dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/siz_MW.json
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{
"sizable":{
"antonyms":[
"bantam",
"dinky",
"dwarf",
"dwarfish",
"little",
"puny",
"shrimpy",
"small",
"smallish",
"undersized",
"undersize"
],
"definitions":{
": fairly large : considerable":[
"a sizable donation"
]
},
"examples":[
"a sizable portion of the population",
"He won by a sizable margin.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"However, a sizable number of prominent CEOs viewed the statement as a political tinderbox and refrained from affixing their signatures. \u2014 Victoria Pelletier, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"Even among the people who were technically employed, a sizable number were unable to work because of child care issues or sick leave. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Feb. 2022",
"There is also the sinking feeling that a sizable number of people hope so. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 8 June 2022",
"There is also the sinking feeling that a sizable number of people hope so. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, USA TODAY , 8 June 2022",
"When a sizable number of Jews fled to Alexandria after the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem in 70 ad, Jewish magical formulae, divine names, and figures such as King Solomon were added to the practice. \u2014 Kent Russell, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
"Down ballot intrigue will likely resonate as polling shows there is a sizable number of undecided voters heading into Tuesday. \u2014 al , 22 May 2022",
"But producing milk is also a sizable investment in time and energy. \u2014 Sushma Subramanian, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
"Her family\u2019s sizable investment came up flat broke. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1613, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8s\u012b-z\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"big",
"biggish",
"boxcar",
"bulky",
"considerable",
"goodly",
"grand",
"great",
"handsome",
"hefty",
"hulking",
"husky",
"large",
"largish",
"outsize",
"outsized",
"oversize",
"oversized",
"substantial",
"tidy",
"voluminous"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200413",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"sizably":{
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"bantam",
"dinky",
"dwarf",
"dwarfish",
"little",
"puny",
"shrimpy",
"small",
"smallish",
"undersized",
"undersize"
],
"definitions":{
": fairly large : considerable":[
"a sizable donation"
]
},
"examples":[
"a sizable portion of the population",
"He won by a sizable margin.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"However, a sizable number of prominent CEOs viewed the statement as a political tinderbox and refrained from affixing their signatures. \u2014 Victoria Pelletier, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"Even among the people who were technically employed, a sizable number were unable to work because of child care issues or sick leave. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Feb. 2022",
"There is also the sinking feeling that a sizable number of people hope so. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 8 June 2022",
"There is also the sinking feeling that a sizable number of people hope so. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, USA TODAY , 8 June 2022",
"When a sizable number of Jews fled to Alexandria after the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem in 70 ad, Jewish magical formulae, divine names, and figures such as King Solomon were added to the practice. \u2014 Kent Russell, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
"Down ballot intrigue will likely resonate as polling shows there is a sizable number of undecided voters heading into Tuesday. \u2014 al , 22 May 2022",
"But producing milk is also a sizable investment in time and energy. \u2014 Sushma Subramanian, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
"Her family\u2019s sizable investment came up flat broke. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1613, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8s\u012b-z\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"big",
"biggish",
"boxcar",
"bulky",
"considerable",
"goodly",
"grand",
"great",
"handsome",
"hefty",
"hulking",
"husky",
"large",
"largish",
"outsize",
"outsized",
"oversize",
"oversized",
"substantial",
"tidy",
"voluminous"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070900",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"size":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a fixed portion of food or drink":[],
": actual state of affairs":[
"That's about the size of it."
],
": any of various glutinous materials (such as preparations of glue, flour, varnish, or resins) used for filling the pores in surfaces (as of paper, textiles, leather, or plaster) or for applying color or metal leaf (as to book edges or covers)":[],
": assize sense 2a":[
"\u2014 usually used in plural"
],
": character, quality, or status of a person or thing especially with reference to importance, relative merit, or correspondence to needs":[
"Try this idea on for size ."
],
": considerable proportions : bigness":[],
": one of a series of graduated measures especially of manufactured articles (as of clothing) conventionally identified by numbers or letters":[
"a size seven hat"
],
": physical magnitude, extent, or bulk : relative or proportionate dimensions":[],
": relative aggregate amount or number":[],
": sized":[
"\u2014 usually used in combination"
],
": to arrange, grade, or classify according to size or bulk":[],
": to cover, stiffen, or glaze with or as if with size":[],
": to equal in size or other particular characteristic : compare":[
"\u2014 usually used with up and often with to or with"
],
": to make a particular size : bring to proper or suitable size":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1609, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
"1667, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"1848, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English sise":"Noun",
"Middle English sise assize, from Anglo-French, short for assise \u2014 more at assize":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8s\u012bz",
"\u02ccs\u012bz"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162927",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"sizeable":{
"antonyms":[
"bantam",
"dinky",
"dwarf",
"dwarfish",
"little",
"puny",
"shrimpy",
"small",
"smallish",
"undersized",
"undersize"
],
"definitions":{
": fairly large : considerable":[
"a sizable donation"
]
},
"examples":[
"a sizable portion of the population",
"He won by a sizable margin.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"However, a sizable number of prominent CEOs viewed the statement as a political tinderbox and refrained from affixing their signatures. \u2014 Victoria Pelletier, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"Even among the people who were technically employed, a sizable number were unable to work because of child care issues or sick leave. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Feb. 2022",
"There is also the sinking feeling that a sizable number of people hope so. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 8 June 2022",
"There is also the sinking feeling that a sizable number of people hope so. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, USA TODAY , 8 June 2022",
"When a sizable number of Jews fled to Alexandria after the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem in 70 ad, Jewish magical formulae, divine names, and figures such as King Solomon were added to the practice. \u2014 Kent Russell, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
"Down ballot intrigue will likely resonate as polling shows there is a sizable number of undecided voters heading into Tuesday. \u2014 al , 22 May 2022",
"But producing milk is also a sizable investment in time and energy. \u2014 Sushma Subramanian, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
"Her family\u2019s sizable investment came up flat broke. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1613, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8s\u012b-z\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"big",
"biggish",
"boxcar",
"bulky",
"considerable",
"goodly",
"grand",
"great",
"handsome",
"hefty",
"hulking",
"husky",
"large",
"largish",
"outsize",
"outsized",
"oversize",
"oversized",
"substantial",
"tidy",
"voluminous"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040545",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"sizzle":{
"antonyms":[
"fizz",
"hiss",
"swish",
"whish",
"whiz",
"whizz"
],
"definitions":{
": a hissing sound (as of something frying over a fire)":[],
": pizzazz , excitement":[],
": to burn up or sear with or as if with a hissing sound":[],
": to make a hissing sound in or as if in burning or frying":[],
": to seethe with deep anger or resentment":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"bacon sizzling in the pan",
"Their romance sizzled throughout the whole summer.",
"The book sizzles with excitement.",
"Noun",
"there was a brief sizzle as the moth flew into the flame",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Disney opted against bringing out its leading men and women, and did a cursory job of splicing together sizzle reels. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Then, once the shallot rings start to sizzle in earnest, reduce the heat to maintain a very gentle fry. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2022",
"No matter your pick, these styles are sure to sizzle . \u2014 Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue , 15 May 2022",
"Tendrils of beef, delicious and generous in both size and number, meld beautifully with cabbage, all of it tenderized in a red broth slick with fiery red-orange oil and redolent of Sichuan sizzle . \u2014 Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Add the butter, which should froth and sizzle immediately\u2014if not, return the spoon to the coals. \u2014 Aleta Burchyski, Outside Online , 22 June 2020",
"To slap on the bleach, sizzle out the pigment, and choose fun. \u2014 Tom Rasmussen, Vogue , 4 May 2022",
"The red-hot housing market continued to sizzle in January, as rising mortgage rates and a low inventory of homes for sale sent home prices soaring at a record rate. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 30 Mar. 2022",
"While Bullock and Tatum\u2019s chemistry doesn\u2019t sizzle on-screen, their romantic storyline still manages to make sense. \u2014 Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But that\u2019s not a lot of sizzle , especially when considering the potential game-changers Sweeney passed on with those three consecutive first-round swings in 2015. \u2014 Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
"Hamada said that deft editing and other movie tricks papered over the lack of sizzle . \u2014 Brent Lang, Variety , 31 May 2022",
"The staid name of the women\u2019s tennis tournament coming to San Diego in October fails to sell the real and significant sizzle . \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 May 2022",
"Breakdown: The Chargers didn\u2019t go for much sizzle in this year\u2019s class, which is okay considering their offensive firepower. \u2014 Tim Bielik, cleveland , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Sadly, there were empty promises being made about new high-tech products, guarantees of Industry 4.0 integration without a shred of evidence, and lots of selling the sizzle . \u2014 John Hayes, Forbes , 27 Apr. 2022",
"In a sports ecosystem that places such a high value on sizzle , where does this leave the Phoenix Suns",
"The two headliners were conspicuous by their absence and the sizzle surrounding the matchup disappeared. \u2014 Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press , 31 Dec. 2021",
"Amid the sizzle and aromatic puffs of smoke, the sauce thickens to a luscious glaze, and \u2014 importantly \u2014 the meat cooks up fast. \u2014 Christopher Kimball, USA TODAY , 3 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1603, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
"circa 1823, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"perhaps frequentative of siss to hiss":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8si-z\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"fizz",
"fizzle",
"hiss",
"swish",
"whish",
"whiz",
"whizz"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193042",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"sizzling":{
"antonyms":[
"fizz",
"hiss",
"swish",
"whish",
"whiz",
"whizz"
],
"definitions":{
": a hissing sound (as of something frying over a fire)":[],
": pizzazz , excitement":[],
": to burn up or sear with or as if with a hissing sound":[],
": to make a hissing sound in or as if in burning or frying":[],
": to seethe with deep anger or resentment":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"bacon sizzling in the pan",
"Their romance sizzled throughout the whole summer.",
"The book sizzles with excitement.",
"Noun",
"there was a brief sizzle as the moth flew into the flame",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Disney opted against bringing out its leading men and women, and did a cursory job of splicing together sizzle reels. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Then, once the shallot rings start to sizzle in earnest, reduce the heat to maintain a very gentle fry. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2022",
"No matter your pick, these styles are sure to sizzle . \u2014 Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue , 15 May 2022",
"Tendrils of beef, delicious and generous in both size and number, meld beautifully with cabbage, all of it tenderized in a red broth slick with fiery red-orange oil and redolent of Sichuan sizzle . \u2014 Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Add the butter, which should froth and sizzle immediately\u2014if not, return the spoon to the coals. \u2014 Aleta Burchyski, Outside Online , 22 June 2020",
"To slap on the bleach, sizzle out the pigment, and choose fun. \u2014 Tom Rasmussen, Vogue , 4 May 2022",
"The red-hot housing market continued to sizzle in January, as rising mortgage rates and a low inventory of homes for sale sent home prices soaring at a record rate. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 30 Mar. 2022",
"While Bullock and Tatum\u2019s chemistry doesn\u2019t sizzle on-screen, their romantic storyline still manages to make sense. \u2014 Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But that\u2019s not a lot of sizzle , especially when considering the potential game-changers Sweeney passed on with those three consecutive first-round swings in 2015. \u2014 Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
"Hamada said that deft editing and other movie tricks papered over the lack of sizzle . \u2014 Brent Lang, Variety , 31 May 2022",
"The staid name of the women\u2019s tennis tournament coming to San Diego in October fails to sell the real and significant sizzle . \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 May 2022",
"Breakdown: The Chargers didn\u2019t go for much sizzle in this year\u2019s class, which is okay considering their offensive firepower. \u2014 Tim Bielik, cleveland , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Sadly, there were empty promises being made about new high-tech products, guarantees of Industry 4.0 integration without a shred of evidence, and lots of selling the sizzle . \u2014 John Hayes, Forbes , 27 Apr. 2022",
"In a sports ecosystem that places such a high value on sizzle , where does this leave the Phoenix Suns",
"The two headliners were conspicuous by their absence and the sizzle surrounding the matchup disappeared. \u2014 Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press , 31 Dec. 2021",
"Amid the sizzle and aromatic puffs of smoke, the sauce thickens to a luscious glaze, and \u2014 importantly \u2014 the meat cooks up fast. \u2014 Christopher Kimball, USA TODAY , 3 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1603, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
"circa 1823, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"perhaps frequentative of siss to hiss":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8si-z\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"fizz",
"fizzle",
"hiss",
"swish",
"whish",
"whiz",
"whizz"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012442",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
}
}