dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/rot_MW.json

{
  "Rotorua":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "urban district in an area of thermal springs in the north central part of the North Island, New Zealand population 53,000":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccr\u014d-t\u014d-\u02c8r\u00fc-\u0259"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-104118",
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ]
  },
  "Rotuma":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "island in the southwestern Pacific Ocean north of the Fiji Islands that belongs to Fiji area 14 square miles (36 square kilometers)":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "r\u014d-\u02c8t\u00fc-m\u0259"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033036",
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ]
  },
  "rot":{
    "antonyms":[
      "applesauce",
      "balderdash",
      "baloney",
      "boloney",
      "beans",
      "bilge",
      "blah",
      "blah-blah",
      "blarney",
      "blather",
      "blatherskite",
      "blither",
      "bosh",
      "bull",
      "bunk",
      "bunkum",
      "buncombe",
      "claptrap",
      "codswallop",
      "crapola",
      "crock",
      "drivel",
      "drool",
      "fiddle",
      "fiddle-faddle",
      "fiddlesticks",
      "flannel",
      "flapdoodle",
      "folderol",
      "falderal",
      "folly",
      "foolishness",
      "fudge",
      "garbage",
      "guff",
      "hogwash",
      "hokeypokey",
      "hokum",
      "hoodoo",
      "hooey",
      "horsefeathers",
      "humbug",
      "humbuggery",
      "jazz",
      "malarkey",
      "malarky",
      "moonshine",
      "muck",
      "nerts",
      "nonsense",
      "nuts",
      "piffle",
      "poppycock",
      "punk",
      "rubbish",
      "senselessness",
      "silliness",
      "slush",
      "stupidity",
      "taradiddle",
      "tarradiddle",
      "tommyrot",
      "tosh",
      "trash",
      "trumpery",
      "twaddle"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a wasting putrescent disease":[],
      ": any of several parasitic diseases especially of sheep marked by necrosis and wasting":[],
      ": nonsense":[
        "\u2014 often used interjectionally"
      ],
      ": plant disease marked by breakdown of tissues and caused especially by fungi or bacteria":[],
      ": something rotten or rotting":[],
      ": the process of rotting : the state of being rotten : decay":[],
      ": to become morally corrupt : degenerate":[],
      ": to become unsound or weak (as from use or chemical action)":[],
      ": to cause to decompose or deteriorate with or as if with rot":[],
      ": to go to ruin : deteriorate":[],
      ": to undergo decomposition from the action of bacteria or fungi":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The wood had rotted away.",
      "The apples were left to rot .",
      "the smell of rotting garbage",
      "Eating too much candy can rot your teeth.",
      "Noun",
      "They found a lot of rot in the house's roof.",
      "That's a lot of rot !",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Unlike a wine barrel, though, this plastic barrel won't rot , fade, or crack. \u2014 Better Homes & Gardens , 8 June 2022",
      "Each panel is molded to resist rot , chips, splinters, and warping. \u2014 Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics , 24 May 2022",
      "With a glut on the market that has sharply lowered prices, many farmers are leaving bananas to rot in the fields\u2014low prices don\u2019t cover the cost of production. \u2014 Jenny Carolina Gonz\u00e1lez And Juan Forero, WSJ , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Weeks later, a farmer, frustrated by the government\u2019s failed promise to subsidize longan crops while the pandemic kept borders closed to exports, posted a video of tons of his annual harvest going to rot . \u2014 New York Times , 15 Jan. 2022",
      "When the new lawn is kept too wet for too long, especially in shady areas, the grass often begins to rot . \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, orlandosentinel.com , 9 Oct. 2021",
      "Natural fibers can\u2019t easily be separated out for eventual reuse or recycling, while polyester clothes are likely to rot in landfills for hundreds of years. \u2014 Christine Ro, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2021",
      "Water rot can cause stained or discolored baseboards, and musty odors mean water is hiding somewhere. \u2014 Tribune News Service, al , 7 June 2022",
      "The one big change is that, whereas the old future was set amid clean and hard-edged modern structures, the future that is now foreseen by Cronenberg unfolds in a world of abandonment and rot . \u2014 The New Yorker , 3 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The wind shifted, and an odor of rot enveloped the barge. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
      "Heavy irrigation and winter rains increase chance of rot . \u2014 oregonlive , 22 May 2022",
      "Infant formula is a lifeline for millions of families, but the industry that creates it has shown evidence of rot for decades. \u2014 Amanda Mull, The Atlantic , 14 May 2022",
      "Check all fruits and vegetables for rot , decay, or overripeness. \u2014 Natalie Schumann, Country Living , 23 May 2022",
      "And if the rot is pervasive, buy a new roof with a new car under it instead. \u2014 Ray Magliozzi, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 Feb. 2022",
      "This is called blossom end rot and results from uneven watering. \u2014 Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 May 2022",
      "The story of the Senate\u2019s rot is first and foremost the story of Mitch McConnell. \u2014 Ira Shapiro, The New Republic , 6 May 2022",
      "Language patterns can be reliable harbingers of such rot , allowing it to be addressed sooner rather than later. \u2014 Lee D. Cooper, STAT , 5 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English roten , from Old English rotian ; akin to Old High German r\u014dzz\u0113n to rot":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8r\u00e4t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for rot Verb decay , decompose , rot , putrefy , spoil mean to undergo destructive dissolution. decay implies a slow change from a state of soundness or perfection. a decaying mansion decompose stresses a breaking down by chemical change and when applied to organic matter a corruption. the strong odor of decomposing vegetation rot is a close synonym of decompose and often connotes foulness. fruit was left to rot in warehouses putrefy implies the rotting of animal matter and offensiveness to sight and smell. corpses putrefying on the battlefield spoil applies chiefly to the decomposition of foods. keep the ham from spoiling",
    "synonyms":[
      "atrophy",
      "crumble",
      "decay",
      "decline",
      "degenerate",
      "descend",
      "deteriorate",
      "devolve",
      "ebb",
      "regress",
      "retrograde",
      "sink",
      "worsen"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222654",
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "rotary-wing aircraft":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Stinger, in service with more than 18 countries and the US armed forces, has scored more than 270 hits against fixed and rotary-wing aircraft . \u2014 Michael Goldstein, Forbes , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "The centerpiece is a rotary-wing aircraft simulator/mock-up with a digital backbone architecture that allows plug and play flexibility for different capabilities and systems integration combinations. \u2014 Eric Tegler, Forbes , 7 Oct. 2021",
      "That facility had 150 workers who made sheet metal components and assemblies for fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft . \u2014 Allie Morris, Dallas News , 19 Feb. 2020",
      "Its fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft will be based out of Barbados and Guadeloupe respectively. \u2014 Elizabeth Koh, miamiherald , 23 Sep. 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1935, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103247",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "rotate":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": having the parts flat and spreading or radiating like the spokes of a wheel":[
        "rotate blue flowers"
      ],
      ": to cause (a plane region or line) to sweep out a volume or surface by moving around an axis so that each of its points remains at a constant distance from the axis":[
        "generate a torus by rotating a circle about an external line"
      ],
      ": to cause to grow in rotation":[
        "rotate crops"
      ],
      ": to cause to pass or act in a series : alternate":[],
      ": to cause to turn or move about an axis or a center":[],
      ": to exchange (individuals or units) with others":[],
      ": to pass or alternate in a series":[],
      ": to perform an act, function, or operation in turn":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "As the gear rotates , it turns the other gears.",
      "The Earth rotates on its axis.",
      "The planets rotate around the sun.",
      "The software allows you to rotate images.",
      "Rotate the sheet of paper 90 degrees.",
      "The staff rotates the weekend shift.",
      "We rotate \u2014she does the dishes one week; I do them the next.",
      "You should rotate your car's tires once a year.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "When your rotate backward, your low back will flatten toward the floor. \u2014 Jon-erik Kawamoto, Outside Online , 11 Aug. 2020",
      "Rotate pie plate about 15\u00b0 (if the top of the pie is the 12 o\u2019clock mark, turn it to 2 o\u2019clock). \u2014 Rick Martinez, Bon Appetit , 10 July 2017",
      "Rotate steaks 45 degrees and cook another 2 minutes. \u2014 Milwaukee, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 3 July 2017",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "This seasonal selection follows the chef Ronny Kolvik\u2019s instincts, featuring delicacies that rotate throughout the year. \u2014 Shelby Knick, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
      "The tunnel\u2019s 10-by-16-by-49-foot open test section includes a 39-foot-diameter turntable that can rotate a car 180 degrees to the relative wind. \u2014 Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics , 23 June 2022",
      "An eight-game conference schedule with each team having one permanent SEC rival and seven additional league opponents that rotate . \u2014 Bennett Durando, USA TODAY , 3 June 2022",
      "Some hackers have moved away from such large ransomware groups and into smaller cells that rotate through different types of malware, said Allan Liska, a senior solutions architect at Recorded Future. \u2014 David Uberti, WSJ , 2 June 2022",
      "The device has two rods that rotate and collect pollen particles over 24 hours. \u2014 Zachary Smith, cleveland , 13 May 2022",
      "Urwerk is prized for its atypical expressions of time telling, often employing orbiting multi-sided satellites that rotate to reveal digital-like time displays. \u2014 Carol Besler, Robb Report , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "Jupiter, the 4-octillion-pound elephant in our solar system, makes gigantic cyclones, big storms that rotate around areas of low pressure. \u2014 Ramin Skibba, Wired , 10 Jan. 2022",
      "Tech stocks have fared much worse, as investors rotate into value and cyclical bets, with the Nasdaq-100 down by close to 29% year-to-date. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 26 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1757, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb",
      "1760, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin rota":"Adjective",
      "Latin rotatus , past participle of rotare , from rota wheel \u2014 more at roll":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "especially British r\u014d-\u02c8t\u0101t",
      "\u02c8r\u014d-\u02cct\u0101t, especially British r\u014d-\u02c8",
      "\u02c8r\u014d-\u02cct\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "pivot",
      "revolve",
      "roll",
      "spin",
      "swing",
      "swirl",
      "swivel",
      "turn",
      "twirl",
      "twist",
      "wheel",
      "whirl"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121717",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "rotation":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a game of pool in which all 15 object balls are shot in numerical order":[],
      ": crop rotation":[],
      ": one complete turn : the angular displacement required to return a rotating body or figure to its original orientation":[],
      ": return or succession in a series":[
        "rotation of the seasons"
      ],
      ": the act or an instance of rotating something":[],
      ": the action or process of rotating on or as if on an axis or center":[],
      ": the series of pitchers on a baseball team who regularly start successive games in turn":[],
      ": the turning of a body part about its long axis as if on a pivot":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "the rotation of the Earth around its axis",
      "the rotation of the Moon around the Earth",
      "The Earth makes one rotation every day.",
      "Alfalfa and corn are planted in rotation .",
      "the rotation of the job of club president",
      "The car needs a tire rotation .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Manager David Ross needed few words to describe the state of the Chicago Cubs rotation . \u2014 Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune , 12 June 2022",
      "What\u2019s been good: The starting rotation has rebounded from a slow start with 13 quality starts and a 2.78 ERA over the last 16 games. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 4 June 2022",
      "There are two vacancies in the starting rotation outside of Tyler Mahle, Luis Castillo and Hunter Greene. \u2014 Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer , 23 May 2022",
      "His return isn\u2019t just sentimental but valuable \u2014 with a starting rotation missing Clayton Kershaw and Andrew Heaney, Roberts has been forced to stretch his bullpen in recent games. \u2014 Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times , 17 May 2022",
      "The starting rotation entered with a 2.97 ERA, eighth best in baseball. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "Alexander, in the starting rotation while Michael Pineda works his way through his equivalent of spring training in Triple-A Toledo, was still pleased with his outing. \u2014 Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "With the ace Jacob deGrom, a two-time National League Cy Young Award winner, possibly out for months with a right shoulder injury, the Mets will need the rest of the starting rotation to carry a heavier load. \u2014 James Wagner, New York Times , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "The Red Sox will go into the season with a starting rotation of Nathan Eovaldi, Nick Pivetta, Tanner Houck, Michael Wacha and Rich Hill. \u2014 Jason Mastrodonato, courant.com , 4 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1550, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "r\u014d-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "gyration",
      "pirouette",
      "reel",
      "revolution",
      "roll",
      "spin",
      "twirl",
      "wheel",
      "whirl"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062432",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "rote":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": crowd entry 3 sense 1":[],
      ": learned or memorized by rote":[],
      ": mechanical or unthinking routine or repetition":[
        "a joyless sense of order, rote , and commercial hustle",
        "\u2014 L. L. King"
      ],
      ": mechanical sense 3a":[],
      ": the noise of surf on the shore":[],
      ": the use of memory usually with little intelligence":[
        "learn by rote"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1610, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1844, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English":"Noun",
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German hruozza crowd":"Noun",
      "perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse rauta to roar \u2014 more at rout entry 5":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8r\u014dt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072852",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "rotor disk":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the plane circular area swept through by the blades of a helicopter rotor":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1931, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130944",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "rotor plane":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": rotary-wing aircraft":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114315",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "rotor ship":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a ship propelled by the pressure and suction of the wind acting on one or more revolving vertical cylinders":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1924, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103106",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "rototill":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to till or plow (soil) with a rototiller":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Make a small row, drill holes, but do not rototill . \u2014 Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News , 26 May 2022",
      "Gardeners don\u2019t rototill except when building a garden. \u2014 Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News , 26 May 2022",
      "Instead of rototilling , make seed-size holes with a pencil or drag a stick down a bed to make inch-wide furrows for planting in rows. \u2014 Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News , 7 May 2020",
      "More destroy soil structure in the name of gardening by rototilling , irrevocably alter natural habitats by planting invasive plants and greatly change local and even regional biomes in the process. \u2014 Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News , 3 Oct. 2019",
      "And buried within every soil are myriad dormant weed seeds just waiting to be awakened by light and air, which is what happens when rototilling or vigorous chopping with a concrete hoe brings buried weed seeds to the surface. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 July 2019",
      "Step 3: Prep and Plant Measure the diameter of the root ball, then rototill a circle that measures five times the diameter across (see opposite). \u2014 Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics , 25 Apr. 2019",
      "And, just to be clear, do not rototill or double dig your garden. \u2014 Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News , 10 May 2018",
      "Garden plot sizes are 20 x 20 feet and will be rototilled and marked by the town. \u2014 Courant Community , 27 Mar. 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1934, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "back-formation from rototiller":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8r\u014d-t\u0259-\u02cctil"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105106",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "rotten":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": having rotted : putrid":[],
      ": morally corrupt":[],
      ": extremely unpleasant or inferior":[
        "a rotten day",
        "a rotten job"
      ],
      ": very uncomfortable":[
        "feeling rotten"
      ],
      ": of very poor quality : lousy , abominable":[
        "a rotten show",
        "what rotten luck"
      ],
      ": to an extreme degree":[
        "spoiled rotten"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8r\u00e4-t\u1d4an"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "addled",
      "bad",
      "corrupted",
      "decayed",
      "decomposed",
      "putrefied",
      "putrid",
      "spoiled"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "undecomposed"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "They did a rotten job.",
      "What rotten weather we're having.",
      "Adverb",
      "Those kids were spoiled rotten by their mother.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Sulfur, which smells a lot like rotten eggs, can be excreted through sweat and produce an odor. \u2014 Jessica Toscano, SELF , 7 June 2022",
      "Since 2007, only the 2017 Beavers \u2013 that terrible, rotten , no-good 2017 season -- had a leading receiver with fewer receptions than last year\u2019s team. \u2014 oregonlive , 20 May 2022",
      "Generation after generation, trapped in this rotten , degrading way of life. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 3 June 2022",
      "What\u2019s rotten is that applications for new uses of generic drugs are reviewed under different standards than those for novel treatments. \u2014 Allysia Finley, WSJ , 30 May 2022",
      "And both teams have shown the inconsistency to also look rotten at home. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 29 May 2022",
      "Something that smells rotten in the state of Arizona. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
      "Instead of rotten food employees may have expected to find, a donor left a much more generous gift: about four pounds, or 64 ounces, of marijuana. \u2014 Camille Fine, USA TODAY , 11 May 2022",
      "The sargassum smells like rotten eggs, attracts insects and hurts tourism. \u2014 Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel , 1 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "If underlings are afraid to question authority or the board lack independent voices, a corporate culture can soon turn rotten . \u2014 Chris Bryant | Bloomberg, Washington Post , 29 Aug. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English roten , from Old Norse rotinn ; akin to Old English rotian to rot":"Adjective"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "1880, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220715-111418"
  },
  "rotter":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a thoroughly objectionable person":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "the dirty rotter dumped his wife to marry his secretary",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "So many directors have that cynical and alienated quality, the idea that everyone\u2019s a rotter . \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Jan. 2021",
      "This rich rotter \u2019s story, needless to say, does not end well for him. \u2014 Dorothy Rabinowitz, WSJ , 24 Aug. 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1879, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8r\u00e4-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "bastard",
      "beast",
      "bleeder",
      "blighter",
      "boor",
      "bounder",
      "bugger",
      "buzzard",
      "cad",
      "chuff",
      "churl",
      "clown",
      "creep",
      "cretin",
      "crud",
      "crumb",
      "cur",
      "dirtbag",
      "dog",
      "fink",
      "heel",
      "hound",
      "jerk",
      "joker",
      "louse",
      "lout",
      "pill",
      "rat",
      "rat fink",
      "reptile",
      "schmuck",
      "scum",
      "scumbag",
      "scuzzball",
      "skunk",
      "sleaze",
      "sleazebag",
      "sleazeball",
      "slime",
      "slimeball",
      "slob",
      "snake",
      "so-and-so",
      "sod",
      "stinkard",
      "stinker",
      "swine",
      "toad",
      "varmint",
      "vermin"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172250",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "rotuliform":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": patelliform":[],
      ": rotate":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "rotula + -iform":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "r\u00e4\u02c8ch\u00fc-",
      "r\u00e4\u2027\u02c8ty\u00fc-",
      "\u02c8r\u00e4ch\u0259l\u0259\u02ccf\u022frm",
      "r\u00e4\u02c8t\u00fc-"
    ],
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Floridians cherish manatees, rotund and gentle giants that have long captured the human imagination, but people have failed to care for the animals\u2019 environment, putting the species\u2019 survival at risk. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "The fate of the rotund fellow became a cause c\u00e9l\u00e8bre as photos of him circulated on the internet, where his many aliases included Yogi, Chunky and the Big Guy. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "Gailani, a onetime mujahideen fighter against the Soviets, is now a rotund , urbane man in his sixties. \u2014 Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "Local excitement has also led to a buying frenzy for keepsakes of the official Olympic mascot, a rotund panda in a bodysuit named Bing Dwen Dwen. \u2014 Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "The rotund toads are indigenous to South and Central America. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Dec. 2021",
      "Kolkata wears its past on its sleeve like few other cities, from its rotund yellow taxis to its antiquated trams. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Nov. 2021",
      "Much is known about the rotund Butler, an irascible, brilliant, cruel and sometimes-corrupt lawyer and politician. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Oct. 2021",
      "Fans also get their best look yet at Farrell's scarred and rotund gangster Oswald Cobblepot, aka the Penguin. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 16 Oct. 2021"
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      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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      "We stood inside the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol Building.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Over the next few months, Fridskul apportioned the ground floor: a library in the rotunda , room for Gudskul\u2019s workshops and, near the far end of one wing, Kunsch\u2019s free public day care. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
      "Her string quartets, performed by Civic Orchestra fellows and young musicians from the Chicago Musical Pathways Initiative, resounded in the rotunda and upstairs ballroom before the concert. \u2014 Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune , 6 May 2022",
      "In addition to the church, there will be outdoor seating for the bell-tolling ceremony in the rotunda and courtyard. \u2014 Orlando Sentinel Staff, Orlando Sentinel , 12 June 2022",
      "In the spirit of Lekker Eten, ruangrupa\u2019s most evident subversion of Documenta will occur at the Fridericianum, the majestic seat of the exhibition, with its half-barrel rotunda and its long galleries as white as dental clinics. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
      "Brooks & Dunn, who were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2019, led the reveal of the Hall of Fame\u2019s newest members on Tuesday (March 17) at an event at the Hall of Fame and Museum\u2019s rotunda . \u2014 Jessica Nicholson, Billboard , 17 May 2022",
      "The home has wrought-iron doors that give way to a two-story rotunda with marble flooring surrounded by Ionic columns. \u2014 Lia Picard, WSJ , 11 May 2022",
      "Inductees are usually honored with speeches, performances of their songs and the unveiling of a plaque that will hang in the Hall of Fame\u2019s rotunda . \u2014 Kristin M. Hall, Chicago Tribune , 1 May 2022",
      "Ohio State held several tributes to Haskins at its Spring Game, and a candlelight vigil was held at the Ohio Stadium rotunda earlier that week. \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 28 Apr. 2022"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
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      "The fate of the rotund fellow became a cause c\u00e9l\u00e8bre as photos of him circulated on the internet, where his many aliases included Yogi, Chunky and the Big Guy. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "Gailani, a onetime mujahideen fighter against the Soviets, is now a rotund , urbane man in his sixties. \u2014 Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "Local excitement has also led to a buying frenzy for keepsakes of the official Olympic mascot, a rotund panda in a bodysuit named Bing Dwen Dwen. \u2014 Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "The rotund toads are indigenous to South and Central America. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Dec. 2021",
      "Kolkata wears its past on its sleeve like few other cities, from its rotund yellow taxis to its antiquated trams. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Nov. 2021",
      "Much is known about the rotund Butler, an irascible, brilliant, cruel and sometimes-corrupt lawyer and politician. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Oct. 2021",
      "Fans also get their best look yet at Farrell's scarred and rotund gangster Oswald Cobblepot, aka the Penguin. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 16 Oct. 2021"
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      "1614, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Early Monday morning, NASA\u2019s Ingenuity helicopter could become the first rotorcraft to soar through the skies on another planet. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 18 Apr. 2021",
      "Since then, the rover and its accompanying rotorcraft , Ingenuity, have explored the sights and sounds of the Red Planet and even aced an experiment to produce oxygen from carbon dioxide. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "Each client can build up to 51 percent of the personal rotorcraft under the close supervision of professionals. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Multimillion-dollar rotorcraft are too expensive for mass adoption, and yet AAM business plans depend on mass adoption to justify their big up-front expenses. \u2014 Richard Aboulafia, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "The helicopters were the cruisers\u2019 main sub-hunters, but the vessels backed up their rotorcraft with torpedoes and anti-submarine mortars of their own. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 15 Oct. 2021",
      "Its carrier air wing consists of nine squadrons, including not only multirole fighter-bombers but also electronic attack jets, radar planes, and various rotorcraft . \u2014 Loren Thompson, Forbes , 14 Sep. 2021",
      "While Ingenuity initially received its charge from Perseverance, the autonomous rotorcraft will now rely on the sun to power up. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 7 Apr. 2021",
      "Researchers said the technology could be used to help develop aerial robots and other types of flying vehicles, such as Mars rotorcraft . \u2014 Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY , 11 Oct. 2021"
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    "first_known_use":{
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-174531"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1915, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Before the pandemic the city shelled out $110,000 when pigs, rooting for grubs, churned soccer and baseball fields like a rototiller . \u2014 Thomas Fuller, BostonGlobe.com , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "Before the pandemic the city shelled out $110,000 when pigs, rooting for grubs, churned soccer and baseball fields like a rototiller . \u2014 New York Times , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "Similarly, instead of tilling large vegetable beds by hand, consider renting a high-powered rototiller for $50 to get the project done in a few hours. \u2014 Samantha S. Thorpe, Better Homes & Gardens , 4 May 2021",
      "While small cultivators are typically manageable, the larger front-end rototillers will give you a workout, particularly in heavy or rocky soils. \u2014 The Editors, Field & Stream , 2 Mar. 2020",
      "Plus, the rototiller probably eliminated a lot of them anyway. \u2014 Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News , 12 Jan. 2018",
      "And the snowblower, the one some Florida natives mistook for a rototiller ",
      "Cassidy advises against using rototillers in a garden. \u2014 Kym Pokorny, OregonLive.com , 30 July 2017",
      "Digging your beds up, turning the soil or using a rototiller are all hard work and unnecessary. \u2014 Joan Morris, The Mercury News , 6 Apr. 2017"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "from Rototiller , a trademark":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1923, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-200126"
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      ": an assembly of rotating blades that supplies lift or stability for a rotorcraft":[]
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "That side-to-side movement caused the helicopter\u2019s main rotor to strike the flight deck, which in turn led to the helicopter going over the side of the ship. \u2014 Andrew Dyer, San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 Sep. 2021",
      "Two Apache helicopter gunships flew low, seeking to scare some people away from the plane or push them off with their powerful rotor wash. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 17 Aug. 2021",
      "Cartier has created a platinum automatic skeleton watch in which the rotor houses the entire movement\u2014mainspring, escapement, and all. \u2014 Charles Curkin, ELLE Decor , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "For this to happen, the rotor rotates in both directions at an irregular speed. \u2014 Paige Reddinger, Robb Report , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "And in spite of hitting a top speed of only 250 rpm, the fan is even more well-balanced than the rotor of a turbocharger. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Videos taken by witnesses showed a rotor blade separating from the first Black Hawk and striking the second Black Hawk, according to a Utah National Guard spokesman. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "The 21-year-old sailor threw off the protective helmet everyone wears on the flight line and ran toward the spinning rear tail rotor of an HM-60S helicopter. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Nov. 2021",
      "This approach also gives the engineers an extra knob to turn, as the power electronics can continuously alter the strength of this unique rotor 's magnetic field. \u2014 Dan Edmunds, Car and Driver , 1 Mar. 2022"
    ],
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      "contraction of rotator":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1892, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-154945"
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      ": a simple axis of symmetry in a crystal about which the whole crystal configuration is brought into coincidence with its original aspect by a rotation of one half, one third, one fourth, or one sixth of a turn about the axis":[]
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    "first_known_use":{
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      ": a rotary machine":[],
      ": a road junction formed around a central circle about which traffic moves in one direction only":[]
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      "Adjective",
      "the rotary action of the wheel",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Finney is kept in a soundproof basement with a rotary phone where spirits of previous victims call to keep him alive and prepared for the villain, which Hawke inhabits with truly unnerving unpredictability. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
      "There\u2019s a rotary dial here that comes in handy for those who don\u2019t want to have to constantly reach for the touchscreen. \u2014 Christian De Looper, BGR , 17 June 2022",
      "Although spiral saws, rotary saws, and jigsaws can also make circular cuts, hole saws do so more quickly and accurately. \u2014 James Fitzgerald, Popular Mechanics , 13 June 2022",
      "Drivers will be able to cycle through five dynamic modes through the rotary controller in the center of the cockpit. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 25 May 2022",
      "To its right, the seventh-generation BMW\u2019s iDrive rotary selector, for slewing across the center display\u2019s animated heuristics. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
      "Phones moved from the desk to the wall and rotary dials gave way to punch buttons. \u2014 Beth Thames | Bethmthames@gmail.com, al , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Importantly, both electric and gas mowers are rotary mowers and, as such, tear the grass rather than slice it, which results in an uneven cut and may lower the quality of regrowth. \u2014 Will Briskin, Popular Mechanics , 22 May 2022",
      "Sandpaper used on a belt or orbital sander is fine, but avoid harsher abrasions made by rotary sanders, pressure washers, and sand blasters. \u2014 Barbara Bellesi Zito, Better Homes & Gardens , 16 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "There are a couple of road crossings, some spots in Orleans and Wellfleet with slight grades, and a bicycle rotary in Harwich (so Massachusetts)! \u2014 Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
      "Once removed by a thief, who often uses a portable rotary saw to cut through the exhaust plumbing, a car will often still run (usually poorly with numerous engine lights and warnings activated) but will emit a loud, telltale exhaust roar. \u2014 Bill Roberson, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "In an effort to slow traffic and make Hyde Square\u2019s signature rotary easier to cross, the city widened sidewalks, broadened the circle with new pavers, and created multiple large concrete pedestrian islands. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 1 Nov. 2021",
      "And on that dividing line sits the Holy Name rotary , where voters from two precincts were deadlocked on their vote in September. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 Oct. 2021",
      "The Brown Circle rotary in Revere is partially closed Wednesday while crews clean up 10,000 gallons of diesel fuel that spilled when a tractor trailer rolled at a gas station, officials said. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 13 Oct. 2021",
      "This vast swath of land, largely a tank farm today, encompasses four parcels that together reach from the Sweetser Circle rotary at routes 16 and 99 all the way to the Mystic River. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 24 Sep. 2021",
      "The statue\u2019s 40-foot granite pedestal will remain onsite, in the middle of a grassy rotary on Richmond\u2019s Monument Avenue, but crews will remove plaques affixed to its base. \u2014 Joe Walsh, Forbes , 6 Sep. 2021",
      "What Mazda fans will be glad to hear is that the rotary is not dead. \u2014 Peter Lyon, Forbes , 23 June 2021"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The car shows roughly 127,000 miles on the odometer, but its little rotary engine recently went under the knife for fresh apex and coolant seals. \u2014 Austin Irwin, Car and Driver , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "For those who might be deterred by the MX-30\u2019s lack of range, the Japanese automaker is looking to release a plug-in hybrid variant in 2022 that will have a rotary engine to keep the batteries topped up. \u2014 Matt Crisara, Popular Mechanics , 11 Nov. 2021",
      "There is also a series hybrid range extended version that will use a new version of the rotary engine to drive a generator without being connected to the wheels. \u2014 Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes , 4 Oct. 2021",
      "As these blades were spun by a 75-horsepower rotary engine , Sikorsky\u2019s aircraft would lift straight up into the sky, with no need for long runways\u2014or any runway at all. \u2014 Alex Hollings, Popular Mechanics , 20 June 2021",
      "And the wee Mazda, whose small, light rotary engine sits mostly behind the front wheels, delivers exactly the 50/50 weight distribution that's lauded for handling balance by vehicledynamics theoreticians. \u2014 Larry Griffin, Car and Driver , 12 May 2020",
      "Duntov built two midengine experimental 'Vettes with rotary engines , glad for Cole\u2019s support despite not sharing his enthusiasm for the engine. \u2014 Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press , 8 Feb. 2020",
      "Duntov built two midengine experimental 'Vettes with rotary engines , glad for Cole\u2019s support despite not sharing his enthusiasm for the engine. \u2014 Mark Phelan, USA TODAY , 8 Feb. 2020",
      "The 1973 Corvette 2-Rotor XP-987GT was a smaller, European-scale sports car with a rotary engine . \u2014 Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press , 8 Feb. 2020"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1799, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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      "noun"
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      ": an international organization of businesspeople who raise money to help the sick or poor in their local area":[]
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    "first_known_use":{
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      ": having the parts flat and spreading or radiating like the spokes of a wheel":[
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      ": to perform an act, function, or operation in turn":[],
      ": to pass or alternate in a series":[],
      ": to cause to turn or move about an axis or a center":[],
      ": to cause (a plane region or line) to sweep out a volume or surface by moving around an axis so that each of its points remains at a constant distance from the axis":[
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      ": to exchange (individuals or units) with others":[]
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      "Verb",
      "As the gear rotates , it turns the other gears.",
      "The Earth rotates on its axis.",
      "The planets rotate around the sun.",
      "The software allows you to rotate images.",
      "Rotate the sheet of paper 90 degrees.",
      "The staff rotates the weekend shift.",
      "We rotate \u2014she does the dishes one week; I do them the next.",
      "You should rotate your car's tires once a year.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "When your rotate backward, your low back will flatten toward the floor. \u2014 Jon-erik Kawamoto, Outside Online , 11 Aug. 2020",
      "Rotate pie plate about 15\u00b0 (if the top of the pie is the 12 o\u2019clock mark, turn it to 2 o\u2019clock). \u2014 Rick Martinez, Bon Appetit , 10 July 2017",
      "Rotate steaks 45 degrees and cook another 2 minutes. \u2014 Milwaukee, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 3 July 2017",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "This seasonal selection follows the chef Ronny Kolvik\u2019s instincts, featuring delicacies that rotate throughout the year. \u2014 Shelby Knick, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
      "The tunnel\u2019s 10-by-16-by-49-foot open test section includes a 39-foot-diameter turntable that can rotate a car 180 degrees to the relative wind. \u2014 Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics , 23 June 2022",
      "An eight-game conference schedule with each team having one permanent SEC rival and seven additional league opponents that rotate . \u2014 Bennett Durando, USA TODAY , 3 June 2022",
      "Some hackers have moved away from such large ransomware groups and into smaller cells that rotate through different types of malware, said Allan Liska, a senior solutions architect at Recorded Future. \u2014 David Uberti, WSJ , 2 June 2022",
      "The device has two rods that rotate and collect pollen particles over 24 hours. \u2014 Zachary Smith, cleveland , 13 May 2022",
      "Urwerk is prized for its atypical expressions of time telling, often employing orbiting multi-sided satellites that rotate to reveal digital-like time displays. \u2014 Carol Besler, Robb Report , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "Jupiter, the 4-octillion-pound elephant in our solar system, makes gigantic cyclones, big storms that rotate around areas of low pressure. \u2014 Ramin Skibba, Wired , 10 Jan. 2022",
      "Tech stocks have fared much worse, as investors rotate into value and cyclical bets, with the Nasdaq-100 down by close to 29% year-to-date. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 26 May 2022"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin rota":"Adjective",
      "Latin rotatus , past participle of rotare , from rota wheel \u2014 more at roll":"Verb"
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      "1760, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
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      ": a system of breeding domestic animals in which the female offspring resulting from a cross between two breeds are bred to a sire of a third breed and the female offspring resulting from the second cross are then bred to a sire of one of the two breeds used in the original cross \u2014 compare crisscrossing":[]
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      ": an election district that has many fewer inhabitants than other election districts with the same voting power":[]
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    "first_known_use":{
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      "from the phrase rotten egg":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-185031"
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      ": a decomposed siliceous limestone used for polishing":[]
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    "first_known_use":{
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-015434"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a compound symmetry element that requires identity of the structure and form of a crystal with its former configuration after a combination of rotation of 60, 90, 120, or 180 degrees with reflection across the plane normal to the axis":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-024428"
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    "pronounciation":[
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  "rotten stop":{
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    "definitions":{
      ": a light temporary lashing put around a sail to hold it in a bundle while it is being hoisted":[]
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  "rotary pump":{
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      ": a valveless pump in which the fluid is positively pushed by meshing vanes on parallel revolving shafts and meshing screws into the discharge pipe":[]
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    "first_known_use":{
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      ": a press in which paper carried by an impression cylinder is printed by rotation in contact with a curved printing surface attached to a plate cylinder or (as in photo-offset) a blanket cylinder \u2014 compare cylinder press , platten press":[]
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    "first_known_use":{
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    "first_known_use":{
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      ": a twin crystal in which the individuals are so related that one can be made to coincide with the other by a rotation of 180 degrees or occasionally 60, 90, or 120 degrees \u2014 compare reflection twin":[]
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      "noun"
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      ": rotogravure":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-024340"
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      ": a machine for milling plane surfaces on large work by moving the work secured to the table of the machine past a revolving cutter":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-060438"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-080424"
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The book included admiring accounts of early Soviet public housing, complete with rotogravure images. \u2014 Howard Husock, WSJ , 8 June 2018",
      "Then rotogravure (color gravure) in the magazines allowed people to shoot in color and that introduced a new element certainly in photojournalism. \u2014 Pete Brook, WIRED , 15 Nov. 2012"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-080512"
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      "noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-082522"
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      "adjective",
      "adverb"
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      ": turning like a wheel : rotary":[],
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    "pronounciation":[
      "also r\u014d-\u02c8t\u0101-",
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1747, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-094953"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": one of the hypothetical energy quanta that are concerned along with phonons in the behavior of liquid helium II \u2014 compare second sound":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8r\u014d\u02cct\u00e4n"
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      "Latin rot are to rotate + English -on":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1941, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-095844"
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      "abbreviation"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-105147"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": vortical motion":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-111007"
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      "noun"
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      ": the power or energy loss incurred by friction and windage as an object is revolved":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-111203"
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  "rotary microtome":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a microtome in which the object to be cut moves vertically downward against the knife \u2014 compare sliding microtome":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-111326"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": any of various units of weight of Mediterranean and Near Eastern countries ranging from slightly less than one pound to more than six pounds":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8r\u00e4t\u1d4al"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Arabic ra\u1e6dl, ri\u1e6dl":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1583, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-113646"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
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      ": a restaurant specializing in broiled and barbecued meats":[],
      ": an appliance fitted with a spit on which food is rotated before or over a source of heat":[],
      ": of, relating to, or being a sports league consisting of imaginary teams whose performance is based on the statistics of actual players":[
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    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8ti-s\u0259-",
      "r\u014d-\u02c8tis-r\u0113"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Massaged with duck fat and garlic, the tubers take on more flavor from the drippings of slowly spinning chickens on the rotisserie . \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "The focal point is a $50,000 Bonnet rotisserie in the exhibition kitchen, although the whimsical collection of brown lights suspended from the ceiling are just as seductive. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
      "Pricing rotisserie chickens incorrectly could have far-reaching consequences. \u2014 Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN , 26 May 2022",
      "Or stir in some shredded rotisserie chicken for extra heft. \u2014 Ali Francis, Bon App\u00e9tit , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "Baked on a spit-like rotisserie , Baumkuchen is a round German cake with golden circular lines resembling a tree's growth ring (see image at the top of this story). \u2014 Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN , 5 Dec. 2021",
      "The Rockin Chicken, a Peruvian rotisserie chicken restaurant at 476 Franklin Ave. \u2014 Susan Dunne, courant.com , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "Easy to use with one-touch operation, make fries, fish, rotisserie chicken and much more. \u2014 Jean Chen Smith, The Enquirer , 7 Jan. 2022",
      "But the chicken shawarma (sandwich or, at dinner, as an entree), thigh meat cut from a rotisserie , is another great choice, as is falafel. \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 11 Nov. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Benedict enjoys eating rotisserie chicken in his car and biting his nails. \u2014 Kara Warner, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
      "The Brio from NuWave comes with a rotisserie function which allows for up to a seven pound chicken to get crispy on the outside while remaining juicy on the inside. \u2014 Camryn Rabideau, Forbes , 17 June 2021",
      "Some midsize options may have a rotisserie function for individual meat pieces or kabobs. \u2014 Jennifer Blair, chicagotribune.com , 14 Apr. 2021",
      "But Costco's practices could hurt demand for rotisserie chickens, the lawsuit claims, and harm its corporate reputation. \u2014 Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN , 24 June 2022",
      "Costco sold 106 million rotisserie chickens in 2021. \u2014 Kate Gibson, CBS News , 15 June 2022",
      "Pollo Asado, which is a half rotisserie chicken served with tortillas, rice and beans; nachos, street tacos, bowls and churros. \u2014 Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 25 May 2022",
      "At Subway Restaurants across the U.S., rotisserie chicken wraps and sandwiches have less meat. \u2014 Leslie Patton And Bloomberg, Fortune , 12 May 2022",
      "That said, no one is going to stop you from using a rotisserie chicken from the market. . \u2014 Christian Reynoso, San Francisco Chronicle , 14 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French r\u00f4tisserie , from Middle French rostisserie , from rostir to roast \u2014 more at roast":"Noun",
      "from La Rotisserie Fran\u00e7aise, restaurant in New York City where a group of fans began the organization of a fantasy baseball league in 1979":"Adjective"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1825, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1980, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-115906"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a rotating bedplate of a lathe":[],
      ": a machine having a pair of rotary overlapped cutter wheels for shearing sheet metal along a curved line":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-131707"
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": short, corkscrew-shaped pasta":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "r\u014d-\u02c8t\u0113-n\u0113"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Italian, plural of rotino \"small wheel,\" from ruota \"wheel\" (going back to Latin rota ) + -ino, diminutive suffix (going back to Latin -\u012bnus, suffix of appurtenance) \u2014 more at roll entry 1 , -ine entry 1":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1949, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-135709"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a gauge that consists of a graduated glass tube containing a free float for measuring the flow of a fluid":[]
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      "\u02c8r\u014d-t\u0259-\u02ccm\u0113-t\u0259r",
      "r\u014d-\u02c8tam-\u0259t-",
      "r\u014d-\u02c8ta-m\u0259-t\u0259r",
      "\u02c8r\u014dt-\u0259-\u02ccm\u0113t-\u0259r"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin rota + English -meter":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1897, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-142525"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
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      ": rotate":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8r\u014dt\u0259\u02ccf\u022frm"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin rotiformis , from Latin rota wheel + -iformis -iform":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1816, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-145154"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": any of a class (Rotifera of the phylum Aschelminthes) of minute usually microscopic but many-celled chiefly freshwater aquatic invertebrates having the anterior end modified into a retractile disk bearing circles of strong cilia that often give the appearance of rapidly revolving wheels":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8r\u014dt-\u0259-f\u0259r",
      "\u02c8r\u014d-t\u0259-f\u0259r"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Radiocarbon dating revealed the rotifer to be twenty-four thousand years old. \u2014 Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker , 10 Jan. 2022",
      "But even that near-suspension of animation would have nothing on a rotifer : one of these microscopic animals, pulled out of Siberian permafrost, spent the past 25,000 years in a frozen nap before being reanimated. \u2014 Andrea Thompson, Scientific American , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "A month later, a microscopic, wormlike invertebrate known as a bdelloid rotifer was crawling around inside. \u2014 Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker , 10 Jan. 2022",
      "And in one sample collected in 2015, the researchers found this one little rotifer . \u2014 Karen Hopkin, Scientific American , 17 Aug. 2021",
      "Researchers confirmed the rotifer \u2019s advanced age by radiocarbon dating the surrounding soil. \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 June 2021",
      "The hardy rotifer can live through all manner of conditions, but this is a historic feat even for this tiny creature. \u2014 Wired , 27 June 2021",
      "Among rotifer classes, bdelloids have the fairly unusual ability to reproduce parthenogenetically\u2014i.e., by cloning\u2014and so the original specimens had already begun to do so. \u2014 Wired , 27 June 2021",
      "Scientists were able to revive a tiny, multicellular animal called a bdelloid rotifer that had been frozen in the Siberian permafrost for 24,000 years, reports Marion Renault for the New York Times. \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 June 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "ultimately from Latin rota + -fer":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1777, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-145543"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8r\u014d-\u02cct\u0101-t\u0259r",
      "also r\u014d-\u02c8t\u0101-",
      "\u02c8r\u014d-\u02cct\u0101t-\u0259r also r\u014d-\u02c8"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Lastly, keep your shoulder blades squeezed tightly, which helps to protect your rotator cuffs and keep your elbows in the right position, directly under your shoulders. \u2014 Kirk Charles, Men's Health , 7 June 2022",
      "With more research, company executives said, the technology could be used to make many other replacement body parts, including spinal discs, noses, knee menisci, rotator cuffs and reconstructive tissue for lumpectomies. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
      "The fate of the sport depends on the shoulders \u2014 and overextended rotator cuffs \u2014 of Magic City\u2019s roster of 28 athletes. \u2014 Joshua Goodman, sun-sentinel.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "The fate of the sport depends on the shoulders \u2014 and overextended rotator cuffs \u2014 of Magic City\u2019s roster of 28 athletes. \u2014 Joshua Goodman, orlandosentinel.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Then a friend of mine who\u2019s a pro kayaker explained how adding rotation to pushups strengthens rotator cuffs and builds a tougher defense against shoulder injuries. \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 13 Apr. 2015",
      "Abarca says even your rotator cuffs, lats, traps, and pectoral muscles can be involved in core work. \u2014 SELF , 22 Sep. 2021",
      "Rays right-hander Pete Fairbanks (right rotator strain) and Blue Jays right-hander Tyler Chatwood (triceps inflammation) were placed on the 10-day IL. \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 9 Apr. 2021",
      "Most torn rotator cuffs can be repaired through conservative techniques such as icing, anti-inflammatories, rest and physical therapy, but that didn\u2019t happen in my case. \u2014 Joe Queenan, WSJ , 18 Feb. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1659, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-151552"
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      "noun"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8r\u014d-t\u0113"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The visit to that roti shop was a reminder for him of his purpose\u2014for the cookbook and for his journey. \u2014 Audrey Williams, Essence , 20 May 2022",
      "Despite the beauty of the roti , nothing on the menu at Aman Cafe costs more than $11. \u2014 Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "During his time there guests enjoyed a beach bonfire with a live ceviche demonstration, a beach party featuring dishes like oxtail dumplings and vegan mushroom roti rolls, and a Sunday brunch serving chicken and waffles. \u2014 Rana Good, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "The Rock's famous lobster roll, pillowy and buttery, was more than worth our trip up the mountain for lunch, as was the roti with a glass of Ch\u00e2teau Gloria St. Julien Bordeaux, served \u2014 even in a rain forest \u2014 at 54 degrees. \u2014 Paul Winner, Travel + Leisure , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "On a hot plancha, its outer layer forms a roti -like flaky texture while maintaining a tender interior. \u2014 Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Impressed Jamaican customers sometimes ask if the bread Aman serves is Jamaican roti . \u2014 Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Cooking roti , a chicken lollipop by the fire and picking out a new pair of plastic shoes once a year were simple, meaningful moments. \u2014 Sofia Krusmark, The Arizona Republic , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "In February 2020, Rashida Holmes quit all of her restaurant gigs to fully run Bridgetown Roti, a Caribbean pop-up in Downtown L.A., selling a rotating menu of fish cakes, macaroni pie, roti , and more. \u2014 Ali Francis, Bon App\u00e9tit , 8 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Hindi & Urdu ro\u1e6d\u012b bread; akin to Sanskrit ro\u1e6dika , kind of bread":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1838, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-154058"
  },
  "rotational inertia":{
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      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": moment of inertia sense 1":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-155934"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a supporting and strengthening structure of the shoulder joint that is made up of the capsule of the shoulder joint blended with tendons and muscles as they pass to the capsule or across it to insert on the head of the humerus":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02cck\u0259f"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Hall of Famer Randy Johnson never made another start after tearing a rotator cuff while batting in 2009. \u2014 WSJ , 11 May 2022",
      "The rotator cuff , whether through tears or inflammation, is a common source of shoulder injury. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Bieber, the 2020 Cy Young winner, made just 16 starts last year because of a strained muscle in the rotator cuff of his right shoulder. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Treatment depends on the underlying cause of the rotator cuff disease. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Knudson worked five innings in a 5-4 win over Texas, but rotator cuff soreness sapped his effectiveness that season. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Strengthening your rotator cuff is also key for injury prevention when running and maintaining a good stride. \u2014 Ben Walker, Outside Online , 28 Aug. 2020",
      "Arkansas coach Eric Musselman ripped off his shirt and joined the celebration, even with a sling on after rotator cuff surgery last month. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "However, the parties disputed if the rotator cuff injury was from a prior arrest. \u2014 Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1944, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-161130"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adjective or noun",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a genus of foraminiferans having a finely perforated test with the segments in a turbinoid spiral and with septa composed of two lamellae between which are anastomosing canals":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "r\u014d\u02c8t\u0101l\u0113\u0259"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Late Latin rotalis + New Latin -ia":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-162902"
  },
  "Rotala":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a genus of annual weedy herbs (family Lythraceae) with 4-angled stems, opposite or whorled leaves, and small, axillary, and mostly solitary flowers \u2014 see toothcup":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "r\u014d\u02c8t\u0101l\u0259",
      "-t\u00e4l\u0259"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, irregular from Late Latin rotalis":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-171745"
  },
  "rotal":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
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      ": of or relating to wheels":[],
      ": of or relating to rotary motion : rotary":[],
      ": of or relating to the Rota":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8r\u014dt\u1d4al"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Late Latin rotalis wheeled, from Latin rota + -alis -al":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-171915"
  },
  "rotates":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": having the parts flat and spreading or radiating like the spokes of a wheel":[
        "rotate blue flowers"
      ],
      ": to perform an act, function, or operation in turn":[],
      ": to pass or alternate in a series":[],
      ": to cause to turn or move about an axis or a center":[],
      ": to cause (a plane region or line) to sweep out a volume or surface by moving around an axis so that each of its points remains at a constant distance from the axis":[
        "generate a torus by rotating a circle about an external line"
      ],
      ": to cause to grow in rotation":[
        "rotate crops"
      ],
      ": to cause to pass or act in a series : alternate":[],
      ": to exchange (individuals or units) with others":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "especially British r\u014d-\u02c8t\u0101t",
      "\u02c8r\u014d-\u02cct\u0101t",
      "\u02c8r\u014d-\u02cct\u0101t, especially British r\u014d-\u02c8"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "pivot",
      "revolve",
      "roll",
      "spin",
      "swing",
      "swirl",
      "swivel",
      "turn",
      "twirl",
      "twist",
      "wheel",
      "whirl"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "As the gear rotates , it turns the other gears.",
      "The Earth rotates on its axis.",
      "The planets rotate around the sun.",
      "The software allows you to rotate images.",
      "Rotate the sheet of paper 90 degrees.",
      "The staff rotates the weekend shift.",
      "We rotate \u2014she does the dishes one week; I do them the next.",
      "You should rotate your car's tires once a year.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "When your rotate backward, your low back will flatten toward the floor. \u2014 Jon-erik Kawamoto, Outside Online , 11 Aug. 2020",
      "Rotate pie plate about 15\u00b0 (if the top of the pie is the 12 o\u2019clock mark, turn it to 2 o\u2019clock). \u2014 Rick Martinez, Bon Appetit , 10 July 2017",
      "Rotate steaks 45 degrees and cook another 2 minutes. \u2014 Milwaukee, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 3 July 2017",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "This seasonal selection follows the chef Ronny Kolvik\u2019s instincts, featuring delicacies that rotate throughout the year. \u2014 Shelby Knick, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
      "The tunnel\u2019s 10-by-16-by-49-foot open test section includes a 39-foot-diameter turntable that can rotate a car 180 degrees to the relative wind. \u2014 Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics , 23 June 2022",
      "An eight-game conference schedule with each team having one permanent SEC rival and seven additional league opponents that rotate . \u2014 Bennett Durando, USA TODAY , 3 June 2022",
      "Some hackers have moved away from such large ransomware groups and into smaller cells that rotate through different types of malware, said Allan Liska, a senior solutions architect at Recorded Future. \u2014 David Uberti, WSJ , 2 June 2022",
      "The device has two rods that rotate and collect pollen particles over 24 hours. \u2014 Zachary Smith, cleveland , 13 May 2022",
      "Urwerk is prized for its atypical expressions of time telling, often employing orbiting multi-sided satellites that rotate to reveal digital-like time displays. \u2014 Carol Besler, Robb Report , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "Jupiter, the 4-octillion-pound elephant in our solar system, makes gigantic cyclones, big storms that rotate around areas of low pressure. \u2014 Ramin Skibba, Wired , 10 Jan. 2022",
      "Tech stocks have fared much worse, as investors rotate into value and cyclical bets, with the Nasdaq-100 down by close to 29% year-to-date. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 26 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin rota":"Adjective",
      "Latin rotatus , past participle of rotare , from rota wheel \u2014 more at roll":"Verb"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1760, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
      "1757, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-190027"
  },
  "Rothschild":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "Mayer Amschel 1744\u20131812 German financier":[],
      "Nathan Mayer 1777\u20131836 son of Mayer Rothschild financier in London":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8r\u022fs-",
      "\u02c8r\u022fth(s)-\u02ccch\u012b(-\u0259)ld",
      "German \u02c8r\u014dt-\u02ccshilt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-193706"
  },
  "rotational fault":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": rotary fault":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-195835"
  },
  "rothrock grama":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an erect perennial grass ( Bouteloua rothrockii ) with pectinately arranged spikelets":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8r\u00e4\u02ccthr\u00e4k-",
      "-thr\u0259k-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "probably after Joseph T. Rothrock \u20201922 American physician and botanist":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-200131"
  },
  "Rothman":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "James E(dward) 1950\u2013 American biochemist":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8r\u022fth-m\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-215047"
  },
  "Rothliegende":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, or constituting a subdivision of the European Permian":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "obsolete German rothliegende (now rotliegende ), from obsolete German roth red (now rot ) (from Old High German r\u014dt ) + German liegende , weak nominative singular neuter of liegend , present participle of liegen to lie, from Old High German ligen ; from the red beds of sandstone near Eisenach, central Germany":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-225133"
  },
  "Rothko":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "Mark 1903\u20131970 American (Russian-born) painter":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8r\u00e4th-(\u02cc)k\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-232815"
  },
  "Rothesay":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "royal burgh in southwestern Scotland on the island of Bute population 4600":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8r\u00e4th-s\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220713-013445"
  },
  "Rotherham":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "town in South Yorkshire, northern England, northeast of Sheffield population 110,000":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8r\u00e4-t\u035fh\u0259-r\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220713-020326"
  },
  "Roth":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "Alvin E(liot) 1951\u2013 American economist":[],
      "Philip (Milton) 1933\u20132018 American writer":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8r\u022fth"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220713-021738"
  },
  "rotgut":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": cheap or inferior liquor":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8r\u00e4t-\u02ccg\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "During that time, rotgut liquor wasn\u2019t ideal for drinking straight, which made speakeasies get creative, birthing some delicious cocktails that endure to this day. \u2014 Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report , 14 Nov. 2021",
      "Moonshine that falls into the rotgut category could be dangerous and even deadly for anyone desperate enough to drink it. \u2014 Alan Ashe, CNN , 7 June 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1632, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220715-110956"
  },
  "rot grass":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of several marsh or bog plants believed to cause rot in sheep: such as":[],
      ": velvet grass":[],
      ": butterwort":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1631, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220713-022122"
  },
  "rotenone":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a crystalline insecticide C 23 H 22 O 6 obtained from the roots of several tropical plants (such as a derris) that is highly toxic to fish but is of low toxicity to warm-blooded animals and is used especially in home gardens":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8r\u014d-t\u0259-\u02ccn\u014dn",
      "\u02c8r\u014dt-\u1d4an-\u02cc\u014dn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Fisheries biologists regularly apply liquid rotenone in Western streams to rid them of rainbow and other nonnative trout with the goal of restoring native cutthroat trout populations. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 Aug. 2021",
      "Applying rotenone in lakes is a much different operation, deploying a powdered form of the chemical with the consistency of flour. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 Aug. 2021",
      "From 2013 to 2015, 11 miles (18 kilometers) of Silver King Creek and three tributaries were treated with a fish toxicant, rotenone , to remove all non-native species. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 Sep. 2019",
      "The rotenone naturally breaks down from exposure to sunlight and is expected to fully degrade in about 10 days. \u2014 Bill Roth, Anchorage Daily News , 24 July 2019",
      "Sikorsky harvested 12 fish, flew them to a private hatchery, and arranged to have the pond sterilized with rotenone , a pesticide dropped from, ironically, two Sikorsky Blackhawks contracted from the National Guard. \u2014 Brian Irwin, BostonGlobe.com , 11 July 2018",
      "Nymphs can be controlled with insecticidal soap, pyrethrum, rotenone or neem. \u2014 Ellen Nibali, baltimoresun.com , 11 July 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary, from Japanese roten derris plant":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1904, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220713-025435"
  },
  "rotenoid":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of various compounds (as deguelin or toxicarol) related chemically to rotenone and usually occurring with it":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8r\u014dt\u1d4an\u02cc\u022fid"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "roten one + -oid":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220713-030937"
  },
  "rottan":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": rat":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English rotten , alteration of ratoun":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1573, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220715-111420"
  },
  "rotted":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to undergo decomposition from the action of bacteria or fungi":[],
      ": to become unsound or weak (as from use or chemical action)":[],
      ": to go to ruin : deteriorate":[],
      ": to become morally corrupt : degenerate":[],
      ": to cause to decompose or deteriorate with or as if with rot":[],
      ": the process of rotting : the state of being rotten : decay":[],
      ": something rotten or rotting":[],
      ": a wasting putrescent disease":[],
      ": any of several parasitic diseases especially of sheep marked by necrosis and wasting":[],
      ": plant disease marked by breakdown of tissues and caused especially by fungi or bacteria":[],
      ": nonsense":[
        "\u2014 often used interjectionally"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8r\u00e4t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "atrophy",
      "crumble",
      "decay",
      "decline",
      "degenerate",
      "descend",
      "deteriorate",
      "devolve",
      "ebb",
      "regress",
      "retrograde",
      "sink",
      "worsen"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "applesauce",
      "balderdash",
      "baloney",
      "boloney",
      "beans",
      "bilge",
      "blah",
      "blah-blah",
      "blarney",
      "blather",
      "blatherskite",
      "blither",
      "bosh",
      "bull",
      "bunk",
      "bunkum",
      "buncombe",
      "claptrap",
      "codswallop",
      "crapola",
      "crock",
      "drivel",
      "drool",
      "fiddle",
      "fiddle-faddle",
      "fiddlesticks",
      "flannel",
      "flapdoodle",
      "folderol",
      "falderal",
      "folly",
      "foolishness",
      "fudge",
      "garbage",
      "guff",
      "hogwash",
      "hokeypokey",
      "hokum",
      "hoodoo",
      "hooey",
      "horsefeathers",
      "humbug",
      "humbuggery",
      "jazz",
      "malarkey",
      "malarky",
      "moonshine",
      "muck",
      "nerts",
      "nonsense",
      "nuts",
      "piffle",
      "poppycock",
      "punk",
      "rubbish",
      "senselessness",
      "silliness",
      "slush",
      "stupidity",
      "taradiddle",
      "tarradiddle",
      "tommyrot",
      "tosh",
      "trash",
      "trumpery",
      "twaddle"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for rot Verb decay , decompose , rot , putrefy , spoil mean to undergo destructive dissolution. decay implies a slow change from a state of soundness or perfection. a decaying mansion decompose stresses a breaking down by chemical change and when applied to organic matter a corruption. the strong odor of decomposing vegetation rot is a close synonym of decompose and often connotes foulness. fruit was left to rot in warehouses putrefy implies the rotting of animal matter and offensiveness to sight and smell. corpses putrefying on the battlefield spoil applies chiefly to the decomposition of foods. keep the ham from spoiling",
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The wood had rotted away.",
      "The apples were left to rot .",
      "the smell of rotting garbage",
      "Eating too much candy can rot your teeth.",
      "Noun",
      "They found a lot of rot in the house's roof.",
      "That's a lot of rot !",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The man took no damage except from some rot on the flower attack. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 7 July 2022",
      "Wet rot is prevalent in areas that are prone to high levels of humidity or moisture and can often be indicated by warping or signs of shrinkage. \u2014 Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens , 5 July 2022",
      "Since the start of the war, the ship has done little but rot . \u2014 Ed Caesar, The New Yorker , 25 June 2022",
      "There are also bamboo plant stands, which are naturally water- and rot -resistant. \u2014 Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics , 22 June 2022",
      "The Tories have been in power for 12 years, which is the point in any political cycle when rot becomes more likely than renewal. \u2014 Joseph C. Sternberg, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
      "So, the Jews were instructed to collect two portions on Friday, and a second-order miracle ensured that the extra portion did not rot or get infested with maggots overnight (see Footnote 12). \u2014 Benjamin, Longreads , 20 May 2022",
      "Unlike a wine barrel, though, this plastic barrel won't rot , fade, or crack. \u2014 Better Homes & Gardens , 8 June 2022",
      "Each panel is molded to resist rot , chips, splinters, and warping. \u2014 Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics , 24 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Even as a heap of rot , Nana is Venus, a stream of gold, a myth. \u2014 Namwali Serpell, The New York Review of Books , 6 July 2022",
      "The wind shifted, and an odor of rot enveloped the barge. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
      "Heavy irrigation and winter rains increase chance of rot . \u2014 oregonlive , 22 May 2022",
      "Infant formula is a lifeline for millions of families, but the industry that creates it has shown evidence of rot for decades. \u2014 Amanda Mull, The Atlantic , 14 May 2022",
      "Check all fruits and vegetables for rot , decay, or overripeness. \u2014 Natalie Schumann, Country Living , 23 May 2022",
      "And if the rot is pervasive, buy a new roof with a new car under it instead. \u2014 Ray Magliozzi, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 Feb. 2022",
      "This is called blossom end rot and results from uneven watering. \u2014 Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 May 2022",
      "The story of the Senate\u2019s rot is first and foremost the story of Mitch McConnell. \u2014 Ira Shapiro, The New Republic , 6 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English roten , from Old English rotian ; akin to Old High German r\u014dzz\u0113n to rot":"Verb"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220715-111423"
  },
  "rota":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name",
      "geographical name",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a tribunal of the papal curia exercising jurisdiction especially in matrimonial cases appealed from diocesan courts":[],
      ": a fixed order of rotation (as of persons or duties)":[],
      ": a roll or list of persons : roster":[],
      "Nino 1911\u20131979 Italian composer":[],
      "island in the western Pacific Ocean at the southern end of the Mariana Islands area 35 square miles (91 square kilometers)":[],
      "town and port on the Atlantic Ocean in southwestern Spain population 29,136":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8r\u014d-t\u0259",
      "\u02c8r\u014d-(\u02cc)t\u00e4"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "a rota of housekeeping duties",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The drivable 18th ranks as the easiest par 4 on The Open rota . \u2014 Jay Ginsbach, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
      "Suddenly moving from an official position while on a royal rota is the most cardinal of sins. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Native Americans, for example, have different names for the year\u2019s rota of full moons, a technique partly designed to track the passage of time. \u2014 Robin Andrews, Forbes , 26 May 2021",
      "Turnberry, on Scotland's Ayrshire coast, is one of the finest venues on the Open Championship rota and has produced some of the most memorable finishes of the last 40-odd years. \u2014 Eamon Lynch, Detroit Free Press , 10 Jan. 2021",
      "But the covid-19 world is one where hairdressers sterilise their scissors between cuts and offices allocate desks on a rota to maintain social distancing. \u2014 The Economist , 20 June 2020",
      "When childcare and school were canceled for her kids, ages three and six, Alice and her partner worked out a rota where each tried to fulfill their full-time work responsibilities, and took shifts of childcare. \u2014 Cassie Werber, Quartz at Work , 21 May 2020",
      "Companies would be expected to shift their rotas so that offices are never full unnecessarily. \u2014 Rob Picheta, CNN , 3 May 2020",
      "Erol Koc runs a very small corner shop, Roj Supermarket, also in Waltham Forest, that employs four people on a rota to staff the single till. \u2014 Cassie Werber, Quartz , 17 Mar. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin, wheel \u2014 more at roll":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1561, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220715-111425"
  },
  "Rota":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name",
      "geographical name",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a tribunal of the papal curia exercising jurisdiction especially in matrimonial cases appealed from diocesan courts":[],
      ": a fixed order of rotation (as of persons or duties)":[],
      ": a roll or list of persons : roster":[],
      "Nino 1911\u20131979 Italian composer":[],
      "island in the western Pacific Ocean at the southern end of the Mariana Islands area 35 square miles (91 square kilometers)":[],
      "town and port on the Atlantic Ocean in southwestern Spain population 29,136":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8r\u014d-t\u0259",
      "\u02c8r\u014d-(\u02cc)t\u00e4"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "a rota of housekeeping duties",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The drivable 18th ranks as the easiest par 4 on The Open rota . \u2014 Jay Ginsbach, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
      "Suddenly moving from an official position while on a royal rota is the most cardinal of sins. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Native Americans, for example, have different names for the year\u2019s rota of full moons, a technique partly designed to track the passage of time. \u2014 Robin Andrews, Forbes , 26 May 2021",
      "Turnberry, on Scotland's Ayrshire coast, is one of the finest venues on the Open Championship rota and has produced some of the most memorable finishes of the last 40-odd years. \u2014 Eamon Lynch, Detroit Free Press , 10 Jan. 2021",
      "But the covid-19 world is one where hairdressers sterilise their scissors between cuts and offices allocate desks on a rota to maintain social distancing. \u2014 The Economist , 20 June 2020",
      "When childcare and school were canceled for her kids, ages three and six, Alice and her partner worked out a rota where each tried to fulfill their full-time work responsibilities, and took shifts of childcare. \u2014 Cassie Werber, Quartz at Work , 21 May 2020",
      "Companies would be expected to shift their rotas so that offices are never full unnecessarily. \u2014 Rob Picheta, CNN , 3 May 2020",
      "Erol Koc runs a very small corner shop, Roj Supermarket, also in Waltham Forest, that employs four people on a rota to staff the single till. \u2014 Cassie Werber, Quartz , 17 Mar. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin, wheel \u2014 more at roll":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1561, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220715-111426"
  }
}