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16801 lines
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{
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"HEPA":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": being, using, or containing a filter usually designed to remove 99.97 percent of airborne particles measuring 0.3 micrometers or greater in diameter passing through it":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1965, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"h igh- e fficiency p articulate a ir (filter)":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8hep-\u0259",
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"\u02c8he-p\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090332",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"HEU":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"hydroelectric unit":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050026",
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"type":[
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"abbreviation"
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]
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},
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"Heaney":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"1939\u20132013 Irish poet":[
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"Sea*mus \\ \u02c8sh\u0101-\u200bm\u0259s \\"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8h\u0113-n\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-124853",
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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]
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},
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"Hearn":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"1850\u20131904 Japanese Yakumo Koizumi American (Greek-born) writer in Japan":[
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"Laf*ca*dio \\ laf-\u200b\u02c8k\u00e4-\u200bd\u0113-\u200b\u02cc\u014d \\"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8h\u0259rn"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205629",
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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]
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},
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"Hearst":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"William Randolph 1863\u20131951 American newspaper publisher":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8h\u0259rst"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030825",
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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]
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},
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"Hearstian":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": of, relating to, or resembling the journalistic style or methods or the intense nationalism associated with the publisher William R. Hearst and his publications":[
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"as chauvinistic, or Hearstian , as ever",
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"\u2014 Ted Oster",
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"the comic strip and other variegated features of the Hearstian type",
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"\u2014 Vanity Fair"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"William Randolph Hearst \u20201951 American newspaper publisher + English -ian":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8h\u0259rst\u0113\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025310",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"Hearstling":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a journalist employed by or sharing the views of W. R. Hearst : a reactionary journalist":[
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"how the Hearstlings will howl at the call for the repeal of the ban",
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"\u2014 K. N. Stewart"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"W. R. Hearst + English -ling":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8h\u0259rstli\u014b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221653",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Heart":{
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"antonyms":[
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"coldheartedness",
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"hard-heartedness",
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"inhumanity",
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"inhumanness",
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"mercilessness",
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"pitilessness"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a game in which the object is to avoid taking tricks (see trick entry 1 sense 4 ) containing hearts":[],
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": a hollow muscular organ of vertebrate animals that by its rhythmic contraction acts as a force pump maintaining the circulation of the blood":[
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"could feel her heart pounding"
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],
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": a playing card marked with a stylized figure of a red heart":[],
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": a structure in an invertebrate animal functionally analogous to the vertebrate heart":[],
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": breast , bosom":[
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"placed his hand on his heart"
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],
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": by rote or from memory":[
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"knows the poem by heart"
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],
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": courage or enthusiasm especially when maintained during a difficult situation":[
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"never lost heart"
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],
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": generous disposition : compassion":[
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"a leader with heart"
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],
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": hearten":[],
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": in essence : basically , essentially":[
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"a romantic at heart"
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],
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": intellect":[],
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": love , affection":[
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"won her heart"
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],
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": love entry 2":[
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"Jane hearts John.",
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"I loathe beer. But I heart beer commercials \u2026",
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"\u2014 Rochell D. Thomas"
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],
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": one's innermost character, feelings, or inclinations":[
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"knew it in his heart",
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"a man after my own heart"
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],
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": personality , disposition":[
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"a cold heart"
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],
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": the central or innermost part : center":[
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"a cabin in the heart of the forest"
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],
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": the emotional or moral nature as distinguished from the intellectual nature: such as":[],
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": the essential or most vital part of something":[
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"the heart of the city",
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"get to the heart of the matter"
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],
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": the suit comprising cards marked with hearts":[
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"the five of hearts"
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],
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": the younger central compact part of a leafy rosette (such as a head of lettuce or stalk of celery)":[],
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": to fix in the heart":[],
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": to like (see like entry 1 sense 4 ) an online post, comment, etc., especially by clicking or tapping a heart-shaped symbol":[
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"The tweet still hits home so much, not just for us, but for the 2.6 million that hearted her tweet too.",
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"\u2014 The Edge (Auckland, New Zealand)"
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],
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": with deep concern":[
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"took the criticism to heart"
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],
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"river in southwestern North Dakota flowing 200 miles (320 kilometers) east into the Missouri River opposite Bismarck":[],
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"\u2014 see also take heart":[
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"never lost heart"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"I could feel my heart pounding.",
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"He has a bad heart .",
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"He put his hand on his heart .",
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"When she heard the news, her heart filled with joy.",
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"She just couldn't find it in her heart to forgive them.",
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"I felt in my heart that our relationship was never meant to be.",
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"a ruler without a heart",
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"Have a heart ! Can't you see he needs help?",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"But those numbers are likely underreported, added Sonal Jaisal, director of policy for Environmental Justice, because deaths triggered by heat are often recorded as heart attacks, strokes, or other types of mortality. \u2014 Jeff Mcmahon, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
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"People had heart attacks on hot days and drowned in swift rivers. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
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"Bergeron, a Sorrento resident, said she and her family were first affected by the formula shortage not long after her twins \u2014 daughter Sky (who has a moderate heart defect) and son Storm \u2014 were born on April 10, four weeks premature. \u2014 Fox News , 30 June 2022",
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"Results \u2014 in unfurling relationships with family, friends, lovers, almost-lovers \u2014 are gratifying and heart -shredding. \u2014 Joan Frank, BostonGlobe.com , 30 June 2022",
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"Doctors waited to perform a Cesarean section until the fetus's heart stopped beating, Budzowska said. \u2014 Mary Kekatos, ABC News , 30 June 2022",
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"Those conditions contribute to lower heart health and increase the risk of developing heart failure, Dasgupta said. \u2014 Megan Marples, CNN , 29 June 2022",
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"In November 2018, Jansen underwent a cardiac ablation, a procedure to restore normal heart rhythm. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 29 June 2022",
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"In the photo series captioned with a simple sun and white heart emoji, Hailey wears a sleek, black Spin Crop Tank from the eco-conscious brand Thrive Soci\u00e9t\u00e9. \u2014 Abby Dupes, Seventeen , 29 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English hert , from Old English heorte ; akin to Old High German herza heart, Latin cord-, cor , Greek kardia":"Noun and Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8h\u00e4rt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bigheartedness",
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"charity",
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"commiseration",
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"compassion",
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"feeling",
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"good-heartedness",
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"humanity",
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"kindheartedness",
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"kindliness",
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"kindness",
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"largeheartedness",
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"mercy",
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"pity",
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"ruth",
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"softheartedness",
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"sympathy",
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"warmheartedness"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111158",
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"type":[
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"geographical name",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"Heifetz":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"1901\u20131987 American (Russian-born) violinist":[
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"Ja*scha \\ \u02c8y\u00e4-\u200bsh\u0259 \\"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8h\u012b-f\u0259ts"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171437",
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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]
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},
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"Heisenberg":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"Werner Karl 1901\u20131976 German physicist":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02ccberk",
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"\u02c8h\u012b-z\u1d4an-b\u0259rg"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115941",
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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]
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},
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"Heisenberg uncertainty principle":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": uncertainty principle":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1939, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"after Werner heisenberg":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02ccb\u0259rk-",
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"\u02c8h\u012b-z\u1d4an-\u02ccb\u0259rg-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-104859",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Heisenberg's principle":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": uncertainty principle":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1939, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"after Werner K. Heisenberg , born 1901 German physicist":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8h\u012bz\u1d4an\u02ccb\u0259rgz-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125837",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Heliconian":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a butterfly of Heliconius or a related genus":[],
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": of or relating to the Boeotian mountain Helicon supposed by the ancient Greeks to be the residence of Apollo and the Muses":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin Heliconi us + English -an":"Adjective",
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"New Latin Heliconius + English -an":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-ny\u0259n",
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"\u00a6hel\u0259\u00a6k\u014dn\u0113\u0259n",
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"\""
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-073142",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Heliconiidae":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a family of chiefly tropical American butterflies with long forewings and small rounded hind wings that is commonly included in the family Nymphalidae":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Heliconius , type genus + -idae":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cchel\u0259k\u0259\u02c8n\u012b\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091308",
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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]
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},
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"Helmstedt":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"city in central Germany east of Brunswick near the former East Germany\u2013West Germany border population 27,072":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8helm-\u02ccshtet",
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"-\u02ccstet"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193209",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Helobiae":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":[
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"Definition of Helobiae taxonomic synonym of naiadales"
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],
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"pronounciation":[
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"he\u02c8l\u014db\u0113\u02cc\u0113"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-212619",
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"type":[]
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},
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"Helodermatidae":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a small family of lizards having the dorsal scales replaced by rough tuberculated skin and including the American gila monsters and an obscure Bornean lizard":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Helodermat-, Heloderma , type genus + -idae":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182824",
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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]
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},
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"Helodrilus":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a common North American genus of earthworms (family Lumbricidae) found in rich soil or manure":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from helo- + Greek drilos worm":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cchel\u014d\u02c8dr\u012bl\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091125",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Help menu":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a menu (see menu sense 1b(2) ) that is a part of a computer application or system and that allows the user to access information about how to use the application or system":[
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"\u2026 you may find it more helpful to select the Help menu and enter an appropriate keyword or, failing there, visit the developer's support page.",
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"\u2014 Christoher Breen"
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],
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"\u2014 compare help screen":[
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"\u2026 you may find it more helpful to select the Help menu and enter an appropriate keyword or, failing there, visit the developer's support page.",
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"\u2014 Christoher Breen"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1979, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164705",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Henley":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a lightweight pullover shirt with a ribbed collar and a vertical opening at the neck fastened by a line of buttons":[
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"The black Henley shirt was strategically unbuttoned to reveal a chest full of bad-boy tattoos and a sizable gold medallion.",
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"\u2014 Liana Satenstein",
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|
"He's perched on a stool in a coffee shop in Hollywood wearing a Henley , a mildly whimsical hat, and a pervasively radiant sense of health.",
|
|
"\u2014 Zach Baron",
|
|
"But henleys also boast a feminine side. The women's shirts are often trimmed with lace, decorative buttons or ribbon.",
|
|
"\u2014 Marilyn Johnson"
|
|
],
|
|
"William Ernest 1849\u20131903 English editor and author":[],
|
|
"town in Oxfordshire, southeast central England, west of London population 31,744":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1889, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"from Henley on Thames, England, site of the Henley Regatta, a rowing event (the shirt resembles shirts traditionally worn by rowers)":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8hen-l\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-200632",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"biographical name",
|
|
"geographical name",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"Hepatic line":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": line of mercury":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175923",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"Hepaticae":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a class of Bryophyta comprising the liverworts and being distinguished from Musci by the presence of a usually thalloid gametophyte that is not produced from a protonema, unicellular rhizoids and elaters, and antheridia and archegonia that are borne on the thallus and produce a short-lived and simple sporophyte \u2014 compare anthocerotales , jungermanniales , marchantiales , sphaerocarpales":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Medieval Latin hepaticae , plural of hepatica liverwort":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"|\u0259\u02ccs\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020803",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"Hephaestus":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the Greek god of fire and metalworking \u2014 compare vulcan":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1678, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin, from Greek H\u0113phaistos":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8f\u0113-",
|
|
"hi-\u02c8fe-st\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113511",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"Hephthalite":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"Definition of Hephthalite variant of ephthalite"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-104857",
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"Hepialidae":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a family of lepidopterous insects comprising the ghost moths and having larvae which burrow in wood or feed on roots":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Hepialus , type genus (irregular from Greek h\u0113piolos moth) + -idae":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cchep-",
|
|
"\u02cch\u0113p\u0113\u02c8al\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021905",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"Hepplewhite":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of, relating to, or imitating a style of furniture originating in late 18th century England":[],
|
|
"George died 1786 English cabinetmaker and designer":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1897, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"George Hepplewhite":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8he-p\u0259l-\u02cc(h)w\u012bt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192103",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"biographical name"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"Heredia":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda de 1842\u20131905 French (Cuban-born) poet":[],
|
|
"city on the Pan-American Highway just northwest of San Jos\u00e9, Costa Rica population 280,000":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0101-\u02c8r\u0101-t\u035fhy\u00e4",
|
|
"\u0101-r\u0101-\u02c8dy\u00e4",
|
|
"(h)\u0101-\u02c8r\u0101-d\u0113-\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130441",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"biographical name",
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"Herero":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a member of a Bantu people of central Namibia":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1880, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8her-\u0259-\u02ccr\u014d",
|
|
"h\u0259-\u02c8rer-(\u02cc)\u014d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044447",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"Hermetics":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": hermetism":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"|\u0113ks",
|
|
"-et|"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220807",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun plural but usually singular in construction"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"Herminones":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a division of ancient Teutons described by Tacitus as occupying central and eastern Germany and including interior tribes (as the Hermunduri, Heruli, Suevians, Quadi, Lombards, Vandals)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cch\u0259rm\u0259\u02c8n\u014d(\u02cc)n\u0113z"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220317",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"Hesperia":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"city in southeastern California north of San Bernardino population 90,173":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"he-\u02c8sper-\u0113-\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062704",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"Hesperian":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": western , occidental":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin Hesperia , the west, from Greek, from feminine of hesperios of the evening, western, from hesperos evening \u2014 more at west":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"he-\u02c8spir-\u0113-\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191803",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"Hetrazan":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a preparation of diethylcarbamazine citrate":[
|
|
"\u2014 formerly a U.S. registered trademark"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8he\u2027tr\u0259\u02cczan"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014130",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"Hewish":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"Antony 1924\u20132021 British astrophysicist":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8hy\u00fc-ish"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101117",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"biographical name"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"he":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a male person or animal":[],
|
|
": one that is strongly masculine or has strong masculine appeal":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used in combination that's what I call he -literature \u2014 Sinclair Lewis"
|
|
],
|
|
": that male one who is neither speaker nor hearer":[
|
|
"he is my father"
|
|
],
|
|
": the 5th letter of the Hebrew alphabet \u2014 see Alphabet Table":[],
|
|
"Her Excellency; His Excellency":[],
|
|
"His Eminence":[],
|
|
"helium":[],
|
|
"high efficiency":[],
|
|
"high explosive":[],
|
|
"\u2014 compare him , his , it , she , they":[
|
|
"he is my father"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"circa 1567, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Hebrew h\u0113'":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English, from Old English h\u0113 ; akin to Old English h\u0113o she, hit it, Old High German h\u0113 he, Latin cis, citra on this side, Greek e ke inos that person":"Pronoun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8h\u0101",
|
|
"\u0113",
|
|
"\u02c8h\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-203559",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"abbreviation",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"pronoun",
|
|
"symbol"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"he who laughs last, laughs best":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-203618",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"he who pays the piper calls the tune":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111538",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"he-oak":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": beefwood sense 1":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161443",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"head":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"chief",
|
|
"commanding",
|
|
"first",
|
|
"foremost",
|
|
"high",
|
|
"lead",
|
|
"leading",
|
|
"preeminent",
|
|
"premier",
|
|
"presiding",
|
|
"primary",
|
|
"prime",
|
|
"principal",
|
|
"supereminent",
|
|
"supreme",
|
|
"top"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a devoted enthusiast : aficionado":[
|
|
"\u2014 often used in combination computer head"
|
|
],
|
|
": a mass of water in motion (as in a rip current )":[],
|
|
": a person with respect to mental qualities":[
|
|
"let wiser heads prevail"
|
|
],
|
|
": a portion of a page or sheet that is above the first line of printing":[],
|
|
": a separate part or topic":[
|
|
"heads of a sermon"
|
|
],
|
|
": a word or series of words often in larger letters placed at the beginning of a passage or at the top of a page in order to introduce or categorize":[],
|
|
": an electromagnet used as a transducer for recording on, reading, or erasing a magnetic medium (such as tape or a disk)":[],
|
|
": an immediate constituent of a construction that can have the same grammatical function as the whole (such as man in \"an old man,\" \"a very old man,\" or \"the man in the street\")":[],
|
|
": behead":[],
|
|
": beyond one's comprehension or competence":[
|
|
"the most awful intellectual detail, all of it over my head",
|
|
"\u2014 E. B. White"
|
|
],
|
|
": capitulum sense 2":[],
|
|
": coming from in front":[
|
|
"head sea"
|
|
],
|
|
": crazy , distracted":[],
|
|
": culminating point of action : crisis":[
|
|
"events came to a head"
|
|
],
|
|
": delirious":[
|
|
"Her parents were out of their heads with worry."
|
|
],
|
|
": director , leader : such as":[],
|
|
": drawing the greater depth of water forward":[],
|
|
": either end of something (such as a drum) whose two ends need not be distinguished":[],
|
|
": fellatio , cunnilingus":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used with give"
|
|
],
|
|
": headache":[],
|
|
": headmaster":[],
|
|
": headway":[
|
|
"often she had to fight for her head as the press of sail buried her bow",
|
|
"\u2014 C. V. Reilly"
|
|
],
|
|
": located at the end that is upper or higher : situated at the head (see head entry 1 sense 5a )":[
|
|
"head sails"
|
|
],
|
|
": mental or emotional control : poise":[
|
|
"a level head"
|
|
],
|
|
": natural aptitude or talent":[
|
|
"a good head for figures"
|
|
],
|
|
": of, relating to, or intended for the upper or anterior division of the animal body that contains the brain, the chief sense organs, and the mouth : of, relating to, or intended for the head (see head entry 1 sense 1 )":[
|
|
"head injuries"
|
|
],
|
|
": one in charge of a division or department in an office or institution":[
|
|
"the head of the English department",
|
|
"met with the other department heads"
|
|
],
|
|
": one of a number (as of domestic animals)":[
|
|
"sold twenty head of cattle"
|
|
],
|
|
": one who uses a drug":[
|
|
"\u2014 often used in combination pot head"
|
|
],
|
|
": person , individual":[
|
|
"count heads"
|
|
],
|
|
": principal , chief":[
|
|
"head cook"
|
|
],
|
|
": so as to pass over one's superior standing or authority":[
|
|
"went over my head to complain"
|
|
],
|
|
": the approximate length of the head of a horse":[
|
|
"won by a head"
|
|
],
|
|
": the bow and adjacent parts of a ship":[],
|
|
": the difference in elevation between two points in a body of fluid":[],
|
|
": the end of a muscle nearest the origin":[],
|
|
": the end that is upper or higher or opposite the foot":[
|
|
"the head of the table",
|
|
"head of a sail"
|
|
],
|
|
": the foam or scum that rises on a fermenting or effervescing liquid (such as beer)":[],
|
|
": the foliaged part of a plant especially when consisting of a compact mass of leaves, flowers, or fruit":[
|
|
"a head of lettuce",
|
|
"a single head of grain"
|
|
],
|
|
": the leading element of a military column or a procession":[],
|
|
": the obverse (see obverse entry 2 sense 1 ) of a coin":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used in plural call heads or tails"
|
|
],
|
|
": the oval part of a printed musical note":[],
|
|
": the part of a boil, pimple, or abscess at which it is likely to break":[],
|
|
": the place of leadership, honor, or command":[
|
|
"at the head of her class"
|
|
],
|
|
": the rounded proximal end of a long bone (such as the humerus)":[],
|
|
": the seat of the intellect : mind":[
|
|
"two heads are better than one"
|
|
],
|
|
": the source of a stream or river":[
|
|
"the head of the Nile"
|
|
],
|
|
": the striking part of a weapon, tool, or implement":[
|
|
"the head of an ax"
|
|
],
|
|
": the upper or anterior division of the animal body that contains the brain, the chief sense organs, and the mouth":[
|
|
"nodded his head in agreement"
|
|
],
|
|
": the uppermost extremity or projecting part of an object : top":[
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"the head of a bolt"
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],
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": to act as leader or director of : to act as head (see head entry 1 sense 6 ) to":[
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"head a revolt"
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],
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": to form a compact mass of leaves or fruit : to form a head (see head entry 1 sense 7b )":[
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"This type of cabbage heads early."
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],
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": to form the uppermost extremity or projecting part of : to form the head or top of":[
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"tower headed by a spire"
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],
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": to get in front of so as to hinder, stop, or turn back":[
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"head a herd of cattle"
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],
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": to have a source : originate":[
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"The river heads in those mountains."
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],
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": to hit and propel (something, such as a soccer ball) with the head (see head entry 1 sense 1 )":[
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"headed the ball into the goal"
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],
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": to pass (a stream) by going round above the source":[],
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": to place something at the beginning or top of (something) in order to introduce or categorize : to put something at the head of (something, as a list)":[
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"Each page was headed with the writer's name."
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],
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": to point or proceed in a certain direction":[
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"headed south"
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],
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": to put the striking part of a weapon, tool, or implement on : fit a head (see head entry 1 sense 9b ) to":[
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"head an arrow"
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],
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": to set the course of":[
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"head a ship northward"
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],
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": to stand as the first or leading member of":[
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"heads the list of heroes"
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],
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": to take a lead over (as in a race) : surpass":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"She patted the dog on the head .",
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"He nodded his head in agreement.",
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"The ceiling's low\u2014watch your head !",
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"Adjective",
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"as head editor at the TV station for 17 years, he has hired and fired innumerable staff members",
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"Verb",
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"The group was headed by the church pastor.",
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"He was accused of heading the revolt.",
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"I hopped in the car and headed down the street.",
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"After lunch, we headed back to the office.",
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"She headed out early this morning.",
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"The birds have already started heading south for the winter.",
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"The forward headed the ball into the goal.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"There's always one shot that leaves a golfer shaking his or her head . \u2014 Mike Hutton, Post-Tribune , 19 July 2017",
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"Delimitros said one of the truck\u2019s side view mirrors struck her in the head , causing minor injuries. \u2014 David Hernandez, sandiegouniontribune.com , 19 July 2017",
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"Cal Fire representatives said the current parking mess has already impacted them because the driveway to their station enters the highway not far from the trail head . \u2014 J. Harry Jones, Ramona Sentinel , 19 July 2017",
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"Now, Maineri heads into year 12 with 18 pitchers on his roster, hoping that rising junior Caleb Gilbert and sophomore-to-be Zach Hess will emerge at the top of the pitching rotation. \u2014 John Roach, NOLA.com , 19 July 2017",
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"Turning this on its head , the susceptibility of Bose\u2013 \u2014 Thilo St\u00f6ferle, Ars Technica , 18 July 2017",
|
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"Head over to PCWorld\u2019s comprehensive Windows 10 Creators Update review for the full rundown and extensive hands-on impressions, or our round-up of the Creators Update\u2019s best new features. \u2014 Brad Chacos, PCWorld , 17 July 2017",
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"The Senate bill would also require the head of Air Force Space Command to serve for six years, rather than two or four years. \u2014 Jay Bennett, Popular Mechanics , 15 July 2017",
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"Facing a potential recall, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett has a huge head start on anyone who wants to run for his job. \u2014 Bill Glauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 14 July 2017",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Kretschman is now the head coach of the USSSA Pride, which started play last month in a new league, Women\u2019s Professional Fastpitch. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 23 June 2022",
|
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"Highlands\u2019 Bob Sphire is the head coach of the East team. \u2014 James Weber, The Enquirer , 8 June 2022",
|
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"If Scalley becomes head coach, common sense and human nature dictate that it will not be met with universal praise. \u2014 Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 June 2022",
|
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"Derek Fisher and the Sparks mutually agreed to part ways after a disappointing 5-7 start to the season, the team announced Tuesday, relieving him of head coach and general manager duties. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
|
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"The Bengals have yet to announce who will assume the role of head athletic trainer in place of Sparling. \u2014 Kelsey Conway, The Enquirer , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Cain came up limping after grounding out to open the Brewers\u2019 first inning, hitting the bag awkwardly and getting medical attention on the bench from head athletic trainer Scott Barringer. \u2014 Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 13 Apr. 2021",
|
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"In other words, it\u2019s both. Ryan Day, the head coach of Ohio State\u2019s football team, surely thinks of his program and school as transformational places, too. \u2014 Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press , 5 June 2022",
|
|
"Grace, who lives in Phoenix, was a head high school coach for two seasons, from 2004-06 at Phoenix South Mountain. \u2014 Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic , 4 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"No one wants to drive to their nearest McDonald's only to head home empty-handed. \u2014 Liam Gravvat, USA TODAY , 28 June 2022",
|
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"Sunday night and Monday morning offer an ideal opportunity to head outside and take a shot at catching a Bootid meteor. \u2014 Eric Mack, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
|
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"Temperatures are again forecast to head well into the 90s today, and there are heat advisories in effect for parts of central and south Alabama. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 23 June 2022",
|
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"But at the beginning of April, he was told to pack his bag to head east. \u2014 Lauren Egan, NBC News , 23 June 2022",
|
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"The law, which took effect in January, does not extend to head coverings. \u2014 Emily Hoerner, Chicago Tribune , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Bronson also appointed Michael Braniff to head Parks and Recreation. \u2014 Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The 2022 Stanley Cup Final continues Wednesday night with Game 4 as the Tampa Bay Lightning look to tie the series, and the Colorado Avalanche hope to head home one win from claiming the Stanley Cup. \u2014 Tim Bielik, cleveland , 22 June 2022",
|
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"The former 20th Century Fox Film and HBO exec has been tapped to head marketing for Disney Branded Television and National Geographic, reporting to both Ayo Davis and Courteney Monroe. \u2014 Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English hed , from Old English h\u0113afod ; akin to Old High German houbit head, Latin caput":"Noun, Adjective, and Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8hed"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"bean",
|
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"block",
|
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"dome",
|
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"mazard",
|
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"mazzard",
|
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"nob",
|
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"noddle",
|
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"noggin",
|
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"noodle",
|
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"nut",
|
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"pate",
|
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"poll"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022026",
|
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"type":[
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"adjective",
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"head and shoulders above":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123616",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"head case":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": nut sense 6a":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Her brother's a real head case .",
|
|
"while serving in the military hospital's psychiatric unit, he got to observe a wide variety of head cases",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"My question is, with what AB did to the Raiders, Why would Gruden/Mayock want to take another head case like Jalen Ramsey? \u2014 Jerry Mcdonald, The Mercury News , 20 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"Brown is the foremost head case and headache in the NFL. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 10 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"Whiteside has a reputation of being a bit of a head case , and also, in need of motivation. \u2014 oregonlive.com , 1 July 2019",
|
|
"One game Kevin Durant is a head case , the next he\u2019s dialed in. \u2014 Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle , 3 June 2018",
|
|
"Here\u2019s a toast to both of them, performing in such relevant games after being written off as hopeless head cases earlier in their careers. \u2014 Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle , 31 May 2018",
|
|
"Grant Goodrich of Cleveland, who heads Case Western Reserve University's Great Lakes Energy Institute, collected $72,192 in the quarter, spent $28,273 and had $48,919 in the bank. \u2014 Sabrina Eaton, cleveland.com , 16 Apr. 2018",
|
|
"Then again, the finale may just add to the mystery, and turn not just a few, but every single character into a head case tortured by strange, traumatic visions and memories. \u2014 Kristi Turnquist, OregonLive.com , 12 Apr. 2018",
|
|
"Neither of the Aboutaam brothers has been charged with any wrongdoing related to any of these investigations or to the bull\u2019s head case . \u2014 Georgi Kantchev, WSJ , 27 Sep. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1965, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bug",
|
|
"crackbrain",
|
|
"crazy",
|
|
"fool",
|
|
"fruitcake",
|
|
"loon",
|
|
"loony",
|
|
"lunatic",
|
|
"maniac",
|
|
"nut",
|
|
"nutcase",
|
|
"nutter",
|
|
"psycho",
|
|
"psychopath",
|
|
"sickie",
|
|
"sicko",
|
|
"wacko",
|
|
"whacko"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061220",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"head in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to take a side track in order to give way to an approaching train":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-082311",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"intransitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"head money":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": head tax":[],
|
|
": money paid for killing or capturing a person (as an outlaw) : bounty":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1521, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034400",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"head off":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to turn back or turn aside : block , prevent":[
|
|
"head them off at the pass",
|
|
"attempts to head off the imminent crisis"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"if we act quickly, we may still be able to head off disaster"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1825, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"avert",
|
|
"forestall",
|
|
"help",
|
|
"obviate",
|
|
"preclude",
|
|
"prevent",
|
|
"stave off"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170844",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"head post":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a movable post supporting an imitation head of leather used as an object for saber exercise in a cavalry riding school":[],
|
|
": one of the posts at the head of a bed":[],
|
|
": the post nearest the manger in a stall":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130028",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"head string":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a line connecting the second diamonds of the side rails at the head end of a billiard table that marks a limit on or within which the cue ball is placed in lagging for the break or beginning the game":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191102",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"head-end revenue":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": revenue from railroad traffic (as mail, express, milk) carried at the head end (see head end )":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133716",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"head-end system":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an arrangement whereby electricity for a complete railroad train is furnished by a single generating plant located on the locomotive or tender or on a separate car":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213917",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"head-hunting":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a seeking to deprive usually political enemies of position or influence":[],
|
|
": the act or custom of seeking out, decapitating, and preserving the heads of enemies as trophies":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1853, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8hed-\u02cch\u0259n-ti\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105958",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"head-scratcher":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": something that is confusing, mysterious, or hard to understand":[
|
|
"We love college football for nothing if not the belief\u2014hope even\u2014that at any moment the unexpected could happen. Young as it is, this season has already provided its share of jaw-droppers and head-scratchers .",
|
|
"\u2014 Holly Anderson"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1902, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8hed-\u02ccskra-ch\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"closed book",
|
|
"conundrum",
|
|
"enigma",
|
|
"mystery",
|
|
"mystification",
|
|
"puzzle",
|
|
"puzzlement",
|
|
"riddle",
|
|
"secret",
|
|
"why"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035730",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"head-scratching":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": difficult to understand : causing puzzlement or confusion":[
|
|
"\u2026 the system can lead to head-scratching results \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Mark Bechtel",
|
|
"\u2026 we'll be revisiting some of the best, worst, and most head-scratching moments from our archives.",
|
|
"\u2014 Doug Brod"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1827, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
|
|
"1832, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8hed-\u02ccskra-chi\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bafflement",
|
|
"bamboozlement",
|
|
"befuddlement",
|
|
"bemusement",
|
|
"bewilderedness",
|
|
"bewilderment",
|
|
"confusedness",
|
|
"confusion",
|
|
"discombobulation",
|
|
"distraction",
|
|
"fog",
|
|
"maze",
|
|
"muddle",
|
|
"mystification",
|
|
"perplexity",
|
|
"puzzlement",
|
|
"tangle",
|
|
"whirl"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071334",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"head/mind games":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": actions that are meant to confuse or upset someone in order to get an advantage":[
|
|
"I couldn't handle the head games that came with the job anymore.",
|
|
"She's known for playing mind games with her opponents."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105755",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"headache":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": pain in the head":[],
|
|
": a vexatious or baffling situation or problem":[
|
|
"meetings had become a giant headache",
|
|
"\u2014 Franklin Foer"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8hed-\u02cc\u0101k"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bear",
|
|
"beast",
|
|
"chore",
|
|
"job",
|
|
"killer",
|
|
"labor"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I'm starting to get a headache .",
|
|
"The symptoms include fever and headache .",
|
|
"The city's biggest headache is traffic.",
|
|
"Managing your finances can be a real headache .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Expressing gratitude can save you a headache at the moment. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"By the end of the study, 68% of participants who received true acupuncture and 50% of participants who received superficial acupuncture reported a reduction in the number of headache days a month by at least half. \u2014 Rachel Fadem, CNN , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"It\u2019s a headache to deal with, and that alone should make this app a worthwhile download for anyone making the switch. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 29 June 2022",
|
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"At that point, they might be compelled to work on an opt-in-and-trade if only to rid themselves of that potential headache . \u2014 Bryan Toporek, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
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"While summer travel always has the potential to turn into a headache , the 2022 summer influx of post COVID travelers, a shortage of airline personnel and higher fuel prices have combined to escalate the mess to a new level of chaos. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 23 June 2022",
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"Symptoms usually include fever, headache and stiff neck, and can sometimes include nausea, vomiting and confusion. \u2014 CBS News , 23 June 2022",
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"In clinical trials, vaccine side effects for young children included irritability, decreased appetite, pain at the injection site, headache and muscle pain. \u2014 Annie Berman, Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022",
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"Escobar underwent tests at a hospital Thursday after experiencing a headache and dizziness while taking grounders that afternoon. \u2014 Scott Orgera, Hartford Courant , 18 June 2022"
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"The dancers wore ceremonial headdresses .",
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"most of the acrobats riding the horses and elephants wore some sort of fancy headdress",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Its headdress \u2014 sprouts of branches and birds \u2014 has a Tim Burton fever-dream eeriness. \u2014 Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune , 1 June 2022",
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"Her seven-pointed headdress , too, was an homage to the similar one worn by Lady Liberty. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 May 2022",
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"Suella Wendell, who is Yup\u2019ik and set to graduate from Chugiak High School next year, plans to wear regalia at her graduation ceremony, including a Yup\u2019ik headdress created by an elder from Toksook Bay and mukluks. \u2014 Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News , 2 May 2022",
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"Standing at the center of the outdoor forecourt is \u2018Satellite,\u2019 a 24-foot-high sculpture that recalls traditional D\u2019mba, a headdress shaped like a female bust created by the Baga peoples of the Guinea coast. \u2014 Joanne Shurvell, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"The rosettes on this gold diadem were made of gold foil and wire, and likely decorated a headdress or garment of an elite Scythian woman. \u2014 CNN , 1 Oct. 2021",
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"Students are now allowed to substitute their caps with a traditional headdress , which some principals made exceptions for last year. \u2014 Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News , 2 May 2022",
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"Researchers say the two limestone sphinxes depicted Amenhotep in a mongoose headdress , sporting a beard and broad necklace, per the statement. \u2014 David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 Jan. 2022",
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"Following the show, Rihanna shook things up, trading in her crop top, pants, and headdress for a sheer black Gucci mini dress, strappy heels, and another long silver statement necklace. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 26 Feb. 2022"
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": a fall or dive headfirst":[
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"took a header into the pool"
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": a mounting plate through which electrical terminals pass from a sealed device (such as a transistor)":[],
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": a shot or pass in soccer made by heading the ball":[],
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": information (such as a page number) printed or placed at the top of each page of a document \u2014 compare footer sense 2":[]
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"examples":[
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"She tripped on the rock and took a header .",
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"He scored with a header past the goalie.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In the 32nd minute, Daly doubled the lead after a cross sent into the area by Maria Sanchez connected with the England international, who produced a diving header to catch McLeod off her line for a goal. \u2014 Mike Gramajo, Orlando Sentinel , 3 June 2022",
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"In the 65th minute, Angel City\u2019s best chance of the night came on a header from Cari Roccaro that bounced off the crossbar. \u2014 oregonlive , 3 June 2022",
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"When the Scots chased a way back into the game, John McGinn placed a 67th-minute header inexplicably wide from close range. \u2014 Graham Dunbar, Chicago Tribune , 1 June 2022",
|
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"The match started in ideal fashion for Cincinnati with Junior Moreno scoring his first goal for the club off an Alvaro Barreal corner kick and was directed goalward by a Brandon Vazquez header . \u2014 Pat Brennan, The Enquirer , 29 May 2022",
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"Instead, Racing Louisville came away with its second tie of the season, as a late header from forward Jess McDonald allowed Racing (0-1-2) to escape with a 1-1 draw against Houston (1-1-1)at Lynn Family Stadium. \u2014 Jonathan Saxon, The Courier-Journal , 15 May 2022",
|
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"Frei deflected their best opportunity in the 65th minute, a header by Diogo. \u2014 Jayda Evans, Anchorage Daily News , 5 May 2022",
|
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"Kornieck, 23, created scoring threats in both games and knocked home a header Sunday. \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 Apr. 2022",
|
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"While Hurst almost extended Phoenix's lead on a header that floated just above the crossbar in the 80th minute, the next closest scoring opportunity came in the second minute of extra time. \u2014 Drew Schott, The Arizona Republic , 16 Apr. 2022"
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"\u02c8he-d\u0259r"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111842",
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"header bond":{
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"examples":[
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"The law requires cyclists to wear protective headgear .",
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"Her preferred form of headgear is a big, floppy hat.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The trainer handed his young fighter a protective cup, a mouthpiece and headgear . \u2014 Roman Stubbs, Anchorage Daily News , 8 June 2022",
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"The Stetson is the state of Texas\u2019s official headgear . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 17 May 2022",
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"Equipped with helmet-like headgear and the most complex head-neck joints ever seen in a mammal, the giraffoid was perfectly suited for competitive headbutting in the quest for courtship. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 4 June 2022",
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"Mayweather and Paul will not be required to wear headgear , but both will have 12 oz. \u2014 Analis Bailey, USA TODAY , 6 June 2021",
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"These are good to mix in with the unicorn or cat headbands, so kids can have their pick of headgear with flair. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 23 May 2022",
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|
"Certified by Adobe and Autodesk, SpatialLabs uses a specialized optical lens, two eye-tracking cameras, and AI to make 2D work look 3D without pesky glasses or other clunky headgear . \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"The Kylie Cosmetics founder also put a spin on athletic headgear in this bridal look from Off-White. \u2014 ELLE , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"If the red carpet turned out to be surprisingly slim on the diadems, a number of other ornate headgear made up for it. \u2014 Leena Kim, Town & Country , 3 May 2022"
|
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],
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175238",
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"heading":{
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": drift sense 6":[],
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"What is your current heading ?",
|
|
"We organized all the recipes under different subject headings .",
|
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"His paintings usually fall under the heading of realism.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"This keyword should appear at the front of your title tag and in your meta description, H1 heading and body content. \u2014 Lindsay Boyajian, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"That last part made Schlossnagle especially happy heading into Omaha. \u2014 Brent Zwerneman, San Antonio Express-News , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"As a result, the ISS needs to be reboosted at regular intervals, and its heading and alignment need to be adjusted constantly. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"Scottie Scheffler has a five-stroke heading into the weekend at Augusta. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 9 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"After dropping eight of nine early in the year, the Raiders have won 15 straight heading into the tourney. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 13 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Along with facing a top-20 team in Houston, Auburn faces several questions of its own heading into the postseason. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 5 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Ryan was the odds-on favorite heading into Tuesday\u2019s election with nearly universal support of the Democratic establishment in the state. \u2014 cleveland , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"That\u2019s the heading over an article in The Dispatch by Haley Byrd Wilt (lovely name). \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 27 Apr. 2022"
|
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1650, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035714",
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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},
|
|
"headland":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a point of usually high land jutting out into a body of water : promontory":[],
|
|
": unplowed land at the ends of furrows or near a fence":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the lighthouse, situated on a narrow, rocky headland , commands an expansive view of the coast",
|
|
"navigation is notoriously difficult at the southernmost tip of South America, where ships must round the headland of Cape Horn",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Staying There: The comfortable Casa Nina sits on the headland above the ferry stop in the port of Patitiri. \u2014 Tony Perrottet, WSJ , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"After breakfast, enlist the hotel's private gozzo (an iconic wooden motorboat) for the morning, or stroll around the headland to find the unusually green-blue waters of Paraggi Beach. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Hikers will once again be able to soak up the amazing views from the tip of Cape Lookout, after the trail along the north Oregon coast headland has reopened just in time for Memorial Day weekend crowds. \u2014 oregonlive , 25 May 2021",
|
|
"The views from Teddy's Lookout on Lorne's headland reserve are also some of the best on the iconic driving route. \u2014 Sarah Reid, Travel + Leisure , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But coastlines have always changed; this headland didn\u2019t always host the Lewis family compound, for example. \u2014 Elizabeth Royte, Smithsonian Magazine , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The sequence, which had been filmed on a windswept headland in Northern Ireland in the fall of 2020, was elaborate, featuring a cliff-top fort, horses, and dozens of extras. \u2014 Sam Knight, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The bones, wedged into a layer of limestone on a coastal headland , belonged to a huge pterosaur, a type of extinct flying reptile that once roamed the earth with dinosaurs. \u2014 NBC News , 22 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"A half-mile walk around a headland outside of Lastres brings you to a set of sauropod footprints, while an entire dinosaur coastal route can also be followed by car (Asturias is rich in cave paintings as well). \u2014 John Oseid, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021"
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"-\u02ccland",
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|
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"headlight":{
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": a light worn on the forehead (as of a miner or physician)":[]
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},
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The similarity to motorcycles extends to its headlight . \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"Just below the passenger-side headlight is a charging port, but Ford hasn't revealed the van's battery capacity or powertrain specs. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"The pulsing headlight of a vintage 4-8-8-4 steam locomotive had appeared on the horizon. \u2014 New York Times , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"Police additionally charged the man with driving left of center, not wearing a seat belt, and driving with a non-working headlight . \u2014 cleveland , 1 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Better to avoid the risk of paying an outrageous fee for something as small as a cracked headlight or a small scrape on the rearview mirror housings. \u2014 Greg Fink, Car and Driver , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"Police stopped a car with one working headlight at 11:30 p.m. March 9. \u2014 Thomas Jewell, cleveland , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
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"She was advised about the headlight , and fictitious plates. \u2014 Thomas Jewell, cleveland , 12 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Less than a month before the workout that could give him a fresh start, Hampton was pulled over for a bad headlight and officers found outstanding warrants for theft and bank fraud. \u2014 Thuc Nhi Nguyenstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 31 Mar. 2022"
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|
|
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|
|
": a head of a newspaper story or article usually printed in large type and giving the gist of the story or article that follows":[],
|
|
": deserving mention in a headline : very noteworthy":[
|
|
"the headline abduction of a diplomat"
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|
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|
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|
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": to be engaged as a leading performer in (a show)":[],
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
|
|
"The story of his arrest appeared beneath the headline \u201cCaught!\u201d.",
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|
"She only had time to scan the headlines before she had to rush out the door.",
|
|
"Surprising developments have kept the murder investigation in the headlines for several weeks.",
|
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"She has grabbed the headlines by making public accusations of corruption within the government.",
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"Verb",
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"The band is headlining the music festival.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"But in 1973, the day after the decision came down, the main headline on many major newspapers was that former president Lyndon B. Johnson had died. \u2014 Ramishah Maruf, CNN , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"The marquee headline is there are no cars and there\u2019s barely any cell service. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"One headline of the night was the primary loss of Rep. Madison Cawthorn in North Carolina, and of another Trump endorsement falling short in the race for governor of Idaho. \u2014 Byrick Klein,averi Harper, ABC News , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"The main headline from this year's Oscars, however, was the moment Best Actor winner Will Smith approached presenter Chris Rock on stage and slapped him in the face after the comedian made a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"The main headline is that the roadmap reveals Halo Infinite\u2019s second season is also going to be six months long, just like season 1, which is pretty much unheard of outside of rare instances in the live service space. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 23 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Another headline this weekend will be the plummeting temperatures in the wake of the storm and a possible flash freeze event across the Northeast. \u2014 NBC News , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The headline the other day that Utah is near the top of the national charts in numbers of COVID cases was \u2026 disheartening. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The big headline is the 7% CPI change year over year nationwide. \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 12 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"After five decades of stardom, Jackson, who will headline Essence's annual music fest in New Orleans later this month, also says that there's still plenty that the public gets wrong about her. \u2014 Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE.com , 15 June 2022",
|
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"Travis Scott is scheduled to headline Las Vegas' Day N Vegas music festival this fall, the artist's first U.S. festival booking since his fatal Astroworld festival last year. \u2014 Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Dave Chappelle is returning to his hometown of Yellow Springs to headline a series of shows later this month. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 3 June 2022",
|
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"This year, Petras is scheduled to headline NYC Pride\u2019s first in-person Pride Island music festival since the Covid-19 pandemic began, closing out the weekend as the event\u2019s first transgender headliner. \u2014 Angela Yang, NBC News , 1 June 2022",
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"Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles is set to headline the opening ceremony for the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games in Orlando next month. \u2014 Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel , 11 May 2022",
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"Several couldn\u2019t re-book this year, but other acts like Megan Thee Stallion and Doja Cat will headline this month\u2019s festival. \u2014 Tandra Smith | Tsmith@al.com, al , 9 May 2022",
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"Later this month, Coldplay will headline the Glastonbury Festival\u2019s virtual livestream, which will air May 22nd. \u2014 Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone , 12 May 2021",
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"Superstar singer-songwriter Janet Jackson will headline this year's Cincinnati Music Festival, which makes its return July 21-23 after a two-year hiatus. \u2014 Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer , 17 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"An under-the-radar historical feature became headline news in the U.K. this week after it was pulled from two major cinemas chains. \u2014 Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022",
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"With elections in view and Democrats' headline domestic bill in a rut, Sens. Bernie Sanders and Chuck Schumer have very different takes on how things are going in their chamber. \u2014 Alan Fram, ajc , 12 Feb. 2022",
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"For Friday's New Year's Eve Live, Dierks Bentley and Dan + Shay are still scheduled to co- headline and take the main stage in Nashville's Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 31 Dec. 2021",
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"Little known only days earlier beyond the cloistered world of French women\u2019s soccer, her name was suddenly headline news around the world. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Dec. 2021",
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"To support the album, Mastodon will embark on a co- headline North American tour with Opeth. \u2014 Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone , 1 Oct. 2021",
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"The band was set to co- headline with country star Brad Paisley. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 7 Aug. 2021",
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"In their place, organizers have added Khruangbin and, in the Sunday co- headline spot, Rufus Du Sol. \u2014 Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone , 8 July 2021",
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"Additionally, from September 3rd through 11th, My Morning Jacket will co- headline dates with Brittany Howard, performing with her in Alpharetta, Georgia; Columbia, Maryland; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and a two-night run in Queens, New York. \u2014 Claire Shaffer, Rolling Stone , 18 May 2021"
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"caption",
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"heading",
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"rubric",
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"title"
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"noun",
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"headline inflation":{
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": a measure of inflation that is based on an unadjusted price index":[
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"\u2026 but core inflation has indeed been a much more reliable guide than headline inflation , which fluctuates wildly.",
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"\u2014 Paul Krugman"
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"\u2014 compare core inflation":[
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"\u2026 but core inflation has indeed been a much more reliable guide than headline inflation , which fluctuates wildly.",
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"\u2014 Paul Krugman"
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"1983, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072344",
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"noun"
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"headliner":{
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"examples":[
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"He was the headliner at a local night club.",
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"a headliner on variety shows in the early days of TV",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Fifth overall pick Jaden Ivey is a headliner , along with Cade Cunningham, Saddiq Bey, Isaiah Stewart and Killian Hayes. \u2014 Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press , 30 June 2022",
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"Sustainability directives show themselves in the microsuede headliner composed of recycled plastics and an under-carpet lining fashioned from nylon scraps. \u2014 Jonathon Ramsey, Car and Driver , 21 June 2022",
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"Toyota technicians also install the cabin awareness system in the headliner . \u2014 Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
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"The semi-transparent black glass roof contrasts nicely with the paint color and conceals a sunscreen in the headliner , which should be an option for purists like this driver who despise sunroofs on performance cars. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 1 June 2022",
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"Indie rock band Glass Beach is the headliner ; local drag artists and musicians also will perform. \u2014 Sean P. Means, The Salt Lake Tribune , 29 May 2022",
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"Faraimo is the headliner with 164 1/3 innings pitched and a Pac-12 Conference-best 252 strikeouts entering the NCAA regionals Friday, when the Bruins host Grand Canyon at 7 p.m. on ESPN2. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022",
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"Singer/actress Angela Ingersoll, who created, wrote and directed the production, is also the headliner . \u2014 Elaine Schmidt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 9 May 2022",
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"On Wednesday, Scott was announced as a headliner for a series of upcoming Primavera Sound festivals in South America. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Apr. 2022"
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"1896, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02c8hed-\u02ccl\u012b-n\u0259r"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"lead",
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"principal",
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"star"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203216",
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"headlong":{
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"antonyms":[
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"cursory",
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"drive-by",
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"flying",
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"gadarene",
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"hasty",
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"helter-skelter",
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"hurried",
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"overhasty",
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"pell-mell",
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"precipitate",
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"precipitous",
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"rash",
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"rushed"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": headfirst sense 1":[],
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": lacking in calmness or restraint : precipitate":[
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"a headlong torrent of emotion"
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],
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": plunging headfirst":[],
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": steep , precipitous":[],
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": without deliberation : recklessly":[
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"rushes headlong into danger"
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],
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": without pause or delay":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adverb",
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"I dove headlong to the floor.",
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"plunged headlong into the crowd in pursuit of the purse snatcher",
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"Adjective",
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"terrified forest creatures in a headlong retreat from the rapidly spreading fire",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
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"That permissiveness among pastors was about to run headlong into a cultural rebellion against the liberal social movements of the 1960s. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 8 May 2022",
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"That permissiveness among pastors was about to run headlong into a cultural rebellion against the liberal social movements of the 1960s. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 8 May 2022",
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"My housing search pitched me headlong into a frenzied and undignified reality. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
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"But while there is an abundance of opportunity, there are just as many pitfalls awaiting the brand brazen enough to plunge headlong into filmmaking without putting the proper pieces in place. \u2014 Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"Despite his fame, acclaim and intention to reign supreme for years to come, Canelo Alvarez Saturday night ran headlong into the firm reality that weight classes are meant to be obeyed. \u2014 Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY , 8 May 2022",
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"At the outset, legal experts said the case had little chance of succeeding, believing that the claims ran headlong into the federal protections, which have cut short other similar legal claims. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Like many automakers, Mercedes-Benz is rushing headlong into the electric future\u2014with cars such as the EQS and the EQE\u2014but that doesn't mean the brand is forsaking its familiar models. \u2014 Joe Lorio, Car and Driver , 16 May 2022",
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"That permissiveness among pastors was about to run headlong into a cultural rebellion against the liberal social movements of the 1960s. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 8 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Its judgments are mostly sound, but for all its heft there\u2019s something headlong about it. \u2014 Thomas Mallon, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
|
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"Although Spotify is not by any definition part of news media, its headlong pursuit of podcasts raises issues music (usually) does not. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Cutting-edge science is littered with monuments to hubris, impatience, and headlong speed by researchers intent on changing the world. \u2014 Stephen S. Hall, Wired , 11 Mar. 2021",
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"Blue Jays center fielder George Springer made the defensive play of the game in the fifth, racing back to the edge of the warning track and ending the inning with a headlong , diving catch of Kevin Plaewcki\u2019s drive. \u2014 Ian Harrison, Hartford Courant , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"And that raises the question of exactly how they \u2014 and, for that matter, the other headlong advances of A.I. \u2014 should be unleashed on the world. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Apr. 2022",
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"The tone of the Tenth Symphony is set in a huge, meandering opening movement, which acquires at times a hurtling headlong energy. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Unless that changes, the headlong pursuit of EVs in Detroit and California alike risks replacing the American driver\u2019s dependence on Middle Eastern oil with an equally problematic reliance on Chinese battery materials. \u2014 Stephen Wilmot, WSJ , 28 Jan. 2022",
|
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"That headlong , try-everything ambition is all over the place here. \u2014 Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone , 11 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb",
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"circa 1533, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English hedlong , alteration of hedling , from hed head":"Adverb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8hed-\u02c8l\u022f\u014b",
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"\u02c8hed-\u02ccl\u022f\u014b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for headlong Adjective precipitate , headlong , abrupt , impetuous , sudden mean showing undue haste or unexpectedness. precipitate stresses lack of due deliberation and implies prematureness of action. the army's precipitate withdrawal headlong stresses rashness and lack of forethought. a headlong flight from arrest abrupt stresses curtness and a lack of warning or ceremony. an abrupt refusal impetuous stresses extreme impatience or impulsiveness. an impetuous lover proposing marriage sudden stresses unexpectedness and sharpness or violence of action. flew into a sudden rage",
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"synonyms":[
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"cursorily",
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"hastily",
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"hotfoot",
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"hurriedly",
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"pell-mell",
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"precipitately",
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"precipitously",
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"rashly"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002407",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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},
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"headman":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"as headman at the newspaper 20 years ago, he hired the then-promising young reporter who won this year's Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"One of the members, Ram Prasad, a former village headman from an upper caste, said the initiative would break the taboo associated with the act. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Feb. 2022",
|
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"The Cardinals were pitted against No. 10 seed Minnesota, coached by Richard Pitino, the son of former Cardinal headman Rick Pitino. \u2014 Hayes Gardner, The Courier-Journal , 27 Aug. 2021",
|
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"Wednesday evening, Louisville\u2019s Board of Trustees and the Athletic Association Board of Directors agreed to a separation agreement with Mack, ending his tenure as the Cardinal headman at just under four years. \u2014 Hayes Gardner, The Courier-Journal , 28 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Western Michigan football will temporarily be without its headman . \u2014 Tyler J. Davis, Detroit Free Press , 21 Sep. 2021",
|
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"And then late in the first, Kaprizov went for a headman pass that Rask skated into but again Fleury blocked the attempt. \u2014 Sarah Mclellan, Star Tribune , 26 May 2021",
|
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"Lunana\u2019s headman , Kaka, who goes by one name, said the most important part of the vaccination campaign was not on the ground, but in the sky. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Rudolfs Balcers roofed a headman pass from Tomas Hertl over Kahkonen 4 minutes, 41 seconds into the period after getting a step on Ryan Suter. \u2014 Sarah Mclellan, Star Tribune , 1 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Thompson has been the headman at Belfry for eight years and has been coaching high school basketball for 24. \u2014 Hayes Gardner, The Courier-Journal , 12 Mar. 2021"
|
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"synonyms":[
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"boss",
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"boss man",
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"captain",
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"chief",
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"foreman",
|
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"head",
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"helmsman",
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"honcho",
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"jefe",
|
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"kingpin",
|
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"leader",
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"master",
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"taskmaster"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-121558",
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"headmistress":{
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"definitions":{
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": a woman heading the staff of a private school":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Prep your hair with a nourishing but lightweight serum, such as the headmistress cuticle sealer from evo. \u2014 Janae Mckenzie, Glamour , 2 Apr. 2022",
|
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"February, the headmistress , battles to keep the school open and care for her ailing deaf mother while her home life starts to crumble. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
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"The children moved to Italy with their mom after Russia invaded Ukraine, CNN reported, citing Maria Barone, the school's headmistress . \u2014 Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
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"At the Utah facility the inmates are subjected to draconian behavioral modification methods meted out by the authoritarian headmistress . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Nearly 200 years ago, Almira Hart Lincoln Phelps, the stout headmistress of the Patapsco Female Institute, would rise early and walk from her cottage toward the towering granite school at the top of the hill. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Dec. 2021",
|
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"Over the centuries, the school crumbled to ruins, and the headmistress \u2019s garden was lost to history. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Dec. 2021",
|
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"Until now, Viv has defended the headmistress \u2019s stifling new policies. \u2014 Ben Rosenstock, Vulture , 20 Sep. 2021",
|
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"One of the students left feeling entirely misunderstood by the new headmistress is newcomer, nonbinary student Cal (played by Dua Saleh). \u2014 Ruth Kinane, EW.com , 16 Sep. 2021"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1730, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8hed-\u02ccmi-str\u0259s",
|
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"-\u02c8mi-"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010249",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
|
"headmost":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"final",
|
|
"last",
|
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"latest",
|
|
"latter",
|
|
"terminal",
|
|
"terminating",
|
|
"ultimate"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": most advanced : leading":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"the headmost horse shied at the sight of a snake"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1592, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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|
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"\u02c8hed-\u02ccm\u014dst"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"earliest",
|
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"first",
|
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"foremost",
|
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"inaugural",
|
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"initial",
|
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"leadoff",
|
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"maiden",
|
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"original",
|
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"pioneer",
|
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"premier",
|
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"virgin"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214523",
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"headnote":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a note prefixed to the report of a decided legal case":[],
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": a prefixed note of comment or explanation":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Brassica stems and the ends of green beans may not be great fits for broth, flavor-wise, but plenty of other veggies work; read the headnote of this recipe for a good starting list. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Kamman attaches no expository headnote to this preparation, no illuminating anecdote that explains the tart\u2019s significance to readers. \u2014 Mayukh Sen, The New Yorker , 24 Aug. 2021",
|
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"Recipe headnotes offer a snapshot of the women behind the book. \u2014 Sarah Henry, Washington Post , 27 June 2019",
|
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"The headnotes all contain multiple shortcuts and ingredient substitutions, and yet the recipes have a real sense of place. \u2014 SFChronicle.com , 21 June 2019",
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"Ingredients Ice 1 1/2 ounces white Pineau des Charentes (see headnote ) 1 ounce tonic water Twist of grapefruit peel, for garnish 1 sprig fresh thyme, for garnish Steps Fill a wine glass with ice. \u2014 Sonia Rao, chicagotribune.com , 29 June 2018",
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"One large bunch turnips with greens attached (about 4 turnips; see headnote ) Kosher salt 3 tablespoons unsalted butter 1/4 cup heavy cream Separate the turnips from their greens. Rinse the greens well, then coarsely chop them. \u2014 Julia Turshen, sacbee , 20 Feb. 2018",
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"Drain; once the spinach is cool enough to handle, use your hands to squeeze out as much moisture as possible. Really squeeze (see the headnote ). \u2014 Domenica Marchetti, chicagotribune.com , 26 Dec. 2017",
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"Split one vanilla bean open with a knife, then use the knife to scrape the seeds directly into the pan (may substitute 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste; see headnote ). \u2014 M. Carrie Allan, charlotteobserver , 22 Dec. 2017"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1833, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8hed-\u02ccn\u014dt"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042610",
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"headpenny":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": an individual or personal assessment or payment to church funds":[],
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": head tax":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English hed penny , from hed head + penny":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105830",
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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]
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},
|
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"headphone":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"There are just two Thunderbolt/USB-4 ports and a 3.5 mm headphone jack. \u2014 Samuel Axon, Ars Technica , 23 June 2022",
|
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"Award-winning headphone maker V-MODA has just announced a new pair of Bluetooth headphones with the signature sharp and stylish look that the brand is known for. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"The laptops will come with a MagSafe charger and \u2014 gasp \u2014 a headphone jack. \u2014 J. Clara Chan, The Hollywood Reporter , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"There's a physical fingerprint sensor built into the home button on the side, a MicroSD card slot in with the SIM card, and a headphone jack on the bottom. \u2014 Sascha Segan, PCMAG , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"The Envy 16 goes up to a 3840\u00d72400 OLED screen and has two Thunderbolt 4 ports, two USB-A ports, a headphone jack, an SD card reader, and HDMI 2.1. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"That\u2019s because the Pixel 3a resurrected the headphone jack. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"The transmitter unit connects to the TV\u2019s headphone or optical output and then relays the audio signal without any lag thanks to using RF transmission that doesn\u2019t have latency problems like Bluetooth can. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
|
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"It can be plugged into keyboard, drum machine or digital audio workstation (DAW), and there\u2019s even a headphone jack so DJs can listen and play without turning the rest of the house into a club. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 May 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1908, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8hed-\u02ccf\u014dn"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083003",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"headpiece":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a protective or defensive covering for the head":[],
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": an ornament especially at the beginning of a chapter":[],
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": an ornamental, ceremonial, or traditional covering for the head":[],
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": brains , intelligence":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The bride wore a veil with a beaded headpiece .",
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"the bride will be wearing a flowing veil fastened to a pearl-covered headpiece",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"This allowed the jeweler to maximize brilliance throughout the headpiece . \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 28 June 2022",
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"Forty years later, the headpiece was designed specifically to feature the stunning brooch. \u2014 Jennifer Newman, Town & Country , 17 May 2022",
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"The headpiece and veil by London milliner Philip Treacy included a black-and-white diamond decoration and pink flower at the center. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR , 2 May 2022",
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"The headpiece was sourced by antique lace specialist Jane Bourvis, who snapped it up some four years ago during a moment of eBay glory. \u2014 Alice Newbold, Vogue , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"Her headpiece and heels were in a slightly darker blue. \u2014 ELLE , 17 Apr. 2022",
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"Invest in her iconic headpiece and trusty cape to truly capture the look. \u2014 Annie O\u2019sullivan, Good Housekeeping , 7 June 2022",
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"Kravitz sports a leather trench coat and headpiece as Catwoman alongside Turturro's Carmine Falcone. \u2014 Savannah Walsh, ELLE , 12 Oct. 2020",
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"While Larry opted for a light gray suit, 15-year-old Dannielynn wore a vibrant CeliaB dress with a large blue and yellow flower headpiece . \u2014 Country Living Staff, Country Living , 12 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8hed-\u02ccp\u0113s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"cap",
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"chapeau",
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"hat",
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"headdress",
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"headgear",
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"lid"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113156",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"headpin":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a bowling pin that stands foremost in the arrangement of pins":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1927, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8hed-\u02ccpin"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053407",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
|
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"headpin bowling":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": bowling in which a bowler aims directly at the 1\u20133 pocket when attempting to make a strike \u2014 compare spot bowling":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183517",
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
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"headplate":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a key plate for printing a design featuring a person's head":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044307",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"headpost":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a movable post supporting an imitation head of leather used as an object for saber exercise in a cavalry riding school":[],
|
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": one of the posts at the head of a bed":[],
|
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": the post nearest the manger in a stall":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125546",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"headquarter":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to make one's headquarters":[],
|
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": to place in headquarters":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"That relationship stretches back to the end of the last century, when Indianapolis used a variety of incentives estimated at around $50 million to convince the NCAA to headquarter itself downtown. \u2014 Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star , 16 Nov. 2020",
|
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"Trudeau opted to headquarter the bank in Canada\u2019s financial capital of Toronto, despite a push at the time by civic leaders in Calgary -- the heart of the nation\u2019s oil patch -- and elsewhere. \u2014 Kait Bolongaro, Bloomberg.com , 1 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"That is where Cellular Technology Limited (CTL) comes in, a global biotech company headquartered at 20521 Chagrin Boulevard and in Shaker Heights for over a decade. \u2014 Thomas Jewell, cleveland , 8 June 2020",
|
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"Southwest Airlines, headquartered at Love Field, is responsible for about 80% of the traffic there. \u2014 Kyle Arnold, Dallas News , 1 May 2020",
|
|
"The company has been adding jobs at its Zurn Industries LLC commercial plumbing division, headquartered at 511 W. Freshwater Way, in the Reed Street Yards business park in Milwaukee. \u2014 Tom Daykin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 4 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"The video came after a day of meetings Lohan had with the staff at Lawyers.com, an online legal service headquartered in New Jersey. \u2014 Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com , 24 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"The Canton startup headquartered at 1001 S. Lakewood Ave. had previously appeared on the precipice of a major expansion, The Baltimore Sun reported in 2017. \u2014 Christina Tkacik, baltimoresun.com , 25 Sep. 2019",
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"Sixty-four members of the Colorado task force, headquartered at West Metro Fire in Lakewood, responded after the attacks. \u2014 Kieran Nicholson, The Denver Post , 25 Sep. 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1838, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8hed-\u02cckw\u022f(r)-t\u0259r",
|
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"(\u02c8)hed-\u02c8kw\u022f(r)",
|
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"-\u02c8k\u022fr-",
|
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"-\u02cck\u022fr-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113816",
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
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]
|
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},
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"headquarters":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": a place from which a commander performs the functions of command":[],
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": the administrative center of an enterprise":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Investigators say Humberto Morales used the prison as the headquarters for a violent drug network dating to at least January 2018, according to allegations in the federal indictment. \u2014 Beth Warren, The Courier-Journal , 30 June 2022",
|
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"The dispatcher at the Page County Sheriff\u2019s Office offered to transfer her to the headquarters for Shenandoah National Park. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"The motel operated as a headquarters for prominent civil rights activists (including Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, Ralph Abernathy, James Baldwin and Aretha Franklin) as well as an open space for other social events. \u2014 Kalyn Dunkins | Kdunkins@al.com, al , 30 June 2022",
|
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"Rockefeller Center headquarters was the offering of 18 jewels from the estate of Ann Getty \u2013philanthropist, publisher, paleoanthropologist, socialite, and wife of Gordon Getty, a billionaire member of the Getty family. \u2014 Anthony Demarco, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"The meeting space was built in 1924 by the KKK, and became the Fort Worth headquarters for the white supremacist group. \u2014 CBS News , 1 June 2022",
|
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"The roughly $25 million station was entirely funded by New Balance chairman Jim Davis, who has presided over much of that development, including a new headquarters for his shoe company. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 May 2022",
|
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"This versatile space adapts to their needs, whether that's a workout spot, a place to play music, or a headquarters for winter seed-starting. \u2014 Kristina Mcguirk, Better Homes & Gardens , 12 May 2022",
|
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"Parts of the upper floors have collapsed at the building that houses not only Calvary Baptist Church but a seminary and the denomination's headquarters for western Cuba. \u2014 Andrea Rodr\u00cdguez, ajc , 12 May 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1622, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8hed-\u02cckw\u022fr-t\u0259rz",
|
|
"(\u02c8)hed-\u02c8kw\u022f(r)",
|
|
"-\u02cck\u022fr-",
|
|
"\u02c8hed-\u02cckw\u022f(r)-t\u0259rz",
|
|
"-\u02c8k\u022fr-"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"command",
|
|
"seat"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105202",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun plural",
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"noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction"
|
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]
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|
},
|
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"heads-up":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a message that alerts or prepares : warning":[
|
|
"gave him a heads-up that an investigation was pending"
|
|
],
|
|
": alert , resourceful":[
|
|
"heads-up football"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1913, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
|
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"1916, in the meaning defined above":"Interjection",
|
|
"1981, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8hedz-\u02c8\u0259p"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"admonishment",
|
|
"admonition",
|
|
"alarm",
|
|
"alarum",
|
|
"alert",
|
|
"caution",
|
|
"forewarning",
|
|
"notice",
|
|
"warning"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023204",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"interjection",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"headship":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the position, office, or dignity of a head":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"while he was in the hospital, the CEO had his most trusted lieutenant assume temporary headship of the firm",
|
|
"the person at the headship of the firm will face daunting challenges, given the current state of the economy",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"If people question the absolute infallibility of scripture, perhaps favoring a more literary or historical approach, then the case for male headship collapses. \u2014 Audrey Clare Farley, The New Republic , 3 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The Latter-day Saint tradition continues, therefore, to embrace a double discourse of male headship and marital egalitarianism. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 14 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"In 1980, the bishop of the Fort Wayne-South Bend diocese received complaints about the People of Praise\u2019s system of headship and that the group fostered fear and guilt, according to an article at the time in the National Catholic Reporter. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"Under Tarim's headship , many of Harmony's campuses are recognized on prestigious high school rankings, such as News & World Report and Children @ Risk. \u2014 Staff Report, Houston Chronicle , 30 Oct. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1565, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8hed-\u02ccship"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"care",
|
|
"charge",
|
|
"guidance",
|
|
"oversight",
|
|
"regulation",
|
|
"stewardship",
|
|
"superintendence",
|
|
"superintendency",
|
|
"supervision",
|
|
"surveillance"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103007",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"headstone":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a memorial stone at the head of a grave":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"many of the headstones were for children who had died during the influenza epidemic",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"This headstone belongs to a 1338 plague victim named Sanmaq (whose genome was not sequenced for the study). \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"The ceremony at the cemetery focused on the personal side of Vincent Chin and his mother, the late Lily Chin, who died 20 years ago and is buried close to Chin's headstone alongside her husband, who died in 1981. \u2014 Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"The trustees have also received numerous complaints from residents about Owens' headstone , according to the representative. \u2014 Zoe Sottile, CNN , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"Dressed in a long black coat, Ola Kulnich stood near the cemetery fence, looking at her brother\u2019s headstone , which had toppled backward, severed from its base. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Her resting place remains unmarked because the family had a very ugly argument about what should go on her headstone . \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Chicago Tribune , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"After just barely missing the funeral service, Vervilles drove up the road to his gravesite, bowed to his headstone , and placed her right hand to rest on its top. \u2014 Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Elliott, Collen and Savage spoke with USA TODAY via video from London to delve into the new album, Def Leppard\u2019s undeniable chemistry and what Elliott would like written on his headstone . \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Her resting place remains unmarked because the family had a very ugly argument about what should go on her headstone . \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Chicago Tribune , 22 Apr. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8hed-\u02ccst\u014dn"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"gravestone",
|
|
"monument",
|
|
"stone",
|
|
"tombstone"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200810",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"headstream":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a stream that is the source of a river":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the headstreams of the Ganges River arise in the Himalayas"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8hed-\u02ccstr\u0113m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"head",
|
|
"headwater",
|
|
"source"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171455",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"headstrong":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"controllable",
|
|
"governable",
|
|
"manageable",
|
|
"tractable"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": directed by ungovernable will":[
|
|
"violent headstrong actions"
|
|
],
|
|
": not easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions":[
|
|
"a headstrong businessman"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The child is very headstrong .",
|
|
"He is known for his headstrong behavior.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The headstrong track shows a confident Sevana strolling through her native Jamaica, green outfit matching her lush surroundings. \u2014 Neena Rouhani, Billboard , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"As a young girl growing up in Stockton, California, Raechyl was headstrong and funny, and loved to learn, according to her mother, Jeri White. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"Khaled Sobhy has been called the Richard Williams of squash, and the comparison is not unwarranted: Like Williams, Khaled was a headstrong figure determined to produce champions and at no small sacrifice for all involved. \u2014 New York Times , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"Their headstrong leader is Jennie Kanematsu-Ross, a tattooed mother of toddlers who grew up in the church. \u2014 Dan Cryer, Los Angeles Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Progressives see him as an experienced and headstrong rulemaker who is not afraid to take a hard line against big banks. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Beagles, historically tasked with zooming after prey, generally trended toward being headstrong . \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Maxine is headstrong and assured of her future stardom. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 19 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"How a headstrong teenager took the Minnesota State High School League to court in the 1970s, setting a precedent for high school girls to compete in sports. \u2014 Sarah Barker, Outside Online , 16 Apr. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8hed-\u02ccstr\u022f\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for headstrong unruly , ungovernable , intractable , refractory , recalcitrant , willful , headstrong mean not submissive to government or control. unruly implies lack of discipline or incapacity for discipline and often connotes waywardness or turbulence of behavior. unruly children ungovernable implies either an escape from control or guidance or a state of being unsubdued and incapable of controlling oneself or being controlled by others. ungovernable rage intractable suggests stubborn resistance to guidance or control. intractable opponents of the hazardous-waste dump refractory stresses resistance to attempts to manage or to mold. special schools for refractory children recalcitrant suggests determined resistance to or defiance of authority. acts of sabotage by a recalcitrant populace willful implies an obstinate determination to have one's own way. a willful disregard for the rights of others headstrong suggests self-will impatient of restraint, advice, or suggestion. a headstrong young cavalry officer",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"froward",
|
|
"incontrollable",
|
|
"intractable",
|
|
"recalcitrant",
|
|
"refractory",
|
|
"uncontrollable",
|
|
"ungovernable",
|
|
"unmanageable",
|
|
"unruly",
|
|
"untoward",
|
|
"wayward",
|
|
"willful",
|
|
"wilful"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085801",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"headstrongly":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": in a headstrong manner":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1598, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031513",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"headstrongness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the quality of being headstrong":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1598, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060115",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"headwark":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": headache":[]
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English hedewerk , from Old English h\u0113afodw\u00e6rc , from h\u0113afod head + w\u00e6rc pain; akin to Old English weorc work":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140943",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"headwater":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the source of a stream":[
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"\u2014 usually used in plural"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the first exploration of the Missouri River from its mouth to its headwaters was made by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark in the early 1800s",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The project is moving fast with the city earlier this year purchasing the land, which is a meadow habitat with forested patches and 1,900 linear feet of West Creek headwater tributaries, for $880,000 from OSWIGI Limited. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 11 Aug. 2021",
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"The current plan calls for roughly a 3,000-foot, ADA-accessible trail to traverse the perimeter of the land, which is a meadow habitat with forested patches and 1,900 linear feet of West Creek headwater tributaries. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 2 June 2021",
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"The project, Jane explains, poses a major threat to the environment; the pipelines would traverse two hundred bodies of water, including the headwater of the Mississippi River. \u2014 Javier Hasse, Forbes , 11 May 2021",
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"Baldwin Creek and two headwater tributary streams run through the preserve, and the area is a habitat for many plant and animal species. \u2014 Rich Heileman, cleveland , 13 Nov. 2020",
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"Mountain headwater forests are an integral part of California\u2019s water infrastructure. \u2014 Popular Science , 19 Oct. 2020",
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"Adventurous anglers can also make their way up the creek\u2019s headwater streams to find some native brook trout. \u2014 Matt Wyatt, ExpressNews.com , 15 Oct. 2020",
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"West Creek Conservancy, in a collaborative effort with The Nature Conservancy, aided in the acquisition of an area in rural Geauga County that is at the headwaters of the Cuyahoga River. \u2014 cleveland , 22 May 2020",
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"But new research from American climatologists shows for the first time that China, where the headwaters of the Mekong spring forth from the Tibetan Plateau, was not experiencing the same hardship at all. \u2014 Hannah Beech, New York Times , 13 Apr. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1612, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8hed-\u02ccw\u022f-t\u0259r",
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"-\u02ccw\u00e4-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"head",
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"headstream",
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"source"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082908",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"headway":{
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"antonyms":[
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"recess",
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"recession",
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"regress",
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"regression",
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"retreat",
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"retrogression"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": advance , progress":[],
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": headroom (as under an arch) sufficient to allow passage":[],
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": motion or rate of motion in a forward direction":[],
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": the time interval between two vehicles traveling in the same direction on the same route":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the ant was making little headway carrying a crumb that was about five times his size",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Trump made headway , it should be noted, with many blue collar workers. \u2014 Kaitlin Lange, The Indianapolis Star , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"The movement for a four-day workweek made headway in the 1970s but eventually lost steam. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Feb. 2022",
|
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"In recent years, films based on comic books have made headway at the Academy Awards. \u2014 Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Both have made headway in vaccinating their citizens, though Britain remains ahead of the United States. \u2014 Mark Landler, New York Times , 8 Jan. 2022",
|
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"The defense would run out of steam, giving up a fourth consecutive touchdown just before halftime, but the Ravens\u2019 offense made headway against a talented Cincinnati unit. \u2014 Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com , 26 Dec. 2021",
|
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"For Williams, Riley\u2019s late-arriving approach appears to have made headway . \u2014 Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times , 14 Dec. 2021",
|
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"While Gelsinger has made headway in the U.S. and Europe, seeking public subsidies for new factories, neither Congress nor any European government has committed yet to providing the billions of dollars Intel seeks. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 Oct. 2021",
|
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"Reyes told the Times that Amazon has made headway in addressing the problems and said the disparate software the company uses will start working together by March. \u2014 Peter Weber, The Week , 25 Oct. 2021"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1730, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8hed-\u02ccw\u0101"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"advance",
|
|
"advancement",
|
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"furtherance",
|
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"going",
|
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"march",
|
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"onrush",
|
|
"passage",
|
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"process",
|
|
"procession",
|
|
"progress",
|
|
"progression"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173818",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"heady":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"depressed"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": giddy , exhilarated":[
|
|
"heady with his success"
|
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],
|
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": impressive":[
|
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"a man of heady accomplishments"
|
|
],
|
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": intellectually stimulating or demanding":[],
|
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": marked by or showing good judgment : shrewd , intelligent":[],
|
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": rich":[
|
|
"a heady sauce",
|
|
"a heady variety"
|
|
],
|
|
": tending to intoxicate or make giddy or elated":[
|
|
"heady wine",
|
|
"being in such distinguished company was a heady experience"
|
|
],
|
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": violent , impetuous":[],
|
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": willful , rash":[
|
|
"heady opinions"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"The plane soared to heady heights.",
|
|
"They were heady with their newfound success.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The heady aroma of unburned hydrocarbons and charred rubber is in the air. \u2014 Howard Walker, Robb Report , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"America\u2019s heady pay gains could mean that the Fed has to react more aggressively to slow down the economy. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Playing a character in a film who dies by suicide, adapted from a book penned by a famed author who met the same fate, is already a heady experience. \u2014 Malina Saval, Variety , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The higher payouts were more than offset by another quarter of heady gains in the company\u2019s big investment portfolio, thanks to a tiny slice held in private-equity funds. \u2014 Leslie Scism, WSJ , 2 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The good news is there are signs the housing market is self-correcting as a result of these heady price gains. \u2014 Paul R. La Monica, CNN , 12 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Already, technology firms, especially the giant brands such as Amazon, Google, Facebook, Apple and Microsoft, are driving the stock market\u2019s heady gains since March lockdowns. \u2014 Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"Oh yes, those were happy, heady days for Mac Davis, Helen Reddy, Ken Berry, and Tony Orlando and Dawn, among others. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"Since those heady \u201970s days, such bold tailoring, with its broad lapels and flared trousers, had largely lost its edge. \u2014 Kareem Rashed, Robb Report , 31 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8he-d\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"ecstatic",
|
|
"elated",
|
|
"elevated",
|
|
"enrapt",
|
|
"enraptured",
|
|
"entranced",
|
|
"euphoric",
|
|
"exhilarated",
|
|
"giddy",
|
|
"intoxicated",
|
|
"rapt",
|
|
"rapturous",
|
|
"rhapsodic",
|
|
"rhapsodical"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195615",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"heal":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to become free from injury or disease : to return to a sound state":[
|
|
"The cut has already healed ."
|
|
],
|
|
": to cause (an undesirable condition) to be overcome : mend":[
|
|
"the troubles \u2026 had not been forgotten, but they had been healed",
|
|
"\u2014 William Power"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make free from injury or disease : to make sound or whole":[
|
|
"heal a wound"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make well again : to restore to health":[
|
|
"heal the sick"
|
|
],
|
|
": to patch up or correct (a breach or division)":[
|
|
"heal a breach between friends"
|
|
],
|
|
": to restore to original purity or integrity":[
|
|
"healed of sin"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"You've got to give the injury time to heal .",
|
|
"After the divorce, he needed some time to heal .",
|
|
"The ointment will help heal the wound.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"After slowly starting to heal from the devastation of the virus outbreak, there was a euphoric runup in stock, crypto and real estate prices. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"This war has been a personal tragedy that will be impossible to heal from. \u2014 Stella Kalinina, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"If a corncob gets stuck in your dog's digestive system, the treatment is surgery to remove it, which can take several weeks to fully heal from, Wismer said. \u2014 Mike Snider, USA TODAY , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"Today, Gardner said, her community needs to take time to process and heal from the trauma. \u2014 Nolan D. Mccaskill, Los Angeles Times , 15 May 2022",
|
|
"Nez would like to see the department develop plans for helping Native families heal from the intergenerational trauma that is the legacy of the schools, along with a more comprehensive report exploring the experiences of each tribal nation. \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"In many cultures, drinking flowers is said to heal the body from the inside out. \u2014 Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Here\u2019s a look at the key people who will be reporting on this next momentous step as our community tries to heal from incomprehensible tragedy. \u2014 Lois K. Solomon, sun-sentinel.com , 3 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Chicanos Por La Causa, Phoenix, $25,000 Provides 200 children residing in a domestic violence shelter with help to heal from the negative consequences of exposure to domestic violence. \u2014 Haleigh Kochanski, The Arizona Republic , 20 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English helen , from Old English h\u01e3lan ; akin to Old High German heilen to heal, Old English h\u0101l whole \u2014 more at whole":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8h\u0113(\u0259)l",
|
|
"\u02c8h\u0113l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cure",
|
|
"fix",
|
|
"mend",
|
|
"rehab",
|
|
"rehabilitate",
|
|
"set up"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050633",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"healing":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to become free from injury or disease : to return to a sound state":[
|
|
"The cut has already healed ."
|
|
],
|
|
": to cause (an undesirable condition) to be overcome : mend":[
|
|
"the troubles \u2026 had not been forgotten, but they had been healed",
|
|
"\u2014 William Power"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make free from injury or disease : to make sound or whole":[
|
|
"heal a wound"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make well again : to restore to health":[
|
|
"heal the sick"
|
|
],
|
|
": to patch up or correct (a breach or division)":[
|
|
"heal a breach between friends"
|
|
],
|
|
": to restore to original purity or integrity":[
|
|
"healed of sin"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"You've got to give the injury time to heal .",
|
|
"After the divorce, he needed some time to heal .",
|
|
"The ointment will help heal the wound.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"After slowly starting to heal from the devastation of the virus outbreak, there was a euphoric runup in stock, crypto and real estate prices. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"This war has been a personal tragedy that will be impossible to heal from. \u2014 Stella Kalinina, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"If a corncob gets stuck in your dog's digestive system, the treatment is surgery to remove it, which can take several weeks to fully heal from, Wismer said. \u2014 Mike Snider, USA TODAY , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"Today, Gardner said, her community needs to take time to process and heal from the trauma. \u2014 Nolan D. Mccaskill, Los Angeles Times , 15 May 2022",
|
|
"Nez would like to see the department develop plans for helping Native families heal from the intergenerational trauma that is the legacy of the schools, along with a more comprehensive report exploring the experiences of each tribal nation. \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"In many cultures, drinking flowers is said to heal the body from the inside out. \u2014 Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Here\u2019s a look at the key people who will be reporting on this next momentous step as our community tries to heal from incomprehensible tragedy. \u2014 Lois K. Solomon, sun-sentinel.com , 3 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Chicanos Por La Causa, Phoenix, $25,000 Provides 200 children residing in a domestic violence shelter with help to heal from the negative consequences of exposure to domestic violence. \u2014 Haleigh Kochanski, The Arizona Republic , 20 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English helen , from Old English h\u01e3lan ; akin to Old High German heilen to heal, Old English h\u0101l whole \u2014 more at whole":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8h\u0113(\u0259)l",
|
|
"\u02c8h\u0113l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cure",
|
|
"fix",
|
|
"mend",
|
|
"rehab",
|
|
"rehabilitate",
|
|
"set up"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010344",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"health":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"illness",
|
|
"sickness",
|
|
"unhealthiness",
|
|
"unsoundness"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a condition in which someone or something is thriving or doing well : well-being":[
|
|
"defending the health of the beloved oceans",
|
|
"\u2014 Peter Wilkinson"
|
|
],
|
|
": a toast to someone's health or prosperity":[],
|
|
": general condition or state":[
|
|
"poor economic health"
|
|
],
|
|
": the general condition of the body":[
|
|
"How is your mother's health ?",
|
|
"in poor health",
|
|
"enjoys good health"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"We nursed him back to health .",
|
|
"He's in good health these days.",
|
|
"He has continued to enjoy good health in his old age.",
|
|
"Smoking is bad for your health .",
|
|
"He is concerned about his sister's mental health .",
|
|
"We must protect the health of our oceans.",
|
|
"The economy is in a period of robust financial health .",
|
|
"Investors are worried about the company's health .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"On Monday, the District of Columbia's health department took a similar step. \u2014 CBS News , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Siyanda Manana, a spokesperson for the Eastern Cape provincial health department, told Reuters that the bodies of the victims would be taken to state mortuaries for identification. \u2014 Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"The Eastern Cape health department said there were survivors being treated in the hospital for backache, tight chests, vomiting and headaches. \u2014 Gerald Imray, Anchorage Daily News , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"The homes also had their Medicaid provider agreements terminated, the health department said. \u2014 Amir Vera, Amanda Musa And Paul Murphy, CNN , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"May 2010 when the health department began asking for parental consent. \u2014 Ed White, Detroit Free Press , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Daily totals can be deceptive, as they are listed by the day the local health department received notification of positive test results rather than the day that each person testing positive began experiencing symptoms. \u2014 Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Her colleagues continue to mourn her death but appreciate her many contributions to public health, said Dr. Jeff Howard, Louisville's interim health department director. \u2014 Deborah Yetter, The Courier-Journal , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Both the county health department and the state offered a heads-up that pharmacies couldn\u2019t vaccinate children under age 3. \u2014 Karen Kaplanscience And Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English helthe , from Old English h\u01e3lth , from h\u0101l":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"also \u02c8heltth",
|
|
"\u02c8helth"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"fitness",
|
|
"healthiness",
|
|
"heartiness",
|
|
"robustness",
|
|
"sap",
|
|
"soundness",
|
|
"verdure",
|
|
"wellness",
|
|
"wholeness",
|
|
"wholesomeness"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223910",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"healthful":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"insalubrious",
|
|
"noxious",
|
|
"unhealthful",
|
|
"unhealthy",
|
|
"unwholesome"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": beneficial to health of body or mind":[],
|
|
": healthy":[
|
|
"he felt incapable of looking into the girl's pretty, healthful face",
|
|
"\u2014 Saul Bellow"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The meal was both healthful and satisfying.",
|
|
"one of the most healthful forms of exercise is a brisk walk",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"What\u2019s needed is products that are better tasting and more healthful than the current choices. \u2014 Richard Kestenbaum, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"That's a help to people juggling busy schedules while trying to eat healthful meals. \u2014 Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press , 26 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"That all adds up to a balanced skin tone, smoother texture and a general healthful glow. \u2014 Kareem Rashed, Robb Report , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"But the principal problem was that what had once been seen as a high-quality, healthful and delicious product was no longer seen by consumers as such. \u2014 Michael A. Gardiner, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Depending on your craving, consider these healthful options. \u2014 Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press , 26 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Pitches include fashion accessories; treats harnessing vegetable waste; webcam lighting; and a healthful beverage made from a desert plant. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Doctors will always recommend a balanced and healthful diet, said Dr. Danielle Belardo, a cardiologist in Newport Beach. \u2014 Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The other, on cooking quick, healthful meals from a CSA box, will be from 6 to 7 p.m. March 2. \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 21 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8helth-f\u0259l",
|
|
"also \u02c8heltth-"
|
|
],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for healthful healthful , wholesome , salubrious , salutary mean favorable to the health of mind or body. healthful implies a positive contribution to a healthy condition. a healthful diet wholesome applies to what benefits, builds up, or sustains physically, mentally, or spiritually. wholesome foods the movie is wholesome family entertainment salubrious applies chiefly to the helpful effects of climate or air. cool and salubrious weather salutary describes something corrective or beneficially effective, even though it may in itself be unpleasant. a salutary warning that resulted in increased production",
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"synonyms":[
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"good",
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"healthy",
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"medicinal",
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"restorative",
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"salubrious",
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"salutary",
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"salutiferous",
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"sanative",
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"tonic",
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"wholesome"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062757",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"healthiness":{
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"antonyms":[
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"ailing",
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"diseased",
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"ill",
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"sick",
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"unfit",
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"unhealthy",
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"unsound",
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"unwell"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": beneficial to one's physical, mental, or emotional state : conducive to or associated with good health or reduced risk of disease":[
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"healthy foods",
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"a healthy lifestyle",
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"\u2026 walk three miles every day \u2026 a beastly bore, but healthy .",
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"\u2014 G. S. Patton"
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],
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": enjoying good health":[
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"healthy children",
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"tips for staying healthy",
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"Damping off rots healthy seedlings at soil level, breaking the heart of the gardener as surely as it breaks tender stems.",
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"\u2014 Leslie Land",
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"A person with heart disease will not be able to tolerate the same doses and drugs as a person with a healthy heart.",
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"\u2014 Sallie Tisdale"
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],
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": free from disease":[
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"healthy children",
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"tips for staying healthy",
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"Damping off rots healthy seedlings at soil level, breaking the heart of the gardener as surely as it breaks tender stems.",
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"\u2014 Leslie Land",
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"A person with heart disease will not be able to tolerate the same doses and drugs as a person with a healthy heart.",
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"\u2014 Sallie Tisdale"
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],
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": not displaying clinical signs of disease or infection":[
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"A patient with HIV may be healthy for several years before developing either the cluster of symptoms identified as AIDS or any of the bacterial, viral, fungal or protozoal infections known as AIDS Related Complex \u2026",
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"\u2014 Al Veerhoff"
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],
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": not small or feeble : considerable":[
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"a healthy sum of money"
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],
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": prosperous , flourishing":[
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"a healthy economy"
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],
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": showing physical, mental, or emotional well-being : evincing good health":[
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"a healthy complexion",
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"has a healthy appetite",
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"The best thing about a good sense of humor, of course, is that it's a sure sign that you have a healthy attitude\u2014always a refreshing check in the plus column.",
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"\u2014 Glamour"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The company is financially healthy .",
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"always a hard worker, Grandma has remained healthy into her 80s",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Our mission is for T\u00e1che to become synonymous with healthy , innovative pistachio products across the supermarket, from the refrigerated perimeter to the pantry aisle. \u2014 Rachel King, Fortune , 26 June 2022",
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"That\u2019s the case with this recipe for Sweet Potato Salsa Salad, a bounteous, healthy , hearty dish that belongs at your next picnic, cookout \u2014 or really any other party. \u2014 Joe Yonan, Washington Post , 26 June 2022",
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"Challenges abound as industrial agriculture is threatened by access to key resources from water to healthy soils. \u2014 Chloe Sorvino, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
|
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"An additional 10 million children have had access to healthy meals at no charge. \u2014 Richard Besser, ABC News , 25 June 2022",
|
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"For Meyers, Corrections has also been a healthy exercise in comedy writing outside the typical late-night bits. \u2014 Mikey O'connell, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 June 2022",
|
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"Bulloch is proud his two children are experiencing this unique Western hemisphere asset, staying healthy and expanding their swimming experience. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 June 2022",
|
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"Multiple heat settings are ideal to work on a range of hair types and textures; lower heat settings are great for fine or damaged hair while higher heat settings are good on healthy or thicker, coarser hair types. \u2014 Jessica Teich, Good Housekeeping , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"The sea lion looked healthy and appeared to be ready to give birth any day, so the decision was made to immediately return her to the sea, authorities said. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1552, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"see health":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8hel-th\u0113",
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"also \u02c8helt-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for healthy healthy , sound , wholesome , robust , hale , well mean enjoying or indicative of good health. healthy implies full strength and vigor as well as freedom from signs of disease. a healthy family sound emphasizes the absence of disease, weakness, or malfunction. a sound heart wholesome implies appearance and behavior indicating soundness and balance. a face with a wholesome glow robust implies the opposite of all that is delicate or sickly. a lively, robust little boy hale applies particularly to robustness in old age. still hale at the age of eighty well implies merely freedom from disease or illness. she has never been a well person",
|
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"synonyms":[
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"able-bodied",
|
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"bouncing",
|
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"fit",
|
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"hale",
|
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"hearty",
|
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"robust",
|
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"sound",
|
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"well",
|
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"well-conditioned",
|
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"whole",
|
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"wholesome"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211607",
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"healthy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ailing",
|
|
"diseased",
|
|
"ill",
|
|
"sick",
|
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"unfit",
|
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"unhealthy",
|
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"unsound",
|
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"unwell"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": beneficial to one's physical, mental, or emotional state : conducive to or associated with good health or reduced risk of disease":[
|
|
"healthy foods",
|
|
"a healthy lifestyle",
|
|
"\u2026 walk three miles every day \u2026 a beastly bore, but healthy .",
|
|
"\u2014 G. S. Patton"
|
|
],
|
|
": enjoying good health":[
|
|
"healthy children",
|
|
"tips for staying healthy",
|
|
"Damping off rots healthy seedlings at soil level, breaking the heart of the gardener as surely as it breaks tender stems.",
|
|
"\u2014 Leslie Land",
|
|
"A person with heart disease will not be able to tolerate the same doses and drugs as a person with a healthy heart.",
|
|
"\u2014 Sallie Tisdale"
|
|
],
|
|
": free from disease":[
|
|
"healthy children",
|
|
"tips for staying healthy",
|
|
"Damping off rots healthy seedlings at soil level, breaking the heart of the gardener as surely as it breaks tender stems.",
|
|
"\u2014 Leslie Land",
|
|
"A person with heart disease will not be able to tolerate the same doses and drugs as a person with a healthy heart.",
|
|
"\u2014 Sallie Tisdale"
|
|
],
|
|
": not displaying clinical signs of disease or infection":[
|
|
"A patient with HIV may be healthy for several years before developing either the cluster of symptoms identified as AIDS or any of the bacterial, viral, fungal or protozoal infections known as AIDS Related Complex \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Al Veerhoff"
|
|
],
|
|
": not small or feeble : considerable":[
|
|
"a healthy sum of money"
|
|
],
|
|
": prosperous , flourishing":[
|
|
"a healthy economy"
|
|
],
|
|
": showing physical, mental, or emotional well-being : evincing good health":[
|
|
"a healthy complexion",
|
|
"has a healthy appetite",
|
|
"The best thing about a good sense of humor, of course, is that it's a sure sign that you have a healthy attitude\u2014always a refreshing check in the plus column.",
|
|
"\u2014 Glamour"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The company is financially healthy .",
|
|
"always a hard worker, Grandma has remained healthy into her 80s",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Our mission is for T\u00e1che to become synonymous with healthy , innovative pistachio products across the supermarket, from the refrigerated perimeter to the pantry aisle. \u2014 Rachel King, Fortune , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"That\u2019s the case with this recipe for Sweet Potato Salsa Salad, a bounteous, healthy , hearty dish that belongs at your next picnic, cookout \u2014 or really any other party. \u2014 Joe Yonan, Washington Post , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"Challenges abound as industrial agriculture is threatened by access to key resources from water to healthy soils. \u2014 Chloe Sorvino, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"An additional 10 million children have had access to healthy meals at no charge. \u2014 Richard Besser, ABC News , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"For Meyers, Corrections has also been a healthy exercise in comedy writing outside the typical late-night bits. \u2014 Mikey O'connell, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"Bulloch is proud his two children are experiencing this unique Western hemisphere asset, staying healthy and expanding their swimming experience. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Multiple heat settings are ideal to work on a range of hair types and textures; lower heat settings are great for fine or damaged hair while higher heat settings are good on healthy or thicker, coarser hair types. \u2014 Jessica Teich, Good Housekeeping , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"The sea lion looked healthy and appeared to be ready to give birth any day, so the decision was made to immediately return her to the sea, authorities said. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1552, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see health":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8hel-th\u0113",
|
|
"also \u02c8helt-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for healthy healthy , sound , wholesome , robust , hale , well mean enjoying or indicative of good health. healthy implies full strength and vigor as well as freedom from signs of disease. a healthy family sound emphasizes the absence of disease, weakness, or malfunction. a sound heart wholesome implies appearance and behavior indicating soundness and balance. a face with a wholesome glow robust implies the opposite of all that is delicate or sickly. a lively, robust little boy hale applies particularly to robustness in old age. still hale at the age of eighty well implies merely freedom from disease or illness. she has never been a well person",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"able-bodied",
|
|
"bouncing",
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"hale",
|
|
"hearty",
|
|
"robust",
|
|
"sound",
|
|
"well",
|
|
"well-conditioned",
|
|
"whole",
|
|
"wholesome"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043128",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"heap":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
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"lavish",
|
|
"pour",
|
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"rain",
|
|
"shower"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a collection of things thrown one on another : pile":[],
|
|
": a great number or large quantity : lot":[],
|
|
": to accord or bestow lavishly or in large quantities":[
|
|
"heaped honors upon them"
|
|
],
|
|
": to form a heap on : load heavily":[
|
|
"heap the plates with food"
|
|
],
|
|
": to form or round into a heap":[
|
|
"heaped the dirt into a mound"
|
|
],
|
|
": to throw or lay in a heap : pile or collect in great quantity":[
|
|
"his sole object was to heap up riches"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"He dumped the grass clippings into the compost heap .",
|
|
"a heap of old newspapers",
|
|
"She left her dirty clothes in a heap on the floor.",
|
|
"He's in a heap of trouble!",
|
|
"I can't believe he's still driving that old heap .",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"the critics heaped scorn on the wannabe blockbuster and its implausible plot",
|
|
"heaped the stones in a corner of the yard",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The R\u00d8DE Central software is very useful for loading in a heap of new sounds and actions to the SMART Pads as well as for adjusting other settings. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"If the lineup for the four nights of concerts is any indication, the juggernaut of names at the top of country's heap hasn't made room for many new entries since the last CMA Fest in 2019. \u2014 Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"The Auburn Tigers beat the Oregon State Beavers 4-3 in an entertaining and nail-biting Game 3 of the Corvallis Super Regional, celebrating the upset in a heap on the infield at Goss Stadium. \u2014 Joe Freeman, oregonlive , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"If those ads with Nicole Kidman being wowed by the movies haven't enticed you back into a theater yet, then a summer movie season packed with Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Elvis, Thor and a heap of dinosaurs should do the trick. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But the heart of the series is Martha Mitchell, the glamorous wife of onetime Attorney General and longtime Nixon crony John Mitchell (played by Sean Penn, under a heap of prosthetic makeup). \u2014 Tyler Aquilina, EW.com , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In brief, those that ignore or delay AI ethics are in grave peril of their AI going down in flames and their startup likewise collapsing in a colossal heap . \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Eating the food confirmed a heap of differences, which meant the models had become a kind of growing physical archive of Japanese cuisine, documenting minute regional differences with every new custom order. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The case drew a heap of criticism on Gascon, who implemented a policy of prohibiting youthful offenders from being tried as adults. \u2014 Fox News , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"While her counterpart might have been speechless about Watkins, Mitty coach Sue Phillips had plenty of praise to heap on the Trailblazers\u2019 multi-faceted dynamo. \u2014 Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times , 12 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Even if just a small fraction of them follow through on their intentions, their departure would heap more pressure upon a workforce that is already shouldering too much. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"And while her vocal skills are legend, on Sunday (May 1) Abel jumped into a discussion about female producers to heap praise on his frequent studio companion. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"And Yeoh was quick to heap her praise back on to the directors. \u2014 Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The revelation -- first reported by Sky News -- will heap pressure on Sunak and add to the perception his family isn\u2019t committed to living in Britain for the long-term. \u2014 Joe Mayes, Bloomberg.com , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Boston, not one to heap praise on herself, smiled and gently shook her head at the ruckus. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Coach Niko Medved, 1-5 against SDSU in his three seasons at CSU, tried to downplay the importance of Friday night, not wanting to heap any more pressure on his beleaguered team. \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"And Biden acknowledged on Tuesday there is more pain to come, telling reporters his executive order banning imports of Russian energy signed Tuesday will heap more pain on gasoline prices ahead of spring break and summer vacation. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 9 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English heep , from Old English h\u0113ap ; akin to Old High German houf heap":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8h\u0113p"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abundance",
|
|
"barrel",
|
|
"basketful",
|
|
"boatload",
|
|
"bucket",
|
|
"bunch",
|
|
"bundle",
|
|
"bushel",
|
|
"carload",
|
|
"chunk",
|
|
"deal",
|
|
"dozen",
|
|
"fistful",
|
|
"gobs",
|
|
"good deal",
|
|
"hundred",
|
|
"lashings",
|
|
"lashins",
|
|
"loads",
|
|
"lot",
|
|
"mass",
|
|
"mess",
|
|
"mountain",
|
|
"much",
|
|
"multiplicity",
|
|
"myriad",
|
|
"oodles",
|
|
"pack",
|
|
"passel",
|
|
"peck",
|
|
"pile",
|
|
"plateful",
|
|
"plenitude",
|
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"plentitude",
|
|
"plenty",
|
|
"pot",
|
|
"potful",
|
|
"profusion",
|
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"quantity",
|
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"raft",
|
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"reams",
|
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"scads",
|
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"sheaf",
|
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"shipload",
|
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"sight",
|
|
"slew",
|
|
"spate",
|
|
"stack",
|
|
"store",
|
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"ton",
|
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"truckload",
|
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"volume",
|
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"wad",
|
|
"wealth",
|
|
"yard"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191434",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"heaped measure":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": dry measure obtained by filling the container heaping full":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140519",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"hear":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": attend":[
|
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"hear mass"
|
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],
|
|
": to entertain the idea":[
|
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"\u2014 used in the negative wouldn't hear of it"
|
|
],
|
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": to gain information : learn":[
|
|
"tired of hearing about his problems"
|
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],
|
|
": to gain knowledge of by hearing":[
|
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"heard that you were ill"
|
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],
|
|
": to give a listening to legal arguments in : to give a legal hearing to":[
|
|
"hear a case"
|
|
],
|
|
": to have the capacity of perceiving sound : to be able to become aware of sound":[
|
|
"He doesn't hear well."
|
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],
|
|
": to listen to with attention : heed":[
|
|
"would not hear my side of the story"
|
|
],
|
|
": to perceive or become aware of by the ear":[
|
|
"didn't hear what she said",
|
|
"thought I heard them leave"
|
|
],
|
|
": to receive communication":[
|
|
"haven't heard from her lately"
|
|
],
|
|
": to take testimony from":[
|
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"hear witnesses"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Do you hear that music?",
|
|
"I couldn't hear a word of what he said over all that noise.",
|
|
"I thought I heard him leave.",
|
|
"Would you turn the volume up a little? I can't hear .",
|
|
"I heard her in concert a few years ago.",
|
|
"Have you ever heard Wagner sung in English?",
|
|
"The committee will hear witnesses today.",
|
|
"I hear he's leaving town.",
|
|
"I don't know what happened. I'll let you know if I hear anything.",
|
|
"I've heard it said that smoking is bad for your health.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The council will also hear an appeal of a decision to renew conditional use permits for Loma San Marcos, a film production facility. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"The justices hear oral arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the court fight over Mississippi's 15-week ban. \u2014 Melissa Quinn, CBS News , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"These are their stories and their voices amplified for millions of people to hear . \u2014 Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"My company\u2019s research found that 95% of consumers want to hear about the status and progression of their claims more frequently. \u2014 Michael Jackowski, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"In the meantime, the Browns will try to trade Baker Mayfield and expect to hear about Deshaun Watson\u2019s likely suspension by the NFL. \u2014 cleveland , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Her upbeat videos and posts immediately found an audience eager to hear about her experiences, with a focus on how airlines, hotels and other businesses accommodate larger-bodied travelers and travelers with disabilities. \u2014 oregonlive , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"The Los Angeles Dodgers tweeted that the baseball organization is saddened to hear about Sax's loss. \u2014 Adam Sabes, Fox News , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"Former President Donald Trump on Friday rebuked his own daughter's deposition testimony played for millions to hear during the House select committee's prime-time hearingdetailing its Jan. 6 investigation. \u2014 Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News , 10 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English heren , from Old English h\u012beran ; akin to Old High German h\u014dren to hear, and probably to Latin cav\u0113re to be on guard, Greek akouein to hear":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8hi(\u0259)r",
|
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"\u02c8hir"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"ascertain",
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"catch on (to)",
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"discover",
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"find out",
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"get on (to)",
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"learn",
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"realize",
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"see",
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"wise (up)"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124110",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"hear of":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to be aware of the existence of (someone or something) : to know about (someone or something)":[
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"He's supposed to be a famous actor, but this is the first time I've ever (even) heard of him.",
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"I've never heard of such a thing!",
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"If I hear of a job opening, I'll let you know."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111106",
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"type":[
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"phrasal verb"
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]
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},
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"hear oneself think":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171047",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"hear out":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to listen to (someone who wants to tell something)":[
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"I know you don't agree but hear me out ."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063215",
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"type":[
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"phrasal verb"
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]
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},
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"hear the call of the wild":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to feel a desire to go out to wild places far away from most people":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083335",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"hear the last of (something)":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to hear about (something) for the last time":[
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"He knew he had not heard the last of his mistake.",
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"Don't tell them about your mistake or you'll never hear the last of it ."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-085617",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"hear wedding bells":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": to think that two people will get married to each other soon":[
|
|
"The minute I saw your brother and my friend together, I heard wedding bells ."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210421",
|
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hearken":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ignore",
|
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"tune out"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": listen":[
|
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"hearkened without much mental comment",
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"\u2014 Theodore Dreiser"
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],
|
|
": to bring to mind something in the past : hearken back":[
|
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"Portrayals of dinosaurs with lizard-like tongues hearken to early interpretations of the beasts as oversized lizards.",
|
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"\u2014 Mindy Weisberger"
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],
|
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": to give heed to : hear":[],
|
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": to give respectful attention":[
|
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"the humble folk who hearkened to these evangelists",
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"\u2014 G. M. Stephenson"
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"hearken ! I hear the distant beat of the hooves of many horses",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The pragmatic materials choices \u2014 such as panels that are generally employed by the refrigerated transport industry \u2014 hearken to the Eames\u2019 use of prefab Cemesto wall panels in their own home. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 Dec. 2021",
|
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"Base packages will hearken , some, to the tenure of 2014-19 coordinator Rod Marinelli. \u2014 Jori Epstein, USA TODAY , 24 Aug. 2021",
|
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"Vivian\u2019s play things include toy medical kits and other toys that hearken to her mother\u2019 memory. \u2014 Carrie Napoleon, chicagotribune.com , 18 June 2021",
|
|
"Instead, rooms and suites now feature palettes with tans, taupes, sea-glass greens, and pelagic blues that hearken to the nearby beach. \u2014 Eric Rosen, Forbes , 9 Apr. 2021",
|
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"Their meals mingled the specialties of Osorio\u2019s native Peru with desserts and baking that often hearken to Bell\u2019s Kentucky upbringing. \u2014 Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times , 8 Dec. 2020",
|
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"MacAdams donned a white suit and painted himself green to hearken the ghost of William Mulholland, chief engineer of the Los Angeles Aqueduct. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2020",
|
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"Readers responded to stories that hearkened to the best mystery writing of the past but whose style spoke to the present. \u2014 Sarah Weinman, Los Angeles Times , 1 Feb. 2020",
|
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"Shows like Gunsmoke pulled the little bit of cowboy that was in all of us to the surface, and the world was ripe for a .22 LR single-action revolver that hearkened to the Old West. \u2014 Richard Mann, Field & Stream , 6 June 2019"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English herknen , from Old English heorcnian ; akin to Old High German h\u014drechen to listen, Old English h\u012beran to hear":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8h\u00e4r-k\u0259n"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"attend",
|
|
"hark",
|
|
"harken",
|
|
"hear",
|
|
"heed",
|
|
"listen",
|
|
"mind"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183641",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hearken back":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to go back to or recall to mind something in the past : hark back":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used with to This place caters to Americans and hearkens back to days when the town attracted famous celebrities. \u2014 Barbara Zaragoza Greenberg worked very closely with the laboratory which harkened back to his earliest days in the film business \u2026 \u2014 Ron Magid"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1900, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-111357",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hearken back (to)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"to bring back to mind an elderly man who liked to hearken back to \"the good old days\""
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":[],
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-140258",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hearsay":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": hearsay evidence":[],
|
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": rumor":[
|
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"like the hearsays bandied about by the medievalists",
|
|
"\u2014 S. N. Behrman"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"You can't judge them solely on the basis of hearsay .",
|
|
"They're supposedly getting married soon, but that's just hearsay .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Michael, a twenty-four-year-old Amazon driver from Massachusetts and a former U.S. Army infantryman, related the same hearsay . \u2014 Seth Harp, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"As to the question of whether Walsh was gay, Doran collected a great deal of hearsay but no proof. \u2014 James Kirchick, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Prior to the joint statement, Jaden seemingly addressed the hearsay via Instagram. \u2014 Jasmine Washington, Seventeen , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"Thurston said claims Williams has made in his bid for the office are misleading and that his campaign is based on sensationalism and hearsay . \u2014 Rachel Herzog, Arkansas Online , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Low energy people bring low energy topics: gossip, complaining, drama, politics, hearsay and current affairs. \u2014 Jodie Cook, Forbes , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"People get rumors and hearsay but not connectivity. \u2014 Ashoka, Forbes , 19 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"What's more, they were reportedly caught kissing at an SNL afterparty in May (though, again, neither Emma nor SNL's reps commented on the hearsay at the time). \u2014 Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping , 31 May 2021",
|
|
"His knowledge of Adidas' role in the recruitment of Brian Bowen is alleged in a new book, but mostly through unattributed hearsay . \u2014 Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal , 16 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1532, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8hir-\u02ccs\u0101"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"buzz",
|
|
"dish",
|
|
"gossip",
|
|
"noise",
|
|
"report",
|
|
"rumor",
|
|
"scuttlebutt",
|
|
"talk",
|
|
"tattle",
|
|
"word"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003404",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hearsay evidence":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": evidence based not on a witness's personal knowledge but on another's statement not made under oath":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The bombshell decision to remove the juror also came a day after Schroeder scolded Binger for attempting to introduce hearsay evidence into the trial. \u2014 Bill Hutchinson, ABC News , 4 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The convening of this type of grand jury is common in complex cases, such as the Trump investigation, because, unlike with a federal grand jury, prosecutors cannot present hearsay evidence to a state grand jury. \u2014 Sonia Moghe, CNN , 26 May 2021",
|
|
"But without a recording device, hearsay evidence is not scientifically sufficient. \u2014 Avi Loeb, Scientific American , 1 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Boyd agreed to drop another part of the bill, having to do with allowing hearsay evidence to be included in domestic violence trials. \u2014 Laura Hancock, cleveland , 19 May 2020",
|
|
"In January 2017, Menendez previously dropped the felony charges because prosecutors improperly presented hearsay evidence to the grand jury. \u2014 Matt Miller, Anchorage Daily News , 5 Mar. 2018",
|
|
"Like his son, Louis Till\u2019s trial included hearsay evidence , racial profiling and the assumption that, if given a chance, a black man would always rape a white woman. \u2014 Erin Blakemore, Smithsonian , 3 Feb. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1753, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-114839",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hearse":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disinter",
|
|
"exhume",
|
|
"unearth"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a triangular candelabra for 15 candles used especially at Tenebrae":[],
|
|
": a vehicle for conveying the dead to the grave":[],
|
|
": an elaborate framework erected over a coffin or tomb to which memorial verses or epitaphs are attached":[],
|
|
": bier sense 1":[],
|
|
": bury":[],
|
|
": coffin":[],
|
|
": to convey in a hearse":[],
|
|
": to place on or in a hearse":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"the cemetery hearses an average of eight bodies a week",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"After a short service led by Cabralez, people huddled around a side exit, waiting for Torres\u2019s coffin to be carried into a hearse . \u2014 Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"After the coffin was loaded into a hearse , it was allowed to leave the hospital compound, under heavy Israeli security guard. \u2014 Sufian Taha, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"And, as Pope Francis points out, there will not be a moving van behind the hearse that carries our body away. \u2014 Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review , 14 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Ahead of the ceremony, Kelsey led a hearse pulled by three black horses through Petts Wood. \u2014 Daniela Avila, PEOPLE.com , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Enlarge / Health care workers wearing personal protective equipment transport the body of a deceased patient onto a hearse outside the mortuary at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Hong Kong, China, on Wednesday, March 2, 2022. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Police vehicles escorted a hearse carrying Reynolds\u2019s body to Leominster, passing sidewalks filled with residents who came out to honor him. \u2014 Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"After the service, Cottongim's body traveled to Cave Hill Cemetery in a silver hearse accompanied by hundreds of police cars and flashing lights. \u2014 Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal , 22 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Two of the victims were employees for a funeral home and were loading flowers in a hearse when they were shot, reports say. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 21 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Once on the freeway, the escort was assumed by a veterans motorcycle organization, in front and back of the white Cadillac hearse all the way to Hull\u2019s Walnut Creek Chapel. \u2014 Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 Aug. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
|
"1592, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English herse , from Anglo-French herce harrow, frame for holding candles, from Latin hirpic-, hirpex harrow":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8h\u0259rs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bury",
|
|
"entomb",
|
|
"inhume",
|
|
"inter",
|
|
"lay",
|
|
"put away",
|
|
"tomb"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084823",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"heart":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"coldheartedness",
|
|
"hard-heartedness",
|
|
"inhumanity",
|
|
"inhumanness",
|
|
"mercilessness",
|
|
"pitilessness"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a game in which the object is to avoid taking tricks (see trick entry 1 sense 4 ) containing hearts":[],
|
|
": a hollow muscular organ of vertebrate animals that by its rhythmic contraction acts as a force pump maintaining the circulation of the blood":[
|
|
"could feel her heart pounding"
|
|
],
|
|
": a playing card marked with a stylized figure of a red heart":[],
|
|
": a structure in an invertebrate animal functionally analogous to the vertebrate heart":[],
|
|
": breast , bosom":[
|
|
"placed his hand on his heart"
|
|
],
|
|
": by rote or from memory":[
|
|
"knows the poem by heart"
|
|
],
|
|
": courage or enthusiasm especially when maintained during a difficult situation":[
|
|
"never lost heart"
|
|
],
|
|
": generous disposition : compassion":[
|
|
"a leader with heart"
|
|
],
|
|
": hearten":[],
|
|
": in essence : basically , essentially":[
|
|
"a romantic at heart"
|
|
],
|
|
": intellect":[],
|
|
": love , affection":[
|
|
"won her heart"
|
|
],
|
|
": love entry 2":[
|
|
"Jane hearts John.",
|
|
"I loathe beer. But I heart beer commercials \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Rochell D. Thomas"
|
|
],
|
|
": one's innermost character, feelings, or inclinations":[
|
|
"knew it in his heart",
|
|
"a man after my own heart"
|
|
],
|
|
": personality , disposition":[
|
|
"a cold heart"
|
|
],
|
|
": the central or innermost part : center":[
|
|
"a cabin in the heart of the forest"
|
|
],
|
|
": the emotional or moral nature as distinguished from the intellectual nature: such as":[],
|
|
": the essential or most vital part of something":[
|
|
"the heart of the city",
|
|
"get to the heart of the matter"
|
|
],
|
|
": the suit comprising cards marked with hearts":[
|
|
"the five of hearts"
|
|
],
|
|
": the younger central compact part of a leafy rosette (such as a head of lettuce or stalk of celery)":[],
|
|
": to fix in the heart":[],
|
|
": to like (see like entry 1 sense 4 ) an online post, comment, etc., especially by clicking or tapping a heart-shaped symbol":[
|
|
"The tweet still hits home so much, not just for us, but for the 2.6 million that hearted her tweet too.",
|
|
"\u2014 The Edge (Auckland, New Zealand)"
|
|
],
|
|
": with deep concern":[
|
|
"took the criticism to heart"
|
|
],
|
|
"river in southwestern North Dakota flowing 200 miles (320 kilometers) east into the Missouri River opposite Bismarck":[],
|
|
"\u2014 see also take heart":[
|
|
"never lost heart"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"I could feel my heart pounding.",
|
|
"He has a bad heart .",
|
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"He put his hand on his heart .",
|
|
"When she heard the news, her heart filled with joy.",
|
|
"She just couldn't find it in her heart to forgive them.",
|
|
"I felt in my heart that our relationship was never meant to be.",
|
|
"a ruler without a heart",
|
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"Have a heart ! Can't you see he needs help?",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"But those numbers are likely underreported, added Sonal Jaisal, director of policy for Environmental Justice, because deaths triggered by heat are often recorded as heart attacks, strokes, or other types of mortality. \u2014 Jeff Mcmahon, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"People had heart attacks on hot days and drowned in swift rivers. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Bergeron, a Sorrento resident, said she and her family were first affected by the formula shortage not long after her twins \u2014 daughter Sky (who has a moderate heart defect) and son Storm \u2014 were born on April 10, four weeks premature. \u2014 Fox News , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Results \u2014 in unfurling relationships with family, friends, lovers, almost-lovers \u2014 are gratifying and heart -shredding. \u2014 Joan Frank, BostonGlobe.com , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Doctors waited to perform a Cesarean section until the fetus's heart stopped beating, Budzowska said. \u2014 Mary Kekatos, ABC News , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Those conditions contribute to lower heart health and increase the risk of developing heart failure, Dasgupta said. \u2014 Megan Marples, CNN , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"In November 2018, Jansen underwent a cardiac ablation, a procedure to restore normal heart rhythm. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"In the photo series captioned with a simple sun and white heart emoji, Hailey wears a sleek, black Spin Crop Tank from the eco-conscious brand Thrive Soci\u00e9t\u00e9. \u2014 Abby Dupes, Seventeen , 29 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English hert , from Old English heorte ; akin to Old High German herza heart, Latin cord-, cor , Greek kardia":"Noun and Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8h\u00e4rt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bigheartedness",
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"charity",
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"commiseration",
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"compassion",
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"feeling",
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"good-heartedness",
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"humanity",
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"kindheartedness",
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"kindliness",
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"kindness",
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"largeheartedness",
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"mercy",
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"pity",
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"ruth",
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"softheartedness",
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"sympathy",
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"warmheartedness"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193511",
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"type":[
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"geographical name",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"heart and soul":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": without reservations : completely , wholly":[
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"count on me to help heart and soul"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1620, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203023",
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"type":[
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"adverb"
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]
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},
|
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"heart attack":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an acute episode of coronary heart disease marked by the death or damage of heart muscle due to insufficient blood supply to the heart usually as a result of a coronary artery becoming blocked by a blood clot formed in response to a ruptured or torn fatty arterial deposit":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Her chest pains turned out to be caused by a minor heart attack .",
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"He died of a massive heart attack .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Elvis died of a heart attack on August 16, 1977, at his Graceland estate in Memphis, Tennessee. \u2014 Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 June 2022",
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"Irma\u2019s husband, Joe Garcia, died of an apparent heart attack just two days after his wife was killed. \u2014 Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News , 23 June 2022",
|
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"What if the heart attack had come at a different point in the weekend? \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel , 22 June 2022",
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"What if the heart attack had come at a different point in the weekend? \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
|
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"So the massive heart attack wound up putting in a pacemaker-defibrillator in him. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 20 June 2022",
|
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"Two weeks later, out of the blue, a heart attack brought an untimely demise. \u2014 Annie Lane, oregonlive , 19 June 2022",
|
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"Two weeks later, out of the blue, a heart attack brought an untimely demise. \u2014 cleveland , 19 June 2022",
|
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"Carrie died at age 60 on Dec. 27, 2016, four days after she was hospitalized for a heart attack . \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2022"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1836, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061028",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"heart balm":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": compensation for breach of promise to marry or alienation of affections":[
|
|
"two days after the marriage \u2026 was sued by another woman for two hundred thousand dollars' heart balm",
|
|
"\u2014 Carey McWilliams"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210518",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"heart yarn":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": yarn in the center of a rope":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181926",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"heart's desire":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": something someone wants very much":[
|
|
"A good education had always been her heart's desire ."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040752",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"heart-healthy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": conducive to a healthy heart and circulatory system":[
|
|
"heart-healthy exercise",
|
|
"a heart-healthy diet"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1980, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8h\u00e4rt-\u02cchel-th\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084032",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"heart-lung machine":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a mechanical pump that maintains circulation during heart surgery by shunting blood away from the heart, oxygenating it, and returning it to the body":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"By Tuesday, doctors were able to take him off the heart-lung machine . \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Bennett had been on a heart-lung machine for months before the transplant, leaving him very weak. \u2014 Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker , 21 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"On Monday, Bennett was breathing on his own but still connected to a heart-lung machine . \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"As of Monday, Bennett was breathing on his own while still connected to a heart-lung machine to help his new heart. \u2014 Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine , 11 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"He was put on a heart-lung machine called ECMO, for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, as surgeons debated doing a rare procedure to remove his clots. \u2014 David Wahlberg, Star Tribune , 10 July 2021",
|
|
"In addition to the ventilator, Kelsey now needed the assistance of a heart-lung machine known as ECMO. \u2014 Mark Johnson, jsonline.com , 18 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"At the Detroit hospital, Dennis was considered to be placed on an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation machine \u2014 also known as ECMO \u2014 which is a heart-lung machine used to help lungs recover after a bad infection, like COVID-19. \u2014 Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press , 17 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"At Maimonides hospital, in Brooklyn, Adrian Kantrowitz, a surgeon-inventor who had helped perfect the pacemaker and the heart-lung machine , began working on pump designs. \u2014 Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker , 1 Mar. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1953, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cch\u00e4rt-\u02c8l\u0259\u014b-m\u0259-\u02ccsh\u0113n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-085734",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"heart-stopping":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"unexciting"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": extremely shocking or exciting":[
|
|
"a heart-stopping adventure",
|
|
"heart-stopping views"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1888, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8h\u00e4rt-\u02ccst\u00e4-pi\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"breathtaking",
|
|
"charged",
|
|
"electric",
|
|
"electrifying",
|
|
"exciting",
|
|
"exhilarating",
|
|
"exhilarative",
|
|
"galvanic",
|
|
"galvanizing",
|
|
"hair-raising",
|
|
"inspiring",
|
|
"intoxicating",
|
|
"kicky",
|
|
"mind-bending",
|
|
"mind-blowing",
|
|
"mind-boggling",
|
|
"rip-roaring",
|
|
"rousing",
|
|
"stimulating",
|
|
"stirring",
|
|
"thrilling"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205042",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"heart-whole":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": heart-free":[],
|
|
": sincere , genuine":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8h\u00e4rt-\u02cch\u014dl"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005151",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"heart-wrenching":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": very sad":[
|
|
"a heart-wrenching story"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200513",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"heartache":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"blessedness",
|
|
"bliss",
|
|
"blissfulness",
|
|
"cheer",
|
|
"cheerfulness",
|
|
"cheeriness",
|
|
"delight",
|
|
"ecstasy",
|
|
"elatedness",
|
|
"elation",
|
|
"euphoria",
|
|
"exhilaration",
|
|
"exuberance",
|
|
"exultation",
|
|
"felicity",
|
|
"gladness",
|
|
"gladsomeness",
|
|
"glee",
|
|
"gleefulness",
|
|
"happiness",
|
|
"joy",
|
|
"joyfulness",
|
|
"joyousness",
|
|
"jubilation",
|
|
"pleasure",
|
|
"rapture",
|
|
"rapturousness"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": anguish of mind : sorrow":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I've had more than my share of heartaches in my life.",
|
|
"the heartache she felt when she saw the innocent victims of the war",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Consumer advocates applauded the development, but noted that manufacturers and retailers have 180 days to comply, leaving additional time for the products to inflict more heartache . \u2014 Kate Gibson, CBS News , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Again, while the stages above are typical of heartache \u2014and grief in general\u2014there\u2019s not really a typical way to experience them. \u2014 Suzy Katz, SELF , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"In the wake of brutal loss and heartache , sports provided people a temporary pause from real life, giving joy to a world that often felt bereft of it. \u2014 Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAY , 27 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Roy might have had the same upstanding standards as his counterpart on the silver screen, but his life was not spared the hardship and heartache of a Hollywood story. \u2014 Jeff Suess, The Enquirer , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"There are a lot of musical turns across the album, but all of them are truly affecting, giving you that instant heartache that the best emotive music does. \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Like any good country artist, Peck writes about heartache . \u2014 Marc Malkin, Variety , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Most people assume that times of grief, sadness, or heartache are the hardest parts of life, and that's true. \u2014 Sophia Caraballo, Woman's Day , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Dean fell down the Watergate rabbit hole and has been stuck there for five decades, which \u2014 for better and worse \u2014 has brought him fame, heartache , fortune, redemption and now the unofficial title of \u00e9minence grise of political scandals. \u2014 Roxanne Roberts, Washington Post , 2 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1578, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8h\u00e4rt-\u02cc\u0101k"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"affliction",
|
|
"anguish",
|
|
"dolefulness",
|
|
"dolor",
|
|
"grief",
|
|
"heartbreak",
|
|
"sorriness",
|
|
"sorrow",
|
|
"woe"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041659",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"heartbeat":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a brief space of time : flash":[
|
|
"\u2014 used chiefly in the phrase in a heartbeat"
|
|
],
|
|
": one complete pulsation of the heart":[],
|
|
": the vital center or driving impulse":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The patient had a rapid heartbeat .",
|
|
"I'd accept a job offer from that company in a heartbeat .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The ability to make money online is so abundant that people can quit working for you in a heartbeat and match their salary. \u2014 Sam Kaufman, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Regardless, however, the car is still comfortable and premium, offering beautiful stitched leather throughout and easy-to-access controls that you\u2019ll get used to in a heartbeat . \u2014 Christian De Looper, BGR , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"As the ultrasound technician pressed the probe into her stomach, slathered with gel, Brooke willed the screen to show a fetus without a heartbeat . \u2014 Caroline Kitchener, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Sana Amanat, who\u2019s the co-creator of the comic and the executive producer of the show, is the keeper and heartbeat of the story, and so many of these storylines are vetted through her and her personal experience. \u2014 Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"That\u2019s why Walton literally bought his way into a contract with the basketball-bouncing heartbeat of Boston. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"By the time the baby\u2019s heartbeat had stopped and the doctors took Ms. Sajbor into the operating room the next morning, her limbs had already gone blue. \u2014 New York Times , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"Still, he was best known as the funniest player on the team and by his nickname, Ticker, bestowed because of a rapid heartbeat that required surgeries. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"He\u2019s one of the guys who\u2019s a heartbeat of the team. \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 28 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1850, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8h\u00e4rt-\u02ccb\u0113t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"eyeblink",
|
|
"flash",
|
|
"instant",
|
|
"jiff",
|
|
"jiffy",
|
|
"minute",
|
|
"moment",
|
|
"nanosecond",
|
|
"New York minute",
|
|
"second",
|
|
"shake",
|
|
"split second",
|
|
"trice",
|
|
"twinkle",
|
|
"twinkling",
|
|
"wink"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040806",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"heartbreak":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"blessedness",
|
|
"bliss",
|
|
"blissfulness",
|
|
"cheer",
|
|
"cheerfulness",
|
|
"cheeriness",
|
|
"delight",
|
|
"ecstasy",
|
|
"elatedness",
|
|
"elation",
|
|
"euphoria",
|
|
"exhilaration",
|
|
"exuberance",
|
|
"exultation",
|
|
"felicity",
|
|
"gladness",
|
|
"gladsomeness",
|
|
"glee",
|
|
"gleefulness",
|
|
"happiness",
|
|
"joy",
|
|
"joyfulness",
|
|
"joyousness",
|
|
"jubilation",
|
|
"pleasure",
|
|
"rapture",
|
|
"rapturousness"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": crushing grief, anguish, or distress":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He recently suffered a string of romantic heartbreaks .",
|
|
"I understand the heartbreak you must feel over your grandmother's death.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"His retirement plans are thwarted, however, by Bale's Gorr, a disillusioned believer bent on killing all the gods after experiencing personal heartbreak . \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Sonically, the album strips away anything that would distract from the project\u2019s vocals and lyrics, which find Eldredge digging deeper into not only themes of love and heartbreak , but mental health. \u2014 Jessica Nicholson, Billboard , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"The finale of the second season is nothing short of epic, yet against a backdrop of bittersweet heartbreak . \u2014 Ollie Barder, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"Oppenheimer poignantly shifts the focus away from the criminal and crime, and instead presents the historic, spirited community at the center of this heartbreak . \u2014 Hartford Courant , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Boots takes a work trip and Lola throws herself into investigating the puzzle of her present while exploring the history and heartbreak of her past. \u2014 Carolyn Kellogg, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"In the days that followed, local heartbreak bubbled into rage as Texas officials waxed on about police bravery, glossing over law enforcement missteps that took days to acknowledge. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"In the days that followed, local heartbreak bubbled into rage as Texas officials waxed on about police bravery, glossing over law enforcement missteps that took days to acknowledge. \u2014 Mark Berman, Washington Post , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"And, of course, part of growing up is experiencing heartbreak , which McRae portrays poignantly on the album. \u2014 Ellise Shafer, Variety , 27 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8h\u00e4rt-\u02ccbr\u0101k"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"affliction",
|
|
"anguish",
|
|
"dolefulness",
|
|
"dolor",
|
|
"grief",
|
|
"heartache",
|
|
"sorriness",
|
|
"sorrow",
|
|
"woe"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052819",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"heartbreaking":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
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"cheering",
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"cheery",
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"glad",
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"happy"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": causing intense sorrow or distress":[
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"heartbreaking news",
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"a heartbreaking defeat"
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],
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": producing an intense emotional reaction or response":[
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"heartbreaking beauty"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"She wrote a heartbreaking story about the death of her grandfather.",
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"It was heartbreaking to know that there was nothing I could do.",
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"The team suffered another heartbreaking defeat.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In one of the most heartbreaking moments of the season, Irv finds Burt at his home, only to see him happily with another man. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 8 Apr. 2022",
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"Boston also beat the Bucks in a heartbreaking 4-3 series in the 1974 NBA Finals, a game remembered for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's buzzer-beating skyhook in Game 6. \u2014 Mike Hart, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 27 Apr. 2022",
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"After a heartbreaking third-place finish by the tightest of margins in 2021, the Crimson Tide\u2019s final performance of the season wasn\u2019t quite as dramatic. \u2014 Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al , 14 Apr. 2022",
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"The images of people fleeing Ukraine after Russia\u2019s invasion have been dramatic and heartbreaking . \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Mar. 2022",
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"But the momentum was ultimately too much, as Peterson\u2019s desperate heave careened to the court, handing USC a heartbreaking 68-66 defeat to No. 10 seed Miami that ended its NCAA tournament early. \u2014 Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times , 18 Mar. 2022",
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"This scene of Holmes practicing having a normal conversation in the mirror is quite heartbreaking ! \u2014 Emma Specter, Vogue , 4 Mar. 2022",
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"Harsin would later replace Malzahn at Auburn, going 6-7 in his first season, including a five-game losing streak to end the season, including a heartbreaking four-overtime Iron Bowl defeat. \u2014 Nubyjas Wilborn | Nwilborn@al.com, al , 20 Feb. 2022",
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"During his first Super Bowl appearance in 2019, McVay faced Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots and suffered a heartbreaking 13-3 defeat. \u2014 Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com , 13 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8h\u00e4rt-\u02ccbr\u0101-ki\u014b"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"depressing",
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"dismal",
|
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"drear",
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"dreary",
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"heartrending",
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"melancholy",
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"mournful",
|
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"pathetic",
|
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"sad",
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"saddening",
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"sorry",
|
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"tearful",
|
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"teary"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211013",
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb"
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]
|
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},
|
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"heartbroken":{
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"antonyms":[
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"blissful",
|
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"buoyant",
|
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"buoyed",
|
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"cheerful",
|
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"cheery",
|
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"chipper",
|
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"delighted",
|
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"glad",
|
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"gladdened",
|
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"gladsome",
|
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"gleeful",
|
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"happy",
|
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"joyful",
|
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"joyous",
|
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"jubilant",
|
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"sunny",
|
|
"upbeat"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": overcome by sorrow":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"not as heartbroken over missing out on the trip to New York as I thought she would be",
|
|
"was utterly heartbroken when his pet dog died",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
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|
"What was available to the third category of patients left many members of the rare diseases community, as well as scientists, furious and heartbroken . \u2014 Johanna Deeksha, Quartz , 21 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"He is heartbroken , unable to get over the day his fianc\u00e9e Cassie walked out of his life. \u2014 Sheena Scott, Forbes , 1 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"As a Black person, the killing of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and too many others last summer in the US left me feeling heartbroken , furious, and scared. \u2014 Kya Muckle, Quartz , 25 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"If anything, the post does offer a little comedic relief to those of us heartbroken over the fact the show will end after its 15th season. \u2014 Jennifer Aldrich, Country Living , 25 May 2019",
|
|
"If camp doesn\u2019t happen, kids are going to be heartbroken , and working parents are going to be left without essential child care. \u2014 Melinda Wenner Moyer, New York Times , 24 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"So heartbroken by the news of his passing and sending our condolences to his family and friends. \u2014 Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com , 13 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"However, this newfound evidence could mean that Joyce got back together with Lonnie after being so heartbroken over Hopper's death. \u2014 Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen , 7 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"Against Picard's passionate pleas, Starfleet reneged on its humanitarian mission and banned all synthetics, prompting a disillusioned and heartbroken Picard to resign. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 28 Mar. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1572, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8h\u00e4rt-\u02ccbr\u014d-k\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bad",
|
|
"blue",
|
|
"brokenhearted",
|
|
"cast down",
|
|
"crestfallen",
|
|
"dejected",
|
|
"depressed",
|
|
"despondent",
|
|
"disconsolate",
|
|
"doleful",
|
|
"down",
|
|
"down in the mouth",
|
|
"downcast",
|
|
"downhearted",
|
|
"droopy",
|
|
"forlorn",
|
|
"gloomy",
|
|
"glum",
|
|
"hangdog",
|
|
"heartsick",
|
|
"heartsore",
|
|
"heavyhearted",
|
|
"inconsolable",
|
|
"joyless",
|
|
"low",
|
|
"low-spirited",
|
|
"melancholic",
|
|
"melancholy",
|
|
"miserable",
|
|
"mournful",
|
|
"sad",
|
|
"saddened",
|
|
"sorrowful",
|
|
"sorry",
|
|
"unhappy",
|
|
"woebegone",
|
|
"woeful",
|
|
"wretched"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101034",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hearten":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"daunt",
|
|
"discourage",
|
|
"dishearten",
|
|
"dispirit"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to give heart to : cheer":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The team's victory has heartened its fans.",
|
|
"thinking we were hopelessly lost, we were heartened by the sight of a familiar farmhouse",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"This design feature, this core consequence of the Islamic creed, should hearten democrats and deject despots. \u2014 Haroon Moghul, CNN , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"That had to hearten theater operators, who could use a few more wins of whatever scale after 20 months of brutal pandemic punishment. \u2014 David Bloom, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"This summer\u2019s book club lineup features two authors with riveting, intensely personal stories that resonate and hearten in these strange times of pandemic and recovery. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 June 2021",
|
|
"It\u2019s a finding that will hearten leaders, including Biden, who seek to breathe fresh life into NATO next week. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 June 2021",
|
|
"The whole episode should hearten the lawyers who defended Carlson against a 2019 defamation case. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Some questions had answers, but ones that may not hearten those struggling to get benefits. \u2014 Carolyn Said, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 Feb. 2021",
|
|
"And while Nunez-Smith is less known in political circles, her role in creating a leading program to promote health equity will hearten those concerned about Covid\u2019s impact on communities of color. \u2014 John Tozzi, Bloomberg.com , 10 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"But no matter how profitable the Io turns out to be, the very fact that Binx and other companies are trying to bring products like this to market is heartening from a public health perspective. \u2014 Mark Hay, Fortune , 21 Apr. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1524, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8h\u00e4r-t\u1d4an"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for hearten encourage , inspirit , hearten , embolden mean to fill with courage or strength of purpose. encourage suggests the raising of one's confidence especially by an external agency. the teacher's praise encouraged the students to greater efforts inspirit , somewhat literary, implies instilling life, energy, courage, or vigor into something. patriots inspirited the people to resist hearten implies the lifting of dispiritedness or despondency by an infusion of fresh courage or zeal. a hospital patient heartened by good news embolden implies the giving of courage sufficient to overcome timidity or reluctance. emboldened by her first success, she tried an even more difficult climb",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bear up",
|
|
"buck up",
|
|
"buoy (up)",
|
|
"cheer (up)",
|
|
"chirk (up)",
|
|
"embolden",
|
|
"encourage",
|
|
"inspire",
|
|
"inspirit",
|
|
"steel"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195018",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"heartening":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"daunt",
|
|
"discourage",
|
|
"dishearten",
|
|
"dispirit"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to give heart to : cheer":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The team's victory has heartened its fans.",
|
|
"thinking we were hopelessly lost, we were heartened by the sight of a familiar farmhouse",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"This design feature, this core consequence of the Islamic creed, should hearten democrats and deject despots. \u2014 Haroon Moghul, CNN , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"That had to hearten theater operators, who could use a few more wins of whatever scale after 20 months of brutal pandemic punishment. \u2014 David Bloom, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"This summer\u2019s book club lineup features two authors with riveting, intensely personal stories that resonate and hearten in these strange times of pandemic and recovery. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 June 2021",
|
|
"It\u2019s a finding that will hearten leaders, including Biden, who seek to breathe fresh life into NATO next week. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 June 2021",
|
|
"The whole episode should hearten the lawyers who defended Carlson against a 2019 defamation case. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Some questions had answers, but ones that may not hearten those struggling to get benefits. \u2014 Carolyn Said, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 Feb. 2021",
|
|
"And while Nunez-Smith is less known in political circles, her role in creating a leading program to promote health equity will hearten those concerned about Covid\u2019s impact on communities of color. \u2014 John Tozzi, Bloomberg.com , 10 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"But no matter how profitable the Io turns out to be, the very fact that Binx and other companies are trying to bring products like this to market is heartening from a public health perspective. \u2014 Mark Hay, Fortune , 21 Apr. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1524, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8h\u00e4r-t\u1d4an"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for hearten encourage , inspirit , hearten , embolden mean to fill with courage or strength of purpose. encourage suggests the raising of one's confidence especially by an external agency. the teacher's praise encouraged the students to greater efforts inspirit , somewhat literary, implies instilling life, energy, courage, or vigor into something. patriots inspirited the people to resist hearten implies the lifting of dispiritedness or despondency by an infusion of fresh courage or zeal. a hospital patient heartened by good news embolden implies the giving of courage sufficient to overcome timidity or reluctance. emboldened by her first success, she tried an even more difficult climb",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bear up",
|
|
"buck up",
|
|
"buoy (up)",
|
|
"cheer (up)",
|
|
"chirk (up)",
|
|
"embolden",
|
|
"encourage",
|
|
"inspire",
|
|
"inspirit",
|
|
"steel"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222951",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"heartfelt":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"affected",
|
|
"artificial",
|
|
"false",
|
|
"feigned",
|
|
"insincere"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": deeply felt : earnest":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"You have our heartfelt thanks.",
|
|
"Our most heartfelt wish is for our children to be happy.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The 60-year-old revealed the news with his fans on Instagram with a heartfelt message. \u2014 Katie Bowlby, Country Living , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"The 37-year-old television personality, who is the daughter of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne, took to social media on Friday (May 27) to share a heartfelt message on the first anniversary of her sobriety. \u2014 Mitchell Peters, Billboard , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"Mireles\u2019 daughter, Adalynn, shared a heartfelt message to her mom on social media. \u2014 Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"In honor of Gigi Hadid's birthday, Bella posted a heartfelt message to her older sister on Instagram. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The Kardashian-Jenner family previously celebrated True with heartfelt tributes on social media, featuring sweet photos of her throughout the years. \u2014 Shafiq Najib, PEOPLE.com , 23 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Perkins and Gayle then offered a heartfelt final on-air message to their viewers, co-workers and families. \u2014 Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Arnold Schwarzenegger posted a heartfelt nine-minute video message on Twitter in an attempt to punch through propaganda and speak directly to the Russian people about the war in Ukraine. \u2014 Alexandra Larkin, CBS News , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Countless Broadway stars, most of whom have either performed Sondheim's works or were deeply influenced by the songwriter, shared heartfelt tributes honoring his legacy and his contributions to theater. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR , 27 Nov. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1712, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8h\u00e4rt-\u02ccfelt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for heartfelt sincere , wholehearted , heartfelt , hearty , unfeigned mean genuine in feeling. sincere stresses absence of hypocrisy, feigning, or any falsifying embellishment or exaggeration. a sincere apology wholehearted suggests sincerity and earnest devotion without reservation or misgiving. promised our wholehearted support heartfelt suggests depth of genuine feeling outwardly expressed. expresses our heartfelt gratitude hearty suggests honesty, warmth, and exuberance in displaying feeling. received a hearty welcome unfeigned stresses spontaneity and absence of pretense. her unfeigned delight at receiving the award",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"sincere",
|
|
"unfeigned"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194109",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hearth":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a brick, stone, or concrete area in front of a fireplace":[],
|
|
": a vital or creative center":[
|
|
"the central hearth of occidental civilization",
|
|
"\u2014 A. L. Kroeber"
|
|
],
|
|
": home":[
|
|
"longed for the comforts of hearth and home"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"They swept the ashes from the hearth .",
|
|
"all were welcome, friends and strangers alike, to their humble hearth",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Its visual highlights include a propane-burning fireplace with a marble surround and hearth , and two alcoves set off by columns. \u2014 James Alexander, Hartford Courant , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"There are thousands of Pleistocene sites across Australia littered with eggshell fragments, some of which show evidence of having been cooked and discarded around a hearth , according to the authors. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"Cut around the hearth is a leopard-print rug that Mr. Carroll wanted to be as large as possible so as not to restrain the eye. \u2014 Kathryn O\u2019shea-evans, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"Like many of the mains, desserts also make their way through the hearth . \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"People would become both more certain of their individual uniqueness and worth and more like one another, more generic, and from the hearth to the battlefield this new kind of person would do things in new ways. \u2014 Jedediah Britton-purdy, The New Republic , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Kyle Knall, who has been the chef for about a year at the open- hearth restaurant Birch, 459 E. Pleasant St., now is officially the owner. \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"He was charmed by its ornate mantel and tiled hearth . \u2014 Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"The house with 2,298 square feet of living space also has a long, concrete fireplace hearth in the living room and three bedrooms and two bathrooms. \u2014 oregonlive , 26 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English herth , from Old English heorth ; akin to Old High German herd hearth, and probably to Sanskrit k\u016b\u1e0day\u0101ti he scorches":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8h\u00e4rth"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abode",
|
|
"diggings",
|
|
"domicile",
|
|
"dwelling",
|
|
"fireside",
|
|
"habitation",
|
|
"hearthstone",
|
|
"home",
|
|
"house",
|
|
"lodging",
|
|
"pad",
|
|
"place",
|
|
"quarters",
|
|
"residence",
|
|
"roof"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015716",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hearthless":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not having a hearth":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1817, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-thl\u0259\u0307s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105540",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hearthstone":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": home":[],
|
|
": stone forming a hearth":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"after years abroad, the eldest son returned to the family hearthstone , the old house in Philadelphia",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The unique person, understood only in the context of loving relationship and apart from any ideological status, is the real heart and hearthstone of human life. \u2014 Cameron Hilditch, National Review , 18 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"That home became the hearthstone of both family and friends with Connie always at the core of every event. \u2014 sun-sentinel.com , 10 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"Mr. Ulman took on the renovation of the home himself, and was surprised to find a treasure trove of artifacts underneath the hearthstone of the fireplace. \u2014 Ronnie Koenig, New York Times , 12 May 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8h\u00e4rth-\u02ccst\u014dn",
|
|
"\u02c8h\u00e4rt-\u02ccst\u014dn"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abode",
|
|
"diggings",
|
|
"domicile",
|
|
"dwelling",
|
|
"fireside",
|
|
"habitation",
|
|
"hearth",
|
|
"home",
|
|
"house",
|
|
"lodging",
|
|
"pad",
|
|
"place",
|
|
"quarters",
|
|
"residence",
|
|
"roof"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184116",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"heartily":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bleakly",
|
|
"cheerlessly",
|
|
"darkly",
|
|
"heavily",
|
|
"miserably",
|
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"morosely",
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"unhappily"
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": wholly , thoroughly":[
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"heartily sick of all this talk"
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],
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": with all sincerity : wholeheartedly":[],
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": with zest or gusto":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"I heartily recommend the movie.",
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"I'm heartily sick of their complaints.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Despite that gloomy outlook, Americans continue to spend heartily . \u2014 Abha Bhattarai, Anchorage Daily News , 20 May 2022",
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"Vance \u2014 like President Donald Trump, who heartily endorsed him \u2014 did particularly well in counties near Kentucky, like Scioto. \u2014 Kara Miller, BostonGlobe.com , 1 June 2022",
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"Despite his comments, Thomas seemed in good spirits \u2014 laughing heartily at times. \u2014 Jessica Gresko, Chicago Tribune , 14 May 2022",
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"So, how about a new word game heartily endorsed by the creator of Wordle itself, Josh Wardle? \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
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"Despite that gloomy outlook, Americans continue to spend heartily . \u2014 Abha Bhattarai, Anchorage Daily News , 20 May 2022",
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"Despite that gloomy outlook, Americans continue to spend heartily . \u2014 Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
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"Even today, my 91-year-old mother raises her voice heartily remembering that year. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"And they\u2019re being heartily welcomed, by leaders of countries like Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria, Moldova, and Romania. \u2014 Renata Brito, The Christian Science Monitor , 1 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8h\u00e4r-t\u0259-l\u0113"
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],
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"brightly",
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"cheerfully",
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"cheerily",
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"gaily",
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"gayly",
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"happily",
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"jocosely",
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"jovially",
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"merrily",
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"mirthfully",
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"smilingly"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113004",
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"type":[
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"heartiness":{
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"antonyms":[
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"gob",
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"jack",
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"jack-tar",
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"mariner",
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"navigator",
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"sailor",
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"salt",
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"sea dog",
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"seafarer",
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"seaman",
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"shipman",
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"swab",
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"swabbie",
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"swabby",
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"tar"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": abundant, rich, or flavorful enough to satisfy the appetite":[
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"hearty vegetable soup"
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],
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": enthusiastically or exuberantly cordial : jovial":[
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"had a bluff and hearty bearing, but he was a rogue",
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"\u2014 Ross Annett"
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],
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": exhibiting vigorous good health":[
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"hearty young men and women"
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],
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": expressed unrestrainedly":[
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"a hearty welcome",
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"exchanged hearty handshakes"
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],
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": giving unqualified support":[
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"a hearty endorsement"
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],
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": having a good appetite":[
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"a hearty eater"
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],
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": vigorous , vehement":[
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"a hearty pull"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
|
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"He gave us all a hearty welcome.",
|
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"hearty young men and women",
|
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"His grandmother remains hale and hearty in her old age.",
|
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"Noun",
|
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"gather round me hearties , and I'll tell you a sea tale that'll shiver your timbers for sure",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Work up enough of an appetite and enjoy a hearty meal and drinks at the Bobbie Burns Lounge. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Stuffed with savory fillings, creamy sauces and fiery salsa, arepas can become a hearty meal all their own. \u2014 Jen Rose Smith, CNN , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"To prevent the liquid from fermenting into alcohol, the workers must quickly filter and boil the sap \u2014 a round-the-clock affair fueled by a hearty meal, booze, singing and dancing. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"All of this drinking is certain to build up an appetite, so be sure to head down the street to Orozco\u2019s for a hearty plate of mofongo once dinner time rolls around. \u2014 Jared Ranahan, Forbes , 27 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"For that reason, here\u2019s a hearty toast to Microsoft\u2019s Internet Explorer, which heads to the tech trash heap after a remarkable 27 years in operation. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 15 June 2022",
|
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"Every meal is hearty and gluten-free, making this a perfect choice for families with celiac sensitivities. \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Packed full of veggies and vegan meat alternatives, this chili is hearty enough to fill up a crowd. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 24 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Still, Minnesotans are hearty , and runners head out in all conditions. \u2014 Lisa Jhung, Outside Online , 26 May 2021",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"Oladokun\u2019s kindness and hearty laugh belie an inner steeliness. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"At this, Sevigny breaks out into a hearty , self-effacing laugh. \u2014 Liam Hess, Vogue , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"And alt-country mystery man Orville Peck flitered his hearty , clear growl and smooth, heavy vibrato through a fringed mask. \u2014 Marc Hirsh, BostonGlobe.com , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"That will give the veggie a sweet, roasty depth of flavor and hearty -yet-tender texture. \u2014 Marygrace Taylor, SELF , 16 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The man, hale and hearty and wearing sunglasses, was silent. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"This hearty and invigorating cologne is an easy choice for both the office and the early hours of the morning. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"An episode that examines the frat boy, sexist, party- hearty culture the company curated is among the series' best, portraying the collateral damage of burnt out, laid off, and exploited employees that WeWork left in its destructive wake. \u2014 Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Roots of Guinness Draught stretch back more than 250 years, and for much of that time, simply being a hearty , yet approachable stout was enough. \u2014 Josh Noel, chicagotribune.com , 11 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
|
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"1835, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8h\u00e4r-t\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for hearty Adjective sincere , wholehearted , heartfelt , hearty , unfeigned mean genuine in feeling. sincere stresses absence of hypocrisy, feigning, or any falsifying embellishment or exaggeration. a sincere apology wholehearted suggests sincerity and earnest devotion without reservation or misgiving. promised our wholehearted support heartfelt suggests depth of genuine feeling outwardly expressed. expresses our heartfelt gratitude hearty suggests honesty, warmth, and exuberance in displaying feeling. received a hearty welcome unfeigned stresses spontaneity and absence of pretense. her unfeigned delight at receiving the award",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"wholehearted",
|
|
"whole-souled"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071641",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"heartless":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"charitable",
|
|
"compassionate",
|
|
"humane",
|
|
"kindhearted",
|
|
"kindly",
|
|
"merciful",
|
|
"sensitive",
|
|
"softhearted",
|
|
"sympathetic",
|
|
"tender",
|
|
"tenderhearted",
|
|
"warm",
|
|
"warmhearted"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": lacking feeling : cruel":[],
|
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": spiritless":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a heartless boss who would fire people for missing work, even if they were sick as a dog",
|
|
"a heartless enemy that takes no prisoners",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Cruise portrays Charlie Babbitt, the initially arrogant, heartless brother who learns to appreciate the value of family. \u2014 cleveland , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"Such heartless laws usurp what should be a family's right to make a painful moral decision under a doctor's care and give that power to the state. \u2014 Laura Beers, CNN , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"Was Lee, for example, a noble Virginian or a heartless whipper of captive humans \u2014 and should his statue stand in our cities? \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"Pretty heartless and horrible thing to say to women who are unable to breastfeed, Bette. \u2014 Morgan Sung, NBC News , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"And Gendron had the heartless audacity to travel from his community to their oasis to kill them in it. \u2014 Robin Givhan, Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Tijuana native Labastida, a graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory in Ohio, portrays her heartless American suitor, Lt. Pinkerton. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"When Romney was running to deprive Obama of a second White House term in 2012, Democrats lambasted the Republican nominee and former venture capitalist as a heartless corporate raider with no soul. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"More than an hour of impassioned debate, with supporters calling HB 3 important to protect women's safety and lives of unborn children but opponents blasting it as heartless and an intrusion into reproductive rights of women. \u2014 Deborah Yetter, The Courier-Journal , 29 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8h\u00e4rt-l\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"affectless",
|
|
"callous",
|
|
"case-hardened",
|
|
"cold-blooded",
|
|
"compassionless",
|
|
"desensitized",
|
|
"hard",
|
|
"hard-boiled",
|
|
"hard-hearted",
|
|
"indurate",
|
|
"inhuman",
|
|
"inhumane",
|
|
"insensate",
|
|
"insensitive",
|
|
"ironhearted",
|
|
"merciless",
|
|
"obdurate",
|
|
"pachydermatous",
|
|
"pitiless",
|
|
"remorseless",
|
|
"ruthless",
|
|
"slash-and-burn",
|
|
"soulless",
|
|
"stony",
|
|
"stoney",
|
|
"stonyhearted",
|
|
"take-no-prisoners",
|
|
"thick-skinned",
|
|
"uncharitable",
|
|
"unfeeling",
|
|
"unmerciful",
|
|
"unsparing",
|
|
"unsympathetic"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171352",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"heartlessness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"charitable",
|
|
"compassionate",
|
|
"humane",
|
|
"kindhearted",
|
|
"kindly",
|
|
"merciful",
|
|
"sensitive",
|
|
"softhearted",
|
|
"sympathetic",
|
|
"tender",
|
|
"tenderhearted",
|
|
"warm",
|
|
"warmhearted"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": lacking feeling : cruel":[],
|
|
": spiritless":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a heartless boss who would fire people for missing work, even if they were sick as a dog",
|
|
"a heartless enemy that takes no prisoners",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Cruise portrays Charlie Babbitt, the initially arrogant, heartless brother who learns to appreciate the value of family. \u2014 cleveland , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"Such heartless laws usurp what should be a family's right to make a painful moral decision under a doctor's care and give that power to the state. \u2014 Laura Beers, CNN , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"Was Lee, for example, a noble Virginian or a heartless whipper of captive humans \u2014 and should his statue stand in our cities? \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"Pretty heartless and horrible thing to say to women who are unable to breastfeed, Bette. \u2014 Morgan Sung, NBC News , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"And Gendron had the heartless audacity to travel from his community to their oasis to kill them in it. \u2014 Robin Givhan, Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Tijuana native Labastida, a graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory in Ohio, portrays her heartless American suitor, Lt. Pinkerton. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"When Romney was running to deprive Obama of a second White House term in 2012, Democrats lambasted the Republican nominee and former venture capitalist as a heartless corporate raider with no soul. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"More than an hour of impassioned debate, with supporters calling HB 3 important to protect women's safety and lives of unborn children but opponents blasting it as heartless and an intrusion into reproductive rights of women. \u2014 Deborah Yetter, The Courier-Journal , 29 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8h\u00e4rt-l\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"affectless",
|
|
"callous",
|
|
"case-hardened",
|
|
"cold-blooded",
|
|
"compassionless",
|
|
"desensitized",
|
|
"hard",
|
|
"hard-boiled",
|
|
"hard-hearted",
|
|
"indurate",
|
|
"inhuman",
|
|
"inhumane",
|
|
"insensate",
|
|
"insensitive",
|
|
"ironhearted",
|
|
"merciless",
|
|
"obdurate",
|
|
"pachydermatous",
|
|
"pitiless",
|
|
"remorseless",
|
|
"ruthless",
|
|
"slash-and-burn",
|
|
"soulless",
|
|
"stony",
|
|
"stoney",
|
|
"stonyhearted",
|
|
"take-no-prisoners",
|
|
"thick-skinned",
|
|
"uncharitable",
|
|
"unfeeling",
|
|
"unmerciful",
|
|
"unsparing",
|
|
"unsympathetic"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041715",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"heartnut":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": japanese walnut":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103629",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"heartrending":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cheering",
|
|
"cheery",
|
|
"glad",
|
|
"happy"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": heartbreaking sense 1":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"couldn't bear to see the heartrending photos of victims of the famine",
|
|
"a heartrending choice between saving his daughter or his son",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Those possibilities become still more heartrending when Allison is allowed out on parole for a day, in scenes that Breslin plays with a wrenching mix of toughness, resignation and despair. \u2014 Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times , 3 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Those possibilities become still more heartrending when Allison is allowed out on parole for a day, in scenes that Breslin plays with a wrenching mix of toughness, resignation and despair. \u2014 Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times , 3 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Those possibilities become still more heartrending when Allison is allowed out on parole for a day, in scenes that Breslin plays with a wrenching mix of toughness, resignation and despair. \u2014 Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times , 3 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Those possibilities become still more heartrending when Allison is allowed out on parole for a day, in scenes that Breslin plays with a wrenching mix of toughness, resignation and despair. \u2014 Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times , 3 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Those possibilities become still more heartrending when Allison is allowed out on parole for a day, in scenes that Breslin plays with a wrenching mix of toughness, resignation and despair. \u2014 Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times , 3 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Those possibilities become still more heartrending when Allison is allowed out on parole for a day, in scenes that Breslin plays with a wrenching mix of toughness, resignation and despair. \u2014 Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times , 3 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Those possibilities become still more heartrending when Allison is allowed out on parole for a day, in scenes that Breslin plays with a wrenching mix of toughness, resignation and despair. \u2014 Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times , 3 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Those possibilities become still more heartrending when Allison is allowed out on parole for a day, in scenes that Breslin plays with a wrenching mix of toughness, resignation and despair. \u2014 Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times , 3 Aug. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1621, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8h\u00e4rt-\u02ccren-di\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"depressing",
|
|
"dismal",
|
|
"drear",
|
|
"dreary",
|
|
"heartbreaking",
|
|
"melancholy",
|
|
"mournful",
|
|
"pathetic",
|
|
"sad",
|
|
"saddening",
|
|
"sorry",
|
|
"tearful",
|
|
"teary"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051433",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"heartsick":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"blissful",
|
|
"buoyant",
|
|
"buoyed",
|
|
"cheerful",
|
|
"cheery",
|
|
"chipper",
|
|
"delighted",
|
|
"glad",
|
|
"gladdened",
|
|
"gladsome",
|
|
"gleeful",
|
|
"happy",
|
|
"joyful",
|
|
"joyous",
|
|
"jubilant",
|
|
"sunny",
|
|
"upbeat"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": very despondent : depressed":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"They were absolutely heartsick over the loss of their home.",
|
|
"I was heartsick to learn of their divorce.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In his heartsick confusion, the song\u2019s narrator is deflecting responsibility for what might happen next. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Since the Russian invasion began in Ukraine, Anna Afanasieva has been heartsick with worry for her parents and sister who live in Odessa, in southern Ukraine. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The trio \u2014 Solo Tres \u2014 sings a heartsick Mexican ballad of love and loss. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Unlike Van Zandt, who sounds heartsick , frayed, and desperate, Dando gives a performance that is practically jaunty. \u2014 Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker , 7 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Millions of Russians with friends and relatives in Ukraine are heartsick , while others cling to the belief that Russian President Vladimir Putin is doing only what is necessary to protect the motherland against a perfidious West. \u2014 Katya Korobtsova, Los Angeles Times , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"As the global pandemic shape shifts around us, many people are still isolated, alone, fearful, hurting, hungry, heartsick , and needing a hand. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 27 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"As the global pandemic shape shifts around us, many people are still isolated, alone, fearful, hurting, hungry, heartsick , and needing a hand. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, chicagotribune.com , 27 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"As the pandemic shape-shifts around us, many people are still isolated, alone, fearful, hurting, hungry, heartsick and in need of a hand. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Dec. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1529, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8h\u00e4rt-\u02ccsik"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bad",
|
|
"blue",
|
|
"brokenhearted",
|
|
"cast down",
|
|
"crestfallen",
|
|
"dejected",
|
|
"depressed",
|
|
"despondent",
|
|
"disconsolate",
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"They were absolutely heartsick over the loss of their home.",
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"I was heartsick to learn of their divorce.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In his heartsick confusion, the song\u2019s narrator is deflecting responsibility for what might happen next. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Apr. 2022",
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"Since the Russian invasion began in Ukraine, Anna Afanasieva has been heartsick with worry for her parents and sister who live in Odessa, in southern Ukraine. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Mar. 2022",
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"The trio \u2014 Solo Tres \u2014 sings a heartsick Mexican ballad of love and loss. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Mar. 2022",
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"Unlike Van Zandt, who sounds heartsick , frayed, and desperate, Dando gives a performance that is practically jaunty. \u2014 Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker , 7 Mar. 2022",
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"Millions of Russians with friends and relatives in Ukraine are heartsick , while others cling to the belief that Russian President Vladimir Putin is doing only what is necessary to protect the motherland against a perfidious West. \u2014 Katya Korobtsova, Los Angeles Times , 1 Mar. 2022",
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"As the global pandemic shape shifts around us, many people are still isolated, alone, fearful, hurting, hungry, heartsick , and needing a hand. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 27 Dec. 2021",
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"As the global pandemic shape shifts around us, many people are still isolated, alone, fearful, hurting, hungry, heartsick , and needing a hand. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, chicagotribune.com , 27 Dec. 2021",
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"As the pandemic shape-shifts around us, many people are still isolated, alone, fearful, hurting, hungry, heartsick and in need of a hand. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Dec. 2021"
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"a grandmother feeling heartsore and despondent when all her relatives left en masse after the holidays"
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|
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]
|
|
},
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Is Us story editor Laura Kenar, who wrote this heartstring -yanker of an episode. \u2014 Dan Snierson, EW.com , 24 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"From Alicia Keys and Boyz II Men to Demi Lovato, performances at the 62nd Grammy Awards tugged at our heartstrings . \u2014 Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY , 29 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"Andreas RentzGetty Images Lana Del Rey is known for making music that tugs at the heartstrings . \u2014 Bianca Rodriguez, Marie Claire , 26 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"The Giants, who are experts at using history to tug at the fans\u2019 heartstrings , were planning something special at Oracle Park for their home opener against the Dodgers, which was to be Friday. \u2014 Henry Schulman, SFChronicle.com , 2 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"Just like the movie, the live production tugs at heartstrings and features both emotional and laugh-out-loud moments. \u2014 Melody Chiu, PEOPLE.com , 18 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"Meanwhile, a gentle and sparse soundtrack from the avant garde songwriter Julia Holter refrains from plucking at our heartstrings , keeping the tone of Never Rarely Sometimes Always from veering into melodrama. \u2014 Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic , 8 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"In Onward, Pixar has once again produced a marvelous movie with tons of laughs that tugs at your heartstrings . \u2014 Nina Huang, EW.com , 4 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"John Crowley\u2019s immigrant love story tugs at the heartstrings and then some thanks to enormously likable performances from Saoirse Ronan and Emory Cohen. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 17 Mar. 2020"
|
|
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|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
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|
|
"passions",
|
|
"sensibilities"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044804",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
},
|
|
"heartwarming":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"demoralizing",
|
|
"depressing",
|
|
"discouraging",
|
|
"disheartening",
|
|
"dispiriting"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
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|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The movie is a heartwarming story about a boy and his dog.",
|
|
"It's heartwarming to see how his neighbors have helped him.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Clint Eastwood succeeds in revealing his softer side in Honkytonk Man, a surprisingly sweet and heartwarming road movie that hums along at a pleasant pace. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Who says ghost stories can't be cute and heartwarming ? \u2014 Hannah Jeon, Good Housekeeping , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Politicians may use YouTube to share campaign ads \u2013 but one U.S. congresswoman shared a more heartwarming video on her page on Monday. \u2014 Caitlin O'kane, CBS News , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Having distinguished alumni return to host is always special and heartwarming , particularly on a cold night like tonight. \u2014 Andy Hoglund, EW.com , 21 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The heartwarming and emotional introduction took place at the annual Gift of Life Marrow Registry tournament on April 13. \u2014 Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"To be able to give back to the community that has supported my business for the past decade is very heartwarming . \u2014 Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Being able to bring a friend for free to the Angelika to see \u2018The Duke,\u2019 a heartwarming and hilarious gem, is the perfect way to celebrate the magical experience of watching films in a theater with an audience. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"When this film was released, the idea of a father who stayed at home with his children was so novel that it was deemed both heartwarming and hilarious. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 10 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
"1743, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"her face \u2026 tapered heartwise",
|
|
"\u2014 T. B. Costain"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173914",
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"But it\u2019s not the leaves or flowers that make sandalwood so prized \u2013 it\u2019s the aromatic heartwood . \u2014 Katie Chang, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"If an affected tree is cut down, the heartwood is darker in color than surrounding wood, thus the name wetwood. \u2014 oregonlive , 13 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Though dozens of mills have closed over the decades, trucks still hurtle down Highway 20 carrying stacks of hulking redwoods, easy to distinguish by their crimson heartwood . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"When building a planter, choose one of the all- heartwood grades. \u2014 Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics , 29 May 2021",
|
|
"From the dark heartwood to the light edges, the elegance is in the grain. \u2014 Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press , 24 July 2021",
|
|
"Oudh is an oleoresin, born out of a fungal attack upon the heartwood of a perfectly ordinary slim-limbed tree, native to South and Southeast Asia, known as Aquilaria malaccensis. \u2014 New York Times , 10 May 2021",
|
|
"An old log lay on the angle of repose, poised to roll over broken stones, and chunks of heartwood were newly exposed, beetles and ants flowing in lines with white fungi in their clutches. \u2014 Suzanne Simard, Wired , 7 May 2021",
|
|
"However, the severe topping of the tree has led to decay through the heartwood of the trunk. \u2014 Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News , 2 Apr. 2021"
|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Heartworms cause serious complications in the heart and lungs of dogs, and treatment for heartworm disease is risky. \u2014 People Staff, PEOPLE.com , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"Dogs and cats of all ages are welcome to come receive a wellness check as well as rabies vaccinations, core vaccinations, basic deworming and heartworm testing. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"Fortunately, many heartworm prevention products also protect dogs from common intestinal parasites. \u2014 People Staff, PEOPLE.com , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"The current longest resident of AHS, sweet Worldwide has been receiving plenty of tender care in a Foster Hero home while undergoing treatment for heartworm . \u2014 The Arizona Republic , 23 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"In veterinary medicine, it is used to prevent and treat heartworm . \u2014 Joshua Cohen, Forbes , 1 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Ivermectin has historically been used to treat diseases such as river blindness or scabies in humans and, in some formulations, to prevent heartworm disease and other infestations in animals. \u2014 al , 18 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Animal ivermectin is approved to prevent heartworm disease and treat certain internal and external parasites and only approved by the FDA to treat people with conditions caused by parasitic worms. \u2014 Christopher Kuhagen, USA TODAY , 29 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Different forms of the drug are used to treat animals for heartworm and other parasites. \u2014 Robert Mccoppin, chicagotribune.com , 24 Dec. 2021"
|
|
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|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1877, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"\u02c8h\u00e4rt-\u02ccw\u0259rm",
|
|
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|
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062312",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hearty":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"gob",
|
|
"jack",
|
|
"jack-tar",
|
|
"mariner",
|
|
"navigator",
|
|
"sailor",
|
|
"salt",
|
|
"sea dog",
|
|
"seafarer",
|
|
"seaman",
|
|
"shipman",
|
|
"swab",
|
|
"swabbie",
|
|
"swabby",
|
|
"tar"
|
|
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|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": abundant, rich, or flavorful enough to satisfy the appetite":[
|
|
"hearty vegetable soup"
|
|
],
|
|
": enthusiastically or exuberantly cordial : jovial":[
|
|
"had a bluff and hearty bearing, but he was a rogue",
|
|
"\u2014 Ross Annett"
|
|
],
|
|
": exhibiting vigorous good health":[
|
|
"hearty young men and women"
|
|
],
|
|
": expressed unrestrainedly":[
|
|
"a hearty welcome",
|
|
"exchanged hearty handshakes"
|
|
],
|
|
": giving unqualified support":[
|
|
"a hearty endorsement"
|
|
],
|
|
": having a good appetite":[
|
|
"a hearty eater"
|
|
],
|
|
": vigorous , vehement":[
|
|
"a hearty pull"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"He gave us all a hearty welcome.",
|
|
"hearty young men and women",
|
|
"His grandmother remains hale and hearty in her old age.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"gather round me hearties , and I'll tell you a sea tale that'll shiver your timbers for sure",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Work up enough of an appetite and enjoy a hearty meal and drinks at the Bobbie Burns Lounge. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Stuffed with savory fillings, creamy sauces and fiery salsa, arepas can become a hearty meal all their own. \u2014 Jen Rose Smith, CNN , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"To prevent the liquid from fermenting into alcohol, the workers must quickly filter and boil the sap \u2014 a round-the-clock affair fueled by a hearty meal, booze, singing and dancing. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"All of this drinking is certain to build up an appetite, so be sure to head down the street to Orozco\u2019s for a hearty plate of mofongo once dinner time rolls around. \u2014 Jared Ranahan, Forbes , 27 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"For that reason, here\u2019s a hearty toast to Microsoft\u2019s Internet Explorer, which heads to the tech trash heap after a remarkable 27 years in operation. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Every meal is hearty and gluten-free, making this a perfect choice for families with celiac sensitivities. \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Packed full of veggies and vegan meat alternatives, this chili is hearty enough to fill up a crowd. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 24 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Still, Minnesotans are hearty , and runners head out in all conditions. \u2014 Lisa Jhung, Outside Online , 26 May 2021",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Oladokun\u2019s kindness and hearty laugh belie an inner steeliness. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"At this, Sevigny breaks out into a hearty , self-effacing laugh. \u2014 Liam Hess, Vogue , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"And alt-country mystery man Orville Peck flitered his hearty , clear growl and smooth, heavy vibrato through a fringed mask. \u2014 Marc Hirsh, BostonGlobe.com , 29 May 2022",
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"That will give the veggie a sweet, roasty depth of flavor and hearty -yet-tender texture. \u2014 Marygrace Taylor, SELF , 16 Apr. 2022",
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"The man, hale and hearty and wearing sunglasses, was silent. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
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"This hearty and invigorating cologne is an easy choice for both the office and the early hours of the morning. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 Mar. 2022",
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"An episode that examines the frat boy, sexist, party- hearty culture the company curated is among the series' best, portraying the collateral damage of burnt out, laid off, and exploited employees that WeWork left in its destructive wake. \u2014 Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY , 18 Mar. 2022",
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"Roots of Guinness Draught stretch back more than 250 years, and for much of that time, simply being a hearty , yet approachable stout was enough. \u2014 Josh Noel, chicagotribune.com , 11 Mar. 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
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"1835, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for hearty Adjective sincere , wholehearted , heartfelt , hearty , unfeigned mean genuine in feeling. sincere stresses absence of hypocrisy, feigning, or any falsifying embellishment or exaggeration. a sincere apology wholehearted suggests sincerity and earnest devotion without reservation or misgiving. promised our wholehearted support heartfelt suggests depth of genuine feeling outwardly expressed. expresses our heartfelt gratitude hearty suggests honesty, warmth, and exuberance in displaying feeling. received a hearty welcome unfeigned stresses spontaneity and absence of pretense. her unfeigned delight at receiving the award",
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": a strong interest in and desire to eat well":[
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"heat":{
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"antonyms":[
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"ardency",
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"ardor",
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"emotion",
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"enthusiasm",
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"fervency",
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"fervidness",
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"fervor",
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"fire",
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"intenseness",
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"intensity",
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"passion",
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"vehemence",
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"violence",
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"warmth",
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": a condition of being hot : warmth":[
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],
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": a hot place or situation":[
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"get out of the heat"
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],
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": a marked or notable degree of hotness":[
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"The heat was intense."
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],
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": a period of heat":[
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"an unbroken heat"
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],
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": a single continuous effort: such as":[],
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": a single round of a contest (such as a race) having two or more rounds for each contestant":[
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"won two heats out of three"
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],
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": abuse , criticism":[
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"took heat for her mistakes"
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],
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": added energy that causes substances to rise in temperature, fuse, evaporate, expand, or undergo any of various other related changes, that flows to a body by contact with or radiation from bodies at higher temperatures, and that can be produced in a body (as by compression)":[],
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": appearance, condition, or color of something as indicating its temperature":[
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"when the rod is at the proper welding heat"
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],
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": excite":[
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"were heated by his stirring words"
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],
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": gun sense 1b":[
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"was packing heat"
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],
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": intensity of feeling or reaction : passion":[
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"answered with considerable heat"
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],
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": one of several preliminary contests held to eliminate less competent contenders":[
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"won the second heat but finished third in the final race"
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],
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": pathological excessive bodily temperature":[
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"the heat of the fever"
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],
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": police":[],
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": pressure , coercion":[
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"turn up the heat on your congressperson"
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],
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": pungency of flavor":[
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"Add some cayenne pepper for extra heat ."
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],
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": smoke sense 8":[
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"throwing some heat"
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],
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": the energy associated with the random motions of the molecules, atoms, or smaller structural units of which matter is composed":[],
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": the height or stress of an action or condition":[
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"in the heat of battle"
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],
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": the intensification of law-enforcement activity or investigation":[
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"waited until the heat was off"
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],
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": to become warm or hot":[
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"water heating in a kettle"
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],
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": to make warm or hot":[
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"heat a can of soup",
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"heat the oven to 350 degrees"
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],
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": to start to spoil from heat":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"I heated the vegetables in the microwave.",
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"They heat their house with a wood stove.",
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"Noun",
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"The sun's heat melted the snow.",
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"the intense heat of a fire",
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"She applied heat to the sore muscles in her leg.",
|
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"a period of high heat and humidity",
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"The crops were damaged by drought and extreme heat .",
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"Cook the milk over low heat .",
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"Remove the pan from the heat .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"The cause of the fire was undetermined, although Pilkerton said mulch can spontaneously ignite as the plant materials decompose and heat up. \u2014 David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 June 2022",
|
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"But the arrival of the F-150 Lightning on dealer lots may certainly heat things up this summer. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 25 June 2022",
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"Slumbercloud designed the Dryline Mattress Protector with Outlast coating technology, which stores and releases heat to keep you at a comfortable temperature all night long. \u2014 Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping , 24 June 2022",
|
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"Encyclopedia Britannica notes that these waves can only heat particles located near the outside of a food item. \u2014 Jacob Livesay, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
|
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"But as the weekend approaches, expect things to heat up. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 June 2022",
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"The thermostat senses heat from these appliances, which can cause the air conditioner to run longer than necessary. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 14 June 2022",
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"More than 100 million Americans woke up to heat advisories as the scorching temperatures that baked the Southwest over the weekend shifted eastward into the central U.S. Record highs are likely in cities including Chicago and Dallas. \u2014 Ginger Adams Otis, WSJ , 13 June 2022",
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"Haendiges said that the white flag alerts are more common in the winter but the dangers heat present to the unsheltered is underappreciated. \u2014 Thomas Birmingham, The Courier-Journal , 13 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Based on an excessive heat warning from the National Weather Service, the Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department closed the nearby Piestewa Peak Trail on June 10 about 11 a.m. \u2014 Jodicee Arianna, The Arizona Republic , 29 June 2022",
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"Suffering from heat stroke and exhaustion, the patients were hot to the touch, according to Hood. \u2014 Nicole Chavez, CNN , 29 June 2022",
|
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"As Portland marks one year since a heat dome shattered temperature records and killed scores of residents, the city is struggling to maintain a crucial tool to protect its most vulnerable people: trees. \u2014 oregonlive , 29 June 2022",
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"The coroner's office plans to rule the death heat -related, per the outlet. \u2014 Tristan Balagtas, PEOPLE.com , 28 June 2022",
|
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"The probable cause of death according to a preliminary investigation was suffocation by heat stress, Guatemala\u2019s foreign minister Mario B\u00facaro said in an interview. \u2014 Alyssa Lukpat, WSJ , 28 June 2022",
|
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"Temperatures are soaring in the Southwest and California, with heat advisories posted for southern California. \u2014 Janice Dean, Fox News , 28 June 2022",
|
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"The coroner said his office plans to rule Kendrick's death heat -related. \u2014 Emily Shapiro, ABC News , 27 June 2022",
|
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"Carmen Helton with the department said the death may be heat related. \u2014 Remington Miller, Arkansas Online , 20 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English hete, going back to Old English h\u01e3tu, going back to Germanic *hait\u012bn- (whence also Old Frisian h\u0113te \"high temperature, heat,\" Old High German heizi ), noun derivative from *haita- \"having a high temperature, burning\" \u2014 more at hot entry 1":"Noun",
|
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"Middle English heten, going back to Old English h\u01e3tan, going back to Germanic *haitjan- (whence also Middle Dutch h\u0113ten \"to make warm,\" Old High German heizen, Old Norse heita \"to make hot, brew\"), derivative of *haita- \"having a high temperature, burning\" \u2014 more at hot entry 1":"Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8h\u0113t"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"hot (up)",
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"toast",
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"warm"
|
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005947",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"intransitive verb",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"heat wave":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a period of unusually hot weather":[]
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},
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Power demand reached a new record in Texas on Sunday as a June heat wave persisted in the Southwest, according to the state's grid operator. \u2014 Kyla Guilfoil, ABC News , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Last year, a similar June heat wave helped kick off Northern California\u2019s fire season with the Sugar and Beckwourth Complex fires. \u2014 Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"During the June heat wave last year, Portland reached a record of 116. \u2014 New York Times , 21 May 2022",
|
|
"In Portland, the June heat wave sent temperatures up to 116 degrees, shattering heat records by as much as 9 degrees Fahrenheit (5 degrees Celsius) and killing hundreds of people in the region. \u2014 Monica Hersher, NBC News , 28 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Lake and Jones held the briefing to discuss operational changes PUC and ERCOT are making to improve gaps in the energy grid exposed during a February winter storm and June heat wave . \u2014 Dallas News , 22 July 2021",
|
|
"The water break could not have happened at worse time for Odessa, as temperatures soared in an early summer heat wave . \u2014 David K. Li, NBC News , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"On the heels of an intense heat wave , a large swath of the country is now bracing for extreme temperatures today, testing power grids and leaving more than 88 million people under heat warnings or advisories. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"The Tennessee Valley Authority and 153 local power companies across the region reported record power demand for the month of June during an early season heat wave . \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 15 June 2022"
|
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1893, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005350",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"heated":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": marked by anger or passion":[
|
|
"a heated argument"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"Their conversation quickly became heated .",
|
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"a heated discussion about who should pay for the pizza",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"This then led to a heated exchange between Sutton and Diana, 49. \u2014 Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"LaFrance then called for a brief break in the meeting, ending the heated exchange. \u2014 Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke confronted Abbott on his gun record, then got into a heated exchange with officials gathered for a news conference at Uvalde High School. \u2014 Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Jones also addressed Ayton\u2019s heated exchange with Monty Williams on the sidelines when Williams took him out of Game 7 with 8:26 left in the third quarter and didn\u2019t play him for the remainder of the game. \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"In one heated exchange, Joseph Mancano, an attorney for the lead defendant, former Capt. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"At a presidential debate on Sept. 29, 2020, Trump and then former vice president Joe Biden had a heated exchange on the threat of white supremacy. \u2014 Scott Macfarlane, CBS News , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The term first comes up in Our Kind of People during a heated exchange between the rivals Leah (Nadine Ellis) and Angela (Yaya DaCosta); Leah accuses Angela of being a social climber who can\u2019t compare to the island\u2019s elite, of which Leah is a part. \u2014 Tanisha C. Ford, The Atlantic , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The cast reunited for a few surprises and one heated exchange. \u2014 Alamin Yohannes, EW.com , 14 Apr. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1886, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8h\u0113-t\u0259d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agitated",
|
|
"excited",
|
|
"feverish",
|
|
"frenzied",
|
|
"hectic",
|
|
"hyperactive",
|
|
"overactive",
|
|
"overwrought"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092956",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"heath":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a tract of wasteland":[],
|
|
": an extensive area of rather level open uncultivated land usually with poor coarse soil, inferior drainage, and a surface rich in peat or peaty humus":[],
|
|
": any of various plants that resemble true heaths":[],
|
|
"Sir Edward (Richard George) 1916\u20132005 British prime minister (1970\u201374)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"not much grows on the heath besides heather",
|
|
"drove through a vast, empty heath that seemingly had no end"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English heth , from Old English h\u01e3th ; akin to Old High German heida heather, Old Welsh coit forest":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8h\u0113th"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"campo",
|
|
"champaign",
|
|
"down(s)",
|
|
"grassland",
|
|
"lea",
|
|
"ley",
|
|
"llano",
|
|
"moor",
|
|
"pampa",
|
|
"plain",
|
|
"prairie",
|
|
"savanna",
|
|
"savannah",
|
|
"steppe",
|
|
"tundra",
|
|
"veld",
|
|
"veldt"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054625",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"biographical name",
|
|
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|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"heathen":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"gentile",
|
|
"idolater",
|
|
"idolator",
|
|
"pagan"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an uncivilized or irreligious person":[],
|
|
": an unconverted member of a people or nation who does not practice Christianity, Judaism, or Islam":[],
|
|
": of or relating to people or nations that do not practice Christianity, Judaism, or Islam : of or relating to heathens (see heathen entry 2 sense 1 ), their religions, or their customs : pagan":[
|
|
"heathen rituals"
|
|
],
|
|
": strange , uncivilized":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"old missionaries who mistakenly thought that they were going off to China to tame the heathen hordes",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"a missionary sent to distant lands to convert the heathens",
|
|
"European colonizers, who considered the New World peoples to be heathens , forced them to conform to European ways.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"The Cincinnati Bengals welcome the media heathen universe for a gab session/sitdown, linen-tablecloth lunch known in This Space as The Mock Turtle Soupfest and Weenie Roast. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com , 28 May 2019",
|
|
"Some of my brethren and sis-tren (sis-tren?) in the heathen media tribe get all riled up if a player or coach won\u2019t speak to them. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com , 30 May 2019",
|
|
"Each essay will identify a contemporary issue, discuss it through the lens of heathen myths, and suggest a solution based on heathen ideals. \u2014 Sigal Samuel, The Atlantic , 2 Nov. 2017",
|
|
"The intrigues of those heathen adversaries moreover qualified as badges of honor. \u2014 Robert Dallek, The Hive , 7 Sep. 2017",
|
|
"Generally they were born the slaves of barbarian masters, untaught in all the useful arts and occupations, reared in heathen darkness, they were transferred to shores enlightened by the rays of Christianity. \u2014 Joseph Goodman, AL.com , 25 May 2017",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"To a heathen media person, Votto is the gift that keeps on giving. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 18 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"The war against the U.S.S.R. lasted nearly a decade, during which the United States and Saudi Arabia funded a campaign to frame the conflict as one between Islam and the heathen communists. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"In addition, both leaders rely on sorcerers \u2013 in the case of Pharaoh, the chartumim (magicians); in the case of Balak, the heathen prophet Balaam \u2013 to achieve their horrific goal. \u2014 Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com , 21 June 2021",
|
|
"Many perceived the Chinese to be a heathen race, unassimilable and alien to the American way of life. \u2014 Michael Luo, The New Yorker , 22 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"It has been denounced by other heathen religious groups for its views. \u2014 John Reinan, Star Tribune , 30 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Rather than indulge her heathen wishes, the school\u2019s PTA has cancelled the whole event. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 11 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"As a heathen , though, I am flattered by the attention. \u2014 David Harsanyi, National Review , 17 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"As a heathen journalist, the ability to follow Woods or Brooks Koepka or Justin Thomas without having patrons in my sightlines will be convenient. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 17 Aug. 2020"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English hethen , from Old English h\u01e3then ; akin to Old High German heidan heathen, and probably to Old English h\u01e3th heath":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8h\u0113-t\u035fh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"barbarian",
|
|
"barbaric",
|
|
"barbarous",
|
|
"heathenish",
|
|
"natural",
|
|
"Neanderthal",
|
|
"Neandertal",
|
|
"rude",
|
|
"savage",
|
|
"uncivil",
|
|
"uncivilized",
|
|
"uncultivated",
|
|
"wild"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011854",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"heathenish":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"civilized"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": resembling or characteristic of heathens : barbarous":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"So repealing the Johnson Amendment is just another layer of concrete in the foundation of trust between this heathenish president and his loyal conservative Christian flock. \u2014 Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer , 2 Nov. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1567, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8h\u0113-t\u035fh\u0259-nish"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"barbarian",
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"barbaric",
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"barbarous",
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"heathen",
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"natural",
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"Neanderthal",
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"Neandertal",
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"rude",
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"savage",
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"uncivil",
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"uncivilized",
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"uncultivated",
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"wild"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042950",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"heave":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an act or instance of throwing : hurl":[
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"gave the ball a heave toward the basket"
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],
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": an effort to pull or raise something":[
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"with each heave of the rope"
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],
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": chronic pulmonary emphysema of the horse resulting in difficult expiration, heaving of the flanks, and a persistent cough":[],
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": elevate":[],
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": horizontal displacement especially by the faulting of a rock":[
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"the total heave of the strata"
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],
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": lift , raise":[
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"heaved the trunk onto the table"
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],
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": pant":[
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"runners heaving at the finish line"
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],
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": pull , push":[
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"heaving on a rope"
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],
|
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": retch , vomit":[
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"nearly heaved at the gruesome sight"
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],
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": throw , cast":[
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"heaved her books on the floor"
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],
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": to cause to swell or rise":[
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"a spent horse gasping and heaving his chest",
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"Frost had heaved the sidewalk."
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],
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": to displace (something, such as a rock stratum or a mineral vein) especially by a fault":[],
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": to draw, pull, or haul on (something, such as a rope)":[
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"heave a line"
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],
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": to halt the headway of a ship (as by positioning a sailboat with the jib aback and the rudder turned sharply to windward)":[],
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": to move a ship in a specified direction or manner":[],
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": to move in an indicated way":[
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"the ship hove into view"
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],
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": to rise and fall rhythmically":[
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"The boat heaved up and down on the waves."
|
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],
|
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": to rise or become thrown or raised up":[
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"Roads had begun to heave with frost."
|
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],
|
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": to strain or labor to do something difficult : struggle":[],
|
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": to utter with obvious effort or with a deep breath":[
|
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"heave a sigh of relief"
|
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]
|
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
|
|
"She heaved the door shut.",
|
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"The quarterback heaved the ball down the field.",
|
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"She sat down and heaved a sigh of relief.",
|
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"Noun",
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"We lifted the box onto the table with a heave .",
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"He gave the rope a mighty heave .",
|
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"The quarterback uncorked a mighty heave .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"On Maui and Lanai, roads heave up hillsides, curl around cliffs and sail above thundering bays. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2022",
|
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"Such news could spur some remote workers to heave a resigned sigh and flip their cameras on. \u2014 Sarah Todd, Quartz , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
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"His desperation heave just before the shot clock expired put Miami ahead 107-101 with 43.9 seconds left in the fourth quarter and his two free throws at 10.9 seconds made it 109-103. \u2014 Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"Another Lanett free throw and a missed desperation heave by the Bulldogs ended the contest. \u2014 Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al , 18 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Repeat bad joke about going for a walk up on the ridge again today, heave backpack onto shoulders, start walking in the dark. \u2014 Brendan Leonard, Outside Online , 27 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"As director Bo Burnham stays close on Carmichael\u2019s face, the comedian doesn\u2019t exactly smile, nor heave some obvious sigh of relief. \u2014 Caroline Framke, Variety , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Railroad tracks twist apart, roads heave , pipelines rupture. \u2014 Jim Geraghty, National Review , 27 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Cracks on the canal \u2014 formed when temperature fluctuations heave the ice \u2014 can grab skates, requiring paramedic patrols, sometimes in miniature on-ice ambulances. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"South Hadley\u2019s Jonas Clarke took boys\u2019 top running honors for his 100 win (10.66), and Apponequet\u2019s Logan Miller\u2019s winning 175-4 heave in the javelin earned him top thrower. \u2014 Joseph Pohoryles, BostonGlobe.com , 14 May 2022",
|
|
"The Nets still had time for one last heave before halftime, and the inbounds pass went to Kyrie Irving with 2.1 seconds remaining. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Purdue its first loss of the season in Piscataway on Dec. 9 on Ron Harper Jr.'s buzzer-beating halfcourt heave . \u2014 Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star , 18 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"According to MileSplit, McDonald\u2019s Ryan Henry recorded the state\u2019s top shot put throw regardless of division with a 66-foot, 11.5-inch heave at the Trumbull County meet. \u2014 Jonathan X. Simmons, cleveland , 25 May 2022",
|
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"McCarthy\u2019s heave of 47 feet, 4.75 inches was enough to finish first in the shot put. \u2014 oregonlive , 13 May 2022",
|
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"The Rebels had the ball with 30 seconds left with a chance to win, but guard Jarkel Joiner ran out too much clock and air-balled a heave to give the Gamecocks the ball back with 1.7 seconds left after a timeout. \u2014 Nick Suss, USA TODAY , 16 Feb. 2022",
|
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"But the Spartans countered with an 8-0 burst, with Hall capping it with a swish as the shot clock expired on a rainbow heave over the corner of the backboard. \u2014 Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press , 12 Feb. 2022",
|
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"This should prompt a heave from us in response: an additional dose of vaccine. \u2014 Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic , 23 Dec. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 6":"Verb",
|
|
"circa 1571, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English heven , from Old English hebban ; akin to Old High German hevan to lift, Latin capere to take":"Verb and Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8h\u0113v"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for heave Verb lift , raise , rear , elevate , hoist , heave , boost mean to move from a lower to a higher place or position. lift usually implies exerting effort to overcome resistance of weight. lift the chair while I vacuum raise carries a stronger implication of bringing up to the vertical or to a high position. scouts raising a flagpole rear may add an element of suddenness to raise . suddenly reared itself up on its hind legs elevate may replace lift or raise especially when exalting or enhancing is implied. elevated the taste of the public hoist implies lifting something heavy especially by mechanical means. hoisted the cargo on board heave implies lifting and throwing with great effort or strain. heaved the heavy crate inside boost suggests assisting to climb or advance by a push. boosted his brother over the fence",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"heft",
|
|
"hoist",
|
|
"jack (up)",
|
|
"upheave"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043237",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"heaven":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"Gehenna",
|
|
"hell",
|
|
"Pandemonium",
|
|
"perdition"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a place or condition of utmost happiness : something that is very pleasant or enjoyable":[
|
|
"Our week at the spa was sheer heaven ."
|
|
],
|
|
": a spiritual state of everlasting communion with God":[],
|
|
": a state of thought in which sin is absent and the harmony of divine Mind (see mind entry 1 sense 8 ) is manifest":[],
|
|
": god sense 1":[
|
|
"Heaven help us."
|
|
],
|
|
": the dwelling place of the Deity and the blessed dead":[
|
|
"hopes to go to Heaven when she dies"
|
|
],
|
|
": the expanse of space that seems to be over the earth like a dome : firmament":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used in plural the brightest star in the heavens"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"She prayed to God in Heaven .",
|
|
"He hopes to go to Heaven when he dies.",
|
|
"Our baby is a gift from heaven .",
|
|
"the brightest star in the heavens",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"If canoeing the Mississippi was a little bit of heaven , then our destination six miles inland, the Yazoo Backwater Area, was surely a taste of hell. \u2014 W. Hodding Carter, Outside Online , 29 June 2011",
|
|
"Beth and Randall also go off into TV heaven as an iconic couple. \u2014 Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"To sit in one of the main theater\u2019s 700 seats is to be transported to big screen heaven . \u2014 Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"The Fourth is subtle, smart, craftsmanly \u2014 a hard sell alongside its hummable, heaven -shaking siblings. \u2014 Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Here the building assumes cosmological significance, performing the same act as does Stonehenge, linking heaven and earth at just the moment when the great wheel of the year begins to turn again. \u2014 Michael J. Lewis, WSJ , 23 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"This heaven is controlled by Big Tech and kept behind a paywall. \u2014 Andrew R. Chow, Time , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Adele and string instruments \u2014 a match made in pop music heaven . \u2014 Hannah Dailey, Billboard , 4 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Chicago is a live music heaven with a variety of venues that host performers of all genres throughout the year. \u2014 Meena Thiruvengadam, Travel + Leisure , 27 Nov. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English heven , from Old English heofon ; akin to Old High German himil heaven":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8he-v\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"above",
|
|
"bliss",
|
|
"elysian fields",
|
|
"Elysium",
|
|
"empyrean",
|
|
"kingdom come",
|
|
"New Jerusalem",
|
|
"paradise",
|
|
"sky",
|
|
"Zion",
|
|
"Sion"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230533",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"heaven(s)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"Gehenna",
|
|
"hell",
|
|
"Pandemonium",
|
|
"perdition"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a place or condition of utmost happiness : something that is very pleasant or enjoyable":[
|
|
"Our week at the spa was sheer heaven ."
|
|
],
|
|
": a spiritual state of everlasting communion with God":[],
|
|
": a state of thought in which sin is absent and the harmony of divine Mind (see mind entry 1 sense 8 ) is manifest":[],
|
|
": god sense 1":[
|
|
"Heaven help us."
|
|
],
|
|
": the dwelling place of the Deity and the blessed dead":[
|
|
"hopes to go to Heaven when she dies"
|
|
],
|
|
": the expanse of space that seems to be over the earth like a dome : firmament":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used in plural the brightest star in the heavens"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"She prayed to God in Heaven .",
|
|
"He hopes to go to Heaven when he dies.",
|
|
"Our baby is a gift from heaven .",
|
|
"the brightest star in the heavens",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"If canoeing the Mississippi was a little bit of heaven , then our destination six miles inland, the Yazoo Backwater Area, was surely a taste of hell. \u2014 W. Hodding Carter, Outside Online , 29 June 2011",
|
|
"Beth and Randall also go off into TV heaven as an iconic couple. \u2014 Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"To sit in one of the main theater\u2019s 700 seats is to be transported to big screen heaven . \u2014 Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"The Fourth is subtle, smart, craftsmanly \u2014 a hard sell alongside its hummable, heaven -shaking siblings. \u2014 Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Here the building assumes cosmological significance, performing the same act as does Stonehenge, linking heaven and earth at just the moment when the great wheel of the year begins to turn again. \u2014 Michael J. Lewis, WSJ , 23 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"This heaven is controlled by Big Tech and kept behind a paywall. \u2014 Andrew R. Chow, Time , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Adele and string instruments \u2014 a match made in pop music heaven . \u2014 Hannah Dailey, Billboard , 4 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Chicago is a live music heaven with a variety of venues that host performers of all genres throughout the year. \u2014 Meena Thiruvengadam, Travel + Leisure , 27 Nov. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English heven , from Old English heofon ; akin to Old High German himil heaven":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8he-v\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"above",
|
|
"bliss",
|
|
"elysian fields",
|
|
"Elysium",
|
|
"empyrean",
|
|
"kingdom come",
|
|
"New Jerusalem",
|
|
"paradise",
|
|
"sky",
|
|
"Zion",
|
|
"Sion"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001120",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"heaven-sent":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"hapless",
|
|
"ill-fated",
|
|
"ill-starred",
|
|
"luckless",
|
|
"star-crossed",
|
|
"unfortunate",
|
|
"unhappy",
|
|
"unlucky"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": providential":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1612, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8he-v\u0259n-\u02ccsent"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"fluky",
|
|
"flukey",
|
|
"fortuitous",
|
|
"fortunate",
|
|
"happy",
|
|
"lucky",
|
|
"providential"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090725",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"heavenly":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"atrocious",
|
|
"awful",
|
|
"execrable",
|
|
"lousy",
|
|
"pathetic",
|
|
"poor",
|
|
"rotten",
|
|
"terrible",
|
|
"vile",
|
|
"wretched"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": delightful":[],
|
|
": of or relating to heaven or the heavens : celestial":[
|
|
"the heavenly choirs",
|
|
"use a telescope to study the heavenly bodies"
|
|
],
|
|
": suggesting the blessed state of heaven : beatific":[
|
|
"heavenly peace"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the moon, stars, and other heavenly bodies",
|
|
"had a heavenly time at the dance",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Showbiz being showbiz, not all comments are perfectly heavenly . \u2014 Clare Ansberry, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"In this early aught rendition of the classic, first recorded by Steve Conway in 1950, Michael Bubl\u00e9's heavenly lilt is the most pleasant way to revel in your father's love. \u2014 Mia Uzzell, Glamour , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"Don\u2019t even pay much attention to the heavenly pop melody. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Having his indie-rock hero, Robin Pecknold of Fleet Foxes, in to co-write and lay down some heavenly vocal stacking on top of the existential-dental pain, for celestial effect, adds a strange level of irony. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 5 June 2022",
|
|
"This is a heavenly deep-conditioning treatment for natural hair, especially those who experience frizzing, dryness and tangled locks. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"This heavenly combination of angel and avocado makes a beloved (not to mention, punny) phrase come to life. \u2014 Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Luxury resort Qualia hovers above a heavenly bay on Hamilton Island (one of the group's 74 isles). \u2014 Anabel Dean, CNN , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Lamar writes from an otherworldly place, hinting toward completion and separation from the rest of the world as a heavenly body. \u2014 Elise Brisco, USA TODAY , 12 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8he-v\u0259n-l\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"A-OK",
|
|
"A1",
|
|
"awesome",
|
|
"bang-up",
|
|
"banner",
|
|
"beautiful",
|
|
"blue-chip",
|
|
"blue-ribbon",
|
|
"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",
|
|
"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":"20220707-054339",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"heavily":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"little",
|
|
"negligibly",
|
|
"nominally",
|
|
"slightly",
|
|
"somewhat"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": in a heavy manner":[],
|
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": slowly and laboriously : dully":[],
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": to a great degree : severely":[],
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": with sorrow : grievously":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"He relies heavily on his wife for advice.",
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"These artists borrow heavily from Picasso.",
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"Our flowers were heavily damaged by a late spring frost.",
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"She drank and smoked heavily for years.",
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"He sat down heavily on the couch.",
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"He was leaning heavily on the table.",
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"She sighed heavily then said \u201cOkay, I'll do it.\u201d",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Companies limp along on systems that are outdated or heavily patched. \u2014 Bryan Ennis, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
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"What little food is grown in those areas is heavily taxed by the militants, according to people fleeing. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
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"After the island was taken, the Ukrainian military heavily bombarded the small Russian garrison there and its air defenses. \u2014 Francesca Ebel, ajc , 30 June 2022",
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"Clergy abuse is particularly fraught in Louisiana, a heavily Catholic state that endured some of the earliest scandals dating to the 1980s. \u2014 Jim Mustian, Anchorage Daily News , 30 June 2022",
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"The Friday deadline has forced the commission to rely on recommendations from local police chiefs, whose character assessment of their officers weighs heavily in the process. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 30 June 2022",
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"In the heavily migrant town, everyone was asking themselves if their friends or neighbors were among the dead found in the freight truck in Texas. \u2014 The Christian Science Monitor , 29 June 2022",
|
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"As the trickster god, Loki has magic at his disposal, but only Classic Loki (Richard E. Grant) uses it heavily in the fight. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 29 June 2022",
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"Two houses were heavily damaged in separate house fires Wednesday, with one of the fires claiming the lives to two family pets. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 29 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8he-v\u0259-l\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"achingly",
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"almighty",
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"archly",
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"awful",
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"awfully",
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"badly",
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"beastly",
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"blisteringly",
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"bone",
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"colossally",
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"corking",
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"cracking",
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"damn",
|
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"damned",
|
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"dang",
|
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"deadly",
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"desperately",
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"eminently",
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"enormously",
|
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"especially",
|
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"ever",
|
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"exceedingly",
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"exceeding",
|
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"extra",
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"extremely",
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"fabulously",
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"fantastically",
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"far",
|
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"fiercely",
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"filthy",
|
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"frightfully",
|
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"full",
|
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"greatly",
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"highly",
|
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"hugely",
|
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"immensely",
|
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"incredibly",
|
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"intensely",
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"jolly",
|
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"majorly",
|
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"mightily",
|
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"mighty",
|
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"monstrous",
|
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"mortally",
|
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"most",
|
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"much",
|
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"particularly",
|
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"passing",
|
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"rattling",
|
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"real",
|
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"really",
|
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"right",
|
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"roaring",
|
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"roaringly",
|
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"seriously",
|
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"severely",
|
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"so",
|
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"sore",
|
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"sorely",
|
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"spanking",
|
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"specially",
|
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"stinking",
|
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"such",
|
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"super",
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"supremely",
|
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"surpassingly",
|
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"terribly",
|
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"that",
|
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"thumping",
|
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"too",
|
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"unco",
|
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"uncommonly",
|
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"vastly",
|
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"very",
|
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"vitally",
|
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"way",
|
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"whacking",
|
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"wicked",
|
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"wildly"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004209",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"heaviness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"baddie",
|
|
"baddy",
|
|
"beast",
|
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"brute",
|
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"caitiff",
|
|
"devil",
|
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"evildoer",
|
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"fiend",
|
|
"hound",
|
|
"knave",
|
|
"meanie",
|
|
"meany",
|
|
"miscreant",
|
|
"monster",
|
|
"nazi",
|
|
"no-good",
|
|
"rapscallion",
|
|
"rascal",
|
|
"reprobate",
|
|
"rogue",
|
|
"savage",
|
|
"scalawag",
|
|
"scallywag",
|
|
"scamp",
|
|
"scapegrace",
|
|
"scoundrel",
|
|
"varlet",
|
|
"villain",
|
|
"wretch"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a character in a story or play who opposes the hero : villain":[],
|
|
": being the strongest degree of stress in speech":[
|
|
"the heavy stress on the first syllable of basketball"
|
|
],
|
|
": borne down by something oppressive : burdened":[
|
|
"returned with heavy spirit"
|
|
],
|
|
": characterized by declining prices":[
|
|
"The market is heavy ."
|
|
],
|
|
": characterized by depth or intensity : profound":[
|
|
"a heavy silence"
|
|
],
|
|
": coming as if from a depth : loud":[
|
|
"heavy breathing"
|
|
],
|
|
": containing heavy isotopes":[
|
|
"heavy ammonia"
|
|
],
|
|
": dulled with weariness : drowsy":[
|
|
"eyes were growing heavy"
|
|
],
|
|
": full of clay and inclined to hold water":[
|
|
"heavy soil"
|
|
],
|
|
": greater in quantity or quality than the average of its kind or class: such as":[],
|
|
": having a high specific gravity : having great weight in proportion to bulk":[
|
|
"Lead and gold are heavy metals."
|
|
],
|
|
": having or being atoms of greater than normal mass for that element":[
|
|
"heavy carbons"
|
|
],
|
|
": having stress (see stress entry 1 sense 5a )":[
|
|
"a heavy rhythm",
|
|
"\u2014 used especially of syllables in accentual verse"
|
|
],
|
|
": heavyweight sense 2":[],
|
|
": immoderate":[
|
|
"a heavy smoker"
|
|
],
|
|
": impeding motion":[
|
|
"heavy traffic"
|
|
],
|
|
": important , prominent":[
|
|
"a heavy politician"
|
|
],
|
|
": laborious , difficult":[
|
|
"heavy going"
|
|
],
|
|
": lacking mirth or gaiety : cheerless":[],
|
|
": lacking sparkle or vivacity : drab":[
|
|
"a heavy writing style"
|
|
],
|
|
": more powerful than usual for its kind":[
|
|
"a heavy cavalry",
|
|
"a heavy cruiser"
|
|
],
|
|
": not properly raised or leavened":[
|
|
"heavy bread"
|
|
],
|
|
": of great force":[
|
|
"heavy seas"
|
|
],
|
|
": of large capacity or output":[
|
|
"a heavy pump"
|
|
],
|
|
": of unusually large size or amount":[
|
|
"a heavy turnout"
|
|
],
|
|
": of weighty import : serious":[
|
|
"heavy consequences"
|
|
],
|
|
": one blamed for a particular evil or difficulty : villain":[],
|
|
": oppressive , overwhelming":[
|
|
"heavy perfume",
|
|
"heavy weather",
|
|
"rule with a heavy hand"
|
|
],
|
|
": possessing a high degree or a great deal of something specified : long":[
|
|
"heavy on ideas"
|
|
],
|
|
": producing goods (such as coal, steel, or chemicals) used in the production of other goods":[
|
|
"heavy industry"
|
|
],
|
|
": relating to theatrical parts of a grave or somber nature":[
|
|
"playing heavy roles"
|
|
],
|
|
": slow or dull from loss of vitality or resiliency : sluggish":[
|
|
"a tired heavy step"
|
|
],
|
|
": someone or something influential, serious, or important":[],
|
|
": steep , acute":[
|
|
"on a heavy grade"
|
|
],
|
|
": thick , dense":[
|
|
"a heavy beard",
|
|
"a heavy growth of timber",
|
|
"heavy syrup"
|
|
],
|
|
": threatening to rain or snow":[
|
|
"a heavy sky",
|
|
"heavy clouds"
|
|
],
|
|
": to a great or overwhelming degree":[
|
|
"weighed heavy on her mind",
|
|
"Clouds hung heavy in the sky."
|
|
],
|
|
": very rich and hard to digest":[
|
|
"heavy desserts"
|
|
],
|
|
": with or as if with great weight : in a heavy manner : heavily":[
|
|
"weighed heavy on her mind",
|
|
"Clouds hung heavy in the sky."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"\u201cIs that box too heavy for you to lift?\u201d \u201cNo, it's not very heavy .\u201d",
|
|
"The truck was carrying a heavy load.",
|
|
"The man was six feet tall with a heavy build.",
|
|
"Turnout for the election is expected to be heavy .",
|
|
"We got caught in heavy traffic.",
|
|
"Heavy rains caused flooding in the area.",
|
|
"She was wearing sunglasses and heavy makeup.",
|
|
"The storm caused heavy damage to the building.",
|
|
"The company is facing heavy losses this quarter.",
|
|
"a day of heavy fighting",
|
|
"Adverb",
|
|
"The smoke hung heavy in the air.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"He played the heavy in film after film.",
|
|
"The conference will be attended by several media heavies .",
|
|
"They have become one of the industry heavies .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"The storm will pass near Aruba in the next 24 hours, bringing heavy rain, gusty winds and minor coastal splash over. \u2014 Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"This storm may bring heavy rain and gusty winds to Puerto Rico for the 4th of July. \u2014 Emily Shapiro, ABC News , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"To future-proof their properties against heavy rain, strong winds and other foreseeable storms, as well as less predictable but increasingly common events like tornadoes. \u2014 Jeffrey Steele, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"In the tropics, an area of a low-pressure system in the Gulf of Mexico will be something to watch over the next few days, bringing the risk of heavy rain and flooding. \u2014 Janice Dean, Fox News , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"However, thunderstorms could develop across central and southern Utah, mainly east of Interstate 15, on Wednesday and Thursday afternoon and evening \u2014 and the storms could bring heavy rain. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Be prepared for monsoon weather that can include dust storms and heavy rain. \u2014 Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Regardless of its development, it is forecast to bring heavy rain to the far southeastern Caribbean and the northeastern coast of Venezuela late Tuesday into Wednesday. \u2014 Austen Erblat, Sun Sentinel , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"The strongest storms could have damaging wind gusts, hail, heavy rain and lightning. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
|
|
"But there are a host of heavy -hitting options besides this old-school classic\u2014most of which fall into a pair of categories, presses and flys\u2014that will allow your to hit all the right angles and give you a solid chest contraction and pec squeeze. \u2014 Jeff Tomko, Men's Health , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Struggling crypto lender Celsius Network has hired a heavy -hitting law firm behind the restructuring of Sears, Washington Mutual and a number of other banks to advise on possible solutions for its financial difficulties. \u2014 Nina Bambysheva, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"But alas, the heavy -hitting Hogs will get the job done. \u2014 Usa Today Sports Network, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"The heavy -hitting Lancers, which had relied on the home run ball at times this postseason, cut and diced their way to the victory with timely hits and patient at-bats early in the game. \u2014 Alec White, The Arizona Republic , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Covering a Black Lives Matters protest after George Floyd\u2019s murder, Miami Herald photographer Carl Juste records the heavy -handed police response, his images becoming evidence as local law enforcement files false reports of their actions. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"President Bukele remains highly popular, both at home and among Salvadoran Americans, and his followers support the heavy -handed measures implemented by his government. \u2014 Soudi Jim\u00e9nez, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"But the pesticide\u2019s broad elimination in the 1970s (coupled with increasing opposition to the heavy -handed, colonial tactics of the World Health Organization) had sharply scaled back DDT spraying. \u2014 Scott W. Stern, The New Republic , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Jeff Beer recently noted at Fast Company: Even when Matt Damon\u2019s Crypto.com ad first launched on October 28, 2021, it was widely seen as laying on the heavy -handed hero-worship a bit thick. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Of course, Wood\u2019s signature tech- heavy Innovation fund, in which Zoom is the largest holding, is down 66% from its 52-week high. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"The owner of the Sewol had added extra berths, making the ferry top- heavy . \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Bitcoin\u2019s 30-day correlation with the tech- heavy Wall Street index Nasdaq recently rose to a record 0.82. \u2014 Omkar Godbole, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"But odds are that this series will be small-ball heavy , with Powell and Looney playing sparingly. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Though hop heavy , the bitterness is nowhere to be found. \u2014 Sara Butler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"Kaling's off-the-shoulder ruffle dress, which is from Turkish brand Fanm Mon, features a sleek, fitted bodice and big, bold, ruffle- heavy sleeves that act as the perfect contrast to the otherwise simple silhouette. \u2014 Eva Thomas, PEOPLE.com , 15 May 2022",
|
|
"The section on water savings includes a pair of text- heavy lists on how to save water indoors and out, with links to information on rebates for water-efficient appliances and turf replacement. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"The everyday default is a 60/40 split, and there's a rear-drive- heavy 30/70 setting that's meant to up the entertainment factor on winding roads. \u2014 Dan Edmunds, Car and Driver , 1 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1897, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English hevy , from Old English hefig ; akin to Old High German heb\u012bc heavy, Old English hebban to lift \u2014 more at heave entry 1":"Adjective and Adverb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8he-v\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for heavy Adjective heavy , weighty , ponderous , cumbrous , cumbersome mean having great weight. heavy implies that something has greater density or thickness than the average of its kind or class. a heavy child for his age weighty suggests having actual and not just relative weight. a load of weighty boxes ponderous implies having great weight because of size and massiveness with resulting great inertia. ponderous elephants in a circus parade cumbrous and cumbersome imply heaviness and bulkiness that make for difficulty in grasping, moving, carrying, or manipulating. wrestled with the cumbrous furniture early cameras were cumbersome and inconvenient",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"hefty",
|
|
"massive",
|
|
"ponderous",
|
|
"weighty"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213122",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"heavy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"baddie",
|
|
"baddy",
|
|
"beast",
|
|
"brute",
|
|
"caitiff",
|
|
"devil",
|
|
"evildoer",
|
|
"fiend",
|
|
"hound",
|
|
"knave",
|
|
"meanie",
|
|
"meany",
|
|
"miscreant",
|
|
"monster",
|
|
"nazi",
|
|
"no-good",
|
|
"rapscallion",
|
|
"rascal",
|
|
"reprobate",
|
|
"rogue",
|
|
"savage",
|
|
"scalawag",
|
|
"scallywag",
|
|
"scamp",
|
|
"scapegrace",
|
|
"scoundrel",
|
|
"varlet",
|
|
"villain",
|
|
"wretch"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a character in a story or play who opposes the hero : villain":[],
|
|
": being the strongest degree of stress in speech":[
|
|
"the heavy stress on the first syllable of basketball"
|
|
],
|
|
": borne down by something oppressive : burdened":[
|
|
"returned with heavy spirit"
|
|
],
|
|
": characterized by declining prices":[
|
|
"The market is heavy ."
|
|
],
|
|
": characterized by depth or intensity : profound":[
|
|
"a heavy silence"
|
|
],
|
|
": coming as if from a depth : loud":[
|
|
"heavy breathing"
|
|
],
|
|
": containing heavy isotopes":[
|
|
"heavy ammonia"
|
|
],
|
|
": dulled with weariness : drowsy":[
|
|
"eyes were growing heavy"
|
|
],
|
|
": full of clay and inclined to hold water":[
|
|
"heavy soil"
|
|
],
|
|
": greater in quantity or quality than the average of its kind or class: such as":[],
|
|
": having a high specific gravity : having great weight in proportion to bulk":[
|
|
"Lead and gold are heavy metals."
|
|
],
|
|
": having or being atoms of greater than normal mass for that element":[
|
|
"heavy carbons"
|
|
],
|
|
": having stress (see stress entry 1 sense 5a )":[
|
|
"a heavy rhythm",
|
|
"\u2014 used especially of syllables in accentual verse"
|
|
],
|
|
": heavyweight sense 2":[],
|
|
": immoderate":[
|
|
"a heavy smoker"
|
|
],
|
|
": impeding motion":[
|
|
"heavy traffic"
|
|
],
|
|
": important , prominent":[
|
|
"a heavy politician"
|
|
],
|
|
": laborious , difficult":[
|
|
"heavy going"
|
|
],
|
|
": lacking mirth or gaiety : cheerless":[],
|
|
": lacking sparkle or vivacity : drab":[
|
|
"a heavy writing style"
|
|
],
|
|
": more powerful than usual for its kind":[
|
|
"a heavy cavalry",
|
|
"a heavy cruiser"
|
|
],
|
|
": not properly raised or leavened":[
|
|
"heavy bread"
|
|
],
|
|
": of great force":[
|
|
"heavy seas"
|
|
],
|
|
": of large capacity or output":[
|
|
"a heavy pump"
|
|
],
|
|
": of unusually large size or amount":[
|
|
"a heavy turnout"
|
|
],
|
|
": of weighty import : serious":[
|
|
"heavy consequences"
|
|
],
|
|
": one blamed for a particular evil or difficulty : villain":[],
|
|
": oppressive , overwhelming":[
|
|
"heavy perfume",
|
|
"heavy weather",
|
|
"rule with a heavy hand"
|
|
],
|
|
": possessing a high degree or a great deal of something specified : long":[
|
|
"heavy on ideas"
|
|
],
|
|
": producing goods (such as coal, steel, or chemicals) used in the production of other goods":[
|
|
"heavy industry"
|
|
],
|
|
": relating to theatrical parts of a grave or somber nature":[
|
|
"playing heavy roles"
|
|
],
|
|
": slow or dull from loss of vitality or resiliency : sluggish":[
|
|
"a tired heavy step"
|
|
],
|
|
": someone or something influential, serious, or important":[],
|
|
": steep , acute":[
|
|
"on a heavy grade"
|
|
],
|
|
": thick , dense":[
|
|
"a heavy beard",
|
|
"a heavy growth of timber",
|
|
"heavy syrup"
|
|
],
|
|
": threatening to rain or snow":[
|
|
"a heavy sky",
|
|
"heavy clouds"
|
|
],
|
|
": to a great or overwhelming degree":[
|
|
"weighed heavy on her mind",
|
|
"Clouds hung heavy in the sky."
|
|
],
|
|
": very rich and hard to digest":[
|
|
"heavy desserts"
|
|
],
|
|
": with or as if with great weight : in a heavy manner : heavily":[
|
|
"weighed heavy on her mind",
|
|
"Clouds hung heavy in the sky."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"\u201cIs that box too heavy for you to lift?\u201d \u201cNo, it's not very heavy .\u201d",
|
|
"The truck was carrying a heavy load.",
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"The man was six feet tall with a heavy build.",
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"Turnout for the election is expected to be heavy .",
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"We got caught in heavy traffic.",
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"Heavy rains caused flooding in the area.",
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"She was wearing sunglasses and heavy makeup.",
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"The storm caused heavy damage to the building.",
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"The company is facing heavy losses this quarter.",
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"a day of heavy fighting",
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"Adverb",
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"The smoke hung heavy in the air.",
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"Noun",
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"He played the heavy in film after film.",
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"The conference will be attended by several media heavies .",
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"They have become one of the industry heavies .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"The storm will pass near Aruba in the next 24 hours, bringing heavy rain, gusty winds and minor coastal splash over. \u2014 Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post , 29 June 2022",
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"This storm may bring heavy rain and gusty winds to Puerto Rico for the 4th of July. \u2014 Emily Shapiro, ABC News , 29 June 2022",
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"To future-proof their properties against heavy rain, strong winds and other foreseeable storms, as well as less predictable but increasingly common events like tornadoes. \u2014 Jeffrey Steele, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
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"In the tropics, an area of a low-pressure system in the Gulf of Mexico will be something to watch over the next few days, bringing the risk of heavy rain and flooding. \u2014 Janice Dean, Fox News , 28 June 2022",
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"However, thunderstorms could develop across central and southern Utah, mainly east of Interstate 15, on Wednesday and Thursday afternoon and evening \u2014 and the storms could bring heavy rain. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 June 2022",
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"Be prepared for monsoon weather that can include dust storms and heavy rain. \u2014 Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic , 27 June 2022",
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"Regardless of its development, it is forecast to bring heavy rain to the far southeastern Caribbean and the northeastern coast of Venezuela late Tuesday into Wednesday. \u2014 Austen Erblat, Sun Sentinel , 27 June 2022",
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"The strongest storms could have damaging wind gusts, hail, heavy rain and lightning. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 25 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
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"But there are a host of heavy -hitting options besides this old-school classic\u2014most of which fall into a pair of categories, presses and flys\u2014that will allow your to hit all the right angles and give you a solid chest contraction and pec squeeze. \u2014 Jeff Tomko, Men's Health , 22 June 2022",
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"Struggling crypto lender Celsius Network has hired a heavy -hitting law firm behind the restructuring of Sears, Washington Mutual and a number of other banks to advise on possible solutions for its financial difficulties. \u2014 Nina Bambysheva, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
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"But alas, the heavy -hitting Hogs will get the job done. \u2014 Usa Today Sports Network, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022",
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"The heavy -hitting Lancers, which had relied on the home run ball at times this postseason, cut and diced their way to the victory with timely hits and patient at-bats early in the game. \u2014 Alec White, The Arizona Republic , 16 May 2022",
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"Covering a Black Lives Matters protest after George Floyd\u2019s murder, Miami Herald photographer Carl Juste records the heavy -handed police response, his images becoming evidence as local law enforcement files false reports of their actions. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 15 June 2022",
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"President Bukele remains highly popular, both at home and among Salvadoran Americans, and his followers support the heavy -handed measures implemented by his government. \u2014 Soudi Jim\u00e9nez, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
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"But the pesticide\u2019s broad elimination in the 1970s (coupled with increasing opposition to the heavy -handed, colonial tactics of the World Health Organization) had sharply scaled back DDT spraying. \u2014 Scott W. Stern, The New Republic , 31 May 2022",
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"Jeff Beer recently noted at Fast Company: Even when Matt Damon\u2019s Crypto.com ad first launched on October 28, 2021, it was widely seen as laying on the heavy -handed hero-worship a bit thick. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Of course, Wood\u2019s signature tech- heavy Innovation fund, in which Zoom is the largest holding, is down 66% from its 52-week high. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 9 June 2022",
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"The owner of the Sewol had added extra berths, making the ferry top- heavy . \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
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"Bitcoin\u2019s 30-day correlation with the tech- heavy Wall Street index Nasdaq recently rose to a record 0.82. \u2014 Omkar Godbole, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
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"But odds are that this series will be small-ball heavy , with Powell and Looney playing sparingly. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 May 2022",
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"Though hop heavy , the bitterness is nowhere to be found. \u2014 Sara Butler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022",
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"Kaling's off-the-shoulder ruffle dress, which is from Turkish brand Fanm Mon, features a sleek, fitted bodice and big, bold, ruffle- heavy sleeves that act as the perfect contrast to the otherwise simple silhouette. \u2014 Eva Thomas, PEOPLE.com , 15 May 2022",
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"The section on water savings includes a pair of text- heavy lists on how to save water indoors and out, with links to information on rebates for water-efficient appliances and turf replacement. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
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"The everyday default is a 60/40 split, and there's a rear-drive- heavy 30/70 setting that's meant to up the entertainment factor on winding roads. \u2014 Dan Edmunds, Car and Driver , 1 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1897, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English hevy , from Old English hefig ; akin to Old High German heb\u012bc heavy, Old English hebban to lift \u2014 more at heave entry 1":"Adjective and Adverb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8he-v\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for heavy Adjective heavy , weighty , ponderous , cumbrous , cumbersome mean having great weight. heavy implies that something has greater density or thickness than the average of its kind or class. a heavy child for his age weighty suggests having actual and not just relative weight. a load of weighty boxes ponderous implies having great weight because of size and massiveness with resulting great inertia. ponderous elephants in a circus parade cumbrous and cumbersome imply heaviness and bulkiness that make for difficulty in grasping, moving, carrying, or manipulating. wrestled with the cumbrous furniture early cameras were cumbersome and inconvenient",
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"synonyms":[
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"hefty",
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"massive",
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"ponderous",
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"weighty"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120244",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"heavy bomber":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a large long-range bomber designed primarily to carry large and heavy bomb loads to distant strategic targets \u2014 compare light bomber , medium bomber":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123343",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"heavy chain":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": either of the two larger of the four polypeptide chains comprising antibodies \u2014 compare light chain":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Anyone who knows the significance of the November 1938 date on the Buck Hill bunker or that of the heavy chain nearby may contact this column. \u2014 Paula Allen, San Antonio Express-News , 29 May 2021",
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"Nobody, however, denies that the heavy chain was used as punishment by an all-white group of instructors on a Black cadet. \u2014 USA Today , 14 Apr. 2021",
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"At the same time, the quarterly results of other retailers showed Kohl's vulnerability as an apparel- heavy chain during the COVID crisis. \u2014 Phil Wahba, Fortune , 18 Aug. 2020",
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"Goff uses sandbags and knows of growers who rely on heavy chains . \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Nov. 2019",
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"Harvesting is the hardest part of the job, requiring the cutter to bend over with a heavy chain saw to sever the trunk 1 inch (2.5 centimeters) or less above the ground, said Daniel Garibay, a Hupp Farms employee. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Dec. 2019",
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"Llamas, camels, and sharks all use only a pair of heavy chains . \u2014 Diana Gitig, Ars Technica , 5 Nov. 2018",
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"A few weeks later, debt collectors locked the doors with a heavy chain . \u2014 Dan Levin, New York Times , 10 July 2018",
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"As with the cemetery in Tunis, the gates of Bassatine were locked with a heavy chain and the graveyard was surrounded by a wall, this one at least 12 feet high. \u2014 Michael David Lukas, New York Times , 8 June 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1964, in the meaning defined above":""
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8hev-\u0113-\u02c8ch\u0101n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120709",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"heavy chemical":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a chemical produced and handled in large lots (as a ton or more a day) and often in a more or less crude state":[
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"\u2014 used especially of acids (as sulfuric acid), alkalies, and salts (as aluminum sulfate)"
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],
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"\u2014 compare fine chemical":[
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"\u2014 used especially of acids (as sulfuric acid), alkalies, and salts (as aluminum sulfate)"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124522",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"heavy dactyl":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a spondee resulting from substitution of a long syllable for the two short syllables in the thesis of a dactyl":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132026",
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"heavy date":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an important romantic date":[
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"He has a heavy date tonight."
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182356",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"heavy going":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": difficult to do or finish":[
|
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"The cold made the race heavy going for many runners.",
|
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"The book is really heavy going at the beginning."
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022421",
|
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"heavy goods vehicle":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a large truck":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192416",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"heavy hand":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-180447",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"heavy heart":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a great deal of sadness":[
|
|
"It is with a heavy heart that I bring you this bad news.",
|
|
"I announced my decision to leave with a heavy heart ."
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130946",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"heavy hitter":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"lightweight",
|
|
"nobody",
|
|
"nonentity",
|
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"nothing",
|
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"shrimp",
|
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"twerp",
|
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"whippersnapper",
|
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"zero",
|
|
"zilch"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": big shot , heavy":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"She spoke to a room full of political heavy hitters .",
|
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"Their company is one of the industry's heavy hitters .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Kiley Slaats, a junior outfielder, was also a heavy hitter with a .682 batting average with eight RBI, two homers and 15 runs scored. \u2014 Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel , 10 May 2022",
|
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"Numerous testers commented on how incredibly balanced this heavy hitter was. \u2014 Josh Patterson, Outside Online , 18 May 2020",
|
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"This lightweight gel cream from L\u2019Or\u00e9al Paris, containing plumping hyaluronic acid, is a heavy hitter and GH Beauty Lab night cream test top performer. \u2014 April Franzino, Good Housekeeping , 23 May 2022",
|
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"Roses, Velvet Revolver and The Cult, Matt Sorum secured a reputation as a literal heavy hitter . \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 10 May 2022",
|
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"The film has landed another heavy hitter for its male lead. \u2014 Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Some of the newcomers with great potential include freshman Alison Bent, who has proven to be a heavy hitter . \u2014 Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Nancy Meyers\u2019s 1998 remake of The Parent Trap\u2014which stars Lindsay Lohan and centers on two twins, Hallie and Annie, who were separated at birth and meet accidentally at a summer camp 12 years later\u2014is hardly a culinary heavy hitter . \u2014 Esra Erol, Bon App\u00e9tit , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Its maker wasn\u2019t Purdue, Gonzaga or any heavy hitter . \u2014 Joel Lorenzi, The Indianapolis Star , 18 Mar. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1922, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"big",
|
|
"big boy",
|
|
"big cheese",
|
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"big gun",
|
|
"big leaguer",
|
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"big shot",
|
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"big wheel",
|
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"big-timer",
|
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"bigfoot",
|
|
"biggie",
|
|
"bigwig",
|
|
"fat cat",
|
|
"heavy",
|
|
"heavyweight",
|
|
"high-muck-a-muck",
|
|
"high-muckety-muck",
|
|
"honcho",
|
|
"kahuna",
|
|
"kingfish",
|
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"kingpin",
|
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"major leaguer",
|
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"muckety-muck",
|
|
"muck-a-muck",
|
|
"mucky-muck",
|
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"nabob",
|
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"nawab",
|
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"nibs",
|
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"nob",
|
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"pooh-bah",
|
|
"poo-bah",
|
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"wheel"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225649",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
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"heavy hydrogen":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": deuterium":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Water-rich asteroids have more heavy hydrogen as part of their composition, especially compared to the water found on the Earth. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 7 Dec. 2021",
|
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"According to Daly, the Sun has very low levels of heavy hydrogen called deuterium. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 7 Dec. 2021",
|
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"Fusion, theoretically, has no scarcity issues; our planet has enough of fusion\u2019s primary fuels, heavy hydrogen and lithium, which are found in seawater, to last thirty million years. \u2014 Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker , 4 Oct. 2021",
|
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"The heavy hydrogen gets excreted as water molecules in the urine, while the heavy oxygen gets exhaled as carbon dioxide. \u2014 Sara Chodosh, Popular Science , 11 Mar. 2021",
|
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"If your body is somehow holding onto some of that heavy hydrogen , that would artificially inflate the apparent metabolic rate of your study participants. \u2014 Sara Chodosh, Popular Science , 11 Mar. 2021"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1933, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125234",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"heavy lifting":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a burdensome or laborious duty":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Even as technological improvements abet America\u2019s obsession with efficiency, consumers still seem to miss what the effect of ever-quickening delivery means for themselves and for those doing the heavy lifting . \u2014 Adam Chandler, The Atlantic , 31 May 2022",
|
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"Mermaid gowns can be frustratingly hit or miss, but with a smattering of multi-sized sequins doing the heavy lifting , this corset gown on Precious Lee pulls off a win. \u2014 ELLE , 4 May 2022",
|
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"Doing the heavy lifting , however, were crew members \u2014 usually enslaved people, freedmen or poor White people \u2014 extraordinary watermen who poled their flotillas to market in Richmond. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Mar. 2022",
|
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"For now, Ukraine is doing the heavy lifting , but the vast majority of the world is standing in solidarity, understanding that Ukraine's fight is everyone's. \u2014 Frida Ghitis, CNN , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Cars, electric or otherwise, cannot absorb an increase of this magnitude and rail transport -- trains, trams and metros -- will have to do most of the heavy lifting top prevent our cities, and national economies, from seizing up. \u2014 Ben Jones, CNN , 29 May 2022",
|
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"Technology stocks also did much of the heavy lifting . \u2014 Damian J. Troise, ajc , 26 May 2022",
|
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"Technology stocks also did much of the heavy lifting . \u2014 Damian J. Troise, USA TODAY , 26 May 2022",
|
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"Mothers do the heavy lifting , fathers swoop in when the praise flows. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 9 May 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1980, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120934",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"heavy on one's hands":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182816",
|
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"heavy-armed":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": having or carrying heavy arms":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121320",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"heavy-duty":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"light",
|
|
"moderate",
|
|
"soft"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": able or designed to withstand unusual strain":[
|
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"heavy-duty trucks"
|
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],
|
|
": important , prominent":[
|
|
"heavy-duty lawyers"
|
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],
|
|
": intensive":[
|
|
"heavy-duty bargaining"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1914, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02c8dy\u00fc-",
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"\u02c8he-v\u0113-\u02c8d\u00fc-t\u0113"
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],
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"almighty",
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"blistering",
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"deep",
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"excruciating",
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"fearsome",
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"fierce",
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"furious",
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"ghastly",
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"hard",
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"heavy",
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"hellacious",
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"intense",
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"intensive",
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"keen",
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"profound",
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"terrible",
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"vehement",
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"definitions":{
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": heavy and slow in movement":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"1625, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8he-v\u0113-\u02c8fu\u0307-t\u0259d"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080159",
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"type":[
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"clement",
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"forbearing",
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"gentle",
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"indulgent",
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"lax",
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"lenient",
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"tolerant"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1647, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8he-v\u0113-\u02c8han-d\u0259d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"austere",
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"authoritarian",
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"flinty",
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"hard",
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"harsh",
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"ramrod",
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"rigid",
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"rigorous",
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"severe",
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"stern",
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"strict",
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"tough"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055436",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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"clement",
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"forbearing",
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"gentle",
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"indulgent",
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"lax",
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"lenient",
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"tolerant"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": oppressive , harsh":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1647, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8he-v\u0113-\u02c8han-d\u0259d"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"austere",
|
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"authoritarian",
|
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"flinty",
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"hard",
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"harsh",
|
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"ramrod",
|
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"rigid",
|
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"rigorous",
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"severe",
|
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"stern",
|
|
"strict",
|
|
"tough"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060509",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"heavy-headed":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": drowsy":[],
|
|
": dull , stupid":[],
|
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": having a large or heavy head":[
|
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"heavy-headed wheat"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105147",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"heavyhearted":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"blissful",
|
|
"buoyant",
|
|
"buoyed",
|
|
"cheerful",
|
|
"cheery",
|
|
"chipper",
|
|
"delighted",
|
|
"glad",
|
|
"gladdened",
|
|
"gladsome",
|
|
"gleeful",
|
|
"happy",
|
|
"joyful",
|
|
"joyous",
|
|
"jubilant",
|
|
"sunny",
|
|
"upbeat"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": despondent , saddened":[]
|
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},
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"examples":[
|
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"she was heavyhearted at losing the election, in which she had invested everything"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8he-v\u0113-\u02c8h\u00e4r-t\u0259d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"bad",
|
|
"blue",
|
|
"brokenhearted",
|
|
"cast down",
|
|
"crestfallen",
|
|
"dejected",
|
|
"depressed",
|
|
"despondent",
|
|
"disconsolate",
|
|
"doleful",
|
|
"down",
|
|
"down in the mouth",
|
|
"downcast",
|
|
"downhearted",
|
|
"droopy",
|
|
"forlorn",
|
|
"gloomy",
|
|
"glum",
|
|
"hangdog",
|
|
"heartbroken",
|
|
"heartsick",
|
|
"heartsore",
|
|
"inconsolable",
|
|
"joyless",
|
|
"low",
|
|
"low-spirited",
|
|
"melancholic",
|
|
"melancholy",
|
|
"miserable",
|
|
"mournful",
|
|
"sad",
|
|
"saddened",
|
|
"sorrowful",
|
|
"sorry",
|
|
"unhappy",
|
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"woebegone",
|
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"woeful",
|
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"wretched"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175553",
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"heavyset":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": stocky and compact and sometimes tending to stoutness in build":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"has the heavyset build of a weight lifter",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Police said the wanted suspect still at large is Black, in his late teens, tall and heavyset , light- to medium-complected and with bushy hair. \u2014 Bill Hutchinson, ABC News , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Their father, Max, was a quiet, heavyset man who worked as a diamond cutter in Manhattan; their mother, Miriam, ran the house. \u2014 Ken Auletta, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"He was described as a heavyset man with a beard, wearing a dark-colored hooded sweatshirt, gray sweatpants and white sneakers, according to police. \u2014 Ginger Adams Otis, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"At that very time, a 17-year-old boy on a school field trip in Chinatown noticed a heavyset man sitting on a bench \u2014 just sitting. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Law enforcement is reportedly looking for a heavyset man carrying a gas mask and wearing a worker's vest. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Police said they were told the attacker was a heavyset dark-skinned man with a neon vest and a gray sweatshirt. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"During one of these closures, a Marine corporal saw a heavyset man in his late 20s pinned against a retaining wall, screaming. \u2014 Mirzahussain Sadid, ProPublica , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"York, meanwhile, can be seen on video dragging Greene by his ankle shackles and leaving the heavyset 49-year-old face down with his hands and feet restrained for more than nine minutes. \u2014 Jim Mustian, ajc , 14 Dec. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1859, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cche-v\u0113-\u02c8set"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chunky",
|
|
"dumpy",
|
|
"squat",
|
|
"squatty",
|
|
"stocky",
|
|
"stout",
|
|
"stubby",
|
|
"stumpy",
|
|
"thickset"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210016",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"heavyweight":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"lightweight",
|
|
"nobody",
|
|
"nonentity",
|
|
"nothing",
|
|
"shrimp",
|
|
"twerp",
|
|
"whippersnapper",
|
|
"zero",
|
|
"zilch"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a boxer in an unlimited weight division \u2014 compare light heavyweight":[],
|
|
": a weight lifter weighing more than 198 pounds":[],
|
|
": one in the usually heaviest class of contestants: such as":[],
|
|
": one that is above average in weight":[],
|
|
": one that possesses great power, prominence, or stature":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Their company is one of the industry's heavyweights .",
|
|
"a heavyweight in the U.S. Senate, he has a lot of clout in judicial confirmations"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1857, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8he-v\u0113-\u02ccw\u0101t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"big",
|
|
"big boy",
|
|
"big cheese",
|
|
"big gun",
|
|
"big leaguer",
|
|
"big shot",
|
|
"big wheel",
|
|
"big-timer",
|
|
"bigfoot",
|
|
"biggie",
|
|
"bigwig",
|
|
"fat cat",
|
|
"heavy",
|
|
"heavy hitter",
|
|
"high-muck-a-muck",
|
|
"high-muckety-muck",
|
|
"honcho",
|
|
"kahuna",
|
|
"kingfish",
|
|
"kingpin",
|
|
"major leaguer",
|
|
"muckety-muck",
|
|
"muck-a-muck",
|
|
"mucky-muck",
|
|
"nabob",
|
|
"nawab",
|
|
"nibs",
|
|
"nob",
|
|
"pooh-bah",
|
|
"poo-bah",
|
|
"wheel"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233618",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hebetude":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"vigor",
|
|
"vim",
|
|
"vitality",
|
|
"vivacity"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": lethargy , dullness":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"faced with a class forever enveloped in a miasma of apathy and intellectual hebetude , the professor had little hope of kindling an interest in medieval European history",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The leaden weight of an irremediable idleness descended upon General Feraud, who having no resources within himself sank into a state of awe-inspiring hebetude . \u2014 Ruth Walker, The Christian Science Monitor , 7 Sep. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1621, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Late Latin hebetudo , from heb\u0113re to be dull; akin to Latin hebes dull":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8he-b\u0259-\u02cct\u00fcd",
|
|
"-\u02ccty\u00fcd",
|
|
"\u02c8heb-\u0259-\u02cct(y)\u00fcd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"languor",
|
|
"lassitude",
|
|
"lethargy",
|
|
"listlessness",
|
|
"stupor",
|
|
"torpor"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044405",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"heck":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"order",
|
|
"orderliness"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": hell sense 2":[
|
|
"all heck breaks loose"
|
|
],
|
|
": hell sense 4":[
|
|
"a heck of a lot of money"
|
|
],
|
|
"Richard F(red) 1931\u20132015 American chemist":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"it looks like heck in that boy's bedroom",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"With its aromas and flavors of lime zest, lemon gelato, grapefruit, lemon verbena and a trace of ginger, this is a heck of a way to savor summer. \u2014 Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The \u201991 500 had the buildup with Willy T. Ribbs becoming the first Black driver to compete and a heck of a battle between Mears and Michael Andretti. \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"My goal was to create something that tasted delicious and reminded me a whole heck of a lot of Korean dishes. \u2014 Melissa Matthews, SELF , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"The cleat is lightweight, waterproof, and comfortable as heck thanks to a SweetSpot Cushioning System. \u2014 John Thompson, Men's Health , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"Senior cooking editor Sarah Jampel loves adding a heck -load of greens to her soups. \u2014 Ali Francis, Bon App\u00e9tit , 18 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Can't Jump, Rosie Perez has a heck of an iconic film resume. \u2014 Andrea Towers, EW.com , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"George, a proud Princeton graduate and a heck of a good guy, spoke often about the 1973 and 1974 bear market. \u2014 Brendan Ahern, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"This open source map is a whole heck of a lot more useful than Starlink\u2019s own. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 2 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1887, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"euphemism":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8hek"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chance-medley",
|
|
"chaos",
|
|
"confusion",
|
|
"disarrangement",
|
|
"disarray",
|
|
"dishevelment",
|
|
"disorder",
|
|
"disorderedness",
|
|
"disorderliness",
|
|
"disorganization",
|
|
"free-for-all",
|
|
"havoc",
|
|
"hell",
|
|
"jumble",
|
|
"mare's nest",
|
|
"mess",
|
|
"messiness",
|
|
"misorder",
|
|
"muddle",
|
|
"muss",
|
|
"shambles",
|
|
"snake pit",
|
|
"tumble",
|
|
"welter"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080140",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"biographical name",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"heckle":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to harass and try to disconcert with questions, challenges, or gibes : badger":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Several protesters were heckling the speaker at the rally.",
|
|
"The players were being heckled by the fans.",
|
|
"People in the crowd were booing and heckling as she tried to speak.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Long before, some Peacocks fans near the court had seized the sporting spirit of Philadelphia and begun to heckle North Carolina, which had led outright for all but 18 seconds and once had a 27-point advantage. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"His words were interrupted by a group of men who had gathered several yards away to heckle him. \u2014 Melanie Mason Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 9 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"David Krumholtz, one of Rogen\u2019s best friends and star of The Santa Clause, stopped by to heckle Rogen, who was there to promote his new HBOMax series, Santa Inc.. \u2014 Morgan Baila, Vulture , 14 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The people who had to wait when someone blocked the way with a truck and got out to heckle . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 12 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"The mob proceeded to heckle and accost Lady Bird and LBJ, who was Kennedy\u2019s running mate. \u2014 Michael Granberry, Dallas News , 10 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"This was the first chance Dodgers fans had to heckle the Astros in person at Chavez Ravine since their sign-stealing scandal \u2014 banging on a real trash can to signal opponents' pitches \u2014 was revealed late in 2019. \u2014 Joe Reedy, ajc , 4 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"There's also the participatory and often combative crowds, known in recent years to heckle opponents to the point of completely drowning them out. \u2014 Joe Sonka, The Courier-Journal , 3 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Now award-show hosting pros, Tina and Amy heckle Neil Patrick Harris at the Emmys. October 2013: Amy and Tina sign on to host the next two Golden Globes. \u2014 Lizzie Logan, Vulture , 1 Mar. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1825, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English hekelen to dress flax, scratch, from heckele hackle; akin to Old High German h\u0101ko hook \u2014 more at hook":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8he-k\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for heckle bait , badger , heckle , hector , chivy , hound mean to harass by efforts to break down. bait implies wanton cruelty or delight in persecuting a helpless victim. baited the chained dog badger implies pestering so as to drive a person to confusion or frenzy. badgered her father for a car heckle implies persistent annoying or belligerent interruptions of a speaker. drunks heckled the stand-up comic hector carries an implication of bullying and domineering. football players hectored by their coach chivy suggests persecution by teasing or nagging. chivied the new student mercilessly hound implies unrelenting pursuit and harassing. hounded by creditors",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bait",
|
|
"hassle",
|
|
"haze",
|
|
"needle",
|
|
"ride",
|
|
"taunt",
|
|
"tease"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184002",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"heckler":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
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": one who heckles someone (such as a performer or speaker) usually by shouting criticisms or insults":[
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"Instead of ignoring the trash talking, [Joey] Votto decided to play with the hecklers . \"I remember when you used to be good,\" one fan shouted out. \"I remember when you used to be thin,\" Votto fired back.",
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"\u2014 Jimmy Traina",
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"As is usual with us, we can't remember any of the jokes well enough to tell them\u2014only one reply made by a comedian, Professor Irwin Corey, to a heckler . \"When your I.Q. reaches twenty-eight,\" Corey told the man, \"sell!\"",
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"\u2014 The New Yorker"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1824, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8he-k(\u0259-)l\u0259r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"baiter",
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"harasser",
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"mocker",
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"needler",
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"persecutor",
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"quiz",
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"quizzer",
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"ridiculer",
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"taunter",
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"tease",
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"teaser",
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"tormentor",
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"tormenter",
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"torturer"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232239",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"hectic":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": characterized by activity, excitement, or confusion":[
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"the hectic days before the holidays"
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],
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": having a hectic fever":[
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"a hectic patient"
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],
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": of, relating to, or being a fluctuating but persistent fever (as in tuberculosis)":[],
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": red , flushed":[
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"hectic color on her cheeks"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"We both had hectic days at work.",
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"She maintains a hectic schedule as a journalist and mother.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"For a fleeting few weeks in June, July and August, moms, dads and kiddies can cast aside worries about school, schedules, music lessons and soccer practice, and savor life at a slightly less hectic pace. \u2014 Tammy Stables Battaglia, Detroit Free Press , 9 June 2022",
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"Today, the fashionable boutique property features an award-winning Rosewood Spa, four superb dining venues and stately guest rooms that are a perfect reprieve from Vancouver\u2019s hectic pace. \u2014 Sandra Macgregor, Forbes , 18 Apr. 2022",
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"But for many surgeons, the past year-and-a-half has passed at that same hectic , rapid-fire pace. \u2014 Kaitlin Clark, Allure , 16 Jan. 2022",
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"These energies keep the entire movie running at a hectic pace. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 1 Dec. 2021",
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"Emotions are high \u2014 no matter the hectic pace, the uncertainties, the weeks and weeks of rehearsals in sticky, cumbersome masks. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Nov. 2021",
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"The hectic pace of campaigning was set to continue Monday. \u2014 Sarah Rankin, ajc , 31 Oct. 2021",
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"But despite her hectic schedule, the American Idol alum always makes time to celebrate on the ABC singing competition that propelled her to stardom. \u2014 Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping , 20 May 2022",
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"The gymnasts who welcomed her Monday afternoon and brightened up her hectic schedule during an 8 a.m. practice Tuesday are her top priority. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English etyk , from Anglo-French etique , from Late Latin hecticus , from Greek hektikos habitual, consumptive, from echein to have \u2014 more at scheme entry 1":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8hek-tik"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"agitated",
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"excited",
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"feverish",
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"frenzied",
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"heated",
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"hyperactive",
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"overactive",
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"overwrought"
|
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062039",
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"hectically":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": characterized by activity, excitement, or confusion":[
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"the hectic days before the holidays"
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],
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": having a hectic fever":[
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"a hectic patient"
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],
|
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": of, relating to, or being a fluctuating but persistent fever (as in tuberculosis)":[],
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": red , flushed":[
|
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"hectic color on her cheeks"
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]
|
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},
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"examples":[
|
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"We both had hectic days at work.",
|
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"She maintains a hectic schedule as a journalist and mother.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"For a fleeting few weeks in June, July and August, moms, dads and kiddies can cast aside worries about school, schedules, music lessons and soccer practice, and savor life at a slightly less hectic pace. \u2014 Tammy Stables Battaglia, Detroit Free Press , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Today, the fashionable boutique property features an award-winning Rosewood Spa, four superb dining venues and stately guest rooms that are a perfect reprieve from Vancouver\u2019s hectic pace. \u2014 Sandra Macgregor, Forbes , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But for many surgeons, the past year-and-a-half has passed at that same hectic , rapid-fire pace. \u2014 Kaitlin Clark, Allure , 16 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"These energies keep the entire movie running at a hectic pace. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 1 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Emotions are high \u2014 no matter the hectic pace, the uncertainties, the weeks and weeks of rehearsals in sticky, cumbersome masks. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Nov. 2021",
|
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"The hectic pace of campaigning was set to continue Monday. \u2014 Sarah Rankin, ajc , 31 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"But despite her hectic schedule, the American Idol alum always makes time to celebrate on the ABC singing competition that propelled her to stardom. \u2014 Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping , 20 May 2022",
|
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"The gymnasts who welcomed her Monday afternoon and brightened up her hectic schedule during an 8 a.m. practice Tuesday are her top priority. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English etyk , from Anglo-French etique , from Late Latin hecticus , from Greek hektikos habitual, consumptive, from echein to have \u2014 more at scheme entry 1":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8hek-tik"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"agitated",
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"excited",
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"feverish",
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"frenzied",
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"heated",
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"hyperactive",
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"overactive",
|
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"overwrought"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193720",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"hector":{
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"antonyms":[
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"blackjack",
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"bogart",
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"browbeat",
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"bulldoze",
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"bully",
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"bullyrag",
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"cow",
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"intimidate",
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"strong-arm"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a son of Priam , husband of Andromache, and Trojan champion slain by Achilles":[],
|
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": bully , braggart":[],
|
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": to behave in an arrogant or intimidating way : to play the bully : swagger":[],
|
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": to intimidate or harass by bluster or personal pressure":[
|
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"football players being hectored by their coach"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
|
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"a small-town hector with no job and lots of time on his hands",
|
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"Verb",
|
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"The judge ordered the attorney to stop hectoring the witness.",
|
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"the children used to constantly hector the poor dog, and now he growls at everybody",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Photo: hector retamal/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Seven hours into the march, Mrs. Lam apologized to the Hong Kong people for mishandling the bill. \u2014 Wenxin Fan, WSJ , 16 June 2019",
|
|
"Mr. Liggett sometimes used his art to hector neighbors in a score of grievances. \u2014 Donald Frazier, Washington Post , 26 Aug. 2017",
|
|
"THE young woman with the microphone cajoles, hectors and wheedles customers with the breathless enthusiasm of a livestock auctioneer at a county fair. \u2014 The Economist , 18 July 2017",
|
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"Trump\u2019s proposals to match China\u2019s import fees and to hector companies into keeping jobs in the United States represent a huge threat to the mercantilist Asian economic model. \u2014 Joel Kotkin, Orange County Register , 2 Apr. 2017",
|
|
"Schwarzenegger liked to hector state residents on global warming and green energy, and brag about his commitment to wind and solar power. \u2014 Victor Davis Hanson, The Mercury News , 9 Mar. 2017",
|
|
"Like Chaffetz, the South Carolina congressman used his position in the House to investigate and hector Hillary Clinton throughout her time as a presidential candidate. \u2014 OregonLive.com , 30 June 2017",
|
|
"Regardless, that scene between Matt and Nora was one of the most moving the show has offered, with Nora grateful for Matt\u2019s company and lack of judgment, and Matt determined to just be there for her, and not hector or sermonize. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber And Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 4 June 2017",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"But the plays don\u2019t hector or propound moral lessons. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Understanding this, the Left is trying to hector , bully, and censor its way toward establishing a ridiculous new conception of gender as a matter of personal choosing rather than biological fact. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 16 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"The President didn't hector or condemn vaccine skeptics, but instead played on their heart strings, appealing to their desire to protect family, friends and country, warning that those who skipped the shot remained at great risk. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 7 July 2021",
|
|
"The open display of raw tensions was remarkable even by the standards of a state Legislature where committee chairs routinely hector members of the public and their colleagues. \u2014 Andrew Oxford, The Arizona Republic , 24 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Even among ordinary people, an individual\u2019s desire to participate in day-to-day activities such as church services and dining out is enough cause to hector him for contracting the coronavirus. \u2014 Ellen Carmichael, National Review , 30 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"On Twitter, meteorologists who dared to hector their followers about the storm\u2019s proper nomenclature received an earful from Iowans furious about the relative lack of national attention the storm had garnered. \u2014 Brianna Provenzano, refinery29.com , 17 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"From the start, Greeley hectored , lectured, and criticized the president, while offering him unsolicited and wildly inconsistent advice. \u2014 John Strausbaugh, National Review , 19 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"President Trump has been hectoring the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates, and financial markets are screaming for a cut. \u2014 Don Lee, latimes.com , 18 June 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"1660, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin, from Greek Hekt\u014dr":"Noun and Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8hek-t\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for hector Verb bait , badger , heckle , hector , chivy , hound mean to harass by efforts to break down. bait implies wanton cruelty or delight in persecuting a helpless victim. baited the chained dog badger implies pestering so as to drive a person to confusion or frenzy. badgered her father for a car heckle implies persistent annoying or belligerent interruptions of a speaker. drunks heckled the stand-up comic hector carries an implication of bullying and domineering. football players hectored by their coach chivy suggests persecution by teasing or nagging. chivied the new student mercilessly hound implies unrelenting pursuit and harassing. hounded by creditors",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bully",
|
|
"bullyboy",
|
|
"intimidator"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033716",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hedge":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"equivocate",
|
|
"fudge",
|
|
"pussyfoot",
|
|
"tergiversate",
|
|
"waffle",
|
|
"weasel"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a calculatedly noncommittal or evasive statement":[
|
|
"bureaucratic literature \u2026 festooned with hedges and qualifications",
|
|
"\u2014 Fortune"
|
|
],
|
|
": a fence or boundary formed by a dense row of shrubs or low trees":[],
|
|
": a means of protection or defense (as against financial loss)":[
|
|
"realization that common stocks are the best hedge against inflation",
|
|
"\u2014 C. E. Merrill"
|
|
],
|
|
": barrier , limit":[
|
|
"pikemen \u2026 present a hedge of metal points from which any cavalry would flinch",
|
|
"\u2014 Tom Wintringham",
|
|
"regarded it as the main function of their existence to raise a hedge around the law",
|
|
"\u2014 F. W. Farrar"
|
|
],
|
|
": born, living, or made alongside or as if alongside a dense row of shrubs or low trees : born, living, or made near or as if near hedges (see hedge entry 1 sense 1a ) : roadside":[
|
|
"the services of a hedge parson",
|
|
"a hedge wedding"
|
|
],
|
|
": inferior sense 1":[
|
|
"a hedge tavern"
|
|
],
|
|
": of, relating to, or designed for a hedge (see hedge entry 1 )":[
|
|
"a hedge plant",
|
|
"hedge selling on the commodity exchanges"
|
|
],
|
|
": such as":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used with against in order to hedge against inflation \u2014 George Katona"
|
|
],
|
|
": to buy or sell commodity futures (see future entry 2 sense 3 ) as a protection against loss due to price fluctuation":[],
|
|
": to confine so as to prevent freedom of movement or action : to obstruct with or as if with a barrier : hinder":[
|
|
"hedged about by special regulations and statutes",
|
|
"\u2014 Sandi Rosenbloom"
|
|
],
|
|
": to enclose or protect with or as if with a dense row of shrubs or low trees : to enclose or protect with or as if with a hedge (see hedge entry 1 sense 1a ) : encircle":[
|
|
"homes hedged with boxwoods"
|
|
],
|
|
": to evade the risk of commitment especially by leaving open a way of retreat : trim":[
|
|
"hedged on the issue"
|
|
],
|
|
": to minimize the risk of a bet":[],
|
|
": to plant, form, or trim a hedge":[],
|
|
": to protect oneself financially":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used with against in order to hedge against inflation \u2014 George Katona"
|
|
],
|
|
": to protect oneself from losing or failing by a counterbalancing action":[
|
|
"hedge a bet"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"the messenger was confronted with a hedge of spears held aloft by the castle guards",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"The garden is hedged by flowering shrubs.",
|
|
"She hedged when she was asked to support the campaign.",
|
|
"He hedged his earlier comments about the need for new management.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Tether denies the rumors, but that has not stopped hedge funds who are shorting the Tether to express their concerns that this is the case. \u2014 Hersh Shefrin, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"After the initial economic shock at the outset of the pandemic, an investment frenzy in SPACs took off, drawing in hedge funds and retail investors scrambling for the next moneymaker amid the financial chaos spawned by the public health crisis. \u2014 Aaron Gregg, Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"The wealthiest man in Illinois, Griffin founded Citadel in 1990 and built it into one of the largest hedge funds in the world. \u2014 Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Billionaire Jim Simons is one of the founders of Renaissance Technologies, one of the premier hedge funds known for high-frequency trading. \u2014 Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Originally, it was seen as a two-man brawl between Dr. Mehmet Oz, the television personality who won former President Trump\u2019s endorsement, and David McCormick, a wealthy hedge funder with his own extensive ties to Trumpworld. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"The manse is being sold by billionaire Swedish hedge funder Thomas Sandell and his wife Ximena. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"The building still holds the record for the most expensive home ever sold in America; the record was set in 2019 when hedge funder Ken Griffin paid about $238 million for an apartment there, The Wall Street Journal reported. \u2014 Katherine Clarke, WSJ , 13 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Mike Novogratz, the hedge -funder-turned-crypto-fanatic, wants to turn tattoos into NFTs. \u2014 Declan Harty, Fortune , 14 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"And cryptocurrencies came crashing down, saddling individual investors and hedge funds alike with steep losses. \u2014 Akane Otani, WSJ , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"For example, this level of transparency is a complete juxtaposition to hedge funds that currently deploy high-frequency trading for approximately 50% to 70% of the stock market\u2019s total volume. \u2014 Jonathan Stone, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"In the first quarter of this year, institutional investors allocated the largest amount of new capital to hedge funds since 2015, according to HFR. \u2014 Allison Morrow, CNN , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Bennett wouldn\u2019t hedge a guess as to which seed the Gaels will receive. \u2014 Steve Kroner, San Francisco Chronicle , 8 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"But just to be on the safe side, don\u2019t hedge your bets when voting. \u2014 Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times , 23 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"But Redbox has also been a target of short sellers, investors (particularly hedge funds) who bet that a stock will go down. \u2014 Paul R. La Monica, CNN , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"To hedge the risk that prices might fall, some farmers take an offsetting short position in corn futures\u2014a contract that pays off if prices fall. \u2014 M. Todd Henderson, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Traders have been piling into Treasuries and selling stocks as tension escalates near Ukraine\u2019s border, with investors trying to hedge investments and map out possible scenarios. \u2014 Emily Barrett, Fortune , 22 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Resembles a hedge trimmer':A man visiting Florida wanted to catch a shark. \u2014 Brian Broom, USA TODAY , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Traditional venture firms have been raising new funds quickly, while hedge funds and private-equity investors have moved into the market. \u2014 Eliot Brown, WSJ , 2 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Essentially, a coordinated group of retail traders grew upset at how hedge funds make money by betting that struggling companies' stocks will decline in value. \u2014 Nathan Bomey, USA TODAY , 2 June 2021",
|
|
"Anthony Scaramucci\u2019s SkyBridge Capital, which invests billions in hedge funds for wealthy individual clients, has created special-purpose vehicles dedicated to investments in private companies. \u2014 Juliet Chung, WSJ , 19 May 2021",
|
|
"The filing, a quarterly rundown of holdings required of hedge funds of a certain size, said the position was worth $534 million -- an amount likely derived by multiplying Tesla\u2019s share price on March 31 by the number of shares Scion bet against. \u2014 Jeremy Herron, Fortune , 18 May 2021",
|
|
"Its investments, which include holdings in mutual and hedge funds, increased to $635.3 million in 2020, up from $187.8 million in 2010. \u2014 R.t. Watson, WSJ , 21 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"There isn\u2019t the appetite for public offerings due to fewer dedicated energy mutual and hedge funds and commodity price uncertainties due to lower demand. \u2014 Dan Eberhart, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Many wind farm operators, which needed to purchase electricity because of hedge contracts, are in financial distress. \u2014 Russell Gold, WSJ , 5 Mar. 2021"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English hegge, heyg \"fence formed by a row of shrubs, bush, underbrush,\" going back to Old English *hecg \"fence formed by shrubs, boundary fence,\" attested in dative hegge, hecge (also Old English hecge, weak feminine noun, in same sense), going back to Germanic *hagj\u014d (whence also Middle Dutch hegghe \"hedge,\" Old High German hegga \"palisade,\" Middle High German hegge, hecke \"hedge\"), derivative of a base *hag- \"enclosure formed by shrubs\" \u2014 more at haw entry 1":"Noun",
|
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"Middle English heggen, hedgyn \"to make a hedge, fence in with a hedge,\" derivative of hegge, heyg hedge entry 1":"Verb",
|
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"from attributive use of hedge entry 1":"Adjective"
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8hej"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"barricade",
|
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"barrier",
|
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"fence",
|
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"wall"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101207",
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
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"intransitive verb",
|
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"noun",
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"hedge fund":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": an investing group usually in the form of a limited partnership that employs speculative techniques in the hope of obtaining large capital gains":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Bunny already has a replacement, as hedge fund manager Nina introduces herself and announces her presidency during her predecessor's wake. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Billionaire hedge fund manager Ken Griffin is moving his company\u2019s headquarters from Chicago to Miami. \u2014 Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Winning bids across the years have come from financial figures like hedge fund manager David Einhorn. \u2014 Max Reyes, Fortune , 18 June 2022",
|
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"Middleton and husband James Matthews, a 46-year-old hedge fund manager, welcomed son Arthur in October 2018 and daughter Grace in March 2021. \u2014 al , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"James is a hedge fund manager, the chief executive of Eden Rock Capital Management Group, and a former professional racing driver. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz, backed by former President Donald Trump, leads former hedge fund manager David McCormick by 902 votes, or 0.1 percentage points. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 26 May 2022",
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"It may be possible to desensitize a cat to being petted for extended periods. \u2026 A safer solution is to consistently limit petting time, and to heed the cat's cues that she's had enough. \u2014 Cat Watch , August 2008",
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"In-line skating is not for everyone, and even those for whom it is ideally suited can skate into trouble, especially if they fail to heed safety precautions. \u2014 Jane E. Brody , New York Times , 2 May 1991",
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"However, he should heed an axiom from the pretelevision age: physician, heal thyself. \u2014 George F. Will , Newsweek , 17 Mar. 1986",
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"if we had heeded the ranger's advice, we might not have gotten lost",
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"Noun",
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"Neither the British ministry nor the British Parliament welcomed American voices in determining policy in 1763, or ever. The British government paid little heed to the public press on either side of the water. \u2014 Edmund S. Morgan , New York Review of Books , 16 Nov. 2006",
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"She retrained as a doctor and it was through her pioneering research with cancer patients in the early 1960s (she showed how narcotics could be used without adverse effect) that the medical profession began to take heed . \u2014 Kate Kellaway , Prospect , January 2003",
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"Imagine swimming along with playful seals and then diving down to see such rarities as batfish. \u2026 Fleets of hammerhead sharks pay divers no heed , nor do the penguins move out of the way. \u2014 Town & Country , January 1983",
|
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"took heed of the student's learning disability so as to arrive at reasonable expectations for him",
|
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"pay heed to what you're doing with that knife while you're talking",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Jenner said that Rob Kardashian didn\u2019t heed her warnings. \u2014 Nardine Saadstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Medical schools that heed our call to ramp up gun safety education do not need to start from scratch. \u2014 David Velasquez, STAT , 18 June 2022",
|
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"The film\u2019s warning is one the world is only beginning to heed . \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 14 June 2022",
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"If rock \u2018n\u2019 roll was not meant to last, some of its earliest practitioners didn\u2019t bother to heed the message. \u2014 James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
|
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"Local law enforcement leaders have said it\u2019s still unclear exactly why a supervisor on scene hadn\u2019t allowed his officers to heed the desperate 911 calls from children inside, asking them to rush into the school. \u2014 Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times , 28 May 2022",
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"People living in or near Sioux Falls in South Dakota, Omaha in Nebraska and Minneapolis should pay close attention to the weather this weekend and heed the warning issued by the weather service. \u2014 Judson Jones, CNN , 26 May 2022",
|
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"Now & Then, with its emphasis on deadly surprises over depth of character or richness of detail, would have done well to heed . \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 May 2022",
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"All the more reason to heed Ms. Walsh\u2019s call and pay attention to how writers in China have been responding to political and societal upheavals. \u2014 Lee Lawrence, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Pay heed to all relevant signage and other guidance. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 21 June 2022",
|
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"The George Floyd protests of 2020 finally induced major American companies to pay more heed to Black composers. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"As Brown pointed out, few gave much heed to that part of the Celtics\u2019 first two months of the year. \u2014 Sean Deveney, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
|
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"The government takes heed of his art and so does Lang Dotrice (Speedman), the mysterious leader of a shady group wanting to use Saul as a way to normalize this new stage of mankind's evolution while others fight to keep the status quo. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
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|
"Labor Market Friday's dud of a jobs report carried an unsettling warning: don't pay any heed to the headline number of 3.9% unemployment. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 10 Jan. 2022",
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|
"Morning voters should take heed : Mike Ryan, meteorologist with NWS Indianapolis, said the best chance for thunderstorms will be from 6-10 a.m. \u2014 The Indianapolis Star , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"Central bank members continue to voice a belief that the Franc is deviating from fundamentals, but the market pays little heed . \u2014 John Kicklighter, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"People were out Friday strolling through the city\u2019s wooded parks, little heed was paid to the occasional air-raid siren, and liquor sales were permitted again, the fast-emptying shelves attesting to considerable demand. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Apr. 2022"
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|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"As with recent demands to defund the police or abolish ICE amid our domestic upheavals, such calls should be heard not as literal policy prescriptions but as cries from the heart that demand heedful response. \u2014 Suzanne Nossel, WSJ , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Zhi-shay\u2019 was horrified by his brother\u2019s treatment, but also heedful of the powerful pack rules in which such cruelty is embedded. \u2014 Pamela Miller, Star Tribune , 7 Aug. 2020",
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|
"McMillan initially promised to train fissile material handlers to be more heedful of plutonium-handling perils, for example, and to bring the inventory and safety documents guiding their work up to date. \u2014 R. Jeffrey Smith, Science | AAAS , 30 June 2017"
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|
"As with recent demands to defund the police or abolish ICE amid our domestic upheavals, such calls should be heard not as literal policy prescriptions but as cries from the heart that demand heedful response. \u2014 Suzanne Nossel, WSJ , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Zhi-shay\u2019 was horrified by his brother\u2019s treatment, but also heedful of the powerful pack rules in which such cruelty is embedded. \u2014 Pamela Miller, Star Tribune , 7 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"McMillan initially promised to train fissile material handlers to be more heedful of plutonium-handling perils, for example, and to bring the inventory and safety documents guiding their work up to date. \u2014 R. Jeffrey Smith, Science | AAAS , 30 June 2017"
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|
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|
|
"\u2014 John DeBruyn"
|
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|
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|
|
"They remain heedless of their own safety.",
|
|
"the heedless use of natural resources",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"His physicality is that of a precocious but heedless kid. \u2014 Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker , 4 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Both fighters went out swinging in a brutal fifth round that concluded with 30 seconds of heedless swinging and slinging. \u2014 Greg Beacham, ajc , 23 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"On the whole, however, the GET-THIN saga is a story of the breakdown of the medical regulatory system at the state and federal levels, and of heedless corporations in the medical device and health insurance fields. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 17 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Friedkin shot much of the film (including the high-speed chase scene under Brooklyn\u2019s D elevated-train platform) without permits, with a heedless verve that might\u2019ve gotten people killed had one or two things gone wrong. \u2014 Alison Willmore, Vulture , 6 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Christie confirms how heedless Trump and his Administration were about COVID\u2014masks were scorned in the White House\u2014and, predictably, many officials and visitors, including Trump and Christie, got sick. \u2014 David Remnick, The New Yorker , 21 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The indications are inescapable that the bill for decades of heedless human activity is coming due. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 18 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"And Europe\u2019s headlong, heedless rush into renewables will? \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 17 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"The pinball machine really would be spending in the sense that Republicans characterize Democrats\u2019 plans\u2014 heedless , ill-thought, selfish. \u2014 Michael Tomasky, The New Republic , 24 Sep. 2021"
|
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|
|
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|
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],
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
"the heedless use of natural resources",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"His physicality is that of a precocious but heedless kid. \u2014 Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker , 4 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Both fighters went out swinging in a brutal fifth round that concluded with 30 seconds of heedless swinging and slinging. \u2014 Greg Beacham, ajc , 23 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"On the whole, however, the GET-THIN saga is a story of the breakdown of the medical regulatory system at the state and federal levels, and of heedless corporations in the medical device and health insurance fields. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 17 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Friedkin shot much of the film (including the high-speed chase scene under Brooklyn\u2019s D elevated-train platform) without permits, with a heedless verve that might\u2019ve gotten people killed had one or two things gone wrong. \u2014 Alison Willmore, Vulture , 6 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Christie confirms how heedless Trump and his Administration were about COVID\u2014masks were scorned in the White House\u2014and, predictably, many officials and visitors, including Trump and Christie, got sick. \u2014 David Remnick, The New Yorker , 21 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The indications are inescapable that the bill for decades of heedless human activity is coming due. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 18 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"And Europe\u2019s headlong, heedless rush into renewables will? \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 17 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"The pinball machine really would be spending in the sense that Republicans characterize Democrats\u2019 plans\u2014 heedless , ill-thought, selfish. \u2014 Michael Tomasky, The New Republic , 24 Sep. 2021"
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"angle",
|
|
"cant",
|
|
"cock",
|
|
"incline",
|
|
"lean",
|
|
"list",
|
|
"pitch",
|
|
"slant",
|
|
"slope",
|
|
"tilt",
|
|
"tip"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
": a contemptible person : a person who is self-centered or untrustworthy":[
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"\u2014 Frank Case"
|
|
],
|
|
": a rear, low, or bottom part: such as":[],
|
|
": a solid attachment of a shoe or boot forming the back of the sole under the heel of the foot":[
|
|
"squashed the bug with his boot heel"
|
|
],
|
|
": a wrestler who performs the role of the unsympathetic antagonist or adversary in a staged wrestling match":[
|
|
"In the traditional morality plays of professional wrestling, grapplers divided into good guys, or \"baby faces,\" and black-hatted \" heels .\"",
|
|
"\u2014 John Leland"
|
|
],
|
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": close behind":[
|
|
"called the dog to heel"
|
|
],
|
|
": immediately following":[
|
|
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|
|
],
|
|
": in a tight grip":[
|
|
"had the enemy by the heels"
|
|
],
|
|
": in or into a run-down or shabby condition":[
|
|
"His slippers were down at the heel ."
|
|
],
|
|
": into agreement or line":[
|
|
"reluctantly came to heel",
|
|
"help to bring inflation to heel"
|
|
],
|
|
": one of the crusty ends of a loaf of bread":[],
|
|
": the after end of a ship's keel or the lower end of a mast":[],
|
|
": the back of the human foot below the ankle and behind the arch":[],
|
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": the base of a ladder":[],
|
|
": the base of a tuber or cutting of a plant used for propagation of the plant":[],
|
|
": the part (as of a shoe) that covers the human heel":[],
|
|
": the part of the hind limb of other vertebrates that is similar in structure to the human heel":[
|
|
"nipping at the cow's heels"
|
|
],
|
|
": to cause (a boat) to lean to one side":[
|
|
"heeling the sloop well over and skimming her along to windward",
|
|
"\u2014 K. M. Dodson"
|
|
],
|
|
": to exert pressure on, propel, or strike (someone or something) with the back part of the foot":[
|
|
"heeled her horse"
|
|
],
|
|
": to furnish (a boot, a shoe, etc.) with a solid attachment forming the part of the sole that is under the back of the foot : to attach a heel (see heel entry 1 sense 4b ) to":[],
|
|
": to move along near the back of someone's feet : to stay at someone's heels":[
|
|
"taught the dog to heel"
|
|
],
|
|
": to supply especially with money or information":[
|
|
"better heeled but still not flush",
|
|
"I want to be heeled when they book him",
|
|
"\u2014 R. P. Warren"
|
|
],
|
|
": to urge (a lagging animal) by following closely or by nipping at the heels":[
|
|
"dogs heeling cattle"
|
|
],
|
|
": under control or subjection":[
|
|
"They kept us under heel ."
|
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],
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"\u2014 compare baby face sense 2":[
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"In the traditional morality plays of professional wrestling, grapplers divided into good guys, or \"baby faces,\" and black-hatted \" heels .\"",
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"\u2014 John Leland"
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]
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"examples":[],
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"1598, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
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"1622, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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"circa 1575, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Old English h\u0113la ; akin to Old Norse h\u00e6ll heel, Old English h\u014dh \u2014 more at hock":"Noun and Verb",
|
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"alteration of Middle English heelden , from Old English hieldan ; akin to Old High German hald inclined, Lithuanian \u0161alis side, region":"Verb and Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8h\u0113(\u0259)l",
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"\u02c8h\u0113l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bastard",
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"beast",
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"bleeder",
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"blighter",
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"boor",
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"bounder",
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"bugger",
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"buzzard",
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"cad",
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"chuff",
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"churl",
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"clown",
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"creep",
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"cretin",
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"crud",
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"crumb",
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"cur",
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"dirtbag",
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"dog",
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"fink",
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"hound",
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"jerk",
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"joker",
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"louse",
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"lout",
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"pill",
|
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"rat",
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"rat fink",
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"reptile",
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"rotter",
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"schmuck",
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"scum",
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"scumbag",
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"scuzzball",
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"skunk",
|
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"sleaze",
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"sleazebag",
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"sleazeball",
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"slime",
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"slimeball",
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"slob",
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"snake",
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"so-and-so",
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"sod",
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"stinkard",
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"stinker",
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"swine",
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"toad",
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"varmint",
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"vermin"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235534",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"heel fly":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": cattle grub":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1870, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123901",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"heft":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"boost",
|
|
"heave",
|
|
"hoist",
|
|
"jack (up)",
|
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"upheave"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": importance , influence":[],
|
|
": the greater part of something : bulk":[],
|
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": to heave up : hoist":[],
|
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": to test the weight of by lifting":[
|
|
"hefting the rod \u2026 to get the feel of it",
|
|
"\u2014 Consumer Reports"
|
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],
|
|
": weight , heaviness":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Noun",
|
|
"the heft of a good hammer",
|
|
"some synthetic fabrics are nice and warm, but I prefer wool because it has more heft",
|
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"Verb",
|
|
"hefted his growing son onto his shoulders",
|
|
"heft your baggy gym shorts a little higher\u2014you're showing us more than we care to see",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"His appearance added symbolic heft to the gathering. \u2014 Rahim Faiez, BostonGlobe.com , 2 July 2022",
|
|
"His appearance added symbolic heft to the gathering. \u2014 Rahim Faiez, ajc , 2 July 2022",
|
|
"At times, Imagine Dragons\u2019 tendencies toward over-the-topness gives its music extra heft . \u2014 Maura Johnston, Rolling Stone , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Despite that ample heft , the Lyriq is quite responsive in any normal driving and even at highway speeds has enough reserve to quickly execute passes. \u2014 Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"All of these have enough body and heft to stand up to the moisture from the pickles without going watery in an hour or two. \u2014 Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon App\u00e9tit , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"But as with the Justice Department officials last week, her public appearance carried power and heft that video clips could not convey. \u2014 Dan Balz, Washington Post , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"The source also stresses that Netflix continues to have over 200 million paying subscribers, giving it financial heft . \u2014 Matt Donnelly, Variety , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"The first thing movie lovers will notice about Epson\u2019s fantastic 4010 projector from its industry-benchmark Home Cinema line is the heft . \u2014 Paul Schrodt, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Famed British naturalist commentator David Attenborough adds to the natural history heft with his narration, illuminating the T-Rex courtship ritual. \u2014 Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Others favor a sturdier base, like those at Picoso, where the tortillas have heft , which explains why each taco is wrapped in only a single layer. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"That\u2019s where the bottlenecks typically happen, with people piling up in cracks and gullies, sometimes waiting more than an hour for their turn to heft themselves up onto the next section of trail. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"No matter, this hiring cycle suggest Miami still has heft inside college football. \u2014 Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com , 5 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Many women liked to carry the bag on their shoulder because the Paddington, worth its weight in gold, had heft . \u2014 Vogue , 30 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"On the other hand, Intel is the largest semiconductor manufacturer in the world, with all the R&D heft that comes along with that. \u2014 Patrick Moorhead, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Both characters come with major emotional baggage, but the actresses heft their heavy loads with grit and grace. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Start your reading engines early this month, because this month\u2019s book picks have heft \u2014 in number of pages, yes, but also in terms of thought and inquiry. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Mar. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
|
"circa 1661, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"from heave , after such pairs as weave : weft":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8heft"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"avoirdupois",
|
|
"heaviness",
|
|
"weight"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174823",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hefty":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"light",
|
|
"weightless"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": impressively large : substantial":[
|
|
"hefty portions"
|
|
],
|
|
": marked by bigness, bulk, and usually strength":[
|
|
"a hefty football player"
|
|
],
|
|
": powerful , mighty":[],
|
|
": quite heavy":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He was a tall, hefty man.",
|
|
"Her boss gave her a hefty raise.",
|
|
"a hefty dose of irony",
|
|
"He gave the door a hefty kick.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Such hefty arguments, Mr. Taruskin believed, might help rescue classical music from its increasingly marginal status in American society. \u2014 William Robin, BostonGlobe.com , 2 July 2022",
|
|
"Friday\u2019s haul alone was around $48 million from 4,400 theaters, including a hefty $10.8 million in previews. \u2014 Pamela Mcclintock, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 July 2022",
|
|
"Passengers are being asked to shell out hefty prices for tickets despite the increasing likelihood of hassles, as airlines try to wring out profits amid surging costs. \u2014 Mary Schlangenstein, Fortune , 2 July 2022",
|
|
"Such hefty arguments, Mr. Taruskin believed, might help rescue classical music from its increasingly marginal status in American society. \u2014 New York Times , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"The car comes with a twin-turbo 3.0-liter i6 engine that can deliver a hefty 503-horsepower, and get you from 0-60 in 3.4 seconds. \u2014 Christian De Looper, BGR , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Woodbury Brewing Company\u2019s got their Holy Mole, a hefty 8%er with chilis and cinnamon sticks. \u2014 Blaine Callahan, Hartford Courant , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"They should all be locked up and given hefty prison sentences. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Two things that scream luxury: sparkle and a hefty bottle of Chanel. \u2014 Katie Intner, Harper's BAZAAR , 30 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1863, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8hef-t\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"heavy",
|
|
"massive",
|
|
"ponderous",
|
|
"weighty"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204243",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hegemony":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": preponderant influence or authority over others : domination":[
|
|
"battled for hegemony in Asia"
|
|
],
|
|
": the social, cultural, ideological, or economic influence exerted by a dominant group":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"\u2026 the very concept of \"scientific truth\" can only represent a social construction invented by scientists (whether consciously or not) as a device to justify their hegemony over the study of nature. \u2014 Stephen Jay Gould , Science , 14 Jan. 2000",
|
|
"When Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union, in June of 1941, distracted Japan's traditional rival for hegemony in East Asia, Japanese expansionists saw a historic opportunity. \u2014 David M. Kennedy , Atlantic , March 1999",
|
|
"If mermaids had ceased to challenge scientific hegemony , other similarly mythological creatures rushed in to fill their places in Victorian hearts and minds. \u2014 Harriet Ritvo , The Platypus and the Mermaid , 1997",
|
|
"They discussed the national government's hegemony over their tribal community.",
|
|
"European intellectuals have long debated the consequences of the hegemony of American popular culture around the world.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"They are very fixated on the fact that progressives and leftists control all the cultural hegemony . \u2014 The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic , 8 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Because of the Republican hegemony on the stage, the candidates mostly agreed on several issues. \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Carro, meanwhile, suggested that the only quick fix to Bayern\u2019s hegemony would be to abolish the 50+1 rule that means Germany\u2019s clubs must \u2014 with a handful of exceptions \u2014 be controlled by their fans. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Produced by Coachella promoter Goldenvoice, Cruel World time-travels back to that moment when synthesizers were supplanting guitars and rebel teens born into Baby Boomer hegemony and nostalgia were hungrily seeking new sounds and ideas. \u2014 Randall Roberts, Los Angeles Times , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"Marvel\u2019s box-office hegemony often comes at the expense of other Hollywood releases, including adult-skewing dramas and independent fare that have largely struggled to draw ticket-buyers en masse during the pandemic. \u2014 Daniel Arkin, NBC News , 8 May 2022",
|
|
"The Oxfam resolution is an important step to challenge that hegemony , but insufficient to transform the power dynamics at stake. \u2014 Els Torreele, STAT , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"Just as any sporting dynasty must come to an end, though, so would the cash-flush hegemony of the broadcast networks \u2014 as Swanson\u2019s final words already suggested. \u2014 Brian T. Brown, Los Angeles Times , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Atl\u00e9tico should, by rights, be a heroic underdog among Europe\u2019s elite, a countercultural alternative to the hegemony of pressing and possession. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1567, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Greek h\u0113gemonia , from h\u0113gem\u014dn leader, from h\u0113geisthai to lead \u2014 more at seek":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"hi-\u02c8je-m\u0259-n\u0113",
|
|
"\u02c8he-j\u0259-\u02ccm\u014d-n\u0113",
|
|
"-\u02c8ge-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ascendance",
|
|
"ascendence",
|
|
"ascendancy",
|
|
"ascendency",
|
|
"dominance",
|
|
"domination",
|
|
"dominion",
|
|
"imperium",
|
|
"predominance",
|
|
"predominancy",
|
|
"preeminence",
|
|
"reign",
|
|
"sovereignty",
|
|
"sovranty",
|
|
"supremacy"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025543",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"heifer":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Everyone who catches a calf receives a dollar certificate to purchase a heifer or steer to show at the next year\u2019s rodeo. \u2014 Emma Balter, Chron , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Director Mike Stura said the heifer will then join 93 other bovines among the 450 permanent residents at the center. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 29 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"This summer, her daughter, Haley, entered her first heifer at the Washington County Fair and won first place in her class. \u2014 Kristine M. Kierzek, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 7 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"The steaks of the future, we are promised, will be indistinguishable from the finest Wagyu or Black Angus of our dreams, though not one heifer will be slaughtered and not one acre of land spoiled by a feedlot. \u2014 Nathaniel Rich, WSJ , 30 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"In about six months at a feedlot like Wrangler, a steer or heifer eats about 35 pounds of food a day (40 percent of which is moisture) and gains more than 3 pounds a day, reaching a typical market weight of more than 1,300 pounds. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"Simpler in implication, if not technique, is Jon-Joseph Russo\u2019s sculpture of Jupiter and Io, a consensual lover transmuted into a heifer . \u2014 Mark Jenkins, Washington Post , 16 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"Among the dozens of instances in which e precedes i in uncapitalized words are this dozen: caffeine, counterfeit, deity, feisty, heifer , height, herein, leisure, protein, reign, seize and weird. \u2014 Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"There are two primary offerings: one wearable that helps detect when a heifer is in heat, and another that senses when the cow is about to give birth. \u2014 Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics , 15 July 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English hayfare , from Old English h\u0113ahfore":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8he-f\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140427",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"heiferette":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a large heavy heifer having nearly the size and development of a mature cow":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6hef\u0259\u00a6ret"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162731",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"heigh":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"origin unknown":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8h\u012b",
|
|
"\u02c8h\u0101"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023748",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"interjection"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"heigh-ho":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1520, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8h\u012b-\u02c8h\u014d",
|
|
"\u02c8h\u0101-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214036",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"interjection"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"height":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bottom",
|
|
"nadir",
|
|
"rock bottom"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a point or position that is advanced or extreme or that extends upward a great distance : a high point or position":[
|
|
"afraid of heights",
|
|
"the heights and depths of love"
|
|
],
|
|
": an advanced social rank":[],
|
|
": an extent of land rising to a considerable degree above the surrounding country":[],
|
|
": the condition of being tall or extending upward a great distance":[
|
|
"He was surprised by her height .",
|
|
"other ball players who have more height"
|
|
],
|
|
": the distance from the bottom to the top of someone or something standing upright":[
|
|
"estimating the height of a tree",
|
|
"a woman of average height",
|
|
"six feet in height"
|
|
],
|
|
": the extent of elevation above a level":[
|
|
"The land reaches a height of 600 feet above sea level."
|
|
],
|
|
": the most advanced or extreme point of something : zenith":[
|
|
"at the height of his powers",
|
|
"during the height of the violence"
|
|
],
|
|
": the part that rises or extends upward the greatest distance : the highest part : summit":[
|
|
"reached the height of the mountain"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"What's the height of the building?",
|
|
"These bushes grow to heights of up to five feet.",
|
|
"a woman of average height",
|
|
"We were measured for height and weight.",
|
|
"The ride has a height requirement. You have to be four feet tall to ride.",
|
|
"I was surprised by his height .",
|
|
"The land reaches a height of 600 feet above sea level.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Coupled with the lower overall height and the five or so inches taken up by the battery pack, that makes for a passenger compartment that is shorter, floor to ceiling, but considerably longer than the Cayenne's. \u2014 Csaba Csere, Car and Driver , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Other highlights of the energy-efficient fan include a blue LED display, adjustable height up to 4 feet high, and a remote control. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Sam would go on to steer the clinic through a volatile era when threats to clinics and staff were at their height and social and political victories by antiabortion groups put a squeeze on the business. \u2014 Kim Bellware, BostonGlobe.com , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"Sam would go on to steer the clinic through a volatile era when threats to clinics and staff were at their height and social and political victories by antiabortion groups put a squeeze on the business. \u2014 Kim Bellware, Washington Post , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"The mixed pattern bristles give hair height and body; the longer plastic bristles detangle hair while the shorter, bushier bristles smooth hair into a glossy sheet. \u2014 Jessica Teich, Good Housekeeping , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"He was gifted so much, the height and athletic ability of an NBA player, but he was saddled with so much. \u2014 Gregg Doyel, USA TODAY , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"He was gifted so much, the height and athletic ability of an NBA player, but he was saddled with so much as well. \u2014 Gregg Doyel, The Indianapolis Star , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Gender-separate teams may be eliminated in some sports like riflery or dressage, where height and strength and power and speed do not confer specific advantages, says Cahn. \u2014 Alicia Ault, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English heighthe , from Old English h\u012behthu ; akin to Old High German h\u014dhida height, Old English h\u0113ah high":""
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8h\u012btth",
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"\u02c8h\u012bt",
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"nonstandard \u02c8h\u012btth"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for height height , altitude , elevation mean vertical distance either between the top and bottom of something or between a base and something above it. height refers to something measured vertically whether high or low. a wall two meters in height altitude and elevation apply to height as measured by angular measurement or atmospheric pressure; altitude is preferable when referring to vertical distance above the surface of the earth or above sea level; elevation is used especially in reference to vertical height on land. fly at an altitude of 10,000 meters Denver is a city with a high elevation",
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"acme",
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"apex",
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"apogee",
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"capstone",
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"climax",
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"crescendo",
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"crest",
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"crown",
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"culmination",
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"head",
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"high noon",
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"high-water mark",
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"meridian",
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"ne plus ultra",
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"noon",
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"noontime",
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"peak",
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"pinnacle",
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"sum",
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"summit",
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"tip-top",
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"top",
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"zenith"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005453",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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},
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"height finder":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a device used to determine the height of an airborne object":[]
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},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165122",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"height gauge":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a C-shaped metal device for measuring the foot-to-face height of printing type or mounted plates":[],
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": a gauge having a micrometer or a vernier scale for measuring heights":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132222",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
|
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"heighten":{
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"antonyms":[
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"abate",
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"moderate"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": elate":[],
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": grow , rise":[],
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": to become brighter or more intense":[],
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": to become great or greater in amount, degree, or extent":[],
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": to bring out more strongly : point up":[],
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": to make brighter or more intense : deepen":[],
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": to raise above the ordinary or trite":[],
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": to raise high or higher : elevate":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The plan will only heighten tensions between the two groups.",
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"This tragedy has heightened our awareness of the need for improved safety measures.",
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"Tensions between the two groups have heightened .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The district officials offered more varied opinions on the sophisticated-sounding systems \u2014 like high-tech threat detectors \u2014 that promise to heighten security through the use of artificial intelligence. \u2014 New York Times , 26 June 2022",
|
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"But the mystery seemed to only heighten curiosity about race. \u2014 Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic , 23 June 2022",
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"Research suggests that decades of supermoons have been shown to heighten erosion risk on sandy beaches. \u2014 Kasha Patel, Anchorage Daily News , 10 June 2022",
|
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"Research suggests that decades of supermoons have been shown to heighten erosion risk on sandy beaches. \u2014 Kasha Patel, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
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"With powerful performances from its newcomer stars, Eden Dambrine and Gustav de Waele, and visually stunning shots that heighten its emotional depth, Close is a beautiful film that leaves a lasting impact long after the credits start to roll. \u2014 Jihane Bousfiha, ELLE , 2 June 2022",
|
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"The jokes in Glover's script manage to both cut and heighten the tension on the way to a shockingly violent and sad ending. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 22 Mar. 2022",
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"Absent an informed assessment of this grave matter, U.S. policy makers likely would be gripped by visceral fear and avoid any action that could heighten the risk of nuclear war. \u2014 David C. Gompert, WSJ , 22 Mar. 2022",
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"Businesses need to heighten consumer experiences and encourage meaningful engagement. \u2014 Giuliana Corbo, Forbes , 8 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1523, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8h\u012b-t\u1d4an"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"accentuate",
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"amp (up)",
|
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"amplify",
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"beef (up)",
|
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"boost",
|
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"consolidate",
|
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"deepen",
|
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"enhance",
|
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"intensify",
|
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"magnify",
|
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"redouble",
|
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"step up",
|
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"strengthen"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104902",
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"type":[
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"verb"
|
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]
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},
|
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"heightened":{
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"antonyms":[
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"abate",
|
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"moderate"
|
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],
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"definitions":{
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|
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": to bring out more strongly : point up":[],
|
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": to increase the amount or degree of : augment":[],
|
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": to make brighter or more intense : deepen":[],
|
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": to make more acute : sharpen":[],
|
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": to raise above the ordinary or trite":[],
|
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": to raise high or higher : elevate":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"The plan will only heighten tensions between the two groups.",
|
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"This tragedy has heightened our awareness of the need for improved safety measures.",
|
|
"Tensions between the two groups have heightened .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The district officials offered more varied opinions on the sophisticated-sounding systems \u2014 like high-tech threat detectors \u2014 that promise to heighten security through the use of artificial intelligence. \u2014 New York Times , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"But the mystery seemed to only heighten curiosity about race. \u2014 Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Research suggests that decades of supermoons have been shown to heighten erosion risk on sandy beaches. \u2014 Kasha Patel, Anchorage Daily News , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Research suggests that decades of supermoons have been shown to heighten erosion risk on sandy beaches. \u2014 Kasha Patel, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"With powerful performances from its newcomer stars, Eden Dambrine and Gustav de Waele, and visually stunning shots that heighten its emotional depth, Close is a beautiful film that leaves a lasting impact long after the credits start to roll. \u2014 Jihane Bousfiha, ELLE , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"The jokes in Glover's script manage to both cut and heighten the tension on the way to a shockingly violent and sad ending. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Absent an informed assessment of this grave matter, U.S. policy makers likely would be gripped by visceral fear and avoid any action that could heighten the risk of nuclear war. \u2014 David C. Gompert, WSJ , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Businesses need to heighten consumer experiences and encourage meaningful engagement. \u2014 Giuliana Corbo, Forbes , 8 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1523, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8h\u012b-t\u1d4an"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"accentuate",
|
|
"amp (up)",
|
|
"amplify",
|
|
"beef (up)",
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"consolidate",
|
|
"deepen",
|
|
"enhance",
|
|
"intensify",
|
|
"magnify",
|
|
"redouble",
|
|
"step up",
|
|
"strengthen"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235027",
|
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"heinie":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": buttocks":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Get off your heinie and do some work.",
|
|
"a skirt so tight that her heinie was clearly outlined",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Things that contact your heinie but not your hands, like a bus seat. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, Popular Science , 16 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"The Reds spent eight innings in a hitting coma, striking out 12 times and generally hitting like a bunch of heinies . \u2014 Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com , 11 July 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1921, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"alteration of hinder entry 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8h\u012b-n\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"backside",
|
|
"behind",
|
|
"booty",
|
|
"bootie",
|
|
"bottom",
|
|
"breech",
|
|
"bum",
|
|
"buns",
|
|
"butt",
|
|
"buttocks",
|
|
"caboose",
|
|
"can",
|
|
"cheeks",
|
|
"derriere",
|
|
"derri\u00e8re",
|
|
"duff",
|
|
"fanny",
|
|
"fundament",
|
|
"hams",
|
|
"haunches",
|
|
"hunkers",
|
|
"keister",
|
|
"keester",
|
|
"nates",
|
|
"posterior",
|
|
"rear",
|
|
"rear end",
|
|
"rump",
|
|
"seat",
|
|
"tail",
|
|
"tail end",
|
|
"tush"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175555",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"heir whatsoever":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": heir at law sense 2":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123745",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"heist":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"grab",
|
|
"pinch",
|
|
"rip-off",
|
|
"snatching",
|
|
"swiping",
|
|
"theft"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": hoist":[],
|
|
": steal sense 1a":[],
|
|
": to commit armed robbery on":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"a professional burglar was able to heist a box of jewelry from the safe in the closet",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"it was the largest jewelry heist in the city's history",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Shohei Ohtani is the greatest player on the planet, scarcely pausing to heist that title from teammate Mike Trout. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The movie chronicles the red sanders heist in the hills of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. \u2014 Sweta Kaushal, Forbes , 28 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"How can attempting to heist a sequence of legendary, impossible-to-crack safes across Europe not be fun? \u2014 Lisa Respers France, CNN , 30 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Dieter is brought in to help heist a sequence of legendary, impossible-to-crack safes across Europe. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 25 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"The initial part of the chase \u2014 where Washington Protagonist and his partner, Neil, played by Robert Pattinson, heist an object from a moving truck \u2014 was rehearsed and filmed as a complete sequence. \u2014 Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times , 15 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"McGrady and Lakers executive Jerry West, who heisted Bryant from the Hornets during the 1996 NBA Draft, checked in via video. \u2014 Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com , 28 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"And two, how does one go about heisting the world\u2019s largest land animal? \u2014 Paul Kvinta, Outside Online , 12 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"Houston bank branches have been hit with a steady beat of armored truck heists in recent years that involve brazen attacks on couriers. \u2014 Julian Gill, Houston Chronicle , 24 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The police prefecture tweeted that members of a special brigade went to the scene after the heist , which occurred close to 3 p.m. \u2014 Bradford Betz, Fox News , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"But a great detective movie mixes everything a good heist movie has with a whole lot more intrigue. \u2014 Men's Health , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Yet, shortly after the heist , the price of Cashio dropped to around two thousandths of a cent, according to CoinGecko. \u2014 Marco Quiroz-gutierrez, Fortune , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"On a February evening 11 months after the heist , Marks was gunned down while unlocking the front door to his apartment in the Boston suburb of Lynn, Massachusetts. \u2014 Nora Mcgreevy, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"One was suspected of handing documents about the Green Vault and its security systems to the perpetrators and was arrested four days after the heist . \u2014 Natalie Croker, CNN , 27 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"After the heist , the men went to one of the men\u2019s apartments, changed into dress clothes and returned to the party. \u2014 Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times , 4 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Will Poulter, Johnny Flynn, Naomi Ackie, and Lydia Wilson appear in the first trailer for upcoming musical heist movie The Score. \u2014 Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone , 25 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"After stealing about $16 million worth of governance tokens (OP) from the Ethereum scaling solution Optimism, the hacker responsible for the heist returned most of the funds. \u2014 Taylor Locke, Fortune , 10 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1865, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"1930, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"variant of hoist entry 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8h\u012bst"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"appropriate",
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"filch",
|
|
"hook",
|
|
"lift",
|
|
"misappropriate",
|
|
"nick",
|
|
"nip",
|
|
"pilfer",
|
|
"pinch",
|
|
"pocket",
|
|
"purloin",
|
|
"rip off",
|
|
"snitch",
|
|
"steal",
|
|
"swipe",
|
|
"thieve"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034244",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"helical":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"Sirius, the brightest star in the heavens, travels a helical path through space.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Additionally, five mutations in the central helical region, N764K, D796Y, N856K, L981F, and N969K introduce and facilitate additional hydrogen bond and hydrophobic interactions between the S2 trimers (Figure 4). \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"To solve this problem, the researchers looked at how helical waves are generated in light beams and then translated the idea to mechanical waves. \u2014 Chris Lee, Ars Technica , 2 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The helical detailing pops up elsewhere, too, including on the electric chair that Benicio del Toro\u2019s Moses Rosenthaler briefly straps himself into. \u2014 Radhika Seth, Vogue , 9 Dec. 2021",
|
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"Its nucleus, just a few microns wide, contains six feet of DNA: helical molecules that string together some three billion pairs of nucleotides, each represented by an initial\u2014A, C, G, and T\u2014the programming language of our genetic code. \u2014 Raffi Khatchadourian, The New Yorker , 15 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"In addition to forming the helical nucleocapsid, N is reported to be required for packaging the viral into infectious particles. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 16 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"This green algae Spirogyra has one of the most fascinating chloroplast shapes of all algae \u2013 a helical shape, or spiral. \u2014 Alan Taylor, The Atlantic , 20 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"The front wheels convert the power into momentum, aided by a standard helical limited-slip differential. \u2014 Derek Powell, Car and Driver , 19 Oct. 2021",
|
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"The effect of this mutation on replication and helical activity is worth further study. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 20 Sep. 2021"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1591, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8hel-i-k\u0259l",
|
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"\u02c8he-li-k\u0259l",
|
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"\u02c8h\u0113-",
|
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"\u02c8h\u0113-li-"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"coiling",
|
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"corkscrew",
|
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"involute",
|
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"screwlike",
|
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"spiral",
|
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"winding"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182935",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"heliconius":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a large Neotropical genus of long-winged butterflies that are often brilliantly colored or mimetic and that with related American butterflies constitute a subfamily of Nymphalidae or in some classifications the separate family Heliconiidae":[],
|
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": any butterfly of the genus Heliconius":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"New Latin, from Latin, of Helicon":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cchel\u0259\u02c8k\u014dn\u0113\u0259s"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185117",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"helicopter":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an aircraft whose lift is derived from the aerodynamic forces acting on one or more powered rotors turning about substantially vertical axes":[],
|
|
": to transport by helicopter":[],
|
|
": to travel by helicopter":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"took a helicopter tour to get a better sense of the grandeur of the Grand Canyon",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Six people reportedly died in a helicopter crash in West Virginia on Wednesday. \u2014 Teddy Grant, ABC News , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Kobe died in a tragic helicopter crash in January 2020, alongside his and Vanessa's 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, and seven others. \u2014 Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"Vanessa Bryant sued the county in September 2020, accusing county sheriff and fire department workers of improperly taking and sharing photos of human remains from the helicopter crash that killed the NBA legend and their daughter in January 2020. \u2014 Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"About a year after Los Angeles County Sheriff\u2019s Deputy Doug Johnson took graphic photos of Kobe Bryant\u2019s helicopter crash scene that were then passed around, he was caught up in another scandal. \u2014 Alene Tchekmedyianstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Thursday's helicopter crash occurred on a training range near El Centro in Imperial County, according to Cmdr. \u2014 Faris Tanyos, CBS News , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Stephanie Orsini, 52, of South Boston, was planting flags in honor of her husband, Joseph Fandrey, a Marine Corps lieutenant who died in a mid-air helicopter crash on May 10, 1996, in North Carolina. \u2014 Matt Yan, BostonGlobe.com , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"But when Jesse disappears in a helicopter crash, a heartbroken Emma returns home to pick up the pieces of her life. \u2014 Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 May 2022",
|
|
"Osaka was also close with Kobe Bryant, who died in 2020 in a helicopter crash and who was an early mentor to her. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"In the next 50 years, a man may be able to helicopter right out of his backyard and onto the roof of his office building. \u2014 Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics , 11 Jan. 2022",
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"Helicopter in for the game, then helicopter out and everyone loves you. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 27 Nov. 2021",
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"Assuming the lava sticks around for a bit and doesn\u2019t retreat back underground, visitation to the National Park will surely increase, as will helicopter fly-over tours. \u2014 Will Mcgough, Forbes , 30 Sep. 2021",
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"The other interesting thing that happened last year was this perfect storm of editors kind of waking up to needing diverse voices, but also the pandemic, which sort of limited people's ability to helicopter into destinations and write about them. \u2014 Meredith Carey, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 4 Aug. 2021",
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"Zeta breached the levees protecting Grand Isle in three places and also deposited a shrimp boat on La. 1 heading toward the island, blocking access and forcing first responders to helicopter in to assess damage. \u2014 Bryn Stole, NOLA.com , 29 Oct. 2020",
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"Rhodes, who was running for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate, helicoptered to Kent to survey the scene. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 3 May 2020",
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"In the fun clip, after Craig\u2019s character picks up the Queen from Buckingham Palace, stunt actors playing them helicoptered across London and parachuted into the venue. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 20 June 2019",
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"The couple was helicoptered to safety and treated for exposure. \u2014 Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com , 26 Feb. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1887, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"1952, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French h\u00e9licopt\u00e8re , from Greek heliko- + pteron wing \u2014 more at feather":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8he-l\u0259-\u02cck\u00e4p-t\u0259r",
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"\u02c8h\u0113-"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"chopper",
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"copter",
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"eggbeater",
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"helo",
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"whirlybird"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025550",
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"helicopter parent":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a parent who is overly involved in the life of his or her child":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The beginning of the film shows Mei, voiced by Rosalie Chiang, living much of her life in Toronto, aligned with the path that helicopter parent Ming, voiced by Sandra Oh, had laid out for her. \u2014 NBC News , 18 Mar. 2022",
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"Today, parents are very involved in what their kids read\u2014the whole helicopter parent thing. \u2014 Leo Deluca, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 Oct. 2021",
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"The mom of this local family is a helicopter parent extraordinaire who wants our kids to be friends and travel together. \u2014 oregonlive , 9 Sep. 2021",
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"Wade is aware of the critics who deem him a helicopter parent and contend the players should fight their own battle. \u2014 Teddy Greenstein, chicagotribune.com , 18 Aug. 2020",
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"Children ride bikes with no helicopter parents in sight. \u2014 Carol Pogash, New York Times , 10 Mar. 2020",
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"And the proud human mamas and papas monitoring the 6-inch-long venomous snakes hover over the youngsters \u2014 though at a safe distance \u2014 like helicopter parents . \u2014 Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 2 Oct. 2019",
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"Work as family and the original helicopter parents . \u2014 S. Mitra Kalita For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 2 Feb. 2020",
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"For this group, there is only one way to do it: Imitate us, the people who are the helicopter parents , whose parents were professionals, whose presidential candidates are Rhodes scholars or presidents of the Harvard Law Review. \u2014 Thomas Geoghegan, The New Republic , 20 Jan. 2020"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1989, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212106",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"helicorubin":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a hemoprotein occurring in the intestine and hepatopancreas of pulmonate gastropods and in the hepatopancreas of the crayfish":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"helico- (from New Latin Helic-, Helix , genus name of Helix pomatia ) + Latin rub er red + English -in":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cchel\u0259k\u014d\u02c8r\u00fcb\u0259\u0307n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-141306",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"hell":{
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"antonyms":[
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"bliss",
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"elysian fields",
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"Elysium",
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"empyrean",
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|
"heaven",
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"kingdom come",
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|
"New Jerusalem",
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"paradise",
|
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"sky",
|
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"Zion",
|
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"Sion"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a nether world in which the dead continue to exist : hades":[],
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": a place or state of misery, torment, or wickedness":[
|
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"war is hell",
|
|
"\u2014 W. T. Sherman"
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],
|
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": a place or state of turmoil or destruction":[
|
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"all hell broke loose"
|
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],
|
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": a tailor's receptacle":[],
|
|
": an extremely unpleasant and often inescapable situation":[
|
|
"rush-hour hell"
|
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],
|
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": being the worst or most dreadful of its kind":[
|
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"a vacation from hell"
|
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],
|
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": difficulties of whatever kind or size":[
|
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"will stand by her convictions come hell or high water"
|
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],
|
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": dire consequences":[
|
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"if he's late there'll be hell to pay"
|
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],
|
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": error sense 2b , sin":[],
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": the nether realm of the devil and the demons in which condemned people suffer everlasting punishment":[
|
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"\u2014 often used in curses go to hell or as a generalized term of abuse the hell with it"
|
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],
|
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": unrestrained fun or sportiveness":[
|
|
"the kids were full of hell",
|
|
"\u2014 often used in the phrase for the hell of it especially to suggest action on impulse or without a serious motive decided to go for the hell of it"
|
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],
|
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": very hard on or destructive to":[
|
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"the constant traveling is hell on your digestive system"
|
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],
|
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"Stefan (Walter) 1962\u2013 German (Romanian-born) chemist":[]
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},
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"examples":[
|
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"Getting the loan approved was pure hell .",
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"He went through hell during his divorce.",
|
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"She had to go through hell to get where she is today.",
|
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"Living with the disease can be a hell on earth .",
|
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"The pain has made her life a living hell .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Wantz hit Jesse Winker in the second inning and all hell broke lose. \u2014 Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times , 26 June 2022",
|
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"At the moment, the country seems committed to the second option, as if united in a natural preference for hell . \u2014 Lance Morrow, WSJ , 23 June 2022",
|
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"Isabella and Mortimer, meanwhile, were hell -bent on vengeance. \u2014 Anne Th\u00e9riault, Longreads , 21 June 2022",
|
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"The bullet- hell brutality of Cuphead will return later this month as a $7.99 DLC pack. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 19 June 2022",
|
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"All hell then broke loose on the ice, and the benches emptied. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 14 June 2022",
|
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"But the twisty and fairly shocking finish -- which included a brutal fight and the shootout from hell -- should only stoke the questions about whether this HBO series basically defies simple classification. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 13 June 2022",
|
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"And if that happens, the Democratic Party may find itself at the gates of political hell . \u2014 Robert Stein, National Review , 13 June 2022",
|
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"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"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English helle, going back to Old English hell, helle, going back to Germanic *halj\u014d (whence also Old Saxon hellia \"abode of the dead,\" Old High German hella, hellia, Old Norse hel \"abode of the dead, the death goddess,\" Gothic halja, translating Greek H\u00e1id\u0113s ), perhaps from an o-grade nominal derivative of the Germanic verbal base *hel- \"cover, hide\" \u2014 more at conceal":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8hel"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"Gehenna",
|
|
"Pandemonium",
|
|
"perdition",
|
|
"Tophet"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175359",
|
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"type":[
|
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"biographical name",
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hell bomb":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
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|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-173928",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hell driver":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one that engages in hell driving especially professionally":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-074044",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hell driving":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the performance of daredevil stunts with an automobile especially for the entertainment of spectators":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140127",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hell-bent (on":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"fully committed to achieving a goal she's hell-bent on a career in show business and heaven help anyone who gets in her way"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-215732",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hell-bent (on ":{
|
|
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|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"fully committed to achieving a goal she's hell-bent on a career in show business and heaven help anyone who gets in her way"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-195040",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hell-bind":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": dodder":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"hell entry 1 + bind (bine)":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140255",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hell-diver":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a pied-billed grebe or other rather small grebe":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053934",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hell-for-leather":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"daredevil",
|
|
"devil-may-care",
|
|
"foolhardy",
|
|
"harum-scarum",
|
|
"irresponsible",
|
|
"kamikaze",
|
|
"reckless"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": in a hell-for-leather manner : at full speed":[
|
|
"rode hell-for-leather down the trail"
|
|
],
|
|
": marked by determined recklessness, great speed, or lack of restraint":[
|
|
"a cocky, hell-for-leather fighting man",
|
|
"\u2014 H. H. Martin"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1889, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
|
|
"1920, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8hel-f\u0259r-\u02c8le-\u1e6fh\u0331\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"apace",
|
|
"briskly",
|
|
"chop-chop",
|
|
"double-quick",
|
|
"fast",
|
|
"fleetly",
|
|
"full tilt",
|
|
"hastily",
|
|
"hot",
|
|
"lickety-split",
|
|
"posthaste",
|
|
"presto",
|
|
"pronto",
|
|
"quick",
|
|
"quickly",
|
|
"rapidly",
|
|
"snappily",
|
|
"soon",
|
|
"speedily",
|
|
"swift",
|
|
"swiftly"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065757",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hell-raising":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one given to wild, boisterous, or intemperate behavior":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1882, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8hel-\u02ccr\u0101-z\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223644",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"noun or adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hellacious":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"light",
|
|
"moderate",
|
|
"soft"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": exceptionally powerful or violent":[],
|
|
": extraordinarily large":[],
|
|
": extremely difficult":[],
|
|
": remarkably good":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Traffic is hellacious this time of day.",
|
|
"the hellacious heat was more than we could bear",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"President Biden will award the Medal of Honor, the nation\u2019s highest recognition for combat valor, to four U.S. Army veterans who fought through hellacious battles during the Vietnam War more than 50 years ago, White House officials said Monday. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"But as a stand-alone blockbuster that\u2019s just trying to suck viewers\u2019 eyeballs out of their sockets with hellacious flight photography and thunderous sound, Maverick is just what every cineplex in the country has been crying out for. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"This time, the Green dropped the guillotine clean on the Heat via a hellacious 24-2 run that stopped cold-shooting Miami cold, seizing control of this series with a 3-2 lead. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"When Talbot later commanded everyone in the tent to get low, everyone\u2014including the lip-glosser\u2014got on their haunches, then exploded upward as the band bashed out a hellacious din. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"While nobody is on par with Chamberlain as an hellacious rebounder, the versatile attack of Joki\u0107 put him in the same company as a statistical giant. \u2014 Shane Young, Forbes , 16 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Anyone starting out in stand-up comedy knows it\u2019s a long hellacious road to making a living on stage. \u2014 Travon Free, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Adams took a hellacious shot from 49ers safety Jimmie Ward on a deep shot midway through the fourth quarter. \u2014 Ryan Wood, USA TODAY , 27 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"In contrast, others such as David Carr, who endured a hellacious beating in his first season, were harmed by their first-season experience. \u2014 Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle , 27 Oct. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1929, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"hell + -acious (as in audacious )":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cche-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acute",
|
|
"almighty",
|
|
"blistering",
|
|
"deep",
|
|
"dreadful",
|
|
"excruciating",
|
|
"explosive",
|
|
"exquisite",
|
|
"fearful",
|
|
"fearsome",
|
|
"ferocious",
|
|
"fierce",
|
|
"frightful",
|
|
"furious",
|
|
"ghastly",
|
|
"hard",
|
|
"heavy",
|
|
"heavy-duty",
|
|
"intense",
|
|
"intensive",
|
|
"keen",
|
|
"profound",
|
|
"terrible",
|
|
"vehement",
|
|
"vicious",
|
|
"violent"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044232",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hellbox":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a receptacle into which a printer throws damaged or discarded type material":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-081804",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hellbroth":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a brew for working black magic":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1616, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8hel-\u02ccbr\u022fth"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063413",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hellcat":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": witch sense 3":[]
|
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},
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"examples":[
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"one of the two spinster sisters is said to be a hellcat , and the other is as sweet as can be",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Haters wrote off this Atlanta quintet as shameless Stones/Faces aping - completely missing the huge influence of Humble Pie\u2019s Steve Marriott on Chris\u2019 hellcat vocals. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 2 Mar. 2022",
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"Ram has blown up the performance pickup scene with its Ram 1500 TRX, a half-ton hellcat pickup boasting 702 horsepower and 650 lb.-ft. \u2014 Jeff Yip, Houston Chronicle , 3 Sep. 2020",
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"In the second act, at Caf\u00e9 Momus, the hellcat Musetta doesn\u2019t just flirt with the crowd but pulls off her underwear and throws it \u2014 Zachary Woolfe, New York Times , 27 Oct. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1612, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8hel-\u02cckat"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"beldam",
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"beldame",
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"carline",
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"carlin",
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"crone",
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"hag",
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"trot",
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"witch"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055024",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"helldog":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": hellhound":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212658",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"hellion":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a troublesome or mischievous person":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"My children can act like little hellions when they're bored.",
|
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"the little hellions were tearing through the house squirting their water pistols",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"From luxury sedan to hellion at the touch of a button, rear-drive mode, 10.8-second quarter. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver , 20 Oct. 2021",
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"Indeed, the Type S bears no similarity to the Civic Type R, Honda\u2019s halo hellion . \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 9 Oct. 2021",
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"Honda is expert at putting torque to the road in front-wheel-drive cars (see the 292-horse Civic Type R hellion ), and Accord\u2019s no different. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 31 July 2021",
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"The group agrees to answer Mary\u2019s murder by burning a shipment of munitions at Lord Massen\u2019s factory, an uninspiring retaliation suggested by Lucy, who\u2019s usually more of a hellion . \u2014 Amanda Whiting, Vulture , 2 May 2021",
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"For the next 32 years, in photographs and two films (directed by her husband, Martin Bell ), Mark chronicled Tiny\u2019s development from streetwise hellion , to teen prostitute and drug addict, to struggling mother of 10 children. \u2014 Richard B. Woodward, WSJ , 1 May 2021",
|
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"My younger kid, Dan, was a bit of a hellion , who, classically, Resisted Authority. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Mar. 2021",
|
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"Contributor John Pearley Huffman, who was a little under the weather this week and not his shouty self, selected a 464-hp hellion : a primo Cadillac ATS-V sedan. \u2014 Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver , 5 Feb. 2021",
|
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"My kids seemed adorable, completely unlike the hellions who made me pull the car over on the Henry Hudson Parkway just hours earlier and threaten them with military school. \u2014 Chris Morocco, Bon App\u00e9tit , 4 Nov. 2019"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1787, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"probably alteration (influenced by hell ) of hallion scamp":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8hel-y\u0259n"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"devil",
|
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"imp",
|
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"mischief",
|
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"monkey",
|
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"rapscallion",
|
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"rascal",
|
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"rogue",
|
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"scamp",
|
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"urchin"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-114733",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"hellish":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"We've been having hellish weather lately.",
|
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"The battlefield was a hellish scene of death and destruction.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Our own cushy spot in the Goldilocks Zone (so called because of its perfect placement, about 93 million miles from the Sun) is home to otherworldly creatures that thrive in even the most hellish conditions. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"The air conditioner on driver Tyrone Williams\u2019 truck failed, leaving the men and women\u2014and one child\u2014in hellish conditions. \u2014 Stuart Anderson, Forbes , 4 May 2022",
|
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"High school has always been hellish , at least for some of us. \u2014 Carol Mangis, PCMAG , 3 June 2022",
|
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"After acceding to power in the 2019 national elections, the coalition government Morrison helmed faced both hellish wildfires at the start of 2020 and biblical floods in the east that killed 22 people earlier this year. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"Elsewhere in the hellish scene were the bodies of fourth graders whose parents were friends of his. \u2014 Reuters, NBC News , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Teenager Silas is caught up in a hellish dream when a boar hunt with his father and his father\u2019s friends turns into a glorification of drinking, violence and transgressive behavior. \u2014 Christopher Vourlias, Variety , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"The flames rose and were reflected in the clouds, turning the sky a hellish scarlet. \u2014 James Verini, New York Times , 19 May 2022",
|
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"In a direct address to an unknown person, Joan explores the reasons for the tragic events that have landed her in her current hellish life. \u2014 Chelsea Bieker, WSJ , 13 May 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1530, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8he-lish"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213532",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hellkite":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one that shows hellish cruelty":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114318",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hello":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"adieu",
|
|
"bon voyage",
|
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"cong\u00e9",
|
|
"congee",
|
|
"farewell",
|
|
"Godspeed",
|
|
"good-bye",
|
|
"good-by"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an expression or gesture of greeting":[
|
|
"\u2014 used interjectionally in greeting, in answering the telephone, or to express surprise hello there waved hello"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"They welcomed us with a warm hello .",
|
|
"we said our hellos and got right down to business",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Just last week, it was reported that Disney demanded Pixar cut an innocuous kiss hello between two lesbian characters \u2014 a married couple \u2014 from Lightyear, its Toy Story spinoff. \u2014 Tatiana Siegel, Rolling Stone , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Like the many other Noughties trends making a return\u2014 hello cargo pants and shield sunglasses\u2014 Boho is being dug out of the archive. \u2014 Henrik Lischke, Vogue , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Maybe just to stop by with ice cream for the kids or even just to say a quick hello to his best friend? \u2014 Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Different honks can signal anything from rage to a friendly hello . \u2014 Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Members of the cast, including Michelle Dockery and Hugh Bonneville, said a special hello to theaters owners via video. \u2014 Pamela Mcclintock, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"And despite the recent angry words, each of us said a polite hello to the other\u2026 and both of us were sincere in those sentiments. \u2014 Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The hand signs for hello and goodbye can be useful in a large group meeting. \u2014 Anne Quito, Quartz , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"And then reminding us, on the way out, that every farewell is also a hello , and every time to die is a time to be reborn. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Los Angeles Times , 29 Sep. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1834, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"alteration of hollo":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"he-",
|
|
"h\u0259-\u02c8l\u014d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"greeting",
|
|
"salutation",
|
|
"salute",
|
|
"welcome"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022806",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"interjection",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"helm":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"conn",
|
|
"con",
|
|
"navigate",
|
|
"pilot",
|
|
"steer"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a position of control : head":[
|
|
"a new dean is at the helm of the medical school"
|
|
],
|
|
": direct , control":[
|
|
"the director has helmed many action movies"
|
|
],
|
|
": helmet sense 1":[],
|
|
": position of the helm with respect to the amidships position":[
|
|
"turn the helm hard alee"
|
|
],
|
|
": to cover or furnish with a helmet":[],
|
|
": to direct (a ship) with a lever or wheel that controls the rudder : to direct (a ship) with or as if with a helm (see helm entry 1 sense 1a ) : steer":[
|
|
"helming a schooner"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1603, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English helme , from Old English helma ; akin to Old High German helmo tiller":"Noun and Verb",
|
|
"Middle English, from Old English":"Noun and Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8helm"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chair",
|
|
"driver's seat",
|
|
"head",
|
|
"headship",
|
|
"rein(s)"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135630",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"helmsman":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the person at the helm : steersman":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"had a complaint and demanded to talk to the helmsman of this vast construction project, not some underling",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"My favorite performances came from Chong, Gooding, Bush and Melissa Navia as Enterprise helmsman Erica Ortegas. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"The country had only 20 years earlier ended a brutal war with Japan, but the ship's helmsman was Japanese (Sulu). \u2014 John Blake, CNN , 1 May 2022",
|
|
"Max works as the helmsman and hauler, while Virginia measures the lobsters and throws back the ones too small to keep. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 20 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"As the helmsman struggled to center the ship, the two pilots also began to argue between themselves, the person said. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 July 2021",
|
|
"One of the pilots gave a series of unusually aggressive commands, shouting to the ship\u2019s Indian helmsman to steer hard right, then hard left, according to a person familiar with audio recordings from the ship\u2019s voyage data recorder. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 July 2021",
|
|
"Although born in Australia, the helmsman also holds U.S. citizenship. \u2014 Diane Bell Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 June 2021",
|
|
"Then 26, Burling was the youngest helmsman in the 170-year history of the America\u2019s Cup. \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 8 May 2021",
|
|
"The New Zealand victory is particularly noteworthy for Peter Burling, the 30-year-old helmsman who has led Team New Zealand to two consecutive America\u2019s Cup victories. \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 17 Mar. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1590, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8helmz-m\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"boss",
|
|
"boss man",
|
|
"captain",
|
|
"chief",
|
|
"foreman",
|
|
"head",
|
|
"headman",
|
|
"honcho",
|
|
"jefe",
|
|
"kingpin",
|
|
"leader",
|
|
"master",
|
|
"taskmaster"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223637",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"helmsperson":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the person at the helm : helmsman":[
|
|
"For the greatest benefit, a marine-radar display should be at the helm, where the helmsperson can manipulate the controls and integrate the displayed data with what he or she is or isn't seeing.",
|
|
"\u2014 Charles Husick"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Derived from the Greek word for pilot or helmsperson , Kubernetes is one of the fastest-growing elements of the cloud-native world. \u2014 Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes , 14 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"The Paris Review has been under intense pressure to find the perfect helmsperson to steer it after Stein left under a cloud of misconduct allegations. \u2014 Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic , 5 Apr. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1972, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8helmz-\u02ccp\u0259r-s\u1d4an"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181232",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"helo":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": helicopter":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the rescue helo swept in and landed on the roof of the skyscraper",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"An aircrew on an MH-60 Jayhawk helo , hoisted and transported the hunting party, 6 adults and 1 teen, to awaiting EMS in Nome. \u2014 Phil Helsel, NBC News , 6 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"So the Army looked for a helo that could fight back, a chopper that was purpose-built for an air assault role. \u2014 Alex Hollings, Popular Mechanics , 20 June 2021",
|
|
"Because of its additional, night-flying capability, the helo will likely need some bright lighting. \u2014 Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics , 9 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"The helicopter also shows off its quiet mode, deactivating the rear propeller and flying as a conventional helo . \u2014 Eric Adams, WIRED , 5 July 2019",
|
|
"These new helos will take on the mission to tackle these threats. \u2014 Allison Barrie, Fox News , 27 Sep. 2018",
|
|
"These units are not just aiming at Russian helos and warplanes anymore. \u2014 Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics , 10 Sep. 2018",
|
|
"This helo can also carry fire retardant to slow down the fire\u2019s spread. \u2014 Allison Barrie, Fox News , 9 Aug. 2018",
|
|
"Crucially, the smart helo can also be deployed to resupply fire crews. \u2014 Allison Barrie, Fox News , 9 Aug. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1968, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"by shortening & alteration":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8h\u0113-(\u02cc)l\u014d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chopper",
|
|
"copter",
|
|
"eggbeater",
|
|
"helicopter",
|
|
"whirlybird"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045815",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"helobious":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": living in marshy places":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"helo- + -bious (from New Latin -bius having a\u2014specified\u2014mode of life)":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-b\u0113\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003123",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"helodes":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": marshy":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Greek hel\u014dd\u0113s , from helos marsh; akin to Sanskrit saras pond":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"he\u02c8l\u014d(\u02cc)d\u0113z"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000737",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"help":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abetment",
|
|
"aid",
|
|
"assist",
|
|
"assistance",
|
|
"backing",
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"hand",
|
|
"helping hand",
|
|
"leg up",
|
|
"lift",
|
|
"support"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a domestic worker":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used in plural but singular or plural in construction"
|
|
],
|
|
": a source of aid":[
|
|
"She is a help to our efforts.",
|
|
"You've been a great help to us.",
|
|
"The instructions were no help (at all).",
|
|
"He's been more of a hindrance than a help .",
|
|
"Turner \u2026 and Mackinley \u2026 are big helps with their younger siblings.",
|
|
"\u2014 Julia Lipscombe"
|
|
],
|
|
": employee":[
|
|
"help wanted",
|
|
"\u2014 usually used in plural but singular or plural in construction Most of the restaurant's summer help is/are college students."
|
|
],
|
|
": remedy , relief":[
|
|
"The situation is beyond help .",
|
|
"( somewhat old-fashioned ) There was no help for it . I was obliged to tell him the truth.",
|
|
"\u2014 Wilkie Collins"
|
|
],
|
|
": rescue , save":[
|
|
"Help us from famine / And plague and strife!",
|
|
"\u2014 Alfred Tennyson"
|
|
],
|
|
": the act or an instance of doing or supplying something to make it easier for another to complete a task, deal with a problem, etc. : aid , assistance":[
|
|
"I could use some help with the dishes.",
|
|
"We heard cries for help coming from the house.",
|
|
"We couldn't have done this without your help .",
|
|
"I'm glad I could be of help . [=I'm glad I could help.]"
|
|
],
|
|
": to be of use or benefit":[
|
|
"every little bit helps"
|
|
],
|
|
": to be of use to : benefit":[
|
|
"will do anything to help their cause"
|
|
],
|
|
": to change for the better":[],
|
|
": to further the advancement of : promote":[
|
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"could help negotiations"
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],
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": to give assistance or support":[
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"\u2014 often used with out helps out with the housework"
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],
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": to give assistance or support to (someone) : to provide (someone) with something that is useful or necessary in achieving an end":[
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"How can I help you?",
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"He helps the children with their homework.",
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"Can you help me get this jar open?",
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"She helped him (walk) up/down the stairs."
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],
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": to keep from occurring : prevent":[
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"they couldn't help the accident"
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],
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": to make more pleasant or bearable : improve , relieve":[
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"bright curtains will help the room",
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"took an aspirin to help her headache"
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],
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": to refrain from : avoid":[
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"we couldn't help laughing"
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],
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": to restrain (oneself) from doing something":[
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"knew they shouldn't go but couldn't help themselves"
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],
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": to serve with food or drink especially at a meal":[
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"told the guests to help themselves"
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],
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": to take something for (oneself) without permission":[
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"helped himself to the car keys"
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],
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": upon my word : believe it or not":[],
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"\u2014 see also help desk , help menu , help screen":[
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"She is a help to our efforts.",
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"You've been a great help to us.",
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"The instructions were no help (at all).",
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"He's been more of a hindrance than a help .",
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"Turner \u2026 and Mackinley \u2026 are big helps with their younger siblings.",
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"\u2014 Julia Lipscombe"
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],
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"\u2014 see also self-help":[
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"I could use some help with the dishes.",
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"We heard cries for help coming from the house.",
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"We couldn't have done this without your help .",
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"I'm glad I could be of help . [=I'm glad I could help.]"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"Don't blame me: I was only trying to help !",
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"Help ! Somebody call the police!",
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"She took an aspirin to help her headache.",
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"Humor often helps a tense situation.",
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"It's not much money, but every little bit helps .",
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"Noun",
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"He thanked us for our help .",
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"I could use some help with the dishes.",
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"We could hear shouts for help coming from the house.",
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"He's been more of a hindrance than a help .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Perkins also couldn't help but talk about the young core the Pistons appear to be forming. \u2014 Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press , 24 June 2022",
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"The clerk's office said the worker was trained, and the Dominion representative was there to help . \u2014 CBS News , 24 June 2022",
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"There would be money to help states enforce red flag laws and for other states without them that for violence prevention programs. \u2014 Alan Fram, Anchorage Daily News , 24 June 2022",
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"There would be money to help states enforce red flag laws and for other states without them that for violence prevention programs. \u2014 Alan Fram, Chicago Tribune , 24 June 2022",
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"Although #Kanthony was absolutely adored, viewers couldn't help but be disappointed over the disappearance of Simon Basset, portrayed by Reg\u00e9-Jean Page in season 1. \u2014 Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping , 23 June 2022",
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"The hearings\u2019 spectacle of competence \u2014 of authority and accountability, and the reassertion of truth in a multi-reality country \u2014 can\u2019t help but soothe. \u2014 Inkoo Kang, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
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"Viktor can't help but notice the changes in his sister. \u2014 Maggie Fremont, EW.com , 22 June 2022",
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"But what can\u2019t help but come through in the diaries \u2014 particularly in 1981, when Andy first breaks up with Jed \u2014 is his pursuit of Jon Gould. \u2014 Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"During the 2022 filing season, the IRS received about 73 million telephone calls from taxpayers seeking help or guidance. \u2014 Michelle Singletary, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
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"The City of Solon is seeking help from residents and visitors to identify dead zones and weak cellular network coverage, by carrier, throughout the city. \u2014 cleveland , 22 June 2022",
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"Authorities are seeking the public\u2019s help in identifying a man who allegedly robbed a bank in Torrington Wednesday morning while armed with a handgun, police said. \u2014 Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant , 22 June 2022",
|
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"On Monday, the department issued a statement seeking the public\u2019s help in providing more information about the incident. \u2014 Felicia Alvarez, Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
|
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"The Yavapai County Sheriff\u2019s Department is seeking public help to identify a deceased man in an 11-year cold case. \u2014 Sam Burdette, The Arizona Republic , 20 June 2022",
|
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"Countries including Sri Lanka, Zambia and Lebanon are already in the grip of crises and are seeking international help to provide loans or restructure their debts. \u2014 Jason Douglas, WSJ , 18 June 2022",
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"The city is also seeking the county\u2019s help in providing tax dollars to pay for onsite infrastructure so that the A\u2019s can build their project. \u2014 Sarah Ravani, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 June 2022",
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"Purdy said while access to treatment and recovery services has expanded in Kentucky, some people still fear seeking help . \u2014 Deborah Yetter, The Courier-Journal , 14 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Old English helpan ; akin to Old High German helfan to help, and perhaps to Lithuanian \u0161elpti":"Verb and Noun"
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"Southern often \u02c8hep",
|
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"\u02c8help",
|
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"also \u02c8he\u0259p"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for help Verb improve , better , help , ameliorate mean to make more acceptable or to bring nearer a standard. improve and better are general and interchangeable and apply to what can be made better whether it is good or bad. measures to further improve the quality of medical care immigrants hoping to better their lot help implies a bettering that still leaves room for improvement. a coat of paint would help that house ameliorate implies making more tolerable or acceptable conditions that are hard to endure. tried to ameliorate the lives of people in the tenements",
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"synonyms":[
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"abet",
|
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"aid",
|
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"assist",
|
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"back",
|
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"backstop",
|
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"prop (up)",
|
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"support"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233129",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
|
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},
|
|
"help matters":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": to make a situation better":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used in negative statements It didn't exactly help matters when he accused her of lying!"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202235",
|
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"help menu":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a menu (see menu sense 1b(2) ) that is a part of a computer application or system and that allows the user to access information about how to use the application or system":[
|
|
"\u2026 you may find it more helpful to select the Help menu and enter an appropriate keyword or, failing there, visit the developer's support page.",
|
|
"\u2014 Christoher Breen"
|
|
],
|
|
"\u2014 compare help screen":[
|
|
"\u2026 you may find it more helpful to select the Help menu and enter an appropriate keyword or, failing there, visit the developer's support page.",
|
|
"\u2014 Christoher Breen"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1979, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-175959",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"help off/on":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to do something that makes it easier for (someone) to put on or take off (clothing, shoes, etc.)":[
|
|
"Let me help you off with your boots.",
|
|
"He helped her on with her coat."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-180545",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrasal verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"help oneself":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to serve oneself as much food or drink as one would like":[
|
|
"There's plenty of food, so help yourself .",
|
|
"\u2014 often + to Help yourself to some dessert."
|
|
],
|
|
": to take something without permission":[
|
|
"He saw the money lying on the table, and he helped himself.",
|
|
"\u2014 usually + to He helped himself to the car keys."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-174433",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"help out":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to do something so another person's job or task is easier":[
|
|
"I can't do this myself. Won't someone please help me out ?",
|
|
"I sometimes help out in the kitchen."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-174813",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrasal verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"help screen":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a screen (see screen entry 1 sense 4b ) of explanatory material that can be accessed within a computer application or system and that provides information about how to use the application or system":[
|
|
"I'm a fan of games that introduce a concept piece by piece and don't shove everything the game has to offer on a help screen all at once.",
|
|
"\u2014 Michael Cheng"
|
|
],
|
|
"\u2014 compare help menu":[
|
|
"I'm a fan of games that introduce a concept piece by piece and don't shove everything the game has to offer on a help screen all at once.",
|
|
"\u2014 Michael Cheng"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1982, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-174818",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"help wanted":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": related to or being advertisements for jobs that employers are seeking to fill":[
|
|
"the help wanted ads in the newspaper"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-181931",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"helper":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The carpenter measured the wall while one of his helpers brought in the tools.",
|
|
"over the summer Chris worked as a carpenter's helper",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Her husband, Al Clarisse, a large-animal veterinarian who was her only helper , had developed knee problems. \u2014 Melissa Clark, New York Times , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"An unfortunate combination of flat direction and acting keep most characters from feeling half as three-dimensional as Tom; the only other one that pops off the screen at all is his Siri-esque AI helper , voiced by the ever-charismatic Levar Burton. \u2014 Caroline Framke, Variety , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"And throughout this process, Bastianich was by her side as her little helper . \u2014 Janelle Davis, CNN , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"The Guardians picked up their ninth outfield helper in the ninth inning Tuesday when Myles Straw gathered Jared Wash\u2019s double off the wall and threw to Amed Rosario, who fired a strike to Austin Hedges at the plate to tag out Mike Trout. \u2014 Joe Noga, cleveland , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Jackson, has been receiving guidance from her helper , former Alabama Sen. Doug Jones, for the one-on-one meetings she's been having with senators and for her confirmation hearing. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"For easy maneuvering, look for helper handles (an extra handle on the opposite side of the main one), which are beneficial for lifting to create extra balance. \u2014 Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"The dignity of being helped without judgment, and being the helper without judgment, may be the first step toward recovery \u2014 giving people a reason to value themselves when society largely doesn\u2019t. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Populating these pages are apparitions who wage war, in various ways, on social norms: a nosy aunt, a couple of persistent saleswomen, a mother\u2019s unseen helper . \u2014 The Atlantic , 16 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8hel-p\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adjunct",
|
|
"adjutant",
|
|
"aid",
|
|
"aide",
|
|
"apprentice",
|
|
"assistant",
|
|
"coadjutor",
|
|
"deputy",
|
|
"helpmate",
|
|
"helpmeet",
|
|
"lieutenant",
|
|
"mate",
|
|
"sidekick"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224355",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"helpful":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"unhelpful",
|
|
"useless"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of service or assistance : useful":[
|
|
"a helpful neighbor",
|
|
"helpful advice",
|
|
"just trying to be helpful"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"A helpful neighbor shoveled our walkway.",
|
|
"a kind and helpful person",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Getting inside and into the air conditioning is always helpful , along with finding some shade and drinking lots of water. \u2014 Claire Thornton, USA TODAY , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"This is helpful because urine from cats and dogs contains salts. \u2014 Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"However, understanding the role that genetics play in migraine can be helpful . \u2014 Madeleine Streets, SELF , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"My legal background is helpful in that securities laws regulate securities markets and protect investors. \u2014 Amy Glynn, Forbes , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"And for those hard-to-reach places like the mid-back, Giordano says a massage ball can also be helpful . \u2014 Milan Polk And Dale Arden Chong, Men's Health , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"With the expansion of working from home, placing plants in home offices or other work areas can be helpful . \u2014 Lala Tanmoy Das, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Passing blame around is not helpful , and the people around you will notice. \u2014 Jason Hennessey, Rolling Stone , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Rossum\u2019s natural empathy was helpful when approaching Angelyne. \u2014 Natalie Alcala, Harper's BAZAAR , 6 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see help entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"also \u02c8he\u0259p-",
|
|
"Southern often \u02c8hep-",
|
|
"\u02c8help-f\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"conducive",
|
|
"facilitative",
|
|
"useful"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103702",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"helping hand":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"hindrance"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": hand sense 4a":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a skilled mechanic who generously provides a helping hand when his neighbors are plagued by car troubles",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Sometimes all your curls need is a helping hand and the proper treatment methods to shine through. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Perhaps nowhere is that feeling more acute than in Germany, rebuilt from the ashes of World War II, thanks in no small measure to the helping hand extended by its former adversary, the United States. \u2014 Laura King, Los Angeles Times , 4 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Some tenants, however, inexplicably refuse the helping hand . \u2014 Cary Spivak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 30 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"Luckily, there are ways to tidy up the toys that will even have the kids excited to lend a helping hand . \u2014 Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"This is not Airbnb's first time lending a helping hand to refugees. \u2014 Mary Elizabeth Andriotis, House Beautiful , 8 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Bae's children even ended up lending a helping hand . \u2014 Diane Herbst, PEOPLE.com , 23 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The assistance services can include welfare check-ins, running errands for/with clients or just simply lending a helping hand to those who need it. \u2014 Chai Li Tiing, Forbes , 25 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"McKenzie, who retired in 2021 after 35 years coaching track at Benson, recalled Griffin as a bright kid who was always ready to lend a helping hand . \u2014 oregonlive , 30 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abetment",
|
|
"aid",
|
|
"assist",
|
|
"assistance",
|
|
"backing",
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"hand",
|
|
"help",
|
|
"leg up",
|
|
"lift",
|
|
"support"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-200420",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"helpless":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"guarded",
|
|
"invulnerable",
|
|
"protected",
|
|
"resistant",
|
|
"shielded"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": lacking protection or support : defenseless":[
|
|
"as helpless as a flock of shepherdless sheep",
|
|
"\u2014 W. H. Mallock"
|
|
],
|
|
": marked by an inability to act or react":[
|
|
"the crowd looked on in helpless horror",
|
|
"\u2014 Current Biography"
|
|
],
|
|
": not able to be controlled or restrained":[
|
|
"helpless laughter"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The civilians were helpless against their attackers.",
|
|
"Firefighters were helpless against the blaze.",
|
|
"I feel helpless . Isn't there anything I can do?",
|
|
"The crowd was helpless with laughter.",
|
|
"He was helpless with rage.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Residents reported food shortages, struggles to get any medical help because of covid controls, and chaotic and inflexible management that have left citizens helpless , frustrated and angry. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"What transpires could also cause inclusive leaders to feel helpless . \u2014 Simone E. Morris, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Men are scary in Men but also pathetic, helpless , vulnerable, and needy. \u2014 Taylor Antrim, Vogue , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Canadiens goalie Jake Allen was helpless to stop Brad Marchand's backhand for the game-winner 34 seconds into overtime. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Days of intense shelling have left residents like her terrified to leave their homes, feeling helpless while food supplies run low. \u2014 NBC News , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Some of our patients have even shared feeling helpless . \u2014 Jonah Valdezstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"Debt is stressful, and that stress can have adverse effects on your physical and mental health, hurt relationships with your partner, and leave you feeling helpless . \u2014 Melissa Houston, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"As Vaid\u2019s condition deteriorated and her many friends felt increasingly helpless , Vaid and Clinton issued instructions\u2014send cards, send love, don\u2019t send any more food. \u2014 Masha Gessen, The New Yorker , 24 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"see help entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"Southern often \u02c8hep-l\u0259s",
|
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"\u02c8help-l\u0259s",
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"\u02c8hel-pl\u0259s",
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"also \u02c8he\u0259p-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"defenseless",
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"exposed",
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"susceptible",
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"undefended",
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"unguarded",
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"unprotected",
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"unresistant",
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"vulnerable"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180608",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
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"helpmate":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"after several years as a photographer's helpmate , the young man decided to pursue his own ambitions in commercial photography",
|
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"the man and his helpmate of 50 years decided that it was high time they took a trip around the world together",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"If that\u2019s the case, make things easier by being a helpmate . \u2014 Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive , 4 Sep. 2021",
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"Wait a few days to solidify important decisions and trust that your favorite helpmate will brighten the day. \u2014 Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive , 11 Sep. 2021",
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"The name Sharbat pays homage to a refreshing Azerbaijani drink made from fruit and flavorings of rose petals or saffron, says Shakrana, 19, who acts as interpreter for her mother and a helpmate in the bakery. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Feb. 2021",
|
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"Amanda Harlech, a British aristocrat who was the designer\u2019s creative helpmate for decades, said on Thursday before a memorial sponsored by Chanel, Fendi and Karl Lagerfeld, the brand. \u2014 New York Times , 21 June 2019",
|
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"Tucci is a fine actor, but he is stuck with the part that more often goes to women in film; he is cast as the loving and frustrated helpmate who simply isn\u2019t given enough material to create a substantial character. \u2014 Stephen Farber, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 Sep. 2017",
|
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"But his biggest loss was that of his beloved wife and helpmate , Raisa, who died of leukaemia in 1999. \u2014 The Economist , 31 Aug. 2017",
|
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"No vehicular helpmate is ever quite as there for you. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 10 Aug. 2017",
|
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"CANCER (June 21-July 22): Make a grueling task much simpler by taking on a helpmate . \u2014 Jeraldine Saunders, The Mercury News , 28 Mar. 2017"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1696, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"by folk etymology from helpmeet":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"also \u02c8he\u0259p-",
|
|
"Southern often \u02c8hep-",
|
|
"\u02c8help-\u02ccm\u0101t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"adjunct",
|
|
"adjutant",
|
|
"aid",
|
|
"aide",
|
|
"apprentice",
|
|
"assistant",
|
|
"coadjutor",
|
|
"deputy",
|
|
"helper",
|
|
"helpmeet",
|
|
"lieutenant",
|
|
"mate",
|
|
"sidekick"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213356",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"helpmeet":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": helpmate":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"exasperated, the army surgeon requested a helpmeet who wouldn't faint at the sight of blood",
|
|
"chose for his helpmeet a woman who could share his passion for rock climbing",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"At 69, Jean Smart has almost five decades of ancillary and co-lead roles to her name\u2014the rapacious Lana in Frasier, the ditsy helpmeet Charlene in Designing Women\u2014but the new HBO Max series Hacks marks the rare time the actor has anchored a show. \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 18 May 2021",
|
|
"How many of us would just as soon consign the late first lady \u2013 helpmeet and soulmate of the 40th U.S. president, Ronald Reagan \u2013 to the mists of the un-woke 1980s? \u2014 Matt Damsker, USA TODAY , 12 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Their connection is instant; Klara vows her companionship, to be a tireless helpmeet and a barrier against loneliness. \u2014 Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY , 3 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Conservatives see a classy helpmeet , bringing old-world elegance to the White House. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"Despite her own substantial body of work, Stein is remembered mainly as a curator and goad to others\u2019 talents, and Toklas mainly as her muse and helpmeet . \u2014 Gregory Cowles, New York Times , 10 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"Plenty of men had no interest whatsoever in seeing women in any sphere but that of helpmeet . \u2014 Jennifer Wright, Harper's BAZAAR , 27 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"Bitters are the stomach's wingman - its appetizer before a big meal, its comfort and helpmeet in the aftermath. \u2014 M. Carrie Allan, chicagotribune.com , 20 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"Bitters are the stomach\u2019s wingman \u2014 its appetizer before a big meal, its comfort and helpmeet in the aftermath. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Nov. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1673, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"help entry 2 + meet , adjective":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8help-\u02ccm\u0113t"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"adjunct",
|
|
"adjutant",
|
|
"aid",
|
|
"aide",
|
|
"apprentice",
|
|
"assistant",
|
|
"coadjutor",
|
|
"deputy",
|
|
"helper",
|
|
"helpmate",
|
|
"lieutenant",
|
|
"mate",
|
|
"sidekick"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174656",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"helter-skelter":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ado",
|
|
"alarums and excursions",
|
|
"ballyhoo",
|
|
"blather",
|
|
"bluster",
|
|
"bobbery",
|
|
"bother",
|
|
"bustle",
|
|
"clatter",
|
|
"clutter",
|
|
"coil",
|
|
"commotion",
|
|
"corroboree",
|
|
"disturbance",
|
|
"do",
|
|
"foofaraw",
|
|
"fun",
|
|
"furor",
|
|
"furore",
|
|
"fuss",
|
|
"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":{
|
|
": a disorderly confusion : turmoil":[],
|
|
": a spiral slide around a tower at an amusement park":[],
|
|
": confusedly hurried : precipitate":[],
|
|
": in a haphazard manner":[],
|
|
": in undue haste, confusion, or disorder":[
|
|
"ran helter-skelter , getting in each other's way",
|
|
"\u2014 F. V. W. Mason"
|
|
],
|
|
": marked by a lack of order or plan : haphazard":[
|
|
"the helter-skelter arrangement of the papers, all mussed and frayed",
|
|
"\u2014 Jean Stafford"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb",
|
|
"1708, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
|
|
"1713, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"perhaps from Middle English skelten to come, go":"Adverb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cchel-t\u0259r-\u02c8skel-t\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"amok",
|
|
"amuck",
|
|
"berserk",
|
|
"berserkly",
|
|
"frantically",
|
|
"frenetically",
|
|
"frenziedly",
|
|
"harum-scarum",
|
|
"hectically",
|
|
"madly",
|
|
"pell-mell",
|
|
"wild",
|
|
"wildly"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072207",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"helve":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a handle of a tool or weapon : haft":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the head of the ax was crudely lashed to a wooden helve"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Old English hielfe ; probably akin to Old English helma helm":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8helv"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"grip",
|
|
"haft",
|
|
"handgrip",
|
|
"handle"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090846",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"helve hammer":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a power hammer consisting essentially of a heavy head at one end of a lever lifted by power and dropping by its own weight on work that rests on an anvil \u2014 compare strap hammer , trip-hammer":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223952",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"helvella":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a genus (the type of the family Helvellaceae) comprising ascomycetous fungi with the ascocarps stalked, pileate, or saddle-shaped and often thrown into folds":[],
|
|
": any fungus of the genus Helvella":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Latin, a small potherb, from helvus light-bay-colored + -ella (diminutive suffix)":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"hel\u02c8vel\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133350",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hem":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"box (in)",
|
|
"cage",
|
|
"closet",
|
|
"coop (up)",
|
|
"corral",
|
|
"encage",
|
|
"encase",
|
|
"enclose",
|
|
"inclose",
|
|
"envelop",
|
|
"fence (in)",
|
|
"hedge",
|
|
"house",
|
|
"immure",
|
|
"include",
|
|
"mew (up)",
|
|
"pen",
|
|
"wall (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down":[],
|
|
": blood":[
|
|
"hem agglutination",
|
|
"hemo flagellate"
|
|
],
|
|
": border , edge":[],
|
|
": equivocate":[
|
|
"the administration hemmed and hawed over the students' demands"
|
|
],
|
|
": rim , margin":[
|
|
"bright green hem of reeds about the ponds",
|
|
"\u2014 R. M. Lockley"
|
|
],
|
|
": to finish with a hem":[],
|
|
": to make a hem in sewing":[],
|
|
": to surround in a restrictive manner : confine":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used with in hemmed in by enemy troops"
|
|
],
|
|
": to utter the sound represented by hem":[
|
|
"hemmed and hawed before answering"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"shorten the hem of the dress",
|
|
"the hem of the blouse was gold",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The pleats add a fun touch and the asymmetrical hem will make this look stand out on the dance floor. \u2014 Raena Loper, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"For Hollywood's biggest night, Ross wore a stunning scarlet gown by Carolina Herrera with a plunging sweetheart neckline, ruffled mermaid-style hem , and shimmery diamond choker necklace by NIWAKA. \u2014 Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR , 27 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Artist Cassi Namoda, wearing an oversized yellow sweatshirt with an iridescent sea-green frock, chatted with director Hailey Benton Gates, whose signature plaits reached the hem of her belted mini dress. \u2014 Zoe Ruffner, Vogue , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Barbie Ferreira was the picture of chicness in an elegant black midi dress that featured a fringe trim across the waistline and along the asymmetrical hem of the dress. \u2014 Hannah Oh, Seventeen , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Pair it with some deceptively comfortable split- hem trousers from Theory that might actually be more legging than pants. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Under the flared hem of her slacks, Sink wore a pair of pointed white boots to match her suit. \u2014 Aim\u00e9e Lutkin, ELLE , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Also in line with the \u201990s vibes were her peep-toe pumps, which peeked out beneath the floor-skimming hem of her pants. \u2014 Sam Reed, Glamour , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"This tank top achieves the perfect balance of flowy and elegant with its longline hem and pleated front. \u2014 Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Inky volcanic rocks, after which the residency is named, hem the shore. \u2014 Vogue , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Brothy toast needs walls to hem in all of its runny goodness, a little hug around the food that keeps it together. \u2014 Kendra Vaculin, Bon App\u00e9tit , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"The Russian leader, who was speaking at a Tuesday news conference alongside Hungary\u2019s prime minister, also accused the United States and NATO of using Ukraine to hem in Russia and ignoring Moscow\u2019s security concerns. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The moderates would hem them in, leave Democrats empty-handed except for their initial effort to ward off the pandemic. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 21 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"If the virus effectively stands still, the increase in the rollout of vaccines worldwide that is projected to take place over the next half year or so could start to hem the virus in. \u2014 Helen Branswell, STAT , 20 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"All that\u2019s to say, Hoshikawa is already planning on bribing her sister, a Parsons design student, to hem it for her. \u2014 refinery29.com , 18 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Here, there\u2019s a coffee shop and an outdoor public terrace that opens to views of the main library and the skyscrapers that hem in Bryant Park. \u2014 New York Times , 4 July 2021",
|
|
"After the soldiers continued to hem in Al-Aqsa, Hamas began launching rockets into Israel from the Gaza Strip. \u2014 Annabelle Timsit, Quartz , 12 May 2021",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Inky volcanic rocks, after which the residency is named, hem the shore. \u2014 Vogue , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Brothy toast needs walls to hem in all of its runny goodness, a little hug around the food that keeps it together. \u2014 Kendra Vaculin, Bon App\u00e9tit , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"The Russian leader, who was speaking at a Tuesday news conference alongside Hungary\u2019s prime minister, also accused the United States and NATO of using Ukraine to hem in Russia and ignoring Moscow\u2019s security concerns. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The moderates would hem them in, leave Democrats empty-handed except for their initial effort to ward off the pandemic. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 21 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"If the virus effectively stands still, the increase in the rollout of vaccines worldwide that is projected to take place over the next half year or so could start to hem the virus in. \u2014 Helen Branswell, STAT , 20 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"All that\u2019s to say, Hoshikawa is already planning on bribing her sister, a Parsons design student, to hem it for her. \u2014 refinery29.com , 18 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Here, there\u2019s a coffee shop and an outdoor public terrace that opens to views of the main library and the skyscrapers that hem in Bryant Park. \u2014 New York Times , 4 July 2021",
|
|
"After the soldiers continued to hem in Al-Aqsa, Hamas began launching rockets into Israel from the Gaza Strip. \u2014 Annabelle Timsit, Quartz , 12 May 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"circa 1525, in the meaning defined above":"Interjection"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin haem-, haemo- , from Greek haim-, haimo- , from haima":"Combining form",
|
|
"Middle English, from Old English; akin to Middle High German hemmen to hem in, Armenian kamel to press":"Noun",
|
|
"imitative":"Interjection"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8hem",
|
|
"usually read as \u02c8hem"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"border",
|
|
"borderline",
|
|
"bound",
|
|
"boundary",
|
|
"brim",
|
|
"circumference",
|
|
"compass",
|
|
"confines",
|
|
"edge",
|
|
"edging",
|
|
"end",
|
|
"frame",
|
|
"fringe",
|
|
"margin",
|
|
"perimeter",
|
|
"periphery",
|
|
"rim",
|
|
"skirt",
|
|
"skirting",
|
|
"verge"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214945",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"combining form",
|
|
"interjection",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hem (in)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a red-brown to blue-black crystalline salt C 34 H 32 N 4 O 4 FeCl derived from oxidized heme but usually obtained in a characteristic crystalline form from hemoglobin":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1857, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8h\u0113-m\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032952",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hemihedral":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having half the faces required by complete symmetry \u2014 compare holohedral , tetartohedral":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1837, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"hemi- + -hedron":""
|
|
},
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"\u02cche-mi-\u02c8h\u0113-dr\u0259l"
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"hemihedron":{
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": a hemihedral form or crystal":[]
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"New Latin, from hemi- entry 1 + -hedron":""
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"-\u02c8h\u0113dr\u0259n"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121608",
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": having a hemihedral form in which half the octants have the full number of planes":[
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"hemiholohedral tetrahedron",
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"hemiholohedral sphenoid"
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"hemi- entry 1 + holohedral":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112816",
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"hemihydrate":{
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": a hydrate (such as plaster of paris) containing half a mole of water to one mole of the compound forming the hydrate":[]
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1901, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cche-mi-\u02c8h\u012b-\u02ccdr\u0101t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105103",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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},
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"hemoglobic":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": hemoglobinic":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"hemoglob in + -ic":""
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130321",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"hemoglobin":{
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"definitions":{
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": an iron-containing respiratory pigment of vertebrate red blood cells that consists of a globin composed of four subunits each of which is linked to a heme molecule, that functions in oxygen transport to the tissues after conversion to oxygenated form in the gills or lungs, and that assists in carbon dioxide transport back to the gills or lungs after surrender of its oxygen":[],
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": any of numerous iron-containing respiratory pigments of various organisms (such as invertebrates and yeasts)":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"When chemotherapy during an arduous battle with leukemia destroyed much of her platelets and hemoglobin in 2019, transfusions helped replace the proteins needed to carry oxygen throughout her body. \u2014 Abigail Hasebroock, Orlando Sentinel , 20 June 2022",
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"In truth, the Teichmann Test had been in use since 1853, a conclusive test based on microcrystal formation in reaction to hemoglobin . \u2014 Roy Schwartz, CNN , 20 May 2022",
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"Donors receive a free mini-health screening with information on pulse, blood pressure and hemoglobin . \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Apr. 2022",
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"Iron is essential for making hemoglobin , a protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen from the lungs to all parts of your body. \u2014 Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press , 26 Feb. 2022",
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"Your plasma volume will recover within about 24 hours, but the hemoglobin in your red blood cells\u2014the protein that transfers oxygen from your lungs to your muscles\u2014won\u2019t return to normal levels for two to four weeks. \u2014 Amanda Macmillan, Outside Online , 17 July 2014",
|
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"The video for the title track from their new album WAR (April 22) portrays Busch under a sheet of plastic, a bright faux- hemoglobin -rich liquid reverse-dripping from her face. \u2014 Liza Lentini, SPIN , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
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"In humans, hemoglobin is initially constructed using two alpha units and two gamma units; during the first few months of life, the body mostly stops producing gamma and starts producing beta, with which alpha then pairs. \u2014 Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker , 22 Mar. 2022",
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"But so far there are no signs that Bluebird\u2019s treatment results in excess adult hemoglobin that causes problems, Williams says. \u2014 Jocelyn Kaiser, Science | AAAS , 5 Dec. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1869, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"International Scientific Vocabulary, short for earlier hematoglobulin":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8h\u0113-m\u0259-\u02ccgl\u014d-b\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-111904",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"hen clam":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": pismo clam":[],
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": surf clam":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"so called from the belief that such clams are female only":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202316",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"hen curlew":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": a long-billed North American curlew ( Numenius americanus ) now rare because of excessive hunting":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220101",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"hen harrier":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a slender, long-tailed, Eurasian hawk ( Circus cyaneus ) inhabiting open and marshy regions that is largely pale gray above and white below in the adult male and brown above and buff with dark streaks below in the female and young male":[
|
|
"In Britain, the hen harrier , Circus cyaneus , is a beautiful but scarce bird of prey, today found mainly on moorland in Scotland.",
|
|
"\u2014 Robert M. May , Nature , 25 Sept. 1997"
|
|
],
|
|
"\u2014 see northern harrier":[
|
|
"In Britain, the hen harrier , Circus cyaneus , is a beautiful but scarce bird of prey, today found mainly on moorland in Scotland.",
|
|
"\u2014 Robert M. May , Nature , 25 Sept. 1997"
|
|
]
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|
},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124403",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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|
"hen track":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
|
": an illegible or scarcely legible mark intended as handwriting":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1878, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115408",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hence":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": because of a preceding fact or premise : therefore":[],
|
|
": from this place : away":[],
|
|
": from this place : from this time":[],
|
|
": from this source or origin":[],
|
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": from this time":[
|
|
"four years hence"
|
|
],
|
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": henceforth":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Resource-rich countries don't need to levy taxes, so there is little pressure for government accountability, and hence fewer checks and balances. \u2014 Niall Ferguson , New York Times Book Review , 1 July 2007",
|
|
"Panforte\u2014a cross between a cake and a candy\u2014is a classic Italian Christmas treat. It's a very dense, rich confection loaded with nuts, dried fruit, and spices ( hence its name, which means \"strong bread\"). \u2014 Gourmet , December 2002",
|
|
"Common sense told the YA librarian that if ever she hoped to be successful with her clients, she would have to offset the prevailing attitude of most of the staff. Through determination and patience, she soon established herself as confidante, friend, and advisor to large numbers of middle and high school students. Hence , it was not surprising when she was approached one day by a young man and young woman with a request. \u2014 A. J. Anderson , Library Journal , 1 May 1994",
|
|
"He knew he could not win the election\u2014 hence his decision to withdraw.",
|
|
"The company lost a great deal of money. Hence , the CEO was asked to resign.",
|
|
"What will life be like a century hence ?",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Fishermen like to show off \u2014 hence the big fish stories \u2014 thus will likely give away some unintended secrets. \u2014 John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"When people can be overwhelmed by details ( hence the saying, death by powerpoints), choosing the salient details is an art. \u2014 Esther Choy, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"With foreign quarrels, that action, hence borne out, May waste the memory of the former days. \u2014 Charles Austin Beard, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"In the Desert Southwest, prevailing winds are usually out of the west or southwest \u2014 hence the arid desert landscape. \u2014 Jason Samenow, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum handled the ball far too much and hence made turnovers trying to create their own shot. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"Hence Dril\u2019s endless feuds with his own Anthony Afterwits and Alice Addertongues, who operate under handles like EpicWayne and DigimonOtis; hence his quasi-religious devotion to video gaming. \u2014 Colin Marshall, The New Yorker , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"The problem is that, especially and most immediately for Europeans, the costs of this war may in the not-too-distant future begin outstripping the will -- and hence the ability -- of Europe and America to satisfy them. \u2014 David A. Andelman, CNN , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"That story, in addition to shots of Vader striking down Younglings could easily be too much for some viewers, hence the warning is quite warranted. \u2014 Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English hennes, henne , from Old English heonan ; akin to Old High German hinnan away, Old English h\u0113r here":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8hens",
|
|
"\u02c8hen(t)s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accordingly",
|
|
"consequently",
|
|
"ergo",
|
|
"so",
|
|
"therefore",
|
|
"thereupon",
|
|
"thus",
|
|
"wherefore"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074533",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"henceforth":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": from this point on":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Henceforth , supervisors will report directly to the manager.",
|
|
"She announced that henceforth she would be running the company.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Our family was established around the year 500 when the Jingleheimers of the Bavarii tribe joined with the Schmidts of the Frisii, becoming one of the most powerful families under Clovis, and henceforth . \u2014 Pete Lynch, The New Yorker , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Helene henceforth listed her profession as Komponistenwitwe (composer\u2019s widow) and insisted that the room in which Berg had composed Lulu remain, like the opera itself, untouched. \u2014 George B. Stauffer, The New York Review of Books , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"New Street in Blue Back Square will henceforth be named Dinah Road, in honor of two women named Dinah who were enslaved in West Hartford in the mid-18th century. \u2014 Deidre Montague, Hartford Courant , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"The Entertainment Community Fund, as it will henceforth be known, provided a vital source of support for the industry during the COVID-19 pandemic. \u2014 Brent Lang, Variety , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"Barring a miracle, Mariupol, the beleaguered industrial center in eastern Ukraine, may henceforth be known only as the city that bore the brunt of Vladimir Putin\u2019s unprovoked assault on Ukraine\u2019s independence and its people. \u2014 Henry Abramson, Sun Sentinel , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The board of governors should henceforth be tasked with bestowing a special achievement Oscar each year \u2014 to be presented on the Oscars telecast \u2014 to a commercially-successful film which also displays artistic merit and is a credit to the industry. \u2014 Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In recognition of the company\u2019s evolving character, it will henceforth be known simply as HII\u2014a name that can encompass diverse technologies\u2014and recast its technical services unit as Mission Technologies. \u2014 Loren Thompson, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"On Sunday nights henceforth , no boobs shall bounce, no parents shall day-drink, and no pills or powder shall be spilled in quite the same way. \u2014 Glamour , 2 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8hen(t)s-\u02ccf\u022frth",
|
|
"hen(t)s-\u02c8f\u022frth",
|
|
"\u02c8hens-\u02ccf\u022frth"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"henceforward",
|
|
"hereafter"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170258",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"henceforward":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": henceforth":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you have sworn to tell the truth in this court, and henceforward you are bound by your oath",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The party has been cited as the reason why balls were henceforward held in other venues, says Anthony. \u2014 Alicia Ault, Smithsonian , 19 Jan. 2017",
|
|
"The party has been cited as the reason why balls were henceforward held in other venues, says Anthony. \u2014 Alicia Ault, Smithsonian , 19 Jan. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"hen(t)s-\u02c8f\u022fr-w\u0259rd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"henceforth",
|
|
"hereafter"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081912",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"henchboy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a boy attendant : page":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"hench- (as in henchman ) + boy":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045142",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"henchman":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a member of a gang":[],
|
|
": a political follower whose support is chiefly for personal advantage":[],
|
|
": a squire or page to a person of high rank":[],
|
|
": a trusted follower : a right-hand man":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a gangster surrounded by his henchmen",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Unlike the cows in George Orwell\u2019s novel, who are mistreated by a neglectful farmer and then duped by a tyrannical pig and his brainwashed henchman , Animal Farm was built on a basis of respect for their animals. \u2014 Noah Lederman, Bon App\u00e9tit , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Remember that Trump henchman and convicted felon Roger Stone had a relationship with the Proud Boys and with another extremist group, the Oath Keepers, many of whose members are also indicted for crimes related to January 6. \u2014 Maya Wiley, The New Republic , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Moses stars in the show as Inquisitor Reva, a force-sensitive henchman for the the big bad Grand Inquisitor who seeks out Jedi-in-hiding for the Empire. \u2014 Zack Sharf, Variety , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"The first was a quick line from Bek,Anton Mogart's henchman , about a previous trip to Madripoor with Marc Spector's adventurous wife, Layla. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The mufti\u2019s son, Ramzan Kadyrov, became Mr. Putin\u2019s chief henchman and has supplied Chechen fighters to support Russian forces in the wars in Syria and now Ukraine. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Not the socioeconomic protests of people not being able to put food on their plates or the security services not being paid to do their henchman activity and suppress peaceful protests. \u2014 Kk Ottesen, Washington Post , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Cage, 58, is hard at work playing iconic vampire Dracula in Universal's Renfield opposite The Great's Nicholas Hoult, who stars as the titular Renfield, a henchman of the villainous monster in Bram Stoker's original 1897 novel, Dracula. \u2014 Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Dracula\u2019s henchman Renfield, played by Nicholas Hoult, who is an inmate at the lunatic asylum. \u2014 Alejandra Gularte, Vulture , 2 Dec. 2021"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English henshman, hengestman groom, from hengest stallion (from Old English) + man ; akin to Old High German hengist gelding":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8hench-m\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193647",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hendeca-":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": eleven":[
|
|
"hendeca syllable",
|
|
"hendec ane"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Greek hendeka-, hendek- , from hendeka , from hen (neuter of heis one) + deka ten":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110657",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"combining form"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hendecacolic":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": made up of eleven cola":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"hendeca- + col(on) + -ic":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u00a6)hen\u00a6dek\u0259\u00a6k\u014dlik",
|
|
"-\u00a6k\u00e4l-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-173944",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hendecane":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": undecane":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"hendeca- + -ane":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"hen\u02c8de\u02cck-",
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"\u02c8hend\u0259\u02cck\u0101n"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140817",
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"henpeck":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": to subject (one's spouse or partner) to persistent nagging and domination":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"neighbors say she henpecked him into giving up golf and selling his clubs",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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|
"Laurent Naouri was gravelly but properly pathetic as Cendrillon\u2019s henpecked father; Ying Fang and Maya Lahyani carried off the goofy stepsisters with aplomb. \u2014 Heidi Waleson, WSJ , 23 Apr. 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1671, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8hen-\u02ccpek"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
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"dog",
|
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"hound",
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|
"nag",
|
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"needle",
|
|
"peck (at)"
|
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],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112035",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
|
"hentriacontane":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"International Scientific Vocabulary hentriacont- (from hen- \u2014from Greek hen , neuter of heis one\u2014+ triacont- \u2014from Greek triakonta thirty) + -ane":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cchen\u2027\u02cctr\u012b\u0259\u02c8k\u00e4n\u2027\u02cct\u0101n",
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"-\u02cctr\u0113\u0259-"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201923",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"henware":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": badderlocks":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015735",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"henwife":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a woman who raises poultry":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230359",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"heortological":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of or relating to heortology":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u00a6)h\u0113\u00a6\u022f(r)t\u1d4al\u00a6\u00e4j\u0259\u0307k\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213230",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"heortology":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Greek heort\u0113 feast + English -o- + -logy":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cch\u0113\u02cc\u022f(r)\u02c8t\u00e4l\u0259j\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182409",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hep":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"out",
|
|
"uncool",
|
|
"unhip",
|
|
"untrendy"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": hip entry 2":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"hep devotees of jazz were willing to brave any venue to hear him play"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1862, in the meaning defined above":"Interjection",
|
|
"1899, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"origin unknown":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8h\u0259p",
|
|
"\u02c8h\u0259t",
|
|
"\u02c8hep"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"au courant",
|
|
"cool",
|
|
"def",
|
|
"downtown",
|
|
"groovy",
|
|
"hip",
|
|
"in",
|
|
"mod",
|
|
"now",
|
|
"trendy",
|
|
"turned-on",
|
|
"with-it"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010816",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"interjection"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"heparin":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a mucopolysaccharide sulfuric acid ester that is found especially in the liver and lungs, that prolongs the clotting time of blood, and that is used medically in the form of its sodium salt":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In the affected patients, researchers have seen a rare clotting reaction similar to a rare side effect of the blood-thinning medication heparin . \u2014 Leah Rosenbaum, Forbes , 16 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"The blood-thinning medication heparin is commonly used to treat clots but could be hazardous if used in these situations. \u2014 Jeremy Olson, Star Tribune , 13 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"The other trial will study the use of heparin in patients who are hospitalized. \u2014 Anna Edney, Bloomberg.com , 10 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"These guys in Italy, based on their experience, are saying that prophylactic doses of the anticoagulants heparin or Lovenox or something along those lines should be continued for 14 days after the patient has been discharged home. \u2014 Lauren Caruba, ExpressNews.com , 9 July 2020",
|
|
"His team has started such a study and going forward will test varying doses of either the classic blood thinner heparin or one of the newer, oral anticoagulant drugs such as dabigatran, a direct thrombin inhibitor. \u2014 Maggie Fox, CNN , 6 May 2020",
|
|
"Some doctors have tried using blood thinners such as heparin to try to reduce the clotting, but there's not enough evidence to show whether such treatment helps patients survive. \u2014 Maggie Fox, CNN , 17 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"The contaminant, which is very cheap, was similar in chemical structure to heparin and was able to go undetected in routine tests. \u2014 Marsha Blackburn, STAT , 14 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"The company has since shipped several other essential medicines, including the blood thinner heparin and the opioid overdose rescue drug, naloxone. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 10 Jan. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1918, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary, from Greek h\u0113par liver":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8hep-\u0259-r\u0259n",
|
|
"\u02c8he-p\u0259-r\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234719",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hepat-":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": hepatic and":[
|
|
"hepato cellular"
|
|
],
|
|
": liver":[
|
|
"hepat ectomy",
|
|
"hepato toxic"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin, from Greek h\u0113pat-, h\u0113pato- , from h\u0113pat-, h\u0113par ; akin to Latin jecur liver":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202208",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"combining form"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hepatectomy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": excision of the liver or of part of the liver":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"On the morning of Aug. 26, Eric Jensen, a 44-year-old professor of surgical oncology at UM Health, performed a five-hour, extended right hepatectomy on Gabe, removing the tumor along with her gall bladder (which, essentially, was in the way). \u2014 Tim Layden, SI.com , 11 July 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1890, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cchep-\u0259-\u02c8tek-t\u0259-m\u0113",
|
|
"\u02cche-p\u0259-\u02c8tek-t\u0259-m\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232343",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hepatic":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": liverwort":[],
|
|
": of, relating to, affecting, associated with, supplying, or draining the liver":[
|
|
"a hepatic complaint",
|
|
"hepatic arteries"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"The hot water hose is the hepatic artery that supplies blood to the liver and pancreas. \u2014 Brenda Goodman, CNN , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"The biotech has focused on treating rare genetic conditions such as acute hepatic porphyria, which can cause attacks of severe abdominal pain. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Thirteen out of the 14 people were hospitalized with acute renal and hepatic failure and two of the patients reportedly also had severe pulmonary involvement. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 20 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Obese cats are more likely to suffer a liver disease called hepatic lipidosis; feline urinary tract disease; diabetes; lameness from arthritis; complications from anesthesia; and nonallergenic skin conditions. \u2014 Star Tribune , 16 July 2021",
|
|
"Apparently the powers that be didn\u2019t think this episode was sad enough, so there\u2019s also Jo\u2019s story line in which her hepatic pregnancy patient Val, who has still not seen her daughter Luna, dies. \u2014 Maggie Fremont, Vulture , 12 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"The former coach and athletics director who spent a dozen years on the Plains, won four SEC titles and was instrumental in bringing the Iron Bowl to Auburn, passed away Monday morning due to renal and hepatic failure. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 1 June 2020",
|
|
"Huge weight off the hepatic artery on that last one, can\u2019t thank you enough. \u2014 Katherine Ellen Foley, Quartz , 12 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"The Cambridge biotech\u2019s new drug is called givosiran and treats a condition called acute hepatic porphyria. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 21 Nov. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1599, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
|
|
"1900, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin hepaticus , from Greek h\u0113patikos , from h\u0113pat-, h\u0113par":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"hi-\u02c8pa-tik",
|
|
"hi-\u02c8pat-ik"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232614",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hepatic tanager":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a common tanager ( Piranga flava hepatica ) of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175521",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hepatica":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": any of a genus ( Hepatica ) of herbs of the buttercup family with lobed leaves and delicate flowers":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The doctors extracted some of the worms and identified them as the common liver fluke Fasciola hepatica . \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 8 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"The slope is retained by logs; rocks; steps; and plantings of ornamental grasses and ground covers like ferns, cyclamen, hepaticas and native trillium. \u2014 Valerie Easton, The Seattle Times , 17 May 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1578, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Medieval Latin, liverwort, from Latin, feminine of hepaticus":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"hi-\u02c8pa-ti-k\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181757",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hepaticologist":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a specialist in hepaticology":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"h\u0259\u0307\u02ccpat\u0259\u02c8k\u00e4l\u0259j\u0259\u0307st"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011837",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hepaticology":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a branch of botany that deals with the Hepaticae":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin Hepaticae + English -o- + -logy":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-j\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230902",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hepatite":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a barite that becomes fetid when rubbed or heated":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"German hepatit , from hepat- (from Greek h\u0113pat- hepat-) + -it -ite; from its odor":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8hep\u0259\u02cct\u012bt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130729",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hephthemimeral caesura":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a caesura in classical verse occurring after the seventh half foot":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Late Latin hephthemimer is, from Greek hephth\u0113mimer\u0113s , adjective, containing seven halves, containing three feet and a half (from hepta- + h\u0113mi- hemi- + meros part) + English -al":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6hepth-",
|
|
"\u00a6hefth\u0259\u00a6mim\u0259r\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010831",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hepped up":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"apathetic",
|
|
"indifferent",
|
|
"uneager",
|
|
"unenthusiastic"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": enthusiastic":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"all hepped up about buying a new motorcycle"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1939, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"alteration of hipped entry 3":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8hept-\u02c8\u0259p"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agog",
|
|
"antsy",
|
|
"anxious",
|
|
"ardent",
|
|
"athirst",
|
|
"avid",
|
|
"crazy",
|
|
"desirous",
|
|
"eager",
|
|
"enthused",
|
|
"enthusiastic",
|
|
"excited",
|
|
"geeked",
|
|
"great",
|
|
"greedy",
|
|
"gung ho",
|
|
"hopped-up",
|
|
"hot",
|
|
"hungry",
|
|
"impatient",
|
|
"juiced",
|
|
"keen",
|
|
"nuts",
|
|
"pumped",
|
|
"raring",
|
|
"solicitous",
|
|
"stoked",
|
|
"thirsty",
|
|
"voracious",
|
|
"wild"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165905",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"heppen":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": deft , handy":[],
|
|
": neat , attractive":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse heppinn lucky, happ good luck (chance)":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8hep\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005440",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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},
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"hepster":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a devotee of jazz":[
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"the orchestra's free style in improvising has impressed at least one longhair as well as the hepsters",
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"\u2014 Newsweek"
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],
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": one who professes hip attitudes or tastes":[
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"the ladies and gentlemen of the late watch\u2014the hipsters who take the sun as a personal affront",
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"\u2014 Billy Rose",
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"the colorful dialogue of the hipster",
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"\u2014 Saturday Review"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"hep entry 3 or hip + -ster":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8hepst\u0259(r)"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205726",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"hepta-":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": containing seven atoms, groups, or equivalents":[
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"hept ane"
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],
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": seven":[
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"hepta meter"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Greek, from hepta \u2014 more at seven":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223041",
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"type":[
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"combining form",
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"prefix"
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]
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},
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"heptachlor":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a cyclodiene chlorinated hydrocarbon pesticide C 10 H 5 Cl 7 that causes liver disease in animals and is a suspected human carcinogen":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1949, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"hepta- + chlor ine":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8hep-t\u0259-\u02cckl\u022fr",
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"\u02c8hep-t\u0259-\u02cckl\u014d(\u0259)r, -\u02cckl\u022f(\u0259)r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113507",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"herald":{
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"antonyms":[
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"adumbrate",
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"forerun",
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"foreshadow",
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"harbinger",
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"prefigure"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an officer of arms ranking above a pursuivant and below a king of arms":[],
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": an officer with the status of ambassador acting as official messenger between leaders especially in war":[],
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": an official at a tournament of arms (see arm entry 3 sense 1a ) with duties including the making of announcements and the marshaling of combatants":[],
|
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": an official crier or messenger":[
|
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"Mercury was the gods' herald ."
|
|
],
|
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": officer of arms":[],
|
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": one that conveys news or proclaims : announcer":[
|
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"it was the lark, the herald of the morn",
|
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"\u2014 William Shakespeare"
|
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],
|
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": one that precedes or foreshadows":[
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"heralds of a coming storm"
|
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],
|
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": one who actively promotes or advocates : exponent":[],
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": publicize":[
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"a highly heralded event"
|
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],
|
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": to give notice of : announce":[
|
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"a gong used to herald the new year",
|
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"the approach of a cold air mass \u2026 is heralded by a shift of the wind",
|
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"\u2014 P. E. James"
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],
|
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": to greet especially with enthusiasm : hail":[
|
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"doctors are heralding a new drug"
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],
|
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": to signal the approach of : foreshadow":[
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"The technology heralded a new age of space exploration."
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
|
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"The early flowers are heralds of spring.",
|
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"Mercury was the herald of the Roman gods.",
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"Verb",
|
|
"Rain heralds the arrival of spring.",
|
|
"The technology heralded a new age of space exploration.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Professor Anne Curry became the first female herald to take part in the royal procession inside Westminster, having been appointed to the post of Arundel Herald Extraordinary on Monday. \u2014 Phil Boucher, PEOPLE.com , 10 May 2022",
|
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"And yet in both cases a Trump endorsement is hardly a herald of victory. \u2014 Daniel Strauss, The New Republic , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Indeed, weekday mornings and midafternoons in the city herald a choke of cars dropping off and picking up students. \u2014 Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Capone was indicted and Chicago freed to argue that its fair wouldn\u2019t be mobbed up or a casualty of the Depression, but a herald of better times. \u2014 Ron Grossman, chicagotribune.com , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"However, the material has also helped herald in a lot of development in various forms. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 9 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper herald in the new year at Times Square. \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 26 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"If anything, Virginia\u2019s election results could act as an especially accurate herald about the midterms and the next presidential election. \u2014 Daniel Strauss, The New Republic , 2 Nov. 2021",
|
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"Execute pilots to evaluate assumptions about the future and spot weak signals that herald industry shifts. \u2014 Ganes Kesari, Forbes , 26 Oct. 2021",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Thiel and Musk may herald the rise of a new breed of tech billionaire, turning their deep pockets and distinct ideologies away from the companies that made their fortunes toward building a new version of the American right. \u2014 Elizabeth Dwoskin, Anchorage Daily News , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"Thiel and Musk may herald the rise of a new breed of tech billionaire, turning their deep pockets and distinct ideologies away from the companies that made their fortunes toward building a new version of the American right. \u2014 Elizabeth Dwoskin, Washington Post , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"The availability of apps to translate spoken or written words on smartphones or devices may herald another solution. \u2014 Aidan Connolly, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Still, weak market breadth may herald further declines for US stocks in the near term as fewer stocks moving major indexes higher. \u2014 Jessica Menton, BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
|
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"What those who might herald Cawthorn\u2019s ouster might do well to reflect upon was just how much of all that the party cheerfully tolerated. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"Four out of five migraineurs may have symptoms that herald the onset of the migraine before the headache itself. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"But -- even from his lofty vantagepoint -- Healy was yet to see the first dust-clouds that would herald the stomping of 80,000 hooves. \u2014 Mark Eveleigh, CNN , 28 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Adding Finland and Sweden would cap an eight-year rejuvenation of NATO, which rediscovered its purpose after Russia\u2019s seizure of Crimea in 2014, and could herald a new, stronger era for the alliance. \u2014 Sune Engel Rasmussen, WSJ , 18 May 2022"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English heraud, herald, harawd, borrowed from Anglo-French heraud, herald (continental Old French nominative hirauz, oblique hyraut ), borrowed from Old Low Franconian *heriwalda-, from *heri- \"body of armed men\" (going back to Germanic *harja- ) + *-walda- \"one directing or having authority,\" noun derivative of *waldan- \"to have authority over, rule\" \u2014 more at harry , wield":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English herauden \"to sound the praises of,\" borrowed from Middle French hirauder, herauder \"(of a herald) to proclaim publicly, to praise unreservedly,\" derivative of hiraud, heraud herald entry 1":"Verb"
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8her-\u0259ld",
|
|
"\u02c8he-r\u0259ld"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for herald Noun forerunner , precursor , harbinger , herald mean one that goes before or announces the coming of another. forerunner is applicable to anything that serves as a sign or presage. the blockade was the forerunner of war precursor applies to a person or thing paving the way for the success or accomplishment of another. 18th century poets like Burns were precursors of the Romantics harbinger and herald both apply, chiefly figuratively, to one that proclaims or announces the coming or arrival of a notable event. their early victory was the harbinger of a winning season the herald of a new age in medicine",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advocate",
|
|
"advocator",
|
|
"apostle",
|
|
"backer",
|
|
"booster",
|
|
"champion",
|
|
"espouser",
|
|
"exponent",
|
|
"expounder",
|
|
"friend",
|
|
"gospeler",
|
|
"gospeller",
|
|
"hierophant",
|
|
"high priest",
|
|
"paladin",
|
|
"promoter",
|
|
"proponent",
|
|
"protagonist",
|
|
"supporter",
|
|
"true believer",
|
|
"tub-thumper",
|
|
"white knight"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053907",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"herald of arms":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": herald entry 1 sense 1":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-192619",
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"heraldry":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": pageantry":[],
|
|
": the practice of devising, blazoning, and granting armorial insignia and of tracing and recording genealogies":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Japanese wedding kimonos, the prints of Hokusai, Kashmiri shawls, medieval heraldry , Persian carpets and jewellery are all sources of inspiration here. \u2014 Joanne Shurvell, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Oscar nominees are likely receiving the top-tier $225 package, which includes a deed for a 100-square-foot plot and all the heraldry and plaid-branded accouterments that evoke Scottish peerage. \u2014 Anne Quito, Quartz , 27 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The top half is embossed with the Royal Navy Crest, with the British Army heraldry to the lower left, and the Royal Air Force insignia to the lower right. \u2014 Matthew Catellier, Forbes , 10 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Old Guard families, who, wealthy from industries whose economic miracle depended on free or exploited labor\u2014the China trade, the railroads, manufacturing\u2014began to supply themselves with heraldry and property. \u2014 Dan Chiasson, The New Yorker , 30 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"The event kicked off May 2 with a solemn but colorful parade of flags and heraldry . \u2014 Laura Mallonee, WIRED , 27 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"Ascension is arguably the most princess-y, with its white and gray floral heraldry -like packaging and shades of sweet pastels and soft, neutral browns with names like Glass Slipper, Tulle, and Curtsy. \u2014 Marci Robin, Allure , 26 Apr. 2019",
|
|
"The British are known to take matters of heraldry seriously, and Mr. Trump\u2019s American coat of arms belongs to another family. \u2014 Danny Hakim, New York Times , 28 May 2017",
|
|
"Historically admired by royalty, ermine pelts were used for royal robes, in portraits, and as a design in heraldry . \u2014 National Geographic , 6 Feb. 2016"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1572, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"herald entry 1 + -ry":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8he-r\u0259l-",
|
|
"\u02c8her-\u0259l-dr\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182425",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"heralds' college":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": college of arms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190630",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"herbage":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": herbaceous vegetation (such as grass) especially when used for grazing":[],
|
|
": the succulent parts of herbaceous plants":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"added some ferns and other herbage to the sidewalk planters",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"When left to themselves, their great delight, after filling themselves with the coarse herbage of the desert, is to lie and roll in the hot sand. \u2014 Dan Schlenoff, Scientific American , 1 Jan. 2021",
|
|
"Instead of giving away free drinks to gamblers, Chicago\u2019s new casino and others across the state should have servers carrying large hookahs filled with primo, mind-bending herbage . \u2014 Rex Huppke, chicagotribune.com , 5 June 2019",
|
|
"The infertility may have resulted from a hormone imbalance, triggered by the herbage that the sheep ate, according to the study. \u2014 Jacqueline Howard, CNN , 27 Sep. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8(h)\u0259r-bij"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"flora",
|
|
"foliage",
|
|
"green",
|
|
"greenery",
|
|
"leafage",
|
|
"vegetation",
|
|
"verdure"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052514",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"herculean":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cheap",
|
|
"easy",
|
|
"effortless",
|
|
"facile",
|
|
"light",
|
|
"mindless",
|
|
"simple",
|
|
"soft",
|
|
"undemanding"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of extraordinary power, extent, intensity, or difficulty":[
|
|
"Herculean tasks",
|
|
"Herculean proportions"
|
|
],
|
|
": of, relating to, or characteristic of Hercules":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1513, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cch\u0259r-ky\u0259-\u02c8l\u0113-\u0259n",
|
|
"\u02cch\u0259r-\u02c8ky\u00fc-l\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arduous",
|
|
"Augean",
|
|
"backbreaking",
|
|
"challenging",
|
|
"demanding",
|
|
"difficult",
|
|
"effortful",
|
|
"exacting",
|
|
"formidable",
|
|
"grueling",
|
|
"gruelling",
|
|
"hard",
|
|
"heavy",
|
|
"hellacious",
|
|
"killer",
|
|
"laborious",
|
|
"moiling",
|
|
"murderous",
|
|
"pick-and-shovel",
|
|
"rigorous",
|
|
"rough",
|
|
"rugged",
|
|
"severe",
|
|
"stiff",
|
|
"strenuous",
|
|
"sweaty",
|
|
"tall",
|
|
"testing",
|
|
"toilsome",
|
|
"tough",
|
|
"uphill"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025533",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"herd":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"drive",
|
|
"punch",
|
|
"run"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a congregation of gregarious wild animals":[
|
|
"herds of antelopes"
|
|
],
|
|
": a group of people usually having a common bond":[
|
|
"a herd of tourists"
|
|
],
|
|
": a large assemblage of like things":[
|
|
"herds of cars"
|
|
],
|
|
": a typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control":[
|
|
"a herd of cattle"
|
|
],
|
|
": the undistinguished masses : crowd":[
|
|
"isolate the individual prophets from the herd",
|
|
"\u2014 Norman Cousins"
|
|
],
|
|
": to assemble or move in a herd (see herd entry 1 )":[
|
|
"herding onto the subway"
|
|
],
|
|
": to gather, lead, or drive as if in a herd (see herd entry 1 sense 1a )":[
|
|
"herded the children into the car"
|
|
],
|
|
": to keep or move (animals) together":[
|
|
"dogs that are trained to herd sheep"
|
|
],
|
|
": to place in a group":[
|
|
"herd us with their kindred fools",
|
|
"\u2014 Jonathan Swift"
|
|
],
|
|
": to place oneself in a group : associate":[
|
|
"it is desirable that young noblemen should herd",
|
|
"\u2014 Sir Walter Scott"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"The herd grazed peacefully in the pasture.",
|
|
"A herd of shoppers waited anxiously for the store to open.",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"The horses were herded into the corral.",
|
|
"We left the hotel and were herded onto a bus.",
|
|
"They herded the students into the auditorium.",
|
|
"The commuters herded onto the train.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The appropriate management level for that herd is between 165 to 250 animals on the area\u2019s 265,711 acres. \u2014 Anastasia Hufham, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Big Bone Lick's website recommends visiting the bison herd , touring the museum and diorama pit, seeing the salt springs along the Big Bone Creek trail, camping overnight and, of course, grabbing a souvenir t-shirt. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"More than 3 million herd animals have perished since mid-2021, according to monitoring agencies. \u2014 Abdi Latif Dahir, BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"Over three million herd animals have perished since mid-2021, according to monitoring agencies. \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"The Moon is in your fun sector, turning your focus on your favorite things, but Luna will make a rough opposition to stern Saturn in your social sector, forcing you to come to terms with herd mentality. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 5 June 2022",
|
|
"In 2015 and 2016, 73 Kentucky elk were used to establish the central Wisconsin herd near Black River Falls. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Unless a rancher has access to tens of thousands of acres, herd sizes have to be limited to make this kind of agriculture work. \u2014 Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Hitchens saw 9/11 as a moment to decisively break from the left and, if not to join the right, at least to join the pro-war herd . \u2014 Matthew Duss, The New Republic , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Fans say the medium-sized, shaggy dogs are vigorous, versatile and hard working, able to herd sheep, hunt boar, snag rats and compete in canine sports such as agility and dock diving. \u2014 Jennifer Peltz, ajc , 4 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Your questions answered Today\u2019s question comes from readers who want to know: Did Omicron infect enough people to get the U.S. to herd immunity? \u2014 Karen Kaplan Science And Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times , 25 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The Great Pyrenees were once used to herd livestock on steep mountain slopes of France and will eagerly embark on a tough, rugged hike. \u2014 Mattie Schuler, Outside Online , 6 Dec. 2013",
|
|
"The numbers offer a clue as to how close to herd immunity the state and various regions are. \u2014 Catherine Ho, San Francisco Chronicle , 10 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"The mandate was to lasso viewers and herd them to Paramount+, where the shows will complete their runs. \u2014 John Jurgensen, WSJ , 2 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The moose hung around campus for a time until officials were able to herd him west out of town. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 5 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The agents, wearing chaps and cowboy hats, maneuvered their horses to forcibly block and move the migrants, almost seeming to herd them. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 21 Sep. 2021",
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"Finding cattle, trying to herd them in and cutting them through this field. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 17 Jan. 2022"
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],
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Old English heord ; akin to Old High German herta herd, Middle Welsh cordd troop, Lithuanian kerd\u017eius shepherd":"Noun and Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8h\u0259rd"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"drove",
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"flock"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082111",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"here":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": at or in this point, particular, or case":[
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"here we agree"
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],
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": having no interest or relevance : of no consequence":[
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"comfort is neither here nor there to a real sailor"
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],
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": in an arbitrary location":[
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"a book here , a paper there"
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],
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": in or at this place":[
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"turn here",
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"\u2014 often used interjectionally especially in answering a roll call"
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],
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": in the present life or state : on earth":[],
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": now":[
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"here it's morning already"
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],
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": this place":[
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"Where do we go from here ?"
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],
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": to this place : hither":[
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"come here"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adverb",
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"I'm here to help you.",
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"They have lived here for 30 years.",
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"\u201cHey, where are you?\u201d \u201cI'm over here .\u201d",
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"I'm planning to be back here by 6:00.",
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"I've come here to help you.",
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"He rode his bicycle here this morning.",
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"When will you get here ?",
|
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"Here the author introduces a new character.",
|
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"The speaker paused here for a moment.",
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"Here the film changes from black-and-white to color.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
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"There were lots of complaints about strange flavors here \u2014 two tasters pegged it as slightly chocolate-y, and others found unpleasant hits of celery, licorice and vinegar in its bouquet. \u2014 Emily Heil, Washington Post , 29 June 2022",
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"Such conflicts of interest are simply the way things are done around here . \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 29 June 2022",
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"And here \u2019s to everyone living as their authentic selves every day of the year. \u2014 Giovanny Garzon, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
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"Georgia Public Health officials ordered a small number of a monkeypox vaccines for high-risk people as new cases of the virus continue to climb here and around the world. \u2014 Helena Oliviero, ajc , 29 June 2022",
|
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"Games here have been sold out every year since 1960, the famously frigid weather of the Upper Midwest appearing to only embolden Green Bay fans. \u2014 Fox News , 29 June 2022",
|
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"Selena Gomez Opens Up About Attending Britney Spears' 'Beautiful' Wedding: 'Really Happy for Her' For more on Britney Spears, pick up the latest issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday, or subscribe here . \u2014 Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE.com , 29 June 2022",
|
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"Read more about Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony before the House January 6 committee here . \u2014 Caitlin O'kane, CBS News , 29 June 2022",
|
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"Begin the registration process by clicking right here . \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 28 June 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
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"One is here June 8 against Trinidad and Tobago, followed by a crucial match at Mexico on June 11. \u2014 John Meyer, The Denver Post , 4 May 2017",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"Heres \u2019s his response: http://www.kevindeutsch.us/blog/my-response-newsdays-review-8.) \u2014 vanityfair.com , 13 July 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
|
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"1605, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adverb"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Old English h\u0113r ; akin to Old High German hier here, Old English h\u0113 he":"Adverb, Adjective, and Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8hir"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130645",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"here and now":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
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": the present time":[
|
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"\u2014 used with the man's obligation is in the here and now \u2014 W. H. Whyte"
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"while we can plan for the future, we must first deal with the here and now",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Which brings us to the here and now : The brand is launching eyewear, tech accessories, and bags for the first time as part of its Collection 3 with Rosie Huntington-Whiteley. \u2014 Kerry Pieri, Harper's BAZAAR , 25 May 2022",
|
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"Having a negative self-perception\u2014feeling ashamed of oneself, for example\u2014is also likely to lead to distraction from the here and now . \u2014 Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic , 19 May 2022",
|
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"But in the here and now , her timing seems almost perfect for capturing the moment \u2014 and with it, similar moments for millions of her listeners. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 May 2022",
|
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"Fast forward to the here and now , and buzzy brands like Tom Ford, Blumarine, Diesel, Balmain, and Dion Lee have shown iterations of cargos on their runways. \u2014 Alex Kessler, Vogue , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The impact, though, isn\u2019t isolated to the here and now . \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 18 Dec. 2021",
|
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"Much of it is highly sensitive, but only a fraction is ever pertinent to the here and now . \u2014 Abhishek Agrawal, Forbes , 20 Sep. 2021",
|
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"According to Rudaz, anyone can start this by introducing small exercises and mindset changes in their everyday lives like: Generating feelings of happiness in the here and now . \u2014 Mark Travers, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
|
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"Dystopian dramas invariably have more impact when one foot is firmly planted in the here and now . \u2014 Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune , 1 June 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1829, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"moment",
|
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"now",
|
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"present",
|
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"today"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165038",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"here and there":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": from time to time":[],
|
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": in one place and another":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"an overgrown lawn with yellow patches of dandelions scattered here and there",
|
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"she spoke so softly that I only caught a word here and there",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Sure, there were a few lines here and there that didn\u2019t quite land, and the pacing was plodding in certain areas, but overall, the team really nailed it. \u2014 Mitch Wallace, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
|
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"Sure, here and there are painful excavations of trauma or equally tear-jerking moments of defiant joy. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 June 2022",
|
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"There is also the matter of Russian culture and the Russian language, and there will be elements or islets of Russian culture here and there , and that is important. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 8 June 2022",
|
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"Memorial Day is here and there are many summer traditions to enjoy: Having a BBQ with friends, opening up the pool and wearing white again for the season. \u2014 Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping , 30 May 2022",
|
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"There are references here and there , but there are no big cameos or anything. \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"Hunting for spring ephemerals is a little like a scavenger hunt, especially early in the season when there might only be a few pops of color here and there . \u2014 Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Sure, there may be some additional pound-feet available from a tweak here and there . \u2014 K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"While the Native American students profiled here and there seem to thrive, the programs Lowe facilitated, a squishy verb if ever there was one, seem to be symbolic rather than substantive. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 26 Mar. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"about",
|
|
"around",
|
|
"passim"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171231",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adverb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"here's hoping":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032645",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"here's to":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223244",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"here, there, and everywhere":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": in many different places : all over":[
|
|
"I've been looking for you here, there, and everywhere ."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235411",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"here-right":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": on the spot : right here":[
|
|
"let's settle it here-right",
|
|
"\u2014 F. T. Elworthy"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073226",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hereabouts":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": in this vicinity":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"We don't see a lot of snow hereabouts .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Or maybe the good people of Shell Lake and hereabouts earned it by putting out the small-town, big-hearted welcome mat. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 7 May 2022",
|
|
"Unfortunately, there was not enough room to accommodate the huge crowd that came to the Energy Center last month for the discussion about what to do about tree loss hereabouts . \u2014 Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News , 19 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"To meet a certain piano player called Reg Dwight, who I\u2019ve been informed will be somewhere hereabouts . \u2014 Harper's BAZAAR , 28 May 2019",
|
|
"Both our champion and reserve champion were Texas entries not likely to be found hereabouts . \u2014 Mike Dunne, sacbee , 13 Feb. 2018",
|
|
"Wine isn\u2019t subject to such tradition, at least hereabouts , where another month or two of warm weather can be anticipated, thus more opportunities to drink white wine. \u2014 Mike Dunne, sacbee , 30 Aug. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8hir-\u0259-\u02ccbau\u0307ts"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180712",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hereafter":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"by-and-by",
|
|
"future",
|
|
"futurity",
|
|
"offing",
|
|
"tomorrow"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": after this in sequence or in time":[],
|
|
": an existence beyond earthly life":[
|
|
"belief in the hereafter"
|
|
],
|
|
": future":[],
|
|
": in some future time or state":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adverb",
|
|
"Hereafter the two companies will operate in full partnership.",
|
|
"We don't know what will happen hereafter .",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"apologized, for being late to the meeting and assured his boss that there would be no such recurrences in the hereafter",
|
|
"hoped to be reunited with his deceased wife in the hereafter",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
|
|
"That\u2019s why the 2018 announcement of the properties of NGC 1052-DF2, hereafter known as DF2 for short, came as such a shock. \u2014 Ethan Siegel, Forbes , 22 June 2021",
|
|
"In ancient times, families hoped that through such intercession, the dead person would receive a better place in the life hereafter . \u2014 Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com , 26 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"And now for some bad news: Aside from an occasional episode shared out of the goodness of my heart, Plaintext will hereafter be available only for subscribers. \u2014 Steven Levy, Wired , 21 Jan. 2021",
|
|
"The Washington Team \u2013 hereafter known in This Space as the Teamskins \u2013 already have started 3 QBs this season. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 19 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"Saying that to them out loud, and thanking them, would be a fitting end bracket to this period \u2014 and a start to your seeing their choices hereafter as standing up for themselves. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"There is scarcely any part of my conduct which may not hereafter be drawn into precedent. \u2014 William Anthony Hay, WSJ , 15 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"According to Mitchell, Wray, and Watts ( hereafter MW&W), the standard approach, which relates the present value of tax revenue to the present value of government spending and the government debt, is misleading. \u2014 WSJ , 14 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"The detective won\u2019t forget, not on any Christmas Eve hereafter , his awful duty to carry out a little body as evidence of a felony. \u2014 Tim Prudente, baltimoresun.com , 6 June 2019",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"On the individual level, the Talmud states, there is no reward for doing a mitzvah in this world; that comes in the hereafter (Kiddushin 39b). \u2014 Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"All are songs of loss, love, hope and faith in the hereafter \u2014 the greatest tribute Willie Nelson could offer his beloved sister. \u2014 Thom Duffy, Billboard , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Industry captains say that the economy has bottomed out and will be on an upswing hereafter reaching pre-covid levels in another six months. \u2014 Ramakrishnan Narayanan, Forbes , 27 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Somewhere in the hereafter , Tony Stark is exceedingly jealous. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 14 July 2021",
|
|
"And yet, though the book\u2019s hereafter looks backward to us today, there\u2019s something very timely about its play with gender fluidity and the social construction of identity. \u2014 Noah Berlatsky, Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2021",
|
|
"Flash forward 50 years: Both my parents recently passed into the hereafter . \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"In spiritual seclusion, Muslims reflect on their faith, their relationship with Allah (SWT), their relationships with others, where their life is going, and the hereafter . \u2014 Nadia Ebrahim, refinery29.com , 12 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Instead, the film takes an open, and almost radically vulnerable, look at the future of being famous, a hereafter Eilish is crafting before our very eyes. \u2014 Angela Watercutter, Wired , 26 Feb. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1546, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"1591, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"hir-\u02c8af-t\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"henceforth",
|
|
"henceforward"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053949",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hereat":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": at or because of this":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English here at , from here + at (preposition)":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111759",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hereaway":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": hereabouts":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8hir-\u0259-\u02ccw\u0101"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052120",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hereby":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": by this means":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I hereby declare the Olympic Games officially open.",
|
|
"The sum will hereby be charged to your account.",
|
|
"The parties to the lawsuit hereby agree to settle the matter out of court.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Nor is there any recourse for young transgender women who are hereby stripped of their right to play sports. \u2014 Peter Greene, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
|
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"So, the death sentences are hereby vacated or set aside. \u2014 Tasha Lemley, Scientific American , 4 Feb. 2022",
|
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"In light of the current state of play, plaintiffs hereby move for a sixty-day extension of time to file the Joint Appendix of the Administrative Record which is due on December 6, 2021. \u2014 Stuart Anderson, Forbes , 9 Dec. 2021",
|
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"And that Representative Paul Gosar be and is hereby removed from the Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee on Oversight and Reform. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 19 Nov. 2021",
|
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"Both donated by Dave Prevar, who hereby admits to sending viruses through the mail. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The Institute is hereby passing a bylaw that glam on all trips outside of RHOBH will not be tolerated and will be relentlessly made fun of. \u2014 Brian Moylan, Vulture , 7 June 2021",
|
|
"Kingdoms are hereby united into a single office, a succession of powerful sorcerer-kings could prove stranger and stronger than anyone expected. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 19 May 2021",
|
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"All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2021"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"13th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"hir-\u02c8b\u012b",
|
|
"\u02c8hir-\u02ccb\u012b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022636",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"heredes":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"Definition of heredes plural of heres"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":[],
|
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|
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|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-081909",
|
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"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"hereditary":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nonhereditary"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": characteristic of or fostered by one's predecessors":[
|
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"a hereditary feud"
|
|
],
|
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": genetically transmitted or transmittable from parent to offspring":[
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"The disease is hereditary ."
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],
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": having title (see title entry 1 sense 4a ) or possession through inheritance or by reason of birth":[
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"hereditary nobility"
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],
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": of a kind established by tradition":[
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"hereditary enemies"
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],
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": of or relating to inheritance or heredity":[
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"unless he had the hereditary dispositions which he has, he would not behave the way he does",
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"\u2014 Arthur Pap"
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],
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": received or passing by inheritance or required to pass by inheritance or by reason of birth":[
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"hereditary wealth"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"He suffers from a rare hereditary condition.",
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"eye and hair color are hereditary",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"My attorneys were able to show that my nine-month-old son, Walter, died from a hereditary kidney condition. \u2014 ELLE , 31 Mar. 2022",
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"In the eternal debate of whether or not talent is hereditary , the Matisse family makes a good case. \u2014 Olivia Hosken, Town & Country , 19 Apr. 2022",
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"Plasma is used to treat bleeding disorders, primary immune deficiencies, hereditary angioedema, inherited respiratory disease and neurological disorders. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com , 7 Oct. 2021",
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"In Seborga, where the monarchy is not hereditary , elections take place every seven years and Princess Nina is the first woman to hold the post. \u2014 Jacopo Prisco, CNN , 28 Mar. 2022",
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"And it\u2019s like a hereditary disease that\u2019s passed on from one generation to the next. \u2014 Thomas Farragher, BostonGlobe.com , 3 Apr. 2022",
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"The cats live in prides presided over by a handful of related females who share the duties of raising young, and hunting a hereditary territory stretching dozens or even hundreds of square miles in size. \u2014 Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine , 30 Mar. 2022",
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"Judaism does not believe in hereditary guilt within families, and within nations. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 Mar. 2022",
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"By the nineteen-twenties, doctors were recognizing sickle-cell disease as a distinct, hereditary form of anemia, and its varied manifestations had been well described by physicians and researchers. \u2014 Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker , 22 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English hereditarie, borrowed from Latin h\u0113r\u0113dit\u0101rius \"of inheritance, passed by means of inheritance,\" from h\u0113r\u0113dit- (probably extracted from h\u0113r\u0113dit\u0101t-, h\u0113r\u0113dit\u0101s \"succession to an heir, inheritance,\" taken as h\u0113r\u0113dit- + -\u0101t-, -\u0101s ) + -\u0101rius -ary entry 2 \u2014 more at heredity":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"h\u0259-\u02c8re-d\u0259-\u02ccter-\u0113",
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"h\u0259-\u02c8red-\u0259-\u02ccter-\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for hereditary innate , inborn , inbred , congenital , hereditary mean not acquired after birth. innate applies to qualities or characteristics that are part of one's inner essential nature. an innate sense of fair play inborn suggests a quality or tendency either actually present at birth or so marked and deep-seated as to seem so. her inborn love of nature inbred suggests something either acquired from parents by heredity or so deeply rooted and ingrained as to seem acquired in that way. inbred political loyalties congenital and hereditary refer to what is acquired before or at birth, the former to things acquired during fetal development and the latter to things transmitted from one's ancestors. a congenital heart murmur eye color is hereditary",
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"synonyms":[
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"genetic",
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"genetical",
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"heritable",
|
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"inborn",
|
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"inheritable",
|
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"inherited"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191339",
|
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"type":[
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"hereditary?pronunciation&lang=en_us&dir=h&file=heredi03":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"nonhereditary"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": characteristic of or fostered by one's predecessors":[
|
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"a hereditary feud"
|
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],
|
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": genetically transmitted or transmittable from parent to offspring":[
|
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"The disease is hereditary ."
|
|
],
|
|
": having title (see title entry 1 sense 4a ) or possession through inheritance or by reason of birth":[
|
|
"hereditary nobility"
|
|
],
|
|
": of a kind established by tradition":[
|
|
"hereditary enemies"
|
|
],
|
|
": of or relating to inheritance or heredity":[
|
|
"unless he had the hereditary dispositions which he has, he would not behave the way he does",
|
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"\u2014 Arthur Pap"
|
|
],
|
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": received or passing by inheritance or required to pass by inheritance or by reason of birth":[
|
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"hereditary wealth"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"He suffers from a rare hereditary condition.",
|
|
"eye and hair color are hereditary",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"My attorneys were able to show that my nine-month-old son, Walter, died from a hereditary kidney condition. \u2014 ELLE , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In the eternal debate of whether or not talent is hereditary , the Matisse family makes a good case. \u2014 Olivia Hosken, Town & Country , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Plasma is used to treat bleeding disorders, primary immune deficiencies, hereditary angioedema, inherited respiratory disease and neurological disorders. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com , 7 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"In Seborga, where the monarchy is not hereditary , elections take place every seven years and Princess Nina is the first woman to hold the post. \u2014 Jacopo Prisco, CNN , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"And it\u2019s like a hereditary disease that\u2019s passed on from one generation to the next. \u2014 Thomas Farragher, BostonGlobe.com , 3 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The cats live in prides presided over by a handful of related females who share the duties of raising young, and hunting a hereditary territory stretching dozens or even hundreds of square miles in size. \u2014 Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Judaism does not believe in hereditary guilt within families, and within nations. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"By the nineteen-twenties, doctors were recognizing sickle-cell disease as a distinct, hereditary form of anemia, and its varied manifestations had been well described by physicians and researchers. \u2014 Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker , 22 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English hereditarie, borrowed from Latin h\u0113r\u0113dit\u0101rius \"of inheritance, passed by means of inheritance,\" from h\u0113r\u0113dit- (probably extracted from h\u0113r\u0113dit\u0101t-, h\u0113r\u0113dit\u0101s \"succession to an heir, inheritance,\" taken as h\u0113r\u0113dit- + -\u0101t-, -\u0101s ) + -\u0101rius -ary entry 2 \u2014 more at heredity":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"h\u0259-\u02c8re-d\u0259-\u02ccter-\u0113",
|
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"h\u0259-\u02c8red-\u0259-\u02ccter-\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for hereditary innate , inborn , inbred , congenital , hereditary mean not acquired after birth. innate applies to qualities or characteristics that are part of one's inner essential nature. an innate sense of fair play inborn suggests a quality or tendency either actually present at birth or so marked and deep-seated as to seem so. her inborn love of nature inbred suggests something either acquired from parents by heredity or so deeply rooted and ingrained as to seem acquired in that way. inbred political loyalties congenital and hereditary refer to what is acquired before or at birth, the former to things acquired during fetal development and the latter to things transmitted from one's ancestors. a congenital heart murmur eye color is hereditary",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"genetic",
|
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"genetical",
|
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"heritable",
|
|
"inborn",
|
|
"inheritable",
|
|
"inherited"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-194638",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hereditary?pronunciation&lang=en_us&dir=h&file=heredi04":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nonhereditary"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": characteristic of or fostered by one's predecessors":[
|
|
"a hereditary feud"
|
|
],
|
|
": genetically transmitted or transmittable from parent to offspring":[
|
|
"The disease is hereditary ."
|
|
],
|
|
": having title (see title entry 1 sense 4a ) or possession through inheritance or by reason of birth":[
|
|
"hereditary nobility"
|
|
],
|
|
": of a kind established by tradition":[
|
|
"hereditary enemies"
|
|
],
|
|
": of or relating to inheritance or heredity":[
|
|
"unless he had the hereditary dispositions which he has, he would not behave the way he does",
|
|
"\u2014 Arthur Pap"
|
|
],
|
|
": received or passing by inheritance or required to pass by inheritance or by reason of birth":[
|
|
"hereditary wealth"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He suffers from a rare hereditary condition.",
|
|
"eye and hair color are hereditary",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"My attorneys were able to show that my nine-month-old son, Walter, died from a hereditary kidney condition. \u2014 ELLE , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In the eternal debate of whether or not talent is hereditary , the Matisse family makes a good case. \u2014 Olivia Hosken, Town & Country , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Plasma is used to treat bleeding disorders, primary immune deficiencies, hereditary angioedema, inherited respiratory disease and neurological disorders. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com , 7 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"In Seborga, where the monarchy is not hereditary , elections take place every seven years and Princess Nina is the first woman to hold the post. \u2014 Jacopo Prisco, CNN , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"And it\u2019s like a hereditary disease that\u2019s passed on from one generation to the next. \u2014 Thomas Farragher, BostonGlobe.com , 3 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The cats live in prides presided over by a handful of related females who share the duties of raising young, and hunting a hereditary territory stretching dozens or even hundreds of square miles in size. \u2014 Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Judaism does not believe in hereditary guilt within families, and within nations. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"By the nineteen-twenties, doctors were recognizing sickle-cell disease as a distinct, hereditary form of anemia, and its varied manifestations had been well described by physicians and researchers. \u2014 Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker , 22 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English hereditarie, borrowed from Latin h\u0113r\u0113dit\u0101rius \"of inheritance, passed by means of inheritance,\" from h\u0113r\u0113dit- (probably extracted from h\u0113r\u0113dit\u0101t-, h\u0113r\u0113dit\u0101s \"succession to an heir, inheritance,\" taken as h\u0113r\u0113dit- + -\u0101t-, -\u0101s ) + -\u0101rius -ary entry 2 \u2014 more at heredity":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"h\u0259-\u02c8red-\u0259-\u02ccter-\u0113",
|
|
"h\u0259-\u02c8re-d\u0259-\u02ccter-\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for hereditary innate , inborn , inbred , congenital , hereditary mean not acquired after birth. innate applies to qualities or characteristics that are part of one's inner essential nature. an innate sense of fair play inborn suggests a quality or tendency either actually present at birth or so marked and deep-seated as to seem so. her inborn love of nature inbred suggests something either acquired from parents by heredity or so deeply rooted and ingrained as to seem acquired in that way. inbred political loyalties congenital and hereditary refer to what is acquired before or at birth, the former to things acquired during fetal development and the latter to things transmitted from one's ancestors. a congenital heart murmur eye color is hereditary",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"genetic",
|
|
"genetical",
|
|
"heritable",
|
|
"inborn",
|
|
"inheritable",
|
|
"inherited"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-202800",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hereditas":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": inheritance or succession : the rights and liabilities to which an heir succeeds : an estate of a deceased person regarded as a juridical person":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-194145",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hereniging":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an amalgamation of South African political parties":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Afrikaans hereniging (formerly spelled hereeniging ), literally, reunion, reuniting, from herenig to reunite + -ing":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120520",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hereof":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of this":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"hir-\u02c8\u0259v",
|
|
"-\u02c8\u00e4v"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182516",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hereof?pronunciation&lang=en_us&dir=h&file=hereof01":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of this":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"hir-\u02c8\u0259v",
|
|
"-\u02c8\u00e4v"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-200805",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hereon":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": on this":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"hir-\u02c8\u022fn",
|
|
"-\u02c8\u00e4n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-175417",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hereon?pronunciation&lang=en_us&dir=h&file=hereon01":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": on this":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"hir-\u02c8\u022fn",
|
|
"-\u02c8\u00e4n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-184059",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hereout":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": out of this place : from here":[],
|
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": out of this premise : hence":[],
|
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": out of this:":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English herout, herut , from here + out, ut out (preposition)":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021423",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"heres necessarius":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a slave who is instituted by his master as his heir and who upon his master's death automatically attains his freedom and becomes his heir":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Late Latin, literally, heir of necessity":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8h\u0101\u02ccr\u0101\u02ccsnek\u0259\u02c8s\u00e4r\u0113\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193813",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"heresiarch":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"conformer",
|
|
"conformist"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an originator or chief advocate of a heresy":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"his about-face on welfare reform has led him to be seen as a heresiarch among his party's faithful"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1624, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from Late Latin haeresiarch\u0113s, haeresiarcha, borrowed from Greek hairesi\u00e1rch\u0113s, \"leader of a school or sect,\" from ha\u00edresis \"system of principles, sect, faction\" + -arch\u0113s -arch entry 1 \u2014 more at heresy":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8her-\u0259-s\u0113-",
|
|
"h\u0259-\u02c8r\u0113-z\u0113-\u02cc\u00e4rk"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dissenter",
|
|
"dissentient",
|
|
"dissident",
|
|
"heretic",
|
|
"nonconformist"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220540",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"heresimach":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an active opponent of heresy and heretics":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Late Greek hairesimachos , from hairesis heresy + Greek -machos (from machesthai to fight)":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"h\u0259\u02c8r\u0113z\u0259\u02ccmak",
|
|
"he\u02c8-",
|
|
"\u02c8her\u0259s\u0113\u02cc-",
|
|
"-r\u0113s\u0259-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035339",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"heresiography":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a treatise on heresy":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"heresio- (from heresy ) + -graphy":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccher\u0259s\u0113-",
|
|
"h\u0259\u02ccr\u0113z\u0113\u02c8\u00e4gr\u0259f\u0113",
|
|
"-r\u0113s\u0113-",
|
|
"he\u02cc-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005022",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"heresiologist":{
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172437",
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"type":[
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"heresiology":{
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": the study of heresies":[]
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"heresio- (from heresy ) + -logy":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-j\u0113"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002429",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"heresy":{
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"antonyms":[
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"conformity",
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"orthodoxy"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma sense 2 )":[
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"They were accused of heresy ."
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],
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": an opinion or doctrine contrary to church dogma":[],
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": an opinion, doctrine, or practice contrary to the truth or to generally accepted beliefs or standards":[
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"our democratic heresy which holds that \u2026 truth is to be found by majority vote",
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"\u2014 M. W. Straight"
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],
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": denial of a revealed truth by a baptized member of the Roman Catholic Church":[],
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": dissent or deviation from a dominant theory, opinion, or practice":[
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"To disagree with the party leadership was heresy ."
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"They were accused of heresy .",
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"He was preaching dangerous heresies .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Take the Hamilton Porter, a sandwich that probably borders on heresy in some parts of the Carolinas. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 May 2022",
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"The baseball establishment swiftly quashed his heresy . \u2014 WSJ , 11 May 2022",
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"Trump coaxed former Georgia Sen. David Perdue into the Republican primary against Brian Kemp after the governor committed the heresy of refusing to overturn Joe Biden\u2019s victory in the state. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Mar. 2022",
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"This approach is seen as heresy in some military quarters. \u2014 David Hambling, Forbes , 9 Dec. 2021",
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"Given the political dynamics of gas prices\u2014and the political interest in cutting those fees\u2014any move to increase the gas tax would be political heresy . \u2014 Justin Worland, Time , 24 Mar. 2022",
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"In effect, as Del Noce argued throughout his career, Marxism was and is a new form of an old heresy , gnosticism. \u2014 Francis X. Maier, WSJ , 6 Jan. 2022",
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"And there\u2019s a tempting heresy in the idea of being aroused by apocalypse, as Blanchett\u2019s character is, rather than petrified or numbed. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 10 Dec. 2021",
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"The indoor parties \u2014 and the fee to get in \u2014 are a heresy for many Brazilians who say that Carnival's block parties are essentially and historically parties by the people and for the people. \u2014 Diane Jeantet, ajc , 26 Feb. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English heresie, borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed (with assimilation to the suffix -ie -y entry 2 ) from Late Latin haeresis, heresis \"school (of philosophy or theology), sect, belief contrary to church dogma,\" borrowed from Greek ha\u00edresis \"act of taking, choice, course of action or thought, system of principles, sect, faction,\" from haire\u00een \"to take, grasp, (middle voice) obtain, choose, prefer\" (of obscure origin) + -sis -sis":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8he-r\u0259-",
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"\u02c8her-\u0259-s\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"dissent",
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"dissidence",
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"heterodoxy",
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"nonconformity"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202803",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"heretic":{
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"antonyms":[
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"conformer",
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"conformist"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": one who differs in opinion from an accepted belief or doctrine : nonconformist":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The church regards them as heretics .",
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"Galileo was condemned as a heretic for supporting Copernicus's thesis that the earth revolves around the sun and not vice versa.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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|
"Benedetta\u2019s rise to power ignites the indignation of Sister Christina (Louise Chevillotte), who tries to out her as a charlatan and a heretic . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Dec. 2021",
|
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"Likewise, referring to Francis as unorthodox or a heretic is unacceptable. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 Sep. 2021",
|
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"In 1431, Joan of Arc, condemned as a heretic , was burned at the stake in Rouen, France. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 May 2021",
|
|
"An apostate from the faith, a heretic , or a schismatic automatically incurs excommunication, when the delict (or violation) is committed. \u2014 Fr. Goran Jovicic, National Review , 13 June 2021",
|
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"In 1431, Joan of Arc, condemned as a heretic , was burned at the stake in Rouen, France. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 May 2021",
|
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"In 1431, Joan of Arc, condemned as a heretic , was burned at the stake in Rouen, France. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 May 2021",
|
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"The bishop has to decide whether to have the minister tried as a heretic . \u2014 Celia Storey, Arkansas Online , 24 May 2021",
|
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"As this example illustrates, one of the hardest questions a science commentator faces is when to take a heretic seriously. \u2014 Matt Ridley, WSJ , 9 Oct. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English heretik, borrowed from Anglo-French & Late Latin; Anglo-French heretic, heretik, borrowed from Late Latin haereticus, hereticus, borrowed from Late Greek hairetik\u00f3s, from hairetik\u00f3s, adjective, \"departing from dogma, heretical,\" going back to Greek, \"able to choose, due to choice,\" from hairet\u00f3s \"that may be taken, eligible, chosen,\" verbal adjective of haire\u00een \"to take, grasp, (middle voice) obtain, choose, prefer\" + -ikos -ic entry 1 \u2014 more at heresy":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8he-r\u0259-",
|
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"\u02c8her-\u0259-\u02cctik"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
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"dissenter",
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"dissentient",
|
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"dissident",
|
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"heresiarch",
|
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"nonconformist"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060107",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"heretical":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"conforming",
|
|
"conformist",
|
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"conventional",
|
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"orthodox"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": of or relating to adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma : characterized by heresy":[
|
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"heretical writings"
|
|
],
|
|
": of, relating to, or characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards : unorthodox":[
|
|
"It would be heretical to suggest changing company policy."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the belief that women should be allowed to have careers outside the home was once considered heretical",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The attack came as worshipers at the Sunni mosque gathered for zikr \u2014 an act of religious remembrance seen as heretical by some hard-line Sunni groups. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Instead, corporate studios transform these stories into quasi-religious texts that are pharisaically protected by copyright from heretical reinterpretation and innovation\u2014in other words, fan service. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"In this new order, Subin argues, deification would become, at best, heretical and, at worst, nonsensical. \u2014 Casey Cep, The New Yorker , 6 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"But innovations meant to attract newcomers are considered by the old guard as impure, even heretical or just tacky. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Such changes might sound heretical to those who grew up at a time when the theater was almost sacrosanct \u2014 a place to get lost in the latest cinematic adventure. \u2014 Brian Raftery, EW.com , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The first stratagem of the racist is not to quote Adolph Hitler, or George Wallace, or bad science, or heretical religion. \u2014 John Archibald | Jarchibald@al.com, al , 16 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Throughout history, our communities have comprised the pious and the heretical , the observant and the indifferent. \u2014 Mark Oppenheimer, WSJ , 19 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Wilson has too often been ignored here in Alabama, where too much heretical religion allows people to ignore the balance of nature in the name of God. \u2014 John Archibald | Jarchibald@al.com, al , 18 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English heretikel, borrowed from Medieval Latin haeretic\u0101lis, from Late Latin haereticus heretic + Latin -\u0101lis -al entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"h\u0259-\u02c8re-ti-k\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"dissentient",
|
|
"dissenting",
|
|
"dissident",
|
|
"heterodox",
|
|
"iconoclastic",
|
|
"maverick",
|
|
"nonconformist",
|
|
"nonorthodox",
|
|
"out-there",
|
|
"unconventional",
|
|
"unorthodox"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104552",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
|
"heritable":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nonhereditary"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": capable of being inherited or of passing by inheritance":[],
|
|
": hereditary":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"heritable characteristics like skin and eye and hair color",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The research focused on finding heritable differences in IQ and propensity to violence between racial groups. \u2014 Janet D. Stemwedel, Scientific American , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"Physical traits are strongly heritable ; behavioral traits, less so. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"While some findings suggest behavior traits are heritable , the association between a breed and its behaviors is far less direct than the association between a breed and its aesthetic traits. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"Physical traits are strongly heritable ; behavioral traits, less so. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The team\u2019s findings confirmed that some aspects of canine behavior do seem quite heritable \u2014and sometimes even echo kennel-club dogma. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Physical traits are strongly heritable ; behavioral traits, less so. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"While the lowly mitochondria don\u2019t influence those traits, altering their DNA would nonetheless introduce a heritable change that could be passed on to future generations. \u2014 Stephen S. Hall, Wired , 11 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Physical traits are strongly heritable ; behavioral traits, less so. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 30 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French, from heriter \"to inherit, make an heir\" + -able -able \u2014 more at heritage":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8he-r\u0259-",
|
|
"\u02c8her-\u0259-t\u0259-b\u0259l",
|
|
"\u02c8her-\u0259t-\u0259-b\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"genetic",
|
|
"genetical",
|
|
"hereditary",
|
|
"inborn",
|
|
"inheritable",
|
|
"inherited"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112102",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"heritage":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": property that descends to an heir":[],
|
|
": something possessed as a result of one's natural situation or birth : birthright":[
|
|
"the heritage of natural freedom was long since cast away",
|
|
"\u2014 V. L. Parrington"
|
|
],
|
|
": something transmitted by or acquired from a predecessor : legacy , inheritance":[
|
|
"proud of her Chinese heritage",
|
|
"a rich heritage of folklore",
|
|
"The battlefields are part of our heritage and should be preserved."
|
|
],
|
|
": tradition":[
|
|
"the party's heritage of secularism"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"hospitality is a cherished Southern heritage",
|
|
"this farm is my heritage from my father, as it was for him from his father",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Lately, Huerta has been working to build on their French technique training to cook food inspired by their Mexican heritage . \u2014 Isle Mcelroy, Bon App\u00e9tit , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"People should know the truth about their DNA heritage , if at all possible. \u2014 cleveland , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Bisma takes great pride in her heritage and often sports bright West African turbans and political t-shirts. \u2014 Shadan Larki, Variety , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Learn about the garden\u2019s history, heritage trees, seasonal plants, habitat restoration and more. \u2014 oregonlive , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Aldridge reportedly explored her mixed ethnic heritage through music. \u2014 Melissa Noel, Essence , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"The 7,823-square-foot home also sits on a large lot of about 1.36 acres and includes brick patios, gardens, fountains, heritage trees and pool. \u2014 Katharine Jose, Chron , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"And sometimes, guests may notice Filipino ingredients like calamansi and coconut vinegar, an in initiative by Collantes to inflect parts of his Filipino heritage (his parents were originally from Bulacan and Manila) at his restaurant. \u2014 Cheryl Tiu, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Leftist Chemnitz takes pride in its Communist heritage , although the far right has an ominous presence, as violent anti-immigrant demonstrations in 2018 made plain. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English heritage, eritage, borrowed from Anglo-French, from heriter \"to inherit, make an heir\" (going back to Late Latin h\u0113r\u0113dit\u0101re \"to leave as an inheritance, inherit, make an heir,\" from Latin h\u0113r\u0113d-, h\u0113r\u0113s heir entry 1 + -it\u0101re, verb suffix) + -age -age":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8her-\u0259-tij",
|
|
"\u02c8he-r\u0259-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"convention",
|
|
"custom",
|
|
"prescription",
|
|
"rubric",
|
|
"rule",
|
|
"tradition"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080121",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"herky-jerky":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": characterized by sudden, irregular, or unpredictable movement or style":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1890, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"reduplication of jerky":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8h\u0259r-k\u0113-\u02c8j\u0259r-k\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bumpy",
|
|
"choppy",
|
|
"jerky",
|
|
"jouncy",
|
|
"rough"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230918",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hermetic":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"shallow",
|
|
"superficial"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": airtight":[
|
|
"hermetic seal"
|
|
],
|
|
": impervious to external influence":[
|
|
"trapped inside the hermetic military machine",
|
|
"\u2014 Jack Newfield"
|
|
],
|
|
": of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. and attributed to Hermes Trismegistus":[],
|
|
": recluse , solitary":[
|
|
"leads a hermetic life"
|
|
],
|
|
": relating to or characterized by subjects that are mysterious and difficult to understand : relating to or characterized by occultism or abstruseness : recondite":[
|
|
"a hermetic discussion"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"wrote hermetic poetry whose sole intended readership was himself",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Winslow Homer, dour and hermetic , spent the last decades of his life perched in his small studio above the sharp stone ledges of Prouts Neck, Maine. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"There\u2019s something hermetic about her work that feels true to New York. \u2014 Alice Mcdermott, New York Times , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The environment is hermetic , though her disposition is bubbly. \u2014 Kelly Crow, WSJ , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"What\u2019s more, the action takes place in a hermetic bubble, floating somewhere above New Jersey and the world, with no connection to anything more tangible than a screenwriter\u2019s keyboard. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Rhyming poets tended to be liberals, trying to make poetry high-hearted and popular again at a moment when the hermetic side of modernism seemed exhausted. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Similarly, the hermetic North Korea has been test-firing ballistic missiles amid a coronavirus outbreak, a possible risk to South Korea\u2019s manufacturing sector should the brinksmanship escalate. \u2014 Josh Boak, BostonGlobe.com , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"What, beyond the suggestion of a tobacco factory, lay beyond the hermetic seal of this set? \u2014 Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post , 15 May 2022",
|
|
"Students from Glenbrook North and South High Schools will combine their talents to share the tale of a hermetic green ogre who is forced to venture into the world with surprising results. \u2014 Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune , 25 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Medieval Latin hermeticus , from Hermet-, Hermes Trismegistus":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02cc)h\u0259r-\u02c8me-tik",
|
|
"(\u02cc)h\u0259r-\u02c8met-ik"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abstruse",
|
|
"arcane",
|
|
"deep",
|
|
"esoteric",
|
|
"profound",
|
|
"recondite"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030846",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hermetic powder":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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|
|
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|
|
"examples":[],
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125500",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hermetical":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"shallow",
|
|
"superficial"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": airtight":[
|
|
"hermetic seal"
|
|
],
|
|
": impervious to external influence":[
|
|
"trapped inside the hermetic military machine",
|
|
"\u2014 Jack Newfield"
|
|
],
|
|
": of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. and attributed to Hermes Trismegistus":[],
|
|
": recluse , solitary":[
|
|
"leads a hermetic life"
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": relating to or characterized by subjects that are mysterious and difficult to understand : relating to or characterized by occultism or abstruseness : recondite":[
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"a hermetic discussion"
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},
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"examples":[
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"wrote hermetic poetry whose sole intended readership was himself",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Winslow Homer, dour and hermetic , spent the last decades of his life perched in his small studio above the sharp stone ledges of Prouts Neck, Maine. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
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"There\u2019s something hermetic about her work that feels true to New York. \u2014 Alice Mcdermott, New York Times , 22 June 2022",
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"The environment is hermetic , though her disposition is bubbly. \u2014 Kelly Crow, WSJ , 18 June 2022",
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"What\u2019s more, the action takes place in a hermetic bubble, floating somewhere above New Jersey and the world, with no connection to anything more tangible than a screenwriter\u2019s keyboard. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 16 June 2022",
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"Rhyming poets tended to be liberals, trying to make poetry high-hearted and popular again at a moment when the hermetic side of modernism seemed exhausted. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
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"Similarly, the hermetic North Korea has been test-firing ballistic missiles amid a coronavirus outbreak, a possible risk to South Korea\u2019s manufacturing sector should the brinksmanship escalate. \u2014 Josh Boak, BostonGlobe.com , 20 May 2022",
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"What, beyond the suggestion of a tobacco factory, lay beyond the hermetic seal of this set? \u2014 Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post , 15 May 2022",
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"Students from Glenbrook North and South High Schools will combine their talents to share the tale of a hermetic green ogre who is forced to venture into the world with surprising results. \u2014 Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune , 25 Apr. 2022"
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"(\u02cc)h\u0259r-\u02c8me-tik",
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"it is not \u2026 willful hermetism , if the message of their art is veiled and indirect",
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"\u2014 R. J. Goldwater"
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"examples":[
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"St. Jerome is said to have spent two years as a hermit in the desert, searching for inner peace.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"North Korea missiles: The hermit nation has recently stepped up its missile testing, in defiance of international law and to the alarm of Japan and the US. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, CNN , 24 May 2022",
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"One weapon prominently featured at the parade was the hermit nation's biggest and newest intercontinental ballistic missile, the Hwasong-17. \u2014 Lorraine Taylor, Fox News , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"The island\u2019s first named occupant is believed to be the Christian hermit Saint Baldred, who died in his humble cell in 606; in the 15th century, a chapel was built on its site. \u2014 Karen Gardiner, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
|
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"Here are some warblers coming by: yellow, hermit , Townsend\u2019s. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
|
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"Represented by the crab, Cancer has a reputation for being a bit of a hermit . \u2014 Sophie Saint Thomas, Allure , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"Or hermit crabs, among whom empty mollusk shells are prime real estate, and who regularly engage in home invasions. \u2014 David P. Barash, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
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"The hermit , after all, may be a reclusive character but one who is also wise, emerging from a period of introspection and reflection with newfound perspective. \u2014 Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times , 14 Dec. 2021",
|
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"Over time, Fred has seen hermit crabs fighting over an increasingly shrinking territory until it was nearly covered by the Caribbean. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022"
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"Middle English heremite, eremite , from Anglo-French, from Late Latin eremita , from Late Greek er\u0113mit\u0113s , from Greek, adjective, living in the desert, from er\u0113mia desert, from er\u0113mos desolate":""
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],
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"Noun (1)",
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"On weekends he escapes to his hermitage in the mountains.",
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"the artist's desert hermitage was a small adobe house at the end of a long dusty road",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"One man even wrote to Edward III in the late 1330s, saying that his father was living in a hermitage in Italy. \u2014 Anne Th\u00e9riault, Longreads , 21 June 2022",
|
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"And Russian and Ukrainian officials traded blame for the burning of the main temple of the All Saints hermitage , a 16th-century monastery in eastern Ukraine that is considered one of the three most sacred sites in Ukraine for Orthodox believers. \u2014 Jason Horowitz, BostonGlobe.com , 4 June 2022",
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"Manyava flourished, becoming the dominant hermitage in Galicia, until its abrupt closure in 1785, the dispersal of its monks, and the confiscation of the Bohorodchany Iconostasis and other icons. \u2014 Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine , 5 May 2022",
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"Most of this writing was done at the Encinitas hermitage , which was secretly built for Yogananda as a surprise during his years abroad. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Janakananda, who built the Encinitas hermitage , succeeded him as Fellowship president until his own death three years later in Borrego Springs. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Perhaps the most memorable corner of Jeollanam-do is Chunjinam, the tranquil hermitage where Jeong Kwan resides. \u2014 Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 31 Dec. 2021",
|
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"This doesn\u2019t mean total hermitage at a time when the economy is desperately in need of participation. \u2014 Chris Wilson, Time , 12 Nov. 2021",
|
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"The islands' sole archaeologist Katharine Sawyer, who runs Scilly Walks, takes groups out here, or to other islands like St. Helen's (which has a medieval hermitage ) or Samson. \u2014 Kate Eshelby, CNN , 14 June 2021"
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"1680, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Tain-l' Ermitage , commune in France":"Noun"
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|
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|
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],
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|
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|
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|
|
"\u2014 used specifically of a principal male character especially when contrasted with heroine A special feature was the cliff-hanger ending when hero , heroine, or both found themselves confronting a violent demise \u2026 \u2014 Ira Konigsberg \u2014 now also used of a principal character who is female \u2026 action movies with female heroes are emerging more frequently, and with increasing quality. \u2014 William Bibbiani"
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]
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},
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|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun (1)",
|
|
"A motto of his hero , Thomas Edison, is inscribed on a favorite sweatshirt : \"To invent you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.\" \u2014 Britt Robson , Mother Jones , May/June 2008",
|
|
"Greater authors\u2014Arthur Conan Doyle most notably\u2014have been in the same dilemma when seeking closure. And, like Conan Doyle, Rowling has won imperishable renown for giving us an identifiable hero and a fine caricature of a villain, and for making a fictional bit of King's Cross station as luminous as a certain address on nearby Baker Street. \u2014 Christopher Hitchens , New York Times Book Review , 12 Aug. 2007",
|
|
"Here's a novel by a decorated war hero with a fictional Middle Eastern desert war at its core. It pits an American-led coalition against a potentially lethal enemy \u2026 \u2014 Lorenzo Carcaterra , People , 3 June 1991",
|
|
"Other physicists, long wedded to the notion that nothing can escape from a black hole, have generally come to accept that discovery. And the stuff emitted from little black holes (and big ones too, but far more slowly) is now called Hawking radiation. \"In general relativity and early cosmology, Hawking is the hero ,\" says Rocky Kolb, a physicist at Fermilab in Illinois. \u2014 Leon Jaroff , Time , 8 Feb. 1988",
|
|
"He returned from the war a national hero .",
|
|
"the hero of a rescue",
|
|
"She was a hero for standing up to the government.",
|
|
"His father has always been his hero .",
|
|
"He has always been a hero to his son.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Skeens\u2019s loyal legion continued to look for their baking and canning hero on social media, or anywhere on the internet, for that matter. \u2014 Sydney Page, Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"The story follows four best friends and New England Patriots fans who take a trip to 2017\u2019s Super Bowl LI to see their hero Brady in action. \u2014 Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"When comedian Jenny Slate and her then-husband, director Dean Fleischer-Camp, first started making the short adventures of a miniscule shell as a creative past time, the expectations were as low as their hero \u2019s stature. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"Throughout the evening, Danza made a point of crediting the songwriters much like his hero Frank Sinatra. \u2014 Robin Raven, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"As Americans celebrate Juneteenth, hundreds of cyclists traveled to Indianapolis to honor its hometown hero . \u2014 Elise Preston, CBS News , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Just as Earth's fate was sealed, our hero Ziggy Stardust can't save himself, succumbing to the fate of the archetypal has-been rock star. \u2014 Allaire Nuss, EW.com , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Nothing is particularly egregious about Angus MacLane\u2019s film, which tosses its bulbous-jawed hero into a narrative of planet colonization and time dilation that feels a little like diet Interstellar. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Comedian Mike Young had the privilege of touring with Saget for 12 years and spoke with The Times about trying to figure out an organic way to talk about his comedy hero in his own stand-up set. \u2014 Ali Lerman, Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022"
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
"Latin heros , from Greek h\u0113r\u014ds":"Noun",
|
|
"Latin, from Greek H\u0113r\u014d":"Noun"
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"He objects to the unthinking hero worship of great athletes by their fans.",
|
|
"once the object of uncritical hero worship , the aging quarterback now faces the derision of his team's fickle fans",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"But asking them feels right in line with the series-long quest to interrogate the all-American project of unthinking hero worship . \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"If Zelenskyy represents a democratic hero, it should nonetheless be remembered that democracy does not need \u2013 and should not seek \u2013 the sorts of hero worship that authoritarians like Putin demand. \u2014 Michael Blake, The Conversation , 4 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Devoid of insight and ricocheting between dull vulgarity and vacuous hero worship , the show, which had its official opening Wednesday at the Longacre Theatre, is less edifying than a scroll through the archives of the tabloids. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"In selecting Shiraz, a city in the southwest of Iran, Farhadi wanted to build a bridge between his contemporary saga about a man put on a pedestal and hero worship in antiquity. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Chinese hero worship is impressive to witness \u2014 and surreal to experience when your grandmother is the one being revered. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Other fans have likewise defended the books by pointing to Herbert's numerous quotes about how his series is intended as a cautionary tale against zealotry, idolization, and hero worship . \u2014 Jeva Lange, The Week , 14 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Organizers promise that this anniversary won't all involve hero worship of the Founding Fathers and won't turn a blind eye to the slavery that steered South Carolina's history for 400 years. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 27 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The Couric episode highlights the perils of hero worship . \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Oct. 2021"
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"He objects to the unthinking hero worship of great athletes by their fans.",
|
|
"once the object of uncritical hero worship , the aging quarterback now faces the derision of his team's fickle fans",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"But asking them feels right in line with the series-long quest to interrogate the all-American project of unthinking hero worship . \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"If Zelenskyy represents a democratic hero, it should nonetheless be remembered that democracy does not need \u2013 and should not seek \u2013 the sorts of hero worship that authoritarians like Putin demand. \u2014 Michael Blake, The Conversation , 4 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Devoid of insight and ricocheting between dull vulgarity and vacuous hero worship , the show, which had its official opening Wednesday at the Longacre Theatre, is less edifying than a scroll through the archives of the tabloids. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"In selecting Shiraz, a city in the southwest of Iran, Farhadi wanted to build a bridge between his contemporary saga about a man put on a pedestal and hero worship in antiquity. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Chinese hero worship is impressive to witness \u2014 and surreal to experience when your grandmother is the one being revered. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Other fans have likewise defended the books by pointing to Herbert's numerous quotes about how his series is intended as a cautionary tale against zealotry, idolization, and hero worship . \u2014 Jeva Lange, The Week , 14 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Organizers promise that this anniversary won't all involve hero worship of the Founding Fathers and won't turn a blind eye to the slavery that steered South Carolina's history for 400 years. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 27 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The Couric episode highlights the perils of hero worship . \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Oct. 2021"
|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"chicken-livered",
|
|
"coward",
|
|
"cowardly",
|
|
"craven",
|
|
"dastardly",
|
|
"fainthearted",
|
|
"fearful",
|
|
"gutless",
|
|
"lily-livered",
|
|
"milk-livered",
|
|
"nerveless",
|
|
"poltroon",
|
|
"poor-spirited",
|
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"pusillanimous",
|
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"spineless",
|
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"spiritless",
|
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"timorous",
|
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|
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"ungallant",
|
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"unheroic",
|
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"weakhearted",
|
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"yellow"
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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": exhibiting or marked by courage and daring":[
|
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|
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|
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": flamboyantly boastful language or action":[
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|
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],
|
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|
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|
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|
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": of great intensity : extreme":[
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|
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": of impressive size, power, extent, or effect":[
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"a heroic voice"
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|
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": of or relating to courageous people or the mythological or legendary figures of antiquity : of, relating to, resembling, or suggesting heroes especially of antiquity":[
|
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"heroic legends",
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In February, someone reported one wrapped around a herring gull in Canada. \u2014 Jessica Leigh Hester, Wired , 17 Apr. 2021",
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"The little rocky outpost is a sanctuary for a number of bird species with vulnerable populations, including great black-backed and herring gulls , as well as cormorants and shags. \u2014 Ryan Prior, CNN , 23 Oct. 2019",
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"The family and their fishing hosts were then absorbed in the adventure of a Lake Michigan outing: an orange horizon at dawn, herring gulls in the air, a brisk southeast breeze, the roll of the boat. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 23 June 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1857, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103810",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"herringer":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": one that fishes for herrings":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"herring + -er":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u014b\u0259(r)"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125227",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"hesitance":{
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"antonyms":[
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"inclination",
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"willingness"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": hesitancy":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"sales figures for the month were up, as consumers began to overcome their hesitance about purchasing big-ticket items",
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"she mistook my hesitance to mean I didn't like her poem, but I was trying to come up with appropriate words of praise",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"On policing, Bowser maintained her push for a larger police force while Robert White and Trayon White maintained their hesitance to hire more officers instead of diverting funds to non-police alternatives. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022",
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"The White House\u2019s hesitance on the issue represents the latest fracture within the Democratic party, which Biden has failed to unite around his ambitious economic agenda. \u2014 Nancy Cook, BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2022",
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"An added layer to this hesitance may be the fact that naming boys Junior is sometimes associated with a tradition of masculinity and even narcissism. \u2014 Maggie Mertens, The Atlantic , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"The hesitance to open the product up to public is understandable. \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz , 11 May 2022",
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"UnionPay\u2019s hesitance to enter the Russian market is the latest example of large Chinese companies growing wary of doing business in Russia, despite the fact that China has not officially joined Western leaders in piling sanctions on Russia. \u2014 Nicholas Gordon, Fortune , 22 Apr. 2022",
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"But Biden's hesitance says less about his age and more about his analysis of the problem. \u2014 Nicole Hemmer, CNN , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"For enterprising fraudsters, that hesitance posed a ripe opportunity. \u2014 Sasha Pezenik, ABC News , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"But his hesitance does not appear to extend to cyberspace. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1601, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8he-z\u0259-t\u0259n(t)s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"disinclination",
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"hesitancy",
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"reluctance",
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"reticence",
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"unwillingness"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172416",
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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]
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},
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"hesitancy":{
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"antonyms":[
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"inclination",
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"willingness"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an act or instance of being hesitant : hesitation sense 1":[
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"\u2026 he speaks in a cheerful, self-deprecating fashion that seems to preclude silences or hesitancies on either side of a conversation.",
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"\u2014 Roger Angell"
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],
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": lack of willingness or eagerness to do something : reluctance":[
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"She took that drastic step only with the greatest hesitancy .",
|
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"This hesitancy to hire is one of the reasons companies are so unfazed by the possibility of the economy slowing.",
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"\u2014 Rob Norton",
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"I was naturally a little hesitant about asking exactly how much he did earn\u2014but there was no hesitancy on his part as he flourished his pay slip.",
|
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"\u2014 Richard Carver"
|
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],
|
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": slowness in acting or deciding due to doubt or uncertainty : indecision":[
|
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"He often reminded me of Orwell, not so much in feature as by a kind of hesitancy of manner, as if thinking for a second about the true meaning of what had been said before committing himself \u2026",
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"\u2014 Anthony Powell"
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],
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": the quality or state of being hesitant : such as":[],
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": urinary hesitancy":[
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"\u2026 his chief complaint was hesitancy and intermittency of urination.",
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"\u2014 Ari J. Isaacson"
|
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],
|
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"\u2014 see also vaccine hesitancy":[
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"She took that drastic step only with the greatest hesitancy .",
|
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"This hesitancy to hire is one of the reasons companies are so unfazed by the possibility of the economy slowing.",
|
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"\u2014 Rob Norton",
|
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"I was naturally a little hesitant about asking exactly how much he did earn\u2014but there was no hesitancy on his part as he flourished his pay slip.",
|
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"\u2014 Richard Carver"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"his appointment to the superintendency was confirmed by the school board without the least hesitancy",
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"his hesitancy in pulling over into the next lane while he had a chance resulted in him missing his exit",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Vaccine hesitancy , the easing of pandemic restrictions and a variety of logistical problems have hampered vaccination efforts in many countries. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
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"There\u2019s still some hesitancy to return because of the virus, but many people have just gotten out of the habit of going. \u2014 Ryan Faughnderstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
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"Abrams pointed to her work not only in establishing Fair Fight, her voting rights group, but also to the group's purchase and forgiveness of medical debt and work to overcome hesitancy against the COVID-19 vaccine. \u2014 Jeff Amy, ajc , 15 Mar. 2022",
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"Milkman doesn\u2019t claim that texts will overcome vaccine hesitancy . \u2014 Sarah Todd, Quartz , 3 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Only half of Americans get their yearly flu shot, and in a country like the U.S. with significant vaccine hesitancy , there is a limit to what annual vaccination campaigns can accomplish. \u2014 Josh Morrison, STAT , 13 Feb. 2022",
|
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"But while its zero-Covid approach has shielded residents from rising hospitalizations, the city has struggled with vaccine hesitancy -- despite free shots being available to residents over age 3. \u2014 Eric Cheung, CNN , 4 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Problems with hesitancy are intertwined with supply issues, some experts argue, in part due to halts in vaccinations due to waits for doses. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Dec. 2021",
|
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"While South Africa has struggled with hesitancy , among other issues, other countries have distributed their doses fairly quickly and have asked for more supply. \u2014 Yasmeen Abutaleb And Lesley Wroughton, Anchorage Daily News , 30 Nov. 2021"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1617, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8he-z\u0259-t\u0259n(t)-s\u0113",
|
|
"\u02c8hez-\u0259-t\u0259n(t)-s\u0113",
|
|
"\u02c8he-z\u0259-t\u0259n-s\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"disinclination",
|
|
"hesitance",
|
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"reluctance",
|
|
"reticence",
|
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"unwillingness"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112326",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"hesitant":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
|
"disposed",
|
|
"inclined"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": slow to act or proceed (as from fear, indecision, or unwillingness) : tending to hesitate : showing or feeling reluctance or hesitation":[
|
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"took a hesitant step towards the door",
|
|
"hesitant about accepting the job"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"She took a hesitant step back from the door.",
|
|
"He seems hesitant about accepting the job.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The Tuskegee study has most recently been cited as one of the reasons that many Black Americans were hesitant to get the COVID vaccine. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"Schemmel said language barriers can be the reason some are hesitant to get vaccinated and the presence of healthcare workers who greet them speaking their first language will put people at ease. \u2014 Terry Demio, The Enquirer , 15 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The threat of the new variant could make some people who were hesitant to get vaccinated finally take the shot. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 26 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Kaya Trefz, a barista at the location in Union Square, said some employees have been hesitant to get a Covid test because the bakery is short-staffed. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Some people who work for KDG, a professional technology services company in Allentown, Pa., were hesitant to get together, so the company opted to keep this year\u2019s holiday party virtual, said chief executive Kyle H. David. \u2014 Ray A. Smith, WSJ , 7 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"King has been hesitant to get Haley vaccinated, though. \u2014 Sasha Pezenik, ABC News , 6 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"But some Republican candidates are more hesitant about the prospect of a bipartisan coalition. \u2014 Iris Samuels, Anchorage Daily News , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"The message appeared directed at more hesitant German politicians, particularly among Scholz's Social Democrats. \u2014 Geir Moulson, ajc , 13 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1647, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see hesitate":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8he-z\u0259-t\u0259nt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for hesitant disinclined , hesitant , reluctant , loath , averse mean lacking the will or desire to do something indicated. disinclined implies lack of taste for or inclination. disinclined to move again disinclined for reading hesitant implies a holding back especially through fear or uncertainty. hesitant about asking for a date reluctant implies a holding back through unwillingness. a reluctant witness loath implies hesitancy because of conflict with one's opinions, predilections, or liking. seems loath to trust anyone averse implies a holding back from or avoiding because of distaste or repugnance. averse to hard work not averse to an occasional drink",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cagey",
|
|
"cagy",
|
|
"disinclined",
|
|
"dubious",
|
|
"indisposed",
|
|
"loath",
|
|
"loth",
|
|
"loathe",
|
|
"reluctant",
|
|
"reticent"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183530",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hesitate":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dive (in)",
|
|
"plunge (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": stammer":[],
|
|
": to delay momentarily : pause":[
|
|
"He hesitated and waited for her to say something."
|
|
],
|
|
": to hold back from (doing or saying something) in doubt or uncertainty":[
|
|
"Don't hesitate to call if you need something."
|
|
],
|
|
": to hold back in doubt or indecision":[
|
|
"She didn't hesitate when they offered her the job."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"She hesitated and waited for her friend to say something.",
|
|
"He hesitated about accepting the job.",
|
|
"I sometimes hesitate to say what I am really thinking.",
|
|
"I hesitated to come without being asked.",
|
|
"I wouldn't hesitate to ask for your help if I felt I needed it.",
|
|
"Don't hesitate to call if there is a problem.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Don't hesitate to purchase your father a cool new denim jacket to throw over a t-shirt on those breezy summer nights out. \u2014 Cassell Ferere, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"This inconvenient detail aside, don\u2019t hesitate to file an extension, especially if the idea of getting all your tax paperwork done on time is causing serious anxiety. \u2014 Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour , 26 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"And don't hesitate to solicit advice from your pediatrician or seek out resources from The National Eating Disorders Association. \u2014 Stephanie H. Murray, The Week , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Don't hesitate to add one to your cart, because the deal won't last long. \u2014 Carly Kulzer, PEOPLE.com , 31 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Of course, as Roy emphasizes, don\u2019t hesitate to seek medical help if any seasonal affective disorder symptoms begin to seriously disrupt your life. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Those aged 55 and over are more likely to close their trades early, know when to close manually, don\u2019t hesitate and show the most patience in holding onto losing positions for longer. \u2014 Exness Contributor, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Do not hesitate to reach out in your moment of greatest need. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"Also, please don't hesitate to share your thoughts about this week's Kardashian Kronicles. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 21 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1598, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin haesitatus , past participle of haesitare to stick fast, hesitate, frequentative of haer\u0113re to stick":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8he-z\u0259-\u02cct\u0101t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for hesitate hesitate , waver , vacillate , falter mean to show irresolution or uncertainty. hesitate implies a pause before deciding or acting or choosing. hesitated before answering the question waver implies hesitation after seeming to decide and so connotes weakness or a retreat. wavered in his support of the rebels vacillate implies prolonged hesitation from inability to reach a firm decision. vacillated until events were out of control falter implies a wavering or stumbling and often connotes nervousness, lack of courage, or outright fear. never once faltered during her testimony",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"balance",
|
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"dither",
|
|
"falter",
|
|
"halt",
|
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"hang back",
|
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"scruple",
|
|
"shilly-shally",
|
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"stagger",
|
|
"teeter",
|
|
"vacillate",
|
|
"waver",
|
|
"wobble",
|
|
"wabble"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174456",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"hesitation":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a pausing or faltering in speech":[],
|
|
": an act or instance of hesitating":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"one moment's hesitation on my part, and the elusive butterfly was lost to me forever",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Jacques Attali, a former top French government official and past president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, expressed hesitation about Browder\u2019s idea. \u2014 Jamey Keaten, ajc , 24 May 2022",
|
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"Some top White House officials, however, expressed hesitation , the people said. \u2014 Michelle Hackman, WSJ , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Harry has expressed hesitation returning to his home country due to security concerns. \u2014 Elise Brisco, USA TODAY , 12 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"One group member, who asked not to be named, expressed hesitation about skiing the bowl. \u2014 Devon O\u2019neil, Outside Online , 28 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The whisper is that either Sitake didn\u2019t interview well or expressed some hesitation about leaving BYU. \u2014 John Canzano, oregonlive , 10 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Both their mothers had initially expressed hesitation that their child might not be fully accepted into the other\u2019s family, but after the families met each other, that fear dissipated. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Whilesome council members expressed hesitation due to the potential of another wave of COVID-19 infections, the legislation was approved unanimously. \u2014 Miguel Torres, The Arizona Republic , 16 June 2021",
|
|
"Negotiations are likely to continue into next month, but the Biden White House has thus far stood firm on their proposal to pay for the plan through corporate tax hikes and expressed hesitation about using unspent coronavirus funds. \u2014 Andrew Solender, Forbes , 27 May 2021"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cche-z\u0259-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"faltering",
|
|
"fence-sitting",
|
|
"hesitance",
|
|
"hesitancy",
|
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"indecision",
|
|
"irresolution",
|
|
"pause",
|
|
"shilly-shally",
|
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"shilly-shallying",
|
|
"vacillation",
|
|
"wavering",
|
|
"wobbling",
|
|
"wabbling"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204638",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hesitation form":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a sound (as \\\u0259\\, \\\u0259\u0304\\, or \\\u00e4\\ usually prolonged) or word (as er, uh, mmm, what-you-may-call-it, well) involuntarily or deliberately used while a speaker is uncertain about the fitting expression of his or her thought or the correct name of a person or object":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164409",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hesitative":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": showing or characterized by hesitation":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"|t|",
|
|
"-z\u0259t\u0259|",
|
|
"|\u0113v sometimes \u02c8hezt\u0259| or \u02c8hes\u0259-",
|
|
"\u02c8hez\u0259\u02cct\u0101|t|iv"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033950",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hesp":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"Definition of hesp dialectal variant of hasp"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8hesp"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-181310",
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"hesped":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an oration or eulogy at a Jewish memorial service":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Hebrew hesp\u0113dh":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8he\u02ccsped"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203149",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hesperid":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an insect of the family Hesperiidae : a skipper butterfly":[],
|
|
": of or relating to the Hesperiidae":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin Hesperiidae":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8hesp\u0259r\u0259\u0307d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-202345",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"hesperidate":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": of, relating to, or being a hesperidium":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin hesperidium + English -ate or -eous":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"he\u02c8sper\u0259\u02ccd\u0101t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114625",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"het up":{
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"antonyms":[
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"calm",
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"collected",
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"cool",
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"easy",
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"happy-go-lucky",
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"nerveless",
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"relaxed"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": highly excited : upset":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"John can get all het up about politics.",
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"What are you so het up about?",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"So why has the Chanel version gotten people so het up ? \u2014 New York Times , 6 Dec. 2021",
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"Something about unfolding Bennifer events, this rekindling of an old flame, has got all of us het up . \u2014 Raven Smith, Vogue , 16 June 2021",
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"In a normal December, people would be more concerned with the holidays and a busy schedule and wouldn't get this het up with Congress. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 28 Dec. 2020",
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"Cultural appropriation is one of the issues that gets hft most het up . \u2014 Vanessa Friedman, New York Times , 29 Apr. 2020",
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"Looking at the schedule for London, which kicks off tomorrow, there\u2019s a pretty meaningful amount of exciting menswear action to get het up about. \u2014 Luke Leitch, Vogue , 3 Jan. 2019",
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"Open to charges of sacrilege, though interestingly the digital watchdogs of this world seemed too busy picking their collective jaws up off the floor in amazement to get het up about it. \u2014 New York Times , 8 May 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1909, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"het , dialect past of heat":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8het-\u02c8\u0259p"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"aflutter",
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"antsy",
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"anxious",
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"atwitter",
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"dithery",
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"edgy",
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"goosey",
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"hinky",
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"hung up",
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"ill at ease",
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"insecure",
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"jittery",
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"jumpy",
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"nervous",
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"nervy",
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"perturbed",
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"queasy",
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"queazy",
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"tense",
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"troubled",
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"uneasy",
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"unquiet",
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"upset",
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"uptight",
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"worried"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081944",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
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},
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"heterodox":{
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"antonyms":[
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"conforming",
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"conformist",
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"conventional",
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"orthodox"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox , unconventional":[
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"heterodox ideas"
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],
|
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": holding unorthodox opinions or doctrines":[
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"a heterodox religious sect"
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]
|
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},
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"examples":[
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"a Christian clergyman with a very heterodox opinion on the divinity of Jesus",
|
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"her heterodox approach to teaching science initially met with some resistance from her peers",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"One of the reasons inflation got out of control in the 1970s is that policy makers had heterodox theories about its cause, such as powerful corporations and unions. \u2014 Greg Ip, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Someone like a Leondra Kruger is known as a pretty heterodox person, someone who has oftentimes voted with conservatives on the California Supreme Court. \u2014 ABC News , 30 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Conservatives get nervous about every Republican nominee; Democrats have not sent a genuinely heterodox justice to the Court since Byron White was appointed by John F. Kennedy. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 26 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Famous people and ordinary citizens alike have been fired from jobs, stripped of opportunities, and banished to a social-pariah wilderness for transgressing new language conventions or for expressing heterodox views. \u2014 Harry Bruinius, The Christian Science Monitor , 29 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"In a recent piece for The Atlantic, the progressive but frequently heterodox writer Caitlin Flanagan channeled her inner Marxist for an attack on American private schools. \u2014 Graham Hillard, National Review , 15 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"The group has a longstanding commitment to ignoring the macroeconomic breakthroughs of heterodox economic thinkers in the tradition of John Maynard Keynes. \u2014 Alex Yablon, The New Republic , 4 Mar. 2021",
|
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"For this reason, American conservatives were initially skeptical of the heterodox British philosopher. \u2014 Nate Hochman, National Review , 18 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"In light of episodes like these, a toxic environment, self-censoring and publication bias combine to explain the dearth of skeptical or heterodox findings and views regarding ways to control COVID-19. \u2014 Jeanne Lenzer, Scientific American , 30 Nov. 2020"
|
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1650, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Late Latin heterodoxus , from Greek heterodoxos , from heter- + doxa opinion \u2014 more at doxology":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8he-t\u0259-r\u0259-\u02ccd\u00e4ks",
|
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"\u02c8he-tr\u0259-"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"dissentient",
|
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"dissenting",
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"dissident",
|
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"heretical",
|
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"heretic",
|
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"iconoclastic",
|
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"maverick",
|
|
"nonconformist",
|
|
"nonorthodox",
|
|
"out-there",
|
|
"unconventional",
|
|
"unorthodox"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060541",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"heterodoxy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"conformity",
|
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"orthodoxy"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a heterodox opinion or doctrine":[],
|
|
": the quality or state of being heterodox":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Copernicus's theory that the earth revolved around the sun was arrant heterodoxy at a time when the earth was thought to be the center of the universe.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The third or worst scenario would be if Rome would for some reason fail to address this situation on time; the heterodoxy would consequently rashly spread within the Church. \u2014 Fr. Goran Jovicic, National Review , 13 June 2021",
|
|
"Four months later, Wilson was ousted as CEO of Ascend, having already been stripped of his responsibilities as early as July, just one month after expressing his heterodoxy . \u2014 Madeline Fry Schultz, Washington Examiner , 10 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"The difference is that free speech and heterodoxy used to have allies in such venues as The New Yorker and the New York Times, where both political and artistic freedom now have so many enemies. \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 6 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"McCain does not appear to have consciously intended his embrace of the campaign finance reform topic to be a major act of ideological heterodoxy . \u2014 Matthew Yglesias, Vox , 26 Aug. 2018",
|
|
"Kanye has long worked with songwriters \u2014 something that, because it\u2019s perceived as heterodoxy , is rarely discussed openly. \u2014 Jon Caramanica, New York Times , 25 June 2018",
|
|
"Pleasingly for this reviewer at least, that corner turns out to be the system of liberal-arts colleges that Mr. Scruton says are the key to maintaining a heterodoxy of ideas within civic society. \u2014 Richard Aldous, WSJ , 14 June 2018",
|
|
"In any event, the extent of Williams\u2019s heterodoxy cannot be overstated. \u2014 Roger Lowenstein, WSJ , 13 June 2018",
|
|
"But his heterodoxy on entitlements certainly helped at least somewhat, especially with older voters. \u2014 Dylan Matthews, Vox , 11 Apr. 2018"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1659, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8he-t\u0259-r\u0259-\u02ccd\u00e4k-s\u0113",
|
|
"\u02c8he-tr\u0259-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dissent",
|
|
"dissidence",
|
|
"heresy",
|
|
"nonconformity"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014036",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"heterodromous":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having the genetic spiral of the branches reversed in its direction from that of the main stem":[
|
|
"heterodromous leaf arrangement",
|
|
"heterodromous tendril"
|
|
],
|
|
"\u2014 compare homodromous":[
|
|
"heterodromous leaf arrangement",
|
|
"heterodromous tendril"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"heter- + -dromous":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6het\u0259\u02c8r\u00e4dr\u0259m\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034225",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun,"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"heteroduplex":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a nucleic-acid molecule (such as DNA) composed of two chains with each derived from a different parent molecule":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1962, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cchet-\u0259-r\u014d-\u02c8d(y)\u00fc-\u02ccpleks",
|
|
"\u02cche-t\u0259-r\u014d-\u02c8d\u00fc-\u02ccpleks",
|
|
"-\u02c8dy\u00fc-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203346",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"heterodyne":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to combine (something, such as a radio frequency) with a different frequency so that a beat is produced":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1908, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
|
|
"1923, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"heter- + -dyne , modification of Greek dynamis power \u2014 more at dynamic":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8he-tr\u0259-",
|
|
"\u02c8he-t\u0259-r\u0259-\u02ccd\u012bn"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013500",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"heteroecious":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": passing through the different stages in the life cycle on alternate and often unrelated hosts":[
|
|
"heteroecious aphids"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1882, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"heter- + Greek oikia house \u2014 more at vicinity":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cchet-\u0259-\u02c8r\u0113-sh\u0259s",
|
|
"\u02cche-t\u0259-\u02c8r\u0113-sh\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112005",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"heterogamous":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having or marked by fusion of unlike gametes \u2014 compare anisogamous , isogamous":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1895, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cche-t\u0259-\u02c8r\u00e4-g\u0259-m\u0259s",
|
|
"\u02cchet-\u0259-\u02c8r\u00e4g-\u0259-m\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131319",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"heterogamy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": sexual reproduction involving fusion of unlike gametes often differing in size, structure, and physiology":[],
|
|
": the condition of reproducing by heterogamy":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1894, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cche-t\u0259-\u02c8r\u00e4-g\u0259-m\u0113",
|
|
"-m\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112116",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"heterogangliate":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having the nerve ganglia more or less widely separated and unsymmetrically situated":[
|
|
"heterogangliate mollusks"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"heter- + gangliate":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6het\u0259(\u02cc)r\u014d+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070021",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"heterogen":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a group of heterozygous hybrid organisms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"heter- + -gen":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8het\u0259r\u0259j\u0259\u0307n",
|
|
"\u02c8he\u2027tr-",
|
|
"-\u02ccjen"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075011",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"heterogene":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": heterogeneous":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Greek heterogen\u0113s":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02ccj\u0113n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235538",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"heterogeneal":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": heterogeneous":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Medieval Latin heterogeneus + English -al":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-ny\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034127",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"heterogeneity":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the quality or state of consisting of dissimilar or diverse elements : the quality or state of being heterogeneous":[
|
|
"cultural heterogeneity"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the cultural heterogeneity of its residents is a point of pride for the city",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The great difficulty is the fact that the heterogeneity of the symptoms is quite vast. \u2014 CBS News , 5 June 2022",
|
|
"Such heterogeneity in cities subconsciously plants seeds of appreciation for diversity, tolerance and empathy that can benefit the natural world. \u2014 Nyeema C. Harris, Scientific American , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The researchers say their results held true even after controlling for CEO heterogeneity (the tendency of race-running executives to be more talented, athletic, and disciplined overall), past job performance, and other variables. \u2014 Hannah Weinberger, Outside Online , 22 Sep. 2014",
|
|
"Businesses looking to stay competitive with technology have accepted heterogeneity across cloud infrastructure, services, applications and management. \u2014 Matthew Morgan, Forbes , 9 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The heterogeneity of the disease and the versatility of care open significant opportunities for health tech companies to contribute to better health and longer life of cancer patients. \u2014 Sergey Avdeychik, Forbes , 29 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"This heterogeneity is similar to that seen in human and animal brains. \u2014 Elizabeth Fernandez, Forbes , 11 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Efforts to clarify these therapeutic mechanisms are further confounded by the considerable heterogeneity in exosome preparations. \u2014 Michael Eisenstein, Scientific American , 17 June 2020",
|
|
"There are several challenges such as data set heterogeneity . \u2014 Kevin Krewell, Forbes , 15 Oct. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1641, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see heterogeneous":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cchet-\u0259-r\u014d-j\u0259-\u02c8n\u0113-\u0259t-\u0113, \u02cche-tr\u014d-",
|
|
"\u02cche-t\u0259-r\u014d-j\u0259-\u02c8n\u0113-\u0259-t\u0113",
|
|
"\u02cche-tr\u014d-"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assortment",
|
|
"diverseness",
|
|
"diversity",
|
|
"heterogeneousness",
|
|
"manifoldness",
|
|
"miscellaneousness",
|
|
"multifariousness",
|
|
"multiplicity",
|
|
"variety",
|
|
"variousness"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093245",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"heterogeneous":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"homogeneous"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": consisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed":[
|
|
"an ethnically heterogeneous population"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the seating in the hall was a heterogeneous collection of old school desk chairs, wood and metal folding chairs, and even a few plush theater seats",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The first thing is to say that Latin America is a very, very big, heterogeneous area. \u2014 CBS News , 22 June 2022",
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"The simple truth is that system memory bandwidth cannot keep pace with CPU core growth, especially with heterogeneous computing that features a CPU coupled with accelerators including GPUs, FPGAs, and ASICs to address data-centric workloads. \u2014 Patrick Moorhead, Forbes , 26 Oct. 2021",
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"Judge Terry Green said that law improperly mandated heterogeneous boards and must protect the right of individuals to equal treatment. \u2014 Theo Francis, WSJ , 16 May 2022",
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"Teachers and administrators intentionally create heterogeneous groups that allow students to work with others from different backgrounds, which sometimes leads to conflict. \u2014 Kat Mckim, Fortune , 14 Apr. 2022",
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"There is a need to create a viable market for tradable rights from very heterogeneous rights in ways that ensure the incumbents are protected, while still allowing the resource to be moved to a much more valuable use. \u2014 Soulaima Gourani, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
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"However, learning such equations in heterogeneous solids (for example, due to phase separation) is challenging. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 24 Mar. 2022",
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"The brain is comprised of a heterogeneous network of neurons of different sizes and with shapes that vary from triangular to round, packed more or less tightly in different areas. \u2014 Helen Shen, Scientific American , 21 June 2013",
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"Are human and animal brains heterogeneous simply because of noisy flukes of evolution? \u2014 Elizabeth Fernandez, Forbes , 11 Oct. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1630, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Medieval Latin heterogeneus , from Greek heterogen\u0113s , from heter- + genos kind \u2014 more at kin":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cche-tr\u0259-",
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"\u02cche-t\u0259-r\u0259-\u02c8j\u0113-n\u0113-\u0259s",
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"\u02cchet-\u0259-r\u0259-\u02c8j\u0113-n\u0113-\u0259s, \u02cche-tr\u0259-, -ny\u0259s",
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"-ny\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"assorted",
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"eclectic",
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"indiscriminate",
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"kitchen-sink",
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"magpie",
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"miscellaneous",
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"mixed",
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"motley",
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"patchwork",
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"piebald",
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"promiscuous",
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"raggle-taggle",
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"ragtag",
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"varied"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110242",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"heterogeneousness":{
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"antonyms":[
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"homogeneous"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": consisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed":[
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"an ethnically heterogeneous population"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the seating in the hall was a heterogeneous collection of old school desk chairs, wood and metal folding chairs, and even a few plush theater seats",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The first thing is to say that Latin America is a very, very big, heterogeneous area. \u2014 CBS News , 22 June 2022",
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"The simple truth is that system memory bandwidth cannot keep pace with CPU core growth, especially with heterogeneous computing that features a CPU coupled with accelerators including GPUs, FPGAs, and ASICs to address data-centric workloads. \u2014 Patrick Moorhead, Forbes , 26 Oct. 2021",
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"Judge Terry Green said that law improperly mandated heterogeneous boards and must protect the right of individuals to equal treatment. \u2014 Theo Francis, WSJ , 16 May 2022",
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"Teachers and administrators intentionally create heterogeneous groups that allow students to work with others from different backgrounds, which sometimes leads to conflict. \u2014 Kat Mckim, Fortune , 14 Apr. 2022",
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"There is a need to create a viable market for tradable rights from very heterogeneous rights in ways that ensure the incumbents are protected, while still allowing the resource to be moved to a much more valuable use. \u2014 Soulaima Gourani, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
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"However, learning such equations in heterogeneous solids (for example, due to phase separation) is challenging. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
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"The brain is comprised of a heterogeneous network of neurons of different sizes and with shapes that vary from triangular to round, packed more or less tightly in different areas. \u2014 Helen Shen, Scientific American , 21 June 2013",
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"Are human and animal brains heterogeneous simply because of noisy flukes of evolution? \u2014 Elizabeth Fernandez, Forbes , 11 Oct. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1630, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Medieval Latin heterogeneus , from Greek heterogen\u0113s , from heter- + genos kind \u2014 more at kin":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cchet-\u0259-r\u0259-\u02c8j\u0113-n\u0113-\u0259s, \u02cche-tr\u0259-, -ny\u0259s",
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"-ny\u0259s",
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"\u02cche-t\u0259-r\u0259-\u02c8j\u0113-n\u0113-\u0259s",
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"\u02cche-tr\u0259-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"assorted",
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"eclectic",
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"indiscriminate",
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"kitchen-sink",
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"magpie",
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"miscellaneous",
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"mixed",
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"motley",
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"patchwork",
|
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"piebald",
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"promiscuous",
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"raggle-taggle",
|
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"ragtag",
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"varied"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022733",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"heteronomy":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"For this reason, the passage from Arab spring to Arab winter should be understood first and foremost as a narrative of self-determination, choice, and consequences, not as a story of heteronomy and external imposition. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1798, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"heter- + -nomy (as in autonomy )":""
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cche-t\u0259-\u02c8r\u00e4-n\u0259-m\u0113"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074935",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"heth":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the 8th letter of the Hebrew alphabet \u2014 see Alphabet Table":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1823, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Hebrew \u1e25\u0113th":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8\u1e35\u0101t",
|
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"\u02c8\u1e35et",
|
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"\u02c8\u1e35eth",
|
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"\u02c8\u1e35\u0101th"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132950",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"hetman":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a Cossack leader":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Ivan Mazeppa, the principal hetman , or top commander, of the Cossacks and one of Ukraine\u2019s national heroes. \u2014 Michael Medved, WSJ , 13 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1710, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Ukrainian het'man":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8het-m\u0259n"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083100",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"hetmanate":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the administration of a hetman":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-\u0259\u02ccn\u0101t"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110500",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"heuchera":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a genus of North American herbs (family Saxifragaceae) having basal cordate or orbicular leaves and small panicled flowers with petals entire or lacking":[],
|
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": any plant of the genus Heuchera":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"New Latin, after J. H. von Heucher \u20201747 German botanist":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8hy\u00fck\u0259r\u0259"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015443",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hew":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": conform , adhere":[
|
|
"hew to tradition",
|
|
"\u2014 often used in the phrase hew to the line no pressure \u2026 on newspapers to hew to the official line \u2014 N.Y. Times Mag."
|
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],
|
|
": to cut down by blows of an ax":[
|
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"hew a tree"
|
|
],
|
|
": to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument":[
|
|
"roughly hewn logs"
|
|
],
|
|
": to give form or shape to with or as if with heavy cutting blows":[
|
|
"hewed their farms from the wilderness",
|
|
"\u2014 J. T. Shotwell"
|
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],
|
|
": to make cutting blows (as with an ax)":[],
|
|
"Department of Health, Education, and Welfare":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"Verb",
|
|
"They hewed logs to build a cabin.",
|
|
"The walls are built of stones hewn by skilled craftsmen.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Some producers hew closely to the strict model, while most others apply it in part. \u2014 Ellen Bhang, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Still, discovering a new style star among the men, where many still hew to a more classic black tie formula, feels like a rarer occurrence. \u2014 Vogue , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The state court said the new maps should hew as closely as possible to the prior districts while complying with legal requirements. \u2014 Jess Bravin, wsj.com , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"While there are plenty of public health precautions in place, for most fans, the event will hew to familiar contours as 49 mushers traverse the northern route to Nome. \u2014 Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News , 27 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"At first glance, the video seems to hew to her usual content template of promotions for her wellness workshops, or cozy carseat vlogs offering vaguely inspirational messages. \u2014 Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone , 9 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Months after vaccination, researchers can still see evidence of B cells trying to hew their antibodies into better weapons, just in case the virus returns. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 2 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Although the first installment seemed to hew closely to Hogg\u2019s life, the second blurs the line between truth and fiction. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 3 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The former president\u2019s approach has also encouraged an expectation among Republican base voters that their representatives will hew unswervingly to the party line. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Nov. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Old English h\u0113awan ; akin to Old High German houwan to hew, Lithuanian kauti to forge, Latin cudere to beat":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8hy\u00fc"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chop (down)",
|
|
"cut (down)",
|
|
"fell",
|
|
"mow"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172406",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"abbreviation",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hew (to)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to follow or obey (something)":[
|
|
"Everyone must hew to the rules/standards.",
|
|
"He is a politician who has always hewed closely to the party line."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021139",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrasal verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hew to":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to follow or obey (something)":[
|
|
"Everyone must hew to the rules/standards.",
|
|
"He is a politician who has always hewed closely to the party line."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053435",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrasal verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hewlet":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"Definition of hewlet variant of howlet"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8hy\u00fcl\u0259\u0307t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-143722",
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"hex":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"enchantress",
|
|
"hag",
|
|
"sorceress",
|
|
"witch"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a person who practices witchcraft":[],
|
|
": hexadecimal":[],
|
|
": hexagonal":[
|
|
"a bolt with a hex head"
|
|
],
|
|
": spell , jinx":[],
|
|
": to affect as if by an evil spell : jinx":[],
|
|
": to practice witchcraft":[],
|
|
": to put a hex on":[],
|
|
"hexagon":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"I think our plans have been hexed from the start\u2014everything is going wrong.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"He claimed that a witch had put a hex on him.",
|
|
"people who used to believe that misfortune was caused by evil hexes and mischievous sprites",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"At the trial, the judge wondered if demonstrators outside the courtroom were using voodoo dolls, or planning to hex anyone. \u2014 Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times , 18 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"The most common Punjabi phrase people are using to hex the president seems to have originated in a tweet unrelated to Trump, from a fan account dedicated to Cory Monteith, the Glee star who died in 2013. \u2014 Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic , 7 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"Circe, a witch of transformation from Homer\u2019s The Odyssey, hexes Hilda (Lucy Davis) into a spider woman. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 24 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"Getty Images Remember when Lana Del Rey joined the witches of Twitter and casually called upon her followers to cast a spell as part of a nation-wide effort to hex Trump out of office? \u2014 Mehera Bonner, Marie Claire , 25 July 2017",
|
|
"In the 1960s, a coven calling themselves W.I.T.C.H (Women's International Terrorist Conspiracy from Hell) set about hexing Wall Street and beauty pageants and generally hanging around being creepy. \u2014 Emma Grey Ellis, WIRED , 3 Apr. 2018",
|
|
"Tread softly, wear a big smile and promise not to hex anyone. \u2014 Minerva, San Francisco Chronicle , 29 Oct. 2017",
|
|
"Getty Remember when Lana Del Rey joined the witches of Twitter and casually called upon her followers to cast a spell as part of a nation-wide effort to hex Trump out of office? \u2014 Mehera Bonner, Marie Claire , 25 July 2017",
|
|
"Still, there\u2019s no denying that the Clippers never have advanced beyond two rounds of playoffs in any one season, an almost impossible degree of ineptitude that same people might characterize as being hexed . \u2014 Jeff Miller, Orange County Register , 16 Apr. 2017",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Monica helps save the town of Westview from the supernatural hex accidentally created by Wanda. \u2014 Annie O\u2019sullivan, Good Housekeeping , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Short-range couplers use chip-to-chip parallelization to extend IBM\u2019s heavy- hex lattice between multiple chips. \u2014 Paul Smith-goodson, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"There's no need to lug out your entire home tool kit or sweat over instructions for an hour while using a tiny hex key. \u2014 Melissa Epifano, PEOPLE.com , 8 May 2022",
|
|
"Inside the hex , Wanda was able to temporarily escape her debilitating grief by conjuring an idyllic life with Vision and their twin sons, Billy and Tommy, that resembled her favorite family sitcoms. \u2014 Christi Carrasstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"The hex shape of the honed Thassos marble tile on the shower floor feels rich, but subdued. \u2014 Marni Katz, House Beautiful , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The duo came into conflict during the Avengers: Disassembled storyline, in which Strange realizes that Wanda's hex powers have reality-altering properties. \u2014 Joe George, Men's Health , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"This wasn\u2019t a hex -breaking three years in the making. \u2014 Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com , 23 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The sink wall features Calacatta marble hex tile with light gray veining that matches the Shaker-style cabinetry. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 16 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Even if your slot- or hex -head base and ring screws are not damaged, consider replacing them with torx screws. \u2014 David E. Petzal, Field & Stream , 29 July 2020",
|
|
"First up were hex deadlift squats using a cap barbell weight bar (or trap bar). \u2014 Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com , 23 Sep. 2017",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective or noun",
|
|
"Even if your slot- or hex -head base and ring screws are not damaged, consider replacing them with torx screws. \u2014 David E. Petzal, Field & Stream , 29 July 2020",
|
|
"First up were hex deadlift squats using a cap barbell weight bar (or trap bar). \u2014 Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com , 23 Sep. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1830, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
|
|
"1856, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"1924, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
|
|
"1970, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective or noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Pennsylvania German hexe , from German hexen , from Hexe witch, from Old High German hagzissa ; akin to Middle English hagge hag":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8heks"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bewitch",
|
|
"charm",
|
|
"enchant",
|
|
"ensorcell",
|
|
"ensorcel",
|
|
"overlook",
|
|
"spell",
|
|
"strike"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080652",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"abbreviation",
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adjective or noun",
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hexylresorcinol":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a crystalline phenol C 12 H 18 O 2 used as an antiseptic and anthelmintic":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The latter is thanks to vitamin C and hexylresorcinol , which is an antioxidant that specifically targets an enzyme required for the production of pigment in the skin, Lain explains. \u2014 Devon Abelman, Allure , 19 Mar. 2019"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1924, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cchek-s\u0259l-r\u0259-\u02c8z\u022fr-s\u0259-\u02ccn\u022fl",
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"\u02cchek-s\u0259l-r\u0259-\u02c8z\u022frs-\u1d4an-\u02cc\u022fl",
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"-\u02cc\u014dl",
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"-\u02ccn\u014dl"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-124616",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"hexyne":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": any of three isomeric straight-chain hydrocarbons C 6 H 10 of the acetylene series":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"hexa- + -yne":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8hek\u02ccs\u012bn"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-115639",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"hey":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[
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"hey , I won the lottery!",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Sweat, humidity, tears ( hey , no shame)\u2014anything is possible, and not all makeup is built to withstand the elements on its own. \u2014 Lindy Segal, Harper's BAZAAR , 23 June 2022",
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"But hey , who else is going to shoot your first movie for free? \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 23 June 2022",
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"Owners and players exited the lockout with something, but, hey , what about us? \u2014 The Enquirer , 16 June 2022",
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"But hey , as long as everyone is eating fish, no problem, right? \u2014 Robert Rapier, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
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"Despite a three-games-to-none lead in the series, hey , anything can happen and had to the Wings in the past four decades. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 14 June 2022",
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"There\u2019s also a studio and exercise area because, hey , Wolverine needs to work out somewhere. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 10 June 2022",
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"But if that's not possible (and, hey , sometimes a nice, slow stroll is good), then just try to keep to the side of the path so people have a clear path. \u2014 Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day , 8 June 2022",
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"And, hey , Snoop Dogg shows up with a massive cowboy hat and a Gatling gun\u2014so what could possibly go wrong? \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 7 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8h\u0101"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"glory",
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"glory be",
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"ha",
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"hah",
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"hallelujah",
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"hooray",
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"hurrah",
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"hurray",
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"hot dog",
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"huzzah",
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"wahoo",
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"whee",
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"whoopee",
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"yahoo",
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"yippee"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164306",
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"type":[
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"interjection"
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]
|
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},
|
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"hey cockalorum":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": high cockalorum sense 1":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064833",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"heyday":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": high spirits":[],
|
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": the period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
|
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"in its heyday , the circus was a major form of entertainment for small-town America",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"But while the Tibetan cause enjoyed its heyday in the West in the 1990s, the region has largely faded from the headlines since. \u2014 Michael M. Rosen, National Review , 9 June 2022",
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"Sandberg\u2019s integrity, which lent her an air of authority during the heyday of Lean In, also has come under increasing scrutiny. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 2 June 2022",
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"In sum, during the heyday of neoliberalism, Americans weren\u2019t forced to choose between high growth and low inflation or between aggregate growth and fairness for the poor, working class and minorities. \u2014 William A. Galston, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
|
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"For the original members, the heyday of the Del Fuegos has receded far into the rear view. \u2014 James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"The Salt Lake Tribune has assembled this photo gallery of some of the former Utah Pantages Theatre\u2019s past heyday and ongoing demolition. \u2014 Tony Semerad, The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 May 2022",
|
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"Curley, who lived through the city's heyday of crime in the 1980s, pointed at the walls of the Times Square-42 Street subway station, noting how they were once covered in graffiti and the platform trashed. \u2014 Alaa Elassar, CNN , 30 Apr. 2022",
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"Andy Kennedy remembers the heyday of the former Wallace Gym during the 1980s -- a plethora of who\u2019s who of Birmingham basketball legends and NBA players such as Charles Barkley and Buck Johnson taking in offseason pickup games on Sunday afternoons. \u2014 Evan Dudley, al , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The heyday of the career of Kent Dana, the longtime Phoenix TV news anchor who died Tuesday, April 19, took place when local news anchors were celebrities. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 20 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1529, in the meaning defined above":"Interjection",
|
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"circa 1590, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun"
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"irregular from hey":"Interjection"
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8h\u0101-\u02ccd\u0101"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"bloom",
|
|
"blossom",
|
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"florescence",
|
|
"floruit",
|
|
"flower",
|
|
"flush",
|
|
"high noon",
|
|
"prime",
|
|
"salad days",
|
|
"springtime"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212707",
|
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"type":[
|
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"interjection",
|
|
"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"heaven's above":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-141612"
|
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},
|
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"hedgehog":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": any of a subfamily (Erinaceinae) of Eurasian and African nocturnal insectivores that have both hair and spines which they present outwardly by rolling themselves up when threatened":[],
|
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": any of several spiny mammals (such as a porcupine)":[],
|
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": a military defensive obstacle (as of barbed wire)":[],
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": a well-fortified military stronghold":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-\u02cch\u00e4g",
|
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"\u02c8hej-\u02cch\u022fg"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The blue hedgehog is voiced by Emmy-winning writer, actor and comedian Ben Schwartz \u2014 who is sharing his road to stardom with CBS News. \u2014 Anthony Mason, CBS News , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Knuckles is on his own urgent mission to find the same gotta-go-fast hedgehog as Robotnik. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The first film devoted too much time to Sonic's backstory, which connected our heroic hedgehog to a race of magical owls on a planet far from Earth. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 6 Apr. 2022",
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"To take full advantage of the opportunity Mr. Putin has offered, Mr. Biden must get in touch with his inner hedgehog and focus his foreign policy on one thing and one thing only: making Mr. Putin pay. \u2014 Walter Russell Mead, WSJ , 17 Mar. 2022",
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"Many people brought pets to the station, including a hedgehog . \u2014 New York Times , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Tao is short, with a high forehead and a spiky hairline that give him the cautiously inquisitive appearance of a hedgehog . \u2014 The New Yorker , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Guests can meet two-toed sloths, a green iguana, a red-footed tortoise, a four-toed hedgehog and other animals during live presentations throughout the day. \u2014 Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic , 31 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Seventeen were known zoo species, while the rest were non-zoo animals nearby, such as the Eurasian hedgehog , which is endangered in the UK. \u2014 Doug Johnson, Ars Technica , 6 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English heyghoge, from heyg, hegge hedge entry 1 + hoge, hogge hog entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-141617"
|
|
},
|
|
"hemihedrism":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the property of crystallizing hemihedrally":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"hemi- entry 1 + -hedr on + -ism or -y":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142413"
|
|
},
|
|
"headshot":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a photograph of a person's head and face":[
|
|
"When you dream of becoming a big actor, the first thing you have to do is make sure you have your headshots done.",
|
|
"\u2014 Stephen Adamson",
|
|
"The difference can be seen by comparing her 2016 headshot \u2014which she also used for this year's Miss Michigan competition\u2014to the recently minted headshot that will be the first thing Miss America judges see of her.",
|
|
"\u2014 Justine McGuire",
|
|
"The closet doors were covered with taped-up magazine photos of cast members from Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel , interspersed with a few dewy-eyed head shots of some androgynous blond actors that Nerese couldn't identify \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Richard Price",
|
|
"When I saw her the next day, I noticed that she had printed out my prof's head shot from his Web site and stuck it on the dartboard in her dorm room.",
|
|
"\u2014 Theresa O'Rourke"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8hed-\u02ccsh\u00e4t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1936, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142533"
|
|
},
|
|
"heavy sleeper":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": someone who does not wake up easily":[
|
|
"We don't have to be too quiet. My roommate is a heavy sleeper ."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142548"
|
|
},
|
|
"hearable":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": capable of being heard":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8hir\u0259b\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English herable , from heren to hear + -able":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142822"
|
|
},
|
|
"heavy industry":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the production of goods (such as coal or steel) that are used to make other goods":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142953"
|
|
},
|
|
"heart of gold":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun phrase"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a kind and generous disposition":[
|
|
"A woman with a heart of gold gives us lodging for the night.",
|
|
"\u2014 Rudyard Kipling",
|
|
"\u2026 he had no-nonsense coaches with hearts of gold who taught him discipline \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Jack McCallum"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143016"
|
|
},
|
|
"hepatitis D virus":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a single-stranded RNA virus (species Hepatitis delta virus of the genus Deltavirus ) that lacks an outer protein coat and is the causative agent of hepatitis D":[
|
|
"\u2014 abbreviation HDV"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1986, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143214"
|
|
},
|
|
"heavy with":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": carrying or having a large amount of (something)":[
|
|
"The trees are heavy with fruit.",
|
|
"Her comments were heavy with irony."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143937"
|
|
},
|
|
"hercynite":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a black mineral FeAl 2 O 4 consisting of an oxide of iron and aluminum and constituting a member of the spinel series":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8h\u0259rs\u1d4an\u02cc\u012bt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"German hercynit , from Latin Hercynia ( silva ), its locality + German -it -ite":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144824"
|
|
},
|
|
"hemikaryon":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a cell nucleus containing the haploid number of chromosomes":[
|
|
"\u2014 opposed to amphikaryon"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary hemi- entry 1 + karyon ; originally formed in German":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145548"
|
|
},
|
|
"headache plant":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": american pasqueflower":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"so called from its use as a remedy for headache":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145618"
|
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},
|
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"heavy snowfall":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an occurrence of a lot of snow falling":[
|
|
"shoveling the driveway after a heavy snowfall"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145711"
|
|
},
|
|
"hemoglobin A1c":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02cc\u0101-\u02ccw\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1964, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145854"
|
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},
|
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"Hermitian matrix":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a square matrix having the property that each pair of elements in the i th row and j th column and in the j th row and i th column are conjugate complex numbers":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cch\u0259r-\u02c8mi-sh\u0259n-",
|
|
"er-\u02c8m\u0113-sh\u0259n-"
|
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],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Charles Hermite \u20201901 French mathematician":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1935, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150042"
|
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},
|
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"Heazlewoodite":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a mineral Ni 3 S 2 consisting of sulfide of nickel":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"wu\u0307\u02ccd\u012bt",
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"\u02c8h\u0113z\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Heazlewood , Tasmania, its locality + English -ite":""
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150329"
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"hermitic":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": of, relating to, or suited for a hermit":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"(\u02c8)h\u0259r\u00a6mitik"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150839"
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},
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"hemoglobinopathy":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a blood disorder (such as sickle cell anemia) caused by a genetically determined change in the molecular structure of hemoglobin":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cch\u0113-m\u0259-\u02ccgl\u014d-b\u0259-\u02c8n\u00e4-p\u0259-th\u0113"
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],
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"According to the American College of Obstetrician Gynecologists, all women who are thinking about becoming pregnant or who are already pregnant are offered carrier screening for cystic fibrosis, hemoglobinopathies , and spinal muscular atrophy. \u2014 Jennifer Gerson, Marie Claire , 1 Oct. 2018",
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"According to the American College of Obstetrician Gynecologists, all women who are thinking about becoming pregnant or who are already pregnant are offered carrier screening for cystic fibrosis, hemoglobinopathies , and spinal muscular atrophy. \u2014 Jennifer Gerson, Marie Claire , 1 Oct. 2018"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1957, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151209"
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},
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"hemoglobin S":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an abnormal hemoglobin that occurs in the red blood cells in sickle cell anemia and sickle-cell trait":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The result is hemoglobin S \u2014a misshapen version that causes red blood cells to sickle. \u2014 Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker , 22 Mar. 2022",
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"But hemoglobin S congeals into taut strands, making the blood cells that carry it fragile and rigid, as though a balloon were filled with shards of ice. \u2014 Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker , 22 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1954, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151326"
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},
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"hermitess":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a woman who is a hermit":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8h\u0259rm\u0259\u0307t\u0259\u0307s"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151453"
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},
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"hepatitis E":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an acute hepatitis that is caused by a highly variable single-stranded RNA virus (species Hepatitis E virus of the genus Hepevirus ), is marked chiefly by fatigue, fever, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, and abdominal pain, is usually contracted from sewage-contaminated water, and is rare in the United States but is common in some tropical developing countries":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02c8\u0113"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Of course, there are various hepatitis viruses that can cause hepatitis such as the hepatitis A, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, hepatitis D, and hepatitis E viruses. \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"The scientists even opened up the data to other researchers who continue to find boars carry a host of diseases, including tuberculosis, hepatitis E and influenza A. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 1 Oct. 2021",
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"Urban boars, the researchers found, carry all manner of diseases\u2014tuberculosis, hepatitis E and influenza A\u2014that can make the jump to humans. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 1 Oct. 2021",
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"Larson herself had contracted a host of illnesses\u2014dengue fever, hepatitis E , amoebiasis, giardiasis, eosinophilic meningitis, and cerebral malaria\u2014and wanted to move closer to her father. \u2014 Danielle Ofri, The New Yorker , 12 June 2021",
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"Last Friday, September 28, researchers at the University of Hong Kong revealed that a 56-year-old-man had contracted a strain of hepatitis E previously thought to only infect rats. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 2 Oct. 2018",
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"The two other types of hepatitis, hepatitis D, also known as delta hepatitis, and hepatitis E , are not common in the United States. \u2014 Shari Rudavsky, Indianapolis Star , 15 June 2018",
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"The hospital can handle outbreaks of cholera and hepatitis E , which are common during the rainy season. \u2014 Euan Mckirdy, CNN , 20 Apr. 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1990, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151459"
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},
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"Hemileia":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus of rusts (order Uredinales) producing both urediospores and teliospores from a compound spore-bearing stalk":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from hemi- entry 1 + -leia (from Greek leios smooth, flat); from the shape of the spores":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151510"
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},
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"heel in":{
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"type":[
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"transitive verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to cover temporarily (the roots of a plant or often of several plants in one hole) with soil before setting permanently":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"heel entry 2":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152004"
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},
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"Heimlich maneuver":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the manual application of sudden upward pressure on the upper abdomen of a choking victim to force a foreign object from the trachea":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8h\u012bm-lik-"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Henry J. Heimlich born 1920 American surgeon":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1974, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152033"
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},
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"hedgehog cactus":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": any of several cacti with stout sharp spines: such as":[],
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": a cactus of the genus Echinocactus":[],
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": a cactus of the genus Echinocereus":[]
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},
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152341"
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},
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"hemi-":{
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"type":[
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"prefix"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": half":[
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"hemi hedral"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Latin, from Greek h\u0113mi- \u2014 more at semi-":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153546"
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},
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"hemolysis":{
|
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": lysis of red blood cells with liberation of hemoglobin":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"hi-\u02c8m\u00e4-l\u0259-s\u0259s",
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"\u02cch\u0113-m\u0259-\u02c8l\u012b-s\u0259s"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"That\u2019s because the act of running\u2014that repetitive pounding for miles at a time\u2014causes muscle damage and hemolysis , or the destruction of red blood cells. \u2014 Amanda Macmillan, Outside Online , 27 Feb. 2015",
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"Other endurance athletes may also experience hemolysis , Zourdos says, but sports like cycling and swimming aren\u2019t as muscle-lengthening (and muscle-damaging), as running. \u2014 Amanda Macmillan, Outside Online , 27 Feb. 2015",
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"According to the study, hemolysis appears to be the primary cause of space anemia. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 18 Jan. 2022",
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"Trudel and his team found, however, that the hemolysis was a primary response to being in space. \u2014 Doug Johnson, Ars Technica , 14 Jan. 2022",
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"The integrity of red blood cells relies on a host of factors, and G6PD activity is one of them; a deficiency of this red cell enzyme is infamously associated with red cell destruction ( hemolysis ) if an individual has eaten fava beans. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Oct. 2020",
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"If left untreated, bites can cause hemolysis (rupturing of red blood cells); kidney failure can also occur. \u2014 Christina Oehler, Health.com , 26 Aug. 2019",
|
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"In severe cases, preeclampsia can devolve into HELLP syndrome, which ACOG explains stands for hemolysis (damage to red blood cells), elevated liver enzymes (a sign of liver damage), and low platelet count (cells that help your blood clot). \u2014 Patia Braithwaite, SELF , 30 July 2019"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin":""
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"first_known_use":{
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"1890, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153701"
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},
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"heavy solution":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a liquid of high density (as a solution of mercury iodide in potassium iodide or of the cadmium salt of a borotungstic acid) used especially in determining the specific gravities of minerals and in separating them when mechanically mixed":[]
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