dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/bir_MW.json

{
  "Birkenhead":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name",
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "1st Earl of 1872\u20131930 Frederick Edwin Smith English jurist and statesman":[],
      "borough of northwestern England in Merseyside on the estuary of the Mersey River opposite Liverpool population 123,907":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccb\u0259r-k\u0259n-\u02c8hed",
      "\u02c8b\u0259r-k\u0259n-\u02cched"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-052224"
  },
  "Birkenia":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a genus (the type of the family Birkeniidae of the order Anaspida) of Upper Silurian ostracoderms having no cephalic armor and having the body covered with small scales":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Birken head Burn, Lanark county, Scotland + New Latin -ia":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "b\u0259r\u02c8k\u0113n\u0113\u0259"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184423",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "birch":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a birch rod or bundle of twigs for flogging":[],
      ": any of a genus ( Betula of the family Betulaceae, the birch family) of monoecious deciduous trees or shrubs having simple petioled leaves and typically a layered membranous outer bark that peels readily":[],
      ": the hard pale close-grained wood of a birch":[],
      ": to beat with or as if with a birch : whip":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "a cabinet made of birch",
      "In those days, schoolchildren got the birch when they misbehaved.",
      "Verb",
      "students at the private school were once routinely birched for violating the rules",
      "always a stern disciplinarian, our father birched anyone who talked back",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "During one nocturnal happening, young women danced in tunics made of polyurethane birch logs and ponchos studded with foam rocks to look like riverbeds. \u2014 New York Times , 30 June 2022",
      "Eucalyptus, birch leaf, Canadian balsam leaf, glycerin and vitamin B5 work hard to clean and moisturize your body. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022",
      "The birch leaves on our property have most definitely reached the size of squirrel ears. \u2014 Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News , 12 May 2022",
      "The diminutive chest of drawers has an unassuming birch exterior that lends itself to easy makeovers, and its small size fits just about anywhere. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 9 May 2022",
      "Crafted from Baltic birch plywood, the wine cork state of your choice becomes a dining room-worthy art piece. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Some 300 species of trees are on the menu, including oak, maple, apple, crabapple, hickory, birch , pine, spruce and willow. \u2014 Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune , 18 June 2022",
      "Kwiatkowski said luna moth caterpillars are also known to feed on the leaves of hickory, birch , red maple, white oak, and sassafras. \u2014 Don Lyman, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
      "But this is also where this mister and the missus once stood and danced together\u2014walk, walk, walk, and step hold\u2014and there are the starry, late blooming flowers, and the shadblow and a birch , and a shrubbery garden border. \u2014 Diane Williams, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Find yellow aspen and birch along the shoreline and red maples inland. \u2014 Kerri Westenberg, Star Tribune , 11 Sep. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1808, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Old English beorc ; akin to Old High German birka birch, Old English beorht bright, and probably to Latin fraxinus ash tree \u2014 more at bright":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u0259rch"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "cowhide",
      "flagellate",
      "flail",
      "flog",
      "hide",
      "horsewhip",
      "lash",
      "leather",
      "rawhide",
      "scourge",
      "slash",
      "switch",
      "tan",
      "thrash",
      "whale",
      "whip"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075211",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "bird":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "biographical name",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the young of a feathered vertebrate":[],
      ": any of a class (Aves) of warm-blooded vertebrates distinguished by having the body more or less completely covered with feathers and the forelimbs modified as wings":[],
      ": a game bird":[],
      ": clay pigeon":[],
      ": fellow":[],
      ": a peculiar person":[],
      ": girl":[],
      ": shuttlecock":[],
      ": a hissing or jeering sound expressive of disapproval":[],
      ": dismissal from employment":[],
      ": a thin piece of meat rolled up with stuffing and cooked":[],
      ": a man-made object (such as an aircraft, rocket, or satellite) that resembles a bird especially by flying or being aloft":[],
      ": an obscene gesture of contempt made by pointing the middle finger upward while keeping the other fingers down":[
        "\u2014 usually used with the"
      ],
      ": birdie sense 2":[],
      ": worthless , ridiculous":[],
      "Larry (Joe) 1956\u2013 American basketball player":[],
      ": to observe or identify wild birds in their habitats":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u0259rd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "baby",
      "being",
      "bod",
      "body",
      "character",
      "cookie",
      "cooky",
      "creature",
      "customer",
      "devil",
      "duck",
      "egg",
      "face",
      "fish",
      "guy",
      "head",
      "human",
      "human being",
      "individual",
      "life",
      "man",
      "mortal",
      "party",
      "person",
      "personage",
      "scout",
      "slob",
      "sort",
      "soul",
      "specimen",
      "stiff",
      "thing",
      "wight"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "A large bird flew overhead.",
      "The birds were singing outside our window.",
      "He's a tough old bird .",
      "We met some smashing birds at the pub last night.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Any rogue object in the air \u2014 a drone, a bird or an errant balloon \u2014 could be a threat to aircraft safety. \u2014 Corinne Purtillstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
      "To Prokofiev\u2019s ornithological menagerie, which includes a little bird and a duck, Mizrahi has added an ostrich on the lam from the local zoo. \u2014 The New Yorker , 27 May 2022",
      "At one point a falcon alights on his gloved wrist, and both the bird and Ferry turn to the camera at exactly the same moment \u2014 a feat of directing, or possibly of luck. \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2022",
      "In a video posted on March 24 to the zoo's Facebook page, a bird and mammal curator explained how Hoffman's two-toed sloths tend to their newborns. \u2014 Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com , 16 May 2022",
      "By 2100, the report said, climate change is expected to lead to loss of more than half of African bird and mammal species \u2014 and a 20% to 25% decline in the productivity of Africa\u2019s lakes and plant species. \u2014 Wanjohi Kabukuru, ajc , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "For safety, the wildlife division suggests that residents regularly clean their bird feeders and baths and avoid physical contact with wild birds. \u2014 Daedan Olander, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 June 2022",
      "Children will learn how to attract birds to their yards by creating take-home bird feeders. \u2014 Hunter Boyce, ajc , 31 May 2022",
      "In the late 19th century, Americans were wiping out entire bird populations to satisfy the human desire to adorn hats, scarves and coats with feathers. \u2014 John Kelly, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Birders can bird all weekend or just a few hours, Andersen said. \u2014 Susan Dunne, courant.com , 8 May 2021",
      "On Monday, a white woman named Amy Cooper went viral for threatening the life of a Black man, Christian Cooper (no relation), who was just trying to bird watch in Central Park in peace. \u2014 Kathleen Newman-bremang, refinery29.com , 1 June 2020",
      "Outdoor activities like trail running, hiking, mountain biking, rock climbing, birding , fishing, kayaking, traditional golf and disc golf are perfect for social distancing. \u2014 Josh Woods, The Conversation , 22 May 2020",
      "For a taste of nature, Creamer\u2019s Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge, located on the north side of town, offers birding and wildlife viewing as well as miles of walking trails. \u2014 David James, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Sep. 2015",
      "Outdoor activities are still permitted, including bicycling, birding , boating, fishing, geocaching, hiking and hunting. \u2014 Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star , 15 May 2020",
      "With many birding hotspots closed and organized outings canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, birders have been forced to hang up their binoculars. \u2014 Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living , 24 Apr. 2020",
      "The Piney Woods Wildlife Society coordinates birding field trips for its members, and meets the third Wednesday of most months at the Dennis Johnston Park Big Stone Lodge in Spring. \u2014 Melanie Feuk, Houston Chronicle , 13 Mar. 2020",
      "The basic tools for birding are not that expensive. \u2014 Popular Science , 18 Mar. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English brid, bird , from Old English bridd":"Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1917, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-154835"
  },
  "bird of night":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": owl":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120500",
    "type":[]
  },
  "bird of paradise":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an ornamental plant ( Strelitzia reginae of the family Strelitziaceae) native to southern Africa that has scapes terminating in a horizontal bract from which emerges an upright flower having three orange or yellow sepals and three irregular blue petals":[],
      ": any of numerous brilliantly colored plumed oscine birds (family Paradisaeidae) chiefly of New Guinea and neighboring islands":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1569, in the meaning defined above":"Noun phrase",
      "1874, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02ccd\u012bz",
      "\u02c8b\u0259rd-\u0259v-\u02c8per-\u0259-\u02ccd\u012bs",
      "- \u02c8pa-r\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115958",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun phrase"
    ]
  },
  "bird of prey":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a carnivorous bird (such as a hawk, eagle, vulture, or owl) that feeds wholly or chiefly on meat taken by hunting or on carrion : raptor":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-184401",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun phrase"
    ]
  },
  "bird's-eye primrose":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110825",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "bird's-eye rot":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": anthracnose of the grape caused by a fungus ( Elsinoe ampelina ) and manifested by small sunken dark fruit spots with light centers":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110251",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "bird's-eye spot":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a disease of plants characterized by round dark spots with lighter surrounding tissue suggesting the appearance of a bird's eye: such as":[],
      ": a disease of tea leaves caused by a fungus ( Cercospora theae )":[],
      ": a leaf spot of the Hevea rubber tree caused by a fungus ( Helminthosporium heveae )":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130905",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "bird-dog":{
    "antonyms":[
      "guide",
      "lead",
      "pilot"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a gundog trained to hunt or retrieve birds":[],
      ": one (such as a canvasser or talent scout) who seeks out something for another":[],
      ": one who steals another's date":[],
      ": to seek out : follow , detect":[],
      ": to watch closely":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The McGill Big Three are the McGill curl-up, the side bridge, and the bird dog . \u2014 Roger Lockridge, Men's Health , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The bird dog crunch is an excellent core stability exercise that works your rectus abdominis, transverse abdominis, and glutes. \u2014 SELF , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "Maybe it\u2019s because their life spans are shorter than ours that bird dog seasons seem to have less to do with a calendar year than the whole of their lives in consideration of human constraints and conditions. \u2014 Christine Cunningham, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Nov. 2021",
      "The gun has a lot of nice details, with beautiful engraving on the sides of the receiver, lovely wood with checkering, and a small metal plate on the bottom of the stock grip that shows a bird dog with a duck in its mouth. \u2014 The Editors, Field & Stream , 23 Feb. 2021",
      "Strengthen your core, which will help prevent back pain, with planks, abdominal curls and moves like bird dog and Superman. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Oct. 2021",
      "Hugo\u2019s posture does not resemble the classic cartoon bird dog that points a paw toward a bird. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 31 July 2021",
      "Directions Perform 8-15 reps per side of the dead bug, 6-12 reps per side of the bird dog , and hold the side plank for 20-45 seconds per side. \u2014 Christa Sgobba, SELF , 17 Apr. 2021",
      "The most obvious place to look for your next bird dog might be in your living room. \u2014 Jennifer Wapenski, Outdoor Life , 5 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1837, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1943, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u0259rd-\u02ccd\u022fg"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "chase",
      "course",
      "dog",
      "follow",
      "hound",
      "pursue",
      "run",
      "shadow",
      "tag",
      "tail",
      "trace",
      "track",
      "trail"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221334",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "birdbrain":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a stupid person":[],
      ": scatterbrain":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Her brother's a real birdbrain .",
      "those birdbrains who eagerly adopt every fad diet that comes along",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Some cowardly birdbrain dropping Ku Klux Klan fliers in a quiet, suburban neighborhood may not be earth-shattering news. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Jan. 2018",
      "Calling someone a birdbrain meant there wasn\u2019t much going on upstairs. \u2014 National Geographic , 15 May 2016",
      "Calling someone a birdbrain meant there wasn\u2019t much going on upstairs. \u2014 National Geographic , 15 May 2016"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1923, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u0259rd-\u02ccbr\u0101n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "cuckoo",
      "ditz",
      "featherbrain",
      "featherhead",
      "flibbertigibbet",
      "nitwit",
      "rattlebrain",
      "scatterbrain",
      "softhead"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032622",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "birdbrained":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a stupid person":[],
      ": scatterbrain":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Her brother's a real birdbrain .",
      "those birdbrains who eagerly adopt every fad diet that comes along",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Some cowardly birdbrain dropping Ku Klux Klan fliers in a quiet, suburban neighborhood may not be earth-shattering news. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Jan. 2018",
      "Calling someone a birdbrain meant there wasn\u2019t much going on upstairs. \u2014 National Geographic , 15 May 2016",
      "Calling someone a birdbrain meant there wasn\u2019t much going on upstairs. \u2014 National Geographic , 15 May 2016"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1923, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u0259rd-\u02ccbr\u0101n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "cuckoo",
      "ditz",
      "featherbrain",
      "featherhead",
      "flibbertigibbet",
      "nitwit",
      "rattlebrain",
      "scatterbrain",
      "softhead"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224640",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "birdman":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a person who deals with birds":[],
      ": a person who flies (as in an aircraft)":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "in the early days of aviation, birdmen would travel around the country in their biplanes, putting on flying shows",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Ingmar Bergman\u2019s 1975 take with a young H\u00e5kan Hageg\u00e5rd as birdman Papageno. \u2014 Peter Dobrin, Philly.com , 16 Sep. 2017",
      "Wingsuit flying, which relies on the use of a specialized jumpsuit often referred to as a wingsuit, squirrel suit or birdman suit, is one of the most extreme forms of BASE jumping, an acronym for leaping from a building, antenna, span or Earth. \u2014 CBS News , 26 May 2017",
      "Wingsuit flying, which relies on the use of a specialized jumpsuit often referred to as a wingsuit, squirrel suit or birdman suit, is one of the most extreme forms of BASE jumping, an acronym for leaping from a building, antenna, span or Earth. \u2014 CBS News , 26 May 2017",
      "Wingsuit flying, which relies on the use of a specialized jumpsuit often referred to as a wingsuit, squirrel suit or birdman suit, is one of the most extreme forms of BASE jumping, an acronym for leaping from a building, antenna, span or Earth. \u2014 CBS News , 26 May 2017",
      "Wingsuit flying, which relies on the use of a specialized jumpsuit often referred to as a wingsuit, squirrel suit or birdman suit, is one of the most extreme forms of BASE jumping, an acronym for leaping from a building, antenna, span or Earth. \u2014 CBS News , 26 May 2017",
      "Wingsuit flying, which relies on the use of a specialized jumpsuit often referred to as a wingsuit, squirrel suit or birdman suit, is one of the most extreme forms of BASE jumping, an acronym for leaping from a building, antenna, span or Earth. \u2014 CBS News , 26 May 2017",
      "Read more: Mogul Talk: Birdman on Schooling the New Generation, Starring in BET's 'Music Moguls' & Forthcoming Albums What were those early negotiations with the majors like",
      "Wingsuit flying, which relies on the use of a specialized jumpsuit often referred to as a wingsuit, squirrel suit or birdman suit, is one of the most extreme forms of BASE jumping, an acronym for leaping from a building, antenna, span or Earth. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 May 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1686, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u0259rd-m\u0259n",
      "also (especially for sense 1) -\u02ccman"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "airman",
      "aviator",
      "flier",
      "flyer",
      "pilot"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064249",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "birken":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": birch , birchen":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-k\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130639",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "birkie":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a lively smart assertive person":[],
      ": fellow , boy":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1724, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "origin unknown":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8bir-k\u0113",
      "\u02c8b\u0259r-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163618",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "birl":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": carouse":[],
      ": spin":[],
      ": to cause (a floating log) to rotate by treading":[],
      ": to progress by whirling":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "There was sea salt in the air, and sleepless seagulls were birling in the darkness overhead. \u2014 Douglas Stuart, The New Yorker , 6 Jan. 2020",
      "Another, unable to reach dry land, dug his spiked boots into a slippery timber and birled downriver. \u2014 Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics , 16 Feb. 2019",
      "In some parts of the United States, birling contests are annual events. \u2014 Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics , 16 Feb. 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1724, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "circa 1585, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Old English byrelian ; probably akin to Old English beran to carry \u2014 more at bear":"Verb",
      "perhaps imitative":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u0259r(-\u0259)l",
      "Scotland also \u02c8bir(-\u0259)l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "binge",
      "carouse",
      "revel",
      "roister",
      "wassail"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202021",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "birlieman":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of birlieman variant of byrlawman"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8birl\u0113m\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-011054",
    "type":[]
  },
  "birma":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": santa maria tree":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "origin unknown":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u0259rm\u0259"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132826",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "birse":{
    "antonyms":[
      "delight",
      "pleasure"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a bristle or tuft of bristles":[],
      ": anger":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "as the lad's birse is fair up, it'd be best to leave him alone"
    ],
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      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
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      "Middle English *birst , from Old English byrst \u2014 more at bristle":""
    },
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      "\u02c8b\u0259rs"
    ],
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      "angriness",
      "choler",
      "furor",
      "fury",
      "indignation",
      "irateness",
      "ire",
      "lividity",
      "lividness",
      "mad",
      "madness",
      "mood",
      "outrage",
      "rage",
      "spleen",
      "wrath",
      "wrathfulness"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200903",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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      "verb"
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      "drop",
      "have",
      "mother",
      "produce"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "He was present at the birth of his daughter.",
      "The hospital reported an increase in premature births .",
      "Please indicate your date of birth .",
      "the period from birth to adolescence",
      "a disease that is present at birth",
      "the birth of the solar system",
      "the birth of the blues",
      "We are witnessing the birth of a new era.",
      "Verb",
      "back in those days a woman her age would have birthed several children",
      "Adjective",
      "argued that the birth mother had not been informed of all of her options at the time of the adoption",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Some of them held up birth certificates\u2014destroyed in the course of a riot, they\u2019d been told by British authorities, until Bancoult tracked the records down. \u2014 Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
      "In any case, Arcos told me, birth certificates from Playas are sent to Guayaquil, and Arcos was able to find Castillo\u2019s records in the national registry there. \u2014 Daniel Alarc\u00f3n, The New Yorker , 8 June 2022",
      "Oklahoma passed three anti-trans bills this year, including one that bans nonbinary gender markers on birth certificates. \u2014 Anne Branigin, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
      "In 16 states and Washington, D.C., residents can amend their birth certificates to make a gender neutral designation. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 31 May 2022",
      "In May 2021, Tur gave birth to her second child, a daughter named Eloise. \u2014 Wendy Kaur, ELLE , 23 June 2022",
      "That appears to have been the case after Isabel Hernandez Contreras gave birth at her home about an hour outside San Salvador in 2013. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
      "The nations that gave birth to the nuclear age are short on managers and skilled workers with experience in building reactors after shunning nuclear energy for years. \u2014 Matthew Dalton, WSJ , 23 June 2022",
      "Ignatenko, who hid her pregnancy to visit her ailing husband in the hospital, gave birth to a daughter, Natasha, whose name was chosen by her father before his death. \u2014 Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "So, too, my struggle to birth my daughter \u2014 who was dangerously stuck inside of me with her elbow raised above her head. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2022",
      "All that alone time, for some, can birth a bought of creativity. \u2014 Pat Mcdonogh, The Courier-Journal , 12 May 2022",
      "An innovative approach to textile At the Craft in America Center, Ferne Jacobs merges traditional, handmade textile and basketry technologies to birth an innovative genus entirely her own. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
      "In the Greek pantheon, light derives from darkness: Nyx, the night, couples with Erebus, the dark, to birth Hemera, the day, and Aether, the bright sky. \u2014 Suzannah Showler, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Dilla\u2019s move to Los Angeles helped birth a vibrant Los Angeles beat scene. \u2014 Randall Roberts Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "The couple left their Costa Mesa home on Feb. 13 to travel to Kyiv for the baby\u2019s birth the following day. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "Children birth to age 12 in the U.S. have made up more than 5.5 million COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began, according to the CDC. \u2014 Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "Schools of sharks meander south to birth their pups in Florida's warm waters every winter. \u2014 Judy Koutsky, Forbes , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Luckily, Martine was coming the next morning for the final pre- birth checkup. \u2014 Keith Gessen, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
      "The babies' early arrival meant the Myers did not complete Michigan's requisite pre- birth order process in time, forcing them, because of the state's restrictive laws around surrogacy, to fight in court to legally be the twins' parents. \u2014 Rachel Burchfield, PEOPLE.com , 22 Dec. 2021",
      "And those post- birth emotions can impact spouses and partners as well: Around 26% of spouses experience some sort of depression after the baby\u2019s arrival. \u2014 Ebony Williams, ajc , 12 May 2022",
      "The idea that women cannot have any arena of choice \u2014 [from pregnancy to labor and delivery to post- birth ] \u2014 is exclusively and almost always detrimental to women. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 17 Dec. 2021",
      "Over 75 couples in Michigan who are in our exact same situation [received] pre- birth orders, which basically gives them legal rights to the baby before they're even born. \u2014 Rachel Burchfield, PEOPLE.com , 18 Nov. 2021",
      "As Wishnowsky, 29, recounted his life-changing weekend Thursday, he was asked if Shanahan exaggerated his pre- birth nerves for effect. \u2014 Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle , 5 Nov. 2021",
      "Another program, Ramp Back, gives new parents the flexibility to work partial work hours for eight consecutive weeks post- birth or adoption. \u2014 Patrick Moorhead, Forbes , 4 Nov. 2021",
      "If passed, a doctor would need to provide post- birth care for the infant, call for assistance from an emergency medical services provider and arrange for a transfer to a hospital. \u2014 Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer , 27 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Old Norse byrth ; akin to Old English beran":"Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "1831, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "1958, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-174959"
  },
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the father of a child when the child is born : the natural father of a child who has been adopted":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-175232",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": unclothed skin : nakedness":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "with all of the resort guests in their birthday suits , socioeconomic differences became invisible and irrelevant",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But Sprouse's birthday suit post comes during a sad time for Riverdale fans. \u2014 Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com , 7 June 2022",
      "Shimmy into your birthday suit and start slathering your cleaner of choice from your shoulders to your feet. \u2014 Sophie Wirt, Allure , 13 May 2022",
      "In those that are separated, however, birthday suit attire is acceptable. \u2014 Latifah Al-hazza, Travel + Leisure , 7 May 2022",
      "In the first season, Rogien conceived a literal birthday suit that would stand up to the rigorous demands of a time-loop narrative; many multiples of each garment were required. \u2014 Emma Fraser, ELLE , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Jenna Dewan celebrated her birthday in her birthday suit - and has the photos to prove it. \u2014 Tristan Balagtas, PEOPLE.com , 13 Dec. 2021",
      "What an ego boost, to have one\u2019s birthday suit evaluated by another person as cute. \u2014 Kathleen Rooney, The Atlantic , 21 Nov. 2021",
      "What better way to spend your birthday than in your birthday suit ",
      "Posting a photograph of herself on Instagram, resplendent in her original birthday suit (a tradition at this point), Paltrow\u2014who turned 49 on September 27th\u2014relaxed in an outdoor tub. \u2014 Hannah Coates, Vogue , 28 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1734, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "bareness",
      "bottomlessness",
      "buff",
      "nakedness",
      "nude",
      "nudity",
      "raw"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200306",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "birthdom":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": domain by birthright : native land":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "birth + -dom":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-192055",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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  "birther":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a person who adheres to birtherism":[],
      ": of or relating to birthers or birtherism":[
        "birther beliefs",
        "the birther movement"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "2006, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "2008, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "birth entry 1 + -er entry 2":"Noun",
      "from attributive use of birther entry 1":"Adjective"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u0259r-th\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-180446",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "birtherism":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": belief in or endorsement of any of various discredited claims that former U.S. president Barack Obama is not a natural-born U.S. citizen and therefore was not constitutionally eligible to be president of the United States":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "2009, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "birther entry 1 + -ism":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u0259r-th\u0259r-\u02cci-z\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-180016",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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  "birthplace":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": place of birth or origin":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "He visited his grandmother's birthplace .",
      "New Orleans is regarded as the birthplace of jazz.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The quaint city of Fr\u00fddek-M\u00edstek in the eastern Czech Republic is known for Gothic castles, honey cakes and its proximity to the birthplace of Sigmund Freud. \u2014 Laine Higgins, WSJ , 21 June 2022",
      "The location does not look like a landmark to the birthplace of American golf. \u2014 Bill Pennington, New York Times , 14 June 2022",
      "One student, who was White, recalled being taken by her mother to the birthplace of abolitionist Harriett Tubman on Maryland\u2019s Eastern Shore. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "Travel to the continent might not be entirely safe just yet, but Birthright AFRICA has begun accepting applications from people ages 13-30 who would like to return to the birthplace of civilization and connect with their history in the new year. \u2014 Veronica Wells, Essence , 17 Dec. 2021",
      "As a lifetime and long-suffering Cleveland Browns fan, Jim Porter certainly knows the history surrounding the franchise and all that aura that comes when visitors to central Ohio make a stop to the birthplace of professional football. \u2014 Scooby Axson, USA TODAY , 4 Dec. 2021",
      "At our final stop in Brandenburg, we were taken to the birthplace of Abraham Lincoln in nearby Hodgenville. \u2014 Dan Fellner, The Arizona Republic , 12 June 2021",
      "But that won\u2019t be the case next year when the 150th Open returns to the birthplace of golf, Scotland\u2019s Old Course, St Andrews. \u2014 Laurie Werner, Forbes , 31 May 2021",
      "It\u2019s the birthplace of southern rock and hosts the annual Jacksonville Jazz Festival every Memorial Day weekend. \u2014 Ashley Stahl, Forbes , 6 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1610, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u0259rth-\u02ccpl\u0101s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "cradle",
      "home",
      "mother country",
      "motherland"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091835",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "birthright":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a right, privilege, or possession to which a person is entitled by birth":[]
    },
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      "the freedom that is our birthright",
      "believed that the house was her birthright",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "For a kid from Lowell, being a Red Sox, Bruins, Patriots, and Celtics diehard was a birthright . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 29 June 2022",
      "In Richardson\u2019s words, pleasure is our birthright as Black women. \u2014 Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence , 10 June 2022",
      "Her other, less appealing birthright was a hole in the heart. \u2014 Eric Boodman, STAT , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "This seemed to me to be the most dignified form of fandom, a birthright uncorrupted by capital, or by the fact of winning or losing at all. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "This is fairly remarkable in Kenyan fiction, where adventure is often written as the birthright of boys and girls exist mostly as harridans, cautioning restraint or doing all of the clean-up. \u2014 Nanjala Nyabola, Vogue , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "In the legal sense of belonging, my birthright citizenship will always belong to Nigeria, and my naturalized citizenship is with America. \u2014 Rita Omokha, ELLE , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "International arts exchanges are not just forms of entertainment or edification but a birthright of global citizenship. \u2014 Suzanne Nossel, WSJ , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Israel occupied the territory in 1967, and it has since been settled \u2014 illegally, according to most interpretations of international law \u2014 by hundreds of thousands of Israelis, many of whom consider the land their biblical birthright . \u2014 New York Times , 12 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1535, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u0259rth-\u02ccr\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "bequest",
      "heritage",
      "inheritance",
      "legacy",
      "patrimony"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075826",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "bird-watch":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": bird":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u0259rd-\u02ccw\u00e4ch"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "back-formation from bird-watcher":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1938, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-155335"
  },
  "birds":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "biographical name",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
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      ": the young of a feathered vertebrate":[],
      ": any of a class (Aves) of warm-blooded vertebrates distinguished by having the body more or less completely covered with feathers and the forelimbs modified as wings":[],
      ": a game bird":[],
      ": clay pigeon":[],
      ": fellow":[],
      ": a peculiar person":[],
      ": girl":[],
      ": shuttlecock":[],
      ": a hissing or jeering sound expressive of disapproval":[],
      ": dismissal from employment":[],
      ": a thin piece of meat rolled up with stuffing and cooked":[],
      ": a man-made object (such as an aircraft, rocket, or satellite) that resembles a bird especially by flying or being aloft":[],
      ": an obscene gesture of contempt made by pointing the middle finger upward while keeping the other fingers down":[
        "\u2014 usually used with the"
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      ": birdie sense 2":[],
      ": worthless , ridiculous":[],
      "Larry (Joe) 1956\u2013 American basketball player":[],
      ": to observe or identify wild birds in their habitats":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u0259rd"
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    "synonyms":[
      "baby",
      "being",
      "bod",
      "body",
      "character",
      "cookie",
      "cooky",
      "creature",
      "customer",
      "devil",
      "duck",
      "egg",
      "face",
      "fish",
      "guy",
      "head",
      "human",
      "human being",
      "individual",
      "life",
      "man",
      "mortal",
      "party",
      "person",
      "personage",
      "scout",
      "slob",
      "sort",
      "soul",
      "specimen",
      "stiff",
      "thing",
      "wight"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "A large bird flew overhead.",
      "The birds were singing outside our window.",
      "He's a tough old bird .",
      "We met some smashing birds at the pub last night.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Any rogue object in the air \u2014 a drone, a bird or an errant balloon \u2014 could be a threat to aircraft safety. \u2014 Corinne Purtillstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
      "To Prokofiev\u2019s ornithological menagerie, which includes a little bird and a duck, Mizrahi has added an ostrich on the lam from the local zoo. \u2014 The New Yorker , 27 May 2022",
      "At one point a falcon alights on his gloved wrist, and both the bird and Ferry turn to the camera at exactly the same moment \u2014 a feat of directing, or possibly of luck. \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2022",
      "In a video posted on March 24 to the zoo's Facebook page, a bird and mammal curator explained how Hoffman's two-toed sloths tend to their newborns. \u2014 Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com , 16 May 2022",
      "By 2100, the report said, climate change is expected to lead to loss of more than half of African bird and mammal species \u2014 and a 20% to 25% decline in the productivity of Africa\u2019s lakes and plant species. \u2014 Wanjohi Kabukuru, ajc , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "For safety, the wildlife division suggests that residents regularly clean their bird feeders and baths and avoid physical contact with wild birds. \u2014 Daedan Olander, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 June 2022",
      "Children will learn how to attract birds to their yards by creating take-home bird feeders. \u2014 Hunter Boyce, ajc , 31 May 2022",
      "In the late 19th century, Americans were wiping out entire bird populations to satisfy the human desire to adorn hats, scarves and coats with feathers. \u2014 John Kelly, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Birders can bird all weekend or just a few hours, Andersen said. \u2014 Susan Dunne, courant.com , 8 May 2021",
      "On Monday, a white woman named Amy Cooper went viral for threatening the life of a Black man, Christian Cooper (no relation), who was just trying to bird watch in Central Park in peace. \u2014 Kathleen Newman-bremang, refinery29.com , 1 June 2020",
      "Outdoor activities like trail running, hiking, mountain biking, rock climbing, birding , fishing, kayaking, traditional golf and disc golf are perfect for social distancing. \u2014 Josh Woods, The Conversation , 22 May 2020",
      "For a taste of nature, Creamer\u2019s Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge, located on the north side of town, offers birding and wildlife viewing as well as miles of walking trails. \u2014 David James, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Sep. 2015",
      "Outdoor activities are still permitted, including bicycling, birding , boating, fishing, geocaching, hiking and hunting. \u2014 Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star , 15 May 2020",
      "With many birding hotspots closed and organized outings canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, birders have been forced to hang up their binoculars. \u2014 Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living , 24 Apr. 2020",
      "The Piney Woods Wildlife Society coordinates birding field trips for its members, and meets the third Wednesday of most months at the Dennis Johnston Park Big Stone Lodge in Spring. \u2014 Melanie Feuk, Houston Chronicle , 13 Mar. 2020",
      "The basic tools for birding are not that expensive. \u2014 Popular Science , 18 Mar. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English brid, bird , from Old English bridd":"Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1917, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-155539"
  },
  "Bird":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "biographical name",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
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      ": the young of a feathered vertebrate":[],
      ": any of a class (Aves) of warm-blooded vertebrates distinguished by having the body more or less completely covered with feathers and the forelimbs modified as wings":[],
      ": a game bird":[],
      ": clay pigeon":[],
      ": fellow":[],
      ": a peculiar person":[],
      ": girl":[],
      ": shuttlecock":[],
      ": a hissing or jeering sound expressive of disapproval":[],
      ": dismissal from employment":[],
      ": a thin piece of meat rolled up with stuffing and cooked":[],
      ": a man-made object (such as an aircraft, rocket, or satellite) that resembles a bird especially by flying or being aloft":[],
      ": an obscene gesture of contempt made by pointing the middle finger upward while keeping the other fingers down":[
        "\u2014 usually used with the"
      ],
      ": birdie sense 2":[],
      ": worthless , ridiculous":[],
      "Larry (Joe) 1956\u2013 American basketball player":[],
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    },
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    "synonyms":[
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      "being",
      "bod",
      "body",
      "character",
      "cookie",
      "cooky",
      "creature",
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      "egg",
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      "fish",
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      "wight"
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    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "A large bird flew overhead.",
      "The birds were singing outside our window.",
      "He's a tough old bird .",
      "We met some smashing birds at the pub last night.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Any rogue object in the air \u2014 a drone, a bird or an errant balloon \u2014 could be a threat to aircraft safety. \u2014 Corinne Purtillstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
      "To Prokofiev\u2019s ornithological menagerie, which includes a little bird and a duck, Mizrahi has added an ostrich on the lam from the local zoo. \u2014 The New Yorker , 27 May 2022",
      "At one point a falcon alights on his gloved wrist, and both the bird and Ferry turn to the camera at exactly the same moment \u2014 a feat of directing, or possibly of luck. \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2022",
      "In a video posted on March 24 to the zoo's Facebook page, a bird and mammal curator explained how Hoffman's two-toed sloths tend to their newborns. \u2014 Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com , 16 May 2022",
      "By 2100, the report said, climate change is expected to lead to loss of more than half of African bird and mammal species \u2014 and a 20% to 25% decline in the productivity of Africa\u2019s lakes and plant species. \u2014 Wanjohi Kabukuru, ajc , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "For safety, the wildlife division suggests that residents regularly clean their bird feeders and baths and avoid physical contact with wild birds. \u2014 Daedan Olander, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 June 2022",
      "Children will learn how to attract birds to their yards by creating take-home bird feeders. \u2014 Hunter Boyce, ajc , 31 May 2022",
      "In the late 19th century, Americans were wiping out entire bird populations to satisfy the human desire to adorn hats, scarves and coats with feathers. \u2014 John Kelly, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Birders can bird all weekend or just a few hours, Andersen said. \u2014 Susan Dunne, courant.com , 8 May 2021",
      "On Monday, a white woman named Amy Cooper went viral for threatening the life of a Black man, Christian Cooper (no relation), who was just trying to bird watch in Central Park in peace. \u2014 Kathleen Newman-bremang, refinery29.com , 1 June 2020",
      "Outdoor activities like trail running, hiking, mountain biking, rock climbing, birding , fishing, kayaking, traditional golf and disc golf are perfect for social distancing. \u2014 Josh Woods, The Conversation , 22 May 2020",
      "For a taste of nature, Creamer\u2019s Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge, located on the north side of town, offers birding and wildlife viewing as well as miles of walking trails. \u2014 David James, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Sep. 2015",
      "Outdoor activities are still permitted, including bicycling, birding , boating, fishing, geocaching, hiking and hunting. \u2014 Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star , 15 May 2020",
      "With many birding hotspots closed and organized outings canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, birders have been forced to hang up their binoculars. \u2014 Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living , 24 Apr. 2020",
      "The Piney Woods Wildlife Society coordinates birding field trips for its members, and meets the third Wednesday of most months at the Dennis Johnston Park Big Stone Lodge in Spring. \u2014 Melanie Feuk, Houston Chronicle , 13 Mar. 2020",
      "The basic tools for birding are not that expensive. \u2014 Popular Science , 18 Mar. 2020"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The baby swans, or cygnets, were rescued after their parents were taken from the Esplanade Monday and euthanized after being suspected of bird flu . \u2014 Matt Yan, BostonGlobe.com , 30 June 2022",
      "As a new version of bird flu spread through North America this spring, scientists began finding the virus in red foxes, bobcats and other mammals. \u2014 New York Times , 18 June 2022",
      "The strain of bird flu suspected in the cormorant deaths, known as Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1, is considered a low risk to people. \u2014 David K. Li, NBC News , 22 June 2022",
      "Animal control officials in Tisbury say a strain of bird flu may be responsible for killing hundreds of birds on the island. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
      "But on Thursday, the CDC reported the first human case of the current dominant bird flu virus in the United States. \u2014 Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Bird watchers across the U.S. received a sobering request this week amid rising concerns about an ongoing outbreak of the H5N1 bird flu virus in wild birds and poultry. \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "The state\u2019s Department of Natural Resources had advised people to remove baths and feeders during the month of May to try to minimize the spread of a virulent strain of bird flu . \u2014 Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune , 1 June 2022",
      "For those who wish to keep their bird feeders in place, Moriarty suggested a number of steps to reduce the spread of bird flu . \u2014 Elissa Welle, Detroit Free Press , 20 Apr. 2022"
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      ": any of various preparations that usually contain both a progestin (such as norethindrone) and an estrogen (such as ethinyl estradiol), are taken orally especially on a daily basis, and act as contraceptives typically preventing ovulation by suppressing secretion of gonadotropins (such as luteinizing hormone)":[]
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "As new contraceptive options emerged in the first two-thirds of the 20th century, from the diaphragm to the birth control pill , Christian leaders wrestled with what to think. \u2014 Samira Mehta, The Conversation , 24 May 2022",
      "In general, the birth control pill also reduces the risk of several types of cancer. \u2014 Kim Elsesser, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
      "Alice Wolfson was one of the women who interrupted the Senate hearings that discussed the hazards of the birth control pill in 1970. \u2014 Safia Samee Ali, NBC News , 4 May 2022",
      "The researchers attribute a great deal of this increase to women\u2019s access to the birth control pill . \u2014 Kim Elsesser, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
      "The University of Minnesota\u2019s male birth control pill is one of many male contraceptive options that have shown progress in recent years. \u2014 Andrew Marquardt, Fortune , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Enovid, the first commercially available birth control pill , was at first only prescribed for menstrual cycle control to married women. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Nov. 2021",
      "Now, scientists are working to create a non-hormonal birth control pill for men, which has proven successful in lab trials on rodents. \u2014 Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "The first male birth control pill , which has shown significant results in lab trials, could begin human testing before the end of the year. \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 23 Mar. 2022"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "One bill Whitmer rejected \u2014 HB 4127 \u2014 would have required voters with unknown birth dates to sign and complete a postcard preaddressed to their local clerk along with a copy of their driver's license, state ID card or birth certificate . \u2014 Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Jessie\u2019s passport, Vivian\u2019s birth certificate , and baby clothes were also in her husband\u2019s bag. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "If the child is not present at pick-up sites, parents or guardians must show a student identification card, birth certificate , attendance records, report cards, or any letter or email from the district. \u2014 Danya Perez, San Antonio Express-News , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "The Transgender Law Center\u2019s site has resources for changing one\u2019s name, gender marker, and birth certificate . \u2014 Peter Fox, Wired , 28 Dec. 2021",
      "An original birth certificate hasn\u2019t been found there, but, according to the Ecuadorian sports journalist Diego Arcos, this doesn\u2019t necessarily prove anything. \u2014 Daniel Alarc\u00f3n, The New Yorker , 8 June 2022",
      "In the country, 99% of services can be accessed electronically: voting, opening a company and even issuing a birth certificate . \u2014 Lincoln Ando, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
      "To pick up formula people must bring a birth certificate or a baby, Iovino said. \u2014 Pam Mcloughlin, Hartford Courant , 1 June 2022",
      "Last fall, a Marion County court entered an order changing the gender marker on A.M.\u2019s birth certificate to female and changing her legal first name to her female first name. \u2014 Arika Herron, The Indianapolis Star , 24 May 2022"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
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      "1821, in the meaning defined above":""
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      ": a large epiphytic spleenwort ( Asplenium nidus ) of tropical Asia and Polynesia that has large lance-shaped leaves and is often grown as a houseplant":[]
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      ": the ratio between births and individuals in a specified population and time":[]
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The drop in births is a worldwide trend among more developed nations; in China, for example, the birth rate fell for the fifth year in a row in 2021. \u2014 Chloe Berger, Fortune , 27 June 2022",
      "As of 2018, Tulare County had both California\u2019s widest racial gaps in teen pregnancies and the state\u2019s highest overall adolescent pregnancy rate, at 29 births per 1,000 girls age 15 to 19 \u2014 five times the teen birth rate in Marin County. \u2014 Lauren Hepler, San Francisco Chronicle , 19 June 2022",
      "Last year, Yoon suggested that feminism had created a rupture between men and women and was to blame for the country\u2019s low birth rate . \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Societal changes, such as decline in teen birth rate and women choosing to raise babies, have reduced the number of children placed in adoption. \u2014 Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY , 22 May 2022",
      "It\u2019s about the fundamental importance of the preservation and birth rate of the white race. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 15 May 2022",
      "Its demand is set by the nation\u2019s birth rate , and the market has been shrinking for years. \u2014 Colin Lodewick, Fortune , 14 May 2022",
      "The pandemic exacerbated an ongoing decline in enrollment caused in part by a declining birth rate and the high price of living in many California communities. \u2014 Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "At risk of stating the obvious, unless something changes to cause the birth rate to exceed the death rate, Japan will eventually cease to exist. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 24 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1856, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-181047"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "For those who prefer to be up in the air instead, the operator offers zip-lining tours; hot-air balloon rides with Globo San Miguel Tours are also an option for a breathtaking bird's-eye view . \u2014 Alisha Prakash, Travel + Leisure , 9 Nov. 2021",
      "The maps will also show land cover, elevation, and trees to help users gain an understanding of the area from a bird's-eye view . \u2014 Mark Knapp, PCMAG , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Take a ride around the 20-story SkyView Atlanta Ferris wheel, located in Centennial Olympic Park, to enjoy a bird's-eye view of the city. \u2014 Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure , 23 Jan. 2022",
      "In one of the snaps, Graham smiles at the camera while giving a bird's-eye view of her sons breastfeeding. \u2014 Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "There is a room upstairs that has a really nice bird's-eye view . \u2014 Clara Haneberg, Better Homes & Gardens , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "Visitors can take in uninterrupted views of Dubai landmarks like Palm Jumeirah, Burj Al Arab, Burj Khalifa, and Ain Dubai from a bird's-eye view while leisurely sipping a cocktail or taking a dip. \u2014 Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure , 14 Oct. 2021",
      "Her apartment at 60th Street and Amsterdam Avenue near Lincoln Center gives her a bird's-eye view of Columbus Circle, where the parade will make a turn. \u2014 Forrest Brown, CNN , 24 Nov. 2021",
      "The float doubles as a stage and marks the parade's first-ever livestream with two cameras to give a bird's-eye view of the festivities. \u2014 Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com , 20 Nov. 2021"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1771, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-183934"
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      "noun"
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      "from the eagle serving as insignia for this rank":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1945, in the meaning defined above":""
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      ": the channel formed by the cervix, vagina, and vulva through which the fetus passes during birth":[]
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Air and other gases can enter the lungs of a stillborn baby multiple ways \u2014 as the fetus is squeezed through the birth canal , during resuscitation attempts, during decomposition, even through ordinary handling of the body. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
      "The act of squeezing through a woman\u2019s birth canal can compress a stillborn baby\u2019s chest cavity and lungs, and once the baby is out of the canal, the lungs expand and can take in air, Davis said. \u2014 Cory Shaffer, cleveland , 12 June 2022",
      "Given the fetus\u2019 position and the closed condition of the birth canal , researchers have determined the mother did not die in childbirth. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "Roman, Shiv, Tom, Greg, Connor, and Willa all roll into the party and through the birth canal . \u2014 Kevin Sullivan, Robb Report , 29 Nov. 2021",
      "But as the labor continued, the second kitten was in breech position and stuck in the birth canal . \u2014 Cathy M. Rosenthal, San Antonio Express-News , 21 Oct. 2021",
      "Many ciliates divide in the usual way by pinching in two, but some stalked or sessile ciliates push small round larvae into the world through a special birth canal . \u2014 Jennifer Frazer, Scientific American , 22 May 2021",
      "The hallucinatory images that introduce the series\u2014a symbolic merging of the birth canal and the Railroad; Cora\u2019s emergence; her mother, Mabel, burying the placenta and at some point fleeing\u2014are followed by matters very real. \u2014 John Anderson, WSJ , 13 May 2021",
      "Going through the birth canal usually helps expel fluid from a baby\u2019s lungs, we were told, but Grace shot out of me so fast that extra fluid remained and her 37-week lungs had some trouble dealing with it. \u2014 Alicia Delgallo, orlandosentinel.com , 23 Sep. 2020"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
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      "1884, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1597, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The bird's-eye maple trim looks coarser than some fake wood-grains. \u2014 Larry Griffin, Car and Driver , 26 June 2020"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1793, in the meaning defined above":""
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        "After years of reading your sun sign's horoscope and nothing else, having your birth chart read can be downright illuminating. Suddenly, you aren't just one solitary sign, but a complex being made up of many planetary signs and points.",
        "\u2014 Sara Coughlin",
        "The planets in one's horoscope are archetypal symbols, and the birth chart itself is said to be a unique \"map of our soul,\" that can illuminate our self-awareness of who we are.",
        "\u2014 Larry Schwimmer"
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        "Hairy South American bird spiders , which stalk lizards and small birds, grow as big as dinner plates, spanning 10 inches from toe to bristly toe.",
        "\u2014 Richard and Joyce Wolkomir",
        "When attacked themselves, bird-eating spiders rise on to their four hind legs and bare their fangs at the intruder. Normally, though, they are calm and docile animals and will rarely attack or bite anything other than potential food.",
        "\u2014 Mark Carwardine"
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      "\u2014 see also goliath bird spider":[
        "Hairy South American bird spiders , which stalk lizards and small birds, grow as big as dinner plates, spanning 10 inches from toe to bristly toe.",
        "\u2014 Richard and Joyce Wolkomir",
        "When attacked themselves, bird-eating spiders rise on to their four hind legs and bare their fangs at the intruder. Normally, though, they are calm and docile animals and will rarely attack or bite anything other than potential food.",
        "\u2014 Mark Carwardine"
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    "first_known_use":{
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Spears had said in her June 23 speech that she was being compelled under the conservatorship to take certain medications and to use an intrauterine device for birth control against her will. \u2014 Andrew Dalton, chicagotribune.com , 8 Sep. 2021",
      "Spears had said in her June 23 speech that she was being compelled under the conservatorship to take certain medications and to use an intrauterine device for birth control against her will. \u2014 Andrew Dalton, Anchorage Daily News , 8 Sep. 2021",
      "Spears said she had been required to use an intrauterine device for birth control , take medications against her will and was prevented from getting married, having another child or even riding in her boyfriend's car unsupervised. \u2014 CBS News , 31 Aug. 2021",
      "Thoreen argued that an evidentiary hearing was necessary to look into the allegations that Britney Spears made at the June 23 hearing, including that she was being forced to take medications and use an intra-uterine device for birth control . \u2014 Mitchell Peters, Billboard , 7 Aug. 2021",
      "But Spears said she hadn\u2019t been allowed to remove an intrauterine device for birth control or even drive. \u2014 Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY , 9 June 2022",
      "The findings call into question what has been considered the gold-standard method for permanent birth control . \u2014 Korin Miller, Health.com , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "Spears had said in her June 23 speech that she was being compelled under the conservatorship to take certain medications and to use an intrauterine device for birth control against her will. \u2014 Andrew Dalton, chicagotribune.com , 8 Sep. 2021",
      "Spears had said in her June 23 speech that she was being compelled under the conservatorship to take certain medications and to use an intrauterine device for birth control against her will. \u2014 Andrew Dalton, Anchorage Daily News , 8 Sep. 2021"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1876, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-211810"
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      "noun"
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      ": a physical or biochemical defect that is present at birth and may be inherited or environmentally induced":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "After a few weeks, something caught my attention: Instagram was consistently recommending posts of babies with cleft palates, a birth defect . \u2014 Geoffrey A. Fowler, Washington Post , 12 May 2022",
      "The severe birth defect affects many areas of his body: his spine, neurological organs, digestive system and reproductive organs, his mom said. \u2014 Melinda Moore, chicagotribune.com , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "Roman has spina bifida, a birth defect that prevents the spinal cord from forming properly. \u2014 Jeff Glor, CBS News , 9 Apr. 2019",
      "Joyelle McSweeney\u2019s book explores the ecstasy of impending childbirth and the fissure of joy when the baby is born with a birth defect , lives for 13 days and dies. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "Thomas was a pioneering Black surgeon who developed a technique to treat a birth defect affecting the heart called tetralogy of Fallot. \u2014 Usha Lee Mcfarling, STAT , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "Having a birth defect that affects the structure of your urinary tract can also raise your risk. \u2014 Jessica Migala, Health.com , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "The Crystal Lake native\u2019s condition is unique, even though congenital heart defects are the most common type of birth defect . \u2014 Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "Yates has spina bifida, a birth defect in which the spinal cord doesn't develop properly. \u2014 Brieanna J. Frank, The Arizona Republic , 6 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1864, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-213137"
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      "The forest was filled with birdsong .",
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      "Prolong the relaxation by visiting the spa\u2019s hot and cold pools nestled in an oasis of lush greenery and birdsong . \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 20 June 2022",
      "However, early birdsong researchers tended to be men and to study species near their universities in the Northern Hemisphere. \u2014 Scientific American , 26 Nov. 2021",
      "As the dramatic Dubai skyline fades away into the distance, the air is filled with birdsong rather than car horns in this other-worldly natural wonderland, its lights just visible from the Dubai shoreline. \u2014 Melanie Swan, CNN , 2 June 2022",
      "Campgrounds dot the route, each providing access to Oregon\u2019s rocky beaches that yield to intoxicating evergreen forests, wildflowers, and a symphony of birdsong . \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 23 May 2022",
      "Users can record a birdsong and the app identifies the bird. \u2014 cleveland , 9 May 2022",
      "For children still facing the old wintry mix, and even for those already surrounded by tulips and birdsong , picture books are a wonderful way to sample the joys of the new season. \u2014 Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Away from crowds, the only sounds emanated from my own footsteps and intermittent birdsong . \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "The sound of birdsong and the gentle drone of prayers are a relief for 59-year-old Ryma Stryzhko, who fled from Kharkiv. \u2014 Renata Brito, Anchorage Daily News , 11 Apr. 2022"
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      "1896, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "1906, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "His mother helped confirm his identity through a birthmark on his neck, per CNN. \u2014 Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "His mother told authorities Oswalt had a distinctive birthmark on his neck. \u2014 Claudia Dominguez, CNN , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "Just 30 days after being born, doctors attempted to remove a birthmark and correct an elongation of his left arm and leg with radiation. \u2014 Daniel I. Dorfman, chicagotribune.com , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "Serenity has blonde hair, blue eyes and may have a birthmark on her stomach. \u2014 Steve Helling, PEOPLE.com , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "Slavery itself was the birthmark of the American Republic. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 24 Nov. 2021",
      "Like a Hawthorne character forever branded \u2014 and cursed \u2014 with a birthmark , a black veil or a scarlet letter, Pietro is haunted by the dread that his ugly personal truth will come out. \u2014 Steven G. Kellman, Los Angeles Times , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "As a newborn in Montreal in 1945, he was put under a radiation machine to remove a birthmark on his hand. \u2014 Shanzeh Ahmad, chicagotribune.com , 28 Oct. 2021",
      "Both problems solved with the RE bash plate that both lends the INT650 a bit of off-road menace while covering up that unfortunate birthmark . \u2014 Bill Roberson, Forbes , 8 Oct. 2021"
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      "1579, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1803, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "His knack for conveying compositional struggle ingeniously reflects his theme \u2014 a nation\u2019s birth pangs . \u2014 Sebastian Smee, Washington Post , 24 Jan. 2020"
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      "1660, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1696, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-015930"
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      "noun",
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      "Noun",
      "I made a birdie on the fifth hole.",
      "I made birdie on the fifth hole.",
      "Verb",
      "She birdied the second hole.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Ko made her move with a birdie on No. 14, then pounded a 3-wood into the green on the par-5 15th and made a 65-foot eagle putt. \u2014 Steve Reed, BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2022",
      "Then Thomas moved ahead with a birdie on the 17th after successfully getting onto the green in one. \u2014 Andrew Beaton, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
      "The former Murrieta Valley High star closed out a bogey-free round on the Torrey Pines North Course with a birdie on his 18th hole to move to 6-under 66, one shot off his best round ever at the Farmers Insurance Open. \u2014 Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "Mahomes first from just off the fringe hits a beauty to gimme range, that\u2019s a birdie . \u2014 Riley Hamel, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
      "Zhang righted herself with a short birdie on the par-3 13th and pushed the lead back to five when Park three-putted for bogey. \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 23 May 2022",
      "With a one-stroke lead heading into the final hole, Thomas parred the 18th and Zalatoris couldn\u2019t come up with the necessary birdie to send the playoff into sudden death. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 22 May 2022",
      "McIlroy had a one-shot lead over Pebble Beach winner Tom Hoge and Will Zalatoris, who finished his 66 with a 30-foot birdie , his fourth putt of 25 feet or longer. \u2014 Dave Skretta, Chicago Tribune , 20 May 2022",
      "McIlroy had a one-shot lead over Pebble Beach winner Tom Hoge and Will Zalatoris, who finished his 66 with a 30-foot birdie , his fourth putt of 25 feet or longer. \u2014 Doug Ferguson, Hartford Courant , 20 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Harris English, the 2021 champion, rolled in a 20-foot putt to birdie the ninth hole Friday just after TPC River Highlands amateur record-holder Patrick Cantlay shot out of the right-side bunker, six feet from the hole. \u2014 Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant , 24 June 2022",
      "Tiger then went on to birdie that hole, because of course. \u2014 USA TODAY , 20 May 2022",
      "In the opening round of the the 2022 Farmers Insurance Open, Patrick Reed holes out from the greenside bunker from 41 feet to birdie the par-4 1st hole. \u2014 sun-sentinel.com , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "The lone bright spot was Jon Rahm, living up to his No. 1 ranking by winning in foursomes with Sergio Garcia and keeping Europe in a tight fourballs match long enough for Tyrrell Hatton to birdie the last hole to at least salvage a half-point. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 24 Sep. 2021",
      "So Yeon Ryu finally quit thinking about her swing and thought only about scoring just in time to birdie the last three holes for a 6-under 65 and a share of the lead with Jodi Ewart Shadoff in the ShopRite LPGA. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "Fleetwood earned his first win of the match with par on the par-3 12th which the Americans responded to with a DeChambeau birdie two holes later. \u2014 USA TODAY , 25 Sep. 2021",
      "The lone bright spot was Jon Rahm, living up his No. 1 ranking by winning in foursomes with Sergio Garcia and keeping Europe in a tight fourballs match long enough for Tyrrell Hatton to birdie the last hole to at least salvage a half-point. \u2014 Doug Ferguson, chicagotribune.com , 25 Sep. 2021",
      "DeChambeau had more work to do, as did Justin Thomas, who made two bogeys and failed to birdie the par-5 18th in his round of 67. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1768, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1921, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-030544"
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      "noun"
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      ": a back-fanged tree snake ( Thelotornis kirtlandii ) of tropical and southern Africa having a slender body and a green head that allow it to be mistaken for a liana by the birds and lizards on which it preys":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-032141"
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      "noun"
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      ": a small spot of distorted grain or a hole in wood attributed to damage by birds":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-034321"
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    "type":[
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      ": a usually ornamental basin set up for birds to bathe in":[]
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Other elements of the garden are also Japanese-inspired, including the small koi pond, as well as the birdbath set on the side of the driveway. \u2014 Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal , 26 May 2022",
      "Instead of filling their birdbath promptly this morning, my husband and I made pancakes. \u2014 Aleta Burchyski, Outside Online , 13 May 2020",
      "Install a recirculating pump on your birdbath to increase the number of species that seek out it as a water source. \u2014 Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com , 6 Aug. 2020",
      "Add a heated birdbath to help birds keep hydrated and remember to keep the water clean! \u2014 Rich Heileman, cleveland , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "We are easily charmed by the splash in the birdbath , the lift off of wings and the soar into the blue sky. \u2014 Beth Thames | Bethmthames@gmail.com, al , 23 Nov. 2021",
      "The birdbath should have a wide, shallow bowl that slopes on the sides and is about 4 inches deep. \u2014 Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News , 24 Sep. 2021",
      "The birds are migrating, so bring them into your landscape for observation by providing water in a birdbath , sugar water in a hummingbird feeder and seeds for seed eaters. \u2014 Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "The Key Lime martini \u2014 his longtime favorite \u2014 is a lime green birdbath that combines Pearl vanilla vodka, KeKe key lime pie liqueur, and Rose\u2019s lime juice. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 13 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1847, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-042227"
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    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "He was present at the birth of his daughter.",
      "The hospital reported an increase in premature births .",
      "Please indicate your date of birth .",
      "the period from birth to adolescence",
      "a disease that is present at birth",
      "the birth of the solar system",
      "the birth of the blues",
      "We are witnessing the birth of a new era.",
      "Verb",
      "back in those days a woman her age would have birthed several children",
      "Adjective",
      "argued that the birth mother had not been informed of all of her options at the time of the adoption",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Some of them held up birth certificates\u2014destroyed in the course of a riot, they\u2019d been told by British authorities, until Bancoult tracked the records down. \u2014 Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
      "In any case, Arcos told me, birth certificates from Playas are sent to Guayaquil, and Arcos was able to find Castillo\u2019s records in the national registry there. \u2014 Daniel Alarc\u00f3n, The New Yorker , 8 June 2022",
      "Oklahoma passed three anti-trans bills this year, including one that bans nonbinary gender markers on birth certificates. \u2014 Anne Branigin, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
      "In 16 states and Washington, D.C., residents can amend their birth certificates to make a gender neutral designation. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 31 May 2022",
      "In May 2021, Tur gave birth to her second child, a daughter named Eloise. \u2014 Wendy Kaur, ELLE , 23 June 2022",
      "That appears to have been the case after Isabel Hernandez Contreras gave birth at her home about an hour outside San Salvador in 2013. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
      "The nations that gave birth to the nuclear age are short on managers and skilled workers with experience in building reactors after shunning nuclear energy for years. \u2014 Matthew Dalton, WSJ , 23 June 2022",
      "Ignatenko, who hid her pregnancy to visit her ailing husband in the hospital, gave birth to a daughter, Natasha, whose name was chosen by her father before his death. \u2014 Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "So, too, my struggle to birth my daughter \u2014 who was dangerously stuck inside of me with her elbow raised above her head. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2022",
      "All that alone time, for some, can birth a bought of creativity. \u2014 Pat Mcdonogh, The Courier-Journal , 12 May 2022",
      "An innovative approach to textile At the Craft in America Center, Ferne Jacobs merges traditional, handmade textile and basketry technologies to birth an innovative genus entirely her own. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
      "In the Greek pantheon, light derives from darkness: Nyx, the night, couples with Erebus, the dark, to birth Hemera, the day, and Aether, the bright sky. \u2014 Suzannah Showler, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Dilla\u2019s move to Los Angeles helped birth a vibrant Los Angeles beat scene. \u2014 Randall Roberts Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "The couple left their Costa Mesa home on Feb. 13 to travel to Kyiv for the baby\u2019s birth the following day. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "Children birth to age 12 in the U.S. have made up more than 5.5 million COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began, according to the CDC. \u2014 Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "Schools of sharks meander south to birth their pups in Florida's warm waters every winter. \u2014 Judy Koutsky, Forbes , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Luckily, Martine was coming the next morning for the final pre- birth checkup. \u2014 Keith Gessen, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
      "The babies' early arrival meant the Myers did not complete Michigan's requisite pre- birth order process in time, forcing them, because of the state's restrictive laws around surrogacy, to fight in court to legally be the twins' parents. \u2014 Rachel Burchfield, PEOPLE.com , 22 Dec. 2021",
      "And those post- birth emotions can impact spouses and partners as well: Around 26% of spouses experience some sort of depression after the baby\u2019s arrival. \u2014 Ebony Williams, ajc , 12 May 2022",
      "The idea that women cannot have any arena of choice \u2014 [from pregnancy to labor and delivery to post- birth ] \u2014 is exclusively and almost always detrimental to women. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 17 Dec. 2021",
      "Over 75 couples in Michigan who are in our exact same situation [received] pre- birth orders, which basically gives them legal rights to the baby before they're even born. \u2014 Rachel Burchfield, PEOPLE.com , 18 Nov. 2021",
      "As Wishnowsky, 29, recounted his life-changing weekend Thursday, he was asked if Shanahan exaggerated his pre- birth nerves for effect. \u2014 Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle , 5 Nov. 2021",
      "Another program, Ramp Back, gives new parents the flexibility to work partial work hours for eight consecutive weeks post- birth or adoption. \u2014 Patrick Moorhead, Forbes , 4 Nov. 2021",
      "If passed, a doctor would need to provide post- birth care for the infant, call for assistance from an emergency medical services provider and arrange for a transfer to a hospital. \u2014 Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer , 27 Oct. 2021"
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      "Middle English, from Old Norse byrth ; akin to Old English beran":"Noun"
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      "12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "1831, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "1958, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-051905"
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      "noun"
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      ": any of several dishes commonly containing nuts or fruit (such as an apple dumpling or a cobbler)":[],
      ": crow's nest sense 1a":[],
      ": a snarl of fishing line at the reel : backlash":[],
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        "\u2014 Charles de Lint , Memory and Dream , 1994",
        "Irie \u2026 turned up for her appointment three-thirty on the dot, \u2026 a headscarf disguising the bird's nest of her hair, her right hand carefully placed upon her stomach.",
        "\u2014 Zadie Smith , White Teeth , 2000"
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      "noun"
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      "noun"
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      ": the refraction of light in an anisotropic material (such as calcite) in two slightly different directions to form two rays":[
        "According to G. Blom of Philips, video disc acrylics must be optically clear and free of striations and birefringence . Clear vinyl often is highly birefringent.",
        "\u2014 Technical Survey"
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      ": the visual effect produced by birefringence":[
        "The diagnosis was made before scanning in 22 patients by the detection of deposits with apple-green birefringence \u2026",
        "\u2014 Philip N. Hawkins et al."
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      ": the difference between the angles of refraction of light rays exhibiting birefringence":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This produces something called a birefringence in the vacuum itself. \u2014 Paul Sutter, Ars Technica , 17 June 2022",
      "One of them is known as vacuum birefringence : the notion that a strong, external field can cause this type of polarization \u2014 the creation of an internal field \u2014 to empty space itself. \u2014 Ethan Siegel, Forbes , 7 May 2021"
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      "International Scientific Vocabulary bi- entry 1 + refringent refracting, from Latin refringent-, refringens , present participle of refringere to break up \u2014 more at refract":""
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      "1879, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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      "after Juno , ancient Roman goddess, consort of Jupiter, from Latin":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-061625"
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      "noun"
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      "noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-065141"
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      "noun"
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      ": any of several ticks (family Argasidae) attacking birds":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-072930"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a collision involving an aircraft and one or more birds in flight":[
        "Every year pilots in the U.S. report more than 5,000 bird strikes , which cause at least $400 million in damage to commercial and military aircraft.",
        "\u2014 Phil Scott , Scientific American , September 1999"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1960, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-081830"
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      ": a disease of Australian horses marked by drowsiness, emaciation, incoordination, and labored breathing, frequently ending fatally in 7 to 10 days, and being of uncertain etiology, both poisonous forage and heavy worm burdens having been suggested as possible causes":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u0259\u0304dz-",
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      "-\u0259l"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "from Birdsville , village and cattle region in Queensland, Australia":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-083251"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-085608"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": an interior angle of notch cut across the end of a piece of timber to receive the edge of another piece":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-090423"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": batfowling":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-094611"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      "\u02c8b\u0259rd-\u02cchau\u0307s"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This birdhouse is made from stainless steel reclaimed from that very cart. \u2014 Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor , 17 June 2022",
      "Visitors can tour the exhibit with an audio guide titled The Birdsong Project, which features songs coupled to each birdhouse \u2014all music inspired by birds. \u2014 Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor , 17 June 2022",
      "Ongoing activities include the ever-popular build-a- birdhouse program (sign up for materials), make your own pen, make your own owl craft and lawn games. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 1 June 2022",
      "Sandy Vogel stood outside what remained of her home of three decades holding a wooden birdhouse . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
      "Sandy Vogel stood outside the remnants of her home of three decades holding a wood birdhouse that her son had just plucked off a tree. \u2014 Hannah Frystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 13 May 2022",
      "Attracting winged wildlife close to your home isn\u2019t as simple as buying a birdhouse or bird feeder. \u2014 Rachel Wolfe, WSJ , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "In addition to a similar spring wreath-making event held last month, the senior center also offered a free birdhouse building affair in April. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Before throwing away your milk carton, use tissue paper to turn it into a birdhouse . \u2014 Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping , 21 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1687, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-094826"
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      "noun"
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      ": a galley with two banks of oars used especially by the ancient Greeks and Phoenicians":[]
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    "examples":[],
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      "Latin biremis , from bi- + remus oar \u2014 more at row":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1612, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-095148"
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      "noun"
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      ": the natural father or mother of a child who has been adopted":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-095354"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-103136"
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      "noun"
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      ": a soup made with the nest of a swiftlet (especially Collocalia fuciphaga ) that builds it using a glutinous secretion from its salivary glands":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "As China's economy opened up to the world, the country's new wealth was conveyed on dining tables through luxury items such as shark's fin and bird's nest soup . \u2014 Ben Westcott, CNN , 28 Aug. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1744, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-104747"
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      "adjective"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-111436"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1633, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-112053"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-114514"
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      "noun"
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      ": the nest in which a bird lays eggs and hatches young":[],
      ": any of several dishes commonly containing nuts or fruit (such as an apple dumpling or a cobbler)":[],
      ": crow's nest sense 1a":[],
      ": a snarl of fishing line at the reel : backlash":[],
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        "\u2014 Charles de Lint , Memory and Dream , 1994",
        "Irie \u2026 turned up for her appointment three-thirty on the dot, \u2026 a headscarf disguising the bird's nest of her hair, her right hand carefully placed upon her stomach.",
        "\u2014 Zadie Smith , White Teeth , 2000"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-114522"
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      "verb"
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        "birsle yourselves at the fire"
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      "\u02c8birs\u0259l",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-115407"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-115856"
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      "noun phrase"
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      ": an ornamental plant ( Strelitzia reginae of the family Strelitziaceae) native to southern Africa that has scapes terminating in a horizontal bract from which emerges an upright flower having three orange or yellow sepals and three irregular blue petals":[],
      ": any of numerous brilliantly colored plumed oscine birds (family Paradisaeidae) chiefly of New Guinea and neighboring islands":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u0259rd-\u0259v-\u02c8per-\u0259-\u02ccd\u012bs",
      "- \u02c8pa-r\u0259-",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1874, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1569, in the meaning defined above":"Noun phrase"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-120135"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": the stealing of another's date (as at a party)":[],
      ": the action of one that bird-dogs":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u0259rd-\u02ccd\u022f-gi\u014b"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1933, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-121834"
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      "noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-131926"
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    "pronounciation":[
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Her birthday is September 30th.",
      "Today is his 21st birthday .",
      "The company just celebrated its 50th birthday .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Much like the 109 films John Williams has scored, a birthday party for him is a big production. \u2014 Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
      "Geavauntae Sherman, 22, was trying to defuse an argument at a birthday party for two of his little sisters when he was fatally shot in Raymond Park Monday night, another sister said. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 June 2022",
      "County Sheriff Ed Gonzelz told ABC13 KTRK that prior to his death, the 5-year-old went to the store with his mother to prepare for his 8-year-old sister's birthday party. \u2014 Tommy Mcardle, PEOPLE.com , 21 June 2022",
      "The boy remained in the safety seat while his family was making preparations to celebrate the older sibling\u2019s birthday party later on Monday, Gonzalez said. \u2014 Antonio Planas, NBC News , 21 June 2022",
      "After missing the Pynk's re-opening for her birthday party, this was a celebration of Uncle Clifford's people getting to turn up at her club again. \u2014 Alamin Yohannes, EW.com , 20 June 2022",
      "The idea for the unchained dance ending arose during a birthday party for cast member Enrique Murciano during filming. \u2014 Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY , 19 June 2022",
      "The season ends as most Kardashians seasons do: with a montage showcasing the memories made over the course of the ten episodes, from the family toasting drinks over a dinner table to Kim hugging friends and family at her surprise birthday party. \u2014 Mj Corey, Vogue , 16 June 2022",
      "The family hosted a first birthday party for Lili in the garden of Frogmore Cottage on the Saturday of the long weekend, subsequently releasing an image the following Monday once the jubilee celebrations were over. \u2014 Victoria Murphy, Town & Country , 16 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-133016"
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": the land where someone or something is born":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u0259nd"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-145357"
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    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
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      ": to watch closely":[],
      ": to seek out : follow , detect":[],
      ": a gundog trained to hunt or retrieve birds":[],
      ": one (such as a canvasser or talent scout) who seeks out something for another":[],
      ": one who steals another's date":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u0259rd-\u02ccd\u022fg"
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    "synonyms":[
      "chase",
      "course",
      "dog",
      "follow",
      "hound",
      "pursue",
      "run",
      "shadow",
      "tag",
      "tail",
      "trace",
      "track",
      "trail"
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      "guide",
      "lead",
      "pilot"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The McGill Big Three are the McGill curl-up, the side bridge, and the bird dog . \u2014 Roger Lockridge, Men's Health , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The bird dog crunch is an excellent core stability exercise that works your rectus abdominis, transverse abdominis, and glutes. \u2014 SELF , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "Maybe it\u2019s because their life spans are shorter than ours that bird dog seasons seem to have less to do with a calendar year than the whole of their lives in consideration of human constraints and conditions. \u2014 Christine Cunningham, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Nov. 2021",
      "The gun has a lot of nice details, with beautiful engraving on the sides of the receiver, lovely wood with checkering, and a small metal plate on the bottom of the stock grip that shows a bird dog with a duck in its mouth. \u2014 The Editors, Field & Stream , 23 Feb. 2021",
      "Strengthen your core, which will help prevent back pain, with planks, abdominal curls and moves like bird dog and Superman. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Oct. 2021",
      "Hugo\u2019s posture does not resemble the classic cartoon bird dog that points a paw toward a bird. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 31 July 2021",
      "Directions Perform 8-15 reps per side of the dead bug, 6-12 reps per side of the bird dog , and hold the side plank for 20-45 seconds per side. \u2014 Christa Sgobba, SELF , 17 Apr. 2021",
      "The most obvious place to look for your next bird dog might be in your living room. \u2014 Jennifer Wapenski, Outdoor Life , 5 Mar. 2021"
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      "Instead of the usual thousands, only 10 guests per cardinal were allowed in St. Peter's Basilica as the pope gave the men their ring and traditional red hat, known as a biretta . \u2014 NBC News , 28 Nov. 2020",
      "Cardinals from Brunei and the Philippines could not travel and will receive their ring and biretta from a papal delegate. \u2014 NBC News , 28 Nov. 2020",
      "Among those receiving the cardinals\u2019 biretta \u2014 a crimson-red square cap with three ridges \u2014 was his point man for helping Rome\u2019s homeless and poor. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 June 2018",
      "Other looks in the show included a teal cargo jumpsuit with a matching miter, an oversized polo dress topped with a red velvet cardinal\u2019s biretta , and a high-necked white dress that evoked an adult-size christening gown. \u2014 New York Times , 9 May 2018",
      "The deeply revered priest was a tall man with a long Old World beard and a biretta cap perched on his head. \u2014 Joni Sternbach, Smithsonian , 29 July 2017",
      "Tip o' the biretta to David Weinberger, Paul Boutin, James R. Giusti, and Paul McFedries. \u2014 Wired Staff, WIRED , 1 Nov. 2000",
      "The deeply revered priest was a tall man with a long Old World beard and a biretta cap perched on his head. \u2014 Joni Sternbach, Smithsonian , 30 June 2017"
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      "Snetsinger was a birder and is said to have been the first person in the world to see and identify more than 8,000 bird species, according to community organizers involved with helping to bring the garden to the area. \u2014 Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune , 28 June 2022",
      "Life-long birder Christian Cooper takes a moment to watch the distant shorebird activity at the Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge, CA. \u2014 Michael Roppolo, CBS News , 20 May 2022",
      "Soon after a white woman walking her dog called the police on Black birder Christian Cooper in New York City\u2019s Central Park in May 2020 \u2014 a disturbing call that went viral in an online video \u2014 a cohort of activists developed Black Birders Week. \u2014 Maya Richard-craven, Los Angeles Times , 9 May 2022",
      "Lauren Evans bid with hopes of giving her partner, Chris Cornelius, an avid birder , the chance to participate. \u2014 Marc Lester, Anchorage Daily News , 24 May 2022",
      "Meyer, then 15, is an avid birder who was working on attaining the rank of Eagle Scout. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 19 May 2022",
      "Bear Divide was first noticed as a key migration spot in 2016 by Dan Maxwell, Terrill\u2019s friend and birder . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
      "Allison Black, a birder from Connecticut, made the four-hour drive to see the bird Monday. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Jan. 2022",
      "Allison Black, a birder from Connecticut, made the four-hour drive to see the bird Monday. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Jan. 2022"
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      "There is also a possibility of seeing other marine wildlife such as dolphins, turtles, types of fish and birdlife on the excursion. \u2014 Felicity Carter, Forbes , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "The department\u2019s staff in the area includes biologists and hydrologists and other specialists who study the lake\u2019s health, monitor stream flows and sediment on stream bottoms, and track fish populations and water sources that support birdlife . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "The highlight is the rooftop terrace that offers panoramic vistas of the forest and teeming birdlife below. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "P\u00e4ij\u00e4nne National Park, with its pristine waters, islands and birdlife , sits just on the city\u2019s doorstep. \u2014 Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes , 18 Oct. 2021",
      "Choose a hike to Hungarian Falls or kayak among local birdlife . \u2014 Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure , 30 Oct. 2021",
      "The island is renowned for its birdlife , with swallows, warblers and rapters frequently flitting past your bedroom window and starting your day with joy. \u2014 Angelina Villa-clarke, Forbes , 30 Aug. 2021",
      "More than 8,700 images depicting birdlife from all 50 states and ten Canadian provinces and territories were judged. \u2014 Alan Taylor, The Atlantic , 13 July 2021",
      "In other stories about family, a man who tries to act as if his ailing seventy-seven-year-old father is fine, takes him to Scotland to tour the birdlife , the castles, and the coastline. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 15 Apr. 2021"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Another, still cluttered with filing cabinets, became a birthing room . \u2014 New York Times , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Outside my birthing room , there were meetings going on without me\u2014my husband was conferencing with the doctors. \u2014 ELLE , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Greene was in the birthing room when Oliver was born and spent the early years changing diapers and being a dutiful dad. \u2014 Linda Marx, PEOPLE.com , 23 July 2021",
      "As soon as Sharp Grossmont nurses and her obstetrician/gynecologist left the Darlings alone in the birthing room , the masks came off both mom and dad, and copious amounts of kisses and endless embraces were given to their 7-pound girl. \u2014 Karen Pearlman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 May 2021",
      "The pandemic has also restricted support workers such as doulas and midwives to limit the number of people in the birthing room . \u2014 Brandi Morin, refinery29.com , 11 Nov. 2020",
      "Artists from Tintoretto to Murillo had painted the scene, but Artemisia\u2019s version underlines her intimacy with the dynamics of the birthing room . \u2014 Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker , 28 Sep. 2020",
      "My daughter-in-law inviting me into the birthing room when my first grandchild was born. \u2014 Heidi Stevens, chicagotribune.com , 21 Nov. 2019",
      "That\u2019s when the staff moved quickly to transform the safest place in the Center into a birthing room . \u2014 Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living , 22 Oct. 2019"
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      "noun"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Before the last silence, with birdcalls in the woodwinds, there is a spell of absolute fulfillment, of all-embracing spiritual warmth. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 3 Oct. 2019",
      "The artist dresses up as a Hong Kong policeman from the British colonial era, holding a Long Range Acoustic Device, or LRAD, a non-lethal sonic weapon, beaming concentrated sound or birdcalls at his audience. \u2014 Vivienne Chow, Quartz , 31 Dec. 2019",
      "Every detail, from a broken branch to a birdcall , is part of a larger story that makes sense when told the right way. \u2014 Ken Geiger, National Geographic , 17 June 2019"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1621, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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      "noun"
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      "borrowed from New Latin, of unknown origin":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-164623"
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      "noun"
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      ": the basic monetary unit of Ethiopia \u2014 see Money Table":[]
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      "\u02c8b\u0259r"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Ethiopia\u2019s Bankers Association noting that over 113 billion Ethiopian birr lives outside of the formal banking system exacerbating the liquidity problems commercial banks have faced this year. \u2014 Samuel Getachew, Quartz Africa , 14 Sep. 2020",
      "Broad money supply has been increasing by 20% annually according to the National Bank of Ethiopia over the last 15 years and skyrocketed from 104.4 billion Ethiopian birr to almost 1 trillion birr this year. \u2014 Samuel Getachew, Quartz Africa , 14 Sep. 2020",
      "Subsidies to the state of Tigray from federal government were 10.4 billion birr ($285 million), according to the 476 billion 2020-21 financial year budget. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 5 Sep. 2020"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Amharic b\u0259rr , literally, silver":""
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      "1976, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-170358"
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      "noun"
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      ": birch sense 3":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-190625"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a Mexican dish of stewed meat seasoned with chili peppers":[
        "Customers sometimes drive hours for its \u2026 lamb birria .",
        "\u2014 Janelle Brown , New York Times , 12 Mar. 2003",
        "The cups of mescal had been emptied a while when the juice of the birria boiled over and sizzled on the hot coals of the cooking fire.",
        "\u2014 John Duncklee , Bull by the Tale , 2006"
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      "\u02c8bir-\u0113-\u02cc\u00e4"
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      "borrowed from Mexican Spanish":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1960, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-202901"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a sponge spicule having two wheel-shaped ends":[]
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      "like adjective"
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      "birotulate from birotulate , adjective; birotule probably back-formation from birotulate , adjective":""
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      "noun"
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      ": the refraction of light in an anisotropic material (such as calcite) in two slightly different directions to form two rays":[
        "According to G. Blom of Philips, video disc acrylics must be optically clear and free of striations and birefringence . Clear vinyl often is highly birefringent.",
        "\u2014 Technical Survey"
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      ": the visual effect produced by birefringence":[
        "The diagnosis was made before scanning in 22 patients by the detection of deposits with apple-green birefringence \u2026",
        "\u2014 Philip N. Hawkins et al."
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      "\u02ccb\u012b-ri-\u02c8frin-j\u0259n(t)s"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This produces something called a birefringence in the vacuum itself. \u2014 Paul Sutter, Ars Technica , 17 June 2022",
      "One of them is known as vacuum birefringence : the notion that a strong, external field can cause this type of polarization \u2014 the creation of an internal field \u2014 to empty space itself. \u2014 Ethan Siegel, Forbes , 7 May 2021"
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      "International Scientific Vocabulary bi- entry 1 + refringent refracting, from Latin refringent-, refringens , present participle of refringere to break up \u2014 more at refract":""
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      "1879, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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      "Hindi b\u012b\u1e5b\u012b, b\u012br\u012b betel quid, cigar, from Sanskrit v\u012b\u1e6dik\u0101 betel quid":""
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      "Portuguese birib\u00e1 , from Tupi":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-021122"
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      ": a stitchwort ( Alsine holostea )":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-090802"
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      ": a wild grape ( Vitis munsoniana ) of Florida, Georgia, and the Bahamas closely related to the muscadine":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-095648"
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      "bi- entry 1 + rectangular":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-101918"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220715-092159"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-154954"
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      "noun"
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      "\u02c8b\u0259r-\u02ccthr\u00fct",
      "-\u02ccru\u0307t",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1820, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-173543"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": birch":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English birch, birk":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-174843"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a small black sawfly ( Fenusa pusilla ) native to Europe but now established in much of eastern North America with a larva that mines in the leaves of various birches often causing serious defoliation":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-182906"
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      "George 1776\u20131841 English physician":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u0259r(k)-\u02ccbek"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-184134"
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      "noun"
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      "\u02c8b\u0259rd-\u02ccs\u0113d"
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Clean up birdseed that has fallen below the feeders to discourage large numbers of birds and other wildlife from congregating in a concentrated area. \u2014 Elissa Welle, USA TODAY , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Clean up birdseed that has fallen below the feeders to discourage large numbers of birds and other wildlife from congregating in a concentrated area. \u2014 Elissa Welle, USA TODAY , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Clean up birdseed that has fallen below the feeders to discourage large numbers of birds and other wildlife from congregating in a concentrated area. \u2014 Elissa Welle, Detroit Free Press , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "The Brodhecker family was one of the first commercial sunflower seed operations in New Jersey, producing birdseed packages for the state Audubon Society. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 14 Sep. 2021",
      "Someone had been leaving birdseed in the 99 Cents Only Store parking lot across the street, and the Saban ledge provided cafeteria seating with a view. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 Sep. 2021",
      "Everybody had photos of bears in their backyards, in their pools, eating birdseed . \u2014 Susan Dunne, courant.com , 30 Aug. 2021",
      "Quality bird feeders are durable and crafted with sturdy materials to combat squirrels and other garden dwellers, easy to clean and set up, and tight enough to keep birdseed dry. \u2014 Daria Smith, Southern Living , 24 Mar. 2021",
      "While her children Peter and Margaret, then 6 and 4, planted pansies in the garden, Edge decorated the trees and shrubs with suet and scattered birdseed on the ground. \u2014 Melissa Groo, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1661, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-184759"
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      "noun"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Hindi biry\u0101n\u012b , from biry\u0101n roasted, from Persian; probably akin to Middle Persian barshtan to roast, Sanskrit bh\u1e5bjjati he roasts":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1932, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-194405"
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      ": a hardtack ( Cercocarpus betuloides )":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-215127"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-224109"
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-233135"
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    "definitions":{
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        "birdy curiosity"
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      ": abounding in birds , especially game birds":[
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      ": skilled at finding game birds":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "-d\u0113"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "bird entry 1 + -y":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-001456"
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  "birotular":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "definitions":{
      ": being or resembling a birotulate":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "|\u2027ty\u0259-",
      "-r\u014d|",
      "(\u02c8)b\u012b\u00a6r\u00e4|ch\u0259l\u0259(r)"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "birotular from bi- entry 1 + rotular; birotulate from bi- entry 1 + Latin rotula little wheel + English -ate":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-003759"
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      "geographical name"
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    "definitions":{
      "city of Russia in Asia; capital of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast population 86,300":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccbir-\u014d-bi-\u02c8j\u00e4n",
      "-\u02c8jan"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-005644"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a cage for confining birds":[]
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      "\u02c8b\u0259rd-\u02cck\u0101j"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There\u2019s a grid of rusty iron separating us from the other half of the room, where what looks like a birdcage hangs from the ceiling. \u2014 Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone , 15 June 2022",
      "For Monday's fashionable festivities, Jenner went bridal in an Off-White gown from late designer Virgil Abloh's line topped off with a backwards baseball hat and delicate birdcage veil. \u2014 Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com , 4 May 2022",
      "Drawing inspiration from Diana Ross circa 1977, Beyonc\u00e9 stunned at the 2014 Met Gala in a sheer black Givenchy dress and beaded birdcage veil designed by Riccardo Tisci. \u2014 Zoe Ruffner, Vogue , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Those with a penchant for vintage glamour might select a birdcage veil for a bit of delicate mystery. \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "The hall was even home to the first birdcage elevator in Brooklyn, a contraption that operated well into the twenty-first century. \u2014 Michael Ames, The New Yorker , 15 Dec. 2021",
      "Taylor-Joy completed the look with a leopard Gigi Burris pillbox hat with black birdcage veil, leopard gloves, some sparkling Tiffany jewelry, tights and purple pumps. \u2014 Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com , 11 Nov. 2021",
      "Officers found the cub living in a birdcage barely bigger than the bear's body. \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 10 Nov. 2021",
      "These see-through umbrellas have a birdcage -like shape that will protect you from the elements. \u2014 Sara Holzman, Marie Claire , 13 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-012825"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": aristolochiaceae":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-022238"
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      "noun"
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-025936"
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    "type":[
      "trademark"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u012b-(\u02cc)r\u014d"
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      ": of or belonging to an Eskimo culture centered around Point Barrow in northeastern Alaska, intermediate between Old Bering Sea and Thule, dated about a.d. 600\u20131000, and characterized by toggle harpoon heads and elements suggesting Asian derivation":[]
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      "from Birnirk , locality near Point Barrow, Alaska":""
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      "noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-055413"
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      "noun",
      "noun or adjective"
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      ": a member or adherent of the John Birch Society":[]
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1961, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "noun"
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      ": recognition (such as a title) bestowed by the British sovereign at the celebration of the ruler's official birthday":[
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      "noun",
      "noun,"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-083308"
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      "noun"
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      ": any of several herbs or woody vines (genus Aristolochia of the family Aristolochiaceae, the birthwort family) with aromatic roots used in folk medicine to aid childbirth":[]
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "These flora tend to come from the genera Aristolochia (e.g., birthwort , pipevine) and Asarum (wild gingers). \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 18 Oct. 2017",
      "The pipevine (Aristolochia) is also known as birthwort and Dutchman\u2019s pipe. \u2014 Joan Morris, The Mercury News , 2 Mar. 2017"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1551, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-084924"
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      "noun"
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      ": original sin sense 1":[]
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    "examples":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-093906"
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      "noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-102255"
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      ": any of a genus ( Betula of the family Betulaceae, the birch family) of monoecious deciduous trees or shrubs having simple petioled leaves and typically a layered membranous outer bark that peels readily":[],
      ": the hard pale close-grained wood of a birch":[],
      ": a birch rod or bundle of twigs for flogging":[],
      ": to beat with or as if with a birch : whip":[]
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      "flail",
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      "leather",
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      "scourge",
      "slash",
      "switch",
      "tan",
      "thrash",
      "whale",
      "whip"
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      "Noun",
      "a cabinet made of birch",
      "In those days, schoolchildren got the birch when they misbehaved.",
      "Verb",
      "students at the private school were once routinely birched for violating the rules",
      "always a stern disciplinarian, our father birched anyone who talked back",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "During one nocturnal happening, young women danced in tunics made of polyurethane birch logs and ponchos studded with foam rocks to look like riverbeds. \u2014 New York Times , 30 June 2022",
      "Eucalyptus, birch leaf, Canadian balsam leaf, glycerin and vitamin B5 work hard to clean and moisturize your body. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022",
      "The birch leaves on our property have most definitely reached the size of squirrel ears. \u2014 Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News , 12 May 2022",
      "The diminutive chest of drawers has an unassuming birch exterior that lends itself to easy makeovers, and its small size fits just about anywhere. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 9 May 2022",
      "Crafted from Baltic birch plywood, the wine cork state of your choice becomes a dining room-worthy art piece. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Some 300 species of trees are on the menu, including oak, maple, apple, crabapple, hickory, birch , pine, spruce and willow. \u2014 Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune , 18 June 2022",
      "Kwiatkowski said luna moth caterpillars are also known to feed on the leaves of hickory, birch , red maple, white oak, and sassafras. \u2014 Don Lyman, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
      "But this is also where this mister and the missus once stood and danced together\u2014walk, walk, walk, and step hold\u2014and there are the starry, late blooming flowers, and the shadblow and a birch , and a shrubbery garden border. \u2014 Diane Williams, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Find yellow aspen and birch along the shoreline and red maples inland. \u2014 Kerri Westenberg, Star Tribune , 11 Sep. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Old English beorc ; akin to Old High German birka birch, Old English beorht bright, and probably to Latin fraxinus ash tree \u2014 more at bright":"Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1808, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-115131"
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      "noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-133648"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": boule entry 4":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "German, literally, pear":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-155025"
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      "noun"
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      ": a seat formerly used by women in childbirth":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-155104"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": the pear-shaped socket of an instrument of the clarinet class into which the mouthpiece is fitted":[]
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      "\u02c8b\u0259rn"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "German (now usually birne ), literally, pear, from Middle High German bir , from Old High German bira , from Medieval Latin pira":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-160444"
  },
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    "type":[
      "verb"
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    "definitions":{
      ": bird":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u0259rd-\u02ccw\u00e4ch"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "back-formation from bird-watcher":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1938, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-170238"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a gemstone associated symbolically with the month of one's birth":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Ruby, July\u2019s birthstone represents a romantic past with its meaning of passion and desire. \u2014 Beth Bernstein, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
      "So if you\u2019re born in March, your birthstone can help bring harmony. \u2014 Vogue , 10 May 2022",
      "The best birthstone jewelry for every month embraces all that symbolism without feeling too cheesy or over-the-top. \u2014 Vogue , 10 May 2022",
      "Adorn your lobes with Chlo\u00e9\u2019s sculptural Zodiac earrings, which are finished with semi-precious stones of each sign\u2019s birthstone . \u2014 Marie Lodi, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 May 2022",
      "Molten gold lends itself beautifully to the wax seals that can be stamped with initials or numbers, hand-engraved or set with a birthstone , before being hung on a chunky belcher chain, ready to tell a tale in 9 karat gold. \u2014 Kate Matthams, Forbes , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "Of course, birthstone , charm, and astrological jewelry are stylish personalized adornments. \u2014 Laura Lajiness Kaupke, Vogue , 6 Feb. 2022",
      "The engagement ring includes two stones, an emerald to represent Fox's birthstone , and a diamond to represent MGK's. \u2014 Aim\u00e9e Lutkin, ELLE , 16 Jan. 2022",
      "The emerald is Fox's birthstone , while the diamond is his. \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 13 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1874, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-172706"
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  "birch beer":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a sweetened effervescent beverage including oil of birch or oil of wintergreen among its flavoring ingredients and prepared by carbonating or fermenting":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-203036"
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    "definitions":{
      "city in north central Alabama population 212,237":[],
      "city in west central England; capital of West Midlands population 934,900":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "British usually -mi\u014b-\u0259m",
      "\u02c8b\u0259r-mi\u014b-\u02ccham"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-203515"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a long-haired domestic cat of a breed originating in Burma (Myanmar) and resembling the Siamese in eye color and coat pattern but much stockier in build with paws symmetrically marked with white":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u0259r-m\u0259n"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "variant of Burman":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1973, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-205702"
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  "Biratnagar":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
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    "definitions":{
      "town in southeastern Nepal population 204,949":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8r\u00e4t-\u02ccn\u0259-g\u0259r"
    ],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-215244"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "definitions":{
      ": having two branches":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)b\u012b-\u02c8r\u0101-m\u0259s",
      "(\u02cc)b\u012b-\u02c8r\u0101-m\u0259s"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "bi- entry 1 + Latin ramus branch":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1812, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-220908"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "biographical name",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the young of a feathered vertebrate":[],
      ": any of a class (Aves) of warm-blooded vertebrates distinguished by having the body more or less completely covered with feathers and the forelimbs modified as wings":[],
      ": a game bird":[],
      ": clay pigeon":[],
      ": fellow":[],
      ": a peculiar person":[],
      ": girl":[],
      ": shuttlecock":[],
      ": a hissing or jeering sound expressive of disapproval":[],
      ": dismissal from employment":[],
      ": a thin piece of meat rolled up with stuffing and cooked":[],
      ": a man-made object (such as an aircraft, rocket, or satellite) that resembles a bird especially by flying or being aloft":[],
      ": an obscene gesture of contempt made by pointing the middle finger upward while keeping the other fingers down":[
        "\u2014 usually used with the"
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      ": birdie sense 2":[],
      ": worthless , ridiculous":[],
      "Larry (Joe) 1956\u2013 American basketball player":[],
      ": to observe or identify wild birds in their habitats":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u0259rd"
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    "synonyms":[
      "baby",
      "being",
      "bod",
      "body",
      "character",
      "cookie",
      "cooky",
      "creature",
      "customer",
      "devil",
      "duck",
      "egg",
      "face",
      "fish",
      "guy",
      "head",
      "human",
      "human being",
      "individual",
      "life",
      "man",
      "mortal",
      "party",
      "person",
      "personage",
      "scout",
      "slob",
      "sort",
      "soul",
      "specimen",
      "stiff",
      "thing",
      "wight"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "A large bird flew overhead.",
      "The birds were singing outside our window.",
      "He's a tough old bird .",
      "We met some smashing birds at the pub last night.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "And that\u2019s not even the best part: Early- bird discounts have already taken over the mega retailer\u2019s site. \u2014 Jake Smith, Glamour , 5 July 2022",
      "The carpet is inspired by the forest and the seats echo New Zealand's native bird , the Tui. \u2014 Sherrie Nachman, Forbes , 2 July 2022",
      "But an official bird , flower, tree and other symbols already represented the Hoosier state. \u2014 The Indianapolis Star , 1 July 2022",
      "These team members, sitting at a control station, monitor everything from the condition of the tires to upcoming weather as well as provide drivers with a bird \u2019s eye view of their race positioning. \u2014 Stephanie Cain, Fortune , 29 June 2022",
      "Early- bird tickets - $30 for general admission, $50 for a weekend pass - are on sale through Sunday, July 31. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 26 June 2022",
      "The majestic bird , with its trademark white head, looped above the cabin, as if to lend the scene pomp and circumstance. \u2014 Paul Vercammen, CNN , 15 June 2022",
      "The bird , a killdeer, had made its ground nest in a high traffic area. \u2014 Bill Jones, Chicago Tribune , 9 June 2022",
      "Tweety bird , which will turn 80 this year, is the first Looney Tunes character to be featured (others, including Bugs Bunny and Marvin the Martian, will follow). \u2014 Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Birders can bird all weekend or just a few hours, Andersen said. \u2014 Susan Dunne, courant.com , 8 May 2021",
      "On Monday, a white woman named Amy Cooper went viral for threatening the life of a Black man, Christian Cooper (no relation), who was just trying to bird watch in Central Park in peace. \u2014 Kathleen Newman-bremang, refinery29.com , 1 June 2020",
      "Outdoor activities like trail running, hiking, mountain biking, rock climbing, birding , fishing, kayaking, traditional golf and disc golf are perfect for social distancing. \u2014 Josh Woods, The Conversation , 22 May 2020",
      "For a taste of nature, Creamer\u2019s Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge, located on the north side of town, offers birding and wildlife viewing as well as miles of walking trails. \u2014 David James, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Sep. 2015",
      "Outdoor activities are still permitted, including bicycling, birding , boating, fishing, geocaching, hiking and hunting. \u2014 Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star , 15 May 2020",
      "With many birding hotspots closed and organized outings canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, birders have been forced to hang up their binoculars. \u2014 Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living , 24 Apr. 2020",
      "The Piney Woods Wildlife Society coordinates birding field trips for its members, and meets the third Wednesday of most months at the Dennis Johnston Park Big Stone Lodge in Spring. \u2014 Melanie Feuk, Houston Chronicle , 13 Mar. 2020",
      "The basic tools for birding are not that expensive. \u2014 Popular Science , 18 Mar. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English brid, bird , from Old English bridd":"Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1917, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-222854"
  },
  "biradical":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a free radical or compound with two unpaired electrons":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)b\u012b-\u02c8ra-di-k\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1943, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-234706"
  },
  "biradiate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": having two rays":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "bi- entry 1 + radiate":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220713-004907"
  },
  "biradial":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": having both bilateral and radial symmetry":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)b\u012b-\u02c8r\u0101-d\u0113-\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1854, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220713-012820"
  },
  "biracial":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)b\u012b-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Because her daughter was biracial , Greve faced ostracism and was forced out of her apartment in New York. \u2014 Matt Schudel, Washington Post , 9 July 2022",
      "The child, who is biracial , was pushed off his bike by a middle-aged white man while riding around town with his friends on June 27, according to a video taken by one of his friends. \u2014 Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant , 6 July 2022",
      "Such reactions come as no surprise to Kaitlyn Wells, an author who is biracial . \u2014 John Blake, CNN , 3 July 2022",
      "In addition to their age difference, the couple were condemned by some who objected to the fact that Marylin, who is biracial , identified as Black. \u2014 oregonlive , 10 June 2022",
      "Cassar, who is biracial , would have been not only the first female House speaker but the first Black female speaker. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
      "Parents Angela and Mike said they were made aware of the photo after their daughter, who is biracial , showed it to them, according to the news station. \u2014 Minyvonne Burke, NBC News , 21 May 2022",
      "How has being biracial influenced you as an actress? \u2014 Anatola Araba Pabst, ELLE , 20 May 2022",
      "The former president writes movingly of his efforts to understand his identity as a biracial man. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1895, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220713-015449"
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