclaim flamboyantly":[
"headlines blared his defeat"
],
": to sound loud and strident":[
"radios blaring"
],
": to sound or utter raucously":[
"sat blaring the car horn"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"Rock music blared through the store from the loudspeakers.",
"Loudspeakers blared rock music through the store.",
"Noun",
"the blare of electric guitars",
"the blare of horns arising from the long line of cars behind him did nothing to help the motorist get his car started again",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Prominent chefs and restaurateurs from across the country gathered at Lyric\u2019s Civic Opera Building for the award ceremony, which began just as sirens began to blare in downtown Chicago for a tornado warning. \u2014 Nick Kindelsperger, Chicago Tribune , 13 June 2022",
"Headlines that blare out the latest in AI are bound to toss around the Machine Learning or Deep Learning phrasing and catch your attention. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"Longtime Andretti mechanic Mike Miller hid a train horn under James Hinchcliffe\u2019s golf cart that would blare uncontrollably. \u2014 Gabby Hajduk, The Indianapolis Star , 27 May 2022",
"The speakers blare funky Cambodian pop music and the walls are decked out with vintage movie posters. \u2014 Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic , 25 May 2022",
"And the sirens here still blare daily, even if the last shell fell more than two weeks ago. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Rock music continued to blare , eerily, from the restaurant\u2019s sound system. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Feb. 2022",
"For Duke Leto Atreides (Oscar Isaac), the olden-times, wartime sound of bagpipes \u2014 which announce the arrival of House Atreides on the planet Arrakis, and later blare when the Duke\u2019s house comes under attack. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Ottawa's police chief said the city needs assistance as drivers continue to blare horns and idle trucks on downtown streets. \u2014 Paula Newton And Travis Caldwell, CNN , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"When the sirens blare , Purgers and Anti-Purgers get locked in conflict, while a few people just trying to survive get caught in-between. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 16 June 2022",
"That\u2019s prime territory for Sandler these days, who has over the years calmed his antic \u2018SNL\u2019 blare into thoughtful world-weariness. \u2014 Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
"In Kyiv, once-teeming squares are almost empty at midday as air raid sirens blare and Russian troops work to encircle the capital. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Guests who need a bigger break from the blare can unplug in quiet rooms. \u2014 Michelle Maltais, USA TODAY , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Explosions continue to rock Ukraine\u2019s capital, Kyiv, where air raid sirens blare into the night. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Sure, the Chapman departure was alarming, but also predictable, like that next blare sounding from your clock. \u2014 Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 Mar. 2022",
"The relentless blare of truckers\u2019 horns has gone silent. \u2014 Rob Gillies And Tim Sullivan, Anchorage Daily News , 21 Feb. 2022",
"In the basement beneath one apartment block in Kyiv, 19 newborns lie in plastic cots, their cries mingling with the blare of air-raid sirens warning of incoming Russian strikes. \u2014 Isabel Coles, WSJ , 12 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
"1796, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English bleren ; akin to Middle Dutch bl\u0113ren to shout":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bler"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"advertise",
"announce",
"annunciate",
"blaze",
"blazon",
"broadcast",
"declare",
"enunciate",
"flash",
"give out",
"herald",
"placard",
"post",
"proclaim",
"promulgate",
"publicize",
"publish",
"release",
"sound",
"trumpet"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064246",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"blarney":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": nonsense , humbug":[],
": skillful flattery : blandishment":[],
"town in County Cork, southwestern Ireland population 1952":[]
},
"examples":[
"She was charmed by his blarney .",
"a tale with more than a hint of blarney",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This might come as a surprise given the outsized and blarney -filled headlines on social media to the contrary. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 4 June 2022",
"Menu: soda bread with Irish whiskey butter and fried cabbage and rashers; pork bangers and Irish colcannon with red onion gravy and blarney stones and Irish bananas. \u2014 Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal , 9 Mar. 2022",
"The blarney is still strong here (lapsing into Irish dialect is an occupational hazard of reading him), but these characters also act. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Feb. 2022",
"Around the Cedars campus and among the Ross neighbors, Mulligan was known for his blarney , with a joke and a laugh for everyone. \u2014 Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 Nov. 2021",
"The result feels like a film filtered less through real life than the rosy lens of sentiment and memory: a soft-focus Irish fairy tale bathed in love and blarney and a whole lot of warbling Van Morrison. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 4 Sep. 2021",
"The 36-year Senate veteran with a touch of the Irish blarney and the on-message, one-term senator took time to warm to each other. \u2014 Rob Crilly, Washington Examiner , 19 Mar. 2021",
"These reasons for opposing this vanguard of Warren/Sanders/Harris socialism, for objecting to this doddering culmination of a half-century of hackery and blarney , elicit varying degrees of disqualification and rage-inducement. \u2014 Jack Fowler, National Review , 30 Oct. 2020",
"Enjoy a wee bit o\u2019 blarney and Irish music at the Plymouth Arts Center March 13-14. \u2014 Elaine Rewolinski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 8 Mar. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1780, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Blarney stone , a stone in Blarney Castle, near Cork, Ireland, held to bestow skill in flattery on those who kiss it":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u00e4r-n\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"adulation",
"butter",
"flannel",
"flattery",
"incense",
"overpraise",
"soft soap",
"sweet talk",
"taffy"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230153",
"type":[
"geographical name",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"blaspheme":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": revile , abuse":[
"\u2026 has been blasphemed more than he deserves.",
"\u2014 Wildlife Review"
],
": to speak in a way that shows irreverence for God or something sacred : to utter blasphemy":[
"blaspheming against God",
"refuses to blaspheme"
],
": to speak of or address with irreverence":[
"punished for having blasphemed God"
]
},
"examples":[
"He did not curse or blaspheme .",
"people who have blasphemed against God",
"people who have blasphemed God",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In one infamous case in 2010, Asia Bibi, a Christian woman, was sentenced to death, accused of blaspheming Islam. \u2014 New York Times , 4 May 2020",
"To disguise ourselves forever would be to blaspheme his work of redeeming the world. \u2014 Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review , 30 Mar. 2020",
"Witnesses at the mosque said Abdelrhim Abdelghani shoved his way in at about 4 p.m., swiped a Quran off a shelf, took it to the nearby intersection of Northwest Fourth Avenue and Northwest 15th Vista and began defiling and blaspheming the holy book. \u2014 Tonya Alanez, sun-sentinel.com , 26 June 2019",
"God\u2019s mercy and justice on those who have blasphemed God\u2019s holy name, those who slander and bear false witness and those who commit murder or justify murder as a means for fighting criminality. \u2014 Jim Gomez, The Seattle Times , 9 July 2018",
"God\u2019s mercy and justice on those who have blasphemed God\u2019s Holy Name, those who slander and bear false witness, and those who commit murder or justify murder as a means for fighting criminality in our country. \u2014 Jake Maxwell Watts, WSJ , 9 July 2018",
"Regrettable, but perhaps this incident will wake up some progressives who were all too giddy that Google Memo guy gets fired for daring to blaspheme the Church of Diversity. \u2014 Josh Levin, Slate Magazine , 15 Sep. 2017",
"No, to them patriotism is a religion, the national anthem is its hymn, and anyone who expresses misgivings about our nation is a heretic, blaspheming their god. \u2014 Jack Moore, GQ , 6 Sep. 2017",
"Hizbut Tahrir, along with groups such as the violent Islamic Defenders Front, was behind a series of massive protests against the Jakarta governor, a minority Christian and Jokowi ally who was accused of blaspheming Islam. \u2014 Stephen Wright, The Seattle Times , 19 July 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English blasfemen , from Late Latin blasphemare \u2014 more at blame":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"blas-\u02c8f\u0113m",
"blas-\u02c8f\u0113m, \u02c8blas-\u02ccf\u0113m",
"\u02c8blas-\u02ccf\u0113m"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"curse",
"cuss",
"swear"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033559",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"blaspheme-vine":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a greenbrier ( Smilax laurifolia ) of the southeastern U.S. with thick coriaceous leaves":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101156",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blasphemous":{
"antonyms":[
"pious",
"reverent"
],
"definitions":{
": impiously irreverent : profane":[
"a blasphemous writer",
"a blasphemous epithet",
"The claims were blasphemous ."
]
},
"examples":[
"Catholics used to believe that anyone but a priest touching a consecrated wafer was blasphemous .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Depictions of Islam's Prophet are considered blasphemous by many Muslims and offending images or comments have in the past led to mass boycotts, diplomatic crises, riots and even terror attacks. \u2014 Helen Regan And Esha Mitra, CNN , 10 June 2022",
"Last month, a Christian student was beaten to death and her body set on fire after fellow students accused her of sending blasphemous messages about the Prophet Muhammad in a WhatsApp group conversation. \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2022",
"The tyrant cleric had seen in it only blasphemous portrayals of the prophet Muhammad. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Last year, opposition peaked when Islamist groups demonstrated in major cities, accusing the marchers of using blasphemous slogans \u2014 a crime punishable by death in Pakistan \u2014 accusations of which have provoked lynchings and murders. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 7 Mar. 2022",
"The fight broke out between conservative lawmakers Hassan Riati and Shadi Udwan after insults were exchanged and blasphemous remarks were made, according a source who saw events unfold first-hand. \u2014 Celine Alkhaldi, CNN , 29 Dec. 2021",
"Naked she-demons stood in a circle, singing blasphemous and profane songs to him. \u2014 The New Yorker , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Turning a classic cocktail into a cloyingly sweet Italian dessert typically packed with candied fruits is blasphemous , right? \u2014 Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times , 7 Dec. 2021",
"Sunni Muslims, especially of the Barelvi sect, who make up a majority of Pakistan\u2019s population, view depictions of the Prophet Muhammad as blasphemous . \u2014 Salman Masood, New York Times , 1 Nov. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"see blaspheme":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8blas-f\u0259-m\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"impious",
"irreverent",
"profane",
"sacrilegious"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181806",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"blasphemy":{
"antonyms":[
"adoration",
"glorification",
"worship"
],
"definitions":{
": irreverence toward something considered sacred or inviolable":[],
": the act of claiming the attributes of a deity":[
"for a mere man to suggest that he was \u2026 divine could only be viewed \u2026 as blasphemy",
"\u2014 John Bright \u20201889"
],
": the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God":[
"accused of blasphemy"
]
},
"examples":[
"She was condemned by the church for uttering blasphemies .",
"in the 17th century the Quakers were persecuted for beliefs and practices that older churches regarded as blasphemies",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Brandishing bloodstained cleavers, two men warn Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi about inflaming religious tensions in India and vow to avenge acts of blasphemy . \u2014 Niha Masih, Washington Post , 29 June 2022",
"But their comments had already drawn accusations of blasphemy in some Middle Eastern countries, leaving New Delhi struggling to contain the fallout. \u2014 Leila Sackur, NBC News , 9 June 2022",
"For example, in Pakistan, at least 16 individuals accused of blasphemy were sentenced to death in 2021. \u2014 Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"Park aficionados, for instance, will certainly hear some words that would have once been blasphemy to echo in Epcot. \u2014 Todd Martensgame Critic, Los Angeles Times , 5 May 2022",
"While some contemporary readers may associate blasphemy laws primarily with Muslim cultures, similar codes have obtained, at various times, in Maryland and Madrid, Holland and Hong Kong. \u2014 Graham Hillard, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022",
"The dominant religious reasoning of the time argued that if plagues were sent by God, then to work against them was blasphemy . \u2014 Peter Manseau, Smithsonian Magazine , 22 Mar. 2022",
"In office, my father had sought clemency for a poor Christian woman accused of blasphemy . \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
"The prosecutor in this case claims to support religious freedom, but her attempt to wield Finnish statute as a secular blasphemy law says otherwise. \u2014 Kelsey Koberg, Fox News , 18 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"see blaspheme":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8blas-f\u0259-m\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"defilement",
"desecration",
"impiety",
"irreverence",
"profanation",
"sacrilege"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182850",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blast":{
"antonyms":[
"blow",
"blow up",
"burst",
"demolish",
"explode",
"pop",
"shatter",
"smash"
],
"definitions":{
": a disease of plants marked by the formation of destructive lesions on leaves and inflorescences":[],
": a stream of air or gas forced through a hole":[],
": a striking reminder of an earlier time : something that excites nostalgia":[
"This picture is a real blast from the past ."
],
": a sudden pernicious influence or effect":[
"got a blast of reality when she left home",
"a blast of criticism",
"\u2026 virtue preserved from fell destruction's blast \u2026",
"\u2014 Shakespeare"
],
": a vehement expression of feeling":[
"\u2026 let out a great blast of mirth \u2026",
"\u2014 Marcia Davenport",
"a blast of anger"
],
": a violent gust of wind":[
"a cold blast of air"
],
": an explosion or violent detonation":[
"The blast killed eight people.",
"a shotgun blast"
],
": blare":[
"music blasting from the radio"
],
": blight":[
"The entire crop was blasted by fungus.",
"The injury blasted her dreams of winning a gold medal."
],
": bud : budding : germ":[
"blasto disc"
],
": formative unit especially of living matter : germ : cell : cell layer":[
"epi blast"
],
": shoot":[
"The gunman blasted him down."
],
": something resembling a gust of wind: such as":[],
": speed , capacity , operation":[
"turned the water on full blast",
"go full blast"
],
": the continuous blowing to which a charge of ore or metal is subjected in a blast furnace":[],
": the effect or accompaniment (such as sleet) of such a gust":[
"a blast of freezing rain"
],
": the sending of a message (such as a fax or an email) in multiple copies to numerous recipients at one time":[
"The campaign then sends Jane targeted messages via canvassers, phone calls, ads, and its increasingly sophisticated email blasts .",
"\u2014 Tim Murphy",
"\u2014 often used before another noun a blast fax"
],
": the shock wave of an explosion":[
"felt the blast from several miles away"
],
": the sound produced by an impulsion of air through a wind instrument or whistle":[
"the blast of the shofar on Rosh Hashanah",
"the trumpet's blast"
],
": to attack vigorously":[
"blasting their opponents in the media"
],
": to cause to blast off":[
"will blast themselves from the moon's surface"
],
": to hit a golf ball out of a sand trap with explosive force":[],
": to hit vigorously and effectively":[
"blasted a home run"
],
": to injure by or as if by the action of wind":[
"young crops being blasted by the hot dry wind"
],
": to make a vigorous attack":[
"blasting away at her opponent"
],
": to play loudly":[
"blasting rock music on the stereo"
],
": to proceed rapidly or aggressively":[
"blasting down the ski slope"
],
": to remove, open, or form by or as if by an explosive":[
"blast a hole through the wall",
"\u2026 blast away these barriers to progress \u2026",
"\u2014 Elmer Davis"
],
": to shatter by or as if by an explosive":[
"blasting out nearly all of the building's windows"
],
": to use an explosive":[
"blast through the wall"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"She opened the door and felt a cold blast .",
"He was hit by a blast of water from the hose.",
"The driver gave a long blast on his horn.",
"the blast of the factory whistle",
"The bomb blast killed eight people.",
"Verb",
"Workers were blasting rock where the new highway will go.",
"The rock has been blasted away.",
"The explosion blasted a hole in the side of the ship.",
"The mayor was blasted by the local press.",
"The judge blasted the lawyers for delaying the trial.",
"Human rights groups have blasted the government for its treatment of political prisoners.",
"He blasted his rival with a pistol.",
"A gunship blasted enemy headquarters.",
"They blasted the enemy plane out of the sky.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"It was sent as an email blast via Constant Contact to all families in the district Thursday (June 23). \u2014 cleveland , 23 June 2022",
"Episode 4 of Season 3 ended with Soldier Boy (Jensen Ackles) reawakening and catching Kimiko in an explosive blast . \u2014 Jordan Moreau, Variety , 18 June 2022",
"That debate broke out into the open this week when DTE\u2019s chief operating officer for electric power sent an email blast on Tuesday to 1.6 million of its residential and business customers. \u2014 Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press , 2 June 2022",
"The recent eruption of the Tongan submarine volcano Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha\u2019apai culminated in an explosive blast on Jan. 15 that sent shock waves around the world. \u2014 Robert M. Thorson, WSJ , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Shang-Chi is an absolute blast of a Marvel movie, introducing us to a brand new hero (played by the wonderful Simu Liu) in a movie that has a great story and even greater action. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 15 Feb. 2022",
"Meanwhile, an Arctic blast continued to make its presence felt across much of the central and eastern U.S. on Friday. \u2014 Doyle Rice, USA TODAY , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Temperatures plummeted overnight as an arctic blast moved into the northeastern United States. \u2014 Max Golembo, ABC News , 11 Jan. 2022",
"No one was injured in the blast , according to Freeport LNG Development, the company that runs the facility. \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 8 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Pride Month is officially underway, which means there\u2019s never been a better time to hit play and blast all your favorite gay anthems. \u2014 Glenn Rowley, Billboard , 8 June 2022",
"The center console knob switches between 2Hi, 4Hi and 4Lo controls and allows the Bronco to blast , climb or, if necessary, crawl over obstacles. \u2014 Kyle Edward, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"But his challenges were put into stark relief Friday, as Trump continued to blast him for failing to go along with his scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election. \u2014 Jill Colvin, Anchorage Daily News , 18 June 2022",
"But his challenges were put into stark relief Friday, as Trump continued to blast him for failing to go along with his scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election. \u2014 Jill Colvin, Chron , 17 June 2022",
"Ron Jacobs was brought in to blast it out of its poppy Boss Radio past and into the happening world of free-form radio. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 June 2022",
"Luna 25 was meant to include the ESA PILOT-D navigation camera, but an unnamed commercial service provider is expected to blast it into space instead. \u2014 Matthew Humphries, PCMAG , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Jeff Bezos has amassed enough wealth from his e-commerce empire to blast himself into space, as the employees left behind on earth spent the first months of the outbreak laboring in Amazon warehouses without adequate protective gear. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Jan. 2022",
"To soften, stand a stick on its end in the microwave and blast it for about eight seconds on high. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Dec. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English blasten, derivative of blast blast entry 1":"Verb",
"Middle English, from Old English bl\u01e3st ; akin to Old High German bl\u0101st blast, bl\u0101san to blow, Old English bl\u0101wan \u2014 more at blow":"Noun",
"combining form from Greek blast\u00f3s \"shoot, bud, embryo, germ\" \u2014 more at -blast":"Combining form",
"combining form from Greek blast\u00f3s \"shoot, bud, embryo, germ,\" noun derivative from the base of blast\u00e1nein \"to bud, sprout, grow,\" of obscure origin":"Noun combining form"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccblast",
"\u02c8blast"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bang",
"boom",
"clap",
"crack",
"crash",
"pop",
"report",
"slam",
"smash",
"snap",
"thunderclap",
"thwack",
"whack",
"whomp",
"whump"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103354",
"type":[
"combining form",
"noun",
"noun combining form",
"verb"
]
},
"blast off":{
"antonyms":[
"landing"
],
"definitions":{
": a blasting off (as of a rocket)":[],
": take off sense 1b":[
"\u2014 used especially of rocket-propelled missiles and vehicles"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"the mission was scrubbed just minutes before blastoff",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"With the launch pad crew access arm extended, the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule and its Falcon 9 rocket stand ready for crew boarding Friday and blastoff on a commercial flight to the International Space Station. \u2014 William Harwood, CBS News , 7 Apr. 2022",
"What if the rocket could be tossed several meters above the surface, allowing more clearance for blastoff ? \u2014 Jonathan O'callaghan, Scientific American , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Walter Cronkite helms the program, and news clips depict excited crowds, waving astronauts and a blastoff countdown. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Billions over budget and years behind schedule, the James Webb Space Telescope is targeted for blastoff from the European Space Agency's Kourou, French Guiana, launch site at 7:20 a.m. EST Saturday atop an Ariane 5 rocket, weather permitting. \u2014 William Harwood, CBS News , 24 Dec. 2021",
"The communications problem, which technicians were still troubleshooting as of this morning, has pushed Webb\u2019s blastoff back a couple of days, to December 24. \u2014 Marina Koren, The Atlantic , 15 Dec. 2021",
"Live footage showed the 154-foot rocket soaring into the air with bright yellow flames shooting out of its engines after blastoff at Naro Space Center, the country's lone spaceport, on a small island off its southern coast. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 22 Oct. 2021",
"His image caught the fiery blastoff , with spectators silhouetted in the glow of creation. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 19 Aug. 2021",
"Shatner will join Chris Boshuizen, founder of Earth-observation company Planet Labs; microbiologist Glen de Vries; and Blue Origin's Audrey Powers for blastoff on a 10-minute up-and-down flight out of the discernible atmosphere to the edge of space. \u2014 William Harwood, CBS News , 11 Oct. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1934, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8blast-\u02cc\u022ff"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"launch",
"liftoff",
"takeoff"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042433",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"blast wall":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a protective work designed to minimize blast damage to buildings or other structures exposed to bombing or other types of explosions":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120743",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blast-":{
"antonyms":[
"blow",
"blow up",
"burst",
"demolish",
"explode",
"pop",
"shatter",
"smash"
],
"definitions":{
": a disease of plants marked by the formation of destructive lesions on leaves and inflorescences":[],
": a stream of air or gas forced through a hole":[],
": a striking reminder of an earlier time : something that excites nostalgia":[
"This picture is a real blast from the past ."
],
": a sudden pernicious influence or effect":[
"got a blast of reality when she left home",
"a blast of criticism",
"\u2026 virtue preserved from fell destruction's blast \u2026",
"\u2014 Shakespeare"
],
": a vehement expression of feeling":[
"\u2026 let out a great blast of mirth \u2026",
"\u2014 Marcia Davenport",
"a blast of anger"
],
": a violent gust of wind":[
"a cold blast of air"
],
": an explosion or violent detonation":[
"The blast killed eight people.",
"a shotgun blast"
],
": blare":[
"music blasting from the radio"
],
": blight":[
"The entire crop was blasted by fungus.",
"The injury blasted her dreams of winning a gold medal."
],
": bud : budding : germ":[
"blasto disc"
],
": formative unit especially of living matter : germ : cell : cell layer":[
"epi blast"
],
": shoot":[
"The gunman blasted him down."
],
": something resembling a gust of wind: such as":[],
": speed , capacity , operation":[
"turned the water on full blast",
"go full blast"
],
": the continuous blowing to which a charge of ore or metal is subjected in a blast furnace":[],
": the effect or accompaniment (such as sleet) of such a gust":[
"a blast of freezing rain"
],
": the sending of a message (such as a fax or an email) in multiple copies to numerous recipients at one time":[
"The campaign then sends Jane targeted messages via canvassers, phone calls, ads, and its increasingly sophisticated email blasts .",
"\u2014 Tim Murphy",
"\u2014 often used before another noun a blast fax"
],
": the shock wave of an explosion":[
"felt the blast from several miles away"
],
": the sound produced by an impulsion of air through a wind instrument or whistle":[
"the blast of the shofar on Rosh Hashanah",
"the trumpet's blast"
],
": to attack vigorously":[
"blasting their opponents in the media"
],
": to cause to blast off":[
"will blast themselves from the moon's surface"
],
": to hit a golf ball out of a sand trap with explosive force":[],
": to hit vigorously and effectively":[
"blasted a home run"
],
": to injure by or as if by the action of wind":[
"young crops being blasted by the hot dry wind"
],
": to make a vigorous attack":[
"blasting away at her opponent"
],
": to play loudly":[
"blasting rock music on the stereo"
],
": to proceed rapidly or aggressively":[
"blasting down the ski slope"
],
": to remove, open, or form by or as if by an explosive":[
"blast a hole through the wall",
"\u2026 blast away these barriers to progress \u2026",
"\u2014 Elmer Davis"
],
": to shatter by or as if by an explosive":[
"blasting out nearly all of the building's windows"
],
": to use an explosive":[
"blast through the wall"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"She opened the door and felt a cold blast .",
"He was hit by a blast of water from the hose.",
"The driver gave a long blast on his horn.",
"the blast of the factory whistle",
"The bomb blast killed eight people.",
"Verb",
"Workers were blasting rock where the new highway will go.",
"The rock has been blasted away.",
"The explosion blasted a hole in the side of the ship.",
"The mayor was blasted by the local press.",
"The judge blasted the lawyers for delaying the trial.",
"Human rights groups have blasted the government for its treatment of political prisoners.",
"He blasted his rival with a pistol.",
"A gunship blasted enemy headquarters.",
"They blasted the enemy plane out of the sky.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"It was sent as an email blast via Constant Contact to all families in the district Thursday (June 23). \u2014 cleveland , 23 June 2022",
"Episode 4 of Season 3 ended with Soldier Boy (Jensen Ackles) reawakening and catching Kimiko in an explosive blast . \u2014 Jordan Moreau, Variety , 18 June 2022",
"That debate broke out into the open this week when DTE\u2019s chief operating officer for electric power sent an email blast on Tuesday to 1.6 million of its residential and business customers. \u2014 Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press , 2 June 2022",
"The recent eruption of the Tongan submarine volcano Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha\u2019apai culminated in an explosive blast on Jan. 15 that sent shock waves around the world. \u2014 Robert M. Thorson, WSJ , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Shang-Chi is an absolute blast of a Marvel movie, introducing us to a brand new hero (played by the wonderful Simu Liu) in a movie that has a great story and even greater action. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 15 Feb. 2022",
"Meanwhile, an Arctic blast continued to make its presence felt across much of the central and eastern U.S. on Friday. \u2014 Doyle Rice, USA TODAY , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Temperatures plummeted overnight as an arctic blast moved into the northeastern United States. \u2014 Max Golembo, ABC News , 11 Jan. 2022",
"No one was injured in the blast , according to Freeport LNG Development, the company that runs the facility. \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 8 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Pride Month is officially underway, which means there\u2019s never been a better time to hit play and blast all your favorite gay anthems. \u2014 Glenn Rowley, Billboard , 8 June 2022",
"The center console knob switches between 2Hi, 4Hi and 4Lo controls and allows the Bronco to blast , climb or, if necessary, crawl over obstacles. \u2014 Kyle Edward, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"But his challenges were put into stark relief Friday, as Trump continued to blast him for failing to go along with his scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election. \u2014 Jill Colvin, Anchorage Daily News , 18 June 2022",
"But his challenges were put into stark relief Friday, as Trump continued to blast him for failing to go along with his scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election. \u2014 Jill Colvin, Chron , 17 June 2022",
"Ron Jacobs was brought in to blast it out of its poppy Boss Radio past and into the happening world of free-form radio. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 June 2022",
"Luna 25 was meant to include the ESA PILOT-D navigation camera, but an unnamed commercial service provider is expected to blast it into space instead. \u2014 Matthew Humphries, PCMAG , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Jeff Bezos has amassed enough wealth from his e-commerce empire to blast himself into space, as the employees left behind on earth spent the first months of the outbreak laboring in Amazon warehouses without adequate protective gear. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Jan. 2022",
"To soften, stand a stick on its end in the microwave and blast it for about eight seconds on high. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Dec. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English blasten, derivative of blast blast entry 1":"Verb",
"Middle English, from Old English bl\u01e3st ; akin to Old High German bl\u0101st blast, bl\u0101san to blow, Old English bl\u0101wan \u2014 more at blow":"Noun",
"combining form from Greek blast\u00f3s \"shoot, bud, embryo, germ\" \u2014 more at -blast":"Combining form",
"combining form from Greek blast\u00f3s \"shoot, bud, embryo, germ,\" noun derivative from the base of blast\u00e1nein \"to bud, sprout, grow,\" of obscure origin":"Noun combining form"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8blast",
"\u02ccblast"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bang",
"boom",
"clap",
"crack",
"crash",
"pop",
"report",
"slam",
"smash",
"snap",
"thunderclap",
"thwack",
"whack",
"whomp",
"whump"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125925",
"type":[
"combining form",
"noun",
"noun combining form",
"verb"
]
},
"blasted":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": damaged by or as if by an explosive, lightning, wind, or supernatural force":[
"upon this blasted heath",
"\u2014 William Shakespeare",
"a blasted apple tree"
],
": damned , detestable":[
"this blasted weather"
],
": intoxicated from drugs or alcohol":[]
},
"examples":[
"He got totally blasted at the party.",
"that blasted car salesman cheated us",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"ClubSwan organizes races at six different Mediterranean venues, including the Swan Tuscany Challenge in the last week of April\u2014which lasted for five sub- blasted days, included four classes of one-design boats and participants from 11 countries. \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 29 May 2022",
"El Primero 9004 chronograph movement is encased in a rugged design of micro- blasted titanium. \u2014 Michael Clerizo, WSJ , 16 Apr. 2021",
"The model pairs a 44 mm case of sober, gray, micro- blasted titanium with an electric blue movement visible through the partially open dial. \u2014 Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report , 24 Mar. 2021",
"This loss was about OSU being unable to do a blasted thing because UW\u2019s biggest players spent the night camping in its backfield. \u2014 John Canzano | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 8 Nov. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1540, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bla-st\u0259d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"accursed",
"accurst",
"confounded",
"cursed",
"curst",
"cussed",
"damnable",
"dang",
"danged",
"darn",
"durn",
"darned",
"durned",
"deuced",
"doggone",
"doggoned",
"freaking",
"infernal"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002757",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"blasting":{
"antonyms":[
"blow",
"blow up",
"burst",
"demolish",
"explode",
"pop",
"shatter",
"smash"
],
"definitions":{
": a disease of plants marked by the formation of destructive lesions on leaves and inflorescences":[],
": a stream of air or gas forced through a hole":[],
": a striking reminder of an earlier time : something that excites nostalgia":[
"This picture is a real blast from the past ."
],
": a sudden pernicious influence or effect":[
"got a blast of reality when she left home",
"a blast of criticism",
"\u2026 virtue preserved from fell destruction's blast \u2026",
"\u2014 Shakespeare"
],
": a vehement expression of feeling":[
"\u2026 let out a great blast of mirth \u2026",
"\u2014 Marcia Davenport",
"a blast of anger"
],
": a violent gust of wind":[
"a cold blast of air"
],
": an explosion or violent detonation":[
"The blast killed eight people.",
"a shotgun blast"
],
": blare":[
"music blasting from the radio"
],
": blight":[
"The entire crop was blasted by fungus.",
"The injury blasted her dreams of winning a gold medal."
],
": bud : budding : germ":[
"blasto disc"
],
": formative unit especially of living matter : germ : cell : cell layer":[
"epi blast"
],
": shoot":[
"The gunman blasted him down."
],
": something resembling a gust of wind: such as":[],
": speed , capacity , operation":[
"turned the water on full blast",
"go full blast"
],
": the continuous blowing to which a charge of ore or metal is subjected in a blast furnace":[],
": the effect or accompaniment (such as sleet) of such a gust":[
"a blast of freezing rain"
],
": the sending of a message (such as a fax or an email) in multiple copies to numerous recipients at one time":[
"The campaign then sends Jane targeted messages via canvassers, phone calls, ads, and its increasingly sophisticated email blasts .",
"\u2014 Tim Murphy",
"\u2014 often used before another noun a blast fax"
],
": the shock wave of an explosion":[
"felt the blast from several miles away"
],
": the sound produced by an impulsion of air through a wind instrument or whistle":[
"the blast of the shofar on Rosh Hashanah",
"the trumpet's blast"
],
": to attack vigorously":[
"blasting their opponents in the media"
],
": to cause to blast off":[
"will blast themselves from the moon's surface"
],
": to hit a golf ball out of a sand trap with explosive force":[],
": to hit vigorously and effectively":[
"blasted a home run"
],
": to injure by or as if by the action of wind":[
"young crops being blasted by the hot dry wind"
],
": to make a vigorous attack":[
"blasting away at her opponent"
],
": to play loudly":[
"blasting rock music on the stereo"
],
": to proceed rapidly or aggressively":[
"blasting down the ski slope"
],
": to remove, open, or form by or as if by an explosive":[
"blast a hole through the wall",
"\u2026 blast away these barriers to progress \u2026",
"\u2014 Elmer Davis"
],
": to shatter by or as if by an explosive":[
"blasting out nearly all of the building's windows"
],
": to use an explosive":[
"blast through the wall"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"She opened the door and felt a cold blast .",
"He was hit by a blast of water from the hose.",
"The driver gave a long blast on his horn.",
"the blast of the factory whistle",
"The bomb blast killed eight people.",
"Verb",
"Workers were blasting rock where the new highway will go.",
"The rock has been blasted away.",
"The explosion blasted a hole in the side of the ship.",
"The mayor was blasted by the local press.",
"The judge blasted the lawyers for delaying the trial.",
"Human rights groups have blasted the government for its treatment of political prisoners.",
"He blasted his rival with a pistol.",
"A gunship blasted enemy headquarters.",
"They blasted the enemy plane out of the sky.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"It was sent as an email blast via Constant Contact to all families in the district Thursday (June 23). \u2014 cleveland , 23 June 2022",
"Episode 4 of Season 3 ended with Soldier Boy (Jensen Ackles) reawakening and catching Kimiko in an explosive blast . \u2014 Jordan Moreau, Variety , 18 June 2022",
"That debate broke out into the open this week when DTE\u2019s chief operating officer for electric power sent an email blast on Tuesday to 1.6 million of its residential and business customers. \u2014 Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press , 2 June 2022",
"The recent eruption of the Tongan submarine volcano Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha\u2019apai culminated in an explosive blast on Jan. 15 that sent shock waves around the world. \u2014 Robert M. Thorson, WSJ , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Shang-Chi is an absolute blast of a Marvel movie, introducing us to a brand new hero (played by the wonderful Simu Liu) in a movie that has a great story and even greater action. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 15 Feb. 2022",
"Meanwhile, an Arctic blast continued to make its presence felt across much of the central and eastern U.S. on Friday. \u2014 Doyle Rice, USA TODAY , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Temperatures plummeted overnight as an arctic blast moved into the northeastern United States. \u2014 Max Golembo, ABC News , 11 Jan. 2022",
"No one was injured in the blast , according to Freeport LNG Development, the company that runs the facility. \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 8 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Pride Month is officially underway, which means there\u2019s never been a better time to hit play and blast all your favorite gay anthems. \u2014 Glenn Rowley, Billboard , 8 June 2022",
"The center console knob switches between 2Hi, 4Hi and 4Lo controls and allows the Bronco to blast , climb or, if necessary, crawl over obstacles. \u2014 Kyle Edward, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"But his challenges were put into stark relief Friday, as Trump continued to blast him for failing to go along with his scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election. \u2014 Jill Colvin, Anchorage Daily News , 18 June 2022",
"But his challenges were put into stark relief Friday, as Trump continued to blast him for failing to go along with his scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election. \u2014 Jill Colvin, Chron , 17 June 2022",
"Ron Jacobs was brought in to blast it out of its poppy Boss Radio past and into the happening world of free-form radio. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 June 2022",
"Luna 25 was meant to include the ESA PILOT-D navigation camera, but an unnamed commercial service provider is expected to blast it into space instead. \u2014 Matthew Humphries, PCMAG , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Jeff Bezos has amassed enough wealth from his e-commerce empire to blast himself into space, as the employees left behind on earth spent the first months of the outbreak laboring in Amazon warehouses without adequate protective gear. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Jan. 2022",
"To soften, stand a stick on its end in the microwave and blast it for about eight seconds on high. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Dec. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English blasten, derivative of blast blast entry 1":"Verb",
"Middle English, from Old English bl\u01e3st ; akin to Old High German bl\u0101st blast, bl\u0101san to blow, Old English bl\u0101wan \u2014 more at blow":"Noun",
"combining form from Greek blast\u00f3s \"shoot, bud, embryo, germ\" \u2014 more at -blast":"Combining form",
"combining form from Greek blast\u00f3s \"shoot, bud, embryo, germ,\" noun derivative from the base of blast\u00e1nein \"to bud, sprout, grow,\" of obscure origin":"Noun combining form"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccblast",
"\u02c8blast"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bang",
"boom",
"clap",
"crack",
"crash",
"pop",
"report",
"slam",
"smash",
"snap",
"thunderclap",
"thwack",
"whack",
"whomp",
"whump"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015357",
"type":[
"combining form",
"noun",
"noun combining form",
"verb"
]
},
"blastoff":{
"antonyms":[
"landing"
],
"definitions":{
": a blasting off (as of a rocket)":[],
": take off sense 1b":[
"\u2014 used especially of rocket-propelled missiles and vehicles"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"the mission was scrubbed just minutes before blastoff",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"With the launch pad crew access arm extended, the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule and its Falcon 9 rocket stand ready for crew boarding Friday and blastoff on a commercial flight to the International Space Station. \u2014 William Harwood, CBS News , 7 Apr. 2022",
"What if the rocket could be tossed several meters above the surface, allowing more clearance for blastoff ? \u2014 Jonathan O'callaghan, Scientific American , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Walter Cronkite helms the program, and news clips depict excited crowds, waving astronauts and a blastoff countdown. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Billions over budget and years behind schedule, the James Webb Space Telescope is targeted for blastoff from the European Space Agency's Kourou, French Guiana, launch site at 7:20 a.m. EST Saturday atop an Ariane 5 rocket, weather permitting. \u2014 William Harwood, CBS News , 24 Dec. 2021",
"The communications problem, which technicians were still troubleshooting as of this morning, has pushed Webb\u2019s blastoff back a couple of days, to December 24. \u2014 Marina Koren, The Atlantic , 15 Dec. 2021",
"Live footage showed the 154-foot rocket soaring into the air with bright yellow flames shooting out of its engines after blastoff at Naro Space Center, the country's lone spaceport, on a small island off its southern coast. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 22 Oct. 2021",
"His image caught the fiery blastoff , with spectators silhouetted in the glow of creation. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 19 Aug. 2021",
"Shatner will join Chris Boshuizen, founder of Earth-observation company Planet Labs; microbiologist Glen de Vries; and Blue Origin's Audrey Powers for blastoff on a 10-minute up-and-down flight out of the discernible atmosphere to the edge of space. \u2014 William Harwood, CBS News , 11 Oct. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1934, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8blast-\u02cc\u022ff"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"launch",
"liftoff",
"takeoff"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221154",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"blastula":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an early metazoan embryo typically having the form of a hollow fluid-filled rounded cavity bounded by a single layer of cells \u2014 compare gastrula , morula":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1875, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from New Latin (in a German context), from Greek blast\u00f3s \"shoot, bud, embryo\" + New Latin -ula (as in gastrula , planula ) \u2014 more at -blast":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8blas-ch\u0259-l\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114041",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"blat":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": blab":[],
": to cry like a calf or sheep : bleat":[],
": to make a raucous noise":[],
": to utter loudly or foolishly : blurt":[]
},
"examples":[
"blatted an obscene expletive before biting the dust",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Your problem is that you were raised on fantasies of blatting muscle cars and Bueller-esque Ferrari Daytonas, and don\u2019t know how to find something fun, affordable, and unexpected. \u2014 Brett Berk, GQ , 26 June 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1846, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"perhaps alteration of bleat":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8blat"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"blurt (out)",
"bolt",
"cry (out)",
"ejaculate",
"exclaim"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125011",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"blatant":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": completely obvious, conspicuous , or obtrusive especially in a crass or offensive manner : brazen":[
"blatant disregard for the rules"
],
": noisy especially in a vulgar or offensive manner : clamorous":[]
},
"examples":[
"Blatant racial and gender discrimination is just about over. \u2014 Gregg Esterbrook , New Republic , 20 Dec. 1999",
"The surcharges are particularly galling \u2026 because they seem to amount to blatant double dipping. \u2014 John Greenwald , Time , 29 Nov. 1999",
"He showed a blatant disregard for the safety of other drivers.",
"a blatant clamor for the impeachment of the scandal-plagued governor",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The film isn\u2019t subtle about the blatant sexism of the era. \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 23 Aug. 2021",
"But these statements by Garc\u00eda Mart\u00ednez suggest blatant conscious bias. \u2014 Kim Elsesser, Forbes , 13 May 2021",
"But rather than speak to the tell-all interview or Morgan's blatant sexism, McCain took the conversation in a different, unexpected direction. \u2014 Sarah Midkiff, refinery29.com , 10 Mar. 2021",
"However, even with the fines and the bans on blatant usage of verbiage that advertises skin lightening, the products are still being sold around the globe, peddled by celebrities like Blac Chyna and Dencia. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 30 May 2022",
"But the barbarity was too blatant , and witnessed by too many people. \u2014 Time , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Whether that fragile cloth holds together today, in the face of blatant defiance of election results and the rule of law, depends on our respect for every strand in the weave. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Nov. 2021",
"This blatant Democratic power play would inspire more partisan bitterness\u2014and further erode voter faith in elections. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 13 Mar. 2021",
"Big banks never fail to show blatant disregard for the businesses that keep them functional. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 25 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1596, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"perhaps from Latin blatire to chatter":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0101-t\u1d4ant"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for blatant vociferous , clamorous , blatant , strident , boisterous , obstreperous mean so loud or insistent as to compel attention. vociferous implies a vehement shouting or calling out. vociferous cries of protest and outrage clamorous may imply insistency as well as vociferousness in demanding or protesting. clamorous demands for prison reforms blatant implies an offensive bellowing or insensitive loudness. blatant rock music a blatant clamor for impeachment strident suggests harsh and discordant noise. heard the strident cry of the crow boisterous suggests a noisiness and turbulence due to high spirits. a boisterous crowd of party goers obstreperous suggests unruly and aggressive noisiness and resistance to restraint. the obstreperous demonstrators were arrested",
"synonyms":[
"caterwauling",
"clamant",
"clamorous",
"obstreperous",
"squawking",
"vociferant",
"vociferating",
"vociferous",
"yawping",
"yauping",
"yowling"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053155",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"blather":{
"antonyms":[
"ado",
"alarums and excursions",
"ballyhoo",
"bluster",
"bobbery",
"bother",
"bustle",
"clatter",
"clutter",
"coil",
"commotion",
"corroboree",
"disturbance",
"do",
"foofaraw",
"fun",
"furor",
"furore",
"fuss",
"helter-skelter",
"hoo-ha",
"hoo-hah",
"hoopla",
"hubble-bubble",
"hubbub",
"hullabaloo",
"hurly",
"hurly-burly",
"hurricane",
"hurry",
"hurry-scurry",
"hurry-skurry",
"kerfuffle",
"moil",
"pandemonium",
"pother",
"row",
"ruckus",
"ruction",
"rumpus",
"shindy",
"splore",
"squall",
"stew",
"stir",
"storm",
"to-do",
"tumult",
"turmoil",
"uproar",
"welter",
"whirl",
"williwaw",
"zoo"
],
"definitions":{
": stir , commotion":[],
": to talk foolishly at length":[
"\u2014 often used with on"
],
": voluble nonsensical or inconsequential talk or writing":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"listening to a lot of blather from politicians about who's to blame for the bad economy",
"wanted to retire quietly and without all the blather of an office send-off",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Isn\u2019t this the same group of folks who love to blather on about the wonders of the free market system? \u2014 Dave Lieber, Dallas News , 21 May 2021",
"Jerome blathered with joy as Tiny walked slowly into her house. \u2014 Rion Amilcar Scott, The New Yorker , 30 Sep. 2019",
"And when the deed was accomplished, it was considered bad form to blather indecorously about it to media. \u2014 National Geographic , 24 May 2019",
"The people who live in Carbon Hill, and places like it, need attention for so many other reasons than a chuckleheaded mayor blathering nonsense, privately or publicly, about who needs to die in a second Civil War. \u2014 al.com , 6 June 2019",
"In flashback, there was William the philanthropist, hosting fancy fundraisers and sighing as nasty rich people blathered on at him. \u2014 The Atlantic , 17 June 2018",
"So why would announcers blather and babble throughout the performance? \u2014 Norman Chad, San Antonio Express-News , 26 Mar. 2018",
"And the phenomenon of people loudly blathering at concerts is endemic at venues large and small. \u2014 George Varga, sandiegouniontribune.com , 15 Mar. 2018",
"Metcalf asked Shepard why her character said so little when her husband would blather on and on. \u2014 Willa Paskin, New York Times , 21 Feb. 2018",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"There was also a lot of blather about that season's philosophical earworms, from cancel culture to gender essentialism. \u2014 Virginia Heffernan, Wired , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Given all the commercials, referee timeout checks and half-time blather , both genders really need a two-hour time limit for a 40-minute game. \u2014 Bob Hill, The Courier-Journal , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Hear this week\u2019s episode, plus all 12 entertaining interviews from last year (including me in full blather ), at bit.ly/invite-podcast, or on most podcast platforms. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 July 2021",
"Item: Being hushed by a fellow library patron while Steve continues to blather on, ad nauseam. \u2014 Brooke Knisley, The New Yorker , 17 Nov. 2020",
"With Trump, that distance between talk-radio blather \u2014 which is designed to get people frothed up enough to keep listening \u2014 and presidential messaging \u2014 which was always designed to minimize drama \u2014 closed completely. \u2014 Gilbert Garcia, ExpressNews.com , 31 Oct. 2020",
"All of this blather about uncertainty might make for good actuarial policy. \u2014 Libby Watson, The New Republic , 9 Oct. 2020",
"This season could appeal to anyone yearning for heavy metal Fargo, with sly off-kilter characterization sacrificed to self-important blather and undifferentiated bulletstorms. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 14 Sep. 2020",
"Kunzru takes us to 2016, of course: The only possible conclusion to this fable about the emptiness of right-wing blather is the election of Donald Trump. \u2014 Rumaan Alam, The New Republic , 9 Sep. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1524, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"1719, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Old Norse blathra ; akin to Middle High German bl\u014ddern to chatter":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bla-t\u035fh\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"go on",
"maunder",
"ramble",
"rattle",
"run on"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103117",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"blather (on)":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"to talk at length without sticking to a topic or getting to a point my attention wandered as she blathered on about her endlessly active social life"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-174202",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"blatherskite":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a person who blathers a lot":[],
": nonsense , blather":[]
},
"examples":[
"a Scottish uncle who regards any pronouncement from the government as ignorable blatherskite",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"To all the blatherskites who call it a place where shows die: Ha,ha! \u2014 Megan Stein, Country Living , 29 Feb. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1650, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Scots, alteration of blather skate , from blather, blether blather + skate a contemptible person":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bla-t\u035fh\u0259r-\u02ccsk\u012bt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"applesauce",
"balderdash",
"baloney",
"boloney",
"beans",
"bilge",
"blah",
"blah-blah",
"blarney",
"blather",
"blither",
"bosh",
"bull",
"bunk",
"bunkum",
"buncombe",
"claptrap",
"codswallop",
"crapola",
"crock",
"drivel",
"drool",
"fiddle",
"fiddle-faddle",
"fiddlesticks",
"flannel",
"flapdoodle",
"folderol",
"falderal",
"folly",
"foolishness",
"fudge",
"garbage",
"guff",
"hogwash",
"hokeypokey",
"hokum",
"hoodoo",
"hooey",
"horsefeathers",
"humbug",
"humbuggery",
"jazz",
"malarkey",
"malarky",
"moonshine",
"muck",
"nerts",
"nonsense",
"nuts",
"piffle",
"poppycock",
"punk",
"rot",
"rubbish",
"senselessness",
"silliness",
"slush",
"stupidity",
"taradiddle",
"tarradiddle",
"tommyrot",
"tosh",
"trash",
"trumpery",
"twaddle"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205107",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blaze":{
"antonyms":[
"burn",
"combust",
"flame",
"glow"
],
"definitions":{
": a dazzling display":[
"a blaze of color"
],
": a sudden outburst":[
"a blaze of fury",
"went down in a blaze of glory"
],
": a usually white stripe down the center of the face of an animal":[],
": a white or gray streak in the hair of the head":[],
": an intensely burning fire":[],
": hell":[
"go to blazes",
"as hot as blazes"
],
": intense direct light often accompanied by heat":[
"the blaze of TV lights"
],
": something that resembles the blaze of a fire: such as":[],
": to be conspicuously brilliant or resplendent":[
"fields blazing with flowers"
],
": to burn brightly":[
"the sun blazed overhead"
],
": to flare up : flame":[
"inflation blazed up"
],
": to lead in some direction or activity":[
"blaze new trails in education"
],
": to make public or conspicuous":[],
": to mark (a trail) with blazes (see blaze entry 4 sense 2 )":[],
": to proceed extremely rapidly : blast":[
"blazing down the highway"
],
": to shoot rapidly and repeatedly":[
"\u2014 usually used with away"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
"1541, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"1639, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"1750, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English blase , from Old English bl\u00e6se torch; probably akin to Old English b\u01e3l fire \u2014 more at bald":"Noun",
"Middle English blasen , from Middle Dutch bl\u0101sen to blow; akin to Old High German bl\u0101st blast":"Verb",
"perhaps from Dutch or Low German bles ; akin to Old Norse blesi white stripe on an animal and probably to Old English bl\u00e6se torch":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0101z"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"agony",
"burst",
"ebullition",
"eruption",
"explosion",
"fit",
"flare",
"flare-up",
"flash",
"flush",
"gale",
"gush",
"gust",
"outburst",
"paroxysm",
"spasm",
"storm"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162529",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"blaze (up)":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": flare-up":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"from blaze up , verb":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032358",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blaze a trail":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to be the first one to do something and to show others how to do it":[
"The company blazed a trail with the first small computers.",
"She blazed a trail for other women in politics."
],
": to show a trail with marks on trees":[
"We followed a trail that others had blazed ."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161941",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"blaze orange":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a very bright orange used in clothing especially by hunters for visibility":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Quested also noted seeing Joseph Biggs meet the Arizona Proud Boys, who wore distinctive blaze orange caps. \u2014 The Arizona Republic , 9 June 2022",
"Thankfully the thick grasses couldn't conceal the blaze orange clothing of others toting shotguns and seeking to answer the same question. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 9 Jan. 2022",
"The blaze orange of hunters this weekend wasn't the only color indicating a new season had arrived in Wisconsin. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 21 Nov. 2021",
"In Wisconsin the improvements are largely linked to a hunter education program that began in 1967 and regulations such as a blaze orange requirement during dun deer seasons. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 7 Nov. 2021",
"His bright white smile popped against his blaze orange robes. \u2014 Michael Easter, Outside Online , 13 May 2021",
"The cumulative experience of that blaze orange and camouflage army is considerable, to say the least. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 14 Nov. 2020",
"Two young fellows, dressed in red and blaze orange , clearly deer hunters, got out. \u2014 Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News , 7 Mar. 2021",
"The two men were not hunting together and the victim was not wearing blaze orange , according to the Beltrami County Sheriff's Office. \u2014 CBS News , 1 Dec. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1958, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061107",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blaze-up":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": flare-up":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"from blaze up , verb":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212104",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blazer":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a sports jacket often with notched collar and patch pockets":[],
": one that blazes":[]
},
"examples":[
"He wore a blue blazer and khaki pants.",
"a wool skirt and matching blazer",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Polish off your practically perfect look with a ruffled blouse, carpet bag, and tweed blazer that matches Bert's. \u2014 Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping , 24 June 2022",
"Take Dakota Johnson in her white Area blazer dress, which was cut to perfection, or Quannah Chasinghorse in her tweed, plunging V-neckline Chanel dress. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 20 June 2022",
"Tales of drug use and salty language throughout are the inverse of Loggins\u2019 image of the blazer -sporting adult contemporary soft-rocker. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 19 June 2022",
"Cut to Hailey Bieber embracing the blazer dress on two separate jaunts through Manhattan Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. \u2014 Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE , 14 June 2022",
"Never missing a style beat, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge wore one standout outfit after another from a white Alexander McQueen blazer dress to a fuchsia Stella McCartney piece worn for the Jubilee pageant. \u2014 Megan C. Hills, CNN , 6 June 2022",
"Frequent travelers will find lots of use for the suit or even the blazer alone, which comes in three different colors. \u2014 Ramsey Qubein, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
"The duchess looked gorgeous in a recycled white Alexander McQueen blazer dress and a navy fascinator by Philip Treacy while attending the Trooping the Colour parade. \u2014 Sophie Dweck, Town & Country , 4 June 2022",
"Middleton looked positively regal in a white Alexander McQueen blazer dress and complementary blue and white Philip Treacy hat. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 2 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0101-z\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173634",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"blazing":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": burning very brightly and intensely":[
"a blazing fire"
],
": of outstanding power, speed, heat, or intensity":[
"blazing eyes",
"a blazing fastball",
"blazing gunfire"
]
},
"examples":[
"She runs with blazing speed.",
"the blazing logs in the fireplace cast a warm glow on our holiday party",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In 2021, the band played a blazing show at the Birmingham-area\u2019s Oak Mountain Amphitheater. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 17 June 2022",
"With next-level grit and a blazing fast stride, 28-year-old Hassan surged by her competitors one by one. \u2014 Jenny Mccoy, SELF , 2 Aug. 2021",
"Freshman Nicole Humphries of Flower Mound emerged as the winner in a blazing race in which the top finishers ran under 2:10. \u2014 Greg Riddle, Dallas News , 25 Apr. 2021",
"Witnesses in the area, many of whom were outside on a muggy summer night, reported seeing an explosion and, in some cases, a blazing fireball over the Atlantic as debris showered from the sky. \u2014 Michael Gold, New York Times , 25 Feb. 2021",
"An account of a blazing fireball that blew up high in the atmosphere from a nearby city suggests to the researchers that the meteorite approached Sulaymaniyah from the southeast. \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 Apr. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0101-zi\u014b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"ablaze",
"afire",
"aflame",
"alight",
"burning",
"combusting",
"conflagrant",
"fiery",
"flaming",
"ignited",
"inflamed",
"enflamed",
"kindled",
"lit",
"lighted"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074548",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"blazon":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": armorial bearings : coat of arms":[],
": deck , adorn":[
"the town was blazoned with flags"
],
": display":[],
": ostentatious display":[],
": the proper description or representation of heraldic or armorial bearings":[],
": to describe (heraldic or armorial bearings) in technical terms":[],
": to publish widely : proclaim":[],
": to represent (armorial bearings) in drawing or engraving":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"their very public canoodling has pretty much blazoned the fact that they are having an affair",
"the city's waterfront has been blazoned with banners celebrating the festival of tall ships",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The Android-only app with the blazon of the French republic will be the only way for residents to create a legal digital ID and facial recognition will be its sole enabler. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 7 Oct. 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"There were lines at The Washington Post\u2019s downtown office Thursday as fans sought to buy a copy of the day\u2019s paper celebrating the win and a 12-page commemorative edition with a single-word headline blazoned across the top of the front page: CHAMPS! \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Nov. 2019",
"There were Disney characters blazoned on the curtains, the soap, the armoire. \u2014 James Marcus, The New Yorker , 29 Oct. 2019",
"The far-right white nationalist Identitarian movement\u2019s symbol, blazoned in gold against a black background, is the circle of an aspis, the round shield that was a Spartan warrior\u2019s principal piece of equipment. \u2014 Myke Cole, The New Republic , 1 Aug. 2019",
"The packaging\u2014 blazoned in #millennialpink with a fashion illo of lashes or lips\u2014admittedly speaks to a slightly younger demo (as do the $10.50 glitter pots). \u2014 Lindsay Schallon, Glamour , 5 Sep. 2017",
"Already in 1492, when Christopher Columbus embarked for the Indies, the German mariner and cosmographer Georg Martin Behaim had blazoned an animal that might be a polar bear near the North Pole of his 1492 Erdapfel (Earth Apple) globe. \u2014 Michael Engelhard, Smithsonian , 31 May 2017",
"The company even sells monorail blazoned socks and others items paying homage to the ride that has existed since 1971 when the Magic Kingdom first opened. \u2014 Gabrielle Russon, OrlandoSentinel.com , 25 June 2017",
"The Leave campaign bus was blazoned with a promise that quitting Europe could add 350 million pounds per week to the National Health Service. \u2014 David Frum, The Atlantic , 9 June 2017",
"Already in 1492, when Christopher Columbus embarked for the Indies, the German mariner and cosmographer Georg Martin Behaim had blazoned an animal that might be a polar bear near the North Pole of his 1492 Erdapfel (Earth Apple) globe. \u2014 Michael Engelhard, Smithsonian , 31 May 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"circa 1533, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English blason , from Anglo-French":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0101-z\u1d4an"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"advertise",
"announce",
"annunciate",
"blare",
"blaze",
"broadcast",
"declare",
"enunciate",
"flash",
"give out",
"herald",
"placard",
"post",
"proclaim",
"promulgate",
"publicize",
"publish",
"release",
"sound",
"trumpet"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013423",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"bleach":{
"antonyms":[
"darken",
"deepen",
"embrown"
],
"definitions":{
": a preparation used in bleaching":[],
": the act or process of bleaching":[],
": the degree of whiteness obtained by bleaching":[],
": to expel symbiotic zooxanthellae exposing a white skeleton":[],
": to grow white or lose color":[],
": to make whiter or lighter especially by physical or chemical removal of color":[
"bleach clothing",
"the sun had bleached her hair"
],
": to remove color or stains from":[],
": to remove, make dull, or sanitize as if by removing color":[
"bleaches colonialism of its genocidal legacy",
"\u2014 H. A. Giroux"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"bones bleached white by the sun",
"She bleached her hair blonde.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The depot held clothing ready for export as well as drums filled with hydrogen peroxide, a chemical compound often used to bleach and dye fabric. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
"Benzoyl peroxide products should be used with caution as it is known to be a skin irritant when exposed to the skin for long periods of time and can bleach the hairline and clothes. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 May 2022",
"All flours will bleach (i.e. lighten) over time with exposure to air. \u2014 Carmen Collins, Country Living , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Spider mites suck the juices from leaf cells, causing leaves to bleach out. \u2014 oregonlive , 13 Feb. 2022",
"For example, many people will bleach their skin in Jamaica and alter their appearance to look lighter. \u2014 Stephanie Tharpe, Forbes , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Sharp also says to bleach any mildew because paint won't adhere properly to mildewed surfaces. \u2014 Alicia Chilton, Better Homes & Gardens , 17 Dec. 2021",
"Waxing to its First Quarter phase tonight, our satellite now becomes bright enough to begin to bleach the night sky. \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 5 Dec. 2021",
"So thank you, Rihanna, for giving me my daily urge to bleach my hair with complete abandon. \u2014 Nicola Dall'asen, Allure , 4 Nov. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The gun used to kill Simpson was found in a box of bleach powder under the bathroom sink. \u2014 John Lynch, Arkansas Online , 2 July 2022",
"To wash out the formula, Scott suggests using a shampoo and water to rinse the bleach and stop the chemical reaction. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 30 June 2022",
"Avoid abrasive scouring powders, scrubbers, bleach and ammonia to keep from damaging the appliance's finish. \u2014 Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping , 29 June 2022",
"Chlorine is widely used in household products such as bleach , for waste sanitation, and in drinking water and pool water to kill harmful bacteria. \u2014 Rachel Pannett, Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
"Just be sure to wash them with cold water (no bleach ) and use a low dryer setting. \u2014 Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com , 26 June 2022",
"If this doesn't do the trick, mix a solution of 3/4 cup bleach and 1 gallon water. \u2014 Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens , 23 June 2022",
"Bird feeders and baths should be properly maintained, with bird baths and feeders cleaned every two weeks with a solution of nine parts water to one part bleach . \u2014 Shepard Price, San Antonio Express-News , 22 June 2022",
"Much to the delight of cleaning product and bleach manufacturers, the all-white look was in style for a very long time. \u2014 Amanda Lauren, Forbes , 20 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1746, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English blechen , from Old English bl\u01e3cean ; akin to Old English bl\u0101c pale; probably akin to Latin flagrare to burn \u2014 more at black entry 1":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0113ch"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"blanch",
"blench",
"decolorize",
"dull",
"fade",
"pale",
"snow",
"wash out",
"whiten"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203257",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"bleach liquor":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125758",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bleach-out process":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": any of several processes of color photography in which light-sensitive dyes are bleached directly by the action of light":[
"\u2014 distinguished from dye-bleach process"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-082106",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bleaching clay":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an adsorbent clay or earth (such as activated clay) used for removing the coloring matter from liquids (such as oils)":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-131012",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bleaching powder":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a white powder consisting chiefly of calcium hydroxide, calcium chloride, and calcium hypochlorite and used as a bleach, disinfectant, or deodorant":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The steamship England, which cleared from Queenstown on January 12th, with 200 passengers on board, was obliged to put back to harbor in consequence of the breaking, during a heavy storm, of a number of barrels of bleaching powder in the hold. \u2014 Dan Schlenoff, Scientific American , 26 Jan. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1805, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccbl\u0113-chi\u014b-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084613",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bleak":{
"antonyms":[
"bright",
"cheerful",
"cheering",
"cheery",
"comforting",
"cordial",
"festive",
"friendly",
"gay",
"heartwarming",
"sunshiny"
],
"definitions":{
": cold , raw":[
"a bleak November evening"
],
": exposed and barren and often windswept":[
"a bleak landscape",
"bleak soils"
],
": lacking in warmth, life, or kindliness : grim":[
"a bleak prison documentary"
],
": not hopeful or encouraging : depressing":[
"a bleak prognosis",
"a bleak outlook",
"the future looks bleak"
],
": severely simple or austere":[
"a bleak hotel room"
]
},
"examples":[
"a bleak outlook for the team for the rest of the season",
"it was a dark and bleak wintry day",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The outlier, Beyond Sleep, superbly translated by Ina Rilke, is the least bleak and violent, and has a far more appealing\u2014if no less incompetent\u2014hero, a geology graduate student. \u2014 Francine Prose, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
"Saunders\u2019s short story has a bleak and introspective ending that might not have translated well to screen. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 20 June 2022",
"The alternative to that, i.e., continuing to be desperate, can be pretty bleak and even for some, traumatic. \u2014 Svetlana Whitener, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"What a bleak and unforgiving view of office culture all these considerations present. \u2014 Chloe Schama, Vogue , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Return to menu President Biden entered office at both a bleak and a hopeful moment in the trajectory of the pandemic. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Still, the familiar premise\u2014an odd couple thrown together by circumstances\u2014is refreshed, in a paradoxical way, by the bleak and moldering state of Russian transport after the collapse of the Soviet Union. \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 27 Jan. 2022",
"The treeless island looks bleak and nearly deserted. \u2014 Barry Neild, CNN , 7 Jan. 2022",
"Amid the bleak outlook for glove exports and other global headwinds, the index of Malaysian healthcare stocks has dropped 37% in the past year, with glove manufacturers among the worst performers. \u2014 Anu Raghunathan, Forbes , 8 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1574, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English bleke pale; probably akin to Old English bl\u0101c":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0113k"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for bleak dismal , dreary , bleak , gloomy , cheerless , desolate mean devoid of cheer or comfort. dismal indicates extreme and utterly depressing gloominess. dismal weather dreary , often interchangeable with dismal , emphasizes discouragement resulting from sustained dullness or futility. a dreary job bleak suggests chill, dull, and barren characteristics that utterly dishearten. the bleak years of the depression gloomy often suggests lack of hope or promise. gloomy war news cheerless stresses absence of anything cheering. a drab and cheerless office desolate adds an element of utter remoteness or lack of human contact to any already disheartening aspect. a desolate outpost",
"synonyms":[
"black",
"cheerless",
"chill",
"Cimmerian",
"cloudy",
"cold",
"comfortless",
"dark",
"darkening",
"depressing",
"depressive",
"desolate",
"dire",
"disconsolate",
"dismal",
"drear",
"dreary",
"dreich",
"elegiac",
"elegiacal",
"forlorn",
"funereal",
"gloomy",
"glum",
"godforsaken",
"gray",
"grey",
"lonely",
"lonesome",
"lugubrious",
"miserable",
"morbid",
"morose",
"murky",
"plutonian",
"saturnine",
"sepulchral",
"solemn",
"somber",
"sombre",
"sullen",
"sunless",
"tenebrific",
"tenebrous",
"wretched"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102604",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"bleakly":{
"antonyms":[
"bright",
"cheerful",
"cheering",
"cheery",
"comforting",
"cordial",
"festive",
"friendly",
"gay",
"heartwarming",
"sunshiny"
],
"definitions":{
": cold , raw":[
"a bleak November evening"
],
": exposed and barren and often windswept":[
"a bleak landscape",
"bleak soils"
],
": lacking in warmth, life, or kindliness : grim":[
"a bleak prison documentary"
],
": not hopeful or encouraging : depressing":[
"a bleak prognosis",
"a bleak outlook",
"the future looks bleak"
],
": severely simple or austere":[
"a bleak hotel room"
]
},
"examples":[
"a bleak outlook for the team for the rest of the season",
"it was a dark and bleak wintry day",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The outlier, Beyond Sleep, superbly translated by Ina Rilke, is the least bleak and violent, and has a far more appealing\u2014if no less incompetent\u2014hero, a geology graduate student. \u2014 Francine Prose, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
"Saunders\u2019s short story has a bleak and introspective ending that might not have translated well to screen. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 20 June 2022",
"The alternative to that, i.e., continuing to be desperate, can be pretty bleak and even for some, traumatic. \u2014 Svetlana Whitener, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"What a bleak and unforgiving view of office culture all these considerations present. \u2014 Chloe Schama, Vogue , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Return to menu President Biden entered office at both a bleak and a hopeful moment in the trajectory of the pandemic. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Still, the familiar premise\u2014an odd couple thrown together by circumstances\u2014is refreshed, in a paradoxical way, by the bleak and moldering state of Russian transport after the collapse of the Soviet Union. \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 27 Jan. 2022",
"The treeless island looks bleak and nearly deserted. \u2014 Barry Neild, CNN , 7 Jan. 2022",
"Amid the bleak outlook for glove exports and other global headwinds, the index of Malaysian healthcare stocks has dropped 37% in the past year, with glove manufacturers among the worst performers. \u2014 Anu Raghunathan, Forbes , 8 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1574, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English bleke pale; probably akin to Old English bl\u0101c":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0113k"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for bleak dismal , dreary , bleak , gloomy , cheerless , desolate mean devoid of cheer or comfort. dismal indicates extreme and utterly depressing gloominess. dismal weather dreary , often interchangeable with dismal , emphasizes discouragement resulting from sustained dullness or futility. a dreary job bleak suggests chill, dull, and barren characteristics that utterly dishearten. the bleak years of the depression gloomy often suggests lack of hope or promise. gloomy war news cheerless stresses absence of anything cheering. a drab and cheerless office desolate adds an element of utter remoteness or lack of human contact to any already disheartening aspect. a desolate outpost",
"synonyms":[
"black",
"cheerless",
"chill",
"Cimmerian",
"cloudy",
"cold",
"comfortless",
"dark",
"darkening",
"depressing",
"depressive",
"desolate",
"dire",
"disconsolate",
"dismal",
"drear",
"dreary",
"dreich",
"elegiac",
"elegiacal",
"forlorn",
"funereal",
"gloomy",
"glum",
"godforsaken",
"gray",
"grey",
"lonely",
"lonesome",
"lugubrious",
"miserable",
"morbid",
"morose",
"murky",
"plutonian",
"saturnine",
"sepulchral",
"solemn",
"somber",
"sombre",
"sullen",
"sunless",
"tenebrific",
"tenebrous",
"wretched"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-104943",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"bleakness":{
"antonyms":[
"bright",
"cheerful",
"cheering",
"cheery",
"comforting",
"cordial",
"festive",
"friendly",
"gay",
"heartwarming",
"sunshiny"
],
"definitions":{
": cold , raw":[
"a bleak November evening"
],
": exposed and barren and often windswept":[
"a bleak landscape",
"bleak soils"
],
": lacking in warmth, life, or kindliness : grim":[
"a bleak prison documentary"
],
": not hopeful or encouraging : depressing":[
"a bleak prognosis",
"a bleak outlook",
"the future looks bleak"
],
": severely simple or austere":[
"a bleak hotel room"
]
},
"examples":[
"a bleak outlook for the team for the rest of the season",
"it was a dark and bleak wintry day",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The outlier, Beyond Sleep, superbly translated by Ina Rilke, is the least bleak and violent, and has a far more appealing\u2014if no less incompetent\u2014hero, a geology graduate student. \u2014 Francine Prose, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
"Saunders\u2019s short story has a bleak and introspective ending that might not have translated well to screen. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 20 June 2022",
"The alternative to that, i.e., continuing to be desperate, can be pretty bleak and even for some, traumatic. \u2014 Svetlana Whitener, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"What a bleak and unforgiving view of office culture all these considerations present. \u2014 Chloe Schama, Vogue , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Return to menu President Biden entered office at both a bleak and a hopeful moment in the trajectory of the pandemic. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Still, the familiar premise\u2014an odd couple thrown together by circumstances\u2014is refreshed, in a paradoxical way, by the bleak and moldering state of Russian transport after the collapse of the Soviet Union. \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 27 Jan. 2022",
"The treeless island looks bleak and nearly deserted. \u2014 Barry Neild, CNN , 7 Jan. 2022",
"Amid the bleak outlook for glove exports and other global headwinds, the index of Malaysian healthcare stocks has dropped 37% in the past year, with glove manufacturers among the worst performers. \u2014 Anu Raghunathan, Forbes , 8 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1574, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English bleke pale; probably akin to Old English bl\u0101c":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0113k"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for bleak dismal , dreary , bleak , gloomy , cheerless , desolate mean devoid of cheer or comfort. dismal indicates extreme and utterly depressing gloominess. dismal weather dreary , often interchangeable with dismal , emphasizes discouragement resulting from sustained dullness or futility. a dreary job bleak suggests chill, dull, and barren characteristics that utterly dishearten. the bleak years of the depression gloomy often suggests lack of hope or promise. gloomy war news cheerless stresses absence of anything cheering. a drab and cheerless office desolate adds an element of utter remoteness or lack of human contact to any already disheartening aspect. a desolate outpost",
"synonyms":[
"black",
"cheerless",
"chill",
"Cimmerian",
"cloudy",
"cold",
"comfortless",
"dark",
"darkening",
"depressing",
"depressive",
"desolate",
"dire",
"disconsolate",
"dismal",
"drear",
"dreary",
"dreich",
"elegiac",
"elegiacal",
"forlorn",
"funereal",
"gloomy",
"glum",
"godforsaken",
"gray",
"grey",
"lonely",
"lonesome",
"lugubrious",
"miserable",
"morbid",
"morose",
"murky",
"plutonian",
"saturnine",
"sepulchral",
"solemn",
"somber",
"sombre",
"sullen",
"sunless",
"tenebrific",
"tenebrous",
"wretched"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130731",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"bleaky":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": somewhat bleak":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0113k\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223139",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"blear":{
"antonyms":[
"bleary",
"blurry",
"dim",
"faint",
"foggy",
"fuzzy",
"gauzy",
"hazy",
"indefinite",
"indistinct",
"indistinguishable",
"misty",
"murky",
"nebulous",
"obscure",
"opaque",
"pale",
"shadowy",
"unclear",
"undefined",
"undetermined",
"vague"
],
"definitions":{
": dim , blur":[],
": dim with water or tears":[],
": obscure to the view or imagination":[],
": to make (the eyes) sore or watery":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"her image was bleared , as if I were staring at it through a watery lens",
"Adjective",
"I can't describe him; all I saw was a blear figure for an instant."
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English bleren , probably from Old English *blerian ; akin to Low German bleer-oged bleary-eyed":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8blir",
"\u02c8bli(\u0259)r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"becloud",
"bedim",
"befog",
"blacken",
"blur",
"cloud",
"darken",
"dim",
"dislimn",
"fog",
"fuzz (up)",
"haze",
"mist",
"obscure",
"overcast",
"overcloud",
"overshadow",
"shadow",
"shroud"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025421",
"type":[
"adjective",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"bleary":{
"antonyms":[
"unwearied"
],
"definitions":{
": dull or dimmed especially from fatigue or sleep":[],
": poorly outlined or defined : dim":[
"a bleary view"
],
": very tired":[
"bleary travelers"
]
},
"examples":[
"She looked at me with bleary eyes.",
"disoriented, bleary passengers departing from the red-eye",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Uzi came onstage 30 minutes after his scheduled start time Sunday and saw his sound cut in the middle of one of his bleary emo-rap songs \u2014 a demonstration that not every troublemaker enjoys the industry leeway that Tyler does. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Nov. 2021",
"The song is spare, with a bleary electric-guitar line but not much else; in the open space, Nas is able to use his vocals to mark the contours of his emotions more delicately than on his other songs. \u2014 Carrie Battan, The New Yorker , 24 Sep. 2021",
"Sun or not, bleary -eyed race winner Alex Bowman needed his shades. \u2014 Dan Gelston, Orlando Sentinel , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Silver hair tousled, dark eyes bleary , Tosh grabs her phone from the nightstand, taps off the soft music and starts scrolling through her texts and emails. \u2014 Andrea Ball, USA TODAY , 27 Feb. 2022",
"Notre Dame wasn\u2019t the only bleary -eyed arrival to San Diego early Thursday. \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Americans may be bleary -eyed from Zoom fatigue, and many may be desperate to get back to live concerts and movie theaters. \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 24 June 2021",
"People emerged bleary eyed and unsure, lining up at bank machines and stores, rushing to collect valuables and making plans to wait out the storm. \u2014 Marc Santora, BostonGlobe.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
"The passengers stepped out bleary -eyed, clutching their luggage, pets and young children. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bli(\u0259)r-\u0113",
"\u02c8blir-\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"all in",
"aweary",
"beat",
"beaten",
"burned-out",
"burnt-out",
"bushed",
"dead",
"done",
"drained",
"exhausted",
"fatigued",
"jaded",
"knackered",
"limp",
"logy",
"loggy",
"played out",
"pooped",
"prostrate",
"spent",
"tapped out",
"tired",
"tuckered (out)",
"washed-out",
"wearied",
"weary",
"wiped out",
"worn",
"worn-out"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085704",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"bleat":{
"antonyms":[
"beef",
"bitch",
"carp",
"complaint",
"fuss",
"grievance",
"gripe",
"grouch",
"grouse",
"grumble",
"holler",
"kvetch",
"lament",
"miserere",
"moan",
"murmur",
"plaint",
"squawk",
"wail",
"whimper",
"whine",
"whinge",
"yammer"
],
"definitions":{
": a feeble outcry, protest, or complaint":[],
": blather":[],
": to talk complainingly or with a whine":[],
": to utter in a bleating manner":[],
": whimper":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"The lamb bleated as I approached.",
"\u201cBut why can't I go?\u201d she bleated .",
"The labor union is always bleating about the management.",
"Noun",
"a very patient, understanding person who accepts life's inconveniences without a bleat",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"For decades, conservative Republicans have posed as the party of chest-thumping ultra-patriots who bleat constantly about how America is the best country on the planet. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 9 Aug. 2021",
"Watching smug, satisfied 1 percenters bleat on about their unlimited financial options is about as welcome as a wet teddy bear. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 6 July 2021",
"She was booted from her GOP leadership spot for refusing to go along with her reprobate and deceitful Republican colleagues, who continue to lay prostrate before former President Donald Trump and bleat that the election was stolen from him. \u2014 Mika Brzezinski, NBC News , 17 May 2021",
"On the small farm that Alberto Barroso runs a few miles from his apartment, the sprightly stems of potatoes and onions peek through fresh soil; his hundreds of goats bleat into the clean air. \u2014 Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor , 12 Mar. 2021",
"The New York Times will bellow and bleat , And the silence will echo down Mulberry Street. \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 3 Mar. 2021",
"Even those inside that didn\u2019t come out must have heard the truck horns moaning, the air brakes bleating , the hymn of an industrial funeral. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Mar. 2020",
"The buck bleated several times but soon stopped struggling. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 14 Mar. 2020",
"The season opens with the faintest noise: A single French horn bleats a plaintive melody while a platoon of hoary men from the Royal Mail service, all wearing dark suits, shuffles into a stateroom in Buckingham Palace. \u2014 Rachel Syme, The New Republic , 12 Dec. 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The biographer gave out what could pass for a happy bleat . \u2014 Cynthia Ozick, The New Yorker , 7 Mar. 2022",
"In the nine-episode first season\u2014filmed mostly in Troy, New York\u2014viewers hear sheep bleat in Central Park, watch workers sweep away ceaselessly accumulating street dust and listen to the crackling of interior fires. \u2014 Kimberly Hamlin, Smithsonian Magazine , 20 Jan. 2022",
"The 93rd Academy Awards ended not with a bang but a bleat . \u2014 Glenn Whipp Entertainment Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 23 Nov. 2021",
"On a recent weekday morning, the shrill bleat of a drill unscrewing a wooden crate echoed over music playing from a small speaker in the building\u2019s rotunda. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Oct. 2021",
"As Bryant scrupulously took notes on dance moves, and Davis practiced his bleat , some moments seemed sure to land differently, even though they were crafted years ago. \u2014 Michael Paulson, New York Times , 2 Aug. 2021",
"The alarm continued its steady bleat , the volume seeming to increase. \u2014 Emma Cline, The New Yorker , 1 June 2020",
"Hungry fawns often make a soft bleat that has a begging tone to it. \u2014 Jarrod Spilger, Field & Stream , 6 Dec. 2019",
"Solar Sister, so tell us\u2014how to, how to disassemble our fragile empire without ballooning the glottal- bleat system for another. \u2014 Aria Aber, The New Republic , 17 Apr. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1508, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English bleten , from Old English bl\u01e3tan ; akin to Latin fl\u0113re to weep, Old English bellan to roar \u2014 more at bellow":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0113t",
"Northern also \u02c8blat",
"Southern usually \u02c8bl\u0101t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"beef",
"bellyache",
"bitch",
"carp",
"caterwaul",
"complain",
"crab",
"croak",
"fuss",
"gripe",
"grizzle",
"grouch",
"grouse",
"growl",
"grumble",
"grump",
"holler",
"inveigh",
"keen",
"kick",
"kvetch",
"maunder",
"moan",
"murmur",
"mutter",
"nag",
"repine",
"scream",
"squawk",
"squeal",
"wail",
"whimper",
"whine",
"whinge",
"yammer",
"yawp",
"yaup",
"yowl"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065436",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"bleed":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": sap":[
"cost overruns \u2026 bleed other programs",
"\u2014 Alex Roland"
],
": the escape of blood from vessels : hemorrhage":[],
": to be printed so as to run off one or more edges of the page after trimming":[],
": to cause (something, such as a printed illustration) to bleed":[],
": to diminish gradually":[
"\u2014 usually used with off a pilot bleeding off airspeed"
],
": to drain of blood or resources":[],
": to draw sap from (a tree)":[],
": to emit or lose blood":[],
": to escape by oozing or flowing (as from a wound)":[],
": to extract or cause to escape from a container":[],
": to extract or let out some or all of a contained substance from":[
"bleed a brake line"
],
": to feel anguish, pain, or sympathy":[
"a heart that bleeds at a friend's misfortune"
],
": to get or extort money from especially over a prolonged period":[],
": to give up some constituent (such as sap or dye) by exuding or diffusing it":[],
": to have money extorted":[],
": to lose rapidly and uncontrollably":[
"the company was bleeding money"
],
": to pay out or give money":[],
": to remove or draw blood from":[],
": to sacrifice one's blood especially in battle":[],
": to spread into or through something gradually : seep":[
"foreign policy bleeds into economic policy",
"\u2014 J. B. Judis"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"She was bleeding from the face and hands.",
"Doctors used to bleed their patients in an effort to cure them.",
"We bled air from the tank.",
"You'll need to bleed the car's brake lines.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Another wrinkle in this year\u2019s COVID/allergy season: the symptoms of the two maladies, which used to be clearly distinct, have started to bleed together. \u2014 Colin Lodewick, Fortune , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Moon grew so distressed her nose started to bleed on camera. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 Mar. 2022",
"The prohibition, which exists in 28 states, is a free-rider strategy to bleed union treasuries dry. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Fedorov told me about an expedition, in 2013, to Maly Lyakhovsky Island, off the northern coast of Yakutia; when researchers there dug up a frozen mammoth carcass, its flesh started to bleed . \u2014 Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker , 10 Jan. 2022",
"The Raiders, in turn after the punt, may have an incentive to bleed the clock rather than trying to march all the way down field and chance an interception or giving Los Angeles the ball back. \u2014 Andrew Beaton, WSJ , 7 Jan. 2022",
"Twitter\u2019s most recent quarterly loss shows the company suffers from a number of challenges, and while Musk is no stranger to running companies that bleed red ink, the red ink has usually reflected heavy investments in growth. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
"All of the issues regarding inconsistencies within the TV Academy don\u2019t exist solely within the variety categories but also bleed into the series acting categories, creating a cross-pollination of recognition for programs. \u2014 Clayton Davis, Variety , 13 June 2022",
"Businesses often unknowingly bleed excess money through unnecessary expenses for products and services that once served a need but no longer benefit the business. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The effects would come through the legends strongly with some light bleed on the lower corners of some keycaps. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 24 May 2022",
"The child suffered a brain bleed that would likely have resulted in death had doctors not provided treatment. \u2014 Steve Helling, PEOPLE.com , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Sarah Staudte was admitted to the ICU with a brain bleed and organ failure. \u2014 Joseph Diaz, ABC News , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Symptoms can vary based on where in the brain the bleed occurs but can include numbness or weakness in part of the face or body, confusion, severe headache, and difficulty speaking, walking and/or seeing. \u2014 Jeff Barker, Baltimore Sun , 16 May 2022",
"Despite the bleed of parishioners, white evangelicals have managed to maintain their power in electoral politics by solidifying their stake in the Republican Party. \u2014 NBC News , 23 Mar. 2022",
"The goal has transitioned from fixing the devaluation to merely slowing the bleed . \u2014 Prem Ramkumar, Forbes , 19 Mar. 2022",
"Areas for employees' medical training such as stop the bleed practices, and awareness of what law enforcement response looks like. \u2014 Edward Segal, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"This means better contrast and less bleed from light to dark. \u2014 Parker Hall, Wired , 30 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1917, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English bleden , from Old English bl\u0113dan , from bl\u014dd blood":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0113d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"agonize",
"anguish",
"grieve",
"hurt",
"mourn",
"sorrow",
"suffer"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051336",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"bleed (for)":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"to have sympathy for the young man bleeds for his friend, who just lost his father"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-171808",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"bleeder":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[
"Don't let those bleeders grind you down.",
"\u201cI've won the lottery.\u201d \u201cYou lucky bleeder !\u201d",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"On Kelley\u2019s very first big-league pitch in 21 months, Travis d\u2019Arnaud hit a bleeder against the shift for a single that scored the runner who began the inning on second. \u2014 Curt Hogg, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 20 May 2022",
"Next, make sure the bleeder valves can be loosened. \u2014 Mike Allen, Popular Mechanics , 8 Oct. 2020",
"This big, cut-on-contact model with bleeder blades brought back fond memories of the old-school Bear Razorheads in my dad\u2019s archery tackle box. \u2014 Will Brantley, Field & Stream , 5 June 2020",
"Trailing behind the main blades is a pair of 1-1/8-inch-cut bleeder blades. \u2014 Jace Bauserman, Field & Stream , 9 Jan. 2020",
"What continues below is a first-time free bleeder \u2019s review. \u2014 Hannah Dylan Pasternak, SELF , 30 Oct. 2018",
"Shane Greene returned from the disabled list Greene made his official return in the bottom of the eighth inning and allowed a pair of bleeder hits to Jose Altuve and Yulieski Gurriel to start the inning. \u2014 Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press , 13 July 2018",
"Bloopers, bleeders and infield singles did in starter Charlie Morton \u2014 not to mention a pair of three-run homers that barely cleared the fence. \u2014 USA TODAY , 17 Oct. 2017",
"The offensive attack was opportunistic and relentless, swarming Giants starter Ty Blach with an array of bleeders , bloopers and broken bats. \u2014 Rustin Dodd, kansascity.com , 13 June 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1803, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0113-d\u0259r",
"\u02c8bl\u0113d-\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bastard",
"beast",
"blighter",
"boor",
"bounder",
"bugger",
"buzzard",
"cad",
"chuff",
"churl",
"clown",
"creep",
"cretin",
"crud",
"crumb",
"cur",
"dirtbag",
"dog",
"fink",
"heel",
"hound",
"jerk",
"joker",
"louse",
"lout",
"pill",
"rat",
"rat fink",
"reptile",
"rotter",
"schmuck",
"scum",
"scumbag",
"scuzzball",
"skunk",
"sleaze",
"sleazebag",
"sleazeball",
"slime",
"slimeball",
"slob",
"snake",
"so-and-so",
"sod",
"stinkard",
"stinker",
"swine",
"toad",
"varmint",
"vermin"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163258",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blemish":{
"antonyms":[
"blight",
"blotch",
"defect",
"deformity",
"disfigurement",
"excrescence",
"excrescency",
"fault",
"flaw",
"imperfection",
"mar",
"mark",
"pockmark",
"scar"
],
"definitions":{
": to spoil by a flaw":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"A series of burn marks blemish the table's surface.",
"The incident blemished his reputation.",
"Noun",
"The cream is supposed to prevent blemishes on the skin.",
"The table had a few scratches and minor blemishes .",
"The book fails to mention any of the organization's many blemishes .",
"The incident was a blemish on his record.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"However, dirt, debris, and food can blemish these tough surfaces over time. \u2014 Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens , 23 June 2022",
"While liquid is simmering, peel the pears, leaving the stem intact and being careful not to blemish the flesh of the pears. \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 8 Dec. 2021",
"But Paul\u2019s latest shortcoming and his uncertain playoff future should not blemish an otherwise impeccable basketball r\u00e9sum\u00e9. \u2014 Mark Medina, USA TODAY , 21 July 2021",
"And while some have sought therapy or medications to cope, others fear that engaging in these support systems could blemish their records and dissuade future employers from hiring them. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Nov. 2020",
"For his part, Hinch defended his players' talents but acknowledged the clubhouse put itself in a position where its achievements may be blemished . \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 7 Feb. 2020",
"Such a policy would ensure that individuals did not emerge from this crisis burdened with debts and blemished credit Renters need help, too. \u2014 Sendhil Mullainathan, New York Times , 19 Mar. 2020",
"Skin lighteners generate a less painted look than skin whiteners by removing rather than concealing blemished or melanin-rich skin. \u2014 Lynn M. Thomas, Quartz Africa , 9 Mar. 2020",
"Fort Scott takes blemished bullets from their production line and turns them into Bullet Bait, a run of handmade fishing lures. \u2014 Matthew Every, Outdoor Life , 11 Feb. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But the right blemish -banishing ingredients can put your skin at ease. \u2014 Catharine Malzahn, Good Housekeeping , 6 June 2022",
"A year earlier, Alabama\u2019s record-setting 2020 offense outpaced Texas A&M in a 52-24 win that was the only blemish on the Aggies\u2019 9-1 record. \u2014 Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al , 8 Mar. 2022",
"The lone blemish from Faedo came in the sixth inning, when Brett Phillips hit a home run off the catwalk. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 17 May 2022",
"The lone blemish on Michigan\u2019s record was its loss at Michigan State, but a win over Iowa in the Big Ten Championship Game secured Michigan\u2019s spot in the playoff for the first time in the Jim Harbaugh era. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Dec. 2021",
"Sure, the mind-boggling number of weapons in the hands of civilians is a daunting problem with deadly consequences, and the failure to address it is a blemish on America's system of government. \u2014 Frida Ghitis, CNN , 28 Dec. 2021",
"The lone blemish on the team\u2019s record is a 7-4 loss to Palm Beach Gardens. \u2014 Gary Curreri, sun-sentinel.com , 16 Apr. 2021",
"The Hero Cosmetics Mighty Patch collection features an array of hydrocolloid bandages in different shapes and sizes to treat any blemish that might form. \u2014 Angela Trakoshis, Allure , 17 May 2022",
"Halfway up is a huge scar that looks as if a giant took a bite out of it; Velasquez said there is no record of what caused that blemish . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"1535, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English blemisshen , to damage, injure, sully, from Anglo-French blemiss- , stem of blemir, blesmir , from Old French, literally, to make pale by wounding, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German blas ros horse with a blaze, Old Norse blesi blaze \u2014 more at blaze":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ble-mish",
"\u02c8blem-ish"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"darken",
"mar",
"poison",
"spoil",
"stain",
"taint",
"tarnish",
"touch",
"vitiate"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053226",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"blench":{
"antonyms":[
"blanch",
"bleach",
"decolorize",
"dull",
"fade",
"pale",
"snow",
"wash out",
"whiten"
],
"definitions":{
": bleach , whiten":[],
": to draw back or turn aside from lack of courage : flinch":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Voters bored by the whole subject may blench at the prospect. \u2014 The Economist , 27 Mar. 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"1797, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, to deceive, blench, from Old English blencan to deceive; akin to Old Norse blekkja to impose on":"Verb",
"alteration of blanch":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8blench"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for blench Verb (1) recoil , shrink , flinch , wince , blench , quail mean to draw back in fear or distaste. recoil implies a start or movement away through shock, fear, or disgust. recoiled at the suggestion of stealing shrink suggests an instinctive recoil through sensitiveness, scrupulousness, or cowardice. shrank from the unpleasant truth flinch implies a failure to endure pain or face something dangerous or frightening with resolution. faced her accusers without flinching wince suggests a slight involuntary physical reaction (such as a start or recoiling). winced in pain blench implies fainthearted flinching. stood their ground without blenching quail suggests shrinking and cowering in fear. quailed before the apparition",
"synonyms":[
"cringe",
"flinch",
"quail",
"recoil",
"shrink",
"squinch",
"wince"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060415",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"blend":{
"antonyms":[
"admixture",
"alloy",
"amalgam",
"amalgamation",
"cocktail",
"combination",
"composite",
"compound",
"conflation",
"emulsion",
"fusion",
"intermixture",
"meld",
"mix",
"mixture",
"synthesis"
],
"definitions":{
": a group of two or more consecutive consonants that begin a syllable":[],
": a product prepared by blending":[],
": a word (such as brunch ) produced by combining other words or parts of words":[],
": something produced by blending : such as":[],
": to combine into an integrated whole":[],
": to mingle intimately or unobtrusively":[],
": to prepare by thoroughly intermingling different varieties or grades":[],
": to produce a harmonious effect":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"The music blends traditional and modern melodies.",
"She blends psychology and crime in her new novel.",
"Noun",
"a blend of cream and eggs",
"a blend of traditional and modern melodies",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Ethanol prices have risen steadily this year, boosted by a Biden administration mandate to blend more of the biofuel into gasoline and some of the highest U.S. consumer inflation in decades. \u2014 Hardika Singh, WSJ , 24 June 2022",
"When Wayman spoke to the Globe last August, her Boston startup, Shimmy, was focused on marketing its touch-free dispensers to consumers, with swappable faceplates in a range of colors and patterns to blend into home decor. \u2014 Annie Probert, BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2022",
"The simple and chic gray frame is complemented by matching gray cushions and pillows and should blend right into your current outdoor decor. \u2014 Annie Burdick, PEOPLE.com , 23 June 2022",
"The refinery was also not equipped to blend ethanol into its fuels, forcing it to purchase expensive credits on the open market to meet its obligations under the federal Renewable Fuels Standard. \u2014 Evan Halper, Anchorage Daily News , 21 June 2022",
"The refinery was also not equipped to blend ethanol into its fuels, forcing it to purchase expensive credits on the open market to meet its obligations under the federal Renewable Fuels Standard. \u2014 Evan Halper, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
"It is also designed to look like a landscaping rock or boulder to blend into your backyard. \u2014 Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics , 24 May 2022",
"In Laredo, a city of roughly 261,000 people where downtown shops and parks seem almost to blend into the border, the nation\u2019s immigration fight is personal. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2022",
"Keeping true to the promise to blend into the community, lounge areas are decorated with artwork from exclusively local Colorado artists. \u2014 Rachel King, Fortune , 7 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"With blender or processor running, drizzle in olive oil and pulse or blend to combine. \u2014 Kim Sun\u00e9e, Anchorage Daily News , 1 July 2022",
"That includes argan oil, biotin, and a blend of 17 herbs. \u2014 Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com , 30 June 2022",
"Even in a French press or pour-over context, decaf (or a blend of decaf and caffeinated beans) is a good pick for afternoon coffee service. \u2014 Jaina Grey Scott Gilbertson, Wired , 30 June 2022",
"The other popular, selling item is a coffee combo pack, $89, which includes three different barrel aged blends and the house blend . \u2014 Jeanette Hurt, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"Add the remaining 2 peaches and the lemon juice to a food processor or blender, and blend on high until completely pureed. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 June 2022",
"Instructions: Combine all ingredients (except vodka and ice) in a blender and blend until smooth. \u2014 Erin Jensen, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
"When your box arrives, pop everything in the freezer and then either blend , soak or heat according to the instructions for each item when ready to eat. \u2014 Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Cdn, Nasm-cpt, Good Housekeeping , 16 June 2022",
"Lightly dot a lighter shade to your natural skin tone under the inner corner of your eye and blend outward. \u2014 Emerald Elitou, Essence , 14 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
"1883, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, probably from Old Norse blend- , present stem of blanda to mix; akin to Old English blandan to mix, Lithuanian blandus impure, cloudy":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8blend"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for blend Verb mix , mingle , commingle , blend , merge , coalesce , amalgamate , fuse mean to combine into a more or less uniform whole. mix may or may not imply loss of each element's identity. mix the salad greens mix a drink mingle usually suggests that the elements are still somewhat distinguishable or separately active. fear mingled with anticipation in my mind commingle implies a closer or more thorough mingling. a sense of duty commingled with a fierce pride drove her blend implies that the elements as such disappear in the resulting mixture. blended several teas to create a balanced flavor merge suggests a combining in which one or more elements are lost in the whole. in his mind reality and fantasy merged coalesce implies an affinity in the merging elements and usually a resulting organic unity. telling details that coalesce into a striking portrait amalgamate implies the forming of a close union without complete loss of individual identities. refugees who were readily amalgamated into the community fuse stresses oneness and indissolubility of the resulting product. a building in which modernism and classicism are fused",
"synonyms":[
"amalgamate",
"combine",
"comingle",
"commingle",
"commix",
"composite",
"concrete",
"conflate",
"fuse",
"homogenize",
"immingle",
"immix",
"incorporate",
"integrate",
"interfuse",
"intermingle",
"intermix",
"meld",
"merge",
"mingle",
"mix"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125157",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"blend well":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to fit together well":[
"The flavor of the sauce blends well with the fruit."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130504",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"bless":{
"antonyms":[
"deconsecrate",
"desacralize",
"desanctify"
],
"definitions":{
": endow , favor":[
"blessed with athletic ability"
],
": praise , glorify":[
"bless his holy name"
],
": protect , preserve":[
"Bless me from marrying a usurer!",
"\u2014 Shakespeare"
],
": to confer prosperity or happiness upon":[
"God has blessed us with four children."
],
": to hallow or consecrate by religious rite or word":[
"asked the priest to bless their marriage",
"Bless this home."
],
": to hallow with the sign of the cross":[
"He blessed himself before liftoff."
],
": to invoke divine care for":[
"bless your heart",
"\u2014 used in the phrase bless you to wish good health especially to one who has just sneezed"
],
": to speak well of : approve":[]
},
"examples":[
"The priest blessed their marriage at the wedding.",
"The water for the baptism has been blessed .",
"The priest blessed the baby I held in my arms.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There are some important aspects of American life that are not subject to a vote or to the will of any majority, and bless the wisdom of the Founders for that. \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 5 June 2022",
"Sometimes the popcorn attendants would bless us hungry ushers with a trash bag full of unsold popcorn. \u2014 Bailey Pennick, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
"Inspiration can bless lives, but what about when messages come not from above but from beneath \u2014 or within? \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 May 2022",
"Until recently, investors and market analysts believed Beijing would bless the most straightforward of those options: allowing the ride-hailing giant to buy back shares traded on Wall Street, and then issue shares again in Hong Kong. \u2014 Yvonne Lau, Fortune , 23 May 2022",
"Almost universally considered the mother\u2019s domain and God bless east Cleveland for this paradigm shift. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 6 May 2022",
"God bless the people of a free and democratic Ukraine and may God protect our troops. \u2014 Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY , 24 Feb. 2022",
"God bless our wonderful costume designer Joanna Johnston. \u2014 Keaton Bell, Vogue , 10 June 2022",
"Liam Payne, bless his heart, popped up on Logan Paul\u2019s podcast and earned a robust round of ire from One Direction fans with some rather wild comments about his former bandmates and his solo career. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 1 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English bl\u0113tsian , from bl\u014dd blood; from the use of blood in consecration":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bles"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"consecrate",
"hallow",
"sacralize",
"sanctify"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112705",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"blessed":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": beatific":[
"a blessed visitation"
],
": bringing pleasure, contentment, or good fortune":[
"a blessed event"
],
": held in reverence : venerated":[
"the blessed saints"
],
": honored in worship : hallowed":[
"the blessed Trinity"
]
},
"examples":[
"The rain brought blessed relief from the heat.",
"He spent his weekend in blessed freedom.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The adults in our wildly blessed country can't figure out traffic circles . \u2014 Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press , 4 June 2022",
"So its actual appearance at the Metropolitano Stadium opener was considered a blessed event indeed. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 1 June 2022",
"There are times when the show still manages to pull off that blessed trick, especially when taking satirical jabs at Black grifters who\u2019ve figured out how to siphon White money into their own bank accounts. \u2014 Inkoo Kang, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
"Butch navigates his broad shoulders through the maze that is his cramped garage, past his freshly blessed boat, a freezer filled with bluefin tuna steaks, a 1966 Volvo up on blocks and two more boats. \u2014 Steven E. Banks, Los Angeles Times , 9 May 2022",
"Copper, like dozens of other hard assets, was already shooting higher over the past few months thanks to that blessed combination of surging demand and supply shortages. \u2014 Brett Owens, Forbes , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Definitely without a doubt, so blessed to have him. \u2014 Nubyjas Wilborn | Nwilborn@al.com, al , 20 Mar. 2022",
"The dumbest stroke of luck, but a blessed one nonetheless. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
"All of us are so blessed and honored to have been inspired by him. \u2014 Angelique Jackson, Variety , 27 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"see bless":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8blest",
"\u02c8ble-s\u0259d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"divine",
"godlike",
"godly",
"heavenly",
"holy",
"sacred",
"supernatural"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102026",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"blessedness":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": beatific":[
"a blessed visitation"
],
": bringing pleasure, contentment, or good fortune":[
"a blessed event"
],
": held in reverence : venerated":[
"the blessed saints"
],
": honored in worship : hallowed":[
"the blessed Trinity"
]
},
"examples":[
"The rain brought blessed relief from the heat.",
"He spent his weekend in blessed freedom.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The adults in our wildly blessed country can't figure out traffic circles . \u2014 Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press , 4 June 2022",
"So its actual appearance at the Metropolitano Stadium opener was considered a blessed event indeed. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 1 June 2022",
"There are times when the show still manages to pull off that blessed trick, especially when taking satirical jabs at Black grifters who\u2019ve figured out how to siphon White money into their own bank accounts. \u2014 Inkoo Kang, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
"Butch navigates his broad shoulders through the maze that is his cramped garage, past his freshly blessed boat, a freezer filled with bluefin tuna steaks, a 1966 Volvo up on blocks and two more boats. \u2014 Steven E. Banks, Los Angeles Times , 9 May 2022",
"Copper, like dozens of other hard assets, was already shooting higher over the past few months thanks to that blessed combination of surging demand and supply shortages. \u2014 Brett Owens, Forbes , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Definitely without a doubt, so blessed to have him. \u2014 Nubyjas Wilborn | Nwilborn@al.com, al , 20 Mar. 2022",
"The dumbest stroke of luck, but a blessed one nonetheless. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
"All of us are so blessed and honored to have been inspired by him. \u2014 Angelique Jackson, Variety , 27 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"see bless":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8blest",
"\u02c8ble-s\u0259d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"divine",
"godlike",
"godly",
"heavenly",
"holy",
"sacred",
"supernatural"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095300",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"blessing":{
"antonyms":[
"anathema",
"curse",
"execration",
"imprecation",
"malediction"
],
"definitions":{
": a thing conducive to happiness or welfare":[
"My daughter is a blessing to me in my old age.",
"Their absence turned out to be a blessing in disguise.",
"Count your blessings ."
],
": approval , encouragement":[
"asked her parents for their blessing before he proposed"
],
": grace (see grace entry 1 sense 5 ) said at a meal":[
"said the blessing before dinner"
],
": the act or words of one that blesses":[
"say the blessing over the wine",
"a priestly blessing"
]
},
"examples":[
"Presumably he was acting with the government's blessing .",
"They got married without their parents' blessing .",
"We asked the Lord's blessing on us and on our project.",
"He said a blessing before the meal.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"So there was a blessing , and eating, and laughter, and conversation. \u2014 John Archibald | Jarchibald@al.com, al , 23 June 2022",
"Having the ability to predict someone\u2019s future has not always been a blessing for Seul-bi or her mother. \u2014 Joan Macdonald, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
"Steliac made his way up a path where parishioners had lined up with their baskets, waiting for a blessing , the faint smell of incense wafting in the air. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Then, as if out of nowhere, a big double chorus, accompanied by an orchestra with timpani thumping, announces a grand Hosanna that lasts no more than 45 seconds for a dazzling but startlingly perfunctory blessing . \u2014 Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
"May primaries in Ohio and Pennsylvania are heating up as GOP candidates jockey for former President Donald Trump's blessing . \u2014 Simone Pathe, CNN , 27 Mar. 2022",
"According to the Moscow City News Agency, the image shows a ritual blessing of the participants in the Victory Parade and the consecration of launches on the Khodynka field. \u2014 Ana Faguy, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
"The Cavs also have around $4 million in cash remaining to buy a pick, with chairman Dan Gilbert\u2019s blessing to be aggressive. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 23 June 2022",
"In those court documents, the meeting of the phony Arizona Republican electors would be erroneously described as taking place at the state Capitol, conferring a sheen of official legislative blessing . \u2014 Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic , 23 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"see bless":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ble-sing",
"\u02c8ble-si\u014b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"benediction",
"benison"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094944",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blest":{
"antonyms":[
"deconsecrate",
"desacralize",
"desanctify"
],
"definitions":{
": endow , favor":[
"blessed with athletic ability"
],
": praise , glorify":[
"bless his holy name"
],
": protect , preserve":[
"Bless me from marrying a usurer!",
"\u2014 Shakespeare"
],
": to confer prosperity or happiness upon":[
"God has blessed us with four children."
],
": to hallow or consecrate by religious rite or word":[
"asked the priest to bless their marriage",
"Bless this home."
],
": to hallow with the sign of the cross":[
"He blessed himself before liftoff."
],
": to invoke divine care for":[
"bless your heart",
"\u2014 used in the phrase bless you to wish good health especially to one who has just sneezed"
],
": to speak well of : approve":[]
},
"examples":[
"The priest blessed their marriage at the wedding.",
"The water for the baptism has been blessed .",
"The priest blessed the baby I held in my arms.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There are some important aspects of American life that are not subject to a vote or to the will of any majority, and bless the wisdom of the Founders for that. \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 5 June 2022",
"Sometimes the popcorn attendants would bless us hungry ushers with a trash bag full of unsold popcorn. \u2014 Bailey Pennick, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
"Inspiration can bless lives, but what about when messages come not from above but from beneath \u2014 or within? \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 May 2022",
"Until recently, investors and market analysts believed Beijing would bless the most straightforward of those options: allowing the ride-hailing giant to buy back shares traded on Wall Street, and then issue shares again in Hong Kong. \u2014 Yvonne Lau, Fortune , 23 May 2022",
"Almost universally considered the mother\u2019s domain and God bless east Cleveland for this paradigm shift. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 6 May 2022",
"God bless the people of a free and democratic Ukraine and may God protect our troops. \u2014 Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY , 24 Feb. 2022",
"God bless our wonderful costume designer Joanna Johnston. \u2014 Keaton Bell, Vogue , 10 June 2022",
"Liam Payne, bless his heart, popped up on Logan Paul\u2019s podcast and earned a robust round of ire from One Direction fans with some rather wild comments about his former bandmates and his solo career. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 1 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English bl\u0113tsian , from bl\u014dd blood; from the use of blood in consecration":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bles"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"consecrate",
"hallow",
"sacralize",
"sanctify"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044820",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"blight":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a deteriorated condition":[
"urban blight"
],
": a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers)":[
"potato blight"
],
": an organism (such as an insect or a fungus) that causes blight":[],
": something that frustrates plans or hopes":[
"the blight of poverty",
"an abandoned factory that was a blight on the neighborhood"
],
": something that impairs or destroys":[
"\u2026 censorship \u2026 has brought under its blight Ireland's greatest poets, dramatists, and scholars.",
"\u2014 Paul Blanshard"
],
": to affect (a plant) with a disease or injury marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) : to affect with blight (see blight entry 1 sense 1 )":[
"The apple trees were blighted by fungus."
],
": to impair the quality or effect of":[
"the condition that has blighted his son's life",
"\u2014 Patricia Guthrie"
],
": to suffer from or become affected with blight":[
"The potatoes blighted ."
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"the city's spreading urban blight",
"the expanding urban sprawl is a blight on the countryside",
"Verb",
"Builders blighted the land with malls and parking lots.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Its Slavic roots are evident, its jewels of Roman architecture are stunning, its centuries as an Ottoman outpost are recognizable, its remnants of Communist blight are saddening, and its European aspirations are palpable. \u2014 Jordan Mcgillis, National Review , 2 May 2022",
"According to DeKalb County, a task force was never put in place to address issues at Brannon Hill specifically but a Blight Task Force looks at the status of blight throughout the county and studies the nature of the problem. \u2014 Jozsef Papp, ajc , 9 May 2022",
"Alas, the system has broken down, leaving a form of blight to sweep the world \u2014 devastating crops and corrupting the animallike machines that were once caretakers of the land. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Feb. 2022",
"The city, under state law, must bring in a third party to conduct the blight study. \u2014 cleveland , 8 Feb. 2022",
"In addition to supporting Jacobs\u2019 razing of mostly squalid motels, the city used its blight fund in 2016 to finance the demolition of two vacant motels despite pleas from the community to preserve them as housing. \u2014 Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica , 4 Feb. 2022",
"In recent years, council members have shown their support for some of Duggan's platform, including the blight bond proposal to raise funds for demolitions of crumbling structures. \u2014 Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press , 4 Nov. 2021",
"And, just as researchers had hoped, grafting edible pears onto Callery roots produced blight -resistant fruit trees. \u2014 CBS News , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The neighborhood, which is just west of Martin Luther King Boulevard, has long suffered from blight , and city leaders targeted it for redevelopment more than two decades ago. \u2014 Giacomo Bologna, Baltimore Sun , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"And these avatars certainly capture ABBA\u2019s original exuberance, minus the Jurassic tendencies that tend to blight decades-after-the-fact reunions in the real world. \u2014 Mark Sutherland, Variety , 27 May 2022",
"Baltimore Housing Commissioner Alice Kennedy praised the mayor for his commitment to blight prevention and pledged to keep working diligently to address the nearly 15,000 vacant houses in Baltimore. \u2014 Lea Skene, Baltimore Sun , 12 May 2022",
"Challenges are based on worries that the vast arrays of turbines will interfere with fishing, obstruct naval exercises and blight views from summer houses. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Mar. 2022",
"In the clinical world, consistency is king; gaps in data can blight the reliability of any takeaways, or beleaguer analysis. \u2014 Grace Browne, Wired , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Doping allegations continue to blight Russia\u2019s race-walking program\u201417 of its athletes have been banned for doping in the past few years\u2014even as athletes from the program have dominated the world championships and Olympics. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 15 Jan. 2015",
"Tent encampments still blight cities, however, and many voters equate them with crime. \u2014 George Skelton, Los Angeles Times , 18 Feb. 2022",
"In my experience, few things blight a career as much as a failed software implementation. \u2014 Mark Robinson, Forbes , 5 Oct. 2021",
"However, Camilla is also acutely aware of the challenges that blight gardeners\u2019 efforts. \u2014 Victoria Murphy, Town & Country , 19 Aug. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"1695, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"of obscure origin":"Noun",
"verbal derivative of blight entry 1":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u012bt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"blemish",
"blotch",
"defect",
"deformity",
"disfigurement",
"excrescence",
"excrescency",
"fault",
"flaw",
"imperfection",
"mar",
"mark",
"pockmark",
"scar"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094259",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"blight canker":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a phase of fire blight characterized by cankers":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040758",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blightbird":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": any of several silvereyes of Australia and New Zealand that feed freely on various insect pests":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211409",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blighted":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": affected with blight (see blight entry 1 sense 1 )":[
"a blighted plant",
"This pathogen causes blighted flowers, heavy leaf spotting, and the death of young, green shoots.",
"\u2014 Elsie Cox"
],
": in a badly damaged or deteriorated condition":[
"a blighted landscape",
"a blighted city",
"\u2026 the physicians who work here in some of the nation's most blighted neighborhoods \u2026",
"\u2014 Malcolm Gladwell"
],
": made ineffectual : defeated or frustrated":[
"blighted dreams",
"At every point we are confronted with shattered promises, blighted hopes, irreconcilable dilemmas, good intentions gone astray \u2026",
"\u2014 Gertrude Himmelfarb"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"While the city has razed thousands of blighted homes since the foreclosure crisis ravaged Cleveland neighborhoods in the mid-to-late 2000s, the city is still trailing a lingering problem. \u2014 Lucas Daprile, cleveland , 4 June 2022",
"Redlining maps at the time labeled the area as blighted and hazardous due to its concentration of Black residents. \u2014 Brandon Drenon, The Indianapolis Star , 7 June 2022",
"Owners of vacant and blighted properties in the city are charged a higher property tax rate, an incentive to ensure District buildings are taken care of and put to good use. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022",
"Elsewhere, apartment complexes have replaced blighted and vacant blocks, but some neighbors remain skeptical of what the changes mean for them. \u2014 Hallie Miller, baltimoresun.com , 1 Oct. 2021",
"Elsewhere, apartment complexes have replaced blighted and vacant blocks, but some neighbors remain skeptical of what the changes mean for them. \u2014 Hallie Miller, baltimoresun.com , 1 Oct. 2021",
"Elsewhere, apartment complexes have replaced blighted and vacant blocks, but some neighbors remain skeptical of what the changes mean for them. \u2014 Hallie Miller, baltimoresun.com , 1 Oct. 2021",
"Elsewhere, apartment complexes have replaced blighted and vacant blocks, but some neighbors remain skeptical of what the changes mean for them. \u2014 Hallie Miller, baltimoresun.com , 1 Oct. 2021",
"But for me, the most intriguing possibility is that hyenas could be brought to these shores to clean up garbage in our blighted municipalities. \u2014 Joe Queenan, WSJ , 20 Jan. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1665, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u012b-t\u0259d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131726",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"blighter":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a disliked or contemptible person":[],
": fellow , guy":[],
": one that blights":[]
},
"examples":[
"Just tell the blighter to leave you alone.",
"I feel sorry for the little blighter ."
],
"first_known_use":{
"1797, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u012b-t\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bastard",
"beast",
"bleeder",
"boor",
"bounder",
"bugger",
"buzzard",
"cad",
"chuff",
"churl",
"clown",
"creep",
"cretin",
"crud",
"crumb",
"cur",
"dirtbag",
"dog",
"fink",
"heel",
"hound",
"jerk",
"joker",
"louse",
"lout",
"pill",
"rat",
"rat fink",
"reptile",
"rotter",
"schmuck",
"scum",
"scumbag",
"scuzzball",
"skunk",
"sleaze",
"sleazebag",
"sleazeball",
"slime",
"slimeball",
"slob",
"snake",
"so-and-so",
"sod",
"stinkard",
"stinker",
"swine",
"toad",
"varmint",
"vermin"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035120",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blind":{
"antonyms":[
"bedazzle",
"daze",
"dazzle"
],
"definitions":{
": a person who acts as a decoy or distraction":[],
": a roller window shade":[],
": a window shutter":[],
": blinder":[],
": blindly : such as":[],
": dazzle":[],
": defective : such as":[],
": difficult to discern, make out, or discover":[],
": drunk sense 1a":[],
": having but one opening or outlet":[
"blind sockets"
],
": having less than \u00b9/\u2081\u2080 of normal vision in the more efficient eye when refractive defects are fully corrected by lenses":[],
": having no knowledge of information that may cause bias during the course of an experiment or test":[
"physicians blind to whether the test drug is administered"
],
": having no opening for light or passage : blank":[
"blind wall"
],
": having no regard to rational discrimination, guidance, or restriction":[
"blind choice"
],
": hidden from sight : covered":[
"blind seam"
],
": hide , conceal":[],
": lacking a complete or legible address":[
"blind mail"
],
": lacking a directing or controlling consciousness":[
"blind chance"
],
": lacking a growing point or producing leaves instead of flowers":[],
": made or done without sight of certain objects or knowledge of certain facts that could serve for guidance or cause bias":[
"a blind taste test"
],
": of or relating to sightless persons":[],
": sightless":[],
": something put forward for the purpose of misleading : subterfuge":[],
": something to hinder sight or keep out light: such as":[],
": to make blind":[],
": to the point of insensibility":[
"blind drunk"
],
": to withhold light from":[],
": unable or unwilling to discern or judge":[
"blind to a lover's faults"
],
": unquestioning":[
"blind loyalty"
],
": venetian blind":[],
": without knowledge of certain facts that could serve for guidance or cause bias":[
"tasted the wine blind"
],
": without seeing outside an airplane":[
"fly blind"
],
"\u2014 compare double-blind , single-blind":[
"a blind taste test"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"our old blind cat kept walking into walls and furniture",
"you'd have to be really blind to think that was a good idea",
"Verb",
"She was blinded as a child in a terrible fire.",
"I was blinded by the sun as I came around the corner.",
"He was blinded by love.",
"Noun",
"Some say the investigation is a blind to keep the public's attention off the governor.",
"Adverb",
"They had to fly blind through heavy smoke.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The samples \u2014 which tasters tried on their own and on cubes of unseasoned, roasted chicken breast \u2014 were unlabeled, so the tasting was blind . \u2014 Emily Heil, Washington Post , 29 June 2022",
"But what followed, in a country where justice isn\u2019t blind so much as it\u2019s arbitrary, was revealing. \u2014 Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022",
"Relatives of the victim told Fox 2 Detroit that the boy was blind and Child Protective Services had been called more than a dozen times this year. \u2014 Paul Best, Fox News , 26 June 2022",
"The NFTs will be blind minted, meaning each of the one-of-a-kind artworks will remain a surprise until minted and deposited in a buyer\u2019s wallet. \u2014 Kristi Dosh, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"Groves, who is blind , was part of a team of Utah students who are visually impaired that competed in SEVENTY48 last weekend. \u2014 Anastasia Hufham, The Salt Lake Tribune , 21 June 2022",
"The 14 tumors in his brain and the effects of his disease and its aggressive treatment left him blind and with cognitive, memory and speech issues. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 June 2022",
"The 85-year-old actor and comedian is not attending the trial due to glaucoma that has left him blind , his representatives said. \u2014 CBS News , 9 June 2022",
"Reid retired in 2016 after an accident left him blind in one eye, and revealed in May 2018 that he\u2019d been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and was undergoing treatment. \u2014 Ken Ritter, Fortune , 29 Dec. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But that shouldn\u2019t blind them to what is coming later this year. \u2014 Ewan Spence, Forbes , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Russia\u2019s advanced systems are designed to blind U.S. Airborne Warning and Control Systems, or AWACS, aircraft \u2014 the eyes and ears of battlefield commanders \u2014 as well as cruise missiles and spy satellites. \u2014 Oleksandr Stashevskyi And Frank Bajak, Anchorage Daily News , 3 June 2022",
"Lasers can blind pilots and damage cockpit equipment, the FAA said in a Feb. 4 news release. \u2014 Don Sweeney, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Feb. 2022",
"The prospect of investing and implementing new tech tools can sometimes blind companies to the potential risks associated with such an investment. \u2014 David Gasparyan, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Although each element alone could read as too much\u2014the belt alone is enough to blind passersby\u2014there\u2019s a harmony among all the earth tones and the gold. \u2014 Jake Smith, Glamour , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Such cognitive bias can blind us to what the data is trying to tell us. \u2014 Thor Olof Philog\u00e8ne, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
"This cognitive bias can blind doctors to possible errors the machine learning algorithm may make. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Germany and others are beginning to shift away from this policy, but that should not blind the West to the challenges that change itself poses. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But when par- or blind -baking, not every type of crust needs to be docked. \u2014 Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
"Best valentine\u2019s memory was when my ex-boyfriend blind folded me and took me to a trail of flowers that led to a romantic dinner on the beach in Mexico. \u2014 Griselda Flores, Billboard , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Wright took particular issue with how police completed the double- blind photo array for both witnesses. \u2014 Lee O. Sanderlin, Baltimore Sun , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Another TikTok creator breaks down a rumor that Harry Styles\u2019 team is quietly deleting unfavorable articles about the singer, and another points out how a blind about Elon Musk separating from Grimes was, in fact, true. \u2014 Rachel Brodsky, Los Angeles Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
"According to Kentucky Owl, McGuane and Rhea blind tasted various cask samples and blended them together in different proportions before settling on this particular combination of bourbon aged from 4 to 11 years. \u2014 Jonah Flicker, Robb Report , 4 Mar. 2022",
"At daybreak, deer graze until spooked by the motion of a window blind being raised. \u2014 Mary Bergin, chicagotribune.com , 26 Nov. 2021",
"The researchers made this discovery through a classic double- blind study in which 127 people were randomly assigned to an experimental or a control group, either inhaling clove oil infused with HEX or clove oil alone. \u2014 Susan Pinker, WSJ , 20 Jan. 2022",
"The competition involved a double- blind taste test by professional food scientists at Cornell University as well as an extensive scientific study of the ice cream\u2019s ingredients in Cornell\u2019s dairy lab. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Docking can be called for in recipes where par- or blind -baking the crust is required. \u2014 Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
"Forced to leave the police force after turning blind , Johnson Chong See-tun takes on cold cases the police can't solve. \u2014 Men's Health , 29 Mar. 2022",
"The city told the newspaper that the recipients of the initial email were supposed to be blind -copied, meaning their names and emails would have been hidden from other recipients. \u2014 Danielle Wallace, Fox News , 14 Feb. 2022",
"The lab in the bowels of the winery, where the team is blind -tasting vial after vial of intricate blends? \u2014 Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report , 15 Nov. 2021",
"This kind of attitude is how our public-health establishment wound up blind -sided by an actual epidemic. \u2014 WSJ , 6 Oct. 2021",
"The going out to watch stars, stumbling blind through the difficult door. \u2014 Anthony Lan, The New Yorker , 5 July 2021",
"This year, the competition took place in Estes park, Colorado, where a professional tasting panel made of whisky, beer, and wine experts blind tasted each whisky using a 100-point scale system. \u2014 Emily Price, Forbes , 15 June 2021",
"This beer was selected Best of Show at a blind -tasting event of over 40 Oktoberfest beers hosted by the Growler magazine in 2019. \u2014 Michael Agnew, Star Tribune , 9 Sep. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1633, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Noun",
"1698, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German blint blind, Old English blandan to mix \u2014 more at blend":"Adjective"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u012bnd"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"eyeless",
"sightless",
"stone-blind",
"visionless"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011349",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"blind alley":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a fruitless or mistaken course or direction":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the new show, the characters\u2019 lives unfold as if set in a maze with nothing but one blind alley after another, leaving them to wrestle with lingering burdens (drug addiction, a dead-weight ex, a criminal record) and without an obvious way out. \u2014 Susan Dominus Photographs By Joshua Kissi Styled By Ian Bradley Sasha Weiss Photographs By Collier Schorr Styled By Jay Massacret Megan O\u2019grady Portrait By Mickalene Thomas And Racquel Chevremont Ligaya Mishan Photographs By Tina Barney, New York Times , 14 Oct. 2021",
"Bastian\u2019s counterparts at American and United airlines \u2013 Doug Parker and Scott Kirby, respectively - voluntarily have led their carriers down the same rhetorical blind alley . \u2014 Dan Reed, Forbes , 7 Apr. 2021",
"Learning about work at another lab can save months or even years of work by moving past a blind alley , avoiding re-inventing the wheel, or suggesting a shortcut. \u2014 Oren Etzioni, Wired , 28 Mar. 2020",
"Rather than chase a suspect into a blind alley , officers are encouraged to call for backup, set a perimeter, and make a plan before closing in. \u2014 Douglas Starr, Science | AAAS , 26 Mar. 2020",
"Over-dribbling wastes time and sends ball handlers down blind alleys . \u2014 Zach Osterman, Indianapolis Star , 7 Jan. 2020",
"That sort of magical thinking led Google (to take just one example) into a blind alley in which rank-and-file employees began to act as if they\u2019d been hired to direct the business. \u2014 Will Swaim, National Review , 3 Jan. 2020",
"Harry is drunk, despairing, lovesick and lost down blind alleys much of the time. \u2014 Scott Timberg, latimes.com , 10 July 2019",
"One reason for this is that the new progressives seem to be determined to drive down the intellectual blind alley of identity politics. \u2014 The Economist , 19 June 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1860, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-194939",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blind-your-eyes":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an Australian tree ( Excoecaria agallocha )":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"so called from its volatile juice":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203655",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blindsiding":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the side away from which one is looking":[],
": the side on which one that is blind in one eye cannot see":[],
": to hit unexpectedly from or as if from the blind side":[
"blindside the quarterback"
],
": to surprise unpleasantly":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"The quarterback was blindsided just as he was about to throw a pass.",
"We were all blindsided by the news of her sudden death.",
"Noun",
"He was hit on his blind side .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Understand that this story will likely completely blindside others in attendance. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
"Understand that this story will likely completely blindside others in attendance. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 25 May 2022",
"That said, makeup artist Kazu Hiro managed to blindside Esmail with his makeover of Sean Penn into the graying, double-chinned John Mitchell. \u2014 Margy Rochlin, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
"Understand that this story will likely completely blindside others in attendance. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 25 May 2022",
"Understand that this story will likely completely blindside others in attendance. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
"At Tribal Council, Maryanne was able to blindside Omar, who becomes the next member of the jury. \u2014 Mike Rose, cleveland , 25 May 2022",
"Understand that this story will likely completely blindside others in attendance. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 25 May 2022",
"Understand that this story will likely completely blindside others in attendance. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"For one season, the Ben Davis bowling team was well-protected on the blind side . Jones returned to football as a junior. \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 21 Oct. 2021",
"Enter Ekwonu, who\u2019s a mauler with sweet feet on the blind side \u2013 the 6-4, 310-pounder ran a sub-5-second 40-yard dash at the combine \u2013 and has more than enough upside to reach his All-Pro potential. \u2014 Nate Davis, USA TODAY , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Leatherwood, who passed for 52 touchdowns in the fall, acted like his left tackle protecting his blind side . \u2014 Eric Sondheimer Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 12 Mar. 2022",
"Leatherwood, who passed for 52 touchdowns in the fall, acted like his left tackle protecting his blind side . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 Mar. 2022",
"Robinson is responsible for protecting quarterback Trevor Lawrence's blind side . \u2014 John Reid, USA TODAY , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Petit-Frere, one year removed from his breakout season at right tackle, took Munford\u2019s spot on the blind side of whichever freshman quarterback wins the starting job. \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 11 Aug. 2021",
"In a game where big mistakes are likely the only way to get beat, Fisher has to be able to protect Wentz\u2019s blind side . \u2014 Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star , 8 Jan. 2022",
"Williams, who protects Garoppolo\u2019s blind side , helps the 49ers not only in pass blocking but also in fueling their running game. \u2014 Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 Jan. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1606, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1960, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u012bn(d)-\u02ccs\u012bd"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203918",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"blindworm":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": slowworm":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u012bnd-\u02ccw\u0259rm"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113348",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bling":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Met Gala with the rest of the Elvis cast in a custom look by Prada bedecked with colored stones for a touch of rock \u2018n\u2019 roll bling . \u2014 Liam Hess, Vogue , 29 June 2022",
"Kardashian looks red-carpet ready in a red-and-black harness minidress with a snake print, while Barker again wears only pants and bling . \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 14 June 2022",
"Reps for Lizzo did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment about the bling . \u2014 Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com , 6 June 2022",
"Manicurist Stephanie Staunton doesn't shy away from providing her clientele with a little bling . \u2014 Jennet Jusu, Allure , 27 May 2022",
"Embellishments, bling , embroidery, and general over-the-top-ness were all fair game. \u2014 Jamila Stewart, Vogue , 23 May 2022",
"The singular bling features an eye-catching jagged strap, a bezel encrusted with 26 round white diamonds and an interlocking chain lining one side. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 2 June 2022",
"Georgia football\u2019s national championship rings went public on Saturday with the seniors and others who moved on from the Bulldogs showing off their new bling . \u2014 Marc Weiszer, USA TODAY , 18 Apr. 2022",
"For sheer jaw-dropping bling , no wrist could compete with what DJ Khaled sported at the Academy Awards. \u2014 Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter , 31 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1999, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"imitative":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bli\u014b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175505",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blinged-out":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": wearing or embellished with flashy jewelry or features":[
"\u2026 the blinged-out , outspoken, touchdown-celebrating wide receiver \u2026",
"\u2014 Karl Taro Greenfeld , Sports Illustrated , 30 Oct. 2006",
"\u2026 the rock equivalent of a blinged-out rap star \u2026",
"\u2014 Oliver Wang , Vibe , December 2005",
"She is barefoot and wearing a blinged-out T-shirt that reads I LOVE MY WIFE \u2026",
"\u2014 Judith Newman , Ladies Home Journal , March 2009",
"a blinged-out SUV"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"2000, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bli\u014bd-\u02c8au\u0307t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092054",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"blinger":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a superlative example of its kind":[
"his cold was a real blinger"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"origin unknown":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bli\u014b\u0259(r)"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194025",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blingy":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": characterized by bling : extravagantly flashy or showy":[
"The second trend is \u2026 increasingly large wheels, especially on S.U.V.'s, associated with the blingiest manifestations of hip-hop style.",
"\u2014 Rob Walker , New York Times Magazine , 17 June 2007",
"Their blingy flings are not celebrations of accomplishment; they're celebrations of self.",
"\u2014 Ana Marie Cox , Time , 24 Apr. 2006",
"\u2026 a blingy hotel lobby \u2026",
"\u2014 Tom Wolfe , I Am Charlotte Simmons , 2005",
"Here are two watches that have it all. They're chunky without being clunky, blingy without being over-the-top \u2026",
"\u2014 Oprah Winfrey , O, The Oprah Magazine , August 2007",
"'Were you looking for something understated or a little more \u2026 blingy ?'",
"\u2014 Michael Obiora , Black Shoes , 2009",
"We meet Will, a blingy ex-insurance agent \u2026",
"\u2014 Tanner Stransky , Entertainment Weekly , 20 July 2007"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"2003, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bli\u014b-\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095222",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"blink":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a usually involuntary shutting and opening of the eye":[],
": glimmer , sparkle":[],
": glimpse , glance":[],
": iceblink":[],
": in an instant":[],
": in or into a disabled or useless condition":[
"the TV is on the blink"
],
": to cause to blink":[],
": to close and open the eyes involuntarily":[],
": to deny recognition to":[],
": to look glancingly : peep":[],
": to look with half-shut eyes":[],
": to look with surprise or dismay":[],
": to look with too little concern":[],
": to remove (something, such as tears) from the eye by blinking":[],
": to shine dimly or intermittently":[],
": yield , give in":[
"each side waiting for the other to blink"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"She blinked when the light flashed.",
"Her eyes blinked when the light flashed.",
"She blinked her eyes when the light flashed.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The power indicator will blink a few times, after which the console will power down. \u2014 Toby Grey, BGR , 28 June 2022",
"True to form, the Avalanche didn\u2019t blink after Forsberg\u2019s goal, either. \u2014 Gentry Estes, USA TODAY , 10 May 2022",
"At Ocean Beach, the container ships blink just offshore. \u2014 Bonnie Tsui, Outside Online , 6 Feb. 2021",
"Change the color of each individual bulb, dim them, produce unique effects, and even set the lights to blink to your own music all through the use of a smart phone app. \u2014 Hannah Jones, Country Living , 25 May 2022",
"Is there a risk here of economic contagion, and is Jerome Powell less likely to blink now that he's secured a second term as Federal Reserve Chair? \u2014 Matt Sekerke, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
"More probable is that the Fed will blink and continue along its path of tightening but not to the point of driving the US economy into recession. \u2014 George Schultze, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"When they are connected, the status light on the case would blink and then stay. \u2014 Toby Grey, BGR , 9 May 2022",
"This New York punk duo stares directly into the hybrid catastrophes piling up on the horizon and does not blink . \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The sharply hit one-hopper got to Diamondbacks third baseman Josh Rojas in the blink of an eye. \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 22 June 2022",
"Technology advanced in the blink of an eye, and the advancement has ushered in a new era of communication, collaboration and cooperation. \u2014 Ryan Moody, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"The weather and ocean conditions can change in the blink of an eye. \u2014 CBS News , 13 June 2022",
"In one blink -or-you\u2019ll-miss-it instant, Bernstein throws himself on the piano, arms out as if crucified on the keyboard. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Mar. 2022",
"Taylor Ingram's throw was not in time to beat Brown's slide, and the Bluebirds stormed the field as Dixie felt the agony of a walk-off defeat, their season coming to an end in the blink of an eye. \u2014 Brendan Connelly, The Enquirer , 1 June 2022",
"Using just a smartphone, people can create ads, messages, sales, services, graphics and videos that can be curated, created and shared with the world in the blink of an eye. \u2014 Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone , 27 May 2022",
"Circumstances pushed us all into the virtual world in the blink of an eye. \u2014 Tj Martin, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"The first, apparently captured from a smartphone, shows a small spherical object that whisks past the cockpit of a U.S. Navy strike fighter in the blink of an eye. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 18 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb",
"1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, to open one's eyes":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bli\u014bk"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"flash",
"twinkle",
"wink"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203558",
"type":[
"intransitive verb",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"blink (at)":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"to dismiss as of little importance the firm conviction that we should never blink at any instances of plagiarism, whether in academia or in commercial publishing"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-031319",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"blink back tears":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to prevent oneself from crying or to make tears go away by blinking":[
"He blinked back (his) tears as he told us the bad news."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-184125",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"blink comparator":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an optical instrument by means of which two pictures identical in all but a few details (such as two images of the sky taken on successive nights) may be registered in a single visual field and viewed alternately in rapid succession":[
"Tombaugh then used a blink comparator , a device that compares two plates and highlights moving objects. One moving speck turned out to be Pluto.",
"\u2014 Nancy L. Hendrickson , Astronomy , November 1998"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1921, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-175143",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blinkard":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a stupid, slow-witted, or obtuse person":[],
": one that blinks with or as if with weak eyes":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"blink entry 1 + -ard":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bli\u014bk\u0259(r)d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-174314",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blinking":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a usually involuntary shutting and opening of the eye":[],
": glimmer , sparkle":[],
": glimpse , glance":[],
": iceblink":[],
": in an instant":[],
": in or into a disabled or useless condition":[
"the TV is on the blink"
],
": to cause to blink":[],
": to close and open the eyes involuntarily":[],
": to deny recognition to":[],
": to look glancingly : peep":[],
": to look with half-shut eyes":[],
": to look with surprise or dismay":[],
": to look with too little concern":[],
": to remove (something, such as tears) from the eye by blinking":[],
": to shine dimly or intermittently":[],
": yield , give in":[
"each side waiting for the other to blink"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"She blinked when the light flashed.",
"Her eyes blinked when the light flashed.",
"She blinked her eyes when the light flashed.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The power indicator will blink a few times, after which the console will power down. \u2014 Toby Grey, BGR , 28 June 2022",
"True to form, the Avalanche didn\u2019t blink after Forsberg\u2019s goal, either. \u2014 Gentry Estes, USA TODAY , 10 May 2022",
"At Ocean Beach, the container ships blink just offshore. \u2014 Bonnie Tsui, Outside Online , 6 Feb. 2021",
"Change the color of each individual bulb, dim them, produce unique effects, and even set the lights to blink to your own music all through the use of a smart phone app. \u2014 Hannah Jones, Country Living , 25 May 2022",
"Is there a risk here of economic contagion, and is Jerome Powell less likely to blink now that he's secured a second term as Federal Reserve Chair? \u2014 Matt Sekerke, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
"More probable is that the Fed will blink and continue along its path of tightening but not to the point of driving the US economy into recession. \u2014 George Schultze, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"When they are connected, the status light on the case would blink and then stay. \u2014 Toby Grey, BGR , 9 May 2022",
"This New York punk duo stares directly into the hybrid catastrophes piling up on the horizon and does not blink . \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The sharply hit one-hopper got to Diamondbacks third baseman Josh Rojas in the blink of an eye. \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 22 June 2022",
"Technology advanced in the blink of an eye, and the advancement has ushered in a new era of communication, collaboration and cooperation. \u2014 Ryan Moody, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"The weather and ocean conditions can change in the blink of an eye. \u2014 CBS News , 13 June 2022",
"In one blink -or-you\u2019ll-miss-it instant, Bernstein throws himself on the piano, arms out as if crucified on the keyboard. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Mar. 2022",
"Taylor Ingram's throw was not in time to beat Brown's slide, and the Bluebirds stormed the field as Dixie felt the agony of a walk-off defeat, their season coming to an end in the blink of an eye. \u2014 Brendan Connelly, The Enquirer , 1 June 2022",
"Using just a smartphone, people can create ads, messages, sales, services, graphics and videos that can be curated, created and shared with the world in the blink of an eye. \u2014 Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone , 27 May 2022",
"Circumstances pushed us all into the virtual world in the blink of an eye. \u2014 Tj Martin, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"The first, apparently captured from a smartphone, shows a small spherical object that whisks past the cockpit of a U.S. Navy strike fighter in the blink of an eye. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 18 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb",
"1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, to open one's eyes":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bli\u014bk"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"flash",
"twinkle",
"wink"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-192624",
"type":[
"intransitive verb",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"blinks":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a usually involuntary shutting and opening of the eye":[],
": glimmer , sparkle":[],
": glimpse , glance":[],
": iceblink":[],
": in an instant":[],
": in or into a disabled or useless condition":[
"the TV is on the blink"
],
": to cause to blink":[],
": to close and open the eyes involuntarily":[],
": to deny recognition to":[],
": to look glancingly : peep":[],
": to look with half-shut eyes":[],
": to look with surprise or dismay":[],
": to look with too little concern":[],
": to remove (something, such as tears) from the eye by blinking":[],
": to shine dimly or intermittently":[],
": yield , give in":[
"each side waiting for the other to blink"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"She blinked when the light flashed.",
"Her eyes blinked when the light flashed.",
"She blinked her eyes when the light flashed.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The power indicator will blink a few times, after which the console will power down. \u2014 Toby Grey, BGR , 28 June 2022",
"True to form, the Avalanche didn\u2019t blink after Forsberg\u2019s goal, either. \u2014 Gentry Estes, USA TODAY , 10 May 2022",
"At Ocean Beach, the container ships blink just offshore. \u2014 Bonnie Tsui, Outside Online , 6 Feb. 2021",
"Change the color of each individual bulb, dim them, produce unique effects, and even set the lights to blink to your own music all through the use of a smart phone app. \u2014 Hannah Jones, Country Living , 25 May 2022",
"Is there a risk here of economic contagion, and is Jerome Powell less likely to blink now that he's secured a second term as Federal Reserve Chair? \u2014 Matt Sekerke, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
"More probable is that the Fed will blink and continue along its path of tightening but not to the point of driving the US economy into recession. \u2014 George Schultze, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"When they are connected, the status light on the case would blink and then stay. \u2014 Toby Grey, BGR , 9 May 2022",
"This New York punk duo stares directly into the hybrid catastrophes piling up on the horizon and does not blink . \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The sharply hit one-hopper got to Diamondbacks third baseman Josh Rojas in the blink of an eye. \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 22 June 2022",
"Technology advanced in the blink of an eye, and the advancement has ushered in a new era of communication, collaboration and cooperation. \u2014 Ryan Moody, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"The weather and ocean conditions can change in the blink of an eye. \u2014 CBS News , 13 June 2022",
"In one blink -or-you\u2019ll-miss-it instant, Bernstein throws himself on the piano, arms out as if crucified on the keyboard. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Mar. 2022",
"Taylor Ingram's throw was not in time to beat Brown's slide, and the Bluebirds stormed the field as Dixie felt the agony of a walk-off defeat, their season coming to an end in the blink of an eye. \u2014 Brendan Connelly, The Enquirer , 1 June 2022",
"Using just a smartphone, people can create ads, messages, sales, services, graphics and videos that can be curated, created and shared with the world in the blink of an eye. \u2014 Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone , 27 May 2022",
"Circumstances pushed us all into the virtual world in the blink of an eye. \u2014 Tj Martin, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"The first, apparently captured from a smartphone, shows a small spherical object that whisks past the cockpit of a U.S. Navy strike fighter in the blink of an eye. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 18 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb",
"1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, to open one's eyes":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bli\u014bk"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"flash",
"twinkle",
"wink"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182914",
"type":[
"intransitive verb",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"bliss":{
"antonyms":[
"Gehenna",
"hell",
"Pandemonium",
"perdition"
],
"definitions":{
": complete happiness":[
"enjoying eternal bliss in heaven",
"marital bliss",
"the sheer bliss of an afternoon at the spa"
],
": paradise , heaven":[]
},
"examples":[
"Relaxing on the porch of our private villa was sheer bliss .",
"the godly life she has lived will surely lead to infinite bliss after death",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The softball-size unit weighs only nine ounces, yet yields a 20-foot radius of bug-free bliss . \u2014 Kelly Bastone, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
"The film, about an ideal couple whose bliss is threatened by a best friend\u2019s determination to atone for something long ago forgotten, is the first acquisition by FilmInk Originals. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 9 June 2022",
"The pleasure and the sadness are inextricable, which seems fitting, given how closely aesthetic bliss and moral despair were entwined in Sassoon\u2019s own art. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
"Why this bliss , this abundance, this mind-boggling being called by her name? \u2014 Joshua Ferris, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
"Nobu Hotel\u2019s signature spa experiences also include an outdoor hydrotherapy garden, steam and sauna areas, a hydrotherapy pool, and cabana jacuzzis, promising a boundless bliss . \u2014 Yola Robert, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"Nick and Janine live in bliss until her ex warps time to try to tear them apart by using Nick's old girlfriend. \u2014 Travis Bean, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
"While the lovebirds are undoubtedly reveling in engagement bliss , their celebrity friends wasted no time congratulating the couple on the momentous milestone in their relationship. \u2014 Olivia Jakiel, PEOPLE.com , 12 Jan. 2022",
"Alice Coltrane spent the mid-Sixties in personal and musical bliss , starting a family with John Coltrane and touring the world as the pianist in his band. \u2014 Rolling Stone , 30 Nov. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English blisse , from Old English bliss ; akin to Old English bl\u012bthe blithe":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8blis"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"above",
"elysian fields",
"Elysium",
"empyrean",
"heaven",
"kingdom come",
"New Jerusalem",
"paradise",
"sky",
"Zion",
"Sion"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184514",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"bliss out":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to cause (someone) to experience bliss or ecstasy : to make (someone) blissfully happy":[
"Other than love (which blisses out both sexes), men and women need very different things to be happy \u2026",
"\u2014 Lexi Petrons , Glamour , August 2005"
],
": to experience bliss or ecstasy":[
"Then he tells us that he longs to run away with Vicki, to marry her and bliss out forever on her good-natured sexiness.",
"\u2014 Vivian Gornick , New York Times Book Review , 16 Sept. 1990"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1973, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011009",
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb, transitive + intransitive"
]
},
"blissed-out":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": experiencing bliss : ecstatic":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1973, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8blist-\u02c8au\u0307t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200641",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"blissful":{
"antonyms":[
"displeased",
"dissatisfied",
"joyless",
"sad",
"unhappy",
"unpleased",
"unsatisfied"
],
"definitions":{
": full of, marked by, or causing complete happiness":[
"a blissful marriage"
],
": happily benighted":[
"blissful ignorance"
]
},
"examples":[
"At first, their time together was blissful .",
"He sat there in a blissful state of comfort.",
"a blissful setting for a wedding",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"From gua sha facial tools and blowout brushes for '90s supermodel hair to a pretty (and easy to fill out) 1-Line-a-Day journal, Amazon has all of the necessities to upgrade your mornings from chaotic to zen-filled and blissful . \u2014 Seventeen , 22 June 2022",
"By the 21st, all will be forgotten and forgiven and with blissful Venus entering your relationship angle on the 21st, affection will be coming your way. \u2014 Katharine Merlin, Town & Country , 16 June 2022",
"Here are some tips that focus on the financial side of things that can transform one of the biggest stressors in a relationship into a key part of a successful and blissful relationship! \u2014 Juan Carlos Medina, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"Steve and Andrea shared the blissful news with PEOPLE. \u2014 Antonia Debianchi, PEOPLE.com , 9 June 2022",
"My sister\u2019s blissful pre-honeymoon phase is being interrupted by this third person\u2019s constant presence. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 24 Apr. 2022",
"My sister\u2019s blissful pre-honeymoon phase is being interrupted by this third person\u2019s constant presence. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Parsing through the seemingly endless options of bouquets, ceremony arches, cakes and, most crucially, fashion to find what feels right for you and your betrothed can be blissful \u2014or headache-inducing. \u2014 Vogue , 1 June 2022",
"But the many exhibitors who did show up did their best to provide a blissful , if temporary, separation from the realities waiting just outside the doors. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"see bliss":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8blis-f\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"chuffed",
"delighted",
"glad",
"gratified",
"happy",
"joyful",
"joyous",
"pleased",
"satisfied",
"thankful",
"tickled"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210119",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"blissful ignorance":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a state of not knowing and not wanting to know about unhappy things or possible problems":[
"existing in blissful ignorance"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173415",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blissfully":{
"antonyms":[
"displeased",
"dissatisfied",
"joyless",
"sad",
"unhappy",
"unpleased",
"unsatisfied"
],
"definitions":{
": full of, marked by, or causing complete happiness":[
"a blissful marriage"
],
": happily benighted":[
"blissful ignorance"
]
},
"examples":[
"At first, their time together was blissful .",
"He sat there in a blissful state of comfort.",
"a blissful setting for a wedding",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"From gua sha facial tools and blowout brushes for '90s supermodel hair to a pretty (and easy to fill out) 1-Line-a-Day journal, Amazon has all of the necessities to upgrade your mornings from chaotic to zen-filled and blissful . \u2014 Seventeen , 22 June 2022",
"By the 21st, all will be forgotten and forgiven and with blissful Venus entering your relationship angle on the 21st, affection will be coming your way. \u2014 Katharine Merlin, Town & Country , 16 June 2022",
"Here are some tips that focus on the financial side of things that can transform one of the biggest stressors in a relationship into a key part of a successful and blissful relationship! \u2014 Juan Carlos Medina, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"Steve and Andrea shared the blissful news with PEOPLE. \u2014 Antonia Debianchi, PEOPLE.com , 9 June 2022",
"My sister\u2019s blissful pre-honeymoon phase is being interrupted by this third person\u2019s constant presence. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 24 Apr. 2022",
"My sister\u2019s blissful pre-honeymoon phase is being interrupted by this third person\u2019s constant presence. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Parsing through the seemingly endless options of bouquets, ceremony arches, cakes and, most crucially, fashion to find what feels right for you and your betrothed can be blissful \u2014or headache-inducing. \u2014 Vogue , 1 June 2022",
"But the many exhibitors who did show up did their best to provide a blissful , if temporary, separation from the realities waiting just outside the doors. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"see bliss":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8blis-f\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"chuffed",
"delighted",
"glad",
"gratified",
"happy",
"joyful",
"joyous",
"pleased",
"satisfied",
"thankful",
"tickled"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090612",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"blissfulness":{
"antonyms":[
"displeased",
"dissatisfied",
"joyless",
"sad",
"unhappy",
"unpleased",
"unsatisfied"
],
"definitions":{
": full of, marked by, or causing complete happiness":[
"a blissful marriage"
],
": happily benighted":[
"blissful ignorance"
]
},
"examples":[
"At first, their time together was blissful .",
"He sat there in a blissful state of comfort.",
"a blissful setting for a wedding",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"From gua sha facial tools and blowout brushes for '90s supermodel hair to a pretty (and easy to fill out) 1-Line-a-Day journal, Amazon has all of the necessities to upgrade your mornings from chaotic to zen-filled and blissful . \u2014 Seventeen , 22 June 2022",
"By the 21st, all will be forgotten and forgiven and with blissful Venus entering your relationship angle on the 21st, affection will be coming your way. \u2014 Katharine Merlin, Town & Country , 16 June 2022",
"Here are some tips that focus on the financial side of things that can transform one of the biggest stressors in a relationship into a key part of a successful and blissful relationship! \u2014 Juan Carlos Medina, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"Steve and Andrea shared the blissful news with PEOPLE. \u2014 Antonia Debianchi, PEOPLE.com , 9 June 2022",
"My sister\u2019s blissful pre-honeymoon phase is being interrupted by this third person\u2019s constant presence. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 24 Apr. 2022",
"My sister\u2019s blissful pre-honeymoon phase is being interrupted by this third person\u2019s constant presence. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Parsing through the seemingly endless options of bouquets, ceremony arches, cakes and, most crucially, fashion to find what feels right for you and your betrothed can be blissful \u2014or headache-inducing. \u2014 Vogue , 1 June 2022",
"But the many exhibitors who did show up did their best to provide a blissful , if temporary, separation from the realities waiting just outside the doors. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"see bliss":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8blis-f\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"chuffed",
"delighted",
"glad",
"gratified",
"happy",
"joyful",
"joyous",
"pleased",
"satisfied",
"thankful",
"tickled"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032559",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"blissless":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": being without bliss":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-l\u0259\u0307s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035750",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"blissom":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to be in heat":[],
": tup":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English blissomen , of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse bl\u00e6sma in heat (said of goats); akin to Old Norse bl\u0101sa to blow":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211959",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"blister":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a fluid-filled elevation of the epidermis \u2014 compare water blister":[],
": a fungal disease of plants marked by raised patches on the leaves":[],
": an agent (such as lewisite) that causes blistering":[],
": an enclosed raised spot (as in paint or the surface of baked dough) resembling a blister":[],
": any of various structures that bulge out (such as a gunner's compartment on a bomber)":[],
": lambaste sense 2":[],
": to become affected with a blister":[],
": to defeat (a competitor) decisively":[
"\u2026 Brodeur was blistered in the early rounds by lightly regarded teams \u2026 before backstopping New Jersey to the championship last season.",
"\u2014 Kostya Kennedy"
],
": to hit (a ball, shot, etc.) very powerfully":[
"\u2026 Soriano blistered a line drive toward left field.",
"\u2014 Buster Olney"
],
": to raise a blister on":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"She developed a blister on her heel where her shoe rubbed against it.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In some of the new cases, monkeypox has caused people to develop what looks like a pimple or blister , rather than a widespread rash, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said in a briefing. \u2014 Aria Bendix, NBC News , 10 June 2022",
"Sock liners help prevent blister formation by reducing chafing in places like the toes or heels, areas in direct contact with your hiking shoes or hiking boots. \u2014 Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping , 8 June 2022",
"The disease eventually progresses into a rash and lesions that blister and scab over. \u2014 Katherine Dillinger, CNN , 29 May 2022",
"Otherwise, roast poblanos in oven under broiler, turning to char and blister on all sides, a few minutes, until skin is nicely browned but chiles are not too soft and tender. \u2014 Kim Sun\u00e9e, Anchorage Daily News , 5 May 2022",
"In September of that same season, Roberts removed Rich Hill from a game after seven perfect innings and 89 pitches, wary of a blister problem Hill was enduring at the time. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
"An unidentified male and a female stole blister -prevention tape, a DVD, vitamin B12 capsules and enhanced absorption soft gels at about 12:30 p.m. Nov. 25 from CVS, 14372 Snow. \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Two blister packs of fertility supplements lie next to them, covering a third packet which has torn foil and capsules missing. \u2014 Lydia Morrish, Wired , 11 Mar. 2022",
"But now some of those blisters had a dent in the center known as umbilication (because the blister resembles a navel). \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 29 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The disease later progresses into a rash and lesions that can blister and scab over all over the body -- usually lasting two to four weeks. \u2014 Heather Chen, CNN , 22 June 2022",
"The rash itself usually doesn\u2019t blister or bleed, but in many cases, the skin may peel. \u2014 Lauren Caruso, Allure , 17 Aug. 2021",
"A few minutes are enough to blister their skins and boost the flavor of the blend. \u2014 Casey Barber, CNN , 6 July 2021",
"Women gasp for air when the laces are pulled taught; others blister around the edges of the garment. \u2014 Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR , 25 Dec. 2020",
"Violence and racial unrest continue to blister the country. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 Sep. 2020",
"The Washington Post reported that Baghdad's record-breaking heat is so bad that metal door handles can blister skin. \u2014 Mark Olalde, USA TODAY , 14 Aug. 2020",
"Toss and allow other side of peas to blister for an additional 2 to 3 minutes. \u2014 Darlene Zimmerman, Detroit Free Press , 7 Aug. 2020",
"Tear gas them, rubber bullet them, spray them with chemical water and blister their butts. \u2014 Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al , 1 June 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English blister, blester , probably from Old English *bl\u0233ster, *bl\u01e3ster ; akin to Old Norse bl\u0101str swelling, Old English bl\u01e3st blast":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bli-st\u0259r",
"\u02c8blis-t\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054057",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"blister beetle":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In January 1862, Lewis\u2019 two white roommates accused her of poisoning their wine with Spanish fly, a toxin produced by the blister beetle , often used in those days as an aphrodisiac. \u2014 Jessica Lynne, Smithsonian Magazine , 25 Feb. 2022",
"There are 30 species of blister beetles in Wisconsin, but they are more commonly found in states farther west such as Kansas, Wyoming and Texas. \u2014 Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 14 Jan. 2020",
"In the grand scheme of things, blister beetles are not uncommon in Wisconsin. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Jan. 2020",
"But at the larva stage, blister beetles take a slight detour that brings them in contact with a particular species of bees. \u2014 Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics , 12 Sep. 2018",
"One of the most vicious and twisted is the blister beetle . \u2014 Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics , 12 Sep. 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1771, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-081841",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blister blight":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a blister disease affecting the leaves of the tea plant caused by a fungus ( Exobasidium vexans )":[],
": a disease of Scotch pine caused by a rust ( Cronartium asclepiadeum ) that causes lesions like blisters on the twigs and gradually kills them":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165912",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blister figure":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an uneven appearance in some woods caused by irregular depressed and elevated rounded areas in the annual rings":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135222",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blister fly":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": blister beetle":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-193320",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blistering":{
"antonyms":[
"light",
"moderate",
"soft"
],
"definitions":{
": extremely intense or severe":[
"blistering heat"
],
": very rapid":[
"a blistering pace"
]
},
"examples":[
"a hockey player with a blistering slap shot",
"even after a blistering attack from the enemy, the fortress held",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Knapp and Alper are smart to surround Ren\u00e9e with a larger-than-expected backing band of seven players, three of whom make up a blistering horn section, anchored by the steady, admirably understated guitar played by Brendan Saadat. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant , 19 May 2022",
"Granted, the economy just grew at a blistering 6.9% annual rate in the fourth quarter, but many things have changed since then, including two more months so far in 2022 of continuing high inflation. \u2014 Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Inflation has proven to be one of the most blistering features of the pandemic recovery, one that weighs directly on households across the country. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The coup\u00e9 can rocket from zero to 62 mph in 2.8 second and has a blistering top speed of 220.5 mph. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The game was tied 21-21 at half, but the Malemutes went on a blistering 13-0 run over the first half of the third quarter, taking command of the game. \u2014 Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Mar. 2022",
"Playing their fourth game in four days, the seventh-seeded Hokies (23-12) clinched a berth in next week\u2019s NCAA Tournament with a stunning 82-67 win Saturday over top-seeded Duke behind a blistering offensive performance from Hunter Cattoor. \u2014 David Thompson, USA TODAY , 13 Mar. 2022",
"But his most blistering critiques also are directed at Trump and efforts by Abbott and Paxton to stop cities, counties and school districts from enforcing mandates on masks, vaccinations and testing. \u2014 Scott Huddleston, San Antonio Express-News , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Behind a balanced scoring attack and a blistering first-half run, Noblesville defeated Franklin, 76-52, to secure the IHSAA Class 4A girls basketball championship, its first since 1987. \u2014 Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star , 27 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1708, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bli-st(\u0259-)ri\u014b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"acute",
"almighty",
"deep",
"dreadful",
"excruciating",
"explosive",
"exquisite",
"fearful",
"fearsome",
"ferocious",
"fierce",
"frightful",
"furious",
"ghastly",
"hard",
"heavy",
"heavy-duty",
"hellacious",
"intense",
"intensive",
"keen",
"profound",
"terrible",
"vehement",
"vicious",
"violent"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112001",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"blistering cerate":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a cerate composed of cantharides, glacial acetic acid, oil of turpentine, yellow wax, rosin, and benzoinated lard":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133426",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blisteringly":{
"antonyms":[
"light",
"moderate",
"soft"
],
"definitions":{
": extremely intense or severe":[
"blistering heat"
],
": very rapid":[
"a blistering pace"
]
},
"examples":[
"a hockey player with a blistering slap shot",
"even after a blistering attack from the enemy, the fortress held",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Knapp and Alper are smart to surround Ren\u00e9e with a larger-than-expected backing band of seven players, three of whom make up a blistering horn section, anchored by the steady, admirably understated guitar played by Brendan Saadat. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant , 19 May 2022",
"Granted, the economy just grew at a blistering 6.9% annual rate in the fourth quarter, but many things have changed since then, including two more months so far in 2022 of continuing high inflation. \u2014 Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Inflation has proven to be one of the most blistering features of the pandemic recovery, one that weighs directly on households across the country. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The coup\u00e9 can rocket from zero to 62 mph in 2.8 second and has a blistering top speed of 220.5 mph. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The game was tied 21-21 at half, but the Malemutes went on a blistering 13-0 run over the first half of the third quarter, taking command of the game. \u2014 Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Mar. 2022",
"Playing their fourth game in four days, the seventh-seeded Hokies (23-12) clinched a berth in next week\u2019s NCAA Tournament with a stunning 82-67 win Saturday over top-seeded Duke behind a blistering offensive performance from Hunter Cattoor. \u2014 David Thompson, USA TODAY , 13 Mar. 2022",
"But his most blistering critiques also are directed at Trump and efforts by Abbott and Paxton to stop cities, counties and school districts from enforcing mandates on masks, vaccinations and testing. \u2014 Scott Huddleston, San Antonio Express-News , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Behind a balanced scoring attack and a blistering first-half run, Noblesville defeated Franklin, 76-52, to secure the IHSAA Class 4A girls basketball championship, its first since 1987. \u2014 Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star , 27 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1708, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bli-st(\u0259-)ri\u014b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"acute",
"almighty",
"deep",
"dreadful",
"excruciating",
"explosive",
"exquisite",
"fearful",
"fearsome",
"ferocious",
"fierce",
"frightful",
"furious",
"ghastly",
"hard",
"heavy",
"heavy-duty",
"hellacious",
"intense",
"intensive",
"keen",
"profound",
"terrible",
"vehement",
"vicious",
"violent"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105118",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"blithe":{
"antonyms":[
"dour",
"gloomy",
"glum",
"morose",
"saturnine",
"sulky",
"sullen"
],
"definitions":{
": lacking due thought or consideration : casual , heedless":[
"blithe unconcern",
"a blithe disregard for the rights of others"
],
": of a happy lighthearted character or disposition":[
"a blithe spirit",
"blithe enjoyment"
]
},
"examples":[
"He showed blithe disregard for the rights of others.",
"He was blithe about the risks to his health.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The members grabbed their backpacks, gathered up half-empty bags of chips and some clementine peels to use as compost, and alighted into a blare of car horns and the blithe clamor of a midtown Saturday night. \u2014 Danyoung Kim, The New Yorker , 2 June 2022",
"Those who survived the plague are still scarred by their memories of it, while the blithe young adults around them can\u2019t relate. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 May 2022",
"What would, today, be dismissed as garish act of patriotism was somehow symbolic of the bold, blithe zeitgeist. \u2014 CNN , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Sywak plans to purchase tickets this week for Tori Amos\u2019 L.A. concerts in June and is taking a blithe approach. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 7 Feb. 2022",
"Lost in the blithe tale of surviving one's youthful idiocy are all the subtleties of that process (as well as the one unsubtlety of it, that not everyone survives). \u2014 Washington Post , 30 May 2021",
"HBO Max Savage and sweet, this family comedy parodies the inanity of celebrity culture with blithe brilliance. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 6 Dec. 2021",
"In a book so elegantly written and so generously packed with data and references, this is the only jarringly blithe (and jarringly non-Bayesian) note. \u2014 Steve Donoghue, The Christian Science Monitor , 28 Oct. 2021",
"Meanwhile, the Western tourists also make attempts to document the trip, snapping away at their fellow travelers with a blithe condescension never present in this good-humored but conscientious film. \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 23 Nov. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English bl\u012bthe ; akin to Old High German bl\u012bdi joyous":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u012bth",
"\u02c8bl\u012bt\u035fh"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for blithe merry , blithe , jocund , jovial , jolly mean showing high spirits or lightheartedness. merry suggests cheerful, joyous, uninhibited enjoyment of frolic or festivity. a merry group of revelers blithe suggests carefree, innocent, or even heedless gaiety. arrived late in his usual blithe way jocund stresses elation and exhilaration of spirits. singing, dancing, and jocund feasting jovial suggests the stimulation of conviviality and good fellowship. dinner put them in a jovial mood jolly suggests high spirits expressed in laughing, bantering, and jesting. our jolly host enlivened the party",
"synonyms":[
"blithesome",
"bright",
"buoyant",
"canty",
"cheerful",
"cheery",
"chipper",
"eupeptic",
"gay",
"gladsome",
"lightsome",
"sunny",
"upbeat",
"winsome"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041939",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"blither":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to talk foolishly or nonsensically : blather":[
"You can therefore \u2026 start to blither if you like without any fear of making a fool of yourself.",
"\u2014 Douglas Adams"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As Andr\u00e9 Van Peteghem, Dumont cast Fabrice Luchini, whose dialectical extravagance and theatrical exuberance lend his character, a blithering sybaritic fop, the pathos of a physical infirmity matched by the physical comedy of the accident-prone. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 10 Mar. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1867, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bli-t\u035fh\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111845",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"blithering":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": marked by or consisting of foolish or nonsensical words":[
"a blithering idiot",
"I wrote short stories that were blithering messes, romantic slop.",
"\u2014 Thomas King"
],
": talking foolishly":[
"a blithering idiot",
"I wrote short stories that were blithering messes, romantic slop.",
"\u2014 Thomas King"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1889, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8blit\u035fh-ri\u014b",
"\u02c8bli-t\u035fh\u0259-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082801",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"blithesome":{
"antonyms":[
"dour",
"gloomy",
"glum",
"morose",
"saturnine",
"sulky",
"sullen"
],
"definitions":{
": gay , merry":[]
},
"examples":[
"a blithesome girl who never seems to be sad or angry",
"a blithesome and silly joke among old friends"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1594, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u012bth-s\u0259m",
"\u02c8bl\u012bt\u035fh-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"blithe",
"bright",
"buoyant",
"canty",
"cheerful",
"cheery",
"chipper",
"eupeptic",
"gay",
"gladsome",
"lightsome",
"sunny",
"upbeat",
"winsome"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074256",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"blitter":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the common Old World snipe ( Capella gallinago )":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"perhaps alteration of bleater":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8blit\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224225",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blitz":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a fast intensive nonmilitary campaign or attack":[
"an advertising blitz"
],
": a rush of the passer by a defensive linebacker, back, or end in football":[],
": air raid":[],
": an intensive aerial military campaign":[],
": an occurrence in which large numbers of fish gather to chase and feed on prey or bait":[
"At Race Point there was an amazing blitz as stripers and blues pushed Atlantic needlefish ashore.",
"\u2014 Gene Bourque"
],
": blitzkrieg sense 1":[]
},
"examples":[
"The company is planning an advertising blitz for the new product.",
"a multimedia blitz of advertisements for the summer blockbuster",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The administration\u2019s internal polling showed that a national advertising blitz may not be as effective at overcoming skepticism as face-to-face interaction with medical professionals and local leaders. \u2014 Stephanie Armour, WSJ , 26 Mar. 2021",
"Under Martindale, the defense also regularly ranked among the NFL\u2019s most aggressive, blitz -heavy units. \u2014 Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com , 8 Feb. 2022",
"The delivery blitz from an hour to 30 minutes to 15 is evidence of absurdity more than innovation. \u2014 Adam Chandler, The Atlantic , 31 May 2022",
"The concerted media blitz was a blatant effort to paint the brothers not only as homophobic, racist, and violent, but guilty of the attack in the first place, the suit alleged. \u2014 Megan Crepeau, chicagotribune.com , 18 Mar. 2022",
"The wedding blitz is a microcosm of a global economy still mired in a pandemic, from shifting medical protocols and rising prices to staffing shortages and supply chain disruptions. \u2014 Stewart Ain, sun-sentinel.com , 2 Dec. 2021",
"Late in the fourth quarter Sunday, with the Chicago Bears facing fourth-and-6, trailing 9-7 and not quite in field-goal range, the Ravens\u2019 defense lined up as if a blitz were imminent. \u2014 Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com , 22 Nov. 2021",
"Trump's endorsement blitz is a frank attempt to keep remaking the party in his image, with Republicans eagerly courting his favor. \u2014 Jeff Amy, ajc , 26 Sep. 2021",
"Trump\u2019s endorsement blitz is a frank attempt to keep remaking the party in his image, with Republicans eagerly courting his favor. \u2014 al , 25 Sep. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1939, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8blits"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"barrage",
"blitzkrieg",
"bombardment",
"cannonade",
"drumbeat",
"drumfire",
"flurry",
"fusillade",
"hail",
"salvo",
"shower",
"storm",
"volley"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050145",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"blitzed":{
"antonyms":[
"sober",
"straight"
],
"definitions":{
": intoxicated by drugs or alcohol":[]
},
"examples":[
"She was totally blitzed that night."
],
"first_known_use":{
"1966, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8blitst"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"blasted",
"bombed",
"high",
"hopped-up",
"loaded",
"ripped",
"spaced-out",
"spaced",
"stoned",
"strung out",
"wasted",
"wiped out",
"zonked",
"zonked-out"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030830",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"blitzkrieg":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": blitz sense 2a":[]
},
"examples":[
"the stunned survivors of the crash were then confronted with a blitzkrieg of insensitive questions from the media",
"the war began with a blitzkrieg that was designed to shock the enemy into submission",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Xi's decision to scuttle that debut following a defiant speech by Ma is widely perceived as the opening salvo in Beijing's regulatory blitzkrieg against the nation's largest internet companies. \u2014 Clay Chandler, Fortune , 27 June 2022",
"Fifty years later, Roxy Music\u2019s art-rock blitzkrieg of a debut remains their finest show of collective power. \u2014 Jill Krajewski, SPIN , 8 June 2022",
"The failure of Russia\u2019s early blitzkrieg fueled Ukrainian confidence that is ebbing as Russia concentrates its firepower on a narrower, grinding advance. \u2014 Marcus Walker, WSJ , 3 June 2022",
"Each mat goes for a blitzkrieg -like concentration\u2014my model has 7,992 spikes, each one-eighth inch long. \u2014 Aleta Burchyski, Outside Online , 4 Sep. 2020",
"Auburn utilized an 11-run blitzkrieg in the first inning on its way to defeating 19-7 Southeastern Louisiana in the opening round of the NCAA regional Friday at Plainsman Park. \u2014 Nubyjas Wilborn | Nwilborn@al.com, al , 4 June 2022",
"Russian President Vladimir Putin has played down the impact of the war, saying that the West\u2019s economic blitzkrieg has failed. \u2014 Georgi Kantchev, WSJ , 2 June 2022",
"Yam laid the groundwork for his coverage of the Taliban\u2019s blitzkrieg takeover of Afghanistan with diligent previous work in the country. \u2014 James Rainey, Los Angeles Times , 9 May 2022",
"The initial blitzkrieg , an attempt to take Kyiv and areas of the North with a lightning assault along main highways, has failed and Russian forces have withdrawn from that area. \u2014 David Hambling, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1937, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"German, from Blitz lightning + Krieg war":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8blits-\u02cckr\u0113g"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"barrage",
"blitz",
"bombardment",
"cannonade",
"drumbeat",
"drumfire",
"flurry",
"fusillade",
"hail",
"salvo",
"shower",
"storm",
"volley"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014301",
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb"
]
},
"blo":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": blue-black":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u014d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135903",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"bloak":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of bloak variant spelling of bloke"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-161215",
"type":[]
},
"bloat":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a condition of large dogs marked by distension and usually life-threatening rotation of the stomach":[],
": bloated , puffy":[],
": digestive disturbance of ruminant animals and especially cattle marked by accumulation of gas in one or more stomach compartments":[],
": one that is bloated":[],
": swell":[],
": to cause abdominal distension in":[],
": to fill to capacity or overflowing":[],
": to make turgid or swollen":[],
": unwarranted or excessive growth or enlargement":[
"bureaucratic bloat"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"As is often the case, the scale of the obsession (as well as the responding compulsions) can bloat and expand over time. \u2014 Sadhbh O'sullivan, refinery29.com , 15 Oct. 2021",
"But that was four years ago, so inflation should bloat those projections a little. \u2014 Omar Kelly, sun-sentinel.com , 11 June 2021",
"The compromised hermetic seal may affect can integrity and may cause the cans to leak, bloat or allow bacteria to grow inside the product which could lead to serious illness. \u2014 Mike Wehner, BGR , 18 May 2021",
"Apple\u2019s macOS does tend to produce a lot of log files and system caches that can bloat and take up a lot of storage space. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 25 Feb. 2021",
"Timothy has claimed to federal agents and a grand jury that Williams, through Burdett, pressured him to bloat the business write-offs. \u2014 Drew Broach | Staff Writer, NOLA.com , 8 Jan. 2021",
"At the center of the government\u2019s case is an allegation that Williams, through Burdett, ordered the tax preparer to bloat Williams' business deductions by more than $700,000 over five years, reducing his tax liability by about $200,000. \u2014 John Simerman, NOLA.com , 25 Nov. 2020",
"Windows Update will still tend to bloat up the operating system pretty rapidly, and the SxS directory in particular still balloons with legacy versions of code that has been replaced in security upgrades. \u2014 Jim Salter, Ars Technica , 26 June 2020",
"There\u2019s a herd of dinosaur mobs, bloated with essence, between you and the three-vs-three teamfight. \u2014 Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired , 27 May 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"However, a research study from the Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine suggests that elevated feeders may actually increase your dog\u2019s risk of bloat . \u2014 Lindsay Pevny, Popular Mechanics , 24 June 2022",
"There's also the matter of the oversized cast, which approaches Avengers levels of bloat . \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 8 June 2022",
"Several current and former officials described the Russian security service as rife with corruption, beset by bureaucratic bloat and ultimately out of touch. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022",
"The process has also been streamlined by having a small team of a couple dozen people and avoiding the bloat of modern AAA game design. \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Which leads some critics to complain of bloat , while others, like me, feel like the app is full-featured. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 6 Apr. 2022",
"That lengthy digestion can lead to the classic post-burger-and-fries feeling of bloat and gassiness, per the MD Anderson Cancer Center. \u2014 Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Arizona voters in 1980 placed limits on school spending through a ballot initiative, preventing unrestrained budget bloat . \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Cutting bloat is one way to help, but closing the commissaries is a hit below the belt. \u2014 WSJ , 16 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
"1677, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
"1836, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English blout, blote soft, pliable, from Old Norse blautr soft, weak; akin to Old English bl\u0113at miserable":"Adjective"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u014dt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182816",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"bloat colic":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": bloat":[
"\u2014 used especially of a horse"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004200",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bloated":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": overfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc.":[
"felt bloated from eating too much",
"a bloated body",
"\u2014 often used figuratively to describe something as having grown excessively large a bloated budget a bloated bureaucracy"
]
},
"examples":[
"I felt bloated from eating too much.",
"a bloated sense of his own importance",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There are many different things that can cause your stomach to become hard and bloated . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 June 2022",
"Chief Executive Brian Cornell said that Target was taking the action to ensure that the bloated inventory levels don\u2019t cause problems throughout the year. \u2014 Colin Kellaher, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
"Fans may have embraced the video, but it was regarded by many cultural tastemakers as excessive, indulgent and bloated . \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
"Either way, a lot of money even by bloated NFL standards. \u2014 Terry Pluto, cleveland , 8 June 2022",
"The central government\u2019s senior finance officials ordered the bloated property giants to reduce their debt loads. \u2014 Grady Mcgregor And Clay Chandler, Fortune , 3 June 2022",
"Some say royalties have been replaced by front-loaded, bloated contracts, making flops all the more costly and obscuring creators\u2019 ability to see just how successful their works are. \u2014 New York Times , 28 May 2022",
"The chain said a lightening quick return by consumers to more normalized spending left it with bloated inventory of items including TV sets that must be marked down to sell. \u2014 Anne D'innocenzio, Chicago Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"Now, on June 1, the Fed will start reducing their historically bloated balance sheet. \u2014 Bob Haber, Forbes , 26 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1656, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u014d-t\u0259d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"exaggerated",
"hyperbolized",
"inflated",
"outsize",
"outsized",
"overblown",
"overdrawn",
"overweening"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041139",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"bloated clay":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": clay caused to swell naturally or by gas-forming additives and used especially as insulation in concrete because of its porosity and lightness":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"bloated entry 2":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182953",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bloatedness":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the quality or state of being bloated":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175916",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bloater":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a large fat herring or mackerel lightly salted and briefly smoked":[],
": a small silvery cisco ( Coregonus hoyi ) of the Great Lakes having oily flesh":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1824, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1888, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"bloat entry 2":"Noun",
"obsolete bloat (to cure)":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u014d-t\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132551",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blob":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a daub or spot of color":[],
": a small drop or lump of something viscid or thick":[],
": something shapeless":[],
": to mark with blobs : splotch":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"That blue blob in the corner of the map is the lake we're headed for.",
"flicked a blob of jelly on the toast and began to spread it around",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Like the blob , the federal government grows bigger by the day, and D.C. is a nightmare to exit with its Beltway traffic and gridlocked suburbs. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 18 June 2022",
"The vast volcanic caldera at Yellowstone National Park is just the latest in a long string of volcanic sites, all of which seem to be linked to a hot blob of material that may go all the way down to the Earth's mantle. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Looked at directly by a powerful telescope, those waves are one massive, glaring blob of starlight. \u2014 Chris Wright, Wired , 4 Jan. 2022",
"That was all there was: a six-year-old image of splintering glass, the blob of milk spreading over the dingy tiles like a diabolical hand. \u2014 Elif Batuman, The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022",
"As the teaser dramatically spells out the show\u2019s title, clips from the season show Nadia literally walking out of a grave, falling down a set of stairs, and approaching a door with a strange, glowy blue blob on it. \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Great \u2014 but what are those of us who don\u2019t know how to read aura colors supposed to do with that blob of color? \u2014 Justin Curto, Vulture , 1 Dec. 2021",
"To end the video, the camera zooms out to show the CGI humanoids forming a large blob . \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Because of these changes, the researchers say, the magnetic blob lurking beneath Canada slowly elongated in the early aughts, weakening the corresponding magnetic intensity on Earth\u2019s surface. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The Pacific Ocean off South America\u2014that big blue blob on the map\u2014resists extreme heat because of the upwelling of cold, deep waters. \u2014 Matt Simon, Wired , 1 Feb. 2022",
"In his paper, Ehrlich drew a toxin as an amoeboid blob with small nubs jutting out of it, each differently shaped; the antibodies were like little tadpoles whose mouths sometimes fit exactly onto the nubs. \u2014 Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker , 11 Aug. 2021",
"In his paper, Ehrlich drew a toxin as an amoeboid blob with small nubs jutting out of it, each differently shaped; the antibodies were like little tadpoles whose mouths sometimes fit exactly onto the nubs. \u2014 Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker , 11 Aug. 2021",
"In his paper, Ehrlich drew a toxin as an amoeboid blob with small nubs jutting out of it, each differently shaped; the antibodies were like little tadpoles whose mouths sometimes fit exactly onto the nubs. \u2014 Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker , 11 Aug. 2021",
"In his paper, Ehrlich drew a toxin as an amoeboid blob with small nubs jutting out of it, each differently shaped; the antibodies were like little tadpoles whose mouths sometimes fit exactly onto the nubs. \u2014 Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker , 11 Aug. 2021",
"In his paper, Ehrlich drew a toxin as an amoeboid blob with small nubs jutting out of it, each differently shaped; the antibodies were like little tadpoles whose mouths sometimes fit exactly onto the nubs. \u2014 Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker , 11 Aug. 2021",
"Dark matter can and does turn into black holes, but the scientists posit that Sagittarius A* is instead a blob -like mass that will require a lot more material in order to turn into a black hole. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 16 June 2021",
"The population blob that\u2019s forming around us has tremendous potential to create wealth. \u2014 Greg Jefferson, San Antonio Express-News , 26 Mar. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English (Scots)":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u00e4b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"chunk",
"clod",
"clot",
"clump",
"dollop",
"glob",
"gob",
"gobbet",
"hunk",
"knob",
"lump",
"nub",
"nubble",
"nugget",
"wad"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012841",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"bloc":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a combination of persons, groups, or nations forming a unit with a common interest or purpose":[
"a bloc of voters"
],
": a group of legislators who act together for some common purpose irrespective of party lines":[],
": a group of nations united by treaty or agreement for mutual support or joint action":[],
": a quantity, number, or section of things dealt with as a unit : block":[
"\u2026 seeking to buy and sell a large bloc of shares \u2026",
"\u2014 Stuart Washington",
"Potvin's outstanding bloc of games during his rookie campaign occurred during the 1993 playoffs.",
"\u2014 Stan Fischler"
],
": a temporary combination of parties in a legislative assembly":[]
},
"examples":[
"a voting bloc in the senate",
"a whole bloc of students got together to complain",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"European leaders last week opened a path for Ukrainian membership of the bloc . \u2014 Joe Wallace, WSJ , 26 June 2022",
"But even with the battlefield advances, the Kremlin was dealt another diplomatic setback on Friday as the European Union's executive recommended putting Kyiv on a path to membership of the bloc . \u2014 Patrick Smith, NBC News , 17 June 2022",
"Von der Leyen discussed at length with Zelenskyy the questionnaire submitted by his government in mid-April to assess the country's readiness to become a member of the bloc . \u2014 Arkansas Online , 12 June 2022",
"Should countries like Hungary be able to hold the rest of the bloc to ransom with its veto, and how can the EU reform that? \u2014 Luke Mcgee, CNN , 31 May 2022",
"But France, Italy and Germany, the biggest and richest countries of the bloc , are anxious about a long war or one that ends frozen in a stalemate, and nervous of the possible damage to their own economies. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
"Ireland has been participating in European Union battlegroups \u2014 part of the bloc \u2019s efforts to harmonize its militaries. \u2014 Jamey Keaten, ajc , 15 May 2022",
"Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine, conducted in part to deter NATO expansion, has instead prompted a striking enlargement of the bloc . \u2014 Amy Cheng, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
"The latest round of sanctions would mark one of the bloc \u2019s most severe moves against Moscow. \u2014 Robert Hart, Forbes , 6 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1903, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French, literally, block":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u00e4k"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"block",
"body",
"coalition",
"faction",
"party",
"sect",
"set",
"side",
"wing"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214219",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"block":{
"antonyms":[
"bung",
"dam",
"fill",
"pack",
"plug",
"stop",
"stuff"
],
"definitions":{
": a compact usually solid piece of substantial material especially when worked or altered to serve a particular purpose":[
"a block of ice",
"blocks of cheese"
],
": a distinctive part of a building or integrated group of buildings":[
"a block of classrooms"
],
": a hollow rectangular building unit usually of artificial material":[
"a wall of concrete blocks"
],
": a large building divided into separate functional units":[
"an apartment block"
],
": a lightweight usually cubical and solid wooden or plastic building toy that is usually provided in sets":[
"children playing with blocks"
],
": a line of row houses":[],
": a mold or form on which articles are shaped or displayed":[
"a wooden hat block"
],
": a piece of material (such as wood or linoleum) having on its surface a hand-cut design from which impressions are to be printed":[
"wooden blocks used for printing books"
],
": a platform from which property is sold at auction":[
"went on the block and sold for nearly three million dollars"
],
": a quantity, number, or section of things dealt with as a unit":[
"bought a large block of shares",
"a half-hour block of music",
"a block of text"
],
": a usually rectangular space (as in a city) enclosed by streets and occupied by or intended for buildings":[
"She lived on our block ."
],
": a wooden or metal case enclosing one or more pulleys and having a hook, eye, or strap by which it may be attached":[],
": bloc sense 2":[
"popular among several voting blocks"
],
": blockade":[
"\u2026 a city \u2026 besieged and blocked about \u2026",
"\u2014 John Milton"
],
": for sale":[
"The business is now on the block ."
],
": head sense 1":[
"threatened to knock his block off"
],
": interruption or cessation especially of train of thought by competing thoughts or psychological suppression":[
"a mental block",
"an emotional block"
],
": local anesthesia (as by injection) produced by interruption of the flow of impulses along a nerve":[],
": obstacle":[
"putting a block on any future development"
],
": starting block":[
"the first swimmer off the blocks",
"a slow start out of the blocks"
],
": such as":[
"a block of ice",
"blocks of cheese"
],
": the casting that contains the cylinders of an internal combustion engine":[
"engine block"
],
": the distance along one of the sides of such a block":[
"The store is two blocks down on the right.",
"lived a block away from the school"
],
": the piece of wood on which the neck of a person condemned to be beheaded is laid for execution":[
"put her neck on the block"
],
": through many experiences":[
"\u2014 used especially to say that someone is no longer young or has become knowledgeable, capable, or mature because of past experience \u2026 it seemed possible that to fall for a woman who had been around the block a few times might be to rob himself of much of the purely ornamental elements \u2026 of first love. \u2014 Michael Chabon"
],
": to hinder the passage, progress, or accomplishment of by or as if by interposing an obstruction":[
"The ambulance was blocked by traffic.",
"senators trying to block passage of the bill"
],
": to hit (a ball or shot) inaccurately toward the right from a right-handed swing or toward the left from a left-handed swing : push":[
"\u2026 you get excited, don't finish your backswing and block your next drive into the foliage.",
"\u2014 Thomas Boswell"
],
": to interfere usually legitimately with (an opponent, an opponent's shot, etc.) in various games or sports":[
"practice blocking our opponents",
"blocked the shot with her hand"
],
": to interfere usually legitimately with an opponent : to block an opponent":[
"needs to practice blocking"
],
": to make (two or more lines of writing or type) flush at the left or at both left and right":[],
": to make unsuitable for passage or progress by obstruction":[
"The road was blocked by a rock slide."
],
": to mark or indicate the outline or chief lines of":[
"block out a design"
],
": to prevent normal functioning or action of":[
"block a nerve with novocaine"
],
": to restrict the exchange of (currency, checks, etc.)":[],
": to secure, support, or provide with a block (see block entry 1 sense 1 )":[
"blocking a plate for printing",
"block up the rear wheels"
],
": to shape on, with, or as if with a block (see block entry 1 sense 1b )":[
"block a hat"
],
": to shut off from view":[
"The building blocks our view of the ocean."
],
"American editorial cartoonist":[
"Herblock \\ \u02c8h\u0259r-\u200b\u02ccbl\u00e4k \\"
],
"Herbert Lawrence 1909\u20132001":[
"Herblock \\ \u02c8h\u0259r-\u200b\u02ccbl\u00e4k \\"
],
"\u2014 compare writer's block":[
"a mental block",
"an emotional block"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"a wall built out of concrete blocks",
"We took a walk around the block .",
"She lived on our block .",
"The store is three blocks down on the right.",
"Our hotel is a block from the ocean.",
"Verb",
"There's an accident blocking the road.",
"The entrance was blocked by a gate.",
"Blood clots have completely blocked one of his arteries.",
"The protesters blocked the road with parked vehicles.",
"The ambulance was blocked by cars in the road.",
"An accident was blocking traffic.",
"Could you move to the left, please. You're blocking my light.",
"a shield that blocks the wind",
"Several senators are trying to block the passage of the bill.",
"His vote blocked the treaty.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Police were called at 9:55 p.m. to the 400 block of Curley Street in the Ellwood Park neighborhood where officers found a woman who had been shot in the back. \u2014 Jessica Anderson, Baltimore Sun , 24 June 2022",
"Officers were dispatched to the 3300 block of Port Union Road after a 911 hang-up call. \u2014 Erin Couch, The Enquirer , 24 June 2022",
"All the while, familiar sounds of Mexican American life play in the background, including the ring of the paletero man driving around the block and the hum of dancing feet. \u2014 Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
"Consider yoga, a quick walk around the block or even playing with the dog! \u2014 Deborah Goldstein, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"Thousands of people, mostly unmasked, lined up around the block on West 176th Street to attend the event. \u2014 Antonio Ferme, Variety , 18 June 2022",
"The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, which has headquarters in Chicago, plans to move its offices around the block to the Aon Center. \u2014 Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune , 16 June 2022",
"Your family can have your very own parade by decorating your bikes with flags, streamers, and ribbons, and setting off together for a few casual laps around the block . \u2014 Leigh Crandall, Country Living , 14 June 2022",
"Who could guess audiences would line up around the block for that? \u2014 A.a. Dowd, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Enlarge / Scott Atlas, a White House adviser, used his position to advocate for allowing the SARS-CoV-2 virus to spread and tried to block testing for it, which would further that goal. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 23 June 2022",
"Here are a few things that will lower the thermometer: Plant trees to block sunlight on your house\u2019s east and west sides. \u2014 Tribune News Service, al , 18 June 2022",
"Under current government guidelines, Patel is able to block extradition requests only in a small number of circumstances. \u2014 Megan Specia, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
"His attorneys tried unsuccessfully to block the subpoena. \u2014 Scott Bauer, Chicago Tribune , 15 June 2022",
"His attorneys tried unsuccessfully to block the subpoena. \u2014 Scott Bauer, ajc , 15 June 2022",
"At an individual level, team members were asked to block time on calendars for personal wellness breaks. \u2014 Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"But Republicans may look to other courts, particularly the Supreme Court, to block state laws on gun control after former President Donald J. Trump appointed a wave of conservative federal judges. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
"Senate Democrats, then in the minority, used the filibuster in June 2020 to block Scott's JUSTICE Act in 2020, which Scott's office claims would have addressed many of the issues in Biden's executive order. \u2014 Tyler O'neil, Fox News , 26 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"1602, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English blok , from Middle French & Middle Dutch; Middle French bloc , from Middle Dutch blok ; akin to Old High German bloh block":"Noun and Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u00e4k"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for block Verb hinder , impede , obstruct , block mean to interfere with the activity or progress of. hinder stresses causing harmful or annoying delay or interference with progress. rain hindered the climb impede implies making forward progress difficult by clogging, hampering, or fettering. tight clothing that impedes movement obstruct implies interfering with something in motion or in progress by the sometimes intentional placing of obstacles in the way. the view was obstructed by billboards block implies complete obstruction to passage or progress. a landslide blocked the road",
"synonyms":[
"array",
"assemblage",
"band",
"bank",
"batch",
"battery",
"bunch",
"clot",
"clump",
"cluster",
"clutch",
"collection",
"constellation",
"group",
"grouping",
"huddle",
"knot",
"lot",
"muster",
"package",
"parcel",
"passel",
"set",
"suite"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211900",
"type":[
"biographical name",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"block (off)":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"to disallow entry into (a place) by means of a physical barrier at the entry point the square is temporarily blocked off for the street fair"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-171158",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"blockade":{
"antonyms":[
"beleaguerment",
"investment",
"leaguer",
"siege"
],
"definitions":{
": block , obstruct":[],
": something that blocks":[],
": to subject to a blockade":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"They blockaded the country's ports.",
"the militant protestors blockaded the whole area around city hall",
"Noun",
"it was the blockade of all the enemy's major ports that finally won the war",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Serhiy Haidai, governor of the Luhansk region, said Russian forces had attacked Sievierodonetsk\u2019s industrial zone on Friday and also attempted to enter and blockade Lysychansk. \u2014 Reuters, NBC News , 25 June 2022",
"At talks in Turkey last week, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov indicated support for a UN proposal that would create shipping corridors to ease the ports blockade and allow Russia to export grain and fertilizer. \u2014 Sarah Kaplan, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
"Moscow continues to blockade Ukraine\u2019s Black Sea ports, preventing the export of millions of tons of grain to countries around the world. \u2014 Claire Parker, Washington Post , 11 June 2022",
"Ukrainian defenders continue to hold a last redoubt, a sprawling steelworks plant, which Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his troops to blockade . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Earlier Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin told his defense minister that Russian forces should not storm the plant but blockade it instead. \u2014 NBC News , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Slouching and gripping the table with his right hand, Putin ordered Shoigu to blockade the city\u2019s Azovstal steel plant \u2014 a final Ukrainian holdout \u2014 rather than storm the facility. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 May 2022",
"Putin told troops on Thursday morning to blockade the plant, saying a breach wasn\u2019t necessary. \u2014 Fox News , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Russian naval forces continue to blockade the Ukrainian coast on the Black Sea and Sea of Azov, preventing resupply by sea, British military intelligence said Sunday. \u2014 NBC News , 3 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Indeed, in the days leading up to Jan. 6, Mr. Kushner was in the Middle East brokering a rapprochement between Saudi Arabia and Qatar to end a three-year blockade of the small Gulf state. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
"In May 1949, the Soviets agreed to end the blockade . \u2014 Daniel Henninger, WSJ , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Ottawa residents, meanwhile, are increasingly taking matters into their own hands to end the blockade that has eroded faith in institutions, tarnished Canada\u2019s international reputation and inspired copycat demonstrations abroad. \u2014 Miriam Berger And Amanda Coletta, Anchorage Daily News , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Ottawa residents, meanwhile, are increasingly taking matters into their own hands to end the blockade that has eroded faith in institutions, tarnished Canada\u2019s international reputation and inspired copycat demonstrations abroad. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Five days later -- on Friday evening -- a judge granted an injunction that allowed police to begin clearing the bridge area and end the blockade . \u2014 Theresa Waldrop, CNN , 14 Feb. 2022",
"After a virtual hearing, Chief Justice Geoffrey Morawetz of the Ontario Superior Court ordered protesters to end the blockade of the bridge. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 12 Feb. 2022",
"The Biden administration has urged Trudeau\u2019s government to end the blockade , and Michigan's governor likewise called for a quick resolution to the standoff. \u2014 Rob Gillies, ajc , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Ontario Premier Doug Ford, in a news conference Friday alongside his solicitor general, said the government is enacting new powers to end the blockade , including issuing fines of up to C$100,000 ($78,800) and jail time. \u2014 Brian Platt, Fortune , 11 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1563, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"1683, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"bl\u00e4-\u02c8k\u0101d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bar",
"barricade",
"block (off)",
"close (off)",
"guard",
"wall (off)"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020300",
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"blockbuster":{
"antonyms":[
"bomb",
"bummer",
"bust",
"catastrophe",
"clinker",
"debacle",
"d\u00e9b\u00e2cle",
"dud",
"failure",
"fiasco",
"flop",
"misfire",
"turkey",
"washout"
],
"definitions":{
": a very large high-explosive bomb":[],
": one that is notably expensive, effective, successful, large, or extravagant":[],
": one who engages in blockbusting":[]
},
"examples":[
"a 900-page blockbuster of a novel",
"the movie is expected to be the biggest blockbuster of the summer",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Following every gripping second of Stone's fight for survival, Gravity is both a groundbreaking technical accomplishment and a hell of a blockbuster . \u2014 Emma Dibdin, Town & Country , 17 June 2022",
"Others, meanwhile, have predicted the hearings will not only garner public attention and intrigue, but will have an audience and impact similar to that of a summer blockbuster , like the new Top Gun. \u2014 Brigid Kennedy, The Week , 3 June 2022",
"The idea that there's an entire blockbuster out there in this fictional world starring the supe of very few words is tickling. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 27 Jan. 2022",
"Its mRNA jab has been an export blockbuster for Europe\u2019s largest economy in 2021, coming just at the time when a global chip crunch throttled shipments of Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz cars. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Perhaps, but this is an ought-to-be blockbuster made up of lacunae. \u2014 Justin Davidson, Curbed , 22 July 2021",
"Stults believes that a lot of forces are coming together at once to propel the latest film into becoming an instant blockbuster given the delay of the film\u2019s release and theaters being closed for quite a while due to the pandemic. \u2014 David Sharos, chicagotribune.com , 9 July 2021",
"Less stressful than many of the movies on this list, The Martian is a wildly entertaining blockbuster about a man's solo struggle to survive on Mars. \u2014 Emma Dibdin, Town & Country , 17 June 2022",
"Such is the life of those filming a blockbuster during the pandemic. \u2014 Clarissa Cruz, EW.com , 10 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1942, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u00e4k-\u02ccb\u0259-st\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"hit",
"megahit",
"smash",
"success",
"supernova",
"winner"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171010",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blocked":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": affected by a psychological block":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The 5th Circuit\u2014known to be one of the most conservative courts in the country\u2014set a hearing for the week of September 12, meaning the mandate will remain blocked at least until then. \u2014 Alison Durkee, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"She was never tested for blocked blood vessels, something that increases someone's odds of another heart attack. \u2014 Jyoti Madhusoodanan, Scientific American , 19 May 2022",
"These cells continue to build up over time, resulting in blocked pores, blackheads, ingrown hairs, and faded looking skin. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 May 2022",
"In this case, the hollow fibers will become blocked and the filter will stop flowing water. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 5 Apr. 2020",
"Paschal had his most productive year as a senior, playing in 12 games and totaling 53 tackles, a team-high 15.5 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, one forced fumble, a blocked kick and led the Wildcats with eight quarterback hurries. \u2014 Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press , 30 Apr. 2022",
"The Lost City follows Bullock's Loretta, a successful but blocked romance novelist who, during her latest book tour with her handsome cover model, Alan (Channing Tatum), gets swept up in a kidnapping attempt that lands them both in a jungle chase. \u2014 Lauren Huff, EW.com , 24 Mar. 2022",
"In addition to follicular occlusion, meaning the hair follicles become blocked and then ruptured, the development of hidradenitis suppurativa is also associated with having some kind of inflammation in the body, Dr. Sayed explains. \u2014 Sara Gaynes Levy, SELF , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Despite missing some time and playing through injury, Overshown led the team with 74 total tackles and added 5.5 tackles for loss, two sacks, two fumble recoveries and one blocked kick. \u2014 Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News , 6 Dec. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1898, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u00e4kt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103412",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"blockhead":{
"antonyms":[
"brain",
"genius"
],
"definitions":{
": a stupid person":[]
},
"examples":[
"Don't be such a blockhead !",
"only a real blockhead would think that she had literally said it a million times",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Breen\u2019s partner, the strongwoman Lynne, also came out in an apron and workout clothes, as did Hexli, the belly dancer, and Moore, the human blockhead . \u2014 David Hill, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
"With the help of Remy Bouchard, a pint-sized local blockhead and an aging and Mike Byrne, a low-level mobster, Ruth changes her fate\u2014and transforms the future of her community with the theft of millions of dollars\u2019 worth of maple syrup. \u2014 Joe Otterson, Variety , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Newsom\u2019s attendance with his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, at a 50th birthday party for a longtime lobbyist friend at a fancy wine country restaurant was a blockhead move. \u2014 George Skelton, Los Angeles Times , 19 Nov. 2020",
"Her big blockhead is always looking for pets and kisses, but that pales in comparison to her big block heart. \u2014 Arizona Republic, azcentral , 1 May 2020",
"Charlie Brown is, was, and always will be a blockhead . \u2014 Bruce Handy, The Atlantic , 29 Aug. 2019",
"No man but a blockhead ever edited, except for money. \u2014 John E. Mcintyre, baltimoresun.com , 12 May 2018",
"But those columns keep getting written for a reason: There are still far too many of you thoughtless blockheads out there. \u2014 Tony Long, WIRED , 19 Jan. 2006"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1549, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u00e4k-\u02cched"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"airhead",
"birdbrain",
"bonehead",
"bubblehead",
"chowderhead",
"chucklehead",
"clodpoll",
"clodpole",
"clot",
"cluck",
"clunk",
"cretin",
"cuddy",
"cuddie",
"deadhead",
"dim bulb",
"dimwit",
"dip",
"dodo",
"dolt",
"donkey",
"doofus",
"dope",
"dork",
"dullard",
"dum-dum",
"dumbbell",
"dumbhead",
"dummkopf",
"dummy",
"dunce",
"dunderhead",
"fathead",
"gander",
"golem",
"goof",
"goon",
"half-wit",
"hammerhead",
"hardhead",
"idiot",
"ignoramus",
"imbecile",
"jackass",
"know-nothing",
"knucklehead",
"lamebrain",
"loggerhead",
"loon",
"lump",
"lunkhead",
"meathead",
"mome",
"moron",
"mug",
"mutt",
"natural",
"nimrod",
"nincompoop",
"ninny",
"ninnyhammer",
"nit",
"nitwit",
"noddy",
"noodle",
"numskull",
"numbskull",
"oaf",
"pinhead",
"prat",
"ratbag",
"saphead",
"schlub",
"shlub",
"schnook",
"simpleton",
"stock",
"stupe",
"stupid",
"thickhead",
"turkey",
"woodenhead",
"yahoo",
"yo-yo"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081642",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bloke":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": man sense 1a(1) , fellow sense 4c":[
"But he himself was no ordinary bloke .",
"\u2014 Ian Templeton",
"\u2026 always knew a bloke who knew a bloke who had something or other on the highest authority.",
"\u2014 Tim Winton",
"\u2026 I'd never go out with a bloke to whom I hadn't been properly introduced.",
"\u2014 Dillie Keane",
"Surely a bloke is entitled to have his drink made the way he wants it.",
"\u2014 E. Grisdale"
]
},
"examples":[
"a couple of friendly blokes offered to show us the sights of London",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Of course, her new boss (Adam Demos) is a mysterious, rugged bloke and sparks fly \u2013 as does liquefied sheep poo. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 20 May 2022",
"One of the few mortal characters introduced in Eternals is Harington's Dane Whitman, a seemingly ordinary British bloke working at a museum and dating Gemma Chan's Sersi. \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 9 Nov. 2021",
"But Jamie Dornan was so cute and such a down-to-earth bloke . \u2014 Keaton Bell, Vogue , 29 Oct. 2021",
"The origin of the painting was a Titian of a bloke playing an organ and a nude woman. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Apr. 2021",
"But more than four years after Britain voted to split \u2014 and after thousands of anxious, raging, nationalistic, infuriated headlines \u2014 what next for the ordinary bloke ? \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Dec. 2020",
"Whereas Mrs von der Leyen speaks like a technocrat, Mr Johnson speaks like a bloke telling jokes in a pub. \u2014 The Economist , 16 Dec. 2020",
"Plaintive, breathless, and more than a little disappointed by the shabbiness of the place, Fagan is a nonthreatening figure, the sort of bloke who might wheedle a free pint in a Clerkenwell pub. \u2014 Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner , 10 Dec. 2020",
"For a lager-swilling bloke like Charlie, the proposition is as alien as going to the pub in a tutu. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 10 Sep. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1829, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"origin unknown":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u014dk"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bastard",
"buck",
"cat",
"chap",
"chappie",
"dude",
"fella",
"fellow",
"galoot",
"gent",
"gentleman",
"guy",
"hombre",
"jack",
"joe",
"joker",
"lad",
"male",
"man"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213047",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blondism":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccdiz\u0259m"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120626",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blood":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a comparable fluid of an invertebrate":[],
": a fluid resembling blood":[],
": a showy foppish man : rake":[],
": an African American male":[
"\u2014 used especially among Black people"
],
": bleed sense 1":[],
": blood regarded as the seat of the emotions : temper":[],
": descent from parents of recognized breed or pedigree":[],
": honorable or high birth or descent":[],
": ingrained in one's nature : occurring as an innate or seemingly hereditary principle, inclination, or talent":[
"with two parents who are painters, art is in her blood"
],
": lust":[],
": members of a team, staff, or organization : personnel":[
"a company in need of new blood"
],
": persons related through common descent : kindred":[],
": relationship by descent from a common ancestor : kinship":[],
": the fluid that circulates in the heart, arteries, capillaries, and veins of a vertebrate animal carrying nourishment and oxygen to and bringing away waste products from all parts of the body":[],
": to expose (a hunting dog) to sight, scent, or taste of the blood of its prey":[],
": to give experience to":[
"troops blooded in battle"
],
": to stain or wet with blood":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The accident victim has already lost a lot of blood .",
"the blood in your veins",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Doctors quickly realized that Ashe had almost certainly been infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, during his 1983 heart operation, when there weren\u2019t yet tests to check the blood supply for the virus. \u2014 Barron H. Lerner, STAT , 28 June 2022",
"Frease crawled from the pile on all fours, blood pouring from his face. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 28 June 2022",
"Officers found Moore in the 700 block of North Shortridge, less than a half mile from the scene of the crash, and he was transported to a hospital for a blood draw and to be checked for injuries, according to police. \u2014 Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star , 27 June 2022",
"With today's medical advances, doctors are able to see when a fetus forms organs, how much blood is pumped through its heart and so on. \u2014 CNN , 27 June 2022",
"The doctors extracted blood stem cells from Janz\u2019s bone marrow and then began genetically modifying them in a lab. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 27 June 2022",
"We are related by blood distantly, but our family history and cultural ties are close. \u2014 Kristian Fanene Schmidt, Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
"Per the Mayo Clinic, an aortic dissection occurs when the inner layer of the body\u2019s main artery tears, allowing blood to rush through and split the middle and inner layers of the aorta. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 27 June 2022",
"Black flies are small insects, some of which feed on human blood and bedevil outdoor adventure seekers in the state. \u2014 Fox News , 27 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Haji believes Vipingo Ridge's efforts to blood the next generation of golfing talent are reflective of the sport's increasing popularity in Kenya. \u2014 Jack Bantock, CNN , 6 May 2022",
"How long after getting the J&J vaccine can blood clots occur? \u2014 Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY , 19 Dec. 2021",
"The challenge of 2020 will be starting to blood them in the big leagues without overwhelming them, allowing the players to finish their development at a reasonable pace. \u2014 Jon Meoli, baltimoresun.com , 7 Apr. 2021",
"Some COVID-19 patients have been found to have blood oxygen levels below 65%. \u2014 Mark Johnson, USA TODAY , 18 May 2020",
"Some COVID-19 patients have been found to have blood oxygen levels below 65%. \u2014 Mark Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 16 May 2020",
"Additionally, some research says that dinosaurs were neither warm- or cold- blooded but lived in the space in between, known as mesotherms. \u2014 Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics , 19 Feb. 2020",
"White sharks, another winter visitor to Florida waters, are warm blooded , and can handle a wider range of temperatures. \u2014 Kimberly Miller, USA TODAY , 25 Jan. 2020",
"Connor made up for blooding Girard by scoring seven seconds into Nazem Kadri\u2019s ensuing penalty for interference. \u2014 Mike Chambers, The Denver Post , 31 Dec. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English bl\u014dd ; akin to Old High German bluot blood":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0259d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"clan",
"family",
"folks",
"house",
"kin",
"kindred",
"kinfolk",
"kinfolks",
"kinsfolk",
"line",
"lineage",
"people",
"race",
"stock",
"tribe"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123121",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"blood albumin":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": serum albumin":[],
": soluble dried blood":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043815",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blood alley":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an alley used in the game of marbles that is spotted or streaked with red":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001628",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blood and iron":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"translation of German blut und eisen":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225812",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blood and thunder":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": violence and uproar such as characterizes melodrama":[
"novels full of blood and thunder"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234403",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blood bank":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a place where blood is stored so that it later can be given to people who are ill or injured":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001449",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blood bay":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052027",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blood blister":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a blister containing blood or bloody serum usually caused by an injury":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202118",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blood bond":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the familial bond of common descent or of a similarly close relationship established by adoption or other ceremony":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-155223",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blood doping":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a technique for temporarily improving athletic performance in which oxygen-carrying red blood cells from blood previously withdrawn from an athlete are reinjected just before an event":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But if the problem now is blood doping , what explains the difference? \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 16 Mar. 2020",
"In the late 1960s, blood doping started (also called blood-boosting). \u2014 Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Trainers experiment with anything that may give their horses an edge, including chemicals that bulk up pigs and cattle before slaughter, cobra venom, Viagra, blood doping agents, stimulants and cancer drugs. \u2014 New York Times , 9 May 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1971, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110358",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blood feud":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a feud between different clans or families":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Pentedattilo, Calabria Founded by Greeks in the seventh century B.C., the town is famous for a 17th-century blood feud between aristocrats. \u2014 Ferdinando Cotugno, Smithsonian Magazine , 29 Mar. 2022",
"This was a blood feud that was just getting started. \u2014 Troy L. Smith, cleveland , 31 Mar. 2022",
"The two have been at each other\u2019s throats since the financial drama debuted in 2016, their blood feud at the core of the Showtime series. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Huck\u2019s story is the version of America that includes poverty, murder, alcoholism, child abuse, race prejudice, blood feud and imbecility. \u2014 Lance Morrow, WSJ , 21 Jan. 2022",
"They have long been portrayed as locked in a blood feud originating with Galswintha\u2019s murder, blinded by an intense hatred for each other. \u2014 Shelley Puhak, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 Jan. 2022",
"Most of the players associated with the blood feud have retired. \u2014 Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com , 4 Dec. 2021",
"Or the blood feud between the namesakes of the de Young Museum and Spreckels Lake. \u2014 Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 Dec. 2021",
"The teens not only navigate lingering feelings from their past romance and a longtime blood feud , but are forced to work together to end a vicious madness that threatens Shanghai. \u2014 Sam Gillette, PEOPLE.com , 17 Nov. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1815, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112434",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blood fluke":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": schistosome":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The creatures are also are known to host blood flukes \u2014or parasitic flatworms\u2014that can infect endangered loggerhead sea turtles. \u2014 Brigit Katz, Smithsonian , 6 Apr. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1871, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-184233",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blood group":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": one of the classes (such as those designated A, B, AB, or O) into which individuals or their blood can be separated on the basis of the presence or absence of specific antigens in the blood":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Every day, countless calls on social media ask for plasma from a particular blood group , often for critical patients in the ICU. \u2014 Manavi Kapur, Quartz , 11 May 2021",
"Protesters in Myanmar are learning from those in Hong Kong to carry gas masks, medical kits and umbrellas at demonstrations or to write blood group types on their arms in case they are hospitalized. \u2014 NBC News , 7 Apr. 2021",
"While someone is more likely to find a perfect match based on blood group and tissue type, race and ethnicity doesn't necessarily play a role in the transplantation process \u2014 transplants are done across ethnic lines every day. \u2014 Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star , 14 Aug. 2020",
"Another study, of more than 2,000 people in China last March, also found that blood group A had a significantly higher risk of coronavirus infection. \u2014 Peter Fimrite, SFChronicle.com , 9 July 2020",
"Nurses neglected to tell them O-negative blood can be given to patients of any blood group . \u2014 Max Bearak, BostonGlobe.com , 1 Feb. 2020",
"Nurses neglected to tell them O-negative blood can be given to patients of any blood group . \u2014 Max Bearak, BostonGlobe.com , 1 Feb. 2020",
"On page seven of the study, a trial with 285 patients from Shenzhen did not show blood group A to be more susceptible. \u2014 Molly Stellino, USA TODAY , 1 Apr. 2020",
"Nurses neglected to tell them O-negative blood can be given to patients of any blood group . \u2014 Max Bearak, BostonGlobe.com , 1 Feb. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1916, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112657",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blood heat":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the normal temperature of the human body":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123620",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blood is thicker than water":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121745",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"blood moon":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1817, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123341",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blood on one's hands":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-202653",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"blood orange":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Try any of their in-house flavors like blood orange , ginger, and grapefruit in your latte. \u2014 Ashley Stahl, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"The major character is unquestionably blood orange , which meets you from the first whiff, a note Belletrud included to express LA's bravado. \u2014 ELLE , 22 Apr. 2022",
"With dreamy notes of bourbon and blood orange , Nightcap smells like an old-fashioned, en fuego. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 26 Apr. 2022",
"While the chicken had been prepared \u00e0 la minute in one of the two petite 118-square-foot kitchens, the asparagus paired with Parmesan, capers and blood orange that had preceded it was made prior, in Venice. \u2014 Alia Akkam, Robb Report , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Guests then had the opportunity to cleanse their palates with lemon sorbet served in a crystal goblet and garnished by a slice of blood orange . \u2014 Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Even salads get the grill treatment, like charred halloumi with kale, walnuts and blood orange . Jood. \u2014 Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 Dec. 2021",
"The citrus tang of blood orange is layered with the sharpness of peppermint to craft an invigorating fragrance that keeps you on your A-game. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 May 2022",
"Each dish energizes, detoxifies and satisfies; menu items include ancient grain granola, overnight oat peach cobbler, a turmeric- and curry-spiced loaded sweet potato, blood orange , avocado and cucumber ceviche and a cauliflower steak en croute. \u2014 Devorah Lev-tov, Robb Report , 17 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1806, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120252",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blood platelet":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": platelet":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Five years after Bravo, their blood platelet levels had still not returned to normal. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Nov. 2021",
"That study, published in February in the American Journal of Hematology, analyzed reports of people who had experienced low blood platelet levels -- not blood clots. \u2014 Elizabeth Cohen, CNN , 19 Apr. 2021",
"There have been a total of 17 incidents of severe blood clotting while also experiencing low blood platelet levels, according to the CDC report published on Friday. \u2014 Madeline Holcombe, CNN , 1 May 2021",
"In terms of the blood clotting events with low blood platelet counts, the overall risk is roughly 1 in 250,000, when considering about 20 million people have received the AstraZeneca vaccine in the UK. \u2014 Rob Picheta, CNN , 8 Apr. 2021",
"The rare clots, which proved fatal in one case, appeared in people's brains, abdomens and arteries, and were associated with low blood platelet counts, and occasionally bleeding. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 20 Apr. 2021",
"The combination of clots and low blood platelet counts is the same condition reported in dozens of people in Europe who had received the AstraZeneca vaccine. \u2014 Angela Dewan, CNN , 14 Apr. 2021",
"One report details the case of a Virginia woman in her 40s who passed away after a clot formed in her brain several days after receiving the single-shot vaccine and was diagnosed with low blood platelet counts. \u2014 Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News , 14 Apr. 2021",
"Denmark reported two cases of blood clots and low blood platelet counts after the vaccine; one of the cases was fatal. \u2014 Angela Dewan, CNN , 2 Apr. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1888, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120945",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blood poisoning":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": septicemia":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Also, the bacteria has been associated with severe intestinal infection (necrotizing enterocolitis) and blood poisoning (sepsis), especially in newborns. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 23 June 2022",
"If the core temperature continues to rise past 104-105\u00b0F (40-41\u00b0C), organs start shutting down and cells deteriorate, leading to kidney failure, blood poisoning , and ultimately death. \u2014 Aryn Baker, Time , 26 May 2022",
"The cause was severe blood poisoning and acute organ dysfunction brought on by salmonella. \u2014 Bernice Yeung, ProPublica , 29 Oct. 2021",
"Swallowing more than one powerful magnet can lead the objects to attract each other inside the intestines, puncturing holes inside the abdomen that may lead to blood poisoning . \u2014 Wilson Wong, NBC News , 17 June 2021",
"Mullane also got blood poisoning from an ingrown nail, so there were some extenuating circumstances. \u2014 Dan Mclaughlin, National Review , 29 May 2021",
"According to South Korean newswire Yonhap, one of the deceased was a 63-year-old nursing home resident with cerebrovascular disease, who died after showing symptoms of blood poisoning and pneumonia. \u2014 Siladitya Ray, Forbes , 3 Mar. 2021",
"Swallowing more than one powerful magnet can lead the objects to attract each other inside the intestines, which can puncture holes inside the abdomen that may lead to blood poisoning . \u2014 Wilson Wong, NBC News , 19 Nov. 2020",
"The infections caused by ESBL-E. coli bacteria are a huge problem in the UK right now, with over 40,000 cases of blood poisoning from E. coli each year in England alone\u201410% of which are from the drug-resistant ESBL-E. coli. \u2014 Samantha Lauriello, Health.com , 24 Oct. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1844, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113605",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blood relation":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": someone who has the same parents or ancestors as another : blood relative":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113458",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blood relative":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": someone who has the same parents or ancestors as another person":[
"Your sister is your blood relative , but your brother-in-law is not."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123903",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blood sausage":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": very dark sausage containing a large proportion of blood":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Moronga, the exceptional blood sausage , became an accompanying signature. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Here, the tortillas are fresh, the morcilla ( blood sausage ) melts in your mouth, and the refills are free. \u2014 Danielle Pointdujour, Travel + Leisure , 25 Oct. 2021",
"An unassuming cazuela filled with garbanzo beans, raisins, pine nuts and ground morcilla was infused with the blood sausage \u2019s comforting spice. \u2014 Michael Russell, oregonlive , 1 Sep. 2021",
"At Orlando Meats, experimental sausage is often the rule, but the blood hot dog is just a blood sausage , something familiar to cultures around the world, from Europe to Asia and Latin America. \u2014 Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com , 1 Sep. 2021",
"Their specialty is charcuterie and meats, with award-winning blood sausage . \u2014 Maya Kachroo-levine, Travel + Leisure , 16 Aug. 2021",
"My favorite, though, remains morcilla, made with her own crisp-skinned yet tenderly rendered rice and spice stuffed blood sausage . \u2014 Louisa Chu, chicagotribune.com , 24 June 2021",
"My favorite, though, remains morcilla, made with her own crisp-skinned yet tenderly rendered rice and spice stuffed blood sausage . \u2014 Louisa Chu, chicagotribune.com , 24 June 2021",
"My favorite, though, remains morcilla, made with her own crisp-skinned yet tenderly rendered rice and spice stuffed blood sausage . \u2014 Louisa Chu, chicagotribune.com , 24 June 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1799, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120133",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blood scours":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a bloody diarrhea of calves probably due to intestinal infection following malnutrition and lowered resistance":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130744",
"type":[
"noun plural but singular or plural in construction"
]
},
"blood sugar":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[
"As a diabetic, he needs his blood sugar to stay at the right levels.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Nearly everyone on the drug saw an improvement in blood sugar , blood pressure and lipid levels. \u2014 Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY , 4 June 2022",
"But this will be countered by anticipated trends in obesity, high blood sugar , and smoking, which are expected to result in an additional 6\u00b78 million dementia cases. \u2014 Sophie Okolo, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"Alcohol can be disruptive to blood sugar , mood, skin health and sleep. \u2014 Fiorella Valdesolo, WSJ , 11 May 2022",
"Metabolic syndrome refers to several conditions, including high blood pressure, excess body fat around your stomach, elevated blood sugar , high triglycerides (a fat found in the blood), and low HDL cholesterol levels. \u2014 Ashley Abramson, SELF , 13 Apr. 2022",
"And with this latest risk, some researchers say COVID could cause people to experience a new type of diabetes, which causes cells to increase, rather than lower, blood sugar . \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Two thirds are caused by physical triggers, such as severe pain, asthma attacks, seizures, stroke, high fever, low blood sugar , surgery and pneumonia. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Healthy, low-carb diets can help reduce blood sugar and insulin levels, blood triglycerides (fat molecules that increase your risk of heart disease), blood pressure and LDL (bad) cholesterol. \u2014 Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic , 7 Feb. 2022",
"We are inundated with data on sleep, recovery, blood sugar , etc., all of which is eventually going to drive us batty through too many data points that may not even prove useful. \u2014 Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online , 26 Dec. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1881, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130141",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blood typing":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the action or process of determining an individual's blood group":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Physicians knew that transfusions had to come from a patient\u2019s relative or the patient\u2019s own blood, but precise blood typing did not yet exist, Mahoney said. \u2014 Julie Washington, cleveland , 24 Feb. 2021",
"Activities will include fingerprinting, blood typing and DNA extraction. \u2014 Staff Report, NOLA.com , 20 Jan. 2021",
"Safe blood transfusions depend on careful blood typing and cross-matching. \u2014 Julie Washington, cleveland , 30 June 2020",
"Announcements about these studies have raised questions about the science behind blood typing . \u2014 Julie Washington, cleveland , 30 June 2020",
"For these and other, less scientific reasons, a lot of people seemed perfectly comfortable disregarding blood typing as evidence. \u2014 Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker , 24 June 2019",
"In courtrooms, especially in Europe, blood typing of mother and child became a method of ruling out putative fathers. \u2014 Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker , 24 June 2019",
"When Hayes, the LAPD captain, was a young cop in the late 1970s, forensic science consisted mainly of blood typing and fingerprints. \u2014 James Queally, latimes.com , 29 Apr. 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1919, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105055",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blood vengeance":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": vengeance for bloodshed requiring bloodshed in return \u2014 compare blood feud":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110545",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blood vessel":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": any of the vessels through which blood circulates in the body":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"An epidural hematoma involves bleeding from a ruptured blood vessel in the space between the skull and the covering around the brain, called the dura mater. \u2014 Ashley Abramson, Health.com , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Heat therapy, on the other hand, relaxes blood vessel wall muscles via vasodilation, which widens their diameter and increases blood flow. \u2014 Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022",
"The test looks at levels of 14 immune system proteins called cytokines that the company says indicate the blood vessel inflammation specific to long Covid. \u2014 NBC News , 12 Mar. 2022",
"This substance makes your blood vessel walls tighten like a pair of Spanx so that your blood vessels get more narrow. \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 26 Mar. 2022",
"That is otherwise known as a fasciotomy and is done to reduce nerve or blood vessel damage. \u2014 Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY , 8 Apr. 2022",
"For instance, the donor pig was equipped with genes to help prevent blood clots and regulate blood vessel strength. \u2014 Joanna Thompson, Scientific American , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Patients also had a 17% heightened risk of developing a pulmonary embolism, a clot that develops in a blood vessel and travels to a lung artery, up to six months after having the virus. \u2014 Mary Kekatos, ABC News , 6 Apr. 2022",
"The damage is caused when a blood vessel inside the skull ruptures, causing blood to pool between the brain and its surroundings. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1655, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105043",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blood-albumin glue":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": blood glue":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223422",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blood-and-feather-dressed":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": new york dressed":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223024",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"blood-and-guts":{
"antonyms":[
"nonviolent",
"peaceable",
"peaceful"
],
"definitions":{
": marked by great vigor, violence, or fierceness":[
"blood-and-guts competition"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1975, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0259-d\u1d4an-\u02c8g\u0259ts"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bang-bang",
"convulsive",
"cyclonic",
"explosive",
"ferocious",
"fierce",
"furious",
"hammer-and-tongs",
"hot",
"knock-down, drag-out",
"knock-down-and-drag-out",
"paroxysmal",
"rabid",
"rough",
"stormy",
"tempestuous",
"tumultuous",
"turbulent",
"violent",
"volcanic"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043153",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"blood-borne":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": carried or transmitted by the blood":[
"a blood-borne disease",
"blood-borne pathogens"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1885, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccb\u022frn",
"\u02c8bl\u0259d-\u02ccb\u022frn"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124022",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"blood-relationship":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": consanguinity":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120804",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blood-warm":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105819",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"bloodalp":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a male bullfinch":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"blood + alp (bullfinch)":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065624",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bloodbath":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a great slaughter":[],
": a major economic disaster":[
"a market bloodbath"
],
": a notably fierce, violent, or destructive contest or struggle":[
"the campaign has become a bloodbath"
]
},
"examples":[
"Thousands of people were murdered in the bloodbath .",
"one side was so much better armed that the battle quickly turned into a bloodbath",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Netflix\u2019s first-quarter earnings report, released in April this year, was a bloodbath . \u2014 Massimo Marioni, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
"The 2022 midterms will almost certainly be very bad for the party and will likely be a bloodbath . \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 21 June 2022",
"Waystar Royco has always been a bloodbath in the making. \u2014 Hunter Ingram, Variety , 13 June 2022",
"Its latest warning could portend a promotional bloodbath among retailers this summer. \u2014 Jinjoo Lee, WSJ , 7 June 2022",
"Netflix released an eight-minute teaser clip of the season last week, showing a bloodbath at the Hawkins National Laboratories \u2014 with a young Eleven at the center of the chaos. \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 23 May 2022",
"Expect horror classics and bloodbath franchises such as Psycho, Halloween, The Hills Have Eyes, Nightmare on Elm Street, Hostel, American Psycho, Joy Ride, Wrong Turn, Sinister, Happy Death Day and many others. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 May 2022",
"Netflix\u2019s first-quarter earnings report, released Tuesday evening, was a Kill Bill-level bloodbath . \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Nonetheless, that bloodbath (just briefly glimpsed before a long sequence at the one-hour mark) is undeniably a nasty sight that literally turns the sea red. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 1 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1814, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0259d-\u02ccbath",
"-\u02ccb\u00e4th"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"butchery",
"carnage",
"death",
"holocaust",
"massacre",
"slaughter"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213731",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bloodberry":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a tropical American herb ( Rivina humilis ) with racemes of red berries resembling those of pokeweed":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174221",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bloodbird":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an Australian honeyeater ( Myzomela sanguinolenta ) having the head, neck, breast, and back bright scarlet, the wings and tail black, and the under parts buff":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041251",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blooded":{
"antonyms":[
"hybrid",
"mixed",
"mongrel"
],
"definitions":{
": being entirely or largely purebred":[
"a herd of blooded stock"
],
": having blood of a specified kind":[
"\u2014 used in combination cold- blooded"
]
},
"examples":[
"the expansive farm on which blooded Arabian horses are raised",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The reasoning has to do with rattlesnakes being cold- blooded animals. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 28 May 2022",
"Still, the fan-favorite becoming a cold- blooded murderer seems a stretch. \u2014 Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Take Sumner Welles, for instance, a high-ranking official in Franklin Delano Roosevelt\u2019s State Department and a member of that era\u2019s blue- blooded establishment, who had a penchant for propositioning train porters. \u2014 Samuel Clowes Huneke, The New Republic , 8 June 2022",
"Mayor Adams has no beef with the NYPD\u2019s month-long wait to make an arrest in the cold- blooded slaying of a hard-working Chinese food delivery man that stemmed from a dispute about duck sauce. \u2014 Fox News , 5 June 2022",
"Wilson said the python likely slipped into the Sonic\u2019s kitchen through an open back door, finding a cozy spot for its cold- blooded body behind the hot fryer. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 31 May 2022",
"Fenwick stands 50-1 on the morning line, an afterthought amid the entries of blue- blooded , monied heavyweights like Steve Asmussen, Chad Brown and Doug O\u2019Neill. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 May 2022",
"Bone offers five different kinds, from real Japanese wagyu to domestic wagyu hybrids in varying degrees of leanness, to full blooded domestic wagyu, USDA Prime, and G1 Certified Angus. \u2014 Larry Olmsted, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"Gossip Girl\u2019s Lily van der Woodsen), or just plain cold- blooded . \u2014 Kim Fusaro, Glamour , 16 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1572, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0259-d\u0259d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"full-blood",
"full-blooded",
"pedigreed",
"pedigree",
"pure-blooded",
"pure-blood",
"purebred",
"thoroughbred"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220056",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"bloodguilt":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": guilt resulting from bloodshed":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1593, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0259d-\u02ccgilt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122123",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"bloodline":{
"antonyms":[
"issue",
"posterity",
"progeny",
"seed"
],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[
"came from a bloodline that could be traced back to the 12th century",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Julian using nothing more than the power of music and the talent which flows through his bloodline is about to share a classic musical moment from history with everyone who has $11 to help Ukraine. \u2014 Eric Fuller, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"Inevitably, there\u2019s a terrible sense of needless loss, the terror of Nazi persecution exacerbated by our heroine\u2019s realization that mental illness and suicide have run through her family bloodline . \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Roscoe was one of many in the bloodline to die young. \u2014 Isabella Cueto, STAT , 2 May 2022",
"Rainier needed a wife who could have children because, under a 1918 treaty with Paris, the principality would revert to France if his bloodline died out. \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Something about this play feels like it\u2019s the bloodline of my family or something. \u2014 New York Times , 6 May 2022",
"The filly whose bloodline includes both Curlin and AP Indy has won both of her starts this year and four out of her five overall. \u2014 Steve Bittenbender, The Courier-Journal , 5 May 2022",
"The horses are then categorized by a different bloodline , genotype, breed, gender and color coat, resulting in over 90,000 potential combinations. \u2014 J.l. Kirven, USA TODAY , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Certainly Fury, who is of Irish-Gypsy heritage and comes from a bloodline of bare-knuckle champions, is the more skilful of the two boxers. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 23 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1658, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0259d-\u02ccl\u012bn"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"ancestry",
"birth",
"blood",
"breeding",
"descent",
"extraction",
"family tree",
"genealogy",
"line",
"lineage",
"origin",
"parentage",
"pedigree",
"stock",
"strain"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065059",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bloodred":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": having the color of blood":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Conversely, below ground there is a vast entertainment area with a private bowling alley\u2014a nod to the couple\u2019s sense of fun\u2014where the walls are upholstered in a bloodred velvet. \u2014 Nancy Hass, ELLE Decor , 16 Oct. 2019",
"At Balenciaga, models wore bloodred contact lenses like cyborg contract killers. \u2014 Steff Yotka, Vogue , 27 Mar. 2019",
"This year\u2019s decorations have taken a different dystopian tack: Walking through a strange assemblage of bloodred trees, Trump looks to be channeling The Handmaid\u2019s Tale. \u2014 Bridget Read, Vogue , 26 Nov. 2018",
"His avatar is a simple color-field of his take on Valentino red, a shade imbued with a touch more coral than Mr. Garavani\u2019s original bloodred hue. \u2014 Steff Yotka, Vogue , 8 May 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0259d-\u02c8red"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122828",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"bloodstained":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": involved with slaughter":[
"a bloodstained chronicle of war"
],
": stained with blood":[]
},
"examples":[
"had to throw away the bloodstained washcloth after a particularly bad nosebleed",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The bloodstained bedding was still there when a Wall Street Journal reporter visited last month. \u2014 Isabel Coles, WSJ , 15 May 2022",
"After a mother is murdered at her house, police focus on their best clues: a bloodstained hammer and a dusty footprint. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Apr. 2022",
"Othram\u2019s pitch is simple: Government labs lack the expensive equipment needed to process DNA evidence \u2014 cigarette butts, bloodstained fabric, bone \u2014 which may be decades old, degraded or mixed with nonhuman materials. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Mar. 2022",
"The deal has others flaws, such as letting the ayatollahs get their bloodstained hands on nearly $100 billion in foreign currencies. \u2014 Steve Forbes, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Is God Is, a murderous modern myth about vengeful twin sisters on a bloodstained mission to kill their father. \u2014 Sagal Mohammed, Harper's BAZAAR , 10 Feb. 2022",
"For the next two weeks, their safety, security, and privacy will be in the bloodstained hands of the CCP. \u2014 Tom Cotton, National Review , 5 Feb. 2022",
"In the imagery of Bloody Sunday, the 17-year-old seems limp, and Daly waves a bloodstained handkerchief as an impromptu flag of truce. \u2014 Alan Cowell, BostonGlobe.com , 29 Jan. 2022",
"In the imagery of Bloody Sunday, the 17-year-old seems limp, and Father Daly waves a bloodstained handkerchief as an impromptu flag of truce. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Jan. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0259d-\u02ccst\u0101nd",
"-\u02ccst\u0101nd"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bloody",
"gory"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073855",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"bloodsucker":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a person who sponges or preys on another":[]
},
"examples":[
"Our landlord, the bloodsucker , just raised our rent again.",
"the union accused the company executives of being bloodsuckers , since they had given themselves raises at a time when the rank and file were forced to take cuts in their benefits",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The luxe fabrics and floor-skimming hemlines read as darkly romantic\u2014ideal for a bloodsucker 's alluring companion. \u2014 Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country , 23 June 2022",
"As Claudia, an orphan turned bloodsucker with an ever-youthful appearance, Dunst has to inject years of wisdom into her tiny physique. \u2014 Matthew Jacobs, Vulture , 2 Dec. 2021",
"Those methods have failed to make a tick detach and could also cause the tiny bloodsucker to regurgitate into the bite, causing other issues. \u2014 Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 30 June 2021",
"Still, at least one citizen scientist sees the chupacabra as both a cultural phenomenon and a modern spin on the world\u2019s most storied bloodsucker . \u2014 Ren\u00e9 A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News , 24 Feb. 2021",
"The team behind the reboot of Sherlock that turned Benedict Cumberbatch into a star \u2013 Mark Gatiss & Steven Moffat \u2013 collaborate again on this modern take on the Bram Stoker classic, starring Claes Bang as the legendary bloodsucker . \u2014 Brian Tallerico, Vulture , 1 Feb. 2021",
"Klaus Kinski plays Count Dracula, Isabelle Adjani is Lucy Harker, and Bruno Ganz is Jonathan Harker in this unforgettable mood piece, a movie that\u2019s so unsettling that one wonders if Kinski might actually be a bloodsucker . \u2014 Brian Tallerico, Vulture , 23 Jan. 2021",
"Eddie Murphy plays the titular bloodsucker in this comedic vamp around \u201990s Brooklyn. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Oct. 2020",
"The real estate company behind all these shuttered businesses and bougie new development plans isn\u2019t just a figurative bloodsucker . \u2014 Emma Grey Ellis, Wired , 2 Oct. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0259d-\u02ccs\u0259-k\u0259r",
"-\u02ccs\u0259k-\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"free rider",
"freeloader",
"hanger-on",
"leech",
"moocher",
"parasite",
"sponge",
"sponger"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221242",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"bloodsucking bat":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": vampire sense 3":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-131002",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bloodthirsty":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": eager for or marked by the shedding of blood , violence, or killing":[]
},
"examples":[
"the Goths were a wild and bloodthirsty people",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Numerous scenes show angry and bloodthirsty Muslims leering at Hindu women, and inflicting torture and humiliations upon Hindu families. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 21 June 2022",
"She was often seen alongside Cheol-su, a cherubic schoolboy with a bowl cut who, in the disturbing world of the show, is sure to be just as bloodthirsty as his partner. \u2014 Radhika Seth, Vogue , 13 June 2022",
"Building on Picasso\u2019s 1937 anti-war masterpiece, 11-year-old Andres Valencia contemplates the horrors of Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s bloodthirsty Invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 Natasha Gural, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"Directors can emphasize its witchy aura, its bloodthirsty politics, its marital drama or critique of masculinity without endangering its essential stageworthiness. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Their success at eluding Daiyu\u2019s predatory madam and the Hip Yee tong, the bloodthirsty gang that controls the brothel, is one of many junctures where Zhang\u2019s novel seems to tilt toward a conventional redemption story. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Apr. 2022",
"Russians are represented as bloodthirsty bears, serpents, dead-eyed zombies and red-skinned goons. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Apr. 2022",
"He was also considered to be a violent and bloodthirsty god, as well as a being thought to rule over evil spirits. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 6 Apr. 2022",
"The whole bloody history of Russia, as imperial, Soviet, and post-Soviet, is based on the bloodthirsty attitude towards its neighbors and its people, who have never been united ethnically or culturally. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 7 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1539, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0259d-\u02ccth\u0259r-st\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bloody",
"bloody-minded",
"homicidal",
"murdering",
"murderous",
"sanguinary",
"sanguine",
"sanguineous"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165546",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"bloody":{
"antonyms":[
"blemish",
"break",
"compromise",
"crab",
"cripple",
"cross (up)",
"damage",
"deface",
"disfigure",
"endamage",
"flaw",
"harm",
"hurt",
"impair",
"injure",
"mar",
"spoil",
"vitiate"
],
"definitions":{
": bloodred":[],
": containing or made up of blood":[],
": damned":[
"\u2014 often used as an intensive acting like a bloody fool"
],
": harm , damage":[
"an administration bloodied by scandal"
],
": marked by fierce conflict":[
"In the end the litigation proved exhaustive and bloody but successful.",
"\u2014 David Wild"
],
": merciless , cruel":[],
": murderous":[],
": of or contained in the blood":[],
": smeared or stained with blood":[],
": to make bloody or bloodred":[
"a punch that bloodied his nose"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"He hit me and gave me a bloody nose.",
"after the fight, her shirt was all bloody",
"Verb",
"He hit me and bloodied my nose.",
"the politician's reputation was permanently bloodied by the rumors of corruption",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"After watching in terror as a man violently attacked a police officer in an El Cajon fast-food restaurant, Iesha Booker checked for a pulse on the bloody , unconscious officer and yelled into the radio on his belt. \u2014 Karen Kucher, sandiegouniontribune.com , 19 July 2017",
"Photos of the man in a hospital bed with a bloody mouth were also posted. \u2014 Jonece Starr Dunigan, AL.com , 14 July 2017",
"A man found the baby bloody but still breathing and asked security at the building to call 911, prosecutors said at the time. \u2014 Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com , 10 July 2017",
"His comments came after weeks of saber-rattling in New Delhi and Beijing, as officials from both sides talk up a potential clash even bloodier than their 1962 war that left thousands dead. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 6 July 2017",
"For example, at Chester\u2019s Roman Amphitheatre, centurion Marcus Aurelius Nepos tells about England\u2019s bloody combat history at the spot. \u2014 Jennifer Billock, Smithsonian , 30 June 2017",
"Collapsing the roof isn\u2019t a spur-of-the-moment thing, either\u2014our experience involved about three minutes, two swearing fits, and at least one bloody knuckle. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 30 June 2017",
"Instead, there\u2019s glee for Trump\u2019s base in watching Trump bring justice to the streets of media Gotham, flinging Batarangs of acerbic nastiness at Mika Brzezinski\u2019s bloody face. \u2014 Ben Shapiro, National Review , 5 July 2017",
"His next memory was waking up on the floor with a bloody nose and painful headache. \u2014 Michael Osipoff, Post-Tribune , 3 July 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Bruised, bloodied , and reeking of fuel, the three men were handcuffed in the back of a police truck and driven to a hospital in Toluca. \u2014 Seth Harp, Harper's Magazine , 27 Apr. 2020",
"Videos showed people being beaten on the floor and left bloodied and dazed. \u2014 James Griffiths, CNN , 24 July 2019",
"Bruised, bloodied , and reeking of fuel, the three men were handcuffed in the back of a police truck and driven to a hospital in Toluca. \u2014 Seth Harp, Harper's Magazine , 27 Apr. 2020",
"Cordon\u2019s face was bloodied during a home invasion in the early hours of July 10. \u2014 John Wawrow, The Seattle Times , 13 Aug. 2018",
"The woman was bloodied , and her hair was cut by the blades of the arrow, the sheriff\u2019s office said. \u2014 oregonlive , 24 Mar. 2020",
"Meanwhile, Democrats bloodied each other in a debate battle ahead of today\u2019s Nevada caucuses that candidate Michael Bloomberg said Trump won. \u2014 Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner , 22 Feb. 2020",
"News photos showed rescue workers with lights bringing out people, some bloodied by the collapse. \u2014 USA TODAY , 9 Mar. 2020",
"Bruised, bloodied , and reeking of fuel, the three men were handcuffed in the back of a police truck and driven to a hospital in Toluca. \u2014 Seth Harp, Harper's magazine , 2 Mar. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1681, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0259d-\u0113",
"\u02c8bl\u0259-d\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for bloody Adjective bloody , sanguinary , gory mean affected by or involving the shedding of blood. bloody is applied especially to things that are actually covered with blood or are made up of blood. bloody hands sanguinary applies especially to something attended by, or someone inclined to, bloodshed. the Civil War was America's most sanguinary conflict gory suggests a profusion of blood and slaughter. exceptionally gory , even for a horror movie",
"synonyms":[
"bloodstained",
"gory"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072240",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"bloody murder":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"When the moves would backfire, people would scream bloody murder . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Dec. 2021",
"The lady was hurrying but stumbling with her arms full of the weight of a kid screaming bloody murder , banging his fists against her like a right little Mike Tyson. \u2014 Hermione Hoby, Harper's Magazine , 22 June 2021",
"The child stood exactly on the chalk line itself\u2014and screamed bloody murder if asked to take a step inside or outside. \u2014 Amy Weiss-meyer, The Atlantic , 9 Sep. 2020",
"The image of Derek Chauvin\u2019s knee slowly squeezing the warm, rich life out of Floyd inspired millions to march, chant, pray, pull down statues, throw projectiles and scream bloody murder . \u2014 Donna Britt, Washington Post , 26 June 2020",
"Never mind that whenever a mouse appeared in our actual house, my mother would scream bloody murder . \u2014 Lauren Le Vine, refinery29.com , 6 May 2020",
"But if a Democratic president acted similarly \u2014 Republicans would be screaming bloody murder . \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 8 Apr. 2020",
"Compelled by the smell of blood, the bats descend on Morbius, who screams bloody murder . \u2014 Kaitlin Reilly, refinery29.com , 15 Jan. 2020",
"Their first Valentine\u2019s Day together, Clark surprised his then-new girlfriend with a bloody murder -themed date night. \u2014 Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com , 6 Aug. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1833, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110754",
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"bloody-minded":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": inclined towards violence or bloodshed":[],
": stubbornly contrary or obstructive : cantankerous":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1584, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccbl\u0259-d\u0113-\u02c8m\u012bn-d\u0259d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bloodthirsty",
"bloody",
"homicidal",
"murdering",
"murderous",
"sanguinary",
"sanguine",
"sanguineous"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074024",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"bloom":{
"antonyms":[
"blossom",
"blow",
"burgeon",
"bourgeon",
"effloresce",
"flower",
"unfold"
],
"definitions":{
": a bar of iron or steel hammered or rolled from an ingot":[],
": a cloudiness on a film of varnish or lacquer":[],
": a delicate powdery coating on some fruits and leaves":[],
": a grayish discoloration on chocolate":[],
": a large aggregation of free-swimming organisms : swarm":[
"a jellyfish bloom"
],
": a mass of wrought iron from the forge or puddling furnace":[],
": a period of flowering":[
"the spring bloom"
],
": a rapid and excessive growth of a plankton population (as of algae or dinoflagellates) \u2014 compare red tide":[],
": a state or time of beauty, freshness, and vigor":[],
": a state or time of high development or achievement":[
"a career in full bloom"
],
": a surface coating or appearance: such as":[],
": blossom sense 1a , flower":[],
": glare caused by an object reflecting too much light into a television camera":[],
": the flowering state":[
"the roses are in bloom"
],
": to appear or occur unexpectedly or in remarkable quantity or degree":[],
": to become densely populated with microorganisms and especially plankton":[
"\u2014 used of bodies of water"
],
": to become more apparent or fully expressed (as in flavor or aroma)":[
"In all classic sauces and dressings, good oil is the base from which delectable flavors bloom .",
"\u2014 Ren\u00e9e Loux Underkoffler"
],
": to cause to bloom":[],
": to flourish in youthful beauty, freshness, or excellence":[],
": to give bloom to":[],
": to mature into achievement of one's potential":[],
": to produce or yield flowers":[],
": to shine out : glow":[],
": to support abundant plant life":[
"make the desert bloom"
],
"Harold 1930\u20132019 American literary critic":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"flowers blooming in the garden",
"Their love was just beginning to bloom ."
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English blome , from Old Norse bl\u014dm ; akin to Old English bl\u014dwan to blossom \u2014 more at blow":"Noun",
"Middle English blome lump of metal, from Old English bl\u014dma":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u00fcm"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"blossom",
"florescence",
"floruit",
"flower",
"flush",
"heyday",
"high noon",
"prime",
"salad days",
"springtime"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004017",
"type":[
"biographical name",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"blooming":{
"antonyms":[
"ashen",
"ashy",
"doughy",
"livid",
"lurid",
"mealy",
"pale",
"paled",
"palish",
"pallid",
"pasty",
"peaked",
"peaky",
"sallow",
"sallowish",
"wan"
],
"definitions":{
": having blooms unfolding : flowering":[
"a blooming rose",
"a blooming cherry tree"
],
": thriving in health, beauty, and vigor : exhibiting the freshness and beauties of youth or health":[
"\u2026 ever since she was a blooming lass of twenty.",
"\u2014 George Eliot",
"\u2026 a smart, pretty girl of nineteen, with \u2026 a round face, bright, blooming cheeks, glossy, clustering curls, and little merry brown eyes.",
"\u2014 Anne Bront\u00eb"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1592, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"probably euphemism for bloody":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-mi\u014b",
"\u02c8bl\u00fc-m\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"florid",
"flush",
"full-blooded",
"glowing",
"red",
"rosy",
"rubicund",
"ruddy",
"sanguine"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164226",
"type":[
"adjective or adverb"
]
},
"blossom":{
"antonyms":[
"bloom",
"blow",
"burgeon",
"bourgeon",
"effloresce",
"flower",
"unfold"
],
"definitions":{
": a peak period or stage of development":[],
": bloom":[],
": the state of bearing flowers":[],
": to become evident":[],
": to come into one's own : develop":[
"a blossoming talent"
],
": to make an appearance":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"Her hair smelled of apple blossoms .",
"in the full blossom of her career as a writer",
"Verb",
"Their friendship blossomed into romance.",
"the fruit tree seemed to blossom overnight once the warm spring weather arrived",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Now, fans will get to see their love story blossom throughout the upcoming competition reality series. \u2014 Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2022",
"Two ensuites\u2014one pink blossom , the other black and gold\u2014contain elaborate gold baths, showers and walk-in dressing rooms. \u2014 Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report , 10 June 2022",
"Every spring, crowds flock to admire Japan's cherry blossom -- a dazzling pink and white bloom that has been revered in the country for more than a thousand years. \u2014 Helen Regan, CNN , 20 May 2022",
"Product placement in Korean media also helped the multi-balm trend blossom , both Hong and Cho note. \u2014 Devon Abelman, Allure , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Fans can also expect to watch the romance blossom between Kardashian and Davidson, who met on the SNL set. \u2014 Ana Escalante, Glamour , 8 Apr. 2022",
"An elegant orange- blossom and neroli scent accompanies you following each use. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Around the booths, visitors and artists alike dressed up for the affair, cladding themselves in their best ribbon skirts or turquoise squash- blossom necklaces. \u2014 Christian Allair, Vogue , 25 Aug. 2021",
"In our climate and soils, blossom end rot is caused by uneven watering. \u2014 Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The danger in trading the pick is passing up on a rising talent who could blossom into a star down the road. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 June 2022",
"On a rainy spring morning, an old cherry tree was beginning to blossom in a little park along Cherry Street on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. \u2014 New York Times , 18 May 2022",
"And that was Neal's final lesson, the example of a life that can blossom into that kind of gratitude. \u2014 John Dickerson, CBS News , 12 Oct. 2018",
"Shortly after, a breakfast meeting between the two solidified the friendship that would blossom into a relationship \u2014 though Griffin knew right away that Krusen was the one. \u2014 Sarah Michaud, PEOPLE.com , 7 June 2022",
"With the Los Angeles Olympics looming, Jake and Rupert are pitted against each other to land a spot on the national team while also fighting for the affection of the English roses who blossom around the show jumpers. \u2014 Courtney Maum, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Whoever lands the California corner will be getting one of the fastest-rising defensive players in America, one that could blossom into a future NFL draft pick. \u2014 oregonlive , 24 Jan. 2022",
"While larger agencies would overlook these smaller deals, Hochberg views them as an opportunity to grow a partnership that could eventually blossom into a long-term contract. \u2014 Nick Diunte, Forbes , 29 Sep. 2021",
"The league offers a unique collegiality, Mathre said, where friendships born at track meets can blossom into lifelong bonds. \u2014 Rachel Blount, Star Tribune , 6 Feb. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English blosme , from Old English bl\u014dstm ; akin to Old English bl\u014dwan":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u00e4-s\u0259m"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bloom",
"florescence",
"floruit",
"flower",
"flush",
"heyday",
"high noon",
"prime",
"salad days",
"springtime"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004316",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"blot":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a lone backgammon man exposed to capture":[],
": a mark of reproach : moral flaw":[],
": a soiling or disfiguring mark : spot":[],
": a usually nitrocellulose or nylon sheet that contains spots of immobilized macromolecules (as of DNA, RNA, or protein) or their fragments and is used to identify specific components of the spots by applying a molecular probe (such as a complementary nucleic acid or a radiolabeled antibody) \u2014 compare southern blot , western blot":[],
": a weak or exposed point":[],
": to become marked with a blot":[],
": to dry (something, such as writing) with an absorbing agent":[
"hastily blotted her letter"
],
": to make a blot":[],
": to remove with absorbing material":[
"blotting up spilled water"
],
": to spot, stain, or spatter with a discoloring substance":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"Don't rub the wine stain. Blot it dry with a paper towel.",
"Blot your lipstick with a tissue."
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1595, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English":"Noun",
"perhaps from Dutch bloot naked, exposed, from Middle Dutch; akin to Middle High German bloz bare":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u00e4t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"brand",
"onus",
"slur",
"smirch",
"smudge",
"spot",
"stain",
"stigma",
"taint"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204018",
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"blot out":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to make obscure, insignificant, or inconsequential":[],
": wipe out , destroy":[]
},
"examples":[
"blotted out all evidence of tampering with the explosive device",
"bushes blotted out the shed from our view"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1549, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"abolish",
"annihilate",
"black out",
"cancel",
"clean (up)",
"efface",
"eradicate",
"erase",
"expunge",
"exterminate",
"extirpate",
"liquidate",
"obliterate",
"root (out)",
"rub out",
"snuff (out)",
"stamp (out)",
"sweep (away)",
"wipe out"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162145",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"blotch":{
"antonyms":[
"dapple",
"dot",
"eyespot",
"fleck",
"mottle",
"patch",
"pip",
"point",
"speck",
"speckle",
"splotch",
"spot"
],
"definitions":{
": a spot or mark (as of color or ink) especially when large or irregular":[],
": imperfection , blemish":[],
": to mark or mar with blotches":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"blotched the bedroom walls with various shades of blue to give them a textured effect",
"my pen leaked and blotched my shirt pocket",
"Noun",
"blotches on the tree's leaves",
"a dog with a single small blotch of black",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Still, in the contents of this collection, some blotched with stray fingerprints or grease splatters, O\u2019Keeffe left traces of her daily effort to maintain Abiquiu as a sanctuary. \u2014 Amelia Nierenberg, New York Times , 7 Feb. 2020",
"The friend spotted a big male Chinook \u2014 its fins torn, its back blotched with the fungus of decay. \u2014 Special To The Oregonian, OregonLive.com , 5 May 2018",
"Inside the box there's a pile of mint-green paint chips, blotched with brown stains and cracked like a dehydrated lake bed. \u2014 Maya Dukmasova, Chicago Reader , 24 Oct. 2017",
"As Ghosh writes, back in 1635, in a village nearby Slovakia\u2019s Strazov Mountains, lawyer Jan Ladislaides marked his stamp of approval on municipal account documents with a small blotched drawing of two dots and a line inside a circle. \u2014 Lauren Young, Smithsonian , 6 Feb. 2017",
"People emerged from the pools, their pale white skin blotched with red. \u2014 James Hamblin, The Atlantic , 9 June 2017",
"As Ghosh writes, back in 1635, in a village nearby Slovakia\u2019s Strazov Mountains, lawyer Jan Ladislaides marked his stamp of approval on municipal account documents with a small blotched drawing of two dots and a line inside a circle. \u2014 Lauren Young, Smithsonian , 6 Feb. 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"At-home stain removal comes with many risks: setting that wine blotch forever, rubbing a hole in your favorite shirt, making dye bleed. \u2014 Kevin Brasler, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
"Last night, the only blotch on his record was a leadoff bunt single in the 1st inning. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 7 June 2022",
"To say the least, my skin looked radiant and bright from the exfoliating mask, and not a blotch of redness or irritation was in sight. \u2014 Jennifer Hussein, Allure , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Vineyards at harvest time are a popular subject for photographers and romantics, but those beautiful red leaves betray a disease called red blotch virus. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Feb. 2022",
"One sin was for attempting to hire Ben Johnson, the notorious drug cheater from Canada, who left a blotch on the Seoul Olympics in 1988 by winning the 100 meters and quickly testing positive for steroids. \u2014 Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times , 8 Dec. 2021",
"However, the real purpose of this conversation is for Heather to talk about her stress rash, which is really just a red blotch on her forehead. \u2014 Brian Moylan, Vulture , 28 Nov. 2021",
"Look for a nearby blotch of green space or set off in search of a sunset or a playground full of happy memories. \u2014 New York Times , 5 July 2021",
"The woman is definitely experiencing some kind of stress- blotch breakout. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 16 Mar. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1604, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"1619, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"perhaps blend of blot entry 1 and botch entry 3":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u00e4ch"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"dapple",
"dot",
"fleck",
"freckle",
"marble",
"mottle",
"pepper",
"shoot",
"speck",
"speckle",
"splotch",
"spot",
"sprinkle",
"stipple"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012818",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"blotto":{
"antonyms":[
"sober",
"straight"
],
"definitions":{
": drunk sense 1a":[]
},
"examples":[
"He came home blotto after the party.",
"She got blotto on cheap wine."
],
"first_known_use":{
"1917, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"probably irregular from blot entry 2":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u00e4-(\u02cc)t\u014d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"besotted",
"blasted",
"blind",
"blitzed",
"bombed",
"boozy",
"canned",
"cockeyed",
"crocked",
"drunk",
"drunken",
"fried",
"gassed",
"hammered",
"high",
"impaired",
"inebriate",
"inebriated",
"intoxicated",
"juiced",
"lit",
"lit up",
"loaded",
"looped",
"oiled",
"pickled",
"pie-eyed",
"plastered",
"potted",
"ripped",
"sloshed",
"smashed",
"sottish",
"soused",
"sozzled",
"squiffed",
"squiffy",
"stewed",
"stiff",
"stinking",
"stoned",
"tanked",
"tiddly",
"tight",
"tipsy",
"wasted",
"wet",
"wiped out"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222743",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"blow":{
"antonyms":[
"blast",
"flurry",
"gust",
"scud",
"williwaw",
"windblast"
],
"definitions":{
": a forcible or sudden act or effort : assault":[
"\u2026 such a language \u2026 would solve many of his \u2026 difficulties at a single blow .",
"\u2014 Edward Sapir"
],
": a forcible stroke delivered with a part of the body (such as the fist) or with an instrument":[
"a mighty blow with his club",
"boxers exchanging blows"
],
": a hostile act or state : combat":[
"nations coming to blows"
],
": an act or instance of blowing (see blow entry 1 )":[
"gave his nose a good blow",
"a blow of the horn"
],
": an instance of air moving with speed or force : a blowing of wind especially when strong or violent":[],
": an unfortunate or calamitous happening":[
"failure to land the job came as a blow"
],
": bloom entry 2 sense 1b":[
"lilacs in full blow"
],
": blossoms":[],
": boast":[
"blowing about his accomplishments"
],
": botch sense 1":[
"actors blowing their lines"
],
": brag , boasting":[],
": cocaine":[],
": damn":[
"blow the expense"
],
": erupt , explode":[
"The bridge was about to blow .",
"The windows blew out in the explosion."
],
": flower , bloom":[
"I know a bank where the wild thyme blows \u2026",
"\u2014 Shakespeare"
],
": pant , gasp":[
"The horse blew heavily."
],
": sound entry 2":[
"a horn blowing",
"waiting for the whistle to blow"
],
": the quantity of metal refined during that time":[],
": the time during which air is forced through molten metal to refine it":[],
": to act on with a current of gas or vapor":[
"The breeze blew my hair dry."
],
": to be extremely bad in quality or execution : suck , stink":[
"So how come this oddball dramedy \u2026 never received a U.S. theatrical release \u2026 !? Oh, yeah, it blows .",
"\u2014 Bruce Fretts"
],
": to be favorable at one moment and adverse the next":[],
": to be in motion":[
"A breeze blew gently."
],
": to become damaged or destroyed as a result of an electrical overload":[
"The fuse blew .",
"A Western Massachusetts Electric Company power substation blew yesterday afternoon, cutting power for 90 minutes to more than 9,100 customers \u2026",
"\u2014 Patrick Johnson"
],
": to become enraged":[],
": to become violently angry":[],
": to call public or official attention to something (such as a wrongdoing) kept secret":[
"\u2014 usually used with on blew the whistle on the firm's unethical practices"
],
": to cause (a fuse) to blow":[
"blew a fuse"
],
": to clear of contents by forcible passage of a current of air":[
"blow your nose"
],
": to deposit eggs or larvae on or in":[
"wounds blown by flies"
],
": to distend with or as if with gas":[
"blow a balloon"
],
": to drive or speed through or past (a traffic signal or stop sign) without stopping":[
"He blew several red lights and stop signs before smashing into a pole and a fence, cops said.",
"\u2014 Jessica Simeone et al."
],
": to drive with a current of gas or vapor":[
"The storm blew the boat off course."
],
": to eject moisture-laden air from the lungs through the blowhole":[
"heard a whale blow nearby"
],
": to expend (something, such as money) extravagantly":[
"blew her allowance on a pair of jeans"
],
": to fail to keep or hold":[
"They blew a big lead."
],
": to go crazy":[],
": to leave hurriedly":[
"blew town"
],
": to let (an animal, such as a horse) pause to catch the breath":[
"paused to blow the horses"
],
": to lose one's composure":[],
": to lose or miss (an opportunity) because of mistakes or poor judgment":[
"blow a chance to make a good impression"
],
": to make a sound by or as if by blowing":[
"hear the train blow"
],
": to move or be carried by or as if by wind":[
"just blew into town for the weekend"
],
": to move or run quickly":[
"The linebacker blew past the tackle."
],
": to move with speed or force":[
"The wind was blowing ."
],
": to overwhelm one with wonder or bafflement":[
"an idea that's sure to blow your mind"
],
": to play (something) on a wind instrument":[
"blow a tune"
],
": to play or sound on (a wind instrument)":[
"blow their horns"
],
": to produce or shape by the action of blown or injected air":[
"blowing bubbles"
],
": to project (a gesture or sound made with the mouth) by blowing":[
"blew him a kiss"
],
": to propel with great force or speed":[
"blew a fastball by the batter"
],
": to put out of breath with exertion":[
"Take care not to blow the horses."
],
": to release pent-up emotions":[],
": to release the contained air through a spontaneous rupture":[
"\u2014 usually used with out blew out a tire"
],
": to reveal one's real identity":[],
": to rupture by too much pressure":[
"blow a seal"
],
": to send forth a current of air or other gas":[
"Don't blow on your soup."
],
": to set (gas or vapor) in motion":[
"The fan blew hot air on us."
],
": to shatter, burst, or destroy by explosion":[
"blow the safe open"
],
": to speak idly, misleadingly, or boastfully":[],
": to spread by report":[
"\u2026 through the court his courtesy was blown \u2026",
"\u2014 John Dryden"
],
": to talk in an empty or boastful way":[
"\u2026 if it wasn't true, and he was just blowing , it wouldn't be so hard to take.",
"\u2014 James Jones"
],
": to treat with unusual expenditure":[
"I'll blow you to a steak."
],
": vomit sense 1":[
"The basement is the sort of dim, subterranean space the players don't seem to mind trashing, and every now and then, one of them will turn to a corner and urinate or blow chunks .",
"\u2014 Jonathon Blum"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1592, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1710, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English (northern dialect) blaw ; probably akin to Old High German bliuwan to beat":"Noun",
"Middle English, from Old English bl\u0101wan ; akin to Old High German bl\u0101en to blow, Latin flare , Greek phallos penis":"Verb and Noun",
"Middle English, from Old English bl\u014dwan ; akin to Old High German bluoen to bloom, Latin flor\u0113re to bloom, flor-, flos flower":"Verb and Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u014d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"gasp",
"heave",
"hyperventilate",
"pant",
"puff",
"wheeze"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040707",
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"blow (out)":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a bursting of a container (such as a tire) by pressure of the contents on a weak spot":[],
": a festive social affair":[],
": a hairstyle in which the hair is blow-dried while being styled with a round brush":[
"As discovered by one Twitter user, however, [Meghan] Markle isn't just the queen of a beautiful blowout . She has rocked natural curls in the past, which has the internet praising \"curls in the royal palace.\"",
"\u2014 Summer Arlexis"
],
": a valley or depression created by the wind in areas of shifting sand or of light cultivated soil":[],
": an easy or one-sided victory":[],
": an uncontrolled eruption of an oil or gas well":[],
": to become extinguished by a gust":[],
": to damage severely":[
"she blew out her knee in the race"
],
": to defeat easily":[],
": to dissipate (itself) by blowing":[
"\u2014 used of storms"
],
": to erupt out of control":[
"\u2014 used of an oil or gas well"
],
": to extinguish by a gust":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The car crashed after one of its tires had a blowout .",
"We had a big blowout to celebrate his promotion.",
"The game was expected to be close but it turned out to be a blowout .",
"Verb",
"blew out a smoke ring and began to tell us a good yarn",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But if that same manager once found himself in a similar position -- taking the mound in a blowout -- there are lessons that can be learned. \u2014 Joe Noga, cleveland , 28 June 2022",
"Comebacks can and do happen, but the unwritten rules frown on the winning team trying too hard in a blowout ; at a certain point, only the losing team is allowed to try. \u2014 Gregg Doyel, The Indianapolis Star , 27 June 2022",
"Colorado took the best-of-seven series in six games, winning Games 1 and 4 in overtime and Game 2 in a 7-0 blowout . \u2014 David K. Li, NBC News , 27 June 2022",
"Since Kentucky was cruising at the time \u2014 the Wildcats' best win came in a blowout at Kansas at the end of January \u2014 there was little reason to force him into the rotation. \u2014 Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal , 24 June 2022",
"But after assessing all that went wrong in that blowout , Kerr still replaced Looney with Otto Porter Jr. in the starting lineup for Game 4 on Friday night. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 June 2022",
"Here\u2019s how that figure compares with representatives of other major networks: Kind of a blowout , huh? \u2014 Erik Wemple, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
"Despite the Warriors turning it into a blowout in the third quarter, viewership for Game 2 was up 24 percent over the second game of last season\u2019s Bucks-Suns Finals. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"One thing that stays the same regardless of the outfit is her chestnut haircolor, which shines here in a blowout thanks to hairstylist and Virtue Labs creative director Adir Abergel. \u2014 Alexis Gaskin, Glamour , 19 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The Voice coach was all smiles and took hold of the cake, showing it off and pretending to blow out the candles, which were unlit. \u2014 Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com , 21 June 2022",
"Cadillac decided to blow out the competition in 1959. \u2014 A.j. Baime, WSJ , 18 June 2022",
"More significant has been the infrequency of situations where the game hinges on a single pitch; the Red Sox\u2019 ability to blow out opponents resulted in just 79 high-leverage plate appearances since May 10, 17th in the big leagues. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
"It's been more than four decades since Vincent Simmons has had a birthday cake -- candles to blow out and make a wish. \u2014 CBS News , 25 May 2022",
"Ballard dominated from start to finish as the Seventh Region champs used a nine-run second inning to blow out 15th Region representative Johnson Central 10-0 in five innings at the University of Kentucky's John Cropp Stadium. \u2014 Jonathan Saxon, The Courier-Journal , 4 June 2022",
"As Klarman began to blow out the candles on a day that gifted him his second Preakness winner on the five-year anniversary of Cloud Computing, the baseball connections flowed. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 May 2022",
"Other trends surrounding the film have also sprung up on TikTok, including the #candle trend, in which creators blow out the family candle as Mirabel does in the movie. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 23 Mar. 2022",
"And do stay tuned for an event next week to blow out some inventory. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 29 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
"1822, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u014d-\u02ccau\u0307t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"affair",
"bash",
"binge",
"blast",
"do",
"event",
"fete",
"f\u00eate",
"function",
"get-together",
"party",
"reception",
"shindig"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181455",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"blow away":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to defeat soundly":[
"blew their rivals away in the first game"
],
": to dissipate or remove as if with a current of air":[
"their doubts were blown away"
],
": to impress very strongly and usually favorably":[],
": to kill by gunfire : shoot dead":[]
},
"examples":[
"the chess prodigy completely blew away the reigning world champion"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"annihilate",
"bomb",
"bury",
"clobber",
"cream",
"drub",
"dust",
"flatten",
"paste",
"rout",
"shellac",
"skin",
"skunk",
"smoke",
"smother",
"snow under",
"thrash",
"trim",
"tromp",
"trounce",
"wallop",
"wax",
"whip",
"whomp",
"whop",
"whap",
"whup"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161650",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"blow gas":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": gas leaving the generator during a blow period in the manufacture of water gas":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105335",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blow in":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to arrive casually or unexpectedly":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1882, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175947",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"blow off":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to end a relationship with":[],
": to fail to attend or show up for":[
"blew off an official dinner"
],
": to outperform in a contest":[],
": to refuse to take notice of, honor, or deal with : ignore":[
"decided to blow off two billion viewers",
"\u2014 Harry Homburg"
]
},
"examples":[
"before she embarks on another relationship, she should try to figure out why all those other men have blown her off",
"blew off the committee meeting, thinking that it would just be a colossal waste of time"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1631, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"break off (with)",
"ditch",
"dump",
"jilt",
"kiss off",
"leave"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021543",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"blow one's own horn":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to talk about oneself or one's achievements especially in a way that shows pride or too much pride":[
"We've had a very successful year, and I think we have a right to blow our own horn a little."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190030",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"blow one's own trumpet":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to talk about oneself or one's achievements especially in a way that shows that one is proud or too proud":[
"He had a very successful year and has every right to blow his own trumpet ."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162241",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"blow out of proportion":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to cause (something) to become larger than it should be or to be treated as something worse or more important than it really is":[
"You are blowing things (all/way) out of proportion .",
"The story was blown out of proportion in the newspapers."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-111906",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"blow town":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to leave a town especially quickly":[
"He packed his bags and blew town without even saying goodbye."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-194644",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"blow up":{
"antonyms":[
"flare (up)",
"flip (out)"
],
"definitions":{
": a blowing up: such as":[],
": a catastrophic financial failure or collapse":[
"Sometime in the next few years, a blowup is likely\u2014one that could sink an already foundering economy.",
"\u2014 David Henry"
],
": an outburst of temper":[],
": enlargement sense 2":[],
": explode":[],
": explosion":[],
": inflatable":[],
": to be disrupted or destroyed (as by explosion)":[],
": to become expanded to unreasonable proportions":[],
": to become filled with a gas":[],
": to become or come into being by or as if by blowing of wind":[],
": to bring into existence by blowing of wind":[
"it may blow up a storm"
],
": to build up or tout to an unreasonable extent":[
"advertisers blowing up their products"
],
": to fill up with a gas (such as air)":[
"blow up a balloon"
],
": to gain a large amount of weight":[
"In the ensuing two years Gibson blew up to more than 400 pounds as he ate an over-abundance of fast foods \u2026",
"\u2014 Tim Crothers"
],
": to make a photographic enlargement of":[],
": to rend apart, shatter, or destroy by explosion":[],
": to suddenly become very successful, prevalent, or popular":[
"Latin-tinged pop is blowing up because it fits the musical times: \u2026",
"\u2014 Christopher John Farley"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The blowup of the photograph was easy to frame.",
"The two of them had a big blowup about something trivial.",
"The coach's latest blowup occurred when one of his players arrived late.",
"Verb",
"she blew up at everybody after a very long and very bad day",
"the building blew up because of a gas leak",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Saban\u2019s pontifications about Jackson State were slightly overshadowed by the subsequent, juicy blowup with Texas A&M head coach Jimbo Fisher. \u2014 Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al , 24 May 2022",
"Jada Pinkett Smith turned her husband\u2019s Oscar-night blowup into a teachable moment about alopecia areata, the hair-loss disorder affecting her and millions of others that, in some cases, can impact a person\u2019s sense of identity. \u2014 Time , 1 June 2022",
"Jada Pinkett Smith turned her husband\u2019s Oscar-night blowup into a teachable moment about alopecia areata, the hair-loss disorder affecting her and millions of others that, in some cases, can impact a person\u2019s sense of identity. \u2014 Lynn Elber, BostonGlobe.com , 1 June 2022",
"On April 26, three days after the blowup , Lin announced his departure on the Fast social media channels. \u2014 Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 May 2022",
"But unlike the events leading to the subprime mortgage crisis of 2008, the financial community is divided on whether a crypto blowup could lead to systemic risk for financial markets. \u2014 Taylor Locke, Fortune , 12 May 2022",
"People reported that Jeff addressed his longtime collaborator\u2019s blowup at the Oscars at Dorian\u2019s Through The Record Shop in Chicago, during the Closed Sessions Legend Conversation: DJ Jazzy Jeff last Thursday. \u2014 Jude Zhu, Billboard , 13 Apr. 2022",
"To fully prove blowup , mathematicians need to show that, given the approximate singularity, a true one exists nearby. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Spoelstra suggested Wednesday's blowup could help the Heat in the long run. \u2014 Jace Evans, USA TODAY , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Since single-person pose estimation is a doable task, multiperson tracking is expected to blow up in the coming years. \u2014 Oleg Lola, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"Two Northern California militia members are in federal custody after being charged with plotting to blow up the state Democratic headquarters in Sacramento. \u2014 Justin Raystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
"According to Bates, the group's plan was to kidnap Whitmer at her vacation home and blow up several bridges in the area to thwart law enforcement, according to the BBC. \u2014 Danielle Wallace, Fox News , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Did expenses unexpectedly blow up because of an unplanned event? \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"With the mask, users can blow up balloons, hold their breath to steady a toy gun, and do several other things. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 1 June 2022",
"These floaties are easy to blow up , too, thanks to the single-nozzle design. \u2014 Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure , 1 June 2022",
"But, of course, all of these options and plans could ultimately blow up in the Blazers\u2019 faces, as did the lottery. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 May 2022",
"Simply blow up the pad, attach it to a hose, and adjust the water pressure depending on how high your kids want the sprinkler to go. \u2014 Kylee Mcguigan, Popular Mechanics , 18 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1536, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
"1757, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1850, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u014d-\u02cc\u0259p"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"explosion",
"fireworks",
"fit",
"hissy",
"hissy fit",
"huff",
"scene",
"tantrum"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081259",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"blow-by-blow":{
"antonyms":[
"compendious",
"summary"
],
"definitions":{
": minutely detailed":[
"a blow-by-blow account"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1921, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-b\u0259-",
"\u02c8bl\u014d-b\u012b-\u02c8bl\u014d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"circumstantial",
"detailed",
"elaborate",
"full",
"minute",
"particular",
"particularized",
"thorough"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193627",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"blow-in card":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a card printed typically with a subscription offer or advertisement that is inserted loosely by a machine using air pressure between the pages of a magazine":[
"What demon dreamed up \" blow-in cards \"\u2014those subscription cards that drop out of a magazine as you pick it up to read? Reportedly a machine, at some stage in the mailing process, riffles each magazine's pages and blows in anywhere from one to six of these cards. The method a cheaper than stapling the card in, and presumably the dropping-out process forces the card on your attention.",
"\u2014 Alan L. Otten , Wall Street Journal , 21 Nov. 1974",
"Inside the magazine there were lots of blow-in cards offering subscription deals, but he didn't want to have to fill out a coupon and mail it in and wait six weeks for his subscription to kick in.",
"\u2014 Harvey Mackay , Albany (New York) Times Union , 13 Apr. 1997"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1974, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082242",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blowgun":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
": a tube through which a projectile (such as a dart) may be impelled by the force of the breath",
": a tube from which a dart may be shot by the force of the breath"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1800, in the meaning defined above"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u014d-\u02ccg\u0259n",
"\u02c8bl\u014d-\u02ccg\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-015924",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blowhard":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart , windbag":[
"\u2026 was trapped in a hellish marriage to \u2026 a struttingly insensitive macho blowhard .",
"\u2014 Owen Gleiberman",
"But he was seen by many in Congress as a blowhard , given to long-winded talks bristling with allusions to the Bible, ancient history, and the Constitution.",
"\u2014 Thomas E. Ricks"
]
},
"examples":[
"a politician who is the stereotypical backslapping blowhard",
"a blowhard who always had to act like she was better than anyone else",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The president of the United States is a blowhard \u2014 again. \u2014 Rich Lowry, National Review , 1 June 2022",
"His actions bespeak a prime-time TV blowhard who understands how objectionable his rhetoric has become. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 May 2022",
"That\u2019s the argument, anyway\u2014and it\u2019s advanced by athletes, coaches, cable-news pundits, blowhard musicians, and more. \u2014 Jason Feifer, Men's Health , 30 Apr. 2022",
"The man\u2019s an oblivious, ignorant, overconfident blowhard . \u2014 Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Stan plays the character as an entitled blowhard who ignites Gauthier\u2019s class fury and masculine jealousy. \u2014 Doreen St. F\u00e9lix, The New Yorker , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Jesse, a hedonist blowhard who\u2019s mulling a takeover; Kelvin (Adam Devine), an earnest youth minister; and Judy (the incredible Edi Patterson), the lone daughter, undervalued by Eli because of her gender. \u2014 Doreen St. F\u00e9lix, The New Yorker , 17 Jan. 2022",
"In the Czech Republic the right-wing blowhard Prime Minister Andrej Babis recently lost narrowly against a coalition of center-left and center-right parties. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 15 Oct. 2021",
"An ambitious, boastful, obnoxious blowhard takes a totally unnecessary swipe at Jaimie Lannister, a knight whose sword hand was amputated. \u2014 Andrew Pulrang, Forbes , 18 Oct. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1848, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u014d-\u02cch\u00e4rd"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"babbler",
"blabber",
"blabbermouth",
"cackler",
"chatterbox",
"chatterer",
"conversationalist",
"gabbler",
"gasbag",
"jabberer",
"jay",
"magpie",
"motormouth",
"prattler",
"talker",
"windbag"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104038",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blowhole":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a hole in metal caused by a bubble of gas captured during solidification":[],
": a hole or fissure in rocks along a shore through which incoming waves force air to rush upward or water to spout intermittently":[
"The blowhole is in a place where ocean waves marching in from the north have undercut a lava shelf and carved a tire-sized hole so that surf can spout up like a Yellowstone geyser.",
"\u2014 Brian J. Cantwell"
],
": a nostril in the top of the head of a cetacean and especially a whale":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Someone had hacked off its flukes, and another person, or perhaps the same one, had stuck a cigar butt in its blowhole . \u2014 Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
"After that, the orcas jumped onto the whale's blowhole to exhaust the animal and prevent it from breathing. \u2014 Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine , 4 Feb. 2022",
"During the session, VanderVelde spotted water spouting out of a whale's blowhole in the ocean about 200 yards from the shore, per KAKE. \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Again through manipulation and dissection, the researchers figured out that when the animal was ready to swallow its latest meal, the oral plug shifted upward to protect the upper respiratory tract, including the nasal cavities and blowhole . \u2014 New York Times , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Ascend their tails to get to the blowhole on their heads, then get launched a great distance upwards to escape a tricky situation. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 18 Jan. 2022",
"During dives, the blowhole is sealed by a nasal plug that opens when the animal surfaces. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 Aug. 2021",
"Baleen whales have two openings in their blowhole , while toothed whales have one. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 Aug. 2021",
"The parts aren\u2019t exactly alike, but both animals have a dorsal fin and a blowhole . \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 20 Apr. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1691, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u014d-\u02cch\u014dl"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183454",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blowing adder":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": hognose snake":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"so called from its habit of distending the surface of its head before striking":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215934",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blowing agent":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a substance (such as sodium bicarbonate) that produces gas used in making expanded cellular or spongy products (as of rubber)":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-180637",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blowing cave":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a cave into or from which a strong current of air passes":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140039",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blown pattern":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the unevenly distributed pattern of shotgun pellets that results from the charge of shot overtaking the front wadding of the shell and being disrupted in flight":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104740",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blown three-mold":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": produced by blow molding in a mold of two or more pieces and designed to simulate hand-cut glass":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234615",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"blown-out shot":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a blast in which the explosive action breaks little or no coal or rock":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140917",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blowout":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a bursting of a container (such as a tire) by pressure of the contents on a weak spot":[],
": a festive social affair":[],
": a hairstyle in which the hair is blow-dried while being styled with a round brush":[
"As discovered by one Twitter user, however, [Meghan] Markle isn't just the queen of a beautiful blowout . She has rocked natural curls in the past, which has the internet praising \"curls in the royal palace.\"",
"\u2014 Summer Arlexis"
],
": a valley or depression created by the wind in areas of shifting sand or of light cultivated soil":[],
": an easy or one-sided victory":[],
": an uncontrolled eruption of an oil or gas well":[],
": to become extinguished by a gust":[],
": to damage severely":[
"she blew out her knee in the race"
],
": to defeat easily":[],
": to dissipate (itself) by blowing":[
"\u2014 used of storms"
],
": to erupt out of control":[
"\u2014 used of an oil or gas well"
],
": to extinguish by a gust":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The car crashed after one of its tires had a blowout .",
"We had a big blowout to celebrate his promotion.",
"The game was expected to be close but it turned out to be a blowout .",
"Verb",
"blew out a smoke ring and began to tell us a good yarn",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But if that same manager once found himself in a similar position -- taking the mound in a blowout -- there are lessons that can be learned. \u2014 Joe Noga, cleveland , 28 June 2022",
"Comebacks can and do happen, but the unwritten rules frown on the winning team trying too hard in a blowout ; at a certain point, only the losing team is allowed to try. \u2014 Gregg Doyel, The Indianapolis Star , 27 June 2022",
"Colorado took the best-of-seven series in six games, winning Games 1 and 4 in overtime and Game 2 in a 7-0 blowout . \u2014 David K. Li, NBC News , 27 June 2022",
"Since Kentucky was cruising at the time \u2014 the Wildcats' best win came in a blowout at Kansas at the end of January \u2014 there was little reason to force him into the rotation. \u2014 Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal , 24 June 2022",
"But after assessing all that went wrong in that blowout , Kerr still replaced Looney with Otto Porter Jr. in the starting lineup for Game 4 on Friday night. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 June 2022",
"Here\u2019s how that figure compares with representatives of other major networks: Kind of a blowout , huh? \u2014 Erik Wemple, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
"Despite the Warriors turning it into a blowout in the third quarter, viewership for Game 2 was up 24 percent over the second game of last season\u2019s Bucks-Suns Finals. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"One thing that stays the same regardless of the outfit is her chestnut haircolor, which shines here in a blowout thanks to hairstylist and Virtue Labs creative director Adir Abergel. \u2014 Alexis Gaskin, Glamour , 19 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The Voice coach was all smiles and took hold of the cake, showing it off and pretending to blow out the candles, which were unlit. \u2014 Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com , 21 June 2022",
"Cadillac decided to blow out the competition in 1959. \u2014 A.j. Baime, WSJ , 18 June 2022",
"More significant has been the infrequency of situations where the game hinges on a single pitch; the Red Sox\u2019 ability to blow out opponents resulted in just 79 high-leverage plate appearances since May 10, 17th in the big leagues. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
"It's been more than four decades since Vincent Simmons has had a birthday cake -- candles to blow out and make a wish. \u2014 CBS News , 25 May 2022",
"Ballard dominated from start to finish as the Seventh Region champs used a nine-run second inning to blow out 15th Region representative Johnson Central 10-0 in five innings at the University of Kentucky's John Cropp Stadium. \u2014 Jonathan Saxon, The Courier-Journal , 4 June 2022",
"As Klarman began to blow out the candles on a day that gifted him his second Preakness winner on the five-year anniversary of Cloud Computing, the baseball connections flowed. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 May 2022",
"Other trends surrounding the film have also sprung up on TikTok, including the #candle trend, in which creators blow out the family candle as Mirabel does in the movie. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 23 Mar. 2022",
"And do stay tuned for an event next week to blow out some inventory. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 29 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
"1822, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u014d-\u02ccau\u0307t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"affair",
"bash",
"binge",
"blast",
"do",
"event",
"fete",
"f\u00eate",
"function",
"get-together",
"party",
"reception",
"shindig"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050624",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"blowsy":{
"antonyms":[
"dapper",
"dashing",
"dolled up",
"sharp",
"smart",
"spruce"
],
"definitions":{
": being coarse and ruddy of complexion":[],
": having a sloppy or unkempt appearance or aspect : frowsy":[]
},
"examples":[
"a large, blowsy woman in frumpy clothes runs the diner",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The queen of Playland was Laughing Sal, a tall, blowsy figure of fun, with a maniacal laugh. \u2014 Carl Nolte, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 Mar. 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1712, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"English dialect blowse, blowze wench":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8blau\u0307-z\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"dowdy",
"frowsy",
"frowzy",
"slobbish",
"slobby",
"sloppy",
"sloven",
"slovenly",
"unkempt",
"untidy"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172739",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"blowup":{
"antonyms":[
"flare (up)",
"flip (out)"
],
"definitions":{
": a blowing up: such as":[],
": a catastrophic financial failure or collapse":[
"Sometime in the next few years, a blowup is likely\u2014one that could sink an already foundering economy.",
"\u2014 David Henry"
],
": an outburst of temper":[],
": enlargement sense 2":[],
": explode":[],
": explosion":[],
": inflatable":[],
": to be disrupted or destroyed (as by explosion)":[],
": to become expanded to unreasonable proportions":[],
": to become filled with a gas":[],
": to become or come into being by or as if by blowing of wind":[],
": to bring into existence by blowing of wind":[
"it may blow up a storm"
],
": to build up or tout to an unreasonable extent":[
"advertisers blowing up their products"
],
": to fill up with a gas (such as air)":[
"blow up a balloon"
],
": to gain a large amount of weight":[
"In the ensuing two years Gibson blew up to more than 400 pounds as he ate an over-abundance of fast foods \u2026",
"\u2014 Tim Crothers"
],
": to make a photographic enlargement of":[],
": to rend apart, shatter, or destroy by explosion":[],
": to suddenly become very successful, prevalent, or popular":[
"Latin-tinged pop is blowing up because it fits the musical times: \u2026",
"\u2014 Christopher John Farley"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The blowup of the photograph was easy to frame.",
"The two of them had a big blowup about something trivial.",
"The coach's latest blowup occurred when one of his players arrived late.",
"Verb",
"she blew up at everybody after a very long and very bad day",
"the building blew up because of a gas leak",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Saban\u2019s pontifications about Jackson State were slightly overshadowed by the subsequent, juicy blowup with Texas A&M head coach Jimbo Fisher. \u2014 Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al , 24 May 2022",
"Jada Pinkett Smith turned her husband\u2019s Oscar-night blowup into a teachable moment about alopecia areata, the hair-loss disorder affecting her and millions of others that, in some cases, can impact a person\u2019s sense of identity. \u2014 Time , 1 June 2022",
"Jada Pinkett Smith turned her husband\u2019s Oscar-night blowup into a teachable moment about alopecia areata, the hair-loss disorder affecting her and millions of others that, in some cases, can impact a person\u2019s sense of identity. \u2014 Lynn Elber, BostonGlobe.com , 1 June 2022",
"On April 26, three days after the blowup , Lin announced his departure on the Fast social media channels. \u2014 Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 May 2022",
"But unlike the events leading to the subprime mortgage crisis of 2008, the financial community is divided on whether a crypto blowup could lead to systemic risk for financial markets. \u2014 Taylor Locke, Fortune , 12 May 2022",
"People reported that Jeff addressed his longtime collaborator\u2019s blowup at the Oscars at Dorian\u2019s Through The Record Shop in Chicago, during the Closed Sessions Legend Conversation: DJ Jazzy Jeff last Thursday. \u2014 Jude Zhu, Billboard , 13 Apr. 2022",
"To fully prove blowup , mathematicians need to show that, given the approximate singularity, a true one exists nearby. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Spoelstra suggested Wednesday's blowup could help the Heat in the long run. \u2014 Jace Evans, USA TODAY , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Since single-person pose estimation is a doable task, multiperson tracking is expected to blow up in the coming years. \u2014 Oleg Lola, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"Two Northern California militia members are in federal custody after being charged with plotting to blow up the state Democratic headquarters in Sacramento. \u2014 Justin Raystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
"According to Bates, the group's plan was to kidnap Whitmer at her vacation home and blow up several bridges in the area to thwart law enforcement, according to the BBC. \u2014 Danielle Wallace, Fox News , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Did expenses unexpectedly blow up because of an unplanned event? \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"With the mask, users can blow up balloons, hold their breath to steady a toy gun, and do several other things. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 1 June 2022",
"These floaties are easy to blow up , too, thanks to the single-nozzle design. \u2014 Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure , 1 June 2022",
"But, of course, all of these options and plans could ultimately blow up in the Blazers\u2019 faces, as did the lottery. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 May 2022",
"Simply blow up the pad, attach it to a hose, and adjust the water pressure depending on how high your kids want the sprinkler to go. \u2014 Kylee Mcguigan, Popular Mechanics , 18 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1536, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
"1757, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1850, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u014d-\u02cc\u0259p"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"explosion",
"fireworks",
"fit",
"hissy",
"hissy fit",
"huff",
"scene",
"tantrum"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063443",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"blowzy":{
"antonyms":[
"dapper",
"dashing",
"dolled up",
"sharp",
"smart",
"spruce"
],
"definitions":{
": being coarse and ruddy of complexion":[],
": having a sloppy or unkempt appearance or aspect : frowsy":[]
},
"examples":[
"a large, blowsy woman in frumpy clothes runs the diner",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The queen of Playland was Laughing Sal, a tall, blowsy figure of fun, with a maniacal laugh. \u2014 Carl Nolte, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 Mar. 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1712, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"English dialect blowse, blowze wench":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8blau\u0307-z\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"dowdy",
"frowsy",
"frowzy",
"slobbish",
"slobby",
"sloppy",
"sloven",
"slovenly",
"unkempt",
"untidy"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180606",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"blub":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": blubber":[]
},
"examples":[
"the girl was blubbing so uncontrollably that we couldn't understand what she was trying to tell us",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Bridget Jones blubbing into her ice cream, obsessing over pounds gained and cigarettes smoked? Beach book. \u2014 Jennifer Weiner, EW.com , 17 June 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1860, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0259b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bawl",
"blubber",
"cry",
"sob",
"weep"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183855",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"blubber":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": excessive fat on the body":[],
": the action of blubbering":[],
": the fat of whales and other large marine mammals":[],
": to swell, distort, or wet with weeping":[],
": to utter while weeping":[],
": to weep noisily":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"Oh, stop blubbering , you big baby!",
"the poor child was blubbering because she had fallen and skinned her knee",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Their white American maleness is too mythic and valuable to go around blubbering all over valets. \u2014 Wesley Morris, New York Times , 13 Jan. 2020",
"Their white American maleness is too mythic and valuable to go around blubbering all over valets. \u2014 Wesley Morris, New York Times , 4 Feb. 2020",
"According to researchers on shore, the octopuses were likely chowing down on living crustaceans, not blubber remaining on the bones. \u2014 Rachael Lallensack, Smithsonian , 16 Oct. 2019",
"As the humans blubbered and begged for their lives, the bots turned them into target practice, used their corpses to set up ambushes to create more corpses, and hanged them only after the slow torment of a monologue. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 22 Apr. 2018",
"And over the last 24 hours, there\u2019s been loads of excitement: Team USA\u2019s nail-biting final curling match against Sweden left four-time Olympian John Shuster a blubbering mess after leading his team to gold. \u2014 Kathryn Lundstrom, SI.com , 24 Feb. 2018",
"Burning: Songs like Burning are the reason why casual listeners turn to Sam Smith\u2019s music, looking for three-minute exercises in emotional manipulation that renders you a blubbering mess. \u2014 Maeve Mcdermott, USA TODAY , 2 Nov. 2017",
"DeeDee Magno Hall\u2019s Diana also is capable of reducing audience members \u2014 first timers or not \u2014 to blubbering wrecks with her searching fragility and voice like warm honey. \u2014 Margaret Gray, latimes.com , 26 May 2017",
"This explains why most, so far, appear to be playing along with Trump\u2014espousing a patriotic duty to work with the administration while blubbering platitudes about cooperation and listening and being stewards of the economy. \u2014 Vanityfair.com, VanityFair.com , 25 Jan. 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Over the past few million years, walruses have adapted to their frigid environments, with long ivory tusks to protect them from polar bears and thick, bristled skin with up to six inches of insulating blubber underneath. \u2014 Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Their blubber edible as well as their meat, those cetaceans have sustained human life here to a large extent, with the Grind on record as dating back nearly 600 years. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Before that, northern elephant seals nearly disappeared entirely because of hunting during the 19th century for their blubber , which was used for lamp oil and soap. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Feb. 2022",
"The stove appeared to be a trywork, a type of cast iron furnace used in rendering whale blubber to oil, the researchers said. \u2014 al , 28 Feb. 2022",
"There is fluid inside both lungs, hemorrhaging in the blubber , edema on the kidneys. \u2014 Peter Wayne Moe, Longreads , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Graduate students Theresa Keates and Arina Favilla carefully removed the satellite tag and time-depth recorder glued to her body, each about the size of a deck of cards, and used an ultrasound to measure her blubber , typically 2 inches thick. \u2014 Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle , 4 Feb. 2022",
"During a lecture on the Sea Bird, naturalist Adam Marie had explained that, in the 19th and early 20th centuries, gray whales were hunted for blubber in these same lagoons. \u2014 Liz Vaccariello, Travel + Leisure , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Long before the evolution of blowholes or blubber , whales were at home in the seas. \u2014 Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 Jan. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English bluber bubble, foam, probably of imitative origin":"Noun",
"Middle English blubren to make a bubbling sound, from bluber":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0259-b\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bawl",
"blub",
"cry",
"sob",
"weep"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073829",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"blubbery":{
"antonyms":[
"lean",
"skinny",
"slender",
"slim",
"spare",
"thin"
],
"definitions":{
": having or characterized by blubber":[],
": puffed out : thick":[]
},
"examples":[
"the sort of blubbery person you hope you never see naked"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1791, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0259-b(\u0259-)r\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"chubby",
"corpulent",
"fat",
"fleshy",
"full",
"gross",
"lardy",
"obese",
"overweight",
"plump",
"podgy",
"portly",
"pudgy",
"replete",
"roly-poly",
"rotund",
"round",
"tubby"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030047",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"bludgeon":{
"antonyms":[
"bang",
"bash",
"bat",
"belt",
"biff",
"bob",
"bonk",
"bop",
"box",
"bust",
"clap",
"clip",
"clobber",
"clock",
"clout",
"crack",
"hammer",
"hit",
"knock",
"nail",
"paste",
"pound",
"punch",
"rap",
"slam",
"slap",
"slog",
"slug",
"smack",
"smite",
"sock",
"strike",
"swat",
"swipe",
"tag",
"thump",
"thwack",
"wallop",
"whack",
"whale",
"zap"
],
"definitions":{
": a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon":[],
": something used to attack or bully":[
"the bludgeon of satire"
],
": to attack or overcome by aggressive argument : bully":[
"mental bludgeoning",
"We do not talk\u2014we bludgeon one another with facts and theories \u2026",
"\u2014 Henry Miller"
],
": to hit with heavy impact":[
"was bludgeoned to death"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"guards armed with bludgeons roamed the compound",
"Verb",
"remodelers bludgeoned the wall with a sledgehammer to join the two rooms",
"the boxer bludgeons opponents with an assortment of punches",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Its leading office holders have demonstrated that the party will take a stand on principle even when doing so harms one of its most prominent members (and not only when the gesture can be used as a bludgeon against the other guys). \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 6 Aug. 2021",
"And so this is when good old, New England Protestants who had been really nurturing the story of the pilgrims started using this story as the founders of America, as a sort of cultural bludgeon to claim their spot on the top of America's hierarchy. \u2014 Shannon Rae Green, USA TODAY , 21 Nov. 2021",
"In the Middle East, the idea of hospitality is both sacrament and bludgeon . \u2014 New York Times , 11 Nov. 2021",
"Yet a small but important part of the progressive coalition\u2014criminal-defense lawyers\u2014can\u2019t afford to treat gun laws as one more culture-war bludgeon . \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 23 July 2021",
"Because fascism, it\u2019s always about using nationalism, and the nation, as a bludgeon to generate support for death policies, on behalf of death governments. \u2014 Vinson Cunningham, Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2021",
"Their large could also double as a bludgeon in the unlikely event of a mugging. \u2014 Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com , 13 Dec. 2020",
"Hegar, by contrast, has used the issue as a bludgeon . \u2014 Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News , 26 Oct. 2020",
"Hobbes tells Marshall that people often use the subject as a bludgeon . \u2014 Rachel Syme, The New Yorker , 12 Oct. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"It\u2019s well- documented that these creatures will use rocks to bludgeon \u2014read: loosen\u2014food from its perch. \u2014 Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics , 14 Apr. 2022",
"According to authorities, Heredia-Rios used a hammer to bludgeon Oscar Garrido-Castro, who was 36 at the time of his death. \u2014 Alicia Fabbre, chicagotribune.com , 14 Jan. 2022",
"Trying to bludgeon the working class into jobs accomplished the exact opposite. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 26 July 2021",
"The writer-director Blerta Basholli doesn\u2019t bludgeon you with the character\u2019s miseries, or hold your emotions hostage. \u2014 Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times , 12 Nov. 2021",
"Basilashvili, of the country of Georgia, saved seven break points along the way and used his powerful backhand to bludgeon young Taylor Fritz, 7-6 (5), 6-3. \u2014 Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times , 16 Oct. 2021",
"Never mind that their Republican opponents will likelier bludgeon them over the budget deficit, which (unlike the debt ceiling) is something voters actually understand. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 12 Oct. 2021",
"Prosecutors said Johnson used a claw hammer to fatally bludgeon a manager, Mary Bratcher, 46, and employees Mabel Scruggs, 57, and Fred Jones, 58, during a closing-time robbery at the Casey\u2019s General Store in Columbia on Feb. 12, 1994. \u2014 NBC News , 7 May 2021",
"Traditionally therapies for lupus and other autoimmune diseases have relied on decades-old blunt-force strategies that essentially bludgeon a badly behaving immune system into submission. \u2014 Marla Broadfoot, Scientific American , 1 Sep. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1730, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1777, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"origin unknown":"Noun",
"verbal derivative of bludgeon entry 1":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0259-j\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bastinado",
"bastinade",
"bat",
"baton",
"billy",
"billy club",
"cane",
"club",
"cudgel",
"nightstick",
"rod",
"rung",
"sap",
"shillelagh",
"shillalah",
"staff",
"truncheon",
"waddy"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090157",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"blue":{
"antonyms":[
"firmament",
"heaven(s)",
"high",
"sky",
"welkin"
],
"definitions":{
": a Union soldier in the American Civil War":[],
": a blue costume or uniform":[
"wearing their dress blues"
],
": a blue object":[],
": a color whose hue is that of the clear sky or that of the portion of the color spectrum lying between green and violet":[
"Blue is his favorite color.",
"shades of blue"
],
": a pigment or dye that colors blue":[],
": any of numerous small chiefly blue butterflies (family Lycaenidae)":[],
": blue cheese":[],
": blue clothing or cloth":[
"will be wearing blue"
],
": bluefish":[
"fishing for blues"
],
": bluestocking":[
"praised the writings of her fellow blues"
],
": bluing":[
"adding blue to the laundry"
],
": bluish":[
"the blue haze of tobacco smoke"
],
": bluish gray":[
"a blue cat"
],
": discolored by or as if by bruising":[
"blue with cold"
],
": extremely exasperated":[
"argued until he was blue in the face"
],
": learned , intellectual":[
"\u2026 the ladies were very blue and well-informed \u2026",
"\u2014 W. M. Thackeray"
],
": low in spirits : melancholy":[
"has been feeling blue"
],
": marked by low spirits : depressing":[
"a blue funk",
"things looked blue"
],
": of the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue entry 2 sense 1 )":[
"a blue jacket",
"her bright blue eyes",
"The house is blue with white shutters."
],
": of, relating to, or used in blues (see blues sense 3 )":[
"a blue song"
],
": off-color , risqu\u00e9":[
"blue jokes"
],
": one of the three colors (see color entry 1 sense 15 ) that quarks have in the theory of quantum chromodynamics":[
"One cannot have a single quark on its own because it would have a color (red, green, or blue ). Instead, a red quark has to be joined to a green and a blue quark by a \"string\" of gluons (red + green + blue = white). Such a triplet constitutes a proton or a neutron.",
"\u2014 Stephen Hawking"
],
": profane , indecent":[
"a blue movie"
],
": puritanical":[
"\u2026 a blue Sunday city \u2026",
"\u2014 James Street"
],
": sea":[],
": sky":[],
": tending to support Democratic candidates or policies":[
"As has become increasingly clear over the past few general elections, with their red states and blue states, an American Presidential campaign is no longer truly national.",
"\u2014 Hendrik Hertzberg"
],
": the Union army":[
"the Blue versus the Gray"
],
": the far distance":[
"disappeared into the blue"
],
": to curse angrily":[
"He sliced the air with his fists and blued the air with his mouth.",
"\u2014 Steve Kelley",
"I have been stealing my father's copy (of Massachusetts Wildlife) for a long time, but last week he found an issue on my desk and blued the air a bit.",
"\u2014 Stephen King Donovan"
],
": to dye, tint, or paint (something) blue":[
"Last, the generation of the grandmothers, in immaculately blued hair \u2026",
"\u2014 John Updike",
"Tattoos blued his upper arms.",
"\u2014 Jerry Spinelli"
],
": to heat (iron or steel) to about 550 to 600 degrees Fahrenheit so that it acquires a protective bluish coating":[
"the blued barrel of the gun",
"Between banks shrouded with snow, the river gleamed darkly, like blued steel with gold chips of sunlight dancing on each riffle.",
"\u2014 Pete Bodo"
],
": to make (something) blue in color: such as":[],
": to turn blue":[
"their blueing fingers"
],
": wearing blue":[
"the blue team"
],
": without advance notice : unexpectedly":[
"the job offer came out of the blue"
],
"\u2014 compare purple sense 3 , red sense 5":[
"As has become increasingly clear over the past few general elections, with their red states and blue states, an American Presidential campaign is no longer truly national.",
"\u2014 Hendrik Hertzberg"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"shocked at the blue banter she heard on that satellite-radio talk show",
"a cold, dreary day always leaves me blue",
"Noun",
"Her favorite color is blue .",
"a mixture of blues and greens",
"They sailed off into the blue .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Happily, we are greeted by clear, blue skies and a calming breeze wafting over the Pharmalot campus. \u2014 Ed Silverman, STAT , 3 July 2022",
"This Sangiovese includes deep flavors of blue fruit, black fruit and plums. \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 3 July 2022",
"Arnold, still in his light- blue uniform, was met by his adoring crowd, evidently in shock. \u2014 Gaya Gupta, Washington Post , 3 July 2022",
"Briana Corkill, a 30 year-old medical student, showed up right after class, still dressed in blue scrubs. \u2014 Gloria Rebecca Gomez, The Arizona Republic , 2 July 2022",
"Nearly a year ago, the Bisgroves finally moved across the red- blue border, to Evanston, Ill., where, Dr. Bisgrove said, her children would be accepted and her medical practice could thrive. \u2014 New York Times , 2 July 2022",
"Compared to the 2018 midterms, where Democrats swept the House in a blue wave reaction to former President Donald Trump, the 2022 primary season has seen anemic participation from Democratic voters. \u2014 Thomas Phippen, Fox News , 2 July 2022",
"Their broad blades can be green, bronze, gray, blue , striped, spotted, banded and more. \u2014 Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 July 2022",
"Across the street a banner was attached to a fence \u2013 the shape of Kentucky against a black and blue backdrop, with a heart where the community is. \u2014 Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal , 2 July 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"This year, the anomaly that is Sonic, with its very high PCMag Speed Index, sends all the dark blue into California. \u2014 Eric Griffith, PCMAG , 17 June 2022",
"However, there was an Atlantic hurricane that survived the trip over Central America and entered the Pacific blue . \u2014 Joe Mario Pedersen, Orlando Sentinel , 31 May 2022",
"Georgia's gubernatorial primaries will also highlight Democratic candidate Stacey Abrams' efforts to mobilize voters and turn the Peach state blue . \u2014 David Jackson, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022",
"The first photo in Krok's Instagram carousel spotlights the big toes, adorned with one eye each: one with a hazel iris, and the other light blue . \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 20 May 2022",
"Suburban women and moderate voters helped Wexton flip the seat blue in 2018. \u2014 Meagan Flynn, Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
"The rest of the stands were dominated by the blue of Rangers. \u2014 New York Times , 18 May 2022",
"Go for a Mayan massage in the Muluk Spa, after which therapists draw back the curtains to reveal the candy-floss blue of the Caribbean. \u2014 Lauren Mowery, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"The images are split in half by color \u2014 with blue on the top and red on the bottom. \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Republicans in Virginia\u2019s 10th, 7th and 2nd districts \u2014 all seats targeted by the national GOP \u2014 are seeking to unseat the three Democratic congresswomen who flipped their districts to blue in 2018 with major help from suburban voters. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Mar. 2022",
"The home uniforms, which FAU wore versus the 49ers, have blue as the dominant color once again. \u2014 Khobi Price, sun-sentinel.com , 3 Oct. 2020",
"To ensure that John Cornyn, Chip Roy and the rest of the Texas Republicans stop putting us in danger, voter blue up and down the ballot in November. \u2014 Taylor Goldenstein, ExpressNews.com , 26 Aug. 2020",
"There are signs that Texas, due to changing demographics, may be the next Electoral College giant to turn from red, if not to blue , then at least to purple. \u2014 John A. Farrell, The New Republic , 16 Apr. 2020",
"So why won't blue shampoo cut it for keeping cool brunettes cool? \u2014 Taylore Glynn, Marie Claire , 23 Jan. 2020",
"Ruscillo has studied the production of the ancient purple dye, including experimenting with it to make colors from pink to blue to almost black, though she isn't involved in the excavations on Chrysi. \u2014 Fox News , 12 Dec. 2019",
"The pair were all smiles for the appearance at St. James\u2019s Palace, where Kate blue a royal blue Issa dress that matched her sapphire engagement ring, which once belonged to William\u2019s mother Princess Diana. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 25 July 2019",
"Give classic orange and blue a dose of edge with abstract prints and a hit of dark \u00e0 la Samantha Angelo. \u2014 Laurel Benedum, ELLE Decor , 4 June 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1606, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French blef, blew , of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German bl\u0101o blue; akin to Latin flavus yellow":"Adjective, Noun, and Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u00fc"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bawdy",
"coarse",
"crude",
"dirty",
"filthy",
"foul",
"gross",
"gutter",
"impure",
"indecent",
"lascivious",
"lewd",
"locker-room",
"nasty",
"obscene",
"pornographic",
"porny",
"profane",
"raunchy",
"ribald",
"smutty",
"stag",
"trashy",
"unprintable",
"vulgar",
"wanton",
"X-rated"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032652",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"blue blood":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a member of a noble or socially prominent family":[],
": membership in a noble or socially prominent family":[]
},
"examples":[
"a woman of blue blood",
"This is where the city's blue bloods like to gather.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Cinderella takes a blue blood when Saint Peter\u2019s faces North Carolina on Sunday, March 27. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Rival Auburn feels like a college hoops blue blood in the making. \u2014 Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al , 10 Mar. 2022",
"The two college basketball blue blood schools meet in New Orleans tonight to decide this year\u2019s champion. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 4 Apr. 2022",
"The pride of Jersey City is taking the City of Brotherly Love by storm, fresh off wins over blue blood Kentucky and red hot Murray State. \u2014 Stephen Edelson, USA TODAY , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Hamilton, 73, has transformed FSU into a new blue blood basketball program in the ACC, competing with the North Carolinas and Dukes. \u2014 Matt Murschel, orlandosentinel.com , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Two weeks of upsets and underdogs in the books, the Final Four is down to four blue blood programs: Kansas, Duke, North Carolina and Villanova. \u2014 John Marshall, ajc , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Two weeks of upsets and underdogs in the books, the Final Four is down to four blue blood programs: Kansas, Duke, North Carolina and Villanova. \u2014 John Marshall, chicagotribune.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
"In the novel, Spragg, navigates the rigid rules of high society, learning that her family\u2019s newfound wealth doesn\u2019t quite stack up to an old, blue blood social pedigree. \u2014 Cady Lang, Time , 25 Jan. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1809, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"aristocrat",
"gentle",
"gentleperson",
"noble",
"patrician"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040943",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"blue catfish":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a large bluish catfish ( Ictalurus furcatus ) of the Mississippi River valley that may weigh over 100 pounds (45 kilograms)":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The world record for a blue catfish caught on 30-pound test line is 111 pounds. \u2014 Brian Broom, USA TODAY , 13 Apr. 2022",
"On Lake Wheeler, winter is prime time to land one of the giant blue catfish that prowl the depths. \u2014 Frank Sargeant, al , 17 Dec. 2021",
"His catch broke the lake's junior angler blue catfish record, that had just been set the month before. \u2014 Malak Silmi, San Antonio Express-News , 1 Dec. 2021",
"Colt Franke caught a 33 1/2-inch long blue catfish that weighed 24 1/2 pounds while fishing at the lake, which is about 20 miles from downtown San Antonio. \u2014 Malak Silmi, San Antonio Express-News , 1 Dec. 2021",
"The Game and Fish mobile aquarium gives Arkansans the opportunity to see some of the state's native fish, ranging from small sunfish to giant blue catfish . \u2014 Arkansas Online , 24 Aug. 2021",
"The Conowingo Dam and Upper Chesapeake tributaries remain very good channel catfish waters despite the influx of dominating blue catfish in the upper bay. \u2014 Jim Gronaw, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll , 17 July 2021",
"Giant channel cats used to be more common in the Potomac River, but the introduction of the invasive blue catfish have put channel cat numbers on the low side in many Chesapeake river systems. \u2014 Jim Gronaw, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll , 17 July 2021",
"Skipjack are considered a bait species on the river, and seem to have a special appeal to the appetite of big blue catfish . \u2014 Frank Sargeant, al , 30 June 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1818, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115223",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blue cheese":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a cheese marked with veins of greenish-blue mold":[
"Where does the blue in blue cheese come from? Mold. But it's harmless mold, so enjoy!",
"\u2014 The Chicago Tribune",
"The beef was a perfect medium-rare, and the sauce was robust, ideal for the meat with just the right touch of bleu cheese .",
"\u2014 Scott J. Haring"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Gorgonzola blue cheese is an ideal dressing for risotto. \u2014 Silvia Marchetti, CNN , 26 Apr. 2022",
"What's better than a wedge salad with blue cheese and crisp bacon? \u2014 Mackensy Lunsford, USA TODAY , 27 May 2022",
"That said, there is quite a difference in flavor and consistency between, for example, a lemon vinaigrette and blue cheese dressing. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Mar. 2022",
"The previous winner was an organic blue cheese , Rogue River Blue, the first-ever American champion in these awards. \u2014 CNN , 3 Nov. 2021",
"Get the salad with pecans, pear dressing, and blue cheese ice cream. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 12 May 2022",
"The dinner box for two has an appetizer of focaccia, fig jam, prosciutto, blue cheese and arugula; a burrata salad; an entr\u00e9e of New York strip of sea bass; and a dessert pastry box. \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The dinner includes baked spinach and feta tart, an asparagus and wild leek soup and a salad of organic lettuce topped with Asian pears, Oregon blue cheese , and pecans. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 10 Apr. 2022",
"But all the key elements are here: crisp iceberg lettuce, a scrumptious buttermilk blue cheese dressing, cherry tomatoes, warm bacon bits, fresh dill. \u2014 Kitty Greenwald, WSJ , 13 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1787, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u00fc-\u02c8ch\u0113z"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215123",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blue chip":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a business or undertaking with an outstanding record or likelihood of profitability":[],
": an athlete rated as excellent or as an excellent prospect":[],
": an outstandingly worthwhile or valuable property or asset":[],
": one that is outstanding: such as":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Seider, 21, is an integral part of the rebuild, a blue chip defenseman with size, smarts and leadership. \u2014 Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press , 22 June 2022",
"Oregon has added a second blue chip safety to its 2023 recruiting class. \u2014 James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 22 June 2022",
"Casino gambling, sort of, with a major Toledo painting as the blue chip . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 May 2022",
"With ratings down across cable, Mr. Licht has told colleagues that strengthening CNN\u2019s reputation as a fair-minded news outfit will help attract blue chip advertisers. \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2022",
"The fund manager at the center of the controversy saw its stock sink 5.3%, underperforming declines in the broader German blue chip index DAX. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 31 May 2022",
"The blue chip index jumped 618.34 points, or nearly 2%, to 31,880.24. \u2014 NBC News , 23 May 2022",
"In tennis, a blue chip is one of the very best players. \u2014 Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 May 2022",
"Oregon has added another blue chip prospects to its 2023 recruiting class. \u2014 James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 13 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1892, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-183417",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"blue devils":{
"antonyms":[
"bliss",
"blissfulness",
"ecstasy",
"elatedness",
"elation",
"euphoria",
"exhilaration",
"exuberance",
"exultation",
"felicity",
"gladness",
"gladsomeness",
"happiness",
"heaven",
"intoxication",
"joy",
"joyfulness",
"joyousness",
"jubilation",
"rapture",
"rapturousness"
],
"definitions":{
": low spirits : despondency":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1756, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"blues",
"dejection",
"depression",
"desolation",
"despond",
"despondence",
"despondency",
"disconsolateness",
"dispiritedness",
"doldrums",
"dolefulness",
"downheartedness",
"dreariness",
"dumps",
"forlornness",
"gloom",
"gloominess",
"glumness",
"heartsickness",
"joylessness",
"melancholy",
"miserableness",
"mopes",
"mournfulness",
"oppression",
"sadness",
"sorrowfulness",
"unhappiness"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202753",
"type":[
"plural noun"
]
},
"blue lotus":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a lotus ( N. caerulea ) of Egypt":[],
": a lotus ( Nymphaea stellata ) of India":[],
": either of two blue-flowered cultivated water lilies:":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-193319",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blue moon":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a second full moon in a calendar month":[],
": a very long period of time":[
"\u2014 usually used in the phrase once in a blue moon such people happen along only once in a blue moon \u2014 Saturday Rev."
]
},
"examples":[
"once in a blue moon we'll get dressed up and eat in a fancy restaurant",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Esposito\u2019s Genny Savastano wasn\u2019t born under a bad sign, with a blue moon in his eyes. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 2 Mar. 2022",
"And once in a blue moon , a fabulous one comes up for sale: such is the case with the Lanier House, a Beaux-Arts gem on East 35th Street. \u2014 Leena Kim, Town & Country , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The rarer, blue moon \u2019s light passes through larger dust particles. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Edinson Cavani, the current second-string centre forward who does pose a threat on the pitch, can only play once in a blue moon and spends the rest of the time on the sidelines or in the treatment room. \u2014 Liam Canning, Forbes , 17 Apr. 2022",
"As for giving up goals, well, that happens once in a blue moon . \u2014 Matt Le Cren, chicagotribune.com , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The next blue moon is forecasted for August 2023, much sooner than the 19 years one Facebook post claimed. \u2014 Miriam Fauzia, USA TODAY , 28 Oct. 2021",
"Sometimes a blue moon can fall on Halloween, as the post indicates. \u2014 Miriam Fauzia, USA TODAY , 28 Oct. 2021",
"The last blue moon to appear happened in October of 2020 \u2014 and on the night of Halloween. \u2014 Karly Williams, Chron , 19 Aug. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1821, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"aeon",
"eon",
"age",
"coon's age",
"cycle",
"donkey's years",
"eternity",
"forever",
"long",
"months",
"moon"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083657",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blue palm":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a dwarf fan palm ( Sabal adansonii ) of the southern U.S. having a subterranean stem, spineless petioles, and glaucous leaves":[],
": a fan palm ( Erythea armata ) of Lower California with very glaucous leaves and the leaf segments clothed with white filaments":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-124955",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blue palmetto":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a dwarf fan palm ( Rhapidophyllum hystrix ) of the southern U.S. having a creeping stem that is clothed with fibrous leaf sheaths and occasional spines and leaves that are long-stalked and somewhat glaucous":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-204124",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blue panic":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a robust glabrous leafy perennial grass ( Panicum antidotale ) of southeastern U.S. with spikelets that are black at maturity":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174530",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blue parrot fish":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": either of two Australian labrid food fishes ( Choerodon ommopterus and C. cyanodus )":[],
": either of two large chiefly West Indian parrot fishes ( Scarus caeruleus and Sparisoma chrysopterum )":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025257",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blue pea":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a tropical vine ( Clitoria ternatea ) with pinnate leaves and bright-blue yellow-centered flowers":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092848",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blue pelt":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a pelt taken before priming is complete":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"so called from the bluish tinge of the leather side":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162631",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blue ribbon":{
"antonyms":[
"accolade",
"award",
"decoration",
"distinction",
"honor",
"kudo",
"plume",
"premium",
"prize"
],
"definitions":{
": a blue ribbon awarded as an honor (as to the first-place winner in a competition)":[],
": an honor or award gained for preeminence":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"Our pumpkin won the blue ribbon at the county fair this year.",
"the Pritzker Prize is widely regarded as the ultimate blue ribbon for architectural achievement",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The Rockefeller and Bill and Melinda Gates foundations are convening a blue ribbon task force of 11 experts that will make recommendations about the next generation of vaccines to the U.S. government. \u2014 Stephanie Armour, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"This Special Merit Award will be determined by a blue ribbon committee and ratified by the Recording Academy Board of Trustees. \u2014 Jem Aswad, Variety , 9 June 2022",
"Leda Levine, president of New Agenda: Northeast, and Pam Gould, superintendent of Sandwich Public Schools and a member of the MIAA\u2019s blue ribbon committee, also spoke. \u2014 Sarah Barber, BostonGlobe.com , 20 May 2022",
"And on it there was this little kind of tube with a blue ribbon around it. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Inspired by one of her most iconic looks, the Queen Elizabeth II Barbie wears an elegant ivory gown and blue ribbon adorned with decorations of order. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 20 Apr. 2022",
"South Korean actress Youn Yuh-jung wore the blue ribbon , as well. \u2014 Nadja Sayej, Forbes , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Designer Sage Mountainflower, Ohkay Owingeh/Taos Pueblo/Navajo, had a successful showcase at the Heard after one of her pieces from her Phendi\u2019-Tewa collection won the blue ribbon . \u2014 AZCentral.com , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Jason Momoa wore a handkerchief with the colors of the Ukrainian flag, and Yoon Yeo-jeong had a blue ribbon pinned to her outfit. \u2014 NBC News , 28 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1651, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1860, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"A-OK",
"A1",
"awesome",
"bang-up",
"banner",
"beautiful",
"blue-chip",
"boffo",
"bonny",
"bonnie",
"boss",
"brag",
"brave",
"bully",
"bumper",
"capital",
"choice",
"classic",
"cool",
"corking",
"crackerjack",
"cracking",
"dandy",
"divine",
"dope",
"down",
"dynamite",
"excellent",
"fab",
"fabulous",
"famous",
"fantabulous",
"fantastic",
"fine",
"first-class",
"first-rate",
"first-string",
"five-star",
"four-star",
"frontline",
"gangbusters",
"gangbuster",
"gilt-edged",
"gilt-edge",
"gone",
"grand",
"great",
"groovy",
"heavenly",
"high-class",
"hot",
"hype",
"immense",
"jim-dandy",
"keen",
"lovely",
"marvelous",
"marvellous",
"mean",
"neat",
"nifty",
"noble",
"number one",
"No. 1",
"numero uno",
"out-of-sight",
"par excellence",
"peachy",
"peachy keen",
"phat",
"prime",
"primo",
"prize",
"prizewinning",
"quality",
"radical",
"righteous",
"sensational",
"slick",
"splendid",
"stellar",
"sterling",
"superb",
"superior",
"superlative",
"supernal",
"swell",
"terrific",
"tip-top",
"top",
"top-notch",
"top-of-the-line",
"top-shelf",
"topflight",
"topping",
"unsurpassed",
"wizard",
"wonderful"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212804",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"blue tang":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a surgeonfish ( Acanthurus coeruleus ) that is bright blue with darker longitudinal stripes when mature and occurs chiefly from Bermuda to Brazil":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The 40-minute musical featured live performers and large puppetry to tell the story of lost, curious clownfish Nemo and the search by his protective father Marlin, who is assisted in the hunt by Dory, a short-attention-span blue tang . \u2014 Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com , 14 Sep. 2021",
"Turquoise water stretches into the distance, stuffed full of blue tangs and schools of yellowtail snapper that flounder away from our ship and conceal themselves beneath thin layers of sea foam. \u2014 David Canfield, EW.com , 2 July 2019",
"No one knows how many blue tangs are taken from coral reefs across the Indo-Pacific each year for saltwater aquariums. \u2014 National Geographic , 20 July 2016",
"No one knows the effects of Finding Dory on sales of blue tangs . \u2014 National Geographic , 20 July 2016",
"The big concern now is over the regal blue tang \u2014or Ellen DeGeneres\u2019 Dory in the upcoming Finding Nemo sequel, Finding Dory. \u2014 National Geographic , 3 May 2016",
"The blue tang is a popular, high-value aquarium species. \u2014 National Geographic , 20 July 2016"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1864, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"tang entry 1 (surgeonfish)":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-194028",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blue vitriol":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a hydrated copper sulfate CuSO 4 \u00b75H 2 O":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1560, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132620",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blue water":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the open sea":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"First by stealth, then by degrees, and now by great leaps, China is building a blue water navy and a network of bases to extend its military and political influence. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 7 June 2022",
"One photo, however, features a sliver of greenery and blue water from Lake Michigan right next to the Summerfest grounds and its parking lot. \u2014 Jordan Tilkens, Journal Sentinel , 3 June 2022",
"Kehlani\u2019s highly anticipated third album blue water road, will be released on April 29th\u2013pre-order it here! \u2014 Emma Specter, Vogue , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The track will appear on her third album, blue water road, which will be released on April 29. \u2014 Izzy Col\u00f3n, SPIN , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Horses in crystal blue water , white sand beaches, rum and sugar served in a coconut: this is the idyllic promise of Jamaica, the 3rd largest island in the Caribbean and one frequented by more than 4 million tourists a year. \u2014 Beck Bamberger, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
"See if this isn\u2019t so, as your gaze segues smoothly across black outlines among greenery, blue water and sky, and orangish flesh. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
"All come with a backdrop of stunning towering mountains, the rustle of the wind through the trees and the allure of an endless expanse of clear blue water merging with the sky. \u2014 Lisa Morrow, CNN , 25 Mar. 2022",
"So, according to Gurman, the next iPad Pro is set to put clear blue water between it and the new Air. \u2014 David Phelan, Forbes , 27 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1582, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-181806",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"blue water gas":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": blue gas":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-073603",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blue water lily":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a blue-flowered African water lily ( Nymphaea capensis zanzibariensis )":[],
": blue lotus":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-173940",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blue with cold":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": blue from being exposed to cold for too long":[
"Her hands and feet are blue with cold .",
"He was shivering and blue from the cold ."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113543",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"blue wood aster":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a common perennial North American herb ( Aster cordifolius ) with basal cordate leaves and numerous heads of bluish purple flowers":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114816",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blue wren":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": bluecap":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124405",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blue-blooded":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a member of a noble or socially prominent family":[],
": membership in a noble or socially prominent family":[]
},
"examples":[
"a woman of blue blood",
"This is where the city's blue bloods like to gather.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Cinderella takes a blue blood when Saint Peter\u2019s faces North Carolina on Sunday, March 27. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Rival Auburn feels like a college hoops blue blood in the making. \u2014 Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al , 10 Mar. 2022",
"The two college basketball blue blood schools meet in New Orleans tonight to decide this year\u2019s champion. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 4 Apr. 2022",
"The pride of Jersey City is taking the City of Brotherly Love by storm, fresh off wins over blue blood Kentucky and red hot Murray State. \u2014 Stephen Edelson, USA TODAY , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Hamilton, 73, has transformed FSU into a new blue blood basketball program in the ACC, competing with the North Carolinas and Dukes. \u2014 Matt Murschel, orlandosentinel.com , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Two weeks of upsets and underdogs in the books, the Final Four is down to four blue blood programs: Kansas, Duke, North Carolina and Villanova. \u2014 John Marshall, ajc , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Two weeks of upsets and underdogs in the books, the Final Four is down to four blue blood programs: Kansas, Duke, North Carolina and Villanova. \u2014 John Marshall, chicagotribune.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
"In the novel, Spragg, navigates the rigid rules of high society, learning that her family\u2019s newfound wealth doesn\u2019t quite stack up to an old, blue blood social pedigree. \u2014 Cady Lang, Time , 25 Jan. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1809, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"aristocrat",
"gentle",
"gentleperson",
"noble",
"patrician"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104400",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"blue-chip":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a business or undertaking with an outstanding record or likelihood of profitability":[],
": an athlete rated as excellent or as an excellent prospect":[],
": an outstandingly worthwhile or valuable property or asset":[],
": one that is outstanding: such as":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Seider, 21, is an integral part of the rebuild, a blue chip defenseman with size, smarts and leadership. \u2014 Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press , 22 June 2022",
"Oregon has added a second blue chip safety to its 2023 recruiting class. \u2014 James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 22 June 2022",
"Casino gambling, sort of, with a major Toledo painting as the blue chip . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 May 2022",
"With ratings down across cable, Mr. Licht has told colleagues that strengthening CNN\u2019s reputation as a fair-minded news outfit will help attract blue chip advertisers. \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2022",
"The fund manager at the center of the controversy saw its stock sink 5.3%, underperforming declines in the broader German blue chip index DAX. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 31 May 2022",
"The blue chip index jumped 618.34 points, or nearly 2%, to 31,880.24. \u2014 NBC News , 23 May 2022",
"In tennis, a blue chip is one of the very best players. \u2014 Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 May 2022",
"Oregon has added another blue chip prospects to its 2023 recruiting class. \u2014 James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 13 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1892, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110715",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"blue-chipper":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": blue chip":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1953, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u00fc-\u02ccchi-p\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100300",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blue-pencil":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to edit especially by shortening or deletion":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Stalin\u2019s blue pencil , unlike that of other editors, glided across not just poetry chapbooks and literary journals but life itself. \u2014 Aaron Lake Smith, Harper's magazine , 24 June 2019",
"But a blue pencil is as strong as a sword, and more cut and thrust would have made this book sharper. \u2014 Laura Jacobs, New York Times , 11 Apr. 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1845, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1888, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u00fc-\u02c8pen(t)-s\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"cancel",
"cross (out)",
"dele",
"delete",
"edit (out)",
"elide",
"kill",
"scratch (out)",
"strike (out)",
"stroke (out)",
"x (out)"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213034",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"blue-ribbon":{
"antonyms":[
"accolade",
"award",
"decoration",
"distinction",
"honor",
"kudo",
"plume",
"premium",
"prize"
],
"definitions":{
": a blue ribbon awarded as an honor (as to the first-place winner in a competition)":[],
": an honor or award gained for preeminence":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"Our pumpkin won the blue ribbon at the county fair this year.",
"the Pritzker Prize is widely regarded as the ultimate blue ribbon for architectural achievement",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The Rockefeller and Bill and Melinda Gates foundations are convening a blue ribbon task force of 11 experts that will make recommendations about the next generation of vaccines to the U.S. government. \u2014 Stephanie Armour, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"This Special Merit Award will be determined by a blue ribbon committee and ratified by the Recording Academy Board of Trustees. \u2014 Jem Aswad, Variety , 9 June 2022",
"Leda Levine, president of New Agenda: Northeast, and Pam Gould, superintendent of Sandwich Public Schools and a member of the MIAA\u2019s blue ribbon committee, also spoke. \u2014 Sarah Barber, BostonGlobe.com , 20 May 2022",
"And on it there was this little kind of tube with a blue ribbon around it. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Inspired by one of her most iconic looks, the Queen Elizabeth II Barbie wears an elegant ivory gown and blue ribbon adorned with decorations of order. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 20 Apr. 2022",
"South Korean actress Youn Yuh-jung wore the blue ribbon , as well. \u2014 Nadja Sayej, Forbes , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Designer Sage Mountainflower, Ohkay Owingeh/Taos Pueblo/Navajo, had a successful showcase at the Heard after one of her pieces from her Phendi\u2019-Tewa collection won the blue ribbon . \u2014 AZCentral.com , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Jason Momoa wore a handkerchief with the colors of the Ukrainian flag, and Yoon Yeo-jeong had a blue ribbon pinned to her outfit. \u2014 NBC News , 28 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1651, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1860, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"A-OK",
"A1",
"awesome",
"bang-up",
"banner",
"beautiful",
"blue-chip",
"boffo",
"bonny",
"bonnie",
"boss",
"brag",
"brave",
"bully",
"bumper",
"capital",
"choice",
"classic",
"cool",
"corking",
"crackerjack",
"cracking",
"dandy",
"divine",
"dope",
"down",
"dynamite",
"excellent",
"fab",
"fabulous",
"famous",
"fantabulous",
"fantastic",
"fine",
"first-class",
"first-rate",
"first-string",
"five-star",
"four-star",
"frontline",
"gangbusters",
"gangbuster",
"gilt-edged",
"gilt-edge",
"gone",
"grand",
"great",
"groovy",
"heavenly",
"high-class",
"hot",
"hype",
"immense",
"jim-dandy",
"keen",
"lovely",
"marvelous",
"marvellous",
"mean",
"neat",
"nifty",
"noble",
"number one",
"No. 1",
"numero uno",
"out-of-sight",
"par excellence",
"peachy",
"peachy keen",
"phat",
"prime",
"primo",
"prize",
"prizewinning",
"quality",
"radical",
"righteous",
"sensational",
"slick",
"splendid",
"stellar",
"sterling",
"superb",
"superior",
"superlative",
"supernal",
"swell",
"terrific",
"tip-top",
"top",
"top-notch",
"top-of-the-line",
"top-shelf",
"topflight",
"topping",
"unsurpassed",
"wizard",
"wonderful"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161926",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"blue-sky":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a time or situation marked by easy progress or success":[
"Growth is back to its old powerhouse levels; there seems to be nothing but blue sky ahead on the inflation front.",
"\u2014 Amity Shlaes",
"Before such blue skies actually arrive, however, several major problems will have to be resolved.",
"\u2014 Harry F. Walters et al."
],
": characterized by unconstrained optimism or imagination : visionary":[
"People need more quiet time to let their creative juices flow, time for blue-sky thinking early in a project, before too many constraints are applied.",
"\u2014 Tim Stevens",
"For a four-hour block on Saturdays, she might be a CEO in blue-sky mode, thinking exclusively about long-term strategy.",
"\u2014 David Zax"
],
": having little or no value":[
"blue-sky stock"
],
": marked by a blue cloudless sky : clear":[
"On a blue-sky day, it's easy to look up into the far-reaching atmosphere and marvel at the wonders that it holds \u2026",
"\u2014 Nick Carbone"
],
": of or relating to blue-sky laws":[
"blue-sky regulations"
],
": overly optimistic about the future : unrealistic":[
"A world without potential war between major countries was until two years ago the stuff of utopian novels, blue-sky dreams of minds not grounded in reality.",
"\u2014 Tom Clancy",
"One of the issues that raises its head increasingly in crowdfunding is the danger that people may try and launch dubious campaigns to raise finance for blue-sky products that have no chance of success or even working.",
"\u2014 John Kennedy"
],
": overly optimistic and unrealistic thinking about the future":[
"But this is all blue sky because \u2026 there is nothing remotely close to a commercial prototype.",
"\u2014 Gregg Easterbrook"
],
": to offer ideas that are conceived by unrestrained imagination or optimism":[
"When you get the developers in a room blue-skying about the things that they want to do, it's incredible\u2014these are really brilliant people who want to do great things.",
"\u2014 Shari Steele",
"Those people have blue-skied and pushed the envelope and wandered around aimlessly outside the box as if their lives depended upon it.",
"\u2014 Jay Rayner",
"But innovators, when they blue-sky an idea, don't dwell on words like \"equity\" and \"business plan,\" he [Patrick Dowd] says. Instead it's about \"vision and passion\" and daring to fail.",
"\u2014 Richard Leiby"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1852, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"1862, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1957, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u00fc-\u02c8sk\u012b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225124",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"blue-water":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the open sea":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"First by stealth, then by degrees, and now by great leaps, China is building a blue water navy and a network of bases to extend its military and political influence. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 7 June 2022",
"One photo, however, features a sliver of greenery and blue water from Lake Michigan right next to the Summerfest grounds and its parking lot. \u2014 Jordan Tilkens, Journal Sentinel , 3 June 2022",
"Kehlani\u2019s highly anticipated third album blue water road, will be released on April 29th\u2013pre-order it here! \u2014 Emma Specter, Vogue , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The track will appear on her third album, blue water road, which will be released on April 29. \u2014 Izzy Col\u00f3n, SPIN , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Horses in crystal blue water , white sand beaches, rum and sugar served in a coconut: this is the idyllic promise of Jamaica, the 3rd largest island in the Caribbean and one frequented by more than 4 million tourists a year. \u2014 Beck Bamberger, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
"See if this isn\u2019t so, as your gaze segues smoothly across black outlines among greenery, blue water and sky, and orangish flesh. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
"All come with a backdrop of stunning towering mountains, the rustle of the wind through the trees and the allure of an endless expanse of clear blue water merging with the sky. \u2014 Lisa Morrow, CNN , 25 Mar. 2022",
"So, according to Gurman, the next iPad Pro is set to put clear blue water between it and the new Air. \u2014 David Phelan, Forbes , 27 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1582, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-073634",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"blue-wattled crow":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a passerine bird ( Callaeas wilsoni ) of New Zealand that resembles a starling":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132414",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blue-winged warbler":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a warbler ( Vermivora pinus ) greenish above, bright yellow below, and with a narrow black line through the eye, found especially in the east-central U.S.":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120927",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bluecap":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an Australian fairy wren ( Malurus cyaneus ) of which the male is largely bright blue and black in summer plumage":[],
": blue tit":[],
": bluebonnet sense 1b":[],
": cornflower sense 1b":[],
": field scabious":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125922",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bluecoat":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a Union soldier during the American Civil War":[],
": a person who wears a blue coat: such as":[],
": police officer":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1583, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u00fc-\u02cck\u014dt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205101",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bluecoat boy":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a student at a bluecoat school":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000019",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bluecoat school":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": any of certain English charity schools whose students wear long blue coats or gowns":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112954",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blueness":{
"antonyms":[
"firmament",
"heaven(s)",
"high",
"sky",
"welkin"
],
"definitions":{
": a Union soldier in the American Civil War":[],
": a blue costume or uniform":[
"wearing their dress blues"
],
": a blue object":[],
": a color whose hue is that of the clear sky or that of the portion of the color spectrum lying between green and violet":[
"Blue is his favorite color.",
"shades of blue"
],
": a pigment or dye that colors blue":[],
": any of numerous small chiefly blue butterflies (family Lycaenidae)":[],
": blue cheese":[],
": blue clothing or cloth":[
"will be wearing blue"
],
": bluefish":[
"fishing for blues"
],
": bluestocking":[
"praised the writings of her fellow blues"
],
": bluing":[
"adding blue to the laundry"
],
": bluish":[
"the blue haze of tobacco smoke"
],
": bluish gray":[
"a blue cat"
],
": discolored by or as if by bruising":[
"blue with cold"
],
": extremely exasperated":[
"argued until he was blue in the face"
],
": learned , intellectual":[
"\u2026 the ladies were very blue and well-informed \u2026",
"\u2014 W. M. Thackeray"
],
": low in spirits : melancholy":[
"has been feeling blue"
],
": marked by low spirits : depressing":[
"a blue funk",
"things looked blue"
],
": of the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue entry 2 sense 1 )":[
"a blue jacket",
"her bright blue eyes",
"The house is blue with white shutters."
],
": of, relating to, or used in blues (see blues sense 3 )":[
"a blue song"
],
": off-color , risqu\u00e9":[
"blue jokes"
],
": one of the three colors (see color entry 1 sense 15 ) that quarks have in the theory of quantum chromodynamics":[
"One cannot have a single quark on its own because it would have a color (red, green, or blue ). Instead, a red quark has to be joined to a green and a blue quark by a \"string\" of gluons (red + green + blue = white). Such a triplet constitutes a proton or a neutron.",
"\u2014 Stephen Hawking"
],
": profane , indecent":[
"a blue movie"
],
": puritanical":[
"\u2026 a blue Sunday city \u2026",
"\u2014 James Street"
],
": sea":[],
": sky":[],
": tending to support Democratic candidates or policies":[
"As has become increasingly clear over the past few general elections, with their red states and blue states, an American Presidential campaign is no longer truly national.",
"\u2014 Hendrik Hertzberg"
],
": the Union army":[
"the Blue versus the Gray"
],
": the far distance":[
"disappeared into the blue"
],
": to curse angrily":[
"He sliced the air with his fists and blued the air with his mouth.",
"\u2014 Steve Kelley",
"I have been stealing my father's copy (of Massachusetts Wildlife) for a long time, but last week he found an issue on my desk and blued the air a bit.",
"\u2014 Stephen King Donovan"
],
": to dye, tint, or paint (something) blue":[
"Last, the generation of the grandmothers, in immaculately blued hair \u2026",
"\u2014 John Updike",
"Tattoos blued his upper arms.",
"\u2014 Jerry Spinelli"
],
": to heat (iron or steel) to about 550 to 600 degrees Fahrenheit so that it acquires a protective bluish coating":[
"the blued barrel of the gun",
"Between banks shrouded with snow, the river gleamed darkly, like blued steel with gold chips of sunlight dancing on each riffle.",
"\u2014 Pete Bodo"
],
": to make (something) blue in color: such as":[],
": to turn blue":[
"their blueing fingers"
],
": wearing blue":[
"the blue team"
],
": without advance notice : unexpectedly":[
"the job offer came out of the blue"
],
"\u2014 compare purple sense 3 , red sense 5":[
"As has become increasingly clear over the past few general elections, with their red states and blue states, an American Presidential campaign is no longer truly national.",
"\u2014 Hendrik Hertzberg"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"shocked at the blue banter she heard on that satellite-radio talk show",
"a cold, dreary day always leaves me blue",
"Noun",
"Her favorite color is blue .",
"a mixture of blues and greens",
"They sailed off into the blue .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Happily, we are greeted by clear, blue skies and a calming breeze wafting over the Pharmalot campus. \u2014 Ed Silverman, STAT , 3 July 2022",
"This Sangiovese includes deep flavors of blue fruit, black fruit and plums. \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 3 July 2022",
"Arnold, still in his light- blue uniform, was met by his adoring crowd, evidently in shock. \u2014 Gaya Gupta, Washington Post , 3 July 2022",
"Briana Corkill, a 30 year-old medical student, showed up right after class, still dressed in blue scrubs. \u2014 Gloria Rebecca Gomez, The Arizona Republic , 2 July 2022",
"Nearly a year ago, the Bisgroves finally moved across the red- blue border, to Evanston, Ill., where, Dr. Bisgrove said, her children would be accepted and her medical practice could thrive. \u2014 New York Times , 2 July 2022",
"Compared to the 2018 midterms, where Democrats swept the House in a blue wave reaction to former President Donald Trump, the 2022 primary season has seen anemic participation from Democratic voters. \u2014 Thomas Phippen, Fox News , 2 July 2022",
"Their broad blades can be green, bronze, gray, blue , striped, spotted, banded and more. \u2014 Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 July 2022",
"Across the street a banner was attached to a fence \u2013 the shape of Kentucky against a black and blue backdrop, with a heart where the community is. \u2014 Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal , 2 July 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"This year, the anomaly that is Sonic, with its very high PCMag Speed Index, sends all the dark blue into California. \u2014 Eric Griffith, PCMAG , 17 June 2022",
"However, there was an Atlantic hurricane that survived the trip over Central America and entered the Pacific blue . \u2014 Joe Mario Pedersen, Orlando Sentinel , 31 May 2022",
"Georgia's gubernatorial primaries will also highlight Democratic candidate Stacey Abrams' efforts to mobilize voters and turn the Peach state blue . \u2014 David Jackson, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022",
"The first photo in Krok's Instagram carousel spotlights the big toes, adorned with one eye each: one with a hazel iris, and the other light blue . \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 20 May 2022",
"Suburban women and moderate voters helped Wexton flip the seat blue in 2018. \u2014 Meagan Flynn, Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
"The rest of the stands were dominated by the blue of Rangers. \u2014 New York Times , 18 May 2022",
"Go for a Mayan massage in the Muluk Spa, after which therapists draw back the curtains to reveal the candy-floss blue of the Caribbean. \u2014 Lauren Mowery, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"The images are split in half by color \u2014 with blue on the top and red on the bottom. \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Republicans in Virginia\u2019s 10th, 7th and 2nd districts \u2014 all seats targeted by the national GOP \u2014 are seeking to unseat the three Democratic congresswomen who flipped their districts to blue in 2018 with major help from suburban voters. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Mar. 2022",
"The home uniforms, which FAU wore versus the 49ers, have blue as the dominant color once again. \u2014 Khobi Price, sun-sentinel.com , 3 Oct. 2020",
"To ensure that John Cornyn, Chip Roy and the rest of the Texas Republicans stop putting us in danger, voter blue up and down the ballot in November. \u2014 Taylor Goldenstein, ExpressNews.com , 26 Aug. 2020",
"There are signs that Texas, due to changing demographics, may be the next Electoral College giant to turn from red, if not to blue , then at least to purple. \u2014 John A. Farrell, The New Republic , 16 Apr. 2020",
"So why won't blue shampoo cut it for keeping cool brunettes cool? \u2014 Taylore Glynn, Marie Claire , 23 Jan. 2020",
"Ruscillo has studied the production of the ancient purple dye, including experimenting with it to make colors from pink to blue to almost black, though she isn't involved in the excavations on Chrysi. \u2014 Fox News , 12 Dec. 2019",
"The pair were all smiles for the appearance at St. James\u2019s Palace, where Kate blue a royal blue Issa dress that matched her sapphire engagement ring, which once belonged to William\u2019s mother Princess Diana. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 25 July 2019",
"Give classic orange and blue a dose of edge with abstract prints and a hit of dark \u00e0 la Samantha Angelo. \u2014 Laurel Benedum, ELLE Decor , 4 June 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1606, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French blef, blew , of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German bl\u0101o blue; akin to Latin flavus yellow":"Adjective, Noun, and Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u00fc"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bawdy",
"coarse",
"crude",
"dirty",
"filthy",
"foul",
"gross",
"gutter",
"impure",
"indecent",
"lascivious",
"lewd",
"locker-room",
"nasty",
"obscene",
"pornographic",
"porny",
"profane",
"raunchy",
"ribald",
"smutty",
"stag",
"trashy",
"unprintable",
"vulgar",
"wanton",
"X-rated"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175048",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"blueprint":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a photographic print in white on a bright blue ground or blue on a white ground used especially for copying maps, mechanical drawings, and architects' plans":[]
},
"examples":[
"a blueprint for reforming the public school system",
"an ambitious young man with a remarkably detailed blueprint for becoming a millionaire by the age of 25",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As those condition have migrated north, that work by California utilities has now become a blueprint for what\u2019s taking place here, Vanderburg said. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 June 2022",
"The following day, Nathaniel Glover, better known as Kidd Creole, who helped create the blueprint for rap music, was under arrest for the murder of John Jolly, 55. \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2022",
"Hassan now utilizes her resources and connections with renowned labels and artists such as Dreamville and Olu to create a blueprint for changing the narrative of wellness in Black spaces, specifically at festivals. \u2014 Aaraf Adam, Essence , 31 May 2022",
"Fortunately, one man with a conservation vision 50 years ago created a legacy that has become a blueprint for saving the world\u2019s most vulnerable species \u2013 before it\u2019s too late. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 2 Apr. 2022",
"Restoring Thornton Creek\u2019s hyporheic zone could create a blueprint for enhancing biodiversity while also reducing urban flooding and drought. \u2014 Erica Gies, Scientific American , 16 Mar. 2022",
"The Jackson 5 quickly fell into this definition upon their founding in 1964, and became the blueprint for the genre throughout the \u201960s and \u201970s. \u2014 Starr Bowenbank, Billboard , 9 Feb. 2022",
"More:Pandemic funds allowed Milwaukee to create a new blueprint for serving homeless people. \u2014 Elliot Hughes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 10 Dec. 2021",
"To create the xenobots in the first place, the team used a supercomputer to create a blueprint for a new life form. \u2014 Rasha Aridi, Smithsonian Magazine , 2 Dec. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1857, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u00fc-\u02ccprint"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"arrangement",
"design",
"game",
"game plan",
"ground plan",
"master plan",
"plan",
"program",
"project",
"road map",
"scheme",
"strategy",
"system"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100003",
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb"
]
},
"blues":{
"antonyms":[
"bliss",
"blissfulness",
"ecstasy",
"elatedness",
"elation",
"euphoria",
"exhilaration",
"exuberance",
"exultation",
"felicity",
"gladness",
"gladsomeness",
"happiness",
"heaven",
"intoxication",
"joy",
"joyfulness",
"joyousness",
"jubilation",
"rapture",
"rapturousness"
],
"definitions":{
": a song often of lamentation characterized by usually 12-bar phrases, 3-line stanzas in which the words of the second line usually repeat those of the first, and continual occurrence of blue notes in melody and harmony":[],
": jazz or popular music using harmonic and phrase structures of blues":[],
": low spirits : melancholy":[
"suffering a case of the blues"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The striking greens and blues that made Van Gogh famous were developed by chemists in the 1th century. \u2014 Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal , 23 June 2022",
"The 2019 International Blues Challenge finalists pay tribute in song and story to four undeniable female blues greats: Bessie Smith, Big Mama Thornton, Ruth Brown, and Koko Taylor. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"On this tour booked by Raitt\u2019s representatives at the Creative Artists Agency, the opening artists include Staples, Marc Cohn and, for recent dates, Lucinda Williams, who is Raitt\u2019s spiritual sister in the blues . \u2014 Thom Duffy, Billboard , 22 June 2022",
"At the old Mayan Theatre in downtown Los Angeles, fans are wound up for a smoldering night of jagged, turbocharged punk and deep blues . \u2014 Steve Appleford, SPIN , 21 June 2022",
"Your overwater villa is drenched with the incredible light from the ocean and sky, the cobalt and cerulean blues merging like a watercolour painting. \u2014 Angelina Villa-clarke, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
"Black music, which gave America the blues and jazz, grew out of the trauma of slavery. \u2014 John Blake, CNN , 19 June 2022",
"Piet Mondrian\u2019s name is indistinguishable from his signature style: blocks of reds, blues and yellows against a black-and-white grid. \u2014 Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine , 17 June 2022",
"Sometimes the only thing stopping us from taking to the dance floor to shake off the blues , is the lack of some guy willing to make a fool of himself up there first. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1741, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"blue devils":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u00fcz"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"blue devils",
"dejection",
"depression",
"desolation",
"despond",
"despondence",
"despondency",
"disconsolateness",
"dispiritedness",
"doldrums",
"dolefulness",
"downheartedness",
"dreariness",
"dumps",
"forlornness",
"gloom",
"gloominess",
"glumness",
"heartsickness",
"joylessness",
"melancholy",
"miserableness",
"mopes",
"mournfulness",
"oppression",
"sadness",
"sorrowfulness",
"unhappiness"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212614",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun plural",
"noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction"
]
},
"bluewood":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a chaparral shrub ( Condalia obovata ) of western Texas and northern Mexico":[],
": logwood sense 2":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113707",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bluff":{
"antonyms":[
"barranca",
"barranco",
"cliff",
"crag",
"escarpment",
"palisade",
"precipice",
"scar",
"scarp"
],
"definitions":{
": a false threat or claim intended to deter or deceive someone : an act or instance of bluffing (see bluff entry 3 )":[
"Having \u2026 nothing to support his pretensions he decided to put up a bluff .",
"\u2014 Sherwood Anderson",
"His boss called his bluff ."
],
": a high steep bank : cliff":[
"stood on the bluffs overlooking the ocean"
],
": deceive":[
"bluff her way in without a ticket"
],
": feign":[
"The catcher bluffed a throw to first."
],
": good-naturedly frank and outspoken":[
"a bluff , easygoing fellow"
],
": having a broad flattened front":[
"a ship with bluff bows"
],
": one who bluffs":[],
": rising steeply with a broad flat or rounded front":[
"the bluff banks of the river"
],
": the practice of bluffing":[
"The agreement had been reached, after weeks of bluff and haggle \u2026",
"\u2014 Time"
],
": to bluff someone : act deceptively":[
"You can tell when he is bluffing ."
],
": to deceive (an opponent) by a bold bet on an inferior hand":[
"was bluffed out of a winning hand"
],
": to deter or frighten by pretense or a mere show of strength":[
"bluffed them into surrendering"
],
"town in southern New Zealand":[]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"he's a bluff but good-hearted teacher",
"Verb",
"She says someone else has made her a higher offer, but I think she's bluffing .",
"Don't listen to his threats\u2014he's just bluffing you.",
"I bluffed my way through the interview."
],
"first_known_use":{
"1627, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
"1666, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1791, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
"1845, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"obsolete Dutch blaf flat; akin to Middle Low German blaff smooth":"Adjective and Noun",
"probably from Dutch bluffen to boast, play a kind of card game":"Verb and Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0259f"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for bluff Adjective bluff , blunt , brusque , curt , crusty , gruff mean abrupt and unceremonious in speech and manner. bluff connotes good-natured outspokenness and unconventionality. a bluff manner blunt suggests directness of expression in disregard of others' feelings. a blunt appraisal brusque applies to a sharpness or ungraciousness. a brusque response curt implies disconcerting shortness or rude conciseness. a curt command crusty suggests a harsh or surly manner sometimes concealing an inner kindliness. a crusty exterior gruff suggests a hoarse or husky speech which may imply bad temper but more often implies embarrassment or shyness. puts on a gruff pose",
"synonyms":[
"abrupt",
"blunt",
"brusque",
"brusk",
"crusty",
"curt",
"downright",
"short",
"short-spoken",
"snippy",
"unceremonious"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082547",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"geographical name",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"bluing":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a preparation used in laundering to counteract yellowing of white fabrics":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1652, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u00fc-i\u014b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093035",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bluish":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": somewhat blue : having a tinge of blue":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Drifting clouds of drippy fog swirled through the ancient oaks, incense cedars and stately pines, and the roadside clusters of bluish -purple lupines glistened from the beads of accumulating mist. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 May 2022",
"In other rooms, workers pack pouches, swabs and solution into bluish -purple boxes labeled BinaxNow. \u2014 Brianna Abbott, WSJ , 5 Mar. 2022",
"Scientists already knew that Neptune and Uranus get their general bluish appearance from the methane in their atmosphere, which absorbs incoming sunlight\u2019s red hues, leaving blues and greens for our eyes to see. \u2014 Marina Koren, The Atlantic , 7 June 2022",
"The neighborhood of Fatih, with its beautiful 15th-century Ottoman mosque of low domes and pointed minarets sheathed in bluish lead, and its delicate linden and plane trees, had turned into a little Syria. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
"Female trees which get pollinated produce clusters of olive-like fruits that turn a bluish black in the fall and are a favorite of birds. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 1 May 2022",
"At first, Augusta caddies wore a bluish denim uniform with a green cap and a yellow button, before transitioning to the traditional white uniform in the early 1950s for Masters play. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
"While the audience members settle into their seats, a sheer, bluish scrim stretches from the ceiling to the edge of the stage. \u2014 Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Over Zoom, Kelleher showed off a bluish photo of Xylome\u2019s proprietary yeast strain, developed from an oil-producing species called Lipomyces starkeyi. \u2014 James Dinneen, Wired , 8 Jan. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u00fc-ish"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032823",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"blume":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of blume Scottish variant of bloom"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u1d6bm"
],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-122302",
"type":[]
},
"blunder":{
"antonyms":[
"bobble",
"boo-boo",
"boob",
"brick",
"clanger",
"clinker",
"error",
"fault",
"flub",
"fluff",
"fumble",
"gaff",
"gaffe",
"goof",
"inaccuracy",
"lapse",
"miscue",
"misstep",
"mistake",
"oversight",
"screwup",
"slip",
"slipup",
"stumble",
"trip"
],
"definitions":{
": a gross error or mistake resulting usually from stupidity, ignorance, or carelessness":[
"a costly tactical blunder"
],
": to make a mistake through stupidity, ignorance, or carelessness":[
"blundered by not acting sooner"
],
": to make a stupid, careless, or thoughtless mistake in":[
"\u2026 blundering matters through ignorance \u2026",
"\u2014 Rafael Sabatini"
],
": to move unsteadily or confusedly":[
"In their exhaustion they often blundered against each other \u2026",
"\u2014 Norman Mailer"
],
": to utter stupidly, confusedly, or thoughtlessly":[
"blundered an apology"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"We blundered along through the woods until we finally found the trail.",
"Another skier blundered into his path.",
"The government blundered by not acting sooner.",
"Noun",
"The accident was the result of a series of blunders .",
"fixed a minor blunder in the advertising flyer",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"And in some of the criticism there was a sense Republicans were playing into the conservative media trope that Biden is old, is not in full control and could blunder the US into a war. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Special teams blunder aside, Kevin Stefanski and the Browns offense squandered two potential go-ahead opportunities. \u2014 Ellis L. Williams, cleveland , 13 Sep. 2021",
"But what dollar hawks didn't calculate was that the U.S. would jump out to such a huge lead in vaccinating Americans, while its biggest trading partners in Asia and the eurozone would blunder along. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 5 May 2021",
"The soil is full of pathogenic fungi just waiting for a nice juicy fire ant to blunder into them. \u2014 Jennifer Frazer, Scientific American , 21 Nov. 2020",
"The only points for Leach and Mississippi State during the 24-2 loss to Kentucky came on a Wildcats special teams blunder that resulted in a safety. \u2014 Matt Zenitz | Mzenitz@al.com, al , 13 Oct. 2020",
"Ant death spirals break only when enough workers accidentally blunder away, creating trails that lead the spiraling workers to safety. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 9 Sep. 2020",
"Yearling black bears blunder over the asphalt in search of their own territories. \u2014 Ben Goldfarb, The Atlantic , 6 July 2020",
"Some pointed to other calls Goldman strategists blundered in the past, while others said Wall Street banks were too slow to catch onto the trend. \u2014 Vildana Hajric, Bloomberg.com , 27 May 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Despite Israel\u2019s support for Trump\u2019s withdrawal, prominent voices in the country have said in retrospect that the move was a blunder . \u2014 Josef Federman, ajc , 20 Feb. 2022",
"Experts say the expansion will be evidence of yet another strategic blunder on Russia's part. \u2014 Byguy Davies Andines De La Cuetara, ABC News , 12 May 2022",
"The blunder was spotted by 9to5Mac digging through the source code of Apple's new iOS 15.5 beta release. \u2014 Gordon Kelly, Forbes , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Scotty David's defense lawyer Todd Spodek told Fox News Digital that his client taped the interview Jan. 4 \u2013 long before he was hauled into court over the blunder . \u2014 Fox News , 1 Apr. 2022",
"The site then reverted the figure to 0 minutes, but the blunder leaked. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Easing Venezuelan sanctions would be a strategic blunder that provides a financial lifeline to Mr. Maduro while doing little to ease the oil price spike. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Biden continues to believe the pipeline, called Nord Stream 2, represents a strategic blunder for Germany, and that once completed, will give Russia too much influence over Germany\u2019s energy supply. \u2014 Time , 15 June 2021",
"His greatest blunder was blocking regulation of derivatives in the 1990s, a mistake that gives him some ownership of the Great Recession, the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 16 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
"1681, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English blundren , probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse blunda to shut one's eyes, doze, Norwegian dialect blundra":"Verb",
"noun derivative of blunder entry 1":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0259n-d\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for blunder Noun error , mistake , blunder , slip , lapse mean a departure from what is true, right, or proper. error suggests the existence of a standard or guide and a straying from the right course through failure to make effective use of this. procedural errors mistake implies misconception or inadvertence and usually expresses less criticism than error . dialed the wrong number by mistake blunder regularly imputes stupidity or ignorance as a cause and connotes some degree of blame. diplomatic blunders slip stresses inadvertence or accident and applies especially to trivial but embarrassing mistakes. a slip of the tongue lapse stresses forgetfulness, weakness, or inattention as a cause. a lapse in judgment",
"synonyms":[
"boob",
"err",
"flub",
"fluff",
"foul up",
"fumble",
"goof (up)",
"louse up",
"mess (up)",
"screw up",
"slip up",
"stumble",
"trip"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193904",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"blunderbush":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of blunderbush dialectal variant of blunderbuss"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0259nd\u0259r\u02ccbu\u0307sh"
],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-193225",
"type":[]
},
"blunderbuss":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a blundering person":[],
": a muzzle-loading firearm with a short barrel and flaring muzzle to facilitate loading":[]
},
"examples":[
"leave it to that blunderbuss to bungle a job that a child could do",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Adding a novel tariff blunderbuss is not likely to make the situation better. \u2014 Timothy Fitzgerald, National Review , 22 Apr. 2021",
"This would turn antitrust law into a blunderbuss aimed by failing competitors against companies that do a better job of serving consumers. \u2014 Robert H. Bork, National Review , 11 June 2021",
"Most of the fun lies in appreciating the blunderbuss incompetence of the team, whose errors result in innocent people\u2019s heads getting sliced in two or their viscera getting exploded all over the scenery. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 4 Aug. 2021",
"Handicapping off-year congressional elections nearly 400 days in advance has proven about as accurate as an eighteenth-century blunderbuss . \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 22 Oct. 2021",
"His blunderbuss diplomacy and a startling proposal to invite Taliban leaders to Camp David unnerved even some of his own advisers. \u2014 Susan Page, USA TODAY , 30 Aug. 2021",
"Newsom\u2019s strategy is an unimaginative blunderbuss approach \u2014 raising ungodly amounts of cash from billionaires and special interests, and bludgeoning recall proponents as dangerous insurrectionist tools of former President Donald Trump. \u2014 Rich Lowry, National Review , 27 Aug. 2021",
"Past negotiations were just a bunch of negotiators around the table, but now all of the parties have a blunderbuss pointed at their own foot. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 24 Apr. 2021",
"The orderliness of the Armenian Revolution doesn\u2019t fit the berets-and- blunderbusses image of what a revolution is supposed to look like. \u2014 Tom Ball, The New Republic , 1 July 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1654, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"by folk etymology from obsolete Dutch donderbus , from Dutch donder thunder + obsolete Dutch bus gun":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccb\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"blunderer",
"botcher",
"bumbler",
"bungler",
"butcher",
"fumbler",
"screwup"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070359",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blunderer":{
"antonyms":[
"bobble",
"boo-boo",
"boob",
"brick",
"clanger",
"clinker",
"error",
"fault",
"flub",
"fluff",
"fumble",
"gaff",
"gaffe",
"goof",
"inaccuracy",
"lapse",
"miscue",
"misstep",
"mistake",
"oversight",
"screwup",
"slip",
"slipup",
"stumble",
"trip"
],
"definitions":{
": a gross error or mistake resulting usually from stupidity, ignorance, or carelessness":[
"a costly tactical blunder"
],
": to make a mistake through stupidity, ignorance, or carelessness":[
"blundered by not acting sooner"
],
": to make a stupid, careless, or thoughtless mistake in":[
"\u2026 blundering matters through ignorance \u2026",
"\u2014 Rafael Sabatini"
],
": to move unsteadily or confusedly":[
"In their exhaustion they often blundered against each other \u2026",
"\u2014 Norman Mailer"
],
": to utter stupidly, confusedly, or thoughtlessly":[
"blundered an apology"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"We blundered along through the woods until we finally found the trail.",
"Another skier blundered into his path.",
"The government blundered by not acting sooner.",
"Noun",
"The accident was the result of a series of blunders .",
"fixed a minor blunder in the advertising flyer",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"And in some of the criticism there was a sense Republicans were playing into the conservative media trope that Biden is old, is not in full control and could blunder the US into a war. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Special teams blunder aside, Kevin Stefanski and the Browns offense squandered two potential go-ahead opportunities. \u2014 Ellis L. Williams, cleveland , 13 Sep. 2021",
"But what dollar hawks didn't calculate was that the U.S. would jump out to such a huge lead in vaccinating Americans, while its biggest trading partners in Asia and the eurozone would blunder along. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 5 May 2021",
"The soil is full of pathogenic fungi just waiting for a nice juicy fire ant to blunder into them. \u2014 Jennifer Frazer, Scientific American , 21 Nov. 2020",
"The only points for Leach and Mississippi State during the 24-2 loss to Kentucky came on a Wildcats special teams blunder that resulted in a safety. \u2014 Matt Zenitz | Mzenitz@al.com, al , 13 Oct. 2020",
"Ant death spirals break only when enough workers accidentally blunder away, creating trails that lead the spiraling workers to safety. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 9 Sep. 2020",
"Yearling black bears blunder over the asphalt in search of their own territories. \u2014 Ben Goldfarb, The Atlantic , 6 July 2020",
"Some pointed to other calls Goldman strategists blundered in the past, while others said Wall Street banks were too slow to catch onto the trend. \u2014 Vildana Hajric, Bloomberg.com , 27 May 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Despite Israel\u2019s support for Trump\u2019s withdrawal, prominent voices in the country have said in retrospect that the move was a blunder . \u2014 Josef Federman, ajc , 20 Feb. 2022",
"Experts say the expansion will be evidence of yet another strategic blunder on Russia's part. \u2014 Byguy Davies Andines De La Cuetara, ABC News , 12 May 2022",
"The blunder was spotted by 9to5Mac digging through the source code of Apple's new iOS 15.5 beta release. \u2014 Gordon Kelly, Forbes , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Scotty David's defense lawyer Todd Spodek told Fox News Digital that his client taped the interview Jan. 4 \u2013 long before he was hauled into court over the blunder . \u2014 Fox News , 1 Apr. 2022",
"The site then reverted the figure to 0 minutes, but the blunder leaked. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Easing Venezuelan sanctions would be a strategic blunder that provides a financial lifeline to Mr. Maduro while doing little to ease the oil price spike. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Biden continues to believe the pipeline, called Nord Stream 2, represents a strategic blunder for Germany, and that once completed, will give Russia too much influence over Germany\u2019s energy supply. \u2014 Time , 15 June 2021",
"His greatest blunder was blocking regulation of derivatives in the 1990s, a mistake that gives him some ownership of the Great Recession, the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 16 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
"1681, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English blundren , probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse blunda to shut one's eyes, doze, Norwegian dialect blundra":"Verb",
"noun derivative of blunder entry 1":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0259n-d\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for blunder Noun error , mistake , blunder , slip , lapse mean a departure from what is true, right, or proper. error suggests the existence of a standard or guide and a straying from the right course through failure to make effective use of this. procedural errors mistake implies misconception or inadvertence and usually expresses less criticism than error . dialed the wrong number by mistake blunder regularly imputes stupidity or ignorance as a cause and connotes some degree of blame. diplomatic blunders slip stresses inadvertence or accident and applies especially to trivial but embarrassing mistakes. a slip of the tongue lapse stresses forgetfulness, weakness, or inattention as a cause. a lapse in judgment",
"synonyms":[
"boob",
"err",
"flub",
"fluff",
"foul up",
"fumble",
"goof (up)",
"louse up",
"mess (up)",
"screw up",
"slip up",
"stumble",
"trip"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002539",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"blunderhead":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a blundering person":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"probably alteration (influenced by blunder entry 1 ) of dunderhead":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-075838",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"blundering":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": characterized by or prone to foolish or careless errors":[
"a blundering fool",
"a blundering attempt"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1710, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0259n-d(\u0259-)ri\u014b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133108",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"blunt":{
"antonyms":[
"benumb",
"cauterize",
"damp",
"dampen",
"deaden",
"dull",
"numb"
],
"definitions":{
": a cigar that has been hollowed out and filled with marijuana":[],
": abrupt in speech or manner":[
"She tends to be blunt .",
"a blunt refusal"
],
": being straight to the point : direct":[
"To be perfectly blunt , I don't think he can do it."
],
": having an edge or point that is not sharp":[
"scissors with blunt ends",
"was hit over the head with a blunt instrument",
"gave her bangs a blunt cut just above her eyebrows"
],
": obtuse (see obtuse sense 2a ) in understanding or discernment : dull":[
"his blunt mind"
],
": slow or deficient in feeling : insensitive":[
"\u2026 showing how blunt the eyes and ears of writers generally are \u2026",
"\u2014 Norman Foerster"
],
": to become blunt (see blunt entry 1 )":[],
": to make less sharp, definite, or forceful":[
"an ax blunted from use",
"blunted their criticism by praising her enthusiasm"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"To be perfectly blunt , I find her annoying.",
"He was blunt about needing more privacy.",
"Verb",
"a weapon blunted by use",
"the mushy music blunted the effect of the movie's final tragic scene",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"But Simpson was far more blunt about his feelings about Trump and his party's efforts against Cheney in an interview with NBC News. \u2014 Ben Kamisar, NBC News , 28 June 2022",
"With some assistance from 21 Savage, Drake is blunt about his shy demeanor \u2014 which, this time around, isn\u2019t about being charming, but rather more conducive to focusing on himself, and not on women. \u2014 Richy Rosario, Billboard , 27 June 2022",
"Despite being blunt about everything else in her life, Jones did not confide the truth about her mental state to audiences or to her View co-hosts. \u2014 Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com , 2 June 2022",
"Roberts was blunt about the need for legislative changes as well. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
"Ricketts, who tried talking Trump out of endorsing Herbster last year, is blunt about his opposition to Herbster\u2019s bid. \u2014 Reid J. Epstein, BostonGlobe.com , 7 May 2022",
"At a rally in North Carolina where, oddly, Trump talked about his endorsement of Oz, the former President was even more blunt about the reasoning behind his pick. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 11 Apr. 2022",
"The Palestinian leadership, divided between Gaza and the West Bank, has failed to form a united negotiating position, while key Israeli leaders, including Mr. Bennett, are blunt about their opposition to a Palestinian state. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Apr. 2022",
"In delivering their opening remarks, Republicans\u2014especially three Republicans seen as 2024 presidential contenders\u2014were blunt about their plans to probe Judge Jackson\u2019s record. \u2014 Siobhan Hughes, WSJ , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The largest difficulty is that the film\u2019s potential is hampered by some odd choices that blunt its impact, building towards a conclusion that feels rushed. \u2014 Jeff Ewing, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"Researchers are still trying to understand what measures effectively blunt the dangers of emergency driving. \u2014 Tim Stelloh, NBC News , 6 June 2022",
"Still, Berner couches that blunt assessment in praise. \u2014 Maia Silber, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
"Her rep had something to say about that\u2014as blunt a denial as possible\u2014and now the Daily Mail has taken its story down. \u2014 Alyssa Bailey, ELLE , 4 June 2022",
"Their dominance in those arenas and toeholds in other businesses should blunt the pains of inflation, even as those challenges hammer big companies such as Walmart and Target and the stock market nears bear market territory. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
"And that could quickly blunt the league\u2019s aspirations. \u2014 Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times , 15 Feb. 2022",
"But as noted, other than vaccination, the strategies being proposed will not materially blunt the coming predictable wave. \u2014 Noah Millman, The Week , 16 Dec. 2021",
"However, officials have expressed some optimism that the widespread administration of vaccines and availability of therapeutics might blunt and potential uptick in fatalities. \u2014 Luke Money, Los Angeles Times , 21 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"During a search of the Mercedes, police found a blunt . \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 14 June 2022",
"In Chambers' viral campaign ad, the candidate smokes a blunt while pointing out that Black Americans are four times as likely to be arrested for marijuana, despite their rate of usage being about the same as for other racial groups. \u2014 NBC News , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Amid a crowd of thousands Wednesday afternoon in Golden Gate Park, Aaron Lacy sat down, relaxed, and tried his best to roll a blunt . \u2014 Andres Picon, San Francisco Chronicle , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Serena\u2019s blunt -cut wig, swooped behind her ears, evened the symmetry of her entire look. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Officials executed a search warrant on Morgan's white GMC pickup truck and recovered empty cans of Michelob Ultra in the front cab, marijuana and drug paraphernalia \u2013 including a bong, pipes and a blunt . \u2014 Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Madonna is also seen smoking what appears to be a large blunt in the new clip. \u2014 Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com , 10 Mar. 2022",
"While hosting a TikTok live stream to chat with fans about Hulu's Only Murders in the Building season finale, Gomez surprised her followers by debuting a sleek blunt bob after rocking long loose waves for the past few months. \u2014 Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com , 27 Feb. 2022",
"Meaning, your favorite Super Bowl commercial this year will not involve a blunt or a bong despite the intersection of the big game and legal cannabis. \u2014 Josh Peter, USA TODAY , 14 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3a":"Adjective",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
"1988, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English blont , of uncertain origin":"Adjective",
"Middle English blonten , verbal derivative of blont blunt entry 1":"Verb",
"from blunt \"a short, thick cigar,\" noun derivative of blunt entry 1":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0259nt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for blunt Adjective dull , blunt , obtuse mean not sharp, keen, or acute. dull suggests a lack or loss of keenness, zest, or pungency. a dull pain a dull mind blunt suggests an inherent lack of sharpness or quickness of feeling or perception. a person of blunt sensibility obtuse implies such bluntness as makes one insensitive in perception or imagination. too obtuse to take the hint bluff , blunt , brusque , curt , crusty , gruff mean abrupt and unceremonious in speech and manner. bluff connotes good-natured outspokenness and unconventionality. a bluff manner blunt suggests directness of expression in disregard of others' feelings. a blunt appraisal brusque applies to a sharpness or ungraciousness. a brusque response curt implies disconcerting shortness or rude conciseness. a curt command crusty suggests a harsh or surly manner sometimes concealing an inner kindliness. a crusty exterior gruff suggests a hoarse or husky speech which may imply bad temper but more often implies embarrassment or shyness. puts on a gruff pose",
"synonyms":[
"abrupt",
"bluff",
"brusque",
"brusk",
"crusty",
"curt",
"downright",
"short",
"short-spoken",
"snippy",
"unceremonious"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181413",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"blunted":{
"antonyms":[
"benumb",
"cauterize",
"damp",
"dampen",
"deaden",
"dull",
"numb"
],
"definitions":{
": a cigar that has been hollowed out and filled with marijuana":[],
": abrupt in speech or manner":[
"She tends to be blunt .",
"a blunt refusal"
],
": being straight to the point : direct":[
"To be perfectly blunt , I don't think he can do it."
],
": having an edge or point that is not sharp":[
"scissors with blunt ends",
"was hit over the head with a blunt instrument",
"gave her bangs a blunt cut just above her eyebrows"
],
": obtuse (see obtuse sense 2a ) in understanding or discernment : dull":[
"his blunt mind"
],
": slow or deficient in feeling : insensitive":[
"\u2026 showing how blunt the eyes and ears of writers generally are \u2026",
"\u2014 Norman Foerster"
],
": to become blunt (see blunt entry 1 )":[],
": to make less sharp, definite, or forceful":[
"an ax blunted from use",
"blunted their criticism by praising her enthusiasm"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"To be perfectly blunt , I find her annoying.",
"He was blunt about needing more privacy.",
"Verb",
"a weapon blunted by use",
"the mushy music blunted the effect of the movie's final tragic scene",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"But Simpson was far more blunt about his feelings about Trump and his party's efforts against Cheney in an interview with NBC News. \u2014 Ben Kamisar, NBC News , 28 June 2022",
"With some assistance from 21 Savage, Drake is blunt about his shy demeanor \u2014 which, this time around, isn\u2019t about being charming, but rather more conducive to focusing on himself, and not on women. \u2014 Richy Rosario, Billboard , 27 June 2022",
"Despite being blunt about everything else in her life, Jones did not confide the truth about her mental state to audiences or to her View co-hosts. \u2014 Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com , 2 June 2022",
"Roberts was blunt about the need for legislative changes as well. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
"Ricketts, who tried talking Trump out of endorsing Herbster last year, is blunt about his opposition to Herbster\u2019s bid. \u2014 Reid J. Epstein, BostonGlobe.com , 7 May 2022",
"At a rally in North Carolina where, oddly, Trump talked about his endorsement of Oz, the former President was even more blunt about the reasoning behind his pick. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 11 Apr. 2022",
"The Palestinian leadership, divided between Gaza and the West Bank, has failed to form a united negotiating position, while key Israeli leaders, including Mr. Bennett, are blunt about their opposition to a Palestinian state. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Apr. 2022",
"In delivering their opening remarks, Republicans\u2014especially three Republicans seen as 2024 presidential contenders\u2014were blunt about their plans to probe Judge Jackson\u2019s record. \u2014 Siobhan Hughes, WSJ , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The largest difficulty is that the film\u2019s potential is hampered by some odd choices that blunt its impact, building towards a conclusion that feels rushed. \u2014 Jeff Ewing, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"Researchers are still trying to understand what measures effectively blunt the dangers of emergency driving. \u2014 Tim Stelloh, NBC News , 6 June 2022",
"Still, Berner couches that blunt assessment in praise. \u2014 Maia Silber, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
"Her rep had something to say about that\u2014as blunt a denial as possible\u2014and now the Daily Mail has taken its story down. \u2014 Alyssa Bailey, ELLE , 4 June 2022",
"Their dominance in those arenas and toeholds in other businesses should blunt the pains of inflation, even as those challenges hammer big companies such as Walmart and Target and the stock market nears bear market territory. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
"And that could quickly blunt the league\u2019s aspirations. \u2014 Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times , 15 Feb. 2022",
"But as noted, other than vaccination, the strategies being proposed will not materially blunt the coming predictable wave. \u2014 Noah Millman, The Week , 16 Dec. 2021",
"However, officials have expressed some optimism that the widespread administration of vaccines and availability of therapeutics might blunt and potential uptick in fatalities. \u2014 Luke Money, Los Angeles Times , 21 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"During a search of the Mercedes, police found a blunt . \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 14 June 2022",
"In Chambers' viral campaign ad, the candidate smokes a blunt while pointing out that Black Americans are four times as likely to be arrested for marijuana, despite their rate of usage being about the same as for other racial groups. \u2014 NBC News , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Amid a crowd of thousands Wednesday afternoon in Golden Gate Park, Aaron Lacy sat down, relaxed, and tried his best to roll a blunt . \u2014 Andres Picon, San Francisco Chronicle , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Serena\u2019s blunt -cut wig, swooped behind her ears, evened the symmetry of her entire look. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Officials executed a search warrant on Morgan's white GMC pickup truck and recovered empty cans of Michelob Ultra in the front cab, marijuana and drug paraphernalia \u2013 including a bong, pipes and a blunt . \u2014 Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Madonna is also seen smoking what appears to be a large blunt in the new clip. \u2014 Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com , 10 Mar. 2022",
"While hosting a TikTok live stream to chat with fans about Hulu's Only Murders in the Building season finale, Gomez surprised her followers by debuting a sleek blunt bob after rocking long loose waves for the past few months. \u2014 Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com , 27 Feb. 2022",
"Meaning, your favorite Super Bowl commercial this year will not involve a blunt or a bong despite the intersection of the big game and legal cannabis. \u2014 Josh Peter, USA TODAY , 14 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3a":"Adjective",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
"1988, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English blont , of uncertain origin":"Adjective",
"Middle English blonten , verbal derivative of blont blunt entry 1":"Verb",
"from blunt \"a short, thick cigar,\" noun derivative of blunt entry 1":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0259nt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for blunt Adjective dull , blunt , obtuse mean not sharp, keen, or acute. dull suggests a lack or loss of keenness, zest, or pungency. a dull pain a dull mind blunt suggests an inherent lack of sharpness or quickness of feeling or perception. a person of blunt sensibility obtuse implies such bluntness as makes one insensitive in perception or imagination. too obtuse to take the hint bluff , blunt , brusque , curt , crusty , gruff mean abrupt and unceremonious in speech and manner. bluff connotes good-natured outspokenness and unconventionality. a bluff manner blunt suggests directness of expression in disregard of others' feelings. a blunt appraisal brusque applies to a sharpness or ungraciousness. a brusque response curt implies disconcerting shortness or rude conciseness. a curt command crusty suggests a harsh or surly manner sometimes concealing an inner kindliness. a crusty exterior gruff suggests a hoarse or husky speech which may imply bad temper but more often implies embarrassment or shyness. puts on a gruff pose",
"synonyms":[
"abrupt",
"bluff",
"brusque",
"brusk",
"crusty",
"curt",
"downright",
"short",
"short-spoken",
"snippy",
"unceremonious"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211908",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"bluntness":{
"antonyms":[
"benumb",
"cauterize",
"damp",
"dampen",
"deaden",
"dull",
"numb"
],
"definitions":{
": a cigar that has been hollowed out and filled with marijuana":[],
": abrupt in speech or manner":[
"She tends to be blunt .",
"a blunt refusal"
],
": being straight to the point : direct":[
"To be perfectly blunt , I don't think he can do it."
],
": having an edge or point that is not sharp":[
"scissors with blunt ends",
"was hit over the head with a blunt instrument",
"gave her bangs a blunt cut just above her eyebrows"
],
": obtuse (see obtuse sense 2a ) in understanding or discernment : dull":[
"his blunt mind"
],
": slow or deficient in feeling : insensitive":[
"\u2026 showing how blunt the eyes and ears of writers generally are \u2026",
"\u2014 Norman Foerster"
],
": to become blunt (see blunt entry 1 )":[],
": to make less sharp, definite, or forceful":[
"an ax blunted from use",
"blunted their criticism by praising her enthusiasm"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"To be perfectly blunt , I find her annoying.",
"He was blunt about needing more privacy.",
"Verb",
"a weapon blunted by use",
"the mushy music blunted the effect of the movie's final tragic scene",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"But Simpson was far more blunt about his feelings about Trump and his party's efforts against Cheney in an interview with NBC News. \u2014 Ben Kamisar, NBC News , 28 June 2022",
"With some assistance from 21 Savage, Drake is blunt about his shy demeanor \u2014 which, this time around, isn\u2019t about being charming, but rather more conducive to focusing on himself, and not on women. \u2014 Richy Rosario, Billboard , 27 June 2022",
"Despite being blunt about everything else in her life, Jones did not confide the truth about her mental state to audiences or to her View co-hosts. \u2014 Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com , 2 June 2022",
"Roberts was blunt about the need for legislative changes as well. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
"Ricketts, who tried talking Trump out of endorsing Herbster last year, is blunt about his opposition to Herbster\u2019s bid. \u2014 Reid J. Epstein, BostonGlobe.com , 7 May 2022",
"At a rally in North Carolina where, oddly, Trump talked about his endorsement of Oz, the former President was even more blunt about the reasoning behind his pick. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 11 Apr. 2022",
"The Palestinian leadership, divided between Gaza and the West Bank, has failed to form a united negotiating position, while key Israeli leaders, including Mr. Bennett, are blunt about their opposition to a Palestinian state. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Apr. 2022",
"In delivering their opening remarks, Republicans\u2014especially three Republicans seen as 2024 presidential contenders\u2014were blunt about their plans to probe Judge Jackson\u2019s record. \u2014 Siobhan Hughes, WSJ , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The recent successes have helped to blunt some of the criticism that Spotify didn\u2019t have much to show for its heavy investments in podcasting, which began in 2019 with the acquisition of podcast production companies including Gimlet and Parcast. \u2014 Wendy Leestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
"The largest difficulty is that the film\u2019s potential is hampered by some odd choices that blunt its impact, building towards a conclusion that feels rushed. \u2014 Jeff Ewing, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"Researchers are still trying to understand what measures effectively blunt the dangers of emergency driving. \u2014 Tim Stelloh, NBC News , 6 June 2022",
"Still, Berner couches that blunt assessment in praise. \u2014 Maia Silber, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
"Her rep had something to say about that\u2014as blunt a denial as possible\u2014and now the Daily Mail has taken its story down. \u2014 Alyssa Bailey, ELLE , 4 June 2022",
"Their dominance in those arenas and toeholds in other businesses should blunt the pains of inflation, even as those challenges hammer big companies such as Walmart and Target and the stock market nears bear market territory. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
"And that could quickly blunt the league\u2019s aspirations. \u2014 Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times , 15 Feb. 2022",
"But as noted, other than vaccination, the strategies being proposed will not materially blunt the coming predictable wave. \u2014 Noah Millman, The Week , 16 Dec. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"During a search of the Mercedes, police found a blunt . \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 14 June 2022",
"In Chambers' viral campaign ad, the candidate smokes a blunt while pointing out that Black Americans are four times as likely to be arrested for marijuana, despite their rate of usage being about the same as for other racial groups. \u2014 NBC News , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Amid a crowd of thousands Wednesday afternoon in Golden Gate Park, Aaron Lacy sat down, relaxed, and tried his best to roll a blunt . \u2014 Andres Picon, San Francisco Chronicle , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Serena\u2019s blunt -cut wig, swooped behind her ears, evened the symmetry of her entire look. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Officials executed a search warrant on Morgan's white GMC pickup truck and recovered empty cans of Michelob Ultra in the front cab, marijuana and drug paraphernalia \u2013 including a bong, pipes and a blunt . \u2014 Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Madonna is also seen smoking what appears to be a large blunt in the new clip. \u2014 Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com , 10 Mar. 2022",
"While hosting a TikTok live stream to chat with fans about Hulu's Only Murders in the Building season finale, Gomez surprised her followers by debuting a sleek blunt bob after rocking long loose waves for the past few months. \u2014 Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com , 27 Feb. 2022",
"Meaning, your favorite Super Bowl commercial this year will not involve a blunt or a bong despite the intersection of the big game and legal cannabis. \u2014 Josh Peter, USA TODAY , 14 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3a":"Adjective",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
"1988, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English blont , of uncertain origin":"Adjective",
"Middle English blonten , verbal derivative of blont blunt entry 1":"Verb",
"from blunt \"a short, thick cigar,\" noun derivative of blunt entry 1":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0259nt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for blunt Adjective dull , blunt , obtuse mean not sharp, keen, or acute. dull suggests a lack or loss of keenness, zest, or pungency. a dull pain a dull mind blunt suggests an inherent lack of sharpness or quickness of feeling or perception. a person of blunt sensibility obtuse implies such bluntness as makes one insensitive in perception or imagination. too obtuse to take the hint bluff , blunt , brusque , curt , crusty , gruff mean abrupt and unceremonious in speech and manner. bluff connotes good-natured outspokenness and unconventionality. a bluff manner blunt suggests directness of expression in disregard of others' feelings. a blunt appraisal brusque applies to a sharpness or ungraciousness. a brusque response curt implies disconcerting shortness or rude conciseness. a curt command crusty suggests a harsh or surly manner sometimes concealing an inner kindliness. a crusty exterior gruff suggests a hoarse or husky speech which may imply bad temper but more often implies embarrassment or shyness. puts on a gruff pose",
"synonyms":[
"abrupt",
"bluff",
"brusque",
"brusk",
"crusty",
"curt",
"downright",
"short",
"short-spoken",
"snippy",
"unceremonious"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111321",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"blur":{
"antonyms":[
"clarify",
"clear (up)",
"illuminate"
],
"definitions":{
": a smear or stain that obscures":[],
": move too quickly to be seen clearly":[
"\u2026 it's like the \u2026 ride of a traveling carnival, with eerie lights and sharp turns on the rails and the odd unsettling image that blurs past you.",
"\u2014 Adrian McKinty"
],
": sully":[
"\u2026 an act that blurs the grace and blush of modesty.",
"\u2014 Shakespeare"
],
": to become vague or indistinct":[
"distinctions between the two are beginning to blur"
],
": to make blurs":[
"\u2026 the moths tapped and blurred at the window screen \u2026",
"\u2014 R. P. Warren"
],
": to make cloudy or confused":[
"time had begun to blur her senses",
"\u2014 W. A. White"
],
": to make dim, indistinct, or vague in outline or character":[
"His vision was blurred .",
"digitally blur the edges of photographs",
"blurring the line between fact and fiction"
],
": to obscure or blemish by smearing":[
"windows blurred by fingerprints"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"The tears in my eyes blurred the words on the page.",
"His novel is based on historical occurrences but it blurs the line between fact and fiction.",
"The two events have blurred together in my mind.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Though the game currently leans too heavily on motion blur , its particle effects and paint splashes are exciting, not distracting. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 13 June 2022",
"Qualcomm\u2019s partner SeeYa is the manufacturer of the dual micro-OLED binocular displays that deliver a 1920X1080 image resolution per eye at up to 90Hz refresh rate with a no-motion- blur technology. \u2014 Dave Altavilla, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
"Civil War, which have scenes that use a strobing effect to minimize motion blur . \u2014 Whitson Gordon, Wired , 6 Apr. 2021",
"Reality and story telling blur as Tommy goes toe-to-toe with famous historical figures like Winston Churchill and Sir Oswald Mosley (Sam Claflin). \u2014 Emma Fraser, Town & Country , 11 June 2022",
"Portrait mode that improves the bokeh effect by adding artificial blur to the foreground as well as the background. \u2014 Paul Monckton, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"But last year my kids were only a few weeks old and the whole day was one big blur . \u2014 Derek Blasberg, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
"Assayas is a former film critic who has long indulged in making movies about the way reality and fantasy blur on sets. \u2014 Shirley Li, The Atlantic , 9 June 2022",
"Oliver remembers the days after the MSD shooting as a blur of well-meaning people coming at him with advice. \u2014 Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel , 29 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The Silk Canvas to weightlessly nourish, blur , protect, and prime\u2014or, the French beauty favorite Embryolisse cream to restore skin moisture and leave a satin finish. \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 13 June 2022",
"Now, check out 15 picks that protect, correct, blur , and more. \u2014 Allure , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Here, find the 14 best setting powders to blur , set, and mattify your skin\u2013without looking dusty or cakey. \u2014 ELLE , 13 May 2022",
"Though intellectually complex, the end goal was to blur the financial status of the company, rather than illuminate it. \u2014 Isaac Cheifetz, Star Tribune , 24 Apr. 2021",
"To what extent does the collection blur the boundaries between wearable art and fine art? \u2014 Kate Matthams, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
"Shoot against clean backgrounds or blur out the background. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 May 2022",
"The camera lingers on them and gives us views of the scene from them at every opportunity, burying important but no longer novel ideas about truth, artifice, and how cameras blur the lines between them under several layers of showy reflexivity. \u2014 Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The urge to blur lines may best be exemplified by collaborations between streetwear and indie restaurants. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1519, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1520, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"perhaps akin to Middle English bleren to blear":"Noun and Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"becloud",
"befog",
"cloud",
"confuse",
"fog",
"muddy",
"obfuscate"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210319",
"type":[
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"blurry":{
"antonyms":[
"clear",
"definite",
"pellucid"
],
"definitions":{
": lacking definition or focus":[]
},
"examples":[
"a blurry image in the foreground of the photograph",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The outlook for 2022 and beyond is increasingly blurry . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Jan. 2022",
"With increasing commercialization, the lines between military and civilian uses of space are less blurry . \u2014 CNN , 3 Jan. 2022",
"The medicine can be used to treat presbyopia, which is essentially blurry near vision. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 12 Dec. 2021",
"There is kind of a blurry delineation, though, as to how advanced a player needs to be in order to swing an authoritative hammer. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 June 2022",
"In the video, Rick could just make out the dim outlines of a small room with a blurry object sitting in the center of the floor. \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 13 June 2022",
"Elizabeth are portrayed with an eye toward the blurry lines between their bond as siblings and their unavoidable rivalry as royals. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 June 2022",
"Their promise was good in theory, but in practice the footage rarely, if ever, was useful: video was often shaky, blurry , and, until the last couple iterations, relatively low-resolution for pro videographers. \u2014 Andy Cochrane, Outside Online , 17 Oct. 2021",
"And in some cases, that blurry line between fan and investor can even appear more cynical. \u2014 Rebecca Ackermann, The Week , 31 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1757, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0259r-\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"blear",
"bleary",
"dim",
"faint",
"foggy",
"fuzzy",
"gauzy",
"hazy",
"indefinite",
"indistinct",
"indistinguishable",
"misty",
"murky",
"nebulous",
"obscure",
"opaque",
"pale",
"shadowy",
"unclear",
"undefined",
"undetermined",
"vague"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003906",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"blush":{
"antonyms":[
"bloom",
"color",
"crimson",
"flush",
"glow",
"redden"
],
"definitions":{
": a cosmetic applied to the face to give a usually pink color or to accent the cheekbones":[],
": a red or rosy tint":[],
": a reddening of the face especially from shame, modesty, or confusion":[],
": outward appearance : view":[
"at first blush"
],
": to become red in the face especially from shame, modesty, or confusion":[],
": to feel shame or embarrassment":[],
": to have a rosy or fresh color : bloom":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The comment brought a blush to her cheeks.",
"The fruit is yellow, with a blush of pink.",
"She put on a little lipstick and blush .",
"Verb",
"He blushed at the compliment.",
"I blush to admit it, but you've caught me in an error.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"While Gigi, 27, rocked a similar hairstyle, her rocker-chic glam was softened with a white-and- blush ensemble, complete with an airy shawl with fringe detail perfectly draped over her shoulders. \u2014 Olivia Jakiel, PEOPLE.com , 28 June 2022",
"Darling dreamed up a radical full face: A graphic cut-crease eye, red fantasy blush , washes of silver glitter around the gaze, and a lacquered red lip. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 21 June 2022",
"For the lit-from-within glow, the Beauty Light Wand in Peachgasm was applied and set with Cheek to Chic powder blush in Pillow Talk, the brand's signature shade. \u2014 Kirbie Johnson, Allure , 10 June 2022",
"Their bathroom will be stocked and ready for prime beauty indulgence with this set from Milk Makeup that includes a blush , mascara, primer,setting spray, and lime green makeup bag to hold everything in. \u2014 Abby Dupes, Seventeen , 2 June 2022",
"There's nothing like that awkward, uncomfortable, brand-new blush of first love. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 31 May 2022",
"Cheekbones and nose bridges were no longer a mandatory roadmap for bronzer or blush . \u2014 Leah Dolan, CNN , 28 May 2022",
"Another traditional medallion area rug to consider is this option that comes in several pretty colors like blush , navy, yellow, green, cream, and more. \u2014 Lily Gray, Better Homes & Gardens , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Honestly, Jamie is the spiciest option at first blush . \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 13 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Other brands will opt for flavorings \u2014 pink peppercorns (similar to pink gin), sloe berries, rose petals, or other extracts to give the tequila that blush color. \u2014 Kate Dingwall, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"But even Saul Goodman may blush at some of the real class-action suits these days. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 3 June 2022",
"Along Main Street on a spring day \u2014 the surrounding mountains just beginning to blush with green and sprayed with purple redbud blossoms \u2014 there is only a lonely suggestion of the place Pound once was. \u2014 Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
"This home office sports a warm glow thanks to blush pink walls. \u2014 Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Even fraudsters holding billions in crypto won\u2019t blush at the chance to abscond with a little more fiat. \u2014 Ben Mckenzie, The New Republic , 10 Mar. 2022",
"The modern take on regency beauty features a new MTHRSHP eye palette, glow and blush trio and highlighters, all made to flatter every skin tone. \u2014 Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE.com , 10 Dec. 2021",
"Convention has fled to her innermost shrine there to blush unseen and waste her orisons on a futile prayer. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 Dec. 2021",
"Infused with beautifully hydrating cupuacu, sunflower and jojoba oils, this weightless formula delivers a luscious, full-lip look in 5 shades that range from nude to blush to berry in a natural vanilla scent. \u2014 Joseph Deacetis, Forbes , 2 Nov. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English blusshen , from Old English blyscan to redden; akin to Old English bl\u0233sa flame, Old High German bluhhen to burn brightly":"Verb",
"Middle English, probably from blusshen":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0259sh"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bloom",
"color",
"flush"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041805",
"type":[
"adjective",
"intransitive verb",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"blush rose":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a grayish red that is bluer and duller than bois de rose or Pompeian red, yellower and duller than appleblossom, and bluer and deeper than livid brown":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083935",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blush wine":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": any of various pinkish table wines":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Badger Blush is fun, refreshing, bright, with notes of black cherry, cranberry and raspberry all jumbled up in this lighthearted really approachable blush wine . \u2014 Kristine M. Kierzek, Journal Sentinel , 9 June 2022",
"Unsurprisingly, as wine connoisseur, Davis prefers French blush wine to Japanese sak\u00e9. \u2014 Amiah Taylor, Fortune , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Under Corti\u2019s influence, Bob Trinchero, winemaker at Sutter Home, had been bottling Amador Zinfandels and pressing some of the grapes into blush wine . \u2014 Jonathan Kauffman, Los Angeles Times , 9 Oct. 2019",
"And while Americans have christened the spring and summer as ros\u00e9 season, the blush wine , with its full range of profiles, shouldn\u2019t be limited to only the warmer months of the year. \u2014 Shauna Stuart | Sstuart@al.com, al.com , 19 July 2019",
"Fun fact: The festival was started in 1986, with strawberries as the theme largely because the Cedar Creek Winery made a strawberry blush wine . \u2014 Nancy Stohs, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 6 June 2018",
"Lodi, which to the general wine public connotes off-dry blush wines and Port-like red blends. \u2014 Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle , 20 May 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1984, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083518",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"blushing":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": marked by blushes":[
"her blushing cheeks",
"\u2014 often used conventionally to suggest (sometimes ironically) an appearance of youthful innocence the blushing bride"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The saxophones and horns of Miller\u2019s Army Air Force Band waft through the house, enveloping the medals on the wall and the photos of a young soldier and his blushing bride. \u2014 Bill Newcott, National Geographic , 13 Dec. 2019",
"But when a thorny, unsolved problem arose a boss invariably stood up and pointed to the blushing youngster. \u2014 Brandon R. Brown, Smithsonian , 12 July 2019",
"There could be hundreds of such blushing encounters before the chameleons of two different colors are familiar enough to mate. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 28 July 2017",
"And on her wedding day, Paltrow looked every bit the blushing bride. \u2014 Alexandra Macon, Vogue , 2 Nov. 2018",
"And then his blushing bride-to-be, fellow host Mika Brzezinski, vigorously defends him on Twitter. \u2014 Fox News , 12 Sep. 2018",
"Inspired by 2003's Kill Bill, the Western-themed music video opens in a church, with Cardi starring as a blushing bride, with glowy skin and a head full of platinum blond strands blowing in the wind. \u2014 Helena Yeung, Teen Vogue , 22 May 2018",
"Much like the blushing bride, the six young bridesmaids walked down the aisle in dresses designed by Givenchy\u2018s Clare Waight Keller, according to a palace statement. \u2014 Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com , 19 May 2018",
"With soft blushing cheeks and a lip color that practically matches, Kate Bosworth looks like a picture-perfect celestial maiden. \u2014 Kathleen Hou, The Cut , 7 May 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1609, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0259-shi\u014b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124738",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"blushy":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": blushful":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0259sh\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130516",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"bluster":{
"antonyms":[
"bombast",
"brag",
"braggadocio",
"bull",
"cockalorum",
"fanfaronade",
"gas",
"gasconade",
"grandiloquence",
"hot air",
"magniloquence",
"rant",
"rodomontade",
"rhodomontade"
],
"definitions":{
": a violent boisterous blowing":[
"\u2026 the strong breeze driving them was setting up a bluster on the water.",
"\u2014 Rose Thurburn"
],
": loudly boastful or threatening speech":[
"growing tired of his macho bluster"
],
": to be windy and boisterous":[
"\u2026 when autumn blusters and the orchard rocks.",
"\u2014 Robert Browning"
],
": to blow in stormy noisy gusts":[
"a cold, blustering wind"
],
": to drive or force by blustering":[
"\u2026 trying to bluster us into the belief that they are much better than they look.",
"\u2014 F. A. Swinnerton"
],
": to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats":[
"brags and blusters but rarely does what he says he'll do"
],
": to utter with noisy self-assertiveness":[
"\"I don't want to hear it!\" he blustered ."
],
": violent commotion":[
"They do their work without bluster or ostentation.",
"\u2014 Stanley Walker"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"He brags and blusters , but he never really does what he says he'll do.",
"\u201cI don't want to hear it!\u201d he blustered .",
"The wind blustered through the valley.",
"Noun",
"We were all tired of his macho bluster .",
"all the bluster in the campaign speech was intended to hide a lack of specifics",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The area is frequently hit with fierce storms; fog can roll in suddenly; and winds often bluster at more than 75 miles per hour. \u2014 Jeanine Barone, CNN , 22 July 2021",
"But for all the fear and bluster around Satanism, the actual religion is not well-understood. \u2014 Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com , 31 Mar. 2021",
"But Johnson likes to bluster his way past the facts, and von der Leyen likes to muster them. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Dec. 2020",
"The Herald continued to thrive, Bennett continued to bluster , crimes and calamities continued to happen. \u2014 James M. Lundberg, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 Mar. 2020",
"Iran will bluster and threaten, but waging an all-out war with the U.S. would be suicidal, and Iran knows it. \u2014 Victor Davis Hanson, National Review , 9 Jan. 2020",
"At times, the actor\u2019s florid portrayal of the quirky, blustering general evokes, of all people, Frank Morgan\u2019s Wizard of Oz. \u2014 Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com , 5 Aug. 2019",
"But as his host blustered , Mr Khan seemed to have little cause for concern. \u2014 The Economist , 25 July 2019",
"Rather than endure a humiliating climb-down that would involve admission of cheating and the destruction of the new missiles, Putin is blustering new threats. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 20 Feb. 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Most often, Trump used bluster to obscure his own failure to deliver on grandiose promises that were never really within his power to accomplish. \u2014 Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker , 3 June 2022",
"Some might interpret, from these races, that the the noise of national politics, namely Trump\u2019s bluster , doesn\u2019t weigh as heavily when voters are choosing leaders closer to home. \u2014 Averi Harper, ABC News , 25 May 2022",
"However, Nelson's letter holds no bluster or threats. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 2 Apr. 2022",
"He wasn\u2019t charmed by Johnson\u2019s trademark bluster , but by very real policy moves made by the British government. \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Key suburbs across the country, including those in Northern Virginia, rejected Trump in 2020, with lean-Republican voters turned off by his temperament and bluster backing Biden. \u2014 Kate Springer, CNN , 10 Aug. 2021",
"Russia\u2019s regular reminders over the past three months of its nuclear might, even if largely bluster , were the latest evidence of how the potential threat has resurfaced in more overt and dangerous ways. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
"For all the bloviating and bluster in the news\u2013and on Twitter\u201368% of U.S. adults expect that Musk will actually have a positive impact on free speech. \u2014 Will Johnson, Fortune , 2 May 2022",
"Cua's attorney now characterizes such comment as bluster from an impressionable young person and said Cua regrets his actions. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 May 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1582, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English blustren , probably from Middle Low German bl\u00fcsteren":"Verb and Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0259-st\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"fulminate",
"huff",
"rant",
"rave",
"spout"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205624",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"black bile":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a humor of medieval physiology believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause melancholy":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"After all, black bile , it was believed, caused not only sadness, but also lovesickness, irrational behaviour, and uncontrolled physical impulses. \u2014 Mina Se\u00e7kin, refinery29.com , 17 Nov. 2021",
"Illness was thought to be caused either by a blockage of a flow within the body or by an imbalance of the four humors (blood, yellow bile, black bile , phlegm). \u2014 Olivia Campbell, Smithsonian Magazine , 1 Mar. 2021",
"Four humors, black bile , yellow bile, phlegm, and blood, make up the human body. \u2014 Maude Campbell, Popular Mechanics , 11 Nov. 2020",
"Partly based on the Greek philosophy of four humors \u2014 black bile , phlegm, yellow bile and blood \u2014 as the basis of emotions, temperament and health, bloodletting was believed to remedy disease caused by imbalanced humors. \u2014 Kristen Rogers, CNN , 17 Oct. 2020",
"Roberta Bivins points out in her history of alternative medicine that for most of Western history, medical wisdom held that physical health relied on the balance of the four humors (blood, black bile , yellow bile, and phlegm). \u2014 Jordan Kisner, The Atlantic , 7 Mar. 2020",
"Between the 2nd and the 18th centuries, medicine defined health depending on four humors: blood, phlegm, black bile , and yellow bile. \u2014 Fay Bound Alberti, Quartz , 25 Nov. 2019",
"Galen, the Greco-Roman physician of the second century, argued that all human pathology could be conceptualized as imbalances of humors\u2014 black bile , yellow bile, blood, and phlegm. \u2014 Siddhartha Mukherjee, The New Yorker , 15 July 2019",
"The topic is Hippocrates\u2019 psychological prototypes \u2014 melancholic, sanguine, phlegmatic and choleric \u2014 based on ancient beliefs in four corresponding humors: black bile , blood, phlegm and yellow bile. \u2014 Lauren Warnecke, chicagotribune.com , 8 Feb. 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1634, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-141540"
},
"black myrobalan":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": chebule":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-141921"
},
"bloodshed":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the shedding of blood":[],
": the taking of life : slaughter":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0259d-\u02ccshed"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Years of violence and bloodshed have left much of the country in ruins.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Islamic State later claimed responsibility for the bloodshed , France\u2019s worst terrorist attacks since World War II. \u2014 Rick Noack, Washington Post , 29 June 2022",
"The harp represents harmony and creativity, the opposite of a weapon, which is used for bloodshed or violence. \u2014 Beth Bernstein, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"But for the genetics researchers who discovered their work cited in the screed as justification for the bloodshed , there are only questions \u2014 how did this happen? \u2014 Megan Molteni, STAT , 24 May 2022",
"Columnist Sandy Banks, who wrote about the massacre on its 50th anniversary, noted that in a Gallup poll taken days after the shootings, 58% of respondents blamed the students for the bloodshed . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 May 2022",
"In detailed broadcasts to millions of viewers, correspondents and hosts of Russian state TV channels said Tuesday that some photo and video evidence of the killings were fake while others showed that Ukrainians were responsible for the bloodshed . \u2014 Amanda Seitz And Arijeta Lajka, Anchorage Daily News , 6 Apr. 2022",
"The bloodshed occurred at St. Francis Catholic Church in the town of Owo in Ondo state, more than 200 miles northwest of Lagos, Nigeria\u2019s largest city, and over 200 miles southwest of Abuja, the Nigerian capital. \u2014 James Bwala, ABC News , 9 June 2022",
"Children inside the adjoining classrooms where the bloodshed ensued made multiple calls to 911 while officers waited outside the classrooms. \u2014 Travis Caldwell, CNN , 8 June 2022",
"The unrelenting bloodshed has renewed a push for broader gun control, but some lawmakers have focused their calls on improving school infrastructure \u2014 something Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg decried Sunday. \u2014 Mar\u00eda Luisa Pa\u00fal, Washington Post , 6 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-141951"
},
"bloodshedder":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": one that sheds blood : murderer":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142350"
},
"blasty":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun combining form"
],
"definitions":{
": subject to or marked by blasts especially of wind : gusty":[
"this bleak and blasty shore",
"\u2014 Nathaniel Hawthorne"
],
": causing or impaired by blast":[
"a good recording but a bit blasty at times"
],
": manner or condition of germinating":[
"hetero blasty"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-lai-",
"\u02ccblast\u0113",
"-laa-",
"\u02c8blast\u0113",
"-ti",
"-l\u0227-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"blast entry 1 + -y":"Adjective",
"International Scientific Vocabulary, from -blast ic + -y":"Noun combining form"
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142512"
},
"black smoker":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"According to a nationwide study in the National Center for Biotechnology Information, 80% of black smokers smoked menthol cigarettes. \u2014 Talis Shelbourne, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 15 May 2020",
"Currently a pop-up, III Mas dinners take place monthly in his family\u2019s Sherman Oaks backyard, where a big black smoker abuts the bleached balustrade of a grand mansion. \u2014 Hadley Tomicki, Los Angeles Times , 30 Sep. 2019",
"Over the decades, minorities gravitated to menthol brands such as Newport, Kool and Salem as tobacco companies ran magazine and billboard ads depicting carefree black smokers . \u2014 Jennifer Maloney And Tom Mcginty, WSJ , 15 Nov. 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1980, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142554"
},
"black book":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a book containing a blacklist entry 1":[],
": an address book containing especially the names of multiple romantic partners":[
"\u2014 usually used in the phrase little black book It also explores Carla's knack for finding her way into the insular and disparate worlds of fashion, rock and roll (and Mick Jagger's little black book ) \u2026 \u2014 Tracy McNicoll"
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Lindros whom Judy Vellucci remembers is a youngster who logged all his daily and lifelong goals in a little black book , but a kid who might have trouble finding that book in a messy bedroom. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 27 May 2022",
"That intriguing little black book could turn out to have a significance. \u2014 Dan Snierson, EW.com , 19 Apr. 2022",
"And so, shortly after running away with the circus, Stan runs away from it, taking Pete\u2019s little black book \u2014 a cheat sheet for a mind-reading act with real potential for someone with vision \u2014 and Molly along with him. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 2 Dec. 2021",
"Here, Molly opens up her \u2018little black book \u2019 to reveal her must-see places across the world. \u2014 Angelina Villa-clarke, Forbes , 24 Sep. 2021",
"Nash was leafing through a little black book that Diles had taken from Holmes\u2019s pocket. \u2014 Mike Sager, Rolling Stone , 17 Sep. 2021",
"There\u2019s also the hotel\u2019s \u2018little black book \u2019 of addresses and exclusive experiences for those wanting to explore London. \u2014 Angelina Villa-clarke, Forbes , 13 Sep. 2021",
"His black book was stuffed with international stars, many of whom paid tribute via video. \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 24 Mar. 2021",
"The little black book of opposing players\u2019 tendencies kept by Britain\u2019s field hockey goalie Maddie Hinch is a rich detail. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Dec. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142606"
},
"black-and-blue":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": darkly discolored from blood effused by bruising":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccbla-k\u0259n-\u02c8bl\u00fc",
"\u02ccblak-\u0259n-\u02c8bl\u00fc"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1568, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143028"
},
"black salmon":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": chinook salmon":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Cobia, also known as black salmon , can grow to be as large as 170 pounds or more, and measure 78 inches, according to the Philly Voice. \u2014 Michael Bartiromo, Fox News , 13 Sep. 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1873, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143235"
},
"bluebonnet":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a wide flat round cap of blue wool formerly worn in Scotland":[],
": either of two low-growing annual lupines ( Lupinus subcarnosus or L. texensis ) of Texas with silky foliage and blue flowers":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u00fc-\u02ccb\u00e4-n\u0259t"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There's also a bluebonnet festival on March 26 in Natalia, just about a 30-minute drive Southwest of San Antonio. \u2014 Malak Silmi, San Antonio Express-News , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Guests may even stumble upon fields of the Chisos bluebonnet , a unique Texas flower that can reach up to four feet in height. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 5 Mar. 2022",
"The Lone Star State is home to some 2,700 different wildflower species, including the bluebonnet , Indian paintbrush, and pink evening primrose. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 5 Mar. 2022",
"The bluebonnet , the state flower of Texas, is usually in peak bloom in early April. \u2014 Graham Averill, Outside Online , 19 Feb. 2020",
"Located on the Colorado River, this Hill Country town is another prime bluebonnet destination. \u2014 Anna Mazurek, Chron , 14 Feb. 2022",
"In 1928 Adrian made a splash in the art world by winning the huge $2,500 Edgar B. Davis Prize for his painting of Texas bluebonnet landscapes. \u2014 Tom Dillard, Arkansas Online , 23 May 2021",
"Taking photos in a bluebonnet field off the highway. \u2014 Abigail Rosenthal, Chron , 9 Dec. 2020",
"Red, white and blue bluebonnet transplants are available for planting in full sun from several retail nurseries at the present time. \u2014 Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com , 22 Oct. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1568, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143317"
},
"blackamoor":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bla-k\u0259-\u02ccmu\u0307r"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"irregular from black + Moor":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1581, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143423"
},
"blood pressure":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": pressure that is exerted by the blood upon the walls of the blood vessels and especially arteries and that varies with the muscular efficiency of the heart, the blood volume and viscosity, the age and health of the individual, and the state of the vascular wall":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"The doctor says he has high blood pressure .",
"These drugs help lower blood pressure .",
"She has a blood pressure of 120.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Normally the protein helps to regulate things such as blood pressure and inflammation by allowing specific protein fragments into or out of the cell. \u2014 Joanna Thompson, Scientific American , 18 May 2022",
"Rigorous control of blood pressure \u2014 a major risk factor for progression of kidney disease \u2014 can be difficult to achieve in those who have the variants. \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2022",
"BChE is an enzyme of the cholinergic system, part of the autonomic system, which controls functions like blood pressure and breathing. \u2014 Katherine Dillinger And Jen Christensen, CNN , 13 May 2022",
"The wearable might measure key parameters like blood pressure and blood glucose. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 2 May 2022",
"Her blood pressure spiked throughout the day, at one point reaching 210/153 - greatly exceeding the 120/70 considered normal. \u2014 Ariana Eunjung Cha, Anchorage Daily News , 19 Apr. 2022",
"His blood pressure is back to normal, and his waist has shrunk four inches. \u2014 New York Times , 18 June 2022",
"After being placed in a car to Rikers Island, Weinstein was seized by chest pains; his blood pressure shot up. \u2014 Ken Auletta, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
"Previously diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, Maria was enrolled in the high-risk pregnancy program at Scripps Health when her blood pressure spiked in her second trimester. \u2014 Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1854, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143518"
},
"bloodnoun":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": bullfrog":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0259d\u02ccnau\u0307n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"imitative":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143557"
},
"black art":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a skill or ability that seems mysterious or magical":[
"\u2014 often used humorously She's trying to master the black art of setting up a computer network."
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143620"
},
"black rhinoceros":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a rhinoceros ( Diceros bicornis ) of sub-Saharan Africa having a prehensile upper lip that protrudes in the middle":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Port Lympne houses a number of rare and endangered species such as Siberian tigers and has Britain\u2019s largest breeding herd of black rhinoceros . \u2014 Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
"King, an 8-year-old black rhinoceros , arrived Sept. 10 from Chicago\u2019s Brookfield Zoo and is already making himself at home in Southwest Portland, his handlers say. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 Oct. 2021",
"International demand for black rhinoceros horn has seen the animals killed relentlessly for decades in countries such as Namibia, Zimbabwe and South Africa. \u2014 Helen Santoro, Scientific American , 28 Dec. 2020",
"The world now has one more black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis). \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 Dec. 2019",
"More than 600 elephants share the grasslands and floodplains with lions, leopards, and threatened black rhinoceroses . \u2014 Nina Strochlic, National Geographic , 30 Sep. 2019",
"Last month, Kip Ole Polos arrived in New York for a month of fund-raising on behalf of his tribe, the Il Ngwesi Maasai, which is trying to reintroduce the black rhinoceros on its lands, in northern Kenya. \u2014 Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker , 12 Nov. 2019",
"Rhinoceroses There are two species\u2014the black rhinoceros and the white rhinoceros\u2014and five subspecies between them left in Africa. \u2014 Liz Langley, National Geographic , 26 July 2019",
"After a 15-month pregnancy, Lincoln Park Zoo\u2019s Kapuki, an eastern black rhinoceros , gave birth to a healthy male calf May 19. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 30 June 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1835, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143713"
},
"blackarm":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a form of angular leaf spot producing dark lesions on the stem and petioles of cotton":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143716"
},
"black bonnet":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": reed bunting sense 1":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143752"
},
"blacklist":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": a list of persons who are disapproved of or are to be punished or boycotted":[],
": a list of banned or excluded things of disreputable character":[
"a domain-name blacklist",
"\u2026 helped the government keep marijuana on the blacklist .",
"\u2014 Cynthia Cotts"
],
": to put on a blacklist":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8blak-\u02cclist"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Noun",
"He's on the FBI's blacklist .",
"The rental company has created a blacklist of bad drivers.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The Biden administration has announced that its latest round of sanctions will add Sberbank \u2014 with its 110 million individual clients and 1 million corporate customers \u2014 to the blacklist . \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 6 Apr. 2022",
"That includes threats to cut off more of the banking sector from the global financial system, blacklist more important state enterprises and additional export controls. \u2014 Patricia Kowsmann, WSJ , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Biden also added more companies to the blacklist , bringing the total to 59. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 4 June 2021",
"In addition to the British leader, others on the blacklist include Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, Defense Secretary Ben Wallace and First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Included on the blacklist was Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich, who had hastily put the storied London soccer team up for sale earlier in the week in an effort to offload his wealth. \u2014 Christina Boyle, Los Angeles Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
"The report also said that the Taliban are rounding up Afghans on a blacklist of people in major cities like Kabul, Jalalabad and Herat. \u2014 Saphora Smith, NBC News , 19 Aug. 2021",
"Many of the activist cartoonists of 1941 fell victim to Hollywood\u2019s notorious blacklist era, when hundreds of workers on both sides of the screen were rendered persona non grata at the studios for their political affinities. \u2014 Thomas Doherty, Chron , 10 May 2022",
"Many of the activist cartoonists of 1941 fell victim to Hollywood\u2019s notorious blacklist era, when hundreds of workers on both sides of the screen were rendered persona non grata at the studios for their political affinities. \u2014 Thomas Doherty, Chron , 10 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The move follows a recent U.S. decision to blacklist the company over allegations that NSO\u2019s surveillance software, called Pegasus, has been used inappropriately. \u2014 Dov Lieber, WSJ , 14 Dec. 2021",
"The European Union announced plans to blacklist Usmanov and prohibit his travel throughout the continent as part of the sanctions against Russian oligarchs amid the invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Senior Senate Republicans in September had threatened to indefinitely hold up the nominations of five top Treasury officials if the Biden administration didn\u2019t blacklist the firm managing Russia\u2019s Nord Stream 2 pipeline project with Germany. \u2014 David Smagalla, WSJ , 20 Dec. 2021",
"The European Union\u2019s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, said the bloc would blacklist more lawmakers and officials and restrict Russian access to the E.U.\u2019s financial and capital markets. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 Feb. 2022",
"But pressure from lawmakers, activists and other stakeholders has mounted on these governments to blacklist Myanmar\u2019s energy sector, the country\u2019s single largest source of foreign revenue. \u2014 Feliz Solomon, WSJ , 1 Feb. 2022",
"In August, 462 civil society organizations petitioned the U.S., the U.K., the EU and Australia to blacklist MOGE. \u2014 Feliz Solomon, WSJ , 21 Jan. 2022",
"President Joe Biden's administration imposed its first sanctions against Pyongyang on Wednesday, and called on the U.N. Security Council to blacklist several North Korean individuals and entities. \u2014 NBC News , 15 Jan. 2022",
"In August, 462 civil society organizations petitioned the U.S., U.K., European Union and Australia to blacklist MOGE. \u2014 Feliz Solomon, WSJ , 16 Dec. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1624, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1702, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143936"
},
"blende":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": sphalerite":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8blend"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"German, from blenden to deceive, literally, to blind, from Old High German blenten ; akin to Old English blind":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1728, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144327"
},
"black eye":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a discoloration of the skin around the eye from bruising":[],
": defeat , setback":[],
": a bad reputation":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For her beauty look, the star wore her hair in a tight ponytail and forwent her signature smeared black eye shadow in favor of graphic eyeliner, drawn in loops around her bleached eyebrows. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR , 18 June 2022",
"Details were also not lost on Isabelle Boemeke, whose graphic black eye liner was only outdone by her over-the-top nails, complete with sparkling jewels and hard gold drips. \u2014 Anna Haines, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
"Leto also sported silver boots, moody black eye makeup, and at one point wore sunglasses on the red carpet. \u2014 Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Professional cycling, which has been in a PR tailspin for years with all its doping woes, gave itself another black eye yesterday at the Giro d\u2019Italia. \u2014 Aaron Gulley, Outside Online , 20 May 2015",
"Osborne punched Buker in the face causing two cuts and a black eye , officials said. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Days after the incident, Moore shared a photo of her black eye and bruised face on social media that went viral, setting off a discussion about abuse umpires and referees face. \u2014 Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY , 23 Apr. 2022",
"After hours fighting off the mob, Jeff returned home in the early morning with a black eye , and in an even darker mood, Erin recalled. \u2014 Michael Kaplan, CBS News , 30 Mar. 2022",
"A month after beginning the journal, Mackenzie came to school with a black eye . \u2014 Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144613"
},
"blood sport":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a sport or contest (such as hunting or cockfighting) involving bloodshed":[],
": a ruthless or cutthroat competition or conflict":[
"\u2026 the blood sport that is political blogging.",
"\u2014 Massimo Calabresi"
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Although females were likely to have mating success in their lives, competition for mates among the males was a winner-take-all blood sport in which male mastodons would likely sire many offspring or none at all. \u2014 Peter Brannen, The Atlantic , 22 June 2022",
"Given the importance of self-care, business should not be about the survival of the fittest, and politics should not be a blood sport . \u2014 Gina Lodge, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"Now, the stars and producers behind the global smash are about to face the real-life blood sport that is awards season. \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Think of how social media turns the promise of authentic interpersonal interaction into a dreary, theatrical, moralizing blood sport . \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Now, the stars and producers behind the global smash are about to face the real-life blood sport that is awards season. \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Now, the stars and producers behind the global smash are about to face the real-life blood sport that is awards season. \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Now, the stars and producers behind the global smash are about to face the real-life blood sport that is awards season. \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 25 Jan. 2022",
"The announcement of Justice Stephen Breyer\u2019s retirement has whistled the start of that Washington blood sport known as a Supreme Court confirmation. \u2014 Jonathan Turley, WSJ , 26 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1886, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145024"
},
"blend in":{
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to look like things nearby":[
"The fish settles on the sandy ocean bottom where it blends in perfectly."
],
": to look like one belongs with a particular group":[
"She tried to blend in by dressing like the other girls.",
"\u2014 often + with I've always found it difficult to blend in with my peers."
],
": to add (something) to a mixture or substance and mix it thoroughly":[
"Mix the first three ingredients together, then blend in the cream.",
"Blend the white paint in last."
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145214"
},
"black pottery":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a fine thin black Chinese pottery burnished and made on a wheel that is characteristic of the ancient Ch'eng-tzu-yai culture":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145230"
},
"blacksmith":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a smith who forges iron":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8blak-\u02ccsmith"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Visitors can shop the general store, visit the blacksmith and tour homes and farms of Irish, Pomeranian, Polish, Hessian, Finnish, Danish, Norwegian immigrants, to name a few. \u2014 Erik S. Hanley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 30 Mar. 2022",
"The property is not far from a ghost town, the village of South Mount Forest, which in the 1890s boasted a post office, general store, blacksmith and was the home to the Palos Township office, then the only local government body. \u2014 Paul Eisenberg, chicagotribune.com , 19 Dec. 2021",
"The site overlooks a pond and includes a sawmill, wheelwright and blacksmith shop, along with a two-story house. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Sep. 2021",
"At the turn of the 20th century, automobile drivers would pull into a blacksmith shop, a hardware store or a pharmacy to purchase a tin can of gasoline. \u2014 Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN , 4 June 2022",
"Diana rallies her family and friends to pitch in, but she's challenged at every turn by the village blacksmith and town historian, Carter (Epstein). \u2014 Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE.com , 28 Sep. 2021",
"Diana rallies her family and friends to pitch in, but she's challenged at every turn by the village blacksmith and town historian, Carter (Epstein). \u2014 Dan Snierson, EW.com , 28 Sep. 2021",
"Having full-time veterinarians on-site, providing full-time dental care for the horses and having a full-time blacksmith readily accessible, along with these new safety procedures, can prevent a bad situation from becoming worse, Romans said. \u2014 Jason Gonzalez, The Courier-Journal , 3 May 2022",
"Or how his father, a blacksmith , worked at scrap metal yards owned by gypsies. \u2014 Samantha Highfill, EW.com , 21 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"from a distinction between black metal (iron) and white metal (tin)":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145453"
},
"blood oath":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1856, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145606"
},
"blood money":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": money obtained at the cost of another's life":[],
": money paid (as by a killer or the killer's clan) to the family of a person who has been killed":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"the blood money earned by people who profited from the tragedy",
"They accepted blood money in exchange for the murderer's execution.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The questions came again Tuesday as reports were published saying West Palm Beach\u2019s Brooks Koepka would sign on for the LIV Tour\u2019s blood money . \u2014 Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel , 21 June 2022",
"Those hands are your hands \u2014 stained with the blood money of the National Rifle Association. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"Dems take blood money from the NRA and gun manufacturers, too. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 26 May 2022",
"But some convicts have been rescued by the practice of blood money , which their victims\u2019 families choose to receive as restitution out of compassion, poverty, pressure or another motivation. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
"The latest round of western economic reprisals against Russia are shining a harsh light on Formula 1\u2019s love of blood money . \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 10 Mar. 2022",
"So is payment, and David brings 1,000 euros along as blood money . \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 11 Sep. 2021",
"Her group was active in pushing the state to stop issuing permits for the bulldozing of tortoises in exchange for what many decried as blood money . \u2014 Kevin Spear, orlandosentinel.com , 22 Apr. 2021",
"There were the foreign officials\u2014including those specifically cited by the U.S. Congress for their gobsmacking corruption\u2014patronizing Trump\u2019s hotels and buildings, buoying a Trump Organization willing to house kleptocrats soaked in blood money . \u2014 Casey Michel, The New Republic , 23 Dec. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1535, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145812"
},
"black alder":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": winterberry sense 1":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"At Chatsworth, the monumental black alder tree is a striking and known landmark. \u2014 Vogue , 29 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1578, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150138"
},
"black cherry":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the strong reddish-brown wood of the black cherry used especially for cabinetwork":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Badger Blush is fun, refreshing, bright, with notes of black cherry , cranberry and raspberry all jumbled up in this lighthearted really approachable blush wine. \u2014 Kristine M. Kierzek, Journal Sentinel , 9 June 2022",
"Iapetus Just south of Burlington, Ken Albert's prestigious and long-standing Shelburne Vineyard has been making wine from hybrid grapes such as marquette (notes of black cherry and baking spice) and Louise Swenson (flowers and honey) for years. \u2014 Valerie Stivers + Hank Zona, Travel + Leisure , 5 June 2022",
"Some of the trees that can be seen on the mountain are eastern red cedar, loblolly pine, black cherry and Georgia oak. \u2014 AccessAtlanta , 17 June 2022",
"Located on 11 private acres of oak, white pine, black cherry and dogwood trees. \u2014 Elizabeth Hosang, Detroit Free Press , 4 June 2022",
"Slight smoke, some menthol, black cherry and a bit of currant. \u2014 cleveland , 15 May 2022",
"There's the uplifting sativa raspberry lemonade, the indica calm strawberry hibiscus lemonade, and a high-CBD hybrid of black cherry lemonade. \u2014 Sophie Saint Thomas, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
"Imagine a black cherry schwarzbier or a blood orange hefeweizen. \u2014 Matt Koesters, The Enquirer , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Some are more full-bodied with notes of black cherry , spice, potting soil and truffle, while others are more elegant with plum, rose petal, raspberry, granite and slate. \u2014 Liz Thach, Forbes , 17 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1720, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150255"
},
"blue book":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a register especially of socially prominent persons":[],
": a book of specialized information often published under government auspices":[],
": a blue-covered booklet used for writing examinations":[],
": a periodically issued price list (as of used cars)":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"The information is listed in the blue book .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The book is propped on a red bookrest, which chimes with the other colors: the green robes and grass, the lavender landscape, the golden sky, the blue book , the orange carpet. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Jan. 2022",
"The China Meteorological Administration has been carefully documenting the trends in an annual blue book that shows how China\u2019s climate has changed to date, from sea level rise to extreme weather. \u2014 Lili Pike, Science | AAAS , 12 Aug. 2021",
"Well, in lieu of the standard blue book or lengthy thesis, Kelley has had his students partner with local Cincinnati and some regional schools for something more meaningful than a grade. \u2014 Scott Springer, The Enquirer , 5 Oct. 2020",
"The Trump administration\u2019s anti-immigration policy is a direct consequence of taking \u2018Camp of the Saints\u2019 as a blue book for governing. \u2014 Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post , 25 Nov. 2019",
"His slim-fit navy suit, complete with a red pocket square, mirrors the red and blue book cover. \u2014 Anna Beahm | Abeahm@al.com, al , 24 Nov. 2019",
"Trantham had to clean splotches of yellow paint from the back of his arms, white shirt and blue book bag. \u2014 Peter Hermann, Washington Post , 25 June 2019",
"Within a few hours, me and my little navy blue book were reunited. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 1 Apr. 2019",
"The guy who kept a slender blue book on his nightstand. \u2014 Thomas Farragher, BostonGlobe.com , 14 July 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1633, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150658"
},
"blending inheritance":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8blend-i\u014b-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1903, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150746"
},
"blue curls":{
"type":[
"noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction"
],
"definitions":{
": any of several mints (genus Trichostema ) with irregular blue flowers":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Aside from poppies, bush sunflowers, wooly blue curls , lupine, black sage, ceanothus and other plants are popping along trails in the Santa Monica Mountains. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Use seed varieties like coreopsis, poppies, bluebonnets, bee balm, phlox, blue curl , Salvia coccinea, sunflower and other selections that are well adapted for the Central Texas area. \u2014 Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com , 28 Nov. 2019",
"Most wildflower seed varieties require full sun, but Salvia coccinea and blue curl will prosper in the shade. \u2014 Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com , 26 Sep. 2019",
"The beauty mogul had her hair up in icy blue curls while wearing a white tuxedo dress for the night out. \u2014 Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR , 2 Jan. 2019",
"Another wildflower, blue curl (Phacelia) is also blooming and is especially obvious because of its ability to attract butterflies and bees. \u2014 Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News , 20 Apr. 2018",
"The beauty mogul had her hair up in icy blue curls while wearing a white tuxedo dress for the night out. \u2014 Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR , 2 Jan. 2019",
"Another wildflower, blue curl (Phacelia) is also blooming and is especially obvious because of its ability to attract butterflies and bees. \u2014 Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News , 20 Apr. 2018",
"For late winter and early spring grow Salvia greggii, horse herb, phlox, verbena, coreopsis and blue curl (Phacelia). \u2014 Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News , 6 Apr. 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1817, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150805"
},
"blacktip shark":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a small, grayish requiem shark ( Carcharhinus limbatus ) with black-tipped fins that is widely distributed in coastal tropical and subtropical seas":[
"The vast majority of shark bites are from so-called hit-and-run attacks by smaller species, such as blacktip sharks . They mistake thrashing arms or dangling feet as a prey item, dart in, bite and let go when they realize it's not a fish.",
"\u2014 Tim Friend"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8blak-\u02cctip-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Atlantic blacktip shark \u2013 which is named for the black tips on its pectoral, dorsal and tail fins \u2013 can reach up to 6 feet in length and age to more than 15 years old. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 29 July 2021",
"This slender shark is often mistaken for a blacktip shark because its fins have gray or black tips. \u2014 Priscilla Aguirre, Chron , 15 July 2021",
"But instead of being kicked by one of his friends, as Albert thought, the sensation was the bite of a 6-foot blacktip shark that tore into his arm. \u2014 Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al , 25 Mar. 2021",
"What Tracey and Bryce, or no one else for that matter, didn\u2019t concern themselves with were thoughts that Bryce would end up bitten by 6-foot blacktip shark and have to undergo two surgeries during a six-day hospital stay in West Palm Beach. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 26 Mar. 2021",
"But experts say blacktip sharks , not great whites, are most often responsible for bites. \u2014 CBS News , 5 Aug. 2019",
"Snorkelers can expect to share the turquoise waters with blacktip sharks . 2. \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 24 July 2019",
"The International Shark Attack File says that blacktip sharks are responsible for 20% of unprovoked shark attacks in Florida since 1926 -- but that is still a very small number. \u2014 David Williams, CNN , 2 July 2019",
"It's even been seen in sharks and rays that are in the care of humans, including sawfish, blacktip sharks , leopard sharks and several other types. \u2014 Chris Ciaccia, Fox News , 30 Aug. 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1916, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150818"
},
"black-footed albatross":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an albatross ( Diomedea nigripes ) of the Pacific that is chiefly blackish with dusky bill and black feet and legs":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8blak-\u02ccfu\u0307-t\u0259d-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Scientists have begun to gather genetic data on stressed species like Jonah crabs, the black-footed albatross , and narwhals in a nascent bid to genetically modify animals to deal with changing conditions. \u2014 Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Watch to see the journey of these black-footed albatross . \u2014 Meagan Cantwell, Science | AAAS , 2 Aug. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1839, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151131"
},
"blended family":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a family that includes children of a previous marriage of one spouse or both":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For example, Cardi B cooked up oxtails for hubby Offset and their beautiful blended family . \u2014 Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence , 21 June 2022",
"In April, Kardashian celebrated her birthday at Disneyland with her blended family and shared photos from the occasion on Instagram. \u2014 Daniela Avila, PEOPLE.com , 16 June 2022",
"It\u2019s the product of a thoroughly functional blended family . \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 7 May 2022",
"Alicia Keys and Mashonda Tifrere are a good example of a blended family . \u2014 Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence , 28 Mar. 2022",
"In an interview with Essence for the magazine's cover story last month, Offset opened up about his blended family with his wife. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 4 May 2022",
"When a blended family equals 10 kids, two parents and no extra help, chaos (but the heartwarming kind) ensues. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 10 May 2022",
"The blended family coordinated their outfits for the premiere, each member wearing a different all-black ensemble. \u2014 Shafiq Najib, PEOPLE.com , 20 Apr. 2022",
"The blended family appeared together on the cover of Essence magazine, released Thursday night. \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 15 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1972, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151548"
},
"blood pheasant":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": any of several pheasants (genus Ithaginis ) of the mountains of India and China remarkable for the bright red colors of their throat and breast":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151621"
},
"black hat":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a hacker who infiltrates a computer system for malicious purposes (as to disable a website or uncover secret information)":[
"In one segment \u2026 Assange reflects on his work as a black hat hacker in the early 1990s, recalling wistfully how he and others hacked into the Pentagon's Security Coordination Center.",
"\u2014 Kim Zetter"
],
"\u2014 compare white hat":[
"In one segment \u2026 Assange reflects on his work as a black hat hacker in the early 1990s, recalling wistfully how he and others hacked into the Pentagon's Security Coordination Center.",
"\u2014 Kim Zetter"
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1990, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151630"
},
"blood count":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Josue, a 15-year-old from Honduras who had recently spent about six weeks in a hospital for malnutrition and blood count abnormalities, likely had undiagnosed cystic fibrosis, Dr. Steptoe decided after examining him. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Dec. 2021",
"Those results showed that my white blood count was really high. \u2014 Colleen Murphy, Health.com , 24 Nov. 2021",
"Your doctor might advise you to have regular blood tests since this medication can lower your white blood count . \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 12 Nov. 2021",
"Glatter said it\u2019s important to monitor white blood count , as mentioned by Clinton\u2019s doctors. \u2014 Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY , 16 Oct. 2021",
"Your doctor may order various lab tests, including a complete blood count to rule out other bleeding disorders, as well as an ultrasound to help identify the location and size of the possible fibroids. \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 6 Oct. 2021",
"Despite these encouraging trends, some Americans remain reluctant to get one due to concerns about severe adverse effects, such as blood clots and blood count abnormalities recently reported with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. \u2014 Joshua Liao, Forbes , 27 Apr. 2021",
"If a second miscarriage occurs, women should be offered an appointment at a dedicated miscarriage clinic for full blood count and thyroid function tests, as well as a discussion of their risk factors. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 26 Apr. 2021",
"In pathology, and specifically for complete blood count (CBC), first-generation automation has been applied since the 1960s by running cells through pipes using a technology called flow cytometry. \u2014 Sarah Levy, Forbes , 5 Apr. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1876, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151644"
},
"Black":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"biographical name",
"geographical name",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": having the very dark color of the night sky or the eye's pupil : of the color black (see black entry 2 sense 2 )":[
"a black sweater",
"a black dog",
"as black as coal"
],
": of or relating to any of various population groups of especially African ancestry often considered as having dark pigmentation of the skin but in fact having a wide range of skin colors":[
"Black Americans"
],
": of or relating to Black people and often especially to African American people or their culture":[
"Black literature",
"a Black college",
"Black pride",
"Black studies"
],
": dressed in black (see black entry 2 sense 2 )":[
"playing for the black team"
],
": dirty , soiled":[
"hands black with grime"
],
": characterized by the absence of light":[
"a black night"
],
": reflecting or transmitting little or no light":[
"black water"
],
": served without milk or cream":[
"black coffee"
],
": thoroughly sinister or evil : wicked":[
"When the King heard of this black deed, in his grief and rage he denounced relentless war against his Barons \u2026",
"\u2014 Charles Dickens"
],
": indicative of condemnation or discredit":[
"got a black mark for being late"
],
": heavy , serious":[
"the play was a black intrigue"
],
": connected with or invoking the supernatural and especially the devil":[
"black magic",
"the black arts"
],
": very sad, gloomy, or calamitous":[
"black despair"
],
": marked by the occurrence of disaster":[
"black Friday"
],
": characterized by hostility or angry discontent : sullen":[
"black resentment filled his heart"
],
": distorted or darkened by anger":[
"his face was black with rage"
],
": having dark skin, hair, and eyes":[
"the black Irish"
],
": subject to boycott by trade-union members as employing or favoring nonunion workers or as operating under conditions considered unfair by the trade union":[
"a ship that was declared black by the union"
],
": conducted so as to appear to originate within an enemy country and designed to weaken enemy morale":[
"Black propaganda \u2026 is the business of going to elaborate ends to spread half-true, misleading or downright false information to get your enemy in trouble.",
"\u2014 Everett G. Martin"
],
": characterized by or connected with the use of black propaganda":[
"Press reports say that in addition to dropping leaflets over urban areas, messages were broadcast over two \" black \" radio stations, \u2026 both of which were operated by the CIA.",
"\u2014 Strategic Intelligence"
],
": characterized by grim, distorted, or grotesque satire":[
"black humor"
],
": of or relating to covert intelligence operations":[
"black government programs"
],
": having a very deep or low register (see register entry 1 sense 4b )":[
"a bass with a black voice"
],
"Hugo LaFayette 1886\u20131971 American jurist and politician":[],
": the achromatic (see achromatic sense 3 ) color of least lightness characteristically perceived to belong to objects that neither reflect nor transmit light":[
"walls painted in black"
],
": something that is black: such as":[],
": black clothing":[
"looks good in black"
],
": a black animal (such as a horse)":[],
": the narrow, black edge of home plate":[
"a pitch on the black [=a pitch that crosses over the very edge of home plate]"
],
": a person belonging to any of various population groups of especially African ancestry often considered as having dark pigmentation of the skin but in fact having a wide range of skin colors":[],
": african american":[],
": the pieces of a dark color in a board game for two players (such as chess)":[
"black moves second"
],
": total or nearly total absence of light":[
"the black of night"
],
": the condition of making a profit":[
"\u2014 usually used with the operating in the black"
],
"\u2014 compare red sense 6":[
"\u2014 usually used with the operating in the black"
],
"Sir James Whyte 1924\u20132010 British pharmacologist":[],
": to become black (see black entry 1 ) : blacken":[
"As she leaned against the stone cross \u2026 , the sky blacked with clouds.",
"\u2014 Hugh Coleman Davidson"
],
": to make black":[
"blacked his boots"
],
": to declare (something, such as a business or industry) subject to boycott by trade-union members":[],
"river 101 miles (162 kilometers) long in east central Louisiana flowing south into the Red River":[],
"river 500 miles (805 kilometers) long in southeastern Asia rising in central Yunnan, China, and flowing southeast to the Red River in northern Vietnam":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8blak"
],
"synonyms":[
"ebony",
"pitch-black",
"pitch-dark",
"pitchy",
"raven",
"sable"
],
"antonyms":[
"blackness",
"candlelight",
"dark",
"darkness",
"dusk",
"gloaming",
"gloom",
"murk",
"night",
"semidarkness",
"shade",
"shadows",
"twilight",
"umbra"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"a little black dress blends into the night very well",
"Noun",
"The wall was painted in black .",
"a mixture of grays and blacks",
"She was dressed in black .",
"Verb",
"He blacked his boots with polish.",
"Labor union members have blacked the company.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Many black and brown women and those who are underprivileged will die because of this. \u2014 Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant , 28 June 2022",
"Video shared on social media shows a man wearing khaki pants, a sports jacket, black gloves and a flat cap, in a seeming attempt to blend in, carrying out the break-in as others, similarly dressed, at least one armed, stand guard. \u2014 Claire Parker, Washington Post , 28 June 2022",
"Photos circulating online showed a massive black column of smoke rising from the refinery against the Chugach Mountains. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 28 June 2022",
"Officials said police initiated a traffic stop on a black Ford Focus at the 1200 block of Quebec Road around 12:03 a.m. Sunday. \u2014 Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer , 27 June 2022",
"Though a few stars made statements in dramatic black gowns (Tems, Kandi Burruss, Ari Lennox), the prevailing fashion trend was bold colorblocking. \u2014 Evan Nicole Brown, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 June 2022",
"In the video, Hudgens posed outside East High wearing a black crop top, white sneakers, and a pair of purple Moschino athletic shorts that would earn Troy Bolton's approval. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 27 June 2022",
"Covered by a black pergola with a lantern pendant light hanging from it, the kitchen is unobtrusive and surrounded by greenery. \u2014 Kelly Allen, House Beautiful , 27 June 2022",
"By that time, Butler had already faced the most daunting day of the shoot: Re-creating the \u201968 Comeback Special with 300 extras while wearing a black leather suit. \u2014 Jen Yamato, Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The Banchero Orlando Magic Nike Unisex 2022 NBA Draft First Round Pick Jersey, icon edition, which comes in black , is listed for $119.99. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 23 June 2022",
"Like many staples in your wardrobe, opting for chino shorts in black will give you endless outfit choices. \u2014 Bernd Fischer, Men's Health , 16 June 2022",
"They were told to dress totally in black and to leave cellphones and all identifying documents, including passports, behind. \u2014 CBS News , 13 June 2022",
"Her mother, Kathy Hilton, was also in attendance and also in black . \u2014 Kathleen Walsh, Glamour , 10 June 2022",
"Pooh Bear has swapped the little red t-shirt for a lumberjack suit and Piglet is clad in black . \u2014 K.j. Yossman, Variety , 26 May 2022",
"The exterior badges, mirror caps, and shark-fin antenna are finished in black . \u2014 Caleb Miller, Car and Driver , 19 May 2022",
"The gunman, dressed all in black , had fled in a maroon minivan, police said. \u2014 Lindsey Bever, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
"Everlane makes some of the best-fitting men\u2019s T-shirts for men, and this 100% cotton silhouette (also available in black and in another design with large print) is for anyone who wants to show off their NorCal pride. \u2014 Thomas Hindle, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But as the show fades to black , the Byrdes are in surprisingly good shape. \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 31 May 2022",
"Elegantly edited in segments that fade to black as the ice thaws between the siblings, there\u2019s an air of timelessness. \u2014 Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
"The charcoal-gray dial, which fades to black at the rim, has a grainy texture deliberately reminiscent of antique camera cases. \u2014 Alex Doak, CNN , 11 Apr. 2022",
"The video fades to black and the title Harry\u2019s House is revealed. \u2014 Izzy Col\u00f3n, SPIN , 23 Mar. 2022",
"The giant white ball of light at the top of the dome slowly faded to black . \u2014 New York Times , 18 Mar. 2022",
"In fact, each Nopalera bath soap is shaped like a nopal paddle, ranging in scents from the pink Flor de Mayo to black Noche Clara. \u2014 Kristin Scharkey, Sunset Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Why would black , two-man lynch mobs be prowling late-night Chicago in January? \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 11 Mar. 2022",
"The downside projections to yellow are: jealousy, childishness, anxiety; and to black : grief or unhappiness, mysteriousness, emptiness or loneliness. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English blak , from Old English bl\u00e6c ; akin to Old High German blah black, and probably to Latin flagrare to burn, Greek phlegein":"Adjective, Noun, and Verb"
},
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152050"
},
"blood horse":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": thoroughbred":[],
": any purebred horse":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152216"
},
"black acacia":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": locust sense 3a(2)":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152233"
},
"blood corpuscle":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": blood cell":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152338"
},
"blondinette":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a breed of small plump show pigeons that are bred in several colors usually with the plumage more or less laced with white and with the feathers somewhat frilled":[],
": a bird of the Blondinette breed":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6bl\u00e4nd\u0259\u0307\u00a6net"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"French, young blond girl, diminutive of blondine":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153043"
},
"black haw":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a shrub ( Viburnum prunifolium ) bearing cymes of white flowers and bluish black drupes":[],
": southern buckthorn":[],
": false buckthorn":[],
": either of two trees ( Bumelia tenax and B. lanuginosa ) of the southern U.S.":[],
": a hawthorn ( Crataegus douglasii ) of the western U.S.":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153113"
},
"blacksmith welding":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": forge welding by manual hammering":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153354"
},
"blowtorch":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a small burner having a device to intensify combustion by means of a blast of air or oxygen, usually including a fuel tank pressurized by a hand pump, and used especially in plumbing":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u014d-\u02cct\u022frch"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Even then some aren\u2019t dead before they are boiled, butchered or roasted with a blowtorch . \u2014 Liza Lentini, SPIN , 16 June 2022",
"Earlier in the morning, a man ran in the middle of the street after another man chased him with a small blowtorch , while around the corner paramedics were responding to an apartment. \u2014 Ruben Vivesstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
"As the victim lay on the floor, unable to move due to her injuries, the man lit a blowtorch and held the flame close to her leg. \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 9 June 2022",
"The thief used a blowtorch to crack the glass door without setting off the alarm and took tens of thousands of dollars worth of high-end North Face jackets. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Don't worry, no blowtorch is needed for these custards because this TikTok recipe found a home kitchen-friendly alternative. \u2014 Janae Mckenzie, Glamour , 5 May 2022",
"For that brittle, glassy sugar topping, a mini blowtorch is your friend\u2014and a worthy investment. \u2014 Ashley Dunne, Sunset Magazine , 28 Apr. 2022",
"According to multiple outlets, the fire occurred exactly 13 years after a blaze broke out in the back lot of the park as a result of a worker using a blowtorch to warm asphalt shingles. \u2014 Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Then, the group diligently and purposefully took a blowtorch to five of the constitution\u2019s most egregious sections, working through last summer, and submitted their revision to lawmakers during the current session. \u2014 Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al , 17 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1895, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153734"
},
"black prairie":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": prairie land having rich black soil":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153833"
},
"black gum":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a tupelo ( Nyssa sylvatica ) of the eastern U.S. with light and soft but tough wood":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The April launch features an initial three colors\u2014 black gum , white gum and dusty rose\u2014and Balint says the brand will see what the response is to the new silhouette before evaluating opportunities that require different design elements. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Tree varieties for that project include tulip, Kentucky coffee tree, black gum , London planetree, linden, hornbeam, yellowwood, magnolia, redbud and honey locust. \u2014 Peter Krouse, cleveland , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Okefenokee Wilderness, Georgia Cypress trees, pines, and black gum swamps make Okefenokee Wilderness a thriving sanctuary for Georgia\u2019s diverse critters. \u2014 Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online , 26 July 2021",
"Some popular native fall foliage plants include the burgundy black gum tree, the bright yellow American beech and the red maple tree. \u2014 Tammy Sons, Forbes , 27 Oct. 2021",
"The spring planting, which was tentatively scheduled to start next week weather-permitting, also consists of 50 trees planted on Archmere Avenue (crab apple trees) and Roadoan Road ( black gum trees). \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 22 Apr. 2021",
"For fruits, plant beautyberry, pyracantha, Eastern red cedar, viburnum, hawthorn, sumac, palm, crabapple, serviceberry, dogwood, bayberry, persimmon, black gum , holly, and wax myrtle. \u2014 Steve Bender, Southern Living , 17 Mar. 2021",
"Although the straight species of black gum can be a bit weedy, newer cultivars such as \u2018Wild Fire\u2019 don\u2019t go to seed. \u2014 oregonlive , 3 Nov. 2020",
"Japanese maples, crepe myrtles, and black gum trees flanked a winding stone path lined with violets. \u2014 Leigh Crandall, Country Living , 4 June 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1709, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-154039"
},
"blood spot":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a spot of blood in a hen's egg due to hemorrhage within the ovarian follicle during the growth of the egg":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-154130"
},
"black pudding":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": blood sausage":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Parkers are excited about a breakfast of beans and toast and black pudding (which looks like sausage but is made from pig blood and oatmeal). \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 14 Apr. 2021",
"There's no better way to warm up on a cold Christmas night than joining the locals for some black pudding and a few pints\u2014trust us, this city has enough cozy bars to last you through New Year's. \u2014 Caitlin Morton, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 6 Dec. 2019",
"The full Scottish breakfast, featuring bacon, black pudding , haggis, sausages, beans, eggs, tomato, mushroom and a potato scone, was an absolute delight. \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2018",
"Some people like black pudding but not me, thank you very much. \u2014 Lisa Ryan, The Cut , 9 May 2018",
"The full Scottish breakfast, featuring bacon, black pudding , haggis, sausages, beans, eggs, tomato, mushroom and a potato scone, was an absolute delight. \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2018",
"Some people like black pudding but not me, thank you very much. \u2014 Lisa Ryan, The Cut , 9 May 2018",
"My next visit Who can pass up a full English breakfast of bacon, sausage, eggs, beans, mushrooms, black pudding , tomatoes and toast? \u2014 Lauren Delgado, OrlandoSentinel.com , 29 Sep. 2017",
"That is the overt text of Wordsworth\u2019s life, and Shapiro bends over backward to interpret it as the subtext of the black pudding line. \u2014 Laura Miller, Slate Magazine , 12 July 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-154152"
},
"blue daisy":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an Australian herb ( Felicia amelloides ) with blue-rayed flowers resembling the marguerite":[],
": michaelmas daisy":[],
": chicory":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-154250"
},
"blast roasting":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the process of roasting finely divided ores by means of a blast maintaining internal combustion in the charge (as in desulfurizing ores of lead or copper)":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-154252"
}
}
Reference in New Issue View Git Blame Copy Permalink