dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/all_MW.json

{
  "Allah":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": god sense 1a":[
        "\u2014 used in Islam"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1584, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Arabic all\u0101h":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4-l\u0259",
      "\u00e4-\u02c8l\u00e4",
      "\u02c8\u00e4-\u02ccl\u00e4",
      "\u02c8a-l\u0259"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "Almighty",
      "Author",
      "Creator",
      "deity",
      "Divinity",
      "Eternal",
      "Everlasting",
      "Father",
      "God",
      "Godhead",
      "Jehovah",
      "King",
      "Lord",
      "Maker",
      "Providence",
      "Supreme Being",
      "Yahweh",
      "Jahveh",
      "Yahveh"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091755",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "Allasch":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a sweet k\u00fcmmel prepared with flavoring agents not usually found in k\u00fcmmel (as bitter almonds, angelica root, anise, and orange peel)":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1869, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "German, from Allasch ( Alla\u017ei ), town near Riga, Latvia, where it originated":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4\u02ccl\u00e4sh"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115023",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "all":{
    "antonyms":[
      "all of",
      "all over",
      "altogether",
      "clean",
      "completely",
      "dead",
      "enough",
      "entire",
      "entirely",
      "even",
      "exactly",
      "fast",
      "flat",
      "full",
      "fully",
      "heartily",
      "out",
      "perfectly",
      "plumb",
      "quite",
      "soundly",
      "thoroughly",
      "through and through",
      "totally",
      "utterly",
      "well",
      "wholly",
      "wide"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": and everything else especially of a kind suggested by a previous context":[
        "cards to fill out with \u2026 numbers and all",
        "\u2014 Sally Quinn"
      ],
      ": any whatever":[
        "beyond all doubt"
      ],
      ": as much as possible":[
        "spoke in all seriousness"
      ],
      ": as much of \u2026 as : as much of a \u2026 as":[
        "all the home I ever had"
      ],
      ": being more than one person or thing":[
        "I don't know who all is coming."
      ],
      ": completely taken up with, given to, or absorbed by":[
        "became all attention"
      ],
      ": every":[
        "all manner of hardship"
      ],
      ": every member or individual component of":[
        "all men will go",
        "all five children were present"
      ],
      ": everybody , everything":[
        "gave equal attention to all",
        "that is all"
      ],
      ": for each side : apiece":[
        "the score is two all"
      ],
      ": having or seeming to have (some physical feature) in conspicuous excess or prominence":[
        "all legs"
      ],
      ": just":[],
      ": nothing but : only":[
        "all work and no play",
        ":"
      ],
      ": on the whole : generally":[
        "all in all , things might have been worse"
      ],
      ": only , exclusively":[],
      ": paying full attention with":[
        "all ears"
      ],
      ": selected as the best (as at a sport) within an area or organization":[
        "\u2014 used in combination all -league halfback"
      ],
      ": so much":[
        "all the better for it"
      ],
      ": the whole amount, quantity, or extent of":[
        "needed all the courage they had",
        "sat up all night"
      ],
      ": the whole number or sum of":[
        "all the angles of a triangle are equal to two right angles"
      ],
      ": the whole number, quantity, or amount : totality":[
        "all that I have",
        "all of us",
        "all of the books"
      ],
      ": the whole of one's possessions, resources, or energy":[
        "gave his all for the cause"
      ],
      ": used up : entirely consumed":[
        "\u2014 used especially of food and drink"
      ],
      ": wholly , quite":[
        "sat all alone",
        "\u2014 often used as an intensive all out of proportion all over the yard it wasn't all that funny"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "I've been waiting all week to see her.",
      "He had to walk all the way home.",
      "She works all year round.",
      "He'll need all the help he can get.",
      "Someone took all the candy.",
      "Adverb",
      "She has traveled all around the world.",
      "This money will be all yours when I die.",
      "She had buttons all down the side of her dress.",
      "I forgot all about paying the bill.",
      "The kids got all excited when they saw Santa Claus.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "His all -hands call did little to clear up those issues or quell staff fears about content moderation policies, the direction of the company, and if they will be forced to work from Twitter offices. \u2014 Scott Nover, Quartz , 16 June 2022",
      "It\u2019s utilitarian, all -business, the opposite of exciting to shop for or talk about over brunch. \u2014 Glamour , 30 May 2022",
      "In general, all -metal and metal and plastic combo garden hose nozzles are superior to those made entirely out of plastic. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "High school students in Long Beach began advocating for multi-stall, all -gender restrooms in 2018. \u2014 Laura Newberry, Los Angeles Times , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Think of it as your all -access pass to Singapore, and don't leave your hotel room without it. \u2014 Maya Kachroo-levine, Travel + Leisure , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "The report highlighted racial-hiring gains with general managers and assistant coaches to all -time high levels. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 25 Aug. 2021",
      "Positioning it there gave them space enough to design the garage as a drive-through, so cars enter from the street through the front, all -glass doors and then exit through the doors in the back, which lead to an alley behind the house. \u2014 Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News , 21 Oct. 2021",
      "The new pavilion would be built in the same spot on the northeast side of the lake with a large vendor hall, all -gender bathroom, performance nook and steps leading into the water. \u2014 Susan Du, Star Tribune , 12 May 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "Here, find the 14 best makeup products on Amazon that are all on sale early. \u2014 ELLE , 22 June 2022",
      "Unfortunately, the heartbreaking feelings of loss were all too familiar to Murgatroyd, who suffered her first miscarriage in a Whole Foods bathroom stall in the fall of 2020, five weeks into pregnancy. \u2014 Lanae Brody, PEOPLE.com , 21 June 2022",
      "Taxco, Element and VIA are all on a stretch of South Fifth Street, between West Virginia and West Scott streets, that was reconstructed in 2016. \u2014 Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel , 20 June 2022",
      "After opening with a great birdie on No.1, it's been all downhill for the 28-year-old. \u2014 Golfweek, USA TODAY , 19 June 2022",
      "The three people\u2019s belongings were all nearby on the ground, including the woman\u2019s purse. \u2014 cleveland , 17 June 2022",
      "The perspiration, the tears, the angst is all real. \u2014 Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety , 16 June 2022",
      "Here\u2019s an excerpt of what four students ranging in age from 16 to 24 who are all neurodiverse had to say. \u2014 Denise Brodey, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "And speaking of smooth, Dermalogica and Venn are all on a mission to exfoliate your skin into a softer, more even look and feel. \u2014 Marci Robin, Allure , 15 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Any Covid bill Congress moves will quickly become a catch- all for far more than small business. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "The Bruce Almighty-esque comedy series drops at a time when the streaming business, once a Wild West-like free-for- all for creatives, is coming under heightened scrutiny and tightening budgets. \u2014 Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 June 2022",
      "With exhibition games just starting and the April 7 season opener weeks away, the NL East won\u2019t have Freddie Freeman but could face a free-for- all for the ages instead. \u2014 Dan Schlossberg, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Faye Dunaway plays screen legend Joan Crawford as a wire hanger-wielding madwoman in this campy 1981 bio-drama based on the scandalous tell- all by Crawford\u2019s adopted daughter Christina. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 May 2022",
      "Smoky, savory, and packing a punch, the bright crimson pepper paste has long been a culinary do- all for Tunisians. \u2014 Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Other unique gifts like Collina Strada\u2019s rhinestone water bottle, Dorsey\u2019s sparkling necklace, or a marble catch- all from Claude Home are equally dazzling. \u2014 Vogue , 17 Nov. 2021",
      "Igor Larionov, who never had thrown a punch in his professional career, ignited the free-for- all by standing up to Forsberg along the boards. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 13 May 2022",
      "With both teams\u2019 full rosters on the field playing a 20-something on 20-something free-for- all at the end, the final goal of the match for Team Blue was scored by none other than a 17-year-old Ukrainian who recently made his debut for T2. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1593, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Pronoun, singular or plural in construction"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English al, all, alle, going back to Old English eall (West Saxon), all (Anglian), going back to Germanic *alla- (whence also Old Frisian al, alle \"the whole of,\" Old Saxon all, Old High German al, all, Old Norse allr, Gothic alls ), probably going back to *al-no- or *ol-no-, derivative of a base *ala-/*ola- seen in compounds (as Old English \u00e6lmihtig almighty entry 1 , Old Saxon alohw\u012bt \"completely white,\" Old High German alaw\u0101ri \"quite true,\" Gothic alabrunsts \"burnt offering,\" calque of Greek holoka\u00fat\u014dma ), of uncertain origin":"Adjective",
      "Middle English al, all, going back to Old English all, pronominal use of the quantifier all entry 1":"Pronoun, singular or plural in construction",
      "Middle English al, all, going back to Old English all, representing adverbial uses of the quantifier all entry 1":"Adverb",
      "nominal use of the pronoun all entry 3":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u022fl"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for all Adjective whole , entire , total , all mean including everything or everyone without exception. whole implies that nothing has been omitted, ignored, abated, or taken away. read the whole book entire may suggest a state of completeness or perfection to which nothing can be added. the entire population was wiped out total implies that everything has been counted, weighed, measured, or considered. the total number of people present all may equal whole , entire , or total . all proceeds go to charity",
    "synonyms":[
      "concentrated",
      "entire",
      "exclusive",
      "focused",
      "focussed",
      "undivided",
      "whole"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034012",
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "pronoun",
      "pronoun, singular or plural in construction"
    ]
  },
  "all around":{
    "antonyms":[
      "limited",
      "restricted",
      "specialized",
      "technical"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": competent in many fields":[
        "an all-around performer"
      ],
      ": considered in or encompassing all aspects : comprehensive":[
        "the best all-around performance so far"
      ],
      ": having general utility or merit":[
        "an all-around tool"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1866, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cc\u022fl-\u0259-\u02c8rau\u0307nd"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "all-purpose",
      "catholic",
      "general",
      "general-purpose",
      "unlimited",
      "unqualified",
      "unrestricted",
      "unspecialized"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034136",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "all but":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": very nearly : almost":[
        "would be all but impossible"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Without you the job would have been all but impossible.",
      "We had all but given up hope."
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1590, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "about",
      "almost",
      "borderline",
      "fair",
      "fairly",
      "feckly",
      "more or less",
      "most",
      "much",
      "near",
      "nearly",
      "next to",
      "nigh",
      "practically",
      "somewhere",
      "virtually",
      "well-nigh"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184949",
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "all clear":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a signal that a danger has passed":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The school was on lockdown for about three hours before police gave the all clear , WABC reported. \u2014 Danielle Wallace, Fox News , 24 May 2022",
      "Classes, which normally begin at 8:50 a.m., would resume once Citizens Energy gives the all clear , school officials said. \u2014 Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star , 23 May 2022",
      "Officials gave the all clear shortly before 5 p.m. after investigators from the Louisville Metro Police Department's Bomb Detection Unit swept the scene. \u2014 Sarah Ladd, The Courier-Journal , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "Vaccination, the Hameeds said, is now in their future just as soon as doctors give the all clear . \u2014 Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Feb. 2022",
      "That's why investors shouldn't assume that Netflix's problems are bad for the rest of the tech sector, or that Tesla's good news gives traders the all clear sign to buy every surging stock in sight. \u2014 Anneken Tappe, CNN , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "East High School was given the all clear around 4:28 p.m on Monday. \u2014 Zoe Christen Jones, CBS News , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "The area was all clear a little more than an hour later, NBC Los Angeles reports. \u2014 Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Howard University in Washington, D.C., issued an all clear message Feb. 1 for its second threat, after an earlier one Jan. 5. \u2014 Bart Jansen, USA TODAY , 23 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1853, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121211",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "all in":{
    "antonyms":[
      "aweary",
      "beat",
      "beaten",
      "bleary",
      "burned-out",
      "burnt-out",
      "bushed",
      "dead",
      "done",
      "drained",
      "exhausted",
      "fatigued",
      "jaded",
      "knackered",
      "limp",
      "logy",
      "loggy",
      "played out",
      "pooped",
      "prostrate",
      "spent",
      "tapped out",
      "tired",
      "tuckered (out)",
      "washed-out",
      "wearied",
      "weary",
      "wiped out",
      "worn",
      "worn-out"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": all-inclusive":[],
      ": being almost without restrictions":[
        "all-in wrestling"
      ],
      ": fully committed to or involved in something":[
        "The Diamondbacks are all-in for this year. It's why they brought in J. D. Martinez at the trade deadline. They have a healthy mix of young and veteran players, and they're looking to make a run this October.",
        "\u2014 Kevin Skiver",
        "\u2014 often used in the phrase go all in With my bonus in tow, I got the far-fetched idea I didn't feel like working that type of pace anymore. So I went all in on real estate on my own. \u2014 Philip Michael",
        "The best my opponent could have at this point was a 5-high straight, so I went all in \u2014my full $220,000 was riding on this hand. The last card was a Jack\u2014and I was out.",
        "\u2014 John Rochowski"
      ],
      ": tired , exhausted":[
        "Atticus said as tactfully as he could that he just didn't think he could stand a pageant tonight, he was all in .",
        "\u2014 Harper Lee",
        "Inside, the invalid had gone to bed; her mother said, \"She was all in ,\" and expressed pity for her, for the first time.",
        "\u2014 Edna O'Brien"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective (2)",
      "was all in after an evening of dancing and partying"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1890, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "1901, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cc\u022fl-\u02c8in"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "all-embracing",
      "all-inclusive",
      "broad-gauge",
      "broad-gauged",
      "compendious",
      "complete",
      "comprehensive",
      "cover-all",
      "cyclopedic",
      "embracive",
      "encyclopedic",
      "exhaustive",
      "full",
      "global",
      "in-depth",
      "inclusive",
      "omnibus",
      "panoramic",
      "thorough",
      "universal"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203643",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "all of":{
    "antonyms":[
      "half",
      "halfway",
      "incompletely",
      "part",
      "partially",
      "partly"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": fully":[
        "she's all of 20 years old"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "the boat is all of 15 feet long"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1828, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "all",
      "all over",
      "altogether",
      "clean",
      "completely",
      "dead",
      "enough",
      "entire",
      "entirely",
      "even",
      "exactly",
      "fast",
      "flat",
      "full",
      "fully",
      "heartily",
      "out",
      "perfectly",
      "plumb",
      "quite",
      "soundly",
      "thoroughly",
      "through and through",
      "totally",
      "utterly",
      "well",
      "wholly",
      "wide"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072009",
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "all out":{
    "antonyms":[
      "full blast",
      "full tilt",
      "tooth and nail"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": full-blown sense 2":[],
      ": made with maximum effort : thoroughgoing":[
        "an all-out effort to win the contest"
      ],
      ": with full determination or enthusiasm : with maximum effort":[
        "\u2014 used chiefly in the phrase go all out"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adverb",
      "went all out for her New Year's Eve party\u2014she even had fireworks!",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "When paired with a matching bikini top, a high-waist set still shows off plenty of skin without putting it all out there. \u2014 Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue , 16 June 2022",
      "Then last year, losing it and responding to that loss, buying in and working even harder this year, the boys put it all out there. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 June 2022",
      "To her great credit, Ms. Blair puts it all out there. \u2014 Joanne Kaufman, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
      "Examples of humans pitching their best skills and putting it all out there for other human beings and succeeding is greatly moving, and those elements are also found in the Shackleton story. \u2014 Frederick Dreier, Outside Online , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "The Smiths \u2014 Will, 53; his wife, Jada, 50; their children, Jaden, 23, and Willow, 21 \u2014 have become the first family of putting it all out there. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Biden just laid it all out there at a CNN town hall Thursday night. \u2014 Peter Weber, The Week , 21 Oct. 2021",
      "But Krikpe was so cool in laying it all out for us. \u2014 Nojan Aminosharei, Men's Health , 24 June 2022",
      "Now just hours away from a Game 6 showdown, Golden State now holds the reigns, and after a grueling five-game slug-fest, the Warriors can close it all out tonight with a win. \u2014 Zack Jones, Forbes , 16 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1840, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
      "1893, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u022fl-\u02c8au\u0307t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "absolute",
      "arrant",
      "blank",
      "blooming",
      "bodacious",
      "categorical",
      "categoric",
      "clean",
      "complete",
      "consummate",
      "crashing",
      "damn",
      "damned",
      "dead",
      "deadly",
      "definite",
      "downright",
      "dreadful",
      "fair",
      "flat",
      "flat-out",
      "out-and-out",
      "outright",
      "perfect",
      "plumb",
      "profound",
      "pure",
      "rank",
      "regular",
      "sheer",
      "simple",
      "stark",
      "stone",
      "straight-out",
      "thorough",
      "thoroughgoing",
      "total",
      "unadulterated",
      "unalloyed",
      "unconditional",
      "unmitigated",
      "unqualified",
      "utter",
      "very"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163620",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "all over":{
    "antonyms":[
      "nowhere"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a pattern or design in which a single unit is repeated so as to cover an entire surface":[],
      ": an embroidered, printed, or lace fabric with a design covering most of the surface":[],
      ": covering the whole extent or surface":[
        "a sweater with an allover pattern"
      ],
      ": everywhere":[
        "looked all over for the book"
      ],
      ": in eagerly affectionate, attentive, or aggressive pursuit of (someone or something)":[
        "the band's fans were all over them"
      ],
      ": in every respect : thoroughly":[
        "she is her mother all over"
      ],
      ": over the whole extent":[
        "decorated all over with a flower pattern"
      ],
      ": very critical of (someone) in usually an angry or unreasonable way":[
        "the press was all over the coach after the loss"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "a rug with an allover pattern",
      "Adverb",
      "I've looked all over \u2014even outside\u2014and I can't find my other shoe.",
      "his writing style is his mentor's all over",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Take, for example, the resurgence of the allover pattern room. \u2014 Hadley Keller, House Beautiful , 25 May 2022",
      "On luggage, the Trefoil was joined by the Gucci logo spelled backwards, while the horsebit crossbody and tote were decked out in an allover trefoil print. \u2014 Tiziana Cardini, Vogue , 10 May 2022",
      "The 11 pictures at Hemphill Artworks, unexhibited for many years, shift from allover compositions to ones in which the watery colors are stacked horizontally, although still lushly blended. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "His paintings often capture a particular gray, allover light, in which the sun struggles (and fails) to make it through the clouds and the horizon is lost in a confusion of haze. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 July 2021",
      "An additional visual touch comes by way of the prints that adorn the packaging and the vape pens: a black-and-white snakeskin for Amplify products, a dark and dusky tropical floral for Offline and an allover PG logo for Muse. \u2014 Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times , 12 July 2021",
      "To achieve an allover pattern like this, de Gournay begins with a detailed drawing. \u2014 Hadley Keller, House Beautiful , 4 June 2021",
      "Appearing in Paris on Tuesday, Harry stepped on stage in a gray suit with allover glitter. \u2014 Avery Matera, Teen Vogue , 15 Mar. 2018",
      "The paintings seem to begin with an allover field of semiautomatic drawing: fast and furious squiggles, loops and grids, rendered in graphite and charcoal and annotated with watery color. \u2014 Roberta Smith, Martha Schwendener, Jason Farago And Will Heinrich, New York Times , 7 Feb. 2018",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "And just as its allover , uninflected red doesn\u2019t entirely flatten out the space (perspective lines, painted in reserve, remain to suggest depth), the colored works arrayed around the studio break up the monochrome with exquisite harmonies. \u2014 Sebastian Smee, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
      "Others have mixed a few drops of the highlighter directly into their foundation for an allover glow. \u2014 Lauren Dana, Glamour , 26 May 2022",
      "The star of Spencer wore a custom pink gown with allover embroidery by Dolce & Gabbana. \u2014 Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "One side has the grippy fibers of a classic microfiber pad\u2014just right for wiping up dust and allover cleaning. \u2014 Better Homes & Gardens , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "In these images, elegant figures dressed in head-to-toe onesies and allover masks wear flowing wigs of flowers. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "Perhaps that\u2019s why so many brands\u2014from Givenchy, Paco Rabanne and Prada to Officine G\u00e9n\u00e9rale, Alex Mill and Ann Mashburn\u2014enthusiastically endorsed high-neck knitwear this season, rendering it in both strong hues and allover patterns. \u2014 Nancy Macdonell, WSJ , 13 Jan. 2022",
      "The Oscar nominee wore an allover sequin black pants outfit by Haider Ackermann, plus jewelry by Cartier, chic black sunglasses and polished leather boots. \u2014 Hanna Flanagan, PEOPLE.com , 10 Nov. 2021",
      "There, inspired by the mass, density and simple geometry of the Colosseum and the Pantheon, as well as the pyramids on a trip to Egypt, Whitney began to collapse and compress the space surrounding the elements in his allover compositions. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Adverb",
      "1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Preposition",
      "1771, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
      "1808, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
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      "everywhere",
      "far and wide",
      "high and low",
      "throughout"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110342",
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      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "preposition"
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      "alright",
      "creditably",
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      "nicely",
      "OK",
      "okay",
      "passably",
      "respectably",
      "satisfactorily",
      "serviceably",
      "so-so",
      "sufficiently",
      "tolerably",
      "well"
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        "She has pneumonia all right ."
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      ": good , pleasing":[
        "\u2014 often used as a generalized term of approval an all right guy"
      ],
      ": safe , well":[
        "He was ill but he's all right now."
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      ": satisfactory , agreeable":[
        "Whatever you decide is all right with me."
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      ": well enough : satisfactorily":[
        "He does all right in school."
      ]
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      "Adjective",
      "The quality of his work is all right but not outstanding.",
      "Her first movie was pretty bad but her second one was all right .",
      "Is it all right to leave early",
      "Is this movie all right for children",
      "He was very sick but now he's all right again.",
      "\u201cAre you hurt",
      "She was upset when her boyfriend left, but she's all right now.",
      "Adverb",
      "She does all right in school.",
      "The engine was sputtering when I started it, but it's running all right now.",
      "\u201cHow's your father"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Adverb",
      "1652, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
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      "agreeable",
      "alright",
      "copacetic",
      "copasetic",
      "copesetic",
      "ducky",
      "fine",
      "good",
      "hunky-dory",
      "jake",
      "OK",
      "okay",
      "palatable",
      "satisfactory"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050412",
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      "adjective",
      "adverb"
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      ": unlike anyone else's":[
        "The band has a style all its own ."
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120625",
    "type":[
      "idiom"
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        "to turn in all standing"
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        "\u2014 used of a ship brought suddenly to a stop while all sail is set to bring up all standing"
      ]
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1791, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-111951",
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      "adverb"
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    "examples":[],
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124332",
    "type":[
      "idiom"
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": all to pieces : thoroughly , completely":[
        "a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech's head, and all to brake his skull",
        "\u2014 Judges 9:53 (Authorized Version)"
      ]
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    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English al to- completely apart, completely to pieces, from Old English eall t\u014d- , from eall completely + t\u014d-, te- apart, to pieces":""
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161512",
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ]
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      ": not shared with anyone : not in company with anyone else":[
        "She had the house all to herself ."
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043636",
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      ": with everything or everyone taken into account : in all":[
        "expecting eight guests all told"
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    "examples":[
      "all told , we made $14.64",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "As the Rangers used up their ammunition, more Comanches emerged\u2014sixty or seventy all told . \u2014 Phil Klay, The New Yorker , 11 June 2022",
      "Blue-chip companies including Deere & Co., Gap Inc., Walmart Inc. and Target Corp. have all told investors to expect a bumpier ride over the course of the year. \u2014 Matthew Boyle, BostonGlobe.com , 5 June 2022",
      "Assuming that the officers are not killed, this might save lives all told , though the officers could potentially get injured and all of the vehicles might get severely damaged. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
      "Blue-chip companies including Deere & Co., Gap Inc., Walmart Inc. and Target Corp. have all told investors to expect a bumpier ride over the course of the year. \u2014 Matthew Boyle, BostonGlobe.com , 5 June 2022",
      "Blue-chip companies including Deere & Co., Gap Inc., Walmart Inc. and Target Corp. have all told investors to expect a bumpier ride over the course of the year. \u2014 Matthew Boyle, Fortune , 4 June 2022",
      "The difference between these rumors is that the No Way Home leaks all told the same story. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Norris jokes more people from Maine came for Mack than Quinnipiac had fans all told . \u2014 Matt Cohen, The Indianapolis Star , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Investigators concluded the two were targeted because of their race, and all told , 22 soldiers were linked to skinhead and other similar groups or found to hold extremist views. \u2014 Lolita C. Baldor, Anchorage Daily News , 25 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1814, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "all around",
      "altogether",
      "collectedly",
      "collectively",
      "inclusively",
      "overall",
      "together"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090237",
    "type":[
      "adverb"
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        "These problems have been occurring all too often."
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    "examples":[],
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
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      "idiom"
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        "We see this problem all too often ."
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042454",
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      "idiom"
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      ": at or very near an end : with death, defeat, or failure hopelessly or unalterably approaching":[
        "\u2014 used predicatively and in impersonal constructions with it by night it was all up for the trapped miners"
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      ": of or relating to such carriage arrangements":[
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        "the all up weight of the motor"
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      ": total inclusive of weight of oil, coolant, and necessary accessories":[
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1789, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182909",
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      "adjective"
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      "restricted",
      "specialized",
      "technical"
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      ": competent in many fields":[
        "an all-around performer"
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      ": considered in or encompassing all aspects : comprehensive":[
        "the best all-around performance so far"
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      ": having general utility or merit":[
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1866, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cc\u022fl-\u0259-\u02c8rau\u0307nd"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "all-purpose",
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      "unqualified",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002101",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1902, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "all-around entry 1 + -er entry 2":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6\u022fl-\u0259-\u00a6rau\u0307n-d\u0259r"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-193201",
    "type":[
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      ": complete , sweeping":[
        "an all-embracing theory"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1600, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
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      "cyclopedic",
      "embracive",
      "encyclopedic",
      "exhaustive",
      "full",
      "global",
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      "inclusive",
      "omnibus",
      "panoramic",
      "thorough",
      "universal"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030632",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-200449",
    "type":[
      "idiom"
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      "inessential",
      "needless",
      "nonessential",
      "unessential",
      "unnecessary",
      "unneeded"
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    "definitions":{
      ": of very great or greatest importance":[
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1748, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-t\u0259nt",
      "\u02cc\u022fl-im-\u02c8p\u022fr-t\u1d4ant"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "critical",
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      "integral",
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      "necessary",
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      "required",
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      "vital"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044250",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "antonyms":[
      "aweary",
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      "beaten",
      "bleary",
      "burned-out",
      "burnt-out",
      "bushed",
      "dead",
      "done",
      "drained",
      "exhausted",
      "fatigued",
      "jaded",
      "knackered",
      "limp",
      "logy",
      "loggy",
      "played out",
      "pooped",
      "prostrate",
      "spent",
      "tapped out",
      "tired",
      "tuckered (out)",
      "washed-out",
      "wearied",
      "weary",
      "wiped out",
      "worn",
      "worn-out"
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    "definitions":{
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      ": being almost without restrictions":[
        "all-in wrestling"
      ],
      ": fully committed to or involved in something":[
        "The Diamondbacks are all-in for this year. It's why they brought in J. D. Martinez at the trade deadline. They have a healthy mix of young and veteran players, and they're looking to make a run this October.",
        "\u2014 Kevin Skiver",
        "\u2014 often used in the phrase go all in With my bonus in tow, I got the far-fetched idea I didn't feel like working that type of pace anymore. So I went all in on real estate on my own. \u2014 Philip Michael",
        "The best my opponent could have at this point was a 5-high straight, so I went all in \u2014my full $220,000 was riding on this hand. The last card was a Jack\u2014and I was out.",
        "\u2014 John Rochowski"
      ],
      ": tired , exhausted":[
        "Atticus said as tactfully as he could that he just didn't think he could stand a pageant tonight, he was all in .",
        "\u2014 Harper Lee",
        "Inside, the invalid had gone to bed; her mother said, \"She was all in ,\" and expressed pity for her, for the first time.",
        "\u2014 Edna O'Brien"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective (2)",
      "was all in after an evening of dancing and partying"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1890, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "1901, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cc\u022fl-\u02c8in"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "all-embracing",
      "all-inclusive",
      "broad-gauge",
      "broad-gauged",
      "compendious",
      "complete",
      "comprehensive",
      "cover-all",
      "cyclopedic",
      "embracive",
      "encyclopedic",
      "exhaustive",
      "full",
      "global",
      "in-depth",
      "inclusive",
      "omnibus",
      "panoramic",
      "thorough",
      "universal"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032356",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
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      ": a resort that charges one fee that includes the price of a room, meals, beverages, and all other expenses : an all-inclusive resort":[
        "a vacation at an all-inclusive",
        "Tapping into the luxury market has not been easy for all-inclusives , which are saddled with stereotypes about garish plastic armbands and warmed-over buffet-style meals.",
        "\u2014 Jacqueline Detwiler"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1702, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
      "1984, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-ziv",
      "\u02cc\u022fl-in-\u02c8kl\u00fc-siv"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "all-embracing",
      "all-in",
      "broad-gauge",
      "broad-gauged",
      "compendious",
      "complete",
      "comprehensive",
      "cover-all",
      "cyclopedic",
      "embracive",
      "encyclopedic",
      "exhaustive",
      "full",
      "global",
      "in-depth",
      "inclusive",
      "omnibus",
      "panoramic",
      "thorough",
      "universal"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045514",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "all-or-nothing":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": accepting no less than everything":[
        "he's an all-or-nothing perfectionist"
      ],
      ": all-or-none":[],
      ": risking everything":[
        "an all-or-nothing combat strategy"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1764, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cc\u022fl-\u0259r-\u02c8n\u0259-thi\u014b",
      "-\u02c8n\u0259th-i\u014b"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-200946",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[
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      "full tilt",
      "tooth and nail"
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      ": made with maximum effort : thoroughgoing":[
        "an all-out effort to win the contest"
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      ": with full determination or enthusiasm : with maximum effort":[
        "\u2014 used chiefly in the phrase go all out"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adverb",
      "went all out for her New Year's Eve party\u2014she even had fireworks!",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "When paired with a matching bikini top, a high-waist set still shows off plenty of skin without putting it all out there. \u2014 Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue , 16 June 2022",
      "Then last year, losing it and responding to that loss, buying in and working even harder this year, the boys put it all out there. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 June 2022",
      "To her great credit, Ms. Blair puts it all out there. \u2014 Joanne Kaufman, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
      "Examples of humans pitching their best skills and putting it all out there for other human beings and succeeding is greatly moving, and those elements are also found in the Shackleton story. \u2014 Frederick Dreier, Outside Online , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "The Smiths \u2014 Will, 53; his wife, Jada, 50; their children, Jaden, 23, and Willow, 21 \u2014 have become the first family of putting it all out there. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Biden just laid it all out there at a CNN town hall Thursday night. \u2014 Peter Weber, The Week , 21 Oct. 2021",
      "But Krikpe was so cool in laying it all out for us. \u2014 Nojan Aminosharei, Men's Health , 24 June 2022",
      "Now just hours away from a Game 6 showdown, Golden State now holds the reigns, and after a grueling five-game slug-fest, the Warriors can close it all out tonight with a win. \u2014 Zack Jones, Forbes , 16 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1840, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
      "1893, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u022fl-\u02c8au\u0307t"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "arrant",
      "blank",
      "blooming",
      "bodacious",
      "categorical",
      "categoric",
      "clean",
      "complete",
      "consummate",
      "crashing",
      "damn",
      "damned",
      "dead",
      "deadly",
      "definite",
      "downright",
      "dreadful",
      "fair",
      "flat",
      "flat-out",
      "out-and-out",
      "outright",
      "perfect",
      "plumb",
      "profound",
      "pure",
      "rank",
      "regular",
      "sheer",
      "simple",
      "stark",
      "stone",
      "straight-out",
      "thorough",
      "thoroughgoing",
      "total",
      "unadulterated",
      "unalloyed",
      "unconditional",
      "unmitigated",
      "unqualified",
      "utter",
      "very"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213025",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[
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      "restricted",
      "specialized",
      "technical"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": suited for many purposes or uses":[]
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1867, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u022fl-\u02c8p\u0259r-p\u0259s"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "all-around",
      "all-round",
      "catholic",
      "general",
      "general-purpose",
      "unlimited",
      "unqualified",
      "unrestricted",
      "unspecialized"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021026",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "all-round":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": competent in many fields":[
        "an all-around performer"
      ],
      ": considered in or encompassing all aspects : comprehensive":[
        "the best all-around performance so far"
      ],
      ": having general utility or merit":[
        "an all-around tool"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u022fl-\u02c8rau\u0307nd"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091022",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "all-star":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a member of an all-star team":[],
      ": an outstanding or highly regarded performer within a field : star":[
        "The ceremony gathered all-stars from film, television, and radio."
      ],
      ": composed wholly or chiefly of stars or of outstanding performers or participants":[
        "an all-star cast"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1888, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
      "1893, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u022fl-\u02ccst\u00e4r",
      "\u02c8\u022fl-\u02c8st\u00e4r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112725",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "all-ticket":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": requiring all spectators to purchase tickets in advance for admission":[
        "\u2026 if a predicted attendance figure is greater than 75 per cent of the ground's capacity then government health and safety regulations dictate it must automatically become an all-ticket match.",
        "\u2014 Portsmouth News , 10 Dec. 2010"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1935, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-111959",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "all-time":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": full-time sense 1":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u022fl-\u02cct\u012bm"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1910, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-144840"
  },
  "all-timer":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an exceptional person or thing that is regarded as the best or as among the best of all time":[
        "\u2026 the fifth game of the National League Championship series, in San Diego, which was an all-timer by any measure \u2026",
        "\u2014 Roger Angell"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1936, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "all-time + -er entry 2":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u022fl-\u02cct\u012b-m\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094519",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "all-turned":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": having all the supporting members (as legs) shaped by turning in a lathe":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1913, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202822",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "all-up weight":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the total weight of an aircraft, boat, or vehicle when it is fully loaded (as during takeoff)":[
        "In this configuration the aircraft's all-up weight is just over a hundred tons.",
        "\u2014 Kenneth Munson , Bombers in Service \u2026 Since 1960 , 1975",
        "\u2026 for a given all-up weight of glider, a gentle stall will always occur at the same indicated stalling speed.",
        "\u2014 Derek Piggott , Gliding , 1976"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1922, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191739",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "all/other things being equal":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112921",
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ]
  },
  "alla polacca":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": in the manner of a polonaise":[
        "\u2014 used as a direction in music"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1841, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Italian, literally, in the Polish manner":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cc\u00e4l\u0259p\u0259\u02c8l\u00e4k\u0259",
      "\u02ccal\u0259p\u0259\u02c8la-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005219",
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "alla prima":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a method of painting in which pigments are laid on in a single application instead of being built up by repeated paintings":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1823, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Italian, at once":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cc\u00e4l\u0259\u02c8pr\u0113m\u0259",
      "\u02ccal-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225439",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "allantoxanic acid":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a crystalline acid C 4 H 3 N 3 O 4 formed by the oxidation of allantoin or of uric acid":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1873, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary allant- + oxanic":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cca\u02cclan\u02cct\u00e4k\u02c8sanik-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125550",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "allanturic acid":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an acid C 3 H 4 N 2 O 3 obtained as a deliquescent mass by the oxidation of allantoin and in other ways; (carboxy-methylene)-urea":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-tyu\u0307-",
      "\u00a6al\u0259n\u00a6tu\u0307rik-",
      "\u00a6a\u02cclan-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary allant- + -uric":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1842, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-104607"
  },
  "allargando":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": becoming gradually slower and more stately":[
        "\u2014 used as a direction in music"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1877, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Italian, widening, verbal of allargare to widen, from al- (from Latin ad- ) + largare to widen":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cc\u00e4-l\u00e4r-\u02c8g\u00e4n-(\u02cc)d\u014d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061841",
    "type":[
      "adjective or adverb"
    ]
  },
  "allay":{
    "antonyms":[
      "aggravate",
      "exacerbate"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to diminish in strength : subside":[],
      ": to make quiet : calm":[
        "trying to allay their fears"
      ],
      ": to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate":[
        "expect a breeze to allay the heat"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The new advertising campaign is an attempt to allay the public's concerns about the safety of the company's products.",
      "a gentle breeze would allay the heat",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Additionally, candidates who do not perform well in such interviews must be given appropriate feedback to allay their concerns. \u2014 Vishwastam Shukla, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Does activism help allay feelings of hopelessness and depression",
      "The suspension threatens to derail Didi\u2019s plans to move its listing closer to home, which would allay Beijing\u2019s concerns about the leak of sensitive data overseas. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Community-wide mosquito control programs are usually those associated with a local government\u2019s health department working to allay concerns of disease transmission. \u2014 Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star , 16 May 2022",
      "No charging rate or time info has been released as of writing, but if the brand hopes to allay customers\u2019 range anxiety, a DC fastcharger will likely need to come standard. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "In February, the National Retail Federation urged the dockworkers union and port terminal employers to begin talks early to allay shipper concerns. \u2014 Paul Berger, WSJ , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "The results helped allay concerns about a slowdown in demand for smartphones, especially in China. \u2014 Mark Gurman, Fortune , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Councilman Zeke Cohen, who attended the session, said afterward the discussion did nothing to allay any of his concerns about the Dollar House bill. \u2014 Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun , 27 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English alayen , from Old English \u0101lecgan , from \u0101- (perfective prefix) + lecgan to lay \u2014 more at abide , lay":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259-",
      "a-\u02c8l\u0101",
      "\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for allay relieve , alleviate , lighten , assuage , mitigate , allay mean to make something less grievous. relieve implies a lifting of enough of a burden to make it tolerable. took an aspirin to relieve the pain alleviate implies temporary or partial lessening of pain or distress. the lotion alleviated the itching lighten implies reducing a burdensome or depressing weight. good news would lighten our worries assuage implies softening or sweetening what is harsh or disagreeable. ocean breezes assuaged the intense heat mitigate suggests a moderating or countering of the effect of something violent or painful. the need to mitigate barbaric laws allay implies an effective calming or soothing of fears or alarms. allayed their fears",
    "synonyms":[
      "alleviate",
      "assuage",
      "ease",
      "help",
      "mitigate",
      "mollify",
      "palliate",
      "relieve",
      "soothe"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073204",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "allegatum":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": allegation sense 2":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1717, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Latin, neuter of allegatus , past participle of allegare":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120243",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "allege":{
    "antonyms":[
      "deny",
      "gainsay"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to adduce or bring forward as a source or authority":[],
      ": to assert without proof or before proving":[
        "a report alleging that the company deliberately overcharged its customers",
        "She is alleged to have stolen more than $50,000 over the course of several years."
      ],
      ": to bring forward as a reason or excuse":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "He alleged that the mayor has accepted bribes.",
      "The mayor is alleged to have accepted bribes.",
      "You allege that she stole a large quantity of money. Do you have any proof",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The companies \u2014 which all purported to operate between the United States and United Kingdom \u2014 swindled more than $13 million from at least 150 people, federal investigators allege . \u2014 Mar\u00eda Luisa Pa\u00fal, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
      "Investigators allege that Hoover and the student exchanged messages in March and April 2022. \u2014 Steve Helling, PEOPLE.com , 10 June 2022",
      "Investigators allege that at the time of the crash, Grossman was racing former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Scott Erickson, who was charged with reckless driving in connection with the wreck last summer. \u2014 Paul Best, Fox News , 5 June 2022",
      "Investigators allege Gendron drove three hours from his home in Conklin, New York, and spent the day before the rampage conducting a final reconnaissance on the store before committing the mass shooting on a Saturday afternoon. \u2014 Bill Hutchinson, ABC News , 2 June 2022",
      "In this case, investigators allege that the teen used their their haul in part to purchase a high-value gamer tag, which are popular items in the SIM-swap community. \u2014 Brian Barrett, Wired , 20 Nov. 2021",
      "He is also accused of announcing plans to kill the sheriff on the Georgia State Patrol\u2019s recruiting page, the Gwinnett County Sheriff\u2019s Office account and the Fulton Clerk of Court\u2019s Instagram page, warrants allege . \u2014 Shaddi Abusaid, ajc , 3 June 2022",
      "After the shooting, police allege Kallie grabbed the child and fled in the SUV. \u2014 Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com , 1 June 2022",
      "Prosecutors allege Miller suggested changing the Employer Identification Numbers on the accounts in question. \u2014 Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press , 1 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English alleggen to submit in evidence or as justification, adduce, from Anglo-French aleger, allegger , probably in part modification of Medieval Latin allegare , from Latin, to send as a representative, adduce in support of a plea (from ad- + legare to depute), in part from Anglo-French aleger to lighten, free, exculpate, from Late Latin alleviare to relieve \u2014 more at legate , alleviate":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259-\u02c8lej"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "affirm",
      "assert",
      "aver",
      "avouch",
      "avow",
      "claim",
      "contend",
      "declare",
      "insist",
      "maintain",
      "profess",
      "protest",
      "purport",
      "warrant"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182553",
    "type":[
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "allegeable":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": capable of being alleged or affirmed":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1542, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259\u02c8lej\u0259b\u0259l also a\u02c8-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140623",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "allegiance":{
    "antonyms":[
      "disloyalty",
      "faithlessness",
      "falseness",
      "falsity",
      "inconstancy",
      "infidelity",
      "perfidiousness",
      "perfidy",
      "treachery",
      "unfaithfulness"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": devotion or loyalty to a person, group, or cause":[
        "allegiance to a political party"
      ],
      ": the fidelity owed by a subject or citizen to a sovereign or government":[
        "I pledge allegiance to my country."
      ],
      ": the obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord":[],
      ": the obligation of an alien to the government under which the alien resides":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "He owes allegiance to them for all the help they have given him.",
      "Both candidates are working hard to convince voters to switch allegiances .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "For all his concessions to current events and minor shifts in allegiance , Fukuyama has never really given up on his big idea. \u2014 Krithika Varagur, The New Yorker , 25 May 2022",
      "The huge Parliament majority secured in 2019 came as swathes of Labour heartlands switched allegiance . \u2014 Joe Mayes, Bloomberg.com , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "For years, major companies have shown their allegiance to the movement in small symbolic ways. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 2 June 2022",
      "Loyalty is no thicker than a dollar bill to DJ, who not long ago declared his undying allegiance to the PGA Tour. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 1 June 2022",
      "On Tuesday, Mung watched with their 5-year-old son, as Ngheti raised her right hand and announced her allegiance to the U.S. \u2014 Rashika Jaipuriar, The Indianapolis Star , 17 May 2022",
      "But given her past proximity to supervillains in early Marvel comics and her more recent attacks on her teammates and mutants, her allegiance to the good guys is often questioned. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 May 2022",
      "But, because skipping dessert is never an option, our allegiance to all things fresh and green didn't stop us from indulging that sweet tooth\u2014especially when this recipe for a giant cardamom bun exists. \u2014 Mehreen Karim, Bon App\u00e9tit , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Above all, Kierkegaard\u2019s Either/Or consolidates her allegiance to an aesthetic approach to life. \u2014 Jennifer Wilson, The Atlantic , 19 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English aligeaunce , from Anglo-French allegeance , alteration of ligeance , from lige liege":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259-\u02c8l\u0113-j\u0259n(t)s",
      "\u0259-\u02c8l\u0113-j\u0259ns"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for allegiance fidelity , allegiance , fealty , loyalty , devotion , piety mean faithfulness to something to which one is bound by pledge or duty. fidelity implies strict and continuing faithfulness to an obligation, trust, or duty. marital fidelity allegiance suggests an adherence like that of citizens to their country. pledging allegiance fealty implies a fidelity acknowledged by the individual and as compelling as a sworn vow. fealty to the truth loyalty implies a faithfulness that is steadfast in the face of any temptation to renounce, desert, or betray. valued the loyalty of his friends devotion stresses zeal and service amounting to self-dedication. a painter's devotion to her art piety stresses fidelity to obligations regarded as natural and fundamental. filial piety",
    "synonyms":[
      "adhesion",
      "attachment",
      "commitment",
      "constancy",
      "dedication",
      "devotedness",
      "devotion",
      "faith",
      "faithfulness",
      "fastness",
      "fealty",
      "fidelity",
      "loyalty",
      "piety",
      "steadfastness",
      "troth"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202307",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "allegory":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a symbolic representation : emblem sense 2":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Luther dismissed this mystical reading of the creative act as mere \" allegory .\" But for Augustine the six days are not just a rhetorical trope. They are unlike the figurative language of the curse on the snake. To say that Christ is a shepherd is a metaphor; but to say that he is light is literal, since physical light is a \"shadow\" of the real light spoken of in Genesis. \u2014 Garry Wills , Under God , 1990",
      "The Scarlet Letter is his masterpiece, because of the simplicity of its allegory and the grandeur of its colonial, Jacobean setting\u2014and because of its shocking subject so nervously handled. Hester and Dimmesdale are sacred and profane love, subjects for Titian, yet conventionally clothed. \u2014 Robert Lowell , Collected Prose , 1987",
      "He saw thousands of Buddhas lined up in trays in the tourist shops \u2026 some in lead, some in wood, some carved in stone and dressed in a little knitted caps and capes. He came to see in this ubiquitous phenomenon the Buddha's godlike propensity for self-division, the endless fractioning of himself into every perceivable aspect, an allegory made by the people of Japan from the cellular process of life. \u2014 E. L. Doctorow , Loon Lake , 1979",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The novel was Camus\u2019s allegory for the resistance to fascism. \u2014 New York Times , 29 June 2022",
      "And there are actual jokes about grooming, which sound a bit defensive and successfully make the grooming allegory more explicit. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 11 May 2022",
      "The engrossing allegory delivers a powerful emotional punch, along with keen political and social commentary. \u2014 Monitor Reviewers, The Christian Science Monitor , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Underneath the brutality, a gothic sensibility informs this allegory gone awry. \u2014 Hanif Abdurraqib, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
      "The Oscar winners anchor the Amazon Prime Video drama, which drowns a heartfelt allegory in sci-fi silliness. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 16 May 2022",
      "Still, a few early signposts suggest possible destinations: precocious-kid comedy, existential-crisis drama, Ransom of Red Chief-type ironyfest, paranoid thriller, regional road-to-nowhere allegory . \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Prisoners From the Front (1866), a record of the Civil War acclaimed for its social allegory , made Homer\u2019s reputation as a serious artist. \u2014 Susan Tallman, The Atlantic , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "In part because of the depth of Seydoux\u2019s performance, the film becomes less an allegory of a nation and more a gripping character study, a portrait of a mask of personal and professional regard slowly slipping away. \u2014 Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times , 9 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English allegorie , from Latin allegoria , from Greek all\u0113goria , from all\u0113gorein to speak figuratively, from allos other + -\u0113gorein to speak publicly, from agora assembly \u2014 more at else , agora":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8a-l\u0259-\u02ccg\u022fr-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "apologue",
      "fable",
      "parable"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100912",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "allergic":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": having an aversion":[
        "allergic to work"
      ],
      ": of, relating to, affected with, or caused by allergy":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "a lover of the outdoors who claims to be allergic to desk jobs",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "However, these symptoms can also be from other common conditions such as chicken pox, syphilis, bacterial skin infections, or allergic reaction to medications. \u2014 Emma Specter, Vogue , 27 June 2022",
      "The difference, however, is that with immunotherapy, medical professionals know exactly what the person is allergic to and control the amount given to them, steadily increasing the amount over time. \u2014 Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
      "The trailer sees Simon (played by Mark McKenna) rushed out of Bayview High School on a stretcher, dying from an allergic reaction. \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 20 June 2022",
      "All three formulas the White House has prioritized\u2014the two from Nestl\u00e9 and one from Gerber\u2014are all hypoallergenic formulas for children who are allergic to cow\u2019s milk. \u2014 Andrew Marquardt, Fortune , 23 May 2022",
      "About 70,000 children in the U.S. are allergic to cow milk, Vilsack said. \u2014 Shari Rudavsky, The Indianapolis Star , 22 May 2022",
      "The formulas \u2014 Alfamino Infant, Alfamino Junior, and Gerber Good Start Extensive HA \u2014 are all for children who are allergic to cow\u2019s milk protein, according to a White House statement. \u2014 New York Times , 19 May 2022",
      "As a result, the jams can be dangerous to people who are allergic to soy. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 18 May 2022",
      "About 8% of people are allergic to sulfa drugs, with women being twice as likely. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 13 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1908, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "allergy + -ic entry 1 , after German allergisch":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259-\u02c8l\u0259r-jik"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "antipathetic",
      "averse"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113859",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[],
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Half of the study participants stated that they were diagnosed with either a food allergy, asthma, eczema or allergic rhinitis \u2014conditions that were confirmed by blood tests. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 2 June 2022",
      "In this disease progression, known as the atopic march, infants and young children will develop eczema symptoms, and then later progress to have asthma and allergic rhinitis . \u2014 Kathryn Watson, SELF , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "People who struggle with seasonal allergies, also known as hay fever and allergic rhinitis , are mostly reacting to pollen from plants, according to the National Institutes of Health. \u2014 Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "The presence of eye symptoms supports the diagnosis of allergic rhinitis . \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Having a good understanding of coronavirus symptoms and signs of seasonal allergies (also commonly referred to as hay fever or seasonal allergic rhinitis ) is a helpful first step. \u2014 Marygrace Taylor, SELF , 4 Nov. 2021",
      "The most common places that are affected are your eyes (allergic conjunctivitis), nose ( allergic rhinitis ), skin (eczema or hives), and lungs (allergic asthma). \u2014 Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens , 10 May 2021",
      "The progression of skin allergies to asthma and allergic rhinitis is called the allergic or atopic march. \u2014 Scientific American , 26 Aug. 2019",
      "And there are a few studies that show that butterbur may be helpful for those suffering from hay fever ( allergic rhinitis ). \u2014 Adele Jackson-gibson, Good Housekeeping , 24 Mar. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1921, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042916",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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  "allergist":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a specialist in allergy":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Alpha-gal syndrome doesn\u2019t quite look like typical food allergies, says Scott Commins, an allergist at the University of North Carolina who originally helped discover the syndrome back in 2008. \u2014 Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Speaking to an allergist and potentially taking an allergy test can be the best way to start. \u2014 Annie Vainshtein, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Allergic reactions are common and often happen within minutes to hours after a person has been exposed to the offending allergen, Lara Gross, MD, an allergist and immunologist with Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, tells SELF. \u2014 Marygrace Taylor, SELF , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Rather, her husband, a famed allergist in the D.C. area who\u2019d give a daily pollen report on television and radio, died suddenly in 2011 of a heart attack. \u2014 Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "There is no cure for asthma, including allergic asthma, Tiffany Owens, M.D., an allergist and immunologist at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, tells SELF. \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "Then your primary care provider or allergist can carry out allergy testing. \u2014 Claire Gillespie, SELF , 5 Jan. 2022",
      "This type of asthma can be a bit more challenging to diagnose, since triggers aren\u2019t as obvious, but you\u2019ll likely still be referred to an allergist to rule out allergic triggers first, per the ACAAI. \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "The study was conducted by Clinic pulmonologist Dr. Joe Zein, Dr. Ronald A. Strauss, an allergist -immunologist and director of the Cleveland Allergy and Asthma Center, and other Clinic colleagues. \u2014 Julie Washington, cleveland , 5 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1928, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "allergy + -ist entry 1":""
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      "-j\u0259st"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162141",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "allergy":{
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      "appetite",
      "favor",
      "fondness",
      "like",
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      "shine",
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      ": a feeling of antipathy or aversion":[],
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        "a bee venom allergy so severe that a second sting may be fatal"
      ],
      ": exaggerated or pathological immunological reaction (as by sneezing, difficult breathing, itching, or skin rashes) to substances, situations, or physical states that are without comparable effect on the average individual":[],
      ": medical practice concerned with allergies":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Many people have some form of allergy .",
      "independent-minded people who seem to have an allergy to any control from the government",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "These goodie-bag items still fit within the spooky theme, but, as a bonus, their pleasures last way longer than a fun-size candy bar's and can be allergy -free. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 23 May 2022",
      "For sensitive allergy -prone skin, finding a moisturizer that works may seem as difficult as finding a needle in a haystack. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Amy does her best to appear warm and accepting of this foreigner who will be cooking and caring for young Rose (Rose Decker), a girl who, as described, sounds difficult and allergy -prone. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 22 Jan. 2022",
      "Julianne Ponan, 32, the founder and chief executive of Creative Nature, an allergy -friendly snack company in England, and Matthew Ford, 34, an operations director, hosted 20 guests at their fall 2021 wedding at Blue Waters Hotel and Spa in Antigua. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Dec. 2021",
      "A month later, the 47-year-old was surprised to discover during a routine test that her mild allergy -like symptoms were actually from Covid-19. \u2014 Sumathi Reddy, WSJ , 6 Dec. 2021",
      "Starting in April of 2021, Scarlata traveled to food pantries on the east coast with an Airstream trailer full of gluten free, low FODMAP and allergy -friendly foods. \u2014 Jess Cording, Forbes , 13 Nov. 2021",
      "Unfortunately, chemical sunscreen in general is more likely to be associated with irritation, says Kikam, who suggests that allergy -prone folks or people with photosensitive conditions such as lupus should stick to physical blocks. \u2014 Amber Rambharose, Marie Claire , 2 July 2021",
      "Identifying your allergy triggers is an important first step, but doing so isn\u2019t always an easy process. \u2014 Julie Marks, SELF , 11 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1908, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from German Allergie \"heightened reaction to an antigen to which an individual has been previously exposed,\" from all- all- + -ergie, in Energie energy , or directly from its source, Greek -ergeia, taken to mean \"action, response\"":""
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    "pronounciation":[
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172635",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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  "allergy shot":{
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    "definitions":{
      ": an injection containing very small amounts of an allergen (such as mold or grass pollen) to which an individual is sensitive that is given at regular intervals usually over a period of several years to desensitize the immune system and reduce allergic symptoms":[
        "The goal of allergy shots is to render a person tolerant to an allergen when it is encountered.",
        "\u2014 Jane E. Brody",
        "The most common side effects of allergy shots are redness and swelling at the site of injection.",
        "\u2014 Richard F. Lockey"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "For those with allergies, that has meant struggling to remedy symptoms that used to be resolved by an allergy shot or some other treatment, Nguyen said. \u2014 Erin Alberty, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 July 2021",
      "Mylan NV misled investors for at least a year about a Justice Department investigation into the allergy shot EpiPen that would eventually cost the company nearly $500 million, the US Securities and Exchange Commission said Friday. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 Sep. 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1949, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094749",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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  "allerion":{
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    "definitions":{
      ": an eagle depicted in heraldry with expanded wings but without beak or feet":[]
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1625, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French al\u00e9rion":""
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202652",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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  "allethrin":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a light yellow viscous oily synthetic pyrethroid insecticide C 19 H 26 O 3 used especially in household aerosols":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1950, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "all yl + pyr ethrin":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8a-l\u0259-thr\u0259n",
      "\u02c8al-\u0259-thr\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013032",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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    "definitions":[
      "Definition of allette variant spelling of alette"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-171805",
    "type":[]
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  "alleviant":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an alleviating agent : palliative":[]
    },
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1839, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "allevi ate + -ant":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259\u02c8l\u0113v\u0113\u0259nt also a\u02c8-"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021950",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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  "alleviate":{
    "antonyms":[
      "aggravate",
      "exacerbate"
    ],
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      ": relieve , lessen : such as":[],
      ": to make (something, such as pain or suffering) more bearable":[
        "a drug that alleviates the symptoms",
        "using relaxation techniques to alleviate stress",
        "To draw customers, [Richard G.] Rosenberg became certified in pedorthics\u2014an area that involves the design, make and modification of shoes to alleviate foot ailments.",
        "\u2014 Dana Hedgpeth"
      ],
      ": to partially remove or correct (something undesirable)":[
        "government programs to alleviate poverty",
        "Enticing retirees into the work force to alleviate the current labor shortage \u2026",
        "\u2014 Cullen Murphy"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "For decades, as you probably know, researchers have found that when you tell patients that you're giving them medicine, many report that their symptoms are alleviated, even if they're only taking sugar pills. \u2014 Daniel Zwerdling , Gourmet , August 2004",
      "Granholm has spent the morning giving a major public address on state finance issues, courting local officials in meetings, and, in between, talking with me. We'd discussed the state of the Michigan economy and her ideas for developing a new high-tech corridor outside Detroit that focuses on homeland security innovation; we went over her ideas for alleviating overcrowding in the state's emergency rooms. \u2014 Jonathan Cohn , New Republic , 14 Oct. 2002",
      "When applied in ointment form, capsaicin helps alleviate the discomfort of arthritis and psoriasis. Taken internally as a diluted tincture, it helps keep the blood flowing smoothly and strengthens the cardiovascular system. \u2014 Nina Simonds , Gourmet , September 2002",
      "Ridley, a British journalist with a doctoral degree in zoology, does touch on the incredible potential of genetics for alleviating human misery. \u2026 But much of his remarkable book is focused on a higher plane of pure intellectual discovery. \u2014 Lee M. Silver , New York Times Book Review , 27 Feb. 2000",
      "Before discussing what must be done to alleviate the environmental and social crises afflicting the globe, Chief Oren Lyons \u2026 of the Turtle Clan of the Onondaga Nation, wanted to drive to a gym in Syracuse, New York, and watch his son shadowbox. \u2014 Paul Schneider , Audubon , March/April 1994",
      "finding ways to alleviate stress",
      "a car pool alleviates some of the stress of driving the kids to and from school every day",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Aloe vera capsules that her mother and aunt had picked up at an alternative health conference helped alleviate the symptoms, but only if her aunt swallowed nearly the whole bottle. \u2014 Jill Griffin, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
      "The second-city travel trend is helping alleviate pressure on the world\u2019s most overtouristed urban centers. \u2014 Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online , 18 June 2022",
      "The Biden administration can do little to quickly alleviate consumers\u2019 pain at the pump, or increase refineries\u2019 capacity and fuel supplies, analysts say. \u2014 Andrew Restuccia, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
      "This product aims to alleviate occasional stomach problems and helps your immune system function properly. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 June 2022",
      "My concern is the ablation procedure may alleviate the rhinitis problem but create another problem. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 3 June 2022",
      "The Israeli government says the cable car would be a boon for tourism to sites in the Old City that are holy to Jews, Muslims and Christians, and would alleviate heavy traffic to the area. \u2014 CNN , 16 May 2022",
      "In a statement released yesterday, the Food and Drug Administration said the agency is working to address and alleviate supply issues and ensure the production of safe infant formula products. \u2014 al , 12 May 2022",
      "Our teams have been working tirelessly to address and alleviate supply issues and will continue doing everything within our authority to ensure the production of safe infant formula products. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 11 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Late Latin alleviatus , past participle of alleviare , from Latin ad- + levis light \u2014 more at light":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259-\u02c8l\u0113-v\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for alleviate relieve , alleviate , lighten , assuage , mitigate , allay mean to make something less grievous. relieve implies a lifting of enough of a burden to make it tolerable. took an aspirin to relieve the pain alleviate implies temporary or partial lessening of pain or distress. the lotion alleviated the itching lighten implies reducing a burdensome or depressing weight. good news would lighten our worries assuage implies softening or sweetening what is harsh or disagreeable. ocean breezes assuaged the intense heat mitigate suggests a moderating or countering of the effect of something violent or painful. the need to mitigate barbaric laws allay implies an effective calming or soothing of fears or alarms. allayed their fears",
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      "assuage",
      "ease",
      "help",
      "mitigate",
      "mollify",
      "palliate",
      "relieve",
      "soothe"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000839",
    "type":[
      "noun",
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    "antonyms":[
      "aggravate",
      "exacerbate"
    ],
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      ": relieve , lessen : such as":[],
      ": to make (something, such as pain or suffering) more bearable":[
        "a drug that alleviates the symptoms",
        "using relaxation techniques to alleviate stress",
        "To draw customers, [Richard G.] Rosenberg became certified in pedorthics\u2014an area that involves the design, make and modification of shoes to alleviate foot ailments.",
        "\u2014 Dana Hedgpeth"
      ],
      ": to partially remove or correct (something undesirable)":[
        "government programs to alleviate poverty",
        "Enticing retirees into the work force to alleviate the current labor shortage \u2026",
        "\u2014 Cullen Murphy"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "For decades, as you probably know, researchers have found that when you tell patients that you're giving them medicine, many report that their symptoms are alleviated, even if they're only taking sugar pills. \u2014 Daniel Zwerdling , Gourmet , August 2004",
      "Granholm has spent the morning giving a major public address on state finance issues, courting local officials in meetings, and, in between, talking with me. We'd discussed the state of the Michigan economy and her ideas for developing a new high-tech corridor outside Detroit that focuses on homeland security innovation; we went over her ideas for alleviating overcrowding in the state's emergency rooms. \u2014 Jonathan Cohn , New Republic , 14 Oct. 2002",
      "When applied in ointment form, capsaicin helps alleviate the discomfort of arthritis and psoriasis. Taken internally as a diluted tincture, it helps keep the blood flowing smoothly and strengthens the cardiovascular system. \u2014 Nina Simonds , Gourmet , September 2002",
      "Ridley, a British journalist with a doctoral degree in zoology, does touch on the incredible potential of genetics for alleviating human misery. \u2026 But much of his remarkable book is focused on a higher plane of pure intellectual discovery. \u2014 Lee M. Silver , New York Times Book Review , 27 Feb. 2000",
      "Before discussing what must be done to alleviate the environmental and social crises afflicting the globe, Chief Oren Lyons \u2026 of the Turtle Clan of the Onondaga Nation, wanted to drive to a gym in Syracuse, New York, and watch his son shadowbox. \u2014 Paul Schneider , Audubon , March/April 1994",
      "finding ways to alleviate stress",
      "a car pool alleviates some of the stress of driving the kids to and from school every day",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Aloe vera capsules that her mother and aunt had picked up at an alternative health conference helped alleviate the symptoms, but only if her aunt swallowed nearly the whole bottle. \u2014 Jill Griffin, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
      "The second-city travel trend is helping alleviate pressure on the world\u2019s most overtouristed urban centers. \u2014 Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online , 18 June 2022",
      "The Biden administration can do little to quickly alleviate consumers\u2019 pain at the pump, or increase refineries\u2019 capacity and fuel supplies, analysts say. \u2014 Andrew Restuccia, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
      "This product aims to alleviate occasional stomach problems and helps your immune system function properly. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 June 2022",
      "My concern is the ablation procedure may alleviate the rhinitis problem but create another problem. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 3 June 2022",
      "The Israeli government says the cable car would be a boon for tourism to sites in the Old City that are holy to Jews, Muslims and Christians, and would alleviate heavy traffic to the area. \u2014 CNN , 16 May 2022",
      "In a statement released yesterday, the Food and Drug Administration said the agency is working to address and alleviate supply issues and ensure the production of safe infant formula products. \u2014 al , 12 May 2022",
      "Our teams have been working tirelessly to address and alleviate supply issues and will continue doing everything within our authority to ensure the production of safe infant formula products. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 11 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Late Latin alleviatus , past participle of alleviare , from Latin ad- + levis light \u2014 more at light":""
    },
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      "\u0259-\u02c8l\u0113-v\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for alleviate relieve , alleviate , lighten , assuage , mitigate , allay mean to make something less grievous. relieve implies a lifting of enough of a burden to make it tolerable. took an aspirin to relieve the pain alleviate implies temporary or partial lessening of pain or distress. the lotion alleviated the itching lighten implies reducing a burdensome or depressing weight. good news would lighten our worries assuage implies softening or sweetening what is harsh or disagreeable. ocean breezes assuaged the intense heat mitigate suggests a moderating or countering of the effect of something violent or painful. the need to mitigate barbaric laws allay implies an effective calming or soothing of fears or alarms. allayed their fears",
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      "assuage",
      "ease",
      "help",
      "mitigate",
      "mollify",
      "palliate",
      "relieve",
      "soothe"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031144",
    "type":[
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      "verb"
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  "alley":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a garden or park walk bordered by trees or bushes":[],
      ": a grassed enclosure for bowling or skittles":[],
      ": an area in a baseball outfield between two outfielders when they are in normal positions":[
        "hit a line drive into the alley"
      ],
      ": an extensive region where destructive natural phenomena of a specified type (such as tornadoes) occur often or are likely to occur":[
        "The most obvious tornado alley extends from the plains of northwest Texas eastward into north Texas and then northward across Oklahoma, Kansas, and eastern Nebraska.",
        "\u2014 Tom Konvicka"
      ],
      ": suited to one's own tastes or abilities":[
        "a job that's right up her alley"
      ],
      ": the space on each side of a tennis doubles court between the sideline and the service sideline":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1720, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French alee , from aler to go":"Noun",
      "by shortening and alteration from alabaster":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8a-l\u0113"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190047",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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  "alliance":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a bond or connection between families, states, parties, or individuals":[
        "a closer alliance between government and industry"
      ],
      ": a treaty of alliance":[],
      ": the state of being allied : the action of allying":[
        "nations in close alliance"
      ],
      ": union by relationship in qualities : affinity":[
        "an alliance of industry and academia"
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      "city in northeastern Ohio northeast of Canton population 22,322":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "We need to form a closer alliance between government and industry.",
      "strengthen the alliance of western nations",
      "There has been a pattern of shifting alliances in the political world.",
      "The article condemns what some say is an unholy alliance between government and media.",
      "one nation working in alliance with another",
      "There is disagreement within the alliance about how to deal with this problem.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Big Ten, Pac-12 and Atlantic Coast Conference last August formed an alliance in the wake of Oklahoma and Texas joining the SEC. \u2014 Ralph D. Russo And Eric Olson, Anchorage Daily News , 1 July 2022",
      "Putin did not go into detail on what an extended alliance with Belarus would look like, but Ukrainian officials have been sounding the alarm that Russia is looking to bring Belarus into the war as the conflict drags on. \u2014 Caitlin Mcfall, Fox News , 1 July 2022",
      "The Big Ten, Pac-12 and Atlantic Coast Conference last August formed an alliance in the wake of Oklahoma and Texas joining the SEC. \u2014 Eric Olson, BostonGlobe.com , 30 June 2022",
      "The Big Ten, Pac-12 and Atlantic Coast Conference last August formed an alliance in the wake of Oklahoma and Texas joining the SEC. \u2014 CBS News , 30 June 2022",
      "Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party is returning to power in the country's richest state, Maharashtra, giving it a fillip ahead of the 2024 national election after an unlikely ruling alliance of parties crumbled after more than two years. \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 30 June 2022",
      "Spirit has said JetBlue\u2019s unwillingness to drop out of an alliance with American Airlines Group Inc. if needed has been a roadblock to discussions. \u2014 Alison Sider, WSJ , 30 June 2022",
      "Netanyahu whipped up their right-wing base against Bennett, accusing him of betraying them by forging an alliance with left-wing parties and even an Arab faction. \u2014 Joseph Krauss, ajc , 29 June 2022",
      "In Sudan, Russia\u2019s offer of an economic alliance earned it the promise of a naval base on the Red Sea. \u2014 Joseph Wilson, The Christian Science Monitor , 27 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "see ally entry 1":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259-\u02c8l\u012b-\u0259ns",
      "\u0259-\u02c8l\u012b-\u0259n(t)s"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "accord",
      "compact",
      "convention",
      "covenant",
      "pact",
      "treaty"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030212",
    "type":[
      "geographical name",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "allied":{
    "antonyms":[
      "unrelated"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": having or being in close association : connected":[
        "two families allied by marriage"
      ],
      ": related especially by common properties or qualities":[
        "heraldry and allied subjects"
      ],
      ": related genetically":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "people with foreign language fluency and an allied skill such as the ability to relate to people from different cultures",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The commission would have the following responsibilities: Support efforts to organize, educate and mobilize the LGBTQIA+ community through coalition building and coordination with allied individuals, groups and organizations. \u2014 Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun , 22 June 2022",
      "European and other allied countries have taken in millions of refugees displaced in the conflict in which Russia has been accused of war crimes against civilians. \u2014 Fox News , 10 June 2022",
      "By comparison, Bass and an allied group have spent under $2 million combined. \u2014 Ben Kamisar, NBC News , 2 June 2022",
      "In Chicago, the healthcare worker shortage is particularly dire, prompting Illinois governor J. B. Pritzker to increase allocation within the state budget to preserve and grow the city and state\u2019s allied health fields. \u2014 Imentor, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "South Korea doesn\u2019t have to remain allied with the United States as the American rivalry with China intensifies, according to a key envoy. \u2014 Joel Gehrke, Washington Examiner , 12 Oct. 2020",
      "Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy proposed a deal with allied nations to lock down Russian compensation for the destruction its military has caused during its invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 21 May 2022",
      "North Korea may well react angrily to Biden\u2019s and Yoon\u2019s recent vows to step up allied deterrence against North Korea\u2019s nuclear arsenal, which Pyongyang says is necessary to protect itself from American threats. \u2014 Min Joo Kim, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
      "Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin thanked the Czechs for their donation during public comments after a Monday meeting of allied defense officials. \u2014 Drew Hinshaw, WSJ , 23 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1518, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259-\u02c8l\u012bd",
      "\u02c8a-\u02ccl\u012bd"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "affiliated",
      "akin",
      "kindred",
      "related"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174846",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "alliteration":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as w ild and w oolly, thr eatening thr ongs)":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "As far as sound repetition goes, I don't have any principles. I try to stay away from heavy alliteration and other pyrotechnics because I think they detract from the sense of the poem and blur the imagery. \u2014 Maxine Kumin , \"A Questionnaire,\" 1977 , in To Make a Prairie , 1979",
      "More specifically, how are actual events deformed by the application to them of metaphor, rhetorical comparison, prose rhythm, assonance, alliteration , allusion, and sentence structures and connectives implying clear causality",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Examples include identifying words that rhyme, recognizing alliteration , breaking a sentence into words and detecting syllables in a word. \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 28 June 2022",
      "His words caught fire, roared, ready to move people in unison with the memorable lilt of meter and alliteration . \u2014 Susan J. Wolfson, The Atlantic , 18 June 2022",
      "Again, Ram kills it in the alliteration department, calling the events the Ram Real Talk Tour. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "And in early 2022, cronuts, but that\u2019s just to fortify the alliteration . \u2014 Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com , 9 Dec. 2021",
      "Stunning illustrations, fun alliteration , a fantastic vocabulary, and shout-it-out repetition make this a favorite. \u2014 Tegan Tigani, The Christian Science Monitor , 1 Dec. 2021",
      "How Gina Seebachan kept her business, the Be With Me Playseum, open during the coronavirus pandemic can be summarized in an alliteration : faith, family, and frugality. \u2014 David Hogberg, Washington Examiner , 1 Apr. 2021",
      "Ulman loves language play, especially alliteration and active verbs. \u2014 Nancy Lord, Anchorage Daily News , 6 Mar. 2021",
      "Like most of his work, this poem was meant to be read aloud, using colloquialisms, wordplay, alliteration . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Feb. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1624, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from New Latin all\u012bter\u0101ti\u014dn-, all\u012bter\u0101ti\u014d, from Latin ad- ad- + l\u012btera \"letter\" + -\u0101ti\u014dn-, -\u0101ti\u014d -ation \u2014 more at letter entry 1":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259-\u02ccli-t\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123735",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "allocate":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute":[
        "allocate tasks among human and automated components"
      ],
      ": to set apart or earmark : designate":[
        "allocate a section of the building for special research purposes"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Money from the sale of the house was allocated to each of the children.",
      "We need to determine the best way to allocate our resources.",
      "Have enough funds been allocated to finance the project",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The council was going to vote on whether to allocate $8 million from the federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to the development. \u2014 Margaret Kates | Mkates@al.com, al , 7 June 2022",
      "Decisions about where to allocate resources, who to promote and what products or services to offer are just a few examples of the types of choices executives make every day. \u2014 Stuart Andrews, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Day deferred to Knowles on how to allocate responsibilities with the new staff. \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "In a worst-case scenario, a new wave could leave hospitals making life or death decisions on how to allocate scarce resources among competing patients. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 Jan. 2022",
      "The rules are yet to address the touchy subject of how to allocate 10 lucrative licenses among 22 Native American tribes in the state. \u2014 Ryan Randazzo, The Arizona Republic , 3 July 2021",
      "But Villalba, who is no longer in the Legislature, blamed the low participation on the state\u2019s decision not to allocate funding for the marshal program to help districts purchase the firearms or provide stipends to marshals. \u2014 Kate Mcgee, Chron , 7 June 2022",
      "Yes, there are numerous studies about the value of arts education for students, schools, families and communities, but principals often have difficult decisions to make in terms of how to allocate funding. \u2014 Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 June 2022",
      "Cassidy is a co-sponsor of the Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act, a 2021 bill that would direct the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to allocate funding to support maternal health. \u2014 Tat Bellamy-walker, NBC News , 23 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Medieval Latin alloc\u0101tus, past participle of alloc\u0101re \"to place, stow, hire out, place on hire, allow, admit, credit,\" from Latin ad- ad- + loc\u0101re \"to place, situate\" \u2014 more at locate":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8a-l\u0259-\u02cck\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "allot",
      "allow",
      "apportion",
      "assign",
      "distribute",
      "lot",
      "ration"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212040",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "allocation":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute":[
        "allocate tasks among human and automated components"
      ],
      ": to set apart or earmark : designate":[
        "allocate a section of the building for special research purposes"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Money from the sale of the house was allocated to each of the children.",
      "We need to determine the best way to allocate our resources.",
      "Have enough funds been allocated to finance the project",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The council was going to vote on whether to allocate $8 million from the federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to the development. \u2014 Margaret Kates | Mkates@al.com, al , 7 June 2022",
      "Decisions about where to allocate resources, who to promote and what products or services to offer are just a few examples of the types of choices executives make every day. \u2014 Stuart Andrews, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Day deferred to Knowles on how to allocate responsibilities with the new staff. \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "In a worst-case scenario, a new wave could leave hospitals making life or death decisions on how to allocate scarce resources among competing patients. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 Jan. 2022",
      "The rules are yet to address the touchy subject of how to allocate 10 lucrative licenses among 22 Native American tribes in the state. \u2014 Ryan Randazzo, The Arizona Republic , 3 July 2021",
      "But Villalba, who is no longer in the Legislature, blamed the low participation on the state\u2019s decision not to allocate funding for the marshal program to help districts purchase the firearms or provide stipends to marshals. \u2014 Kate Mcgee, Chron , 7 June 2022",
      "Yes, there are numerous studies about the value of arts education for students, schools, families and communities, but principals often have difficult decisions to make in terms of how to allocate funding. \u2014 Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 June 2022",
      "Cassidy is a co-sponsor of the Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act, a 2021 bill that would direct the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to allocate funding to support maternal health. \u2014 Tat Bellamy-walker, NBC News , 23 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Medieval Latin alloc\u0101tus, past participle of alloc\u0101re \"to place, stow, hire out, place on hire, allow, admit, credit,\" from Latin ad- ad- + loc\u0101re \"to place, situate\" \u2014 more at locate":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8a-l\u0259-\u02cck\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "allot",
      "allow",
      "apportion",
      "assign",
      "distribute",
      "lot",
      "ration"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175637",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "allot":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to assign as a share or portion":[
        "allot 10 minutes for the speech"
      ],
      ": to distribute by or as if by lot":[
        "allot seats to the press"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Each speaker will be allotted 15 minutes.",
      "The newspaper will allot a full page to each of the three mayoral candidates.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Baltimore County must ensure development adheres to the Adequate Public Facilities law that requires all development to allot 1,000 ft of open space per dwelling or pay a fee that goes towards the funding of greenspaces elsewhere. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 17 May 2022",
      "The Senate and House bills allot more than $52 billion for semiconductor production and research. \u2014 CBS News , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "The Senate and House bills allot more than $52 billion for semiconductor production and research. \u2014 Kevin Freking, ajc , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "The Senate and House bills allot more than $52 billion for semiconductor production and research. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Catalan state film agency ICEC will allot this year more than \u20ac28 million ($29.5 million) in general cinema aid. \u2014 Emilio Mayorga, Variety , 17 May 2022",
      "This year, Cox signed a bill that would allot $40 million towards efforts to save the shrinking Great Salt Lake. \u2014 Kim Boj\u00f3rquez, The Salt Lake Tribune , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Consider going elsewhere if the delivery date is too far out, as manufacturers allot cars to dealerships at different rates. \u2014 cleveland , 22 Jan. 2022",
      "Proponents hope removing hurdles for homeowners who want to install artificial turf will prevent overreach by HOAs, though some say amendments made to the proposal actually allot too much power to community associations to add restrictions on turf. \u2014 Kiera Riley, The Arizona Republic , 30 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English alotten, borrowed from Anglo-French aloter, from a- (going back to Latin ad- ad- ) + -loter, verbal derivative of lot \"lot, portion, share,\" borrowed from Old Low Franconian *hlota-, going back to Germanic *hluta- \u2014 more at lot entry 1":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259-\u02c8l\u00e4t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "allocate",
      "allow",
      "apportion",
      "assign",
      "distribute",
      "lot",
      "ration"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181018",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "allotment":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the act of allotting something : apportionment":[
        "The allotment of a full page in the newspaper to each candidate is fair."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Also, a larger allotment of slots in supporting versus lead will be in her favor. \u2014 Clayton Davis, Variety , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "The larger allotment to credit reserves is part of the reason why JP Morgan\u2019s profits had fallen 42% from a year ago. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Michigan\u2019s allotment of coronavirus vaccines has hovered around 60,000 doses per week. \u2014 Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press , 25 Jan. 2021",
      "Within 27 hours, the Heat\u2019s allotment of 2020-21 home games against Milwaukee will be complete. \u2014 Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com , 28 Dec. 2020",
      "The board of Algoma Township, Michigan, voted last July to decline its $1.3 million allotment . \u2014 David A. Lieb, Chicago Tribune , 2 June 2022",
      "Duke also benefited from having most of the sellout crowd of 17,739 cheering for the Blue Devils, though Arkansas used its full allotment of 1,000 tickets. \u2014 Bob Holt, Arkansas Online , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "After burning through its allotment of federal emergency housing aid, California is set to receive $136 million more, the New York Times reports. \u2014 Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "The novel approach will mean some schools get a large allotment directly: Ballou High School would get $250,000 to support its 572 at-risk students, for example, and several elementary schools would get more than $100,000 each. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Anglo-French alotement, from aloter \"to allot \" + -ment -ment":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259-\u02c8l\u00e4t-m\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "allocation",
      "annuity",
      "appropriation",
      "entitlement",
      "grant",
      "subsidy",
      "subvention"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112548",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "allow":{
    "antonyms":[
      "ban",
      "enjoin",
      "forbid",
      "prohibit",
      "proscribe",
      "veto"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": admit , concede":[
        "must allow that money causes problems in marriage"
      ],
      ": intend , plan":[],
      ": permit":[
        "doesn't allow people to smoke in his home"
      ],
      ": say , state":[],
      ": to assign as a share or suitable amount (as of time or money)":[
        "allow an hour for lunch"
      ],
      ": to be of the opinion : think":[],
      ": to express an opinion":[
        "\u2014 usually used with as how or that"
      ],
      ": to fail to restrain or prevent":[
        "allow the dog to roam"
      ],
      ": to give an opportunity : permit":[
        "She worked on the project here and there as time allowed .",
        "This should take 5 minutes for 1 strength-cardio circuit combo. If time allows , repeat once more for a 10-minute workout or twice more for a 15-minute workout.",
        "\u2014 Tracy Teare",
        "This plan is being implemented in phases as funding allows .",
        "\u2014 Waterloo-Cedar Falls (Iowa) Courier"
      ],
      ": to give consideration to circumstances or contingencies":[
        "\u2014 used with for a plan that allows for expansion"
      ],
      ": to make a possibility : admit":[
        "\u2014 used with of evidence that allows of only one conclusion"
      ],
      ": to reckon as a deduction or an addition":[
        "allow a gallon for leakage"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "a religion that does not allow divorce",
      "They don't allow smoking in this hotel.",
      "I want to change my schedule, but my boss won't allow it.",
      "My boss wouldn't allow me to change my schedule.",
      "They don't allow people to smoke in this hotel.",
      "Women were not allowed in the club.",
      "The hospital doesn't allow visitors after 8 p.m.",
      "Her schedule doesn't allow her any time to run errands.",
      "The system allows you to transfer data easily from one computer to another.",
      "Occasional gaps allow passage through the mountains.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Therefore: time travel must not allow this situation to be possible. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 22 June 2022",
      "Whatever the financial ramifications of that, the six-episode format for Disney+ did allow subplots and characters more room to breathe in helpful ways. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 22 June 2022",
      "But one-click checkout options, for instance, can allow users to save their address and payment methods as a default option to accelerate the checkout process. \u2014 Ravi Teja Bommireddipalli, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
      "With that in mind, allow us to tee up a few pointers before your first visit. \u2014 Michael Mcknight, Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
      "The money will allow the amusement park to add an 800-linear-foot lazy river, central spray deck, private full-service cabanas and a second food venue to the Santa Springs Water Park, which is part of the amusement park venue. \u2014 Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune , 21 June 2022",
      "Thanks to seven working fireplaces throughout the hotel\u2019s common spaces, the cooler months will allow for cozy moments worth lingering over. \u2014 Laura Neilson, WSJ , 21 June 2022",
      "The exceptions, which expire one year after they are created, allow teams to acquire players without sending out matching salary in return. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
      "The plea agreement struck on Tuesday will allow John Tiedjen to walk out of the county jail, putting a 33-year legal process \u2013 including multiple appeals \u2013 behind him. \u2014 Adam Ferrise, cleveland , 21 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(t)":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English alowen, allowen \"to commend, approve of, legally recognize, permit, take into account, compensate,\" borrowed from Anglo-French aluer, aloer \"to place, allot, commend, accept as legally valid, permit, take into account, assess,\" probably in part from a- (going back to Latin ad- ad- ) + loer \"to praise,\" going back to Latin laud\u0101re ; in part going back to Medieval Latin alloc\u0101re \"to place, admit, credit\" \u2014 more at laud entry 2 , allocate":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259-\u02c8lau\u0307"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "green-light",
      "have",
      "permit",
      "suffer"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200953",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "allow (for)":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to consider (something) when one makes a calculation":[
        "The total distance, allowing for detours, is about 10 miles.",
        "If you allow for inflation, he's actually earning less money now than he was 10 years ago."
      ],
      ": to make (something) possible":[
        "The design of the system allows for easy upgrades."
      ],
      ": to think about or plan for (something that will or might happen in the future)":[
        "When purchasing property, the company should allow for possible future growth/expansion."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024820",
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ]
  },
  "allowable":{
    "antonyms":[
      "banned",
      "barred",
      "forbidden",
      "impermissible",
      "inadmissible",
      "interdicted",
      "prohibited",
      "proscribed",
      "verboten"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": permissible":[
        "allowable income tax deductions"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "international travel without a passport isn't allowable",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Book income is the income companies disclose to shareholders, while taxable income is the amount on which companies are taxed after making any allowable revenue deductions. \u2014 Mark Maurer, WSJ , 22 Nov. 2021",
      "The deduction for qualified business income would be amended by setting a cap on allowable deductions at $500,000 for individuals filing a joint return; $250,000 for a married individual filing a separate return; and, $10,000 for a trust or estate. \u2014 Matthew Erskine, Forbes , 16 Sep. 2021",
      "Any business involving the production or extraction of products of a character with respect to which a deduction is allowable under section 613 or 613A; and E. Any business of operating a hotel, motel, restaurant, or similar business. \u2014 Daniel Mayo, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "Sampling of the puddles found levels of copper, zinc and molybdenum that exceeded allowable limits, according to the charging document. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 Oct. 2021",
      "That is not an allowable trigger for replay-center review. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 30 May 2022",
      "Kaplan also bypassed random prosecutor assignment to hand-pick someone, who later sentenced Donziger to several times the maximum allowable six months of detention for contempt. \u2014 Morgan Simon, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
      "The change, proposed by the Department of Consumer Protection and ratified by the Legislative Regulation Review Committee, means an increase in the total allowable amount of mold and yeast for cannabis tested at one lab and a decrease for the other. \u2014 Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant , 26 May 2022",
      "The laws in the District and most of those states \u2014 California, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Vermont \u2014 limit the number of allowable rounds to 10. \u2014 Alex Horton, Washington Post , 16 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English alowable, allowable \"proper, admissible,\" borrowed from Anglo-French alouable, from aluer, aloer \"to accept as legally valid, permit\" + -able -able \u2014 more at allow":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259-\u02c8lau\u0307-\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "admissible",
      "permissible"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042051",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "allowance":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a fixed or available amount":[
        "provide an allowance of time for recreation"
      ],
      ": a reduction from a list price or stated price":[
        "a trade-in allowance"
      ],
      ": a share or portion allotted or granted":[],
      ": an allowed dimensional difference between mating parts of a machine":[],
      ": an imposed handicap (as in a horse race)":[],
      ": the act of allowing something : permission":[],
      ": the act of regarding bad behavior or a mistake as less serious or bad because of some special circumstance":[
        "Some allowance should be made for her inexperience.",
        "The plan makes no allowance for bad weather."
      ],
      ": to put on a fixed allowance (as of food and drink)":[],
      ": to supply in a fixed or regular quantity":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "a monthly allowance for household expenses",
      "Each of their children gets a weekly allowance of five dollars.",
      "the recommended daily allowance of vitamin C",
      "the tax allowance for married couples",
      "They performed poorly, but allowances should be made for their inexperience.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The company provides a lifetime allowance of $10,000 per employees (or their dependents) per service. \u2014 Clare Duffy And Jennifer Korn, CNN , 24 June 2022",
      "But evolution doesn\u2019t make allowance for graceful exits. \u2014 Peter Brannen, The Atlantic , 22 June 2022",
      "In lieu of her income from these properties, which was what paid for all her household expenses, Edward granted her an allowance . \u2014 Anne Th\u00e9riault, Longreads , 21 June 2022",
      "Per the filing, Barker will receive an annual base salary of $2.4 million and a $600,000 annual stock option allowance under Netflix\u2019s stock option program. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 13 June 2022",
      "The players got health insurance, and a housing allowance while in residency with the team. \u2014 Nancy Armour, USA TODAY , 13 June 2022",
      "In addition, Reveno was given a relocation allowance of $15,000 and Shelton $7,500. \u2014 oregonlive , 13 June 2022",
      "Employees can choose to receive that allowance in one payment or can send it to a retirement plan. \u2014 Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun , 8 June 2022",
      "The current recommended dietary allowance (RDA) is 0.8 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight. \u2014 Nikhita Mahtani, SELF , 7 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1c":"Noun",
      "1758, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English allowaunce, allouance \"commendation, confirmation (of a privilege), allocation of funds,\" borrowed from Anglo-French alouance, allowance \"admission as legally valid, allocation, payment,\" from aluer, aloer \"to place, allot, accept as legally valid\" + -ance -ance \u2014 more at allow":"Noun",
      "derivative of allowance entry 1":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259-\u02c8lau\u0307-\u0259n(t)s",
      "\u0259-\u02c8lau\u0307-\u0259ns"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "allotment",
      "cut",
      "end",
      "part",
      "piece",
      "portion",
      "proportion",
      "quota",
      "share",
      "slice",
      "take"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175131",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "alloy":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a compound, mixture, or union of different things":[
        "an ethnic alloy of many peoples"
      ],
      ": a metal mixed with a more valuable metal to give durability or some other desired quality":[],
      ": an admixture that lessens value":[],
      ": an impairing alien element":[],
      ": temper , moderate":[],
      ": the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness":[],
      ": to impair or debase by admixture":[],
      ": to lend itself to being alloyed":[
        "iron alloys well"
      ],
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      ": to reduce the purity of by mixing with a less valuable metal":[]
    },
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      "Noun",
      "testing the properties of various alloys",
      "a part made of aluminum alloy",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The 911\u2019s beautiful Fuchs forged alloy wheels were painted body color by the factory on this example. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 30 May 2022",
      "The truck has also been equipped with some off-road friendly upgrades like Firestone Ride-Rite air springs and 17-inch alloy wheels wrapped in 33-inch Firestone Destination M/T2 tires. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 19 May 2022",
      "Based on the coins\u2019 composition\u2014copper alloy and traces of silver\u2014the treasure wouldn\u2019t have gone far at the time of its burial. \u2014 Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine , 5 May 2022",
      "The good bits are the mostly complete interior, the original alloy wheels, and an overall good-running car. \u2014 Elana Scherr, Car and Driver , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "While Limited models get some additional features as standard, the only notable difference from a performance perspective is a switch from 18-inch to 20-inch alloy wheels. \u2014 Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "The dynamic, high-impact performance of the speakers is boosted by Focal\u2019s multi-port Powerflow design, ultra-rigid cabinet construction and solid aluminum- alloy base. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
      "The bike has a slim, magnesium alloy frame with a mechanism for folding its frame in half that\u2019s considerably more streamlined than you\u2019d often find on a folding bike. \u2014 Mark Knapp, PCMAG , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "It\u2019s also one of just two to sport elegant all- alloy Mod\u00e8le New York coachwork, and the only such example with its exterior still intact. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The vehicle utilizes the brand\u2019s MLA-Flex architecture, which is aluminum-intensive (more than 75 percent of the structure is alloy ). \u2014 Michael Harley, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "The first material to be produced will be alloy , starting late next year, GM and MP said in a joint statement. \u2014 Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Special Metals makes nickel alloy metals essential to space crafts and airplanes. \u2014 Chris Isidore, CNN , 31 Dec. 2021",
      "This is not new technology, but may represent the first effort to combine an conventional metal alloy lander with an inflatable balloon-type structure. \u2014 Bruce Dorminey, Forbes , 22 Oct. 2021",
      "To add a lifting and sculpting boost to your cart, try celebrity esthetician Joanna Czech\u2019s aluminum and zinc alloy facial massager. \u2014 Akili King, Vogue , 28 May 2021",
      "Steel receivers are easy to drill and tap, alloy receivers, not so much. \u2014 Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream , 23 Mar. 2021",
      "Made of alloy steel with a black heat-resistant coating, this pit is rust- and weather-proof. \u2014 Christine Persaud, USA TODAY , 11 Mar. 2021",
      "To obtain these maximum speeds, manufacturers may use alloy pellets that weigh less than their lead counterparts and, in turn, move much faster. \u2014 Joseph Albanese, Field & Stream , 2 Mar. 2021"
    ],
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      "1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1625, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French aloi , from Old French alei , from aleir to combine, from Latin alligare to bind \u2014 more at ally":"Noun"
    },
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      "\u02c8a-\u02ccl\u022fi",
      "\u02c8al-\u02cc\u022fi",
      "also \u0259-\u02c8l\u022fi",
      "\u0259-\u02c8l\u022fi",
      "also \u02c8a-\u02ccl\u022fi"
    ],
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      "intermixture",
      "meld",
      "mix",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092541",
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      ": a compound, mixture, or union of different things":[
        "an ethnic alloy of many peoples"
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      ": an impairing alien element":[],
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      ": to lend itself to being alloyed":[
        "iron alloys well"
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      ": to reduce the purity of by mixing with a less valuable metal":[]
    },
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      "Noun",
      "testing the properties of various alloys",
      "a part made of aluminum alloy",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The 911\u2019s beautiful Fuchs forged alloy wheels were painted body color by the factory on this example. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 30 May 2022",
      "The truck has also been equipped with some off-road friendly upgrades like Firestone Ride-Rite air springs and 17-inch alloy wheels wrapped in 33-inch Firestone Destination M/T2 tires. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 19 May 2022",
      "Based on the coins\u2019 composition\u2014copper alloy and traces of silver\u2014the treasure wouldn\u2019t have gone far at the time of its burial. \u2014 Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine , 5 May 2022",
      "The good bits are the mostly complete interior, the original alloy wheels, and an overall good-running car. \u2014 Elana Scherr, Car and Driver , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "While Limited models get some additional features as standard, the only notable difference from a performance perspective is a switch from 18-inch to 20-inch alloy wheels. \u2014 Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "The dynamic, high-impact performance of the speakers is boosted by Focal\u2019s multi-port Powerflow design, ultra-rigid cabinet construction and solid aluminum- alloy base. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
      "The bike has a slim, magnesium alloy frame with a mechanism for folding its frame in half that\u2019s considerably more streamlined than you\u2019d often find on a folding bike. \u2014 Mark Knapp, PCMAG , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "It\u2019s also one of just two to sport elegant all- alloy Mod\u00e8le New York coachwork, and the only such example with its exterior still intact. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The vehicle utilizes the brand\u2019s MLA-Flex architecture, which is aluminum-intensive (more than 75 percent of the structure is alloy ). \u2014 Michael Harley, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "The first material to be produced will be alloy , starting late next year, GM and MP said in a joint statement. \u2014 Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Special Metals makes nickel alloy metals essential to space crafts and airplanes. \u2014 Chris Isidore, CNN , 31 Dec. 2021",
      "This is not new technology, but may represent the first effort to combine an conventional metal alloy lander with an inflatable balloon-type structure. \u2014 Bruce Dorminey, Forbes , 22 Oct. 2021",
      "To add a lifting and sculpting boost to your cart, try celebrity esthetician Joanna Czech\u2019s aluminum and zinc alloy facial massager. \u2014 Akili King, Vogue , 28 May 2021",
      "Steel receivers are easy to drill and tap, alloy receivers, not so much. \u2014 Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream , 23 Mar. 2021",
      "Made of alloy steel with a black heat-resistant coating, this pit is rust- and weather-proof. \u2014 Christine Persaud, USA TODAY , 11 Mar. 2021",
      "To obtain these maximum speeds, manufacturers may use alloy pellets that weigh less than their lead counterparts and, in turn, move much faster. \u2014 Joseph Albanese, Field & Stream , 2 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1625, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French aloi , from Old French alei , from aleir to combine, from Latin alligare to bind \u2014 more at ally":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8a-\u02ccl\u022fi",
      "\u02c8al-\u02cc\u022fi",
      "also \u0259-\u02c8l\u022fi",
      "\u0259-\u02c8l\u022fi",
      "also \u02c8a-\u02ccl\u022fi"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "admixture",
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      "amalgamation",
      "blend",
      "cocktail",
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      "composite",
      "compound",
      "conflation",
      "emulsion",
      "fusion",
      "intermixture",
      "meld",
      "mix",
      "mixture",
      "synthesis"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095247",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "allspice":{
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    "definitions":{
      ": a mildly pungent and aromatic spice prepared from dried allspice berries":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The company said the body of this peculiar brew has hints of maple, vanilla oak, clove, cinnamon and allspice . \u2014 Michael Casey, USA TODAY , 28 June 2022",
      "It\u2019s flavored with ground ginger, cinnamon, allspice and molasses to evoke a gingersnap cookie. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Nov. 2020",
      "Beetles are pollinators for plants like magnolia, Carolina allspice , pawpaw, spicebush and water lilies. \u2014 Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun , 15 June 2022",
      "Add the garlic, jalape\u00f1o, oregano, cumin, allspice , cinnamon, and cilantro stems. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 9 Nov. 2021",
      "Jamaican curry uses allspice , and typically contains neither red chili powder nor curry leaves, resulting in a subtler flavor. \u2014 Rand Richards Cooper, Hartford Courant , 2 May 2022",
      "The flavor profile is classic Beam with more heat from the higher proof, with nutty and grainy notes, as well as popcorn, vanilla, caramel, baked apple, hot cinnamon and allspice . \u2014 Jonah Flicker, Robb Report , 29 May 2022",
      "Remove from the heat, stir in the remaining onion, the Aleppo pepper, black pepper and allspice , and let cool. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "This is fish rubbed with garlic and allspice , shallow-fried until the skin crisps, then doused with hot vinegar, carrots, onions and wicked Scotch bonnets, all swirled together and bubbling from a pan. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1621, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u022fl-\u02ccsp\u012bs"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-104507",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "alluaudite":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a rare mineral (Na, Fe, Mn)PO 4 consisting of sodium-iron-manganese phosphate":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1844, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "German alluaudit , from Fran\u00e7ois Alluaud \u20201865, French mineralogist + German -it -ite":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccaly\u0259\u02c8w\u014d\u02ccd\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085559",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "allude":{
    "antonyms":[],
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    "examples":[
      "As alluded to previously, the entire universe may actually exist in a higher-dimensional space. \u2014 Clifford A. Pickover , Surfing Through Hyperspace , 1999",
      "Adams had alluded to slavery in 1816, when he confided to Jefferson that \"there will be greater difficulties to preserve our Union, than You and I, our Fathers Brothers Friends \u2026 have had to form it.\" \u2014 Joseph J. Ellis , American Heritage , May/June 1993",
      "The more challenging problems in fact\u2014ones that the optimists rarely allude to\u2014will be the problems of success. \u2014 Charles R. Morris , Atlantic , October 1989",
      "Mrs. Simons alluded to some health problems, without being specific.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Though the photo didn't allude to anything romantic, the model later uploaded a snap with her beau a month later from their west coast vacation together. \u2014 Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com , 27 June 2022",
      "The university\u2019s statement on the firing did not even allude to the free speech issue. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2022",
      "Yet Citizen can also allude to the necessity of a therapeutic relationship\u2014a deep need to call out, to question, to return to, to remember, to speak of the past; and the twin need for someone to listen. \u2014 Ana Cecilia Alvarez, The Atlantic , 1 May 2022",
      "Agrawal himself appeared to allude to that impact when he was named CEO. \u2014 Clare Duffy, CNN , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "The traffic stop that would end his life came three days later. Lyoya seemed to allude to his troubles in a Facebook post from August 2020. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 May 2022",
      "Around the same period, Biggs seemed to allude to taking drastic steps in an interview with conservative activist Charlie Kirk. \u2014 Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "In performance and in paintings, Monkman, 57, morphs into Miss Chief Eagle Testickle, strapping and strong-jawed, lipsticked and rouged, striding on stilettos through epic landscapes that allude to works by 19th-century Romantics. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "Among the statements highlighted by the Democrat group: Trump's comments last month to the Conservative Political Action Conference that appeared to allude to a third presidential bid. \u2014 Fredreka Schouten, CNN , 14 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1531, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin alludere , literally, to play with, from ad- + ludere to play \u2014 more at ludicrous":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259-\u02c8l\u00fcd"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "hint",
      "imply",
      "indicate",
      "infer",
      "insinuate",
      "intimate",
      "suggest"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080650",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "allude to":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to speak of or mention (something or someone) in an indirect way":[
        "I'm interested in hearing more about the technology you alluded to a minute ago."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202333",
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ]
  },
  "allulose":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a syrupy ketohexose sugar C 6 H 12 0 6 found in the unfermentable residue from cane molasses and related stereochemically to allose and altrose":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1874, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "all- + -ulose":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8aly\u0259\u02ccl\u014ds"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053550",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "allure":{
    "antonyms":[
      "animal magnetism",
      "appeal",
      "attractiveness",
      "captivation",
      "charisma",
      "charm",
      "duende",
      "enchantment",
      "fascination",
      "force field",
      "glamour",
      "glamor",
      "magic",
      "magnetism",
      "oomph",
      "pizzazz",
      "pizazz",
      "seductiveness",
      "witchery"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": power of attraction or fascination : charm":[
        "the allure of fame",
        "rare books that hold a special allure for collectors"
      ],
      ": to entice by charm or attraction":[
        "\u2026 I had been fool enough to allow myself to be so quickly allured by her charms \u2026",
        "\u2014 Anthony Trollope"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "was so allured by his sister's college roommate that before long he was asking her for a date",
      "allured by the promise of big bucks, he decided to have a go at a job on the trading floor of the stock market",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The result is a heady and seductive fragrance with woody undertones, sure to allure and entice. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 May 2022",
      "Hurricane Creek Wilderness, Arkansas Boulders, bluffs, and waterfalls abound in the 15,214-acre Hurricane Creek Wilderness, where high ridges and gurgling creeks allure intrepid trekkers. \u2014 Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online , 26 July 2021",
      "For students of style, the Copland film\u2014showing men wearing coats, ties, and hats even when going about their casual rounds\u2014offers alluring hints of everyday formality. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 11 Apr. 2020",
      "The offers are alluring to owners who often operate on the edge and are strapped for cash. \u2014 Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News , 3 Apr. 2020",
      "Her music, nor her brand, are flashy, with Coles instead settling into a career marked by sophisticated, sensual and inventive electronic music that allures whether heard in a sweaty club, a major festival or simply through your headphones. \u2014 Katie Bain, Billboard , 17 Jan. 2020",
      "Bass-baritone Plachetka managed to produce a resplendent timbre while oozing the charisma and guile that make Figaro so alluring a character. \u2014 Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com , 29 Sep. 2019",
      "The smell is alive and dead, asphyxiating and alluring all at once. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 15 Dec. 2019",
      "Many of those automakers will be able to take advantage of alluring tax incentives that are now being phased out for Tesla because of its head start in the field. \u2014 Michael Liedtke, USA TODAY , 26 Aug. 2019",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The allure of playing with Manning could be enough to win over blue-chip skill players such as DeSoto five-star receiver Johntay Cook II or Houston Langham Creek four-star receiver Jaquaize Pettaway, maybe both. \u2014 Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News , 23 June 2022",
      "Only adding to Soft Pinch\u2019s allure is its range of shades, hailed as both striking\u2014think: cool mauves, warm terracottas, and true reds and pinks\u2014and flattering across different skin tones. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 6 June 2022",
      "Though likely apocryphal, Elizabeth\u2019s comment aptly summarizes Thomas\u2019 allure . \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 June 2022",
      "The month of April, long before the crowded summer high season, brings an additional allure : a colorful palette of wildflowers blossoming in the sunshine. \u2014 Mary Winston Nicklin, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
      "What remains intact is the series\u2019 eccentric, unpredictable allure . \u2014 Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "The allure of strongman nationalist government \u2014 Vladimir Putin\u2019s Russia, Xi Jinping\u2019s China, Viktor Orb\u00e1n\u2019s Hungary, the America that Donald Trump and his acolytes dream of \u2014 has always been the promise of power. \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "The strange allure of watching someone else stand in the blizzard. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "That balance of sourness and sweetness is key to ume\u2019s allure \u2014 and, for those making umeshu and umeshu-like products, deciding when to pick is the key stylistic decision. \u2014 Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1534, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English aluren , from Middle French alurer , from Old French, from a- (from Latin ad- ) + lure, leure lure \u2014 more at lure":"Verb and Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259-\u02c8lu\u0307r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for allure Verb attract , allure , charm , captivate , fascinate , enchant mean to draw another by exerting a powerful influence. attract applies to any degree or kind of ability to exert influence over another. students attracted by the school's locale allure implies an enticing by what is fair, pleasing, or seductive. an alluring smile charm implies the power of casting a spell over the person or thing affected and so compelling a response charmed by their hospitality , but it may, like captivate , suggest no more than evoking delight or admiration. her performances captivated audiences fascinate suggests a magical influence and tends to stress the ineffectiveness of attempts to resist. a story that continues to fascinate children enchant is perhaps the strongest of these terms in stressing the appeal of the agent and the degree of delight evoked in the subject. hopelessly enchanted by her beauty",
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      "kill",
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      "witch"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035354",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "allurement":{
    "antonyms":[
      "animal magnetism",
      "appeal",
      "attractiveness",
      "captivation",
      "charisma",
      "charm",
      "duende",
      "enchantment",
      "fascination",
      "force field",
      "glamour",
      "glamor",
      "magic",
      "magnetism",
      "oomph",
      "pizzazz",
      "pizazz",
      "seductiveness",
      "witchery"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": power of attraction or fascination : charm":[
        "the allure of fame",
        "rare books that hold a special allure for collectors"
      ],
      ": to entice by charm or attraction":[
        "\u2026 I had been fool enough to allow myself to be so quickly allured by her charms \u2026",
        "\u2014 Anthony Trollope"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "was so allured by his sister's college roommate that before long he was asking her for a date",
      "allured by the promise of big bucks, he decided to have a go at a job on the trading floor of the stock market",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The result is a heady and seductive fragrance with woody undertones, sure to allure and entice. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 May 2022",
      "Hurricane Creek Wilderness, Arkansas Boulders, bluffs, and waterfalls abound in the 15,214-acre Hurricane Creek Wilderness, where high ridges and gurgling creeks allure intrepid trekkers. \u2014 Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online , 26 July 2021",
      "For students of style, the Copland film\u2014showing men wearing coats, ties, and hats even when going about their casual rounds\u2014offers alluring hints of everyday formality. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 11 Apr. 2020",
      "The offers are alluring to owners who often operate on the edge and are strapped for cash. \u2014 Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News , 3 Apr. 2020",
      "Her music, nor her brand, are flashy, with Coles instead settling into a career marked by sophisticated, sensual and inventive electronic music that allures whether heard in a sweaty club, a major festival or simply through your headphones. \u2014 Katie Bain, Billboard , 17 Jan. 2020",
      "Bass-baritone Plachetka managed to produce a resplendent timbre while oozing the charisma and guile that make Figaro so alluring a character. \u2014 Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com , 29 Sep. 2019",
      "The smell is alive and dead, asphyxiating and alluring all at once. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 15 Dec. 2019",
      "Many of those automakers will be able to take advantage of alluring tax incentives that are now being phased out for Tesla because of its head start in the field. \u2014 Michael Liedtke, USA TODAY , 26 Aug. 2019",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The allure of playing with Manning could be enough to win over blue-chip skill players such as DeSoto five-star receiver Johntay Cook II or Houston Langham Creek four-star receiver Jaquaize Pettaway, maybe both. \u2014 Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News , 23 June 2022",
      "Only adding to Soft Pinch\u2019s allure is its range of shades, hailed as both striking\u2014think: cool mauves, warm terracottas, and true reds and pinks\u2014and flattering across different skin tones. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 6 June 2022",
      "Though likely apocryphal, Elizabeth\u2019s comment aptly summarizes Thomas\u2019 allure . \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 June 2022",
      "The month of April, long before the crowded summer high season, brings an additional allure : a colorful palette of wildflowers blossoming in the sunshine. \u2014 Mary Winston Nicklin, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
      "What remains intact is the series\u2019 eccentric, unpredictable allure . \u2014 Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "The allure of strongman nationalist government \u2014 Vladimir Putin\u2019s Russia, Xi Jinping\u2019s China, Viktor Orb\u00e1n\u2019s Hungary, the America that Donald Trump and his acolytes dream of \u2014 has always been the promise of power. \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "The strange allure of watching someone else stand in the blizzard. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "That balance of sourness and sweetness is key to ume\u2019s allure \u2014 and, for those making umeshu and umeshu-like products, deciding when to pick is the key stylistic decision. \u2014 Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1534, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English aluren , from Middle French alurer , from Old French, from a- (from Latin ad- ) + lure, leure lure \u2014 more at lure":"Verb and Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259-\u02c8lu\u0307r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for allure Verb attract , allure , charm , captivate , fascinate , enchant mean to draw another by exerting a powerful influence. attract applies to any degree or kind of ability to exert influence over another. students attracted by the school's locale allure implies an enticing by what is fair, pleasing, or seductive. an alluring smile charm implies the power of casting a spell over the person or thing affected and so compelling a response charmed by their hospitality , but it may, like captivate , suggest no more than evoking delight or admiration. her performances captivated audiences fascinate suggests a magical influence and tends to stress the ineffectiveness of attempts to resist. a story that continues to fascinate children enchant is perhaps the strongest of these terms in stressing the appeal of the agent and the degree of delight evoked in the subject. hopelessly enchanted by her beauty",
    "synonyms":[
      "beguile",
      "bewitch",
      "captivate",
      "charm",
      "enchant",
      "fascinate",
      "kill",
      "magnetize",
      "wile",
      "witch"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062857",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "allurer":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": one that allures":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1556, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-u\u0307r\u0259(r)"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060026",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "alluring":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": having a strongly attractive or enticing quality":[
        "an alluring smile/aroma",
        "an alluring prospect",
        "Her appeal for him was that of the frail and alluring woman.",
        "\u2014 Edna Ferber"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259-\u02c8lu\u0307r-i\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "appealing",
      "attractive",
      "bewitching",
      "captivating",
      "charismatic",
      "charming",
      "elfin",
      "enchanting",
      "engaging",
      "entrancing",
      "fascinating",
      "fetching",
      "glamorous",
      "glamourous",
      "luring",
      "magnetic",
      "seductive"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "repellent",
      "repellant",
      "repelling",
      "repugnant",
      "repulsive",
      "revolting",
      "unalluring"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Williams gives an expansive and alluring account of the Cape\u2019s heyday. \u2014 Talya Zax, The Atlantic , 26 June 2022",
      "The scenery brings to mind that of a distant, hauntingly beautiful planet that remains alluring but devoid of life. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 15 May 2022",
      "Try this dual-action deodorant and antiperspirant for long-lasting defense with an alluring premium fragrance. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 June 2022",
      "Julee Cruise, the alluring pop singer best known for her collaborations with avant garde director David Lynch, has died at age 65. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 10 June 2022",
      "His book is more of an alluring kaleidoscope than a sermon, research paper or how-to. \u2014 Jeremi Suri, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
      "The song thrives with alluring minimalism, as a circular guitar riff, crisp drums, and limber bassline provide a portal into the heady wilderness of Adrianne Lenker\u2019s poetry. \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 3 June 2022",
      "Trains have long been an alluring canvas for graffiti writers, many of whom have left their mark on one somewhere. \u2014 New York Times , 3 June 2022",
      "While the legends are still at it, an alluring new generation of tennis talent is also proving its worth. \u2014 Sean Gregory, Time , 1 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1534, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220715-094735"
  },
  "allusion":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the act of making an indirect reference to something : the act of alluding to something":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "There are lots of literary echoes and allusions in the novel, but they don't do anything for the tired texture of the prose. \u2014 Tony Tanner , New York Times Book Review , 6 Apr. 1997",
      "So while the former engineering professor with an IQ reportedly tipping 180 enjoys bombarding his staff with math wizardry, scientific jargon and computerese, he also drops frequent allusions to his baseball card and stamp collections \u2026 \u2014 Maureen Dowd , New York Times Magazine , 16 Sept. 1990",
      "To my ear this is a beautiful reenactment of the prose of the antebellum South, with its careful grammar, its stately cadences, and its classical allusions and quotations. \u2014 Cleanth Brooks , The Language of the American South , 1985",
      "The lyrics contain biblical allusions .",
      "She made allusion to her first marriage.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The statement is an allusion to the First World War; Armistice was declared on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month\u201411/11/1918\u2014marking the end of the war. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 13 June 2022",
      "Of course, the Chronos/Cronos allusion is a complicated one, due to the God\u2019s confused history. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "The video address -- like his other appeals to supportive parliaments -- was peppered with references intended to strike a chord locally, such as an allusion to the 2011 tsunami that devastated northeast Japan and sparked a nuclear disaster. \u2014 Isabel Reynolds, Bloomberg.com , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "But outrage over the allusion to Frank belied the deeper issue, which is just how influential Kennedy and other figures in the anti-vaccine movement have become. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022",
      "That was an allusion to a separate call Thursday by the European Parliament for European Union sanctions to be imposed on Schroeder. \u2014 Geir Moulson, ajc , 19 May 2022",
      "Forget the allusion to myth \u2014 the Russian position on Ukraine is mired in realpolitik. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Dec. 2021",
      "The shirt features an image of a skull with an eyepatch and a bandana \u2014 an allusion to Depp\u2019s blockbuster role as Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. \u2014 Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "But for the most part, the filmmakers are after their own period-thick blend: how respect for oral tradition and love for a ripping yarn can be a gateway to invention and allusion . \u2014 Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1542, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Late Latin allusion-, allusio , from Latin alludere \u2014 see allude":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259-\u02c8l\u00fc-zh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184819",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "allusive":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": characterized by or containing allusion : making implied or indirect references":[
        "Both men employ a densely allusive prose, richly embedded with the fruit of their reading, and both use language as a tool by which to explore and define themselves.\u2014Michiko Kakutani",
        "One way that Cuar\u00f3n avoids solipsism is to keep his own most consequential experiences to the story's margins\u2014his parents' split is portrayed obliquely, through allusive moments and eavesdropped conversations.",
        "\u2014 Ann Hornaday"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1607, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259-\u02c8l\u00fc-siv",
      "-ziv"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035934",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "alluvial":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an alluvial deposit":[],
      ": relating to, composed of, or found in alluvium":[
        "alluvial soil",
        "alluvial diamonds"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "These districts \u2014 Gualtallary, Tupungato, San Pablo and Paraje Altamira, where the winery is located, represent the alluvial fans created as the Andes were formed eons ago. \u2014 Dave Mcintyre, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
      "Argentina\u2019s malbec offers fine value red wine across the price range, from juicy crowd-pleasers to profound expressions of terroir in the nooks and crannies of the alluvial fans of the Uco Valley. \u2014 Dave Mcintyre, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
      "At Blue Mountain the Susquehanna drops down a series of ledges and deepens in the alluvial soil of the coastal plain, and that was where a Welsh \u00e9migr\u00e9 named John Harris established a business poling rafts across the river in the 1730s. \u2014 Sebastian Junger, Outside Online , 19 May 2021",
      "Grapes are grown along the Russian River in classic gravel and alluvial soil. \u2014 Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Today, the rat exists in three isolated populations, one of the largest of which clings to existence on 5,000 acres of alluvial flood plains on the southern flanks of the San Bernardino Mountains. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "The carbonado stones are found in alluvial , sedimentary deposits, close to or on the Earth\u2019s surface. \u2014 Jill Newman, Town & Country , 17 Jan. 2022",
      "Restoring and stabilizing each fan cost about $1 million to $1.5 million, although the county wasn\u2019t able to get residents to agree to easements for two other alluvial fans the county wanted to restore. \u2014 Zayna Syed, The Arizona Republic , 30 Nov. 2021",
      "Further, the loose alluvial topsoil in the Indo-Gangetic plains is prone to get displaced by winds and vehicles, increasing the level of PM10 in the air across the region. \u2014 Ishan Kukreti, Quartz , 5 Nov. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Key to that fight is destroying and seizing the costly heavy machinery that\u2019s being used in the operations \u2014 most blatantly the diggers and dredges employed in riverside, or alluvial , mining. \u2014 Jim Wyss And Kyra Gurney, miamiherald , 16 Jan. 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1771, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
      "1816, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259-\u02c8l\u00fc-v\u0113-\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072710",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "alluvial cone":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an alluvial fan with steep slopes":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1864, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052404",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "alluvial deposit":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": alluvium":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1800, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191006",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "alluvial fan":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the alluvial deposit of a stream where it issues from a gorge upon a plain or of a tributary stream at its junction with the main stream":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Three years in the making, Xigera Safari Lodge is located at the very center of this alluvial fan , on the western edge of the Moremi Game Reserve. \u2014 Jane Broughton, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 18 May 2021",
      "The upper, hillside section of the vineyard, formed on a well-draining alluvial fan , is the fire element, producing harder, more intense wines. \u2014 Esther Mobley, SFChronicle.com , 21 Nov. 2019",
      "Although the shaking was less intense, Trona\u2019s location on soft sediments that have eroded off a mountainside \u2014 known as an alluvial fan \u2014 caused the ground to act like quicksand, O\u2019Dell said. \u2014 Rong-gong Lin Ii, latimes.com , 10 July 2019",
      "Yet the planet's rusty rocks record a past flush with water; deep valleys carve through a landscape speckled with dry lake beds, alluvial fans , and smooth river pebbles. \u2014 National Geographic , 27 Mar. 2019",
      "From mid-February to mid-April, the bloom can best be seen at lower elevations on alluvial fans and foothills. \u2014 Diana Bruk, Country Living , 17 Feb. 2016",
      "Of greater concern is the placement of houses and other structures on the alluvial fans where streams have been depositing sediment and rapidly changing their course over many thousands of years. \u2014 Lee Macdonald, Washington Post , 20 Jan. 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1862, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114920",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "alluvion":{
    "antonyms":[
      "drought",
      "drouth"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": alluvium":[],
      ": flood , inundation":[],
      ": the wash or flow of water against a shore":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "the nonstop torrential rains were threatening to produce an alluvion of biblical proportions"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1541, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin alluvion-, alluvio , from alluere to flow past, deposit (of water), from ad- + lavere to wash \u2014 more at lye":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259-\u02c8l\u00fc-v\u0113-\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "bath",
      "cataclysm",
      "cataract",
      "deluge",
      "flood",
      "flood tide",
      "inundation",
      "Niagara",
      "overflow",
      "spate",
      "torrent"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111028",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "ally":{
    "antonyms":[
      "abettor",
      "abetter",
      "backer",
      "bedfellow",
      "confederate",
      "fellow traveler",
      "supporter",
      "sympathizer"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": -ly entry 2":[
        "terrific ally",
        "\u2014 in adverbs formed from adjectives in -ic with no alternative form in -ical"
      ],
      ": a plant or animal linked to another by genetic or taxonomic proximity":[
        "ferns and their allies"
      ],
      ": a sovereign or state associated with another by treaty or league":[
        "America and its allies"
      ],
      ": one that is associated with another as a helper : a person or group that provides assistance and support in an ongoing effort, activity, or struggle":[
        "a political ally",
        "She has proven to be a valuable ally in the fight for better working conditions.",
        "\u2014 often now used specifically of a person who is not a member of a marginalized or mistreated group but who expresses or gives support to that group",
        "The storyline on \"Glee\" captures something larger that we are seeing with a new generation of allies ( allies are people who support LGBT rights but aren't LGBT themselves).",
        "\u2014 David M. Hall"
      ],
      ": to form or enter into an alliance":[
        "two factions allying with each other"
      ],
      ": to unite or form a connection or relation between : associate":[
        "He allied himself with a wealthy family by marriage."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "There may be occasions when America can ally with some of those states, as we did during the Gulf War. \u2014 Ramesh Ponnuru , National Review , 15 Oct. 2001",
      "Teresa's right to teach, however, would not be vindicated until our time when the late Paul VI named her a doctor of the church. In her own lifetime Teresa had the good sense to ally herself with outstanding supporters such as the observant Franciscan Peter Alcantara and the famous Dominican theologian, Domenico B\u00e1\u00f1ez. \u2014 Lawrence S. Cunningham , Commonweal , 28 Jan. 2000",
      "The singers ally themselves with a gifted songwriter, and everyone gets some major-label exposure for what just happens to be a splendid album. \u2014 Michael Azerrad , Rolling Stone , 13-27 July 1995",
      "Generally, however, psychoanalysts do ally themselves with two positions, the first of which is that dreams are meaningful. \u2014 Wynn Schwartz , Dreamtime and Dreamwork , 1990",
      "She's allied herself with the moderates on this issue.",
      "countries allying themselves with the EU",
      "He'll even admit that he's hoping to ally himself to a wealthy family by marriage.",
      "They've allied with their former enemies.",
      "Noun",
      "When the Soviets pulled out in early 1989, the ensuing power vacuum turned former allies into enemies. The Muslim fighters known as mujahideen, who were unified in their struggle against the Soviets, disbanded and fought one another for control of Kabul in a devastating civil war. \u2014 Jiffer Bourguignon , Saveur , March 2008",
      "Our allies would need us more than we would need them, so we could count on them to rally to our side in a crunch. \u2014 Samantha Power , New York Times Book Review , 29 July 2007",
      "These groups have learned from experience that the media are their most valuable ally . Publicity increases tips that fuel an investigation, and many communities have launched special-alert systems in the past few years to get news of an abduction on the air within minutes. \u2014 Andrew Murr , Newsweek , 29 July 2002",
      "fought with the Allies in World War II",
      "She's counting on her allies in the state legislature.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The government, led by Viktor Yanukovych, had arbitrarily reversed the Ukrainian parliament\u2019s decision to ally with the European Union, deepening ties with Russia instead. \u2014 Ed Caesar, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
      "Four years later, Prohibition\u2019s end turns Tommy toward the opium trade, forcing him to ally with his worst enemies. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 5 June 2022",
      "His reluctance to impose sanctions beyond what European partners were ready to do \u2014 and his deliberate deference \u2014 has reflected a strong commitment to ally management. \u2014 Eli Stokolsstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Traditionally, to address this problem, France would ally itself with Britain. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "The government of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meanwhile has vowed to fight for Ukrainian sovereignty and defended the country\u2019s right to ally itself with the West. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "Those same warlords would later ally with the U.S.-led coalition to oust the Taliban in 2001. \u2014 CBS News , 12 Feb. 2022",
      "Then, in the leadup to World War II, King Victor Emmanuel III decided to ally with Benito Mussolini. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "Blaming teachers\u2019 unions and Democrats who ally with those unions is also part of this cautionary tale. \u2014 Rachel M. Cohen, The New Republic , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The country also has to defend its 600-mile border with Belarus, a Russian ally . \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
      "As Western arms continue to flow into Ukraine, Russian ally Belarus is also ramping up its involvement in the war. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
      "Belarus announced the start of military exercises Wednesday, stirring fears that the Russian ally might jump into the war. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 5 May 2022",
      "Meta traced the effort to take over the social media accounts of dozens of Ukrainian military leaders back to a shadowy hacker organization known as Ghostwriter, which previous research has linked to Belarus, a Russian ally . \u2014 NBC News , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Serbia, a traditional Russian ally , has rejected calls from the European Union and the United States to join in sanctions against Moscow, citing national interests. \u2014 Dusan Stojanovic, chicagotribune.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "The United States cannot trust the Iranian regime \u2014 a Russian ally \u2014 to fulfill its obligations under the JCPOA; even with the deal\u2019s revival, Iran\u2019s recent nuclear activities have sped up its capabilities. \u2014 John Yoo, National Review , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "That same day, Russian airlines PJSC Aeroflot and S7 Airlines halted all their international flights, except for flights to Russian ally Belarus. \u2014 Nicholas Gordon, Fortune , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "China is increasingly viewed as a Russian ally \u2014 indeed, the senior partner in their relationship. \u2014 Noah Millman, The Week , 10 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
      "1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "-al entry 1 + -ly":"Adverb suffix",
      "Middle English allien , from Anglo-French alier , from Latin alligare to bind to, from ad- + ligare to bind \u2014 more at ligature":"Verb and Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259-\u02c8l\u012b",
      "\u02c8a-\u02ccl\u012b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "associate",
      "band (together)",
      "club",
      "coalesce",
      "cohere",
      "confederate",
      "conjoin",
      "cooperate",
      "federate",
      "league",
      "unite"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034934",
    "type":[
      "adverb suffix",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "all-comers":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": not restricted to a particular group or category of participants : open":[
        "At an all-comers track meet he entered the 1,500 meters in his school shorts and no shoes.",
        "\u2014 Daniel Silva , The Unlikely Spy , 1995",
        "One week into the exhibition season and the 49ers are practically holding all-comers tryouts for quarterback.",
        "\u2014 Scott Ostler , San Francisco Chronicle , 15 Aug. 2011"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6\u022fl-\u00a6k\u0259-m\u0259rz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "from the phrase open to all comers":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1864, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145156"
  },
  "alliterate":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to form an alliteration":[],
      ": to write or speak alliteratively":[],
      ": to arrange or place so as to make alliteration":[
        "alliterate syllables in a sentence"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259-\u02c8li-t\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "back-formation from alliteration":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1739, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145611"
  },
  "All Souls' Day":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": November 2 observed in some Christian churches as a day of prayer for the souls of the faithful departed":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145825"
  },
  "alliteral":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": alliterative":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-it\u0259r-",
      "-li\u2027tr\u0259l",
      "a\u02c8lit\u0259r\u0259l",
      "\u0259\u02c8-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "alliter ate + -al (as in literal )":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1822, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150427"
  },
  "allegation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the act of alleging something":[],
      ": an assertion unsupported and by implication regarded as unsupportable":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cca-li-\u02c8g\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02cca-l\u0259-\u02c8g\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "The police are investigating allegations that the mayor has accepted bribes.",
      "There have been allegations of fraud in the city government.",
      "You're making a serious allegation . Do you have any proof",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The allegation is basically wrong, but everybody in Washington seems to have embraced it. \u2014 Loren Thompson, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
      "The allegation is similar to that of Brian Flores and other black football coaches who have accused the NFL of conducting sham interviews to satisfy diversity requirements with no intention of actually hiring someone of color. \u2014 Aaron Katersky, ABC News , 9 June 2022",
      "The allegation was potentially incendiary because the 2016 election was less than two months away. \u2014 Bart Jansen, USA TODAY , 31 May 2022",
      "The poop allegation is one of several that Depp's online fans have particularly latched onto in their social media critiques of Heard. \u2014 CBS News , 16 May 2022",
      "The poop allegation is one of several that has Depp's online fans have particularly latched onto in their social media critiques of Heard. \u2014 Matthew Barakat, ajc , 16 May 2022",
      "What is the allegation that has launched an investigation into the Medina County treasurer and a county car that ended up in the position of his son",
      "Even more shocking was the allegation by police that Dabate had a girlfriend who was pregnant with his child\u2014and in the days before the killing had texted her sweet nothings as well as a promise to divorce Connie. \u2014 Steve Helling, PEOPLE.com , 11 May 2022",
      "The other allegation that Musk seems to be making is that excessive moderation stifles free speech on Twitter. \u2014 Filippo Menczer, The Conversation , 9 May 2022"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "see allege":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151444"
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      "idiom"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151751"
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      "idiom"
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    "examples":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153739"
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  "all the fashion":{
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      "idiom"
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      ": liked by a lot of people : popular":[
        "Action movies are all the fashion in Hollywood these days."
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    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153941"
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  "allotopotype":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": an allotype obtained from the type locality":[]
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "blend of allotype and topotype":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1912, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-171602"
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  "all over the shop":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
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      ": all over the place : everywhere":[]
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-171946"
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      "noun"
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      ": an automobile drive mechanism that acts on all four wheels of the vehicle":[]
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      "\u02c8\u022fl-\u02c8w\u0113l-"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The long-range Model X dual motor all-wheel drive was bumped up $6,000 to $120,990. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
      "The standard, rear-biased xDrive all-wheel drive adds an infusion of poise, balance and true agility to the handling. \u2014 Howard Walker, Robb Report , 8 June 2022",
      "The Corolla hybrid's 1.8-liter is sticking around on the fuel-burning side of the business, gaining additional SE and XLE trim levels and optional all-wheel drive for hybrid SE and LE models. \u2014 Austin Irwin, Car and Driver , 1 June 2022",
      "Some versions are all-wheel drive , but like any other crossover, capability is completely dependent on the presence of good tires. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 17 May 2022",
      "This engine delivers 250 horsepower and 277 pound-feet of torque, and can be had with standard front-wheel drive or available all-wheel drive . \u2014 Karl Brauer, Forbes , 5 Oct. 2021",
      "The plug-in hybrid models also come with all-wheel drive . \u2014 Christian De Looper, BGR , 25 May 2022",
      "And Ford is recalling 464 2021 Mustang Mach-E vehicles equipped with all-wheel drive . \u2014 USA TODAY , 19 May 2022",
      "With all-wheel drive , the figures drop by 2 mpg across the board. \u2014 Joe Lorio, Car and Driver , 16 May 2022"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1934, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-174620"
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  "Allotriognathi":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
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      ": an order or suborder of oceanic teleost fishes comprising the opah, the dealfishes, ribbonfishes, and related forms":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259\u02ccl\u00e4\u2027tr\u0113\u02c8\u00e4gn\u0259\u02ccth\u012b"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Greek allotrio- (from allotrios strange) + gnathoi , plural of gnathos jaw":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1908, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-174727"
  },
  "allothigenous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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      ": allothogenic":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "German allothigen + English -ous":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1889, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-175419"
  },
  "alla breve":{
    "type":[
      "adverb or adjective",
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": in duple or quadruple time with the beat represented by the half note":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cca-l\u0259-\u02c8brev",
      "\u02cc\u00e4-l\u0259-\u02c8bre-(\u02cc)v\u0101"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Italian, literally, according to the breve":"Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1731, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1740, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb or adjective"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-175730"
  },
  "all over the joint":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
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      ": everywhere":[
        "People were running all over the joint ."
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-180627"
  },
  "allotype":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "noun,"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an alloantigen that is part of a plasma protein (such as an antibody)":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8al-\u0259-\u02cct\u012bp",
      "\u02c8a-l\u0259-\u02cct\u012bp"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from French, from allo- allo- + -type type entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1960, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-181924"
  },
  "all in the past":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": no longer happening":[
        "She had some financial problems, but that is all in the past ."
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-182903"
  },
  "all-overish":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": vaguely uneasy : apprehensive":[],
      ": slightly indisposed":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)\u022f\u00a6l\u014dv(\u0259)rish"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "allover entry 1 + -ish":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1820, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-184709"
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  "all (that) one can do":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
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    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-184903"
  },
  "alligator clip":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a spring-loaded clip that has jaws resembling an alligator's and is used for making temporary electrical connections":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Keeping a personal glass tip in your pocket is the new alligator clip . \u2014 Ricardo Baca, Rolling Stone , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "Divide hair into four even quadrants and secure the sections with large alligator clips . \u2014 Maya Allen, Marie Claire , 10 Apr. 2020",
      "When the cable reaches the end of the main beam, mark that spot with an alligator clip . \u2014 Scott Bestul, Field & Stream , 2 Dec. 2019",
      "Open an elevator phone cabinet, attach alligator clips to the phone line, attach your own phone and call 1-800-444-4444, which reads your number back to you. \u2014 Andy Greenberg, WIRED , 9 Aug. 2019",
      "Mueller became famous for designing the alligator clip , which became his business--producing about 100,000 clips and 33,000 insulators daily in the '60s. \u2014 Anne Nickoloff, cleveland.com , 11 Apr. 2018",
      "Wallace then mounts the plan on an alligator clip to guide him along his routes, some which run up to 20 miles\u2014not an easy spin on a mountain bike on the streets of Baltimore. \u2014 Sean Gallagher, Ars Technica , 23 Feb. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1935, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-185004"
  },
  "alligator fish":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a sea poacher (as Podothecus acipenserinus ) of the Pacific coast of North America":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "so called from its covering of bony plates":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1882, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-190826"
  },
  "all-sliming":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": grinding to the fineness of slime so that practically all material will pass through a 200-mesh screen":[
        "\u2014 used of a common method of treating gold ores"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1904, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-192210"
  },
  "Allston":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "Washington 1779\u20131843 American painter":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u022fl-st\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-192439"
  },
  "all-commodity rate":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a freight rate applied to all goods in a particular shipment regardless of particular classifications":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1946, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-195253"
  },
  "alligator snapping turtle":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a large freshwater turtle ( Macrochelys temminckii synonym Macroclemys temminckii ) of southeastern U.S. rivers that may reach nearly 150 pounds (68 kilograms) in weight and 31 inches (79 centimeters) in length and differs from the common snapping turtle in having a shell with three distinct ridges, a more triangular-shaped head, and a pink fleshy wormlike appendage in the mouth used as a lure":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "However, since the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department considers the the alligator snapping turtle a threatened species worthy of being protected by the state, Broomhall decided to release the turtle back into the water, unharmed. \u2014 Ariana Garcia, Chron , 23 June 2022",
      "The service proposed threatened status in April for the related Suwannee alligator snapping turtle , found in the Suwannee River basin in Georgia and Florida. \u2014 Janet Mcconnaughey, sun-sentinel.com , 9 Nov. 2021",
      "That includes a Burmese python that goes by Phil, and Rocko \u2014 an alligator snapping turtle that is among Levins\u2019 favorites. \u2014 Bill Jones, chicagotribune.com , 11 Oct. 2021",
      "The alligator snapping turtle is the largest freshwater turtle in the Western Hemisphere. \u2014 Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living , 14 May 2021",
      "Lord Fairfax, a 65-lb alligator snapping turtle , raised more than a few eyebrows when he was spotted lumbering through a residential neighborhood last week. \u2014 Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living , 18 June 2020",
      "His species -- the alligator snapping turtle -- isn't native to the area. \u2014 Resell Larthridge, CNN , 17 June 2020",
      "Their list mainly included fish, but also mammals like beavers, river dolphins and hippopotami, as well as coldblooded creatures like crocodiles, giant salamanders and alligator snapping turtles . \u2014 Rachel Nuwer, New York Times , 21 Jan. 2020",
      "At least 460 alligator snapping turtles have been released by IDNR in the past five years, or are slated for release in August. \u2014 Nara Schoenberg, chicagotribune.com , 27 July 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1876, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-195452"
  },
  "alligator tree":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": sweet gum":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "so called from the ridged appearance of its bark":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1889, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-195749"
  },
  "allowed time":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": standard time":[],
      ": the amount of time an employee is permitted to spend per work cycle for attending to personal needs":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1904, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-195916"
  },
  "allegator":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": one that alleges":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "allegat ion + -or":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1625, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-200149"
  },
  "alligator cacao":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a cacao ( Theobroma pentagona ) cultivated in Central America":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "so called from the resemblance of the pod to alligator hide":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1893, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-200806"
  },
  "allothogenic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": formed elsewhere : derived from preexisting rocks":[
        "clastic rocks or their mineral particles formed elsewhere and transported to their present position are allothogenic",
        "\u2014 opposed to authigenic"
      ],
      ": allogenic":[
        "clastic rocks or their mineral particles formed elsewhere and transported to their present position are allothogenic",
        "\u2014 opposed to authigenic"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259\u00a6l\u00e4th\u0259\u00a6jenik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "irregular (influenced by English -o- ) from German allothigen allothogenic (from Greek allothi elsewhere\u2014from allos other\u2014 + -gen\u0113s born) + English -ic or -ous":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1888, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-202212"
  },
  "allothimorph":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": any constituent of a metamorphic rock that in the new rock still possesses its original crystal boundaries":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259\u02c8l\u00e4th\u0259\u02ccm\u022frf"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary allothi- (from Greek allothi elsewhere, old locative of allos other) + -morph ; originally formed in German":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1929, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-202306"
  },
  "allergen":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a substance (such as pollen) that induces allergy":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8al-\u0259r-j\u0259n",
      "\u02c8a-l\u0259r-j\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "common allergens , such as pollen",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The avalanche of ice cream recalls continues with Casper\u2019s Red Button Canadian Vanilla, which contains almonds, an undeclared allergen . \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 27 May 2022",
      "Asthma can flare up for numerous reasons, such as exercise or exposure to an allergen . \u2014 Sara Gaynes Levy, SELF , 31 May 2022",
      "Use allergen -proof bed covers which block dust mites\u2019 access to your mattress and pillows. \u2014 Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Allergies are your body's reaction to an allergen , like pollen, pet dander, or dust. \u2014 Korin Miller, Health.com , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "Reactions to any allergen can be deadly if the allergy is severe enough, milk included. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "Beloved for their allergen -blocking mattress protectors, this comforter from AllerEase can be washed in hot water to easily kill germs and bacteria. \u2014 Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping , 10 May 2022",
      "An allergy is when the immune system reacts to a foreign substance, called an allergen . \u2014 cleveland , 12 May 2022",
      "Everything is naturally vegan and made in a top allergen free dedicated facility. \u2014 Essence , 26 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from German Allergen, , blend of allerg- (in Allergie allergy ) and -gen (in Antigen antigen )":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1907, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-205847"
  },
  "all' unisono":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": unisono":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cc\u00e4(\u02cc)l\u00fc\u02c8n\u0113s\u0259\u02ccn\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Italian, literally, in unison":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1823, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-210507"
  },
  "allopathic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": relating to or being a system of medicine that aims to combat disease by using remedies (such as drugs or surgery) which produce effects that are different from or incompatible with those of the disease being treated":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cca-l\u0259-\u02c8pa-thik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Osteopathic and allopathic medical students study the same curriculum and participate in the same clinical training but take different licensing exams. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 July 2021",
      "Combined, more than 100 allopathic and osteopathic medical schools have an EDP. \u2014 Kristen Moon, Forbes , 3 June 2021",
      "Notifications of acceptance or rejection of the aspiring allopathic student\u2019s applications are sent by October 1. \u2014 Kristen Moon, Forbes , 3 June 2021",
      "In 2013, the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, which accredits allopathic medical schools, eliminated the accreditation standard that schools be not-for-profit. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 July 2021",
      "Another way to improve chances of being accepted into medical school is to apply to both DO (osteopathic) and MD ( allopathic ) medical schools. \u2014 Kristen Moon, Forbes , 17 June 2021",
      "When applying to allopathic schools, the applications for TMDSAS and AMCAS open on May 1 and May 30, respectively, and often will have deadlines in October or later. \u2014 Kristen Moon, Forbes , 3 June 2021",
      "For integrative healthcare providers, the crisis was exacerbated by the often challenging position of seeking to balance allopathic and integrative approaches. \u2014 Robert Reiss, Forbes , 1 June 2021",
      "The shortcomings aren\u2019t limited to allopathic medicine. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "allo- + -pathic , after German allopathisch":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1827, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-211411"
  },
  "all-terrain vehicle":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a small motor vehicle with three or four wheels that is designed for use on various types of terrain":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Simon Lillie guided the four-seater Polaris all-terrain vehicle across the sand at Gary\u2019s Lake Street beach and waved at a handful of early season beach goers relaxing on blankets. \u2014 Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune , 20 May 2022",
      "The sheriff's office said the child's family was camping near Bear Canyon Lake when the child went missing and had taken the family's all-terrain vehicle . \u2014 Angela Cordoba Perez, The Arizona Republic , 10 May 2022",
      "In the crash that killed Pronoy, the driver was at the helm of an all-terrain vehicle . \u2014 New York Times , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "An all-terrain vehicle rider died after crashing over the weekend in central Minnesota, authorities said. \u2014 Paul Walsh, Star Tribune , 20 July 2021",
      "Sedona firefighters responded to an accident involving a vehicle and an all-terrain vehicle Saturday evening on Rodeo Road. \u2014 Angela Cordoba Perez, The Arizona Republic , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "On Thursday, the American automaker announced the Cyberquad for Kids, an angular electric all-terrain vehicle inspired by the company's 2019 Cybertruck concept. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "Vast, rugged domains are begging to be explored, and few outfitters provide a more robust cornucopia of off-grid escapes from office desk monotony than Polaris Adventures, the experience branch of the renowned all-terrain vehicle manufacturer. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "Aside from its solar super power, the Thundertruck is designed to be a full-fledged, all-terrain vehicle . \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 23 Dec. 2021"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1956, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
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      ": involving, derived from, or being individuals of the same species that are sufficiently unlike genetically to interact antigenically":[
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        "allogeneic marrow transplantation"
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      "\u2014 compare syngeneic":[
        "allogeneic stem cells",
        "allogeneic marrow transplantation"
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        "\u2014 Brian Lockhart et al."
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      "\u02cca-l\u014d-j\u0259-\u02c8n\u0113-ik",
      "\u02ccal-\u014d-j\u0259-\u02c8n\u0113-ik"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Autologous and allogeneic therapy are the future of drug development. \u2014 John Cumbers, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "The rest get allogeneic transplants, where donors can include siblings or unrelated donors determined to be a match. \u2014 Ron Winslow, WSJ , 28 May 2018",
      "The company is taking over Pfizer Inc.\u2019s collaboration and license agreement with Cellectis to develop a series of allogeneic CAR-T therapies, including UCART19, a blood cancer drug in Phase I clinical trials. \u2014 Brian Gormley, WSJ , 3 Apr. 2018"
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      "alteration of allogenic, from allo- + -genic":""
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      "1929, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
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      ": of, relating to, or marked by alliteration":[]
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      "-t\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101-tiv",
      "\u0259-\u02c8li-t\u0259-r\u0259-tiv"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The kid with the alliterative name is now a senior at Santa Fe Christian and enjoying a memorable season for the 14-6 Eagles. \u2014 Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 May 2022",
      "The alliterative phrase, popularized on social media during the pandemic, has become an anti-slogan encapsulating criticisms of millennial White feminism. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "Over a Wheezy beat that seesaws between digital comet dust and ghosts playing cello, Gunna coaxes his forebears into an alliterative gymnastics routine for the ages. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Washington's alliterative nickname has garnered attention. \u2014 Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal , 23 Jan. 2022",
      "Wolk\u2019s work will invite many more alliterative superlatives. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Oct. 2021",
      "To add another alliterative term, that branding is corny. \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 22 Oct. 2021",
      "The medieval poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight relates this eerily playful tale in 2,530 lines of alliterative verse, a springy and musical metrical form, relishing the gory details. \u2014 Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic , 12 Aug. 2021",
      "The medieval poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight relates this eerily playful tale in 2,530 lines of alliterative verse, a springy and musical metrical form, relishing the gory details. \u2014 Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic , 12 Aug. 2021"
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      "alliter(ation) + -ative":""
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      "1751, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220715-103837"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
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      ": accused but not proven or convicted":[
        "an alleged burglar"
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      ": asserted to be true or to exist":[
        "an alleged miracle",
        "an alleged conspiracy"
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      "\u0259-\u02c8lejd, -\u02c8le-j\u0259d",
      "\u0259-\u02c8lejd",
      "-\u02c8le-j\u0259d"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "China has been criticized by the international community for its own human rights record, including alleged abuses against Uyghurs and other ethnic groups. \u2014 Corky Siemaszko, NBC News , 26 June 2022",
      "When police arrived before 8 a.m. in response to several 911 calls, officers found the two alleged intruders on the ground in front of the home. \u2014 Landon Mion, Fox News , 26 June 2022",
      "Activists splattered red paint on the sidewalk to look like blood, leading to two arrests for alleged destruction of property. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 26 June 2022",
      "Torrington police have identified and arrested a suspect in an alleged robbery at a Torrington bank on Wednesday morning. \u2014 Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant , 24 June 2022",
      "Yvonne Ito says she was wrongfully fired by CRNA after objecting to a variety of alleged wrongdoings. \u2014 James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News , 24 June 2022",
      "Multiple suspects have already been arrested for the murders, and at least five other suspects are under investigation for alleged involvement in hiding the bodies. \u2014 Rodrigo Pedroso, CNN , 23 June 2022",
      "Her decision came on the heels of the actor's own alleged infidelities. \u2014 Nicole Briese, PEOPLE.com , 23 June 2022",
      "Hurriyet newspaper reported on Thursday that Turkish authorities detained five Iranian nationals on Wednesday suspected of involvement in an alleged plot to assassinate Israeli citizens in Istanbul. \u2014 Suzan Fraser, ajc , 23 June 2022"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "see allege":""
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      "1509, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-214630"
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    "type":[
      "idiom"
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      ": in many different areas or locations : everywhere":[
        "The kids left their toys all over the place .",
        "Bullets were flying all over the place ."
      ],
      ": not organized in a logical way":[
        "Your essay lacks organization; your ideas are all over the place ."
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-214914"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
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      ": a mineral consisting of a brown or black monoclinic silicate allied to epidote and containing cerium, thorium, and other rare metals":[]
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      "\u02c8al\u0259\u02ccn\u012bt"
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      "Thomas Allan \u20201833 English mineralogist, its discoverer + English -ite":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1810, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-221648"
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    "type":[
      "plural noun"
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      ": lever shears":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "so called from its resemblance to an alligator's jaws":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1873, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-224803"
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  "all the more":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
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      ": even more":[
        "The fact that they'd written the play themselves made it all the more impressive."
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-225155"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": difference in nature or kind":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1834, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-225523"
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    "type":[
      "idiom"
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-230918"
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  "all talk and no action":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
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    "definitions":{
      ": saying that one will do something but then not doing it":[
        "When it comes to looking for a job, she's all talk and no action ."
      ]
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-231414"
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  "allopatric":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": occurring in different geographic areas or in isolation":[
        "allopatric speciation"
      ],
      "\u2014 compare sympatric":[
        "allopatric speciation"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cca-l\u0259-\u02c8pa-trik"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "allo- + -patric (in sympatric )":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1942, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-234841"
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  "all things to all people/men":{
    "type":[
      "noun phrase"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a person or thing that makes all people happy by giving them what they want or need":[
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-235952"
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  "allogamous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": reproducing by cross-fertilization":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259-\u02c8l\u00e4-g\u0259-m\u0259s"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "allo- + -gamous , probably after German allogam, allogamisch":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1887, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-001600"
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  "alligator gar":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "so called from its size":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1820, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-002654"
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  "Alligatoridae":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a family of crocodilians comprising the alligators and the caimans":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccal\u0259\u0307g\u0259\u02c8t\u022fr\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Alligator , type genus + -idae":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1855, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-003050"
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  "all things considered":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
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    "definitions":{
      ": when all the good and bad parts of something are thought of":[
        "All things considered , we're pleased with how the project turned out.",
        "It was a pretty good vacation, all things considered ."
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-010848"
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  "all-wheel":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "definitions":{
      ": acting especially independently on or by means of all four wheels of an automotive vehicle":[
        "all-wheel drive"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u022fl-\u02c8w\u0113l"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1942, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-011207"
  },
  "allogeneic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "definitions":{
      ": involving, derived from, or being individuals of the same species that are sufficiently unlike genetically to interact antigenically":[
        "allogeneic stem cells",
        "allogeneic marrow transplantation"
      ],
      "\u2014 compare syngeneic":[
        "allogeneic stem cells",
        "allogeneic marrow transplantation"
      ],
      ": caused by the action or influence of abiotic environmental factors":[
        "\u2026 allogenic (disturbance) processes, such as flooding and sediment deposition patterns, in addition to wind events.",
        "\u2014 Brian Lockhart et al."
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cca-l\u014d-j\u0259-\u02c8n\u0113-ik",
      "\u02ccal-\u014d-j\u0259-\u02c8n\u0113-ik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Autologous and allogeneic therapy are the future of drug development. \u2014 John Cumbers, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "The rest get allogeneic transplants, where donors can include siblings or unrelated donors determined to be a match. \u2014 Ron Winslow, WSJ , 28 May 2018",
      "The company is taking over Pfizer Inc.\u2019s collaboration and license agreement with Cellectis to develop a series of allogeneic CAR-T therapies, including UCART19, a blood cancer drug in Phase I clinical trials. \u2014 Brian Gormley, WSJ , 3 Apr. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "alteration of allogenic, from allo- + -genic":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1929, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-011329"
  },
  "all's fair in love and war":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
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    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-011454"
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  "all present and correct":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-011954"
  },
  "all the hours God sends":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
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    "definitions":{
      ": very long hours":[
        "She has been working all the hours God sends ."
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-012531"
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  "Allactaga":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a genus of small Asian jerboas having five toes on the hind feet":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from New Latin, borrowed from Mongolian (Khalkha) alagdaaxaj \"long-eared jerboa ( Euchoreutes naso )\"":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1836, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-012725"
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  "all of us":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
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    "definitions":{
      ": we all":[
        "All of us will be affected by these changes."
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-013048"
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  "all that business":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
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    "definitions":{
      ": all that needs to be done concerning an particular job":[
        "The church has hired someone to take care of the bills and all that business ."
      ]
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-015242"
  },
  "all' ottava":{
    "type":[
      "adverb or adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": ottava":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cc\u00e4-l\u014d-",
      "\u02cca-l\u0259-\u02c8t\u00e4-v\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Italian, at the octave":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1811, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-023849"
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  "alligator button":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": water chinquapin":[],
      ": the flower or fruit of the water chinquapin":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "so called from the appearance of the seeds and its growth in the habitat of alligators":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1920, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-033008"
  },
  "allwhere":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": everywhere":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English al wher , from al all + wher where":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220715-100110"
  },
  "all-singing, all-dancing":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-041109"
  },
  "all fours":{
    "type":[
      "noun plural",
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": all four legs of a quadruped":[],
      ": the two legs and two arms of a person when used to support the body":[
        "down on all fours",
        "After a few tense moments, she dropped to all fours \u2026",
        "\u2014 Carl Hiassen"
      ],
      ": any of various card games in which points are scored for the high trump, low trump, jack of trumps, and game":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1678, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-042317"
  },
  "All-Pro":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": chosen as one of the best players within a league":[
        "\u2014 used chiefly in the National Football League an All-Pro wide receiver"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u022fl-\u02ccpr\u014d"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "all-(star) entry 1 + pro entry 4":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1922, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-044053"
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  "alligator juniper":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an evergreen shrub or small tree ( Juneperus deppeana ) of the southwestern U.S. and adjacent Mexico having an edible sweet fruit":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "so called from the ridged appearance of its bark":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1897, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-044145"
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  "allwhither":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": in all directions":[]
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "all entry 2 + whither":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1872, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-050208"
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  "Allison tuna":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": yellowfin tuna":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8al\u0259s\u0259n-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "after James A. Allison , flourished 1920, American ichthyology enthusiast":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1922, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-052050"
  },
  "all-world":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": among the best, most talented, or most impressive in the world":[
        "an all-world tennis player"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u022fl-\u02c8w\u0259r(-\u0259)ld"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1928, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-053622"
  },
  "allottee":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": one to whom an allotment is made":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259-\u02ccl\u00e4-\u02c8t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Rice noted the Salt River tribal government holds about 30 percent of the land while individual tribal members, or allottees , own the remaining parcels. \u2014 Nathan J. Fish, azcentral , 5 Mar. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "allot + -ee entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1817, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-054530"
  },
  "all-consuming":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": taking all of a person's time and attention : being the only thing a person thinks about":[
        "Her all-consuming passion was music."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-054601"
  },
  "Allionia":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a genus of chiefly American herbs (family Nyctaginaceae) having opposite entire leaves and small panicled flowers":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-ny\u0259",
      "\u02ccal\u0113\u02c8\u014dn\u0113\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Carlo Allioni \u20201804 Italian physician and botanist + New Latin -ia":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1773, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-055633"
  },
  "allotted":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": assigned or distributed as a portion, share, or lot":[
        "finished in the allotted time",
        "Silently, all the creatures filed to their allotted places.",
        "\u2014 Brian Jacques",
        "The teacher had exhausted his allotted sick leave after weakness in his vocal muscles made it impossible for him to teach.",
        "\u2014 Education Week"
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    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259-\u02c8l\u00e4-t\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "from past participle of allot":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1567, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-060205"
  },
  "alloantigen":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an antigen present only in some individuals (as of a particular blood group) of a species and capable of inducing the production of an alloantibody by individuals which lack it":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccal-\u014d-\u02c8ant-\u0259-j\u0259n",
      "\u02cca-l\u014d-\u02c8an-ti-j\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "allo- + antigen":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1964, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-062519"
  },
  "alligator weed":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a prolific herbaceous weed ( Alternanthera phylloxeroides ) having opposite entire linear-lanceolate leaves and flowers in short headlike spikes and being especially troublesome in irrigation canals and waterways which it clogs with a dense floating mass":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "so called from its long narrow leaves":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1887, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-063001"
  },
  "allactite":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a mineral consisting of a brownish red basic manganese arsenate Mn 7 (AsO 4 ) 2 (OH) 8":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259\u02c8lak\u02cct\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary allact- (irregular from Greek allag- , stem of allassein to change, from allos other) + -ite ; originally formed as Swedish allaktit":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1884, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-063004"
  },
  "alliteratively":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, or marked by alliteration":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-t\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101-tiv",
      "\u0259-\u02c8li-t\u0259-r\u0259-tiv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The kid with the alliterative name is now a senior at Santa Fe Christian and enjoying a memorable season for the 14-6 Eagles. \u2014 Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 May 2022",
      "The alliterative phrase, popularized on social media during the pandemic, has become an anti-slogan encapsulating criticisms of millennial White feminism. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "Over a Wheezy beat that seesaws between digital comet dust and ghosts playing cello, Gunna coaxes his forebears into an alliterative gymnastics routine for the ages. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Washington's alliterative nickname has garnered attention. \u2014 Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal , 23 Jan. 2022",
      "Wolk\u2019s work will invite many more alliterative superlatives. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Oct. 2021",
      "To add another alliterative term, that branding is corny. \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 22 Oct. 2021",
      "The medieval poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight relates this eerily playful tale in 2,530 lines of alliterative verse, a springy and musical metrical form, relishing the gory details. \u2014 Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic , 12 Aug. 2021",
      "The medieval poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight relates this eerily playful tale in 2,530 lines of alliterative verse, a springy and musical metrical form, relishing the gory details. \u2014 Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic , 12 Aug. 2021"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "alliter(ation) + -ative":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1751, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-063759"
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  "allegedly":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": accused but not proven or convicted":[
        "an alleged burglar"
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      ": asserted to be true or to exist":[
        "an alleged miracle",
        "an alleged conspiracy"
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      ": questionably true or of a specified kind : supposed , so-called":[
        "bought an alleged antique vase"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259-\u02c8lejd, -\u02c8le-j\u0259d",
      "\u0259-\u02c8lejd",
      "-\u02c8le-j\u0259d"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "China has been criticized by the international community for its own human rights record, including alleged abuses against Uyghurs and other ethnic groups. \u2014 Corky Siemaszko, NBC News , 26 June 2022",
      "When police arrived before 8 a.m. in response to several 911 calls, officers found the two alleged intruders on the ground in front of the home. \u2014 Landon Mion, Fox News , 26 June 2022",
      "Activists splattered red paint on the sidewalk to look like blood, leading to two arrests for alleged destruction of property. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 26 June 2022",
      "Torrington police have identified and arrested a suspect in an alleged robbery at a Torrington bank on Wednesday morning. \u2014 Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant , 24 June 2022",
      "Yvonne Ito says she was wrongfully fired by CRNA after objecting to a variety of alleged wrongdoings. \u2014 James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News , 24 June 2022",
      "Multiple suspects have already been arrested for the murders, and at least five other suspects are under investigation for alleged involvement in hiding the bodies. \u2014 Rodrigo Pedroso, CNN , 23 June 2022",
      "Her decision came on the heels of the actor's own alleged infidelities. \u2014 Nicole Briese, PEOPLE.com , 23 June 2022",
      "Hurriyet newspaper reported on Thursday that Turkish authorities detained five Iranian nationals on Wednesday suspected of involvement in an alleged plot to assassinate Israeli citizens in Istanbul. \u2014 Suzan Fraser, ajc , 23 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "see allege":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1509, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-073926"
  },
  "allanto-":{
    "type":[
      "combining form"
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    "definitions":{
      ": allantoic : allantoid":[
        "allanto chorion",
        "allanto in"
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      ": sausage":[
        "allant iasis"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Greek, sausage, from allant-, a-, a , probably of Italic origin; akin to Latin alium garlic":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-073945"
  },
  "allopelagic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of or relating to marine organisms occurring irregularly at the surface or at varying depths in response to influences other than temperature":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary all- + pelagic ; originally formed as German allopelagisch":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1891, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-074619"
  },
  "all show":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an act of pretending to feel a particular way : an act of behaving a certain way in order to make others like or approve of one":[
        "Her friendliness is all show ."
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-080005"
  },
  "allantoamnionic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": relating to the allantois and amnion especially when fused into a single membrane \u2014 compare chorioallantois":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "allant- + amnionic or amniotic":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1947, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-082555"
  },
  "allanic acid":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a crystalline acid C 4 H 5 N 5 O 5 formed by the action of fuming nitric acid on allantoin":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259\u02c8lanik-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary allan toin + -ic":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1871, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-082851"
  },
  "allegement":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": allegation":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-jm\u0259nt"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "allege entry 1 + -ment":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1594, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-085555"
  },
  "all-purpose flour":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": flour made from a blend of hard or soft wheats suitable for all cookery except the finest cakes":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1910, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-090502"
  },
  "all present and accounted for":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-091700"
  },
  "all-powerful":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": having complete or sole power":[
        "an all-powerful leader"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u022fl-\u02c8pau\u0307(-\u0259)r-f\u0259l"
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    "synonyms":[
      "almighty",
      "omnipotent"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1597, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-092843"
  },
  "alligatorwood":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": sweet gum":[],
      ": guaraguao":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "alligator (tree) + wood":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1696, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-094552"
  },
  "allow as how":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to admit":[
        "She allowed as how the situation was serious."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-101240"
  },
  "allowedly":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": by allowance : admittedly":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259-\u02c8lau\u0307-\u0259d-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "allowed, past participle of allow + -ly entry 2":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1600, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-115306"
  },
  "all-court press":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": full-court press":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1952, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-123331"
  },
  "allantoic acid":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a crystalline acid C 4 H 8 N 4 O 4 obtained by hydrolysis of allantoin; di-ureido-acetic acid":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1831, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-124445"
  },
  "allyship":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259-\u02c8l\u012b-",
      "\u02c8a-\u02ccl\u012b-\u02ccship"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1849, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-125929"
  },
  "all for naught":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": all for nothing":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-140716"
  },
  "all that":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to an indicated or suggested extent or degree : so":[
        "didn't take his threats all that seriously"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Oddly enough, however, the Supreme Court\u2019s recent overturning of Roe has given rise to a new round of insistences and assurances that the GOP writ large is not as bad as all that . \u2014 Jason Linkins, The New Republic , 2 July 2022",
      "The good thing is that nitrogen doesn\u2019t hang around all that long in the soil. \u2014 Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal , 1 July 2022",
      "And there\u2019s no evidence that the Suns would fight all that hard. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 29 June 2022",
      "Killing Eddie would be upsetting, but killing Steve would be a game-changer and prove once and for all that no fan favorite is safe in the final season. \u2014 Zack Sharf, Variety , 23 June 2022",
      "And ensuring that kids can read and understand their math problems shouldn\u2019t be all that difficult. \u2014 Natalie Wexler, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "Iannucci and Rodgers agreed that the risk of losing all that growth made the devastation of the pandemic that much more alarming. \u2014 John D. Harden, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
      "Another way to look at it is that newer batteries are just hungrier to suck up all that power. \u2014 PCMAG , 13 June 2022",
      "With all that in mind, reports claiming that Apple will upgrade the selfie camera hardware for the iPhone 14 series are exciting. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 13 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1945, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-145428"
  },
  "all this way":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": all the way to here":[
        "You came all this way just to see me"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-145917"
  },
  "allotriomorphic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": marked by a form different from the normal or expected because of development in special circumstances":[
        "\u2014 used especially of mineral grains of igneous rocks whose mutual growths have prevented the assumption of outward crystal form \u2014 contrasted with idiomorphic"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259\u00a6l\u00e4\u2027tr\u0113\u0259\u00a6m\u022frfik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Greek allotrio- + English -morphic":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1887, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-153358"
  },
  "all for":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": completely in favor of":[
        "I am all for freedom of speech."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-170109"
  },
  "all one can do":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-174204"
  },
  "allobar":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": barometric pressure change":[],
      ": isallobar":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "all- + -bar (as in isobar )":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1916, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-180657"
  },
  "allover":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "preposition"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": covering the whole extent or surface":[
        "a sweater with an allover pattern"
      ],
      ": an embroidered, printed, or lace fabric with a design covering most of the surface":[],
      ": a pattern or design in which a single unit is repeated so as to cover an entire surface":[],
      ": over the whole extent":[
        "decorated all over with a flower pattern"
      ],
      ": everywhere":[
        "looked all over for the book"
      ],
      ": in every respect : thoroughly":[
        "she is her mother all over"
      ],
      ": in eagerly affectionate, attentive, or aggressive pursuit of (someone or something)":[
        "the band's fans were all over them"
      ],
      ": very critical of (someone) in usually an angry or unreasonable way":[
        "the press was all over the coach after the loss"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u022fl-\u02cc\u014d-v\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "everyplace",
      "everywhere",
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      "a rug with an allover pattern",
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      "I've looked all over \u2014even outside\u2014and I can't find my other shoe.",
      "his writing style is his mentor's all over",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Take, for example, the resurgence of the allover pattern room. \u2014 Hadley Keller, House Beautiful , 25 May 2022",
      "On luggage, the Trefoil was joined by the Gucci logo spelled backwards, while the horsebit crossbody and tote were decked out in an allover trefoil print. \u2014 Tiziana Cardini, Vogue , 10 May 2022",
      "The 11 pictures at Hemphill Artworks, unexhibited for many years, shift from allover compositions to ones in which the watery colors are stacked horizontally, although still lushly blended. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "His paintings often capture a particular gray, allover light, in which the sun struggles (and fails) to make it through the clouds and the horizon is lost in a confusion of haze. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 July 2021",
      "An additional visual touch comes by way of the prints that adorn the packaging and the vape pens: a black-and-white snakeskin for Amplify products, a dark and dusky tropical floral for Offline and an allover PG logo for Muse. \u2014 Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times , 12 July 2021",
      "To achieve an allover pattern like this, de Gournay begins with a detailed drawing. \u2014 Hadley Keller, House Beautiful , 4 June 2021",
      "Appearing in Paris on Tuesday, Harry stepped on stage in a gray suit with allover glitter. \u2014 Avery Matera, Teen Vogue , 15 Mar. 2018",
      "The paintings seem to begin with an allover field of semiautomatic drawing: fast and furious squiggles, loops and grids, rendered in graphite and charcoal and annotated with watery color. \u2014 Roberta Smith, Martha Schwendener, Jason Farago And Will Heinrich, New York Times , 7 Feb. 2018",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "And just as its allover , uninflected red doesn\u2019t entirely flatten out the space (perspective lines, painted in reserve, remain to suggest depth), the colored works arrayed around the studio break up the monochrome with exquisite harmonies. \u2014 Sebastian Smee, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
      "Others have mixed a few drops of the highlighter directly into their foundation for an allover glow. \u2014 Lauren Dana, Glamour , 26 May 2022",
      "The star of Spencer wore a custom pink gown with allover embroidery by Dolce & Gabbana. \u2014 Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "One side has the grippy fibers of a classic microfiber pad\u2014just right for wiping up dust and allover cleaning. \u2014 Better Homes & Gardens , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "In these images, elegant figures dressed in head-to-toe onesies and allover masks wear flowing wigs of flowers. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "Perhaps that\u2019s why so many brands\u2014from Givenchy, Paco Rabanne and Prada to Officine G\u00e9n\u00e9rale, Alex Mill and Ann Mashburn\u2014enthusiastically endorsed high-neck knitwear this season, rendering it in both strong hues and allover patterns. \u2014 Nancy Macdonell, WSJ , 13 Jan. 2022",
      "The Oscar nominee wore an allover sequin black pants outfit by Haider Ackermann, plus jewelry by Cartier, chic black sunglasses and polished leather boots. \u2014 Hanna Flanagan, PEOPLE.com , 10 Nov. 2021",
      "There, inspired by the mass, density and simple geometry of the Colosseum and the Pantheon, as well as the pyramids on a trip to Egypt, Whitney began to collapse and compress the space surrounding the elements in his allover compositions. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Oct. 2021"
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      "1771, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
      "1808, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Adverb",
      "1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Preposition"
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      "plural noun"
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      ": a subclass of Mammalia comprising small primitive forms extinct since the early Cenozoic, being usually considered coextensive with the Multituberculata but sometimes extended to include the Protodonta and Triconodonta":[]
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      "New Latin, from all- + -theria":""
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      "1880, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-182208"
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      "noun"
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      ": one that advocates an all-out policy or measure : extremist":[
        "all-outers for \"unconditional surrender\" and \"total victory\"",
        "\u2014 J. R. Chamberlain"
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      "-au\u0307t\u0259-",
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1941, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-183447"
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        "allo trope"
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        "allo purinol"
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      "borrowed from Greek, combining form from \u00e1llos \"other, another\" \u2014 more at else entry 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-184914"
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      "adjective"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1804, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "noun"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1870, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-191528"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
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        "an all-night poker game"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u022fl-\u02c8n\u012bt"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1810, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-192229"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      "\u02cca-l\u014d-\u02c8di-n\u0113-\u0259",
      "\u02ccal-\u0259-\u02c8din-\u0113-\u0259"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Triggered by nerve injury or among cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, cold allodynia can feel like a stabbing, burning pain. \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, Quartz , 4 Oct. 2021",
      "One migraine symptom that has worsened after REM sleep deprivation is cutaneous allodynia , when someone feels pain after their skin is touched in way that usually doesn't produce pain, according to the study. \u2014 Kristen Rogers, CNN , 22 Sep. 2021",
      "In a mouse model of this type of pain, CBD injections prevented and reversed the development of one hallmark sign of neuropathic pain, called mechanical allodynia . \u2014 Jenny Wilkerson, chicagotribune.com , 12 Sep. 2019",
      "The work also may lead to therapies for allodynia , a nerve condition that causes some people to misperceive something normally not-so-cold as painful. \u2014 Joanna Klein, New York Times , 27 Dec. 2017",
      "Data has shown that the best chance of giving migraine sufferers relief with triptans \u2014 a class of migraine-specific medications \u2014 is taking them early in the attack, before the process of allodynia becomes established, says Grosberg. \u2014 Grace Gold, Allure , 12 Dec. 2017",
      "With allodynia , normally nonpainful stimuli \u2014 like brushing your hair, wearing a hat or a loose ponytail, and feeling water wash over your hair in the shower \u2014 become painful. \u2014 Grace Gold, Allure , 12 Dec. 2017",
      "Blocking the PD-1 receptor in mice by giving a molecule called RMP1-14 increased pain, and caused allodynia , or painful reactions to normally non-painful stimuli, the study found. \u2014 Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com , 22 May 2017"
    ],
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      "all- + -odynia \"pain,\" borrowed from Greek -\u014ddynia (as in an\u014ddyn\u00eda \"freedom from pain\"), from od\u00fdn\u0113 \"pain, torment\" + -ia -ia entry 1 \u2014 more at anodyne entry 1":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1979, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-195045"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": pica":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259\u02ccl\u00e4\u2027tr\u0113\u02c8\u00e4f\u0259j\u0113"
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      "allotriophagy from German allotriophagie , from Greek allotrio- + German -phagie -phagy; allotriophagia , New Latin, from German allotriophagie":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1845, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-202436"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
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      ": able to see or detect everything that is present or happening":[
        "an all-seeing deity",
        "an all-seeing surveillance system",
        "He shows that the Gestapo was no all-seeing Orwellian presence terrorizing citizens into compliance.",
        "\u2014 David Gates , Newsweek , 6 Mar. 2000"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)\u022fl-\u00a6s\u0113-i\u014b"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1562, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-202952"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": the quality or state of being complete or universal":[
        "to learn it not in a specialized way but \u2026 in its relation to the allness of things",
        "\u2014 D. C. Peattie",
        "he seemed at the center of the vast allness",
        "\u2014 Irwin Edman"
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      ": totality , completeness , universality":[
        "to learn it not in a specialized way but \u2026 in its relation to the allness of things",
        "\u2014 D. C. Peattie",
        "he seemed at the center of the vast allness",
        "\u2014 Irwin Edman"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u022fln\u0259\u0307s"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1652, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-204456"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a form showing allotropy":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8al-\u0259-\u02cctr\u014dp",
      "\u02c8a-l\u0259-\u02cctr\u014dp"
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Graphene is a super material and an allotrope of carbon that\u2019s made up of a layer of atoms arranged in a two-dimensional honeycomb nanostructure. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 10 Nov. 2021",
      "Therrien is bullish about the long-term potential of geometrical frustration to synthesize novel allotropes of carbon and other elements. \u2014 W. Wayt Gibbs, Science | AAAS , 12 Nov. 2019",
      "Altogether, then, this allotrope of carbon looks likely to have a profitable future. \u2014 The Economist , 5 Oct. 2019",
      "More Biology and Tech The e-tattoo is built from the thermoplastic polyvinylidene fluoride and graphene, which is an allotrope of carbon that's 100 times stronger than steel. \u2014 Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics , 26 June 2019",
      "In the next step, the carbon ashes are converted into graphite, a stable allotrope of carbon in which the atoms are packed into tight, flat sheets. \u2014 Glenn Mcdonald, National Geographic , 17 June 2019",
      "What makes us human is doubt, fear, and shame, all the allotropes of unworthiness. \u2014 Tad Friend, The New Yorker , 7 May 2018"
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      "allo- + -trope , after allotropy":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1833, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-210644"
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    "type":[
      "idiom"
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-211516"
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  "allow for":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
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    "definitions":{
      ": to think about or plan for (something that will or might happen in the future)":[
        "When purchasing property, the company should allow for possible future growth/expansion."
      ],
      ": to consider (something) when one makes a calculation":[
        "The total distance, allowing for detours, is about 10 miles.",
        "If you allow for inflation, he's actually earning less money now than he was 10 years ago."
      ],
      ": to make (something) possible":[
        "The design of the system allows for easy upgrades."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-213217"
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  "allthorn":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a spiny much-branched shrub ( Koeberlinia spinosa ) found in the southwestern U.S. and adjacent Mexico":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1903, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-214936"
  },
  "allowance account":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": reserve account sense 1":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1915, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-215112"
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  "allantoic bladder":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a urinary bladder derived (as in certain vertebrates) from the allantois":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1866, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-215712"
  },
  "all-new":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": entirely new : new in all respects":[
        "an all-new design",
        "This is an all-new business in which platoons of salespeople phone up complete strangers, more or less at random, generally at suppertime, and doggedly read to them a prepared script promising a free set of steak knives or AM-FM radio if they buy a certain product or service.",
        "\u2014 Bill Bryson , I'm a Stranger Here Myself , 1999",
        "\u2026 models like the Cobalt, an all-new Chevy that replaces the Cavalier.",
        "\u2014 Daren Fonda , Time , 17 Jan. 2005"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-222423"
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  "all/only too":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-225824"
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    "type":[
      "idiom"
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    "definitions":{
      ": all directions : everywhere":[
        "Guests arrived from all points of the compass ."
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-235558"
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  "all one":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of such a nature that no one possible outcome or course of events is more desirable than another":[
        "it is all one to me what he does"
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-001019"
  },
  "all talk":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": talking about doing things but never actually doing them":[
        "The town's last mayor was all talk (and no action)."
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-010605"
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  "Allegheny spurge":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a low herb or subshrub ( Pachysandra procumbens ) of the box family widely grown as a ground cover":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8a-l\u0259-\u02ccg\u0101-n\u0113-",
      "also -\u02ccge-n\u0113-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Allegheny Mountains, U.S.":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1907, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-013942"
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  "allantoidal":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "definitions":{
      ": allantoid":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6al\u0259n\u2027\u00a6t\u022fid\u1d4al",
      "\u00a6a\u02cclan\u2027-",
      "-t\u014d\u0259d\u1d4al"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "allantoid + -al":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1843, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-014412"
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  "Allantoidea":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a division of Vertebrata comprising all forms in which the embryo develops a complete allantois":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259\u02cclant\u0259\u02c8wid\u0113\u0259",
      "\u02ccal\u0259n\u2027\u02c8t\u022fid\u0113\u0259",
      "\u02cca\u02cclan\u2027-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from allantoid-, allantois":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1860, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-043634"
  },
  "alla zoppa":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": in syncopated style":[
        "\u2014 used as a direction in music"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6al\u0259\u00a6z\u00e4p\u0259",
      "-\u022fp\u0259",
      "\u00a6al-",
      "\u00a6\u00e4l\u0259t\u00a6s\u00e4p\u0259"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Italian, in a limping manner":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1811, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-045106"
  },
  "allthing":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": altogether":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "obsolete allthing everything, from Middle English althing , from alle thing all things, from Old English ealle thing":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-045848"
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  "Alleghanyite":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a mineral consisting of a pink basic silicate of manganese Mn 5 Si 2 O 8 (OH) 2":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccal\u0259\u02c8g\u0101n\u0113\u02cc\u012bt"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Alleghany county, North Carolina + English -ite":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1939, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-051903"
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  "Allen wrench":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an L-shaped hexagonal metal bar either end of which fits the socket of a screw or bolt":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8a-l\u0259n-"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Allen Manufacturing Company, Hartford, Connecticut":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1913, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-055743"
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    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a people of Gaul inhabiting the region now known as Savoy and Dauphin\u00e9":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259\u02c8l\u00e4br\u0259\u02ccj\u0113z"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin, plural of Allobrox":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-060810"
  },
  "allomorphosis":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": biological evolution marked by rapid increase of specialization : evolutionary allometry \u2014 compare aromorphosis":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8m\u022frf\u0259s\u0259\u0307s sometimes -\u02ccm\u022fr\u02c8f\u014ds\u0259\u0307s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from all- + morphosis":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1941, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-062625"
  },
  "all-in-one":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": corselet entry 2":[],
      ": a machine that is able to perform the functions usually performed by two or more separate machines (such as a printer and a scanner)":[
        "\u2026 all-in-ones are often priced on par with or below single-function printers, and consumers feel they're getting more for their money.",
        "\u2014 Jefferson Graham , USA Today , 19 Dec. 2007"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1926, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-063221"
  },
  "all-operator":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a universal quantifier":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1949, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-063813"
  },
  "allophanamide":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": biuret":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-m\u0259\u0307d",
      "\u02ccal\u0259\u02c8fan\u0259\u02ccm\u012bd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "allophan ic + amide":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1873, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-070857"
  },
  "allomorph":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": one of a set of forms that a morpheme may take in different contexts":[
        "the -s of cats , the -en of oxen , and the zero suffix of sheep are allomorphs of the English plural morpheme"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8a-l\u0259-\u02ccm\u022frf",
      "\u02c8al-\u0259-\u02ccm\u022frf"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "allo- + -morph (in morpheme ), on the model of allophone : phoneme":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1945, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-074901"
  },
  "all-points bulletin":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a general bulletin broadcast to alert law-enforcement officers over a wide area that someone (such as a suspect) or something (such as a vehicle) is being actively sought in connection with a crime":[
        "The all-points bulletin for the suspects issued Thursday describes them as \"armed and dangerous\" \u2026",
        "\u2014 Les Ledbetter",
        "\u2026 police investigators have pored over video footage, interviewed witnesses, combed through social media chatter and shared surveillance images of the suspects with other police agencies in an all-points bulletin .",
        "\u2014 Michael Cabanatuan and Kurtis Alexander"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1936, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-080510"
  },
  "alloparent":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb, transitive + intransitive"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an individual other than the biological parent of an offspring that performs the functions of a parent (as by temporarily caring for an infant)":[
        "Alloparents are not unconditional caretakers; they won't devote scarce resources to other offspring at the expense of their own.",
        "\u2014 Jeffrey Kluger , Time , 8 May 2000"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8a-l\u0259-\u02ccper-\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "allo- + parent entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1975, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-085041"
  },
  "all-hands-on-deck":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, or being a situation in which every available person is needed or called to assist":[
        "an all-hands-on-deck effort",
        "\"Overwhelmingly the response I heard is that we need an all-hands-on-deck approach to stopping the spread of COVID-19 in Wisconsin,\" [Governor Tony] Evers said.",
        "\u2014 Scott Bauer"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1935, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-085731"
  },
  "alligator bonnet":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": either of two water plants of the genus Nymphaea :":[],
      ": a yellow pond lily ( N. sagittaefolia )":[],
      ": a fragrant water lily ( N. odorata )":[],
      ": the flower or fruit of alligator bonnets":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "so called from the appearance of the blossoms and its growth in the habitat of alligators":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1851, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-085800"
  },
  "allophone":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": one of two or more variants of the same phoneme":[
        "the aspirated \\p\\ of pin and the unaspirated \\p\\ of spin are allophones of the phoneme \\p\\"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8a-l\u0259-\u02ccf\u014dn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "allo- + -phone entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1938, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-091048"
  },
  "all-day":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": lasting for, occupying, or appearing throughout an entire day":[
        "an all-day trip"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u022fl-\u02c8d\u0101"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1794, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-091338"
  },
  "all bets are off":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-091412"
  },
  "all-natural":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": being or composed of ingredients that are from nature and not artificial":[
        "a bakery that uses all-natural ingredients"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-093550"
  },
  "all hands":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an entire ship's company":[],
      ": everybody engaged in the same pursuit":[],
      ": characterized by the participation or contributions of all individuals in a group":[
        "an all-hands effort",
        "And this Friday, the agency's deputy administrator \u2026 will come to NASA Glenn, in part to hold an all-hands meeting with employees \u2026",
        "\u2014 Becky Gaylord, Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio) , 5 Aug. 2003"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u022fl-\u02c8handz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Plural noun",
      "1840, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-094627"
  },
  "all-rounder":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": one having many skills or uses":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u022fl-\u02c8rau\u0307n-d\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1864, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-095306"
  },
  "all-points":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": directed to all points : sent in all directions : general":[
        "\u2014 used especially of police messages an all-points alarm"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1935, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-100231"
  },
  "alligator pear":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": avocado":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The menu for that evening mentions venison, bacon, and filet mignon; an October 1926 luncheon reportedly contained clam broth, lobster, and alligator pear (that is, avocado) salad. \u2014 Mayukh Sen, Bon App\u00e9tit , 14 Oct. 2021",
      "Known early on as alligator pears for their coarse texture and dark skin, avocados vary dramatically in color, texture, shape and even size, ranging from as little as a few ounces to up to four pounds per fruit. \u2014 Noelle Carter, latimes.com , 16 Mar. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "by folk etymology from Spanish aguacate \u2014 more at avocado":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1696, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-103653"
  },
  "allantoidean":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, or derived from the allantois":[],
      ": of or relating to the Allantoidea":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\""
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin allantoid-, allantois + English -ean, -ian":"Adjective",
      "New Latin Allantoidea + English -an":"Adjective"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1855, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
      "1878, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-104000"
  },
  "allotropy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the existence of a substance and especially an element in two or more different forms (as of crystals) usually in the same phase":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259-\u02c8l\u00e4-tr\u0259-p\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from German Allotropie, borrowed from Swedish allotropi, from Late Greek all\u00f3tropos, taken to mean \"of a different character\" (from allo- allo- + -tropos, adjective derivative from tr\u00f3pos \"turn, direction, manner, character\") + -i -y entry 2 \u2014 more at trope":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1842, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-104638"
  },
  "Allegheny Mountains":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "mountains of the Appalachian system of the eastern U.S. in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-105033"
  },
  "all-hands":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an entire ship's company":[],
      ": everybody engaged in the same pursuit":[],
      ": characterized by the participation or contributions of all individuals in a group":[
        "an all-hands effort",
        "And this Friday, the agency's deputy administrator \u2026 will come to NASA Glenn, in part to hold an all-hands meeting with employees \u2026",
        "\u2014 Becky Gaylord, Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio) , 5 Aug. 2003"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u022fl-\u02c8handz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Plural noun",
      "1840, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-105455"
  },
  "allomorphite":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a mineral consisting of barite that resembles anhydrite":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "German allomorphit , from Greek allomorphos of strange shape (from all- + -morphos -morphous) + German -it -ite":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1842, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-111644"
  },
  "allseed":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of several many-seeded plants: such as":[],
      ": knotweed":[],
      ": a goosefoot ( Chenopodium polyspermum )":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1597, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-112112"
  },
  "allomother":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb, transitive + intransitive"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an individual other than the biological mother of an offspring that performs the functions of a mother (as by caring for an infant temporarily)":[
        "The allomother suckled the second infant for two and one-half minutes before it was retrieved by its own mother.",
        "\u2014 Sarah Blaffer Hrdy , The Langurs of Abu: Female and Male Strategies of Reproduction , 1980",
        "\u2026 by five months of age, babies spend more time with allomothers than with their own mother \u2026",
        "\u2014 Claudia R. Valeggia, in Substitute Parents: Biological and Social Perspectives on Alloparenting , 2009"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8a-l\u0259-\u02ccm\u0259-t\u035fh\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "allo- + mother entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1980, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-113403"
  },
  "all year round":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": throughout the entire year":[
        "The bush stays green all year round ."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-120516"
  },
  "allonym":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a name that is assumed by an author but that actually belongs to another person":[],
      ": a work published under the name of a person other than the author":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8al\u0259\u02ccnim"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French allonyme , from all- + -onyme -onym":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1867, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-124131"
  },
  "alligator lizard":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of various small American lizards that resemble an alligator (as members of the genera Anolis, Sceloporus , or in the western U.S. Gerrhonotus )":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1882, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-124618"
  },
  "allemontite":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a mineral consisting of an arsenic antimony compound SbAs occurring in metallic-looking reniform masses":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccal\u0259\u02c8m\u00e4n\u02cct\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French, from Allemont, Allemond , Is\u00e8re department, France, its locality + French -ite":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1850, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-125533"
  },
  "All Red":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": wholly within the Commonwealth of Nations":[
        "\u2014 used of connections between Britain and her overseas territories an All Red route"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "so called from the color of British territory on British official maps":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1894, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-130051"
  },
  "allotropize":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to change from one allotropic form to another":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259\u02c8l\u00e4\u2027tr\u0259\u02ccp\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "allotropy + -ize":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1857, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-135009"
  },
  "alloantibody":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an antibody produced following introduction of an alloantigen into the system of an individual of a species lacking that particular antigen":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cca-l\u014d-\u02c8an-ti-\u02ccb\u00e4-d\u0113",
      "\u02ccal-\u014d-\u02c8ant-i-\u02ccb\u00e4d-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "allo- + antibody":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1964, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-135333"
  },
  "alluvial plain":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a level or gently sloping flat or a slightly undulating land surface resulting from extensive deposition of alluvial materials by running water":[],
      ": a plain formed by lateral coalescence of alluvial fans":[
        "a piedmont alluvial plain"
      ],
      "\u2014 compare bajada":[
        "a piedmont alluvial plain"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1803, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-140249"
  },
  "alla zingara":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": in gypsy style":[
        "\u2014 used as a direction in music"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cc\u00e4l\u0259\u02c8tsi\u014bg\u0259r\u0259",
      "\u02ccal\u0259\u02c8zi-",
      "\u02ccal-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Italian":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1873, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-141226"
  },
  "allene":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a gaseous hydrocarbon CH 2 =C=CH 2":[],
      ": a diolefin with its two double bonds in adjacent positions":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8a\u02ccl\u0113n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary, contraction of allylene":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1875, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-143156"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": american barberry":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1921, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-144621"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": one of two or more variants of the same phoneme":[
        "the aspirated \\p\\ of pin and the unaspirated \\p\\ of spin are allophones of the phoneme \\p\\"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8a-l\u0259-\u02ccf\u014dn"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "allo- + -phone entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1938, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-144930"
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  "allophore":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a chromatophore containing an alcohol-soluble red pigment that occurs in the skins of fishes, amphibia, and reptiles":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "all- + -phore":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1926, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-152126"
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  "allheal":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": valerian":[],
      ": self-heal":[],
      ": mistletoe":[],
      ": woundwort":[],
      ": yarrow":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1597, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-153845"
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  "allayment":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the action of quieting or alleviating : the state of being quieted or alleviated : mitigation":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259\u02c8l\u0101m\u0259nt",
      "a\u02c8-"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "allay entry 1 + -ment":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1609, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-161227"
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  "allantois":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a vascular fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals that is formed as a pouch from the hindgut and that in placental mammals is intimately associated with the chorion in formation of the placenta":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259-\u02c8lan-t\u0259-w\u0259s",
      "\u0259-\u02c8lant-\u0259-w\u0259s"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, ultimately from Greek allant-, allas sausage":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1615, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-174004"
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  "allophanate":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a salt or ester of allophanic acid":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259\u02c8l\u00e4f\u0259\u02ccn\u0101t"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "allophan ic + -ate":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1847, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-174133"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
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      ": selected (as by a poll of journalists) as one of the best in the U.S. in a particular category at a particular time":[
        "an all-American quarterback"
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      ": having only all-American participants":[
        "an all-American basketball team"
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      ": composed wholly of American elements":[],
      ": representative or typical of the U.S. or its ideals":[
        "an all-American boy",
        "her all-American optimism"
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      ": of or relating to the American nations as a group":[],
      ": one (such as an athlete) that is voted all-American":[],
      ": one that has all-American qualities or characteristics":[
        "a clean-cut all-American"
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      "-\u02c8me-r\u0259-",
      "\u02cc\u022fl-\u0259-\u02c8mer-\u0259-k\u0259n"
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1887, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
      "1888, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-175411"
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  "allonge":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": rider sense 2a":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "a-\u02c8l\u014d\u207fzh",
      "\u0259-\u02c8l\u00e4nj, a-\u02c8l\u022f\u207fzh"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French, literally, lengthening":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1848, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-175629"
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  "all-weather":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of or for all kinds of weather : usable, operative, or practiced in all kinds of weather":[
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1874, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-180144"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the quality or state of being allocable or assigned":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "-l\u014dk-",
      "\u02ccal\u0259k\u0259\u02c8bil\u0259t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1951, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-180512"
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  "all-fired":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
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    "definitions":{
      ": extremely , excessively":[
        "all-fired stubborn"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u022fl-\u02ccf\u012b(-\u0259)rd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "alteration of hell-fired damned, from hellfire":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1833, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-184312"
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  "all heart":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
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      ": a person with a kind and generous disposition":[
        "She is all heart ."
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-184636"
  },
  "allotropic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the existence of a substance and especially an element in two or more different forms (as of crystals) usually in the same phase":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259-\u02c8l\u00e4-tr\u0259-p\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from German Allotropie, borrowed from Swedish allotropi, from Late Greek all\u00f3tropos, taken to mean \"of a different character\" (from allo- allo- + -tropos, adjective derivative from tr\u00f3pos \"turn, direction, manner, character\") + -i -y entry 2 \u2014 more at trope":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1842, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-184638"
  },
  "all there":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": in full possession of one's mental faculties : sane":[
        "behaved in such a way as to make one wonder if he was quite all there",
        "\u2014 not often in formal use"
      ],
      ": alert and well informed : quick-witted":[
        "wide-awake, alert, all there ; he knows just where he is and what he means and where he is going",
        "\u2014 Times Literary Supplement"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1821, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-191314"
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  "Allende Gossens":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "Salvador 1908\u20131973 Chilean Marxist; president of Chile (1970\u201373)":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00e4-\u02ccyen-d\u0101-\u02c8g\u022f-\u02ccsen(t)s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-191414"
  },
  "Allen":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name",
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "Ethan 1738\u20131789 American Revolutionary soldier":[],
      "William 1532\u20131594 English cardinal":[],
      "Woody 1935\u2013 originally Allen Stewart Konigsberg American writer, actor, director":[],
      "city in northern Texas north of Dallas population 84,246":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8a-l\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-192021"
  },
  "allopolyploid":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "noun,"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a polyploid individual or strain having a chromosome set composed of two or more chromosome sets derived more or less complete from different species":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cca-l\u014d-\u02c8p\u00e4-li-\u02ccpl\u022fid",
      "\u02ccal-\u014d-\u02c8p\u00e4l-i-\u02ccpl\u022fid"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "allo- + polyploid":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1928, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-193216"
  },
  "all-year":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": lasting, available, or suitable throughout the year : the whole year round":[
        "a healthful all-year climate",
        "an all-year resort community"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1871, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-194537"
  },
  "all the same to":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-194818"
  },
  "allottable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": capable of being allotted":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259\u02c8l\u00e4t\u0259b\u0259l",
      "-\u00e4t\u0259- also a\u02c8-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1812, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-195928"
  },
  "allogeneous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": different in nature or kind":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6al\u0259\u00a6j\u0113ny\u0259s",
      "-n\u0113\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "all- + -geneous (as in heterogeneous, homogeneous )":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1666, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-200251"
  },
  "alligatoroid":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": resembling an alligator":[],
      ": relating to alligators":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8al\u0259\u0307\u02ccg\u0101t\u0259\u02ccr\u022fid"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "alligator entry 1 + -oid":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1887, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-204205"
  },
  "all fives":{
    "type":[
      "noun plural but usually singular in construction"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a form of all fours in which the five of trumps has a scoring value of five points":[],
      ": muggins sense 1b":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1838, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-204950"
  },
  "all mouth (and no trousers/action)":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-211437"
  },
  "alliterational":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": alliterative":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-shn\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1847, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-213644"
  },
  "all-day sucker":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a piece of hard candy on a stick : a large lollipop":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1896, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-214359"
  },
  "allopalladium":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": palladium that is found in hexagonal tables with gold":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "all- + palladium":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1868, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-215444"
  },
  "allyl":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": being or containing the unsaturated monovalent radical CH 2 CHCH 2 \u2212":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8al-\u0259l",
      "\u02c8a-l\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "According to the Academy of General Dentistry, the allyl methyl sulfide in coffee, onions and garlic can stay in your bloodstream and be expelled via your breath up to 72 hours after consumption. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 5 May 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary, from Latin allium garlic":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1845, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-220931"
  },
  "all-encompassing":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": including everything or everyone":[
        "We're unlikely to find an all-encompassing solution."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-221254"
  },
  "allophane":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an amorphous translucent mineral of various colors often occurring in incrustations or stalactite forms and consisting of a hydrous aluminum silicate":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8a-l\u0259-\u02ccf\u0101n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from German Allophan, borrowed from Late Greek allophan\u1e17s \"appearing otherwise,\" from Greek allo- allo- + -phan\u0113s, adjective derivative from the base of pha\u00ednein \"to show,\" pha\u00ednesthai \"to become visible, appear, seem\" \u2014 more at fancy entry 2":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1817, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-222737"
  },
  "alla marcia":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": in march style : like a march":[
        "\u2014 used as a direction in music"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cc\u00e4l\u0259\u02c8m\u00e4r\u02ccch\u00e4",
      "\u02ccal\u0259\u02c8m\u00e4rch\u0259\u02cc \u02cc\u00e4l-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Italian":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1823, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-223153"
  },
  "all the world":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": for the sake of gaining everything : for any consideration":[],
      ": in every respect : wholly , exactly":[
        "whose posy was for all the world like cutler's poetry",
        "\u2014 Shakespeare",
        "with his father's pipe in his mouth and looking for all the world like him"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-225415"
  },
  "allogenetic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": produced elsewhere":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6al\u014dj\u0259\u0307\u00a6netik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1899, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-230150"
  },
  "allotheism":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the worship of foreign or unsanctioned gods":[
        "commandments against allotheism and polytheism"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "all- + -theism":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1660, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-230903"
  },
  "allometry":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259-\u02c8l\u00e4m-\u0259-tr\u0113",
      "\u0259-\u02c8l\u00e4-m\u0259-tr\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "If an animal's limb or organ grows out of proportion with the rest of its body, scientists call that allometry . \u2014 Ben Guarino, Anchorage Daily News , 10 May 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "allo- + -metry":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1912, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-231503"
  },
  "Allegheny":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "river 325 miles (523 kilometers) long in western Pennsylvania and southwestern New York uniting with the Monongahela River at Pittsburgh to form the Ohio River":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cca-l\u0259-\u02c8g\u0101-n\u0113 also -\u02c8ge-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-232614"
  },
  "all-":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "pronoun",
      "pronoun, singular or plural in construction"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the whole amount, quantity, or extent of":[
        "needed all the courage they had",
        "sat up all night"
      ],
      ": as much as possible":[
        "spoke in all seriousness"
      ],
      ": every member or individual component of":[
        "all men will go",
        "all five children were present"
      ],
      ": the whole number or sum of":[
        "all the angles of a triangle are equal to two right angles"
      ],
      ": every":[
        "all manner of hardship"
      ],
      ": any whatever":[
        "beyond all doubt"
      ],
      ": nothing but : only":[
        "all work and no play",
        ":"
      ],
      ": completely taken up with, given to, or absorbed by":[
        "became all attention"
      ],
      ": having or seeming to have (some physical feature) in conspicuous excess or prominence":[
        "all legs"
      ],
      ": paying full attention with":[
        "all ears"
      ],
      ": used up : entirely consumed":[
        "\u2014 used especially of food and drink"
      ],
      ": being more than one person or thing":[
        "I don't know who all is coming."
      ],
      ": as much of \u2026 as : as much of a \u2026 as":[
        "all the home I ever had"
      ],
      ": wholly , quite":[
        "sat all alone",
        "\u2014 often used as an intensive all out of proportion all over the yard it wasn't all that funny"
      ],
      ": selected as the best (as at a sport) within an area or organization":[
        "\u2014 used in combination all -league halfback"
      ],
      ": only , exclusively":[],
      ": just":[],
      ": so much":[
        "all the better for it"
      ],
      ": for each side : apiece":[
        "the score is two all"
      ],
      ": the whole number, quantity, or amount : totality":[
        "all that I have",
        "all of us",
        "all of the books"
      ],
      ": everybody , everything":[
        "gave equal attention to all",
        "that is all"
      ],
      ": on the whole : generally":[
        "all in all , things might have been worse"
      ],
      ": and everything else especially of a kind suggested by a previous context":[
        "cards to fill out with \u2026 numbers and all",
        "\u2014 Sally Quinn"
      ],
      ": the whole of one's possessions, resources, or energy":[
        "gave his all for the cause"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u022fl"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "concentrated",
      "entire",
      "exclusive",
      "focused",
      "focussed",
      "undivided",
      "whole"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "all of",
      "all over",
      "altogether",
      "clean",
      "completely",
      "dead",
      "enough",
      "entire",
      "entirely",
      "even",
      "exactly",
      "fast",
      "flat",
      "full",
      "fully",
      "heartily",
      "out",
      "perfectly",
      "plumb",
      "quite",
      "soundly",
      "thoroughly",
      "through and through",
      "totally",
      "utterly",
      "well",
      "wholly",
      "wide"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for all Adjective whole , entire , total , all mean including everything or everyone without exception. whole implies that nothing has been omitted, ignored, abated, or taken away. read the whole book entire may suggest a state of completeness or perfection to which nothing can be added. the entire population was wiped out total implies that everything has been counted, weighed, measured, or considered. the total number of people present all may equal whole , entire , or total . all proceeds go to charity",
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "I've been waiting all week to see her.",
      "He had to walk all the way home.",
      "She works all year round.",
      "He'll need all the help he can get.",
      "Someone took all the candy.",
      "Adverb",
      "She has traveled all around the world.",
      "This money will be all yours when I die.",
      "She had buttons all down the side of her dress.",
      "I forgot all about paying the bill.",
      "The kids got all excited when they saw Santa Claus.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "His all -or-nothing shot turned out to be a giant dud, flying over the green and across a road. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 27 June 2022",
      "His all -hands call did little to clear up those issues or quell staff fears about content moderation policies, the direction of the company, and if they will be forced to work from Twitter offices. \u2014 Scott Nover, Quartz , 16 June 2022",
      "It\u2019s utilitarian, all -business, the opposite of exciting to shop for or talk about over brunch. \u2014 Glamour , 30 May 2022",
      "In general, all -metal and metal and plastic combo garden hose nozzles are superior to those made entirely out of plastic. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "High school students in Long Beach began advocating for multi-stall, all -gender restrooms in 2018. \u2014 Laura Newberry, Los Angeles Times , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Think of it as your all -access pass to Singapore, and don't leave your hotel room without it. \u2014 Maya Kachroo-levine, Travel + Leisure , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "The report highlighted racial-hiring gains with general managers and assistant coaches to all -time high levels. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 25 Aug. 2021",
      "Positioning it there gave them space enough to design the garage as a drive-through, so cars enter from the street through the front, all -glass doors and then exit through the doors in the back, which lead to an alley behind the house. \u2014 Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News , 21 Oct. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "Aside from that \u2014 and up to eight hours in a makeup chair, of course \u2014 getting ready to play such a relentless villain was all about alone time in the dark. \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 4 July 2022",
      "Instagram thirst traps are all fun and games until your brother sees them\u2026just ask Kate Hudson. \u2014 Whitney Perry, Glamour , 4 July 2022",
      "To Wordsmith, performances like this \u2014 ones that delve into different complexities such as enslavement and race \u2014 are all about embodiment. \u2014 Ashley Barrientos, Baltimore Sun , 3 July 2022",
      "But this is all together more than 150, nearly 160 billion cubic meters of gas that is now as a new request coming to the world market. \u2014 CBS News , 3 July 2022",
      "The Angels, Mariners, Rangers, and White Sox are all within striking distance despite losing records. \u2014 Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com , 2 July 2022",
      "Although this is not all down to fintech providers, overtly strict processes contribute to keeping more and more people out of the financial system. \u2014 Dmitry Dolgorukov, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
      "My kidneys and heart are all healthy with no specific cause for the high blood pressure found. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 1 July 2022",
      "But female bodies are all different and unpredictable. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 29 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Taken together, the numbers suggest there is no quick cure- all for the political discord in Washington. \u2014 Dante Chinni, NBC News , 13 June 2022",
      "Roe never seemed like a cure- all to the women of Jane. \u2014 Emma Hinchliffe And Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
      "Any Covid bill Congress moves will quickly become a catch- all for far more than small business. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "The Bruce Almighty-esque comedy series drops at a time when the streaming business, once a Wild West-like free-for- all for creatives, is coming under heightened scrutiny and tightening budgets. \u2014 Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 June 2022",
      "With exhibition games just starting and the April 7 season opener weeks away, the NL East won\u2019t have Freddie Freeman but could face a free-for- all for the ages instead. \u2014 Dan Schlossberg, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Faye Dunaway plays screen legend Joan Crawford as a wire hanger-wielding madwoman in this campy 1981 bio-drama based on the scandalous tell- all by Crawford\u2019s adopted daughter Christina. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 May 2022",
      "Smoky, savory, and packing a punch, the bright crimson pepper paste has long been a culinary do- all for Tunisians. \u2014 Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Other unique gifts like Collina Strada\u2019s rhinestone water bottle, Dorsey\u2019s sparkling necklace, or a marble catch- all from Claude Home are equally dazzling. \u2014 Vogue , 17 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English al, all, alle, going back to Old English eall (West Saxon), all (Anglian), going back to Germanic *alla- (whence also Old Frisian al, alle \"the whole of,\" Old Saxon all, Old High German al, all, Old Norse allr, Gothic alls ), probably going back to *al-no- or *ol-no-, derivative of a base *ala-/*ola- seen in compounds (as Old English \u00e6lmihtig almighty entry 1 , Old Saxon alohw\u012bt \"completely white,\" Old High German alaw\u0101ri \"quite true,\" Gothic alabrunsts \"burnt offering,\" calque of Greek holoka\u00fat\u014dma ), of uncertain origin":"Adjective",
      "Middle English al, all, going back to Old English all, representing adverbial uses of the quantifier all entry 1":"Adverb",
      "Middle English al, all, going back to Old English all, pronominal use of the quantifier all entry 1":"Pronoun, singular or plural in construction",
      "nominal use of the pronoun all entry 3":"Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Pronoun, singular or plural in construction",
      "1593, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-000211"
  },
  "all threes":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun but usually singular in construction"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a variety of muggins in which multiples of three are counted":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "thr\u0113z"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1881, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-000218"
  },
  "All-American Canal":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "canal in southeasternmost California transporting water 80 miles (129 kilometers) from the Colorado River to the Imperial Valley":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-000806"
  },
  "all hell breaks loose":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-001157"
  },
  "allantoin":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a crystalline oxidation product C 4 H 6 N 4 O 3 of uric acid used to promote healing of local wounds and infections":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259-\u02c8lan-t\u0259-w\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Other effective ingredients, like ceramides, retinol, allantoin and eyeseryl, tighten the skin, reduce puffiness and smooth out any imperfections. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 May 2022",
      "Finally, Odor & Enhanced Sweat Control is a strong antiperspirant that tackles odor and sweat with aluminum and allantoin . \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022",
      "Also including allantoin , an effective anti-irritant, and provitamin B5, which helps restore the skin\u2019s barrier to retain moisture, Cella\u2019s Organic Aftershave Lotion soothes the skin while promoting cell regeneration. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 May 2022",
      "Comfrey leaf extract conditions the hair, combating dryness by softening the strands with its moisturizing component allantoin . \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 May 2022",
      "This Aveeno shave gel is formulated with oats, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, sunflower seed oil, allantoin , and glycerin. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "The Rael Vitamin C Sheet Mask includes two out of three, as well as soothing allantoin . \u2014 Devon Abelman, Allure , 15 Apr. 2020",
      "The Best of Beauty Award winner is spiked with exfoliating retinoids and lactic acid, alongside soothing allantoin for gentle-yet-effective results. \u2014 Devon Abelman, Allure , 20 Jan. 2020",
      "Ingredients like colloidal oatmeal and allantoin also calm irritation, especially around my nose and cheeks. \u2014 Emily Rekstis, SELF , 8 Nov. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "probably from German, from New Latin allantois + German -in":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1837, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-001822"
  },
  "all in a day's work":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": part of a person's typical work":[
        "Solving violent crimes is all in a day's work for these police detectives."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-003009"
  },
  "alloplasticity":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the capacity for being molded or modified by the external world":[
        "\u2014 contrasted with autoplasticity"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "all- + plasticity or -plasty":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1945, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-004444"
  },
  "all eyes are on":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": everyone is looking at (someone or something)":[
        "All eyes were on her as she entered the room."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-010000"
  },
  "all in one's head":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": in one's imagination : not real":[
        "The problem is all in his head ."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-012440"
  },
  "allantoinase":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an enzyme occurring especially in animals other than mammals that hydrolyzes allantoin":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02ccn\u0101s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "allantoin + -ase":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1926, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-013526"
  },
  "all along":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": all the time":[
        "knew the truth all along"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The reality is that the grouping, like most powerful institutions around the world, has been overwhelmingly male all along . \u2014 Frida Ghitis, CNN , 28 June 2022",
      "Rather, a couple of clusters of cases \u2014 in Alabama and in Scotland \u2014 may be giving the scientific community an opportunity to figure out what has been responsible for some of the cases all along . \u2014 Helen Branswell, STAT , 18 June 2022",
      "Scientists have long been in the dark about how deep-diving seals forage for their meals in pitch-black seas, and the answer may have been right under the animals\u2019 nose all along : whiskers. \u2014 Sasha Warren, Scientific American , 13 June 2022",
      "Bell just arrived to the NFL, but Anderson has been on this path with him all along . \u2014 Ashley Bastock, cleveland , 6 June 2022",
      "Perhaps that was the author\u2019s strategy all along , as suggested in trial testimony and exhibits. \u2014 Erik Wemple, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
      "Finally, the third option is that the Fury who died at the end of Infinity War was a fake all along . \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 3 June 2022",
      "There was such a reaction to not seeing justice for her at the time\u2026 was the plan all along to wait, get viewers to love Nancy and then revisit her later? \u2014 Christy Pi\u00f1a, The Hollywood Reporter , 31 May 2022",
      "Gurira sees a transformation in her own understanding and approach, but for many who have known her\u2014perhaps even an astute seventh-\u200bgrade classmate\u2014her talent and dedication have been there all along . \u2014 Chloe Schama, Vogue , 23 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1619, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-014211"
  },
  "allelo-":{
    "type":[
      "combining form"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": alternative":[
        "allelo morph"
      ],
      ": reciprocal":[
        "allelo pathy"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Greek all\u0113lon of each other, from allos \u2026 allos one \u2026 the other, from allos other \u2014 more at else":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-030510"
  },
  "allocable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": capable of being allocated":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8a-l\u0259-k\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "alloc(ate) + -able":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1715, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-032035"
  },
  "all very well":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220715-103158"
  },
  "allometron":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": quantitative alteration in the course of evolution of the proportional relation of body parts":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259\u02c8l\u00e4m\u0259\u2027\u02cctr\u00e4n",
      "a\u02c8-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "all- + Greek metron measure, rule":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1911, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-040124"
  },
  "allopreen":{
    "type":[
      "verb, transitive + intransitive"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to preen or groom the skin or feathers of another bird":[
        "On other occasions in succeeding weeks the female allopreened her mate, who sometimes solicited by putting his head down.",
        "\u2014 Lawrence Kilham , The American Crow and the Common Raven , 1991",
        "Allopreening in birds is usually directed at the top of the head, a part of the body not easily reached by the recipient.",
        "\u2014 James F. Wittenberger , Animal Social Behavior , 1981"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8a-l\u0259-\u02ccpr\u0113n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "allo- + preen entry 3":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1965, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-040803"
  },
  "alloplastic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": molding or molded by external factors (as environment)":[
        "man's evolution \u2026 is through alloplastic experiments with objects outside his own body",
        "\u2014 Weston LaBarre",
        "\u2014 contrasted with autoplastic"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "all- + -plastic":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1924, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-041419"
  },
  "Alleyne":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "Edward 1566\u20131626 English actor":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02ccl\u0113n",
      "\u02c8a-l\u0259n",
      "-\u02ccl\u0101n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-042007"
  },
  "Allen screw":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a screw with a hexagonal socket in its head that is designed to be used with an Allen wrench":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8a-l\u0259n-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1917, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-050030"
  },
  "all-a-mort":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": amort":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "by folk etymology (influence of all entry 2 ) from Middle French a la mort to the death":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1592, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-053046"
  },
  "all-seater":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a stadium or arena that provides seating for all spectators and offers no standing room":[
        "\u2026 all-seaters should give clubs greater control over who occupies which part of the ground.",
        "\u2014 Nick Hornby , Fever Pitch , 1992",
        "And then football clubs started to be more family and female friendly, turning their stadiums into all-seaters and discouraging the macho culture of the terraces.",
        "\u2014 Daily Mail (London) , 17 June 2010"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)\u022fl-\u00a6s\u0113-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "all seat s + -er entry 2":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1980, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-053903"
  },
  "alliterative verse":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": verse usually unrhymed having alliteration as a structural element":[
        "Old English alliterative verse"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1775, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-061552"
  },
  "alligator wrench":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a wrench having a flaring jaw with teeth on one side":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
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      "so called from its resemblance to an alligator's jaws":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1879, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-061951"
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  "all hail":{
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      "interjection"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-062102"
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  "all right already":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-062509"
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  "all points bulletin":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a general bulletin broadcast to alert law-enforcement officers over a wide area that someone (such as a suspect) or something (such as a vehicle) is being actively sought in connection with a crime":[
        "The all-points bulletin for the suspects issued Thursday describes them as \"armed and dangerous\" \u2026",
        "\u2014 Les Ledbetter",
        "\u2026 police investigators have pored over video footage, interviewed witnesses, combed through social media chatter and shared surveillance images of the suspects with other police agencies in an all-points bulletin .",
        "\u2014 Michael Cabanatuan and Kurtis Alexander"
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1936, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-063641"
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  "Allen Park":{
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      "geographical name"
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      "city in southeastern Michigan west-southwest of Detroit population 28,210":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-072058"
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  "allentando":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
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      ": in a manner becoming relaxed in tempo":[
        "\u2014 used as a direction in music"
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      "\u00a6al-",
      "\u00a6\u00e4l\u0259\u0307n\u00a6t\u00e4n(\u02cc)d\u014d",
      "\u00a6al\u0259\u0307n\u00a6ta-"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
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      "Italian, making slack, making slow, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin allentandum , gerund of (assumed) Vulgar Latin allentare to make slack, make slow, from Latin ad- + lentare to bend, prolong, from lentus flexible, slow, sluggish":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1841, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-072159"
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  "All Saints' summer":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": indian summer":[]
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1861, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-072334"
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  "all righty":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
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      ": all right entry 1 sense 2":[
        "\u2014 usually used as an interjection",
        "All righty now, let's get started!",
        "Well, alrighty then. I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree.",
        "\u2014 often used in a joking or ironic way",
        "The flame derives from Greek mythology. According to myth, Prometheus stole sacred fire from the gods and brought it to Earth. The mythic flame has become a symbol of human reason, freedom and creativity. All righty , then.",
        "\u2014 Denise Hazlick , MSNBC.com , 9 Feb. 2006"
      ]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
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      "all right entry 1 + -y (perhaps from reanalysis of -y entry 4 as a diminutive or attenuating suffix)":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1877, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-072347"
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  "All Saints' Day":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": November 1 observed in Western liturgical churches as a Christian feast in honor of all the saints":[]
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1562, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-074348"
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  "allyl alcohol":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a colorless pungent liquid CH 2 =CHCH 2 OH made chiefly by hydrolysis of allyl chloride and polymerized to a viscous substance by heating in the presence of oxygen":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1857, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-074615"
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  "allophanic acid":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": an acid NH 2 CONHCOOH known only in the form of derivatives (as esters)":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6al\u0259\u00a6fanik-"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary allophan- (after German allophans\u00e4ure allophanic acid, from Greek allophan\u0113s appearing otherwise + German s\u00e4ure acid) + -ic":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1847, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-083419"
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  "allamanda":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a genus of tropical American woody vines (family Apocynaceae) having funnel-shaped flowers":[],
      ": a plant of the genus Allamanda":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccal\u0259\u02c8mand\u0259"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, after Jean N. S. Allamand \u20201787 Swiss naturalist and physicist":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1776, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-083557"
  },
  "all kinds/sorts/types":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a lot of different kinds (or sorts or types)":[
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-085822"
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  "allium":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of a large genus ( Allium ) of bulbous herbs of the lily family including the onion, garlic, chive, leek, and shallot":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8al-\u0113-\u0259m",
      "\u02c8a-l\u0113-\u0259m"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Easy to please, allium can be planted on their own or mixed with other plants. \u2014 Terri Robertson, Country Living , 27 June 2022",
      "Stroll the 10-acre garden and take in a display of more than 500 variations of irises, plus perennials such as lupine, allium , Icelandic poppies and delphinium. \u2014 oregonlive , 3 June 2022",
      "Stroll the 10-acre garden and take in a display of more than 500 variations of irises, plus perennials such as lupine, allium , Icelandic poppies and delphinium. \u2014 oregonlive , 3 June 2022",
      "Stroll the 10-acre garden and take in a display of more than 500 variations of irises, plus perennials such as lupine, allium , Icelandic poppies and delphinium. \u2014 oregonlive , 3 June 2022",
      "Another nonnative suggestion for blending is summer-blooming allium Summer Beauty. \u2014 Jennifer Rude Klett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 5 May 2022",
      "Stroll the 10-acre garden and take in a display of more than 500 variations of irises, plus perennials such as lupine, allium , Icelandic poppies and delphinium. \u2014 oregonlive , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Stroll the 10-acre garden and take in a display of more than 500 variations of irises, plus perennials such as lupine, allium , Icelandic poppies and delphinium. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "And best of all, the Boursin flavor comes through\u2014garlic, chives, an allium bite. \u2014 Alex Beggs, Bon App\u00e9tit , 28 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from New Latin, genus name, going back to Latin \u0101lium, allium \"garlic,\" of uncertain origin":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1600, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-091128"
  },
  "Allentiac":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, or characteristic of a people of the San Juan province of western Argentina":[],
      ": a people of the San Juan province of western Argentina":[],
      ": a member of such people":[],
      ": the language of the Allentiac people":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\"",
      "\u0259\u02c8lent\u0113\u02ccak"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Allentiac from Spanish, of American Indian origin; Allentiacan from Spanish allentiac + English -an":"Adjective"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1858, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
      "1882, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-092015"
  },
  "all walks of life":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-093023"
  },
  "Allihn condenser":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a condenser similar to a Liebig condenser with an inner tube consisting of a series of bulbs":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)a\u00a6l\u0113n-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "after Felix Richard Allihn \u20201915 German chemist":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1895, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-093628"
  },
  "Allais":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "Maurice 1911\u20132010 French economist":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00e4-\u02c8l\u0101"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-101808"
  },
  "all the time":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": at all times : constantly":[
        "I think about her all the time ."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-102833"
  },
  "Allen key":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a small tool that is used to turn a special type of screw":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-104510"
  },
  "all fingers and thumbs":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": extremely awkward or clumsy":[
        "Sorry I dropped the vase; I'm all fingers and thumbs today.",
        "I'm all fingers and thumbs when it comes to wrapping packages."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-105203"
  },
  "all get-out":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the utmost conceivable degree":[
        "\u2014 used in comparisons to suggest something superlative is busy as all get-out"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cc\u022fl-\u02c8get-\u02ccau\u0307t",
      "-\u02c8git-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Yes, the Public Market is touristy as all get-out , but there are some fantastic food booths. \u2014 Christopher Muther, BostonGlobe.com , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "The music, catchy as all get-out , is another character on the show. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Oct. 2021",
      "Part of this is due to the fact that Shadow and Bone is derivative as all get-out , and the series both knows it and revels in it. \u2014 Jenna Scherer, Rolling Stone , 21 May 2021",
      "Jenna Schnuer dug into the details for Fortune: The program looks to be confusing as all get-out and is likely to provide a mere drop in the bucket for what businesses need to survive. \u2014 Adam Lashinsky, Fortune , 3 Apr. 2020",
      "Flexible as all get-out , like that other South Carolina pol, Lindsey Graham. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 9 Jan. 2020",
      "So much pedigree, plus a late-2018 trailer that looked Fallout as all get-out , set serious expectations for this week's game launch on Windows 10, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 22 Oct. 2019",
      "Coconut sticky rice is heaped with a generous portion of raw ahi tuna that\u2019s fresh as all get-out . \u2014 Christina Tkacik, baltimoresun.com , 8 Oct. 2019",
      "First of all, gaming laptops have a tradition of looking goofy as all get-out for a mix of good and bad reasons. \u2014 Eric Limer, Popular Mechanics , 7 Jan. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1849, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-105603"
  },
  "all (of) the time":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": on every occasion : always":[
        "You can't be right all of the time ."
      ],
      ": very often or frequently":[
        "\"Do you ever take the subway to work?\" \"Yeah, all the time .\""
      ],
      ": since something began : from the beginning":[
        "The police knew all the time who was guilty."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-110002"
  },
  "all-or-none":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": marked either by entire or complete operation or effect or by none at all":[
        "all-or-none response of a nerve cell"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cc\u022f-l\u0259r-\u02c8n\u0259n",
      "\u02cc\u022fl-\u0259r-\u02c8n\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1656, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-110549"
  },
  "alley-oop":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb, transitive + intransitive"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cca-l\u0113-\u02c8y\u00fcp"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "alteration of allez-oop , cry of a circus acrobat about to leap, probably from French allez , 2nd person plural imperative of aller to go + English -oop , perhaps alteration of up":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1965, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-110703"
  },
  "allotetraploid":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun,"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": amphidiploid":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cca-l\u014d-\u02c8te-tr\u0259-\u02ccpl\u022fid",
      "\u02ccal-\u014d-\u02c8te-tr\u0259-\u02ccpl\u022fid"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "allo- + tetraploid entry 2 , probably after German Allotetraploid (noun), allotetraploid (adjective)":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1930, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-112132"
  },
  "all eyes":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": very attentive":[
        "She was all eyes as I opened the box."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-113825"
  },
  "all-pervasive":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": spread throughout and affecting all parts of something":[
        "Still, he believes fear of lawsuits is all-pervasive in medicine and drives up health care costs.",
        "\u2014 Ridgely Ochs"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-ziv",
      "\u02c8\u022fl-p\u0259r-\u02c8v\u0101-siv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1808, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-115156"
  },
  "allosaurus":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of a genus ( Allosaurus ) of very large carnivorous North American theropod dinosaurs of the Late Jurassic period":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cca-l\u0259-\u02c8s\u022fr-\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Taylor came to see the bones, and identified them as belonging to an allosaurus . \u2014 Charles Bethea, The New Yorker , 1 Oct. 2019",
      "Discover fossils at Dinosaur National Monument, Utah Take a giant stride back 150 million years to the Jurassic era and explore the fossils of allosauruses and stegosauruses that once roamed northeastern Utah. \u2014 National Geographic , 17 June 2019",
      "But people can also bypass that completely and head right toward that violent T. rex vs. triceratops display, as well as to view other dinosaurs like the allosaurus and stegosaurus. \u2014 David Oliver, USA TODAY , 5 June 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from New Latin, genus name, from allo- allo- + -saurus -saurus":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1886, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-120856"
  },
  "allivalite":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a plutonic rock composed of anorthite and olivine in approximately equal amounts":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8al\u0259\u0307v\u0259\u02ccl\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Allival Hill, Isle of Rum, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, its locality + English -ite":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1903, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-121110"
  },
  "all the while":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": during the entire time":[
        "He claimed that he was happy, but he was thinking all the while of quitting his job."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-121357"
  },
  "alligator apple":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": pond apple":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "so called from the gnarled appearance of the fruits and its growth in the habitat of alligators":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1756, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-123108"
  },
  "Allenby":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "Edmund Henry Hynman 1861\u20131936 1st Viscount Allenby of Megiddo and Felixstowe British field marshal":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8a-l\u0259n-b\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-125049"
  },
  "all the trimmings":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": all the other foods that are typically served with something":[
        "a feast with turkey and all the trimmings"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-125212"
  },
  "alligator":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": leather made from alligator hide":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8a-l\u0259-\u02ccg\u0101-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Karen is not the only alligator to have a recent run-in with the law. \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
      "That's because Karen is an alligator who was sitting inside the car during the chase. \u2014 Caitlin O'kane, CBS News , 14 June 2022",
      "Speaking of luxury sparklers, the priceless gift of time gets the Herm\u00e8s treatment in this stainless still Swiss timepiece boasting a mother-of-pearl dial that\u2019s finished with diamonds and an alligator strap. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 June 2022",
      "The 39 mm Monaco Tribute to Dark Lord Special Edition comes on a black alligator leather strap, will be available this month in TAG Heuer boutiques only, is not limited and retails for $8,200. \u2014 Paige Reddinger, Robb Report , 27 May 2022",
      "The matching blue alligator strap adds the perfect finishing touch. \u2014 Bernd Fischer, Men's Health , 5 May 2022",
      "Then there is the sanctuary\u2019s medical lab that is off limits, and the lake with at least one hungry alligator . \u2014 Sun Sentinel , 22 June 2022",
      "In June 2020, a man was bitten in the face by an alligator while in waist-deep water in Taylor Lake near the disc golf course, WTSP reported. \u2014 CBS News , 10 June 2022",
      "This is a limited edition of 30 pieces each in ruby or sapphire with matching alligator straps. \u2014 Carol Besler, Robb Report , 8 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Spanish el lagarto the lizard, from el the (from Latin ille that) + lagarto lizard, from Vulgar Latin *lacartus , from Latin lacertus, lacerta \u2014 more at lizard":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-125346"
  },
  "allision":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the action of dashing against or striking upon":[],
      ": the running of one ship upon another ship that is stationary":[
        "\u2014 distinguished from collision"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259\u02c8lizh\u0259n",
      "a\u02c8-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Late Latin allision-, allisio , from Latin allisus (past participle of allidere to strike against, from ad- + -lidere , from laedere to hurt) + -ion-, -io -ion":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1615, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-131201"
  },
  "all go":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": full of activity : very busy":[
        "In this office it's all go all day without a break."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-132759"
  },
  "allele":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of the alternative forms of a gene that may occur at a given locus (see locus sense 3 )":[],
      ": either of a pair of alternative Mendelian characters (see character entry 1 sense 1b(3) ) (such as smooth and wrinkled seed in the pea)":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259-\u02c8l\u0113(\u0259)l",
      "\u0259-\u02c8l\u0113l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The gene\u2019s association with Alzheimer\u2019s, first reported in 1993, relates to one version of it, known as an allele , that dramatically increases the risk of illness. \u2014 Jason Ulrich, Scientific American , 1 Aug. 2021",
      "Scientists dispute whether their rarity is because the recessive allele is the result of a one-time mutation or because white tigers lack adequate camouflage, negatively affecting their ability to stalk prey or avoid other predators. \u2014 Azzedine Downes, Scientific American , 22 June 2021",
      "To continue producing white tigers, captive tigers with this rare allele expression are intensively inbred over multiple generations. \u2014 Azzedine Downes, Scientific American , 22 June 2021",
      "In North Carolina and Indiana, where outbreaks had clear connections to the Biogen conference, nearly twenty per cent of samples contained the C2416T allele . \u2014 Benjamin Wallace-wells, The New Yorker , 17 Dec. 2020",
      "Each allele brings its individual touch to the role. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 14 Sep. 2017",
      "For example, some of the archaic alleles Sankararaman spotted in Africans were in genes that suppress tumors and regulate hormones. \u2014 Ann Gibbons, Science | AAAS , 20 Feb. 2020",
      "Lola\u2019s genome also contained alleles that are usually associated with the inability to produce lactase\u2014an enzyme that\u2019s important in digesting milk\u2014as an adult. \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 13 Feb. 2020",
      "Each variant has a version (more precisely, one of the alleles in a single nucleotide polymorphism) associated with a small boost to the trait in question. \u2014 Charles Murray, WSJ , 27 Jan. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "perhaps as back-formation from allelism, from allel- (in allelomorph ) + -ism":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1921, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-135757"
  },
  "allegro form":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a linguistic form shortened as a result of frequent occurrence in rapid speech (as Miss for Mistress )":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1896, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-140624"
  },
  "alloplasm":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary all- + -plasm ; probably back-formation from alloplasmatic , from all- + plasmatic ; originally formed as German alloplasmatisch":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1939, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-140803"
  },
  "allelomorph":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": allele":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259-\u02c8lel-\u0259-\u02ccm\u022frf",
      "\u0259-\u02c8l\u0113-l\u0259-\u02ccm\u022frf",
      "-\u02c8l\u0113-l\u0259-",
      "-\u02c8le-l\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "allelo- + -morph":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1902, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-144757"
  },
  "all the time in the world":{
    "type":[
      "noun phrase"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a great deal of time to do something":[
        "Hurry up! We don't have all the time in the world !"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-150240"
  },
  "allozooid":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a zooid differing from its parent":[
        "\u2014 opposed to isozooid"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccal\u0259\u00a6z\u014d\u02cc\u022fid"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "all- + zooid":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1857, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-150702"
  },
  "Allen bolt":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a bolt with a hexagonal socket in its head that is designed to be used with an Allen wrench":[
        "The Allen bolt is integral to the crank and remains in it when the crank is removed from the spindle.",
        "\u2014 Eugene A. Sloane , Sloane's New Bicycle Maintenance Manual , 1981"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8a-l\u0259n-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Allen Manufacturing Co., Hartford, Connecticut":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1972, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-151343"
  },
  "alluvial terrace":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a river terrace composed of alluvium rather than carved in solid rock, resulting from a change in the regimen of the stream from alluviation to downcutting":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1817, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-151601"
  },
  "allelochemical":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a toxic chemical produced by a plant in order to defend itself against herbivores or competing plants":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "allelo- + chemical entry 2":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1971, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-152138"
  },
  "Allen's hummingbird":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a hummingbird ( Selasphorus sasin ) of western North America, the male being metallic green above with bright red throat and whitish breast, the female being variably marked with reddish brown, gray, and white":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "after Joel A. Allen \u20201921 American zoologist":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1881, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-155048"
  },
  "All Saints' cherry":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an ornamental horticultural variety ( Prunus cerasus semperflorens ) of the sour cherry blooming in spring and autumn":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "so called from its alleged blooming on All Saints' Day":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1772, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-155750"
  },
  "Allahu Akbar":{
    "type":[
      "Arabic phrase"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": God is great; God is greatest":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259-\u02c8l\u00e4-hu\u0307-\u02c8\u00e4k-b\u00e4r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-160248"
  },
  "allenic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": relating to or derived from allene : like allene especially in having two double bonds in adjacent positions":[
        "allenic alkadienes",
        "\u2014 often distinguished from conjugated"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259\u02c8-",
      "-en-",
      "a\u02c8l\u0113nik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1915, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-161829"
  },
  "allantoxaidin":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a crystalline compound C 3 H 3 N 3 O 2 derived from allantoxanic acid by decarboxylation; 5-imino-hydantoin":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cca\u02ccla\u02cclt\u00e4k\u02c8s\u0101\u0259d\u1d4an"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary allantoxa nic + -idin":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1890, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-162106"
  },
  "all-play-all":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a tournament in which each contestant meets every other contestant in turn : round robin":[
        "The eight-player all-play-all pits four world-class foreigners against England's top four.",
        "\u2014 Jonathan Speelman, Observer (London) , 13 Dec. 2009"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1900, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-165747"
  },
  "allegro":{
    "type":[
      "adverb or adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a musical composition or movement in allegro tempo":[],
      ": at a brisk lively tempo":[
        "\u2014 used as a direction in music"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259-\u02c8le-(\u02cc)gr\u014d",
      "-\u02c8l\u0101-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The symphony's first movement is an allegro .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The allegro has gestural spans that collapse if not sustained, and these were carried over the entire work. \u2014 Luke Schulze, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 May 2022",
      "Surely that means just a little slower than the main allegro . \u2014 Scott Cantrell, Dallas News , 17 Sep. 2021",
      "In second gear, his singing V-8 seems to jump tempo, allegro to presto. \u2014 Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver , 29 May 2020",
      "In late May 1784, in a Viennese shop, Mozart heard a starling singing a motif strikingly similar to the allegro movement of his Piano Concerto No. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Feb. 2020",
      "The third and final movement is another sonata- allegro form, which incorporates quotations from the first and second movements. \u2014 Jessica Rudman, courant.com , 7 Dec. 2019",
      "Fielding a request to do a spontaneous piece, Wheaton starts with an up-tempo, plinking line of notes, adds a brisk allegro melody that plays in syncopation against it, and finally pipes in a series of cascading arpeggios. \u2014 Rand Richards Cooper, courant.com , 15 Nov. 2019",
      "Whether the music is adagio or allegro , this dance is always pedal to the metal \u2014 the dancers running, spinning, one leaping headlong into the others\u2019 arms, another rolling across the stage as the others jump over her. \u2014 Brian Seibert, New York Times , 31 Oct. 2019",
      "At each stage of class\u2014the barre exercises, the serene adagio movements, and allegro jumps from petit to grande\u2014there\u2019s a code, a recipe, literal steps to doing things well. \u2014 Matt Ortile, SELF , 16 Aug. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Italian, merry, from Vulgar Latin *alecrus lively, alteration of Latin alacr-, alacer":"Adverb or adjective"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1683, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "circa 1721, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb or adjective"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-173634"
  },
  "all manner of":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": all kinds or sorts of (things or people)":[
        "The store sells all manner of musical instruments.",
        "All manner of people come to the city."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-173849"
  },
  "Allahabad":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "city on the Ganges River west of Varanasi in southern Uttar Pradesh, India population 990,298":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8a-l\u0259-h\u0259-\u02ccbad",
      "\u02c8\u00e4-l\u00e4-h\u00e4-\u02ccb\u00e4d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-173932"
  },
  "all and sundry":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": every person":[
        "It was clear to all and sundry that something was wrong."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-174824"
  },
  "allowed":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": permit":[
        "doesn't allow people to smoke in his home"
      ],
      ": to fail to restrain or prevent":[
        "allow the dog to roam"
      ],
      ": to assign as a share or suitable amount (as of time or money)":[
        "allow an hour for lunch"
      ],
      ": to reckon as a deduction or an addition":[
        "allow a gallon for leakage"
      ],
      ": admit , concede":[
        "must allow that money causes problems in marriage"
      ],
      ": to be of the opinion : think":[],
      ": say , state":[],
      ": to express an opinion":[
        "\u2014 usually used with as how or that"
      ],
      ": intend , plan":[],
      ": to make a possibility : admit":[
        "\u2014 used with of evidence that allows of only one conclusion"
      ],
      ": to give consideration to circumstances or contingencies":[
        "\u2014 used with for a plan that allows for expansion"
      ],
      ": to give an opportunity : permit":[
        "She worked on the project here and there as time allowed .",
        "This should take 5 minutes for 1 strength-cardio circuit combo. If time allows , repeat once more for a 10-minute workout or twice more for a 15-minute workout.",
        "\u2014 Tracy Teare",
        "This plan is being implemented in phases as funding allows .",
        "\u2014 Waterloo-Cedar Falls (Iowa) Courier"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259-\u02c8lau\u0307"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "green-light",
      "have",
      "permit",
      "suffer"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "ban",
      "enjoin",
      "forbid",
      "prohibit",
      "proscribe",
      "veto"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "a religion that does not allow divorce",
      "They don't allow smoking in this hotel.",
      "I want to change my schedule, but my boss won't allow it.",
      "My boss wouldn't allow me to change my schedule.",
      "They don't allow people to smoke in this hotel.",
      "Women were not allowed in the club.",
      "The hospital doesn't allow visitors after 8 p.m.",
      "Her schedule doesn't allow her any time to run errands.",
      "The system allows you to transfer data easily from one computer to another.",
      "Occasional gaps allow passage through the mountains.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Aciman of Google said that the mobile advertising ID was created to give users control and privacy, and that Google does not allow the sale of user data. \u2014 Craig Silverman, ProPublica , 4 July 2022",
      "Alabama does not allow citizens initiatives, but voters do get to decide on constitutional amendments approved by the Legislature. \u2014 al , 3 July 2022",
      "The lifting of the freeze did not allow for criminal enforcement of the ban, the American Civil Liberties Union said in a news release. \u2014 New York Times , 2 July 2022",
      "Arizona law does not allow official election materials, like ballots, to be forwarded by the postal service. \u2014 Ananya Tiwari, The Arizona Republic , 2 July 2022",
      "The most expensive houses tend to be those with the quickest access to the Gulf of Mexico, while those on canals or lakes far from the Gulf, or separated by bridges that don\u2019t allow sailboats to pass, are less pricey. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 2 July 2022",
      "As previously outlined here, if the United States doesn't allow Turkey to buy these new F-16s and modernization kits, the HAF would likely end up fielding a more technologically-advanced fighter fleet by the late 2020s. \u2014 Paul Iddon, Forbes , 2 July 2022",
      "Friday's order from the Texas Supreme Court does not allow for criminal enforcement of the 1925 law, but does permit enforcement in civil court, according to the ACLU. \u2014 Madlin Mekelburg, USA TODAY , 2 July 2022",
      "The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because NBA rules do not allow the extension to become official until July 6. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 2 July 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English alowen, allowen \"to commend, approve of, legally recognize, permit, take into account, compensate,\" borrowed from Anglo-French aluer, aloer \"to place, allot, commend, accept as legally valid, permit, take into account, assess,\" probably in part from a- (going back to Latin ad- ad- ) + loer \"to praise,\" going back to Latin laud\u0101re ; in part going back to Medieval Latin alloc\u0101re \"to place, admit, credit\" \u2014 more at laud entry 2 , allocate":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(t)":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-175638"
  },
  "alloy steel":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a steel with modified properties made by incorporating with iron one or more elements in addition to carbon":[
        "\u2014 contrasted with carbon steel"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1887, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-180327"
  },
  "allocated":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute":[
        "allocate tasks among human and automated components"
      ],
      ": to set apart or earmark : designate":[
        "allocate a section of the building for special research purposes"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8a-l\u0259-\u02cck\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "allot",
      "allow",
      "apportion",
      "assign",
      "distribute",
      "lot",
      "ration"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Money from the sale of the house was allocated to each of the children.",
      "We need to determine the best way to allocate our resources.",
      "Have enough funds been allocated to finance the project?",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The council was going to vote on whether to allocate $8 million from the federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to the development. \u2014 Margaret Kates | Mkates@al.com, al , 7 June 2022",
      "Decisions about where to allocate resources, who to promote and what products or services to offer are just a few examples of the types of choices executives make every day. \u2014 Stuart Andrews, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Day deferred to Knowles on how to allocate responsibilities with the new staff. \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "In a worst-case scenario, a new wave could leave hospitals making life or death decisions on how to allocate scarce resources among competing patients. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 Jan. 2022",
      "The rules are yet to address the touchy subject of how to allocate 10 lucrative licenses among 22 Native American tribes in the state. \u2014 Ryan Randazzo, The Arizona Republic , 3 July 2021",
      "But Villalba, who is no longer in the Legislature, blamed the low participation on the state\u2019s decision not to allocate funding for the marshal program to help districts purchase the firearms or provide stipends to marshals. \u2014 Kate Mcgee, Chron , 7 June 2022",
      "Yes, there are numerous studies about the value of arts education for students, schools, families and communities, but principals often have difficult decisions to make in terms of how to allocate funding. \u2014 Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 June 2022",
      "Cassidy is a co-sponsor of the Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act, a 2021 bill that would direct the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to allocate funding to support maternal health. \u2014 Tat Bellamy-walker, NBC News , 23 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Medieval Latin alloc\u0101tus, past participle of alloc\u0101re \"to place, stow, hire out, place on hire, allow, admit, credit,\" from Latin ad- ad- + loc\u0101re \"to place, situate\" \u2014 more at locate":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-180733"
  },
  "all hours":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
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      ": a very late time":[
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Minors are welcome all hours and days, except for after 4 p.m. Thursday, March 17. Check the website for a complete listing of events Sunday, and Thursday-Saturday, March 13 and 17-19 at the Kells Brewery, 210 N.W. 21st Ave. \u2014 oregonlive , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "The stations are also required to be open all hours , have adequate lighting and security, and access to emergency shelter. \u2014 Tim Fitzpatrick, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 June 2022",
      "The season of spending all hours outside is here, meaning that dirt, grass, and dust are more likely to pile up in your home. \u2014 Nicol Natale, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2022",
      "The space would be surrounded by a fence and security would stand guard all hours of the day, according to Anderson\u2019s office. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 June 2022",
      "The ramp will remain closed all hours and days for about four months. \u2014 oregonlive , 6 May 2022",
      "While Chacon had his head down, focusing on starting his business, adding accounts and baking all hours of the day and night, something extraordinary happened. \u2014 Tirion Morris, The Arizona Republic , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Brands, companies and organizations face the increasingly difficult task of connecting with their customers in meaningful ways, across many channels, throughout all hours of the day. \u2014 Cynthia Johnson, Rolling Stone , 6 May 2022",
      "But state law is more restrictive, defining sickness as a voter\u2019s illness and requiring commuters to be out of town for all hours of balloting, 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. \u2014 Mark Pazniokas, courant.com , 24 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1668, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-183312"
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  "all-you-can-eat":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
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      ": providing an unlimited amount of food for a fixed price":[
        "Casa Bonita is, at $8.29, a great value for an all-you-can-eat deluxe Mexican dinner.",
        "\u2014 Sally Stich , Sunset , August 1994",
        "( figurative ) Back in December, when \u2026 Internet providers went to all-you-can-eat pricing, it caused overloads and brownouts on phone systems from Washington to San Francisco.",
        "\u2014 Holman W. Jenkins, Jr., Wall Street Journal , 22 Oct. 1997"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1940, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-185148"
  },
  "allyl aldehyde":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": acrolein":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1884, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-185648"
  },
  "alloyage":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the act or art of alloying":[]
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      "\u0259\u02c8l\u022fi\u2027ij",
      "\u02c8a\u02ccl-",
      "a\u02c8l-"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "obsolete French aloyage , from aloyer + -age":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1789, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-185818"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a narrow passageway":[],
      ": alley sense 3":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8a-l\u0113-\u02ccw\u0101"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Then, on March 12, as Denton and her daughter sat in the kitchen, the 5-year-old pointed out the window to a black plume of smoke pouring out from their alleyway . \u2014 Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 May 2022",
      "The rendezvous ended with the victim injured and on the ground in an alleyway , his belongings stolen, after he was robbed at gunpoint, Fort Lauderdale Police said. \u2014 Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel , 4 May 2022",
      "Police received a 911 call about shots fired at 12:54 p.m. and found the victim in an alleyway . \u2014 Paul Best, Fox News , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Through a narrow, fraying sottoportico, or Venetian alleyway , and across a wooden footbridge, there is a wide square enclosed by rows of multicolored buildings. \u2014 Orge Castellano, Sun Sentinel , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Anderson organizes free concerts and built a stage for local musicians in the alleyway behind his shop. \u2014 Saige Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "Park benches sit under a mural of the Ellicott City bridge along one side of an alleyway on Ellicott City\u2019s Main Street. \u2014 Katie V. Jones, baltimoresun.com , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "The remix\u2019s video finds the Queen of Pop and Shake posing in an alleyway before speeding off into the night in a sportscar. \u2014 Kat Bouza, Rolling Stone , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "The victim, a 47-year-old man, was standing in an alleyway on North Clark Street near West Roscoe Street in Lake View when he was struck in the chest and armpit. \u2014 Stephanie Pagones, Fox News , 28 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1788, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-191532"
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      "adjective",
      "noun"
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        "\u2014 used of a deity"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1790, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-195457"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": variability in chemical constitution without variation in crystalline form":[]
    },
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      "\u0259\u02c8l\u00e4m\u0259\u02ccriz\u0259m",
      "a\u02c8-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "all- + -merism":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1860, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-195706"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": solely , only":[]
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      "\u0259\u02c8len\u0259rli"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English (northern dialect) allanerly, allaneli , variant of allonely, allonly , from all + onely, only solely, only":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-203352"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": furnished with alleys : forming an alley":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8al\u0113d",
      "-id"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English aleyed , from aley + -ed":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-203928"
  },
  "Allihn filter tube":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a glass filtering funnel the top part of which is a cylindrical tube into which is sealed a fritted glass disk as a filter":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "after Felix Richard Allihn \u20201915 German chemist":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1907, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-204147"
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  "alliterator":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": one that alliterates especially extensively or characteristically":[]
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      "-\u0101t\u0259-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "alliterat ion + -or":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1755, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-205513"
  },
  "alluringly":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to entice by charm or attraction":[
        "\u2026 I had been fool enough to allow myself to be so quickly allured by her charms \u2026",
        "\u2014 Anthony Trollope"
      ],
      ": power of attraction or fascination : charm":[
        "the allure of fame",
        "rare books that hold a special allure for collectors"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259-\u02c8lu\u0307r"
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    "synonyms":[
      "beguile",
      "bewitch",
      "captivate",
      "charm",
      "enchant",
      "fascinate",
      "kill",
      "magnetize",
      "wile",
      "witch"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "animal magnetism",
      "appeal",
      "attractiveness",
      "captivation",
      "charisma",
      "charm",
      "duende",
      "enchantment",
      "fascination",
      "force field",
      "glamour",
      "glamor",
      "magic",
      "magnetism",
      "oomph",
      "pizzazz",
      "pizazz",
      "seductiveness",
      "witchery"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for allure Verb attract , allure , charm , captivate , fascinate , enchant mean to draw another by exerting a powerful influence. attract applies to any degree or kind of ability to exert influence over another. students attracted by the school's locale allure implies an enticing by what is fair, pleasing, or seductive. an alluring smile charm implies the power of casting a spell over the person or thing affected and so compelling a response charmed by their hospitality , but it may, like captivate , suggest no more than evoking delight or admiration. her performances captivated audiences fascinate suggests a magical influence and tends to stress the ineffectiveness of attempts to resist. a story that continues to fascinate children enchant is perhaps the strongest of these terms in stressing the appeal of the agent and the degree of delight evoked in the subject. hopelessly enchanted by her beauty",
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "was so allured by his sister's college roommate that before long he was asking her for a date",
      "allured by the promise of big bucks, he decided to have a go at a job on the trading floor of the stock market",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The result is a heady and seductive fragrance with woody undertones, sure to allure and entice. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 May 2022",
      "Hurricane Creek Wilderness, Arkansas Boulders, bluffs, and waterfalls abound in the 15,214-acre Hurricane Creek Wilderness, where high ridges and gurgling creeks allure intrepid trekkers. \u2014 Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online , 26 July 2021",
      "For students of style, the Copland film\u2014showing men wearing coats, ties, and hats even when going about their casual rounds\u2014offers alluring hints of everyday formality. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 11 Apr. 2020",
      "The offers are alluring to owners who often operate on the edge and are strapped for cash. \u2014 Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News , 3 Apr. 2020",
      "Her music, nor her brand, are flashy, with Coles instead settling into a career marked by sophisticated, sensual and inventive electronic music that allures whether heard in a sweaty club, a major festival or simply through your headphones. \u2014 Katie Bain, Billboard , 17 Jan. 2020",
      "Bass-baritone Plachetka managed to produce a resplendent timbre while oozing the charisma and guile that make Figaro so alluring a character. \u2014 Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com , 29 Sep. 2019",
      "The smell is alive and dead, asphyxiating and alluring all at once. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 15 Dec. 2019",
      "Many of those automakers will be able to take advantage of alluring tax incentives that are now being phased out for Tesla because of its head start in the field. \u2014 Michael Liedtke, USA TODAY , 26 Aug. 2019",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The allure of playing with Manning could be enough to win over blue-chip skill players such as DeSoto five-star receiver Johntay Cook II or Houston Langham Creek four-star receiver Jaquaize Pettaway, maybe both. \u2014 Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News , 23 June 2022",
      "Only adding to Soft Pinch\u2019s allure is its range of shades, hailed as both striking\u2014think: cool mauves, warm terracottas, and true reds and pinks\u2014and flattering across different skin tones. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 6 June 2022",
      "Though likely apocryphal, Elizabeth\u2019s comment aptly summarizes Thomas\u2019 allure . \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 June 2022",
      "The month of April, long before the crowded summer high season, brings an additional allure : a colorful palette of wildflowers blossoming in the sunshine. \u2014 Mary Winston Nicklin, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
      "What remains intact is the series\u2019 eccentric, unpredictable allure . \u2014 Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "The allure of strongman nationalist government \u2014 Vladimir Putin\u2019s Russia, Xi Jinping\u2019s China, Viktor Orb\u00e1n\u2019s Hungary, the America that Donald Trump and his acolytes dream of \u2014 has always been the promise of power. \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "The strange allure of watching someone else stand in the blizzard. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "That balance of sourness and sweetness is key to ume\u2019s allure \u2014 and, for those making umeshu and umeshu-like products, deciding when to pick is the key stylistic decision. \u2014 Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English aluren , from Middle French alurer , from Old French, from a- (from Latin ad- ) + lure, leure lure \u2014 more at lure":"Verb and Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
      "1534, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-221725"
  },
  "allomaternal":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, or provided by an allomother":[
        "\u2026 there is a correlation between allomaternal care and enhanced maternal reproductive success.",
        "\u2014 Sarah Blaffer Hrdy, in Neurobiology of the Parental Brain , 2008"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cca-l\u014d-m\u0259-\u02c8t\u0259r-n\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "allo- + maternal entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1990, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-223340"
  },
  "All Fools' Day":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": april fools' day":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1702, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-232021"
  },
  "all in favor":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-232414"
  },
  "allylate":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to introduce allyl into":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8al\u0259\u02ccl\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "allyl + -ate":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1869, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-233409"
  },
  "alliable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": capable of being allied : able to enter into an alliance":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259\u02c8l\u012b\u0259b\u0259l also a\u02c8-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "ally entry 1 + -able":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1743, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-234850"
  },
  "alloying":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness":[],
      ": an admixture that lessens value":[],
      ": an impairing alien element":[],
      ": a compound, mixture, or union of different things":[
        "an ethnic alloy of many peoples"
      ],
      ": a metal mixed with a more valuable metal to give durability or some other desired quality":[],
      ": temper , moderate":[],
      ": to impair or debase by admixture":[],
      ": to reduce the purity of by mixing with a less valuable metal":[],
      ": to mix so as to form an alloy":[],
      ": to lend itself to being alloyed":[
        "iron alloys well"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "also \u0259-\u02c8l\u022fi",
      "also \u02c8a-\u02ccl\u022fi",
      "\u02c8a-\u02ccl\u022fi",
      "\u0259-\u02c8l\u022fi",
      "\u02c8al-\u02cc\u022fi"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "admixture",
      "amalgam",
      "amalgamation",
      "blend",
      "cocktail",
      "combination",
      "composite",
      "compound",
      "conflation",
      "emulsion",
      "fusion",
      "intermixture",
      "meld",
      "mix",
      "mixture",
      "synthesis"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "testing the properties of various alloys",
      "a part made of aluminum alloy",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The 911\u2019s beautiful Fuchs forged alloy wheels were painted body color by the factory on this example. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 30 May 2022",
      "The truck has also been equipped with some off-road friendly upgrades like Firestone Ride-Rite air springs and 17-inch alloy wheels wrapped in 33-inch Firestone Destination M/T2 tires. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 19 May 2022",
      "Based on the coins\u2019 composition\u2014copper alloy and traces of silver\u2014the treasure wouldn\u2019t have gone far at the time of its burial. \u2014 Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine , 5 May 2022",
      "The good bits are the mostly complete interior, the original alloy wheels, and an overall good-running car. \u2014 Elana Scherr, Car and Driver , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "While Limited models get some additional features as standard, the only notable difference from a performance perspective is a switch from 18-inch to 20-inch alloy wheels. \u2014 Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "The dynamic, high-impact performance of the speakers is boosted by Focal\u2019s multi-port Powerflow design, ultra-rigid cabinet construction and solid aluminum- alloy base. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
      "The bike has a slim, magnesium alloy frame with a mechanism for folding its frame in half that\u2019s considerably more streamlined than you\u2019d often find on a folding bike. \u2014 Mark Knapp, PCMAG , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "It\u2019s also one of just two to sport elegant all- alloy Mod\u00e8le New York coachwork, and the only such example with its exterior still intact. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The vehicle utilizes the brand\u2019s MLA-Flex architecture, which is aluminum-intensive (more than 75 percent of the structure is alloy ). \u2014 Michael Harley, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "The first material to be produced will be alloy , starting late next year, GM and MP said in a joint statement. \u2014 Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Special Metals makes nickel alloy metals essential to space crafts and airplanes. \u2014 Chris Isidore, CNN , 31 Dec. 2021",
      "This is not new technology, but may represent the first effort to combine an conventional metal alloy lander with an inflatable balloon-type structure. \u2014 Bruce Dorminey, Forbes , 22 Oct. 2021",
      "To add a lifting and sculpting boost to your cart, try celebrity esthetician Joanna Czech\u2019s aluminum and zinc alloy facial massager. \u2014 Akili King, Vogue , 28 May 2021",
      "Steel receivers are easy to drill and tap, alloy receivers, not so much. \u2014 Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream , 23 Mar. 2021",
      "Made of alloy steel with a black heat-resistant coating, this pit is rust- and weather-proof. \u2014 Christine Persaud, USA TODAY , 11 Mar. 2021",
      "To obtain these maximum speeds, manufacturers may use alloy pellets that weigh less than their lead counterparts and, in turn, move much faster. \u2014 Joseph Albanese, Field & Stream , 2 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French aloi , from Old French alei , from aleir to combine, from Latin alligare to bind \u2014 more at ally":"Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1625, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-003116"
  },
  "alloxuric base":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": purine base":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1895, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220715-094450"
  },
  "allogenous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": relict : persisting from an earlier floral and environmental situation":[
        "\u2014 used of floras and their components"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "a\u02c8-",
      "\u0259\u02c8l\u00e4j\u0259n\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "all- + -genous":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1944, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-003928"
  },
  "allow of":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to make (something) possible : permit":[
        "The evidence allows of two possible interpretations."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-005222"
  },
  "alley cropping":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the practice of planting annual crops between widely spaced rows of woody plants or trees":[
        "A method called alley cropping can be used in which a variety of trees are grown in rows 40 to 60 feet apart.",
        "\u2014 Statesman Journal (Oregon) , 29 Jan. 2010"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1981, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-010317"
  },
  "allox-":{
    "type":[
      "combining form"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": alloxan":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary, from alloxan":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-012703"
  },
  "allegretto":{
    "type":[
      "adverb or adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": faster than andante but not so fast as allegro":[
        "\u2014 used as a direction in music"
      ],
      ": a musical composition or movement in allegretto tempo":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cca-l\u0259-\u02c8gre-(\u02cc)t\u014d",
      "\u02cc\u00e4-l\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The aria-like allegretto offered an opportunity for Fejervari to show off his technique in layers with bass staccato notes popping against creamy treble thirds and lyrical lines. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Nov. 2019",
      "Urgently dramatic outer movements enclosed the caustic jollity of the allegretto and the anguished threnody of the largo. \u2014 John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com , 22 Dec. 2017",
      "All well and good, but the music, while beautifully played, was too drawn out, falling noticeably below Brahms' poco allegretto marking. \u2014 John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com , 12 May 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Italian, diminutive of allegro":"Adverb or adjective"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1710, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb or adjective",
      "1770, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-015438"
  },
  "Allen's rule":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a statement in zoology: protruding body parts (as ears, tail, legs, bill) of warm-blooded animals are relatively shorter in cooler than in warmer parts of the range":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "after Joel A. Allen":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1937, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-015519"
  },
  "Allegheny vine":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": climbing fumitory":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1845, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-020015"
  },
  "allopurinol":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a drug C 5 H 4 N 4 O used to promote excretion of uric acid":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccal-\u014d-\u02c8pyu\u0307r-\u0259-\u02ccn\u022fl",
      "-\u02ccn\u014dl",
      "\u02cca-l\u014d-\u02c8pyu\u0307r-\u0259-\u02ccn\u022fl"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "What now holds his symptoms at bay is a daily dose of allopurinol , a drug developed in 1963 by the American biochemists Gertrude Elion and George Hitchings (who went on to win the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine). \u2014 Ligaya Mishan, New York Times , 13 Nov. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "allo- + purine + -ol entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1964, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-021111"
  },
  "allineation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": alignment":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "ad- + -lineation (as in delineation )":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1779, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-021815"
  },
  "allophylian":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": Asian or European but neither Indo-European nor Semitic":[
        "an allophylian language",
        "an allophylian people"
      ],
      ": Asian or European but speaking a language that is neither Indo-European nor Semitic":[
        "an allophylian language",
        "an allophylian people"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-ly\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Late Latin allophyl us + English -ian":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1841, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-024742"
  },
  "allelopathy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the suppression of growth of one plant species by another due to the release of toxic substances":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "also \u02cca-l\u0259-\u02c8l\u00e4-p\u0259-th\u0113",
      "\u0259-\u02c8l\u0113-l\u0259-\u02ccpa-th\u0113",
      "-\u02c8le-l\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from German Allelopathie, from allelo- allelo- + -pathie -pathy":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1938, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-025445"
  },
  "allineate":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": align":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "a\u02c8-",
      "\u0259\u02c8lin\u0113\u02cc\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "back-formation from allineation":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1785, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-030535"
  },
  "alluviate":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to cover with alluvium":[
        "an alluviated valley"
      ],
      ": to deposit alluvium":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "usually -\u0101d + V",
      "-v\u0113\u02cc\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "alluvi um + -ate":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1810, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-030745"
  },
  "allosematic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": having protective coloration that imitates the coloration of some dangerous or inedible animal":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "all- + sematic":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1890, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-041202"
  },
  "alliinase":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of alliin to allicin in plants of the genus Allium (such as garlic and onion)":[
        "But as soon as you crush or cut a clove of garlic, an enzyme called alliinase is released, converting alliin into allicin.",
        "\u2014 Judy Foreman , Boston Globe , 19 Feb. 1996"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8a-l\u0113-\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from German Alliinase , from Alliin alliin + -ase -ase":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1947, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-041243"
  },
  "alleluia":{
    "type":[
      "interjection",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": hallelujah entry 1":[
        "The Washington National Cathedral mourners filled the building with the song, \"\u2026 Praise Him, praise Him, alleluia !\"",
        "\u2014 Talia Naquin",
        "In Britain it was not yet compulsory to agree with your leader. Alleluia to that.",
        "\u2014 Quentin Letts"
      ],
      ": hallelujah entry 2":[
        "The entire season is marked by quiet restraint. Bold colors are removed from altars. Liturgical alleluias are left unsaid.",
        "\u2014 Maria Mayo",
        "In this cantata, it [the chorale] leads directly into the concluding Alleluia .",
        "\u2014 Mark DeVoto"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cca-l\u0259-\u02c8l\u00fc-y\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Late Latin, from Greek all\u0113louia , from Hebrew hal\u0103l\u016by\u0101h praise ye Jehovah":"Interjection"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-045630"
  },
  "alloxan":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a crystalline compound C 4 H 2 N 2 O 4 causing diabetes mellitus when injected into experimental animals":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259-\u02c8l\u00e4k-s\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from German Alloxan, from all- (in Allantoin allantoin ) + ox- (in Oxals\u00e4ure oxalic acid ) + -an -an entry 3":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1839, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-052100"
  },
  "allicin":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a pungent compound C 6 H 10 OS 2 formed enzymatically in crushed garlic cloves that imparts the distinctive smell to garlic and possesses antimicrobial properties":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8a-l\u0259-s\u0259n",
      "\u02c8al-\u0259-s\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This is an heirloom garlic with high allicin , a compound that relieves inflammation. \u2014 Jennifer Rude Klett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 16 Aug. 2021",
      "As far as taste goes, high- allicin Georgian Crystal also won EDN Farms' Battle of the Bulbs roasting contest. \u2014 Jennifer Rude Klett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 17 Aug. 2021",
      "With high concentrations of allicin , Siberian is excellent for roasting. \u2014 Jennifer Rude Klett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 16 Aug. 2021",
      "Krchma said allicin is just one of four components found in garlic that help fight several viruses. \u2014 Jennifer Rude Klett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 17 Aug. 2021",
      "The compound allicin is unstable and quickly turns into other sulphurous compounds such as diallyl disulphide (which is responsible for allergic reactions to garlic), allyl mercapatan, allyl methyl sulphide and allyl methyl disulphide. \u2014 Popular Science , 22 Oct. 2020",
      "The pungent aroma comes from sulfur compounds, including allicin . \u2014 Alexandra Sifferlin, Time , 19 June 2018",
      "Scientists believe that allicin may block enzymes involved in infections; some studies suggest that swallowing garlic may ward off colds. \u2014 Alexandra Sifferlin, Time , 19 June 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin Alli um (genus name of garlic, from Latin, garlic) + -cin (as in -mycin )":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1944, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-052810"
  },
  "alliciency":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the quality or power of attracting : attractiveness":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Medieval Latin allicientia from Latin allicient-, alliciens (present participle of allicere to allure, from ad- + -licere , from lacere to entice) + -ia -y":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1646, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-052912"
  },
  "Allolobophora":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a common and widely distributed genus of earthworms (family Lumbricidae) not readily distinguished from Lumbricus and including one of the commonest earthworms ( A. caliginosa ) of temperate regions":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from all- + lobo- + -phora":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1887, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-055545"
  },
  "allostasis":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the process by which a state of internal, physiological equilibrium is maintained by an organism in response to actual or perceived environmental and psychological stressors":[
        "Therefore, allostasis is the process that keeps the organism alive and functioning, i.e. maintaining homeostasis or \"maintaining stability through change\" and promoting adaptation and coping, at least in the short run.",
        "\u2014 Bruce S. McEwen , Neurobiology of Aging , 2002"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cca-l\u014d-\u02c8st\u0101-s\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "allo- + -stasis":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1988, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-061535"
  },
  "Alliaceae":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a family of monocotyledonous plants comprising chiefly the genus Allium which is now usually included in the family Liliaceae":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccal\u0113\u02c8\u0101s\u0113\u02cc\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Allium , type genus + -aceae":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1789, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220715-085647"
  },
  "alliaceous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": resembling garlic or onion especially in smell or taste":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cca-l\u0113-\u02c8\u0101-sh\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The aroma in your kitchen should be sharp, meaty, with an alliaceous kick; the red wine, balsamic vinegar, and butter combine to form a rich, acidic steam. \u2014 Talia Lavin, Bon Appetit , 15 May 2017",
      "The aroma in your kitchen should be sharp, meaty, with an alliaceous kick \u2014 Talia Lavin, Bon Appetit , 15 May 2017",
      "And since IPAs often have alliaceous -- onion like -- notes, Fowle & Co. have documented them. Exhaustively. \u2014 Michael Russell, OregonLive.com , 1 July 2017",
      "The aroma in your kitchen should be sharp, meaty, with an alliaceous kick; the red wine, balsamic vinegar, and butter combine to form a rich, acidic steam. \u2014 Talia Lavin, Bon Appetit , 15 May 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin allium garlic":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1757, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-064417"
  },
  "alluvium":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": clay, silt, sand, gravel, or similar detrital material deposited by running water":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259-\u02c8l\u00fc-v\u0113-\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Scott traces their advent to a few hundred years later, in a constellation of cities that sprang up on the Mesopotamian alluvium around what was then the northern end of the Persian Gulf. \u2014 Tim Flannery, The New York Review of Books , 12 Mar. 2020",
      "Scott traces their advent to a few hundred years later, in a constellation of cities that sprang up on the Mesopotamian alluvium around what was then the northern end of the Persian Gulf. \u2014 Tim Flannery, The New York Review of Books , 12 Mar. 2020",
      "Scott traces their advent to a few hundred years later, in a constellation of cities that sprang up on the Mesopotamian alluvium around what was then the northern end of the Persian Gulf. \u2014 Tim Flannery, The New York Review of Books , 12 Mar. 2020",
      "Scott traces their advent to a few hundred years later, in a constellation of cities that sprang up on the Mesopotamian alluvium around what was then the northern end of the Persian Gulf. \u2014 Tim Flannery, The New York Review of Books , 12 Mar. 2020",
      "Scott traces their advent to a few hundred years later, in a constellation of cities that sprang up on the Mesopotamian alluvium around what was then the northern end of the Persian Gulf. \u2014 Tim Flannery, The New York Review of Books , 12 Mar. 2020",
      "Scott traces their advent to a few hundred years later, in a constellation of cities that sprang up on the Mesopotamian alluvium around what was then the northern end of the Persian Gulf. \u2014 Tim Flannery, The New York Review of Books , 12 Mar. 2020",
      "Scott traces their advent to a few hundred years later, in a constellation of cities that sprang up on the Mesopotamian alluvium around what was then the northern end of the Persian Gulf. \u2014 Tim Flannery, The New York Review of Books , 12 Mar. 2020",
      "These waters carried debris called alluvium , that makes up the Delta's fertile soil. \u2014 Richard Mason, Arkansas Online , 23 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Medieval Latin, alteration of Latin alluvio":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1810, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-072949"
  },
  "allostatic load":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the cumulative adverse effect on the body when allostasis occurs too frequently (as when the body is subjected to repeated stressors) or is inadequate":[
        "Over weeks, months, or years, exposure to increased secretion of stress hormones can result in allostatic load and its pathophysiologic consequences.",
        "\u2014 Bruce S. McEwen , New England Journal of Medicine , 15 Jan. 1998"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1996, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-073333"
  },
  "allosaur":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8a-l\u0259-\u02ccs\u022fr"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "That right time began about 100 million years ago, when a period of intense volcanic activity caused a mini-mass extinction in the Northern Hemisphere, killing many of the larger dinosaurs, including allosaurs , the apex predators of their day. \u2014 Eric Betz, Discover Magazine , 12 Apr. 2019",
      "There's some evidence that tyrannosaurs may have been faster and more agile than other groups of large predatory dinosaurs, such as the earlier allosaurs . \u2014 Michael Greshko, National Geographic , 26 Mar. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1934, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-073815"
  },
  "alleluiatic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of or relating to a religious alleluia":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6al\u0259\u02ccl\u00fc\u00a6yatik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Medieval Latin alleluiaticus , from alleluia (chant) + -aticus (as in Late Latin dramaticus )":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1799, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-073937"
  },
  "allocatee":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": one to whom material is allocated":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1920, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-074914"
  },
  "alluvious":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": alluvial":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-v\u0113\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Late Latin alluvius":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1731, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-081026"
  },
  "alliin":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8al-\u0113-\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-083404"
  },
  "all risk":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": covering loss from all hazards insured against except those specifically excluded from coverage \u2014 compare broad form":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1885, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-085810"
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  "allocative":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": serving to allocate":[
        "an allocative analysis",
        "determination of allocative efficiency",
        "\u2014 Julius Margolis"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u0101tiv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1816, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-092348"
  },
  "allice shad":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a European shad ( Alosa alosa ) of the Severn and other rivers":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8al\u0259\u0307s(h)\u02ccsh-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "alteration of earlier allowes , from French alose , from Late Latin alausa , from Gaulish":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1797, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-093607"
  },
  "alley cat":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a stray cat":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There is a genuine pathos in the vision of a man who has achieved power but remains unreconciled to himself, who soothes his way past his own rages and agonies by listening to the song of a homeless alley cat . \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 4 Oct. 2021",
      "And that is how four women ended up caring for a colony of about 30 alley cats . \u2014 Allison Klein, Washington Post , 2 Mar. 2018",
      "Since people are more motivated to care for alley cats that catch rats, the group has embraced the idea as a win-win. \u2014 National Geographic , 29 Sep. 2017",
      "In Miami, Elizabeth Chifari, 66, was determined to stay home with her white alley cat , Friday, and ride out the storm. \u2014 Frances Robles, Kirk Semple And Vivian Yee, New York Times , 7 Sep. 2017",
      "House cats make great companions who provide cuddles and keep mice and bugs at bay, but their alley cat counterparts are a different story. \u2014 Danny Lewis, Smithsonian , 4 Jan. 2017",
      "People did ghastly things, like drown or gas huge numbers of alley cats . \u2014 Martin Mejia, National Geographic , 13 Nov. 2016"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1886, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-094207"
  },
  "allyl sulfide":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a chemical compound C 6 H 10 S with an odor resembling that of garlic that is found chiefly in members of the allium family (such as garlic and onion), that may be prepared synthetically, and that is often used as a flavoring agent":[
        "Garlic, onions and chives contain allyl sulfides , which may trigger and improve detoxification enzyme levels to inactivate carcinogens.",
        "\u2014 Sandra Gordon , Chicago Sun-Times , 20 Oct. 1999",
        "However, all of the ingredients used in artificial flavors are on the \"Generally Recognized as Safe\" list and are approved for use by the US Food and Drug Administration; unless you're planning to heist\u2014and ingest\u2014enormous quantities of allyl sulfide or benzaldehyde, you shouldn't worry too much about adverse side effects.",
        "\u2014 Creative Loafing (Charlotte, North Carolina) , 12 Jan. 2005"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1865, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-094330"
  },
  "allylation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the act or process of allylating":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccal\u0259\u02c8l\u0101sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1916, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-101607"
  },
  "allocentric":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": having one's interest and attention centered on other persons \u2014 compare egocentric":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "all- + -centric":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1916, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-104028"
  },
  "allosteric":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "noun,"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, undergoing, or being a change in the shape and activity of a protein (such as an enzyme) that results from combination with another substance at a point other than the chemically active site":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8sti(\u0259)r-",
      "\u02cca-l\u014d-\u02c8ster-ik",
      "-\u02c8stir-",
      "\u02ccal-\u014d-\u02c8ster-ik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Company is focused on developing drugs based on selective allosteric modulation of CNS synaptic and extrasynaptic receptors. \u2014 Forbes Quant Trader, Forbes , 2 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "allo- + steric":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1962, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-104134"
  },
  "Alliklik":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a Shoshonean people in the upper Santa Clara River valley, California":[],
      ": a member of the Alliklik people":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8al\u0259\u02ccklik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Chumash":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1926, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-104152"
  },
  "allyl starch":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of various allyl ethers of starch made from starch and allyl chloride for use in coatings, printing inks, and plastics":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1944, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-110310"
  },
  "allitic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": lacking silica but having a high proportion of aluminum and iron compounds":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259\u02c8litik",
      "(\u02c8)a\u00a6l-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary al uminum + -litic":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1931, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-114210"
  },
  "alleys":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a garden or park walk bordered by trees or bushes":[],
      ": a grassed enclosure for bowling or skittles":[],
      ": the space on each side of a tennis doubles court between the sideline and the service sideline":[],
      ": an area in a baseball outfield between two outfielders when they are in normal positions":[
        "hit a line drive into the alley"
      ],
      ": an extensive region where destructive natural phenomena of a specified type (such as tornadoes) occur often or are likely to occur":[
        "The most obvious tornado alley extends from the plains of northwest Texas eastward into north Texas and then northward across Oklahoma, Kansas, and eastern Nebraska.",
        "\u2014 Tom Konvicka"
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      ": suited to one's own tastes or abilities":[
        "a job that's right up her alley"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8a-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French alee , from aler to go":"Noun",
      "by shortening and alteration from alabaster":"Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1720, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-114909"
  },
  "allyl resin":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of a group of thermosetting transparent abrasion-resistant synthetic resins or plastics made usually from esters derived from allyl alcohol or allyl chloride and used chiefly in making cast products (as sheets) and low-pressure laminated products":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1943, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-120339"
  },
  "allemande":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a musical composition or movement (as in a baroque suite) in moderate tempo and duple or quadruple time":[],
      ": a 17th and 18th century court dance developed in France from a German folk dance":[],
      ": a dance step with arms interlaced":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "senses 1 & 2a also \u02cca-l\u0259-\u02c8man(d)",
      "-m\u0259n",
      "-\u02ccm\u00e4nd",
      "-\u02c8m\u00e4nd",
      "\u02c8a-l\u0259-\u02ccman(d)"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French, from feminine of allemand German":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1639, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-122929"
  },
  "alluviation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the process that results in deposits of clay, silt, sand, or gravel at places in rivers or estuaries, or along the shores of lakes or seas, where stream velocity is decreased":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1791, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-123942"
  },
  "allokinesis":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": passive or reflex movement":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02cck\u012b-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from all- + kinesis":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1917, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-124647"
  },
  "Alliaria":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a genus of Old World herbs (family Cruciferae) having broad undivided leaves, white flowers, and long siliques \u2014 see garlic mustard":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccal\u0113\u02c8a(a)r\u0113\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Latin allium, alium garlic + New Latin -aria":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1821, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220715-100141"
  },
  "alloxuric":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": related to alloxan and urea":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6a\u02ccl\u00e4k\u00a6su\u0307rik",
      "-ks\u00a6yu\u0307-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary allox- + uric":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1895, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-131315"
  },
  "alliance ring":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a wedding ring composed of two interlocking bands bearing the initials of the bride and groom and the date of the wedding":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1857, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-134047"
  },
  "allosynapsis":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": allosyndesis":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from all- + synapsis":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1948, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-134122"
  },
  "allylic rearrangement":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the migration of an ion or radical from one end of a 3-carbon allyl sequence to the other with concurrent shifting of the position of the double bond (as CH 2 =CHCHRX\u2192XCH 2 CH=CHR)":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1935, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-134403"
  },
  "allylic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": involving or characteristic of an allyl radical":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259-\u02c8li-lik",
      "a-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1856, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-135141"
  },
  "allgood":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": good-king-henry":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1578, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-135602"
  },
  "Allognathosuchus":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a genus of Eocene crocodilians sometimes regarded as ancestral to the true alligators":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cca\u02ccl\u00e4g\u02ccn-",
      "\u02ccal\u0259\u02ccnath\u0259\u02c8s\u00fck\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from all- + gnath- + -suchus (irregular from Greek sychnos long, large)":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1921, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-135742"
  },
  "alloxantin":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a crystalline compound C 8 H 6 N 4 O 8 2H 2 O formed by oxidation of uric acid and by reaction of alloxan and dialuric acid":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259\u02c8l\u00e4ks\u0259n\u2027t\u0259\u0307n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary alloxan + connective -t- + -in ; originally formed in German":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1839, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-141159"
  },
  "allylene":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": methylacetylene":[],
      ": allene sense 1":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8al\u0259\u02ccl\u0113n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary allyl + -ene":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1861, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-142228"
  },
  "Allophylus":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a genus of tropical trees (family Sapindaceae) with trifoliolate or rarely unifoliolate leaves and small white racemose tetramerous flowers":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Late Latin, of another tribe, foreign, from Greek allophylos , from all- + phyl\u0113 tribe":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1763, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-142759"
  },
  "allochromatic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": accidentally rather than inherently pigmented : variable in color":[
        "\u2014 used of certain minerals that are without pigmentation when pure"
      ],
      ": having or relating to photoelectric properties due to the presence of an impurity or as a result of irradiation":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "all- + chromatic":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1849, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-143059"
  },
  "Allentown":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "city on the Lehigh River in eastern Pennsylvania population 118,032":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8a-l\u0259n-\u02cctau\u0307n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-143132"
  },
  "alloxanic acid":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a crystalline acid C 4 H 4 N 2 O 5 formed by hydrolysis of alloxan; 4-hydroxy-4-hydantoin-carboxylic acid":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6a\u02ccl\u00e4k\u00a6sanik-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary alloxanic (from alloxan + -ic ) + acid ; originally formed as German alloxans\u00e4ure":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1839, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-144911"
  },
  "alluvio":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": alluvion":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1790, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-150928"
  },
  "allochronic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": occurring in different segments of geologic time : not contemporaneous \u2014 compare synchronic":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "all- + chronic":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1942, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-152136"
  },
  "alloisomerism":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": isomerism not explainable by the ordinary structural formulas":[],
      ": cis-transisomerism":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccal\u014d\u02cc\u012b\u02c8s-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "all- + isomerism":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1886, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-152742"
  },
  "allochetite":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a porphyritic dike rock containing phenocrysts of labradorite, orthoclase, titanaugite, and nepheline in a dense groundmass of feldspar, augite, and hornblende":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccal\u0259\u02c8ket\u02cc\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "German allochetit , from Allochet valley, Tyrol, Austria + German -it -ite":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1913, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-163628"
  },
  "alloiogenesis":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": alternation of sexual and parthenogenetic generations especially in certain flatworms":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259\u00a6l\u022fi\u014d\u02c8jen\u0259s\u0259\u0307s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Greek alloios + New Latin genesis":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1896, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-164722"
  },
  "allograft":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a homograft between allogeneic individuals":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8a-l\u0259-\u02ccgraft",
      "\u02c8al-\u0259-\u02ccgraft"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Four to five years after their surgeries, Levine said, about half of the patients experience chronic lung allograft dysfunction, where their lungs are not functioning properly. \u2014 Lauren Caruba, ExpressNews.com , 23 Oct. 2020",
      "Ultimately, the donor skin, called an allograft , must be replaced with an autograft, skin taken from another part of the patient\u2019s own body. \u2014 Roni Caryn Rabin, New York Times , 12 Dec. 2019",
      "In Tuesday\u2019s surgery, Morgan had an allograft to repair cartilage damage. \u2014 Chris Tomasson, Twin Cities , 29 Oct. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "allo- + graft entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1961, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-171123"
  },
  "allochroous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": changing color":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259\u02c8l\u00e4kr\u0259w\u0259s",
      "a\u02c8-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Greek allochroos changed in color, from all- + chroa, chroia color, skin; akin to Greek chr\u014ds skin":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1846, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-174144"
  },
  "alloxanate":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a salt or ester of alloxanic acid":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-s\u0259\u02ccn\u0101t",
      "-n\u0259\u0307t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary alloxan + -ate":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1839, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-181602"
  },
  "Alliance":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the state of being allied : the action of allying":[
        "nations in close alliance"
      ],
      ": a bond or connection between families, states, parties, or individuals":[
        "a closer alliance between government and industry"
      ],
      ": union by relationship in qualities : affinity":[
        "an alliance of industry and academia"
      ],
      ": a treaty of alliance":[],
      "city in northeastern Ohio northeast of Canton population 22,322":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259-\u02c8l\u012b-\u0259ns",
      "\u0259-\u02c8l\u012b-\u0259n(t)s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accord",
      "compact",
      "convention",
      "covenant",
      "pact",
      "treaty"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "We need to form a closer alliance between government and industry.",
      "strengthen the alliance of western nations",
      "There has been a pattern of shifting alliances in the political world.",
      "The article condemns what some say is an unholy alliance between government and media.",
      "one nation working in alliance with another",
      "There is disagreement within the alliance about how to deal with this problem.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Big Ten, Pac-12 and Atlantic Coast Conference last August formed an alliance in the wake of Oklahoma and Texas joining the SEC. \u2014 Ralph D. Russo And Eric Olson, Anchorage Daily News , 1 July 2022",
      "Putin did not go into detail on what an extended alliance with Belarus would look like, but Ukrainian officials have been sounding the alarm that Russia is looking to bring Belarus into the war as the conflict drags on. \u2014 Caitlin Mcfall, Fox News , 1 July 2022",
      "The Big Ten, Pac-12 and Atlantic Coast Conference last August formed an alliance in the wake of Oklahoma and Texas joining the SEC. \u2014 Eric Olson, BostonGlobe.com , 30 June 2022",
      "The Big Ten, Pac-12 and Atlantic Coast Conference last August formed an alliance in the wake of Oklahoma and Texas joining the SEC. \u2014 CBS News , 30 June 2022",
      "Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party is returning to power in the country's richest state, Maharashtra, giving it a fillip ahead of the 2024 national election after an unlikely ruling alliance of parties crumbled after more than two years. \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 30 June 2022",
      "Spirit has said JetBlue\u2019s unwillingness to drop out of an alliance with American Airlines Group Inc. if needed has been a roadblock to discussions. \u2014 Alison Sider, WSJ , 30 June 2022",
      "Netanyahu whipped up their right-wing base against Bennett, accusing him of betraying them by forging an alliance with left-wing parties and even an Arab faction. \u2014 Joseph Krauss, ajc , 29 June 2022",
      "In Sudan, Russia\u2019s offer of an economic alliance earned it the promise of a naval base on the Red Sea. \u2014 Joseph Wilson, The Christian Science Monitor , 27 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "see ally entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-182722"
  },
  "allegorical":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, or having the characteristics of allegory":[
        "allegorical paintings",
        "allegorical meanings of images",
        "allegorical symbols of our culture"
      ],
      ": having hidden spiritual meaning that transcends the literal sense of a sacred text":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cca-l\u0259-\u02c8g\u022fr-i-k\u0259l",
      "-\u02c8g\u00e4r-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "San Francisco way returns to SoCal with an adaptation of its dark, allegorical 1988 concept album about a huckster who exploits conjoined twins. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
      "The storyline\u2019s strained allegorical conceits might be more entertaining if Orson were a more relatable character. \u2014 Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022",
      "The Major Arcana features allegorical characters like the moon, sun, the fool and the lovers, while the Minor Arcana is divided into numbered and face cards in four suits: wands, swords, cups and pentacles. \u2014 CNN , 12 May 2022",
      "There was an allegorical zen tale regarding a well and a bucket, which in the Chinese version made a macro point about the condition of humanity in the world. \u2014 Greg Story, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
      "Nothing resolves, yet the book is constantly resonating: a reference to nuclear war in the opening pages, for example, sets up an allegorical possibility that is never followed up on, but also never goes away. \u2014 Martin Riker, WSJ , 3 June 2022",
      "Below the great windows are 16 statues, including of William Shakespeare, Plato and Isaac Newton, as well as allegorical figures representing ideals such as history and philosophy. \u2014 Chris Kelly, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
      "Ottessa Moshfegh brings her trademark brutality to the Middle Ages in this allegorical pandemic novel. \u2014 Amy Brady, Scientific American , 19 May 2022",
      "Brueghel painted the scenes for the pieces, while Rubens painted the allegorical figures. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "see allegory":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1528, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-183713"
  },
  "allochlorophyll":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an isomer of chlorophyll easily formed from the latter":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary all- + chlorophyll":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1903, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-190102"
  },
  "allegoresis":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the interpretation of written, oral, or artistic expression as allegory":[
        "The trend unfolded in the later Middle Ages in popular devotional texts \u2026 in which the Christ-Bridegroom identification, derived from traditional allegoresis , became rhetorically charged through the force of the Song's love language.",
        "\u2014 Ann W. Astell , The Song of Songs in the Middle Ages , 1990"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cca-l\u0259-g\u0259-\u02c8r\u0113-s\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "allegor(y) or allegor(ize) + -esis":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1870, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-190331"
  },
  "allograph":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a letter of an alphabet in a particular shape (such as A or a)":[],
      ": a letter or combination of letters that is one of several ways of representing one phoneme (such as pp in hopping representing the phoneme \\p\\)":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8a-l\u0259-\u02ccgraf"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "allo- + -graph, (in grapheme ), on the model of allomorph : morpheme , allophone : phoneme":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1951, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-190613"
  },
  "all saints' day":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": November 1 observed in Western liturgical churches as a Christian feast in honor of all the saints":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1562, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-191610"
  },
  "allogroom":{
    "type":[
      "verb, transitive + intransitive"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to clean and maintain the appearance of an individual of the same species":[
        "A female rhesus monkey may allogroom the male as a means of overcoming his aggression.",
        "\u2014 Desmond Morris , Primate Ethology , 2005",
        "However, allogrooming is one of the most easily ritualized of all social behaviors, and it has been repeatedly and consistently transformed into conciliatory and bonding signals.",
        "\u2014 Edward O. Wilson , Sociobiology , 1980",
        "Several days after parturition, the mare and foal begin to allogroom .",
        "\u2014 George H. Waring , Horse Behavior , 2003"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8a-l\u014d-\u02ccgr\u00fcm"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "allo- + groom entry 2":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1974, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-191855"
  },
  "allochthon":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an overthrust block of rocks that have been moved along a fault for a great distance from their place of origin":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259\u02c8l\u00e4kth\u0259n",
      "-\u02ccth\u00e4n",
      "a\u02c8-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "back-formation from allochthonous":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1931, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-194853"
  },
  "Alloiocoela":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an order of Turbellaria sometimes regarded as a suborder of Rhabdocoela comprising aquatic flatworms with a saclike intestine":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259\u02ccl\u022fi\u0259\u02c8s\u0113l\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Greek alloios different, of another sort + New Latin -coela (irregular from Greek koilia cavity of the body)":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1882, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-200535"
  },
  "alloiobiogenesis":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": alternation of generations especially of a sexual and an asexual generation \u2014 compare alloiogenesis":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259\u00a6l\u022fi(\u02cc)\u014d-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Greek alloios different + New Latin biogenesis":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1948, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-204244"
  },
  "allosyndesis":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": pairing at meiosis of nonhomologous chromosomes from the diverse sets of an allopolyploid individual \u2014 compare autosyndesis":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from all- + syndesis":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1935, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-212615"
  },
  "allochthonous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of or relating to the rocks of an allochthon":[],
      ": formed elsewhere than in situ and hence not autochthonous":[],
      ": composed largely of organic debris moved far from the place where the base organisms lived":[],
      ": of foreign origin : introduced \u2014 compare autochthonous":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "all- + -chthonous (as in autochthonous )":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1888, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-215013"
  },
  "allocochick":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": shell money used by American Indians of northern California":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8al\u0259k\u0259\u02ccchik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Yurok \u0294o\u00b7\u0142 we\u010di\u00b7k , from \u0294o\u00b7\u0142 \"person, Indian\" + we- , \"their\" + \u010di\u00b7k \"dentalium shell money, money\"":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1884, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-220137"
  },
  "allocryptic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": imitating other objects for concealment by a covering of extraneous things":[
        "an allocryptic hermit crab in a sponge"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "all- + cryptic":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1890, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-233848"
  },
  "allocution":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cca-l\u0259-\u02c8ky\u00fc-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In his allocution on Thursday, Lewis implicated friend Rashaun Weaver, also now 16, as Majors' primary attacker nearly two years ago. \u2014 NBC News , 15 Oct. 2021",
      "Durst declined to give an allocution for the crime. \u2014 Fox News , 14 Oct. 2021",
      "And neither a judge nor a prosecutor is required to accept an allocution sliced so fine. \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 24 Aug. 2020",
      "From the Justice Department\u2019s standpoint, moreover, a deficient allocution can mean that all bets are off. \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 18 Aug. 2020",
      "Defendants are routinely, and properly, allowed to bring up their family backgrounds during allocution . \u2014 Samantha Swindler, OregonLive.com , 2 May 2018",
      "However, there is a far more intriguing figure lurking between the lines of that Papadopolous allocution . \u2014 Charles P. Pierce, Esquire , 31 Oct. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Latin alloc\u016bti\u014dn-, alloc\u016bti\u014d \"spoken or written address, manner of addressing, exhortation to an army,\" from alloc\u016b-, variant stem of alloqu\u012b \"to speak to, address, make an appeal to\" (from ad- ad- + loqu\u012b \"to speak, talk\") + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at eloquent":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1615, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-235216"
  },
  "allyl chloride":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a volatile pungent toxic flammable liquid CH 2 =CHCH 2 Cl made by high-temperature chlorination of propylene and used chiefly in making glycerol and allyl derivatives (as allyl alcohol and allyl resins)":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1863, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220713-001735"
  }
}