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"lad":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a male person of any age between early boyhood and maturity : boy , youth":[],
": fellow , chap":[]
},
"examples":[
"Life was hard when I was a lad .",
"Well, lad , I hope you won't make the same mistake again!",
"He's a good lad at heart.",
"They can't treat us like that, can they, lads ",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As its title suggests, XXV is a nod to the quarter century that has passed since Stoke-On-Trent\u2019s favorite lad released his debut album, Life thru a Lens. \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 8 June 2022",
"But the lad wants to begin, so to speak, at the bottom. \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 4 June 2022",
"The lad \u2019s main occupation had been skateboarding, until another member of the Reno Rats suffered some kind of head injury. \u2014 John Anderson, WSJ , 31 May 2022",
"Such a beautiful, tranquil setting for a young lad whose country is in flames. \u2014 Steve Lopezcolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
"The real treasure in that nearly empty barrel draft was a scrawny lad selected in the sixth round by the Patriots. \u2014 Mike Tanier, New York Times , 1 May 2022",
"The Murphy World Team consists of 16 girls and one lad , ranging in age from 10-18. \u2014 Thomas Jewell, cleveland , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Trick\u2019s next release comes from Swiss vet Andrea Oliva, whose Alley Rave EP sounds like how its title reads: mad- lad tunes for letting loose in the shadows. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 14 Jan. 2022",
"Jamie Oliver, the brand, is the everyday lad who grew up in front of the nation's eyes -- from carefree Vespa riding to tackling school lunches and sugar in drinks. \u2014 Anna Sulan Masing, CNN , 26 Jan. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English ladde":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8lad"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"boy",
"boychick",
"boychik",
"boyo",
"callant",
"laddie",
"nipper",
"shaveling",
"shaver",
"sonny",
"stripling",
"tad",
"youth"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005705",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ladder track":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a main track connecting successive body tracks in a railroad yard : backbone sense 5":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115335",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ladder truck":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": hook and ladder truck":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Police were able to block traffic in both directions, while Huntsville fire set up a ladder truck to pick up the raccoon. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 12 June 2022",
"Berkeley firefighters used a ladder truck to rescue four people from the second floor of an old wooden building near the UC Berkeley campus that caught fire Monday afternoon, authorities said. \u2014 Michael Cabanatuan, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 May 2022",
"The Selma City Council is going to have to wait to sell bonds to help fund the city\u2019s new public safety training facility and fire department ladder truck . \u2014 Jeff B. Flinn, San Antonio Express-News , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The company sold every type of pumper, engine and ladder truck . \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Feb. 2022",
"An Oakland Fire Department ladder truck smashed into a 21-unit apartment building. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Mar. 2022",
"An Oakland Fire Department ladder truck crashed into an apartment building near Lake Merritt in Oakland Saturday, tearing through the the ground floor entryway and injuring three firefighters. \u2014 Joaquin Palomino, San Francisco Chronicle , 26 Feb. 2022",
"Police were able to locate and follow the ladder truck by using its GPS equipment. \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 21 Dec. 2021",
"Several minutes later, the second worker who was standing on the other end of the scaffold, that was nearly at a 90-degree angle, backed into the ladder truck \u2019s bucket and was lowered down, the video shows. \u2014 Angie Dimichele, sun-sentinel.com , 1 Dec. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1889, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005234",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ladderway":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004620",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"laddery":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": resembling a ladder":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8lad(\u0259)r\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041733",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"laddie":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a young lad":[]
},
"examples":[
"not all the laddies in Scotland wear kilts, you know!"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1546, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8la-d\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"boy",
"boychick",
"boychik",
"boyo",
"callant",
"lad",
"nipper",
"shaveling",
"shaver",
"sonny",
"stripling",
"tad",
"youth"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054724",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"laddish":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": resembling or belonging to a lad : boyish , immature , youthful":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ladish"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195633",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun,"
]
},
"lade":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": dip , ladle":[],
": to load heavily or oppressively":[],
": to put a load or burden on or in : load":[],
": to put or place as a load especially for shipment : ship":[],
": to take on cargo : load":[
"a place for ships to lade"
],
": to take up or convey a liquid by dipping":[]
},
"examples":[
"the cook laded the stew into small bowls",
"the trucks were heavily laden with produce for the market",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"An Air Force plane laden with medical supplies arrived in Russia, which is one of the world's biggest coronavirus hot spots. \u2014 Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner , 21 May 2020",
"While dating sites and apps can be convenient ways to meet a special someone, many singles find that the road to love is often laden with potholes and pitfalls. \u2014 Charanna Alexander, New York Times , 14 Feb. 2020",
"Its walkways are bedecked with colourful lanterns, its stalls laden with dumplings, its entrances flanked by dozens of security guards to handle crowds. \u2014 The Economist , 30 Jan. 2020",
"To welcome the new season, celebrants symbolically release their fears and regrets on boats laden with flowers, incense, and candles. \u2014 National Geographic , 28 Oct. 2019",
"With its wide windows looking out on Taco Mama diners, the tables and shelves laden with books and gifts, and the scent of coffee wafting through the room, the shop quickly found a place in the hearts of its Auburn customers. \u2014 Giana Han, al , 9 Apr. 2020",
"The attackers burned 18 vehicles laden with food and other goods that were intended to be taken to a market the next day. \u2014 Aj Willingham, CNN , 11 Feb. 2020",
"In the attack Wednesday, a vehicle laden with explosives targeted the southern part of the base, the site of a medical facility that was under construction. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 13 Dec. 2019",
"From Windsor Castle, Queen Elizabeth II gave her annual Christmas Day speech sitting near tables laden with photographs of her family. \u2014 Maria Puente, USA TODAY , 13 Mar. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English hladan ; akin to Old High German hladan to load, Old Church Slavonic klasti to place":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8l\u0101d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bucket",
"dip",
"ladle",
"scoop",
"spoon"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112523",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"laden":{
"antonyms":[
"disburden",
"discharge",
"disencumber",
"unburden",
"unlade",
"unload"
],
"definitions":{
": carrying a load or burden":[],
": lade":[
"heavily ladened with equipment",
"\u2014 Isabel M. Lewis"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"laden a ship with emergency medical supplies",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The algorithm decision-making (ADM) of AI axiomatically becomes laden with inequities. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 2 July 2022",
"Monthly departures of bulk carriers laden with cargo leaving Russia\u2019s Black Sea port of Novorossiysk have largely remained the same over the past year, averaging around 60 a month, according to data from MarineTraffic. \u2014 Yusuf Khan, WSJ , 30 June 2022",
"On rugged unpaved roads over mountainous terrain, cars and trucks laden with supplies made their way to hillside villages that were strewn with wrecked houses. \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022",
"Elvis is laden with these jaw-dropping moments, as well a chance to watch artists such as Shonka Dukureh and Gary Clark Jr. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 23 June 2022",
"Thousands of passengers, laden with camera gear and rain jackets and strollers, lined up to ride shuttle buses into town. \u2014 Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News , 17 June 2022",
"One of their business ventures was a joint investment in a slave ship, the Sally, that sailed in the summer of 1764 from Providence to West Africa, laden with barrels of rum. \u2014 Andrew Delbanco, The New York Review of Books , 8 June 2022",
"Grey water is the water from faucets, showers, bathtubs, washing machines \u2014 anything that\u2019s not laden with human waste, food or toxic chemicals. \u2014 Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
"Enter: rhubarb and red onion agrodolce, the tart and savory-sweet condiment where rhubarb shines without being dessertified or laden with sugar. \u2014 Christian Reynoso, Bon App\u00e9tit , 26 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Leesburg\u2019s only loss was 79-70 against West Oaks, a talent- ladened team that plays outside the FHSAA, on Dec. 2, at the Breast Cancer Awareness Classic at Oak Ridge. \u2014 Buddy Collings, OrlandoSentinel.com , 9 Feb. 2018",
"But that context \u2014 including who shouts the phrase and who studiously avoids uttering it \u2014 has ladened it with pernicious meaning in particular quarters. \u2014 Max Fisher, New York Times , 16 June 2016"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1514, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"see lade":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8l\u0101-d\u1d4an"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"burden",
"encumber",
"freight",
"lade",
"load",
"lumber",
"saddle",
"weight"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234319",
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"lading":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an act of bailing, dipping, or ladling":[],
": cargo , freight":[],
": loading sense 1":[]
},
"examples":[
"a bill of lading is a document issued by a carrier that lists goods being shipped and specifies the terms of their transport",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"One example can be as simple as shipments that are missing bills of lading or origin documents. \u2014 Forbes , 1 June 2021",
"According to bills of lading and other records provided to the San Antonio Express-News by officials at 23 food banks, CRE8AD8 delivered about 147,000 boxes total to food banks. \u2014 Tom Orsborn, ExpressNews.com , 1 July 2020",
"As of today, CRE8AD8 had delivered about 123,000 boxes to food banks, according to bills of lading and other records provided by food banks in the seven states. \u2014 Tom Orsborn, ExpressNews.com , 26 June 2020",
"The report, which is more than 200 pages long, includes copies of contracts between North Korean and Syrian companies as well as bills of lading indicating the types of materials shipped. \u2014 Michael Schwirtz, Anchorage Daily News , 27 Feb. 2018",
"The report, which is more than 200 pages long, includes copies of contracts between North Korean and Syrian companies as well as bills of lading indicating the types of materials shipped. \u2014 Michael Schwirtz, New York Times , 27 Feb. 2018",
"Those shipping goods to Ivanka\u2019s businesses in America typically identified themselves on bills of lading before the Trump presidency. \u2014 The Economist , 20 July 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1500, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8l\u0101-di\u014b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"burden",
"cargo",
"draft",
"freight",
"haul",
"load",
"loading",
"payload",
"weight"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183626",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ladle":{
"antonyms":[
"bucket",
"dip",
"lade",
"scoop",
"spoon"
],
"definitions":{
": a deep-bowled long-handled spoon used especially for dipping up and conveying liquids":[],
": something resembling a ladle in form or function":[],
": to take up and convey in or as if in a ladle":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"the chef hunted for a ladle to add the chicken broth to the pot",
"Verb",
"The soup was ladled into the bowls.",
"ladling the wine into cups",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"A half-dozen bacci rolls, a half-dozen cookies, an ornate ladle for longterm use, and a personalized note card add a nice, necessary touch. \u2014 Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day , 24 May 2022",
"They are ordered cafeteria-style, by pointing or shouting one\u2019s order to an expectant worker with a ladle . \u2014 New York Times , 2 May 2022",
"Then a captain tops sundaes with a ladle of cherries and syrup before covering the ice cream with toasted almonds. \u2014 Andy Wang, Robb Report , 6 Apr. 2022",
"On his quest for light, the raven first turns into a speck of dirt, hoping to be scooped up in the drinking ladle of the nobleman\u2019s daughter. \u2014 Sarah Smith, Smithsonian Magazine , 4 Mar. 2022",
"The huge portion of birria arrives on a rimmed plate, with a ladle of deeply savory consomm\u00e9 poured on top. \u2014 Nick Kindelsperger, chicagotribune.com , 7 Feb. 2022",
"Similarly, slotted spoons help scoop out any larger items that may sink to the bottom of the pot and a ladle will spoon generous amounts of broth into each eater\u2019s bowl. \u2014 Magdalena O'neal, Sunset Magazine , 10 Mar. 2022",
"This transformation works\u2014the nobleman\u2019s daughter scoops him up in a ladle and swallows him. \u2014 Sarah Smith, Smithsonian Magazine , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Once the veal has browned, add a sprinkle of flour, nutmeg if desired, and a ladle of stock. \u2014 Maria Pasquale, CNN , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Transfer the mussels to individual serving bowls, and pour or ladle some of the sauce from the pot, sprinkle with the parsley, if using, and drizzle with extra oil, if desired. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 May 2022",
"Add a portion of wheat noodles and beef shank to each bowl, and ladle enough broth to cover. \u2014 Danny Chau, The New Yorker , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Set six ovenproof or ramekins on a heavy baking sheet and ladle the soup into the crocks. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 4 Feb. 2022",
"To serve, ladle the soup and vegetables into serving bowls. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 1 Feb. 2022",
"Cook the noodles per package instructions, transfer to bowls, and ladle the stew over the top. \u2014 Beth Segal, cleveland , 7 Jan. 2022",
"Remove from the heat, ladle into bowls and serve hot. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Jan. 2022",
"Whisking constantly, slowly ladle about \u00bd cup of the hot milk mixture into the egg yolks. \u2014 Kelly Brant, Arkansas Online , 22 Dec. 2021",
"Immediately ladle the cream mixture into four 6-ounce ramekins and refrigerate for 2 to 3 hours or overnight. \u2014 Joanne Rosa, ABC News , 24 Nov. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"circa 1532, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English ladel , from Old English hl\u00e6del , from hladan":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8l\u0101-d\u1d4al"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"dipper",
"scoop",
"spoon"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193929",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"lady":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a woman having proprietary rights or authority especially as a feudal superior":[],
": a woman of refinement and gentle manners":[],
": a woman of superior social position":[],
": a woman receiving the homage or devotion of a knight or lover":[],
": a woman who is a member of an order of knighthood \u2014 compare dame":[],
": any of various titled women in Great Britain":[
"\u2014 used as the customary title of (1) a marchioness, countess, viscountess, or baroness or (2) the wife of a knight, baronet, member of the peerage, or one having the courtesy title of lord and used as a courtesy title for the daughter of a duke, marquess, or earl"
],
": girlfriend , mistress":[],
": virgin mary":[
"\u2014 usually used with Our"
],
": wife":[],
": woman , female":[
"\u2014 often used in a courteous reference show the lady to a seat or usually in the plural in address ladies and gentlemen"
]
},
"examples":[
"Her mother was always telling her to act like a lady .",
"He bumped into some lady walking to the bus stop.",
"He helped a little old lady cross the street.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Predatory insects, such as lady beetles and green lacewings, often eat hornworms in the egg stage, as well as young caterpillars. \u2014 Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens , 30 June 2022",
"In the next carriage were lady Sarah Chatto, the daughter of the Queen's late sister Princess Margaret, and her husband Daniel. \u2014 Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com , 16 June 2022",
"Second lady Karen Pence was captured closing the window curtains -- presumably afraid rioters outside the building could see her and her family. \u2014 Benjamin Siegel, ABC News , 16 June 2022",
"Its talented Black lady comedians excel in sketches that are unique to their experiences and universal in their humor. \u2014 Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
"Patti LuPone, may play a hard-drinking lady who lunches in the celebrated revival, but the Tony winner must have opted to get a good night sleep instead. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 13 June 2022",
"Or the wild ascendancy of Ashley Judd, who plays young Vivi, as one of the lady movie stars of this era. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 10 June 2022",
"In Regency London, a young lady and a duke agree to a false courtship, which develops into something more. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 June 2022",
"Set in the world of fashion, this satire follows a pair of models, Carl and Yaya, as they become stranded on a desert island with a group of billionaires and a cleaning lady . \u2014 Sheena Scott, Forbes , 28 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English hl\u01e3fdige , from hl\u0101f bread + -dige (akin to d\u01e3ge kneader of bread) \u2014 more at loaf , dairy":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8l\u0101-d\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"female",
"skirt",
"woman"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224626",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"lady of the house":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the chief female in a household":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113617",
"type":[
"noun phrase"
]
},
"lady's thumb":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a widely distributed weedy annual herb ( Polygonum persicaria ) of the buckwheat family that has large lanceolate leaves often with a blackish blotch suggesting a thumbprint":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1820, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191932",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"lady's-thimble":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": foxglove sense 1":[],
": harebell sense 1":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1853, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-195624",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ladykin":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a little lady":[
"\u2014 sometimes used as an endearment"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1632, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"lady entry 1 + -kin":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8l\u0101d\u0113k\u0259\u0307n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120511",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ladykind":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": ladies \u2014 compare womankind":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1829, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"lady entry 1 + -kind (as in womankind )":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u0113\u02cck\u012bnd"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172255",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ladyless":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": lacking ladies : not accompanied by a lady":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u0113l\u0259\u0307s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202046",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"ladylike":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": feeling or showing too much concern about elegance or propriety":[
"This plot turns on the sisters' ladylike reluctance to examine the question of their kittens' sex too directly \u2026",
"\u2014 June Howard"
],
": having or showing the appearance or good manners traditionally associated with aristocratic women":[
"her polite, ladylike mother",
"ladylike elegance",
"\u2026 it didn't seem quite ladylike to say something like that, straight out.",
"\u2014 Katherine Paterson",
"Jill was putting ladylike bites of turnip in her mouth and washing them down with long, quiet sips of water.",
"\u2014 Molly Tripp"
],
": having qualities traditionally associated with a woman : womanly":[
"And Vincent hired a voice coach to teach her to talk like a guy \u2026 . Ned also came with a dusting of fake stubble for Vincent's smooth, pink, ladylike cheeks \u2026",
"\u2014 Lev Grossman",
"Each step he takes, delicate, cautious, even ladylike , the step, perhaps, of a man whose eyesight is not altogether reliable \u2026",
"\u2014 Robert Kantwell"
],
": of a kind traditionally considered suitable to or attractive for a woman":[
"Mrs. Douglas arrived for the March 1st meeting at park headquarters wearing her white spring coat, her ladylike Panama hat, and a single strand of white beads.",
"\u2014 Dava Sobel",
"Yves Saint Laurent gives a perfectly proper, ladylike suit a powerful punch by cutting it in python.",
"\u2014 The New York Times Magazine",
"Charlotte, who is known to be a tomboy, topped off her ladylike look with a matching bow in her hair.",
"\u2014 Aurora Bosotti"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Accessorize with Gianvito Rossi\u2019s perfectly timeless black slingback flats and a ladylike bag from Cuyana. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 13 May 2022",
"Later, for the L\u2019Or\u00e9al Paris anniversary dinner, the 24-year-old actor switched to another ultra- ladylike number. \u2014 Hannah Coates, Vogue , 20 May 2022",
"One attendee wore low-slung camo pants with a barely there white tank, accessorized with a ladylike bag and waist beads. \u2014 Vogue , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Bella Hadid embraced a ladylike approach, and wore a bright yellow Heaven by Marc Jacobs sweater tied around her shoulders. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 23 Feb. 2022",
"There is, of course, also a ladylike appeal to them. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 13 Jan. 2022",
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"Masks are the ultimate statement piece this year, as well as ladylike hats with a bit of an edge thanks to eye-catching, coordinating prints. \u2014 Jessica Radloff, Glamour , 8 Dec. 2020"
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"THINGS ARE NOW KUWTK OFFICIAL, TOO In March, things became even more serious for Thompson, who appeared on the season 13 premiere of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, alongside his ladylove . \u2014 Julia Emmanuele, PEOPLE.com , 27 June 2017",
"The pricey fruits Herr Schultz brings to his ladylove are symbolic of his willingness to give his all for her. \u2014 Joanne Engelhardt, The Mercury News , 25 Jan. 2017",
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"There\u2019s a battery gauge consisting of 10 red LED rectangles that illuminate like a digital ladder to display how much battery charge is left. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
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"Soon, however, the Elvira's Movie Macabre hostess discovered that the charismatic trainer was indeed a woman after running into her in the ladies' room . \u2014 Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com , 21 Sep. 2021",
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"Or even worse\u2014you're in the restaurant ladies' room touching up your lipstick after dinner and somehow smear some on your sleeve. \u2014 Katie Bowlby, Country Living , 25 Feb. 2020",
"Masked man doing martial arts tries to use ladies' room : Forest Grove police log Not every police agency provides a log of its responses, and few do it with the finesse of the Forest Grove Police Department. \u2014 Everton Bailey Jr., OregonLive.com , 15 May 2018",
"An older woman in an Old Navy sweatshirt, who walked with two canes, had been screaming because of a lack of toilet paper in the ladies' room . \u2014 Alaska Dispatch News , 30 Sep. 2017"
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"Upon an imperceptible signal, the ladyfish stopped circling. \u2014 Steve West, sun-sentinel.com , 7 May 2021",
"Expert guesses poured in, identifying the bird of prey as an osprey and the fish as a ladyfish \u2014 not a shark. \u2014 Sophie Lewis, CBS News , 3 July 2020",
"Cut ladyfish or mullet on circle hooks often tempts saws, which remain safely tethered until the team\u2019s same-hour return. \u2014 David A. Brown, Field & Stream , 13 Dec. 2019",
"Try surface plugs near bait pods at daybreak for redfish along with a few trout, ladyfish and small tarpon. \u2014 Mark Blythe, OrlandoSentinel.com , 28 June 2018",
"Bluefish, Spanish mackerel, ladyfish and jacks could be in the mix. \u2014 Mark Blythe, OrlandoSentinel.com , 3 July 2018",
"Reds will hit cut ladyfish , spoons, jigs and soft plastic jerkbaits. \u2014 Mark Blythe, OrlandoSentinel.com , 15 July 2018",
"King mackerel, Spanish mackerel, jacks, bonito, ladyfish , sharks and a few cobia could be in the mix. \u2014 Mark Blythe, OrlandoSentinel.com , 16 June 2018",
"Tarpon, king mackerel, Spanish mackerel, bonito, sharks, jacks and big ladyfish all are possible. \u2014 Mark Blythe, OrlandoSentinel.com , 22 June 2018"
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"Repeat with remaining ladyfingers and sorbet, arranging in single layer over cream. \u2014 The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping , 27 July 2018",
"Booths that look like giant bunches of ladyfingers line the front wall, while Corinthian columns and theatrical red curtains add to the pomp of the place. \u2014 Tom Sietsema, Washington Post , 21 Feb. 2020",
"Also, ladyfingers contain 92 percent lady, but only 17 percent fingers. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Sep. 2019",
"This element can take many forms, such as cookies, graham crackers or ladyfingers . \u2014 Jessie Sheehan, Washington Post , 1 Aug. 2019",
"Arrange 8 ladyfinger cookies (breaking as necessary) in bottoms of 8 short 8- to 10-oz glasses, then drizzle half of melted sorbet over them to evenly coat. \u2014 The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping , 27 July 2018",
"Take your pick: blancmange, tipsy cake, charlotte russe with ladyfingers , cornflake macaroons, sea foam frosting. \u2014 Barbara Mahany, chicagotribune.com , 29 June 2018",
"The crunchy almond cookies replace soft smushy ladyfingers for a welcome twist on the classic dessert. \u2014 Ignacio Mattos, Bon Appetit , 23 Apr. 2018",
"Using a spoon, drizzle about half the liqueur and half the espresso over the ladyfingers . \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 16 Sep. 2016"
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"He considered himself a real ladies' man .",
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"Boss is a consummate ladies' man , a free spirit and a bar owner in NYC. \u2014 Mary Sollosi, EW.com , 15 Dec. 2020",
"Moore, who died in 2008 at age 81, adopted the action hero/ ladies' man persona of Dolemite after several lean years as an R&B singer and stand-up comedian. \u2014 David Lindquist, Indianapolis Star , 31 Oct. 2019",
"Pool/Tim Graham Picture LibraryGetty Images Back in the day, when Prince William and Prince Harry were both unmarried men playing the field, Harry had more of a reputation for being a ladies' man than Will. \u2014 Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire , 7 Sep. 2019",
"Messages like 'chick magnet,' 'boys will be boys,' 'fathers, lock up your daughters,' and ' ladies' man ' cultivate and perpetuate an attitude of disrespect toward and objectification of women. \u2014 Caitlin O'kane, CBS News , 29 May 2018",
"Chamberlain was the freakish 7-footer with gaudy statistics and a reputation as a ladies' man off the court. \u2014 Jerry Brewer, chicagotribune.com , 28 May 2018",
"By that measure, Kitsch is generally the most fun as the group's incorrigible prankster and ladies' man , whose relationship with Brendan becomes oddly endearing. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 19 Oct. 2017"
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"1761, in the meaning defined above":""
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],
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": to dish out : furnish , give , provide":[
"ladle out two bowls of porridge",
"\u2014 Margaret Kennedy",
"ladle it out slowly",
"a more dynamic socialism than the one being officially ladled out",
"\u2014 Mollie Panter-Downes",
"charm is sometimes ladled out in too much profusion",
"\u2014 C. H. Sykes"
]
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],
"definitions":{
": ladders or material for ladders":[]
},
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},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a crab grass ( Digitaria sanguinalis )":[]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-065428"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": reed canary grass":[],
": ribbon grass":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1597, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-074713"
},
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"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"city on a tributary of the Tugela River in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, eastern Republic of South Africa population 28,920":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8l\u0101-d\u0113-\u02ccsmith"
],
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},
"lady wrack":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": bladder wrack":[]
},
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},
"ladle in":{
"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to put in with or as if with a ladle : insert":[
"ladled in a few such scriptural phrases",
"\u2014 Mark Twain"
]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-122923"
},
"ladder jack":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a bracket for supporting a platform or scaffold from a ladder":[]
},
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},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a place in an old-time man-of-war for keeping gunner's small stores":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1658, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-130427"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": having no ladder":[
"a ladderless loft"
],
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"ladderless stockings"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8lat\u0259(r)l\u0259\u0307s"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-152533"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a member of a ladder company":[]
},
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"\u02c8lad\u0259(r)m\u0259n",
"-\u02ccman"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-191546"
},
"ladder shell":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a prominently ribbed spiral marine shell of Epitonium or related genera : wentletrap":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-091401"
},
"ladder snake":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a southern European rat snake ( Elaphe scalaris ) with ladderlike markings on back and sides":[]
},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-220240"
},
"ladder tape":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a tape support for a venetian blind that consists of two long strips of a woven or plastic fabric joined at intervals by narrow cross strips on which the slats of the blind rest":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-220845"
},
"ladder tournament":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a tournament in which the names of all contestants are drawn and arranged one above the other on a posted list and in which each entrant is entitled to challenge one of the two contestants directly above him and if victorious to assume his opponent's place in the ranking":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-004940"
}
}
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