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{
"Botany Bay oak":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the wood or timber of the she-oak":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140010",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Botany Bay olive":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an Australasian shrub or small tree ( Olea apetala ) with evergreen leaves and red fruits":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-185041",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Botaurus":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a genus of birds (family Ardeidae) comprising the typical bitterns":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, modification (influenced by Latin bos cow and Latin taurus bull) of Middle English botor bittern & Old French butor bittern; Middle English botor from Middle French butor , from Old French":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"b\u014d\u02c8t\u022fr\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085124",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Botticelli":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"Sandro 1445\u20131510 Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi Italian painter":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccb\u00e4-t\u0259-\u02c8che-l\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140650",
"type":[
"biographical name"
]
},
"Botticellian":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": of, relating to, or having the characteristics of the painter Botticelli or his work":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1890, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Alessandro Botticelli \u20201510 Italian painter + English -an":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u00e4t\u0259-",
"-ly\u0259n",
"\u02ccb\u00e4t\u0259\u0307\u02c8chel\u0113\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112411",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"botch":{
"antonyms":[
"agglomerate",
"agglomeration",
"alphabet soup",
"assortment",
"clutter",
"collage",
"crazy quilt",
"farrago",
"gallimaufry",
"grab bag",
"gumbo",
"hash",
"hodgepodge",
"hotchpotch",
"jambalaya",
"jumble",
"jungle",
"litter",
"mac\u00e9doine",
"medley",
"m\u00e9lange",
"menagerie",
"miscellanea",
"miscellany",
"mishmash",
"mixed bag",
"montage",
"motley",
"muddle",
"olio",
"olla podrida",
"omnium-gatherum",
"pastiche",
"patchwork",
"patchwork quilt",
"potpourri",
"ragbag",
"ragout",
"rummage",
"salad",
"salmagundi",
"scramble",
"shuffle",
"smorgasbord",
"stew",
"tumble",
"variety",
"welter"
],
"definitions":{
": an inflammatory sore":[],
": patchwork , hodgepodge":[],
": something that is botched : mess":[],
": to foul up hopelessly":[
"\u2014 often used with up"
],
": to put together in a makeshift way":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"The store botched the order\u2014I received only half the books I paid for.",
"They clearly botched the investigation."
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"1648, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English bocchen":"Verb",
"Middle English boche , from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *bottia boss":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4ch"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"blow",
"bobble",
"boggle",
"bollix (up)",
"boot",
"bugger (up)",
"bumble",
"bungle",
"butcher",
"dub",
"flub",
"fluff",
"foozle",
"foul up",
"fumble",
"goof (up)",
"louse up",
"mangle",
"mess (up)",
"muck up",
"muff",
"murder",
"screw up"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102351",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"botch-up":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an error or problem caused by ineptitude, carelessness, or mismanagement : foul-up":[
"Casper's first days in the Peace Corps are filled with bureaucratic botch-ups .",
"\u2014 Michael Mewshaw"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1926, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4ch-\u02cc\u0259p"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060908",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"botched":{
"antonyms":[
"adroit",
"deft",
"dexterous",
"dextrous",
"facile"
],
"definitions":{
": unsuccessful because of being poorly done : spoiled by mistakes":[
"a botched attempt",
"a botched recipe",
"a botched medical procedure"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Despite multiple accounts that six teenagers were involved in a botched robbery that ended in the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old, only one, an 18-year-old who is Black, sits in jail. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
"Her defense team, on the other hand, suggested someone else might\u2019ve have killed Brophy \u2014 perhaps during a botched robbery. \u2014 Mar\u00eda Luisa Pa\u00fal, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
"Jimmie Caldwell, 24, formerly of Gary, was charged with three co-defendants in the April 12, 2015, shooting death of Donald Fuzzell, 21, of Calumet Park, Illinois, in a botched robbery at a Gary gas station parking lot. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 10 June 2022",
"Kristen Winemiller, one of Crampton Brophy\u2019s three defense attorneys, suggested a homeless man seen nearby that morning might have killed Brophy during a botched robbery. \u2014 oregonlive , 23 May 2022",
"In 2014, Adam Montgomery pleaded guilty to shooting a drug dealer in the face during a botched robbery in which the victim took his gun and shot him, too. \u2014 Fox News , 4 May 2022",
"Neither did a botched Covid-19 vaccine rollout and escalating political tensions surrounding Mrs. Merkel\u2019s lockdowns. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 15 Mar. 2021",
"Despite divisive politics, conspiracy theories and a botched U.S. rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine, Americans are hungry for information about vaccines, new data from Google reveals. \u2014 Dan Patterson, CBS News , 18 Feb. 2021",
"The botched proposal took place at Disneyland Paris, a Disney spokesperson told Newsweek. \u2014 Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1752, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4cht"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"awkward",
"bungling",
"clumsy",
"fumbled",
"inept",
"inexpert",
"maladroit"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040415",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"botcher":{
"antonyms":[
"agglomerate",
"agglomeration",
"alphabet soup",
"assortment",
"clutter",
"collage",
"crazy quilt",
"farrago",
"gallimaufry",
"grab bag",
"gumbo",
"hash",
"hodgepodge",
"hotchpotch",
"jambalaya",
"jumble",
"jungle",
"litter",
"mac\u00e9doine",
"medley",
"m\u00e9lange",
"menagerie",
"miscellanea",
"miscellany",
"mishmash",
"mixed bag",
"montage",
"motley",
"muddle",
"olio",
"olla podrida",
"omnium-gatherum",
"pastiche",
"patchwork",
"patchwork quilt",
"potpourri",
"ragbag",
"ragout",
"rummage",
"salad",
"salmagundi",
"scramble",
"shuffle",
"smorgasbord",
"stew",
"tumble",
"variety",
"welter"
],
"definitions":{
": an inflammatory sore":[],
": patchwork , hodgepodge":[],
": something that is botched : mess":[],
": to foul up hopelessly":[
"\u2014 often used with up"
],
": to put together in a makeshift way":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"The store botched the order\u2014I received only half the books I paid for.",
"They clearly botched the investigation."
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"1648, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English bocchen":"Verb",
"Middle English boche , from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *bottia boss":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4ch"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"blow",
"bobble",
"boggle",
"bollix (up)",
"boot",
"bugger (up)",
"bumble",
"bungle",
"butcher",
"dub",
"flub",
"fluff",
"foozle",
"foul up",
"fumble",
"goof (up)",
"louse up",
"mangle",
"mess (up)",
"muck up",
"muff",
"murder",
"screw up"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162722",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"botchery":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": botch entry 3 sense 2":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4ch(\u0259)r\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174245",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"botchwork":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": clumsy or careless work":[
"a clumsy craftsman surrounded by his botchwork",
"\u2014 Samuel Yellen"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041203",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bote":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of bote dialectal British past tense of bite"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-210058",
"type":[]
},
"botete":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": puffer fish":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"American Spanish":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"b\u014d\u02c8t\u0101t\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041645",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"botfly":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": any of various stout dipteran flies (family Oestridae) with larvae parasitic in cavities or tissues of various mammals including humans":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"When one of these pests bites you, the botfly eggs make their way onto your skin and then underneath it. \u2014 Outside Online , 14 July 2015",
"On the third day, when Robey opened the cooler, there was still ice inside\u2014but also a writhing pile of botfly maggots all over the meat. \u2014 Will Brantley, Field & Stream , 28 Sep. 2020",
"But there\u2019s no vaccine for malaria, chikungunya, or the human botfly . \u2014 Nell Zink, Harper's magazine , 28 Oct. 2019",
"This video is about the botfly 's horrific larvae, which grow and feed in human flesh. \u2014 Matt Simon, WIRED , 25 May 2018",
"Behold the botfly , whose larva burrows into your skin, feeds on your flesh, and erupts out in alien fashion. \u2014 Matt Simon, WIRED , 11 Apr. 2016"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1775, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4t-\u02ccfl\u012b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132210",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bother":{
"antonyms":[
"ado",
"alarums and excursions",
"ballyhoo",
"blather",
"bluster",
"bobbery",
"bustle",
"clatter",
"clutter",
"coil",
"commotion",
"corroboree",
"disturbance",
"do",
"foofaraw",
"fun",
"furor",
"furore",
"fuss",
"helter-skelter",
"hoo-ha",
"hoo-hah",
"hoopla",
"hubble-bubble",
"hubbub",
"hullabaloo",
"hurly",
"hurly-burly",
"hurricane",
"hurry",
"hurry-scurry",
"hurry-skurry",
"kerfuffle",
"moil",
"pandemonium",
"pother",
"row",
"ruckus",
"ruction",
"rumpus",
"shindy",
"splore",
"squall",
"stew",
"stir",
"storm",
"to-do",
"tumult",
"turmoil",
"uproar",
"welter",
"whirl",
"williwaw",
"zoo"
],
"definitions":{
": a state of petty discomfort, annoyance, or worry":[
"when scenery gets mixed up with our personal bothers all the virtue goes out of it",
"\u2014 Edith Wharton"
],
": fuss , inconvenience":[
"doesn't want the bother of filling out all the forms again"
],
": something that causes petty annoyance or worry":[
"Fixing it would be too much of a bother .",
"Sorry to be such a bother , but I need your help."
],
": to annoy especially by petty provocation : irk":[
"It bothers her when people litter.",
"bothered by the itchy tag on his shirt"
],
": to become concerned":[
"wouldn't bother with details"
],
": to cause to be somewhat anxious or concerned":[
"My stomach is bothering me.",
"\u2014 often used interjectionally Oh, bother !"
],
": to intrude upon : pester":[
"Don't bother him when he's working."
],
": to take pains (see pain entry 1 sense 3 ) : take the trouble":[
"never bothered to ask"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"He's so easygoing. Nothing seems to bother him.",
"Something he said at the meeting has been bothering me.",
"The entire car trip was filled with complaints like, \u201cMom, David keeps bothering me!\u201d and \u201cWill you tell him to quit bothering me",
"Mother used to cook elaborate dinners, but with only herself to cook for, she doesn't bother anymore.",
"\u201cShould I call later",
"I'm not going to bother with the details.",
"Noun",
"Replacing the windows could be more of a bother than it's worth.",
"I know what a bother driving into the city can be this time of day.",
"\u201cSorry to bother you.\u201d \u201cThat's okay, it's no bother at all.\u201d",
"I considered replacing that part of the floor but decided it wasn't worth the bother .",
"He doesn't want the bother of filling out all those forms again.",
"Will you mail this for me",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Martial arts superstar Bruce Lee kicks ass and doesn\u2019t bother taking names in this 1972 action thriller. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
"The newspaper found some schools didn\u2019t bother to follow the plans, anyway. \u2014 Steve Berkowitz, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
"But retailers can\u2019t arrest thieves, and many don\u2019t bother reporting them because they are rarely charged. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
"This winter wasn\u2019t a particularly snowy one, but the lack of precipitation apparently didn\u2019t bother many outdoor enthusiasts. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 June 2022",
"Society has become more accepting, and some younger Gay Days attendees don\u2019t even bother to show up in red shirts at the Magic Kingdom, preferring to party poolside. \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022",
"Some sources say this works and some say don't bother . \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 9 June 2022",
"One one hand, there is a kernel of truth to this rationale; the keynote was so packed with news that Apple didn\u2019t bother to tout what\u2019s new this year in one of its ostensibly pillar platforms. \u2014 Steven Aquino, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"Trump didn\u2019t even bother to attend the last summit in Peru in 2018 and many predicted there was no future for the regional gathering. \u2014 Elliot Spagat, Joshua Goodman And Chris Megerian, Anchorage Daily News , 6 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Rory McIlroy found himself in a spot of bother on the fifth hole at The Country Club during the first round of the 122nd U.S. Open in Brookline, Massachusetts. \u2014 Adam Schupak, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
"Some people do not want the bother and want all new and to paint the house every seven to 10 years (depending on the climate). \u2014 Mark Philben, BostonGlobe.com , 29 May 2022",
"Just give Real Madrid the trophy and save everyone the bother . \u2014 New York Times , 28 May 2022",
"But the ability to jump from an interrogation to a flashback on what one of the cops is describing only sometimes feels valuable enough to be worth the bother . \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 20 Apr. 2022",
"With an election coming, Morrison and his Coalition federal government, an alliance of center-right political parties, find themselves in a spot of bother . \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Kate wanted to clock in, get the work done and clock out without any bother but instead became part of some uncomfortable conversations. \u2014 Beth Ashley, refinery29.com , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Her will leaves everything to be split equally between her two kids: my wife and my wife\u2019s bother . \u2014 William Baldwin, Forbes , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Ferrell and co-star Mark Wahlberg bounce off each other perefectly, and bother are up to the challenge of delivering a funny like even when things are looking grim in the movie's mid-recession white collar crime scheme. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 9 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1761, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun",
"circa 1745, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"noun derivative of bother entry 1":"Noun",
"of obscure origin":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4-t\u035fh\u0259r",
"\u02c8b\u00e4t\u035fh-\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for bother Verb annoy , vex , irk , bother mean to upset a person's composure. annoy implies a wearing on the nerves by persistent petty unpleasantness. their constant complaining annoys us vex implies greater provocation and stronger disturbance and usually connotes anger but sometimes perplexity or anxiety. vexed by her son's failure to clean his room irk stresses difficulty in enduring and the resulting weariness or impatience of spirit. careless waste irks the boss bother suggests interference with comfort or peace of mind. don't bother me while I'm reading",
"synonyms":[
"bug",
"chivy",
"chivvy",
"disturb",
"intrude (upon)",
"pester"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111455",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"botheration":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": something that bothers":[
"\u2014 often used interjectionally"
],
": the act of bothering : the state of being bothered":[]
},
"examples":[
"I hadn't realized what a botheration putting up a tent in the dark could be!",
"if I'm to get any work done, this incessant botheration has to stop"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1797, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccb\u00e4-t\u035fh\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"aggravation",
"annoyance",
"bedevilment",
"bothering",
"bugging",
"disturbance",
"harassment",
"harrying",
"importunity",
"pestering",
"teasing",
"vexation"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080125",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bothered":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": feeling or showing agitation, worry, annoyance, etc.":[
"Never had Johnny seen Rab so bothered about anything as he was over his inability to get himself a good modern gun.",
"\u2014 Esther Forbes",
"\u2026 insisted that there was really nothing to get all hot and bothered [=angrily upset] about.",
"\u2014 Peter Berkowitz"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Doctor Strange, meanwhile, always seems bothered to be asked. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 5 May 2022",
"The gluten-free and white bread options don't compare to the Zojirushi, but for the size and ease of sliding loaves out of the bread holder, you likely won't be too bothered with this amazing machine. \u2014 PEOPLE.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
"But what if everyone who read a single book, my book, any other book about climate especially, and also personal technology especially, felt just a little more bothered afterward",
"Yanai does not appear to be very bothered about ESG issues, having previously declined to comment on Uniqlo\u2019s sourcing of cotton from China\u2019s oppressed Xinjiang region. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Bothered by the changing world, the stress that induced onto my sagging skin, the blemishes that erupted from excess cortisone production due to said bothered behavior. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 30 Dec. 2021",
"While Joe was bothered and nervous at the idea of his girlfriend spending the night with other men, Nayte was unphased by the situation. \u2014 Haley Kluge, Variety , 14 Dec. 2021",
"True to their black and gold colors, Iowa\u2019s defenders swarmed and stung and generally made the entire Hoosiers roster looked bothered and unsettled. \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 6 Sep. 2021",
"So nobody seemed the least bit bothered that their beloved truss might never see the Seine. \u2014 Shawn Mccreesh, Curbed , 17 Aug. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1851, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"from past participle of bother entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4-t\u035fh\u0259rd"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"aggravated",
"annoyed",
"exasperated",
"galled",
"irked",
"irritated",
"narked",
"peeved",
"put out",
"scunnered",
"teed off",
"vexed"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112806",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"botherheaded":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": muddleheaded":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124609",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"bothering":{
"antonyms":[
"ado",
"alarums and excursions",
"ballyhoo",
"blather",
"bluster",
"bobbery",
"bustle",
"clatter",
"clutter",
"coil",
"commotion",
"corroboree",
"disturbance",
"do",
"foofaraw",
"fun",
"furor",
"furore",
"fuss",
"helter-skelter",
"hoo-ha",
"hoo-hah",
"hoopla",
"hubble-bubble",
"hubbub",
"hullabaloo",
"hurly",
"hurly-burly",
"hurricane",
"hurry",
"hurry-scurry",
"hurry-skurry",
"kerfuffle",
"moil",
"pandemonium",
"pother",
"row",
"ruckus",
"ruction",
"rumpus",
"shindy",
"splore",
"squall",
"stew",
"stir",
"storm",
"to-do",
"tumult",
"turmoil",
"uproar",
"welter",
"whirl",
"williwaw",
"zoo"
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"definitions":{
": a state of petty discomfort, annoyance, or worry":[
"when scenery gets mixed up with our personal bothers all the virtue goes out of it",
"\u2014 Edith Wharton"
],
": fuss , inconvenience":[
"doesn't want the bother of filling out all the forms again"
],
": something that causes petty annoyance or worry":[
"Fixing it would be too much of a bother .",
"Sorry to be such a bother , but I need your help."
],
": to annoy especially by petty provocation : irk":[
"It bothers her when people litter.",
"bothered by the itchy tag on his shirt"
],
": to become concerned":[
"wouldn't bother with details"
],
": to cause to be somewhat anxious or concerned":[
"My stomach is bothering me.",
"\u2014 often used interjectionally Oh, bother !"
],
": to intrude upon : pester":[
"Don't bother him when he's working."
],
": to take pains (see pain entry 1 sense 3 ) : take the trouble":[
"never bothered to ask"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"He's so easygoing. Nothing seems to bother him.",
"Something he said at the meeting has been bothering me.",
"The entire car trip was filled with complaints like, \u201cMom, David keeps bothering me!\u201d and \u201cWill you tell him to quit bothering me",
"Mother used to cook elaborate dinners, but with only herself to cook for, she doesn't bother anymore.",
"\u201cShould I call later",
"I'm not going to bother with the details.",
"Noun",
"Replacing the windows could be more of a bother than it's worth.",
"I know what a bother driving into the city can be this time of day.",
"\u201cSorry to bother you.\u201d \u201cThat's okay, it's no bother at all.\u201d",
"I considered replacing that part of the floor but decided it wasn't worth the bother .",
"He doesn't want the bother of filling out all those forms again.",
"Will you mail this for me",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Martial arts superstar Bruce Lee kicks ass and doesn\u2019t bother taking names in this 1972 action thriller. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
"The newspaper found some schools didn\u2019t bother to follow the plans, anyway. \u2014 Steve Berkowitz, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
"But retailers can\u2019t arrest thieves, and many don\u2019t bother reporting them because they are rarely charged. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
"This winter wasn\u2019t a particularly snowy one, but the lack of precipitation apparently didn\u2019t bother many outdoor enthusiasts. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 June 2022",
"Society has become more accepting, and some younger Gay Days attendees don\u2019t even bother to show up in red shirts at the Magic Kingdom, preferring to party poolside. \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022",
"Some sources say this works and some say don't bother . \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 9 June 2022",
"One one hand, there is a kernel of truth to this rationale; the keynote was so packed with news that Apple didn\u2019t bother to tout what\u2019s new this year in one of its ostensibly pillar platforms. \u2014 Steven Aquino, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"Trump didn\u2019t even bother to attend the last summit in Peru in 2018 and many predicted there was no future for the regional gathering. \u2014 Elliot Spagat, Joshua Goodman And Chris Megerian, Anchorage Daily News , 6 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Rory McIlroy found himself in a spot of bother on the fifth hole at The Country Club during the first round of the 122nd U.S. Open in Brookline, Massachusetts. \u2014 Adam Schupak, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
"Some people do not want the bother and want all new and to paint the house every seven to 10 years (depending on the climate). \u2014 Mark Philben, BostonGlobe.com , 29 May 2022",
"Just give Real Madrid the trophy and save everyone the bother . \u2014 New York Times , 28 May 2022",
"But the ability to jump from an interrogation to a flashback on what one of the cops is describing only sometimes feels valuable enough to be worth the bother . \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 20 Apr. 2022",
"With an election coming, Morrison and his Coalition federal government, an alliance of center-right political parties, find themselves in a spot of bother . \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Kate wanted to clock in, get the work done and clock out without any bother but instead became part of some uncomfortable conversations. \u2014 Beth Ashley, refinery29.com , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Her will leaves everything to be split equally between her two kids: my wife and my wife\u2019s bother . \u2014 William Baldwin, Forbes , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Ferrell and co-star Mark Wahlberg bounce off each other perefectly, and bother are up to the challenge of delivering a funny like even when things are looking grim in the movie's mid-recession white collar crime scheme. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 9 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1761, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun",
"circa 1745, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"noun derivative of bother entry 1":"Noun",
"of obscure origin":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4t\u035fh-\u0259r",
"\u02c8b\u00e4-t\u035fh\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for bother Verb annoy , vex , irk , bother mean to upset a person's composure. annoy implies a wearing on the nerves by persistent petty unpleasantness. their constant complaining annoys us vex implies greater provocation and stronger disturbance and usually connotes anger but sometimes perplexity or anxiety. vexed by her son's failure to clean his room irk stresses difficulty in enduring and the resulting weariness or impatience of spirit. careless waste irks the boss bother suggests interference with comfort or peace of mind. don't bother me while I'm reading",
"synonyms":[
"bug",
"chivy",
"chivvy",
"disturb",
"intrude (upon)",
"pester"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055434",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"botherment":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": bother , botheration":[
"beefing about the botherments which pester those in my spot",
"\u2014 James Cagney",
"\u2014 not often in formal use"
]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4t\u035fh\u0259(r)m\u0259nt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125108",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bothersome":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": causing bother : vexing":[]
},
"examples":[
"a bothersome habit of dropping trash on the floor right next to the garbage can",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Simply open the sticker atop the jar, and place it near your most bothersome smells for optimal results. \u2014 Lauren Gray, Popular Mechanics , 26 June 2022",
"One of the most bothersome aspects of my sleep deprivation was a heightened sensitivity to physical pains and discomforts. \u2014 Patrick Wilson, Outside Online , 15 June 2020",
"However, there is the chance that even ingredients like essential oils will be bothersome too. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
"This light gel-cream applies to the skin smoothly and won\u2019t feel heavy or bothersome . \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"Then Kiffin, still mischievous at 47 and the equivalent of a bothersome little brother to the 56-year-old Fisher, went and did it again this winter. \u2014 Brent Zwerneman, San Antonio Express-News , 17 May 2022",
"Confidence: Medium Sunday: Our bothersome low pressure storm system may hang out off our coastline. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 May 2022",
"Russian aggression and brutality thereby provide a rationale for discounting bothersome historical complexities dating from prior to, during, and after the existence of the Soviet Union, the reckless folly of NATO expansion not least among them. \u2014 Andrew J. Bacevich, The New Republic , 29 Apr. 2022",
"While many look forward to eliminating some of the more bothersome outcomes of the pandemic\u2014like mask requirements and social gathering limits\u2014other byproducts of the pandemic, such as working remotely, are likely to linger for months to come. \u2014 Clinton M Padgett, Forbes , 13 Oct. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1817, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4-t\u035fh\u0259r-s\u0259m"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"abrasive",
"aggravating",
"annoying",
"carking",
"chafing",
"disturbing",
"exasperating",
"frustrating",
"galling",
"irksome",
"irritating",
"maddening",
"nettlesome",
"nettling",
"peeving",
"pesky",
"pestiferous",
"pestilent",
"pestilential",
"pesty",
"plaguey",
"plaguy",
"rankling",
"rebarbative",
"riling",
"vexatious",
"vexing"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043105",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"bottine":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a woman's light boot":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"French, from Middle French botine , diminutive of bote boot":""
},
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"b\u00e4\u02c8-",
"b\u0259\u02c8t\u0113n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210618",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"Definition of botting present participle of bot"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-055450",
"type":[]
},
"bottle":{
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": a rigid or semirigid container typically of glass or plastic having a comparatively narrow neck or mouth and usually no handle":[],
": a usually bottle-shaped container made of skin for storing a liquid":[],
": intoxicating drink : the practice of drinking":[
"slipped deeper and deeper into the bottle",
"\u2014 Anne Bernays"
],
": liquid food (such as milk) used in place of mother's milk":[],
": mettle , courage":[],
": the quantity held by a bottle":[],
": to confine as if in a bottle : restrain":[
"\u2014 usually used with up bottling up their anger"
],
": to put into or as if into a bottle":[
"wished she could bottle their energy"
],
": to put or keep in a position or situation that makes free activity, progress, or escape difficult or impossible":[
"\u2014 usually used with up bottle up legislation in committee"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"We drank a bottle of wine.",
"He says he's lost too many years to the bottle , and that he's giving up alcohol.",
"Her struggles with the bottle affected her entire family.",
"Has the baby finished her bottle yet",
"raised on a bottle instead of breast milk",
"Verb",
"The restaurant bottles its own ginger ale.",
"Near the top of the mountain, the climbers relied on bottled oxygen to breathe.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"American oak followed by more than 24 months in bottle . \u2014 Cathrine Todd, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
"It\u2019s one of hit-making, lighting-in-a- bottle moments captured over and over alongside genius-level skill. \u2014 Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone , 17 June 2022",
"This wine is fun, with a smile or three in every bottle . \u2014 Dave Mcintyre, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
"This moisturizer is a miracle in a bottle for dry skin that is already showing signs of aging. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 June 2022",
"Other researchers have found that what\u2019s on the label may not match what\u2019s actually in the bottle , and some countries have banned the sale of over-the-counter melatonin. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 June 2022",
"The only one of the bunch in a bottle . Pomegranate: Not sweet, light, dry, simple finish. \u2014 cleveland , 5 June 2022",
"The burning paper in the bottle causes the air to expand and the pressure to go up. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 1 June 2022",
"Normally people just put a bunch of stuff in a bottle and sell it. \u2014 Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour , 24 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"With a game in hand, the Phoenix Suns will look to stay hot while the Dallas Mavericks will be trying to bottle up Chris Paul in the second meeting of this 2022 NBA Playoffs second round series. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 May 2022",
"There\u2019s also no place like Amazon when your baby needs some maddeningly specific item, like a particular brand/shape of pacifier or bottle nipple that none of your local stores carry. \u2014 Glamour , 6 June 2022",
"When the returner pick up is complete, customers will be paid 5 cents for each can and bottle , returners will be paid 4 cents and Sipzee takes a 1 cent fee. \u2014 Layla Mcmurtrie, Detroit Free Press , 4 June 2022",
"That ad alternated with another, for Estrella Damm beer\u2014maybe a fitting inducement for the British public, who had been granted an extra day off and who never seem to need encouragement to raise a glass, can, or bottle . \u2014 Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker , 4 June 2022",
"My parents had kept pushing off their return to New York, reluctant to bottle themselves in an airplane with the disease. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Dec. 2021",
"Without workplace protections for nursing or the modern technology of pumping, women working outside the home had no choice but to bottle feed. \u2014 Carla Cevasco, Time , 17 May 2022",
"Leaders in the industry are shifting to greener practices, including wind and solar powered facilities, water-saving filtration systems, can and bottle recycling, and zero-waste production. \u2014 Outside Online , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Wineries in Ukraine, Georgia, Hungary, Moldova and elsewhere in Eastern Europe have been thrown into uncertain territory, including changing production to housing refugees, bottle supply issues, transportation problems and rising inflation. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Apr. 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English botel , from Old French botele , from Medieval Latin butticula , diminutive of Late Latin buttis cask":"Noun"
},
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"\u02c8b\u00e4-t\u1d4al",
"\u02c8b\u00e4t-\u1d4al"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"alcohol",
"aqua vitae",
"ardent spirits",
"booze",
"drink",
"firewater",
"grog",
"hooch",
"inebriant",
"intoxicant",
"John Barleycorn",
"juice",
"liquor",
"lush",
"moonshine",
"potable",
"rum",
"sauce",
"spirits",
"stimulant",
"strong drink",
"tipple"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100822",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"bottle (up)":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to keep (a feeling or emotion) inside instead of expressing it : to hide (a feeling or emotion)":[
"She's kept her feelings about the accident bottled up for too long.",
"I know he's angry, but he bottles it up inside instead of talking to someone about it."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202240",
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
]
},
"bottle bank":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a large container that people put empty bottles in so that the glass or plastic the bottles are made from can be used again":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190038",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bottle swallow":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": fairy martin":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"so called from the shape of its nest":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114825",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bottle tit":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": long-tailed tit":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"so called from the shape of its nest":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-064407"
},
"bottle tree":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an Australian tree of the genera Brachychiton and Sterculia (especially S. rupestris ) \u2014 see kurrajong":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"so called from the swollen trunk":""
},
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"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225841",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bottle up":{
"antonyms":[],
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": to keep (a feeling or emotion) inside instead of expressing it : to hide (a feeling or emotion)":[
"She's kept her feelings about the accident bottled up for too long.",
"I know he's angry, but he bottles it up inside instead of talking to someone about it."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224021",
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
]
},
"bottlebird":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": any of various weaverbirds that build nests shaped like a bottle":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-141012",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bottleneck":{
"antonyms":[],
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": a narrow route":[],
": a point of traffic congestion":[],
": a style of guitar playing in which glissando effects are produced by sliding an object (such as a knife blade or the neck of a bottle ) along the strings":[],
": impasse":[],
": narrow":[
"bottleneck harbors"
],
": someone or something that retards or halts free movement and progress":[],
": to slow or halt by causing a bottleneck":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"Bridge construction has created a bottleneck on the southern part of Main Street.",
"All decisions must be approved by the committee, and this is where the company runs into bottlenecks .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"This happens largely outside of our awareness and represents an information bottleneck into our minds. \u2014 Ben Moorsom, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Who better to demonstrate the bottleneck bang trend than Carla Bruni",
"Over the last two years, an international distributor release bottleneck has made sales agents very selective in launching new titles. \u2014 Emiliano De Pablos, Variety , 11 Feb. 2022",
"While curtain bangs are definitely having a moment \u2014 with Gaga seeming to be one of the latest participants in this reemerging hair trend \u2014 bottleneck bangs are enjoying some time in the spotlight as well. \u2014 Sara Miranda, Allure , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Finding the raw metals needed to produce batteries is quickly becoming a key bottleneck in the supply chain for electric vehicles and other battery-intensive technologies key to the energy transition, experts said. \u2014 NBC News , 3 Apr. 2022",
"Some of the money could be used to replace the 149-year-old Baltimore and Potomac Tunnel \u2014 a major bottleneck in the Northeast Corridor\u2019s rail network \u2014 and to rehabilitate commuter rail stations in Baltimore and Washington. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Mar. 2022",
"But fulfilling those promises won\u2019t be easy, thanks to a bottleneck in the hiring process that has throttled recruitment at the department since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. \u2014 David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times , 12 Mar. 2022",
"Sellers holding out for a big streamer sale can create a bottleneck , slowing down the entire process. \u2014 Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Eventually, only a pair of doors were opened, causing concertgoers to bottleneck . \u2014 Fox News , 13 Nov. 2021",
"As a result, the park\u2019s conservation team is working to build new routes and visitor centers to better disperse travelers that currently bottleneck the site. \u2014 Julia Eskins, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 8 Sep. 2021",
"However, the other lesson is not to bottleneck your business by doing everything yourself forever. \u2014 Stephan Rabimov, Forbes , 26 May 2021",
"This can bottleneck team execution by causing arguments, or if everyone goes with the hero\u2019s opinion, the whole team could miss out on better, more creative solutions. \u2014 Mark Samuel, Forbes , 26 May 2021",
"Conversely, the destination disk and the interface might be newer and able to write data faster than the source sending it; that\u2019s where data can bottleneck and potentially cause problems. \u2014 Eric Alt, Popular Science , 22 Jan. 2021",
"The big takeaway here is that Optane's extremely low latency allows acceleration of AI pipelines\u2014which frequently bottleneck on storage\u2014by offering very rapid access to models too large to keep entirely in RAM. \u2014 Jim Salter, Ars Technica , 18 June 2020",
"According to Lane Farguson, manager of communications at the Halifax Port Authority, bottlenecking at the port could cause shortages of goods in central Canada and the U.S. Midwest. \u2014 Audrey Carleton, Fortune , 1 Apr. 2020",
"Some updates to Apple's Mac product lineup have often been bottlenecked on waiting for updates or overcoming barriers in Intel's roadmap, which does not always suit Apple's priorities and which has been subject to disruption in the past. \u2014 Samuel Axon, Ars Technica , 23 Apr. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"1854, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
"1919, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4-t\u1d4al-\u02ccnek"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"backup",
"jam",
"jam-up",
"logjam",
"snarl",
"tailback",
"tie-up"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041959",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"bottling":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a beverage and especially a wine that is bottled at a particular time":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Of course, those gorgeous little bubbles require a careful pour, so Enroot had to invest in customized parts in order to retain effervescence during the bottling . \u2014 Amanda M. Faison, Outside Online , 9 June 2022",
"This organic bottling is redolent with aromas of jasmine and honeysuckle, backed up by flavors of peaches, apricots and ginger. \u2014 Dave Mcintyre, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
"The company said Stoli\u2019s blending, filtration, bottling , packaging and distribution all takes place in a Latvian factory and warehouse. \u2014 Joseph Pisani, WSJ , 1 Mar. 2022",
"Here is the wine is aged 16 to 18 months in French oak, before being gently moved by gravity to the third cave, reserved for bottling and storage. \u2014 Liz Thach, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"Numerous properties have announced new initiatives including Four Seasons Resort Hualalai, which is working with a local partner to launch a new on-site zero-waste water bottling and filtration system. \u2014 Ramsey Qubein, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
"Only with de N\u00e9goce, the bottling and delivery timeline isn\u2019t a matter of years. \u2014 Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report , 19 Apr. 2022",
"This is another farm-to-glass Tequila brand with each bottling coming from agaves produced at a single site and harvested in the same year. \u2014 Joseph V Micallef, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
"Coca-Cola made its Russian debut in 1979 and opened its first bottling plant two decades later in Moscow, according to the company. \u2014 NBC News , 8 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1860, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4-t\u1d4al-i\u014b",
"\u02c8b\u00e4t-li\u014b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080910",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bottom":{
"antonyms":[
"bottommost",
"low",
"lowermost",
"nethermost",
"rock-bottom",
"undermost"
],
"definitions":{
": a foundation color applied to fibers before dyeing":[],
": a surface (such as the seat of a chair) designed to support something resting on it":[
"\u2014 used figuratively in phrases like the bottom dropped out to describe a sudden collapse or downturn lost millions when the bottom dropped out of the stock market"
],
": basis , source":[
"trying to get to the bottom of these rumors"
],
": boat , ship":[
"cargo \u2026 carried by foreign bottoms",
"\u2014 Virginia A. Oakes"
],
": bottomland":[
"\u2014 usually used in plural the Mississippi river bottoms"
],
": buttocks , rump":[
"a baby with a rash on his bottom"
],
": capacity (as of a horse) to endure strain":[
"a breed of dogs outstanding for bottom"
],
": frequenting the lowest part or place : frequenting the bottom":[
"bottom fish"
],
": of, relating to, or situated at the bottom (see bottom entry 1 )":[
"bottom rock"
],
": really , basically":[
"It is, at bottom , a love song."
],
": the bass or baritone instruments of a band":[],
": the last half of an inning":[
"the bottom of the ninth"
],
": the lowest or last place in rank or position":[
"The CEO started at the bottom and worked her way up.",
"graduated at the bottom of the class",
"the bottom of the pay scale"
],
": the lowest part or place":[
"the bottom of the page",
"stood at the bottom of the stairs"
],
": the part of a ship's hull lying below the water":[],
": the remotest or inmost point":[
"sail to the bottom of the bay"
],
": the surface on which a body of water lies":[
"sank to the bottom of the ocean"
],
": the underside of something":[
"at the bottom of the box",
"a cut on the bottom of her foot",
"The vase is signed on the bottom ."
],
": to become based or grounded":[
"find on what foundation any proposition bottoms",
"\u2014 John Locke"
],
": to bring to the bottom":[
"bottomed the submarine on the ocean floor"
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"the bottom rung of the ladder",
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"Andrew Chafin took the mound in the bottom of the eighth inning Friday night to the sound of the music played for him during his 5 \u00bd seasons with the Diamondbacks. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 M. Romero, The Arizona Republic , 26 June 2022",
"The Diamondbacks answered with two runs in the bottom of the third inning, as Brieske needed 30 pitches to record three outs. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 26 June 2022",
"In the bottom of the 11th, Brusdar Graterol was summoned and converted his first career regular-season save, touching 102.5 mph with his fastball despite pitching against the Braves (42-32) for a third straight day. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 26 June 2022",
"Gilman product Gavin Sheets, the son of former Oriole Larry Sheets, got the White Sox on the board with a two-run home run in the bottom of the second. \u2014 Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun , 26 June 2022",
"After going down 2-1 in the seventh inning, Ole Miss fired back with three runs in the bottom of the eighth inning thanks to an RBI single from shortstop Jacob Gonzalez and two wild pitches from Oklahoma's All-American closer Trevin Michael. \u2014 Nick Suss, USA TODAY , 26 June 2022",
"But the Patriots roared back in the bottom of the inning as the first two batters reached base and came home on Breaux\u2019s blast off reliever Riley Pint. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 24 June 2022",
"The lull ended when Stanton countered with his drive in the bottom of the inning. \u2014 Jake Seiner, Chron , 23 June 2022",
"When Andres Gimenez gave the G\u2019s a 6-5 lead with a single in the 11th and Emmanuel Clase shut things down in the bottom of the inning, Stephan was credited with the win that put the Guards in first place. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 22 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Indiana doesn\u2019t draft in the top 10 often and seemingly doesn\u2019t intend to bottom out next season, so this is a big opportunity to add a foundational player. \u2014 Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star , 22 June 2022",
"Low temperatures bottom out in the 50s throughout the region. \u2014 A. Camden Walker, Washington Post , 18 June 2022",
"Now Carroll and general manager John Schneider have to dive into the crevasse in order to bottom out and find the talent to contend again. \u2014 oregonlive , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Tom Lee said in a Tuesday note that if the 2022 drawdown follows a similar pattern to a brief crypto decline in 2021, Ether could bottom at $873 over the next week. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
"Bear markets average about 289 days in duration, so a two-year reserve is plenty of time to allow the market to bottom out and then potentially start a recovery phase. \u2014 Jonathan Dash, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"Skies should stay mostly clear as low temperatures bottom out in the upper teens to low 20s. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Jan. 2022",
"Low temperatures bottom out in the mid-50s to low 60s (downtown). \u2014 A. Camden Walker, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
"Low temperatures should bottom out in the mid-20s to near 30. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Freshpet has grown the top line at the expense of the bottom -line, and sales growth has driven more cash burn, which puts the stock in danger of declining to $0 per share. \u2014 David Trainer, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"The types of clouds on Jupiter are highly dependent on the chemical that forms them, with the three main cloud layers coming from ammonia (the top layer), ammonium hydrosulfide (a stinky middle layer), and water (a bottom layer). \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 27 June 2022",
"The bottom photo shows an enormous pit mine on a barren landscape. \u2014 Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
"His outfit from Armani consisted of a blue velvet suit and bowtie, red bottom shoes and an icey silver chain. \u2014 Mason Young, Detroit Free Press , 24 June 2022",
"This case was started by two whistleblowers who sued under the False Claims Act and alleged that SuperValu offered rock- bottom prices to customers without insurance, but still charged high rates for Medicare and Medicaid patients. \u2014 Michael Ronickher, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
"The bottom deck is home to the beach club, which features fold-out platforms and a TV lounge. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 22 June 2022",
"The top one features two swinging benches, and the bottom one adds an outdoor shower and hot tub overlooking the ocean. \u2014 Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
"This dishwasher has a flatware basket in the bottom rack, and the third level rack is also ideal for flatware. \u2014 Carolyn Fort\u00e9, Good Housekeeping , 21 June 2022"
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"Middle English botme, botom, bothom, going back to Old English botm, *bo\u00f0m, going back to Germanic *butma- (whence, with varying dental consonants, Old Saxon bo\u0111om \"ground, bottom,\" Old High German bodam, Old Norse botn ), going back to Indo-European *b h ud h -m\u1e17n, *b h ud h -mn-\u00f3s, whence also Greek pythm\u1e17n \"bottom, ground, base,\" Sanskrit budhn\u00e1- and (with metathesis of stop and nasal) Latin fundus \"bottom, base,\" Middle Irish bonn \"sole of the foot\"":"Noun",
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"The company\u2019s bottom line suffered losses of billions of dollars. \u2014 Ran Blayer, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"The physics behind drippy teapots is fascinating, but the bottom line is that your typical ceramic kyusu spout is built with a stubby gooseneck that allows for a fast\u2014but drip-free\u2014pour. \u2014 Max Falkowitz, Bon App\u00e9tit , 23 June 2022",
"The pandemic has trashed Rolls-Royce\u2019s bottom line . \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 21 June 2022",
"For Sumbry, the bottom line is that pet stores don't need to sell animals. \u2014 Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel , 17 June 2022",
"For Patricia, the bottom line is what matters most, and her obsession with SVN\u2019s success is contrasted with the tacky and ridiculous products hawked on the network, which range from leatherette pants to tandem Snuggies. \u2014 Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 June 2022",
"Adding slot machines and video poker to the bingo operations in 1992 greatly increased Fort McDowell\u2019s bottom line . \u2014 AZCentral.com , 20 May 2022",
"Adding slot machines and video poker to the bingo operations in 1992 greatly increased Fort McDowell\u2019s bottom line . \u2014 USA Today , 20 May 2022",
"More than half of Disney+'s new subscribers came in through the very inexpensive Disney+Hotstar combo, which doesn\u2019t add much to the company\u2019s bottom line . \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 17 May 2022"
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"Eleven finds her bottomless reserve of power and bursts Vecna backward as Hopper and Joyce make a run for it. \u2014 Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE , 2 July 2022",
"Alas, most folks don't have bottomless pockets, and the VW is considerably less than half the price in Europe. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 24 June 2022",
"Set against the Teton Mountains in Wyoming, using the allure of a bottomless hole to weave a multi-layered story together. \u2014 Emily Longeretta, Variety , 21 June 2022",
"Navarro\u2019s career has a through-line, Barabak wrote: a monumental self-regard, a bottomless hunger for attention and an utter lack of grounding principles. \u2014 David Lauter, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
"It was once believed to be a bottomless lagoon that was inhabited by a dragon. \u2014 Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure , 16 June 2022",
"Both signed on for gigs in upper middle class markets where expectations may not match the stomach of owners John Middleton and Arte Moreno to write bottomless checks until the team is perfect. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 10 June 2022",
"These legacy environments resemble a seemingly bottomless bowl of spaghetti with long, intertwining strands. \u2014 Chetan Mathur, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
"The Supes are people \u2014 often devastatingly damaged people, afflicted by the kind of bottomless unhappiness associated with extreme childhood trauma, a severe case of showbiz personality or both. \u2014 Inkoo Kang, Washington Post , 3 June 2022"
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"Eleven finds her bottomless reserve of power and bursts Vecna backward as Hopper and Joyce make a run for it. \u2014 Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE , 2 July 2022",
"Alas, most folks don't have bottomless pockets, and the VW is considerably less than half the price in Europe. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 24 June 2022",
"Set against the Teton Mountains in Wyoming, using the allure of a bottomless hole to weave a multi-layered story together. \u2014 Emily Longeretta, Variety , 21 June 2022",
"Navarro\u2019s career has a through-line, Barabak wrote: a monumental self-regard, a bottomless hunger for attention and an utter lack of grounding principles. \u2014 David Lauter, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
"It was once believed to be a bottomless lagoon that was inhabited by a dragon. \u2014 Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure , 16 June 2022",
"Both signed on for gigs in upper middle class markets where expectations may not match the stomach of owners John Middleton and Arte Moreno to write bottomless checks until the team is perfect. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 10 June 2022",
"These legacy environments resemble a seemingly bottomless bowl of spaghetti with long, intertwining strands. \u2014 Chetan Mathur, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
"The Supes are people \u2014 often devastatingly damaged people, afflicted by the kind of bottomless unhappiness associated with extreme childhood trauma, a severe case of showbiz personality or both. \u2014 Inkoo Kang, Washington Post , 3 June 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"State and national park permits, safety inspection stickers, electronic toll collection devices and GPS and navigation systems can legally be mounted or located at the bottommost portion of the windshield, according to the driver's manual. \u2014 Tim Harlow, Star Tribune , 26 Apr. 2021",
"MOI is a performance measurement taken at the bottommost moment of the swing, when contact is made, measuring the resistance of the club to being twisted at the moment of impact. \u2014 Tom Chiarella, Popular Mechanics , 14 June 2017"
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"My paintbrush application of botulinum toxin and hyaluronic acid fillers can quickly rejuvenate the entire face and bring you back to a youthful relaxed and replenished countenance. \u2014 April Long, Town & Country , 31 May 2022",
"As previously mentioned, Dermatox is a new botulinum toxin that will treat moderate to severe glabellar lines when injected into the face, according to a press release by Aquavit. \u2014 Allure , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Some people receive injections of botulinum toxin to help with spasticity symptoms. \u2014 Lauren Sieben, SELF , 22 Mar. 2022",
"By blocking, or interrupting, this chemical messenger, botulinum toxin 'turns off' sweating at the area where it has been injected. \u2014 Cathy Cassata, Health.com , 1 Nov. 2021",
"In 1990, as the U.S. military planned an operation to expel the invading Iraqi army from Kuwait, officials received a sobering intelligence report: Saddam Hussein was probably in possession of anthrax and botulinum toxin . \u2014 New York Times , 23 Dec. 2021",
"In severe cases, botulinum toxin can be injected into the salivary gland. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 3 Dec. 2021",
"Some people have also seen success with Botox ( botulinum toxin ) injections in the jaw area. \u2014 Courtney Schmidt, Health.com , 3 June 2021",
"However, there are other botulinum toxin type A injections like Xeomin and Dysport. \u2014 Ruth Samuel, Allure , 21 July 2021"
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"An obituary on Tuesday about Alan Scott, the doctor behind the medical use of Botox, referred incorrectly to Clostridium botulinum . \u2014 New York Times , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum , the toxin attacks the nerves and even in minute quantities can cause muscle paralysis and death. \u2014 Emily Langer, Washington Post , 22 Dec. 2021",
"Clostridium botulinum poisoning in humans can begin from six hours to two weeks after eating food that contains the toxin. \u2014 Mike Wehner, BGR , 18 May 2021",
"Clostridium botulinum poisoning in humans can begin from six hours to two weeks after eating food that contains the toxin. \u2014 Mike Wehner, BGR , 18 May 2021",
"Botox injections, made from the toxin in the bacterium Clostridium botulinum , continue to be widely used in medicine, both cosmetically as well as functionally. \u2014 Nina Shapiro, Forbes , 5 July 2021",
"Clostridium botulinum poisoning in humans can begin from six hours to two weeks after eating food that contains the toxin. \u2014 Mike Wehner, BGR , 18 May 2021",
"Clostridium botulinum poisoning in humans can begin from six hours to two weeks after eating food that contains the toxin. \u2014 Mike Wehner, BGR , 18 May 2021",
"Clostridium botulinum poisoning in humans can begin from six hours to two weeks after eating food that contains the toxin. \u2014 Mike Wehner, BGR , 18 May 2021"
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"Human feeding also encourages flocks to expand, leading to overcrowded conditions that facilitate the spread of diseases such as botulism , cholera, or avian flu. \u2014 Marion Renault, The Atlantic , 19 May 2022",
"Round gobies can also spread botulism throughout the food chain. \u2014 Michael Hollan, Fox News , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Shallow pricks of botulism neurotoxins are inserted all over the face just below the surface of the skin for more of a smoothing effect than a muscle-freezing one. \u2014 Devon Abelman, Allure , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The sick children did not have poliovirus, and health authorities ruled out other possible culprits, including West Nile virus, stroke and botulism . \u2014 Roxanne Khamsi, Scientific American , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Last year, more than 60,000 birds died of botulism in one of the worst outbreaks in years. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Nov. 2021",
"Botulinum toxin is a poison that by some macabre coincidence both causes botulism and cures wrinkles. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Nov. 2021",
"Primarily made with a toxin derived from the same microbe that leads to botulism (a severe form of food poisoning), Botox has become known for its ability to practically erase facial wrinkles. \u2014 Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping , 6 Sep. 2021",
"The foreign organisms are implicated in botulism outbreaks that have suffocated tens of thousands of birds on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan. \u2014 Dan Egan, jsonline.com , 2 Sep. 2021"
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"An obituary on Tuesday about Alan Scott, the doctor behind the medical use of Botox, referred incorrectly to Clostridium botulinum . \u2014 New York Times , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum , the toxin attacks the nerves and even in minute quantities can cause muscle paralysis and death. \u2014 Emily Langer, Washington Post , 22 Dec. 2021",
"Clostridium botulinum poisoning in humans can begin from six hours to two weeks after eating food that contains the toxin. \u2014 Mike Wehner, BGR , 18 May 2021",
"Clostridium botulinum poisoning in humans can begin from six hours to two weeks after eating food that contains the toxin. \u2014 Mike Wehner, BGR , 18 May 2021",
"Botox injections, made from the toxin in the bacterium Clostridium botulinum , continue to be widely used in medicine, both cosmetically as well as functionally. \u2014 Nina Shapiro, Forbes , 5 July 2021",
"Clostridium botulinum poisoning in humans can begin from six hours to two weeks after eating food that contains the toxin. \u2014 Mike Wehner, BGR , 18 May 2021",
"Clostridium botulinum poisoning in humans can begin from six hours to two weeks after eating food that contains the toxin. \u2014 Mike Wehner, BGR , 18 May 2021",
"Clostridium botulinum poisoning in humans can begin from six hours to two weeks after eating food that contains the toxin. \u2014 Mike Wehner, BGR , 18 May 2021"
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"New Latin, from Latin botulus sausage":""
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"1916, in the meaning defined above":""
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"noun"
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"Bennett's referring to \u2026 a new police robot. It looks similar to the Albuquerque Bomb Squad robot next to it\u2014both have cameras, an articulated arm, a mechanical gripper, and tank-like treads. But Benett's bot is different; it has brains.",
"\u2014 Popular Science"
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": a computer that has been infected with a bot and can be used for malicious purposes as part of a network of infected computers":[
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"\u2014 Jeff Hecht"
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"by shortening":"Noun",
"Middle English; akin to Dutch lever bot liver fluke":"Noun"
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"1969, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the practice of making purchases (as of stocks) when prices appear to be at their lowest point":[]
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"\u02c8b\u00e4-t\u0259m-\u02ccfi-shi\u014b"
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"first_known_use":{
"1974, in the meaning defined above":""
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"noun"
],
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": a small widely distributed genus of low fleshy ferns (family Ophioglossaceae) comprising the grape ferns and having a lobed or compound sterile leaf and sporophyll bearing distinct sporangia in spikes or panicles":[]
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"b\u014d\u2027\u02c8trik\u0113\u0259m"
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"New Latin, from Greek botrychos stalk of a bunch of grapes (from botrys bunch of grapes) + New Latin -ium ; from the grapelike cluster of sporangia":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-041303"
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"conjunction",
"pronoun",
"pronoun, plural in construction"
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"both of us"
],
": being the two : affecting or involving the one and the other":[
"both feet",
"both his eyes",
"both these armies"
]
},
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"\u02c8b\u014dth"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Conjunction",
"Case in point: Right after King Arthur cuts off one, then both , of the Black Knight\u2019s arms, a woman walks in with a basket and scoops them up. \u2014 Joanne Engelhardt, The Mercury News , 3 May 2017",
"Get her to the Early Bird, a charming little breakfast spot with locations in both Westminster and DTC that is super casual and super good. \u2014 Allyson Reedy, The Know , 23 Apr. 2017",
"After a bullpen session, Pini suggested Gavin turn his two solid breaking balls (a curveball and a slider) into one really strong pitch, a slurve (combo of both ), that became a bit more like a slider. \u2014 Mirin Fader, Orange County Register , 4 Apr. 2017",
"What are your biggest concerns and priorities at this time \u2014 both in terms of the regulatory as well as industry development",
"It was built in 1922 at 107 E. Chestnut St. Both the city of Stillwater and Washington County, which had first and second dibs, declined to purchase the building. \u2014 Mary Divine, Twin Cities , 27 Feb. 2017",
"Neither squad has lost an in-state game yet, as both the Grizzlies (9-1) and the Patriots (10-1) each went 3-1 in their respective brackets in the prestigious Tarkanian Classic from Dec. 16-20 in Las Vegas. \u2014 Kyle Newman, The Denver Post , 3 Jan. 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"One can see a scenario where both the front four and the back four in the OSU defense exceed expectations. \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 30 May 2020",
"The board granted Shoureshi both those things in a compensation package stuffed with goodies. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 May 2020",
"Some will gather safely to barbecue and grill, others unsafely, still more on the dangerous precipice between the two, celebrating both the start of summer and the lives lost in service to our nation. \u2014 Sam Sifton, New York Times , 20 May 2020",
"Now, the coronavirus has laid bare just how essential the financial health of both the consumer and the travel provider are to the businesses of online middlemen. ... \u2014 Laura Forman, WSJ , 2 May 2020",
"Consider, for example, Charlotte Perkins Gilman's feminist horror story The Yellow Wallpaper, in which the wallpaper itself is a trickster figure, becoming both a symbol of oppression and personal liberation. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 30 Apr. 2020",
"Alternative treatments that address both these issues are starting to become more readily available to the market, but those can cost tens of thousands of dollars a year for treatment. \u2014 Shalwah Evans, Essence , 15 Apr. 2020",
"However, since then, both the figures have been consistently rising. \u2014 Manavi Kapur, Quartz India , 12 Apr. 2020",
"This is a very fluid situation, where both the depth and specific assignments are up in the air as OU marches toward summer. \u2014 Spenser Davis, Dallas News , 19 Mar. 2020"
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"Middle English bothe, from pronominal use of bothe both entry 3":"Pronoun, plural in construction",
"Middle English bothe, from the use of the quantifier bothe both entry 3 as a correlative conjunction":"Conjunction",
"Middle English bothe, a compound of bo \"two of a pair, both\" and the, definite article, going back to Old English b\u0101 \u00fe\u0101 \"both the, both these\" (attested once late), from b\u0101, feminine and sometimes neuter nominative of b\u0113gen \"both\" + \u00fe\u0101, plural of se, s\u0113o, \u00fe\u00e6t, definite article; b\u0113gen, b\u0101, b\u016b (neuter) going back to Germanic *bai (whence also Gothic bai \"both,\" neuter ba ), going back to Indo-European *h 2 (e)nt-b h oh 1 (with loss of the initial element and assimilation of the endings to the nominal declensions); other Germanic languages show early merger of the quantifier and the article, as Old Frisian b\u0113the, beithe \"both,\" Old Saxon b\u0113thie, b\u0113thiu, Old High German beide, b\u0113de, Old Icelandic b\u00e1\u00f0ir (but genitive beggja, probably after tveggja, genitive of tveir \"two\") \u2014 more at ambi- , the entry 1":"Adjective"
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Conjunction",
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"noun"
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": a person whose hair has been bleached blond":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Ball, a natural brunette, had flirted with bottle blond and subtle ginger earlier in her career, never finding her signature shade, and despite Guilaroff\u2019s ardor for Tango Red, Ball\u2019s search went on. \u2014 Katharine K. Zarrella, WSJ , 18 May 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
"1898, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-061019"
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"noun"
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]
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"\u02c8b\u00e4-t\u0259m-\u02ccland"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Thick with sycamores, oaks, and sweet pecans, bottomland forests like these can then support migratory birds, from the endangered Bachman\u2019s warbler to the recovering bald eagle. \u2014 W. Hodding Carter, Outside Online , 29 June 2011",
"Fish in their pond, hike the piney trails, or lounge in your hammock among the trees before checking out the park and its 26,276 acres of intact old growth bottomland hardwood forest. \u2014 Emily Pennington, Outside Online , 19 May 2021",
"This 400-acre preserve features plants native to the Chesapeake region and includes five miles of trails through meadows, forest and bottomland . \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Mar. 2022",
"In general, the Savannah River has two different types of terrain: upland pines and bottomland hardwood. \u2014 Doug Johnson, Ars Technica , 13 Dec. 2021",
"The benches and picnic tables are built to handle the flooding expected in this bottomland . \u2014 Sharon Grigsby, Dallas News , 1 Oct. 2021",
"Congaree is a haven for four-legged friends who want to meander through the country's largest old growth bottomland hardwood forest. \u2014 Emily Pennington, Travel + Leisure , 11 Dec. 2021",
"For some, this regal species that once reigned over the hardwood bottomland of America's south is surely extinct, pushed out by logging, development, and hunting in the early 20th century. \u2014 Olivia Gieger, Forbes , 1 Oct. 2021",
"Historically, bottomland hardwood forests used to flood naturally and seasonally. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 6 July 2021"
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"first_known_use":{
"1612, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-083714"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And in 2006, a Hanger team in Florida created a prosthetic for a bottlenose dolphin that had lost its tail after becoming tangled in ropes from a crab trap. \u2014 Julie Watson, USA TODAY , 14 May 2022",
"The bottlenose dolphin was stranded alive on the beach on April 10 and was pushed back into the water as beachgoers tried to swim with and ride the animal, the Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network said in a Facebook post. \u2014 Aya Elamroussi, CNN , 7 May 2022",
"The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration\u2019s Office of Law Enforcement put the call out after the dead bottlenose dolphin was found on Fort Myers Beach March 24. \u2014 Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel , 15 Apr. 2022",
"The reserve is also home to the endangered sandy blind mole rat, the Black Sea bottlenose dolphin , rare flowers, countless mollusks, dozens of species of fish \u2014 and, in recent weeks, an invading military. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
"The bottlenose dolphin was recovered on March 24 on Fort Myers Beach with an obvious wound near the right eye, according to a statement by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. \u2014 NBC News , 19 Apr. 2022",
"In a separate incident this week in Florida, NOAA's Office of Law Enforcement asked the public for information about a bottlenose dolphin found dead on Fort Myers Beach. \u2014 Stephen Smith, CBS News , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Tail-walking was unknown in nature until a bottlenose dolphin named Billie was rescued from a polluted harbor in Australia, in the late nineteen-eighties, and sheltered for a few weeks at a water park showcasing dolphins. \u2014 Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker , 28 Feb. 2022",
"While native fauna spans all walks of life, one of the city's most beloved creatures \u2014 the bottlenose dolphin \u2014 can be found in abundance just off the shore. \u2014 Jared Ranahan, Travel + Leisure , 30 Mar. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
"1826, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-084526"
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"type":[
"noun"
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": a leather bottle (as for wine)":[]
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"\u02c8b\u014d-t\u0259"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Stretch pants, Moon Boots, bota bags, backscratchers, cheese pots, schnapps, sheepskin rugs, and those sensuous midcentury modern fireplaces in avocado green. \u2014 Marc Peruzzi, Outside Online , 20 Nov. 2020",
"Gokan adds ingredients to an airtight leather bota bag, periodically adding more, in what is called a solera-style technique. \u2014 AJC.com , 25 Feb. 2018"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Spanish, from Late Latin buttis cask":""
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"first_known_use":{
"1802, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-084741"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": a slow alcoholic fermentation during which the yeast cells collect at the bottom of the fermenting liquid, which takes place at a temperature of 4 to 10\u00b0 C and which occurs in the production of lager beer and of wines of low alcohol content \u2014 compare top fermentation":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-114020"
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"noun"
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": a type of gender confirmation surgery in which a person's genitalia are altered to match their gender identity":[
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"\u2014 Martha Hollister and Tikeyah Whittle",
"More transgender people in the US are opting for bottom surgery , a report from one of the country's leading medical schools has revealed.",
"\u2014 Jasmine Andersson"
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"first_known_use":{
"1994, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-134259"
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"noun"
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": botulinum toxin":[]
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"\u02c8b\u00e4ch-\u0259-l\u0259n",
"\u02c8b\u00e4-ch\u0259-l\u0259n"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The amounts of chemical compounds like botulin and lupeol in the tar also suggest a temperature in that range. \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 22 Oct. 2019",
"In a statement, the U.S. Food and Drink Administration (FDA) said the Death Wish Coffee Co. had determined that the current production process for its 11-oz Death Wish Nitro Cold Brew cans could lead to the growth and production of botulin . \u2014 Kate Samuelson, Fortune , 22 Sep. 2017"
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"probably from New Latin botulinum":""
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"1878, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-134325"
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"geographical name"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-152728"
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"noun"
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": a genus (the type of the family Botrydiaceae of the order Heterosiphonales) of coenocytic yellow-green algae that occur on moist earth as round or pear-shaped vesicles \u2014 see protosiphon":[]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-160308"
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"adjective",
"noun"
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": an opportunist who seeks quick profit usually at the expense of others or from their misfortune":[]
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"\u02c8b\u00e4-t\u0259m-\u02ccf\u0113-d\u0259r"
],
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"opportunist",
"self-seeker",
"temporizer"
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"first_known_use":{
"1851, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-162057"
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"Botox":{
"type":[
"trademark",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
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": to inject botulinum toxin into (part of the body and especially part of the face) especially for cosmetic purposes (as to minimize wrinkles)":[
"\u2026 has considered botoxing her forehead between her eyes.",
"\u2014 Rebecca Mead",
"And like thousands of other women who have been Botoxed and were pleased with the results, she's pursuing new and better ways of using a syringe to erase the other signs of aging on her face.",
"\u2014 Unmesh Kher"
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},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u014d-\u02cct\u00e4ks"
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"first_known_use":{
"1994, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-175108"
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"noun"
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": a hand tap cutting a full thread to the bottom of a hole":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-175232"
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"noun"
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": a tunicate of the genus Botryllus or the family Botryllidae":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"b\u014d\u2027\u02c8tril\u0259\u0307d",
"\""
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin Botryllidae , from Botryllus , type genus + -idae":"Adjective"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-175532"
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"noun",
"verb"
],
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": to collect plants for botanical investigation : to study plants in their natural habitat":[
"She was preparing to go botanizing with Conservation International's Robin Foster in the scientifically unexplored depths of the reserve.",
"\u2014 Adrian Forsyth",
"The group botanized along the coast."
],
": to explore for botanical purposes":[
"He spent the day botanizing the park."
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4-t\u0259-\u02ccn\u012bz"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Armed with magnifying glasses, the group travels along a busy route whose traffic doesn\u2019t deter them from botanizing . \u2014 Irene Wanner, The Seattle Times , 19 May 2019",
"In this country, Linnaeus was enraptured, botanizing among the unique high elevation tundra flowers. \u2014 James Prosek, New York Times , 16 May 2017"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"1751, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-183248"
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-194718"
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"Botha":{
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"biographical name"
],
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"Louis 1862\u20131919 Boer general; 1st prime minister of Transvaal (1907) and of Union of South Africa (1910\u201319)":[],
"Pieter Willem 1916\u20132006 P.W. Botha prime minister of Republic of South Africa (1978\u201384); president (1984\u201389)":[]
},
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"\u02c8bu\u0307(\u0259)-",
"\u02c8b\u014d-t\u0259"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-211534"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a rare bluish green basic chloride of copper probably Cu 2 (OH) 3 Cl.H 2 O":[]
},
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"b\u014d\u02c8tal\u0259\u02cck\u012bt"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Botallack mine, Saint Just, Cornwall, England + English -ite":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-211540"
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"bottlehead":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": bottlenose dolphin":[],
": black-bellied plover":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-214528"
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"noun"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-214728"
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"noun"
],
"definitions":{
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"Bristlecone pines, identifiable by their bottlebrush -like branches with short needles, are found in semiarid portions of the Great Basin, which extends from California\u2019s Sierra Nevada range east to the Rocky Mountains. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022",
"Trade bottlebrush trees for these adorable versions made of tassels. \u2014 Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens , 1 Nov. 2021",
"The bottlebrush can be damaged during severe winters but normally survives. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, orlandosentinel.com , 24 Apr. 2021",
"This traditional Christmas setup has it all: A mini gingerbread house, bottlebrush trees, candy canes, and of course hot cocoa. \u2014 Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens , 2 Dec. 2020",
"The plants have yellow-green sprays of flowers that are tightly packed together and resemble a bottlebrush cleaner, Edwards says. \u2014 Lily Katzman, Smithsonian Magazine , 26 Feb. 2020",
"Stick bottlebrush trees and figurines into the styrofoam, using craft glue if needed. \u2014 Laura Hanrahan, Woman's Day , 26 Nov. 2019",
"Unlike The Ohio buckeye (Aesculus glabra) tree found in middle America, bottlebrush buckeye is a vigorous, suckering shrub. \u2014 Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal , 19 July 2019",
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"Several colleagues from that gig helped to construct and develop the playful set of six, available in colors like bottle green , dandelion and port wine. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
"Available in natural, whiskey, black, navy, bottle green and a number of bright specialty colors, the Sac also features a pocket for credit cards and a slot for a 24-inch-long neck rope. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Nov. 2021",
"The water was at times bottle green , at times clear turquoise. \u2014 Janine Di Giovanni, Travel + Leisure , 20 July 2021",
"Platform 18 is nestled inside a bottle green Pullman train car. \u2014 Tirion Morris, The Arizona Republic , 8 Apr. 2021",
"On multiple occasions this week, Katie has been spotted (and photographed, obviously) carrying a bottle green and tan Strathberry Lana bicolor bag around New York City. \u2014 Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire , 8 Nov. 2020",
"Pressed on bottle green vinyl, this has always been the most unsung of the three Wrens records and a most welcome return to the brick and mortar life. \u2014 Ron Hart, Billboard , 27 Nov. 2019",
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"Klorane is a leader in botany practices and promotes clean products. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"Crew 240 included five other participants with backgrounds in engineering, food safety, biology, and botany \u2013 all dedicated to the idea of helping future astronauts safely reach Mars and achieve self-reliance. \u2014 Jocelyn Yang, The Christian Science Monitor , 5 May 2022",
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"The king invited Mozart to Buckingham House, championed Handel and Haydn, played a variety of musical instruments himself, and took an informed interest in botany , zoology, art, gardening, landscaping, architecture, and astronomy. \u2014 Steve Donoghue, The Christian Science Monitor , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Rosalind\u2019s work was instrumental in the understanding of the molecular structures of DNA; John Ray published important works on botany , zoology, and natural theology; and John Baird demonstrated the world's first live working television system. \u2014 Alex Zhavoronkov, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022"
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"These days, things remain busy, although the small botanica is seeing only one visitor at a time, always requiring them to wear a mask. \u2014 John Maccormack, ExpressNews.com , 7 Aug. 2020",
"Chef Jason Tan calls his cuisine gastro- botanica and gives equal billing to flora and fauna. \u2014 Robyn Eckhardt, WSJ , 4 Jan. 2019",
"Loaded: 0% Progress: 0% 0:00 / 2:53 Man wearing a bucket on his head steals pigeons from Miami botanica Advertisement Miami Police are trying to identify a man, with a bucket on his head, who stole 40 pigeons from a Miami botanica . \u2014 Jared Gilmour, sacbee , 1 May 2018",
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"Our family recipe calls for potatoes and carrots, but my mother deftly substituted those for the Southeast Asian sweet potatoes, long beans, and bottle gourd more commonly found in our Singapore refrigerator. \u2014 Pooja Makhijani, Bon App\u00e9tit , 6 May 2022"
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"Here\u2019s the bottom line : There has never been a more critical time to become tech-savvy. \u2014 Jeanne Hardy, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"The bottom line : getting groceries should still be a chance to show off your sense of style. \u2014 Vogue , 23 May 2022",
"All that translated to the company\u2019s bottom line : Sales were up 326% in 2020, to $2.6 billion, while profits rose to $672 million, from just $22 million in 2019. \u2014 Scott Nover, Quartz , 16 May 2022",
"The bottom line : Friday's report should still look pretty good on the whole, especially when compared to pre-pandemic times. \u2014 Anneken Tappe, CNN , 6 May 2022",
"The bottom line : At this point, there\u2019s no need to panic. \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 4 May 2022",
"The bottom line : All your attention should be on the spicy vodka fusilli, which arrived smothered in a lush, creamy tomato sauce topped with a bulb of burratina, a smaller version of the famous fresh cow's milk burrata cheese. \u2014 Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic , 30 Apr. 2022",
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"This collection could qualify as a legit surf-and-turf as a sous vide\u2019d bottom round steak wrapped around quick pickles joins the party. \u2014 Leslie Kelly, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
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"Most of those attacks came from Internet-of-Things devices infected with the open source Mirai botnet malware and lower-volume UDP protocol attacks. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 28 Jan. 2022",
"The botnet then maintained persistent connection to the devices. \u2014 Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 June 2022",
"The past decade has recorded many botnet cyber-attacks. \u2014 Chuck Brooks, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Cyclops Blink targets network devices, conscripting them into a botnet and exposing them to further infection. \u2014 Brian Barrett, Wired , 26 Feb. 2022",
"Hackers developed the term to hide the botnet topic from law enforcement and cyberthreat intelligence professionals. \u2014 Sagar Samtani, The Conversation , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Cloudflare said that the botnet responsible, comprising about 6,000 bots, has delivered payloads as high as 10 million requests per second. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 28 Apr. 2022",
"In addition, Microsoft\u2019s court order allows the company to take control of another 319 domains the botnet has been programmed to use as a fallback mechanism. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 13 Apr. 2022"
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"Another prizewinning zoo and botanical gardens, Pairi Daiza, (Persian for paradise), has been voted Europe\u2019s Best Zoological Park for the past three years by the Diamond Theme Park awards, known as the Oscars of the zoological world. \u2014 Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
"The hotel will span eight acres of lush botanical gardens near Rodeo Drive. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 11 June 2022",
"Zoos, botanical gardens and other attractions are much less crowded this time of year. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 24 May 2022",
"While Native\u2019s deodorant options don\u2019t include aluminum, their botanical ingredients leave your underarms feeling soft, fresh and free from foul odors. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022",
"The rock search was also monitored by Zan Stewart, a landscape architect and designer with Perkins & Will of Atlanta, the firm that did much of the design work for the botanical gardens. \u2014 Bob Hill, The Courier-Journal , 3 May 2022",
"In the heart of Amsterdam, overlooking the Nieuwe Herengracht canal, sits the city\u2019s Hortus Botanicus, or botanical gardens; one of the oldest in the world. \u2014 Liam Hess, Vogue , 11 May 2022",
"The most common is Bipalium kewense which originated in the botanical gardens of the United Kingdom. \u2014 Makenzie Boucher, USA TODAY , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Fantasy and comedy and literary fiction to take with you into the mild warmth of botanical gardens, shady park benches, and indoor tea parties. \u2014 Glamour , 21 Mar. 2022",
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"This easy-to-clean toiletry case features a wide opening for easy access and one of Rifle Paper Co.'s signature botanical prints to brighten up even the most minimalist hotel bathroom. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 16 June 2022",
"This botanical is a true miracle berry that promotes hair growth and even works to retain the hair\u2019s natural color. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 June 2022",
"Business owners and their signmakers have a powerful botanical in their marketing toolbox. \u2014 Douglas C. Towne, The Arizona Republic , 11 June 2022",
"Geologie offers high-performance botanical skincare essentials for men, easily customizable with their skin type quiz and educational website. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Examples from Schumacher are Daisy Chain, a bold, vaguely psychedelic Bloomsbury floral, and Fernarium, a botanical with a three-dimensional look. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Some, like the Funchal Cable Car in the heart of the city, carry visitors up to points of interest like the Monte Palace botanical gardens, and others were built to bring farmers to and from their crops that flourish in the fertile volcanic soil. \u2014 Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Add this soothing botanical toner to your skincare regimen after cleansing to balance and prepare the skin for moisturizer. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 Apr. 2022",
"More recently, the beloved botanical ingredient has made its way into hair-care formulas. \u2014 Lindsay Colameo, Allure , 26 Jan. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Instead, Leon and Rich Strike flashed past them like a bottle rocket . \u2014 New York Times , 8 May 2022",
"Susan Glaser reports that events July 16-18 will honor and celebrate the lives of Glenn and his wife, Annie, with speakers, book signings, pop- bottle rocket launches and other children\u2019s activities, concerts, films, biplane rides and more. \u2014 Cameron Fields, cleveland , 7 July 2021",
"Hamler is a bottle rocket whose stock could be hurt by drop problems in college, and Jefferson, the son of former Lions receivers coach Shawn Jefferson, is recovering from foot surgery. \u2014 Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press , 19 Apr. 2020",
"An investigation determined that the noise heard had actually been a firecracker or bottle rocket . \u2014 Brian Lisik, cleveland , 14 Apr. 2020",
"Volcanic activity on Bogoslof has been relatively stable, but Gelatt\u2019s crew chose not to camp there during their weeklong August expedition, fearing a recurrence of explosions that could shoot boulders like bottle rockets . \u2014 Dan Joling, Anchorage Daily News , 4 Oct. 2019",
"Volcanic activity on Bogoslof has been relatively stable, but Gelatt\u2019s crew chose not to camp there during their weeklong August expedition, fearing a recurrence of explosions that could shoot boulders like bottle rockets . \u2014 Dan Joling, Anchorage Daily News , 4 Oct. 2019",
"Volcanic activity on Bogoslof has been relatively stable, but Gelatt\u2019s crew chose not to camp there during their weeklong August expedition, fearing a recurrence of explosions that could shoot boulders like bottle rockets . \u2014 Dan Joling, Anchorage Daily News , 4 Oct. 2019",
"Fireworks laws in Kentucky Kentucky allows a range of fireworks including Roman candles, helicopters, sparklers and bottle rockets . \u2014 Jessie Balmert, Cincinnati.com , 30 June 2019"
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"One of the hallmarks of this beautiful estate is the greenhouse and botanical garden , which was designed by Ed Mazria. \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Robb Report , 22 June 2022",
"In addition to public art projects like murals, the money goes to the local symphony orchestra, two theater companies, a children\u2019s museum and a botanical garden , among other arts entities. \u2014 Regina Cole, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
"For example, there\u2019s one in a botanical garden in Europe that is more than 100 years old. \u2014 Dennis Peck | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 19 May 2022",
"Sheffield then allegedly dug a grave at Awbury Arboretum, a nonprofit botanical garden in north Philadelphia, and buried Young's remains there. \u2014 Paul Best, Fox News , 3 June 2022",
"The lilacs will be gone by Mother\u2019s Day, but that\u2019s the beauty of the 150-acre botanical garden \u2014 something new is always in bloom, which makes every visit unique. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Many hikers make the overlook their turnaround point for a quick workout and walk through a natural desert botanical garden . \u2014 Mare Czinar, USA TODAY , 10 Apr. 2022",
"The resort grounds are an accredited botanical garden of rare and native plants of Airport Mesa. \u2014 Leilani Marie Labong, Travel + Leisure , 10 May 2022",
"On March 16, officials in Zaporizhzhia said it had been struck by Russian shelling for the first time, with the railway station and the area around the botanical garden hit. \u2014 Matthew Luxmoore, WSJ , 27 Mar. 2022"
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"The party all headed to a tiny fishing bothy , or hut, where the royals were to have some tea. \u2014 Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com , 28 Apr. 2021",
"The tiny homes proved to be so popular with artists\u2014and non-artists\u2014that the founders are now opening The Bothy Store where anyone can buy an architectural bothy for somewhere around $55,000 each. \u2014 Liz Stinson, Curbed , 5 Apr. 2018"
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"earlier botarge, buttargo, potargo , borrowed from Italian bottarga , earlier also bottarica, buttagra , borrowed from Arabic bu\u1e6darkha , plural bu\u1e6d\u0101rikh , borrowed from a vernacular form of Middle Greek \u014dot\u00e1richon , from Greek \u014dio- , combining form of \u014di\u00f3n \"egg\" + t\u00e1r\u012bchos, t\u00e1r\u012bchon \"fish or meat preserved by salting or smoking\" (perhaps of substratal origin)":""
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Cohen and Skiles sold out in 1949 to Cookie and Bill McKinney, who turned it into what may have been San Antonio\u2019s first bottle club to get around the Texas law against selling liquor by the drink. \u2014 Paula Allen, San Antonio Express-News , 25 Sep. 2021",
"Phan was issued violations for an unlicensed bottle club , violating executive and emergency orders, and obstructed egress, among others. \u2014 Lauren Del Valle And Anna Sturla, CNN , 2 Jan. 2021",
"Mac\u2019s Public House co-owner Daniel Presti has been indicted on misdemeanor charges of selling alcohol without a license and operating an unlicensed bottle club , Staten Island prosecutors said Friday. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 25 Jan. 2021",
"Aside from the bar violating Cuomo\u2019s executive order, others charges facing the Mac\u2019s staff include operating an unlicensed bottle club and unauthorized warehousing of alcohol. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Dec. 2020",
"The Manhattan bottle club was shut down around 2:45 a.m. ET Saturday after city sheriffs discovered about 400 revelers, the New York City Sheriff's office said. \u2014 Omar Jimenez, CNN , 1 Dec. 2020",
"The brewery asked the company that helps with their bottle club to add a delivery button to their homepage, divvied up their existing beer stock and split up 20 Portland ZIP codes among their small team. \u2014 oregonlive , 19 Mar. 2020",
"Members of the two bottle club get one red and one white, and three bottle members get two reds and a white. \u2014 Tirion Morris, azcentral , 3 Feb. 2020",
"At one Waverly bottle club , the owner even posted a sign threatening court action against Pansing Brooks and used an expletive against Thibodeau. \u2014 Tess Williams, The Seattle Times , 22 Apr. 2018"
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"first_known_use":{
"1935, in the meaning defined above":""
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"type":[
"adjective"
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": progressing upward from the lowest levels (as of a stratified organization or system)":[
"bottom-up management"
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"\u02c8b\u00e4-t\u0259m-\u02c8\u0259p"
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"first_known_use":{
"1930, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Botany Bay gum":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": yellow acaroid resin":[]
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"\u02c8b\u00e4d"
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"being",
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"character",
"cookie",
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"customer",
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"specimen",
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"thing",
"wight"
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"Noun",
"Some bod from the office rang you.",
"He's a bit of an odd bod , but I quite like him.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"There is Andrew\u2019s increasingly unmanageable lie of a boyfriend, who overnight becomes an internet sensation (having a rocking bod and a global influencer/activist/philanthropist online footprint helps with that). \u2014 Manuel Betancourt, Variety , 17 June 2022",
"Dua has been feeding our souls with the best swimwear content while on tour, giving us a peek at her angelic side in a butterfly charm bikini and putting her super-strong bod on display in a simple black two-piece. \u2014 Seventeen , 24 May 2022",
"The mom of one, who shares daughter Bryn with ex Jason Hoppy, also flaunted her rockin' bod in a black bodysuit underneath a structured, black blazer in one Instagram Story. \u2014 Olivia Jakiel, PEOPLE.com , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Chilly weather is the perfect time to show your bod some extra love. \u2014 Bella Cacciatore, Glamour , 28 Nov. 2021",
"The chilly weather is the perfect time to show your bod a little extra love. \u2014 Bella Cacciatore, Glamour , 22 Nov. 2021",
"The Mazda 3 Turbo is a credible contender with its hot bod and explosive 310-torque turbo-4 under the hood. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 20 Nov. 2021",
"Honestly, would've probably rather seen that than an entire episode of Kenny's naked bod . \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 24 Aug. 2021",
"Simone showed off her beach bod ' in a pink and yellow tie-dye bikini. \u2014 Jasmine Washington, Seventeen , 10 Aug. 2021"
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"first_known_use":{
"1788, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-023921"
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"type":[
"geographical name"
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"definitions":{
"city in western Germany north-northwest of Essen population 118,758":[]
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"\u02c8b\u00e4-\u02cctr\u00e4p"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-030225"
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"type":[
"noun"
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": eucalyptus gum":[]
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"noun"
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"so called from the shape of its flower":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-032609"
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"noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-034621"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":{
": affected by the fungus ( Botrytis cinerea ) that causes noble rot and has the effect of reducing the water content and increasing the concentration of sugar":[
"It brings to wine a sweet unctuousness most clearly apparent in good Sauternes \u2026 fermented slowly, at moderate temperature, from heavily botrytised grapes.",
"\u2014 Gerald Asher , Gourmet , February 1985",
"And when the grape is botrytised , it's a sweet revelation.",
"\u2014 Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg , Washington Post , 3 Sept. 2008"
],
": made with botrytised grapes":[
"botrytised wines",
"And every other year or so, superb botrytised Rieslings emerge from the cooler parts of these islands \u2026",
"\u2014 Janice Robinson , Wine Spectator , 31 Jan. 1995"
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"\u02c8b\u00e4-tr\u0259-\u02cct\u012bzd"
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"botryt- (from New Latin Botrytis , a fungus genus) + -ise , -ise + 1 -ed":""
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"1963, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-043127"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": gas under pressure in portable cylinders":[]
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Many homes in Cuba depend on bottled gas because they are not connected to municipal gas lines. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Jan. 2020"
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"first_known_use":{
"1825, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-043559"
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"noun",
"verb"
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"a cut on the bottom of her foot",
"The vase is signed on the bottom ."
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": a surface (such as the seat of a chair) designed to support something resting on it":[
"\u2014 used figuratively in phrases like the bottom dropped out to describe a sudden collapse or downturn lost millions when the bottom dropped out of the stock market"
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": buttocks , rump":[
"a baby with a rash on his bottom"
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": the surface on which a body of water lies":[
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"\u2014 Virginia A. Oakes"
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"stood at the bottom of the stairs"
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": the remotest or inmost point":[
"sail to the bottom of the bay"
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": the lowest or last place in rank or position":[
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"graduated at the bottom of the class",
"the bottom of the pay scale"
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": the last half of an inning":[
"the bottom of the ninth"
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": the bass or baritone instruments of a band":[],
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"\u2014 usually used in plural the Mississippi river bottoms"
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"trying to get to the bottom of these rumors"
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"a breed of dogs outstanding for bottom"
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": a foundation color applied to fibers before dyeing":[],
": really , basically":[
"It is, at bottom , a love song."
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": to provide a foundation for":[
"men who wanted to bottom the dreams of the Romantics",
"\u2014 Bonamy Dobr\u00e9e"
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": to bring to the bottom":[
"bottomed the submarine on the ocean floor"
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": to find the basis or source of (something, such as a rumor) : to get to the bottom (see bottom entry 1 sense 6 ) of":[
"The mystery hasn't been bottomed ."
],
": to become based or grounded":[
"find on what foundation any proposition bottoms",
"\u2014 John Locke"
],
": to reach the bottom":[
"bottoming on the sea floor"
],
": to reach a point where a decline is halted or reversed":[
"\u2014 usually used with out The team bottomed out in last place."
],
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"bottom rock"
],
": frequenting the lowest part or place : frequenting the bottom":[
"bottom fish"
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"\u02c8b\u00e4-t\u0259m"
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"underbody",
"underpart",
"underside",
"undersurface"
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"bottommost",
"low",
"lowermost",
"nethermost",
"rock-bottom",
"undermost"
],
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"Noun",
"We sailed to the bottom of the bay.",
"the bottom of the garden",
"The poor baby has a rash all over his little bottom .",
"The company's new CEO started at the bottom and worked her way up.",
"Why do I always find myself rooting for the team at the bottom of the league?",
"at the bottom of the pay scale",
"Adjective",
"the bottom rung of the ladder",
"Somebody's fingerprints are all along the bottom edge of the photograph.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Andrew Chafin took the mound in the bottom of the eighth inning Friday night to the sound of the music played for him during his 5 \u00bd seasons with the Diamondbacks. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 M. Romero, The Arizona Republic , 26 June 2022",
"The Diamondbacks answered with two runs in the bottom of the third inning, as Brieske needed 30 pitches to record three outs. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 26 June 2022",
"In the bottom of the 11th, Brusdar Graterol was summoned and converted his first career regular-season save, touching 102.5 mph with his fastball despite pitching against the Braves (42-32) for a third straight day. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 26 June 2022",
"Gilman product Gavin Sheets, the son of former Oriole Larry Sheets, got the White Sox on the board with a two-run home run in the bottom of the second. \u2014 Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun , 26 June 2022",
"After going down 2-1 in the seventh inning, Ole Miss fired back with three runs in the bottom of the eighth inning thanks to an RBI single from shortstop Jacob Gonzalez and two wild pitches from Oklahoma's All-American closer Trevin Michael. \u2014 Nick Suss, USA TODAY , 26 June 2022",
"But the Patriots roared back in the bottom of the inning as the first two batters reached base and came home on Breaux\u2019s blast off reliever Riley Pint. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 24 June 2022",
"The lull ended when Stanton countered with his drive in the bottom of the inning. \u2014 Jake Seiner, Chron , 23 June 2022",
"When Andres Gimenez gave the G\u2019s a 6-5 lead with a single in the 11th and Emmanuel Clase shut things down in the bottom of the inning, Stephan was credited with the win that put the Guards in first place. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 22 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Indiana doesn\u2019t draft in the top 10 often and seemingly doesn\u2019t intend to bottom out next season, so this is a big opportunity to add a foundational player. \u2014 Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star , 22 June 2022",
"Low temperatures bottom out in the 50s throughout the region. \u2014 A. Camden Walker, Washington Post , 18 June 2022",
"Now Carroll and general manager John Schneider have to dive into the crevasse in order to bottom out and find the talent to contend again. \u2014 oregonlive , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Tom Lee said in a Tuesday note that if the 2022 drawdown follows a similar pattern to a brief crypto decline in 2021, Ether could bottom at $873 over the next week. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
"Bear markets average about 289 days in duration, so a two-year reserve is plenty of time to allow the market to bottom out and then potentially start a recovery phase. \u2014 Jonathan Dash, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"Skies should stay mostly clear as low temperatures bottom out in the upper teens to low 20s. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Jan. 2022",
"Low temperatures bottom out in the mid-50s to low 60s (downtown). \u2014 A. Camden Walker, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
"Low temperatures should bottom out in the mid-20s to near 30. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Freshpet has grown the top line at the expense of the bottom -line, and sales growth has driven more cash burn, which puts the stock in danger of declining to $0 per share. \u2014 David Trainer, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"The types of clouds on Jupiter are highly dependent on the chemical that forms them, with the three main cloud layers coming from ammonia (the top layer), ammonium hydrosulfide (a stinky middle layer), and water (a bottom layer). \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 27 June 2022",
"The bottom photo shows an enormous pit mine on a barren landscape. \u2014 Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
"His outfit from Armani consisted of a blue velvet suit and bowtie, red bottom shoes and an icey silver chain. \u2014 Mason Young, Detroit Free Press , 24 June 2022",
"This case was started by two whistleblowers who sued under the False Claims Act and alleged that SuperValu offered rock- bottom prices to customers without insurance, but still charged high rates for Medicare and Medicaid patients. \u2014 Michael Ronickher, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
"The bottom deck is home to the beach club, which features fold-out platforms and a TV lounge. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 22 June 2022",
"The top one features two swinging benches, and the bottom one adds an outdoor shower and hot tub overlooking the ocean. \u2014 Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
"This dishwasher has a flatware basket in the bottom rack, and the third level rack is also ideal for flatware. \u2014 Carolyn Fort\u00e9, Good Housekeeping , 21 June 2022"
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"Middle English botme, botom, bothom, going back to Old English botm, *bo\u00f0m, going back to Germanic *butma- (whence, with varying dental consonants, Old Saxon bo\u0111om \"ground, bottom,\" Old High German bodam, Old Norse botn ), going back to Indo-European *b h ud h -m\u1e17n, *b h ud h -mn-\u00f3s, whence also Greek pythm\u1e17n \"bottom, ground, base,\" Sanskrit budhn\u00e1- and (with metathesis of stop and nasal) Latin fundus \"bottom, base,\" Middle Irish bonn \"sole of the foot\"":"Noun",
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"from attributive use of bottom entry 1":"Adjective"
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"type":[
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": bottled unblended at 100 proof under U.S. government warehouse supervision after aging at least four years and being free of taxation until removal from the bonded warehouse":[]
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a crystalline steroidal sapogenin C 27 H 40 O 4 obtained from a yam ( Dioscorea mexicana )":[]
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a hole or pit into which drink offerings to the nether gods were poured by the ancient Greeks":[]
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"Greek; perhaps akin to Latin fodere to dig":""
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a mineral MgFe(SO 4 ) 2 (OH).7H 2 O consisting of a hydrous sulfate of iron and magnesium that is deep red or deep yellow and usually botryoid":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"German, from botry- + -gen , from Greek -gen\u0113s born":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-074145"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
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"\u2014 Merrill Barr",
"The six-part series is made up of mostly \" bottle episodes ,\" meaning the action takes place in one location. While that situation is a facility of a small budget, it has turned out to be a bit of a creative windfall.",
"\u2014 Dana Gee"
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"earlier bottle show, of uncertain origin":""
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"2003, in the meaning defined above":""
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"verb"
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"\u02c8b\u00e4-t\u1d4al-\u02ccf\u0113d"
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"first_known_use":{
"circa 1869, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-080136"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a yeast that is present in the manufacture of wine and lager beer and that separates after fermentation on the bottom of the fermenting vessel":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-081520"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a genus of venomous pit vipers (family Crotalidae) including the fer-de-lance ( B. atrox ) and palm viper ( B. nigroventris ) of Central and South America, their hemolytic venom causing the breakdown of blood cells and small blood vessels with consequent interstitial hemorrhage":[]
},
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"\u02c8b\u014d\u02c8thr\u00e4ps"
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"New Latin, from bothr- + -ops":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-082732"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": fragile fern":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-083755"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":{
": having the form of a bunch of grapes":[
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},
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"\u02ccb\u00e4-tr\u0113-\u02c8\u022fi-d\u1d4al"
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"Greek botryoeid\u0113s , from botrys bunch of grapes":""
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"first_known_use":{
"1748, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-083822"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
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"adjective"
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": species":[
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"\u2014 Elle"
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": a medicinal preparation derived from a plant":[
"The popular botanical ginkgo biloba does not improve memory, nor does it prevent cognitive decline in older people, according to the largest and longest scientific study conducted on the supplement.",
"\u2014 Elizabeth Weise"
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": plant material used as a flavoring agent (as in gin)":[
"\u2014 usually plural The makeup of gin is basically neutral grain spirits flavored with juniper and other botanicals , and reduced to no less than 80 proof with water. \u2014 Emanuel and Madeline Greenberg"
]
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"b\u0259-\u02c8tan-i-k\u0259l",
"b\u0259-\u02c8ta-ni-k\u0259l"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Another prizewinning zoo and botanical gardens, Pairi Daiza, (Persian for paradise), has been voted Europe\u2019s Best Zoological Park for the past three years by the Diamond Theme Park awards, known as the Oscars of the zoological world. \u2014 Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
"The hotel will span eight acres of lush botanical gardens near Rodeo Drive. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 11 June 2022",
"Zoos, botanical gardens and other attractions are much less crowded this time of year. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 24 May 2022",
"While Native\u2019s deodorant options don\u2019t include aluminum, their botanical ingredients leave your underarms feeling soft, fresh and free from foul odors. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022",
"The rock search was also monitored by Zan Stewart, a landscape architect and designer with Perkins & Will of Atlanta, the firm that did much of the design work for the botanical gardens. \u2014 Bob Hill, The Courier-Journal , 3 May 2022",
"In the heart of Amsterdam, overlooking the Nieuwe Herengracht canal, sits the city\u2019s Hortus Botanicus, or botanical gardens; one of the oldest in the world. \u2014 Liam Hess, Vogue , 11 May 2022",
"The most common is Bipalium kewense which originated in the botanical gardens of the United Kingdom. \u2014 Makenzie Boucher, USA TODAY , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Fantasy and comedy and literary fiction to take with you into the mild warmth of botanical gardens, shady park benches, and indoor tea parties. \u2014 Glamour , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"This easy-to-clean toiletry case features a wide opening for easy access and one of Rifle Paper Co.'s signature botanical prints to brighten up even the most minimalist hotel bathroom. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 16 June 2022",
"This botanical is a true miracle berry that promotes hair growth and even works to retain the hair\u2019s natural color. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 June 2022",
"Business owners and their signmakers have a powerful botanical in their marketing toolbox. \u2014 Douglas C. Towne, The Arizona Republic , 11 June 2022",
"Geologie offers high-performance botanical skincare essentials for men, easily customizable with their skin type quiz and educational website. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Examples from Schumacher are Daisy Chain, a bold, vaguely psychedelic Bloomsbury floral, and Fernarium, a botanical with a three-dimensional look. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Some, like the Funchal Cable Car in the heart of the city, carry visitors up to points of interest like the Monte Palace botanical gardens, and others were built to bring farmers to and from their crops that flourish in the fertile volcanic soil. \u2014 Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Add this soothing botanical toner to your skincare regimen after cleansing to balance and prepare the skin for moisturizer. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 Apr. 2022",
"More recently, the beloved botanical ingredient has made its way into hair-care formulas. \u2014 Lindsay Colameo, Allure , 26 Jan. 2022"
],
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"French botanique , from Greek botanikos of herbs, from botan\u0113 pasture, herb, from boskein to feed, graze; probably akin to Lithuanian guotas flock":"Adjective"
},
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"1627, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"1836, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-125304"
},
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"type":[
"plural noun"
],
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": a family of three or four genera of primitive ferns found in Devonian and Carboniferous rocks of Europe and having the stem strand of xylem surrounded by phloem and the petioles with characteristic single W-shaped vascular bundle":[]
},
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"\u02ccb\u00e4\u2027tr\u0113\u02cc\u00e4p\u02ccter\u0259\u02c8d\u0101s\u0113\u02cc\u0113"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Botryopterid-, Botryopteris , type genus (from botry- + -pterid-, -pteris ) + -aceae":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-131330"
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
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": racemose":[],
": botryoidal":[]
},
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"\u02c8b\u00e4\u2027tr\u0113\u02cc\u014ds"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"probably modification (influenced by racemose or cymose ) of German botrytisch , irregular from botry- (from Greek) + -isch -ish, from Old High German -isc":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-132129"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": any of several plant diseases caused by fungi of the genus Botrytis and typically characterized by a soft rotting":[]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-140111"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a genus (the type of the family Bothrodendraceae) of Paleozoic plants somewhat resembling present-day club mosses of the genus Lycopodium and having characters intermediate between those of the fossil genera Lepidodendron and Sigillaria":[]
},
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"\u02ccb\u00e4thr\u014d\u02c8dendr\u0259n"
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"New Latin, from bothr- + -dendron":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-145533"
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"noun"
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": a branch of biology dealing with plant life":[],
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": the properties and life phenomena exhibited by a plant, plant type, or plant group":[]
},
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"\u02c8b\u00e4-t\u0259-n\u0113",
"\u02c8b\u00e4t-n\u0113",
"\u02c8b\u00e4t-\u1d4an-\u0113, \u02c8b\u00e4t-n\u0113"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Klorane is a leader in botany practices and promotes clean products. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 29 Apr. 2022",
"In his youth, Cronenberg was fascinated by the natural sciences, including botany and lepidopterology. \u2014 Adam Nayman, The New Yorker , 3 June 2022",
"The school now uses gardening and cooking to enhance math, science and reading, and even incorporates weather, botany and environmental science. \u2014 Courtland Milloy, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
"Crew 240 included five other participants with backgrounds in engineering, food safety, biology, and botany \u2013 all dedicated to the idea of helping future astronauts safely reach Mars and achieve self-reliance. \u2014 Jocelyn Yang, The Christian Science Monitor , 5 May 2022",
"The World of Peonies covers basic botany and cultivation history of the various types of peonies\u2014tree, herbaceous and intersectional\u2014in China, Japan, and the U.S. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 5 May 2022",
"Vaughan earned his PhD in botany at Rutgers, studying algae and seagrass. \u2014 Rowan Moore Gerety, Wired , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The king invited Mozart to Buckingham House, championed Handel and Haydn, played a variety of musical instruments himself, and took an informed interest in botany , zoology, art, gardening, landscaping, architecture, and astronomy. \u2014 Steve Donoghue, The Christian Science Monitor , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Rosalind\u2019s work was instrumental in the understanding of the molecular structures of DNA; John Ray published important works on botany , zoology, and natural theology; and John Baird demonstrated the world's first live working television system. \u2014 Alex Zhavoronkov, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022"
],
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"botan ic botanical + -y entry 2":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1647, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-154011"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": a genus of Devonian ostracoderms (family Asterolepidae)":[]
},
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"\u02ccb\u00e4thr\u0113\u02c8\u00e4l\u0259p\u0259\u0307s"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from bothri- + -lepis":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-182258"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": any of a genus ( Botrytis ) of imperfect fungi having botryoidal conidia and including several serious plant pathogens":[]
},
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"b\u014d-\u02c8tr\u012b-t\u0259s"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But at harvest, at the right time on the right grapes, the right type of botrytis shrivels the grapes to concentrate the juice. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Dec. 2021",
"Take care not to have the sprinkler directly spraying the plants, as this can create a mildew or botrytis (fungus) problem. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 Nov. 2021",
"The Tokaji asz\u00fa wines are made by macerating the whole berries of highly concentrated noble rot grapes affected by botrytis in the wine must over a span of a couple of days. \u2014 Cathrine Todd, Forbes , 2 June 2021",
"These sugars come only from grapes, concentrated by the action of botrytis , and are therefore completely natural. \u2014 Y-jean Mun-delsalle, Forbes , 19 Mar. 2021",
"The level of residual sugars contained in Ch\u00e2teau Lafaurie-Peyraguey, 1er Grand Cru Class\u00e9, is on average 130 grams per liter, which is within the norms of Sauternes wines that combine aromatic concentration of botrytis and gustatory freshness. \u2014 Y-jean Mun-delsalle, Forbes , 19 Mar. 2021",
"Plus, the combination of high heat and humidity mean that grapes will almost certainly develop botrytis , a type of mold. \u2014 Esther Mobley, SFChronicle.com , 19 Aug. 2020",
"As a result, botrytis (gray mold), a common airborne fungus, easily infects and rots crowded clusters of growth. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 Apr. 2020",
"When absorbed by a plant, the fungicide enables it to block disease, such as botrytis in strawberries, which is the most widespread strawberry disease in California. \u2014 NBC News , 16 Sep. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek botrys":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1751, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-202247"
},
"Bothriocidaris":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a genus (coextensive with the family Bothriocidaridae and order Bothriocidaroida) of extinct primitive simple sea urchins that somewhat resemble Cystoidea and are known from the Ordovician of the Russo-Baltic area":[]
},
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"-\u02c8sid\u0259r\u0259\u0307s"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from bothri- + Cidaris":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-210210"
},
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"type":[
"combining form"
],
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": bothrium":[
"bothri thorax",
"Bothrio lepis"
]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from bothrium":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-212049"
},
"bothr-":{
"type":[
"combining form"
],
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": trough : pit":[
"bothr enchyma",
"\u2014 chiefly in generic names Bothro dendron Bothr ops"
]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek, from bothros":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-221510"
},
"Bothnic":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": bothnian":[]
},
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"-nik"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Bothnia + -ic":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-020720"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": of, relating to, or characteristic of Bothnia, a onetime province of Sweden":[],
": of, relating to, or characteristic of the people of Bothnia":[],
": a native or inhabitant of Bothnia":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4thn\u0113\u0259n",
"\""
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Bothnia , region about the Gulf of Bothnia, northern arm of the Baltic sea + English -an":"Adjective"
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-021811"
},
"Bothnia, Gulf of":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"arm of the Baltic Sea between Sweden and Finland":[]
},
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"\u02c8b\u00e4th-n\u0113-\u0259"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-025108"
}
}
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