23211 lines
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23211 lines
988 KiB
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{
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"BEngS":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"bachelor of engineering science":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164222",
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"type":[
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"abbreviation"
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]
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},
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"BEngr":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"bachelor of engineering":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-200033",
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"type":[
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"abbreviation"
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]
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},
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"Beagle Channel":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"strait off the southern tip of South America separating Tierra del Fuego from small Chilean islands to the south and connecting the Pacific with the Atlantic":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-192941",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Bear":{
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"antonyms":[
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"birth",
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"deliver",
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"drop",
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"have",
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"mother",
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"produce"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a surly, uncouth , burly, or shambling person":[
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"a tall, friendly bear of a man"
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],
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": any of a family (Ursidae of the order Carnivora) of large heavy mammals of America and Eurasia that have long shaggy hair, rudimentary tails, and plantigrade feet and feed largely on fruit, plant matter, and insects as well as on flesh":[],
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": apply , pertain":[
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"\u2014 often used with on or upon facts bearing on the question"
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],
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": assume , accept":[],
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": behave , conduct":[
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"bearing himself well"
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],
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": contain":[
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"oil- bearing shale"
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],
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": disseminate":[],
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": lead , escort":[],
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": one that sells securities or commodities in expectation of a price decline \u2014 compare bull":[],
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": render , give":[],
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": something difficult to do or deal with":[
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"the oven is a bear to clean"
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],
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": thrust , press":[],
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": to accept or allow oneself to be subjected to especially without giving way":[
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"couldn't bear the pain",
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"I can't bear seeing you cry"
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],
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": to admit of : allow":[],
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": to be equipped or furnished with (something)":[],
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": to be indulgent, patient, or forbearing with (someone)":[],
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": to be situated : lie":[],
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": to become directed":[],
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": to call for as suitable or essential":[
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"it bears watching"
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],
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": to carry or possess arms":[],
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": to come to satisfying fruition, production, or development : to produce a desired result or reward":[],
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": to exert influence or force":[],
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": to extend in a direction indicated or implied":[],
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": to force one's way":[],
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": to give as testimony":[
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"bear false witness"
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],
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": to give birth to":[],
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": to go or incline in an indicated direction":[],
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": to have as a feature or characteristic":[
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"bears a likeness to her grandmother"
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],
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": to have as an identification":[
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"bore the name of John"
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],
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": to hold above, on top, or aloft":[],
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": to hold in the mind or emotions":[
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"bear malice"
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],
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": to join in and help out":[],
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": to move while holding up and supporting (something)":[],
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": to permit growth of":[],
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": to produce as yield":[],
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": to produce fruit : yield":[],
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": to serve as a soldier":[],
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": to support a weight or strain":[
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"\u2014 often used with up"
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],
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": to support the weight of : sustain":[],
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": to think of (something) especially as a warning : remember":[],
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"river 350 miles (563 kilometers) long in northern Utah, southwestern Wyoming, and southeastern Idaho flowing to Great Salt Lake":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"Traffic in Knoxville, Tennessee, can be a bear anytime, but in late spring the slowdowns on Neyland Drive are often caused by Canada geese. \u2014 Joelle Anthony , Audubon , November-December 2004",
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"True, the rally has been around the corner since Memorial Day. But bears have dominated market sentiment for so long since the Federal Reserve Board raised interest rates last February, that traders feel the market is headed for a major tectonic shift \u2026 \u2014 Anthony Ramirez , New York Times , 19 July 1994",
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"Hikers in the woods are far more likely to wear a bell to deter bears than to take precautions against bees. But bears kill two to seven people in North America annually, bee stings kill 600 to 900. \u2014 Allan J. Davison , Chemical & Engineering News , 15 Mar. 1993",
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"a mother bear and her cubs",
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"The bears outnumbered the bulls on Wall Street today.",
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"Verb",
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"A stone slab bearing 3,000-year-old writing previously unknown to scholars has been found in the Mexican state of Veracruz, and archaeologists say it is an example of the oldest script ever discovered in the Western Hemisphere. \u2014 John Noble Wilford , New York Times , 15 Sept. 2006",
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"Large public buildings often bear only a loose resemblance to what was originally in the minds of the architects who designed them. Things get cut back to save money; somebody has second thoughts about the way part of the building will function; it takes so long to get public approval that the original idea starts to seem dated \u2026 \u2014 Paul Goldberger , New Yorker , 17 Jan. 2002",
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"The most famous work of Louis Pasteur (1822-1895), of course, was purifying milk with the process that now bears his name. \u2014 Brendan Miniter , American Enterprise , September/October 1998",
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"In so-called parking schemes, securities aren't carried on the books of the true owner but are temporarily sold to someone else with the understanding that the seller will continue to bear any risk of loss and reap any profits. \u2014 James B. Stewart , New Yorker , 8 Mar. 1993",
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"As a science fiction buff, many years ago, I remember being particularly fascinated by tales of genetic surgery. Imagine the surgeon \u2026 peering through the electron microscope, repairing the sickle-cell gene and returning the ovum to its mother, who would then bear a normal child. \u2014 Richard Novick , New York Times Book Review , 15 Feb. 1987",
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"The sight of Ni\u00f1a already there, snugged down as if she had been at home a month, finished Mart\u00edn Alonso Pinz\u00f3n. Older than Columbus, ill from the hardships of the voyage, mortified by his snub from the Sovereigns, he could bear no more. \u2014 Samuel Eliot Morison , The European Discovery of America , 1974",
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"a symphony that can bear comparison with Beethoven's best",
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"The company agreed to bear the costs.",
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"The criminals must bear full responsibility for the deaths of these innocent people.",
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"Who will bear the blame for this tragedy?",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"So the sighting of a bear in a close-in suburb of Washington was probably not so unusual. \u2014 Martin Weil, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
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"As to a bear -market rally, that already happened in March. \u2014 John S. Tobey, Forbes , 4 June 2022",
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"As global temperatures continue to rise, the two species of bear are slowly congregating together more and more. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 1 June 2022",
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"The dance is meant to welcome spring and is based on the legend of a bear being awakened from hibernation with the first thunderstorm of the year. \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 May 2022",
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"The stock index nearly fell into bear -market territory last week \u2014 defined as a 20 percent drop from its peak \u2014 but rallied Wednesday. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, BostonGlobe.com , 25 May 2022",
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"The stock index nearly fell into bear -market territory last week \u2014 defined as a 20% drop from its peak \u2014 but rallied Wednesday. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune , 25 May 2022",
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"The Dow has fallen for seven straight weeks, and the S&P 500 fell close to bear -market territory, defined as 20 percent below its record high, but has risen 4 percent since Thursday. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 18 May 2022",
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"In 1931, the Coca-Cola heir purchased an elephant \u2014 followed shortly by the acquiring of a bear and several other exotic animals. \u2014 Hunter Boyce, ajc , 16 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Women still bear the brunt of both childcare and elder care. \u2014 Avivah Wittenberg-cox, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
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"Teachers bear the brunt of the shrinking spaces of teaching and sweeping changes in curriculum. \u2014 Theodora Yu, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
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"The snacks bear the UPC code: 30034 93770 6 and best-if-used-by dates through May 29, 2022. \u2014 Kate Gibson, CBS News , 22 June 2022",
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"Halsey and Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown bear a striking resemblance to each other. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 14 June 2022",
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"But some of the most essential jobs in our society bear a disproportionate risk of death, despite workplace protections. \u2014 al , 13 June 2022",
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"The second round polling and results often bear little discernible relationship to the first round. \u2014 David Faris, The Week , 10 June 2022",
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"And Black students, male students, and students with disabilities disproportionately bear the brunt of punishments. \u2014 USA Today , 9 June 2022",
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"The fronts simply bear their group\u2019s name: MOMS FOR LIBERTY. \u2014 Laura Jedeed, The New Republic , 31 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2a":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English bere , from Old English bera ; akin to Old English br\u016bn brown \u2014 more at brown":"Noun",
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"Middle English beren to carry, bring forth, from Old English beran ; akin to Old High German beran to carry, Latin ferre , Greek pherein":"Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ber",
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"\u02c8ba(\u0259)r, \u02c8be(\u0259)r",
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"\u02c8bar"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for bear Verb bear , suffer , endure , abide , tolerate , stand mean to put up with something trying or painful. bear usually implies the power to sustain without flinching or breaking. forced to bear a tragic loss suffer often suggests acceptance or passivity rather than courage or patience in bearing. suffering many insults endure implies continuing firm or resolute through trials and difficulties. endured years of rejection abide suggests acceptance without resistance or protest. cannot abide their rudeness tolerate suggests overcoming or successfully controlling an impulse to resist, avoid, or resent something injurious or distasteful. refused to tolerate such treatment stand emphasizes even more strongly the ability to bear without discomposure or flinching. unable to stand teasing",
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"synonyms":[
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"beast",
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"chore",
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"headache",
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"job",
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"killer",
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"labor"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122931",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"geographical name",
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"noun",
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"Beau Brummell":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": dandy sense 1":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the Beau Brummells at the health club spend more time in front of the mirror than some supermodels"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1834, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"nickname of G. B. Brummell":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8b\u014d-\u02c8br\u0259-m\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"beau",
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"buck",
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"dandy",
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"dude",
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"fop",
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"gallant",
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"jay",
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"lounge lizard",
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"macaroni",
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"pretty boy"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102615",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Bedford":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"city east-northeast of Fort Worth in northern Texas population 46,979":[],
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"city in southern Indiana noted for the mining of limestone population 13,413":[],
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"town in southeast central England; capital of Bedfordshire population 74,245":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8bed-f\u0259rd"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223548",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Bedford cord":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1860, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"perhaps from New Bedford , Massachusetts":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8bed-f\u0259rd-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083256",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Bedford-Stuyvesant":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"neighborhood abutting Williamsburg in northern Brooklyn, New York":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8bed-f\u0259rd-\u02c8st\u012b-v\u0259-s\u0259nt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-184416",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Bedfordshire":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"county in southeast central England area 494 square miles (1279 square kilometers), population 514,200":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-sh\u0259r",
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"\u02c8bed-f\u0259rd-\u02ccshir"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081945",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Beelzebub":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a fallen angel in Milton's Paradise Lost ranking next to Satan":[],
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": devil":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Beelzebub himself could not change her mind."
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Beelzebub , prince of devils, from Latin, from Greek Beelzeboub , from Hebrew Ba\u02bdal z\u0115bh\u016bbh , a Philistine god, literally, lord of flies":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"b\u0113-\u02c8el-zi-\u02ccb\u0259b",
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"\u02c8b\u0113l-zi-",
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"\u02c8bel-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"archfiend",
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"devil",
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"fiend",
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"Lucifer",
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"Old Nick",
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"Satan",
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"serpent"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225043",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Beerbohm":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"Sir Max 1872\u20131956 English critic and caricaturist":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8bir-\u02ccb\u014dm",
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"-b\u0259m"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124818",
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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]
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},
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"Beggiatoa":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus (the type of the family Beggiatoaceae) of colorless filamentous sulfur bacteria of the order Beggiatoales that in form and motility resemble algae of the family Oscillatoriaceae and that often form thick mats of unsheathed filaments in swamps, sulfur springs, and seawater":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from F. S. Beggiato , 19th century Italian botanist":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccbe-j\u0259-\u02c8t\u014d-\u0259",
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"b\u0259-\u02c8ja-t\u0259-w\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170333",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Beggiatoales":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an order of free-living bacteria having relatively large rigid cells often in filaments, lacking flagella and moving by gliding like some of the blue-green algae, and often containing sulfur granules within or on the surface of the cells \u2014 see beggiatoa":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Beggiatoa + -ales":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"b\u0259-\u02ccja-t\u0259-\u02c8w\u0101-(\u02cc)l\u0113z"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013727",
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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]
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},
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"Beghard":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a member of one of many semimonastic associations of laymen founded in the 13th century in the Low Countries in imitation of the Beguines and eventually proscribed as heretical by the medieval church and in the 14th century all but extinct":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Medieval Latin Beghardus, Begardus , probably from Old French begard":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8be-\u02ccg\u00e4rd",
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"\u02c8beg-\u02cch\u00e4rd",
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"\u02c8be-g\u0259rd"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074411",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Beiderbecke":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"(Leon) Bix 1903\u20131931 American jazz cornetist and composer":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8b\u012b-d\u0259r-\u02ccbek"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112148",
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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]
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},
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"Belawan":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"town and port at the mouth of a river that feeds into the Strait of Malacca in northeastern Sumatra , Indonesia":[]
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"b\u0101-\u02c8l\u00e4-\u02ccw\u00e4n"
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": a ground squirrel ( Spermophilus beldingi synonym Urocitellus beldingi ) of the northwestern U.S. that typically lives in large colonies in alpine meadows and that is grayish with a broad, brown band extending along the center of its back":[
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"Classic studies beginning in 1977 showed that female Belding's ground squirrels sound alarms or defend burrows to help their mothers, sister, or daughters.",
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"\u2014 Susan Milius , Science News , 30 Mar. 2002"
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"after Lyman Belding \u20201917 American naturalist and ornithologist":""
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"\u02c8bel-di\u014bz-"
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},
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"definitions":{
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": a genus of Asian flying squirrels":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from New Latin, from Greek b\u00e9los \"missile, arrow, dart\" + New Latin -o- -o- -mys -mys":""
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8be-l\u0259-\u02ccmis"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113338",
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},
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": a genus (the type of the family Belonidae) of needlefishes":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from New Latin, going back to Latin (Pliny) belon\u0113 \"the pipefish Syngnathus acus ,\" borrowed from Greek bel\u00f3n\u0113 \"a sea fish (either the pipefish or the gar Belone belone ), literally, needle,\" from bel- (base of uncertain meaning and origin) + -on\u0113 , suffix of instruments (as in ak\u00f3n\u0113 \"whetstone,\" per\u00f3n\u0113 \"pin, tongue of a buckle\")":""
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"\u02c8be-l\u0259-\u02ccn\u0113"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031534",
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"Belukha":{
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"definitions":{
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"mountain 15,157 feet (4620 meters) in Russia in Asia; highest in the Altai Mountains":[]
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"examples":[],
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"b\u0259-\u02c8l\u00fc-\u1e35\u0259"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173137",
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},
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"Belvidere":{
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"definitions":{
|
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"city east of Rockford in northern Illinois noted for its historic colorful advertising murals population 25,585":[]
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8bel-v\u0259-\u02ccdir"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192401",
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"type":[
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},
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"definitions":{
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": a genus (the type of the family Bembicidae) of wasps comprising the large solitary or gregarious burrowing sand wasps":[]
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Greek, buzzing insect, top, whirlpool, cyclone; akin to Greek bombos booming or humming sound":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8bem-biks"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-081524",
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"type":[
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]
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},
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"Ben Venue":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"mountain 2393 feet (729 meters) in central Scotland south of Loch Katrine":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccben-v\u0259-\u02c8n\u00fc",
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"-\u02c8ny\u00fc"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203050",
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"type":[
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]
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},
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"definitions":{
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"David 1886\u20131973 Israeli (Polish-born) statesman; prime minister of Israel (1949\u201353; 1955\u201363)":[]
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"examples":[],
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"pronounciation":[
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"ben-\u02c8gu\u0307r-\u0113-\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164120",
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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},
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"Benedict of Nursia":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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"Saint circa 480\u2013 circa 547 Italian founder of Benedictine order":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8n\u0259r-sh(\u0113-)\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001643",
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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]
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},
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"definitions":{
|
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": a canticle from Luke 1:68 beginning \"Blessed be the Lord God of Israel\"":[],
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": a canticle from Matthew 21:9 beginning \"Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord\"":[]
|
|
},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1552, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Late Latin, blessed, from past participle of benedicere ; from its first word":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccbe-n\u0259-\u02c8dik-t\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050226",
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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]
|
|
},
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"Bengola":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": bengal light":[]
|
|
},
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"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"irregular from Bengal , the region":""
|
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},
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|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"ben-\u02c8g\u014d-l\u0259",
|
|
"be\u014b-"
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|
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112331",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Benguela":{
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|
"antonyms":[],
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|
"definitions":{
|
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"city and port on the Atlantic in western Angola population 40,996":[]
|
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"ben-\u02c8gw\u0101-l\u00e4"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093909",
|
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"type":[
|
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Beni":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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"river about 1000 miles (1609 kilometers) long in central and northern Bolivia flowing north to unite with the Mamor\u00e9 River forming the Madeira River":[]
|
|
},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8b\u0101-n\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004702",
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"type":[
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"Beni Amer":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": a member of the Beni Amer people":[],
|
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": a pastoral Tigre-speaking Hamitic people belonging to the same racial group as the Bisharin and Hadendoa":[]
|
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},
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"examples":[],
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccbe-n\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4-m\u0259r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061314",
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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]
|
|
},
|
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"Benicia":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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"city in central California north-northeast of Oakland population 26,997":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"b\u0259-\u02c8n\u0113-sh\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090858",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Benton":{
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|
"antonyms":[],
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|
"definitions":{
|
|
"Thomas Hart 1782\u20131858 Old Bullion American politician":[],
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"Thomas Hart 1889\u20131975 grand-nephew of Thomas Hart Benton American painter":[]
|
|
},
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8ben-t\u1d4an"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-085129",
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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]
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},
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"Benue":{
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|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"river 870 miles (1400 kilometers) long in western Africa flowing west into the Niger River":[]
|
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8b\u0101n-(\u02cc)w\u0101"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172833",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Benxi":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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"city in the province of Liaoning, northeastern China population 834,000":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8b\u0259n-\u02c8sh\u0113"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-200036",
|
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"type":[
|
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"geographical name"
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]
|
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},
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"Benxi?pronunciation&lang=en_us&dir=p&file=penhs01g":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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"city in the province of Liaoning, northeastern China population 834,000":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8b\u0259n-\u02c8sh\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-202605",
|
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Berean":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a native or inhabitant of the ancient city Beroea":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Berea or Beroea , ancient name for Veroia, town in Macedonia, Greece; Bire, Palestine; and Alep, Syria + English -an":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"b\u0259-\u02c8r\u0113-\u0259n"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130150",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
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"Bermuda cress":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": winter cress":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-193013",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
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},
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"Bermuda grass":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a creeping stoloniferous southern European grass ( Cynodon dactylon ) often used as a lawn and pasture grass":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1803, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190705",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"Bessemer process":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a process of making steel from pig iron by burning out carbon and other impurities by means of a blast of air forced through the molten metal":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1856, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Sir Henry Bessemer":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8be-s\u0259-m\u0259r-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133712",
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
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"Bessemer steel":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": steel made by the Bessemer process":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-181754",
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"Besser block":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": cinder block sense 2":[
|
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"Against all the acoustic probabilities of grey Besser blocks and steel framing, the winery encourages the sounds of instruments and voices to bloom.",
|
|
"\u2014 Roger Covell , Sydney Morning Herald , 2 Dec. 1994",
|
|
"Each yard had a quota of car wrecks perched on Besser blocks or tree stumps.",
|
|
"\u2014 Russell Skelton , King Brown Country: The Betrayal of Papunya , 2010",
|
|
"Besser blocks and beaten copper panels were a crude attempt to create privacy \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Karen McCartney , Iconic Australian Houses , 2007",
|
|
"The impact demolished the cement besser block wall and left a gaping hole in the store, which was empty at the time.",
|
|
"\u2014 Kate Lemmon , The Queensland Times , 30 Aug. 2012"
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]
|
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1909, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"after the Besser Manufacturing Company, concrete block producer founded in Alpena, Michigan, in 1904":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8be-s\u0259r-"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231959",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
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"Bessy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a stock character in English folk dances and plays played by a man dressed as a woman":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"from the name Bessy":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8be-s\u0113"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091335",
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"type":[
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]
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},
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"Bessy cerka":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": queen triggerfish":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"perhaps by folk etymology from American Spanish pejepuerco":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6be-s\u0113-\u02c8s\u0259r-k\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055105",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Beta Cygni":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": albireo":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1839, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02c8sig-\u02ccn\u012b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121010",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Bethulia":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"locale thought to be in central ancient Palestine":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"b\u0259-\u02c8th\u00fc-l\u0113-\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132852",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
|
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},
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"Bethune":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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"(Jennie) Louise 1856\u20131913 n\u00e9e Blanchard American architect":[],
|
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"Mary 1875\u20131955 n\u00e9e McLeod American educator":[]
|
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},
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"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8thy\u00fcn",
|
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"b\u0259-\u02c8th\u00fcn"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-114902",
|
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"type":[
|
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"biographical name"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"Bethylidae":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a family of small wasps the females of which oviposit on other insects that they sting and paralyze":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"New Latin, from Bethylus , type genus (from Greek b\u0113thylos , a kind of bird) + -idae":""
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"b\u0259-\u02c8thi-l\u0259-\u02ccd\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194632",
|
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"type":[
|
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"plural noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"Betio":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"islet and village in northern Kiribati at the southern end of Tarawa":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0101-ch\u0113-\u02cc\u014d",
|
|
"-sh\u0113-",
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0101t-s\u0113-"
|
|
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032044",
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"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
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]
|
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},
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"Betjeman":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"Sir John 1906\u20131984 British author; poet laureate (1972\u201384)":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8be-ch\u0259-m\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-175715",
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"type":[
|
|
"biographical name"
|
|
]
|
|
},
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|
"Betjeman?pronunciation&lang=en_us&dir=bix&file=bixbet05":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"Sir John 1906\u20131984 British author; poet laureate (1972\u201384)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8be-ch\u0259-m\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-192949",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"biographical name"
|
|
]
|
|
},
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|
"Betonica":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a small genus of Eurasian herbs (family Labiatae) often included in Stachys having the corolla tube greatly exceeding the calyx":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Latin betonica, vettonica betony":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"b\u0259-\u02c8t\u00e4-n\u0259-k\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100036",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"Betoyan":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a language family of Chibchan stock in eastern Colombia":[],
|
|
": tucano":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Betoya , a South American Indian people, the language of the Betoya (from Spanish betoya, betoy, betoye , of American Indian origin) + English -an":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8t\u022fi-\u0259n",
|
|
"b\u0101-\u02c8t\u014d-y\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-073314",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"Beyoglu":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"section of Istanbul, Turkey comprising the area north of the Golden Horn":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccb\u0101-\u022f-\u02c8gl\u00fc"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-114945",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"be":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"depart",
|
|
"die",
|
|
"expire",
|
|
"pass away",
|
|
"perish",
|
|
"succumb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": about : to : at : upon : against : across":[
|
|
"be stride"
|
|
],
|
|
": affect, afflict, treat, provide, or cover with especially excessively":[
|
|
"be devil",
|
|
"be fog"
|
|
],
|
|
": belong , befall":[
|
|
"\u2026 to thine and Albany's issue be this perpetual.",
|
|
"\u2014 Shakespeare"
|
|
],
|
|
": call or dub especially excessively":[
|
|
"be doctor"
|
|
],
|
|
": excessively : ostentatiously":[
|
|
"\u2014 in intensive verbs formed from simple verbs be deck and in adjectives based on adjectives ending in -ed be ribboned"
|
|
],
|
|
": make : cause to be : treat as":[
|
|
"be little",
|
|
"be friend"
|
|
],
|
|
": on : around : over":[
|
|
"be smear"
|
|
],
|
|
": to a great or greater degree : thoroughly":[
|
|
"be fuddle"
|
|
],
|
|
": to belong to the class of":[
|
|
"the fish is a trout",
|
|
"Keeping this room clean is your responsibility.",
|
|
"\u2014 used regularly in senses 1a through 1e as the copula of simple predication"
|
|
],
|
|
": to come or go":[
|
|
"has already been and gone",
|
|
"has never been to the circus"
|
|
],
|
|
": to constitute the same class as":[
|
|
"These three books are the authoritative works on the president's life."
|
|
],
|
|
": to equal in meaning : have the same connotation as : symbolize":[
|
|
"God is love",
|
|
"January is the first month",
|
|
"let x be 10"
|
|
],
|
|
": to have a specified qualification or characterization":[
|
|
"The leaves are green."
|
|
],
|
|
": to have an objective existence : have reality or actuality : live":[
|
|
"I think, therefore I am"
|
|
],
|
|
": to have identity with : to constitute the same idea or object as":[
|
|
"The first person I met was my brother."
|
|
],
|
|
": to have, maintain, or occupy a place, situation, or position":[
|
|
"the book is on the table"
|
|
],
|
|
": to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted":[
|
|
"\u2014 used only in infinitive form let him be"
|
|
],
|
|
": to take place : occur":[
|
|
"the concert was last night"
|
|
],
|
|
"Baum\u00e9":[],
|
|
"Black English":[],
|
|
"British English":[],
|
|
"bachelor of education":[],
|
|
"bachelor of engineering":[],
|
|
"beryllium":[],
|
|
"bill of exchange":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"stories that begin with the familiar line \u201conce upon a time there was a beautiful maiden\u201d",
|
|
"we'll be there waiting for you",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Today, some say genius isn\u2019t necessarily something you\u2019re born with, but rather can be taught and requires hard work and practice. \u2014 Forbes , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"They\u2019re often pursued by photographers due to their beauty \u2014 high cloud bases that crackle with errant bolts of electricity juxtaposed against a sandy desert backdrop \u2014 but the sudden torrential downpours can be problematic. \u2014 Jason Samenow, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"The Hajj pilgrimage is a symbolic journey tracing the footsteps of Prophet Abraham, Hagar, and their son Ismail, peace be upon all of them. \u2014 Manal Aman, Woman's Day , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"We\u2019re repeatedly being asked to move on like a lovesick teen from a months-old breakup while these misdemeanors continue to be freshly squeezed into our newsfeeds. \u2014 Raven Smith, Vogue , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"The following day, the store\u2019s manager said that four employees had been fired and requested that they all be contacted and advised they are banned from the business. \u2014 cleveland , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Kentucky basketball:Will transfer Antonio Reeves be Kentucky basketball's go-to scorer or a bench option? \u2014 Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Only then will the West truly be in a position to influence those behaving badly. \u2014 David A. Andelman, CNN , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Reservations can be made through OpenTable starting Monday, but they\u2019re not required. \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 30 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Old English bi-, be- ; akin to Old English b\u012b by, near \u2014 more at by":"Prefix",
|
|
"Middle English, from Old English b\u0113on ; akin to Old High German bim am, Latin fui I have been, futurus about to be, fieri to become, be done, Greek phynai to be born, be by nature, phyein to produce":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"b\u0113",
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"breathe",
|
|
"exist",
|
|
"live",
|
|
"subsist"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070959",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"abbreviation",
|
|
"prefix",
|
|
"symbol",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"be (in) for the high jump":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to be certain to be punished":[
|
|
"If the boss finds out what we've done, we 're (in) for the high jump !"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123627",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"be (to)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064129",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"be a great one for":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to be good at (doing something) often or to enjoy (doing something) very much":[
|
|
"He 's a great one for (playing) golf on weekends.",
|
|
"She 's a great one for getting other people to do her work."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182712",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"be great at":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to do (something) very well":[
|
|
"My brother is great at (playing) golf."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130201",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"be laughing":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to be in a very good situation with nothing to worry about":[
|
|
"If they can just close this important deal, they'll be laughing !"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162221",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"be on intimate terms":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to have a close relationship : to be close friends":[
|
|
"We are on intimate terms with our neighbors."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113431",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"be on/have a short fuse":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to have a tendency to become angry very quickly":[
|
|
"The boss is known to have a short fuse ."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112637",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"be one's own boss":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": have full control of a business or enterprise : have no boss except for oneself":[
|
|
"Jane started her own business so that she could be her own boss ."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122314",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"be one's usual self":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to behave in the way one usually does":[
|
|
"Is anything wrong? You 're not your usual self today."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114745",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"be privileged":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to have the good fortune (to have, be, or do something)":[
|
|
"I was privileged to be part of the winning team."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-183127",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"be puffed (up) with pride":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": to be showing one's pride by the way one behaves or holds one's body":[
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"He was puffed up with pride over his victory."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"type":[
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"be put to death":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to be killed at a scheduled time by someone who is legally allowed to do so":[
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"a serial killer who was put to death for the murder of 28 people",
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"The dog that attacked the children was later put to death ."
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]
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"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054112",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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},
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"be quick on the draw":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to be quick about removing a gun from where it is kept : to quickly draw a gun and be ready to shoot it":[
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"\u2014 often used figuratively Critics may have been a little too quick on the draw ."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020315",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"be rained off":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to be canceled because of rain":[
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"Today's game was rained off and will be played tomorrow instead."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105749",
|
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"be reborn":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": to be born again : to become alive again after death":[
|
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"The phoenix is a mythical bird that is reborn from its own ashes.",
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"\u2014 often used figuratively to describe something that becomes active or popular again After years of renovations and improvements, the city has been reborn as a tourist destination."
|
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]
|
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112109",
|
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
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]
|
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},
|
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"be riding for a fall":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to be doing something that is likely to lead to failure or disaster":[
|
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"They're feeling pretty confident now, but if you ask me, they' re riding for a fall ."
|
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]
|
|
},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115433",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"be secure in the belief/knowledge":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": to feel confident":[
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"I was secure in the belief/knowledge that I had done all I could."
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012933",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"be sick":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to vomit":[
|
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"I was sick several times after eating the clams.",
|
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"The last time I ate oysters, I was violently sick .",
|
|
"Stop the car\u2014I'm going to be sick ."
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113229",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
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"be sickening for":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": to be starting to have or suffer from (an illness)":[
|
|
"I've been sneezing all day. I must be sickening for something."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195008",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"be spoken for":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": to not be available because of already being claimed by someone else or in a relationship with someone else":[
|
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"I'm sorry. This seat is spoken for .",
|
|
"I can't go out with you; I 'm already spoken for ."
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033007",
|
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"be struck by":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to be very impressed by or pleased with (something or someone)":[
|
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"Visitors are always struck by the beauty of the landscape."
|
|
]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162112",
|
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"be struck on":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to like or be impressed by (someone or something) very much":[
|
|
"He was quite struck on her.",
|
|
"She seems to be very struck on herself ."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201944",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"be to do with":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": to relate to (something) : to be about (something)":[
|
|
"The problem is to do with fishing rights."
|
|
],
|
|
": to relate to or involve (someone)":[
|
|
"That's your problem: It's nothing to do with me!"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031641",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"be toast":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to be in a lot of trouble : to be completely ruined, defeated, etc.":[
|
|
"If anyone finds out about this, we 're toast .",
|
|
"His career is toast ."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190416",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"be tough on":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": causing stress or worry to (someone)":[
|
|
"This year has been tough on our family."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224549",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"be/become one's own man":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to be or become a man who is not controlled by other people or who is able to support himself without the help of other people":[
|
|
"He left home and moved to the city to become his own man ."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-183933",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"be/get carried away":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to be so excited that one is no longer in control of one's behavior":[
|
|
"I shouldn't have behaved like that. I just got carried away .",
|
|
"They allowed themselves to be carried away by fear."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140105",
|
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"be/get in someone's face":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to criticize or shout at someone in a very direct and angry way":[
|
|
"The coach was/got in my face because I was late for practice."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214731",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"be/get togged up/out":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to be or get dressed in special clothes for a particular occasion or activity":[
|
|
"He got (himself) togged up for the meeting."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010032",
|
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
|
"beach":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a seashore area":[],
|
|
": a shore of a body of water covered by sand, gravel, or larger rock fragments":[],
|
|
": shore pebbles : shingle":[],
|
|
": to run or drive ashore":[
|
|
"beaching the landing craft in the assault",
|
|
"The storm damaged and beached half the fleet."
|
|
],
|
|
": to strand on or as if on a beach":[
|
|
"a beached shark"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"We spent the day at the beach .",
|
|
"she loves walking along the beach , looking for shells that the waves cast up",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"The pirates beached the ship on the island.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The video showed pics of the two at various locations including a roller rink, a beach and Disneyland. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"The word conjures up thoughts of beaches, cookouts, blockbuster movies, and of course reading by the pool or beach ! \u2014 Jack Mccullough, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"If recent attempts to beat the summer heat at the pool or beach have fallen a bit flat without the perfect soundtrack playing in the background, there's a simple, affordable solution. \u2014 PEOPLE.com , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"That's exactly what happened earlier this month in another Florida panhandle beach town. \u2014 Rebekah Castor, Fox News , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"The three-day celebration was spread across multiple venues in the beach town. \u2014 Praachi Raniwala, Vogue , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"And for a streak-proof contour that will stay put at the beach or the pool, Clark recommends a bronzing stain that won't rise right off. \u2014 Lauren Burwell, Allure , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Geist Park and Waterfront, Fishers Fishers used eminent domain proceedings to buy 70 acres near 109th Street and Olio Road in 2018 to develop as a combination beach and nature preserve, as well as recreational spot. \u2014 John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Perfect for a day at the beach or any outdoor activities. \u2014 ELLE , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Now, where to do that is entirely up to personal preference: From perennially buzzy beach destinations to the bucolic countryside or the majestic mountains, all have something distinct to offer. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Those Pacific waves couldn't stop [my] hair from looking perfectly beach wavy with some shine that brought out my highlights. \u2014 Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"The new ATVs are equipped with flashing lights and sirens enabling police to respond quickly to beach emergencies. \u2014 Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"Admission is free and fans are encouraged to bring their own blankets or beach chairs because there is no seating. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"In North Carolina's Outer Banks region, coastal flooding warnings and high surf advisories remain in effect through Thursday, in addition to beach hazards through Wednesday evening, according to the National Weather Service. \u2014 Marlene Lenthang, NBC News , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"The dark window frame and flooring made of local brown stone give contrast to the all-over white of French designer Christian Liaigre\u2019s St. Barts beach home. \u2014 Kelsey Mulvey, ELLE Decor , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"The website covers beach destinations all around the Caribbean and Mexico plus in the Pacific including Hawaii, French Polynesia and Fiji. \u2014 Ramsey Qubein, Forbes , 17 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"From gym looks to beach \u2018fits, the 25-year-old model just knows how to put effortlessly chic ensembles together. \u2014 Leah Campano, Seventeen , 21 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1799, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"circa 1535, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"origin unknown":"Noun",
|
|
"verbal derivative of beach entry 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0113ch"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beachfront",
|
|
"sand(s)",
|
|
"strand"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220033",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beachfront":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a strip of land that fronts a beach":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"We went for a walk along the beachfront .",
|
|
"the town's beachfront extends for more than a mile",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"With a total of 2,300 rooms, a multitude of restaurants, bars, and lounges, as well as pools and beachfront , there's certainly no shortage of activity on land, but the at-sea experiences on offer are unmatched. \u2014 Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"All 135 units were ultimately demolished, leaving a gaping hole along Surfside\u2019s beachfront . \u2014 al , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"The settlements at Cox\u2019s Bazar, a modest fishing town with a long, sandy beachfront , have been plagued by growing violence and lawlessness. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"With roughly 12 miles of uninterrupted beachfront to explore, Hilton Head doesn't want for sandy spaces to roll out your beach towel or go for a stroll. \u2014 Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure , 5 June 2022",
|
|
"This two-story hotel has rooms on the water, each with its own share of Caribbean-facing beachfront . \u2014 Graham Averill, Outside Online , 7 May 2022",
|
|
"Grounds planted with lavender, freesia and olive trees run down to a private beachfront with cabanas on oceanfront decking and two pontoons are ready to moor arriving yachts. \u2014 Lauren Jade Hill, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"This intimate private island resort features 36 rooms and spacious beachfront bungalows with private bathrooms catering to couples and families. \u2014 Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"The Hideaway at Hull Bay is a gorgeous \u2014 and exclusive \u2014 beachfront estate, located in the Caribbean on St. Thomas. \u2014 Ebony Williams, ajc , 9 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1869, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0113ch-\u02ccfr\u0259nt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beach",
|
|
"sand(s)",
|
|
"strand"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055722",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beacon":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bathe",
|
|
"emblaze",
|
|
"illume",
|
|
"illuminate",
|
|
"illumine",
|
|
"irradiate",
|
|
"light",
|
|
"lighten"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a lighthouse or other signal for guidance":[],
|
|
": a radio transmitter emitting signals to guide aircraft":[],
|
|
": a signal fire commonly on a hill, tower, or pole":[],
|
|
": a source of light or inspiration":[
|
|
"\u2026 the beacon to the oppressed of all countries \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Adrienne Koch"
|
|
],
|
|
": to furnish with a signal or a source of light or inspiration : to furnish with a beacon":[],
|
|
": to shine as a beacon":[
|
|
"\u2026 Adventure beaconed from far off, and his heart leapt to greet the light.",
|
|
"\u2014 Maurice Hewlett"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"These countries are beacons of democracy.",
|
|
"Our nation should be a beacon of peace to people around the world.",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"a lone lighthouse beacons the entrance to the island's only harbor",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"In between directing traffic and cheerfully enforcing the no-phone policy, Eng serves as a beacon of encouragement in the high-stakes teenage chaos unfolding around her. \u2014 Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Denmark is a beacon of best practice in its approach to the early years, with a culture which prioritises the best start in life. \u2014 Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com , 4 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Denmark is a beacon of best practice in its approach to the early years, with a culture which prioritises the best start in life. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 4 Feb. 2022",
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"The Blazers\u2019 playoff failures led to a parting of ways with coach Terry Stotts, who had guided the team to eight playoff berths in nine seasons, while becoming a beacon of stability in a league dominated by coaching turnover. \u2014 oregonlive , 31 Dec. 2021",
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"Katy Perry, Demi Lovato, Miley Cyrus \u2014 every young solo female performer in recent memory would have grown up with Britney Spears in the charts and therefore as a beacon of success for women in pop. \u2014 Eilish Gilligan, refinery29.com , 1 Oct. 2021",
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"To be a lighthouse in the storm, to be a beacon in the night. \u2014 Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal , 11 Aug. 2021",
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"While viewed as tawdry at times by some of its critics, the tabloid has served as a beacon of media freedom in the Chinese-speaking world, read by dissidents and a more liberal Chinese diaspora \u2013 repeatedly challenging Beijing\u2019s authoritarianism. \u2014 The Christian Science Monitor , 23 June 2021",
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"Connecticut\u2019s medical industry was really the beacon of medical marijuana programs in the entire United States. \u2014 Christopher Keating, courant.com , 10 June 2021",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"The thumb drives would beacon back to her Black Hills colleagues and give them access to the prison's systems. \u2014 Lily Hay Newman, Wired , 26 Feb. 2020",
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"Find My Friends seemed to offer me no warning whatsoever that its settings had been changed to beacon my location to her in real-time. \u2014 Andy Greenberg, WIRED , 2 July 2019"
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],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Noun",
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"1650, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English bekene, bikene, bekyn \"signal fire, banner,\" going back to Old English b\u0113acen \"sign, portent, outward mark or appearance, standard, banner, monument, audible signal, signal fire,\" going back to West Germanic *baukna- (whence also Old Frisian b\u0113ken, b\u0101ken \"sign, signal fire,\" Old Saxon b\u014dkan \"sign,\" Middle Dutch baken, (North Holland) beeken \"signal, signal fire,\" boken \"sign,\" Old High German bouhhan \"sign, nod, portent, foreshadowing, banner,\" Old Norse b\u00e1kn \"sign\" [probably borrowed from West Germanic]), of uncertain origin":"Noun",
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"verbal derivative of beacon entry 1":"Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8b\u0113-k\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"illuminant",
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"lamp",
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"light"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221613",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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},
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"bead":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a blob or a line of weld metal":[],
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": a bubble formed in or on a beverage":[],
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": a drop of sweat or blood":[],
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": a necklace of beads or pearls":[],
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": a precise knowledge or understanding":[
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"\u2014 used in such phrases as get a bead on"
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],
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": a projecting rim, band, or molding":[],
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": a series of prayers and meditations made with a rosary":[],
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": a small ball-shaped body: such as":[],
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": a small metal knob on a firearm used as a front sight":[],
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": a small piece of material pierced for threading on a string or wire (as in a rosary)":[],
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": prayer":[
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"\u2014 usually used in plural"
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],
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": rosary":[],
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": to form into a bead":[],
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": to furnish, adorn, or cover with beads or beading":[],
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": to string together like beads":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"Beads of sweat began rolling down their faces.",
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"squeeze a bead or two of glue onto the seam",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Add a bead of acoustical sealant, which is formulated to stay flexible and not shrink, to close the gap between the bottom edge of the drywall and the floor. \u2014 Jeanne Huber, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
|
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"The two boys playing with the water bead gun then began shooting toward a group of four individuals playing on the basketball court. \u2014 Stephanie Pagones, Fox News , 18 June 2022",
|
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"Golden was finally able to get a bead on the Knights starter in her third attempt, singling and driving in junior first baseman Macy McCoy. \u2014 Jonathan Saxon, The Courier-Journal , 12 June 2022",
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"Akron police say that in the moments leading up to the incident, one or more occupants in the victim\u2019s vehicle were riding around the surrounding area shooting a water bead blaster. \u2014 Julianne Mcshane, NBC News , 12 June 2022",
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"Other accessories included layers of delicate gold chain necklaces, stacks of black bead bracelets, gold earrings, and a camel shawl. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 7 June 2022",
|
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"Many are pre-loved, in good condition overall, but sporting the odd tear, or missing bead , or, in the case of one dress, a stubborn sticky patch that might have been gum in a past life. \u2014 Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"The impact of Islam is clearly noted in this piece (above), which has Allah in Arabic inscribed on the gold drop bead of the pendant. \u2014 Stellene Volandes, Town & Country , 11 May 2022",
|
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"For fashion's biggest night, Khlo\u00e9 wore a glimmering gold bead fringe Moschino gown that hugged her curves. \u2014 Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com , 4 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"My sister and my cousins have all learned how to sew or bead the Ojibwe way, thanks to the guidance of our talented aunties (intricate floral beadwork is an Ojibwe signature). \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 21 Mar. 2022",
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"The exterior fabric caused water to bead on the surface, so the shorts never got saturated and stayed lightweight. \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 13 July 2015",
|
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"Regardless of the material, wiper blades leave residue on the windshield; silicone is inherently hydrophobic, which should help water bead off your windshield. \u2014 Matt Crisara, Popular Mechanics , 19 Oct. 2021",
|
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"Sweat began to bead on her forehead shortly into the selection as her body rocked and swayed to the beat. \u2014 Justin L. Mack, The Indianapolis Star , 4 July 2021",
|
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"Immediately upon seeing Deng\u2019s pieces, Alexandra commissioned her to bead a bag with a watermelon on it \u2014 something that Deng had never done before. \u2014 Eliza Huber, refinery29.com , 7 June 2021",
|
|
"This adds an additional protective barrier, allowing bacterial fluids to bead up and reduce interaction time with the board. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 19 May 2021",
|
|
"The durable canvas polyester material allows water to bead on top of the surface instead of soaking in, helping to prevent mildew or musty odors. \u2014 Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens , 18 Mar. 2021",
|
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"The artist got the idea to bead shoes in Peep\u2019s honor last year, when she was commissioned to create a work for the Hood Museum in Hanover, New Hampshire. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 16 Mar. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1577, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English bede prayer, prayer bead, from Old English bed, gebed prayer; akin to Old English biddan to entreat, pray \u2014 more at bid entry 1":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8b\u0113d"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"blob",
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"driblet",
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"drip",
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"drop",
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"droplet",
|
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"glob",
|
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"globule"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044204",
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
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]
|
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},
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"beagler":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": one that beagles":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-g(\u0259)l\u0259(r)"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-184243",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beagling":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": hunting with beagles":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112633",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beak":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a continuous slight architectural projection ending in an arris \u2014 see molding illustration":[],
|
|
": a metal-pointed beam projecting from the bow especially of an ancient galley for piercing an enemy ship":[],
|
|
": a pointed structure or formation:":[],
|
|
": a process suggesting the beak of a bird":[],
|
|
": any of various rigid projecting mouth structures (as of a turtle)":[],
|
|
": headmaster":[],
|
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": magistrate":[],
|
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": the elongated sucking mouth of some insects (such as the true bugs)":[],
|
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": the human nose":[],
|
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": the spout of a vessel":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"the beak of a hawk",
|
|
"an actor with a big beak",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Some use their hard beak to drill into the shells of clams. \u2014 Erin Spencer, The Conversation , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"There\u2019s something mesmerizing about a Dodo bird: Its squat body and feeble wings; the beady little eyes that peek out from behind its oversized beak . \u2014 Christina P\u00e9rez, Vogue , 10 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"In one famous example, engineers in Japan modeled the front of their high-speed bullet train after the shape of a kingfisher's beak to make the design more streamlined and eliminate the sonic boom. \u2014 Melina Walling, The Arizona Republic , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The painful incident left the sea turtle with a large chunk missing from her beak and a head fracture. \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The other way to remask was to leave the mask slung under your chin, and then hoist it back up by the point of its beak . \u2014 Richard Brookhiser, National Review , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Its cartoonish yellow beak and distinctive wing coloration recently attracted crowds of rapt birders to Maine before turning up on April Fools\u2019 Day in Nova Scotia. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In the third set, Yastremska squandered several beak point opportunities before finally securing a break in the fifth game, to go up 3-2 on a Garcia double fault. \u2014 Andrew L. John, USA TODAY , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Days later, Grinnell was discovered off campus on a trash-can lid, weakened by wounds to his beak , leg and wing. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 Apr. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English bec , from Anglo-French, from Latin beccus , of Gaulish origin":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0113k"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bill",
|
|
"neb",
|
|
"nib"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011531",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beaked cockle":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a mollusk of the genus Nuculana or family Nuculanidae":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130701",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beam":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"radiate",
|
|
"ray",
|
|
"shine"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a collection of nearly parallel rays (such as X-rays) or a stream of particles (such as electrons)":[],
|
|
": a long piece of heavy often squared timber suitable for use in construction":[],
|
|
": a ray or shaft of light":[
|
|
"beams from the searchlights"
|
|
],
|
|
": a wood or metal cylinder in a loom on which the warp (see warp entry 1 sense 1a ) is wound":[],
|
|
": an oscillating lever on a central axis receiving motion at one end from an engine connecting rod and transmitting it at the other":[],
|
|
": following a guiding beam":[],
|
|
": proceeding or operating correctly":[],
|
|
": the bar of a balance from which scales hang":[],
|
|
": the extreme width of a ship at the widest part":[],
|
|
": the main stem of a deer's antler":[],
|
|
": the part of a plow to which handles, standard, and coulter are attached":[],
|
|
": the width of the buttocks":[
|
|
"\u2026 immensely broad in the beam \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Ann Bridge"
|
|
],
|
|
": to direct to a particular audience":[
|
|
"a commercial beamed at middle-class voters"
|
|
],
|
|
": to emit in beams or as a beam (see beam entry 1 sense 2 )":[
|
|
"The sun beamed its light through the window."
|
|
],
|
|
": to send out rays of light":[
|
|
"Sunlight beamed through the window."
|
|
],
|
|
": to smile with joy":[
|
|
"The bride was beaming ."
|
|
],
|
|
": to support with beams (see beam entry 1 sense 1 )":[
|
|
"The house was beamed with heavy timbers."
|
|
],
|
|
": to transmit especially by satellite : broadcast":[
|
|
"\u2026 the 90-minute show was beamed to more than 200 countries and territories around the world.",
|
|
"\u2014 TV Guide"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"a bright beam of light",
|
|
"We saw the beams from their flashlights.",
|
|
"the building's steel support beams",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"She beamed as she told us the good news.",
|
|
"They stood beaming with satisfaction.",
|
|
"\u201cWe're getting married!\u201d he beamed .",
|
|
"The sun beamed its light through the window.",
|
|
"Pictures of the distant planet were beamed back to the Earth.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"With a beam of 34 feet, the new sailer has a volume of 390 GT and offers a lot more space than other yachts in her class. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"The officers also kept aiming a beam of light at vehicles and running their license plates through records. \u2014 Steve Lopezcolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Several feet away, a boulder projected a beam of light into the sky, and rocks in the distance produced the same beams. \u2014 Matt Fuchs, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Both player will be tethered to a rotating bar and have to pull their way to shut off a beam of light. \u2014 Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"Players can play different games, all on a single beam of light. \u2014 Corrinne Hess, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Simply turn it on to shine an angled beam of light directly in front of the vacuum to illuminate and nab the microscopic dust that other vacuums miss. \u2014 Carolyn Fort\u00e9, Good Housekeeping , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"The suites span the entire beam of the ship so prepare for a wraparound private terrace that offers incredible panoramic views and privacy. \u2014 Zachary Laks, CNN , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Multiple people spotted a mysterious beam of light in the sky last week. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Radio Mambi got its start in the 1980s with support from the Reagan administration and has long received federal funding to beam Radio Marti\u2019s anti-communist content into Cuba for an hour after midnight each morning. \u2014 Adriana Gomez Licon, Sun Sentinel , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"But the satellite market has shifted to smaller spacecraft, including constellations flying in lower-altitude orbits, to beam broadband signals to consumers. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"The Chicago drill rapper is the next artist confirmed for Apple Music\u2019s live platform, which will beam out to the streaming specialist\u2019s subscribers in over 165 countries. \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"In 1974, researchers use the Arecibo radio telescope to beam a message into space \u2013 the communication that this study is partially based on \u2013 but the Puerto Rico instrument collapsed in 2020. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"And the kitchen boasts large windows that beam sunlight into the central gathering spot for meals and cooking. \u2014 Jennifer E. Mabry, USA TODAY , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Silk Sonic will pop over from their Las Vegas residency to hit the BBMAs stage, while Ed Sheeran will beam in live from the Belfast stop of his world tour. \u2014 Starr Bowenbank, Billboard , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"The telescope, with a 1,640-foot (500-meter) diameter, will beam a series of radio pulses over a broad swath of sky. \u2014 Chris Impey, The Conversation , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Experimental designs and prototypes of satellites that can wirelessly beam down solar energy from orbit. \u2014 Aylin Woodward And, WSJ , 10 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English beem , from Old English b\u0113am tree, beam; akin to Old High German boum tree":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English bemen , verbal derivative of bem, beem beam entry 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0113m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ray",
|
|
"shaft"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050823",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beam sea":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a sea whose surface motion is approximately at a right angle to the course of a vessel":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1820, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-202359",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beam splitter":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a mirror or prism or a combination of the two that is used to divide a beam of radiation into two or more parts":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"After these alternative causal events have occurred, another beam splitter reunites the two versions of the photon. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 11 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Under these circumstances, if two photons arrive at a beam splitter at the same time via different ports, then their paths will become linked (entangled). \u2014 Chris Lee, Ars Technica , 7 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"Particles can be placed in superposition in certain experiments, such as those using a beam splitter to divide photons of light, to show the phenomenon in action. \u2014 Jonathan O'callaghan, Scientific American , 23 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"Chris uses a cube beam splitter to create the laser light show announcing the Tanning Invitational pool party that incurs Hathaway's wrath. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 9 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"After going through the beam splitter , the particle enters into a superposition of two states: taking the left and right paths. \u2014 Anil Ananthaswamy, Scientific American , 6 May 2019",
|
|
"The pulses go through a beam splitter , which sends half of each pulse toward Alice and half toward Bob. \u2014 Kevin Hartnett, WIRED , 23 Dec. 2018",
|
|
"The two waves come back together at the second beam splitter . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 25 July 2018",
|
|
"The thought experiment involves putting two interferometers side by side, such that each particle first encounters a beam splitter . \u2014 Anil Ananthaswamy, Scientific American , 6 May 2019"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1935, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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|
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|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-194635",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beaming":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"radiate",
|
|
"ray",
|
|
"shine"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a collection of nearly parallel rays (such as X-rays) or a stream of particles (such as electrons)":[],
|
|
": a long piece of heavy often squared timber suitable for use in construction":[],
|
|
": a ray or shaft of light":[
|
|
"beams from the searchlights"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
": an oscillating lever on a central axis receiving motion at one end from an engine connecting rod and transmitting it at the other":[],
|
|
": following a guiding beam":[],
|
|
": proceeding or operating correctly":[],
|
|
": the bar of a balance from which scales hang":[],
|
|
": the extreme width of a ship at the widest part":[],
|
|
": the main stem of a deer's antler":[],
|
|
": the part of a plow to which handles, standard, and coulter are attached":[],
|
|
": the width of the buttocks":[
|
|
"\u2026 immensely broad in the beam \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Ann Bridge"
|
|
],
|
|
": to direct to a particular audience":[
|
|
"a commercial beamed at middle-class voters"
|
|
],
|
|
": to emit in beams or as a beam (see beam entry 1 sense 2 )":[
|
|
"The sun beamed its light through the window."
|
|
],
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": to send out rays of light":[
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"Sunlight beamed through the window."
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],
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": to smile with joy":[
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"The bride was beaming ."
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": to support with beams (see beam entry 1 sense 1 )":[
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"The house was beamed with heavy timbers."
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],
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": to transmit especially by satellite : broadcast":[
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"\u2026 the 90-minute show was beamed to more than 200 countries and territories around the world.",
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"\u2014 TV Guide"
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"a bright beam of light",
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"We saw the beams from their flashlights.",
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"the building's steel support beams",
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"Verb",
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"She beamed as she told us the good news.",
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"They stood beaming with satisfaction.",
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"\u201cWe're getting married!\u201d he beamed .",
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"The sun beamed its light through the window.",
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"Pictures of the distant planet were beamed back to the Earth.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"With a beam of 34 feet, the new sailer has a volume of 390 GT and offers a lot more space than other yachts in her class. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 10 June 2022",
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"The officers also kept aiming a beam of light at vehicles and running their license plates through records. \u2014 Steve Lopezcolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
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"Several feet away, a boulder projected a beam of light into the sky, and rocks in the distance produced the same beams. \u2014 Matt Fuchs, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
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"Both player will be tethered to a rotating bar and have to pull their way to shut off a beam of light. \u2014 Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com , 12 May 2022",
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"Players can play different games, all on a single beam of light. \u2014 Corrinne Hess, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 6 May 2022",
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"Simply turn it on to shine an angled beam of light directly in front of the vacuum to illuminate and nab the microscopic dust that other vacuums miss. \u2014 Carolyn Fort\u00e9, Good Housekeeping , 5 May 2022",
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"The suites span the entire beam of the ship so prepare for a wraparound private terrace that offers incredible panoramic views and privacy. \u2014 Zachary Laks, CNN , 19 Apr. 2022",
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"Multiple people spotted a mysterious beam of light in the sky last week. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 28 Mar. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Radio Mambi got its start in the 1980s with support from the Reagan administration and has long received federal funding to beam Radio Marti\u2019s anti-communist content into Cuba for an hour after midnight each morning. \u2014 Adriana Gomez Licon, Sun Sentinel , 9 June 2022",
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"But the satellite market has shifted to smaller spacecraft, including constellations flying in lower-altitude orbits, to beam broadband signals to consumers. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 9 June 2022",
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"The Chicago drill rapper is the next artist confirmed for Apple Music\u2019s live platform, which will beam out to the streaming specialist\u2019s subscribers in over 165 countries. \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 7 June 2022",
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"In 1974, researchers use the Arecibo radio telescope to beam a message into space \u2013 the communication that this study is partially based on \u2013 but the Puerto Rico instrument collapsed in 2020. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 10 May 2022",
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"And the kitchen boasts large windows that beam sunlight into the central gathering spot for meals and cooking. \u2014 Jennifer E. Mabry, USA TODAY , 24 Apr. 2022",
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"Silk Sonic will pop over from their Las Vegas residency to hit the BBMAs stage, while Ed Sheeran will beam in live from the Belfast stop of his world tour. \u2014 Starr Bowenbank, Billboard , 12 May 2022",
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"The telescope, with a 1,640-foot (500-meter) diameter, will beam a series of radio pulses over a broad swath of sky. \u2014 Chris Impey, The Conversation , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"Experimental designs and prototypes of satellites that can wirelessly beam down solar energy from orbit. \u2014 Aylin Woodward And, WSJ , 10 Mar. 2022"
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"Middle English beem , from Old English b\u0113am tree, beam; akin to Old High German boum tree":"Noun",
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"Middle English bemen , verbal derivative of bem, beem beam entry 1":"Verb"
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"\u02c8b\u0113m"
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": a valueless item":[],
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": nonsense , bunkum":[
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"\u2014 used in the phrase full of beans"
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],
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": the least amount":[
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"didn't know beans about it"
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],
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": the seed of any of various erect or climbing plants (as of the genera Phaseolus and Vigna ) of the legume family other than the fava bean":[],
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": to strike (a person) on the head with an object":[]
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"We ate rice and beans for dinner.",
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"We're growing tomatoes and beans in our garden this year.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Construction had to wait until the seller brought in his bean crop. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
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"At 72\u2033 in diameter, this Yamba pet-and-family-friendly outdoor bean bag is built for a crowd, or sprawling out on a sunny afternoon. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 14 June 2022",
|
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"Diyad had abandoned his maize and bean fields in the southwestern region of Bay after the river ran low. \u2014 Abdi Latif Dahir, BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022",
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"This is more of a pasta and bean sauce kind of meal, not one that qualifies as a soup. \u2014 Rita Nader Heikenfeld, The Enquirer , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"The crops had been harvested in late October, leaving remnants of corn stalks, bean vines and some wheat stubble. \u2014 Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"Crime scene investigators recovered 11 pistol casings, one rifle casing, two bean bag casings, three 40 mm less lethal shell casings and four 40mm foam projectiles, Yep said. \u2014 Lauren Hern\u00e1ndez, San Francisco Chronicle , 27 May 2022",
|
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"Key ingredients like shea butter, coffee bean extract, sunflower oil, jojoba oil, and aloe vera leaf hydrate, restore, and tighten the skin. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 May 2022",
|
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"Say hi to Art making Honest Biscuits and Erin crafting bean -to-bar treats at indi chocolate. \u2014 Leslie Kelly, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
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"Everyone on the field agreed Matt Cain didn\u2019t mean to bean David Wright on Aug, 15, 2009, when the star third baseman suffered a concussion after being hit on the helmet. \u2014 Jerry Beach, Forbes , 9 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Eight days earlier in Pittsburgh, Cubs manager Joe Maddon took exception to Pirates pitcher Jordan Lyles nearly beaning Javier Baez. \u2014 Mark Gonzales, chicagotribune.com , 13 July 2019",
|
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"Immediately following the show, there will bean after arty in the Kleist Center\u2019s Black Box Theatre. \u2014 Rich Heileman, cleveland , 8 Nov. 2019",
|
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"The Dodgers were fortunate the Nationals didn\u2019t further reduce their 3-1 lead in that inning, which Buehler started by beaning Kurt Suzuki. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"After Maddon\u2019s ejection, David Bote was beaned by reliever Clay Holmes with the bases loaded during a five-run fifth, causing home-plate umpire Joe West to issue warnings to both dugouts. \u2014 Mark Gonzales, chicagotribune.com , 3 July 2019",
|
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"Attacking the upper half of the strike zone against the Cubs has been a successful ploy by the Dodgers and Braves, but the high and tight pitches by Lyles and Clay Holmes \u2014 who beaned David Bote with the bases loaded \u2014 were too much for Maddon. \u2014 Mark Gonzales, chicagotribune.com , 5 July 2019",
|
|
"On June 21, 1967, Yankees pitcher Thad Tillotson beaned Sox third baseman Joe Foy, who had hit a grand slam the day before, in the second inning. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"Baltimore closer Mychal Givens beaned Bregman between the shoulder blades with a 97 mph fastball in the ninth inning. \u2014 Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle , 13 Aug. 2019"
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|
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|
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"1909, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English bene , from Old English b\u0113an ; akin to Old High German b\u014dna bean":"Noun",
|
|
"verbal derivative of bean entry 1 in sense \"head\"":"Verb"
|
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|
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"\u02c8b\u0113n"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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"block",
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"dome",
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"head",
|
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"mazard",
|
|
"mazzard",
|
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"nob",
|
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"noddle",
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"noggin",
|
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"noodle",
|
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"nut",
|
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"pate",
|
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"poll"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050211",
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|
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|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bean cake":{
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-124658",
|
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|
|
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|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"bean caper":{
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
"noun"
|
|
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|
|
},
|
|
"bean clam":{
|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234101",
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
},
|
|
"bean counter":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a person involved in corporate or government financial decisions and especially one reluctant to spend money":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He blames corporate bean counters for causing thousands of workers to lose their jobs.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Hubble, Kepler \u2014 have been, instead of a bean counter ? \u2014 New York Times , 20 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"If time with a bean counter sounds like a return to the scintillating Fred Creighton days, that\u2019s not entirely accurate, because the tidy, soft-spoken Creighton was canned as coach only seven games prior to the start of the \u201980 playoffs. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 21 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"County bean counters are calling for all departments to make 20 percent cuts across-the-board. \u2014 Jason Williams, Cincinnati.com , 10 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"Now, this offseason, the 49ers\u2019 bean counters figure to express their appreciation for the contributions made by Kittle and Buckner. \u2014 Eric Branch, SFChronicle.com , 19 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"Based on that, its bean counters determined that \u2014 at its current rate of 2,300 meals a day \u2014 the 45 millionth meal would get dished up sometime this week. \u2014 Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com , 4 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"In fact, the whole special pathogens program was always in the crosshairs of government bean counters . \u2014 Helen Branswell, STAT , 7 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"His adversaries call him a shill for health insurers, a bloodless bean counter who would rather let some sick people die than see them get expensive life-saving medicines. \u2014 Jonathan Saltzman, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2019",
|
|
"Many of the news organization\u2019s bean counters saw them as luxuries, said Doug Haddix, executive director of the organization Investigative Reporters & Editors. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 July 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1971, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"bean counting":{
|
|
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|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": financial decision-making or analysis done by bean counters":[
|
|
"We see ignorance in the bureaucratic bean counting that threatens to overtake thoughtful, well-informed teaching.",
|
|
"\u2014 English Journal"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Minnesota State Auditor Julie Blaha's enthusiasm for bean counting is surpassed only by her enthusiasm for pasting those beans into award-winning crop art. \u2014 Star Tribune , 13 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"These have stemmed from a culture of excessive bean counting in plane construction\u2014not product decisions, which have been sound. \u2014 Jon Sindreu, WSJ , 15 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"The individual, who was an attorney in the civil division of the office, said O\u2019Connell fostered an anxiety among his employees through his frequent angry outbursts and constant bean counting of his employee\u2019s political contributions. \u2014 Andrew Keiper, Fox News , 22 May 2018",
|
|
"Festivities include a raffle, jelly- bean counting contest and a visit from the Easter Bunny. \u2014 'sam' Boyer/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com , 16 Mar. 2018",
|
|
"Festivities include a raffle, jelly- bean counting contest and a visit from the Easter Bunny. \u2014 'sam' Boyer/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com , 16 Mar. 2018",
|
|
"Festivities include a raffle, jelly- bean counting contest and a visit from the Easter Bunny. \u2014 'sam' Boyer/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com , 16 Mar. 2018",
|
|
"And, to be clear, this is not merely an exercise in bean counting . \u2014 NBC News , 25 Mar. 2018",
|
|
"Festivities include a raffle, jelly- bean counting contest and a visit from the Easter Bunny. \u2014 'sam' Boyer/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com , 16 Mar. 2018"
|
|
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1976, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Vietnamese influences also inform the cocktails, which will be mixed with such ingredients as pho broth, lime, mint, ginger, condensed milk, lime leaf, cardamom, bean curd , and oyster sauce. \u2014 Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"It is often used as a wrap for stuffed bean curd rolls that are fried and/or steamed to perfection. \u2014 Jessie Yuchen, Bon App\u00e9tit , 27 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Repeat with the remaining bean curd sheets, filling and slurry. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"For anyone unfamiliar with cooking tofu, those white spongy looking blocks of bean curd might be a little intimidating. \u2014 Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens , 23 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Every Chinese supermarket stocks a dazzling array of bean curd and substitute meat products made with gluten. \u2014 Time , 22 Jan. 2021",
|
|
"Soybeans are crushed to squeeze out juice that's used to make bean curd and soy milk, explains Chen. \u2014 Sarah Lazarus, CNN , 2 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"Aside from the restaurants, Buddhist temples have often served vegetarian meals, including tofu, bean curd dishes, fresh sauteed greens and wheat gluten. \u2014 Momo Chang, SFChronicle.com , 22 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"The house special spicy pot is one of those chaotic, throw everything in the pot creations, with ingredients like glass noodles, bean curd , lotus root, quail eggs and thick slabs of spam, all swimming in soupy ma la fire. \u2014 Lauren Saria, azcentral , 21 June 2019"
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
},
|
|
"bean cutworm":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a pinkish brown larval noctuid moth ( Loxagrotis albicosta ) that feeds on developing bean pods and seeds":[]
|
|
},
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
": a small dark fly ( Agromyza phaseoli ) having larvae that are leaf miners especially in the leaves of beans and are a serious pest of cultivated crops in Australia and adjacent regions":[]
|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
]
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
"that jerkwater town doesn't boast a single decent beanery",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Even the little Watercolor Cafe, which calls itself a (coffee) beanery by day and an art studio by night, saw a spike in business. \u2014 Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press , 21 July 2021",
|
|
"This was no spider-plants-and-Birkenstocks health-food beanery . \u2014 Moira Hodgson, WSJ , 20 Nov. 2020"
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
"\u02c8b\u0113-n\u0259-"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"caf\u00e9",
|
|
"cafe",
|
|
"caff",
|
|
"diner",
|
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"eatery",
|
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"grill",
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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": an annual dinner given to employees by their employers":[]
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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": a valueless item":[],
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": an immature bean pod used as a vegetable":[],
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": exuberance":[
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"\u2014 used in the phrase full of beans"
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],
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": fava bean":[],
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": head , brain":[],
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": nonsense , bunkum":[
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"\u2014 used in the phrase full of beans"
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],
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": the least amount":[
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"didn't know beans about it"
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],
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": the seed of any of various erect or climbing plants (as of the genera Phaseolus and Vigna ) of the legume family other than the fava bean":[],
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": to strike (a person) on the head with an object":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"We ate rice and beans for dinner.",
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"We're growing tomatoes and beans in our garden this year.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Construction had to wait until the seller brought in his bean crop. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
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"At 72\u2033 in diameter, this Yamba pet-and-family-friendly outdoor bean bag is built for a crowd, or sprawling out on a sunny afternoon. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 14 June 2022",
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"Diyad had abandoned his maize and bean fields in the southwestern region of Bay after the river ran low. \u2014 Abdi Latif Dahir, BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022",
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"This is more of a pasta and bean sauce kind of meal, not one that qualifies as a soup. \u2014 Rita Nader Heikenfeld, The Enquirer , 11 June 2022",
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"The crops had been harvested in late October, leaving remnants of corn stalks, bean vines and some wheat stubble. \u2014 Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News , 29 May 2022",
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"Crime scene investigators recovered 11 pistol casings, one rifle casing, two bean bag casings, three 40 mm less lethal shell casings and four 40mm foam projectiles, Yep said. \u2014 Lauren Hern\u00e1ndez, San Francisco Chronicle , 27 May 2022",
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"Key ingredients like shea butter, coffee bean extract, sunflower oil, jojoba oil, and aloe vera leaf hydrate, restore, and tighten the skin. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 May 2022",
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"Say hi to Art making Honest Biscuits and Erin crafting bean -to-bar treats at indi chocolate. \u2014 Leslie Kelly, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Everyone on the field agreed Matt Cain didn\u2019t mean to bean David Wright on Aug, 15, 2009, when the star third baseman suffered a concussion after being hit on the helmet. \u2014 Jerry Beach, Forbes , 9 Apr. 2022",
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"Eight days earlier in Pittsburgh, Cubs manager Joe Maddon took exception to Pirates pitcher Jordan Lyles nearly beaning Javier Baez. \u2014 Mark Gonzales, chicagotribune.com , 13 July 2019",
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"Immediately following the show, there will bean after arty in the Kleist Center\u2019s Black Box Theatre. \u2014 Rich Heileman, cleveland , 8 Nov. 2019",
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"The Dodgers were fortunate the Nationals didn\u2019t further reduce their 3-1 lead in that inning, which Buehler started by beaning Kurt Suzuki. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 Oct. 2019",
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"After Maddon\u2019s ejection, David Bote was beaned by reliever Clay Holmes with the bases loaded during a five-run fifth, causing home-plate umpire Joe West to issue warnings to both dugouts. \u2014 Mark Gonzales, chicagotribune.com , 3 July 2019",
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"Attacking the upper half of the strike zone against the Cubs has been a successful ploy by the Dodgers and Braves, but the high and tight pitches by Lyles and Clay Holmes \u2014 who beaned David Bote with the bases loaded \u2014 were too much for Maddon. \u2014 Mark Gonzales, chicagotribune.com , 5 July 2019",
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"On June 21, 1967, Yankees pitcher Thad Tillotson beaned Sox third baseman Joe Foy, who had hit a grand slam the day before, in the second inning. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 Aug. 2019",
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"Baltimore closer Mychal Givens beaned Bregman between the shoulder blades with a 97 mph fastball in the ninth inning. \u2014 Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle , 13 Aug. 2019"
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"1909, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English bene , from Old English b\u0113an ; akin to Old High German b\u014dna bean":"Noun",
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"verbal derivative of bean entry 1 in sense \"head\"":"Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8b\u0113n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"block",
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"dome",
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"head",
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"mazard",
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"mazzard",
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"nob",
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"noddle",
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"noggin",
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"noodle",
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"nut",
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"pate",
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"poll"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060523",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"bear":{
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"antonyms":[
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"birth",
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"deliver",
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"drop",
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"have",
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"mother",
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"produce"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a surly, uncouth , burly, or shambling person":[
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"a tall, friendly bear of a man"
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],
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": any of a family (Ursidae of the order Carnivora) of large heavy mammals of America and Eurasia that have long shaggy hair, rudimentary tails, and plantigrade feet and feed largely on fruit, plant matter, and insects as well as on flesh":[],
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": apply , pertain":[
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"\u2014 often used with on or upon facts bearing on the question"
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],
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": assume , accept":[],
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": behave , conduct":[
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"bearing himself well"
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],
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": contain":[
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"oil- bearing shale"
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],
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": disseminate":[],
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": lead , escort":[],
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": one that sells securities or commodities in expectation of a price decline \u2014 compare bull":[],
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": render , give":[],
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": something difficult to do or deal with":[
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"the oven is a bear to clean"
|
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],
|
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": thrust , press":[],
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": to accept or allow oneself to be subjected to especially without giving way":[
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"couldn't bear the pain",
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"I can't bear seeing you cry"
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],
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": to admit of : allow":[],
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": to be equipped or furnished with (something)":[],
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": to be indulgent, patient, or forbearing with (someone)":[],
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": to be situated : lie":[],
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": to become directed":[],
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": to call for as suitable or essential":[
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"it bears watching"
|
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],
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": to carry or possess arms":[],
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": to come to satisfying fruition, production, or development : to produce a desired result or reward":[],
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": to exert influence or force":[],
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": to extend in a direction indicated or implied":[],
|
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": to force one's way":[],
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": to give as testimony":[
|
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"bear false witness"
|
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],
|
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": to give birth to":[],
|
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": to go or incline in an indicated direction":[],
|
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": to have as a feature or characteristic":[
|
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"bears a likeness to her grandmother"
|
|
],
|
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": to have as an identification":[
|
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"bore the name of John"
|
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],
|
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": to hold above, on top, or aloft":[],
|
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": to hold in the mind or emotions":[
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"bear malice"
|
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],
|
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": to join in and help out":[],
|
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": to move while holding up and supporting (something)":[],
|
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": to permit growth of":[],
|
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": to produce as yield":[],
|
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": to produce fruit : yield":[],
|
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": to serve as a soldier":[],
|
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": to support a weight or strain":[
|
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"\u2014 often used with up"
|
|
],
|
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": to support the weight of : sustain":[],
|
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": to think of (something) especially as a warning : remember":[],
|
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"river 350 miles (563 kilometers) long in northern Utah, southwestern Wyoming, and southeastern Idaho flowing to Great Salt Lake":[]
|
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
|
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"Traffic in Knoxville, Tennessee, can be a bear anytime, but in late spring the slowdowns on Neyland Drive are often caused by Canada geese. \u2014 Joelle Anthony , Audubon , November-December 2004",
|
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"True, the rally has been around the corner since Memorial Day. But bears have dominated market sentiment for so long since the Federal Reserve Board raised interest rates last February, that traders feel the market is headed for a major tectonic shift \u2026 \u2014 Anthony Ramirez , New York Times , 19 July 1994",
|
|
"Hikers in the woods are far more likely to wear a bell to deter bears than to take precautions against bees. But bears kill two to seven people in North America annually, bee stings kill 600 to 900. \u2014 Allan J. Davison , Chemical & Engineering News , 15 Mar. 1993",
|
|
"a mother bear and her cubs",
|
|
"The bears outnumbered the bulls on Wall Street today.",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"A stone slab bearing 3,000-year-old writing previously unknown to scholars has been found in the Mexican state of Veracruz, and archaeologists say it is an example of the oldest script ever discovered in the Western Hemisphere. \u2014 John Noble Wilford , New York Times , 15 Sept. 2006",
|
|
"Large public buildings often bear only a loose resemblance to what was originally in the minds of the architects who designed them. Things get cut back to save money; somebody has second thoughts about the way part of the building will function; it takes so long to get public approval that the original idea starts to seem dated \u2026 \u2014 Paul Goldberger , New Yorker , 17 Jan. 2002",
|
|
"The most famous work of Louis Pasteur (1822-1895), of course, was purifying milk with the process that now bears his name. \u2014 Brendan Miniter , American Enterprise , September/October 1998",
|
|
"In so-called parking schemes, securities aren't carried on the books of the true owner but are temporarily sold to someone else with the understanding that the seller will continue to bear any risk of loss and reap any profits. \u2014 James B. Stewart , New Yorker , 8 Mar. 1993",
|
|
"As a science fiction buff, many years ago, I remember being particularly fascinated by tales of genetic surgery. Imagine the surgeon \u2026 peering through the electron microscope, repairing the sickle-cell gene and returning the ovum to its mother, who would then bear a normal child. \u2014 Richard Novick , New York Times Book Review , 15 Feb. 1987",
|
|
"The sight of Ni\u00f1a already there, snugged down as if she had been at home a month, finished Mart\u00edn Alonso Pinz\u00f3n. Older than Columbus, ill from the hardships of the voyage, mortified by his snub from the Sovereigns, he could bear no more. \u2014 Samuel Eliot Morison , The European Discovery of America , 1974",
|
|
"a symphony that can bear comparison with Beethoven's best",
|
|
"The company agreed to bear the costs.",
|
|
"The criminals must bear full responsibility for the deaths of these innocent people.",
|
|
"Who will bear the blame for this tragedy?",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"So the sighting of a bear in a close-in suburb of Washington was probably not so unusual. \u2014 Martin Weil, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"As to a bear -market rally, that already happened in March. \u2014 John S. Tobey, Forbes , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"As global temperatures continue to rise, the two species of bear are slowly congregating together more and more. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"The dance is meant to welcome spring and is based on the legend of a bear being awakened from hibernation with the first thunderstorm of the year. \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"The stock index nearly fell into bear -market territory last week \u2014 defined as a 20 percent drop from its peak \u2014 but rallied Wednesday. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, BostonGlobe.com , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"The stock index nearly fell into bear -market territory last week \u2014 defined as a 20% drop from its peak \u2014 but rallied Wednesday. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"The Dow has fallen for seven straight weeks, and the S&P 500 fell close to bear -market territory, defined as 20 percent below its record high, but has risen 4 percent since Thursday. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"In 1931, the Coca-Cola heir purchased an elephant \u2014 followed shortly by the acquiring of a bear and several other exotic animals. \u2014 Hunter Boyce, ajc , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Women still bear the brunt of both childcare and elder care. \u2014 Avivah Wittenberg-cox, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"Teachers bear the brunt of the shrinking spaces of teaching and sweeping changes in curriculum. \u2014 Theodora Yu, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The snacks bear the UPC code: 30034 93770 6 and best-if-used-by dates through May 29, 2022. \u2014 Kate Gibson, CBS News , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Halsey and Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown bear a striking resemblance to each other. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"But some of the most essential jobs in our society bear a disproportionate risk of death, despite workplace protections. \u2014 al , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"The second round polling and results often bear little discernible relationship to the first round. \u2014 David Faris, The Week , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"And Black students, male students, and students with disabilities disproportionately bear the brunt of punishments. \u2014 USA Today , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"The fronts simply bear their group\u2019s name: MOMS FOR LIBERTY. \u2014 Laura Jedeed, The New Republic , 31 May 2022"
|
|
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2a":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English bere , from Old English bera ; akin to Old English br\u016bn brown \u2014 more at brown":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English beren to carry, bring forth, from Old English beran ; akin to Old High German beran to carry, Latin ferre , Greek pherein":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ber",
|
|
"\u02c8ba(\u0259)r, \u02c8be(\u0259)r",
|
|
"\u02c8bar"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for bear Verb bear , suffer , endure , abide , tolerate , stand mean to put up with something trying or painful. bear usually implies the power to sustain without flinching or breaking. forced to bear a tragic loss suffer often suggests acceptance or passivity rather than courage or patience in bearing. suffering many insults endure implies continuing firm or resolute through trials and difficulties. endured years of rejection abide suggests acceptance without resistance or protest. cannot abide their rudeness tolerate suggests overcoming or successfully controlling an impulse to resist, avoid, or resent something injurious or distasteful. refused to tolerate such treatment stand emphasizes even more strongly the ability to bear without discomposure or flinching. unable to stand teasing",
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|
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"beast",
|
|
"chore",
|
|
"headache",
|
|
"job",
|
|
"killer",
|
|
"labor"
|
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113939",
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"adjective",
|
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"geographical name",
|
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"noun",
|
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"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bear a resemblance":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to look a lot like someone else":[
|
|
"She bore a resemblance to her aunt."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
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|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124646",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bear animalcule":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one of the Tardigrada : water bear":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130619",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bear oneself":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to move, stand, or behave in a specified way":[
|
|
"The soldier never failed to bear himself courageously on the battlefield.",
|
|
"He always bore himself like a gentleman."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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|
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|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125745",
|
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bear out":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disprove",
|
|
"rebut",
|
|
"refute"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": confirm , substantiate":[
|
|
"a theory borne out by data"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"the newly discovered papers bore out the rumors about the president's personal life"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"argue",
|
|
"attest",
|
|
"authenticate",
|
|
"certify",
|
|
"confirm",
|
|
"corroborate",
|
|
"substantiate",
|
|
"support",
|
|
"validate",
|
|
"verify",
|
|
"vindicate"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213545",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bear someone's name":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to be named after someone":[
|
|
"She now owns several restaurants that bear her name ."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122946",
|
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bear up":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"daunt",
|
|
"discourage",
|
|
"dishearten",
|
|
"dispirit"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": support , encourage":[],
|
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": to prove to be effective or able to withstand something : hold up":[
|
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"The brand \u2026 first became popular after the duo succeeded in building cars that could bear up to Sweden's rough roads and freezing temperatures.",
|
|
"\u2014 Hannah M. Muralla"
|
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],
|
|
": to prove to be true, accurate, or valid : hold up":[
|
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"The deal was scrapped when it became apparent that it would not bear up to scrutiny from the European Commission.",
|
|
"\u2014 Lars Brandle"
|
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],
|
|
": to summon up courage, resolution, or strength":[
|
|
"bearing up under the strain"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"repeatedly borne up in times of adversity by his faith",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"As part of the analysis, researchers roll immobilized polar bears onto a net, attach the net to a hoist and then lift the bear up for a measurement of its body mass. \u2014 Evan Bush, NBC News , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Some argue the key difference from earlier refugee crises is that the Ukrainian refugees are mostly women and children, but that doesn\u2019t bear up to scrutiny. \u2014 Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Deprived of the richness of the text, the movie\u2019s concept and substance shift toward spectacle, which is exactly where Wright\u2019s artistry doesn\u2019t bear up . \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 25 Feb. 2022",
|
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"If the universe can bear up under the weight of so many movie remakes of various Peter Parkers being bitten by slightly different radioactive spiders, there\u2019s space enough for a few more good biographies. \u2014 Sam Negus, National Review , 6 Jan. 2022",
|
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"The California kitty joins the ranks of other unexpectedly brave pets, like Bella the Yorkie, who chased a bear up a tree, and Winston the dachshund, who saved his senior dog friend Mijo from a mountain lion attack. \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 29 Oct. 2021",
|
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"Heidi Nielsen, director of information and outreach for Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League, told the SunSentinel that female cats can bear up to three litters a year. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 10 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"The annual bear hunt in the state typically involves packs of hounds with GPS collars that chase the bear up trees. \u2014 Julia Jacobo, ABC News , 9 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Here\u2019s the bear up in a tree in the backyard of a home in San Anselmo. \u2014 Lauren Hern\u00e1ndez, San Francisco Chronicle , 13 May 2021"
|
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],
|
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|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
|
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"buck up",
|
|
"buoy (up)",
|
|
"cheer (up)",
|
|
"chirk (up)",
|
|
"embolden",
|
|
"encourage",
|
|
"hearten",
|
|
"inspire",
|
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"inspirit",
|
|
"steel"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022100",
|
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"bear-hug":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a rough tight embrace":[],
|
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": to embrace in a bear hug":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Noun",
|
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"He gave his brother a bear hug .",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"His former teammate, Rockies shortstop Jose Iglesias, gave him a bear hug at first base as his teammates came streaming out of the dugout with the Chevrolet Fountain spewing high into the air. \u2014 Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press , 23 Apr. 2022",
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"The last round was basically a coronation parade, which ended with a bear hug with his father, Earl, who was six weeks removed from heart-bypass surgery. \u2014 Steve Dimeglio, USA TODAY , 4 Apr. 2022",
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"In her first semester as a Drexel University freshman, Kait was on the steps of a Philly brownstone when a friend fell into her for an exaggerated bear hug . \u2014 Sandra Sobieraj Westfall, PEOPLE.com , 17 Mar. 2022",
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"The Candelario-Hinch bear hug was supposed to happen in mid-February, but the MLB lockout \u2014 which lasted 99 days, from Dec. 2 until March 10 \u2014 canceled more than three weeks of spring training. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 13 Mar. 2022",
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"Yet one economic powerhouse that famously suffered a power catastrophe last winter, and operates a notoriously wobbly grid, is welcoming miners with a rowdy bear hug and souvenir ten gallon hat. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 11 Feb. 2022",
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"Goff and McVay had a quick embrace and shared a few words, then Goff moved on to reconnect with various other old teammates, including a long bear hug with left tackle Andrew Whitworth. \u2014 Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times , 24 Oct. 2021",
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"Perhaps that explains his audacious behavior, grabbing Oscar presenter Halle Berry and enveloping her in a bear hug and planting on her a passionate kiss. \u2014 Donald Liebenson, Town & Country , 25 Mar. 2022",
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"The stranger then ran up, picked up the boy in a bear hug , turned and ran off with the child, Multnomah County deputy district attorney Alexander H. Garcia wrote in a probable cause affidavit. \u2014 oregonlive , 25 Dec. 2021"
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"1837, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"clasp",
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"crush",
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"embrace",
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"enfold",
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"grasp",
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"hug",
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"strain"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162058",
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"noun",
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"bearable":{
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"antonyms":[
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"insufferable",
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"insupportable",
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"intolerable",
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"unbearable",
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"unendurable",
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"unsupportable"
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"examples":[
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"He's in a great deal of pain, but the medication makes it bearable .",
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"the pain from a sprained ankle is annoying but bearable",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The lonely hotel hours\u2014between matches, during rain delays\u2014the stress, and the press are made bearable for Becker by his constant companions, Walkman, American Top 40, and MTV. \u2014 Angela Gaudioso, SPIN , 22 May 2022",
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"Because the grossest moments of parenthood are more bearable when there's beer involved. \u2014 Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping , 15 May 2022",
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"Her husband and son died years ago, and there had been a time when the isolation had felt bearable . \u2014 Washington Post , 7 May 2022",
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"But the specs upgrades that Apple has reportedly prepared for the new SE model will make the price hike bearable . \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 4 May 2022",
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"While during the early days of the pandemic many nesters sought to make the indoors bearable , the focus has now shifted to creating more livable outdoor spaces. \u2014 Samantha Hendrickson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 25 Mar. 2022",
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"But eventually, even that wasn\u2019t enough to make my life in Serbia bearable . \u2014 Christopher Vourlias, Variety , 21 Mar. 2022",
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"These gifts can make travel more bearable and your time together at home even better. \u2014 Ramsey Qubein, Forbes , 23 Jan. 2022",
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"Keeping large or open-concept rooms in your home bearable on hot days requires an especially powerful air conditioner. \u2014 Samantha Jones, Better Homes & Gardens , 31 Mar. 2022"
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"circa 1557, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8ber-\u0259-b\u0259l"
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],
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"endurable",
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"sufferable",
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"supportable",
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"sustainable",
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"tolerable"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022448",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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},
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"beard":{
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"antonyms":[
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"dodge",
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"duck",
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"funk",
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"shirk",
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"sidestep"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a hairy or bristly appendage or tuft":[],
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": front sense 7a":[],
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": the hair that grows on a man's face often excluding the mustache":[],
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": to confront and oppose with boldness, resolution, and often effrontery : defy":[],
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": to furnish with a beard":[],
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"Charles Austin 1874\u20131948 and his wife Mary 1876\u20131958 n\u00e9e Ritter American historians":[],
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"Daniel Carter 1850\u20131941 Uncle Dan American painter, illustrator, and organizer of Boy Scouts in U.S.":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"He grew a beard and mustache.",
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"the beard of a goat",
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"Verb",
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"a man of integrity who was never afraid to beard the lion in his den",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Ackles also confirms his Cast Away-esque beard was legit. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 11 June 2022",
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"Cosby, clearly recognizable, is wearing a red beanie and has a beard . \u2014 Andrew Dalton, Chicago Tribune , 1 June 2022",
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"During a press conference, police said that the suspect is described as a heavyset dark-skinned male with a beard , and was last seen with a dark-colored hooded sweatshirt, gray sweatpants, and white sneakers. \u2014 Ronn Blitzer, Fox News , 23 May 2022",
|
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"He was described as a heavyset man with a beard , wearing a dark-colored hooded sweatshirt, gray sweatpants and white sneakers, according to police. \u2014 Ginger Adams Otis, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
|
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"He was described as a dark-skinned man, heavyset with a beard , wearing a dark sweatshirt, an orange T-shirt, gray sweatpants and white sneakers. \u2014 New York Times , 22 May 2022",
|
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"John Daly tried to revive some memories at age 56 and with a beard longer than any rough at Southern Hills. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022",
|
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"For a man with a beard , this grooming set is a godsend. \u2014 Anna Tingley, Variety , 18 May 2022",
|
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"An older man with a beard came to the door, ushered the others into the house, and explained to Nabhan that the house was not being rented. \u2014 Hugo Mart\u00ednstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 22 Apr. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Everything from high-tech headphones to beard management kits are available at major discounts during this promotion. \u2014 Jon Winkler, USA TODAY , 4 June 2021",
|
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"Everything from high-tech headphones to beard management kits are available at major discounts during this promotion. \u2014 Jon Winkler, USA TODAY , 4 June 2021",
|
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"Everything from high-tech headphones to beard management kits are available at major discounts during this promotion. \u2014 Jon Winkler, USA TODAY , 4 June 2021",
|
|
"Everything from high-tech headphones to beard management kits are available at major discounts during this promotion. \u2014 Jon Winkler, USA TODAY , 4 June 2021",
|
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"Everything from high-tech headphones to beard management kits are available at major discounts during this promotion. \u2014 Jon Winkler, USA TODAY , 4 June 2021",
|
|
"Everything from high-tech headphones to beard management kits are available at major discounts during this promotion. \u2014 Jon Winkler, USA TODAY , 4 June 2021",
|
|
"Everything from high-tech headphones to beard management kits are available at major discounts during this promotion. \u2014 Jon Winkler, USA TODAY , 4 June 2021",
|
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"Everything from high-tech headphones to beard management kits are available at major discounts during this promotion. \u2014 Jon Winkler, USA TODAY , 4 June 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English berd , from Old English beard ; akin to Old High German bart beard, Latin barba":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8bi(\u0259)rd",
|
|
"\u02c8bird"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"brave",
|
|
"brazen",
|
|
"breast",
|
|
"confront",
|
|
"dare",
|
|
"defy",
|
|
"face",
|
|
"outbrave",
|
|
"outface"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063009",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"biographical name",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bearing":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"extraneousness",
|
|
"inapplicability",
|
|
"irrelevance",
|
|
"irrelevancy"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a determination of position":[
|
|
"take a bearing"
|
|
],
|
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": a figure borne on a heraldic field (see field entry 1 sense 3c )":[
|
|
"The lion is a common bearing ."
|
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],
|
|
": a machine part in which another part (such as a journal or pin) turns or slides":[],
|
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": a product of bearing : crop":[
|
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"three bearings in a year"
|
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],
|
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": an object, surface, or point that supports":[],
|
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": comprehension of one's position, environment, or situation":[
|
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"The ship lost its bearings in the fog.",
|
|
"helping new employees get their bearings"
|
|
],
|
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": pressure , thrust":[],
|
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": the act, power, or time of bringing forth offspring or fruit":[
|
|
"a woman past bearing"
|
|
],
|
|
": the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear entry 2 sense 2f ) oneself":[
|
|
"a man of dignified bearing",
|
|
"\u2026 a confident and cheerful bearing .",
|
|
"\u2014 Sheridan LeFanu"
|
|
],
|
|
": the part of a structural member that rests on its supports":[
|
|
"a beam with 4 inches of bearing upon the wall"
|
|
],
|
|
": the situation or horizontal direction of one point with respect to another or to the compass":[
|
|
"on a northerly bearing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"a man of military bearing",
|
|
"these new facts have some bearing on the case",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Everything the senior pitcher does has a bearing on how the softball game turns out for Del Norte High. \u2014 Terry Monahan, San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"And while, in today\u2019s interconnected global economy, practically all geopolitical issues will have a bearing on market performance, VCs and startups are accustomed to taking these challenges in their stride. \u2014 Kjartan Rist, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"There are still significant questions as to the exact track the storm will take which will have a huge bearing on how long precipitation remains in the frozen form before flipping to rain. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Exxon holdings didn\u2019t have a bearing on his ruling in favor of the company. \u2014 Coulter Jones, WSJ , 29 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Did the weight of that whole event have a heavy bearing on you? \u2014 Matthew Glenesk, The Indianapolis Star , 27 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Andy reached her by satellite phone at four dollars a minute and quickly revealed that his bad news had no direct bearing on her. \u2014 Joshua Ferris, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"This was during the administration of President George W. Bush, which may or may not have had any bearing on the outcome. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"Watson\u2019s situation will have any bearing on whether or not Clowney re-signs with the Browns. \u2014 cleveland , 9 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ber-i\u014b",
|
|
"\u02c8ber-ing"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for bearing bearing , deportment , demeanor , mien , manner , carriage mean the outward manifestation of personality or attitude. bearing is the most general of these words but now usually implies characteristic posture. a woman of regal bearing deportment suggests actions or behavior as formed by breeding or training. your deportment was atrocious demeanor suggests one's attitude toward others as expressed in outward behavior. the haughty demeanor of the headwaiter mien is a literary term referring both to bearing and demeanor. a mien of supreme self-satisfaction manner implies characteristic or customary way of moving and gesturing and addressing others. the imperious manner of a man used to giving orders carriage applies chiefly to habitual posture in standing or walking. the kind of carriage learned at boarding school",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"applicability",
|
|
"connection",
|
|
"materiality",
|
|
"pertinence",
|
|
"relevance",
|
|
"relevancy"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104316",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bearish":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": resembling a bear in build or in roughness, gruffness, or surliness":[
|
|
"a bearish man"
|
|
],
|
|
": marked by, tending to cause, or fearful of falling prices (as in a stock market)":[
|
|
"bearish investors"
|
|
],
|
|
": pessimistic":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ber-ish"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"defeatist",
|
|
"despairing",
|
|
"downbeat",
|
|
"hopeless",
|
|
"pessimistic"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"hopeful",
|
|
"optimistic",
|
|
"Panglossian",
|
|
"Pollyanna",
|
|
"Pollyannaish",
|
|
"Pollyannish",
|
|
"rose-colored",
|
|
"rosy",
|
|
"upbeat"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The market has been bearish lately.",
|
|
"some studio execs are bearish about this summer's box office",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Economists for the 153-year-old bank put the probability of a U.S. recession within the next 24 months at 38% in April, striking a far less bearish tone than many Wall Street peers. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"This adds to the bearish tone of the entire quarter. \u2014 Bill Sarubbi, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
|
|
"Official data show that total short bets against GameStop are about 15% of the company\u2019s freely floating shares\u2014a high but not extraordinary level of bearish wagers. \u2014 Caitlin Mccabe, WSJ , 5 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"His fortunes turned in January 2021, when a group of retail investors instituted a short squeeze against Melvin\u2019s bearish bets, including GameStop Corp., pushing the hedge fund to a 55% loss. \u2014 Hema Parmar, Fortune , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"The consecutive bear failure to establish a foothold under the July 2021 low of $28,800 on the weekly chart suggests bearish exhaustion and supports the case for a recovery rally. \u2014 Omkar Godbole, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Borghi is quite moving in those scenes, making Bruno bearish , angry and broken, and Marinelli (who drew attention in 2019\u2019s Martin Eden) conveys the helplessness of being able to offer only temporary salves. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"His gains were fueled by bearish wagers, but these ultimately helped destroy the firm. \u2014 Hema Parmar, Fortune , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Toyota came out with similarly bearish guidance Wednesday, triggering a selloff in its stock. \u2014 Stephen Wilmot, WSJ , 12 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1607, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150950"
|
|
},
|
|
"bearskin":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Prince William, meanwhile, participated in the procession by riding on horseback, sporting his military uniform and a bearskin hat. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"To the clicking of cameras, two Guardsmen in their red tunics and bearskin helmets marched toward the palace, stepping aside to allow an ambulance to pass. \u2014 Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"Clad in his ceremonial military uniform, Charles rode onto the parade ground on horseback and took the salute of the passing troops in their scarlet tunics and bearskin hats. \u2014 Danica Kirka, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Clad in his ceremonial military uniform, Charles rode onto the parade ground on horseback and took the salute of the passing troops in their scarlet tunics and bearskin hats. \u2014 Danica Kirka And Jill Lawless, Anchorage Daily News , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Clad in his ceremonial military uniform, Charles rode onto the parade ground on horseback and took the salute of the passing troops in their scarlet tunics and bearskin hats. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"The Cambridges shared a laugh as Lieutenant Colonel Rob Money (left) put his a bearskin hat on his 20-month-old daughter Gaia Money's head. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Jacob Chansley, a 33-year-old from Arizona who was photographed inside the Capitol on Jan. 6 wearing face paint and a bearskin outfit with horns, has agreed to a plea deal, court records show. \u2014 Catherine Garcia, The Week , 2 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"On Monday, soldiers from the 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards donned their famous scarlet tunics and bearskin hats outside Queen Elizabeth's London home to take part in the ceremonial event for the first time in just over 17 months. \u2014 Phil Boucher, PEOPLE.com , 23 Aug. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ber-\u02ccskin"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123442",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beast":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a contemptible person":[],
|
|
": a four-footed mammal as distinguished from a human being, a lower vertebrate, and an invertebrate":[],
|
|
": a lower animal as distinguished from a human being":[],
|
|
": an animal as distinguished from a plant":[],
|
|
": an animal under human control":[],
|
|
": something formidably difficult to control or deal with":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"dogs and other four-footed beasts",
|
|
"the birds and beasts of the forest",
|
|
"They were attacked by a savage beast .",
|
|
"He's a cruel, hateful beast !",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Then Marvel showed Stephen and Wong fighting Gargantos in the trailer, prompting speculation about whether the beast is the film\u2019s big villain. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The beast isn\u2019t dead though, and until European soccer\u2019s dysfunctional financial model is fixed the elite clubs will continue to look for ways to manage the pressure of winning and the desire for profit. \u2014 Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times , 4 May 2021",
|
|
"Then a house invasion (a narrative with apparently some unsettling life-imitating-art reverberations) awakens the beast in Mansell. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 25 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Zalatoris, who lost in a three-hole playoff at the PGA Championship last month, made only one bogey \u2014 a staggering feat on a beast of a Brookline course \u2014 for a 3-under 67. \u2014 Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"Because of the youth injection and availability standing in the way, the Warriors had to navigate a completely different beast . \u2014 Shane Young, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"In this treasured fairy tale, a beauty named Belle is imprisoned in a castle, far, far away by a frightening beast . \u2014 Amanda Kondolojy, Orlando Sentinel , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Meeting Splat, they quickly get attacked by a Cthulhu-looking beast , only to be rescued by a bearded old hunter who takes off his hood. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Alex, fascinated and fearless, demands to know where her friend has gone; in response, the beast winks, unfurls her wings, and leaps into the clouds. \u2014 Erin Douglass, The Christian Science Monitor , 16 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English beste , from Anglo-French, from Latin bestia":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0113st"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"baddie",
|
|
"baddy",
|
|
"brute",
|
|
"caitiff",
|
|
"devil",
|
|
"evildoer",
|
|
"fiend",
|
|
"heavy",
|
|
"hound",
|
|
"knave",
|
|
"meanie",
|
|
"meany",
|
|
"miscreant",
|
|
"monster",
|
|
"nazi",
|
|
"no-good",
|
|
"rapscallion",
|
|
"rascal",
|
|
"reprobate",
|
|
"rogue",
|
|
"savage",
|
|
"scalawag",
|
|
"scallywag",
|
|
"scamp",
|
|
"scapegrace",
|
|
"scoundrel",
|
|
"varlet",
|
|
"villain",
|
|
"wretch"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071425",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
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"\u2014 not used technically"
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": any of the animals (such as fallow deer, roe deer, fox, marten) that might be kept in or hunted under a chase in medieval England \u2014 compare beast of venery , beast of warren":[]
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]
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": any of the animals (such as red deer, boar, wolf, hare) that might be hunted in the forests (see forest sense 1 ) in medieval England":[
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"\u2014 compare beast of chase , beast of warren"
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": either the hare or the coney when kept and hunted in a warren (see warren sense 1 ) \u2014 compare beast of chase , beast of venery":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162754",
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
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"beast tale":{
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": a prose or verse narrative similar to the beast fable but usually without a moral":[]
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213102",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a real or imaginary animal or creature : beast":[
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"Mr. Gould is not a run-of-the-mill \"nature writer\" given to tender accounts of wondrous beasties or excited descriptions of biological freaks.",
|
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"\u2014 H. Jack Geiger",
|
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"It describes the adventures of an old man who lives in a cave by the Loch of Lochnagar, with such characters as \u2026 a grouse who repels visitors and birds and beasties who live around Balmoral Castle.",
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"\u2014 Herbert Mitgang",
|
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"\u2026 900 acres of protected beach, marshlands and meadow keep everything from wild sea oats to native birds and beasties safe and sound.",
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"\u2014 Town & Country",
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"Big, squishy mutants and dreamy monsters. Otherworldly tentacled zomboid beasties .",
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"\u2014 Owen Gleiberman"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"I've become used to sharing our cabin in the woods with all sorts of little beasties .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Another addition in the v17.10 Cosmic Summer update is a new beastie . \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 22 June 2021",
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"The film is also the first installment in the latest reboot of that monster franchise, one that includes some of horror\u2019s most beloved beasties , like Frankenstein\u2019s monster and Dracula, the Wolf Man and the Creature from the Black Lagoon. \u2014 Robert Ito, New York Times , 2 Mar. 2020",
|
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"With Ice Castles LLC coming to New Brighton in January which can draw 75,000 visitors, the brothers are planning for large crowds by creating a snow wall to keep safe the pedestrians who choose to wait in line to get a picture with the beastie . \u2014 Deanna Weniger, Twin Cities , 23 Dec. 2019",
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"Director Alexandre Aja and screenwriters Michael and Shawn Rasmussen jump into the action almost immediately, then keep escalating the danger in a rickety old house gradually being torn apart by wind, water and snapping beasties . \u2014 Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times , 12 Oct. 2019",
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"Ghosties and ghoulies and Stephen King beasties : TV has become a hellscape of our literal and metaphorical fears. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 27 Oct. 2019",
|
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"Strange nautical beasties \u2014 a mermaid, an octopus \u2014 keep washing up in the surf of Ephraim\u2019s mind, awakening in him a dark, primordial energy. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 Oct. 2019",
|
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"Who needs daddy issues when there are killer beasties and walls of water closing in? \u2014 Noel Murray, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 July 2019",
|
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"Who needs daddy issues when there are killer beasties and walls of water closing in? \u2014 Noel Murray, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 July 2019"
|
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1714, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8b\u0113-st\u0113"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"animal",
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"beast",
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"brute",
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"creature",
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"critter"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112339",
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]
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"examples":[],
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"\u02c8b\u0113-st\u0259-l\u0113"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052636",
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|
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]
|
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},
|
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"beastings":{
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": the colostrum especially of a cow":[]
|
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]
|
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"definitions":{
|
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|
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},
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],
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091903",
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
"passing",
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|
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|
|
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|
"really",
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|
"right",
|
|
"roaring",
|
|
"roaringly",
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|
"seriously",
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|
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|
"so",
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|
"sore",
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
"unco",
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|
"uncommonly",
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|
"vastly",
|
|
"very",
|
|
"vitally",
|
|
"way",
|
|
"whacking",
|
|
"wicked",
|
|
"wildly"
|
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|
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|
|
": characterized by cruelty, brutality, or crudeness":[
|
|
"Yet this beastly little man was capable of exquisite humor and tenderness.",
|
|
"\u2014 Edmund Morris"
|
|
],
|
|
": extremely unpleasant, disagreeable, or undesirable":[
|
|
"beastly weather",
|
|
"It took him ages to get the beastly stuff out of his eyes and eyebrows, and as for his beard, he had to cut most of it off.",
|
|
"\u2014 J. R. R. Tolkien",
|
|
"At the beastly hour of 9:40 a.m. we trudged up to our nosebleed seats, wobbling like prizefighters in the final round, for the NFL preseason game between the Chargers and the Denver Broncos \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Gary Smith"
|
|
],
|
|
": in an unpleasant or beastly manner":[
|
|
"\"It's no good pretending it isn't an awkward situation,\" continued Bob, \"because it is. Beastly awkward.\"",
|
|
"\u2014 P. G. Wodehouse",
|
|
"\u2026 an ideological predisposition to believe the Soviet Union will embrace comity if only Washington doesn't act beastly .",
|
|
"\u2014 Woody West"
|
|
],
|
|
": monstrously large or powerful":[
|
|
"\u2026 the staging area was packed with an eclectic mix of vehicles, from humble hatchbacks to beastly trucks.",
|
|
"\u2014 Lisa Rose",
|
|
"Workers with acetylene torches and a beastly contraption called the \"dinosaur\" are chewing quickly through the rusting old railroad tunnel \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Tim O'Neill"
|
|
],
|
|
": relating to, characteristic of, or resembling an animal : bestial sense 1":[
|
|
"beastly strength",
|
|
"Their languages, with complex clicks, were once dismissed as a guttural farrago of beastly sounds.",
|
|
"\u2014 Stephen Jay Gould"
|
|
],
|
|
": to an extreme and usually unpleasant degree":[
|
|
"\"It's no good pretending it isn't an awkward situation,\" continued Bob, \"because it is. Beastly awkward.\"",
|
|
"\u2014 P. G. Wodehouse",
|
|
"\u2026 an ideological predisposition to believe the Soviet Union will embrace comity if only Washington doesn't act beastly .",
|
|
"\u2014 Woody West"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"left to shift for himself on an isolated farm, he gradually sank into a beastly , purposeless existence",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"There\u2019s no evidence that carnivorous plants acquired any of their beastly habits by hijacking genes from their animal victims, says Hedrich, although genes do sometimes pass from one type of organism to another. \u2014 Stephanie Pain, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Back here on Earth, an image of this beastly beauty is perhaps the most famous shots ever snapped by the Hubble Space Telescope in its almost 30 years of operation. \u2014 Popular Science , 14 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"The Serengeti is one of the world's greatest lion lairs, with around 2,800 beastly kings marauding about the 5,700-square-mile park. \u2014 Allie Morris, Dallas News , 13 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"There are some beastly devices out there that max out at 4TB or 5TB\u2014that will be necessary for some, but those drives also necessitate higher prices. \u2014 Valentina Palladino And Jim Salter, Ars Technica , 20 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"Same with Thompson, who continues to increase his price with beastly performances and invaluable leadership. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 11 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"In this live-action re-imagining of the fairy tale, a young woman takes her father\u2019s place as prisoner in a beast\u2019s castle, only to fall in love with her beastly captor, who turns out to be a prince. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"But Nadal\u2019s triumph confirms his standing as one of the most beastly players in the history of men\u2019s tennis. \u2014 Kevin Craft, The Atlantic , 9 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"Lion country The Serengeti is one of the world\u2019s greatest lion lairs, with around 2,800 beastly kings marauding about the 5,700-square-mile park. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
|
|
"The beastly mill is mated to a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission and is capable of churning out 1,479 hp and 1,181 ft lbs of torque. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Sherif\u2019s music is not quite as loud and beastly as Pop Smoke\u2019s. \u2014 Jayson Buford, Rolling Stone , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"The killer is also sentient rather than a beastly hunter\u2014such as the Demogorgon\u2014or a powerful but voiceless demon\u2014like the Mind Flayer. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"The beastly mill is mated to a 10-speed automatic transmission and roars from quad exhaust pipes. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"Buy our brand of razors instead, for a smooth, glossy feel, you beastly woman, haha! \u2014 Kathryn Kvas, The New Yorker , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Not to mention the fact that its beastly V-12 mill was capable of producing the sort of power that was virtually unheard of in 1974. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 15 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The Defender's roughly three-ton curb weight is responsible for taming its beastly engine, resulting in acceleration that's more authoritative than urgent. \u2014 Derek Powell, Car and Driver , 17 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Fresh tires and a few more laps might have been enough to beat the beastly Cadillac. \u2014 Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver , 7 Feb. 2022"
|
|
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|
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|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
|
|
"1655, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb"
|
|
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|
|
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|
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"\u02c8b\u0113st-l\u0113"
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"bestial",
|
|
"brutal",
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
"vitally",
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|
"way",
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|
"whacking",
|
|
"wicked",
|
|
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|
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|
|
"\u2014 Edmund Morris"
|
|
],
|
|
": extremely unpleasant, disagreeable, or undesirable":[
|
|
"beastly weather",
|
|
"It took him ages to get the beastly stuff out of his eyes and eyebrows, and as for his beard, he had to cut most of it off.",
|
|
"\u2014 J. R. R. Tolkien",
|
|
"At the beastly hour of 9:40 a.m. we trudged up to our nosebleed seats, wobbling like prizefighters in the final round, for the NFL preseason game between the Chargers and the Denver Broncos \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Gary Smith"
|
|
],
|
|
": in an unpleasant or beastly manner":[
|
|
"\"It's no good pretending it isn't an awkward situation,\" continued Bob, \"because it is. Beastly awkward.\"",
|
|
"\u2014 P. G. Wodehouse",
|
|
"\u2026 an ideological predisposition to believe the Soviet Union will embrace comity if only Washington doesn't act beastly .",
|
|
"\u2014 Woody West"
|
|
],
|
|
": monstrously large or powerful":[
|
|
"\u2026 the staging area was packed with an eclectic mix of vehicles, from humble hatchbacks to beastly trucks.",
|
|
"\u2014 Lisa Rose",
|
|
"Workers with acetylene torches and a beastly contraption called the \"dinosaur\" are chewing quickly through the rusting old railroad tunnel \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Tim O'Neill"
|
|
],
|
|
": relating to, characteristic of, or resembling an animal : bestial sense 1":[
|
|
"beastly strength",
|
|
"Their languages, with complex clicks, were once dismissed as a guttural farrago of beastly sounds.",
|
|
"\u2014 Stephen Jay Gould"
|
|
],
|
|
": to an extreme and usually unpleasant degree":[
|
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"\"It's no good pretending it isn't an awkward situation,\" continued Bob, \"because it is. Beastly awkward.\"",
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"\u2014 P. G. Wodehouse",
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"\u2026 an ideological predisposition to believe the Soviet Union will embrace comity if only Washington doesn't act beastly .",
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"\u2014 Woody West"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"left to shift for himself on an isolated farm, he gradually sank into a beastly , purposeless existence",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"There\u2019s no evidence that carnivorous plants acquired any of their beastly habits by hijacking genes from their animal victims, says Hedrich, although genes do sometimes pass from one type of organism to another. \u2014 Stephanie Pain, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 Mar. 2022",
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"Back here on Earth, an image of this beastly beauty is perhaps the most famous shots ever snapped by the Hubble Space Telescope in its almost 30 years of operation. \u2014 Popular Science , 14 Apr. 2020",
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"The Serengeti is one of the world's greatest lion lairs, with around 2,800 beastly kings marauding about the 5,700-square-mile park. \u2014 Allie Morris, Dallas News , 13 Apr. 2020",
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"There are some beastly devices out there that max out at 4TB or 5TB\u2014that will be necessary for some, but those drives also necessitate higher prices. \u2014 Valentina Palladino And Jim Salter, Ars Technica , 20 Feb. 2020",
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"Same with Thompson, who continues to increase his price with beastly performances and invaluable leadership. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 11 Jan. 2020",
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"In this live-action re-imagining of the fairy tale, a young woman takes her father\u2019s place as prisoner in a beast\u2019s castle, only to fall in love with her beastly captor, who turns out to be a prince. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Oct. 2019",
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"But Nadal\u2019s triumph confirms his standing as one of the most beastly players in the history of men\u2019s tennis. \u2014 Kevin Craft, The Atlantic , 9 Sep. 2019",
|
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"Lion country The Serengeti is one of the world\u2019s greatest lion lairs, with around 2,800 beastly kings marauding about the 5,700-square-mile park. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 Sep. 2019",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
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"The beastly mill is mated to a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission and is capable of churning out 1,479 hp and 1,181 ft lbs of torque. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 21 June 2022",
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"Sherif\u2019s music is not quite as loud and beastly as Pop Smoke\u2019s. \u2014 Jayson Buford, Rolling Stone , 3 June 2022",
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"The killer is also sentient rather than a beastly hunter\u2014such as the Demogorgon\u2014or a powerful but voiceless demon\u2014like the Mind Flayer. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
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"The beastly mill is mated to a 10-speed automatic transmission and roars from quad exhaust pipes. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 11 May 2022",
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"Buy our brand of razors instead, for a smooth, glossy feel, you beastly woman, haha! \u2014 Kathryn Kvas, The New Yorker , 22 Mar. 2022",
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"Not to mention the fact that its beastly V-12 mill was capable of producing the sort of power that was virtually unheard of in 1974. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 15 Mar. 2022",
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"The Defender's roughly three-ton curb weight is responsible for taming its beastly engine, resulting in acceleration that's more authoritative than urgent. \u2014 Derek Powell, Car and Driver , 17 Feb. 2022",
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"Fresh tires and a few more laps might have been enough to beat the beastly Cadillac. \u2014 Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver , 7 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
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"1655, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8b\u0113st-l\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"animalistic",
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"bestial",
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"brutal",
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"brute",
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"brutish",
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"feral",
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"ferine",
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"subhuman",
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"swinish"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104628",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"beastman":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a low or brutal person":[],
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": herdsman":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-\u02ccman",
|
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"\u02c8b\u0113st-m\u0259n"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220237",
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
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"beat":{
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"antonyms":[
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"bang",
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"bash",
|
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"bat",
|
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"belt",
|
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"biff",
|
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"blow",
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"bop",
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"box",
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"buffet",
|
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"bust",
|
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"chop",
|
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"clap",
|
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"clip",
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"clout",
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"crack",
|
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"cuff",
|
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"dab",
|
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"douse",
|
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"fillip",
|
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"hack",
|
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"haymaker",
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"hit",
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"hook",
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"knock",
|
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"larrup",
|
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"lash",
|
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"lick",
|
|
"pelt",
|
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"pick",
|
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"plump",
|
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"poke",
|
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"pound",
|
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"punch",
|
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"rap",
|
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"slam",
|
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"slap",
|
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"slug",
|
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"smack",
|
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"smash",
|
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"sock",
|
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"spank",
|
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"stinger",
|
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"stripe",
|
|
"stroke",
|
|
"swat",
|
|
"swipe",
|
|
"switch",
|
|
"thud",
|
|
"thump",
|
|
"thwack",
|
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"wallop",
|
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"welt",
|
|
"whack",
|
|
"wham",
|
|
"whop",
|
|
"whap"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a driving impact or force":[
|
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"\u2026 the full force of the surf beat \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 Joyce Allan",
|
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"\u2026 the fierce beat of the eastern sun.",
|
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"\u2014 T. B. Costain"
|
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],
|
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": a group of news sources that a reporter covers regularly":[
|
|
"a reporter on the beat"
|
|
],
|
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": a metrical or rhythmic stress in poetry or music or the rhythmic effect of these stresses":[
|
|
"four beats per bar",
|
|
"keeping a steady beat"
|
|
],
|
|
": a regularly traversed round (see round entry 3 sense 6a )":[
|
|
"a cop patrolling her beat"
|
|
],
|
|
": a sound produced by or as if by beating (see beat entry 1 )":[
|
|
"dance to the beat of the drums",
|
|
"listening to the beat of his heart"
|
|
],
|
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": an accented stroke (as of one leg or foot against the other)":[],
|
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": an act of sailing toward the side or direction from which the wind is blowing by a series of zigzag movements : an act of beating (see beat entry 1 sense intransitive 5 ) to windward":[],
|
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": beatnik":[],
|
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": being in a state of exhaustion : exhausted":[
|
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"Sometimes I'd be so beat that I'd flop down and go to sleep fully dressed.",
|
|
"\u2014 Polly Adler"
|
|
],
|
|
": bewilder , baffle":[
|
|
"it beats me how she does it"
|
|
],
|
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": cheat , swindle":[
|
|
"beat him out of his inheritance"
|
|
],
|
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": circumvent":[
|
|
"beat the system"
|
|
],
|
|
": deadbeat":[],
|
|
": each of the pulsations of amplitude (see amplitude sense 1a ) produced by the union of sound or radio waves or electric currents having different frequencies":[],
|
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": fatigue , exhaust":[],
|
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": hurry , rush":[],
|
|
": in a very energetic or forceful manner":[
|
|
"talking away to beat the band"
|
|
],
|
|
": moment":[
|
|
"waited a beat before responding"
|
|
],
|
|
": of, relating to, or being beatniks":[
|
|
"beat poets"
|
|
],
|
|
": one of the reaches (see reach entry 2 sense 1 ) in the zigzag course so traversed : tack":[],
|
|
": one swing of the pendulum or balance (see balance entry 1 sense 9 ) of a timepiece":[],
|
|
": one that excels":[
|
|
"I've never seen the beat of it"
|
|
],
|
|
": pulsate , throb":[
|
|
"Her heart beat wildly."
|
|
],
|
|
": sapped of resolution or morale":[],
|
|
": the reporting of a news story ahead of competitors":[],
|
|
": the tempo indicated (as by a conductor) to a musical performer":[],
|
|
": tick":[
|
|
"the beating of a clock"
|
|
],
|
|
": to act ahead of usually so as to forestall":[
|
|
"I was going to make the suggestion, but she beat me to it."
|
|
],
|
|
": to attack physically or verbally":[
|
|
"She was getting beat up on by her critics."
|
|
],
|
|
": to become forcefully propelled forward : dash":[
|
|
"waves beating against the shore"
|
|
],
|
|
": to cause to strike or flap repeatedly":[
|
|
"a bird beating its wings"
|
|
],
|
|
": to come or arrive before":[
|
|
"I beat him to the finish line."
|
|
],
|
|
": to defeat or surpass overwhelmingly":[
|
|
"We vowed to beat the pants off them next time."
|
|
],
|
|
": to dislodge by repeated hitting":[
|
|
"beat dust from the carpet"
|
|
],
|
|
": to drive or force by blows":[
|
|
"beat back his attackers"
|
|
],
|
|
": to escape or evade the penalties connected with an accusation or charge":[],
|
|
": to fail or refuse to come to the point in discourse":[
|
|
"Stop beating around the bush and tell me what you want."
|
|
],
|
|
": to flap or thrash at vigorously":[
|
|
"a trapped bird beating the air"
|
|
],
|
|
": to glare or strike with oppressive intensity":[
|
|
"The sun beat down on us."
|
|
],
|
|
": to have difficulty in continuing : to stop or hesitate briefly":[
|
|
"\u2014 often used in negative constructions A few minutes later, the power cuts out \u2026, but Achmed doesn't miss a beat ; clearly, he's used to this. \u2014 Eric Weiner"
|
|
],
|
|
": to hit repeatedly so as to inflict pain":[
|
|
"Inmates were put in solitary for beating other inmates.",
|
|
"\u2014 often used with up \u2026 brutes who beat up their victims without compunction \u2026 \u2014 J. H. Plumb"
|
|
],
|
|
": to hurry away : scram":[],
|
|
": to leave dispirited, irresolute, or hopeless":[
|
|
"Years of failure had beaten him down."
|
|
],
|
|
": to leave in haste":[],
|
|
": to lodge securely by repeated striking":[
|
|
"beat a stake into the ground"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make by repeated treading or driving over":[
|
|
"beat a path through the woods"
|
|
],
|
|
": to mix by stirring : whip":[
|
|
"beat the eggs",
|
|
"\u2014 often used with up"
|
|
],
|
|
": to outmaneuver (a defender) and get free":[
|
|
"The player attempts to beat the defender and score."
|
|
],
|
|
": to pound into a powder, paste, or pulp":[],
|
|
": to prevail despite":[
|
|
"beat the odds"
|
|
],
|
|
": to proclaim as meritorious or significant : publicize vigorously":[
|
|
"beating the drum for their candidate"
|
|
],
|
|
": to produce (music or a signal) by striking something repeatedly : to indicate by beating":[
|
|
"beat the tempo"
|
|
],
|
|
": to progress with much difficulty":[],
|
|
": to report a news item in advance of":[
|
|
"beat the other networks"
|
|
],
|
|
": to sail to windward by a series of zigzag movements":[
|
|
"beating along the coast"
|
|
],
|
|
": to score against (a goalkeeper)":[],
|
|
": to search thoroughly through all possible areas":[],
|
|
": to sound or express especially by drumbeat":[
|
|
"beating out a rhythm on the conga"
|
|
],
|
|
": to sound upon being struck":[
|
|
"the sound of a beating drum"
|
|
],
|
|
": to strike a drum repeatedly : to beat a drum":[
|
|
"The drummers kept beating ."
|
|
],
|
|
": to strike directly against forcefully and repeatedly : dash against":[
|
|
"waves beating the shore",
|
|
"beat the door with her fists"
|
|
],
|
|
": to strike repeated blows":[
|
|
"beating on the door",
|
|
"\u2026 their air attack still beating upon us \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Sir Winston Churchill"
|
|
],
|
|
": to strike repeatedly in order to produce music or a signal":[
|
|
"beat a drum"
|
|
],
|
|
": to strike repeatedly:":[],
|
|
": to strike the air : flap":[
|
|
"The bird's wings beat frantically."
|
|
],
|
|
": to sustain distracting activity":[
|
|
"\u2026 the turbulence of the Renaissance \u2026 beating about his head \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Douglas Stewart"
|
|
],
|
|
": to try intently to resolve something difficult by thinking":[
|
|
"I beat my brains out trying to figure it out."
|
|
],
|
|
": to walk on : tread":[
|
|
"beat the pavement looking for work"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"He beat the dust out of the rug with a stick.",
|
|
"She used a hammer to beat the metal into shape.",
|
|
"She used a hammer to beat the nail into the wall.",
|
|
"The dented metal was beaten flat.",
|
|
"The waves were beating the shore.",
|
|
"He beat at the door with his fists.",
|
|
"The waves were beating on the shore.",
|
|
"The rain beat on the roof.",
|
|
"They beat him with clubs.",
|
|
"a man accused of beating his wife",
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"Let me sit down. I'm absolutely beat !",
|
|
"can we pick this up tomorrow, because I'm beat ?",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Most recently, reporter Volodymyr Volovodyuk, who had investigated black-market trading in the central Vinnytsia region, was beaten to death June 12. \u2014 Dmytro Vlasov, The Seattle Times , 20 July 2017",
|
|
"The Sun are one of the league's best teams, with one of its most exciting young cores, and beating the Stars was something most everyone expected them to do. \u2014 John Altavilla, courant.com , 16 July 2017",
|
|
"Saturday's attendance beat out Louisville City's previous season-high of 9,074 fans reached against Tampa Bay in April. \u2014 Danielle Lerner, The Courier-Journal , 15 July 2017",
|
|
"Freed was able to spring to her feet and just beat the runner to third for the final out of the game. \u2014 Jeff Tully, Burbank Leader , 13 July 2017",
|
|
"Mr Putin was defiant over the outcome of the Magnitsky case, in which a lawyer who was beaten to death in prison was posthumously charged with tax fraud. \u2014 The Economist , 13 July 2017",
|
|
"There are special awards to male and female runners who beat the farmer. \u2014 Johnny Gorches, Post-Tribune , 12 July 2017",
|
|
"The C-17 is probably the largest military airplane to have gone through the loop: the Airbus A400M Atlas transport beat it by six months, but the C-17 is nearly thirty feet longer. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 11 July 2017",
|
|
"NPR reported that at least 10 people participated in beating Bakari in a brawl outside the Greece bar, and now eight of them have been arrested and two charged with murder. \u2014 Brittney Mcnamara, Teen Vogue , 11 July 2017",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Lounge mode offers an LCD-like screen on the ceiling that can show images while music plays on a multispeaker audio system and LED lights on the floor pulsate and flash to the beat . \u2014 Chester Dawson, WSJ , 19 June 2017",
|
|
"Hawks beat Huskies North Harford (4-13) beat visiting Patterson Mill, 16-6, Thursday in non-division play. \u2014 Randy Mcroberts, The Aegis , 8 May 2017",
|
|
"Beat eggs with a fork, then stir all ingredients to combine (the mixture will be thick, like a wet ball of sand\u2014don't worry). \u2014 Redbook , 6 Apr. 2017",
|
|
"Much like music created by human drummers, the cockatoos\u2019 beats remain consistent over time and are individually recognizable. \u2014 Andrew Wagner, Science | AAAS , 28 June 2017",
|
|
"Photo transitions happen on the beat , to give it a bit more pop. \u2014 Mark Hachman, PCWorld , 15 May 2017",
|
|
"Rainbow flags decorated the chapel, while the pastors, who had flown in from Brazil, Canada and the United States, wore stoles in the trans hues of light blue, pink and white and the congregation swayed to Caribbean beats . \u2014 NBC News , 7 May 2017",
|
|
"Beat in \u00bd cup sugar gradually, beating until peaks become more stiff. \u2014 Michelle Stark, Tampa Bay Times , 21 Feb. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1800, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
|
|
"1957, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"circa 1625, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English beten , from Old English b\u0113atan ; akin to Old High German b\u014dzan to beat":"Verb",
|
|
"from beat entry 3 in beat generation , or by shortening of beatnik":"Noun",
|
|
"from past participle of beat entry 1":"Adjective",
|
|
"noun derivative of beat entry 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0113t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bash",
|
|
"baste",
|
|
"bat",
|
|
"batter",
|
|
"belabor",
|
|
"belt",
|
|
"birch",
|
|
"bludgeon",
|
|
"buffet",
|
|
"bung up",
|
|
"club",
|
|
"curry",
|
|
"do",
|
|
"drub",
|
|
"fib",
|
|
"flog",
|
|
"hammer",
|
|
"hide",
|
|
"lace",
|
|
"lambaste",
|
|
"lambast",
|
|
"lash",
|
|
"lather",
|
|
"lick",
|
|
"maul",
|
|
"mess (up)",
|
|
"paddle",
|
|
"pelt",
|
|
"pommel",
|
|
"pound",
|
|
"pummel",
|
|
"punch out",
|
|
"rough (up)",
|
|
"slate",
|
|
"slog",
|
|
"switch",
|
|
"tan",
|
|
"thrash",
|
|
"thresh",
|
|
"thump",
|
|
"tromp",
|
|
"wallop",
|
|
"whale",
|
|
"whip",
|
|
"whop",
|
|
"whap",
|
|
"whup",
|
|
"work over"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002352",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"intransitive verb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beat (someone) to the punch":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to do or achieve something before someone else is able to":[
|
|
"We were working on a new product but before we could get it into the market our competition beat us to the punch ."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114902",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beat off":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": masturbate":[
|
|
"\u2014 used of a male"
|
|
],
|
|
": repel":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the defense managed to beat off those offensive players who were taking shots at the goalie"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"fend (off)",
|
|
"rebut",
|
|
"repel",
|
|
"repulse",
|
|
"stave off",
|
|
"turn away",
|
|
"turn back"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220446",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beat one to it":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": to succeed before another person does":[
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"I wondered which of us would finish our work first, but she beat me to it by two days."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-202627",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"beat someone at their own game":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to confound opposition by using a similar strategy":[
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"They tried to lure away our customers by offering deep discounts, but we beat them at their own game ."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114558",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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},
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"beat-up":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": dilapidated , shabby":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1863, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8b\u0113t-\u02cc\u0259p",
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"-\u02c8\u0259p"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bombed-out",
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"dilapidated",
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"dog-eared",
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"down-at-the-heels",
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"down-at-heel",
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"down-at-the-heel",
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"down-at-heels",
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"dumpy",
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"grungy",
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"mangy",
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"mean",
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"miserable",
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"moth-eaten",
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"neglected",
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"ratty",
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"run-down",
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"scrubby",
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"scruffy",
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"seedy",
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"shabby",
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"sleazy",
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"tacky",
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"tatterdemalion",
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"tatty",
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"threadbare",
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"timeworn",
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"tumbledown"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062258",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"beat/turn swords into plowshares":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
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": to stop fighting wars and begin to live peacefully":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-200312",
|
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
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]
|
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},
|
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"beaten":{
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"antonyms":[
|
|
"unwearied"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": being in a state of exhaustion : exhausted":[],
|
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": hammered into a desired shape":[
|
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"beaten gold"
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],
|
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": in a remote place rarely visited by people":[
|
|
"The store is truly located off the beaten path , in an industrial park tucked away on a quiet road.",
|
|
"\u2014 Mike Lustig",
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"I am always looking for trips that are off the beaten track and are simple, safe, and rewarding in the numbers and varieties of birds located.",
|
|
"\u2014 Hugh P. Smith, Jr."
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]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"felt beaten after three months of 90-hour workweeks",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Venturing off the beaten path inside a national park can do significant damage to plant life and ecosystems. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 8 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Millis is a bit further off the beaten track than Milford, but offers more open space and a school system with a 12-year Spanish immersion program. \u2014 Jon Gorey, BostonGlobe.com , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The beaten man identified two suspects, who were trying to flee from the house when officers arrived, according to a spokesman for the Tijuana Police Department. \u2014 Wendy Fry, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Nov. 2021",
|
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"The film has been shooting in Rome and its suburbs, including the local beach resort Ostia, public housing estate Corviale and a variety of neighborhoods off the beaten track. \u2014 K.j. Yossman, Variety , 18 Feb. 2022",
|
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"So why not go off the beaten track and opt for couples jewelry? \u2014 Charlotte Diamond, Vogue , 4 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The result is somewhere between an Ariel Nomad and what Singer developed as the ACS: a road-legal roadster that can explore far beyond the beaten track. \u2014 Tim Pitt, Robb Report , 4 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Joshua Jung is a writer based in Montreal who loves to travel off the beaten track and write about all things travel, health, and sustainability. \u2014 Joshua Jung, USA TODAY , 17 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Travel writer Aaron Miller provides documentary-style tales of adventure that venture far from the beaten track. \u2014 Nicole Trilivas, Forbes , 26 Dec. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English beten , from past participle of beten \"to beat entry 1 \"":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0113-t\u1d4an"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"all in",
|
|
"aweary",
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"bleary",
|
|
"burned-out",
|
|
"burnt-out",
|
|
"bushed",
|
|
"dead",
|
|
"done",
|
|
"drained",
|
|
"exhausted",
|
|
"fatigued",
|
|
"jaded",
|
|
"knackered",
|
|
"limp",
|
|
"logy",
|
|
"loggy",
|
|
"played out",
|
|
"pooped",
|
|
"prostrate",
|
|
"spent",
|
|
"tapped out",
|
|
"tired",
|
|
"tuckered (out)",
|
|
"washed-out",
|
|
"wearied",
|
|
"weary",
|
|
"wiped out",
|
|
"worn",
|
|
"worn-out"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063059",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beater":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a dilapidated old automobile : clunker":[],
|
|
": a rotary blade attached to an electric mixer":[],
|
|
": drumstick sense 1":[],
|
|
": eggbeater":[],
|
|
": one that beats : such as":[],
|
|
": one who strikes bushes or other cover to rouse game":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"driving a rusty old beater",
|
|
"he drives a beater that just barely runs",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Everyone likes a close game, though, and the buzzer- beater of this round was between West Side's Pilsner and MadTree's Legendary Lager. \u2014 Rasputin Todd, The Enquirer , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Senior Darrin Garrett, who had only played 12 minutes and was scoreless in the contest, grabbed a loose ball and hoisted in the game-winner from the elbow \u2014 the first buzzer- beater of his career. \u2014 Gary Curreri, sun-sentinel.com , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Despite the Davenport buzzer- beater , Fern Creek rebounded and built a 35-30 lead in the opening minute of the fourth quarter on a Lewis jumper. \u2014 Steve Bittenbender, The Courier-Journal , 23 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Following a miss on a free-throw attempt, Oxford got possession for a final shot with Taylor knocking down the buzzer- beater to send the game to overtime. \u2014 Evan Dudley, al , 21 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The buzzer- beater also blanketed a sloppy end to the calendar year for the Bulls, who struggled to protect the glass and the ball in their fourth and final meeting of the season with the Indiana Pacers. \u2014 Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com , 1 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Increase the speed to medium high and beat until firm peaks hold when the beater is lifted, 1 to 2 minutes. \u2014 Beth Segal, cleveland , 10 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"After a historic matchup between these two squads last April, in which each team went blow-for-blow before the decisive buzzer- beater , this game saw Gonzaga outshoot UCLA 56% to 34.8%. \u2014 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY , 24 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Andrew Wiggins had 26 points to lead the Warriors, and Jordan Poole hit a pivotal buzzer- beater at the end of the third quarter to flip momentum in favor of Golden State. \u2014 Tim Bielik, cleveland , 16 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0113-t\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"clunker",
|
|
"crate",
|
|
"jalopy",
|
|
"junker"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232546",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beating":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": defeat , setback":[],
|
|
": pulsation":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he wears a pacemaker to help maintain a regular beating of his heart",
|
|
"took a beating and ended up in second place",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"After the beating , Webb was evaluated by a doctor at the Fort McPherson clinic before being taken in an ambulance to WellStar Atlanta Medical Center, court documents show. \u2014 Henri Hollis, ajc , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Three men wanted for the fatal beating of an Akron teen were arrested Saturday, Olivia Mitchell reports. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Greene died after the beating , but police initially said he was killed after his car crashed into a tree. \u2014 Julie Coleman, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"No one\u2019s about to turn the beating around any time soon. Big-hitting Andy Roddick, known for his blistering serves, won the US Open in 2003, dropping Juan Carlos Ferrero in straight sets. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Riordan was elected in 1993 at a time when Los Angeles faced economic and social upheaval, including the decline of the aerospace industry, the beating of Black motorist Rodney King and the deadly uprising that followed the LAPD officers\u2019 acquittal. \u2014 Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Martin Weinberg, a Birmingham civil rights attorney representing Peoples in the lawsuit, pointed out that the beating happened just a few miles from the Edmund Pettus Bridge, where police in 1965 attacked Civil Rights marchers on Bloody Sunday. \u2014 Ashley Remkus | Aremkus@al.com, al , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"In the early 2000s, corporations were taking a public beating . \u2014 Jessica Mathews, Fortune , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"In fact, the Fed isn\u2019t entirely unhappy that stocks are taking a beating . \u2014 Larry Edelman, BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English betynge , from gerund of beten \"to beat entry 1 \"":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0113-ti\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"palpitation",
|
|
"pulsation",
|
|
"pulse",
|
|
"throb"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104247",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beatitude":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"calamity",
|
|
"ill-being",
|
|
"misery",
|
|
"sadness",
|
|
"unhappiness",
|
|
"wretchedness"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a state of utmost bliss":[],
|
|
": any of the declarations made in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:3\u201311) beginning in the King James Version \"Blessed are\"":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"not from earthly riches but from the milk of human kindness comes true beatitude",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"God must possess perfect beatitude , perfect happiness and perfect well-being. \u2014 Helen De Cruz, The Conversation , 20 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"Some conservative Catholics on social media responded with ridicule to headlines saying that Francis had proposed six new Beatitudes . \u2014 Laurie Goodstein, New York Times , 1 Nov. 2016",
|
|
"Hearing Jesus deliver the beatitudes , Judas mutters disbelieving asides. \u2014 Anthony Tommasini, New York Times , 14 May 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from Latin be\u0101tit\u016bd\u014d , from be\u0101tus \"happy, fortunate\" + -t\u016bd\u014d , suffix of abstract nouns \u2014 more at beatific":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"b\u0113-\u02c8a-t\u0259-\u02cct\u00fcd",
|
|
"-\u02ccty\u00fcd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blessedness",
|
|
"bliss",
|
|
"blissfulness",
|
|
"felicity",
|
|
"gladness",
|
|
"happiness",
|
|
"joy",
|
|
"warm fuzzies"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164042",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beau":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": boyfriend sense 2":[],
|
|
": dandy sense 1":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Her beaux between marriage generally fell into two categories: ineffectual pretty boys or handsome brutes. \u2014 Joanne Kaufman , People , 21 Mar. 1988",
|
|
"This was essentially the vehicle that had been perfected, through more than a century or two, for\u2014and by\u2014a continuing line of fops, beaux , macaronis, dudes, bucks, blades, swells, bloods and mashers. \u2014 Osbert Sitwell , The Scarlet Tree , 1975",
|
|
"She introduced us to her latest beau .",
|
|
"her new beau brought flowers when he picked her up for their first date",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"However, the reality star included a reminder of her beau in one of her looks for the weekend's events. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"In October 2021, Lizzo and her beau were spotted at Crustacean Beverly Hills together. \u2014 Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE.com , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Nancy's long-distance beau is another character with a style all his own. \u2014 Kirbie Johnson, Allure , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"Half of the page is dedicated to the numerous shots Ye has taken at Pete Davidson, the current beau of West\u2019s estranged wife Kim Kardashian. \u2014 Heran Mamo, Billboard , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Her model beau wore a suit with a green pocket square and green shoes to compliment the colors of her dress. \u2014 Breanna Bell, PEOPLE.com , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"The model\u2019s outing this week in LA with her basketball player beau Devin Booker provided a great example. \u2014 Kerry Mcdermott, Vogue , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Central Park Heights, the neighborhood where Bartlett and her beau now reside, has seen the most purchase activity, followed by nearby neighborhoods of Arlington and Park Circle. \u2014 Donna M. Owens, Baltimore Sun , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"Kim donning Fulani braids and referring to them as 'Bo Derek braids' \u2013 or delivering visually appealing tabloid fodder, like Kourtney and drummer beau Travis Barker\u2019s recent pseudo-wedding at a Las Vegas wedding chapel. \u2014 Mj Corey, refinery29.com , 9 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1653, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from French, from beau, bel (masculine), belle (feminine) \"beautiful, good-looking,\" going back to Old French bel , going back to Latin bellus , probably going back (via *duellos , assimilated from *duenlos ) to *dwenelos , diminutive of *dwe-nos \"good\" (whence Old Latin duenos , Latin bonus ) \u2014 more at bounty":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u014d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"boy",
|
|
"boyfriend",
|
|
"fellow",
|
|
"man",
|
|
"old man",
|
|
"swain"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040659",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beau ideal":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the perfect type or model":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she is the beau ideal of the beautiful but unassuming film actress",
|
|
"Frank Lloyd Wright's most famous architectural creation, Falling Water, is widely regarded as the beau ideal of a building in harmony with its setting.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"At D\u00e9lice & Sarrasin, a charming French bistro in the West Village, vegans can bide their time in style, enticing new recruits with the beau ideal of meatless haute cuisine. \u2014 David Kortava, The New Yorker , 24 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"If Teddy Roosevelt was the Harvard beau ideal at the turn of the last century, Mark Zuckerberg is the Harvard man to be in the new millennium. \u2014 William Stadiem, Town & Country , 2 Aug. 2016",
|
|
"If Hicks is the beau ideal in today\u2019s MLB, then Miles Mikolas is a throwback to the Roosevelt administration. \u2014 Michael Beller, SI.com , 23 May 2018",
|
|
"There was a time when the beau ideal was to drive your sports car to the track, paint numbers on it, go racing and then drive home. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 6 July 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1786, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French beau id\u00e9al ideal beauty":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccb\u014d-\u012b-\u02c8d\u0113(-\u0259)l",
|
|
"\u02ccb\u014d-\u02cc\u0113-d\u0101-\u02c8\u00e4l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"classic",
|
|
"eidolon",
|
|
"exemplar",
|
|
"idea",
|
|
"ideal",
|
|
"model",
|
|
"nonesuch",
|
|
"nonpareil",
|
|
"paragon",
|
|
"patron saint"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172607",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beaucoup":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"few"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": great in quantity or amount : many , much":[
|
|
"spent beaucoup dollars"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we were able to make beaucoup bucks working overtime at the power plant"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1862, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u014d-(\u02cc)k\u00fc"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"legion",
|
|
"many",
|
|
"multifold",
|
|
"multiple",
|
|
"multiplex",
|
|
"multitudinous",
|
|
"numerous"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183657",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beaut":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": beauty sense 4":[],
|
|
": excellent sense 1":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"that new bike of yours is a real beaut",
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"That new car of yours is beaut !",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"His freakout is paired with one by Alice, a beaut of a meltdown aimed at a kind and helpful pharmacist (Salif Ciss\u00e9), recalling a similar outburst from Julianne Moore in Magnolia. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 May 2022",
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"Listing or no, one thing is certain: Whoever lands this beaut is one lucky driver. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 4 Feb. 2022",
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"Hitters refuse to beat the shift: Alex Dickerson hit a beaut Friday night. \u2014 John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle , 22 May 2021",
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"Tabla operates in the space formerly known as Paris Bistro and it\u2019s a beaut . \u2014 Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com , 5 Nov. 2020",
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"That honor goes to the beaut of a bear known as 747, USA Today reports. \u2014 Mark Olalde, USA TODAY , 9 Oct. 2020",
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"This little beaut , which falls from $89.99 to $80.85 on the site today, is a great budget option among our best-of-the-best countertop microwave picks. \u2014 Nicole Briese, USA TODAY , 13 Aug. 2020",
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"Between hulking beasts, killer robots, and a beautiful, ultra-bright city, this game is Xbox One's top beaut . \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 17 Nov. 2018",
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"Available in 10 holographic hues with names like Space Bubble and Electric Rainbow, these futuristic-themed beauts couldn't be more fun. \u2014 Kaleigh Fasanella, Allure , 6 Aug. 2018"
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"\u2014 Charlotte Bront\u00eb",
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"\"My eyes swept over all before me. The spheres were plain as villages that dot a landscape. I saw most beauteous forms, yet like our own.\"",
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"\u2014 Herman Melville"
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"a beauteous woman in a ball gown",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan goes back in time to tell the origin story of the Dutton Family in 1883, an unfettered look at the old West that's told through the eyes of a beauteous young blonde named Elsa Dutton (newcomer Isabel May). \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 17 Dec. 2021",
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"And nobody ever personified the graceful and beauteous indulgences of art better than Oscar Wilde. \u2014 Scott Bradfield, Los Angeles Times , 14 Oct. 2021",
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"For life and death, for woe and weal, Thy peerless chivalry reveal, And gird thy beauteous limbs with steel, Maryland! \u2014 Doug Donovan, baltimoresun.com , 15 Mar. 2018",
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"The fascinating and beauteous Roman city of Arles in Provence is enjoying a vital artistic renaissance, due in no small part to the vision and generosity of the cultural philanthropist Maja Hoffmann. \u2014 Hamish Bowles, Vogue , 19 Jan. 2018",
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"Gershwin's music flows out from the stage in great and beauteous waves. \u2014 Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com , 11 Aug. 2017",
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"She is rendered destitute along with her cousin, the beauteous actress Comfort Vertue, who is going on 30 and losing a bit of her former luster. \u2014 Jean Zimmerman, New York Times , 14 July 2017",
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"Two men pursue the Black Pearl, hoping to rescue this beauteous damsel: Will Turner (Orlando Bloom), a blacksmith and childhood friend secretly in love with her, and haughty Commodore Norrington (Jack Davenport), who fancies himself her fiance. \u2014 Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 May 2017",
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"Miraculously, the slow, stuttering, myopic Rohit is transformed into a hero who can dance, woo the beauteous heroine and defeat the bad guys. \u2014 Wired Staff, WIRED , 11 June 2006"
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"\u2014 William Shakespeare",
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"\u2026 high summer pours her blue glory and her golden light out of that beauteous sky \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 Charlotte Bront\u00eb",
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"\"My eyes swept over all before me. The spheres were plain as villages that dot a landscape. I saw most beauteous forms, yet like our own.\"",
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"\u2014 Herman Melville"
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"a beauteous woman in a ball gown",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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|
"Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan goes back in time to tell the origin story of the Dutton Family in 1883, an unfettered look at the old West that's told through the eyes of a beauteous young blonde named Elsa Dutton (newcomer Isabel May). \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 17 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"And nobody ever personified the graceful and beauteous indulgences of art better than Oscar Wilde. \u2014 Scott Bradfield, Los Angeles Times , 14 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"For life and death, for woe and weal, Thy peerless chivalry reveal, And gird thy beauteous limbs with steel, Maryland! \u2014 Doug Donovan, baltimoresun.com , 15 Mar. 2018",
|
|
"The fascinating and beauteous Roman city of Arles in Provence is enjoying a vital artistic renaissance, due in no small part to the vision and generosity of the cultural philanthropist Maja Hoffmann. \u2014 Hamish Bowles, Vogue , 19 Jan. 2018",
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"Gershwin's music flows out from the stage in great and beauteous waves. \u2014 Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com , 11 Aug. 2017",
|
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"She is rendered destitute along with her cousin, the beauteous actress Comfort Vertue, who is going on 30 and losing a bit of her former luster. \u2014 Jean Zimmerman, New York Times , 14 July 2017",
|
|
"Two men pursue the Black Pearl, hoping to rescue this beauteous damsel: Will Turner (Orlando Bloom), a blacksmith and childhood friend secretly in love with her, and haughty Commodore Norrington (Jack Davenport), who fancies himself her fiance. \u2014 Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 May 2017",
|
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"Miraculously, the slow, stuttering, myopic Rohit is transformed into a hero who can dance, woo the beauteous heroine and defeat the bad guys. \u2014 Wired Staff, WIRED , 11 June 2006"
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"Although there are no data to prove it, some beauticians hold that the health and physical-fitness boom has sanctioned a concern for the well-being of the body that in the past might have appeared vain and unmasculine.",
|
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"\u2014 Deborah Blumenthal"
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|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Berkley worked as a beautician for around 40 years, much of that in a salon at the corner of Cedar Road and East 105th Street. \u2014 Thomas Jewell, cleveland , 10 May 2022",
|
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"Starring Janet Jackson and Tupac Shakur as Justice and Lucky, a beautician with a knack for poetry and the charming postal worker who courts her, the film is Singleton\u2019s only movie with a female protagonist and was written specifically for Jackson. \u2014 Sonaiya Kelleystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 6 May 2022",
|
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"In El Salvador, Ingrid Vilorio was a beautician with her own studio. \u2014 Alex Park, The New Republic , 24 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The pre-schooler was getting braids inside the apartment of a beautician in the Woodlawn section of the city at around 9 p.m. when gunfire erupted outside. \u2014 Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com , 8 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"After being treated for cancer, Helen studied to be a beautician through the Ohio Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation and found part-time work. \u2014 Mark J. Price, USA TODAY , 25 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"Contouring was ideal for black-and-white film, a medium of light and shadow, and was used in early Hollywood by makeup artists such as the Polish beautician Max Factor (n\u00e9 Maksymilian Faktorowicz). \u2014 Rachel Syme, The New Yorker , 31 Aug. 2020",
|
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"Jackson also announced Friday that the city will increase by $2 million its loans for specialized businesses hit particularly hard by the pandemic, including barber shops, beauticians , and restaurants, among others. \u2014 Courtney Astolfi, cleveland , 22 May 2020",
|
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"Fink rents out booths to hairdressers and beauticians at her salon, so the people who work there are not technically her employees. \u2014 David Hogberg, Washington Examiner , 20 May 2020"
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"Fresh flowers beautify every room.",
|
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"beautified the roadside landscape by planting flowers",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In 1997, Merkle, who has a baby and a grandchild buried in Spring Grove Cemetery along Ohio 18 in Medina, approached then Mayor Jim Roberts and asked what could be done to beautify the cemetery. \u2014 Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland , 14 June 2022",
|
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"After six years of fundraising and restoration efforts to beautify the African American Burial Grounds in Atlanta, the Historic Oakland Foundation recently announced the completion of its work. \u2014 Wilborn Nobles, ajc , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"To beautify patio areas, old-fashioned-style wooden facades have been placed over the jersey barriers used for parklets, and planters installed atop all the barriers. \u2014 John Laidler, BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2022",
|
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"Outdoor rugs are a low-maintenance, cost-efficient way to beautify any outdoor living space. \u2014 Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens , 9 May 2022",
|
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"Overall, code enforcement is a great thing to help beautify the town. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 13 June 2022",
|
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"Help beautify park by pulling weeds, clearing brush and cleaning steps. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 25 May 2022",
|
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"The project is also focused on providing community spaces in the area, and beautify it with art, historic markers, and landscaping, the statement said. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
|
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"Then beautify the closet with pretty wallpaper, as Leanne Ford did here. \u2014 Sienna Livermore, House Beautiful , 31 May 2022"
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"Middle English bewtyfien , from beaute beauty + -fien -fy":""
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"\u02c8by\u00fc-t\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for beautify adorn , decorate , ornament , embellish , beautify , deck , garnish mean to enhance the appearance of something by adding something unessential. adorn implies an enhancing by something beautiful in itself. a diamond necklace adorned her neck decorate suggests relieving plainness or monotony by adding beauty of color or design. decorate a birthday cake ornament and embellish imply the adding of something extraneous, ornament stressing the heightening or setting off of the original a white house ornamented with green shutters , embellish often stressing the adding of superfluous or adventitious ornament. embellish a page with floral borders beautify adds to embellish a suggestion of counterbalancing plainness or ugliness. will beautify the grounds with flower beds deck implies the addition of something that contributes to gaiety, splendor, or showiness. a house all decked out for Christmas garnish suggests decorating with a small final touch and is used especially in referring to the serving of food. an entr\u00e9e garnished with parsley",
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"do",
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"emblaze",
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"emboss",
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"enrich",
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"fancy up",
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"festoon",
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"garnish",
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"glitz (up)",
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"Located on one of the most beautiful and untouched coastlines in America, this recreational area has much to offer. You can hike on rocky headlands that rise dramatically from the Pacific Ocean, ride horses or bikes along scenic trails, walk along the many beaches, kayak on pristine Tomales Bay, or spy the abundance of native flowers and wildlife, including elephant seals and tule elk. \u2014 Tim Fish , Wine Spectator , 15 Nov. 2008",
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"In her biography of Monroe, Churchwell takes to task the relentless mythomania of her admirers and critics, who are equally invested in nurturing the legend of a hapless beautiful woman consumed by her desire for celebrity and love. \u2014 Lakshmi Chaudhry , Nation , 27 Aug.-3 Sept. 2007",
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"In the hothouse of today's celebrity monoculture, the result has been the perfection of the kind of profile in which athletes and actors struggle to overcome \u2026 absence or presence in their lives of money, fame, sex and drugs. Especially so in the upscale slicks, where these stories of the rich and beautiful emerge so flat and lifeless that no one in them casts a shadow. \u2014 Jeff MacGregor , New York Times Book Review , 21 Aug. 2005",
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"You have the most beautiful smile.",
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"The film tells a beautiful story about two young lovers.",
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"Our hotel room had a beautiful view of the ocean.",
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"The sunsets here are absolutely beautiful .",
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"What a beautiful day for a picnic!",
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"This is a beautiful example of early American poetry.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The Dalmatian coast offers some of the most beautiful beaches in Europe, and a good base to explore them is from charming Split. \u2014 Lea Lane, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
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"Spend a weekend outdoors in the woods surrounded by beautiful fall foliage. \u2014 Terri Huggins Hart, Woman's Day , 24 June 2022",
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"Cole is a singer-songwriter and fills the house with beautiful music. \u2014 Ann Abel, House Beautiful , 24 June 2022",
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"This hardy vine is grown for its beautiful leaves in shades of burgundy or chartreuse. \u2014 Arricca Sansone, Country Living , 24 June 2022",
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"Earlier this month, on June 16, the Bridesmaids comedienne took a second to post on Instagram from her European getaway, looking absolutely beautiful under the sun. \u2014 Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping , 24 June 2022",
|
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"All the Best is a heartbreaking, beautiful story that follows high school students Ben De Backer and Nathan Allan. \u2014 Leah Campano, Seventeen , 24 June 2022",
|
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"Jean Prounis founded Prounis Jewelry in homage to her family ancestry and passion for beautiful objects. \u2014 Charlotte Diamond, Vogue , 24 June 2022",
|
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"Written by Sweeney and Lori McKenna, this track showcases the beautiful vocal blend between Cauthen and Sweeney, atop a timeless message. \u2014 Jessica Nicholson, Billboard , 24 June 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Middle English bewteful, beautefull , from beaute beauty + -ful, -full -ful entry 1":""
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for beautiful beautiful , lovely , handsome , pretty , comely , fair mean exciting sensuous or aesthetic pleasure. beautiful applies to whatever excites the keenest of pleasure to the senses and stirs emotion through the senses. beautiful mountain scenery lovely is close to beautiful but applies to a narrower range of emotional excitation in suggesting the graceful, delicate, or exquisite. a lovely melody handsome suggests aesthetic pleasure due to proportion, symmetry, or elegance. a handsome Georgian mansion pretty often applies to superficial or insubstantial attractiveness. a painter of conventionally pretty scenes comely is like handsome in suggesting what is coolly approved rather than emotionally responded to. the comely grace of a dancer fair suggests beauty because of purity, flawlessness, or freshness. fair of face",
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"synonyms":[
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"aesthetic",
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"esthetic",
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"aesthetical",
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"esthetical",
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"attractive",
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"beauteous",
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"bonny",
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"bonnie",
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"comely",
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"cute",
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"drop-dead",
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"fair",
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"fetching",
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"good",
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"good-looking",
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"goodly",
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"gorgeous",
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"handsome",
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"knockout",
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"likely",
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"lovely",
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"lovesome",
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"pretty",
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"ravishing",
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"seemly",
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"sightly",
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"stunning",
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"taking",
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"well-favored"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013806",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"beautifulness":{
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"antonyms":[
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"grotesque",
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"hideous",
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"homely",
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"ill-favored",
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"plain",
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"ugly",
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"unaesthetic",
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"unattractive",
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"unbeautiful",
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"uncomely",
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"uncute",
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"unhandsome",
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"unlovely",
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"unpleasing",
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"unpretty",
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"unsightly"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": generally pleasing : excellent":[],
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": having qualities of beauty : exciting aesthetic pleasure":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Located on one of the most beautiful and untouched coastlines in America, this recreational area has much to offer. You can hike on rocky headlands that rise dramatically from the Pacific Ocean, ride horses or bikes along scenic trails, walk along the many beaches, kayak on pristine Tomales Bay, or spy the abundance of native flowers and wildlife, including elephant seals and tule elk. \u2014 Tim Fish , Wine Spectator , 15 Nov. 2008",
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"In her biography of Monroe, Churchwell takes to task the relentless mythomania of her admirers and critics, who are equally invested in nurturing the legend of a hapless beautiful woman consumed by her desire for celebrity and love. \u2014 Lakshmi Chaudhry , Nation , 27 Aug.-3 Sept. 2007",
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"In the hothouse of today's celebrity monoculture, the result has been the perfection of the kind of profile in which athletes and actors struggle to overcome \u2026 absence or presence in their lives of money, fame, sex and drugs. Especially so in the upscale slicks, where these stories of the rich and beautiful emerge so flat and lifeless that no one in them casts a shadow. \u2014 Jeff MacGregor , New York Times Book Review , 21 Aug. 2005",
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"You have the most beautiful smile.",
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"The film tells a beautiful story about two young lovers.",
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"Our hotel room had a beautiful view of the ocean.",
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"The sunsets here are absolutely beautiful .",
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"What a beautiful day for a picnic!",
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"This is a beautiful example of early American poetry.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The Dalmatian coast offers some of the most beautiful beaches in Europe, and a good base to explore them is from charming Split. \u2014 Lea Lane, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
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"Spend a weekend outdoors in the woods surrounded by beautiful fall foliage. \u2014 Terri Huggins Hart, Woman's Day , 24 June 2022",
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"Cole is a singer-songwriter and fills the house with beautiful music. \u2014 Ann Abel, House Beautiful , 24 June 2022",
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"This hardy vine is grown for its beautiful leaves in shades of burgundy or chartreuse. \u2014 Arricca Sansone, Country Living , 24 June 2022",
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"Earlier this month, on June 16, the Bridesmaids comedienne took a second to post on Instagram from her European getaway, looking absolutely beautiful under the sun. \u2014 Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping , 24 June 2022",
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"All the Best is a heartbreaking, beautiful story that follows high school students Ben De Backer and Nathan Allan. \u2014 Leah Campano, Seventeen , 24 June 2022",
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"Jean Prounis founded Prounis Jewelry in homage to her family ancestry and passion for beautiful objects. \u2014 Charlotte Diamond, Vogue , 24 June 2022",
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"Written by Sweeney and Lori McKenna, this track showcases the beautiful vocal blend between Cauthen and Sweeney, atop a timeless message. \u2014 Jessica Nicholson, Billboard , 24 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English bewteful, beautefull , from beaute beauty + -ful, -full -ful entry 1":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8by\u00fc-ti-f\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for beautiful beautiful , lovely , handsome , pretty , comely , fair mean exciting sensuous or aesthetic pleasure. beautiful applies to whatever excites the keenest of pleasure to the senses and stirs emotion through the senses. beautiful mountain scenery lovely is close to beautiful but applies to a narrower range of emotional excitation in suggesting the graceful, delicate, or exquisite. a lovely melody handsome suggests aesthetic pleasure due to proportion, symmetry, or elegance. a handsome Georgian mansion pretty often applies to superficial or insubstantial attractiveness. a painter of conventionally pretty scenes comely is like handsome in suggesting what is coolly approved rather than emotionally responded to. the comely grace of a dancer fair suggests beauty because of purity, flawlessness, or freshness. fair of face",
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"synonyms":[
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"aesthetic",
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"esthetic",
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"aesthetical",
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"esthetical",
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"attractive",
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"beauteous",
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"bonny",
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"bonnie",
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"comely",
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"cute",
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"drop-dead",
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"fair",
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"fetching",
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"good",
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"good-looking",
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"goodly",
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"gorgeous",
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"handsome",
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"knockout",
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"likely",
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"lovely",
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"lovesome",
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"pretty",
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"ravishing",
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"seemly",
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"sightly",
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"stunning",
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"taking",
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"well-favored"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095749",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"beautify":{
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"antonyms":[
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"blemish",
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"deface",
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"disfigure",
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"mar",
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"scar",
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"spoil"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to grow beautiful":[],
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": to make beautiful or add beauty to":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Fresh flowers beautify every room.",
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"beautified the roadside landscape by planting flowers",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In 1997, Merkle, who has a baby and a grandchild buried in Spring Grove Cemetery along Ohio 18 in Medina, approached then Mayor Jim Roberts and asked what could be done to beautify the cemetery. \u2014 Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland , 14 June 2022",
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"After six years of fundraising and restoration efforts to beautify the African American Burial Grounds in Atlanta, the Historic Oakland Foundation recently announced the completion of its work. \u2014 Wilborn Nobles, ajc , 11 June 2022",
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"To beautify patio areas, old-fashioned-style wooden facades have been placed over the jersey barriers used for parklets, and planters installed atop all the barriers. \u2014 John Laidler, BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2022",
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"Outdoor rugs are a low-maintenance, cost-efficient way to beautify any outdoor living space. \u2014 Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens , 9 May 2022",
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"Overall, code enforcement is a great thing to help beautify the town. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 13 June 2022",
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"Help beautify park by pulling weeds, clearing brush and cleaning steps. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 25 May 2022",
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"The project is also focused on providing community spaces in the area, and beautify it with art, historic markers, and landscaping, the statement said. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
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"Then beautify the closet with pretty wallpaper, as Leanne Ford did here. \u2014 Sienna Livermore, House Beautiful , 31 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English bewtyfien , from beaute beauty + -fien -fy":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8by\u00fc-t\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for beautify adorn , decorate , ornament , embellish , beautify , deck , garnish mean to enhance the appearance of something by adding something unessential. adorn implies an enhancing by something beautiful in itself. a diamond necklace adorned her neck decorate suggests relieving plainness or monotony by adding beauty of color or design. decorate a birthday cake ornament and embellish imply the adding of something extraneous, ornament stressing the heightening or setting off of the original a white house ornamented with green shutters , embellish often stressing the adding of superfluous or adventitious ornament. embellish a page with floral borders beautify adds to embellish a suggestion of counterbalancing plainness or ugliness. will beautify the grounds with flower beds deck implies the addition of something that contributes to gaiety, splendor, or showiness. a house all decked out for Christmas garnish suggests decorating with a small final touch and is used especially in referring to the serving of food. an entr\u00e9e garnished with parsley",
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"synonyms":[
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"adorn",
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"array",
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"bedeck",
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"bedizen",
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"blazon",
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"caparison",
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"deck",
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"decorate",
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"do",
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"do up",
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"doll up",
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"drape",
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"dress",
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"embellish",
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"emblaze",
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"emboss",
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"enrich",
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"fancify",
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"fancy up",
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"festoon",
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"garnish",
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"glitz (up)",
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"grace",
|
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"gussy up",
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"ornament",
|
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"pretty (up)",
|
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"trim"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052144",
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"type":[
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
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]
|
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},
|
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"beautifying":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"functional",
|
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"utilitarian"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": serving or intended to make someone or something more attractive or beautiful":[
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"a beautifying lotion/treatment",
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"To ensure that everything does indeed look good, the Orentreichs offer a full menu of beautifying procedures: peels, laser resurfacing, Botox, sclerotherapy, protein injections \u2026",
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"\u2014 Vogue",
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"It evidently surpassed his majesty's comprehension how any sober-minded and sensible individual could entertain the least possible objection to so beautifying an operation [i.e., tattooing].",
|
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"\u2014 Herman Melville"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Since Mayan times, honey has played an important role in wellness in Mexico and is famous for both its beautifying and restorative qualities. \u2014 Rana Good, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1601, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8by\u00fc-t\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b-i\u014b"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"adorning",
|
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"cosmetic",
|
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"decorative",
|
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"embellishing",
|
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"ornamental"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004352",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"beauty":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"grotesqueness",
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"hideousness",
|
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"homeliness",
|
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"plainness",
|
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"ugliness",
|
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"unattractiveness",
|
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"unbecomingness",
|
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"unloveliness",
|
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"unsightliness"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a brilliant, extreme, or egregious example or instance":[
|
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"caught a couple of beauties on our last fishing trip",
|
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"that mistake was a beauty"
|
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],
|
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": a particularly graceful, ornamental, or excellent quality":[
|
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"Well, at any rate, he had two great beauties \u2014the pale flat white of his skin and his great shaggy mass of dark hair.",
|
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"\u2014 Dorothy C. Fisher"
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],
|
|
": bottom sense 9":[],
|
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": the quality or aggregate of qualities in a person or thing that gives pleasure to the senses or pleasurably exalts the mind or spirit : loveliness":[
|
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"a woman of great physical beauty",
|
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"exploring the natural beauty of the island",
|
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"A thing of beauty is a joy forever \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 John Keats"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"We explored the natural beauty of the island.",
|
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"I'm learning to appreciate the beauty of poetry.",
|
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"We explored the natural beauties of the island.",
|
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"She was one of the great beauties of her time.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"But the area\u2019s abundant natural beauty and Jackson\u2019s growing slate of posh hotels, sophisticated shops and cheffy restaurants also draw its fair share of glitterati. \u2014 Brigid Mander, WSJ , 30 June 2022",
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"Cumberland Gap offers a unique combination of natural beauty and transformational American history. \u2014 Fox News , 29 June 2022",
|
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"Tropical hardwoods like ipe and mahogany combine beauty and durability. \u2014 Dan Diclerico, Good Housekeeping , 29 June 2022",
|
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"Knowing how to do beauty and special-effects makeup, hair and a little costuming can help set you apart from other applicants. \u2014 Madalyn Amato, Los Angeles Times , 28 June 2022",
|
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"This is a movement that once made Tolstoy weep, and the Viano offered a touchingly guileless account, true to the music\u2019s elusive blend of wistful beauty and sadness. \u2014 Jeremy Eichler, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
|
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"Emily Weiss, the founder of the brand, started a blog about beauty and skin care tips with no intention of building a business. \u2014 Susan Frech, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
|
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"Shop more of the best Prime Day deals on beauty and skin care below. \u2014 Jake Smith, Glamour , 27 June 2022",
|
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"For those of us glued to the beauty and makeup sides of TikTok, finding the latest tricks to make life easier can be major dopamine boost. \u2014 Lauren Burwell, Allure , 27 June 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English beaute, bealte , borrowed from Anglo-French, from bel, beau \"beautiful, good-looking\" (going back to Latin bellus ) + -te -ty \u2014 more at beau":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8by\u00fc-t\u0113"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"aesthetics",
|
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"esthetics",
|
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"attractiveness",
|
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"beauteousness",
|
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"beautifulness",
|
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"comeliness",
|
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"cuteness",
|
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"fairness",
|
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"gorgeousness",
|
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"handsomeness",
|
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"looks",
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"loveliness",
|
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"prettiness",
|
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"sightliness"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222111",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"beauty contest":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a contest or competitive situation that is likened to a traditional beauty contest especially in involving judgments made on the basis of physical attractiveness or popular appeal":[
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"\u2026 an elite automotive expo and beauty contest where cars of only the highest caliber \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 Hannah Elliott"
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],
|
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": a presidential primary election in which the popular vote does not determine the number of convention delegates a candidate receives":[
|
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"Mr. Ford and Mr. Reagan are listed in the Republican preferential primary or \" beauty contest .\"",
|
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"\u2014 Charles Mohr"
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],
|
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": an assemblage of girls or women at which judges select the most beautiful":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Dozens of camels barred from competing in Saudi Arabia beauty contest over use of Botox. \u2014 Julius Lasin, USA TODAY , 8 Dec. 2021",
|
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"The alt-universe Yeoh in question then does not enter a beauty contest and win. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The image shows a Ukrainian soldier who won a beauty contest in 2016. \u2014 Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY , 9 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Anastasia Lenna, a beauty queen who represented Ukraine in 2015 in the Miss Grand International beauty contest , made the claims on her Instagram, according to the New York Post. \u2014 Jon Brown, Fox News , 28 Feb. 2022",
|
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"In 2015, Anastasiia Lenna was Ukraine\u2019s Miss Grand\u2019s international beauty contest representative. \u2014 Carmela Chirinos, Fortune , 28 Feb. 2022",
|
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"In La Encantada something much bigger is being cooked up than the annual beauty contest that fascinates the Mexican audience. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 14 Feb. 2022",
|
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"And even though Burrow has outplayed Jackson this season, the Pro Bowl is basically a beauty contest . \u2014 Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com , 27 Dec. 2021",
|
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"The camel beauty contest is at the heart of the massive carnival, which also features camel races, sales and other festivities typically showcasing thousands of dromedaries. \u2014 NBC News , 9 Dec. 2021"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1879, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084236",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"beauty queen":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"every loving husband considers his wife a beauty queen",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"In 2003, the beauty queen received an apartment in Paris as a gift from Bongo, with the real estate valued at about \u20ac800,000 (over $850,000), according to the French newspaper Le Parisien. \u2014 Dalal Mawad, CNN , 3 June 2022",
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"Tara Grinstead's stepmother and father are speaking out for the first time after a second arrest was made in the disappearance of the teacher and former beauty queen . \u2014 CBS News , 24 May 2022",
|
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"The candidate and the beauty queen became strategically inseparable, their pinkies entwined at public events, inviting welcome-if-misguided tabloid speculation about an imminent engagement. \u2014 New York Times , 7 May 2022",
|
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"The restaurant hostess busy escorting parties to their tables was a stone-cold beauty queen . \u2014 William Finnegan, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
|
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"Freddie Highmore and Maisie Williams will star in an adaptation of a bizarre true story about an American ex- beauty queen who was accused of kidnapping and raping a Mormon missionary in England. \u2014 Manori Ravindran, Variety , 9 May 2022",
|
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"The case exploded into the headlines in 1977, when Joyce McKinney, a former Wyoming beauty queen , was accused of kidnapping and raping a Latter-day Saint missionary. \u2014 David Noyce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 May 2022",
|
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"Divorc\u00e9e Willy May Michael, a former Texas beauty queen , has her heart set on designing a home on the island to help rebuild her relationship with her daughters. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 May 2022",
|
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"Minj portrayed a drag queen who helped the protagonist, a wannabe beauty queen , realize her true potential. \u2014 Stephen Daw, Billboard , 15 Mar. 2022"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1893, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"babe",
|
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"beauty",
|
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"cookie",
|
|
"cooky",
|
|
"cutie",
|
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"cutey",
|
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"dolly bird",
|
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"enchantress",
|
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"eyeful",
|
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"fox",
|
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"goddess",
|
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"honey",
|
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"knockout",
|
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"queen",
|
|
"stunner"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032050",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"beaver (away)":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to work in a very active and energetic way":[
|
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"They've been beavering away for hours.",
|
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"\u2014 often + at They're still beavering away at the problem."
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-115255",
|
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"type":[
|
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"phrasal verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"becalm":{
|
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"antonyms":[
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"agitate",
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"discompose",
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"disquiet",
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"disturb",
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"key (up)",
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"perturb",
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"upset",
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"vex"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to keep motionless by lack of wind":[],
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": to make calm : soothe":[],
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": to stop the progress of":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"becalmed at last, she slept soundly for the first time in weeks",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In the summer, that data started to surprise much more positively \u2014 but stocks were becalmed during that period. \u2014 John Authers | Bloomberg, Washington Post , 13 Nov. 2019",
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"Within an hour of pushing off, though, we were becalmed and drifted straight toward Faith Hill\u2019s house. \u2014 Porter Fox, New York Times , 18 Dec. 2019",
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"But if the world\u2019s major central banks are moving in lockstep and bond yields are becalmed at low levels, there\u2019s less opportunity to make money. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Nov. 2019",
|
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"Eighteenth-century sailors referred to this part of the Atlantic as the horse latitudes because, the story goes, ships would get becalmed there and have to dump their horses overboard as freshwater supplies dwindled. \u2014 David Doubilet, National Geographic , 12 June 2019",
|
|
"But with his party becalmed at around just 20% in the polls, Mr S\u00e1nchez wants his Socialists, with just 84 of the 350 seats in parliament, to govern alone for an unspecified period. \u2014 The Economist , 31 May 2018",
|
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"In some of Paglen\u2019s works, drones are seen as nothing more than a dark speck against a backdrop of becalming gray or sun-gold clouds, a way of denoting their possibly sinister near invisibility in our world. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 31 May 2018",
|
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"What is the value of clean, unchemical thinking, and where\u2019s the narrative rush of a life becalmed ? \u2014 Beth Kephart, chicagotribune.com , 2 Apr. 2018",
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"This becalmed , majestic figure feels like a monument or a memorial, an avatar of female authority whose glamour, while alluring, telegraphs depth rather than surface. \u2014 Rhonda Garelick, The Cut , 14 Feb. 2018"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1582, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"bi-\u02c8k\u00e4(l)m"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"calm",
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"compose",
|
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"lull",
|
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"lullaby",
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|
"quiet",
|
|
"quieten",
|
|
"salve",
|
|
"settle",
|
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"soothe",
|
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"still",
|
|
"tranquilize",
|
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"tranquillize"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113937",
|
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"because":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": by reason of : because of":[
|
|
"But the Conservatives voted against the amendment\u2014 because politics. And so did the Liberals.",
|
|
"\u2014 Michael Spratt",
|
|
"\u2014 often used in a humorous way to convey vagueness about the exact reasons for something A slow thaw is the best thaw. Drastic temperature changes mess with the molecules in food, you know, because science. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit Much like most of the books I read back then [as a child], things were presented as is, and you didn't really question it. Yes, \u2026 that dog is the size of a house, because reasons ? \u2014 Briana Lawrence"
|
|
],
|
|
": for the reason that : since":[
|
|
"rested because he was tired"
|
|
],
|
|
": the fact that : that":[
|
|
"The reason I haven't been fired is because my boss hasn't got round to it yet.",
|
|
"\u2014 E. B. White"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Conjunction",
|
|
"I ran because I was afraid.",
|
|
"\u201cWhy did you do it?\u201d \u201c Because she told me to.\u201d"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Conjunction",
|
|
"2012, in the meaning defined above":"Preposition"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English because that, because , from by cause that":"Conjunction"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"bi-\u02c8k\u022fz",
|
|
"-\u02c8k\u0259z",
|
|
"-\u02c8k\u022fs",
|
|
"b\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"'cause",
|
|
"as",
|
|
"as long as",
|
|
"being (as ",
|
|
"considering",
|
|
"for",
|
|
"inasmuch as",
|
|
"now",
|
|
"seeing",
|
|
"since",
|
|
"whereas"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202945",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"conjunction",
|
|
"preposition"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"because of":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": by reason of : on account of":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I was late for work because of the snowstorm, which made driving a nightmare."
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"due to",
|
|
"owing to",
|
|
"through",
|
|
"with"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232232",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"preposition"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beck":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a beckoning gesture":[],
|
|
": beckon":[],
|
|
": bow , curtsy":[],
|
|
": creek sense 1":[],
|
|
": ready to obey one's command immediately":[],
|
|
": summons , bidding":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English becke, bekke \"mute signal, signal of command, bow,\" noun derivative of bekken \"to give a mute signal\" \u2014 more at beck entry 1":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English bek , from Old Norse bekkr ; akin to Old English b\u00e6c brook, Old High German bah , Lithuanian b\u0117gti to flee \u2014 more at phobia":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English bekken, shortened from bekenen \"to give a mute signal,\" with the n perhaps being taken as the infinitive ending \u2014 more at beckon":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8bek"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bourn",
|
|
"bourne",
|
|
"brook",
|
|
"brooklet",
|
|
"burn",
|
|
"creek",
|
|
"gill",
|
|
"rill",
|
|
"rivulet",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"runlet",
|
|
"runnel",
|
|
"streamlet"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071146",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beckon":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to appear inviting : attract":[
|
|
"the frontier beckons"
|
|
],
|
|
": to beckon to":[
|
|
"beckoned us over to their table"
|
|
],
|
|
": to summon or signal typically with a wave or nod":[
|
|
"My master beckons .",
|
|
"He \u2026 beckoned to the other generals to come and stand where he stood.",
|
|
"\u2014 H. E. Scudder"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"She was beckoning them in to shore.",
|
|
"She beckoned the waiter to come over.",
|
|
"She beckoned to the waiter to come over.",
|
|
"From the time he was a child, the wilderness beckoned to him.",
|
|
"The nature preserve beckons bird-watchers, who visit from around the world.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"People might beckon you to come and join up for some group fun, but your own agenda could get in the way. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 5 June 2022",
|
|
"Even without candies to beckon them, some of the riders will still guide their mounts to the rail, especially for kiddos (but also for adults as excited as children). \u2014 Dana Mcmahan, The Courier-Journal , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The chain cemented a place in American culture with its Blue Light Specials, a flashing blue orb affixed to a pole that would beckon shoppers to a flash sale in progress. \u2014 CBS News , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The chain cemented a place in American culture with its Blue Light Specials, a flashing blue orb affixed to a pole that would beckon shoppers to a flash sale in progress. \u2014 NBC News , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The chain cemented a place in American culture with its Blue Light Specials, a flashing blue orb affixed to a pole that would beckon shoppers to a flash sale in progress. \u2014 David Porter, The Christian Science Monitor , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The chain cemented a place in American culture with its Blue Light Specials, a flashing blue orb affixed to a pole that would beckon shoppers to a flash sale in progress. \u2014 NBC News , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The chain cemented a place in American culture with its Blue Light Specials, a flashing blue orb affixed to a pole that would beckon shoppers to a flash sale in progress. \u2014 CBS News , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The chain cemented a place in American culture with its Blue Light Specials, a flashing blue orb affixed to a pole that would beckon shoppers to a flash sale in progress. \u2014 David Porter, The Christian Science Monitor , 12 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English bekenen, bikenen, becknien, becknyn, going back to Old English b\u0113cnan, b\u012bcnan, b\u012bcnian, b\u0113acnian \"to make a mute gesture to, summon, symbolize, portend, reveal,\" going back to West Germanic *bauhnjan- or *bauhn\u014djan- (whence also Old Saxon b\u014dknian \"to portend, give as a token,\" Old High German bouhhanen, bouhnen \"to give a sign or token, signify\"), weak verb derivatives of *baukn- \"sign, signal\" \u2014 more at beacon entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8be-k\u1d4an",
|
|
"\u02c8be-k\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"flag",
|
|
"gesture",
|
|
"motion",
|
|
"signal",
|
|
"wave"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071703",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"becloud":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"clarify",
|
|
"clear (up)",
|
|
"illuminate"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to obscure with or as if with a cloud":[],
|
|
": to prevent clear perception or realization of : muddle":[
|
|
"prejudices that becloud his judgment"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"don't becloud the discussion by raising unrelated issues",
|
|
"the smog from the city's steel mills was once so oppressive that it beclouded the local landscape even at noon",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"But instead of sounding the alarm, defendants went out of their way to becloud the emerging scientific consensus. \u2014 Edward Fitzpatrick, BostonGlobe.com , 7 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"His flacks and surrogates hand out scraps of information grudgingly, infrequently, and beclouded by fragrant eructations of doublespeak. \u2014 Charles Seife, Slate Magazine , 1 Mar. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1606, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"bi-\u02c8klau\u0307d",
|
|
"b\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"befog",
|
|
"blur",
|
|
"cloud",
|
|
"confuse",
|
|
"fog",
|
|
"muddy",
|
|
"obfuscate"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045742",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beclouded":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"clarify",
|
|
"clear (up)",
|
|
"illuminate"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to obscure with or as if with a cloud":[],
|
|
": to prevent clear perception or realization of : muddle":[
|
|
"prejudices that becloud his judgment"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"don't becloud the discussion by raising unrelated issues",
|
|
"the smog from the city's steel mills was once so oppressive that it beclouded the local landscape even at noon",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"But instead of sounding the alarm, defendants went out of their way to becloud the emerging scientific consensus. \u2014 Edward Fitzpatrick, BostonGlobe.com , 7 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"His flacks and surrogates hand out scraps of information grudgingly, infrequently, and beclouded by fragrant eructations of doublespeak. \u2014 Charles Seife, Slate Magazine , 1 Mar. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1606, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"bi-\u02c8klau\u0307d",
|
|
"b\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"befog",
|
|
"blur",
|
|
"cloud",
|
|
"confuse",
|
|
"fog",
|
|
"muddy",
|
|
"obfuscate"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223112",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"become":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to come into existence":[],
|
|
": to come to be":[
|
|
"become sick",
|
|
"They both became teachers."
|
|
],
|
|
": to happen to":[
|
|
"wondering whatever became of old friends"
|
|
],
|
|
": to undergo change or development":[
|
|
"The pain was becoming more intense."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Although I've known him for years, we didn't become close friends until recently.",
|
|
"She won the election, becoming the first woman to be President of the nation.",
|
|
"The book has become quite popular.",
|
|
"We became interested in the property last year.",
|
|
"The crackers had become stale.",
|
|
"It eventually became clear that he had lied.",
|
|
"This kind of behavior hardly becomes a person of your age and position.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Many times, what has become habitual for us also happens in mindless patterns. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"In other words, Americans haven\u2019t suddenly become traditionalists; DeSantis has simply seized a political opportunity. \u2014 Benjamin Wallace-wells, The New Yorker , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"The findings come at a time when the everyday kitchen stove has become a new pressure point in the fight against global warming by shifting to cleaner energy. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"The outlook for this year has become much less certain as the stock market has plummeted in recent months and certain forms of federal aid, like stimulus checks and expanded unemployment benefits, have ended. \u2014 Matthew Haag, New York Times , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Hopper committed and has become one of the best players in CWRU history. \u2014 Terry Pluto, cleveland , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"Officials there cited unspecified concerns with Dominion voting systems, which have become a target since the 2020 presidential election. \u2014 CBS News , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Owners who no longer want their watercraft leave these unfortunate vessels in what has become a makeshift junkyard in a cove within feet of the Intracoastal. \u2014 Lisa J. Huriash, Sun Sentinel , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Superache is another showcase for Dan Nigro, the producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist who has become a sort of Gen Z pop whisperer in the past few years. \u2014 Maura Johnston, Rolling Stone , 24 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, to come to, become, from Old English becuman , from be- + cuman to come":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"b\u0113-",
|
|
"bi-\u02c8k\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"come",
|
|
"get",
|
|
"go",
|
|
"grow",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"turn",
|
|
"wax"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122514",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"becoming":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"improper",
|
|
"inapplicable",
|
|
"inapposite",
|
|
"inappropriate",
|
|
"inapt",
|
|
"incongruous",
|
|
"indecent",
|
|
"infelicitous",
|
|
"malapropos",
|
|
"misbecoming",
|
|
"unapt",
|
|
"unbecoming",
|
|
"unbeseeming",
|
|
"unfit",
|
|
"unfitting",
|
|
"unhappy",
|
|
"unmeet",
|
|
"unseemly",
|
|
"unsuitable",
|
|
"wrong"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"That jacket is very becoming on you.",
|
|
"She's had her hair cut in a becoming new style.",
|
|
"She accepted the award with a becoming humility."
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"b\u0113-",
|
|
"bi-\u02c8k\u0259-mi\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"applicable",
|
|
"appropriate",
|
|
"apt",
|
|
"befitting",
|
|
"felicitous",
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"fitted",
|
|
"fitting",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"happy",
|
|
"meet",
|
|
"pretty",
|
|
"proper",
|
|
"right",
|
|
"suitable"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162228",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bed":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"crash",
|
|
"doss (down)",
|
|
"retire",
|
|
"turn in"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a flat or level surface: such as":[],
|
|
": a mass or heap resembling a bed":[
|
|
"a bed of ashes",
|
|
"served on a bed of lettuce"
|
|
],
|
|
": a mattress filled with soft material":[],
|
|
": a musical soundtrack (as to a motion picture or television show)":[
|
|
"As a video tribute \u2026 played on a projector screen, with a music bed complementing a montage of pictures from different stages of the players' lives, a mom admitted to having tears in her eyes.",
|
|
"\u2014 Joe Aguilar"
|
|
],
|
|
": a piece of furniture on or in which to lie and sleep":[],
|
|
": a place for sleeping":[],
|
|
": a place of sex relations":[],
|
|
": a supporting surface or structure : foundation":[],
|
|
": an instrumental or vocal track that is combined with other tracks to produce a musical composition":[
|
|
"Turner gives the track an air of familiarity with his lead vocal, which sits atop an instrumental bed dominated by an infectious, sweeping string section.",
|
|
"\u2014 Music Week"
|
|
],
|
|
": an open, usually rectangular cargo area or platform at the rear of truck":[
|
|
"a pickup truck with a short bed",
|
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"We loaded the equipment and put a cover over the truck bed ."
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],
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": bedstead":[],
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": close association : cahoots":[
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"a legislator in bed with lobbyists"
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": in/into an improperly close relationship with":[
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"\u2026 he found himself in bed with those he used to see as the wrong kind of people \u2026",
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"\u2014 Ronald Radosh",
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"The administration had gotten into bed with an obscure guerrilla army with which it had, in truth, few sympathies.",
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"\u2014 Mark Dennis et al."
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": marital relationship":[],
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": the equipment and services needed to care for one hospitalized patient or hotel guest":[],
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": the lower surface of a brick, slate, or tile":[],
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": the place or material in which a block or brick is laid":[],
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": to find or make sleeping accommodations":[
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"\u2014 usually used with down a place to bed down"
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],
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": to form a layer":[],
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": to furnish with a bed or bedding : settle in sleeping quarters":[
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"\u2014 often used with down"
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],
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": to go to bed":[
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"\u2014 usually used with down bed down at midnight"
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],
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"She had gone to bed with a man she loved and had suffered the ultimate humiliation\u2014rejection \u2026",
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"\u2014 Evelyn Anthony"
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": to lie flat or flush":[],
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": to make a bed in or of":[],
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": to plant or arrange in beds":[],
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": to put, take, or send to bed":[],
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"The room contains only a bed and a dresser.",
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"There are two beds in the hotel room.",
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"He lay in bed all morning.",
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"The blanket by the fireplace is the dog's bed .",
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"Her bed was a mound of soft pine needles.",
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"I'm planning on putting a bed of perennials in that corner of the yard.",
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"Verb",
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"He has fantasies about bedding a fashion model.",
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"the campers all bedded down for the night around 9:00 p.m.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Opt for a low headboard and hang pictures above your bed to mix it up. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 23 June 2022",
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"After convincing the girl to unlock the basement door, officers found Wright hiding under her bed . \u2014 Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer , 23 June 2022",
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"Strategies for reducing light levels at night include positioning your bed away from windows or using light-blocking window shades. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 22 June 2022",
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"Their pounding travels directly into my bed and sofa. \u2014 Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
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"Entirely machine washable, it's recommended to use a large capacity dryer and dryer balls to ensure the blanket is completely dry before returning to your bed . \u2014 Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping , 22 June 2022",
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"Charlie continued to be a hands-on mom as much as possible, even picking out the boys' Halloween costumes from her hospital bed . \u2014 Caitlin Keating, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2022",
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"From the foot of my bed , Bali's Buahan Valley unfurls in layer upon lush layer of bamboo and palms in every conceivable shade of green. \u2014 Chris Schalkx, Vogue , 21 June 2022",
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"Read on to learn more about the cutest small white dog breeds that may soon find a home at the end of your bed for late night cuddles. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 16 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"The Warriors got a fly-out and strikeout before putting the Huskies to bed on a final fly-out. \u2014 Evan Dudley, al , 19 May 2022",
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"Visitors without sails to sleep under can bed down in atmospheric pensions like Opoa Beach Hotel, with just nine bungalows fronting a stunning beach on the island's southeast corner. \u2014 Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure , 28 Mar. 2022",
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"Deer and others bed down under them for warmth in winter and to stay cool in summer. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 18 Aug. 2021",
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"At over 3,500 square feet, the room boasts a large, private lap pool, a sweeping terrace overlooking majestic rock formations; and, the star of the show, a sky lounge area where guests can bed down for the night under the clear Utah skies. \u2014 Juliet Izon, CNN , 19 July 2021",
|
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"The homeless sleep in churches, schools, or the homes of local good Samaritans, while others bed down outside. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2021",
|
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"Or make a reservation to bed down at the Glacier Point Ski Hut, a roughly ten-mile ski or snowshoe from Badger Pass. \u2014 Shawnt\u00e9 Salabert, Outside Online , 22 Feb. 2021",
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"Chacon\u2014and many other gunsmiths\u2014will bed a Ruger 10/22 for $100-$150, which is a helluva deal. \u2014 Michael R. Shea, Field & Stream , 22 Feb. 2021",
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"Big bucks are more solitary, and often bed away from other deer in dense cover. \u2014 Jason Tome, Outdoor Life , 17 Feb. 2021"
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, going back to Old English bedd \"sleeping place, plot of ground prepared for plants,\" going back to Germanic *badja- (whence Old Frisian bed \"sleeping place,\" Old High German betti, Old Norse be\u00f0r \"bolster, bedding,\" Gothic badi \"sleeping place\"), of uncertain origin":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8bed"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bunk",
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"doss",
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"hay",
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"kip",
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"lair",
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"pad",
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"rack",
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"sack"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182551",
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"type":[
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"abbreviation",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"bed (down)":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to lie down somewhere for sleep":[
|
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"There were so many people that some of us had to bed down in the living room."
|
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],
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": to provide (a person or animal) with a place to sleep":[
|
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"They bedded us down in the living room.",
|
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"When the animals had been fed and bedded down , we went inside to eat dinner."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192202",
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"type":[
|
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"phrasal verb"
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]
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},
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"bed check":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a night inspection to check the presence of persons (such as soldiers) required by regulations to be in bed or in quarters":[]
|
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},
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"According to the Detroit Free Press, Kearse left the team hotel without permission and was late for bed check before the Lions\u2019 loss Saturday to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. \u2014 Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com , 31 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"On those road trips, coach Don Shula had bed check at 11 p.m. on nights before games and always a second one at midnight or 1 a.m. for the room shared by Orr and Matte. \u2014 Glenn Graham, baltimoresun.com , 29 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"Civitillo, who was in the hospital\u2019s transitional living program, was supposed to be on two-hour bed checks in February 2018. \u2014 Dave Altimari, courant.com , 8 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"Daniel Miner, 43, was reported missing after a Saturday night bed check at the facility in Childersburg, southeast of Birmingham, the state's correction department said in a release. \u2014 Melissa Alonso And Theresa Waldrop, CNN , 23 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"Hospital records alleged that bed checks on Feb. 17 were done at 1 a.m., 3 a.m., 5 a.m. and 7 a.m. The staff notes indicted that he had been checked each time and was sleeping and had no issues. \u2014 Josh Kovner, courant.com , 25 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"At first bed check , per officers, the patient was found in cardiac arrest and EMS was called. \u2014 Josh Kovner, courant.com , 24 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"But the lawsuit alleges a bed check wasn\u2019t done at 7 a.m. on the morning of Feb. 17 even though medical records later said that it was done. \u2014 Dave Altimari, courant.com , 8 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"This light, seemingly simple-looking bed checks all the boxes on what makes cats happy: Its plush doughnut shape allows your cat to fully sink into it and curl up. \u2014 Ann Lien, House Beautiful , 24 July 2019"
|
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1919, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234512",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bed-curtain":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a curtain hung from a bed canopy":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[],
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|
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|
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|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002725",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bedaub":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to daub over : besmear":[],
|
|
": to ornament with vulgar excess":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the toddler delightedly bedaubed herself with her mother's makeup"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1558, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8d\u00e4b",
|
|
"bi-\u02c8d\u022fb",
|
|
"b\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"anoint",
|
|
"besmear",
|
|
"daub",
|
|
"smear"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084952",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bedazzle":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to confuse by a strong light":[],
|
|
": to impress forcefully : enchant":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"fans bedazzled by movie stars",
|
|
"don't let their promises of immense riches bedazzle you",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Emotion surges through the smallest facial expressions (intensified by the fact that Rue is noticeably makeup-free as her peers bedazzle their eyes). \u2014 Raven Smith, Vogue , 28 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Now managed by Belmond, the property was built in 1891 to bedazzle the wealthy foreigners who, until the 1960s, all arrived by ship\u2014and were then carried to the hotel in hammocks. \u2014 Nina Caplan, Travel + Leisure , 14 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"To best emulate her, begin with a gold dress and, using fabric glue, bedazzle it with gold and pink lace and faux jewels on the sleeves and bodice. \u2014 Jill Gleeson, Country Living , 16 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Weston McKennie, Little Elm\u2019s own, won\u2019t bedazzle the home folks this week in the CONCACAF Gold Cup. \u2014 Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News , 9 July 2021",
|
|
"Sparkles from a TikTok filter bedazzle the footage. \u2014 Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker , 23 June 2021",
|
|
"At the same time, artists who once doted on Mr. Khan found a new cadre of stylists to bedazzle them, and up-and-coming young artists had their own favorites. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Feb. 2021",
|
|
"The virtuoso who could bedazzle comedy-club audiences with riffs on every subject under the sun certainly qualified on that score. \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 27 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"But behind her signature teased wigs and rhinestone bedazzled outfits, there\u2019s one person who knows the Queen of Country better than anyone else \u2014 her husband, Carl Dean. \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 12 Apr. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"b\u0113-",
|
|
"bi-\u02c8da-z\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arrest",
|
|
"catch up",
|
|
"enchant",
|
|
"enthrall",
|
|
"enthral",
|
|
"fascinate",
|
|
"grip",
|
|
"hypnotize",
|
|
"mesmerize",
|
|
"spellbind"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225230",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bedazzling":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dim",
|
|
"dull",
|
|
"lackluster",
|
|
"unbright",
|
|
"unbrilliant"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": brilliantly or showily bright, colorful, or impressive : dazzling":[
|
|
"bedazzling lights",
|
|
"a bedazzling performer/performance",
|
|
"a bedazzling display"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The most bedazzling new rule requires prosecutors to state at sentencing the cost of imprisonment, among other factors. \u2014 Stu Bykofsky, Philly.com , 12 Apr. 2018"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1852, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"b\u0113-",
|
|
"bi-\u02c8da-z(\u0259-)li\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beaming",
|
|
"bright",
|
|
"brilliant",
|
|
"candescent",
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"dazzling",
|
|
"effulgent",
|
|
"fulgent",
|
|
"glowing",
|
|
"incandescent",
|
|
"lambent",
|
|
"lucent",
|
|
"lucid",
|
|
"luminous",
|
|
"lustrous",
|
|
"radiant",
|
|
"refulgent",
|
|
"sheeny",
|
|
"shining",
|
|
"shiny",
|
|
"splendid"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112212",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bedclothes":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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|
|
": the covering (such as sheets and blankets) used on a bed":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8bed-\u02cckl\u014d(t\u035fh)z",
|
|
"-kl\u014dt\u035fhz",
|
|
"\u02c8bed-\u02cckl\u014dz"
|
|
],
|
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|
|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041547",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun plural",
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bedclothing":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"bed + clothing":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8bed-\u02cckl\u014d-t\u035fhi\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004855",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bedcord":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a rope drawn from one side of a bedstead to another to support a mattress":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"bed + cord":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8bed-\u02cck\u022frd"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231912",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bedcover":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": bedclothes":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used in plural"
|
|
],
|
|
": bedspread":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"antique bedcovers that should be handled with extreme care",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Mon Rouge was inspired by her own bed with its 19th-century red satin coverlet highlighted by white appliqu\u00e9d cotton and its toile de Jouy bedcover . \u2014 Kelly Allen, House Beautiful , 7 May 2021",
|
|
"In keeping with the restful mood, the bedcover is a pale shade of the main accent color. \u2014 Jennifer Fernandez, Better Homes & Gardens , 23 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"While companies like Pendleton and Hudson\u2019s Bay that are known for their blankets produce coats reminiscent of their bedcover designs, fashion brands like Herm\u00e8s, Loewe and The Elder Statesman all sell blankets themselves. \u2014 Lane Florsheim, WSJ , 14 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"Gabe had turned down the bedcovers , dimmed the lights. \u2014 Emma Cline, The New Yorker , 1 June 2020",
|
|
"The Pod by Eight Sleep, Queen ($2,495; eightsleep.com) Couples who feud over the thermostat or the bedcovers , this one's for you. \u2014 Christie Griffin, CNN Underscored , 23 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"Throw: 70-year-old wedding suzani used as a bedcover , Tamam. \u2014 Jennifer Blaise Kramer, House Beautiful , 30 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"Bhutan\u2019s rich weaving heritage appears as attractive bedcovers and drapery in the guestrooms, all equipped with WiFi and Swedish under floor heating. \u2014 Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 20 Oct. 2017",
|
|
"The man\u2019s mother, a tiny 93-year-old woman, sat slumped amid a chaos of bedcovers . \u2014 Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times , 22 June 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8bed-\u02cck\u0259-v\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bedspread",
|
|
"counterpane",
|
|
"coverlet",
|
|
"hap",
|
|
"spread"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215341",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bedcovering":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": bedclothes":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used in plural"
|
|
],
|
|
": bedspread":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"antique bedcovers that should be handled with extreme care",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Mon Rouge was inspired by her own bed with its 19th-century red satin coverlet highlighted by white appliqu\u00e9d cotton and its toile de Jouy bedcover . \u2014 Kelly Allen, House Beautiful , 7 May 2021",
|
|
"In keeping with the restful mood, the bedcover is a pale shade of the main accent color. \u2014 Jennifer Fernandez, Better Homes & Gardens , 23 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"While companies like Pendleton and Hudson\u2019s Bay that are known for their blankets produce coats reminiscent of their bedcover designs, fashion brands like Herm\u00e8s, Loewe and The Elder Statesman all sell blankets themselves. \u2014 Lane Florsheim, WSJ , 14 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"Gabe had turned down the bedcovers , dimmed the lights. \u2014 Emma Cline, The New Yorker , 1 June 2020",
|
|
"The Pod by Eight Sleep, Queen ($2,495; eightsleep.com) Couples who feud over the thermostat or the bedcovers , this one's for you. \u2014 Christie Griffin, CNN Underscored , 23 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"Throw: 70-year-old wedding suzani used as a bedcover , Tamam. \u2014 Jennifer Blaise Kramer, House Beautiful , 30 Dec. 2019",
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"Bhutan\u2019s rich weaving heritage appears as attractive bedcovers and drapery in the guestrooms, all equipped with WiFi and Swedish under floor heating. \u2014 Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 20 Oct. 2017",
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"The man\u2019s mother, a tiny 93-year-old woman, sat slumped amid a chaos of bedcovers . \u2014 Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times , 22 June 2017"
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"He's just no match for the mop of tousled locks and half-beard that mark George as one of those beddable ruffians.",
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"\u2014 Jay Stone"
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"1941, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-231952",
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"\u2014 used in combination a twin- bedded room"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Farther along you\u2019ll find startling cross- bedded cliffs in sunset hues. \u2014 Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic , 14 Oct. 2020",
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"The animal was found in a bedded position near the base of a tree, its body bloated, according to a DNR report. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 10 Jan. 2020"
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],
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"1773, in the meaning defined above":""
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-141017",
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]
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"antonyms":[
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"blemish",
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"deface",
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"disfigure",
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"mar",
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"scar",
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"spoil"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": decorate sense 2":[],
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": to clothe with finery : deck":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"bedecked the house with hundreds of miniature lights for the party",
|
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"the ladies arrived bedecked in furs",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"To the left, handmade wooden ornaments and strings of pearls bedeck a live Christmas tree. \u2014 Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal , 7 Dec. 2021",
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"Humans bedeck their most permanent structures to inscribe them with their articles of faith, their relationship with nature, the nuances of social structure. \u2014 Justin Davidson, Curbed , 24 Nov. 2021",
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"The state of Florida has relented and given the city of Sarasota permission to bedeck the John Ringling Causeway Bridge in rainbow lights to mark Pride Month. \u2014 NBC News , 17 June 2021",
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"Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong, Mahalia Jackson and Fats Domino bedeck its shiny braces. \u2014 John Simerman, NOLA.com , 24 Nov. 2020",
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"The tables for panelists onstage, however, were bedecked in banners displaying the SRA\u2019s winkingly Soviet-style logo: three rifle cartridges under a red star, encircled by stalks of wheat. \u2014 James Pogue, Harper's Magazine , 30 Mar. 2020",
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"He was bedecked in a custom outfit by British designer Giles Deacon with a bodice made of 24-karat gold feathers. \u2014 Ray A. Smith, WSJ , 10 Feb. 2020",
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"Every winter, it was bedecked with large flowers, each having rose-brushed, white petals that arched back like wings from its floral tube, inside of which ran a pencil-thin line of magenta. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"Photos of Leonard briefly bedecked in a Pacers cap while shaking then-commissioner David Stern\u2019s hand on draft night continue to haunt fans in Indiana. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, ExpressNews.com , 2 May 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1565, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"bi-\u02c8dek",
|
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"b\u0113-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"adorn",
|
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"array",
|
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"beautify",
|
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"bedizen",
|
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"blazon",
|
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"caparison",
|
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"deck",
|
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"decorate",
|
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"do",
|
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"do up",
|
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"doll up",
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"drape",
|
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"dress",
|
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"embellish",
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"emblaze",
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"emboss",
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"enrich",
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"fancify",
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"fancy up",
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"festoon",
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"garnish",
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"glitz (up)",
|
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"grace",
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"gussy up",
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"ornament",
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"pretty (up)",
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"trim"
|
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024816",
|
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"type":[
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to change for the worse : spoil":[],
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": to confuse utterly":[],
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},
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"examples":[
|
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"The theory bedevils scientists, none of whom have been able to prove it true or false.",
|
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"The project has been bedeviled by problems since its inception.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"This is a way of distracting the population from the problems that bedevil it. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
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"This is a way of distracting the population from the problems that bedevil it. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
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"This is a way of distracting the population from the problems that bedevil it. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The documents nonetheless expose loopholes and failings that investigators say bedevil the wider industry. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The walks, at the onset and toward the end of Sunday\u2019s series finale, were the kinds of issues that can bedevil inexperienced pitching staffs. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The coronavirus pandemic, which in March 2020 led to a lengthy shutdown of Broadway theaters, has continued to bedevil the industry since theaters began to reopen last summer. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The wait times for semiconductor deliveries rose again in February, a sign that shortages are continuing to bedevil chip buyers in a wide range of industries. \u2014 Ilena Peng, Bloomberg.com , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"This is a way of distracting the population from the problems that bedevil it. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 4 Apr. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1574, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"bi-\u02c8de-v\u0259l",
|
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|
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],
|
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|
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|
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|
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"curse",
|
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],
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|
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
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]
|
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|
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|
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|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"The theory bedevils scientists, none of whom have been able to prove it true or false.",
|
|
"The project has been bedeviled by problems since its inception.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"This is a way of distracting the population from the problems that bedevil it. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
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"This is a way of distracting the population from the problems that bedevil it. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"This is a way of distracting the population from the problems that bedevil it. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The documents nonetheless expose loopholes and failings that investigators say bedevil the wider industry. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The walks, at the onset and toward the end of Sunday\u2019s series finale, were the kinds of issues that can bedevil inexperienced pitching staffs. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The coronavirus pandemic, which in March 2020 led to a lengthy shutdown of Broadway theaters, has continued to bedevil the industry since theaters began to reopen last summer. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The wait times for semiconductor deliveries rose again in February, a sign that shortages are continuing to bedevil chip buyers in a wide range of industries. \u2014 Ilena Peng, Bloomberg.com , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"This is a way of distracting the population from the problems that bedevil it. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 4 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
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|
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"1574, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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|
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|
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|
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"bi-\u02c8de-v\u0259l"
|
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],
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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],
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"examples":[
|
|
"The theory bedevils scientists, none of whom have been able to prove it true or false.",
|
|
"The project has been bedeviled by problems since its inception.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"This is a way of distracting the population from the problems that bedevil it. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"This is a way of distracting the population from the problems that bedevil it. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"This is a way of distracting the population from the problems that bedevil it. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The documents nonetheless expose loopholes and failings that investigators say bedevil the wider industry. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The walks, at the onset and toward the end of Sunday\u2019s series finale, were the kinds of issues that can bedevil inexperienced pitching staffs. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The coronavirus pandemic, which in March 2020 led to a lengthy shutdown of Broadway theaters, has continued to bedevil the industry since theaters began to reopen last summer. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The wait times for semiconductor deliveries rose again in February, a sign that shortages are continuing to bedevil chip buyers in a wide range of industries. \u2014 Ilena Peng, Bloomberg.com , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"This is a way of distracting the population from the problems that bedevil it. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 4 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
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|
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"1574, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
],
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231807",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
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|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bedew":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dry"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to wet with or as if with dew":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"her forehead gently bedewed with perspiration"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
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|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8dy\u00fc",
|
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|
|
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|
|
],
|
|
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|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"damp",
|
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"dampen",
|
|
"moisten"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090205",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bedfast":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": bedridden":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1560, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
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|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
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|
|
"\u02c8bed-\u02ccfast"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034323",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a person or thing closely associated with another : ally":[
|
|
"political bedfellows",
|
|
"\u2014 often used in the phrase strange bedfellows to describe an unlikely alliance of people or things Politics indeed makes strange bedfellows and on the issue of local regulation of pesticides, environmental and states' rights advocates have joined forces. \u2014 Elena S. Rutrick Polities and good architecture are strange bedfellows , but in Barcelona the marriage has worked. \u2014 Cathleen McGuigan"
|
|
],
|
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": one who shares a bed with another":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a child-welfare cause that has made bedfellows of activists who are normally on opposite ends of the political spectrum",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Anger is often the easiest emotion to access and blame is its bedfellow . \u2014 Natashia De\u00f3n, Harper's BAZAAR , 4 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"This latest strange bedfellow team features a reluctant Rhea Ripley and an overly enthusiastic Nikki Cross. \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 7 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Doudrop and Eva Marie are officially WWE\u2019s latest strange bedfellow tag team, because if there\u2019s anything WWE needs more of right now... \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 31 May 2021",
|
|
"For Ricketts, whose sister is gay and active in L.G.B.T. advocacy\u2014and whose uncle was gay and died of AIDS\u2014Cuccinelli seemed like an odd political bedfellow . \u2014 Alex Kotlowitz, The New Yorker , 20 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"The art economy and its bedfellow , tourism, have made nature more valuable unspoiled. \u2014 Lucy Jakub, The New York Review of Books , 12 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"My new bedfellow has a stable clip for attachment, a flexible neck that can turn every which way, and a slim head with a slender rectangle that graciously sheds light on my reading material of choice. \u2014 Abigail Glasgow, SELF , 6 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"There are plenty of reasons Deutsche Telekom AG and Vodafone Group Plc make for uneasy bedfellows . \u2014 Alex Webb | Bloomberg, Washington Post , 18 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"Cops and serial killers make strange bedfellows , but John Nolan might not have a choice on The Rookie season finale. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 7 May 2020"
|
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|
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|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
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|
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],
|
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|
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|
|
"abettor",
|
|
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|
|
"ally",
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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],
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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": the condition of being bedfellows":[]
|
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|
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],
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|
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},
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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],
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": features developed by fluid flow over a deformable bed (such as sand or seabed)":[]
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"\u02c8bed-\u02ccf\u022frm"
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"illuminate",
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"examples":[
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"the view from the mountain's summit is often bedimmed by haze"
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"overcloud",
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"overshadow",
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"an elderly actress bedizening herself with makeup and jewelry"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1661, in the meaning defined above":""
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"be- + dizen":""
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"-\u02c8di-",
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"bi-\u02c8d\u012b-z\u1d4an",
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"b\u0113-"
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],
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"adorn",
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"array",
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"beautify",
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"bedeck",
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"blazon",
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"caparison",
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"deck",
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"do up",
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"pretty (up)",
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"trim"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012518",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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},
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"blemish",
|
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"deface",
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"disfigure",
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"mar",
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"scar",
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"spoil"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to dress or adorn gaudily":[]
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"examples":[
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"an elderly actress bedizening herself with makeup and jewelry"
|
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1661, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"be- + dizen":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02c8di-",
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"bi-\u02c8d\u012b-z\u1d4an",
|
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"b\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"adorn",
|
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"array",
|
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"beautify",
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"bedeck",
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"blazon",
|
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"caparison",
|
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"deck",
|
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"decorate",
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"do",
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"do up",
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|
"doll up",
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"drape",
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"dress",
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"embellish",
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"emblaze",
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"emboss",
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"enrich",
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"fancify",
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"fancy up",
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"festoon",
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"garnish",
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|
"glitz (up)",
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"grace",
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"gussy up",
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"ornament",
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"pretty (up)",
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"trim"
|
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010728",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a place, scene, or state of uproar and confusion":[
|
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"There was bedlam in the streets after the verdict was announced."
|
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],
|
|
": an asylum for the mentally ill":[],
|
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": madman , lunatic":[]
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},
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"examples":[
|
|
"The park had never had so many visitors at one time. It was total bedlam .",
|
|
"French physician Philippe Pinel was instrumental in the transformation of bedlams from filthy hellholes to well-ordered, humane institutions.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"This theorem cannot be evaluated until a single noise (and body) can be isolated from the bedlam . \u2014 Naomi B. Ware, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
|
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"Somehow, even after the latest bedlam at Yale Law School, the raging students continue to claim the moral high ground, complaining about the mere presence of police at a recent Federalist Society event. \u2014 Aron Ravin, National Review , 3 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Several Yale players remained on their sideline to watch the bedlam . \u2014 Dom Amore, courant.com , 20 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"At times, Karl blames this bedlam on the people around Trump rather than the president himself. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Oklahoma State's bedlam victory over Oklahoma not only earned them a rare victory over their state rivals, but sent a ripple effect in the coaching carousel that's still being felt this week. \u2014 Scooby Axson, USA TODAY , 5 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The court swelled with fans, including Todd Frazier, the former Yankees and Mets third baseman and a Rutgers alumnus, who in the bedlam had to turn back to retrieve his young son. \u2014 Billy Witz, New York Times , 13 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The concert organizers canceled this show because of the bedlam , Rolling Stone said. \u2014 Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture , 8 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The way Popovich sees it, the game was not lost in the bedlam of that make-or-break late possession. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News , 8 Nov. 2021"
|
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1522, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Bedlam , popular name for the Hospital of St. Mary of Bethlehem, London, an asylum for the mentally ill, from Middle English Bedlem Bethlehem":""
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8bed-l\u0259m"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"babel",
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"circus",
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"madhouse",
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"scrum",
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"three-ring circus"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222502",
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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]
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},
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"antonyms":[
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"dehydrate",
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"desiccate",
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"dry",
|
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"parch",
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"scorch",
|
|
"sear"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to wet thoroughly":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"I was so bedraggled by the relentless rain that I couldn't wait to get into some dry clothes.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The doll, covered in fluffy swan skin, suffered an ignominious end, beheaded and bedraggled in a courtyard the morning after Kokoschka threw a raucous farewell party for it. \u2014 Cathleen Schine, The New York Review of Books , 7 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"Chandler, be-suited and bedraggled , whose work in computer-something-or-other summons the amorphous anxieties of the coming digital age. \u2014 Megan Garber, The Atlantic , 12 Sep. 2019"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1727, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"be- + draggle":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"bi-\u02c8dra-g\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bathe",
|
|
"douse",
|
|
"dowse",
|
|
"drench",
|
|
"drown",
|
|
"soak",
|
|
"sodden",
|
|
"sop",
|
|
"souse",
|
|
"wash",
|
|
"water",
|
|
"water-soak",
|
|
"waterlog",
|
|
"wet",
|
|
"wet down"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083326",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bedraggled":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"arid",
|
|
"dry",
|
|
"unwatered",
|
|
"waterless"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": dilapidated":[
|
|
"bedraggled buildings"
|
|
],
|
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": left wet and limp by or as if by rain":[],
|
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": soiled and stained by or as if by trailing in mud":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"She was bedraggled and exhausted.",
|
|
"the cat looked rather funny, all bedraggled and fit to be tied after her bath",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The bedraggled one-story brick building at 408 South Harwood Street, built in 1930, will be remodeled and reconfigured to serve as the park services building, which will include offices, restrooms and a community room. \u2014 Sharon Grigsby, Dallas News , 23 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"The bedraggled , beaten, inexperienced bullpen allowed five runs in the seventh to blow a big lead in a 5-4 loss. \u2014 Evan Grant, Dallas News , 27 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"For a bedraggled parent short on time and energy, these services can seem like a Fairy Toymother. \u2014 Kathryn O\u2019shea-evans, WSJ , 2 July 2021",
|
|
"In one apartment, an alarm-clock radio rouses a bedraggled man who looks the way bad breath smells. \u2014 New York Times , 3 June 2021",
|
|
"Another sure way to make your garden beds look less bedraggled is to edge them, Stanchfield said. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 9 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"His four-touchdown performance Sunday, even if against a bedraggled Jaguars defense, inspired a demanding critic to go public with praise for the 22-year-old rookie. \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"NOw is a great time to clean up the old leaves that may be a bit bedraggled . \u2014 Janet Carson, Arkansas Online , 11 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"His bedraggled appearance, unshaven in a blue prison jacket, elicited little sympathy. \u2014 The Economist , 27 June 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1775, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"from past participle of bedraggle":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"bi-\u02c8dra-g\u0259ld",
|
|
"b\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"awash",
|
|
"bathed",
|
|
"doused",
|
|
"dowsed",
|
|
"drenched",
|
|
"dripping",
|
|
"logged",
|
|
"saturate",
|
|
"saturated",
|
|
"soaked",
|
|
"soaking",
|
|
"sodden",
|
|
"soggy",
|
|
"sopping",
|
|
"soppy",
|
|
"soused",
|
|
"washed",
|
|
"water-soaked",
|
|
"watered",
|
|
"waterlogged",
|
|
"watery",
|
|
"wet"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103108",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bedrock":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": basis":[],
|
|
": lowest point":[],
|
|
": solidly fundamental, basic, or reliable":[
|
|
"traditional bedrock values",
|
|
"a bedrock constituency"
|
|
],
|
|
": the solid rock underlying unconsolidated surface materials (such as soil)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"They dug down for 10 feet before they hit bedrock .",
|
|
"His religious beliefs are the bedrock on which his life is based.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Now, the bedrock of the group, guitarist and songwriter Betty Cisneros, has been diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer. \u2014 Alex Distefano, Los Angeles Times , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Rising prices have also hit consumer spending, the bedrock of the U.S. economy. \u2014 New York Times , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Trump demanded that the vice president overturn a free and fair election \u2013 the very bedrock of American democracy. \u2014 Lindsay Chervinsky, The Conversation , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"The bedrock of its protective methodology, this entails agents being sent to the location anywhere from two weeks (for a foreign visit) to a week (domestic) for the planning of the logistics and security of the visit. \u2014 Bydonald J. Mihalek, ABC News , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"The promise of rising economic prosperity remains the bedrock of party legitimacy, yet China has now fallen into its worst slowdown since early 2020, according to the latest economic data released Monday by the National Bureau of Statistics. \u2014 Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Traditional stablecoins like Tether have become the bedrock of the crypto market, since they\u2019re theoretically fully backed by hard assets. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"Most significant, the bedrock of replacement theory is an extreme definition of personal responsibility that imagines violence as the sole guarantor of order and safety, and exclusively deputizes white people to wield it. \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"The bedrock of any successful AI initiative is the right data. \u2014 James Freeze, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"The violence suffered by Floyd and so many thousands of other people is horrifying to anyone with a conscience, and arguments for ending this injustice hook directly into bedrock American ideas about liberty and equality. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 24 June 2021",
|
|
"Now, even the bedrock idea of self-determination is endangered in Libya, with foreign powers \u2014 not just Libyans \u2014 seeking to control the country\u2019s fate. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Feb. 2021",
|
|
"People with disabilities know bedrock truths most of us ignore. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com , 19 May 2020",
|
|
"The American Prairie Reserve\u2019s partial retreat from conservation\u2019s traditional separation of humans and nature\u2014a bedrock principle of conservation for most of the past century\u2014is not just an accommodation. \u2014 Christopher Preston, The Atlantic , 9 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"One of our nation\u2019s bedrock environmental laws, NEPA mandates inclusion of the public\u2019s voice and environmental reviews in government decision making. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 26 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"Objective news reporting is built on two bedrock principles: report the truth, and don\u2019t pick sides. \u2014 Gilad Edelman, Wired , 10 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"Few leagues are rushing to copy those bedrock elements of M.L.S., and that raises the question of whether such an unusually structured league can really hope to join the best in the world, particularly financially. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"But the use of religious freedom as a tool to enable discrimination has become a bedrock principle of the modern conservative movement\u2014and of the Trump Administration. \u2014 Jeffrey Toobin, The New Yorker , 19 Sep. 2019"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1839, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"1873, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8bed-\u02c8r\u00e4k",
|
|
"\u02c8bed-\u02ccr\u00e4k",
|
|
"-\u02ccr\u00e4k"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"base",
|
|
"basis",
|
|
"bottom",
|
|
"cornerstone",
|
|
"footing",
|
|
"foundation",
|
|
"ground",
|
|
"groundwork",
|
|
"keystone",
|
|
"root",
|
|
"underpinning",
|
|
"warp",
|
|
"warp and woof"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012714",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bedspread":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a usually ornamental cloth cover for a bed":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a beautiful bedspread that is a reproduction of an 18th-century design",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Filmmaker Baz Luhrmann and wife Catherine Martin, a costume and set designer, created a calm corner with wallpaper, a bedspread , and cushions all designed by Martin herself for the textile company Mokum. \u2014 Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"Cover the tub with a bedspread or other thick cloth, put on safety goggles and protective clothing to shield yourself against flying shards, and go at it with a sledgehammer. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"There were no signs of blood on the bedsheets or bedspread , according to the report. \u2014 Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com , 15 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Candles were sometimes perched dangerously on his bedspread , and Mr. Hsieh kept a small fire ring in his bedroom that shot flames into the air without any barrier. \u2014 Katherine Sayre, WSJ , 12 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Lulu had bounced on the peach candlewick bedspread while Charlotte went through the drawers. \u2014 Tessa Hadley, The New Yorker , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"There were no signs of blood on the hotel bed's sheets or bedspread , according to the report released Tuesday. \u2014 Mike Schneider, USA TODAY , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The iconic Versace dress almost became a bedspread . \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 3 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The final touch is a blanket, bedspread , or quilt for the foot of the bed. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 7 Nov. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1820, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8bed-\u02ccspred"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bedcover",
|
|
"bedcovering",
|
|
"counterpane",
|
|
"coverlet",
|
|
"hap",
|
|
"spread"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000733",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bedworthy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": beddable":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1640, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"bed entry 1 + worthy":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8bed-\u02ccw\u0259r-t\u035fh\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162158",
|
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"type":[
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"circa 1721, in the meaning defined above":""
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"type":[
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]
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},
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": a highly admired person or thing : cat's meow":[]
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1921, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
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|
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|
|
"beauty",
|
|
"cat's meow",
|
|
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|
|
"crackerjack",
|
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"crackajack",
|
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"daisy",
|
|
"dandy",
|
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"dilly",
|
|
"doozy",
|
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"doozie",
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"doozer",
|
|
"dream",
|
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"honey",
|
|
"hot stuff",
|
|
"humdinger",
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"hummer",
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"jim-dandy",
|
|
"knockout",
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|
"lollapalooza",
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|
"lulu",
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|
"nifty",
|
|
"peach",
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"pip",
|
|
"pippin",
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"ripper",
|
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|
|
"snorter",
|
|
"sockdolager",
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|
"sockdologer",
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"standout",
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"sweetheart"
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|
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|
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|
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"\u02c8b\u0113-\u02cc\u0113-t\u0259r"
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|
],
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|
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|
|
]
|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a self-propelled diesel railroad car":[]
|
|
},
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|
|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
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|
|
},
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|
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|
|
"\u02c8b\u0113-\u00a6l\u012b-n\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"bee-martin":{
|
|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": kingbird":[]
|
|
},
|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221619",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beechy":{
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
": of, relating to, or abounding in beeches":[]
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0113-ch\u0113"
|
|
],
|
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|
|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-124630",
|
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|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the flesh of an adult domestic bovine (such as a steer or cow) used as food":[],
|
|
": a dressed carcass of a beef animal":[],
|
|
": muscular flesh : brawn":[],
|
|
": complaint":[],
|
|
": to increase or add substance, strength, or power to":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used with up money to beef up its staff of professional economists \u2014 John Fischer"
|
|
],
|
|
": complain":[
|
|
"always beefing about something"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0113f"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bitch",
|
|
"bleat",
|
|
"carp",
|
|
"complaint",
|
|
"fuss",
|
|
"grievance",
|
|
"gripe",
|
|
"grouch",
|
|
"grouse",
|
|
"grumble",
|
|
"holler",
|
|
"kvetch",
|
|
"lament",
|
|
"miserere",
|
|
"moan",
|
|
"murmur",
|
|
"plaint",
|
|
"squawk",
|
|
"wail",
|
|
"whimper",
|
|
"whine",
|
|
"whinge",
|
|
"yammer"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bellyache",
|
|
"bitch",
|
|
"bleat",
|
|
"carp",
|
|
"caterwaul",
|
|
"complain",
|
|
"crab",
|
|
"croak",
|
|
"fuss",
|
|
"gripe",
|
|
"grizzle",
|
|
"grouch",
|
|
"grouse",
|
|
"growl",
|
|
"grumble",
|
|
"grump",
|
|
"holler",
|
|
"inveigh",
|
|
"keen",
|
|
"kick",
|
|
"kvetch",
|
|
"maunder",
|
|
"moan",
|
|
"murmur",
|
|
"mutter",
|
|
"nag",
|
|
"repine",
|
|
"scream",
|
|
"squawk",
|
|
"squeal",
|
|
"wail",
|
|
"whimper",
|
|
"whine",
|
|
"whinge",
|
|
"yammer",
|
|
"yawp",
|
|
"yaup",
|
|
"yowl"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"I'm not eating as much beef as I used to.",
|
|
"My real beef is with the organization's president, not the group itself.",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"She's always beefing about something.",
|
|
"he tends to stand around and beef for hours about any slight, real or imagined",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Gyro is a blend of beef and lamb slow roasted on an upright rotisserie. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"These predators of the deep have some serious beef with just about everyone. \u2014 Jennifer Maas, Variety , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Seafood made from plant proteins has lagged behind beef and chicken, but it\u2019s an interesting frontier. \u2014 Emily Heil, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Mayor Adams has no beef with the NYPD\u2019s month-long wait to make an arrest in the cold-blooded slaying of a hard-working Chinese food delivery man that stemmed from a dispute about duck sauce. \u2014 Fox News , 5 June 2022",
|
|
"Heidi Montag, turns out, has some beef with none other than Lady Gaga. \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Dublin boys basketball coach Tom Costello has only one beef with Courtney Anderson Jr., his team\u2019s leading scorer and top recruit. \u2014 Mitch Stephens, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Houston sports fans have no real beef with the 49ers or Rams, so that one was a wash, but there\u2019s history with both of the AFC finalists. \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 31 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Tesla is of course owned by Elon Musk, who has a beef with the Golden State. \u2014 Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times , 20 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Leaders shared few specifics about plans to beef up clinic capacity but underscored their willingness to help the tens of thousands of pregnant people expected to cross state lines to obtain abortions in Illinois and Minnesota. \u2014 Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"Merck is eyeing a purchase of Seagen in order to beef up its portfolio of cancer drugs, according to The Wall Street Journal. \u2014 Ed Silverman, STAT , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Accords were penned strengthening Argentina\u2019s place as an exporter of food products, from soybeans to beef , to China. \u2014 Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"In the wake of the Buffalo, New York, supermarket shooting that left 10 Black people dead, the House on Wednesday approved a measure to beef up federal efforts to combat domestic terrorism and white supremacy. \u2014 Benjamin Siegel, ABC News , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Agency officials have been talking for years about the need to beef up the rules for trading platforms that handle Treasury bonds, usually by amending the nearly 25-year-old Regulation Alternative Trading System, or Reg ATS. \u2014 Declan Harty, Fortune , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The impact of the coronavirus has only deepened the need to beef up government coffers. \u2014 Zainab Fattah, Bloomberg.com , 2 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"More:Mike Woodson delivers on promise to beef up IU's schedule. \u2014 Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Australia will increase the size of its standing military by 30% to nearly 80,000 uniformed personnel, the latest step by the U.S. ally to beef up defenses amid growing competition between the U.S. and China in the Indo-Pacific region. \u2014 Mike Cherney, WSJ , 10 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French beof, bef ox, beef, from Latin bov-, bos head of cattle \u2014 more at cow":"Noun",
|
|
"verbal derivative of beef entry 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"1860, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144339"
|
|
},
|
|
"beef (up)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to add weight, strength, or power to (something)":[
|
|
"Security around the city will be beefed up during the event.",
|
|
"a politician looking to beef his image up"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202908",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"phrasal verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beef Wellington":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a fillet of beef covered with p\u00e2t\u00e9 de foie gras and baked in a casing of pastry":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1930, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"probably from the name Wellington":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8we-li\u014b-t\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-124543",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beef bacon":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": beef plate or brisket cured in the same way as pork bacon":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033937",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beef boat":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a supply ship or boat":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-193457",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beef bourguignon":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a dish consisting of beef cooked in red wine and especially Burgundy typically with onions and often mushrooms : boeuf bourguignon":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1899, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114002",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beef cattle":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": cattle developed primarily for the efficient production of meat and marked by capacity for rapid growth, heavy well-fleshed body, and stocky build":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Two bulls in beef cattle herds in Summit County have tested positive for a parasitic disease that can cause problems for cattle, the Utah state veterinarian\u2019s office reported. \u2014 Sean P. Means, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"Texas is by far the largest producer of beef cattle in the country, with a herd that totals about 4.5 million animals \u2013 2.3 million more than Oklahoma, the second-largest producer, according to figures from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But the Texas herd shrunk 3.5% last year \u2013 or by about 160,000 head \u2013 outpacing a 2.3% decline in the U.S. beef cattle herd overall. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Anglin of Bentonville owns and operates a beef cattle farm with her husband, Ryan, and their sons. \u2014 Mike Jones, Arkansas Online , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The cranes then invaded local farms, helping themselves to corn feed intended for dairy cows or beef cattle . \u2014 New York Times , 21 Mar. 2022",
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"Sales of beef cattle and calves in Texas generate about $8.5 billion annually and constitute the state\u2019s top agricultural commodity. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
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"What used to be the area where the beef cattle came to eat is now a 100=foot-long outdoors dining table set behind the barn, which was built in the 1860s. \u2014 Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 25 Mar. 2022",
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"From 2015 through 2016, prices ranchers received for beef cattle dropped about 32%, USDA data show, generally remaining around those levels since. \u2014 Patrick Thomas, WSJ , 21 Mar. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1758, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112628",
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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]
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},
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"beef's blood":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": oxblood":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071531",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"beef-witted":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": stupid":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8b\u0113f-\u00a6wi-t\u0259d"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065331",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
|
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]
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},
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"beefalo":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": any of a breed of beef cattle developed in the U.S. that is genetically \u00b3/\u2088 North American bison and \u2075/\u2088 domestic bovine":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Buddy, the cleaver-fleeing, freedom-loving beefalo that has been wandering the woods of Plymouth for more than eight months, was caught late Tuesday, possibly looking for love. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com , 14 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"An aggressive beefalo that hoofed it from a Plymouth slaughterhouse almost a month ago remained at large Monday. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com , 31 Aug. 2020",
|
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"Meanwhile, the legend of the Terryville beefalo grows, fed in part by the beast\u2019s own Twitter account: @Beefalo30835628. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com , 20 Nov. 2020",
|
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"Buddy the wayward beefalo is still on the lam in Plymouth but the town\u2019s police union has set up a GoFundMe page for Buddy\u2019s bail and donations have topped $4,000 after one day. \u2014 Lori Riley, courant.com , 7 Sep. 2020",
|
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"The beefalo , originally from a Massachusetts farm, is believed to be in thick woods, Benecchi said. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com , 28 Aug. 2020"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1973, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"blend of beef entry 1 and buffalo entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0113-f\u0259-\u02ccl\u014d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012448",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beefburger":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": hamburger":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"beef entry 1 + ham burger":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0113f-\u02ccb\u0259r-g\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-141120",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
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"beefcake":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"He's not a great actor but he gets roles anyway because of all the moviegoers interested in beefcake .",
|
|
"He's one of Hollywood's most celebrated beefcakes .",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Soon after, Peter happens upon that glen and discovers a stash of Henry\u2019s beefcake mags, which Phil kept. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 20 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The video, which also stars British electro pop-punk singer Luciana, features a lot of cheesecake, beefcake and even some breakdancing. \u2014 Leslie Richin, Billboard , 31 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Employed by both Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat as a picker at New York\u2019s flea markets and vintage stores, Loughlin repeatedly painted the same strong-jawed, cigarette-smoking beefcake visage on mugs, tables, chairs and other surfaces. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"To add subscribers, Cory convinced popular beefcake photographers, such as George Quaintance, to promote the service, according to Johnson. \u2014 Michael Waters, The New Yorker , 5 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Instead, Affleck was the flash-in-the-pan talent who revealed himself to be just another Hollywood beefcake , making stinky action movies like Pearl Harbor and Paycheck. \u2014 Megan Mccluskey, Time , 4 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"But the actor has more than a beefcake physique to his credit. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 18 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"However, the All-Pro known for riffing on pro wrestling and wearing beefcake T-shirts of shirtless quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo has offered pointed comments following the past two ugly upset losses to the Eagles and Dolphins. \u2014 Eric Branch, SFChronicle.com , 16 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"The show\u2019s ultimate depiction of Rock Hudson as a dumb-as-a-rock, barely sentient beefcake is one of its strangest choices; its decision to portray Vivien Leigh as a shrill maniac with a demented voice is yet another. \u2014 Philippa Snow, The New Republic , 1 May 2020"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1949, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"beef entry 1 + (cheese)cake":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0113f-\u02cck\u0101k"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"hunk",
|
|
"pretty boy",
|
|
"stud",
|
|
"superstud"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-073341",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beefwood":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": australian pine":[],
|
|
": the hard heavy reddish wood of any of various chiefly Australian trees":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1805, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0113f-\u02ccwu\u0307d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235043",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beefwood family":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": casuarinaceae \u2014 compare casuarina":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183857",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beefy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": full of beef":[
|
|
"a beefy steak"
|
|
],
|
|
": heavily and powerfully built":[
|
|
"a beefy thug"
|
|
],
|
|
": of or suggesting beef":[
|
|
"a beefy flavor"
|
|
],
|
|
": substantial , sturdy":[
|
|
"beefy shock absorbers"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The new truck has a beefier construction than the old model.",
|
|
"a beefy man who worked in a warehouse all his life",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The key is the drawstrings, which attach to strips of beefy recycled nylon that run through the waistband and are sewn into the rear. \u2014 Maren Larsen, Outside Online , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"In a very nice touch, Tribute Games lets players combine local and online players with a beefy netcode model. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"When the Rocky franchise started, Rocky Balboa was a down-on-his-luck, lumpy, beefy palooka, an underdog given a largely lucky opportunity. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Microsoft\u2019s own OneNote is a beefy cross-platform app (available for Windows, Android and Apple devices) allowing users to scrawl, draw and organize notes easily. \u2014 Kenny Wassus, WSJ , 21 May 2022",
|
|
"The Encode Plus comes with a beefy keypad, which is user-friendly if not the sleekest-looking. \u2014 Dan Diclerico, Good Housekeeping , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"Fresh veggies are piled high, perfectly proportioned to complement that blast of beefy goodness. \u2014 Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"But a beefy motor and more power don\u2019t always mean better performance. \u2014 Graham Averill, Outside Online , 21 May 2020",
|
|
"Young Amleth escapes the violence, vowing revenge, and after growing into the beefy form of Alexander Skarsgard, sets out to get it. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 22 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1743, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0113-f\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"brawny",
|
|
"burly",
|
|
"hefty",
|
|
"hulking",
|
|
"husky",
|
|
"mesomorphic"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213253",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beegerite":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a mineral Pb 6 Bi 2 S 9 consisting of massive gray sulfide of lead and bismuth":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Hermann Beeger , 19th century American metallurgist + English -ite":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0113-g\u0259-\u02ccr\u012bt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191216",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beeline":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a straight direct course":[],
|
|
": to go quickly in a straight direct course":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"He beelined out the door.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Friend\u2019s contemporary Bill McKibben also sailed through Harvard, making an even shorter beeline to The New Yorker, but his quarrel is more with the Founding Fathers than with his own parents. \u2014 Globe Correspondent, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Most passengers made a beeline for the security checkpoint inside the terminal. \u2014 David Koenig, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The 348-foot long Amadea then made a beeline for Fiji at a cruising speed of 13 miles an hour and arrived in the port of Lautoka on April 12, apparently without the necessary permits. \u2014 Erin Prater, Fortune , 8 May 2022",
|
|
"One soldier made a beeline for a brand new CForce quad ATV \u2014 to be used in cavalry-like raids by Ukrainian Special Forces \u2014 and rode off with a grin. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The 348-foot long Amadea then made a beeline for Fiji at a cruising speed of 13 miles an hour and arrived in the port of Lautoka on April 12, apparently without the necessary permits. \u2014 Erin Prater, Fortune , 8 May 2022",
|
|
"Sutter, Misty\u2019s older sister, made a beeline for Virginia. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 8 May 2022",
|
|
"The man leaped from his chair, cursed and made a beeline for the stage, club officials and Mr. Kilgallon recalled. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"The 348-foot long Amadea then made a beeline for Fiji at a cruising speed of 13 miles an hour and arrived in the port of Lautoka on April 12, apparently without the necessary permits. \u2014 Erin Prater, Fortune , 8 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"If that subhead just gave you a sensory overload, beeline to Cranston. \u2014 Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"For Cali vibes in Pawtucket, beeline to Wildflour Vegan Bakery & Juice Bar. \u2014 Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"Those looking to unwind in high style will want to beeline to El Jardin, the hotel\u2019s achingly atmospheric garden, another rarity for a hotel in the city center. \u2014 Alexandra Kirkman, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"But in having his forces beeline for the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv last week, Putin stumbled headlong into one principle that global leaders appear willing to fight for: state sovereignty. \u2014 David Faris, The Week , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Once seasoned, the casks beeline it to Speyside to be topped with new-make spirit. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 5 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"The moment the upright is nestled in the corner, three of them beeline for the bench meant for one and tap on the black and white keys. \u2014 Tara Adhikari, The Christian Science Monitor , 6 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Serious collectors will even beeline straight to the Rae Dunn aisle in their local TJ Maxx, Marshalls or Home Goods as soon as the stores open, as shown in this now-viral TikTok. \u2014 Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping , 28 May 2021",
|
|
"Meanwhile, golf enthusiasts will want to beeline to the sprawling Puerto Los Cabos Golf Club, adjacent to the hotel. \u2014 Alexandra Kirkman, Forbes , 9 Mar. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1830, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"1882, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"from the belief that nectar-laden bees return to their hives in a direct line":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0113-\u02ccl\u012bn"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120058",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beeman":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": beekeeper":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02ccman",
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0113-m\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025655",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beemaster":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": beekeeper":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02ccm\u00e4-",
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0113-\u02ccma-st\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210854",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"been":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": belong , befall":[
|
|
"\u2026 to thine and Albany's issue be this perpetual.",
|
|
"\u2014 Shakespeare"
|
|
],
|
|
": to belong to the class of":[
|
|
"the fish is a trout",
|
|
"Keeping this room clean is your responsibility.",
|
|
"\u2014 used regularly in senses 1a through 1e as the copula of simple predication"
|
|
],
|
|
": to come or go":[
|
|
"has already been and gone",
|
|
"has never been to the circus"
|
|
],
|
|
": to constitute the same class as":[
|
|
"These three books are the authoritative works on the president's life."
|
|
],
|
|
": to equal in meaning : have the same connotation as : symbolize":[
|
|
"God is love",
|
|
"January is the first month",
|
|
"let x be 10"
|
|
],
|
|
": to have a specified qualification or characterization":[
|
|
"The leaves are green."
|
|
],
|
|
": to have an objective existence : have reality or actuality : live":[
|
|
"I think, therefore I am"
|
|
],
|
|
": to have identity with : to constitute the same idea or object as":[
|
|
"The first person I met was my brother."
|
|
],
|
|
": to have, maintain, or occupy a place, situation, or position":[
|
|
"the book is on the table"
|
|
],
|
|
": to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted":[
|
|
"\u2014 used only in infinitive form let him be"
|
|
],
|
|
": to take place : occur":[
|
|
"the concert was last night"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190654",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beena marriage":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a marriage in parts of India and Sri Lanka in which the husband enters the wife's kinship group and has little authority in the household \u2014 compare muta":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Arabic b\u012bnah distinct, separate":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0113-n\u0259-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125440",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beer and skittles":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a situation of agreeable ease":[
|
|
"won't be all beer and skittles"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1855, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"easy street",
|
|
"fun and games",
|
|
"hog heaven",
|
|
"picnic"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072256",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beer belly":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a large, fat, protruding belly regarded as the result of a long habit of drinking large amounts of beer":[
|
|
"\u2026 a large, unkempt man whose florid polyester shirt clings sensuously to his cumbersome beer belly .",
|
|
"\u2014 Robert Cantwell",
|
|
"It is fat, or adipose tissue, that gives us our beer bellies and our love handles , our man boobs and our muffin tops .",
|
|
"\u2014 Jo Whelan"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a middle-aged man with a big beer belly",
|
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"a former jock whose most impressive physical asset these days is his bloated beer belly",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In mountain biking, some of these riders were total sleepers, middle-aged guys with a beer belly who\u2019d show up for the group ride and suffer up the climb. \u2014 Outside Online , 7 Jan. 2022",
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"In the five-minute video, also featuring Future and Young Thug, Drake dances as a retro workout trainer, sports a beer belly and even pays tribute to Michael Jackson, Rambo and other cultural icons. \u2014 Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY , 3 Sep. 2021",
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"Your neighbor with a beer belly and a comb-over who drives a beat-up Honda Civic might just be 007 laying low. \u2014 Mark Kennedy, Detroit Free Press , 26 Mar. 2021",
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"Your neighbor with a beer belly and a comb-over who drives a beat-up Honda Civic might just be 007 laying low. \u2014 Mark Kennedy, Detroit Free Press , 26 Mar. 2021",
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"Your neighbor with a beer belly and a comb-over who drives a beat-up Honda Civic might just be 007 laying low. \u2014 Mark Kennedy, Detroit Free Press , 26 Mar. 2021",
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"Your neighbor with a beer belly and a comb-over who drives a beat-up Honda Civic might just be 007 laying low. \u2014 Mark Kennedy, Detroit Free Press , 26 Mar. 2021",
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"Your neighbor with a beer belly and a comb-over who drives a beat-up Honda Civic might just be 007 laying low. \u2014 Mark Kennedy, Detroit Free Press , 26 Mar. 2021",
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"Your neighbor with a beer belly and a comb-over who drives a beat-up Honda Civic might just be 007 laying low. \u2014 Mark Kennedy, Detroit Free Press , 26 Mar. 2021"
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"1829, in the meaning defined above":""
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"bay window",
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"belly",
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"corporation",
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"gut",
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"paunch",
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"pot",
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"potbelly"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110240",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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": an implement that lifts sugar beets out of soil at harvest time":[]
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},
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"definitions":{
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": wet or dried slices of sugar beet after the sugar has been extracted used as a stock feed":[]
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]
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},
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": red in the face especially from embarrassment":[
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"When she realized her mistake, she turned beet red ."
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]
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103113",
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"beet sugar":{
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": sugar made from sugar beets by extraction of juice from the finely sliced roots, evaporation of excess water, and crystallization of the resulting syrup":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110034",
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]
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},
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": any of an order (Coleoptera) of insects having four wings of which the outer pair are modified into stiff elytra that protect the inner pair when at rest":[],
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": any of various insects resembling a beetle":[],
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": being prominent and overhanging":[
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"beetle brows"
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],
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": project , jut":[
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"to scale the beetling crags",
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"\u2014 R. L. Stevenson"
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],
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": to scurry like a beetle":[
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"editors beetled around the office"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
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"1602, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
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"circa 1919, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
|
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English betel , from Old English b\u012betel ; akin to Old English b\u0113atan to beat":"Noun",
|
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"Middle English betylle , from Old English bitula ; akin to b\u012btan to bite":"Noun",
|
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"Middle English bitel-browed having overhanging brows, probably from betylle, bitel beetle":"Adjective",
|
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"verbal derivative of beetle entry 4":"Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8b\u0113-t\u1d4al"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bag",
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"balloon",
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"belly",
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"billow",
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"bulge",
|
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"bunch",
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"jut",
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"overhang",
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"poke",
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"pooch",
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"pouch",
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"pout",
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"project",
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"protrude",
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"stand out",
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"start",
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"stick out",
|
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"swell"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181203",
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"verb"
|
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},
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"beetroot":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Borscht is cooked in many different forms, from a pure beetroot barszcz common in Poland, to recipes including mushrooms, fish or sweet peppers. \u2014 Karina Tsui, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
|
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"It is followed by the Pop Sashimi, composed of marinated fish of the day with a bold beetroot sauce and fresh fennel. \u2014 Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes , 15 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Individual trials showed that some high oxalate foods, such as beetroot juice and green tea, lowered blood pressure in healthy volunteers. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"The dish combines the delicious flavors of beetroot , porcini mushrooms and black garlic to create a mouthwatering pasta sauce that complements but doesn't upstage the star of the show -- a whole lot of truffle. \u2014 Foren Clark, Cnn. Recipe From Alice Caporicci, CNN , 15 May 2022",
|
|
"Peter Glazebrook, seen here holding a beetroot , has the current Guinness World Record for a potato. \u2014 Jennifer Calfas, WSJ , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"His take on a classic Spanish stew featured a deconstructed mosaic of cauliflower mousse, beetroot foam, tomato pur\u00e9e and peach water ice. \u2014 Emily Bobrow, WSJ , 18 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"An initial fresh waft of green apples, bananas, and pancakes descends into rooibos tea, corn flakes, and cooked beetroot . \u2014 Felipe Schrieberg, Forbes , 30 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The evidence for caffeine is impressive; that for nitrate/ beetroot less so. \u2014 Amby Burfoot, Outside Online , 18 Sep. 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1579, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8b\u0113t-\u02ccr\u00fct"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-102635",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
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"befall":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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|
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"the fate that befell them"
|
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]
|
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},
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"examples":[
|
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"It's sad to think of the unhappy fate that befell him.",
|
|
"The drought was only one of many hardships to befall the small country.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Legitimate responses to such hardship can feel hopelessly limited; become a survivalist, or sit around waiting for the next disaster to befall you. \u2014 Eleanor Cummins, The New Republic , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"At least one individual\u2019s implant has already failed with no way to repair it \u2014 a situation that could befall many others. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"Many Taiwanese are looking at Ukraine\u2019s current reality as something that could befall their homeland. \u2014 Chris Horton, The Atlantic , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"In the film, Shrimpton is the latest in a long line of Spinal Tap drummers who had all met with grisly or bizarre deaths and accidents, a fate which would befall Shrimpton who spontaneously combusts onstage while performing in Japan. \u2014 Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"Four years ago, a group of employees at the Oregon State Treasury sat down and compiled a list of every conceivable disaster that could befall a government building. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Some experts fear this is a dark omen of a fate that could befall Kyiv. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"As the episode\u2019s championship game approaches, Burns tempts the wrath of the softball gods by declaring there\u2019s no way misfortune could simultaneously befall all his ringers. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Narrative tension is virtually nonexistent in a story animated by stakes that couldn\u2019t be lower, or more formulaic; the plot hums along smoothly, much like V\u00e9ra \u2019s battered VW that runs right on cue, no matter what misadventures befall it. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Apr. 2022"
|
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],
|
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|
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":""
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English befallen , going back to Old English befeallan (parallel to Old High German bifallan \"to fall\"), from be- be- + feallan \"to fall entry 1 \"":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"bi-\u02c8f\u022fl",
|
|
"b\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
|
"be",
|
|
"betide",
|
|
"chance",
|
|
"come",
|
|
"come about",
|
|
"come down",
|
|
"come off",
|
|
"cook",
|
|
"do",
|
|
"go down",
|
|
"go on",
|
|
"hap",
|
|
"happen",
|
|
"occur",
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"pass",
|
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"transpire"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035450",
|
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"befit":{
|
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"definitions":{
|
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|
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|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"She has a mind for serious inquiry, as befits a scientist.",
|
|
"spoke politely of the deceased, as befitted the occasion",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Michael, though, not only lived up to his highest standard but showed a poise and maturity that truly befit the occasion. \u2014 Marissa Charles, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"But even by the festival\u2019s own standards, Cruise received the sort of rapturous reception that could only befit one of Hollywood\u2019s most successful and globally renowned stars. \u2014 Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"An Army veteran and lawyer before reaching Congress in 1969, Mr. Koch pushed progressive social policies that befit his job representing one of New York\u2019s bluest enclaves. \u2014 New York Times , 7 May 2022",
|
|
"Instead, it was elevated to befit the glamour of Tinseltown\u2019s biggest night out. \u2014 Vogue , 27 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"All things being equal, the common good allows mediating institutions to cooperate toward the advancement of a just society by experiencing the excellencies that befit their existence. \u2014 Andrew T. Walker, National Review , 28 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"As far as Halo lore is concerned, this trailer makes a few massive changes that befit a new, parallel timeline. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 31 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The flow of energy, the establishment of tension and its subsequent release, through the seven movements of this nearly hour-long musical suite would equally befit a jazz club or a church-revival tent. \u2014 Larry Blumenfeld, WSJ , 22 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"But although American enthusiasts have been importing games from Japan for decades, the process is a quest multi-tiered enough to befit a Final Fantasy NPC. \u2014 Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired , 14 Jan. 2022"
|
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|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
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"bi-\u02c8fit",
|
|
"b\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
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|
|
"beseem",
|
|
"do",
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"go",
|
|
"serve",
|
|
"suit"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170117",
|
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|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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|
|
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|
|
"improper",
|
|
"inappropriate",
|
|
"incorrect",
|
|
"indecent",
|
|
"indecorous",
|
|
"indelicate",
|
|
"unbecoming",
|
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"ungenteel",
|
|
"unseemly"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": proper , decent":[],
|
|
": suitable , appropriate":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"many voters feel that the womanizing governor has not acted in a befitting manner for someone who serves as the state's chief executive",
|
|
"a befitting reply to a civil question",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The scene captured by traffic cameras in Boynton Beach, Fla., is befitting of a Marvel flick. \u2014 Mar\u00eda Luisa Pa\u00fal, Washington Post , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"Covered in sequins and gold chains, the look is befitting of a finale. \u2014 Katie Bowlby, Country Living , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"Stringing together 12 singles amid 14 hits, the Dodgers connected plate appearances befitting of a team that a day earlier had received a lesson in unselfishness. \u2014 Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Moreno's reaction to seeing her younger self was befitting of her status. \u2014 Olivia Jakiel, PEOPLE.com , 27 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Throughout the music video, Dua and Megan wear an array of outfits befitting of witches who seduce their meals: ornate black gowns, pastel corsets, glittery bodysuits, and over-the-knee boots. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Naomi Campbell gave the public a first look at her daughter in a way befitting of a supermodel \u2014 on the cover of Vogue. \u2014 Essence , 14 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Leveling up In late 2007, Blizzard moved into a new headquarters more befitting its status as a gaming juggernaut. \u2014 Courtney Rubin, Fortune , 9 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The Vatican\u2019s big fraud and extortion trial resumes Friday after exposing some unseemly realities of how the Holy See operates, with a new spy story taking center stage that is more befitting of a 007 thriller than the inner workings of a papacy. \u2014 Nicole Winfield, ajc , 17 Feb. 2022"
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|
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"circa 1612, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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|
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"bi-\u02c8fi-ti\u014b",
|
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"b\u0113-"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
|
"correct",
|
|
"de rigueur",
|
|
"decent",
|
|
"decorous",
|
|
"genteel",
|
|
"nice",
|
|
"polite",
|
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"proper",
|
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"respectable",
|
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"seemly"
|
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050358",
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|
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|
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},
|
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"befog":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
|
"clarify",
|
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"clear (up)",
|
|
"illuminate"
|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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|
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|
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|
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"the professor's convoluted explanation only befogged the textbook's presentation of this scientific principle",
|
|
"the morning murk befogged our view of the harbor",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"But the Taycan's launch control hits harder than the Model S's, smacking us with 1.3 g's of initial acceleration long enough to befog our noggin. \u2014 Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver , 7 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"This is the point where accidentally interacting with passerby distracted by their smartphones, their attention equally befogged by another kind of augmented reality, could result in a very bad ending. \u2014 Matt Peckham, Time , 23 June 2017",
|
|
"The detective blames Nichols, the self-aggrandizing adviser who convinced the Cabazons to build a casino, for conjuring the intrigue that continued to befog the case long after his death. \u2014 Andrew Rice, WIRED , 4 Feb. 2011"
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|
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|
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"-\u02c8f\u00e4g",
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"bi-\u02c8f\u022fg"
|
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|
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|
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|
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"becloud",
|
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"blur",
|
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"cloud",
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"confuse",
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"fog",
|
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"muddy",
|
|
"obfuscate"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181055",
|
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
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|
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},
|
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|
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|
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"clarify",
|
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"clear (up)",
|
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"illuminate"
|
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|
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|
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|
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"the professor's convoluted explanation only befogged the textbook's presentation of this scientific principle",
|
|
"the morning murk befogged our view of the harbor",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"But the Taycan's launch control hits harder than the Model S's, smacking us with 1.3 g's of initial acceleration long enough to befog our noggin. \u2014 Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver , 7 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"This is the point where accidentally interacting with passerby distracted by their smartphones, their attention equally befogged by another kind of augmented reality, could result in a very bad ending. \u2014 Matt Peckham, Time , 23 June 2017",
|
|
"The detective blames Nichols, the self-aggrandizing adviser who convinced the Cabazons to build a casino, for conjuring the intrigue that continued to befog the case long after his death. \u2014 Andrew Rice, WIRED , 4 Feb. 2011"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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|
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|
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|
|
"-\u02c8f\u00e4g",
|
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|
"bi-\u02c8f\u022fg"
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
|
"becloud",
|
|
"blur",
|
|
"cloud",
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"confuse",
|
|
"fog",
|
|
"muddy",
|
|
"obfuscate"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100159",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
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|
|
},
|
|
"befool":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": delude sense 1":[],
|
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": to make a fool of":[]
|
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|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"bi-\u02c8f\u00fcl",
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"b\u0113-"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045132",
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"verb"
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},
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"before":{
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"afore",
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"ahead of",
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"ere",
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"fore",
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"'fore",
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"of",
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"previous to",
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"prior to",
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"to"
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],
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"the night before",
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"knew her before"
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],
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": at the disposal of":[
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"the great sums placed before him"
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],
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": earlier than the time that":[
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"call me before you go"
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],
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": forward of : in front of":[
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"stood before the fire"
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],
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": in a higher or more important position than":[
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"put quantity before quality"
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],
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": in advance : ahead":[
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"marching on before"
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],
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": in store for":[
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"got the whole summer before you"
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],
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": in the presence of":[
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"speaking before the conference"
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],
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": or else":[
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"get out of here before I call a cop"
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],
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": or else \u2026 not":[
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"must be convicted before he can be removed from office"
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],
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": preceding in time : earlier than":[
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"just before noon"
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],
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": rather or sooner than":[
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"would starve before he'd steal"
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],
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": so that \u2026 do not":[
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"get out of there before you get dirty"
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],
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": sooner or quicker than":[
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"I'll be done before you know it"
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],
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": under the jurisdiction or consideration of":[
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"the case before the court"
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],
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": until the time that":[
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"miles to go before I sleep",
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"\u2014 Robert Frost"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Preposition",
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"We arrived shortly before six o'clock.",
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"He left just before sunrise.",
|
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"I've never seen her so happy before now.",
|
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"Call me before your arrival.",
|
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"She arrived the day before yesterday.",
|
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"Why haven't you ever helped me before now?",
|
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"Your name is listed before mine.",
|
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"You'll see my house just before the bank and after the school.",
|
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"The Great Plains stretched endlessly before them.",
|
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"The championship fight took place before a crowd of thousands.",
|
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"Conjunction",
|
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"He left long before morning came.",
|
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"Say goodbye before you go.",
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"Call me before you arrive.",
|
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"I finished the exam before he did.",
|
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"It was not long before he arrived.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb or adjective",
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|
"And when Pressly closed out it by getting Giancarlo Stanton on a harmless ground ball the Astros celebrated along with anyone in attendance who had never seen a no-hitter before . \u2014 Larry Fleisher, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"That day\u2019s order was for about a thousand wedding guests, so preparation had begun the day before with the slaughter of 73 sheep to yield a ton and a half of mutton. \u2014 New York Times , 26 June 2022",
|
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"On Sunday, the national average for gas was $4.90, slightly lower than the day before and 30 cents higher than the month before, according to AAA. \u2014 Talia Kaplan, Fox News , 26 June 2022",
|
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"Suddenly, that boss who said no to a raise before has money in the budget, and matches the outside offer. \u2014 Sean Mcdonnell, cleveland , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"Vice President Kamala Harris led the way, as a cast of prominent Black Democrats (Jesse Jackson, President Barack Obama) and, in less partisan times, Republicans (President George W. Bush) had before . \u2014 Nathan Heller, Vogue , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The PGA Tour faces a threat never before seen from the major American professional sports leagues. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Never before had a team trailed by so many runs in a World Series elimination game and come back to win. \u2014 Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
|
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"Launched in 2019, Reign Pads touts their triple absorbency is like nothing customers have seen before . \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 21 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
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"Among the evidence, the committee recently obtained footage of Trump and his inner circle taken both before and after Jan. 6 from British filmmaker Alex Holder. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 28 June 2022",
|
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"Briefing documents from the companies and the FDA providing far more data on the vaccines will be made publicly available before the meeting, possibly as early as this weekend. \u2014 Matthew Herper, STAT , 28 June 2022",
|
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"Medrano started out as a folk dancer in award-winning troupes before picking up the violin and joining the mariachi world. \u2014 Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone , 27 June 2022",
|
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"The school tried to work out a solution so Kennedy could pray privately before or after the game. \u2014 Jessica Gresko, Chron , 27 June 2022",
|
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"Among other investigative evidence, the committee recently obtained new footage of then-President Donald Trump and his inner circle taken both before and after Jan. 6, 2021 from British filmmaker Alex Holder. \u2014 Mary Clare Jalonick, Chicago Tribune , 27 June 2022",
|
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"Noem\u2019s office has said the plan was in the works before the meeting. \u2014 Stephen Groves, ajc , 27 June 2022",
|
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"Russia launched the largest missile barrage on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv in weeks early Sunday, hours before a Group of Seven meeting convened in Germany to discuss new economic measures to stop Moscow\u2019s invasion. \u2014 Alan Cullison, WSJ , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"Until a vote is made, city councilors can continue to submit budget change requests to the mayor\u2019s office before July 1, the deadline for final budget approval. \u2014 Heather Gann | Hgann@al.com, al , 25 June 2022"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Conjunction",
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb or adjective",
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Preposition"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English before, beforen , from before, beforen , before entry 2":"Conjunction",
|
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"Middle English before, beforen , going back to Old English beforan \u2014 more at before entry 1":"Preposition",
|
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"Middle English, adverb & preposition, from Old English beforan , from be- + foran before, from fore":"Adverb or adjective"
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"bi-\u02c8f\u022fr",
|
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"b\u0113-"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"afore",
|
|
"ahead",
|
|
"already",
|
|
"antecedently",
|
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"anteriorly",
|
|
"beforehand",
|
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"earlier",
|
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"formerly",
|
|
"preliminarily",
|
|
"previously"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050815",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adverb",
|
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"adverb or adjective",
|
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"conjunction",
|
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"preposition"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"before bed":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": before going to sleep":[
|
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"The kids like to hear a story before bed ."
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]
|
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233219",
|
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"before long":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": in the near future : soon":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"the painters ought to be done before long",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Sure, tons of power and torque are easy to provide with a powerful battery and motor, but even three-seconds-to-60 acceleration starts to feel normal before long . \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 17 June 2022",
|
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"On a recent evening, after finishing her 12-hour shift at a hospital in Kingman, in the northwest corner of the state, Garcia considered the reality that, before long , the U.S. would surpass 1 million COVID-19 deaths. \u2014 Emily Baumgaertner, Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022",
|
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"One thing is certain: There will be plenty of Lotus EVs to choose from before long . \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The reemergence of inflation may be the economic story of the last year, but stagflation may well take over its relative\u2019s starring role before long . \u2014 Jonathan Bydlak, National Review , 13 June 2022",
|
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"And like those players, the potential will likely shine through before long . \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"But before long Floyd became a part of the family that was accepted by all, even the stubborn tortie! \u2014 cleveland , 20 May 2022",
|
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"However, Americans spending on experiences may also tighten their pursestrings before long . \u2014 Nicol\u00e1s Rivero, Quartz , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Faced with harsh economic and diplomatic wounds, Russia will start to creak and crumble, and before long its citizens will grow weary of his sclerotic, autocratic governance. \u2014 Jack Devine, WSJ , 2 Mar. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1585, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"anon",
|
|
"by and by",
|
|
"directly",
|
|
"momentarily",
|
|
"presently",
|
|
"shortly",
|
|
"soon"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013512",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"before one can blink":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": very quickly":[
|
|
"This may hurt a little, but it'll be over before you can blink ."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-195927",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beforehand":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"belatedly",
|
|
"late",
|
|
"tardily"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": ahead of time : early":[],
|
|
": in advance":[],
|
|
": in anticipation":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Everyone attending and interacting with Xi and his delegation over the next two days has had to isolate beforehand because COVID-19 infections in Hong Kong are much higher than on the zero-COVID-adhering mainland. \u2014 Karson Yiu, ABC News , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Establishing details beforehand is better than reworking the transcript or preparing the document again. \u2014 Beth Worthy, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"In a break with its past five hearings this month, the panel provided no advance confirmation about the witness list Tuesday and members did not appear on television beforehand . \u2014 Arkansas Online , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Maybe this warranted a little conversation beforehand ? \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Courts generally don\u2019t like to interfere with proceedings whose rules and processes were collectively bargained and agreed to beforehand by both sides. \u2014 Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Multiple protesters told The Republic at the scene there was no warning beforehand . \u2014 Lillian Boyd, The Arizona Republic , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"The video does not show what happened between Lugo and Rourke beforehand . \u2014 Washington Post , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"Lumumba\u2019s election as the independent DRC\u2019s first prime minister shortly beforehand brought hope that the break with colonialism would bring about a real democracy. \u2014 Helena Skinner, NBC News , 20 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"bi-\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02cchand",
|
|
"b\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"early",
|
|
"inopportunely",
|
|
"precociously",
|
|
"prematurely",
|
|
"unseasonably"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032440",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"adverb or adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"befoul":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"clean",
|
|
"cleanse"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": sully , soil , besmirch":[
|
|
"scandal befouled his reputation"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make foul (as with dirt or waste)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"pollutants that befoul the air and water",
|
|
"unsightly mud and slush befouls the family car every winter",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Hundreds of women will dress up against the cold on a gray November day to protest a pipeline that could befoul their water and will almost certainly lead to the final befouling of the planet. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But dip even the most blood- befouled corset in a tub of warm water and swish, swish, swish \u2014 Lucy\u2019s lace nightgown, or a doctor\u2019s lab coat \u2014 is restored to its original snowy sheen. \u2014 Mary Carole Mccauley, baltimoresun.com , 24 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"The poison of authoritarianism is as pervasive as the cloud of sulfur dioxide that befouled the air in East Germany. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 26 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"Michael Kuta, 26, of the 700 block of South Addison Avenue, Villa Park, was cited for disorderly conduct \u2013 befouling property at 1:15 a.m. Nov. 28 after he was observed urinating on bushes in the 100 block of South York Street. \u2014 Graydon Megan, chicagotribune.com , 6 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"But the country\u2019s blond-sand beaches are now scarred with plastic bottles and its mountain streams befouled by open dumps. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"Microfibers from synthetic fabrics and other pollutants befoul our rivers and oceans. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"Whether that changes between now and whenever Democrats bring articles of impeachment to the House floor will depend on their ability to make the case that the president has not only befouled his office but must be removed from it. \u2014 Jonathan Allen, NBC News , 31 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"Ambrosino decries the garbage and neglect that have befouled places that could be developed into parks and other public resources. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 Oct. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"b\u0113-",
|
|
"bi-\u02c8fau\u0307(-\u0259)l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"begrime",
|
|
"bemire",
|
|
"besmirch",
|
|
"blacken",
|
|
"daub",
|
|
"dirty",
|
|
"distain",
|
|
"foul",
|
|
"gaum",
|
|
"grime",
|
|
"mire",
|
|
"muck",
|
|
"muddy",
|
|
"smirch",
|
|
"smudge",
|
|
"soil",
|
|
"stain",
|
|
"sully"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075510",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"befouled":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"clean",
|
|
"cleanse"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": sully , soil , besmirch":[
|
|
"scandal befouled his reputation"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make foul (as with dirt or waste)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"pollutants that befoul the air and water",
|
|
"unsightly mud and slush befouls the family car every winter",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Hundreds of women will dress up against the cold on a gray November day to protest a pipeline that could befoul their water and will almost certainly lead to the final befouling of the planet. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But dip even the most blood- befouled corset in a tub of warm water and swish, swish, swish \u2014 Lucy\u2019s lace nightgown, or a doctor\u2019s lab coat \u2014 is restored to its original snowy sheen. \u2014 Mary Carole Mccauley, baltimoresun.com , 24 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"The poison of authoritarianism is as pervasive as the cloud of sulfur dioxide that befouled the air in East Germany. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 26 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"Michael Kuta, 26, of the 700 block of South Addison Avenue, Villa Park, was cited for disorderly conduct \u2013 befouling property at 1:15 a.m. Nov. 28 after he was observed urinating on bushes in the 100 block of South York Street. \u2014 Graydon Megan, chicagotribune.com , 6 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"But the country\u2019s blond-sand beaches are now scarred with plastic bottles and its mountain streams befouled by open dumps. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"Microfibers from synthetic fabrics and other pollutants befoul our rivers and oceans. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"Whether that changes between now and whenever Democrats bring articles of impeachment to the House floor will depend on their ability to make the case that the president has not only befouled his office but must be removed from it. \u2014 Jonathan Allen, NBC News , 31 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"Ambrosino decries the garbage and neglect that have befouled places that could be developed into parks and other public resources. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 Oct. 2019"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"b\u0113-",
|
|
"bi-\u02c8fau\u0307(-\u0259)l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"begrime",
|
|
"bemire",
|
|
"besmirch",
|
|
"blacken",
|
|
"daub",
|
|
"dirty",
|
|
"distain",
|
|
"foul",
|
|
"gaum",
|
|
"grime",
|
|
"mire",
|
|
"muck",
|
|
"muddy",
|
|
"smirch",
|
|
"smudge",
|
|
"soil",
|
|
"stain",
|
|
"sully"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092737",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"befuddle":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": confuse , perplex":[
|
|
"a problem that still befuddles the experts"
|
|
],
|
|
": to muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink":[
|
|
"\u2026 befuddled with drink all the time.",
|
|
"\u2014 Ellen Glasgow"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"most of the applicants were befuddled by the wording of one of the questions on the driving test",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"These are the ones that befuddle the mind and are more likely the source of fender-benders. \u2014 Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star , 23 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The team hypothesizes that the rippling motion, which is often directed away from an approaching bird, may befuddle the predator. \u2014 Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American , 22 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"It was shot, in part, in Coronado and its title might befuddle even Ken Jennings on Jeopardy! \u2014 Diane Bell Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The cars also appear to befuddle drivers in other situations, such as being slow to take its turn at a four-way stop. \u2014 Matt Mcfarland, CNN , 3 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Here, however, The Economist is on surer ground: Green campaigners vie to befuddle the public with acronyms and jargon. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 9 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"The Mountaineers most remember Colombi\u2019s ability to befuddle the defense with his legs. \u2014 Ryan Mainville, Dallas News , 1 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Black Friday, at its best, is a chaotic affair that overflows with FOMO and can befuddle even the most grizzled of bargain hunters. \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 28 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"The move mirrored a signature style that Nani has often used to befuddle defenders and break himself open, giving the captain his second goal of the season. \u2014 Julia Poe, orlandosentinel.com , 1 May 2021"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1801, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"be- + fuddle":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"bi-\u02c8f\u0259-d\u1d4al",
|
|
"b\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"addle",
|
|
"baffle",
|
|
"bamboozle",
|
|
"beat",
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"befog",
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"bemuse",
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"bewilder",
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"buffalo",
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"confound",
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"confuse",
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"discombobulate",
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"disorient",
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"flummox",
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"fox",
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"fuddle",
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"get",
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"gravel",
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"maze",
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"muddle",
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"muddy",
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"mystify",
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"perplex",
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"pose",
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"puzzle",
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"vex"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103737",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"befuddled":{
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"antonyms":[
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"clearheaded"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": utterly confused or puzzled : deeply perplexed":[
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"\u2026 somebody may be so befuddled and self-destructive as to miss the point entirely.",
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"\u2014 Anne B. Fisher",
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"I just asked her to please talk to my agent, who understood what was going on, not me. \u2026 frankly, I didn't know what to do, or whomto believe. I was totally befuddled .",
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"\u2014 John Nichols"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Perhaps that global pecking order is part of the reason why U.S. skaters seemed more befuddled and sad than aggrieved or critical of the penalty decision. \u2014 Tom Schad, USA TODAY , 6 Feb. 2022",
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"The military goes on high alert; the intelligence services spring into befuddled action. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Nov. 2021",
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"Oprah prodded, again acting as proxy for the befuddled American viewer. \u2014 Doreen St. F\u00e9lix, The New Yorker , 8 Mar. 2021",
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"Parents, many of whom identify as liberals, are left befuddled and angry. \u2014 Paymon Rouhanifard, Time , 12 Apr. 2021",
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"The film is a bit of a lightning rod in the Nolan canon, one that left many viewers a bit befuddled at the complexity, while one of the director\u2019s earlier films (like 2010\u2019s Inception) is a much more palatable and visually trippy experience. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 25 Mar. 2021",
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"It\u2019s one of Hopkins\u2019s finest performances, by turns wrathful and befuddled , helpless and defiant. \u2014 Michael Schulman, The New Yorker , 27 Feb. 2021",
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"His reverse jam opened the scoring for Detroit, then swished a face-up jumper over a befuddled Jason Collins. \u2014 Marlowe Alter, Detroit Free Press , 20 May 2020",
|
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"When Peter arrives at this week\u2019s rose ceremony, a group of women come at him like angry geese, creatures of pure and befuddled rage. \u2014 Emily Yahr, Washington Post , 28 Jan. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1838, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"bi-\u02c8f\u0259-d\u1d4ald",
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"b\u0113-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"addle",
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"addled",
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"addlepated",
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"bedeviled",
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"befogged",
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"bemused",
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"bewildered",
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"bushed",
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"confounded",
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"confused",
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"dazed",
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"distracted",
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"dizzy",
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"dopey",
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"dopy",
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"fogged",
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"mixed-up",
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"muddleheaded",
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"muzzy",
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"pixilated",
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"pixillated",
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"punch-drunk",
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"punchy",
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"raddled",
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"shell-shocked",
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"silly",
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"slaphappy",
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"spaced-out",
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"spaced",
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"spacey",
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"spacy",
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"stunned",
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"stupefied",
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"zonked",
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"zonked-out"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032951",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"befuddlement":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": confuse , perplex":[
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"a problem that still befuddles the experts"
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],
|
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": to muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink":[
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"\u2026 befuddled with drink all the time.",
|
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"\u2014 Ellen Glasgow"
|
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]
|
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},
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"examples":[
|
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"most of the applicants were befuddled by the wording of one of the questions on the driving test",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"These are the ones that befuddle the mind and are more likely the source of fender-benders. \u2014 Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star , 23 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The team hypothesizes that the rippling motion, which is often directed away from an approaching bird, may befuddle the predator. \u2014 Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American , 22 Dec. 2021",
|
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"It was shot, in part, in Coronado and its title might befuddle even Ken Jennings on Jeopardy! \u2014 Diane Bell Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The cars also appear to befuddle drivers in other situations, such as being slow to take its turn at a four-way stop. \u2014 Matt Mcfarland, CNN , 3 Nov. 2021",
|
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"Here, however, The Economist is on surer ground: Green campaigners vie to befuddle the public with acronyms and jargon. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 9 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"The Mountaineers most remember Colombi\u2019s ability to befuddle the defense with his legs. \u2014 Ryan Mainville, Dallas News , 1 Oct. 2021",
|
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"Black Friday, at its best, is a chaotic affair that overflows with FOMO and can befuddle even the most grizzled of bargain hunters. \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 28 Nov. 2019",
|
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"The move mirrored a signature style that Nani has often used to befuddle defenders and break himself open, giving the captain his second goal of the season. \u2014 Julia Poe, orlandosentinel.com , 1 May 2021"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1801, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"be- + fuddle":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"bi-\u02c8f\u0259-d\u1d4al",
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"b\u0113-"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"addle",
|
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"baffle",
|
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"bamboozle",
|
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"beat",
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"befog",
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"bemuse",
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"bewilder",
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"buffalo",
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"confound",
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"confuse",
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"discombobulate",
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"disorient",
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"flummox",
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"fox",
|
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"fuddle",
|
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"get",
|
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"gravel",
|
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"maze",
|
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"muddle",
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"muddy",
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"mystify",
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"perplex",
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"pose",
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"puzzle",
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"vex"
|
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],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022230",
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
|
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},
|
|
"beg":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": evade , sidestep":[
|
|
"begged the real problems"
|
|
],
|
|
": to ask earnestly":[
|
|
"begged for mercy"
|
|
],
|
|
": to ask earnestly for : entreat":[
|
|
"beg forgiveness",
|
|
"I beg your pardon."
|
|
],
|
|
": to ask for alms":[
|
|
"children begging on the streets"
|
|
],
|
|
": to ask for as a charity (see charity sense 1a )":[
|
|
"begging food from strangers",
|
|
"begged him for some change"
|
|
],
|
|
": to elicit a question logically as a reaction or response":[
|
|
"the quarterback's injury begs the question of who will start in his place"
|
|
],
|
|
": to pass over or ignore a question by assuming it to be established or settled":[],
|
|
": to require as necessary or appropriate":[
|
|
"a scene that begged to be photographed"
|
|
],
|
|
"begin; beginning":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"A homeless man begs on that corner every day.",
|
|
"children begging strangers for food",
|
|
"children begging food from strangers",
|
|
"He begged the doctor for medicine.",
|
|
"She begged him to read the story again.",
|
|
"He begged that she would forgive him.",
|
|
"begging a favor of someone",
|
|
"He's too proud to beg .",
|
|
"\u201cDoes your dog know any tricks?\u201d \u201cShe knows how to beg .\u201d",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"McCarthy\u2019s cowardly quiescence to Trump \u2014 rightly blaming him for the events of Jan. 6, then tucking tail and scurrying to Mar-a-Lago to beg forgiveness \u2014 has been thoroughly documented. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Rather than destroy a uranium-enrichment plant, U.S. leaders would timidly beg the rogue nation to stop. \u2014 WSJ , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Some people might assume beautifying a miniscule home requires minimum effort, but owners and interior designers would beg to differ. \u2014 Mike Goldys, USA TODAY , 7 May 2022",
|
|
"At first, many in the public 100% doubted she had been tied up, thrown in a bathtub and had to beg for her life while armed criminals ransacked her hotel room and stole $10 million worth of jewelry and other valuables. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Her lawyer said the family had to beg the police to collect evidence, including bloody bedsheets, found in the apartment. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"After she was hit, Stallion said, Lanez immediately began to apologize and beg her not to tell anyone about the shooting. \u2014 Christi Carrasstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"At one point in the video, starving residents beg local officials for food. \u2014 Grady Mcgregor, Fortune , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Putin would beg to differ, having showed off a new range of military equipment including hypersonic missiles in recent years. \u2014 Amy Kellogg, Fox News , 24 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English beggen":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8beg"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for beg Verb beg , entreat , beseech , implore , supplicate , adjure , importune mean to ask urgently. beg suggests earnestness or insistence in the asking. they begged for help entreat implies an effort to persuade or to overcome resistance. entreated me to join them beseech and implore imply a deeply felt anxiety. I beseech you to have mercy implored her not to leave him supplicate suggests a posture of humility. with bowed heads they supplicated their Lord adjure implies advising as well as pleading. we were adjured to tell the truth importune suggests an annoying persistence in trying to break down resistance to a request. importuning viewers for contributions",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"appeal (to)",
|
|
"beseech",
|
|
"besiege",
|
|
"conjure",
|
|
"entreat",
|
|
"impetrate",
|
|
"implore",
|
|
"importune",
|
|
"petition",
|
|
"plead (to)",
|
|
"pray",
|
|
"solicit",
|
|
"supplicate"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044838",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"abbreviation",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beg, borrow, or/and steal":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to do whatever is necessary to get something that is wanted or needed":[
|
|
"We'll have to beg, borrow, or steal the extra chairs we need for the meeting."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-202333",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beget":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to procreate as the father : sire":[
|
|
"He died without begetting an heir."
|
|
],
|
|
": to produce especially as an effect or outgrowth":[
|
|
"Violence only begets more violence."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He died without begetting an heir.",
|
|
"one change in the natural environment will beget others",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"But just seeing more electrics could beget electrics. \u2014 Aarian Marshall, Wired , 14 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"No, violent images don\u2019t automatically beget real-world violence. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"Chef Reem Assil, who recently released her first cookbook, Arabiyya, hopes this communion and understanding will beget social change. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"Alpha did not beget Delta, which did not birth Omicron. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"Extreme selloffs beget extreme rallies, and exactly that has happened in stocks in the past two weeks. \u2014 James Mackintosh, WSJ , 2 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But by playing the odds correctly, good process should beget good results over the long run. \u2014 Bryan Toporek, Forbes , 27 May 2021",
|
|
"Darryl Stingley had always told him not to fear injury, despite what had happened to him, because fear can beget injury. \u2014 Chase Goodbread, USA TODAY , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Academics have argued that the rise in longform television content has led to a greater search for psychologically rich characters, and arguably society now has a better understanding of the ways in which trauma can beget trauma. \u2014 Amelia Tait, Wired , 27 Nov. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English begeten, beyeten , going back to Old English begietan \"to get, beget,\" from be- be- + gietan \"to get entry 1 \"":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"bi-\u02c8get",
|
|
"b\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"breed",
|
|
"bring",
|
|
"bring about",
|
|
"bring on",
|
|
"catalyze",
|
|
"cause",
|
|
"create",
|
|
"do",
|
|
"draw on",
|
|
"effect",
|
|
"effectuate",
|
|
"engender",
|
|
"generate",
|
|
"induce",
|
|
"invoke",
|
|
"make",
|
|
"occasion",
|
|
"produce",
|
|
"prompt",
|
|
"result (in)",
|
|
"spawn",
|
|
"translate (into)",
|
|
"work",
|
|
"yield"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161819",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"begettal":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the act or fact of being begotten":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"b\u0113-",
|
|
"bi-\u02c8ge-t\u1d4al"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165415",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"begetter":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to procreate as the father : sire":[
|
|
"He died without begetting an heir."
|
|
],
|
|
": to produce especially as an effect or outgrowth":[
|
|
"Violence only begets more violence."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He died without begetting an heir.",
|
|
"one change in the natural environment will beget others",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"But just seeing more electrics could beget electrics. \u2014 Aarian Marshall, Wired , 14 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"No, violent images don\u2019t automatically beget real-world violence. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"Chef Reem Assil, who recently released her first cookbook, Arabiyya, hopes this communion and understanding will beget social change. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"Alpha did not beget Delta, which did not birth Omicron. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"Extreme selloffs beget extreme rallies, and exactly that has happened in stocks in the past two weeks. \u2014 James Mackintosh, WSJ , 2 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But by playing the odds correctly, good process should beget good results over the long run. \u2014 Bryan Toporek, Forbes , 27 May 2021",
|
|
"Darryl Stingley had always told him not to fear injury, despite what had happened to him, because fear can beget injury. \u2014 Chase Goodbread, USA TODAY , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Academics have argued that the rise in longform television content has led to a greater search for psychologically rich characters, and arguably society now has a better understanding of the ways in which trauma can beget trauma. \u2014 Amelia Tait, Wired , 27 Nov. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English begeten, beyeten , going back to Old English begietan \"to get, beget,\" from be- be- + gietan \"to get entry 1 \"":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"bi-\u02c8get",
|
|
"b\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"breed",
|
|
"bring",
|
|
"bring about",
|
|
"bring on",
|
|
"catalyze",
|
|
"cause",
|
|
"create",
|
|
"do",
|
|
"draw on",
|
|
"effect",
|
|
"effectuate",
|
|
"engender",
|
|
"generate",
|
|
"induce",
|
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"invoke",
|
|
"make",
|
|
"occasion",
|
|
"produce",
|
|
"prompt",
|
|
"result (in)",
|
|
"spawn",
|
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"translate (into)",
|
|
"work",
|
|
"yield"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061523",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beggar":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": fellow sense 4c":[
|
|
"an unlucky beggar"
|
|
],
|
|
": pauper":[
|
|
"\u2026 this system only created beggars , completely dependent on outside help \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Darcy Ribeiro"
|
|
],
|
|
": to exceed the resources or abilities of : defy":[
|
|
"beggars description",
|
|
"so outrageous as to beggar belief"
|
|
],
|
|
": to reduce to poverty or the practice of asking for charity : to reduce to beggary":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"I heard you won the contest! You lucky beggar !",
|
|
"the pitiful beggars that are such a common sight in underdeveloped countries",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"Years of civil war had beggared the country.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The last symbol a dim garden over-run With Roman beggar -ticks. \u2014 Sarah Blackwood, The New Republic , 6 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Another word for a beggar is a \u2018panhandler,\u2019 although both terms are vaguely offensive. \u2014 Stephen Miller, WSJ , 11 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"By situating\u2014or isolating\u2014words, phrases, and sentences in unexpected ways, Jacob gives a surprising weight and importance to a key, a ragpicker, a group of smiling men, three mushrooms, or a Neapolitan beggar . \u2014 Jed Perl, The New York Review of Books , 25 Feb. 2021",
|
|
"Lakshmi did not come to San Antonio, so Torres brought a taste of the city to the show, cooking a popular dish from Mixtli\u2019s wide-ranging Mexican repertoire: green chile pork in a corn-flour beggar \u2019s purse. \u2014 Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com , 15 June 2020",
|
|
"But their games last night devolved into dissertations on solo play while the other starters hung around the 3-point line like beggars hoping to cadge quarters from the stars. \u2014 Michael Powell, New York Times , 15 May 2018",
|
|
"The next sticky seed source that will show up is beggar \u2019s lice. \u2014 Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com , 26 Mar. 2020",
|
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"In 1924, David-N\u00e9el disguised herself as a beggar and made her way to the holy city of Lhasa, which at the time, was forbidden to foreigners. Born in 1868, David-N\u00e9el\u2019s adventurous spirit was unheard of for a woman. \u2014 M\u00e9lissa Godin, Time , 28 Feb. 2020",
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"In 1768, in the Parisian suburb of Arcueil, Sade induced a beggar , Rose Keller, to accompany him home, promising her a job as a housekeeper. \u2014 Mitchell Abidor, The New York Review of Books , 12 Feb. 2020",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Iraq entered a long, grueling period of international sanctions that beggared its once robust middle class. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Dec. 2019",
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"This, given the popularity of Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, beggars belief. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 15 Aug. 2019",
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"His cat like reflex saves often beggared belief, and he was voted Player of the Year at the conclusion of the 2001/02 season. \u2014 SI.com , 12 June 2019",
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"Summer is made of stories: fiction that seems true, and true stories that beggar belief. \u2014 John Timpane, Philly.com , 2 June 2018",
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"To imagine that a country with an economy smaller than Canada\u2019s or Italy\u2019s could leverage a superpower ten times wealthier beggared the imagination. \u2014 Jonathan Chait, Daily Intelligencer , 8 May 2018",
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"And both seek a way out, though nothing could be less virtual, or more beggared of thrills, than the path that Charley chooses. \u2014 Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker , 24 Mar. 2018",
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"The prescience of this story, intended as satire in the mid-\u201970s and all too real in 2018 America, beggars belief. \u2014 Hamish Bowles, Vogue , 23 Feb. 2018",
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"Cousins was having his best season as a pro, putting up stat lines that beggared belief, fusing brilliantly with fellow All-Star big man Anthony Davis, and likely leading the Pelicans to a playoff berth. \u2014 Nathaniel Friedman, GQ , 30 Jan. 2018"
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English beggere, beggare , from beggen \"to beg entry 1 \" + -ere, -are -er entry 2":"Noun",
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"Middle English beggeren , verbal derivative of beggere beggar entry 1":"Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8be-g\u0259r"
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],
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"mendicant",
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"panhandler"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074738",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"beggar belief":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to be unbelievable or not deserving to be believed : to defy belief":[
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"It almost beggars belief that anyone can be so cruel."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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},
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"definitions":{
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": a traditional Chinese dish of marinated and stuffed chicken wrapped in lotus leaves and roasted in a shell of clay":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1961, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221753",
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"type":[
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]
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},
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"beggar's dance":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": a dance of India and Central Europe performed for the purpose of obtaining gifts":[],
|
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": an American Indian dance consisting largely of a masked procession and performed for the purpose of obtaining gifts":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104025",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"beggar's needle":{
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"definitions":{
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": lady's-comb":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102623",
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
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"beggar's-buttons":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074747",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun plural but singular or plural in construction"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"beggar's-lice":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1835, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8be-g\u0259rz-\u02ccl\u012bs"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022058",
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|
"type":[
|
|
"noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"beggar-thy-neighbor":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": relating to or being an action or policy that produces gains for one group at the expense of another":[
|
|
"followed beggar-thy-neighbor policies in imposing taxes"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1945, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8be-g\u0259r-\u02cc\u1e6fh\u0331\u012b-\u02c8n\u0101-b\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131847",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beggar-ticks":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": beggar's-lice":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1818, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8be-g\u0259r-\u02cctiks"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044141",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beggared":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": fellow sense 4c":[
|
|
"an unlucky beggar"
|
|
],
|
|
": pauper":[
|
|
"\u2026 this system only created beggars , completely dependent on outside help \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Darcy Ribeiro"
|
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],
|
|
": to exceed the resources or abilities of : defy":[
|
|
"beggars description",
|
|
"so outrageous as to beggar belief"
|
|
],
|
|
": to reduce to poverty or the practice of asking for charity : to reduce to beggary":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"I heard you won the contest! You lucky beggar !",
|
|
"the pitiful beggars that are such a common sight in underdeveloped countries",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"Years of civil war had beggared the country.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The last symbol a dim garden over-run With Roman beggar -ticks. \u2014 Sarah Blackwood, The New Republic , 6 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Another word for a beggar is a \u2018panhandler,\u2019 although both terms are vaguely offensive. \u2014 Stephen Miller, WSJ , 11 Oct. 2021",
|
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"By situating\u2014or isolating\u2014words, phrases, and sentences in unexpected ways, Jacob gives a surprising weight and importance to a key, a ragpicker, a group of smiling men, three mushrooms, or a Neapolitan beggar . \u2014 Jed Perl, The New York Review of Books , 25 Feb. 2021",
|
|
"Lakshmi did not come to San Antonio, so Torres brought a taste of the city to the show, cooking a popular dish from Mixtli\u2019s wide-ranging Mexican repertoire: green chile pork in a corn-flour beggar \u2019s purse. \u2014 Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com , 15 June 2020",
|
|
"But their games last night devolved into dissertations on solo play while the other starters hung around the 3-point line like beggars hoping to cadge quarters from the stars. \u2014 Michael Powell, New York Times , 15 May 2018",
|
|
"The next sticky seed source that will show up is beggar \u2019s lice. \u2014 Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com , 26 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"In 1924, David-N\u00e9el disguised herself as a beggar and made her way to the holy city of Lhasa, which at the time, was forbidden to foreigners. Born in 1868, David-N\u00e9el\u2019s adventurous spirit was unheard of for a woman. \u2014 M\u00e9lissa Godin, Time , 28 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"In 1768, in the Parisian suburb of Arcueil, Sade induced a beggar , Rose Keller, to accompany him home, promising her a job as a housekeeper. \u2014 Mitchell Abidor, The New York Review of Books , 12 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Iraq entered a long, grueling period of international sanctions that beggared its once robust middle class. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"This, given the popularity of Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, beggars belief. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 15 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"His cat like reflex saves often beggared belief, and he was voted Player of the Year at the conclusion of the 2001/02 season. \u2014 SI.com , 12 June 2019",
|
|
"Summer is made of stories: fiction that seems true, and true stories that beggar belief. \u2014 John Timpane, Philly.com , 2 June 2018",
|
|
"To imagine that a country with an economy smaller than Canada\u2019s or Italy\u2019s could leverage a superpower ten times wealthier beggared the imagination. \u2014 Jonathan Chait, Daily Intelligencer , 8 May 2018",
|
|
"And both seek a way out, though nothing could be less virtual, or more beggared of thrills, than the path that Charley chooses. \u2014 Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker , 24 Mar. 2018",
|
|
"The prescience of this story, intended as satire in the mid-\u201970s and all too real in 2018 America, beggars belief. \u2014 Hamish Bowles, Vogue , 23 Feb. 2018",
|
|
"Cousins was having his best season as a pro, putting up stat lines that beggared belief, fusing brilliantly with fellow All-Star big man Anthony Davis, and likely leading the Pelicans to a playoff berth. \u2014 Nathaniel Friedman, GQ , 30 Jan. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English beggere, beggare , from beggen \"to beg entry 1 \" + -ere, -are -er entry 2":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English beggeren , verbal derivative of beggere beggar entry 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8be-g\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"mendicant",
|
|
"panhandler"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050101",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beggarly":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"affluent",
|
|
"deep-pocketed",
|
|
"fat",
|
|
"fat-cat",
|
|
"flush",
|
|
"moneyed",
|
|
"monied",
|
|
"opulent",
|
|
"rich",
|
|
"silk-stocking",
|
|
"wealthy",
|
|
"well-heeled",
|
|
"well-off",
|
|
"well-to-do"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": contemptibly mean, scant, petty, or paltry":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"She received a beggarly sum for her efforts.",
|
|
"the dictator and his inner circle lived in unconscionable luxury while the beggarly masses eked out a pitiful existence",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The aerial railway carried its last rider in 1937, and the fare was a beggarly two Depression-era dollars. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1526, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8be-g\u0259r-l\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beggared",
|
|
"broke",
|
|
"destitute",
|
|
"dirt-poor",
|
|
"down-and-out",
|
|
"famished",
|
|
"hard up",
|
|
"impecunious",
|
|
"impoverished",
|
|
"indigent",
|
|
"necessitous",
|
|
"needful",
|
|
"needy",
|
|
"pauperized",
|
|
"penniless",
|
|
"penurious",
|
|
"poor",
|
|
"poverty-stricken",
|
|
"skint",
|
|
"threadbare"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062958",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beggarweed":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": any of various plants (such as knotgrass or dodder) that grow in waste ground":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1789, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8be-g\u0259r-\u02ccw\u0113d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194515",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beggary":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"affluence",
|
|
"opulence",
|
|
"richness",
|
|
"wealth",
|
|
"wealthiness"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
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|
|
": the class of beggars":[],
|
|
": the practice of begging":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"too many people are homeless and living in shameful beggary in this country"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8be-g\u0259-r\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"destituteness",
|
|
"destitution",
|
|
"impecuniosity",
|
|
"impecuniousness",
|
|
"impoverishment",
|
|
"indigence",
|
|
"necessity",
|
|
"need",
|
|
"neediness",
|
|
"pauperism",
|
|
"penuriousness",
|
|
"penury",
|
|
"poorness",
|
|
"poverty",
|
|
"want"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205414",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beggingly":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": in a begging manner":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8be-gi\u014b-l\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003007",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"begild":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to gild especially to excess":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"be- + gild":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"bi-\u02c8gild",
|
|
"b\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202431",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"begin":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"conclude",
|
|
"end",
|
|
"finish",
|
|
"terminate"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"1913\u20131992 prime minister of Israel (1977\u201383)":[
|
|
"Me*na*chem \\ m\u0259-\u200b\u02c8n\u00e4-\u200b\u1e35\u0259m \\"
|
|
],
|
|
": as the first thing to be considered":[],
|
|
": originate , invent":[
|
|
"began their tradition"
|
|
],
|
|
": to bring into being : found":[
|
|
"credited with beginning the movement",
|
|
"In 1819, he married the daughter of a \u2026 chief and began a dynasty that would last for nearly 200 years.",
|
|
"\u2014 Robert F. Oaks"
|
|
],
|
|
": to come into existence : arise":[
|
|
"Their problems were just beginning ."
|
|
],
|
|
": to do or succeed in the least degree":[
|
|
"I can't begin to tell you how pleased I am."
|
|
],
|
|
": to do the first part of an action : go into the first part of a process : start":[
|
|
"began by introducing herself",
|
|
"will have to begin again"
|
|
],
|
|
": to have a starting point":[
|
|
"Her career began in Chicago.",
|
|
"Prices begin at $110 per night."
|
|
],
|
|
": to set about the activity of : start":[
|
|
"They began the lecture at 10:00.",
|
|
"have already begun construction"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"They will begin construction on the new school soon.",
|
|
"I got the job and I begin work on Monday!",
|
|
"She'll begin the lecture at 10.",
|
|
"He plans to begin the project later this week.",
|
|
"They both began their careers at the local newspaper.",
|
|
"The university began accepting applications in November.",
|
|
"I had just begun eating when the phone rang.",
|
|
"She interrupted as soon as I began to speak.",
|
|
"Now that I've begun , I'll go on till I finish.",
|
|
"I began the quilt last month.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Rowdy Tellez stands in front of his locker at American Family Field ahead of a day game Thursday against the St. Louis Cardinals and one day before the Toronto Blue Jays would coming to town to begin a three-game series. \u2014 Curt Hogg, Journal Sentinel , 23 June 2022",
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"Construction is expected to begin later this summer and completed sometime in December. \u2014 Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant , 23 June 2022",
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"Meanwhile, the White House is engaged in an ugly fight on Capitol Hill, where lawmakers\u2019 unwillingness to spend more money on the federal Covid response might force the government to begin rationing tests, vaccines, and therapeutics. \u2014 Lev Facher, STAT , 23 June 2022",
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"His family plans to begin videotaping next month and airing the podcasts in August. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 June 2022",
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"Sydney has an upcoming role in Madame Web, Sony's first female superhero movie, as well as recently being cast as USA government whistleblower Reality Winner in a movie that has yet to begin filming. \u2014 Seventeen , 23 June 2022",
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"The first season of the Peacock show saw Reagan begin to assert herself in her friendships, expand her career and her relationship with her community and open herself up to love. \u2014 Adrienne Gaffney, ELLE , 23 June 2022",
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"Cargo flights from Europe and Australia already have brought baby formula into the U.S., including two new rounds of air shipments that begin this weekend. \u2014 Zeke Miller, Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022",
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"One of the first public figures to begin wearing them was Arthur Wellesley, the first Duke of Wellington, who was a leading military and political figure in Britain at the time. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 23 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English beginnen , going back to Old English beginnan , from be- be- + -ginnan , going back to Germanic *genn-a- , verbal base of uncertain meaning and origin occurring only with prefixes, found also in Old English onginnan \"to be at a starting point, start,\" Old High German beginnan , Gothic duginnan":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"bi-\u02c8gin",
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"\u02c8b\u0101-gin",
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"b\u0113-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for begin begin , commence , start , initiate , inaugurate , usher in mean to take the first step in a course, process, or operation. begin , start , and commence are often interchangeable. begin , opposed to end , is the most general. begin a trip began dancing start , opposed to stop , applies especially to first actions, steps, or stages. the work started slowly commence can be more formal or bookish than begin or start . commence firing commenced a conversation initiate implies taking a first step in a process or series that is to continue. initiated diplomatic contacts inaugurate suggests a beginning of some formality or notion of significance. the discovery of penicillin inaugurated a new era in medicine usher in is somewhat less weighty than inaugurate . ushered in a period of economic decline",
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"synonyms":[
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"commence",
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"embark (on ",
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"enter (into ",
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"fall (to)",
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"get off",
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"kick off",
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"launch",
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"lead off",
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"open",
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"start",
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"strike (into)"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073439",
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"type":[
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"biographical name",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"beginner":{
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"antonyms":[
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"old hand",
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"old-timer",
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"vet",
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"veteran"
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],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[
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"although our son is only a beginner at swimming, he is making excellent progress",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The framework includes core concepts and practices that are built into pathways from elementary to high school and from beginner to advanced and tied to learning standards. \u2014 Rod Berger, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
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"Design your own workout or choose one of the app library\u2019s free four-week training plans, created in collaboration with Mammut athletes for all skill levels from beginner to 5.14 bone crushers. \u2014 Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online , 5 Sep. 2020",
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"Abhinav was learning to play tennis, and wanted a partner who was also a beginner . \u2014 Julie Beck, The Atlantic , 10 June 2022",
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"Stick to the T101 Treadmill for establishing a beginner 's routine with simple controls and a sleek, compact build. \u2014 Brittany Vincent, SELF , 13 Apr. 2022",
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"But McCoy Park, Beaver Creek's newest expansion, isn't your typical beginner 's terrain. \u2014 Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure , 24 Jan. 2022",
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"As at Mission Pacific, the hotel provides surfboard storage, the better to take advantage of Oceanside\u2019s reliable, beginner -friendly swells. \u2014 Pat Saperstein, Variety , 27 May 2022",
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"In reality though, this beginner -friendly movement has a lot to offer\u2014and there are tons of compelling reasons to add it to your workout routine. \u2014 Jenny Mccoy, SELF , 27 May 2022",
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"The 62-mile, unpaved Hole-in-the-Rock Road passes beginner -friendly Peek-a-Boo and Spooky Gulch slot canyons before reaching a viewpoint over Lake Powell\u2019s western shore. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"b\u0113-",
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"bi-\u02c8gi-n\u0259r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"abecedarian",
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"apprentice",
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"babe",
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"colt",
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"cub",
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"fledgling",
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"freshman",
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"greenhorn",
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"neophyte",
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"newbie",
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"newcomer",
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"novice",
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"novitiate",
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"punk",
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"recruit",
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"rook",
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"rookie",
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"tenderfoot",
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"tyro",
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"virgin"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204432",
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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]
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},
|
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"beginning":{
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"antonyms":[
|
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"introductory",
|
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"precursory",
|
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"prefatory",
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"prelim",
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"preliminary",
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"prelusive",
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"preparative",
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"preparatory",
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"primary"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a rudimentary stage or early period":[
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"\u2014 usually used in plural the company's modest beginnings in an old warehouse She came from humble beginnings ."
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],
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": being first or the first part":[
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"the beginning chapters"
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],
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": introductory":[
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"beginning chemistry"
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],
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": just starting out":[
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"a beginning writer"
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],
|
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": origin , source":[
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"No one remembers what the beginning of the feud was."
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],
|
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": the first part":[
|
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"We missed the beginning of the movie."
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],
|
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": the point at which something begins : start":[
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"It was clear from the beginning that she would win."
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
|
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"Go back to the beginning of the song.",
|
|
"We were late, so we missed the beginning of the movie.",
|
|
"The changes that have been made so far are just the beginning . There are many more changes still to come.",
|
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"He came from humble beginnings .",
|
|
"the company's modest beginnings in an old warehouse",
|
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"Adjective",
|
|
"the beginning part of the book is a portrait of Europe on the eve of the World War I",
|
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"a course in beginning geology for nonscience majors",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"And so that was the beginning of the entire process - just being more connected with my body and my legs. \u2014 Dave Clark, The Enquirer , 24 June 2022",
|
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"That was the beginning of artists taking control of their own work. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 23 June 2022",
|
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"That was the beginning of forest fires that were over 20,000 acres in size. \u2014 Joan Meiners, The Arizona Republic , 22 June 2022",
|
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"Reinhold sensed that this was the beginning of a new reality. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"However, this modem is only the beginning of this journey; Qualcomm Technologies is currently exploring over a dozen research areas for 5G enhancements with AI including channel state feedbacks and mmWave beam management. \u2014 Karl Freund, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"For Sharpton and his comrades, this was simply the beginning . \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"As for the future of the song, Chase explains that this could be the beginning of a Kate Bush renaissance, something that has happened to the likes of Fleetwood Mac and alternative acts that have begun to gain a wider audience in the 2020s. \u2014 Nina Braca, Billboard , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"That's the beginning of Mark Leibovich's latest piece for The Atlantic. \u2014 Brian Stelter, CNN , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"There from day one From the very beginning , common marmoset dads are there to help. \u2014 Bridget E. Hamilton, National Geographic , 16 June 2020",
|
|
"This year, the same core four returns, however, Glendale coach Anthony Mohr has seven beginning golfers added to the team that will help build the future of the program. \u2014 Glendale News-Press , 4 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"At the very beginning stages of our company, nobody had a lot of experience doing this. \u2014 Tasha Robinson, The Verge , 8 June 2018",
|
|
"View the tour magazine online beginning June 2, contact the HCBA office at 817-573-4007 or email to request a free copy of the official tour magazine or to obtain a list of locations where a magazine may be picked up. \u2014 star-telegram , 2 June 2017",
|
|
"Involving your makeup artist and hair stylist from the very beginning stages of the wedding planning process is a good way to ensure cohesiveness. \u2014 Meg Storm, Town & Country , 4 Oct. 2016"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"1576, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English biginning , from gerund of beginnen \"to begin \"":"Noun",
|
|
"from present participle of begin":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"bi-\u02c8gi-ni\u014b",
|
|
"b\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"alpha",
|
|
"baseline",
|
|
"birth",
|
|
"commencement",
|
|
"dawn",
|
|
"day one",
|
|
"genesis",
|
|
"get-go",
|
|
"git-go",
|
|
"inception",
|
|
"incipience",
|
|
"incipiency",
|
|
"kickoff",
|
|
"launch",
|
|
"morning",
|
|
"nascence",
|
|
"nascency",
|
|
"onset",
|
|
"outset",
|
|
"start",
|
|
"threshold"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085722",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"begird":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ungird",
|
|
"unwrap"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": gird sense 2a":[],
|
|
": surround , encompass":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a white granite boulder begirt with a band of dark gray"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"bi-\u02c8g\u0259rd",
|
|
"b\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"band",
|
|
"belt",
|
|
"engird",
|
|
"engirdle",
|
|
"enwind",
|
|
"gird",
|
|
"girdle",
|
|
"girt",
|
|
"girth",
|
|
"wrap"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214645",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"begone":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"arrive",
|
|
"come",
|
|
"show up",
|
|
"turn up"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to go away : depart":[
|
|
"\u2014 used especially in the imperative"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"in his frustration the beleaguered actor cried out to the autograph seekers, \u201c Begone and let me finish my meal in peace!\u201d"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from be gone (imperative)":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8g\u00e4n",
|
|
"b\u0113-",
|
|
"bi-\u02c8g\u022fn"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bail",
|
|
"bail out",
|
|
"book",
|
|
"bug off",
|
|
"bug out",
|
|
"bugger off",
|
|
"buzz (off)",
|
|
"clear off",
|
|
"clear out",
|
|
"cut out",
|
|
"depart",
|
|
"dig out",
|
|
"exit",
|
|
"get",
|
|
"get off",
|
|
"go",
|
|
"go off",
|
|
"move",
|
|
"pack (up ",
|
|
"part",
|
|
"peel off",
|
|
"pike (out ",
|
|
"pull out",
|
|
"push off",
|
|
"push on",
|
|
"quit",
|
|
"run along",
|
|
"sally (forth)",
|
|
"scarper",
|
|
"shove (off)",
|
|
"step (along)",
|
|
"take off",
|
|
"vamoose",
|
|
"walk out"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104144",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"begrime":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"clean",
|
|
"cleanse"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": sully , corrupt":[],
|
|
": to make dirty with grime":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"years of spattered mud had thoroughly begrimed the mailbox by the side of the road",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Also begrimed are the lower extremities of the white costumes worn by the cast (costume design is by Nastya Bugaeva). \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 21 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"The topsoil of more than a million acres had simply blown away, a portion of it taking to the wind to begrime the nation\u2019s capital. \u2014 John F. Ross, WSJ , 14 June 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1556, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"bi-\u02c8gr\u012bm",
|
|
"b\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"befoul",
|
|
"bemire",
|
|
"besmirch",
|
|
"blacken",
|
|
"daub",
|
|
"dirty",
|
|
"distain",
|
|
"foul",
|
|
"gaum",
|
|
"grime",
|
|
"mire",
|
|
"muck",
|
|
"muddy",
|
|
"smirch",
|
|
"smudge",
|
|
"soil",
|
|
"stain",
|
|
"sully"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164446",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"begrimed":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"clean",
|
|
"cleanly",
|
|
"immaculate",
|
|
"spick-and-span",
|
|
"spic-and-span",
|
|
"spotless",
|
|
"stainless",
|
|
"ultraclean",
|
|
"unsoiled",
|
|
"unstained",
|
|
"unsullied"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": made dirty or grimy : covered with grime":[
|
|
"The images in the newspaper and magazine photographs and on the television evening news programs were the begrimed and haggard faces of Marines in peril.",
|
|
"\u2014 Neil Sheehan",
|
|
"\u2026 a dismal collection of black, begrimed old pictures, rotting from their frames \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Wilkie Collins"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In a theatre that admits no light or sound from the outside world, the audience watches as poor, begrimed laborers and criminals are pushed onstage to shoot their kids and stab their teachers. \u2014 Merve Emre, The New Yorker , 12 Apr. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1865, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"bi-\u02c8gr\u012bmd",
|
|
"b\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bedraggled",
|
|
"befouled",
|
|
"bemired",
|
|
"besmirched",
|
|
"black",
|
|
"blackened",
|
|
"cruddy",
|
|
"dingy",
|
|
"dirty",
|
|
"draggled",
|
|
"dusty",
|
|
"filthy",
|
|
"foul",
|
|
"grimy",
|
|
"grotty",
|
|
"grubby",
|
|
"grungy",
|
|
"mucky",
|
|
"muddy",
|
|
"nasty",
|
|
"smudged",
|
|
"smutty",
|
|
"soiled",
|
|
"sordid",
|
|
"stained",
|
|
"sullied",
|
|
"unclean",
|
|
"uncleanly"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214628",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"begrudge":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure":[
|
|
"begrudge money",
|
|
"begrudged the weeks spent away from home"
|
|
],
|
|
": to look upon with disapproval or envy":[
|
|
"begrudge their rivals' success"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"She's worked hard to get where she is. You shouldn't begrudge her the success she's earned.",
|
|
"After what he's been through, it's hard to begrudge him the money he has.",
|
|
"You shouldn't begrudge her success.",
|
|
"Many commuters begrudge every minute spent in traffic.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"So don\u2019t begrudge this actor his magic cape and wand. \u2014 Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Surely nobody would begrudge a marginal feel-good figure getting his day in the sun \u2014 except maybe the real centrists whom the Grammys keep pushing to the edges. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The managers knew about and valued his previous experience, and didn\u2019t begrudge him for ranting about his old job on TikTok. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"He got called for a technical, but the USF coaches, players and fans did not begrudge him. \u2014 Steve Kroner, San Francisco Chronicle , 5 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Shelton, who spent a year and a half opening for Keith, doesn't begrudge his fellow Oklahoman's success. \u2014 Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE.com , 28 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Others though are likely to begrudge the use of outlandish pricing and point out that some could demonstratively benefit from the invention and yet are priced out of the chance of doing so. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 12 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"But Peterson did not begrudge the players\u2019 feelings. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"While fans still grapple with the appearance of Amaya forcing an exit, teammates don't begrudge him for it, Joseph-Claude Gyau indicated during a Monday interview. \u2014 Pat Brennan, The Enquirer , 3 Aug. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English begrucchen , from be- be- + grucchen, gruggen \"to murmur, grudge entry 1 \"":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"bi-\u02c8gr\u0259j",
|
|
"b\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"envy",
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"resent"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223440",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"begrudging":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": said, done, or given reluctantly : grudging":[
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"begrudging acceptance/admiration/respect"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"And Villanelle has very begrudging respect for this woman. \u2014 Dan Snierson, EW.com , 13 Apr. 2020",
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"Philadelphia needs its rookie quarterback, Carson Wentz, to post 300 passing yards for a third consecutive week, because there is no running the ball against the Ravens, who have the most begrudging ground defense in the league. \u2014 David White, New York Times , 16 Dec. 2016"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1846, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"b\u0113-",
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"bi-\u02c8gr\u0259-ji\u014b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-202838",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"beguile":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": hoodwink":[
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"beguiled her classmates into doing the work for her"
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],
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": to deceive by wiles":[
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"had intended to beguile"
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],
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": to engage the interest of by or as if by guile":[
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"His seductive voice beguiled the audience."
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],
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": to lead by deception":[
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"beguiled into ambush"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"She was cunning enough to beguile her classmates into doing the work for her.",
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"They were beguiled into thinking they'd heard the whole story.",
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"Almost everything in the quaint little town beguiles , from its architecture to its art to its people.",
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"He beguiled the audience with his smooth and seductive voice.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Video games are being split into titles geared toward fun and those that beguile us into productivity with points, rewards, and even NFTs. \u2014 Will Bedingfield, Wired , 13 Jan. 2022",
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"What makes these over-the-top shortcomings especially apparent are the few moments that beguile with (relative) subtlety. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Oct. 2021",
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"What\u2019s needed is a better understanding of where these views about rental housing come from and what messages might beguile voters from them. \u2014 Roger Valdez, Forbes , 2 Sep. 2021",
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"Intense and dense one moment, airy and inviting the next, her music can beguile even in its thorniest moments. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 July 2021",
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"His portrayal of the flirty seductive Jae-eon is sure to beguile his existing fans and possibly win him some new ones. \u2014 Joan Macdonald, Forbes , 21 June 2021",
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"Elicited by sunlight at dusk or dawn, and juxtaposed with more emphatic hues, shades of pink can beguile and tantalize. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Apr. 2021",
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"This is how demagogic politicians and charismatic preachers can win us over, often despite their reliance on implausible narratives that beguile us. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Feb. 2021",
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"The result is a collection of photographs which beguile with intimacy and the unexpected. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 25 Oct. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English bigilen, beguilen , from bi-, be- be- + gile guile or gilen \"to deceive, cheat\", borrowed from Old French guiler , derivative of guile":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"bi-\u02c8g\u012bl",
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"b\u0113-",
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"bi-\u02c8g\u012b(-\u0259)l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for beguile deceive , mislead , delude , beguile mean to lead astray or frustrate usually by underhandedness. deceive implies imposing a false idea or belief that causes ignorance, bewilderment, or helplessness. tried to deceive me about the cost mislead implies a leading astray that may or may not be intentional. I was misled by the confusing sign delude implies deceiving so thoroughly as to obscure the truth. we were deluded into thinking we were safe beguile stresses the use of charm and persuasion in deceiving. was beguiled by false promises",
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"synonyms":[
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"allure",
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"bewitch",
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"captivate",
|
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"charm",
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"enchant",
|
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"fascinate",
|
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"kill",
|
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"magnetize",
|
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"wile",
|
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"witch"
|
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215745",
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"beguiling":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"artless",
|
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"guileless",
|
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"ingenuous",
|
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"innocent",
|
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"undesigning"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": agreeably or charmingly attractive or pleasing":[
|
|
"a beguiling manner",
|
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"a beguiling aroma",
|
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"\u2026 it's safe to say that the Balkans have never produced a politician so beguiling .",
|
|
"\u2014 Jane Kramer"
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]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The director's novel approach, enlisting two-time Oscar winner McDormand to act as a friend and confidant to real life nomads playing themselves, has become one of the film's most beguiling features, if not its defining one. \u2014 CNN , 14 Mar. 2021",
|
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"The idea of herd immunity, a term imported from livestock veterinarians, has become more beguiling as huge swaths of populations in parts of the world recover from SARS-CoV-2 infections, leaving them with some degree of immunity. \u2014 Jon Cohen, Science | AAAS , 16 Feb. 2021",
|
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"The notion that Republicans should calm troubled waters by standing down is a little more beguiling . \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 20 Sep. 2020",
|
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"Pinball is a beguiling game that requires skill and an occasional assist from Lady Luck. \u2014 Ryan Smith, Chicago Reader , 3 May 2018",
|
|
"The styling and production design are impeccable, and Rachel Morrison\u2019s radiant cinematography is as beguiling as Stewart\u2019s performance. \u2014 New York Times , 15 May 2020",
|
|
"Which is a shame, because the intro and outro, in which the titular phrase is exalted over a gentle mix of strumming and finger-picking, is pretty beguiling on its own. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 26 Mar. 2019",
|
|
"But he\u2019s never made a follow-up as strange and beguiling as Babe: Pig in the City. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 10 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"Japan is one of the most beguiling countries on earth, with a mile-long list of acclaimed books parsing its history and culture. \u2014 Ashlea Halpern, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 30 Mar. 2020"
|
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],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1646, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"bi-\u02c8g\u012b-li\u014b",
|
|
"b\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"artful",
|
|
"cagey",
|
|
"cagy",
|
|
"crafty",
|
|
"cunning",
|
|
"cute",
|
|
"designing",
|
|
"devious",
|
|
"dodgy",
|
|
"foxy",
|
|
"guileful",
|
|
"scheming",
|
|
"shrewd",
|
|
"slick",
|
|
"sly",
|
|
"subtle",
|
|
"tricky",
|
|
"wily"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-115014",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"behave":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to act, function, or react in a particular way":[
|
|
"He behaves like a child.",
|
|
"testing how various metals behave under heat and pressure"
|
|
],
|
|
": to conduct (oneself) in a proper manner":[
|
|
"getting children to behave themselves"
|
|
],
|
|
": to conduct oneself properly":[
|
|
"Please behave ."
|
|
],
|
|
": to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"If you can't behave in the store we'll have to leave.",
|
|
"If you can't behave yourself in the store we'll have to leave.",
|
|
"I wish those children would behave themselves .",
|
|
"He behaves like a child!",
|
|
"The experiment tested how various metals behave under heat and pressure.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Somewhere along the way, a seven-year-old boy named Hae-jin escapes the orphanage and hitches a ride in their beat-up old van, giving all three the chance to behave like adoptive parents \u2014 basically, a trial run at their redemption. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Wold further lays out a case for RedBox to behave like AMC and to raise money by selling additional equity. \u2014 Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"Small businesses can and should use AI to behave like larger businesses, especially in the areas of sales and customer support. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Although there is no psychological or narrative reason for the camera to behave like a bungee jumper with hives, the bedlam grows addictive. \u2014 The New Yorker , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The atoms need to be that cold in order to encourage them to behave less like particles and more like waves. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Here was a movie that looked like a tony Merchant Ivory literary adaptation but refused to behave like one \u2014 a refusal etched most powerfully in the contours of Nicole Kidman\u2019s lead performance, which deliberately thwarts conventional sympathies. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 27 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In these stock-market competitions, teenagers who behave like that are almost certain to lose. \u2014 Jason Zweig, WSJ , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Large schools of fish can appear to behave like murmurations, as do groups of some swarming insects, including honeybees. \u2014 Tom Langen, The Conversation , 14 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English behaven , from be- be- + haven \"to have entry 1 , hold\"":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"bi-\u02c8h\u0101v",
|
|
"b\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for behave behave , conduct , deport , comport , acquit mean to act or to cause oneself to do something in a certain way. behave may apply to the meeting of a standard of what is proper or decorous. the children behaved in church conduct implies action or behavior that shows the extent of one's power to control or direct oneself. conducted herself with unfailing good humor deport implies behaving so as to show how far one conforms to conventional rules of discipline or propriety. the hero deported himself in accord with the code of chivalry comport suggests conduct measured by what is expected or required of one in a certain class or position. comported themselves as gentlemen acquit applies to action under stress that deserves praise or meets expectations. acquitted herself well in her first assignment",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acquit",
|
|
"bear",
|
|
"carry",
|
|
"comport",
|
|
"conduct",
|
|
"demean",
|
|
"deport",
|
|
"quit"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012102",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"behaved":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to act, function, or react in a particular way":[
|
|
"He behaves like a child.",
|
|
"testing how various metals behave under heat and pressure"
|
|
],
|
|
": to conduct (oneself) in a proper manner":[
|
|
"getting children to behave themselves"
|
|
],
|
|
": to conduct oneself properly":[
|
|
"Please behave ."
|
|
],
|
|
": to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"If you can't behave in the store we'll have to leave.",
|
|
"If you can't behave yourself in the store we'll have to leave.",
|
|
"I wish those children would behave themselves .",
|
|
"He behaves like a child!",
|
|
"The experiment tested how various metals behave under heat and pressure.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Somewhere along the way, a seven-year-old boy named Hae-jin escapes the orphanage and hitches a ride in their beat-up old van, giving all three the chance to behave like adoptive parents \u2014 basically, a trial run at their redemption. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Wold further lays out a case for RedBox to behave like AMC and to raise money by selling additional equity. \u2014 Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"Small businesses can and should use AI to behave like larger businesses, especially in the areas of sales and customer support. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Although there is no psychological or narrative reason for the camera to behave like a bungee jumper with hives, the bedlam grows addictive. \u2014 The New Yorker , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The atoms need to be that cold in order to encourage them to behave less like particles and more like waves. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Here was a movie that looked like a tony Merchant Ivory literary adaptation but refused to behave like one \u2014 a refusal etched most powerfully in the contours of Nicole Kidman\u2019s lead performance, which deliberately thwarts conventional sympathies. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 27 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In these stock-market competitions, teenagers who behave like that are almost certain to lose. \u2014 Jason Zweig, WSJ , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Large schools of fish can appear to behave like murmurations, as do groups of some swarming insects, including honeybees. \u2014 Tom Langen, The Conversation , 14 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English behaven , from be- be- + haven \"to have entry 1 , hold\"":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"bi-\u02c8h\u0101v",
|
|
"b\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for behave behave , conduct , deport , comport , acquit mean to act or to cause oneself to do something in a certain way. behave may apply to the meeting of a standard of what is proper or decorous. the children behaved in church conduct implies action or behavior that shows the extent of one's power to control or direct oneself. conducted herself with unfailing good humor deport implies behaving so as to show how far one conforms to conventional rules of discipline or propriety. the hero deported himself in accord with the code of chivalry comport suggests conduct measured by what is expected or required of one in a certain class or position. comported themselves as gentlemen acquit applies to action under stress that deserves praise or meets expectations. acquitted herself well in her first assignment",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acquit",
|
|
"bear",
|
|
"carry",
|
|
"comport",
|
|
"conduct",
|
|
"demean",
|
|
"deport",
|
|
"quit"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005358",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"behaving":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to act, function, or react in a particular way":[
|
|
"He behaves like a child.",
|
|
"testing how various metals behave under heat and pressure"
|
|
],
|
|
": to conduct (oneself) in a proper manner":[
|
|
"getting children to behave themselves"
|
|
],
|
|
": to conduct oneself properly":[
|
|
"Please behave ."
|
|
],
|
|
": to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"If you can't behave in the store we'll have to leave.",
|
|
"If you can't behave yourself in the store we'll have to leave.",
|
|
"I wish those children would behave themselves .",
|
|
"He behaves like a child!",
|
|
"The experiment tested how various metals behave under heat and pressure.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Somewhere along the way, a seven-year-old boy named Hae-jin escapes the orphanage and hitches a ride in their beat-up old van, giving all three the chance to behave like adoptive parents \u2014 basically, a trial run at their redemption. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Wold further lays out a case for RedBox to behave like AMC and to raise money by selling additional equity. \u2014 Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"Small businesses can and should use AI to behave like larger businesses, especially in the areas of sales and customer support. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Although there is no psychological or narrative reason for the camera to behave like a bungee jumper with hives, the bedlam grows addictive. \u2014 The New Yorker , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The atoms need to be that cold in order to encourage them to behave less like particles and more like waves. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Here was a movie that looked like a tony Merchant Ivory literary adaptation but refused to behave like one \u2014 a refusal etched most powerfully in the contours of Nicole Kidman\u2019s lead performance, which deliberately thwarts conventional sympathies. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 27 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In these stock-market competitions, teenagers who behave like that are almost certain to lose. \u2014 Jason Zweig, WSJ , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Large schools of fish can appear to behave like murmurations, as do groups of some swarming insects, including honeybees. \u2014 Tom Langen, The Conversation , 14 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English behaven , from be- be- + haven \"to have entry 1 , hold\"":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"bi-\u02c8h\u0101v",
|
|
"b\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for behave behave , conduct , deport , comport , acquit mean to act or to cause oneself to do something in a certain way. behave may apply to the meeting of a standard of what is proper or decorous. the children behaved in church conduct implies action or behavior that shows the extent of one's power to control or direct oneself. conducted herself with unfailing good humor deport implies behaving so as to show how far one conforms to conventional rules of discipline or propriety. the hero deported himself in accord with the code of chivalry comport suggests conduct measured by what is expected or required of one in a certain class or position. comported themselves as gentlemen acquit applies to action under stress that deserves praise or meets expectations. acquitted herself well in her first assignment",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acquit",
|
|
"bear",
|
|
"carry",
|
|
"comport",
|
|
"conduct",
|
|
"demean",
|
|
"deport",
|
|
"quit"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015336",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"behavior":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": anything that an organism does involving action and response to stimulation":[],
|
|
": the manner of conducting (see conduct entry 1 sense 2 ) oneself":[
|
|
"criminal behavior",
|
|
"normal adolescent behavior"
|
|
],
|
|
": the response of an individual, group, or species to its environment":[
|
|
"They are studying the behavior of elephants in the wild."
|
|
],
|
|
": the way in which something functions or operates":[
|
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"They tested the behavior of various metals under heat and pressure."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I'm surprised by her bad behavior toward her friends.",
|
|
"Students will be rewarded for good behavior .",
|
|
"scientists studying the behavior of elephants",
|
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"An acceptable social behavior in one country may be unacceptable in another country.",
|
|
"Doctors are trying to educate people about behaviors that can put them at increased risk for skin cancer.",
|
|
"The experiment tested the behavior of various metals under heat and pressure.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Papa Booth\u2019s bizarre behavior took a toll on his children. \u2014 Dennis Drabelle, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"This is the same active plaintiff who also recently sued Watson\u2019s former team, the Houston Texans, accusing the team of enabling Watson\u2019s behavior . \u2014 Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"The workers said they were subjected to offensive racist comments and behavior by colleagues, managers, and human resources employees on a regular basis, according to the lawsuit filed in a California state court. \u2014 Reuters, NBC News , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"The city will also embark on educational campaigns to improve driver behavior and is working toward universal driver's ed. \u2014 Isaac Yu, Journal Sentinel , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"At the time, Mr. Michalow denied the accusations and contended that other staffers exhibited behavior worse than his own. \u2014 Gregory Zuckerman, WSJ , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Skomal and Winton have spent years studying white shark migration and hunting behavior . \u2014 CBS News , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"The city\u2019s social media campaign is designed to modify such behavior . \u2014 Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"In Ruan\u2019s case before the Supreme Court, advocates were asking the court to distinguish between criminal behavior and medical errors made in good faith. \u2014 Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al , 30 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"alteration of Middle English behavour , from behaven \"to behave \" + -our -or entry 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"b\u0113-",
|
|
"bi-\u02c8h\u0101v-y\u0259r",
|
|
"bi-\u02c8h\u0101-vy\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"actions",
|
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"address",
|
|
"bearing",
|
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"comportment",
|
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"conduct",
|
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"demeanor",
|
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"deportment",
|
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"geste",
|
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"gest"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045718",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"behemoth":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"diminutive",
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"dwarf",
|
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"half-pint",
|
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"midget",
|
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"mite",
|
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"peewee",
|
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"pygmy",
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"pigmy",
|
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"runt",
|
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"shrimp"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a mighty animal described in Job 40:15\u201324 as an example of the power of God":[],
|
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": something of monstrous size, power, or appearance":[
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"a behemoth truck"
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]
|
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},
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"examples":[
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"the newest SUV is a gas-guzzling behemoth that doesn't even fit in a standard parking space",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Crank the steering wheel all the way and this behemoth can turn around in a shockingly tight 37.1 feet. \u2014 Mike Sutton, Car and Driver , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Zelensky and the Ukrainians are fighting for independence against this behemoth and, in so doing, giving Ukraine new national heroes and national lore that will sustain it even if the worst comes. \u2014 Rich Lowry, National Review , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
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"This 290-gallon behemoth comes with all of the bells and whistles, including a cozy six-person capacity. \u2014 Dana Holmes, CNN Underscored , 26 Aug. 2020",
|
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"All that said, there\u2019s still the behemoth of Pride to reckon with. \u2014 Emma Specter, Vogue , 13 June 2022",
|
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"Introduced by Steve Jobs, the iPod was credited with helping to turn Apple from a nearly bankrupt company to an eventual $3 trillion behemoth . \u2014 Mark Gurman, Fortune , 10 May 2022",
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"Searches spiked 2,950 percent in a day, according to the search-engine behemoth . \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The six-engine behemoth , long the world\u2019s largest aircraft, is known in Ukrainian as Mriya, or Dream, and was a source of intense national pride. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 Apr. 2022",
|
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"After being absent for more than a decade, the Hummer has been resurrected as a future-forward, all-electric behemoth forthcoming in both pickup truck and SUV forms. \u2014 Laura Burstein, Robb Report , 8 Apr. 2022"
|
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, from Late Latin, from Hebrew b\u0115h\u0113m\u014dth":""
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"bi-\u02c8h\u0113-m\u0259th",
|
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"-\u02ccm\u00e4th",
|
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"-\u02ccm\u022fth",
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0113-\u0259-m\u0259th"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"blockbuster",
|
|
"colossus",
|
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"dinosaur",
|
|
"dreadnought",
|
|
"elephant",
|
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"giant",
|
|
"Goliath",
|
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"jumbo",
|
|
"leviathan",
|
|
"mammoth",
|
|
"mastodon",
|
|
"monster",
|
|
"titan",
|
|
"whale",
|
|
"whopper"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203844",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"behest":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an authoritative order : command":[
|
|
"The meeting was called at the senator's behest ."
|
|
],
|
|
": an urgent prompting":[
|
|
"At the behest of her friends, she read the poem aloud."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I only made the change at the author's behest .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"At the behest of producers Kenneth Waissman and Maxine Fox, Jacobs and Casey rewrote the play, adding songs and removing dialogue, taking out all Chicago references and most of the four-letter words. \u2014 Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Starlink recently provided service to Ukraine at the behest of the government in Kyiv, whose communications were hobbled by Russia\u2019s destructive invasion. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The latter argument prevailed seven months after FINA formed a working group of athletes, scientists and legal experts to determine eligibility criteria for the women\u2019s category at the behest of the International Olympic Committee. \u2014 Laine Higgins, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"The investigation, which launched in February, was undertaken pro-bono by 30 attorneys from law firm Reed Smith at the behest of 35 Oklahoma state lawmakers, including 29 Republicans. \u2014 Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Dakota Johnson stars as Anne Elliot, our leading lady who laments breaking off her engagement to an inconsequential naval officer, Frederick Wentworth (Cosmo Jarvis), at the behest of her vain family. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"But in a statement, Shirkey suggested Moss did not want to amend the resolution at the behest of his GOP colleagues. \u2014 Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Early in the pandemic, tenOever used the hamsters in his Biosafety Level-3 lab \u2014 originally built for flu research \u2014 to understand the course of the then-novel infection and eventually screen drugs, at the behest of the U.S. government. \u2014 Jason Mast, STAT , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"The Landestheater, a handsome neoclassical pile with four hundred and ninety-one seats, was built at the behest of Ernst I, Albert\u2019s father. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, promise, command, from Old English beh\u01e3s promise, from beh\u0101tan to promise, from be- + h\u0101tan to command, promise \u2014 more at hight":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"b\u0113-",
|
|
"bi-\u02c8hest"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"charge",
|
|
"command",
|
|
"commandment",
|
|
"decree",
|
|
"dictate",
|
|
"direction",
|
|
"directive",
|
|
"do",
|
|
"edict",
|
|
"imperative",
|
|
"injunction",
|
|
"instruction",
|
|
"order",
|
|
"word"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173437",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"behind":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abaft",
|
|
"back of"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": beyond in depth or time":[
|
|
"the story behind the story",
|
|
"go back behind St. Augustine"
|
|
],
|
|
": buttocks":[
|
|
"\u2014 often used as a euphemism for ass in idiomatic expressions get your behind over here"
|
|
],
|
|
": following in order":[
|
|
"marched behind the band"
|
|
],
|
|
": in a secondary or inferior position":[],
|
|
": in arrears":[
|
|
"behind in the rent"
|
|
],
|
|
": in or to a place or situation in back of or to the rear of":[
|
|
"look behind you",
|
|
"put behind bars"
|
|
],
|
|
": in support of : on the side of":[
|
|
"solidly behind the candidate"
|
|
],
|
|
": in the background of":[
|
|
"the conditions behind the strike"
|
|
],
|
|
": in the place or situation that is being or has been departed from":[
|
|
"stay behind"
|
|
],
|
|
": in, to, or toward the back":[
|
|
"look behind",
|
|
"came from behind"
|
|
],
|
|
": later in time":[
|
|
"can spring be far behind"
|
|
],
|
|
": out of the mind or consideration of":[
|
|
"put our troubles behind us"
|
|
],
|
|
": slow":[],
|
|
": still to come":[],
|
|
": with the support of":[
|
|
"won 1\u20130 behind brilliant pitching"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Preposition",
|
|
"The older students entered the room first with the younger students following behind them.",
|
|
"The cat hid behind the couch.",
|
|
"The sun went behind a cloud.",
|
|
"They were ahead of us by 5 points earlier in the game, but now they're behind us by 7.",
|
|
"The polls show that he is behind the other candidates.",
|
|
"The company is now behind the competition.",
|
|
"He was behind the other students in his studies.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"kicked him in the behind",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb or adjective",
|
|
"Of course, leaving the more than 100 devices behind could be a blessing and a curse without the proper support. \u2014 Carolina Milanesi, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"The best ones will cut through grease and wipe up grime without tough scrubbing or leaving any residue behind . \u2014 Carolyn Fort\u00e9, Good Housekeeping , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"But one year after leaving the online world behind , Ellis decided to attend the very conference that is dedicated to celebrating it: VidCon. \u2014 Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"Dukes fled the house, leaving her son behind , and called police. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"The eggs and rice both came out of the pan easily without leaving any residue behind . \u2014 Madison Yauger, PEOPLE.com , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Haylie expressed her initial fears of leaving Los Angeles behind were centered on her career as an actress. \u2014 Larry Fink, Fox News , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"As part of the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from the country last year, the Biden administration evacuated 76,000 Afghans to the United States, leaving behind thousands others who wanted to escape as the Taliban took over. \u2014 Jennifer Hassan And Sammy Westfall, Anchorage Daily News , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"As part of the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from the country last year, the Biden administration evacuated 76,000 Afghans to the United States, leaving behind thousands others who wanted to escape as the Taliban took over. \u2014 Sammy Westfall, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
|
|
"Swimming swiftly through the shallow end of the pool at Village East Swim Club in Manhattan, Jacob De La Rosa, 10, surfaced behind his instructor and latched onto the pool noodles at his waist, swinging himself around and laughing. \u2014 New York Times , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"The 15-year-old continued to resist arrest; our officers gave him numerous commands to put his hands behind his back. \u2014 Brook Endale, The Enquirer , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"With the loss, the Sox fell back to third place behind the Blue Jays in the American League East. \u2014 Andrew Mahoney, BostonGlobe.com , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Leonard was graded by Pro Football Focus to be the sixth best linebacker in 2021, behind only Micah Parsons, De\u2019Vondre Campbell, Alexander Johnson, Fred Warner and Peter Werner. \u2014 Phil Rogers, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Incumbent Steve DeBry fell behind challenger Sheldon Stewart late Tuesday in his bid for a fourth term on the Salt Lake County Council, according to unofficial returns. \u2014 Blake Apgar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"In some nonfatal shootings, victims have refused to share information about who shot them or the circumstances behind the shooting, Police Chief Marcus Jones told the county council. \u2014 Nicole Asbury, Washington Post , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"The neo-expressionist New York artist died in 1988, leaving behind a trove of frenzied self-portraits that have surged in popularity in recent years. \u2014 Alyssa Lukpat, WSJ , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Hutchinson, who was in the tent behind the rally stage while Trump delivered his remarks, recalled receiving a call from House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy angrily asking why the former president wanted to go down to the U.S. Capitol. \u2014 CBS News , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"A few weeks later, Zillow creates a brand-new function to pair left- behind citizens with now-vacant houses; the CMS works like a charm, with excellent functionality and zero error messages. \u2014 Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"That ticked off North Hills, which then took the name North Hills West \u2014 west of the 405 Freeway \u2014 and that left the left- behind Sepulveda to call itself North Hills East. \u2014 Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times , 9 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Watch a young sprinter claim a fantastic come-from- behind win despite losing a shoe. \u2014 Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"The IronBirds beat the Jersey Shore BlueClaws, 11-10, for the come-from- behind win at the ShoreTown Ballpark in Lakeside, New Jersey. \u2014 Randy Mcroberts, Baltimore Sun , 9 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Rojas, who had nine points after halftime, was a big reason alongside Quinerly for the come-from- behind win, which came three days after Ellis won the hard hat award in the loss to Kentucky. \u2014 Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al , 26 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Rallying for a come-from- behind win in the final minutes, Matthew Stafford and the Rams stormed back to knock off the Cincinnati Bengals and their electric offense, 23-20 in Super Bowl 56. \u2014 oregonlive , 13 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Cade Cunningham exited during the third quarter with a right hip pointer, and the New Orleans Pelicans dominated the second half for a come-from- behind , 111-101 victory. \u2014 Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press , 2 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The Gators hope the come-from- behind win was the first of several steps forward during a demanding five-game, 10-day stretch sure to test their mettle and set the course of the rest of the season. \u2014 Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com , 22 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Preposition",
|
|
"circa 1830, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English behinde , from Old English behindan , from be- + hindan from behind; akin to Old English hinder behind \u2014 more at hind":"Adverb or adjective",
|
|
"Middle English behinde, behinden , from behinde, behinden , behind entry 1":"Preposition",
|
|
"noun derivative of behind entry 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"bi-\u02c8h\u012bnd",
|
|
"b\u0113-",
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0113-\u02cch\u012bnd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"behindhand",
|
|
"belated",
|
|
"delinquent",
|
|
"late",
|
|
"latish",
|
|
"overdue",
|
|
"tardy"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004505",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"adverb or adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"preposition"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"behind schedule":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not according to schedule : late":[
|
|
"We're running about five minutes behind schedule ."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073322",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"behind someone's back":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": without someone's knowledge : in secret":[
|
|
"You shouldn't gossip about people behind their back(s) .",
|
|
"She went behind his back and spoke directly to his supervisor."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045320",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"behind the curve":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": slower about doing something than other people, companies, etc.":[
|
|
"We are behind the curve when it comes to advances in medicine."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084142",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"behind the times":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not having or showing knowledge of current ideas or styles : outdated, old-fashioned":[
|
|
"The entire country is behind the times when it comes to protecting the environment.",
|
|
"Our professor is surprisingly behind the times ."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064810",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"behind the wheel":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": in the act of driving":[
|
|
"I was nervous my first time behind the wheel ."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191118",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"behind-the-scenes":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"common",
|
|
"open",
|
|
"public"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": being or working out of public view or in secret":[
|
|
"behind-the-scenes lobbying for more money",
|
|
"a behind-the-scenes player"
|
|
],
|
|
": revealing or reporting the hidden workings":[
|
|
"a behind-the-scenes account",
|
|
"a behind-the-scenes glimpse"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1850, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"bi-\u02c8h\u012bnd-\u1e6fh\u0331\u0259-\u02c8s\u0113nz",
|
|
"b\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"confidential",
|
|
"esoteric",
|
|
"hush-hush",
|
|
"hushed",
|
|
"inside",
|
|
"intimate",
|
|
"nonpublic",
|
|
"private",
|
|
"privy",
|
|
"secret"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034643",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"behind/off schedule":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": doing or finishing something later than planned":[
|
|
"We finished behind schedule .",
|
|
"If we get too far behind/off schedule we will not be able to catch up later."
|
|
],
|
|
": later than planned":[
|
|
"We finished behind schedule .",
|
|
"If we get too far behind/off schedule we will not be able to catch up later."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043459",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"behindhand":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"early",
|
|
"inopportune",
|
|
"precocious",
|
|
"premature",
|
|
"unseasonable",
|
|
"untimely"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": being behind schedule":[],
|
|
": being in an inferior position":[],
|
|
": being in arrears":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the response was behindhand , just like everything else the company did"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"b\u0113-",
|
|
"bi-\u02c8h\u012bnd-\u02cchand"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"behind",
|
|
"belated",
|
|
"delinquent",
|
|
"late",
|
|
"latish",
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"overdue",
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"tardy"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211137",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"behold":{
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"antonyms":[
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"miss"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to gaze upon : observe":[
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"It was a pleasure to behold the beauty of the sunset.",
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"The enormous crowd was a sight to behold ."
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],
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": to perceive through sight or apprehension : see":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Those who have beheld the beauty of the desert never forget it.",
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"to anyone who beholds the immense complexity of life on earth",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The resulting eruption of laments and tributes, from other restaurateurs as well as patrons, was something to behold . \u2014 al , 22 June 2022",
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"The ideal way to behold the Tolkienesque terrain of the Ha Giang highlands in north Vietnam is from the seat of a motorbike. \u2014 Patrick Scott, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
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"Across the water, Asher Molyneaux, a skipper aboard the Finlander II, a 47-foot-vessel out of Maine, was also able to behold the creature up close. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 17 May 2022",
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"Now, these days, Baby and Johnny\u2019s slow dance-turned-slow love making would hardly garner a PG-13 rating, but for a girl in her formative years, watching that scene in the late \u201880s was something to behold . \u2014 Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR , 25 May 2022",
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"Since the leak of Justice Samuel Alito\u2019s draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women\u2019s Health, the desperation on display from many on the left has been something to behold . \u2014 Adam M. Carrington, National Review , 19 May 2022",
|
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"The state of ad wars in this race is something to behold \u2014 partially because Caruso has spent so much more than anyone else. \u2014 Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times , 14 May 2022",
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"Every year in late May to early June, thousands of visitors gather near the popular Elkmont Campground to behold the naturally occurring phenomenon of Photinus carolinus, a firefly species that flashes synchronously. \u2014 Karen Ch\u00e1vez, USA TODAY , 27 Apr. 2022",
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"And the furniture is certainly something to behold , too. \u2014 Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure , 18 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, to keep, behold, from Old English behealdan , from be- + healdan to hold":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"b\u0113-",
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"bi-\u02c8h\u014dld"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"appreciate",
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"apprehend",
|
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"assimilate",
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"catch",
|
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"catch on (to)",
|
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"cognize",
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"compass",
|
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"comprehend",
|
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"conceive",
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"cotton (to ",
|
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"decipher",
|
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"decode",
|
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"dig",
|
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"discern",
|
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"get",
|
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"grasp",
|
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"grok",
|
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"intuit",
|
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"know",
|
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"make",
|
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"make out",
|
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"perceive",
|
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"recognize",
|
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"register",
|
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"savvy",
|
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"see",
|
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"seize",
|
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"sense",
|
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"tumble (to)",
|
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"twig",
|
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"understand"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000649",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
|
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"beige":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": a pale to grayish yellow":[],
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": a variable color averaging light grayish-yellowish brown":[],
|
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": cloth made of natural undyed wool":[],
|
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": lacking distinction : vanilla sense 2":[],
|
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": of a color that is light grayish-yellowish brown : of the color beige":[
|
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"a beige skirt"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Adjective",
|
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"some food critics have dismissed that chef's version of French cuisine as beige and boring",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Magic Brownie's comes with a true beige and warmer chocolate shade to warm it up or cool it down, and Angel Rave's comes with a bright blue and vivid pink, for the same effect. \u2014 Bella Cacciatore, Glamour , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Color options include neutral beige , peacock blue, and the charcoal gray that's shown. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 9 May 2022",
|
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"The cushions are available in a handful of soft colors, plus neutral beige . \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Ours was appointed in gloss black and a mix of faux and real leather in a light beige that made the cabin look like the top of a cr\u00e8me br\u00fbl\u00e9e. \u2014 Elana Scherr, Car and Driver , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Although as long as ever, Megan wore one of her most subtle manicures ever \u2014 a glossy beige with pink undertones. \u2014 Marci Robin, Allure , 27 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"While its most recognizable beige , camel, and khaki coloring make the trench considered a very versatile garment, one in a different color feels just as timeless when keeping to its signature silhouette. \u2014 Madeline Fass, Vogue , 24 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"In one of her first moves, Ms. Mirabella had the red walls of Vreeland\u2019s office repainted in shades of beige \u2014 her favorite color. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Users have their choice of three neutral shades: rush (a cool pink), pulse (a spicy red-orange), or\u2014Belfiore's favorite flow (a warm beige ). \u2014 Health.com , 9 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Makeup for Ever is slightly more rosy and Nyx is slightly more beige . \u2014 Elle Turner, Glamour , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"It is refreshed by Caroline\u2019s fleur prints in an earthy shade of beige and white. \u2014 Bianca Salonga, Forbes , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"For months, the three-block stretch of beige single- and double-wide homes bustled with community meetings; residents distributed flyers. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The three-block stretch of beige single- and double-wide homes bustled with community meetings; residents distributed fliers and newsletters. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Millennial pink entered the scene as a non-neutral neutral, a modern conceptualization of beige that was quickly commandeered by the beauty, fashion, home furnishings, and technology industries. \u2014 Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Bursts of green crop fields cling close to the water, but in the distance is an unbroken expanse of beige . \u2014 Leon Mccarron, Smithsonian Magazine , 4 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Shoppers have their choice of eight colors, including neutrals like black and beige , plus bold hues such as yellow and braided combinations of coral, cream, and turquoise. \u2014 Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure , 7 May 2022",
|
|
"An entertaining space known as the White Room is the polar opposite, with mostly white and beige furnishings and dramatic 16-foot ceilings. \u2014 Katherine Clarke, WSJ , 2 Mar. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1819, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
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"1874, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"borrowed from French \u2014 more at beige entry 1":"Adjective",
|
|
"borrowed from French, going back to Middle French baige , noun derivative of Old French bege \"uncolored, having the color of natural wool,\" of uncertain origin":"Noun"
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0101zh"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"characterless",
|
|
"faceless",
|
|
"featureless",
|
|
"indistinctive",
|
|
"neutral",
|
|
"noncommittal",
|
|
"nondescript",
|
|
"vanilla"
|
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],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035224",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beige brown":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a grayish yellowish brown to light olive brown":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-200345",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beige gray":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": mouse sense 4a":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-184532",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beigey":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": somewhat beige : having a tinge of beige":[
|
|
"\u2026 a beigy pink lipstick topped with a clear gloss.",
|
|
"\u2014 Valerie Monroe , O: The Oprah Magazine , 1 Nov. 2008",
|
|
"Everything from beigey bronze to rich plum flatters a dark complexion.",
|
|
"\u2014 Carly Cardellino , Shape , October 2009"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1928, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0101-zh\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112616",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"being":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"'cause",
|
|
"as",
|
|
"as long as",
|
|
"because",
|
|
"considering",
|
|
"for",
|
|
"inasmuch as",
|
|
"now",
|
|
"seeing",
|
|
"since",
|
|
"whereas"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": conscious existence : life":[],
|
|
": present":[
|
|
"\u2014 used in the phrase for the time being plans to remain single for the time being"
|
|
],
|
|
": since , because":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used with as, as how , or that"
|
|
],
|
|
": something that actually exists":[],
|
|
": something that is conceivable and hence capable of existing":[],
|
|
": the quality or state of having existence":[
|
|
"a social movement that came into being in the 1960s",
|
|
"artistic form comes into being only when two elements are successfully fused",
|
|
"\u2014 Carlos Lynes"
|
|
],
|
|
": the totality of existing things":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"a social movement that was brought into being in the 1960s",
|
|
"I knew it was true in the core of my being .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Many factors influence employees\u2019 lives and their overall well- being and health, such as purpose/career, social, financial, physical, community and mental/emotional wellness. \u2014 Michael Timmes, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Women face pervasive bias, discrimination, and unrealistic expectations, even regarding their emotional well- being . \u2014 Jessica L. Borelli, Scientific American , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"More than two-thirds of travelers plan to base their next vacation on improving their mental well- being , according to a September 2021 survey by American Express. \u2014 Kelley Manley, ELLE , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Parents of young children, after all, are legally responsible for them and can make most decisions about their well- being , which could include hospitalization. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Anyone who sees him is asked to check his well- being and contact the Sheriff\u2019s Office at 407-348-2222. \u2014 Jeff Weiner, Orlando Sentinel , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"Yes, there are positive messages concerning our beauty and our being , but the resurfacing of harsh ones, which is oddly common as well, can have a traumatic impact. \u2014 Shelby Denise Smith, Essence , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"And that could spell trouble for their financial well- being . \u2014 Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"The company majorly protects your SSN, bank, and credit details, and this goes a long way in maintaining your financial well- being . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
|
"1528, in the meaning defined above":"Conjunction"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from gerund of been be":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English, from present participle of been be":"Adjective",
|
|
"from being entry 2":"Conjunction"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0113-i\u014b",
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0113(-i)\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"baby",
|
|
"bird",
|
|
"bod",
|
|
"body",
|
|
"character",
|
|
"cookie",
|
|
"cooky",
|
|
"creature",
|
|
"customer",
|
|
"devil",
|
|
"duck",
|
|
"egg",
|
|
"face",
|
|
"fish",
|
|
"guy",
|
|
"head",
|
|
"human",
|
|
"human being",
|
|
"individual",
|
|
"life",
|
|
"man",
|
|
"mortal",
|
|
"party",
|
|
"person",
|
|
"personage",
|
|
"scout",
|
|
"slob",
|
|
"sort",
|
|
"soul",
|
|
"specimen",
|
|
"stiff",
|
|
"thing",
|
|
"wight"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-120358",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"conjunction",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"being (as":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"for the reason that being as how I paid for lunch, I'd appreciate it if you picked up the tab for dinner"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-143553",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"conjunction"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"being (as ":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"for the reason that being as how I paid for lunch, I'd appreciate it if you picked up the tab for dinner"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-124350",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"conjunction"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bel canto":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": operatic singing originating in 17th century and 18th century Italy and stressing ease, purity, and evenness of tone production and an agile and precise vocal technique":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"For years, a core of bel canto performers has won a small, loyal following but not widespread support. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"As a performer, Brownlee visibly delights in the bel canto repertoire (check out his Donizetti, in that recital), as well as in Sorey\u2019s contemporary language. \u2014 Seth Colter Walls, New York Times , 22 Jan. 2021",
|
|
"Callas, whose passionate artistry helped resuscitate the early-19th-century bel canto repertoire that had largely vanished by the mid-20th century, had no shortage of drama in her own life. \u2014 Matthew Anderson, New York Times , 9 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"The work embraces bel canto singing, a technically challenging idiom that emphasizes florid vocal lines and ornate melodic embellishment, a Mazzola specialty. \u2014 Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com , 13 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"Javier Camarena The Mexican tenor, accompanied by pianist Angel Rodriguez, makes his LA Opera recital debut with bel canto favorites by Bellini, Donizetti and Rossini plus songs and arias from the Spanish-language repertoire. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"This didn\u2019t matter in some kinds of early music, bel canto music or French Baroque music. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"Mazzola\u2019s repertoire includes 87 operas, said Freud, with specialties in bel canto , French, early Verdi and contemporary opera. \u2014 Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com , 12 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"The chorus is a worthy project both in education and community: Its members are schooled in traditional bel canto , and the results are impressive from so young a group. \u2014 Daniel Gelernter, National Review , 8 June 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1838, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Italian, literally, beautiful singing":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8kan-",
|
|
"bel-\u02c8k\u00e4n-(\u02cc)t\u014d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112730",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"belabor":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disregard",
|
|
"forget",
|
|
"ignore",
|
|
"overlook",
|
|
"overpass",
|
|
"pass over",
|
|
"slight",
|
|
"slur (over)"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to attack verbally":[
|
|
"If I had been ill-natured, I should have shown up the little great man, who had once belabored me in his feeble way.",
|
|
"\u2014 Oliver Wendell Holmes"
|
|
],
|
|
": to beat soundly":[
|
|
"\u2026 ancient battles in which the combatants belabored one another with swords, staffs, cudgels, halberds and other heavy-duty weapons until the blood flowed \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 James Rogers"
|
|
],
|
|
": to explain or insist on excessively":[
|
|
"her habit of belaboring the obvious",
|
|
"He needlessly belabored the point."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Her habit of belaboring the obvious makes her a very boring speaker.",
|
|
"Please don't belabor the point.",
|
|
"He uses his newspaper column to belabor writers for even the most minor grammatical errors.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"No need to belabor the record with my objections to its one-sided composition and lack of cross-examination. \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"Almod\u00f3var doesn\u2019t belabor the reference or its tragic significance; a viewer could easily miss it, which strikes me as part of his point. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"There\u2019s heavy material here, but \u2018Passing\u2019 doesn\u2019t belabor its points. \u2014 Mark Olsen Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 29 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"To belabor the point: U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh was in Cleveland on Monday promoting Democratic President Joe Biden\u2019s economic agenda. \u2014 cleveland , 26 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Not to belabor the movie-industry metaphor, but Korea had a Marvel Cinematic Universe problem long before Hollywood was overrun by superhero sequels. \u2014 William Pesek, Forbes , 22 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"To belabor a recent theme of this space as well as the obvious, pragmatists have the stronger political argument in the national context. \u2014 John Brummett, Arkansas Online , 21 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"There\u2019s no easy way into this conversation, and Mira does admirably not to belabor it. \u2014 Amanda Whiting, Vulture , 19 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Not to belabor the point, but that\u2019s exactly the problem something like the California bill is trying to remedy. \u2014 Helen Rosner, The New Yorker , 16 Sep. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1596, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"bi-\u02c8l\u0101-b\u0259r",
|
|
"b\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dwell (on ",
|
|
"harp (on)"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213225",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"belated":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"early",
|
|
"inopportune",
|
|
"precocious",
|
|
"premature",
|
|
"unseasonable",
|
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"untimely"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": delayed beyond the usual time":[
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"One of the men was belated and did not join us at all.",
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"\u2014 William Pittenger"
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],
|
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": existing or appearing past the normal or proper time":[
|
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"a belated birthday card",
|
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"She received belated recognition for her work."
|
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]
|
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},
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"examples":[
|
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"She received belated recognition for her scientific discovery.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The belated and awkward actions of the tech giant further damaged the company\u2019s profile at time when China\u2019s regulators were mounting a multi-pronged assault on the activities and business practices of the country\u2019s leading tech firms. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 23 June 2022",
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"At the same time, they were hardly shocked at Ye\u2019s belated attempt to seize control of the project. \u2014 Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone , 1 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Accounts of Tedros\u2019s belated shift on China may be unlikely to win over his critics. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Aug. 2021",
|
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"Nikole Hannah-Jones has rejected a contentious and belated offer of a tenured faculty p0sition at the University of North Carolina (UNC) and will join the faculty at Howard University instead. \u2014 Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes , 6 July 2021",
|
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"Nothing has reminded me of Russia quite so much as the Trump Administration\u2019s belated effort to encourage Americans to vaccinate. \u2014 Masha Gessen, The New Yorker , 15 Dec. 2020",
|
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"Then my friend Karen and her daughter Sophia stopped by to bring me a belated birthday present. \u2014 Karina Bland, azcentral , 25 Mar. 2020",
|
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"There\u2019s nothing any of us want more than to be talking about the return of the NBA, the NHL and the belated startup of the MLB season in July. \u2014 Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas News , 11 May 2020",
|
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"The third period sees him in prison, coming face-to-face again with his father who is also serving time, and embarking on a journey of belated self-discovery. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, New York Times , 1 May 2020"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1670, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"past participle of belate (to make late)":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"bi-\u02c8l\u0101-t\u0259d",
|
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"b\u0113-"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"behind",
|
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"behindhand",
|
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"delinquent",
|
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"late",
|
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"latish",
|
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"overdue",
|
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"tardy"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175654",
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"belatedly":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"early",
|
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"inopportune",
|
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"precocious",
|
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"premature",
|
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"unseasonable",
|
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"untimely"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": delayed beyond the usual time":[
|
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"One of the men was belated and did not join us at all.",
|
|
"\u2014 William Pittenger"
|
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],
|
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": existing or appearing past the normal or proper time":[
|
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"a belated birthday card",
|
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"She received belated recognition for her work."
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"She received belated recognition for her scientific discovery.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The belated and awkward actions of the tech giant further damaged the company\u2019s profile at time when China\u2019s regulators were mounting a multi-pronged assault on the activities and business practices of the country\u2019s leading tech firms. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"At the same time, they were hardly shocked at Ye\u2019s belated attempt to seize control of the project. \u2014 Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone , 1 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Accounts of Tedros\u2019s belated shift on China may be unlikely to win over his critics. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Nikole Hannah-Jones has rejected a contentious and belated offer of a tenured faculty p0sition at the University of North Carolina (UNC) and will join the faculty at Howard University instead. \u2014 Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes , 6 July 2021",
|
|
"Nothing has reminded me of Russia quite so much as the Trump Administration\u2019s belated effort to encourage Americans to vaccinate. \u2014 Masha Gessen, The New Yorker , 15 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"Then my friend Karen and her daughter Sophia stopped by to bring me a belated birthday present. \u2014 Karina Bland, azcentral , 25 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"There\u2019s nothing any of us want more than to be talking about the return of the NBA, the NHL and the belated startup of the MLB season in July. \u2014 Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas News , 11 May 2020",
|
|
"The third period sees him in prison, coming face-to-face again with his father who is also serving time, and embarking on a journey of belated self-discovery. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, New York Times , 1 May 2020"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1670, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"past participle of belate (to make late)":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"bi-\u02c8l\u0101-t\u0259d",
|
|
"b\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"behind",
|
|
"behindhand",
|
|
"delinquent",
|
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"late",
|
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"latish",
|
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"overdue",
|
|
"tardy"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202606",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"belaud":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to praise usually to excess":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"critically belauded in his heyday, that early 20th-century novelist is now largely forgotten"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1820, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"bi-\u02c8l\u022fd",
|
|
"b\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adulate",
|
|
"blarney",
|
|
"butter up",
|
|
"flatter",
|
|
"hero-worship",
|
|
"honey",
|
|
"massage",
|
|
"overpraise",
|
|
"puff",
|
|
"soft-soap",
|
|
"stroke"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113648",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"belay":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": something (such as a projection of rock) to which a person or rope is anchored":[],
|
|
": stop , cancel":[
|
|
"belay that last order"
|
|
],
|
|
": stop , quit":[
|
|
"\u2014 used in the imperative belay there"
|
|
],
|
|
": to be made fast":[
|
|
"knowing where each rope belays on deck"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make a line (see line entry 1 sense 1 ) fast by turns around a cleat, pin, or bitt":[],
|
|
": to make fast : to fasten down":[
|
|
"belaying ammunition on deck"
|
|
],
|
|
": to secure (a person) at the end of a rope":[
|
|
"belay a climber",
|
|
"\u2026 belaying each other over the difficult places.",
|
|
"\u2014 National Geographic"
|
|
],
|
|
": to secure (a rope or cable) by turns around a cleat (see cleat entry 1 sense 1b ), pin, or bitt":[],
|
|
": to secure (a rope) to a person or object":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"The climber belayed the rope.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Over four and a half hours, Rocky Mountain Rescue volunteers were able to stabilize Mackey and belay him down to a wheeled litter. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 26 May 2015",
|
|
"Half of each rover would anchor to the rim, then belay its partner down to the main lander on the crater floor. \u2014 Chris Wright, Wired , 15 June 2021",
|
|
"Don't belay , chalk up those hands (sorry, not sorry). \u2014 Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping , 26 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"The follower has to climb and remove gear from the wall while also belaying the leader. \u2014 Grayson Schaffer, Outside Online , 26 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"Three took off at any one time, belayed by their successors, in lanes marked with red and white tape. \u2014 Simon Akam, Outside Online , 27 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"Sport climbing involves climbing heights of 40 feet or higher with a rope and belaying partner. \u2014 Jen Murphy, WSJ , 26 Jan. 2019",
|
|
"Trying to climb tougher grades should be a part of your efforts to improve, but focusing only on the numbers can ruin the fun for you and your belaying best friends. \u2014 Emily Abbate, GQ , 20 June 2018",
|
|
"Every week, the kid climbers are accompanied by a volunteer mentor\u2014the same person each week, who belays and gives advice and encouragement. \u2014 Christopher Solomon, Outside Online , 27 Apr. 2018",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"In 2012, while climbing on Utah\u2019s Castleton Tower, a young man fell and decked, landing headfirst right next to me on the belay ledge at the top of the first pitch, immediately twisting into a seizure before losing consciousness. \u2014 Brendan Leonard, Outside Online , 30 May 2020",
|
|
"The small and lightweight Physic takes up less space on your harness than a traditional belay biner. \u2014 Owen Clarke, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"Lowe never patented the design, and as a result the tubular belay device design is still made by numerous manufacturers. \u2014 Andrew Freeman, Outside Online , 21 May 2012",
|
|
"After drifting to the ground on the auto- belay , Condie looked up at the wall and raised her hands in a gesture of frustration. \u2014 Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune , 4 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Porta-ledges\u2014hanging platforms that give climbers room to set up a belay station when a flat surface isn't available\u2014are an adventurous choice. \u2014 Nicole Kliest, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 15 June 2021",
|
|
"Adults can ride the zipline canopy tour, which includes eight ziplines, a swinging sky bridge and treetop towers up to 60 feet all while being attached to a continuous belay system. \u2014 Hannah Drown, cleveland , 9 June 2021",
|
|
"This is where knot skills can come in handy, but the display also covers mechanical ascenders and belay devices. \u2014 Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com , 27 May 2021",
|
|
"Filled with synthetic insulation, the Nano Puff is an ultra-lightweight belay jacket perfect for wet conditions\u2014that is, temperatures around freezing and up\u2014as synthetic insulation dries out more quickly than goose down. \u2014 Matt Jancer, Wired , 11 Mar. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1905, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"circa 1550, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English beleggen to beset, from Old English belecgan , from be- + lecgan to lay":"Verb",
|
|
"noun derivative of belay entry 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"b\u0113-",
|
|
"bi-\u02c8l\u0101"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114252",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"belch":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to eject or emit violently":[
|
|
"angrily belched insults"
|
|
],
|
|
": to erupt, explode, or detonate violently":[],
|
|
": to expel (gas) from the stomach suddenly : eruct":[],
|
|
": to expel gas suddenly from the stomach through the mouth":[],
|
|
": to issue forth spasmodically : gush":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He belched loudly, and his girlfriend said, \u201cThat's disgusting!\u201d.",
|
|
"Smoke belched from the factory chimneys beside the river.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In digesting those, microbes belch out methane, a potent greenhouse gas. \u2014 Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"And even in Kyiv\u2014the gray, multilevel concrete interchange at the Vydubychi transport hub, framed by the smokestacks of the TETs energy plant, which belch a thick, dense smoke into the deep-blue sky. \u2014 Artem Chapeye, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The Next Gen Delivery Vehicle looks adorably goofy, but the vast majority of these new mail trucks will belch almost exactly as much carbon dioxide into the air as the old Grumman LLV trucks. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 24 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The vehicles belch noxious fumes into the air \u2014 setting off carbon monoxide alarms in nearby apartment buildings. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"All of our meddling has primed Earth to collapse under cities and belch greenhouse gases, a nasty feedback loop that\u2019s accelerating global warming. \u2014 Matt Simon, Wired , 18 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The CO2will stay underground\u2014but putting it there will drive more fossil fuels into the maw of the American economy, which will belch them back out as greenhouse gases. \u2014 Vince Beiser, Wired , 28 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"As Dixie and other large fires across the West continued to belch smoke into the atmosphere, plenty of precipitation was on its way to the other side of the country. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Its smokestacks belch out the worst sulfur dioxide pollution in the world. \u2014 NBC News , 28 Nov. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Old English bealcan":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8belch"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"disgorge",
|
|
"eject",
|
|
"eruct",
|
|
"erupt",
|
|
"expel",
|
|
"jet",
|
|
"spew",
|
|
"spout",
|
|
"spurt"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190224",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"intransitive verb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"belcher":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a blue neckerchief having large white spots with dark blue spots at their centers":[],
|
|
": a multicolored handkerchief worn about the neck":[],
|
|
": broad":[
|
|
"\u2014 used of jewelry (as of rings and the links of chains)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"after James Belcher \u20201811 English pugilist":"Noun",
|
|
"from the name Belcher":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8bel-ch\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043222",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beld":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"Definition of beld Scottish variant of bald:1"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8beld"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-163422",
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"beldam":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an old woman":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"knocking on the beldam's door on Halloween was once an annual ritual for the kids in the neighborhood"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1520, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English beldam grandmother, from Anglo-French bel beautiful + Middle English dam":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8bel-d\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"carline",
|
|
"carlin",
|
|
"crone",
|
|
"hag",
|
|
"hellcat",
|
|
"trot",
|
|
"witch"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233328",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beldame":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an old woman":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"knocking on the beldam's door on Halloween was once an annual ritual for the kids in the neighborhood"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1520, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English beldam grandmother, from Anglo-French bel beautiful + Middle English dam":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8bel-d\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"carline",
|
|
"carlin",
|
|
"crone",
|
|
"hag",
|
|
"hellcat",
|
|
"trot",
|
|
"witch"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022552",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beleaguer":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": besiege":[
|
|
"a town beleaguered by an army",
|
|
"a beleaguered city"
|
|
],
|
|
": trouble , harass":[
|
|
"beleaguered parents",
|
|
"an economically beleaguered city"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the lack of funds that beleaguers schools",
|
|
"beleaguered the castle for months",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In the clinical world, consistency is king; gaps in data can blight the reliability of any takeaways, or beleaguer analysis. \u2014 Grace Browne, Wired , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"American officials have felt an affinity for officials in Taipei for decades, a natural sense of solidarity with a democratic government beleaguered by a communist regime. \u2014 Joel Gehrke, Washington Examiner , 22 May 2020",
|
|
"Many Indians obeyed the rules, wary of catching the virus and not trusting India\u2019s beleaguered health care system to save them. \u2014 New York Times , 6 May 2020",
|
|
"The program aims to compensate for service cuts in San Francisco\u2019s mass transit systems, while providing a boost for the city\u2019s beleaguered taxi industry. \u2014 Chronicle Staff, SFChronicle.com , 29 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"The disease also threatens the fragile political turmoil that has beleaguered the country for almost six years. \u2014 Fox News , 20 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"The flat $600 federal payout was a recognition from Congress that state unemployment systems were going to be beleaguered with millions of new unemployment claims \u2014 including many from people who traditionally don\u2019t qualify, such as gig workers. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"Maryland Annapolis: Four additional residents at a nursing home beleaguered by more than 100 positive cases of COVID-19 have died, local health officials announced. \u2014 USA TODAY , 6 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"The response has drawn praise for Big Tech companies, who have long been beleaguered by criticism about privacy violations, harassment and misinformation on their platforms, and other problems. \u2014 Erin Brodwin, STAT , 1 Apr. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Dutch belegeren , from be- (akin to Old English be- ) + leger camp; akin to Old High German legar bed \u2014 more at lair":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"b\u0113-",
|
|
"bi-\u02c8l\u0113-g\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"besiege",
|
|
"blockade",
|
|
"invest",
|
|
"leaguer"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093802",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beleaguerment":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": besiege":[
|
|
"a town beleaguered by an army",
|
|
"a beleaguered city"
|
|
],
|
|
": trouble , harass":[
|
|
"beleaguered parents",
|
|
"an economically beleaguered city"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the lack of funds that beleaguers schools",
|
|
"beleaguered the castle for months",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In the clinical world, consistency is king; gaps in data can blight the reliability of any takeaways, or beleaguer analysis. \u2014 Grace Browne, Wired , 14 Mar. 2022",
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"American officials have felt an affinity for officials in Taipei for decades, a natural sense of solidarity with a democratic government beleaguered by a communist regime. \u2014 Joel Gehrke, Washington Examiner , 22 May 2020",
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"Many Indians obeyed the rules, wary of catching the virus and not trusting India\u2019s beleaguered health care system to save them. \u2014 New York Times , 6 May 2020",
|
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"The program aims to compensate for service cuts in San Francisco\u2019s mass transit systems, while providing a boost for the city\u2019s beleaguered taxi industry. \u2014 Chronicle Staff, SFChronicle.com , 29 Apr. 2020",
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"The disease also threatens the fragile political turmoil that has beleaguered the country for almost six years. \u2014 Fox News , 20 Mar. 2020",
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"The flat $600 federal payout was a recognition from Congress that state unemployment systems were going to be beleaguered with millions of new unemployment claims \u2014 including many from people who traditionally don\u2019t qualify, such as gig workers. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Apr. 2020",
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"Maryland Annapolis: Four additional residents at a nursing home beleaguered by more than 100 positive cases of COVID-19 have died, local health officials announced. \u2014 USA TODAY , 6 Apr. 2020",
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"The response has drawn praise for Big Tech companies, who have long been beleaguered by criticism about privacy violations, harassment and misinformation on their platforms, and other problems. \u2014 Erin Brodwin, STAT , 1 Apr. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Dutch belegeren , from be- (akin to Old English be- ) + leger camp; akin to Old High German legar bed \u2014 more at lair":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"b\u0113-",
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"bi-\u02c8l\u0113-g\u0259r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"besiege",
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"blockade",
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"invest",
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"leaguer"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212146",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"belie":{
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"antonyms":[
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"betray",
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"represent"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": disguise sense 3":[
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"An air of rural charm \u2026 belies the community's industrial activity.",
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"\u2014 American Guide Series: Pennsylvania"
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],
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": to give a false impression of":[
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"Her gentleness belies her strength."
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],
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": to present an appearance not in agreement with":[
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"His manner and appearance belie his age."
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],
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": to run counter to : contradict":[
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"\u2026 appeared to belie all the rosy things I had heard about it.",
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"\u2014 Katherine T. Kinkead"
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],
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": to show (something) to be false or wrong":[
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"The evidence belies their claims of innocence."
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"a tree whose delicate beauty belies its real toughness",
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"Their actions belie their claim to be innocent.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Light as a feather and rendered in the colors of a street artist\u2019s chalk box, their big flavors like lavender, Earl Grey and Dreamsicle belie their one-bite size. \u2014 Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News , 17 June 2022",
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"Oladokun\u2019s kindness and hearty laugh belie an inner steeliness. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 2 June 2022",
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"Still, recent reports of soaring crime can belie some larger improvements. \u2014 Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The slightly acidic aromas belie more beautiful flavors. \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
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"The House of Representatives will host a moment of dignified silence, which will belie the bellicose nature of our politics \u2014 one in which falsehoods and pettiness have evolved into campaign strategies rather than distractions. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Jan. 2022",
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"The face-off suggests a metaphysical confrontation; elsewhere, though, are hints of a spiritual continuity that sectarian labels belie . \u2014 Julian Lucas, The New Yorker , 4 May 2022",
|
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"Murphy\u2019s live-in-concert repulsion fantasias belie a tenderness that resides at the core of some of his work. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
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"For the co-founders of menswear label Pronounce, whose androgynous collections defy categorization, the headlines belie an emerging reality among the country's youth. \u2014 CNN , 5 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English belien , going back to Old English bel\u0113ogan , from be- be- + l\u0113ogan \"to lie entry 3 \"":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"bi-\u02c8l\u012b",
|
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"b\u0113-"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"misrepresent"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213056",
|
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
|
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},
|
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"belief":{
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"antonyms":[
|
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"disbelief",
|
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"discredit",
|
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"doubt",
|
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"nonbelief",
|
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"unbelief"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a state or habit of mind in which trust or confidence is placed in some person or thing":[
|
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"her belief in God",
|
|
"a belief in democracy",
|
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"I bought the table in the belief that it was an antique.",
|
|
"contrary to popular belief"
|
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],
|
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": conviction of the truth of some statement or the reality of some being or phenomenon especially when based on examination of evidence":[
|
|
"belief in the validity of scientific statements"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"There is growing belief that these policies will not succeed.",
|
|
"He gets angry if anyone challenges his religious beliefs .",
|
|
"We challenged his beliefs about religion.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Bugden says the results show that there is a widespread belief in the United States that everyone has equal opportunities and that existing inequalities aren\u2019t due to race. \u2014 Brittney J. Miller, Scientific American , 17 June 2022",
|
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"Perhaps there is a widespread belief that the future belongs to the fish farmers. \u2014 Robert Rapier, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"But, there is also a belief that the struggles are a grim reality, and that only so much can be done to prepare young hitters. \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"That's the belief of Gabe Stone Shayer, a soloist at American Ballet Theatre and Chanel collaborator who, this spring, traveled to Accra to soak in the rich cultural scene of the West African country. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"McCraw said there may have been a belief by the incident commander that no one was alive inside the classrooms. \u2014 Jason Potere, ABC News , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"The idea that the Fed will likely be the culprit if a recession does come is now a widespread belief on Wall Street. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"Core to our democracy is the fundamental belief the political process works best when all voices are heard and all voters engaged. \u2014 David Thornburgh, CNN , 21 May 2022",
|
|
"In Germany, the shock can be considered in explicitly moral terms, because there was such a strong belief after 1990 that these kinds of territorial questions that allowed for the possibility of war had been left behind. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 20 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English beleave , probably alteration of Old English gel\u0113afa , from ge- , associative prefix + l\u0113afa ; akin to Old English l\u0233fan \u2014 more at believe":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"b\u0259-\u02c8l\u0113f"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for belief belief , faith , credence , credit mean assent to the truth of something offered for acceptance. belief may or may not imply certitude in the believer. my belief that I had caught all the errors faith almost always implies certitude even where there is no evidence or proof. an unshakable faith in God credence suggests intellectual assent without implying anything about grounds for assent. a theory now given credence by scientists credit may imply assent on grounds other than direct proof. gave full credit to the statement of a reputable witness synonyms see in addition opinion",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"credence",
|
|
"credit",
|
|
"faith"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044430",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"believable":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"far-fetched",
|
|
"implausible",
|
|
"improbable",
|
|
"incredible",
|
|
"unbelievable",
|
|
"unlikely",
|
|
"unplausible"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": capable of being believed especially as within the range of known possibility or probability":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she had a believable excuse for missing the deadline",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The key to weaving fantasy into mystery fiction is that each aspect must seem believable \u2014 no matter how outlandish. \u2014 Sun Sentinel , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"For Bunch, there are physical challenges like working with a large number of practical candles, which can melt props if they\u2019re not carefully chosen, and making the Staten Island mansion seem believable and otherworldly at the same time. \u2014 Karen Idelson, Variety , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Here, find the 10 best contour sticks that will actually look believable . \u2014 ELLE , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Phoenix and Norman are so good together, making everything about their struggles and successes seem believable . \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 4 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"In that study, published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, researchers found that people find a quick answer more believable than a slow one. \u2014 Alison Escalante, Forbes , 11 May 2021",
|
|
"Suggestions of an underground gas explosion seem the most believable , considering similar naturally occurring phenomena in the recent past. \u2014 Lauren Steele, Outside Online , 16 July 2014",
|
|
"None of the characters are believable because the actors aren\u2019t allowed to believe in them themselves. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"That's believable , since acceleration feels similar to that of an Outback XT, which hits 60 mph in 6.3 seconds. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver , 18 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"b\u0259-\u02c8l\u0113-v\u0259-b\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"credible",
|
|
"creditable",
|
|
"likely",
|
|
"plausible",
|
|
"presumptive",
|
|
"probable"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015309",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"believe":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disbelieve",
|
|
"discredit",
|
|
"reject"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to accept something as true, genuine , or real":[
|
|
"ideals we believe in",
|
|
"believes in ghosts"
|
|
],
|
|
": to accept the word or evidence of":[
|
|
"I believe you",
|
|
"couldn't believe my ears"
|
|
],
|
|
": to be astounded at":[
|
|
"I could n't believe my luck"
|
|
],
|
|
": to consider to be true or honest":[
|
|
"believe the reports",
|
|
"you wouldn't believe how long it took"
|
|
],
|
|
": to have a firm conviction as to the goodness, efficacy , or ability of something":[
|
|
"believe in exercise"
|
|
],
|
|
": to have a firm or wholehearted religious conviction or persuasion : to regard the existence of God as a fact":[
|
|
"Do you believe ?",
|
|
"\u2014 usually used with in believe in the Scriptures"
|
|
],
|
|
": to hold an opinion : think":[
|
|
"I believe so"
|
|
],
|
|
": to hold as an opinion : suppose":[
|
|
"I believe it will rain soon"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I have watched the many ways that teachers demonstrate pleasure in what students have said or done. I used to believe that teachers needed to present a stoic face for fear of losing control\u2014as if smiling caused bad behavior. \u2014 Nancy Mack , English Journal , September 2008",
|
|
"Scientists kept a close eye on Mount Saint Helens. The volcano in Washington State spewed steam and ash throughout the month, leading experts to believe that it could erupt at any time. \u2014 Time For Kids , 17 Dec. 2004",
|
|
"They parted as casually as any friends who believe they will meet in a few days. But each knew the other was in deadly peril of his life. \u2014 Esther Forbes , Johnny Tremain , 1943",
|
|
"The scientists believed the reports.",
|
|
"Many people seem to believe that theory, but I find it hard to believe .",
|
|
"You shouldn't believe everything you read.",
|
|
"He says he'll help us, but I don't believe what he says.",
|
|
"They were tricked into believing that he was a doctor.",
|
|
"He says he'll help us, but I don't believe him.",
|
|
"She went to church because her family expected it, but she didn't really believe .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"About 76 percent of CEOs globally expect a recession by the end of 2023 or believe it\u2019s already here, according to the latest survey by The Conference Board, a corporate think tank. \u2014 Shirley Leung, BostonGlobe.com , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"Tech firms have their reasons to pay above what legacy media companies believe makes sense for sports properties. \u2014 Stephen Battagliostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"Many Republicans believe the lie that the 2020 election was stolen; support has grown among Americans for violent political protests. \u2014 Mary Ziegler, CNN , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"On the positive side, in recent weeks there's been movement in revising what many believe to be antiquated state regulations governing high-rises built along the unforgiving South Florida coastline. \u2014 Soo Rin Kim, ABC News , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"While several legislators believe downtown projects will draw new residents and increase tax revenue, the jobs described in those proposals include retail and restaurant work, which traditionally pay low wages. \u2014 Anita Lee, ProPublica , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"And many of my colleagues may believe that religion or faith or spirituality is a private matter outside the purview of medicine. \u2014 T. Salewa Oseni, STAT , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Only 35 House Republicans supported the measure, some of whom still believe an independent commission would have saved a lot of headache. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Investigators believe Brown tried to throw Lattimore\u2019s body into the river the night of Dec. 11. \u2014 Brook Endale, The Enquirer , 23 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1b":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English beleven , from Old English bel\u0113fan , from be- + l\u0233fan, l\u0113fan to allow, believe; akin to Old High German gilouben to believe, Old English l\u0113of dear \u2014 more at love":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"b\u0259-\u02c8l\u0113v"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accept",
|
|
"buy",
|
|
"credit",
|
|
"swallow",
|
|
"take",
|
|
"trust"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013237",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"believe one's eyes/ears":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-202254",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"belittle":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"acclaim",
|
|
"applaud",
|
|
"exalt",
|
|
"extol",
|
|
"extoll",
|
|
"glorify",
|
|
"laud",
|
|
"magnify",
|
|
"praise"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to cause (a person or thing) to seem little or less":[
|
|
"a curiosity so vast that it almost belittled the main matter",
|
|
"\u2014 Mark Twain"
|
|
],
|
|
": to speak slightingly of : disparage":[
|
|
"belittles her efforts"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The critic belittled the author's work.",
|
|
"Her detractors are in the habit of belittling her accomplishments.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"It is designed to silence and belittle young people who are fighting for a liveable future. \u2014 Wyatte Grantham-philips, USA TODAY , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Society is quick to shun, stigmatize and belittle the blue-collar street fighter. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Redd, who has impersonated West (now legally known as Ye) in sketches, also discussed the complicated layers of the Kanye-Pete quarrel, clarifying that his impersonations aren't intended to belittle West's mental health struggles. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Who better than Larry to belittle the sum total of human achievement and be wrong. \u2014 Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Often, it\u2019s one or more abusive managers or employees that have been allowed free rein to belittle and mistreat others. \u2014 Lynne Curry | Alaska Workplace, Anchorage Daily News , 11 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"In this case, though, neither Marche nor Homer-Dixon wrote their words to belittle America or to make Canadians feel better about their country. \u2014 Dean Obeidallah, CNN , 9 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Researchers said youngsters hear negative words, meant to belittle them or others. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"More on Kirkwood: A challenge others haven't conquered No one would dare belittle the career achievements or the competitiveness of several of the drivers Foyt has worked with through this decade. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 12 Nov. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1782, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"bi-\u02c8li-t\u1d4al",
|
|
"b\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for belittle decry , depreciate , disparage , belittle mean to express a low opinion of. decry implies open condemnation with intent to discredit. decried their defeatist attitude depreciate implies a representing as being of less value than commonly believed. critics depreciate his plays for being unabashedly sentimental disparage implies depreciation by indirect means such as slighting or invidious comparison. disparaged polo as a game for the rich belittle usually suggests a contemptuous or envious attitude. belittled the achievements of others",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bad-mouth",
|
|
"cry down",
|
|
"decry",
|
|
"denigrate",
|
|
"deprecate",
|
|
"depreciate",
|
|
"derogate",
|
|
"diminish",
|
|
"dis",
|
|
"diss",
|
|
"discount",
|
|
"dismiss",
|
|
"disparage",
|
|
"kiss off",
|
|
"minimize",
|
|
"play down",
|
|
"poor-mouth",
|
|
"put down",
|
|
"run down",
|
|
"talk down",
|
|
"trash",
|
|
"trash-talk",
|
|
"vilipend",
|
|
"write off"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010615",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"belittlement":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"acclaim",
|
|
"applaud",
|
|
"exalt",
|
|
"extol",
|
|
"extoll",
|
|
"glorify",
|
|
"laud",
|
|
"magnify",
|
|
"praise"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to cause (a person or thing) to seem little or less":[
|
|
"a curiosity so vast that it almost belittled the main matter",
|
|
"\u2014 Mark Twain"
|
|
],
|
|
": to speak slightingly of : disparage":[
|
|
"belittles her efforts"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The critic belittled the author's work.",
|
|
"Her detractors are in the habit of belittling her accomplishments.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"It is designed to silence and belittle young people who are fighting for a liveable future. \u2014 Wyatte Grantham-philips, USA TODAY , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Society is quick to shun, stigmatize and belittle the blue-collar street fighter. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Redd, who has impersonated West (now legally known as Ye) in sketches, also discussed the complicated layers of the Kanye-Pete quarrel, clarifying that his impersonations aren't intended to belittle West's mental health struggles. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Who better than Larry to belittle the sum total of human achievement and be wrong. \u2014 Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Often, it\u2019s one or more abusive managers or employees that have been allowed free rein to belittle and mistreat others. \u2014 Lynne Curry | Alaska Workplace, Anchorage Daily News , 11 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"In this case, though, neither Marche nor Homer-Dixon wrote their words to belittle America or to make Canadians feel better about their country. \u2014 Dean Obeidallah, CNN , 9 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Researchers said youngsters hear negative words, meant to belittle them or others. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 Nov. 2021",
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"More on Kirkwood: A challenge others haven't conquered No one would dare belittle the career achievements or the competitiveness of several of the drivers Foyt has worked with through this decade. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 12 Nov. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1782, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"bi-\u02c8li-t\u1d4al",
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"b\u0113-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for belittle decry , depreciate , disparage , belittle mean to express a low opinion of. decry implies open condemnation with intent to discredit. decried their defeatist attitude depreciate implies a representing as being of less value than commonly believed. critics depreciate his plays for being unabashedly sentimental disparage implies depreciation by indirect means such as slighting or invidious comparison. disparaged polo as a game for the rich belittle usually suggests a contemptuous or envious attitude. belittled the achievements of others",
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"synonyms":[
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"bad-mouth",
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"cry down",
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"decry",
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"denigrate",
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"deprecate",
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"depreciate",
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"derogate",
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"diminish",
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"dis",
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"diss",
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"discount",
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"dismiss",
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"disparage",
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"kiss off",
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"minimize",
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"play down",
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"poor-mouth",
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"put down",
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"run down",
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"talk down",
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"trash",
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"trash-talk",
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"vilipend",
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"write off"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230145",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"belittling":{
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"antonyms":[
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"commendatory",
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"complimentary",
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"laudative",
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"laudatory"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a disparaging statement":[
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"Bernheim's fiercely focused, cantankerous Frieda \u2026 practically steals the show with her nonstop maternal belittlings \u2026",
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"\u2014 Robert Hurwitt",
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"His constant belittling of her work led Joan to believe that she was incompetent \u2026",
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"\u2014 Sharon Freedburg"
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],
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": disparagement , deprecation":[
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"Bernheim's fiercely focused, cantankerous Frieda \u2026 practically steals the show with her nonstop maternal belittlings \u2026",
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"\u2014 Robert Hurwitt",
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"His constant belittling of her work led Joan to believe that she was incompetent \u2026",
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"\u2014 Sharon Freedburg"
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],
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": expressing disparagement : disparaging , depreciatory":[
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"a set of belittling stereotypes",
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"\"I think it might embarrass Stuart to hear mice mentioned in such a belittling manner.\"",
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"\u2014 E. B. White",
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"Nisbett's attitude is far from belittling toward Eastern cultures.",
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"\u2014 Christopher Shea",
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"There was \u2026 a certain loftiness and sweetness that rebuked your belittling criticisms and stilled them.",
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"\u2014 Mark Twain"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"The boundaries revolve around disrespectful or belittling speech. \u2014 Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive , 28 Sep. 2020",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Kwon, who developed a reputation for belittling and attacking critics of his project, has now been likened to Elizabeth Holmes, found guilty of fraud for her Theranos deception. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 13 May 2022",
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"But despite that -- and Trump's belittling of his father, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush -- George P. has sought Trump's blessing in previous contests. \u2014 Zachary B. Wolf, CNN , 14 Feb. 2022",
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"While in the embassy role, my manager was rude, belittling and exclusionary. \u2014 Roxane Gay, New York Times , 11 Feb. 2022",
|
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"The allegations were alarming: a former Boston College student accused of encouraging her boyfriend to kill himself by tormenting him with belittling and demeaning text messages. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 14 Nov. 2021",
|
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"Robinson also called Winder Newton belittling nicknames in the email. \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"But his belittling of the couple drew a live-on-air clapback from TV host Trisha Goddard, who is Black. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Key to his monologue was a constant belittling of mainstream media outlets, even as his power grew greater than many of them. \u2014 Matt Sedensky, Star Tribune , 17 Feb. 2021",
|
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"Marylynn is sitting next to Jessenia for this belittling conversation. \u2014 Ariana Romero, refinery29.com , 12 Jan. 2021"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1793, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
|
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"1837, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8lit-li\u014b",
|
|
"b\u0113-",
|
|
"bi-\u02c8li-t\u1d4al-i\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"contemptuous",
|
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"decrying",
|
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"degrading",
|
|
"demeaning",
|
|
"denigrative",
|
|
"denigratory",
|
|
"deprecatory",
|
|
"depreciative",
|
|
"depreciatory",
|
|
"derisory",
|
|
"derogative",
|
|
"derogatory",
|
|
"detractive",
|
|
"disdainful",
|
|
"disparaging",
|
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"pejorative",
|
|
"scornful",
|
|
"slighting",
|
|
"uncomplimentary"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190216",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bell vine":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": hedge bindweed":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"so called from the bell-shaped corolla":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-180724",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bell wire":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a small-size wire insulated with paraffin-coated cotton and used especially for electric bell circuits":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200546",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bellicose":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nonaggressive",
|
|
"nonbelligerent",
|
|
"pacific",
|
|
"peaceable",
|
|
"peaceful",
|
|
"unbelligerent",
|
|
"uncombative",
|
|
"uncontentious"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Never in peacetime, perhaps, have the statements of our government officials been more relentlessly bellicose . Yet their actions have been comparatively cautious. \u2014 New Yorker , 24 June 1985",
|
|
"For three centuries Viking raiders haunted western Europe. The bellicose Charlemagne himself felt menaced. \u2014 Daniel J. Boorstin , The Discoverers , 1983",
|
|
"His evident calm, which always infuriated the opposition, must have irritated the bellicose colonel to a point at which he could control himself no longer. \u2014 Michael Pearson , Those Damned Rebels , 1972",
|
|
"bellicose hockey players who always seem to spend more time fighting than playing",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Taken with his bellicose rhetoric, these actions demonstrated that the world could no longer assume that the United States was committed to defending the geopolitical status quo. \u2014 Daniel Bessner, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"And Trump, beyond his bellicose and inchoate trade war against China, largely ignored the region, save for a couple of fancy dinners with Kim Jong Un. \u2014 Michael Schuman, The Atlantic , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"It\u2019s one thing to misidentify your vice president as the first lady, quite another to call for the ouster of an autocratic and bellicose leader of a nation with nuclear weapons. \u2014 Gerard Baker, WSJ , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The outcome of that vote surprised even Trump\u2019s former ambassador to NATO, Kay Bailey Hutchison, who argued that the U.S. commitment to the alliance has remained ironclad across administrations, despite bellicose rhetoric. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The detectives initially suspect Brenda\u2019s husband, Allen (Billy Howle), of the crime, but soon learn that his brothers Dan and Ron (Wyatt Russell and Sam Worthington), once exemplary mainstream Mormons, have descended into bellicose fundamentalism. \u2014 Meredith Blakestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Soon after Russia\u2019s army pushed in to try to seize control of Ukraine, Maria Zakharova, the bellicose Foreign Ministry spokeswoman in Moscow, insisted that her country still had plenty of friends in the world. \u2014 Laura King, Los Angeles Times , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Since then, social media companies appear to be walking a thin line, trying to cool the most bellicose rhetoric without crossing any red lines, in particular with criticism of Russia. \u2014 Jennifer Conrad, Wired , 4 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"But many Kremlin-watchers see the Ukraine invasion as a departure even from his bellicose standards. \u2014 Alexander Smith, NBC News , 24 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Latin bellicosus , from bellicus of war, from bellum war":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8be-li-\u02cck\u014ds"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for bellicose belligerent , bellicose , pugnacious , quarrelsome , contentious mean having an aggressive or fighting attitude. belligerent often implies being actually at war or engaged in hostilities. belligerent nations bellicose suggests a disposition to fight. a drunk in a bellicose mood pugnacious suggests a disposition that takes pleasure in personal combat. a pugnacious gangster quarrelsome stresses an ill-natured readiness to fight without good cause. the heat made us all quarrelsome contentious implies perverse and irritating fondness for arguing and quarreling. wearied by his contentious disposition",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aggressive",
|
|
"agonistic",
|
|
"argumentative",
|
|
"assaultive",
|
|
"belligerent",
|
|
"brawly",
|
|
"chippy",
|
|
"combative",
|
|
"confrontational",
|
|
"contentious",
|
|
"discordant",
|
|
"disputatious",
|
|
"feisty",
|
|
"gladiatorial",
|
|
"militant",
|
|
"pugnacious",
|
|
"quarrelsome",
|
|
"scrappy",
|
|
"truculent",
|
|
"warlike"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091201",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bellicosely":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": in a bellicose manner":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8be-li-\u02cck\u014ds-l\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173328",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bellicosity":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nonaggressive",
|
|
"nonbelligerent",
|
|
"pacific",
|
|
"peaceable",
|
|
"peaceful",
|
|
"unbelligerent",
|
|
"uncombative",
|
|
"uncontentious"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Never in peacetime, perhaps, have the statements of our government officials been more relentlessly bellicose . Yet their actions have been comparatively cautious. \u2014 New Yorker , 24 June 1985",
|
|
"For three centuries Viking raiders haunted western Europe. The bellicose Charlemagne himself felt menaced. \u2014 Daniel J. Boorstin , The Discoverers , 1983",
|
|
"His evident calm, which always infuriated the opposition, must have irritated the bellicose colonel to a point at which he could control himself no longer. \u2014 Michael Pearson , Those Damned Rebels , 1972",
|
|
"bellicose hockey players who always seem to spend more time fighting than playing",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Taken with his bellicose rhetoric, these actions demonstrated that the world could no longer assume that the United States was committed to defending the geopolitical status quo. \u2014 Daniel Bessner, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"And Trump, beyond his bellicose and inchoate trade war against China, largely ignored the region, save for a couple of fancy dinners with Kim Jong Un. \u2014 Michael Schuman, The Atlantic , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"It\u2019s one thing to misidentify your vice president as the first lady, quite another to call for the ouster of an autocratic and bellicose leader of a nation with nuclear weapons. \u2014 Gerard Baker, WSJ , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The outcome of that vote surprised even Trump\u2019s former ambassador to NATO, Kay Bailey Hutchison, who argued that the U.S. commitment to the alliance has remained ironclad across administrations, despite bellicose rhetoric. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The detectives initially suspect Brenda\u2019s husband, Allen (Billy Howle), of the crime, but soon learn that his brothers Dan and Ron (Wyatt Russell and Sam Worthington), once exemplary mainstream Mormons, have descended into bellicose fundamentalism. \u2014 Meredith Blakestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Soon after Russia\u2019s army pushed in to try to seize control of Ukraine, Maria Zakharova, the bellicose Foreign Ministry spokeswoman in Moscow, insisted that her country still had plenty of friends in the world. \u2014 Laura King, Los Angeles Times , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Since then, social media companies appear to be walking a thin line, trying to cool the most bellicose rhetoric without crossing any red lines, in particular with criticism of Russia. \u2014 Jennifer Conrad, Wired , 4 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"But many Kremlin-watchers see the Ukraine invasion as a departure even from his bellicose standards. \u2014 Alexander Smith, NBC News , 24 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Latin bellicosus , from bellicus of war, from bellum war":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8be-li-\u02cck\u014ds"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for bellicose belligerent , bellicose , pugnacious , quarrelsome , contentious mean having an aggressive or fighting attitude. belligerent often implies being actually at war or engaged in hostilities. belligerent nations bellicose suggests a disposition to fight. a drunk in a bellicose mood pugnacious suggests a disposition that takes pleasure in personal combat. a pugnacious gangster quarrelsome stresses an ill-natured readiness to fight without good cause. the heat made us all quarrelsome contentious implies perverse and irritating fondness for arguing and quarreling. wearied by his contentious disposition",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aggressive",
|
|
"agonistic",
|
|
"argumentative",
|
|
"assaultive",
|
|
"belligerent",
|
|
"brawly",
|
|
"chippy",
|
|
"combative",
|
|
"confrontational",
|
|
"contentious",
|
|
"discordant",
|
|
"disputatious",
|
|
"feisty",
|
|
"gladiatorial",
|
|
"militant",
|
|
"pugnacious",
|
|
"quarrelsome",
|
|
"scrappy",
|
|
"truculent",
|
|
"warlike"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192745",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bellied":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having a belly of a specified kind":[
|
|
"\u2014 used in combination a big- bellied man"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Guston worked in the streaky, pale- bellied tones of an unhealthy white man\u2019s skin, which is to say of his own. \u2014 Lily Meyer, The Atlantic , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"Some squirrel species \u2014 the yellow- bellied marmot, for example \u2014 have been found to benefit from being less social. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"At times the clouds seemed swollen and dark- bellied , as if laden with rain. \u2014 Martin Weil, Washington Post , 14 May 2022",
|
|
"Hampden County: The area hosted a Barrow\u2019s goldeneye on the Connecticut River in Chicopee, lingers included a gray catbird at Laughing Brook Sanctuary and a yellow- bellied sapsucker in Springfield. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Local observers reported black vultures in Milton and Canton, and two yellow- bellied sapsuckers at Hall\u2019s Pond in Brookline in addition to one at Moose Hill Sanctuary in Sharon. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Marmots, a genus spanning 15 species of varying sociality \u2014 including alpine marmots living in multigenerational family groups, semi-social yellow- bellied marmots and ostensibly antisocial groundhogs \u2014 were a natural subject. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"In the meantime, as dancers take the stage as opulent flowers and full- bellied mice, Wedig-Johnston is ready just offstage \u2013 in her own costume of sorts. \u2014 Kathrine Nero, The Enquirer , 19 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The affected species include black- bellied whistling ducks, blue-winged teal and a variety of egrets. \u2014 NBC News , 10 Sep. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8be-l\u0113d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091413",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"belligerence":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nonaggression",
|
|
"pacifism"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an aggressive or truculent attitude, atmosphere, or disposition":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The top challenge: China\u2019s global ambitions and increasing belligerence toward Taiwan. \u2014 Roger F. Wicker, WSJ , 19 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Australia\u2019s previous prime minister, Scott Morrison, often spoke about the Chinese government with belligerence as relations hit a decades-long nadir. \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"For not wanting to be nonbelligerent by naming the terms for belligerence . \u2014 Solmaz Sharif, The New Yorker , 21 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"At the same time, Russian belligerence would force the U.S. to shift resources and attention away from the Indo-Pacific to Europe. \u2014 Sadanand Dhume, WSJ , 3 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"And that will be part of Biden's mission over the next week -- to unify the region around Taiwan as a deterrent to any Chinese belligerence . \u2014 Brad Lendon, CNN , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Republicans have lurched from the post-Cold War, free-trade-agreement era that bookended the two Bush presidencies all the way to the inconsistent anti-trade belligerence of Donald Trump. \u2014 Ryan Ellis, National Review , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In late March, when Governor Ron DeSantis, of Florida, in an act of Trumpian belligerence , signed into law the Parental Rights in Education bill, his action marked, among other things, a new front in the Republican Party\u2019s crusade against wokeness. \u2014 Jelani Cobb, The New Yorker , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"But Dijon, a town of 155,000 inhabitants, has its turbulent underside, in the image of a country where beauty and belligerence and magnificence and malaise are often uneasy bedfellows. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1814, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see belligerent":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8li-j\u0259-",
|
|
"b\u0259-\u02c8lij-r\u0259n(t)s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aggression",
|
|
"aggressiveness",
|
|
"assaultiveness",
|
|
"bellicosity",
|
|
"belligerency",
|
|
"combativeness",
|
|
"contentiousness",
|
|
"defiance",
|
|
"disputatiousness",
|
|
"feistiness",
|
|
"fight",
|
|
"militance",
|
|
"militancy",
|
|
"militantness",
|
|
"pugnacity",
|
|
"quarrelsomeness",
|
|
"scrappiness",
|
|
"truculence"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213831",
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"belligerency":{
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"antonyms":[
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"nonaggression",
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"pacifism"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": belligerence":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1815, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"b\u0259-\u02c8li-j\u0259-r\u0259n-s\u0113",
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"b\u0259-\u02c8lij-r\u0259n(t)-s\u0113",
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"-\u02c8li-j\u0259-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"aggression",
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"aggressiveness",
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"assaultiveness",
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"bellicosity",
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"belligerence",
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"combativeness",
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"contentiousness",
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"defiance",
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"disputatiousness",
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"feistiness",
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"fight",
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"militance",
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"militancy",
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"militantness",
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"pugnacity",
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"quarrelsomeness",
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"scrappiness",
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"truculence"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071116",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"belligerent":{
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"antonyms":[
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"nonaggressive",
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"nonbelligerent",
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"pacific",
|
|
"peaceable",
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"peaceful",
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"unbelligerent",
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"uncombative",
|
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"uncontentious"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness":[]
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|
},
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|
"examples":[
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"\u2026 it took very little alcohol to make him belligerent , and he became even more thuggish and incoherent when he threw in a few sleeping pills as well. \u2014 Christopher Hitchens , New York Times Book Review , 8 Oct. 2000",
|
|
"Coots are belligerent , territorial, quick-tempered birds. Nothing irritates a coot like another coot \u2026 \u2014 Kenneth Brower , Smithsonian , December 1998",
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"Instead, we revered the guys on the streets, the thugs who were brazen and belligerent . They wore their hats backwards, left their belt buckles unfastened and shoelaces untied. \u2014 Nathan McCall , Washington Post , 25-31 Mar. 1991",
|
|
"She was a brigantine, a small two-masted vessel, refitted for belligerent action in the newly created American Navy. \u2014 Barbara W. Tuchman , The First Salute , 1988",
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|
"He was drunk and belligerent .",
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|
"the coach became quite belligerent and spit at an umpire after being thrown out of the game",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The principles used to deal with a frightened child are the same for all relationships when belligerent confrontation, sharp differences, and uproar are involved. \u2014 Chip Bell, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Some of the more belligerent figures on the right, such as Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, drew nonsensical comparisons to the January 6 insurrection. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"The belligerent woman shoved an officer in the chest and was subsequently detained. \u2014 cleveland , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"The government claims it was drawn into the current conflict by a belligerent TPLF that was fomenting ethnic conflicts around the country as a way to undermine Abiy\u2019s rule. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"That achievement came at a cost of some 27 million Soviet lives, the highest body count of any belligerent nation. \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"The Gates Mills man, 50, was also belligerent and was arrested for disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and failure to disclose personal information. \u2014 cleveland , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"But a great many are belligerent , explaining away the failures of attacks on Kyiv by stressing the humanity of the Russian army. \u2014 Maxim Osipov, The Atlantic , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Outsiders often see this as a strategic risk, making Berlin susceptible to the whims of a belligerent regime that has used gas supplies as a geopolitical weapon in the past. \u2014 Bojan Pancevski, WSJ , 4 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1577, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"modification of Latin belligerant-, belligerans , present participle of belligerare to wage war, from belliger waging war, from bellum war + gerere to wage":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"b\u0259-\u02c8li-j\u0259-r\u0259nt",
|
|
"b\u0259-\u02c8lij-r\u0259nt",
|
|
"-\u02c8li-j\u0259-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for belligerent belligerent , bellicose , pugnacious , quarrelsome , contentious mean having an aggressive or fighting attitude. belligerent often implies being actually at war or engaged in hostilities. belligerent nations bellicose suggests a disposition to fight. a drunk in a bellicose mood pugnacious suggests a disposition that takes pleasure in personal combat. a pugnacious gangster quarrelsome stresses an ill-natured readiness to fight without good cause. the heat made us all quarrelsome contentious implies perverse and irritating fondness for arguing and quarreling. wearied by his contentious disposition",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aggressive",
|
|
"agonistic",
|
|
"argumentative",
|
|
"assaultive",
|
|
"bellicose",
|
|
"brawly",
|
|
"chippy",
|
|
"combative",
|
|
"confrontational",
|
|
"contentious",
|
|
"discordant",
|
|
"disputatious",
|
|
"feisty",
|
|
"gladiatorial",
|
|
"militant",
|
|
"pugnacious",
|
|
"quarrelsome",
|
|
"scrappy",
|
|
"truculent",
|
|
"warlike"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214847",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bellow":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": bawl":[
|
|
"bellows the orders"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make the loud deep hollow sound characteristic of a bull":[],
|
|
": to shout in a deep voice":[],
|
|
"Saul 1915\u20132005 American (Canadian-born) writer":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He bellowed at her to come over at once.",
|
|
"He was bellowing into the phone, giving orders to one of his employees.",
|
|
"The sergeant was bellowing orders.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The track builds to a mammoth moment of vocal exultation, again orchestrated to bellow through arenas later this year. \u2014 Bobby Olivier, SPIN , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"The abrupt ending prompted the reporter to bellow with laughter. \u2014 Antonio Planas, NBC News , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The savvy business woman and brassy dame who had to bellow to be heard, however? \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 10 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"On weekends, mobs of adults shriek and bellow at them, questioning their eyesight, intelligence and humanity. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Trump, still stewing over his 2020 loss and eying a run in 2024, has continued to bellow complaints about the results of the last presidential election and insert himself into Peach State politics. \u2014 Sara Murray And Jason Morris, CNN , 4 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Regular politics is inevitably about differences: rival parties bellow at each other from opposing benches and then vote in something called a division. \u2014 The Economist , 15 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"The New York Times will bellow and bleat, And the silence will echo down Mulberry Street. \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 3 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"American alligators bellow deep roars at each other at the onset of mating season, which in Texas is usually late spring to early summer, Warner said. \u2014 Ren\u00e9 A. Guzman, ExpressNews.com , 26 Jan. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English belwen , from Old English bylgian ; akin to Old English & Old High German bellan to roar":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8be-(\u02cc)l\u014d",
|
|
"\u02c8be-l\u014d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"boom",
|
|
"growl",
|
|
"roar",
|
|
"thunder"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080849",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"biographical name",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bellum":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a Persian-gulf boat holding about eight persons and propelled by paddles or poles":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"modification of Persian balam":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8be-l\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105611",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bellum omnium contra omnes":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": war of all against all":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8be-lu\u0307m-\u02c8\u022fm-n\u0113-u\u0307m-\u02cck\u022fn-tr\u00e4-\u02c8\u022fm-\u02ccn\u0101s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-183213",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"Latin phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bellum omnium contra omnes?pronunciation&lang=en_us&dir=f&file=fwbell03":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": war of all against all":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8be-lu\u0307m-\u02c8\u022fm-n\u0113-u\u0307m-\u02cck\u022fn-tr\u00e4-\u02c8\u022fm-\u02ccn\u0101s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-184831",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"Latin phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bellwaver":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to wander aimlessly : fluctuate , ramble":[
|
|
"with a bellwavering air",
|
|
"\u2014 Muriel Rukeyser"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8bel-\u02ccw\u0101-v\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181538",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"intransitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bellwether":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"follower",
|
|
"imitator"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"She is a bellwether of fashion.",
|
|
"High-tech bellwethers led the decline in the stock market.",
|
|
"a county that is a bellwether in national elections",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Republicans are hoping to flip three bellwether congressional races in Virginia. \u2014 Mabinty Quarshie, USA TODAY , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Gene therapy firms are eagerly waiting to see if Bluebird can get insurers to cover its therapies at premium prices, which would be a true bellwether for investors to feel confident that other firms can command similarly high prices. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"Walmart and Target, a bellwether of the broader American consumer, are both indicating that sales of discretionary items has been slowing. \u2014 David W. Mccombie Iii, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"In fact, there might not be a bigger bellwether in the entire country this year than what happened to fill an open state Senate seat in Down East Maine. \u2014 James Pindell, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"The company \u2014 which makes construction equipment among other products \u2014 is a manufacturing bellwether and one of the 30 companies whose stock price influences the Dow Jones Industrial Average. \u2014 Andy Rose, CNN , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"The wine industry also is a highly visible bellwether in the agricultural world, often setting trends that later get adopted in tree-fruit orchards and fields of leafy greens. \u2014 Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"In Asia, the sector is meeting a similar fate, with the Bloomberg Asia Pacific Retail Index down 20% this year and bellwether Australian retail-chain operator Wesfarmers Ltd. falling 26%. \u2014 Lisa Pham, Fortune , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"Microsoft is considered to be a bellwether among large companies for employment practices, and is likely to be emulated by other big employers. \u2014 Jena Mcgregor, Forbes , 9 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English bellewether, belleweder \"castrated ram with a bell around his neck followed by the other sheep in a flock, leader,\" from belle bell entry 1 + wether, weder wether":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02ccwe-",
|
|
"\u02c8bel-\u02c8we-t\u035fh\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"leader",
|
|
"pacemaker",
|
|
"pacer",
|
|
"pacesetter",
|
|
"trendsetter"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105921",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bellwood":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": silver bell":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8bel-\u02ccwu\u0307d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230112",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bellwort":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": any of a small genus ( Uvularia ) of herbs of the lily family with yellow bell-shaped flowers":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1737, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02ccw\u022frt",
|
|
"\u02c8bel-\u02ccw\u0259rt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012153",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"belly":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bag",
|
|
"balloon",
|
|
"beetle",
|
|
"billow",
|
|
"bulge",
|
|
"bunch",
|
|
"jut",
|
|
"overhang",
|
|
"poke",
|
|
"pooch",
|
|
"pouch",
|
|
"pout",
|
|
"project",
|
|
"protrude",
|
|
"stand out",
|
|
"start",
|
|
"stick out",
|
|
"swell"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a central place where something is most prevalent, concentrated, or deeply ingrained":[
|
|
"\u2026 he became the hottest songwriter in Nashville, an antiauthoritarian smack-dab in the belly of the establishment.",
|
|
"\u2014 Tony Scherman",
|
|
"\u2014 often used in the phrase the belly of the beast to refer especially to a dangerous or hostile place or situation Meanwhile, the very best bodies of America are in prison, pumping iron in the belly of the beast . \u2014 Robert Lipsyte"
|
|
],
|
|
": a surface or object curved or rounded like a human belly":[],
|
|
": an internal cavity : interior":[],
|
|
": appetite for food":[],
|
|
": belly-land":[],
|
|
": gut sense 4":[],
|
|
": swell , fill":[],
|
|
": the enlarged fleshy body of a muscle":[],
|
|
": the part of a sail that swells out when filled with wind":[],
|
|
": the stomach and its adjuncts":[],
|
|
": to cause to swell or fill out":[
|
|
"wind bellying the sails"
|
|
],
|
|
": to slide or crawl on one's belly":[],
|
|
": womb , uterus":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"He got down on his belly to crawl.",
|
|
"They slid down the snowy hill on their bellies .",
|
|
"a gray squirrel with a white belly",
|
|
"the belly of an airplane",
|
|
"the belly of a ship",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"the sails slowly bellied as the wind picked up",
|
|
"recruits were forced to belly over the obstacle course under simulated enemy fire",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"On the dewy grass of a nearby hillside, Private Percy Clare of the Seventh Battalion, East Surrey Regiment, was lying on his belly next to his commanding officer, awaiting the signal to advance. \u2014 Lindsey Fitzharris, Smithsonian Magazine , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"The roof of the entrance is just high enough for a person to crawl through on their belly . \u2014 Chris Heath, The Atlantic , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"The thylacine looked somewhat like a small wolf with a distinctive striped back, jaws that opened 90 degrees and a pouch on its belly , like a kangaroo\u2019s, for carrying young. \u2014 Frances Vinall, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"The neck, belly and back floats offer all-around buoyancy. \u2014 Kelley Rebori, Popular Mechanics , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"After flinging itself into the air, the frog, about the size of a Skittle, tumbles and cartwheels before flopping to the ground on its back or belly , reports the Atlantic's Katherine J. Wu. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"In countless replies to the tweet, clients gave Chewy\u2019s customer service the equivalent of some belly rubs and chin scratches. \u2014 Azure Gilman, Fortune , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Three chefs compete in the wildfire round; two chefs battle for the best lamb belly in the crossfire round; the judges enjoy a dinner at the Diner in the feast of fire. \u2014 Olivia Mccormack, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Doing this repeatedly can pump liquid from the robot\u2019s belly to its surroundings. \u2014 Fionna M. D. Samuels, Scientific American , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"The see-ya-Miguel theory also ran into complications Tuesday: Arraez went on the concussion list for seven days after his foolish decision to belly slide into home plate on Monday. \u2014 Star Tribune , 4 May 2021",
|
|
"Earl, a beer- bellied alien with a quad-cannon and a trucker hat, drawls about the simple life with a southern accent. \u2014 Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired , 27 May 2020",
|
|
"Working quickly and in batches if necessary (adding more oil for the second batch if needed), arrange the dumplings belly side down in concentric circles starting from the outer edge. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 1 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"As loose-limbed a feel as the show boasts, though, this is an intricately staged and smartly conceived retelling of DiCamillo\u2019s story about a mouse born with rampant curiosity, surprisingly large ears and an unusual lack of yellow- bellied -ness. \u2014 James Hebert, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 July 2019",
|
|
"The alder, least and yellow- bellied only occur as migrants. \u2014 Taylor Piephoff, charlotteobserver , 13 June 2018",
|
|
"Say bye-bye to belly fat and hello to a new and improved you. \u2014 David Zinczenko, Fox News , 8 Jan. 2018",
|
|
"Patients have included dogs and cats, of course, but also a bearded dragon lizard, a hamster, a hedgehog and a pot- bellied pig. \u2014 Nancy Dahlberg, miamiherald , 23 Feb. 2018",
|
|
"But giving them a run for the money will be the wildlife ambassadors that call the Science Center home: Ethel the opossum, Spooks the hognose snake, Sunny the yellow- bellied ball python and Mr. Six the three-toed box turtle. \u2014 Faye Reeder, star-telegram , 25 Oct. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1606, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English bely bellows, belly, from Old English belg bag, skin; akin to Old High German balg bag, skin, Old English bl\u0101wan to blow \u2014 more at blow entry 1":"Noun",
|
|
"verbal derivative of belly entry 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8bel-\u0113",
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"\u02c8be-l\u0113"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"appetite",
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"emptiness",
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"famishment",
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"hunger",
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"munchies",
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"stomach"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081518",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"belly gut":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": belly flop":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095713",
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"type":[
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"noun or adverb or intransitive verb"
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]
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},
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"belly in":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to crash-land an aircraft with landing gear retracted : belly-land":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"belly entry 2":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101314",
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"type":[
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"intransitive verb"
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]
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},
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"belly laugh":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a deep hearty laugh":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"He has an infectious belly laugh .",
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"The show provided lots of belly laughs .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"There, the two reconnect multiple times over the years in one of the most beloved, belly laugh -inducing love stories to date. \u2014 Angela Andaloro, EW.com , 23 June 2022",
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"When asked about that performance, Goosby let out a belly laugh . \u2014 Elizabeth Nonemaker, baltimoresun.com , 23 Sep. 2021",
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"Bergeron chuckled his whole walk back to his seat behind the audience, before collapsing into his chair and letting out a big belly laugh . \u2014 Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY , 11 Aug. 2021",
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"Her book, like so many of her boisterous public appearances, feels like a generous belly laugh at Hollywood\u2019s expense. \u2014 Rachel Syme, The New Yorker , 30 July 2021",
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"Take a four-hundred year journey of powerful women through the ages, enjoy a good belly laugh or see a free concert during your beach vacation. \u2014 John Coffren, baltimoresun.com , 15 July 2021",
|
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"There is science behind that -- and why a belly laugh is good for you. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 3 July 2021",
|
|
"Nothing gives your skin a nice glow like a good belly laugh . \u2014 Anneke Knot, Health.com , 28 Apr. 2021",
|
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"Old reruns of The Office or Seinfeld will surely give you a good ole belly laugh . \u2014 Maria Minor, Forbes , 1 Mar. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1916, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"boff",
|
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"boffo",
|
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"boffola",
|
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"cachinnation",
|
|
"cackle",
|
|
"chortle",
|
|
"chuckle",
|
|
"giggle",
|
|
"guffaw",
|
|
"hee-haw",
|
|
"horselaugh",
|
|
"laugh",
|
|
"laughter",
|
|
"snicker",
|
|
"snigger",
|
|
"titter",
|
|
"twitter"
|
|
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015615",
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"belly lox":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": salmon that has been cured in brine":[
|
|
"\u2026 for his part, Hillman introduces his wife to belly lox .",
|
|
"\u2014 Patricia Morrisroe , New York Magazine , 2 Feb. 1987",
|
|
"Rich belly lox \u2026 is made by a wet-curing process, in which the filets are submerged in brine and thus have a moist texture; cream cheese tempers its salinity.",
|
|
"\u2014 Dana Bowen , Saveur , June/July 2008"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1956, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"so called because it is traditionally cut from the fatter center part of the fish":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094428",
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"belly offal":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": hide from the belly that does not measure up to the standard of that from other parts":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-180054",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"belly pan":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a sheet of metal that covers and protects all or a portion of the underside of an automobile":[
|
|
"Replacing the oil filter requires removal of the belly pan on the right side, which is held by three bolts.",
|
|
"\u2014 Mort Schultz , Popular Mechanics , September 1973",
|
|
"\u2026 fashioned a smooth belly pan to cover virtually the entire underside of the car \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Steven Cole Smith , Car and Driver , December 1998",
|
|
"The belly pan scrapes against the ground a few times as the fully independent suspension absorbs the terrain.",
|
|
"\u2014 Dan McCosh , Popular Science , November 2001"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1941, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-185013",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"belly up":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"back (up ",
|
|
"recede",
|
|
"retire",
|
|
"retreat",
|
|
"withdraw"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to move close or next to":[
|
|
"bellied up to the bar"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"belly up to the buffet table and help yourselves"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1880, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
|
|
"1918, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"from the floating position of a dead fish":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8be-l\u0113-\u02c8\u0259p"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"approach",
|
|
"close",
|
|
"close in",
|
|
"come up",
|
|
"draw on",
|
|
"near",
|
|
"nigh"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-115602",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"belly-god":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": glutton":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-181928",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"belly-gun":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an easily concealed short-barreled revolver used only at very close range":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093603",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"belly-land":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to land an airplane on its undersurface without use of landing gear":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1942, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8be-l\u0113-\u02ccland"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215730",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bellyache":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"beef",
|
|
"bitch",
|
|
"bleat",
|
|
"carp",
|
|
"caterwaul",
|
|
"complain",
|
|
"crab",
|
|
"croak",
|
|
"fuss",
|
|
"gripe",
|
|
"grizzle",
|
|
"grouch",
|
|
"grouse",
|
|
"growl",
|
|
"grumble",
|
|
"grump",
|
|
"holler",
|
|
"inveigh",
|
|
"keen",
|
|
"kick",
|
|
"kvetch",
|
|
"maunder",
|
|
"moan",
|
|
"murmur",
|
|
"mutter",
|
|
"nag",
|
|
"repine",
|
|
"scream",
|
|
"squawk",
|
|
"squeal",
|
|
"wail",
|
|
"whimper",
|
|
"whine",
|
|
"whinge",
|
|
"yammer",
|
|
"yawp",
|
|
"yaup",
|
|
"yowl"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": pain in the abdomen and especially in the stomach : stomachache":[],
|
|
": to complain whiningly or peevishly : find fault":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"He ate too much chili and it gave him a bellyache .",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"He was bellyaching about how long it took to get a table at the restaurant.",
|
|
"tired of the kids bellyaching every time they're asked to mow the lawn or take out the trash",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Just a sweet glide across the land, no bellyache from a jostle. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 30 June 2021",
|
|
"Some adverse reactions to look out for can be diarrhea and bellyaches . If your canine (and their stomach) loves the new snack, then great. \u2014 Jackie Frere, Woman's Day , 2 Apr. 2019",
|
|
"But rather than bellyache , why not follow the lead of McDonald\u2019s and de-invent them? \u2014 Joe Queenan, WSJ , 9 Nov. 2018",
|
|
"With the stadium being mostly privately financed the naysayers are going to have something else to whine and bellyache about. \u2014 John Canzano, OregonLive.com , 17 Apr. 2018",
|
|
"The intersection between sports and pop culture in America has existed at least since Babe Ruth\u2019s famous bellyache in 1925. \u2014 Ken Belson, New York Times , 15 July 2016",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"At the heart of the espalier is the stake about which Grenadiers are known to bellyache . \u2014 Paul Muldoon, The New York Review of Books , 24 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"All of us have cheated this way before and hopefully didn\u2019t bellyache too loudly when we were called out for it. \u2014 Don Yaeger, Forbes , 16 June 2021",
|
|
"But grousing over presidential vacations is a bit of a political charade; Democrats bellyache about Republican presidents taking time off and vice versa, but even a commander in chief needs some downtime. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 3 June 2021",
|
|
"The city rebranded a different street as Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, though not without bellyaching among the citizenry. \u2014 Sarah Vowell, New York Times , 14 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"But on a losing team that couldn\u2019t get him the football, Sanders made faces and bellyached . \u2014 Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post , 23 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"With all the bellyaching about prices and the fact neighbors may no longer share bins, how come no one ever talks about the glorious noise reduction? \u2014 Letter Writers, Twin Cities , 21 July 2019",
|
|
"But as Trump's incessant bellyaching about leaks has made evident, covering Washington is a shadowy endeavor. \u2014 Julia Felsenthal, Vogue , 25 May 2018",
|
|
"Our ancestors, believe it or not, were fearful, bellyaching monkeys. \u2014 NBC News , 2 Mar. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1552, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"1881, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8bel-\u0113-\u02cc\u0101k",
|
|
"\u02c8be-l\u0113-\u02cc\u0101k"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"collywobbles",
|
|
"stomachache"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200549",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bellyacher":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"beef",
|
|
"bitch",
|
|
"bleat",
|
|
"carp",
|
|
"caterwaul",
|
|
"complain",
|
|
"crab",
|
|
"croak",
|
|
"fuss",
|
|
"gripe",
|
|
"grizzle",
|
|
"grouch",
|
|
"grouse",
|
|
"growl",
|
|
"grumble",
|
|
"grump",
|
|
"holler",
|
|
"inveigh",
|
|
"keen",
|
|
"kick",
|
|
"kvetch",
|
|
"maunder",
|
|
"moan",
|
|
"murmur",
|
|
"mutter",
|
|
"nag",
|
|
"repine",
|
|
"scream",
|
|
"squawk",
|
|
"squeal",
|
|
"wail",
|
|
"whimper",
|
|
"whine",
|
|
"whinge",
|
|
"yammer",
|
|
"yawp",
|
|
"yaup",
|
|
"yowl"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": pain in the abdomen and especially in the stomach : stomachache":[],
|
|
": to complain whiningly or peevishly : find fault":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"He ate too much chili and it gave him a bellyache .",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"He was bellyaching about how long it took to get a table at the restaurant.",
|
|
"tired of the kids bellyaching every time they're asked to mow the lawn or take out the trash",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Just a sweet glide across the land, no bellyache from a jostle. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 30 June 2021",
|
|
"Some adverse reactions to look out for can be diarrhea and bellyaches . If your canine (and their stomach) loves the new snack, then great. \u2014 Jackie Frere, Woman's Day , 2 Apr. 2019",
|
|
"But rather than bellyache , why not follow the lead of McDonald\u2019s and de-invent them? \u2014 Joe Queenan, WSJ , 9 Nov. 2018",
|
|
"With the stadium being mostly privately financed the naysayers are going to have something else to whine and bellyache about. \u2014 John Canzano, OregonLive.com , 17 Apr. 2018",
|
|
"The intersection between sports and pop culture in America has existed at least since Babe Ruth\u2019s famous bellyache in 1925. \u2014 Ken Belson, New York Times , 15 July 2016",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"At the heart of the espalier is the stake about which Grenadiers are known to bellyache . \u2014 Paul Muldoon, The New York Review of Books , 24 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"All of us have cheated this way before and hopefully didn\u2019t bellyache too loudly when we were called out for it. \u2014 Don Yaeger, Forbes , 16 June 2021",
|
|
"But grousing over presidential vacations is a bit of a political charade; Democrats bellyache about Republican presidents taking time off and vice versa, but even a commander in chief needs some downtime. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 3 June 2021",
|
|
"The city rebranded a different street as Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, though not without bellyaching among the citizenry. \u2014 Sarah Vowell, New York Times , 14 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"But on a losing team that couldn\u2019t get him the football, Sanders made faces and bellyached . \u2014 Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post , 23 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"With all the bellyaching about prices and the fact neighbors may no longer share bins, how come no one ever talks about the glorious noise reduction? \u2014 Letter Writers, Twin Cities , 21 July 2019",
|
|
"But as Trump's incessant bellyaching about leaks has made evident, covering Washington is a shadowy endeavor. \u2014 Julia Felsenthal, Vogue , 25 May 2018",
|
|
"Our ancestors, believe it or not, were fearful, bellyaching monkeys. \u2014 NBC News , 2 Mar. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1552, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"1881, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8bel-\u0113-\u02cc\u0101k",
|
|
"\u02c8be-l\u0113-\u02cc\u0101k"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"collywobbles",
|
|
"stomachache"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170619",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bellyful":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"deficiency",
|
|
"deficit",
|
|
"insufficiency",
|
|
"undersupply"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an excessive amount":[
|
|
"a bellyful of advice"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The movie provides a bellyful of laughs.",
|
|
"a bellyful of complaints about the new security procedures",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Go instead for the exquisite acting, the splendiferous set \u2014 and a bellyful of laughs. \u2014 Joanne Engelhardt, The Mercury News , 13 June 2019",
|
|
"Who wants to talk of destruction with a bellyful of ribs? \u2014 John Kass, chicagotribune.com , 2 July 2019",
|
|
"On its way to skim the lake and grab a bellyful of water to drop on a nearby forest fire, a CL-215\u2014also known as Scooper\u2014gave him a nice little haircut. \u2014 Eric Limer, Popular Mechanics , 15 Aug. 2016",
|
|
"The ecologist gets his data and the caiman is none the worse for wear, save for losing a bellyful of rotting flesh. \u2014 Jason Bittel, Smithsonian , 11 Oct. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1535, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8be-l\u0113-\u02ccfu\u0307l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"excess",
|
|
"fat",
|
|
"overabundance",
|
|
"overage",
|
|
"overflow",
|
|
"overkill",
|
|
"overmuch",
|
|
"overplus",
|
|
"oversupply",
|
|
"plethora",
|
|
"plus",
|
|
"redundancy",
|
|
"superabundance",
|
|
"superfluity",
|
|
"surfeit",
|
|
"surplus",
|
|
"surplusage"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204555",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"bellyman":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a worker who assembles and adjusts the soundboard of a piano":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8be-l\u0113-\u02ccman"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184145",
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"belon":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1908, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"French, from B\u00e9lon , river in Brittany":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"b\u0101-\u02c8l\u014dn",
|
|
"-\u02c8l\u014d\u207f"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070226",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"belonephobia":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": abnormal fear of sharp or pointed objects (such as hypodermic needles or scissors) : aichmophobia":[
|
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"Do you break out in a cold sweat when it's time for a vaccine? \u2026 If so, you might have belonephobia , the fear of needles \u2026",
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"\u2014 Catharine Clapp"
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1909, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Greek bel\u00f3n\u0113 \"needle\" (from bel-, base of uncertain meaning and origin + -on\u0113, suffix of instruments\u2014as in ak\u00f3n\u0113 \"whetstone,\" per\u00f3n\u0113 \"pin, tongue of a buckle\") + -phobia":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccbe-l\u0259-n\u0259-\u02c8f\u014d-b\u0113-\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230249",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"noun,"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"belong":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": ought , must":[],
|
|
": to be a member of a club, organization, or set":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used with to she belongs to a country club"
|
|
],
|
|
": to be an attribute, part, adjunct, or function of a person or thing":[
|
|
"nuts and bolts belong to a car"
|
|
],
|
|
": to be attached or bound by birth, allegiance, or dependency":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used with to they belong to their homeland"
|
|
],
|
|
": to be in a proper situation":[
|
|
"a man of his ability belongs in teaching"
|
|
],
|
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": to be properly classified":[],
|
|
": to be suitable, appropriate, or advantageous":[
|
|
"a dictionary belongs in every home"
|
|
],
|
|
": to be the property of a person or thing":[
|
|
"\u2014 used with to the book belongs to me"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"She was here for 15 years, but she never really belonged .",
|
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"your shoes belong in the closet, not in the middle of the living room where people will trip on them",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Of the 37 Frontliners, the overwhelming majority belong to the Problem Solvers or one of the other two groups for moderate House Democrats: the New Democrat Coalition and the Blue Dog Coalition. \u2014 New York Times , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"The Motion Picture Academy also revealed the gender and racial breakdown of its 2022 class of invitees: 44% are women, 37% belong to underrepresented ethnic/racial communities, and 50% are from outside the U.S. \u2014 Paul Grein, Billboard , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"The titular illusions belong to 20-year-old Lucien (Benjamin Voisin), a dashing yet naive poet who\u2019s having an affair with a married high-society woman (C\u00e9cile de France). \u2014 Pat Padua, Washington Post , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"As of 2020, for the first time since Gallup began asking the question in 1937, less than half of Americans belong to a church, synagogue, or mosque. \u2014 Cassady Rosenblum, Rolling Stone , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"The recluse spiders, commonly known as fiddle-back or violin spiders, belong to a variety of spiders in the genus Loxosceles. \u2014 al , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Those gospel theatrics and emotions belong to a different world. \u2014 David Remnick, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Bolt\u2019s under-18 and under-20 world records for 200 meters now belong to Knighton. \u2014 Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The wealthiest crypto fortunes in the world today all belong to founders of crypto exchanges, not crypto investors themselves. \u2014 Michael Taylor, San Antonio Express-News , 22 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English belongen , from be- be- + longen \"to be suitable\" \u2014 more at long entry 5":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"b\u0113-",
|
|
"b\u0259-\u02c8l\u022f\u014b",
|
|
"bi-\u02c8l\u022f\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"go"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105639",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"belong to":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to be a member of (a club, organization, etc.)":[
|
|
"The family belongs to a country club.",
|
|
"Most of the company's employees belong to an HMO."
|
|
],
|
|
": to be a part of (something)":[
|
|
"the parts belonging to the clock"
|
|
],
|
|
": to be included in (a category, group, etc.)":[
|
|
"What family does that bird belong to ?"
|
|
],
|
|
": to be the property of (someone) : to be owned by":[
|
|
"The money belongs to him.",
|
|
"The house belongs not just to her, but to her husband as well.",
|
|
"His style belongs only to himself."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113138",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrasal verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"belonging":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"distance"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": close or intimate relationship":[
|
|
"a sense of belonging"
|
|
],
|
|
": possession":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used in plural"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the warm welcome they received from the community gave them a sense of belonging",
|
|
"packed up all their belongings and moved across the country",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"By maintaining an open channel of dialogue, paying attention to the needs of each team member and truly listening to their concerns, employees can feel a sense of belonging and ownership. \u2014 Rajnish Nath, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"The movie explores modern fears about belonging and community in unsettling ways but with enough creepy imagery to satiate scary-movie fans. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Many companies have vowed to prioritize diversity, equity and inclusion in the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd, pledging at least $67 billion to efforts such as internal recruiting and belonging initiatives, according to the Financial Times. \u2014 Darreonna Davis, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"For a few lucky ones, being able to recognize one person's disposable belonging as an important item can pay off. \u2014 Camille Fine, USA TODAY , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"There\u2019s a large, flatulent dog ( belonging , in reality, to director Bay) brought along for the manhunt by the LAPD Man of Steel played by Garret Dillahunt. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The eight-part series will tell a story of beauty and violence, artists and drug gangs, immigration and belonging \u2013 from the perspective of a writer who spent more than 25 years there. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Many have to memorialize family gatherings, languages spoken without self-consciousness, positions of respect in a community\u2014essentially, an emotional belonging . \u2014 Sheon Han, The Atlantic , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"When employees don\u2019t have a sense of belonging , morale begins to suffer and employee attrition can escalate. \u2014 Daniel Jakaitis, Forbes , 3 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1781, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"b\u0113-",
|
|
"bi-\u02c8l\u022f\u014b-i\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chumminess",
|
|
"closeness",
|
|
"familiarity",
|
|
"inseparability",
|
|
"intimacy",
|
|
"nearness"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162846",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"belonite":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an elongated crystallite with rounded or pointed ends":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"German belonit , from Greek belon\u0113 needle + German -it -ite":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8be-l\u0259-\u02ccn\u012bt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123633",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beloved":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"unbeloved"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": dearly loved : dear to the heart":[
|
|
"our beloved grandmother",
|
|
"a beloved public figure"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He is a beloved public figure.",
|
|
"an actor beloved by millions of fans",
|
|
"one of the city's most beloved buildings",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Veep's Tony Hale stars in this series based on the beloved book character. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Her beloved husband George died in 2018, just a month after the couple celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. \u2014 Michelle Matthews | Mmatthews@al.com, al , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Dear Amy: My beloved husband left this physical earth 20 months ago. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Chicago Tribune , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"The outing also marked the first time the Queen has appeared on the balcony during Trooping the Colour without her beloved husband, Prince Philip, by her side. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"In 17th century Wales, young men would carve elaborate wooden spoons in honor of their beloved . \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"It\u2019s the perfect place to escape from the world with your beloved . \u2014 Sandra Ramani, Robb Report , 7 May 2022",
|
|
"But expectations were higher for a release this high-profile and based on a beloved character. \u2014 Lindsey Bahr, USA TODAY , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"The floods washed away roads, bridges and houses and closed all of Yellowstone, threatening some of the communities on the park\u2019s outskirts that depend heavily on tourists visiting one of America\u2019s most beloved natural attractions. \u2014 Matthew Brown And Amy Beth Hanson, Anchorage Daily News , 18 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from past participle of beloven to love, from be- + loven to love":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8l\u0259-v\u0259d",
|
|
"b\u0113-",
|
|
"-\u02c8l\u0259vd",
|
|
"b\u0259-\u02c8l\u0259-v\u0259d",
|
|
"bi-\u02c8l\u0259vd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cherished",
|
|
"darling",
|
|
"dear",
|
|
"fair-haired",
|
|
"favored",
|
|
"favorite",
|
|
"fond",
|
|
"loved",
|
|
"pet",
|
|
"precious",
|
|
"special",
|
|
"sweet",
|
|
"white-headed"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093204",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"below":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"preposition"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": in or to a lower place":[
|
|
"gazed at the water below",
|
|
"voices from the apartment below"
|
|
],
|
|
": on earth":[
|
|
"improvements in conditions here below",
|
|
"\u2014 Times Literary Supplement"
|
|
],
|
|
": in or to Hades or hell":[],
|
|
": on or to a lower floor or deck":[
|
|
"ordered the crew below"
|
|
],
|
|
": in, to, at, or by a lower rank or number":[
|
|
"suitable for children age 10 and below"
|
|
],
|
|
": below zero":[
|
|
"the temperature was 20 below"
|
|
],
|
|
": lower on the same page or on a following page":[
|
|
"See the graph below ."
|
|
],
|
|
": under the surface of the water":[
|
|
"thirty fathoms below"
|
|
],
|
|
": lower in place, rank, or value than : under":[
|
|
"Our apartment is below theirs.",
|
|
"Her skirt reached below her knees.",
|
|
"The sun dipped below the horizon."
|
|
],
|
|
": down river from":[
|
|
"moored a mile below town"
|
|
],
|
|
": south of":[
|
|
"located 20 miles below the nation's capital"
|
|
],
|
|
": inferior to (as in rank)":[
|
|
"A lieutenant is below a captain."
|
|
],
|
|
": not suitable to the rank of : beneath":[
|
|
"considers such work below him"
|
|
],
|
|
": something that is below":[],
|
|
": written or discussed lower on the same page or on a following page":[
|
|
"the below list"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"b\u0259-\u02c8l\u014d",
|
|
"bi-\u02c8l\u014d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beneath",
|
|
"under",
|
|
"underneath"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"beneath",
|
|
"neath",
|
|
"under"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adverb",
|
|
"The pencil rolled off the desk and fell to the floor below .",
|
|
"The pilot looked down at the sea far below .",
|
|
"We heard the elevator stop at the floor below .",
|
|
"They secured the goods on deck and went below .",
|
|
"All personnel, captain and below , were ordered to report for duty.",
|
|
"Preposition",
|
|
"Our apartment is below theirs.",
|
|
"We could see only clouds below us.",
|
|
"The diver descended below 25 meters.",
|
|
"The sun disappeared below the horizon.",
|
|
"a spot directly below us",
|
|
"the valley far below us",
|
|
"Temperatures were below average all week.",
|
|
"She worked for wage rates below those of other workers.",
|
|
"He ranks far below his superior.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
|
|
"Editor\u2019s note: A recording of the event is embedded below . \u2014 Mohana Ravindranath, STAT , 3 July 2022",
|
|
"Scroll through below to check out a few pics from her unforgettable headlining performance. \u2014 Rivea Ruff, Essence , 2 July 2022",
|
|
"The future power structure could consist of two, maybe three mega conferences of up to 20 schools at the top, with the Power Five joining the Group of Five conferences in the tier below but still above the Football Championship Subdivision. \u2014 John Marshall, Chicago Tribune , 2 July 2022",
|
|
"And a mile down the Pike sits Fenway Center, where work is now underway on a 2-acre deck that will span the eight highway lanes below . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 2 July 2022",
|
|
"Spoilers for Stranger Things season 4, volume 2 below . \u2014 Erica Gonzales, ELLE , 2 July 2022",
|
|
"The full set of data is also available in the interactive maps below for the Coosa and the Cahaba. \u2014 Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al , 2 July 2022",
|
|
"Players who register via the link below will turn a $5 wager into a $100 instant bonus. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 2 July 2022",
|
|
"Expect no shoppers\u2019 guilt with any of these affordable dresses that all ring in at under $300, below . \u2014 Laura Jackson, Vogue , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
|
|
"The public embraced the guidelines, and the overall death rate actually fell below that of the year immediately preceding the coronavirus outbreak. \u2014 New York Times , 2 July 2022",
|
|
"The public embraced the guidelines, and the overall death rate actually fell below that of the year immediately preceding the coronavirus outbreak. \u2014 Ben Dooley, BostonGlobe.com , 2 July 2022",
|
|
"As for the players the Jazz got in this deal \u2026 Beverley is a 33-year-old, 6-foot-1 defensive nuisance who formerly played at an All-Defensive Team level but is perhaps below that now. \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Porvoo Kalbadagrund, about 30 miles northeast of Helsinki, never fell below 73 degrees, which would be a June record for the country. \u2014 Ian Livingston, Washington Post , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"During that time, Yass paid an average federal income tax rate of just 19%, far below that of comparable Wall Street traders. \u2014 Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"After especially steep losses on Thursday, the Dow fell below the 30,000 mark and hit its lowest level so far in 2022, while the S&P and Nasdaq remain firmly in bear market territory. \u2014 Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"In April, yields on Chinese government bonds fell below the yields on equivalent U.S. Treasurys for the first time in more than a decade, removing a key attraction for foreign investors in Chinese debt. \u2014 Serena Ng, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"For the fiscal first quarter that ended in April 30, Target Corp. reported sales gains atop robust growth a year ago, but profits fell well below expectations, curbed by higher shipping costs and inventory shortages. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"All of the below is correct as of press time but subject to change by Riot Fest. \u2014 Britt Julious, chicagotribune.com , 15 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"All of the below is correct as of press time but subject to change by Lollapalooza. \u2014 Doug George, chicagotribune.com , 27 July 2021",
|
|
"Each of the below is a deep dive look at an entrepreneur who reached the top of their field, albeit through different means and motivations. \u2014 Grant Powell, Forbes , 24 May 2021",
|
|
"There is more on this upcoming storm - and its potential impacts on the Northeast later this weekend into next week - below . \u2014 Star Tribune , 29 Jan. 2021",
|
|
"Up there, the faint noises of traffic below were not too loud, but not too quiet either. \u2014 Matt Jancer, Wired , 27 May 2020",
|
|
"The two-minute clip below is enough to prove that the singer/actress is as talented as ever. \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 6 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"People had so many thoughts, and the below are just a few. \u2014 Katherine J Igoe, Marie Claire , 2 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"Editor\u2019s Note: The below is a version of a piece that appears in the current issue of National Review. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 17 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Those outfits also remind me of the below , which Johnson wore to the annual Governors Awards in 2019. \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"In other words:stay tuned for the below entry on Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"First of all, feel free to play around with the below tool. \u2014 Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 June 2022",
|
|
"The below list of variations, organized from easiest to most difficult, is far from exhaustive, but these will offer you plenty of options to challenge yourself with over the years. \u2014 Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online , 16 May 2021",
|
|
"On a recent morning, Primus bassist supreme and vocalist Les Claypool checked in for the below phone interview. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But don't think there won't be more Chad-rific antics, as evidenced by the below image also featuring Chad's bff, Peter (Jake Ryan). \u2014 Gerrad Hall, EW.com , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"The below conversation has been edited and condensed for clarity. \u2014 Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"Along with the below titles for the 2022-23 season, there will be an additional production for winter/spring 2023. \u2014 Doug George, Chicago Tribune , 22 Apr. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English bilooghe , from bi by + looghe low, adjective":"Adverb",
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"derivative of below entry 1":"Preposition",
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"noun derivative of below entry 1":"Noun",
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"adjective derivative of below entry 1":"Adjective"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb",
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"circa 1565, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Preposition",
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"1828, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"1870, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144511"
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},
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"belt":{
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"antonyms":[
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"bang",
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"bash",
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"bat",
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"biff",
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"bludgeon",
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"bob",
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"bonk",
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"bop",
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"box",
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"bust",
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"clap",
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"clip",
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"clobber",
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"clock",
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"clout",
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"crack",
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"hammer",
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"hit",
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"knock",
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"nail",
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"paste",
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"pound",
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"punch",
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"rap",
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"slam",
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"slap",
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"slog",
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"slug",
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"smack",
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"smite",
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"sock",
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"strike",
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"swat",
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"swipe",
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"tag",
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"thump",
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"thwack",
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"wallop",
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"whack",
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"whale",
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"zap"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a continuous band of tough flexible material for transmitting motion and power or conveying materials":[],
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": a jarring blow : whack":[],
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": a similar article worn as a corset or for protection or safety or as a symbol of distinction":[],
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": a strip of flexible material worn especially around the waist as an item of clothing or a means of carrying something (such as tools)":[],
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": asteroid belt":[],
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": beltway sense 1":[],
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": drink":[
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"a belt of gin"
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],
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": in one's possession : as part of one's experience":[],
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": strike , hit":[],
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": to beat with or as if with a belt : thrash":[],
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": to drink quickly":[
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"belted down a shot of whisky"
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],
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": to encircle or fasten with a belt":[],
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": to mark with a band":[],
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": to move or act in a speedy, vigorous, or violent manner":[],
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": to sing in a forceful manner or style":[
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"belting out popular songs"
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],
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": to sing loudly":[],
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": to strap on":[],
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": unfair , unfairly":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"His bathrobe was loosely belted .",
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"He belted the ball down the fairway.",
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"Some drunk got mad and threatened to belt me."
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
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"1825, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English belten , derivative of belt belt entry 1":"Verb",
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"Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German balz belt; both from Latin balteus belt":"Noun"
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8belt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"ceinture",
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"cincture",
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"cummerbund",
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"cumberbund",
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"girdle",
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"sash",
|
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"self-belt"
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103345",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
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]
|
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},
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"belt (down)":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":[
|
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"to swallow in liquid form I belted down a can of soda and rushed back out to the game"
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],
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-053336",
|
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"belt up":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"speak",
|
|
"talk"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": shut up":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"the schoolboy ordered his mates to belt up about the prank"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1949, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"clam up",
|
|
"dry up",
|
|
"dummy up",
|
|
"hush",
|
|
"pipe down",
|
|
"quiet (down)",
|
|
"shut up"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215122",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beluga lentil":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a small, black lentil seed":[
|
|
"My favorite is his hoisin lamb with beluga lentils .",
|
|
"\u2014 Peter S. Greenberg , Los Angeles Magazine , May 1998",
|
|
"\u2026 Dungeness crab tinged with lemon pepper and blended with beluga lentils and a dash of white truffle oil \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 John Mariani , Wine Spectator , 15 June 2005"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1995, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120350",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"belvedere":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a structure (such as a cupola or a summerhouse) designed to command a view":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"a Greek revival belvedere stands majestically on a grassy knoll overlooking the river",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Despite its sprawling size and hefty mass, the library and events center features a vaulted framework that elegantly inserts itself into its location, on a belvedere overlooking a lake. \u2014 Spencer Bailey, Town & Country , 21 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The Belvedere in Vienna, which is a giant palace, is considered a belvedere (hence its name). \u2014 Sienna Fantozzi, House Beautiful , 19 Nov. 2018",
|
|
"Pavilions\u2014also known as summerhouses, gazebos or belvederes \u2014are architects\u2019 more free-spirited counterpoints to a house. \u2014 Karen Bruno, WSJ , 1 Aug. 2018",
|
|
"The famed Terrace of Infinity belvedere is set, like an infinity pool, above a magnificent vista of hills and bays vanishing into the mist in the distance, and the sky melts into the low horizon line and the equally blue seas. \u2014 Hamish Bowles, Vogue , 27 Apr. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1549, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Italian, literally, beautiful view":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8bel-v\u0259-\u02ccdir"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"alcove",
|
|
"casino",
|
|
"gazebo",
|
|
"kiosk",
|
|
"pavilion",
|
|
"summerhouse"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061417",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bely":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"Definition of bely variant spelling of belie"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-184522",
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"belyve":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"Definition of belyve variant spelling of belive"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-080720",
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"belzebuth":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a Brazilian spider monkey ( Ateles belzebuth )":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin (specific epithet of Ateles belzebuth ) probably alteration of Beelzebub":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8bel-z\u0259-\u02ccb\u0259th",
|
|
"-\u02ccb\u00fcth"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132122",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bembicid":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of or relating to the genus Bembix or the family Bembicidae":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin Bembicidae , from Bembic-, Bembix , type genus + -idae":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8bem-b\u0259-s\u0259d",
|
|
"-\u02ccsid"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-111428",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bemean":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": debase , lower":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"be- + mean (adjective)":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"bi-\u02c8m\u0113n",
|
|
"b\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041731",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bemedaled":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": wearing or decorated with medals":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Michael Phelps, the fabled swimmer who is by far the most bemedaled athlete in history, talked frankly about his suicidal thoughts. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The usual trappings for a State of the Union were all there: The bemedaled four star generals and unreadable black-robed justices. \u2014 Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News , 5 Feb. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1880, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"bi-\u02c8me-d\u1d4ald",
|
|
"b\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004148",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bemeet":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": meet":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"be- + meet":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065300",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bementite":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a mineral consisting of a hydrous silicate of manganese occurring in grayish yellow radiated masses":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"C. S. Bement \u20201923 American manufacturer and mineral collector + English -ite":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0113-m\u0259n-\u02cct\u012bt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103528",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bemire":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"clean",
|
|
"cleanse"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to drag through or sink in mire":[],
|
|
": to soil with mud or dirt":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I was not thrilled to have my brand-new car bemired by the spattering mud."
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1532, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"bi-\u02c8m\u012br",
|
|
"b\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"befoul",
|
|
"begrime",
|
|
"besmirch",
|
|
"blacken",
|
|
"daub",
|
|
"dirty",
|
|
"distain",
|
|
"foul",
|
|
"gaum",
|
|
"grime",
|
|
"mire",
|
|
"muck",
|
|
"muddy",
|
|
"smirch",
|
|
"smudge",
|
|
"soil",
|
|
"stain",
|
|
"sully"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233123",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bemired":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"clean",
|
|
"cleanse"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to drag through or sink in mire":[],
|
|
": to soil with mud or dirt":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I was not thrilled to have my brand-new car bemired by the spattering mud."
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1532, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"bi-\u02c8m\u012br",
|
|
"b\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"befoul",
|
|
"begrime",
|
|
"besmirch",
|
|
"blacken",
|
|
"daub",
|
|
"dirty",
|
|
"distain",
|
|
"foul",
|
|
"gaum",
|
|
"grime",
|
|
"mire",
|
|
"muck",
|
|
"muddy",
|
|
"smirch",
|
|
"smudge",
|
|
"soil",
|
|
"stain",
|
|
"sully"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164652",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bemist":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to envelop, involve, or obscure in or as if in mist":[
|
|
"a bemisted mind"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"be- + mist (noun)":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"bi-\u02c8mist",
|
|
"b\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083944",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bemoan":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"delight",
|
|
"exult (in)",
|
|
"glory (in)",
|
|
"joy",
|
|
"rejoice (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to express deep grief or distress over":[
|
|
"bemoan the death of their leader"
|
|
],
|
|
": to regard with displeasure, disapproval, or regret":[
|
|
"bemoaning the lack of civility in modern political discourse"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He bemoans the fact that the team lost again.",
|
|
"an article bemoaning the decline in voter turnout",
|
|
"Some critics are always bemoaning the state of the language.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Studies still bemoan how U.S. children lag in math and science. \u2014 Chelsea Sheasley, The Christian Science Monitor , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Dolphins fans bemoan not winning a playoff game since 2000. \u2014 Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel , 14 May 2022",
|
|
"People bemoan these cars' unreliability and finicky tune, but many of these problems were resolved by the incorporation of fuel injection in '87 (this one has it), and most others, in enduring cars, have been shaken out. \u2014 Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"One speaker at the Amateur Athletic Union\u2019s annual meeting took the time to bemoan how much the hobby had bled into practice time. \u2014 Jackie Mansky, Smithsonian Magazine , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Making a Neighborhood goes beyond freebies, throwing down a challenge to people who bemoan the loss of local news but won\u2019t shell out what amounts to a monthly latte: Pay up. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"To the Mexican government and alcohol companies, the rage for tequila is perhaps an unqualified success, but ecologists like Valiente bemoan it. \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, Quartz , 8 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"It\u2019s a common parlor game to bemoan our perilous state of local media in the States. \u2014 Howard Homonoff, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Now forced to make regular stops in the G League, Moody prefers to think big picture rather than bemoan his circumstances. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"bi-\u02c8m\u014dn",
|
|
"b\u0113-"
|
|
],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for bemoan deplore , lament , bewail , bemoan mean to express grief or sorrow for something. deplore implies regret for the loss or impairment of something of value. deplores the breakdown in family values lament implies a profound or demonstrative expression of sorrow. lamenting the loss of their only child bewail and bemoan imply sorrow, disappointment, or protest finding outlet in words or cries, bewail commonly suggesting loudness, and bemoan lugubriousness. fans bewailed the defeat purists bemoaning the corruption of the language",
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"synonyms":[
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"bewail",
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"deplore",
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"grieve (for)",
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"lament",
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"mourn",
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"wail (for)"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205830",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"bemoaning":{
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"antonyms":[
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"delight",
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"exult (in)",
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"glory (in)",
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"joy",
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"rejoice (in)"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to express deep grief or distress over":[
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"bemoan the death of their leader"
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],
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": to regard with displeasure, disapproval, or regret":[
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"bemoaning the lack of civility in modern political discourse"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"He bemoans the fact that the team lost again.",
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"an article bemoaning the decline in voter turnout",
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"Some critics are always bemoaning the state of the language.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Studies still bemoan how U.S. children lag in math and science. \u2014 Chelsea Sheasley, The Christian Science Monitor , 8 June 2022",
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"Dolphins fans bemoan not winning a playoff game since 2000. \u2014 Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel , 14 May 2022",
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"People bemoan these cars' unreliability and finicky tune, but many of these problems were resolved by the incorporation of fuel injection in '87 (this one has it), and most others, in enduring cars, have been shaken out. \u2014 Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver , 15 Apr. 2022",
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"One speaker at the Amateur Athletic Union\u2019s annual meeting took the time to bemoan how much the hobby had bled into practice time. \u2014 Jackie Mansky, Smithsonian Magazine , 4 Apr. 2022",
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"Making a Neighborhood goes beyond freebies, throwing down a challenge to people who bemoan the loss of local news but won\u2019t shell out what amounts to a monthly latte: Pay up. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Mar. 2022",
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"To the Mexican government and alcohol companies, the rage for tequila is perhaps an unqualified success, but ecologists like Valiente bemoan it. \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, Quartz , 8 Mar. 2022",
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"It\u2019s a common parlor game to bemoan our perilous state of local media in the States. \u2014 Howard Homonoff, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
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"Now forced to make regular stops in the G League, Moody prefers to think big picture rather than bemoan his circumstances. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"bi-\u02c8m\u014dn",
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"b\u0113-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for bemoan deplore , lament , bewail , bemoan mean to express grief or sorrow for something. deplore implies regret for the loss or impairment of something of value. deplores the breakdown in family values lament implies a profound or demonstrative expression of sorrow. lamenting the loss of their only child bewail and bemoan imply sorrow, disappointment, or protest finding outlet in words or cries, bewail commonly suggesting loudness, and bemoan lugubriousness. fans bewailed the defeat purists bemoaning the corruption of the language",
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"synonyms":[
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"bewail",
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"deplore",
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"grieve (for)",
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"lament",
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"mourn",
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"wail (for)"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204303",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"bemud":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": muddle":[
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"bemudded thought"
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],
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": to cover or spatter with mud":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"be- + mud (noun)":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"b\u0113-",
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"bi-\u02c8m\u0259d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125507",
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"type":[
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"transitive verb"
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]
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},
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"bemuffled":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": muffled up":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"be- + muffled":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"bi-\u02c8m\u0259-f\u0259ld",
|
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"b\u0113-"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182042",
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
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]
|
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},
|
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"bemuse":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to cause to have feelings of wry or tolerant amusement":[
|
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"seems truly bemused that people beyond his circle in Seattle would be interested in his ruminations",
|
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"\u2014 Ruth B. Smith"
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],
|
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": to make confused : puzzle , bewilder":[],
|
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": to occupy the attention of : distract , absorb":[
|
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"has bemused audiences around the world"
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]
|
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},
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"examples":[
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"a public that seemed more bemused by the shenanigans of celebrities than by a war being waged half a world away",
|
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"the stage mishap momentarily bemused the actress",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Cigar in hand and a shot of tequila nearby, Texas native White would bemuse his fans with tales of drunken escapades. \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 11 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Among Fincher die-hards, the result will probably bemuse some, bore many, and thrill a relative but hearty minority. \u2014 Mark Olsen Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 4 Dec. 2020",
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"According to Peggy Leboeuf, a partner at Perrotin Gallery, a startled, and bemused , a woman in the crowd thought the original artist \u2014 Cattelan \u2014 was eating his own banana off the wall. \u2014 Howard Cohen And Siobhan Morrissey, chicagotribune.com , 8 Dec. 2019",
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"The officer, bemused but apparently satisfied, took Braithwaite\u2019s license and walked away. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Nov. 2019",
|
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"Reactions from constituents to his comeback bid have ranged from bemused to horrified. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Jan. 2020",
|
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"Which is why the look athletics director Joe Castiglione\u2019s face was a mixture of bemused and puzzled when this question was raised Wednesday as Oklahoma prepared to play in Saturday\u2019s Peach Bowl as a two-touchdown underdog to No. \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 27 Dec. 2019",
|
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"Bellocchi is both aghast and bemused by the psychology behind the cultural phenomenon of Mafia crime. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 31 Jan. 2020",
|
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"The notion that Bolton, a longtime bugbear of Democrats who has worked in four Republican administrations, was operating furtively within the White House to advance liberal objectives bemused some who have dealt with him. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 29 Jan. 2020"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1734, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"b\u0113-",
|
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"bi-\u02c8my\u00fcz"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"absorb",
|
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"busy",
|
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"catch up",
|
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"engage",
|
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"engross",
|
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"enthrall",
|
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"enthral",
|
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"enwrap",
|
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"fascinate",
|
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"grip",
|
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"immerse",
|
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"interest",
|
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"intrigue",
|
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"involve",
|
|
"occupy"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094443",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"bemused":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"clearheaded"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": having or showing feelings of wry amusement especially from something that is surprising or perplexing":[
|
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"This is not another of those now popular books about a bemused outsider's sojourn in rural France, brimming with colorful locals and heart-warming anecdotes.",
|
|
"\u2014 J. D. McClatchy"
|
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],
|
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": lost in thought or reverie":[
|
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"\u2026 as distant and bemused as a Professor Emeritus listening to the prattling of his freshman class.",
|
|
"\u2014 Michael Straight"
|
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],
|
|
": marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed":[
|
|
"\u2026 he was fumbling with the sheets, and looking down at them with a slightly bemused expression as though the stuff before him was in a foreign language \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Robert Penn Warren"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Instead, Shields was left to measure the aspirations and achievements of later generations of political figures, typically couching his views with bemused sense of humor, brushed with the disappointment of reality. \u2014 Matt Schudel, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
|
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"At the top, the two agree to fight as a bemused river god looks on. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"This despite the series being built, to the point of bemused discomfort, upon the day-to-day tensions and personality conflicts that befall every family. \u2014 Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"That way when Texas A&M\u2019s fast-talking fifth-year coach opens his mouth his players are the primary recipients of whatever comes out of it \u2014 and not a suddenly attentive, bemused nation lapping up his every hot take. \u2014 Brent Zwerneman, San Antonio Express-News , 24 May 2022",
|
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"Ladji\u2019s work here is strikingly generous: her witty character is enamored of her pal and Ladji gives her a wry sense of humor and a delightfully bemused quality. \u2014 Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune , 1 May 2022",
|
|
"Collins\u2019 bemused reaction was typical of many Republicans, who treated Greene\u2019s comment as an irritant rather than a major outrage. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The amusing encounter first saw the officer approach the unmanned Chevy Bolt with characteristic swagger, only to be left bemused that no one was behind the wheel. \u2014 Massimo Marioni, Fortune , 11 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The flood of TikTok videos is perhaps more likely to evoke our bemused awareness, a feeling of sympathy that lasts only long enough to keep us scrolling. \u2014 Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker , 3 Mar. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1734, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"b\u0113-",
|
|
"bi-\u02c8my\u00fczd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"addle",
|
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"addled",
|
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"addlepated",
|
|
"bedeviled",
|
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"befogged",
|
|
"befuddled",
|
|
"bewildered",
|
|
"bushed",
|
|
"confounded",
|
|
"confused",
|
|
"dazed",
|
|
"distracted",
|
|
"dizzy",
|
|
"dopey",
|
|
"dopy",
|
|
"fogged",
|
|
"mixed-up",
|
|
"muddleheaded",
|
|
"muzzy",
|
|
"pixilated",
|
|
"pixillated",
|
|
"punch-drunk",
|
|
"punchy",
|
|
"raddled",
|
|
"shell-shocked",
|
|
"silly",
|
|
"slaphappy",
|
|
"spaced-out",
|
|
"spaced",
|
|
"spacey",
|
|
"spacy",
|
|
"stunned",
|
|
"stupefied",
|
|
"zonked",
|
|
"zonked-out"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233524",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bemusement":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to cause to have feelings of wry or tolerant amusement":[
|
|
"seems truly bemused that people beyond his circle in Seattle would be interested in his ruminations",
|
|
"\u2014 Ruth B. Smith"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make confused : puzzle , bewilder":[],
|
|
": to occupy the attention of : distract , absorb":[
|
|
"has bemused audiences around the world"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a public that seemed more bemused by the shenanigans of celebrities than by a war being waged half a world away",
|
|
"the stage mishap momentarily bemused the actress",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Cigar in hand and a shot of tequila nearby, Texas native White would bemuse his fans with tales of drunken escapades. \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 11 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Among Fincher die-hards, the result will probably bemuse some, bore many, and thrill a relative but hearty minority. \u2014 Mark Olsen Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 4 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"According to Peggy Leboeuf, a partner at Perrotin Gallery, a startled, and bemused , a woman in the crowd thought the original artist \u2014 Cattelan \u2014 was eating his own banana off the wall. \u2014 Howard Cohen And Siobhan Morrissey, chicagotribune.com , 8 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"The officer, bemused but apparently satisfied, took Braithwaite\u2019s license and walked away. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"Reactions from constituents to his comeback bid have ranged from bemused to horrified. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"Which is why the look athletics director Joe Castiglione\u2019s face was a mixture of bemused and puzzled when this question was raised Wednesday as Oklahoma prepared to play in Saturday\u2019s Peach Bowl as a two-touchdown underdog to No. \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 27 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"Bellocchi is both aghast and bemused by the psychology behind the cultural phenomenon of Mafia crime. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 31 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"The notion that Bolton, a longtime bugbear of Democrats who has worked in four Republican administrations, was operating furtively within the White House to advance liberal objectives bemused some who have dealt with him. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 29 Jan. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1734, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"bi-\u02c8my\u00fcz",
|
|
"b\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"absorb",
|
|
"busy",
|
|
"catch up",
|
|
"engage",
|
|
"engross",
|
|
"enthrall",
|
|
"enthral",
|
|
"enwrap",
|
|
"fascinate",
|
|
"grip",
|
|
"immerse",
|
|
"interest",
|
|
"intrigue",
|
|
"involve",
|
|
"occupy"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185136",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ben trovato":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": characteristic or appropriate even if not true":[
|
|
"the story is ben trovato"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1775, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Italian, literally, well found":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccben-tr\u014d-\u02c8v\u00e4-(\u02cc)t\u014d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090637",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"benchmark":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a mark on a permanent object (such as a concrete post set into the ground) indicating elevation and serving as a reference in topographic surveys and tidal observations":[],
|
|
": a point of reference from which measurements may be made":[],
|
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": a standardized problem or test that serves as a basis for evaluation or comparison (as of computer system performance)":[],
|
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": something that serves as a standard by which others may be measured or judged":[
|
|
"a stock whose performance is a benchmark against which other stocks can be measured"
|
|
],
|
|
": to study (something, such as a competitor's product or business practices) in order to improve the performance of one's own company":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"Noun",
|
|
"a stock whose performance is a benchmark against which other stocks can be measured",
|
|
"this prize-winning biography will be the benchmark against which all others will be judged in future years",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"With his 11th No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 and 11th No. 1 single on the Hot 100, Drake is now more than halfway to catching The Beatles\u2019 all-time benchmark totals of No. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"The move would also depress the price of Russia's oil benchmark Ural, which has only risen on the back of Western bans, phase-outs, and sanctions. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Russia is selling barrels of its Urals crude for about $35 cheaper than the Brent global benchmark , which was last trading near $113 per barrel. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"The dissent is appealing to precedent, to stare decisis, and thus is understandably invested in defending the three-decade benchmark set by Casey. \u2014 Jessica Winter, The New Yorker , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"This is difficult to accomplish all at once, but taking an industry benchmark approach can help. \u2014 Kees Wesdorp, STAT , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Only 11 times since 1990 has Alaska seen a million acres of wildland burn in a single year, a benchmark the current season has already surpassed with more than a month of the fire season still to come. \u2014 Nathaniel Herz, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Interestingly, iHacktu has also revised his expectations of the A16 on Antutu's popular benchmark software. \u2014 Gordon Kelly, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Denmark, Croatia, Bulgaria, Luxembourg, France and Poland were the markets that recovered most strongly (compared with the 2019 benchmark ). \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"These portfolio tools leverage both historical and real-time production data combined with dynamic environmental data to benchmark potential and quantify results. \u2014 Jim O'brien, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Since the pandemic\u2019s early days, Americans have been taught to benchmark our risk of exposure to the virus by two metrics: proximity and duration. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Employ Google Analytics to benchmark your brand among your competitors and to reveal how readers are engaging with their websites. \u2014 John Hall, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
|
|
"Russia's main Urals crude is priced in relation to benchmark Brent. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 9 May 2022",
|
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"Russian government bonds were considered investment grade as recently as a few weeks ago, and were included in indexes used to benchmark other funds. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Volume in trading has yet to recover, raising questions about the LME's ability to accurately benchmark the price of the metal. \u2014 Nicole Goodkind, CNN , 2 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"This time, the company is accused of throttling 10,000 Android apps\u2014but not benchmark apps. \u2014 Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
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"In order for its ESG strategy to evolve in tandem with the organization\u2019s purpose, a company should annually evaluate stakeholder needs, benchmark its progress and review its targets. \u2014 Stella Bernstein, Forbes , 3 Jan. 2022"
|
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],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1813, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun",
|
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"1952, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8bench-\u02ccm\u00e4rk"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bar",
|
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"barometer",
|
|
"criterion",
|
|
"gold standard",
|
|
"grade",
|
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"mark",
|
|
"measure",
|
|
"metric",
|
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"par",
|
|
"standard",
|
|
"touchstone",
|
|
"yardstick"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165714",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"bend":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"angle",
|
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"arc",
|
|
"arch",
|
|
"bow",
|
|
"crook",
|
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"curvature",
|
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"curve",
|
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"inflection",
|
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"turn",
|
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"wind"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a curved part of a path (as of a stream or road)":[
|
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"Their house is down the road, just past the bend ."
|
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],
|
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": a diagonal band that runs from the dexter chief (see chief entry 3 sense 1 ) to the sinister base (see base entry 1 sense 8 ) on a heraldic shield \u2014 compare bend sinister":[],
|
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": a knot by which one rope is fastened to another or to some object":[],
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": compromise sense 2":[
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"refusing to bend under pressure to change",
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"bending to the will of wealthy supporters"
|
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],
|
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": fasten":[
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"bend a sail to its yard"
|
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],
|
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": incline , dispose":[
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"bending their minds to the Buddhist concept of eternity",
|
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"\u2014 Christopher Rand"
|
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],
|
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": incline , tend":[
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"She bends to the Left politically."
|
|
],
|
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": mad , crazy":[
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"appears to have gone around the bend"
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],
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": something that is bent: such as":[],
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": the act or process of bending":[
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"doing knee bends",
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"the graceful bends of Gothic windows"
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],
|
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": the state of being bent":[
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"doing knee bends",
|
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"the graceful bends of Gothic windows"
|
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],
|
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": to adapt to one's purpose : distort":[
|
|
"bend the rules"
|
|
],
|
|
": to apply oneself vigorously":[
|
|
"bending to their work"
|
|
],
|
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": to cause to turn from a straight course : deflect":[
|
|
"bend a ray of light with a mirror"
|
|
],
|
|
": to constrain or strain to tension by curving":[
|
|
"bend a bow"
|
|
],
|
|
": to direct strenuously or with interest : apply":[
|
|
"bent himself to the task"
|
|
],
|
|
": to force back to an original straight or even condition":[
|
|
"bend the wire flat"
|
|
],
|
|
": to force from a proper shape":[
|
|
"Her bicycle's back wheel got bent in the crash."
|
|
],
|
|
": to guide or turn toward : direct":[
|
|
"\u2026 bends his rapid steps in the direction of the headquarters \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 O. Henry"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make extreme efforts":[
|
|
"had to bend over backward to get these tickets"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make submissive : subdue":[
|
|
"refusing to be bent"
|
|
],
|
|
": to talk to someone at length":[],
|
|
": to turn or force from straight or even to curved or angular":[
|
|
"bend a pipe"
|
|
],
|
|
": wale entry 1 sense 2":[
|
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"\u2014 usually used in plural"
|
|
],
|
|
"city on the Deschutes River in central Oregon population 76,639":[]
|
|
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|
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"examples":[
|
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|
|
"bend a wire into a circle",
|
|
"bend the cable around a wheel",
|
|
"He bent the bow and shot an arrow from it.",
|
|
"His glasses got bent when he dropped them.",
|
|
"The trees were bending in the wind.",
|
|
"The branch will bend before it breaks.",
|
|
"She bent down to pick up a piece of paper and then she straightened up again.",
|
|
"He bent back to look up at the ceiling.",
|
|
"bend to the left and then bend to the right"
|
|
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|
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|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Middle French bende , of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German binta, bant band \u2014 more at band":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English, from Old English bendan ; akin to Old English bend fetter \u2014 more at band":"Verb and Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8bend"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
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|
|
"arch",
|
|
"bow",
|
|
"crook",
|
|
"curve",
|
|
"hook",
|
|
"swerve"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234608",
|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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"verb"
|
|
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|
|
},
|
|
"bend double":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to fold in the middle":[
|
|
"I held on tight as my fishing rod bent double .",
|
|
"He bent double in pain."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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|
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|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123243",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bend under one's own weight":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to be too heavy to maintain a straight or normal position":[
|
|
"The branches of the fruit tree were bending under their own weight ."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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|
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|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-202906",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bender":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a simple shelter consisting of a framework of branches covered with a tarpaulin":[
|
|
"The teenager had left to live in a bender , a home-made shelter in the woods \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Emma Cooney"
|
|
],
|
|
": curveball":[
|
|
"\u2026 throws a nasty bender in the zone \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Tim Kurkjian"
|
|
],
|
|
": one that bends":[],
|
|
": spree":[
|
|
"hungover after a weekend bender"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He went on a bender and was drunk all weekend.",
|
|
"didn't remember a thing after the all-night bender",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Her new novel is a genre bender : a murder story whose prose sings and snickers and soars as engagingly as Chang\u2019s literary fiction. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The wedding in the Pittsburgh area sent Caminiti on a three-day bender that ultimately ended with him calling former Rockets star John Lucas for help. \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"In 2009, an oil trader on a bender placed around $520 million of trades for crude oil, saddling his company with $10 million in losses. \u2014 Anna Hirtenstein, WSJ , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"Natural bender who plays with encouraging leverage and uncoils upon contact. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"One issue in, Love Everlasting is already a brain- bender : Its protagonist appears to be waking up again and again, each time in a slightly different variation of a classic romance plot. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Or will the day\u2019s headlines prompt us to go all out and splurge on an end-of-the-world bender ? \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Directed by Mia Barnes, a sneak peek at the music video captures a bender with buddies. \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 2 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Joi Gilliam, a genre- bender who also loves the stage, has been a fan of Davis since the early 90s. \u2014 Essence , 9 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ben-d\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"binge",
|
|
"bust",
|
|
"carousal",
|
|
"carouse",
|
|
"drunk",
|
|
"jamboree",
|
|
"spree",
|
|
"toot",
|
|
"wassail"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210806",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bending":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"angle",
|
|
"arc",
|
|
"arch",
|
|
"bow",
|
|
"crook",
|
|
"curvature",
|
|
"curve",
|
|
"inflection",
|
|
"turn",
|
|
"wind"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a curved part of a path (as of a stream or road)":[
|
|
"Their house is down the road, just past the bend ."
|
|
],
|
|
": a diagonal band that runs from the dexter chief (see chief entry 3 sense 1 ) to the sinister base (see base entry 1 sense 8 ) on a heraldic shield \u2014 compare bend sinister":[],
|
|
": a knot by which one rope is fastened to another or to some object":[],
|
|
": compromise sense 2":[
|
|
"refusing to bend under pressure to change",
|
|
"bending to the will of wealthy supporters"
|
|
],
|
|
": fasten":[
|
|
"bend a sail to its yard"
|
|
],
|
|
": incline , dispose":[
|
|
"bending their minds to the Buddhist concept of eternity",
|
|
"\u2014 Christopher Rand"
|
|
],
|
|
": incline , tend":[
|
|
"She bends to the Left politically."
|
|
],
|
|
": mad , crazy":[
|
|
"appears to have gone around the bend"
|
|
],
|
|
": something that is bent: such as":[],
|
|
": the act or process of bending":[
|
|
"doing knee bends",
|
|
"the graceful bends of Gothic windows"
|
|
],
|
|
": the state of being bent":[
|
|
"doing knee bends",
|
|
"the graceful bends of Gothic windows"
|
|
],
|
|
": to adapt to one's purpose : distort":[
|
|
"bend the rules"
|
|
],
|
|
": to apply oneself vigorously":[
|
|
"bending to their work"
|
|
],
|
|
": to cause to turn from a straight course : deflect":[
|
|
"bend a ray of light with a mirror"
|
|
],
|
|
": to constrain or strain to tension by curving":[
|
|
"bend a bow"
|
|
],
|
|
": to direct strenuously or with interest : apply":[
|
|
"bent himself to the task"
|
|
],
|
|
": to force back to an original straight or even condition":[
|
|
"bend the wire flat"
|
|
],
|
|
": to force from a proper shape":[
|
|
"Her bicycle's back wheel got bent in the crash."
|
|
],
|
|
": to guide or turn toward : direct":[
|
|
"\u2026 bends his rapid steps in the direction of the headquarters \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 O. Henry"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make extreme efforts":[
|
|
"had to bend over backward to get these tickets"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make submissive : subdue":[
|
|
"refusing to be bent"
|
|
],
|
|
": to talk to someone at length":[],
|
|
": to turn or force from straight or even to curved or angular":[
|
|
"bend a pipe"
|
|
],
|
|
": wale entry 1 sense 2":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used in plural"
|
|
],
|
|
"city on the Deschutes River in central Oregon population 76,639":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"bend a wire into a circle",
|
|
"bend the cable around a wheel",
|
|
"He bent the bow and shot an arrow from it.",
|
|
"His glasses got bent when he dropped them.",
|
|
"The trees were bending in the wind.",
|
|
"The branch will bend before it breaks.",
|
|
"She bent down to pick up a piece of paper and then she straightened up again.",
|
|
"He bent back to look up at the ceiling.",
|
|
"bend to the left and then bend to the right"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Middle French bende , of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German binta, bant band \u2014 more at band":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English, from Old English bendan ; akin to Old English bend fetter \u2014 more at band":"Verb and Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8bend"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
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|
|
"arch",
|
|
"bow",
|
|
"crook",
|
|
"curve",
|
|
"hook",
|
|
"swerve"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090554",
|
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|
|
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|
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"geographical name",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bendy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"inflexible",
|
|
"rigid",
|
|
"stiff",
|
|
"stiffened"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": flexible , pliable":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the kids love to use bendy straws",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Memories, the drugstore packages said, in a bendy font that faded in thickness, toward the word\u2019s conclusion, to become confetti. \u2014 Kathleen Alcott, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Most recently, TheElec on Monday reported that South Korean company SK IE Technology will make transparent polyimide films to cover the bendy 4K OLED panels. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Jumping from the far end of the branch would reduce the gap, but the bendy tip would be less stable. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The company is behind the iconic Gorillapod, the amazing little black-and-white bendy device that is a brilliant alternative to a mini tripod. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"For one, although the microprocessor is built on a substrate of flexible plastic, it was tested on a flat--not bendy --surface. \u2014 Christopher Intagliata, Scientific American , 24 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"But black holes take their cues from general relativity, the theory that space and time form a bendy fabric and gravity is the fabric\u2019s curves. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 23 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Outsize and awkward, its bendy waist looking like a tattered accordion between cars, the bus prowled one of the city\u2019s widest streets. \u2014 Annalee Newitz, SFChronicle.com , 12 July 2020",
|
|
"With hinges and moving parts, the surface under the display might have some gaps in it, especially at the bendy parts. \u2014 Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica , 28 Feb. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1873, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ben-d\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"flexible",
|
|
"limber",
|
|
"lissome",
|
|
"lissom",
|
|
"lithe",
|
|
"lithesome",
|
|
"pliable",
|
|
"pliant",
|
|
"supple",
|
|
"willowy"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051037",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beneath":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"below",
|
|
"neath",
|
|
"under"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": at the foot of":[
|
|
"a camp beneath a hill"
|
|
],
|
|
": concealed by : under the guise of":[
|
|
"a warm heart beneath a gruff manner"
|
|
],
|
|
": directly under":[
|
|
"the ground beneath her feet"
|
|
],
|
|
": directly under : underneath":[
|
|
"Look at the illustration and read what is beneath ."
|
|
],
|
|
": in or to a lower position : below":[
|
|
"the mountains and the towns beneath"
|
|
],
|
|
": in or to a lower position than : below":[
|
|
"beneath the surface"
|
|
],
|
|
": not suitable to the rank of : unworthy of":[
|
|
"a job that is beneath his dignity"
|
|
],
|
|
": under the control, pressure, or influence of":[
|
|
"the chair sagged beneath his weight"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adverb",
|
|
"the mountains and the towns beneath",
|
|
"the sky above and the earth beneath",
|
|
"an awning with chairs and tables beneath",
|
|
"The ground beneath is covered with flowers.",
|
|
"Preposition",
|
|
"the sky above us and the earth beneath us",
|
|
"just beneath the surface of the water",
|
|
"The painting is hanging on the wall with a plaque beneath it.",
|
|
"We had a picnic beneath a large tree.",
|
|
"The paper was hidden beneath a pile of books.",
|
|
"She wore a sweater beneath her coat.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
|
|
"Ditch the fixed lid, and the Maserati\u2019s roofline preserves much of its former sleekness, only adding an incremental amount of height to the carbon-fiber flying buttresses in order to accommodate the complex folding bits beneath . \u2014 Basem Wasef, Robb Report , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"To check, turn the item over and remove a portion of the dust catcher beneath . \u2014 Washington Post , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"Off came the house\u2019s gutters and drain pipes, shutters and 1970s aluminum siding, revealing the original, century-old siding beneath . \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 7 May 2022",
|
|
"There are few sites more picturesque than this: Surrounded by lush tropical Hawaiian flora, the residence is steps away from two natural waterfalls on either side that cascade into the ocean beneath . \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Robb Report , 28 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Zo\u00eb Kravitz holds the screen with her cool austerity, her impassive fa\u00e7ade hinting at heavy anxieties just beneath . \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 9 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The webcam is magnetically attached to a metal stand in order to give a top-down view of the paper beneath . \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 15 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Today, Lacefield writes, much of the fertile dark soil that gave the area its name has weathered away to the chalk bedrock beneath . \u2014 Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al , 12 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Blanco y Verde features a green on white color palette, while Amarillo Uno features cut outs on the yellow dial that reveal white beneath , along with a white Museum dot. \u2014 Roberta Naas, Forbes , 6 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
|
|
"But beneath the bright patter and eye-catching descriptions, each story has sadness at its core. \u2014 Marion Winik, Washington Post , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"Old, new, unforeseen, but always unsinkable, always forever, just beneath the surface, where the soul lies. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"Meanwhile invasive Russian olive and tamarisk trees have moved in beneath the canopy, all fire-prone species. \u2014 Jim Robbins, Wired , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"Farther west, at the spot beneath the overpass, swimmers have essentially incorporated the fencing there into their adventure. \u2014 New York Times , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"Earth tremors can be a signal of molten material rising upward, refueling the magma chamber beneath a volcano. \u2014 David Bressan, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Violence and bigotry ran just as reliably beneath the smooth modern lines of fascist life. \u2014 Dominic Green, WSJ , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Honda engineers can swap the modules beneath the turntable, a process that takes about four hours. \u2014 Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Notes of white violet leaves, marigold and oak moss conjure up memories of a cozy fall hike beneath changing leaves. \u2014 April Franzino, Good Housekeeping , 23 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Preposition"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English benethe , from Old English beneothan , from be- + neothan below; akin to Old English nithera nether \u2014 more at nether":"Adverb and Preposition"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"bi-\u02c8n\u0113th",
|
|
"b\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"below",
|
|
"under",
|
|
"underneath"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001618",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"preposition"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"benediction":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"anathema",
|
|
"curse",
|
|
"execration",
|
|
"imprecation",
|
|
"malediction"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a Roman Catholic or Anglo-Catholic devotion (see devotion sense 1c ) including the exposition of the eucharistic Host in the monstrance and the blessing of the people with it":[],
|
|
": an expression of good wishes":[
|
|
"\u2026 yearning for the benediction of the New York critics \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Time"
|
|
],
|
|
": something that promotes goodness or well-being":[
|
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"\u2026 the Mexican sun is no pleasant benediction like our northern sun \u2026",
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"\u2014 Gertrude Diamant"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"He dismissed the congregation with a benediction .",
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"the priest offered a benediction for the missing children",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The procession will culminate in a very meaningful time of adoration and benediction with the Blessed Sacrament at St. James the Less. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 18 June 2022",
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"After the final benediction , congregants streamed past him, eager to offer hugs or handshakes and fulsome congratulations. \u2014 Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online , 30 May 2022",
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"After an exceptional hour, Mozart leaves us with a benediction but without the peace offering. \u2014 Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
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"Worshipers began writhing as if in pain, others waved their hands in the air in benediction . \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Mar. 2022",
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"The ceremony closed, as always, with a special benediction from an industry veteran. \u2014 Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 Mar. 2022",
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"Coach Demarco Bradley raised his hands to the sky and just after noon, the basketball benediction ended the mid-morning celebration. \u2014 Scott Springer, The Enquirer , 20 Mar. 2022",
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"Directly after Brinton\u2019s remarks, however, the benediction at the branch\u2019s services centered on Ukraine. \u2014 Saige Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 4 Mar. 2022",
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"Even the interior scenes are brushed with a golden light, and sometimes that light feels like a benediction . \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 7 Jan. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English benediccioun , from Late Latin benediction-, benedictio , from benedicere to bless, from Latin, to speak well of, from bene well (akin to Latin bonus good) + dicere to say \u2014 more at bounty , diction":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccbe-n\u0259-\u02c8dik-sh\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"benison",
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"blessing"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235055",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"benedictional":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a book of benedictions":[],
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": of or relating to benediction":[
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"the benedictional attitude of the child",
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"\u2014 Herbert Read"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Medieval Latin benedictionale , from neuter of benedictionalis of a benediction (in benedictionalis liber book of benedictions), from Late Latin benediction-, benedictio + Latin -alis -al":"Noun",
|
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"benediction + -al":"Adjective"
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"-sh\u0259-n\u1d4al",
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"\u00a6be-n\u0259-\u00a6dik-shn\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130228",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
|
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]
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},
|
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"benedictive":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": expressing a wish : precative":[
|
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"\u2014 used of an aorist optative in Sanskrit and of moods with similar grammatical meaning in other languages"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Late Latin benedict us (past participle of benedicere to bless) + English -ive":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u00a6be-n\u0259-\u00a6dik-tiv"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191140",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"benedictory":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": of or expressing benediction":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1710, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccbe-n\u0259-\u02c8dik-t(\u0259-)r\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085632",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"benedight":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": blessed":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Late Latin benedictus":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8be-n\u0259-\u02ccd\u012bt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212019",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"benefact":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to act as a benefactor of":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"back-formation from benefactor":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8be-n\u0259-\u02ccfakt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081551",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"benefaction":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the act of benefiting":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the generous benefaction from an anonymous donor meant the animal shelter could stay open",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Its grand eighteenth-century buildings were dominated by the huge Codrington Library, named after the West Indian slave owner whose benefaction enriched his old college. \u2014 Fara Dabhoiwala, The New York Review of Books , 1 July 2021",
|
|
"One thing is crystal clear: This industry has been built off the backs of workers who are underpaid, who have to depend on your benefaction . \u2014 Corby Kummer, The Atlantic , 26 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"Major donors to the $4-million-plus project include a royal benefaction from Jordan's King Abdullah II, and $1.3-million gift from Mica Ertegun to the World Monuments Fund in support of the project. \u2014 National Geographic , 26 Oct. 2016",
|
|
"Major donors to the $4-million-plus project include a royal benefaction from Jordan's King Abdullah II, and $1.3-million gift from Mica Ertegun to the World Monuments Fund in support of the project. \u2014 National Geographic , 26 Oct. 2016"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1635, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Late Latin benefaction-, benefactio , from Latin bene facere to do good to, from bene + facere to do \u2014 more at do":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccbe-n\u0259-\u02c8fak-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"alms",
|
|
"beneficence",
|
|
"charity",
|
|
"contribution",
|
|
"donation",
|
|
"philanthropy"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110427",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"benefactive":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a benefactive form or set of forms in a language":[],
|
|
": indicating that someone is benefited":[
|
|
"\u2014 used especially of affixes and verb forms in various American Indian languages"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin benefact us + English -ive":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6be-n\u0259-\u00a6fak-tiv"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033336",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"benefactor":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"With the help of a rich benefactor he set up a charity.",
|
|
"an anonymous benefactor gave the school a dozen new computers",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The fluctuation does underscore the potential impact of counting too much on one benefactor , said Brian Mittendorf, professor of accounting specializing in nonprofits at the Ohio State University. \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"From benefactor , to sponsor, to teacher, and ultimately guide, there must be a framework that leaders in this space can follow to live with purpose and create a future where the landscape offers both social and financial impact. \u2014 Jonathan Kaufman, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"The museum, opened in 2003, was named for Sam Booth, an Atlanta businessman and good friend and mentor of the benefactor \u2019s family. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Advertisers can become an important benefactor for this modern, rewarding experiential approach to content and advertising. \u2014 Gary Drenik, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Irvin\u2019s chief campaign benefactor is Griffin, who has been engaged in a feud for years with Pritzker, who himself is a billionaire. \u2014 Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"In 1783, Belinda Sutton, a woman formerly enslaved to wealthy Harvard benefactor Isaac Royall, petitioned Massachusetts for reparations, illuminating what many historians see as the long-fought battle for reparations that continues today. \u2014 Tiffany Cusaac-smith, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Harvard\u2019s report says Cuba Vassall was enslaved by Penelope Royall Vassall, sister of Isaac Royall Jr., the slaveholding benefactor of Harvard Law School. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"That investment in an apparently losing candidate, though, pales to Flynn\u2019s biggest benefactor : cryptocurrency billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried. \u2014 Aaron Blake, Anchorage Daily News , 18 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8be-n\u0259-\u02ccfak-t\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"angel",
|
|
"donator",
|
|
"donor",
|
|
"fairy godmother",
|
|
"Maecenas",
|
|
"patron",
|
|
"sugar daddy"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092309",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"benefactress":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a woman who is a benefactor":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Ross resigned, at Stanford\u2019s behest and amid great scandal, forcing Jordan to take the blame for the decision and defend his benefactress in order to save the university\u2019s reputation. \u2014 Maia Silber, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"Christian Temperance Union leader Frances Willard and millionaire benefactress Alva Belmont. \u2014 Lila Thulin, Smithsonian Magazine , 18 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"Ragan had served as benefactress to his predecessor, and her money helped make Rosenberger the youngest House speaker in the nation. \u2014 Chrissie Thompson, Cincinnati.com , 9 June 2018",
|
|
"Looking for an alternative, Batchelder and Ragan \u2013 the statesman's longtime friend and benefactress \u2013 considered Rosenberger. \u2014 Jessie Balmert, Cincinnati.com , 23 Apr. 2018",
|
|
"Leading the festival last weekend was not Jurowski, but the amiable St\u00e9phane Den\u00e8ve, whose longtime friend Wilmington philanthropist Tatiana Copeland was its benefactress . \u2014 Peter Dobrin, Philly.com , 1 May 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1711, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8be-n\u0259-\u02ccfak-tris"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105321",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"benefic":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bad",
|
|
"disadvantageous",
|
|
"unfavorable",
|
|
"unfriendly",
|
|
"unhelpful",
|
|
"unprofitable"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": beneficent":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the belief that participation in sports has a benefic influence on a young person",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Independently, both Jupiter and Venus are benefic planets that promote love, fortune, and expanded opportunities. \u2014 Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure , 14 Aug. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1641, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin beneficus , from bene + facere":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"b\u0259-\u02c8ne-fik"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advantageous",
|
|
"beneficent",
|
|
"beneficial",
|
|
"benignant",
|
|
"favorable",
|
|
"friendly",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"helpful",
|
|
"kindly",
|
|
"profitable",
|
|
"salutary"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042517",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"benefice":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a feudal estate in lands : fief":[],
|
|
": an ecclesiastical office to which the revenue from an endowment is attached":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The Vicar of Bray was a celebrated side-switching clergyman who managed to retain his benefice during the religious controversies of the mid-16th century by constantly shifting his allegiance. \u2014 D.j. Taylor, WSJ , 29 Oct. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin beneficium , from Latin, favor, promotion, from beneficus":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8be-n\u0259-f\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194510",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beneficence":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": benefaction":[
|
|
"bestow your beneficences generously",
|
|
"\u2014 W. L. Sullivan"
|
|
],
|
|
": the quality or state of doing or producing good : the quality or state of being beneficent":[
|
|
"admired for her beneficence"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the town library stays open primarily through beneficences from concerned residents",
|
|
"a religious leader whose beneficence is felt by all who meet him",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"That is, the nonprofit organization raises its brand status by associating with a strong bank brand, and the bank\u2019s beneficence earns it the trust and appreciation of the community. \u2014 Jeff Bradford, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Developers can't build an algorithm with empathy, beneficence , intuition and the art of listening. \u2014 Adam Saltman, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"Modern bioethics rests on four basic principles to determine whether a procedure is ethical: autonomy, justice, beneficence , and non-maleficence. \u2014 Jan Dutkiewicz, The New Republic , 20 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"In the power dynamic between patients and physicians, patients historically have not held authority but relied on the beneficence of their clinicians to ensure their needs are met. \u2014 Lisa I. Iezzoni, STAT , 14 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Sondheim tells Larson that his work is actually pretty good, despite his doubters, and his beneficence hangs over the movie, held up as an example of a previous generation supporting the next. \u2014 Jackson Mchenry, Vulture , 20 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"For her part, though, Jones has compared the creation of the monument to other federal policies that, while meant to express beneficence , had a profound adverse effect on her life. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Medieval and Renaissance painters depicted unicorns nestled in the Virgin Mary\u2019s lap \u2014 a symbol of purity and beneficence . \u2014 New York Times , 17 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Over the ensuing years, Arlo perfects the art of showing up and vanishing without warning\u2014subtly mirroring his father\u2019s behavior toward him, down to his sporadic financial beneficence . \u2014 Heller Mcalpin, WSJ , 16 June 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin beneficentia , from beneficus \u2014 see benefice":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"b\u0259-\u02c8ne-f\u0259-s\u0259n(t)s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"alms",
|
|
"benefaction",
|
|
"charity",
|
|
"contribution",
|
|
"donation",
|
|
"philanthropy"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084029",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beneficent":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"atrocious",
|
|
"barbaric",
|
|
"barbarous",
|
|
"bestial",
|
|
"brutal",
|
|
"brute",
|
|
"brutish",
|
|
"callous",
|
|
"cold-blooded",
|
|
"cruel",
|
|
"fiendish",
|
|
"hard-hearted",
|
|
"heartless",
|
|
"inhuman",
|
|
"inhumane",
|
|
"insensate",
|
|
"sadistic",
|
|
"savage",
|
|
"truculent",
|
|
"uncompassionate",
|
|
"unfeeling",
|
|
"unkind",
|
|
"unkindly",
|
|
"unsympathetic",
|
|
"vicious",
|
|
"wanton"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": beneficial":[
|
|
"beneficent bacteria"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a humane and beneficent policy",
|
|
"a beneficent couple who are regular volunteers at a homeless shelter",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"To avoid scrutiny and having the face the court of public opinion, many organizations and institutions took pre-emptive measures that on the surface seemed beneficent . \u2014 Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
|
|
"This inevitably results in conflict with his cohorts, who don\u2019t appreciate such beneficent actions as Wolf gently coaxing a frightened kitty down from a tree. \u2014 Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"There was a question about it every now and again, but Frank will be remembered as a beneficent champion of his native state, one who worked hard for the greater good. \u2014 oregonlive , 13 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Carmakers have noted their moves toward electrification, their commitments to sustainability during the manufacturing process, and their general insistence on beneficent environmental stewardship. \u2014 Brett Berk, Outside Online , 19 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Today\u2019s Tiny Tims can\u2019t rely on beneficent poltergeists to scare plutocrats straight. \u2014 Natalie Shure, The New Republic , 20 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Moral perversion exists side by side in Shakespeare\u2019s tragedy with beneficent strength. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Whether donating seed money to an aspiring entrepreneur or inspiring women in Ghana to launch their own businesses, Gordon remains motivated by her grandmother\u2019s beneficent legacy. \u2014 Malina Saval, Variety , 17 Nov. 2021",
|
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"This beneficent district is traversed by Sun Tran buses, sprinkled with Tugo bikeshare stations, and bisected by the Sun Link streetcar. \u2014 Jeff Mcmahon, Forbes , 29 Oct. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"back-formation from beneficence":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"b\u0259-\u02c8ne-f\u0259-s\u0259nt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"benevolent",
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"benignant",
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"compassionate",
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"good-hearted",
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"humane",
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"kind",
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"kindhearted",
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"kindly",
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"softhearted",
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"sympathetic",
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"tender",
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"tenderhearted",
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"warmhearted"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185818",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"beneficial":{
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"antonyms":[
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"bad",
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"disadvantageous",
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"unfavorable",
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"unfriendly",
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"unhelpful",
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"unprofitable"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": producing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit entry 1 sense 1 )":[
|
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"the beneficial effects of regular exercise",
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"insects that are beneficial to your garden"
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],
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": receiving or entitling one to receive advantage, use, or benefit":[
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"a beneficial owner of securities",
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"a beneficial interest in an estate"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"He hopes the new drug will prove beneficial to many people.",
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"Regular exercise has many beneficial health effects.",
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"They have a relationship that is beneficial to both of them.",
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"Some insects are harmful but others are beneficial .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The swing would be especially beneficial to individuals who have severe cerebral palsy or spina bifida or who lack head, neck or back control and cannot sit upright, La Ha said. \u2014 Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune , 20 June 2022",
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"Pathak says that the deal was particularly beneficial to Mukesh Ambani, CEO of Reliance Industries and India's richest man. \u2014 Grady Mcgregor, Fortune , 15 June 2022",
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"The goal is to create stability during periods of oil price fluctuation that is beneficial to both the client and the supplier. \u2014 Amiad Solomon, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
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"Turmeric is beneficial to the skin because its natural properties aid in removing blemishes and dark spots. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 June 2022",
|
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"The author advocates for diversity, equity and inclusion being treated in workplaces as another strength that can be beneficial to both employers and employees. \u2014 Tori B. Powell, CBS News , 9 June 2022",
|
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"Total passengers boarded: 6,537,197 Alaska Airlines may have a higher number of overbooking incidents, but its bump policy is still beneficial to the traveler. \u2014 cleveland , 5 June 2022",
|
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"In other cases, however, releasing information can be beneficial to investigations. \u2014 Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online , 5 June 2022",
|
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"The hypoallergenic and stainless-steel blades and foil covers are also beneficial to those with easily irritated skin, as per the brand. \u2014 Dori Price, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin beneficium favor, benefit \u2014 see benefice":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccbe-n\u0259-\u02c8fi-sh\u0259l"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"advantageous",
|
|
"benefic",
|
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"beneficent",
|
|
"benignant",
|
|
"favorable",
|
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"friendly",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"helpful",
|
|
"kindly",
|
|
"profitable",
|
|
"salutary"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084257",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beneficiary":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something":[
|
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"the main beneficiaries of these economic reforms"
|
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],
|
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": the person designated to receive the income of an estate that is subject to a trust (see trust entry 1 sense 3a )":[],
|
|
": the person named (as in an insurance policy) to receive proceeds or benefits (see benefit entry 1 sense 2b )":[
|
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"named her husband as the sole beneficiary of her life insurance policy"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The college was a beneficiary of the private grant.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The company, which has been a beneficiary of the boom in online shopping demand during the pandemic, will report its latest quarterly results after the closing bell Thursday. \u2014 Paul R. La Monica, CNN , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder was also a beneficiary of the gun lobby, raking in $6,000 in donations over that timeframe. \u2014 cleveland , 31 May 2022",
|
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"Kershaw was a beneficiary of the lineup\u2019s most recent outburst, which included a couple of homers by Cody Bellinger and another by Freddie Freeman. \u2014 Dylan Hern\u00e1ndez, Los Angeles Times , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Donald Trump actually was a beneficiary of that, to some degree. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"As far as available 2022 prospects go, there are a few names to keep an eye on, as Auburn could be a beneficiary of the fallout at LSU, where Will Wade was recently fired after the program received its notice of allegations from the NCAA. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Special Olympics is also a beneficiary , according to organizers. \u2014 Karie Angell Luc, chicagotribune.com , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
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"His remarks also included a thinly veiled nod to lawmakers who claimed Biden's Supreme Court pick would be a beneficiary of affirmative action. \u2014 Byrick Klein,averi Harper, ABC News , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"One of eight defensemen on the 25-man U.S. roster, Cooper is a beneficiary of the NHL\u2019s decision to skip the Olympics because of disruptions to the regular season by COVID-19. \u2014 Beth Bragg, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1662, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see benefice":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccbe-n\u0259-\u02c8fi-sh\u0113-\u02ccer-\u0113, -\u02c8fi-sh\u0259-r\u0113",
|
|
"-\u02c8fi-sh(\u0259-)r\u0113",
|
|
"\u02ccbe-n\u0259-\u02c8fi-sh\u0113-\u02ccer-\u0113",
|
|
"-e-r\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-195311",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"benefit":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"advantage",
|
|
"avail",
|
|
"help",
|
|
"profit",
|
|
"serve"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a payment or service provided for under an annuity, pension plan, or insurance policy":[
|
|
"collecting his retirement benefits"
|
|
],
|
|
": a service (such as health insurance) or right (as to take vacation time) provided by an employer in addition to wages or salary":[
|
|
"The job doesn't pay much, but the benefits are good."
|
|
],
|
|
": an act of kindness : benefaction":[],
|
|
": an entertainment or social event to raise funds for a person or cause":[
|
|
"holding a benefit to raise money for the school"
|
|
],
|
|
": financial help in time of sickness, old age, or unemployment":[
|
|
"is on unemployment benefit",
|
|
"a disability benefit",
|
|
"a family on benefits"
|
|
],
|
|
": something that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage":[
|
|
"discounted prices and other benefits of a museum membership",
|
|
"The benefits outweigh the risks of taking the drug.",
|
|
"reaping the benefits of their hard work",
|
|
"changes that will be to your benefit"
|
|
],
|
|
": to be useful or profitable to":[
|
|
"tax cuts that primarily benefit the wealthy",
|
|
"held a fund-raiser to benefit her campaign"
|
|
],
|
|
": to receive help or an advantage : to receive benefit":[
|
|
"patients who will benefit from the drug",
|
|
"has benefited from his experiences in the military"
|
|
],
|
|
": useful aid : help":[
|
|
"without the benefit of a lawyer"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"Noun",
|
|
"the benefits of fresh air and sunshine",
|
|
"A benefit of museum membership is that purchases are discounted.",
|
|
"There are many financial benefits to owning your own home.",
|
|
"She is just now starting to reap the benefits of all her hard work.",
|
|
"The benefits of taking the drug outweigh its risks.",
|
|
"I see no benefit in changing the system now.",
|
|
"We're lucky to be able to get the full benefit of her knowledge.",
|
|
"He began collecting his retirement benefits when he was 65.",
|
|
"He began collecting his retirement benefit when he was 65.",
|
|
"The job doesn't pay much, but the benefits are good.",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"The new plan may benefit many students.",
|
|
"medicines that benefit thousands of people",
|
|
"The politician held a fund-raiser to benefit his campaign.",
|
|
"Some critics say that the tax cuts only benefit wealthy people.",
|
|
"He'll benefit by having experiences I never did.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Proceeds benefit scholarships for military and first responder families. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"The equity category included data on inclusivity, pay equity and community benefit . \u2014 Julie Washington, cleveland , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Be clear on your overall communication goal for your particular audience, including the benefit for them. \u2014 Palena Neale, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Treasured for their fragrant flowers, lilacs benefit from long winters. \u2014 Terri Robertson, Country Living , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"There is evidence that high-intensity workouts of even short duration can have significant benefit for cardiovascular fitness. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"The Moon follows up with a trine to Saturn, bringing our imagination and reality together for everyone's benefit . \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Lemon Grove\u2019s new budget approves salary and benefit bumps for city staff, but officials said even higher pay is necessary to retain employees as rising home and gas prices buffet the region. \u2014 Blake Nelsonstaff Reporter, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"The company is currently considering expanding that benefit to all its US staff, including remote employees in states with trigger laws that may soon ban abortions, according to a Match spokesperson. \u2014 Clare Duffy And Jennifer Korn, CNN , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"During the audition process, if ALP leadership sees outstanding talent that would benefit from additional training, that performer will be awarded a scholarship to one of the ALP camps. \u2014 Genesis Malone, The Courier-Journal , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"More importantly, eradicating mobile ad fraud from your e-commerce business saves you from spending your marketing budget on channels that won\u2019t benefit you. \u2014 Jacob Loveless, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Denise Su does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment. \u2014 Denise Su, The Conversation , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Jonas Salk recruited many stars like Crick, believing that talent attracts talent, a philosophy that would benefit Eckhart. \u2014 Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"The annual race was founded by ultramarathon competitor Micah True, who lived among the Raramuri, was inspired by their running prowess and wanted to benefit them while highlighting their culture. \u2014 Fox News , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"And the type of movie that could benefit from having some of the old Avengers guiding the new superheroes. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Focus on organizing your own thoughts and taking action to benefit yourself rather than on giving people who aren't involved in the situation a play-by-play. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"The pre-Enlightenment world was dominated by the powerful, who defined the public interest to benefit themselves and imposed their will on productive members of society. \u2014 Phil Gramm And Mike Solon, WSJ , 23 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4":"Noun",
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French benfet , from Latin bene factum , from neuter of bene factus , past participle of bene facere":"Noun and Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8be-n\u0259-\u02ccfit"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advantage",
|
|
"aid",
|
|
"asset",
|
|
"boon",
|
|
"help"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193101",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"benevolence":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a compulsory contribution or tax levied by certain English kings with no other authority than the claim of prerogative (see prerogative sense 1b )":[],
|
|
": a generous gift":[],
|
|
": an act of kindness":[],
|
|
": disposition to do good":[
|
|
"a king known for his benevolence"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"self-effacing as well as selfless, he refused all public acknowledgement of his many benevolences to the community",
|
|
"her benevolence towards her employees was such that she actually let one live in her home temporarily",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"On a bright afternoon 40 days since the equinox, our sun showed spring strength, especially with few clouds to interfere with its beaming benevolence . \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The long arc of history points to our benevolence and cooperation as a species, and the real science is only now catching up and changing researchers\u2019 views on subjects from economics to psychology. \u2014 Ryan Krogh, Outside Online , 11 May 2021",
|
|
"And benevolence is certainly top of mind as the world responds to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 Marnie Hunter, CNN , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Hopefully, the uptick in benevolence -- in all its forms - carries into 2022 and beyond. \u2014 Marnie Hunter, CNN , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Western benevolence can\u2019t straighten out the Islamic Republic\u2019s internal contradictions. \u2014 Reuel Marc Gerecht, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The soundtrack makes apt use of tracks by George Jones and Waylon Jennings, and Linda Perry contributes a new tune, sung over the closing credits by Patty Griffin, that sums up the uncommon benevolence Leslie experiences. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The research suggests that forgiveness is a transformative process that involves releasing negativity toward the transgressor and possibly increasing positivity and feelings of benevolence towards them. \u2014 Mark Travers, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Despite its apparent lack of benevolence , Friday offered the occasional rewards provided by even the least promising sort of winter\u2019s day. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see benevolent":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"b\u0259-\u02c8ne-v\u0259-l\u0259ns",
|
|
"-\u02c8ne-v\u0259-",
|
|
"b\u0259-\u02c8nev-l\u0259n(t)s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"boon",
|
|
"courtesy",
|
|
"favor",
|
|
"grace",
|
|
"indulgence",
|
|
"kindness",
|
|
"mercy",
|
|
"service",
|
|
"turn"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093833",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"benevolent":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"atrocious",
|
|
"barbaric",
|
|
"barbarous",
|
|
"bestial",
|
|
"brutal",
|
|
"brute",
|
|
"brutish",
|
|
"callous",
|
|
"cold-blooded",
|
|
"cruel",
|
|
"fiendish",
|
|
"hard-hearted",
|
|
"heartless",
|
|
"inhuman",
|
|
"inhumane",
|
|
"insensate",
|
|
"sadistic",
|
|
"savage",
|
|
"truculent",
|
|
"uncompassionate",
|
|
"unfeeling",
|
|
"unkind",
|
|
"unkindly",
|
|
"unsympathetic",
|
|
"vicious",
|
|
"wanton"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": marked by or disposed to doing good":[
|
|
"a benevolent donor"
|
|
],
|
|
": marked by or suggestive of goodwill":[
|
|
"benevolent smiles"
|
|
],
|
|
": organized for the purpose of doing good":[
|
|
"a benevolent society"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Trees that size are like whales, sort of benevolent in their huge bulk \u2026 \u2014 Sebastian Junger , This Old House , March/April 1998",
|
|
"Grandfather sometimes turned on us like a rigged trap, and of course the benevolent gaze of the sage became the glare of the patriarch. \u2014 Darryl Pinckney , High Cotton , 1992",
|
|
"A Southern writer is allowed his eccentricities. The prevailing attitude is a kind of benevolent neglect. \u2014 Walker Percy , \"Why I Live Where I Live,\" 1980 , in Signposts in a Strange Land , 1991",
|
|
"They tore out the windows of the club's simple storefront and bricked them over and left two much smaller windows \u2026 so that the look of the club changed from that of a benevolent neighborhood organization to that of a paramilitary one. \u2014 \"The Talk of the Town,\" New Yorker , 26 Feb. 1990",
|
|
"a gift from a benevolent donor",
|
|
"He belonged to several benevolent societies and charitable organizations.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Their goal is to become the world\u2019s favorite benevolent brand. \u2014 Afdhel Aziz, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"According to Fire and Blood, Martin's book that inspired the show, the benevolent King Viserys (Paddy Considine) picked his daughter to succeed him on the Iron Throne. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"As a boy, Amleth lives in a benevolent corner of this world. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"This particular set was so fueled by benevolent energy. \u2014 Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"The Catholic Archdiocese of Cotonou donated the land on which the Tokan facility is built and benevolent members of the community, both local and international, also donate money, food and other supplies. \u2014 Adie Vanessa Offiong, CNN , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Since benevolent Venus enters your 8th House of Big Money starting today, even the most intimidating bureaucracies can function more smoothly than usual for you. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"Private interests and free markets accomplished what no benevolent king\u2019s redistribution, no loving bishop\u2019s charity, no mercantilistic protectionism, and no powerful guild ever did\u2014deliver broad, unending prosperity. \u2014 Phil Gramm And Mike Solon, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"After his deathbed repentance, he will, apparently, be absolved of all his sins and return as sort of a benevolent angel. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Latin benevolent-, benevolens , from bene + volent-, volens , present participle of velle to wish \u2014 more at will":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8ne-v\u0259-",
|
|
"b\u0259-\u02c8ne-v\u0259-l\u0259nt",
|
|
"b\u0259-\u02c8nev-l\u0259nt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beneficent",
|
|
"benignant",
|
|
"compassionate",
|
|
"good-hearted",
|
|
"humane",
|
|
"kind",
|
|
"kindhearted",
|
|
"kindly",
|
|
"softhearted",
|
|
"sympathetic",
|
|
"tender",
|
|
"tenderhearted",
|
|
"warmhearted"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171914",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"benight":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to envelop in intellectual, moral, or social darkness":[
|
|
"what men \u2026 call religion now benighting half the earth",
|
|
"\u2014 John Wilson \u20201854",
|
|
"\u2014 usually used in the passive"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make dark especially by depriving of light : obscure":[
|
|
"the cliffs were so high that the bay itself was already benighted",
|
|
"\u2014 Clemence Dane"
|
|
],
|
|
": to overtake by darkness or night especially before the end of a journey":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used in the passive there was no fear of our being benighted , for in Norway at this season it never gets dark \u2014 Frances Pitt"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"be- + night , noun":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"b\u0113-",
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"bi-\u02c8n\u012bt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185920",
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"type":[
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"transitive verb"
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]
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},
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"benighted":{
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"antonyms":[
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"educated",
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"knowledgeable",
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"lettered",
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"literate",
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"schooled",
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"well-informed",
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"well-read"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": existing in a state of intellectual, moral, or social darkness : unenlightened":[
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"spreading their message among these poor benighted people",
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"a strange, benighted country"
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],
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": overtaken by darkness or night":[
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"Benighted travellers \u2026 have seen his midnight candle glimmering.",
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"\u2014 W. B. Yeats"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the poor benighted souls who do not know the joys of reading",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Women will no longer have control over their own bodies in half of this benighted country. \u2014 Yvonne Abraham, BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2022",
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"This point is undoubtedly true, but to use Doris Day movies as an example of a benighted time doesn\u2019t track. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
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"But the pictures in Salih\u2019s series continually disrupt expectations of young refugees as benighted figures or objects of pity. \u2014 Eren Orbey, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022",
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"The Russian economy is in free fall, with Putin\u2019s benighted subjects already waiting in Soviet-style lines for staples such as sugar and flour. \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 24 Mar. 2022",
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"When Shortie is secured in the van, Gator \u2014 the PETA staffer who has made the most trips to this benighted place and has witnessed the dogs\u2019 deterioration firsthand \u2014 is crying with relief. \u2014 Gene Weingarten, Washington Post , 8 Nov. 2021",
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"Our reduced olfactory apparatus was the detritus of a bestial and benighted past, and an allegory of our enlightenment. \u2014 Scott Sayare, Harper's Magazine , 23 Nov. 2021",
|
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"Even with a crime of national interest, like terrorism, the death penalty serves no useful purpose as the main foes are people willing to be martyred for their benighted cause, like the perpetrators of 9/11. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 Oct. 2021",
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"There are no borders between those benighted states and ours. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 21 Aug. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"bi-\u02c8n\u012b-t\u0259d",
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"b\u0113-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"analphabetic",
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"dark",
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"ignorant",
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"illiterate",
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"nonliterate",
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"rude",
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"simple",
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"uneducated",
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"uninstructed",
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"unlearned",
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"unlettered",
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"unread",
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"unschooled",
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"untaught",
|
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"untutored"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055604",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"benightedness":{
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"antonyms":[
|
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"educated",
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"knowledgeable",
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"lettered",
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"literate",
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"schooled",
|
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"well-informed",
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"well-read"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": existing in a state of intellectual, moral, or social darkness : unenlightened":[
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"spreading their message among these poor benighted people",
|
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"a strange, benighted country"
|
|
],
|
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": overtaken by darkness or night":[
|
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"Benighted travellers \u2026 have seen his midnight candle glimmering.",
|
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"\u2014 W. B. Yeats"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"the poor benighted souls who do not know the joys of reading",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Women will no longer have control over their own bodies in half of this benighted country. \u2014 Yvonne Abraham, BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"This point is undoubtedly true, but to use Doris Day movies as an example of a benighted time doesn\u2019t track. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"But the pictures in Salih\u2019s series continually disrupt expectations of young refugees as benighted figures or objects of pity. \u2014 Eren Orbey, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The Russian economy is in free fall, with Putin\u2019s benighted subjects already waiting in Soviet-style lines for staples such as sugar and flour. \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"When Shortie is secured in the van, Gator \u2014 the PETA staffer who has made the most trips to this benighted place and has witnessed the dogs\u2019 deterioration firsthand \u2014 is crying with relief. \u2014 Gene Weingarten, Washington Post , 8 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Our reduced olfactory apparatus was the detritus of a bestial and benighted past, and an allegory of our enlightenment. \u2014 Scott Sayare, Harper's Magazine , 23 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Even with a crime of national interest, like terrorism, the death penalty serves no useful purpose as the main foes are people willing to be martyred for their benighted cause, like the perpetrators of 9/11. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 Oct. 2021",
|
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"There are no borders between those benighted states and ours. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 21 Aug. 2021"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"bi-\u02c8n\u012b-t\u0259d",
|
|
"b\u0113-"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"analphabetic",
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"dark",
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"ignorant",
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"illiterate",
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"nonliterate",
|
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"rude",
|
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"simple",
|
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"uneducated",
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"uninstructed",
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"unlearned",
|
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"unlettered",
|
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"unread",
|
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"unschooled",
|
|
"untaught",
|
|
"untutored"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201404",
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
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"benign":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"adverse",
|
|
"bad",
|
|
"baleful",
|
|
"baneful",
|
|
"damaging",
|
|
"dangerous",
|
|
"deleterious",
|
|
"detrimental",
|
|
"evil",
|
|
"harmful",
|
|
"hurtful",
|
|
"ill",
|
|
"injurious",
|
|
"mischievous",
|
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"nocuous",
|
|
"noxious",
|
|
"pernicious",
|
|
"prejudicial",
|
|
"wicked"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": favorable , wholesome":[
|
|
"a benign climate"
|
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],
|
|
": having no significant effect : harmless":[
|
|
"environmentally benign"
|
|
],
|
|
": of a gentle disposition : gracious":[
|
|
"a benign teacher"
|
|
],
|
|
": showing kindness and gentleness":[
|
|
"benign faces"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"\u2026 substituting such benign power sources as the hybrid, the fuel cell, and the electric motor in place of \u2026 the internal-combustion engine. \u2014 Brock Yates , Car and Driver , May 2000",
|
|
"Rather than a benign fairytale creature that delivers babies, the marabou stork is an ugly, viciously predatory African bird that preys on flamingos \u2026 \u2014 James Polk , New York Times Book Review , 11 Feb. 1996",
|
|
"\u2026 her pulled-back black hair had gone gray in strange distinct bands, but she seemed much as he remembered her, solid and energetic, with a certain benign defiance. \u2014 John Updike , New Yorker , 23 May 1988",
|
|
"When she chose to smile on me, I always wanted to thank her. The action was so graceful and inclusively benign . \u2014 Maya Angelou , I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings , 1969",
|
|
"We were happy to hear that the tumor was benign .",
|
|
"around campus he's known as a real character, but one whose eccentricities are entirely benign",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"These types of vascular tumors are benign , but mine had burst, and blood was pooling in my brain. \u2014 Danielle Soviero, Bon App\u00e9tit , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"At the time, inflation had been benign for almost a decade, and Fed officials believed a less hawkish stance would provide time for more people to get into the job market. \u2014 Larry Edelman, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"While Saturday\u2019s third round was played in gusting winds that made the greens firm and fast \u2014 and produced only seven rounds under par \u2014 Sunday\u2019s conditions were benign in comparison. \u2014 Bill Pennington, New York Times , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"The economy's super hot, inflation's temporary, the Fed's not slamming on the breaks and reversing QE, to the extent that happens, will surely be benign . \u2014 Laurence Kotlikoff, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"But sweat in and of itself is pretty benign : it's made up of 99 percent water and trace amounts of salt and fat. \u2014 Dianna Mazzone, Allure , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Golden State's Western Conference series against Dallas, Memphis and Denver were mostly benign . \u2014 USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Treating the data gathered by one party as more benign than that collected by the other side will only serve to increase the privacy-infringing powers of current and future governments. \u2014 Angelica Goetzen, Scientific American , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"This second Rail War has taken a more benign form than its predecessor. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English benigne , from Anglo-French, from Latin benignus , from bene + gignere to beget \u2014 more at kin":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"bi-\u02c8n\u012bn"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"anodyne",
|
|
"harmless",
|
|
"hurtless",
|
|
"innocent",
|
|
"innocuous",
|
|
"inoffensive",
|
|
"safe",
|
|
"white"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104302",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"benignant":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"atrocious",
|
|
"barbaric",
|
|
"barbarous",
|
|
"bestial",
|
|
"brutal",
|
|
"brute",
|
|
"brutish",
|
|
"callous",
|
|
"cold-blooded",
|
|
"cruel",
|
|
"fiendish",
|
|
"hard-hearted",
|
|
"heartless",
|
|
"inhuman",
|
|
"inhumane",
|
|
"insensate",
|
|
"sadistic",
|
|
"savage",
|
|
"truculent",
|
|
"uncompassionate",
|
|
"unfeeling",
|
|
"unkind",
|
|
"unkindly",
|
|
"unsympathetic",
|
|
"vicious",
|
|
"wanton"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": favorable , beneficial":[
|
|
"a benignant power"
|
|
],
|
|
": serenely mild and kindly : benign":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a benignant understanding of the daily struggles of the economically disadvantaged",
|
|
"firmly believes that religion is a benignant force in society"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1631, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"benign + -ant (as in malignant )":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"bi-\u02c8nig-n\u0259nt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beneficent",
|
|
"benevolent",
|
|
"compassionate",
|
|
"good-hearted",
|
|
"humane",
|
|
"kind",
|
|
"kindhearted",
|
|
"kindly",
|
|
"softhearted",
|
|
"sympathetic",
|
|
"tender",
|
|
"tenderhearted",
|
|
"warmhearted"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070716",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"benignity":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"adverse",
|
|
"bad",
|
|
"baleful",
|
|
"baneful",
|
|
"damaging",
|
|
"dangerous",
|
|
"deleterious",
|
|
"detrimental",
|
|
"evil",
|
|
"harmful",
|
|
"hurtful",
|
|
"ill",
|
|
"injurious",
|
|
"mischievous",
|
|
"nocuous",
|
|
"noxious",
|
|
"pernicious",
|
|
"prejudicial",
|
|
"wicked"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": favorable , wholesome":[
|
|
"a benign climate"
|
|
],
|
|
": having no significant effect : harmless":[
|
|
"environmentally benign"
|
|
],
|
|
": of a gentle disposition : gracious":[
|
|
"a benign teacher"
|
|
],
|
|
": showing kindness and gentleness":[
|
|
"benign faces"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"\u2026 substituting such benign power sources as the hybrid, the fuel cell, and the electric motor in place of \u2026 the internal-combustion engine. \u2014 Brock Yates , Car and Driver , May 2000",
|
|
"Rather than a benign fairytale creature that delivers babies, the marabou stork is an ugly, viciously predatory African bird that preys on flamingos \u2026 \u2014 James Polk , New York Times Book Review , 11 Feb. 1996",
|
|
"\u2026 her pulled-back black hair had gone gray in strange distinct bands, but she seemed much as he remembered her, solid and energetic, with a certain benign defiance. \u2014 John Updike , New Yorker , 23 May 1988",
|
|
"When she chose to smile on me, I always wanted to thank her. The action was so graceful and inclusively benign . \u2014 Maya Angelou , I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings , 1969",
|
|
"We were happy to hear that the tumor was benign .",
|
|
"around campus he's known as a real character, but one whose eccentricities are entirely benign",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"But sweat in and of itself is pretty benign : it's made up of 99 percent water and trace amounts of salt and fat. \u2014 Dianna Mazzone, Allure , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Golden State's Western Conference series against Dallas, Memphis and Denver were mostly benign . \u2014 USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Treating the data gathered by one party as more benign than that collected by the other side will only serve to increase the privacy-infringing powers of current and future governments. \u2014 Angelica Goetzen, Scientific American , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"This second Rail War has taken a more benign form than its predecessor. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The idea, in my mind, was to not keep increasing my opioid dose and use a more benign , natural method. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The rover team on Earth has found ways to drive on more benign terrain on Mars to preserve the rover's wheels and lengthen its lifespan, avoiding anything that might damage them. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The overall inflationary picture in China remains far more benign than in the U.S. and other major economies, though, giving the government and central bank ample room to support the slowing economy with stimulus. \u2014 Jason Douglas, WSJ , 11 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Nearly two decades ago, during a much more benign political time, the possibility of using European-launched Soyuz spacecraft for missions was considered and ultimately rejected. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 21 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English benigne , from Anglo-French, from Latin benignus , from bene + gignere to beget \u2014 more at kin":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"bi-\u02c8n\u012bn"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"anodyne",
|
|
"harmless",
|
|
"hurtless",
|
|
"innocent",
|
|
"innocuous",
|
|
"inoffensive",
|
|
"safe",
|
|
"white"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002115",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"benison":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"anathema",
|
|
"curse",
|
|
"execration",
|
|
"imprecation",
|
|
"malediction"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": blessing , benediction":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"during the harbor festival the parish priest offered a benison for the local fishermen"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English beneson , from Anglo-French benei\u00e7on , from Late Latin benediction-, benedictio":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-z\u0259n",
|
|
"\u02c8be-n\u0259-s\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"benediction",
|
|
"blessing"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163929",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bent":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"crooked",
|
|
"deceptive",
|
|
"dishonest",
|
|
"double-dealing",
|
|
"duplicitous",
|
|
"fast",
|
|
"fraudulent",
|
|
"guileful",
|
|
"rogue",
|
|
"shady",
|
|
"sharp",
|
|
"shifty",
|
|
"underhand",
|
|
"underhanded"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a reedy grass (see grass entry 1 sense 2 )":[],
|
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": a special inclination or capacity : talent":[
|
|
"students with a scientific bent"
|
|
],
|
|
": a stalk of stiff coarse grass":[],
|
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": a strong inclination or interest : bias":[
|
|
"the organization's religious bent"
|
|
],
|
|
": a transverse framework (as in a bridge) to carry lateral as well as vertical loads":[],
|
|
": bent grass":[],
|
|
": capacity of endurance":[
|
|
"They fool me to the top of my bent .",
|
|
"\u2014 Shakespeare"
|
|
],
|
|
": changed by bending out of an originally straight or even condition":[
|
|
"bent twigs",
|
|
"standing with knees slightly bent"
|
|
],
|
|
": different from the normal or usual":[
|
|
"\u2026 she was so bent that she's probably a woman who ought to be locked up somewhere \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Robert Redford"
|
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],
|
|
": dishonest , corrupt":[
|
|
"a bent cop"
|
|
],
|
|
": extremely upset or angry":[],
|
|
": intoxicated , drunk":[
|
|
"Like to get bent ? This hangover beater will help you get back on track.",
|
|
"\u2014 Vibe"
|
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],
|
|
": strongly inclined : determined":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used with on was bent on going"
|
|
],
|
|
": unenclosed grassland":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"With your knees slightly bent , bend forward and touch your toes.",
|
|
"the drug dealer knew which of the cops were bent"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
|
|
"1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from past participle of benden to bend":"Adjective",
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"Middle English, grassy place, bent grass, from Old English beonot- ; akin to Old High German binuz rush":"Noun",
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"irregular from bend entry 1":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8bent"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for bent Noun (2) gift , faculty , aptitude , bent , talent , genius , knack mean a special ability for doing something. gift often implies special favor by God or nature. the gift of singing beautifully faculty applies to an innate or less often acquired ability for a particular accomplishment or function. a faculty for remembering names aptitude implies a natural liking for some activity and the likelihood of success in it. a mechanical aptitude bent is nearly equal to aptitude but it stresses inclination perhaps more than specific ability. a family with an artistic bent talent suggests a marked natural ability that needs to be developed. has enough talent to succeed genius suggests impressive inborn creative ability. has no great genius for poetry knack implies a comparatively minor but special ability making for ease and dexterity in performance. the knack of getting along",
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"synonyms":[
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"affection",
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"affinity",
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"aptitude",
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"bias",
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"bone",
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"devices",
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"disposition",
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"genius",
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"habitude",
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"impulse",
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"inclination",
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"leaning",
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"partiality",
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"penchant",
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"predilection",
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"predisposition",
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"proclivity",
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"propensity",
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"tendency",
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"turn"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233519",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"bent (on":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"Thomas Hart 1782\u20131858 Old Bullion American politician":[],
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"Thomas Hart 1889\u20131975 grand-nephew of Thomas Hart Benton American painter":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ben-t\u1d4an"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-085017",
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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]
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},
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"bent (on ":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":[
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"Thomas Hart 1782\u20131858 Old Bullion American politician",
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"Thomas Hart 1889\u20131975 grand-nephew of Thomas Hart Benton American painter"
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],
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ben-t\u1d4an"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-041626",
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"type":[
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"biographical name ()"
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]
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},
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"bentonite":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an absorptive and colloidal clay used especially as a sealing agent or suspending agent (as of drugs)":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"There's just one catch: bentonite clay can be a moisture-zapper. \u2014 Fiona Embleton, Allure , 3 Apr. 2022",
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"The active ingredient in Blu Atlas\u2019 revolutionary formula is bentonite - also known as volcanic ash. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 May 2022",
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"Another place bentonite clay crops up is in styling products. \u2014 Fiona Embleton, Allure , 3 Apr. 2022",
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"Aztec Secret\u2019s Indian Healing Clay is a deep-pore-cleansing mask made of 100% natural calcium bentonite clay that reviewers can\u2019t get enough of. \u2014 Kiana Murden, CNN Underscored , 31 Aug. 2020",
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"OmniTRAX will ship in bentonite , an absorbent clay, from Wyoming. \u2014 Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post , 29 Sep. 2019",
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"Waste will be sealed in the copper coffins, placed into the storage shafts, and surrounded by a thick layer of bentonite , a natural clay almost impermeable to water. \u2014 Tim Heffernan, Popular Mechanics , 10 May 2012",
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"This mask is made with a blend of charcoal, volcanic ash, and kaolin and bentonite clays to remove impurities, exfoliate, absorb excess oils, remove toxins, and reduce inflammation. \u2014 Tanisha Pina, Allure , 1 Aug. 2018",
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"Our pomades contain pure ingredients such as bentonite , which is mineral enriching for the hair, and hydrogenated castor oil, which works as a non-sticky wax to hold shape. \u2014 Scott Christian, Esquire , 3 Mar. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1898, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Fort Benton , Montana":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8bent-\u1d4an-\u02cc\u012bt",
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"\u02c8ben-t\u0259-\u02ccn\u012bt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105551",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"bentwood":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": made of wood that is bent rather than cut into shape":[
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"bentwood furniture"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The lobby, with its terrazzo floor, functions more like a giant caf\u00e9, with sober red velvet banquettes, bentwood chairs, and really good espresso and natural wine. \u2014 Alexandra Marshall, Vogue , 16 Mar. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1822, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8bent-\u02ccwu\u0307d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084640",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"benty":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": abounding in bent":[
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"a wide benty moor",
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"\u2014 John Buchan"
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],
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": of, relating to, or suggestive of bent":[
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"the herb had a benty stalk"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"bent entry 1 + -y":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ben-t\u0113"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174402",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
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]
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},
|
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"benumb":{
|
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"antonyms":[
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"sharpen",
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"whet"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to make inactive : deaden":[],
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": to make numb especially by cold":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"a succession of personal tragedies had benumbed him to all grief",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"What\u2019s destructive, and eventually benumbing , is the kitchen-sink clutter of fantasy, reality, wish-fulfillment and glib enchantment. \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 24 Jan. 2019",
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"But her core insight into how even mediocrities can be institutionally benumbed and conscripted into heinous projects remains fertile. \u2014 George Prochnik, New York Times , 12 Apr. 2018"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English benomen , from benomen , past participle of benimen to deprive, from Old English beniman , from be- + niman to take \u2014 more at nimble":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"bi-\u02c8n\u0259m",
|
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"b\u0113-"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"blunt",
|
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"cauterize",
|
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"damp",
|
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"dampen",
|
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"deaden",
|
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"dull",
|
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"numb"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182243",
|
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"benumbed":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"sharpen",
|
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"whet"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to make inactive : deaden":[],
|
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": to make numb especially by cold":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"a succession of personal tragedies had benumbed him to all grief",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"What\u2019s destructive, and eventually benumbing , is the kitchen-sink clutter of fantasy, reality, wish-fulfillment and glib enchantment. \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 24 Jan. 2019",
|
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"But her core insight into how even mediocrities can be institutionally benumbed and conscripted into heinous projects remains fertile. \u2014 George Prochnik, New York Times , 12 Apr. 2018"
|
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],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English benomen , from benomen , past participle of benimen to deprive, from Old English beniman , from be- + niman to take \u2014 more at nimble":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"bi-\u02c8n\u0259m",
|
|
"b\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blunt",
|
|
"cauterize",
|
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"damp",
|
|
"dampen",
|
|
"deaden",
|
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"dull",
|
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"numb"
|
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],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024254",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"benumbingly":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": in a benumbing manner":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"bi-\u02c8n\u0259-mi\u014b-l\u0113",
|
|
"b\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033736",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"benweed":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": tansy ragwort":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"origin unknown":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ben-\u02ccw\u0113d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204621",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"benz-":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": related to benzene or benzoic acid":[
|
|
"benzo phenone",
|
|
"benz yl"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary, from benzoin":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134639",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"combining form"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bepaint":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"decolorize"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": tinge":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"when one gazes upon the bepainted sky of dawn"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1555, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"bi-\u02c8p\u0101nt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"color",
|
|
"dye",
|
|
"paint",
|
|
"pigment",
|
|
"stain",
|
|
"tincture",
|
|
"tinge",
|
|
"tint"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044221",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
|
"bepranked":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": showily dressed or adorned":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"be- + pranked":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"b\u0113-",
|
|
"bi-\u02c8pra\u014bkt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-111958",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bepuffed":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": praised unduly":[],
|
|
": very puffy or swollen":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"be- + puffed":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"b\u0113-",
|
|
"bi-\u02c8p\u0259ft"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025452",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bepuzzle":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to puzzle greatly":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"be- + puzzle":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"bi-\u02c8p\u0259-z\u0259l",
|
|
"b\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195111",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun,",
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bequeath":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to give or leave by will (see will entry 2 sense 1 )":[
|
|
"\u2014 used especially of personal property a ring bequeathed to her by her grandmother"
|
|
],
|
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": to hand down : transmit":[
|
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"lessons bequeathed to future generations"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"He bequeathed his paintings to the museum.",
|
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"Lessons of the past are bequeathed to future generations.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The Englishwoman has generously decided to bequeath the villa to Sybbie (Fifi Hart), her great-great granddaughter named after Lady Sybil, Branson\u2019s first wife who died too, too young in an early television plot twist that set audiences sobbing. \u2014 Thelma Adams, BostonGlobe.com , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"The state can place a lien on each home, which will have to be paid off when the house is sold or passed on \u2014 greatly reducing what these homeowners can bequeath to heirs. \u2014 ProPublica , 12 May 2010",
|
|
"While elsewhere in the Islamic world waqf saw wealthy individuals bequeath lands or establish trust funds to support mosques and schools, in Tunisia the practice, known colloquially also as habous, relied on a much broader base. \u2014 Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"A minute later, the neighbors were recounting how good each of them had been to the deceased old man and what the deceased had promised to bequeath to whom. \u2014 Artem Chapeye, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Even if average new daily cases are currently on their way down, the pandemic will bequeath trauma that will take years to heal. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 11 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Mothers may even bequeath territories to their daughters. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"However, attorney Simasko thinks a revocable trust is the best option to bequeath property. \u2014 Tanisha A. Sykes, USA TODAY , 3 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The new Waters closet is the curators\u2019 way of thanking the Baltimore icon for his plan to bequeath 375 artworks to the museum. \u2014 Mary Carole Mccauley, baltimoresun.com , 28 Oct. 2021"
|
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],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English bequethen , from Old English becwethan , from be- + cwethan to say \u2014 more at quoth":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"bi-\u02c8kw\u0113th, -\u02c8kw\u0113t\u035fh",
|
|
"bi-\u02c8kw\u0113th",
|
|
"b\u0113-",
|
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"-\u02c8kw\u0113t\u035fh"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"leave",
|
|
"will"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003717",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
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"transitive verb",
|
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"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bequeathment":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": bequest":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"bi-\u02c8kw\u0113th-m\u0259nt",
|
|
"-\u02c8kw\u0113t\u035fh-",
|
|
"b\u0113-"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222918",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bequest":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": something given or left by will or transmitted from the past : something bequeathed : legacy":[
|
|
"made a bequest of his paintings to the museum"
|
|
],
|
|
": the act of giving or leaving something by will (see will entry 2 sense 1 ) : the act of bequeathing":[
|
|
"established at the bequest of a local philanthropist"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He made a bequest of his paintings to the museum.",
|
|
"left small bequests to all of her nieces and nephews",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The canvas came as part of the bequest from Martha Jackson, a highly influential dealer of abstract art in mid-century America. \u2014 Samantha Baskind, Smithsonian Magazine , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Before the 2020 sale, the land had been in the McGinnis family for nearly a century, originating with a bequest to Mr. McGinnis\u2019s first wife, Sammi, from her godfather. \u2014 Richard Rubin, WSJ , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"Dulai also asked that a $500,000 bequest from Sarlo be removed in the fall of 2020, so that her actions would not be perceived as an improper effort to receive an inheritance, the complaint says. \u2014 Olivia Goldhill, STAT , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"Hoy came to Trinity in the middle of a legal dispute over a $1 million bequest from Milwaukee philanthropist Bill Borchert Larson upon Larson\u2019s death in 2006. \u2014 Lauren Warnecke, chicagotribune.com , 3 Feb. 2022",
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"The fellowship program is funded by a bequest from the late Fox Point artist Mary L. Nohl. \u2014 Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 14 Jan. 2022",
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"The bequest will be used to fund scholarship funds and program support for students from underrepresented backgrounds, primarily at the University\u2019s Bennett S. LeBow College of Business. \u2014 Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
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"First, current law does not treat a bequest as a sale so no income tax is due at death. \u2014 Steve Rosenthal, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
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"The papers and other items in Leonard Bernstein\u2019s bequest , for example, total about 400,000, Horowitz said. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, irregular from bequethen":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"bi-\u02c8kwest",
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"b\u0113-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"birthright",
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"heritage",
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"inheritance",
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"legacy",
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"patrimony"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041446",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"bequiffed":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": having a prominent forelock of hair styled upward and backward : having a quiff":[
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"A sharp-suited, bequiffed entertainer of the old school, he has a chiselled look and smooth sound that epitomise timeless, laid-back cool.",
|
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"\u2014 Melissa Field, Sunday Telegraph Magazine (Australia) , 1 Mar. 2009",
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"Cash's image\u2014from bequiffed teddy boy idol to mystical man of the world, from ravaged rebel to self-styled spiritual guru, always sombrely suited and booted\u2014was as important as his music.",
|
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"\u2014 Alice Jones, The Independent (London) , 26 Jan. 2006"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1989, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"bi-\u02c8kwift",
|
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"b\u0113-"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204147",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
|
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},
|
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"ber":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": jujube sense 1":[]
|
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},
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Hindi, from Sanskrit badara":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8ber"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084007",
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"berate":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": to scold or condemn vehemently and at length":[
|
|
"being berated by her parents when she came home late"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"there's no need to berate someone for making a mistake during the first day on the job",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"On cue, his supporters followed suit and began to berate me. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Post-verdict, the hostility toward Heard raged on, with people using the hashtag #MeToo to berate her and feeling emboldened by the verdict to do so. \u2014 Sara Ashley O'brien, CNN , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"During his time at the United Nations, Kyslytsya has been known for brandishing unusually colorful, Twitter-ready language to berate Russia over its actions in Ukraine. \u2014 Missy Ryan, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
|
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"Winkler\u2019s father, Harry, a cultured, commanding little Napoleon, was fluent in maybe six languages, and used more than one of them to berate his son. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
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"According to Heard, Depp proceeded to slam her against a wall, squeeze her neck, berate her and throw her across the room onto a table. \u2014 Christi Carrasstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"Ye has also rapped about Kardashian\u2019s new beau, Pete Davidson, and also encouraged fans via his Instagram account to berate the comedian. \u2014 Anna Chan, Billboard , 4 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Other prisoners shouted and banged on the bars of their cells, and the prison warden rushed to berate them. \u2014 Alma Guillermoprieto, The New Yorker , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Eventually, his guilt drives him to call his father to berate him for forever looming over Jack and Marilyn, keeping them from being close because their relationship was tainted with the memory of Stanley's brutality. \u2014 Amanda Ostuni, EW.com , 26 Jan. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1548, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"b\u0113-",
|
|
"bi-\u02c8r\u0101t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for berate scold , upbraid , berate , rail , revile , vituperate mean to reproach angrily and abusively. scold implies rebuking in irritation or ill temper justly or unjustly. angrily scolding the children upbraid implies censuring on definite and usually justifiable grounds. upbraided her assistants for poor research berate suggests prolonged and often abusive scolding. berated continually by an overbearing boss rail ( at or against ) stresses an unrestrained berating. railed loudly at their insolence revile implies a scurrilous, abusive attack prompted by anger or hatred. an alleged killer reviled in the press vituperate suggests a violent reviling. was vituperated for betraying his friends",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"baste",
|
|
"bawl out",
|
|
"call down",
|
|
"castigate",
|
|
"chastise",
|
|
"chew out",
|
|
"dress down",
|
|
"flay",
|
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"hammer",
|
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"jaw",
|
|
"keelhaul",
|
|
"lambaste",
|
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"lambast",
|
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"lecture",
|
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"rag",
|
|
"rail (at ",
|
|
"rant (at)",
|
|
"rate",
|
|
"ream (out)",
|
|
"rebuke",
|
|
"reprimand",
|
|
"reproach",
|
|
"scold",
|
|
"score",
|
|
"tongue-lash",
|
|
"upbraid"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042948",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bereave":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to deprive of something":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used with of Madam, you have bereft me of all words \u2026 \u2014 William Shakespeare"
|
|
],
|
|
": to take away (a valued or necessary possession) especially by force":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"news of a death in the family bereaved them of the unmitigated joy that normally prevails at a wedding"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English bereven , from Old English ber\u0113afian , from be- + r\u0113afian to rob \u2014 more at reave":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"b\u0113-",
|
|
"bi-\u02c8r\u0113v"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abate",
|
|
"deprive",
|
|
"divest",
|
|
"strip"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083041",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bereaved":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": someone who is suffering the death of a loved one : one who is bereaved":[
|
|
"comfort the bereaved"
|
|
],
|
|
": suffering the death of a loved one":[
|
|
"bereaved families of the victims"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"the bereaved parents of the victims",
|
|
"the grief of the bereaved parents seemed to be without limit",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"This article discusses topics that may be upsetting to expectant or bereaved parents or to other readers. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"The bereaved person\u2019s head and heart are on a roller coaster of emotions, and they should be given space to process their grief. \u2014 Gloria Horsley, Forbes , 27 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"After the attack, North made a career change, leaving academia to partner with lawyers, scholars and other bereaved parents in launching the U.K.\u2019s first organization dedicated to gun reform: the Gun Control Network. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 12 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Another 3 percent were launched to pay for medical expenses, and 2 percent raised money for funerals and to support bereaved families left behind by a victim of COVID-19. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"The bereaved shoe owner posted about the theft on a neighborhood watch website and received a flood of responses from similarly distressed victims. \u2014 Claire Bugos, Smithsonian Magazine , 11 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"In the evening, South Korea was to hold a ceremony with 300 war veterans, bereaved relatives and government officials at a military airport near Seoul. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 June 2020",
|
|
"Each sheet represents another death, another bereaved family member looking for help. \u2014 Victor Llorente, Popular Mechanics , 24 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"Yang, who himself fled China after being briefly detained over his work with bereaved families, told the Times. \u2014 Danielle Wallace, Fox News , 7 May 2020",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The bereaved can heal, suicide prevention experts say, but their pain is often underestimated. \u2014 Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The bereaved had reached out to Jones, who plans to help them find an attorney to settle the issue. \u2014 Shelia Poole, ajc , 19 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Both those who have lost a loved one and professionals serving the bereaved can get help finding government resources as well as crisis-relief services and more. \u2014 Jennifer Wolff, Good Housekeeping , 17 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"But while the commemorations were cathartic, Chellat said, government support for the bereaved has been lacking: Some didn\u2019t know how to find help. \u2014 Karla Adam, Washington Post , 13 June 2018",
|
|
"Survivors and the bereaved observed the silence at the foot Grenfell Tower, where a new mosaic was unveiled. \u2014 Karla Adam, Washington Post , 14 June 2018",
|
|
"Veterans like the Phillipses serve as guides in the immediate aftermath, introducing the bereaved of Sandy Hook to those of San Bernardino and the parents of Virginia Tech to those of Roseburg, in a loose but growing network. \u2014 Vivian Yee, New York Times , 18 Feb. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1702, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
|
|
"1798, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see bereave":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"bi-\u02c8r\u0113vd",
|
|
"b\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bereft"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012356",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bereavement":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The following May, my wife and I flew to London for my father's funeral. Pam, determined to wrangle us an upgrade to business class on the strength of my bereavement , gave the British Airways ticketing clerk two passports and a sob story. \u2014 John Haney , Gourmet , January 2003",
|
|
"In the sections of her book that should prove an enduring contribution to the literature of grief, Ms. Gilbert recounts her free fall into widowhood, starting with that modern rite of bereavement , the erasing of the answering-machine message. \u2014 James S. Kunen , New York Times Book Review , 19 Mar. 1995",
|
|
"In any case, sadness and loss of interest and drive during periods of bereavement are expected and normal. If Mozart had not been upset by his parents' deaths, his wife's illnesses, and his separations from her, he would be less than human. \u2014 William A. Frosch , Musical Quarterly , 1990",
|
|
"a period of grief after bereavement",
|
|
"people who have recently suffered bereavements",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"But for many workers, frustration gave way to an explosion of ambitious calls for better jobs: for promotions, industry switches, stable hours, sick leave, bereavement leave, maternity leave, retirement plans, safety protections, vacation time. \u2014 New York Times , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"Her employer at a financial services firm gave her bereavement leave but then asked her to work in person. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 8 May 2022",
|
|
"Illinois offers two weeks of unpaid bereavement leave, but only after the death of a child. \u2014 Chad Broughton, The Atlantic , 2 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Her employer at a financial services firm gave her bereavement leave but then asked her to work in person. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"For some, the status of bereavement passed quickly. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"For a comprehensive list of community bereavement resources, visit hospicewr.org/griefandloss. \u2014 cleveland , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"But researchers, including Dr. O'Connor, are now beginning to ask if pandemic bereavement comes with its own particular flavor of loss. \u2014 Kells Mcphillips, Fortune , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"In 2021, Roberta's House Family Grief Support Center constructed a new state-of-the-art bereavement center in Baltimore. \u2014 Gabriel Kinder, CNN , 26 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1660, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see bereave":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"b\u0113-",
|
|
"bi-\u02c8r\u0113v-m\u0259nt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020630",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bereft":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used with of both players are instantly bereft of their poise \u2014 A. E. Wier"
|
|
],
|
|
": lacking something needed, wanted, or expected":[
|
|
"\u2014 used with of the book is \u2026 completely bereft of an index \u2014 The Times Literary Supplement (London)"
|
|
],
|
|
": suffering the death of a loved one : bereaved":[
|
|
"a bereft mother"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"She finds the child's mother, alone, who has apparently gone into the woods just to cry. The bereft mother is played by Julianne Moore. \u2014 Stanley Kauffmann , New Republic , 31 Jan. 2000",
|
|
"\u2026 made the tabloids when his wife ran off to France with her dentist and the bereft realtor placed a newspaper ad for a girl to adopt to keep him company. \u2014 Neal Gabler , Life: The Movie , 1998",
|
|
"It's not that the country was completely bereft of humor. \u2014 Joseph Contrevas , Newsweek , 6 June 1994",
|
|
"to one investigator, the bereft woman seemed to be taking the sudden death of her rich husband amazingly well",
|
|
"a cheap motel completely bereft of all amenities",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"However, the questionnaire sent to the Government of India indicates that the story being crafted is one that is not only bereft of facts but also founded in pre-conceived conclusions. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 July 2021",
|
|
"In facing Chicago, FC Cincinnati will play a team that's largely been bereft of attacking success while also maintaining one of the stingiest defenses in MLS. \u2014 Pat Brennan, The Enquirer , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"Flex was prerecording segments in a nondescript Chelsea office building; Fivio and friends were shown to a rather desolate hospitality room, which was full of C\u00eeroc vodka decorations yet surprisingly bereft of the product itself. \u2014 Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In their ignorance and childlike enthusiasm Sheila has found a metaphor for her generation of artists, who are spiritually yearning but religiously bereft . \u2014 Sam Sacks, WSJ , 18 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"To be certain, the stadium is not entirely bereft of art. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Families who have been relying on this crucial new monthly support would be left bereft of its benefits. \u2014 Jennifer Dickman, Time , 2 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Bungie\u2019s own history is not bereft of such controversy, with IGN publishing a report last year in which current and former employees alleged a boys\u2019 club culture. \u2014 Shannon Liao, Washington Post , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"That\u2019s part of the human condition: to feel bereft from the currents rushing around us. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Aug. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1554, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see bereave":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"bi-\u02c8reft"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bereaved"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220846",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"berk":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": fool":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He was acting like a complete berk .",
|
|
"I wouldn't like some silly berk from Fleet Street following me about."
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1929, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"probably short for Berkeley (or Berkshire ) hunt , rhyming slang for cunt":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0259rk"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"booby",
|
|
"charlie",
|
|
"charley",
|
|
"cuckoo",
|
|
"ding-a-ling",
|
|
"ding-dong",
|
|
"dingbat",
|
|
"dipstick",
|
|
"doofus",
|
|
"featherhead",
|
|
"fool",
|
|
"git",
|
|
"goose",
|
|
"half-wit",
|
|
"jackass",
|
|
"lunatic",
|
|
"mooncalf",
|
|
"nincompoop",
|
|
"ninny",
|
|
"ninnyhammer",
|
|
"nit",
|
|
"nitwit",
|
|
"nut",
|
|
"nutcase",
|
|
"simp",
|
|
"simpleton",
|
|
"turkey",
|
|
"yo-yo"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205115",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"berserk":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable":[],
|
|
": frenzied , crazed":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used in the phrase go berserk sinister ravings of an imagination gone berserk \u2014 John Gruen"
|
|
],
|
|
": one whose actions are recklessly defiant":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Jazz make some inexplicable mistakes, can\u2019t get enough stops late, as the Mavs go berserk from the 3-point line to tie the series at one game apiece. \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"After inflicting 40 minutes of stressful backstage drama on audiences, No\u00e9 lets the whole film-within-a-film go berserk . \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"Last week, everyone went berserk over a three-cylinder Toyota. \u2014 Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Jake Gyllenhaal and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II take the wheel in the director's berserk but frequently entertaining L.A. heist thriller. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Cold digits may be explained because our blood is in our legs, poor circulation or, possibly, Raynaud\u2019s Syndrome, where the body goes berserk when exposed to the cold due to constrained blood flow to the extremities. \u2014 Adam Chase, Outside Online , 23 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"When the first trailer for No Way Home hit, the internet went berserk , naturally, but one of the main fan theories that spurred from the teaser was that, well, Matt Murdock would appear as Peter Parker\u2019s lawyer. \u2014 Savannah Salazar, Vulture , 16 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Good liars, after all, can cover up tics, while nervous truth-tellers might set the machine berserk . \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"In this line of thinking, the freedom that everyone feels is attributed to something far more elevated than people going berserk after months spent indoors. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"But even that doesn\u2019t seem to explain why some insist on the infallibility of AI, particularly since there are plenty of sci-fi films and TV shows that highlight AI that has gone berserk . \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"Mitch McConnell has gone predictably berserk over the prospect of increasing the inheritance tax by taxing capital gains at death. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 18 June 2021",
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"Besides equipment, the hunt for drugs has been equally berserk . \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz , 4 May 2021",
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"In the past few years, the disease had spread with a kind of berserk enthusiasm from Bradshaw\u2019s prostate to his lungs and into his bone marrow. \u2014 Katie Engelhart, The Atlantic , 2 Mar. 2021",
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"Researchers have widely hypothesized that infectious agents\u2014like viruses\u2014trigger berserk immune responses in certain children with genetic predispositions. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 14 May 2020",
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"That is, these candidate vaccines seemed to prompt berserk immune responses that caused lung damage in monkeys and liver damage in ferrets. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 1 May 2020",
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"In some critically ill patients with COVID-19, berserk immune responses are thought to cause devastating damage to lungs and other organs. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 10 Apr. 2020",
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"In this regular season, the 49ers won in Seattle, but lost to the Seahawks at Levi\u2019s, which was packed with berserk fans. \u2014 Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com , 8 Jan. 2020"
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"Old Norse berserkr , probably from ber- bear + serkr shirt":"Noun and Adjective"
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"\u02c8b\u0259r-\u02ccs\u0259rk",
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"-\u02c8z\u0259rk",
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"b\u0259r-\u02c8s\u0259rk",
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"b\u0259-",
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"-\u02ccz\u0259rk",
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"\u02ccb\u0259r-"
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": an ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable":[],
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": frenzied , crazed":[
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"\u2014 usually used in the phrase go berserk sinister ravings of an imagination gone berserk \u2014 John Gruen"
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],
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": one whose actions are recklessly defiant":[]
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Jazz make some inexplicable mistakes, can\u2019t get enough stops late, as the Mavs go berserk from the 3-point line to tie the series at one game apiece. \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 Apr. 2022",
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"After inflicting 40 minutes of stressful backstage drama on audiences, No\u00e9 lets the whole film-within-a-film go berserk . \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 4 May 2022",
|
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"Last week, everyone went berserk over a three-cylinder Toyota. \u2014 Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Jake Gyllenhaal and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II take the wheel in the director's berserk but frequently entertaining L.A. heist thriller. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Cold digits may be explained because our blood is in our legs, poor circulation or, possibly, Raynaud\u2019s Syndrome, where the body goes berserk when exposed to the cold due to constrained blood flow to the extremities. \u2014 Adam Chase, Outside Online , 23 Dec. 2019",
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"When the first trailer for No Way Home hit, the internet went berserk , naturally, but one of the main fan theories that spurred from the teaser was that, well, Matt Murdock would appear as Peter Parker\u2019s lawyer. \u2014 Savannah Salazar, Vulture , 16 Dec. 2021",
|
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"Good liars, after all, can cover up tics, while nervous truth-tellers might set the machine berserk . \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Nov. 2021",
|
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"In this line of thinking, the freedom that everyone feels is attributed to something far more elevated than people going berserk after months spent indoors. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Sep. 2021",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"But even that doesn\u2019t seem to explain why some insist on the infallibility of AI, particularly since there are plenty of sci-fi films and TV shows that highlight AI that has gone berserk . \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
|
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"Mitch McConnell has gone predictably berserk over the prospect of increasing the inheritance tax by taxing capital gains at death. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 18 June 2021",
|
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"Besides equipment, the hunt for drugs has been equally berserk . \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz , 4 May 2021",
|
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"In the past few years, the disease had spread with a kind of berserk enthusiasm from Bradshaw\u2019s prostate to his lungs and into his bone marrow. \u2014 Katie Engelhart, The Atlantic , 2 Mar. 2021",
|
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"Researchers have widely hypothesized that infectious agents\u2014like viruses\u2014trigger berserk immune responses in certain children with genetic predispositions. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 14 May 2020",
|
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"That is, these candidate vaccines seemed to prompt berserk immune responses that caused lung damage in monkeys and liver damage in ferrets. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 1 May 2020",
|
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"In some critically ill patients with COVID-19, berserk immune responses are thought to cause devastating damage to lungs and other organs. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 10 Apr. 2020",
|
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"In this regular season, the 49ers won in Seattle, but lost to the Seahawks at Levi\u2019s, which was packed with berserk fans. \u2014 Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com , 8 Jan. 2020"
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],
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"1800, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1896, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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},
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"Old Norse berserkr , probably from ber- bear + serkr shirt":"Noun and Adjective"
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},
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"\u02c8b\u0259r-\u02ccs\u0259rk",
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"-\u02c8z\u0259rk",
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"b\u0259r-\u02c8s\u0259rk",
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"b\u0259-",
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"-\u02ccz\u0259rk",
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"\u02ccb\u0259r-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"adverb",
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]
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},
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"berth":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a billet (see billet entry 1 sense 2a ) on a ship":[
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"waiting for a berth as a ship's surgeon",
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"\u2014 Bernard Keelan"
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],
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": a place to sit or sleep especially on a ship or vehicle : accommodation":[
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"a comfortable cabin with a deep berth",
|
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"an upper berth"
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],
|
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": a space for an automotive vehicle at rest":[
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"a truck-loading berth"
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],
|
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": an amount of distance maintained for safety":[
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"give the fire a wide berth",
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"giving him a wide berth until he is in a better mood"
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],
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": job , position , place":[
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"a starting berth on the team"
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],
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": sufficient distance for maneuvering a ship":[
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"Keep a clear berth of the shoals."
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],
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": the place where a ship lies when at anchor or at a wharf":[
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"was docked at her usual berth"
|
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],
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": to allot quarters or accommodations to : to allot a berth to":[
|
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"a place to berth the crew"
|
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],
|
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": to bring (something, such as a ship or automotive vehicle) into a berth":[
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"The ship was berthed at this pier."
|
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],
|
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": to come into a berth":[
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"where the ship typically berths"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
|
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"a comfortable cabin with a deep berth",
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"He has a starting berth on the all-star team.",
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"Verb",
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"The ship was berthed at this pier.",
|
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"The ship berthed at this pier.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Elk, bison and moose also calve during this period, so give the parents and their offspring a wide berth . \u2014 Andrea Sachs, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
|
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"The Cardinals went 11-6 last season and earned an NFC NFC Wild Card playoff berth . \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 21 June 2022",
|
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"Last summer, Omer Yurtseven\u2019s service for Turkey came up short of an Olympic berth when his national team lost in a qualifying tournament in Vancouver. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 18 June 2022",
|
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"Bird attended Springs Valley High School in French Lick, scoring 1,125 career points and earning an Indiana All-Star berth in 1974. \u2014 Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star , 6 June 2022",
|
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"The Toreros are playing in the postseason for the first time in nine years after earning an automatic berth with their victory over Gonzaga for the West Coast Conference Tournament championship. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 June 2022",
|
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"The Beavers, one of the final four teams to earn an at-large berth , won the Knoxville Regional by defeating host Tennessee, then swept Stanford to take the super regional. \u2014 oregonlive , 2 June 2022",
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"Yet despite losing six of their final eight games, the Badgers (28-19) racked up enough quality victories during the season to secure an at-large berth in the NCAA Tournament. \u2014 Jeff Potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 16 May 2022",
|
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"Jana Sanden had two hits, including a double for the Huskies, who finish the season 38-17 and must now hope for an at-large berth into the NCAA softball field. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 14 May 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
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"So, visibility to a container on land moving by rail or truck matters more than visibility to when a ship will berth . \u2014 Steve Banker, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
|
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"Smaller tankers could berth alongside it to access its oil. \u2014 The New Yorker , 4 Oct. 2021",
|
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"Another tanker could berth next to the ship and\u2014while pumping inert gas into the Safer\u2019s oil tanks\u2014suck out its Marib crude. \u2014 The New Yorker , 4 Oct. 2021",
|
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"Despite intervention from the United Nations to approve the clearance of 14 vessels, the tankers were not able to berth . \u2014 Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press , 8 Apr. 2021",
|
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"The Marina has the capacity to berth around 19 vessels, with a maximum length of 328 feet, providing state-of-the-art pontoons. \u2014 Jim Dobson, Forbes , 20 Mar. 2021",
|
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"The firm is not facing problems berthing vessels, and the force majeure was due to fall in demand because of virus outbreak. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 5 May 2020",
|
|
"Many countries have become increasingly reluctant to grant entry to cruise ships after the infection of more than 700 people on a vessel berthed off Japan showed how quickly the virus could spread. \u2014 Jason Scott, Bloomberg.com , 10 Apr. 2020",
|
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"Sources at the Port of San Francisco say other cruise lines that have suspended operations during the coronavirus pandemic are in talks with the port about berthing their luxury liners here. \u2014 Phil Matier, SFChronicle.com , 18 Mar. 2020"
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
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"1667, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
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},
|
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|
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"Middle English birth , probably from beren to bear + -th":"Noun and Verb"
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},
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|
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"\u02c8b\u0259rth"
|
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],
|
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|
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"appointment",
|
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"billet",
|
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"capacity",
|
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"connection",
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"function",
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"job",
|
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"place",
|
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"position",
|
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"post",
|
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"situation"
|
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],
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|
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},
|
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|
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": sparsely covered : besprinkled , bestrewed":[]
|
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|
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|
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|
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},
|
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|
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"b\u0113-",
|
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"bi-\u02c8ska-t\u0259rd"
|
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],
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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]
|
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},
|
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|
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|
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": screen":[]
|
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},
|
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|
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"first_known_use":{},
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|
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"be- + screen":""
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
"bi-\u02c8skr\u0113n",
|
|
"b\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054239",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bescribble":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to scribble about : scribble upon":[],
|
|
": to scribble very illegibly":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"be- + scribble":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"b\u0113-",
|
|
"bi-\u02c8skri-b\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013310",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"besee":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to treat well or badly : provide or furnish with":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English beseen , from Old English bes\u0113on , from be- + s\u0113on to see":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083616",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beseech":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to beg for urgently or anxiously":[
|
|
"beseeched him to write while he was away",
|
|
"\u2014 R. W. Hatch"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make supplication":[],
|
|
": to request earnestly : implore":[
|
|
"besought their protection"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"parishioners ardently beseeched the local bishop not to close their beloved church",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The standoff eventually prompted Akleh\u2019s brother, sitting on a man\u2019s shoulders, to beseech the crowd to let the hearse through. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"Health officials and experts continue to beseech Americans that the most effective way to avoid hospitalization is through vaccination. \u2014 Travis Caldwell, CNN , 4 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The texts showed Hannity pleading with Trump to beseech the rioters to prevent CNN from reaping ratings gold. \u2014 Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker , 15 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"On Monday, dozens of doctors and hospital employees in Palm Beach County gathered for an early morning news conference to beseech the unvaccinated to get shots, emphasizing that the surge was overwhelming the health care system and destroying lives. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Ghosts and forest spirits warn him of his doom and beseech him to turn around. \u2014 Rebecca Alter, Vulture , 16 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Acting Mayor Kim Janey appeared with transit advocates Monday to beseech the MBTA Fiscal Management and Control Board to restore service levels on the bus and subway systems that were reduced as ridership plummeted amid the COVID-19 pandemic. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"In her misery, the queen beseeched the priest Kentigern to help her. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 2 June 2020",
|
|
"Some campaigns still were sending out emails before Tuesday night\u2019s first quarter FEC deadline, beseeching donors for cash. \u2014 Laura Litvan, Bloomberg.com , 8 May 2020"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English besechen , from be- + sechen to seek":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"bi-\u02c8s\u0113ch",
|
|
"b\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for beseech beg , entreat , beseech , implore , supplicate , adjure , importune mean to ask urgently. beg suggests earnestness or insistence in the asking. they begged for help entreat implies an effort to persuade or to overcome resistance. entreated me to join them beseech and implore imply a deeply felt anxiety. I beseech you to have mercy implored her not to leave him supplicate suggests a posture of humility. with bowed heads they supplicated their Lord adjure implies advising as well as pleading. we were adjured to tell the truth importune suggests an annoying persistence in trying to break down resistance to a request. importuning viewers for contributions",
|
|
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|
|
"appeal (to)",
|
|
"beg",
|
|
"besiege",
|
|
"conjure",
|
|
"entreat",
|
|
"impetrate",
|
|
"implore",
|
|
"importune",
|
|
"petition",
|
|
"plead (to)",
|
|
"pray",
|
|
"solicit",
|
|
"supplicate"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014516",
|
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|
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|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": expressing or marked by earnest pleading or entreaty":[
|
|
"The wretched young man arose, and with a last beseeching glance at us walked from the room.",
|
|
"\u2014 Arthur Conan Doyle"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1704, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"b\u0113-",
|
|
"bi-\u02c8s\u0113-chi\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"entreating",
|
|
"imploring",
|
|
"pleading",
|
|
"prayerful",
|
|
"soliciting",
|
|
"suppliant",
|
|
"supplicant",
|
|
"supplicating",
|
|
"supplicatory"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023900",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beseem":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to be fitting or becoming":[],
|
|
": to be suitable to : befit":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"ordered his servants to deck the hall with such adornments as might beseem for the holidays"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"bi-\u02c8s\u0113m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"befit",
|
|
"do",
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"go",
|
|
"serve",
|
|
"suit"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191725",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beset":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to hem in : surround":[
|
|
"a town beset with high mountains"
|
|
],
|
|
": to set or stud with or as if with ornaments":[
|
|
"a crown beset with rubies",
|
|
"\u2026 leaves, whose edges were beset with thorns \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 J. G. Frazer"
|
|
],
|
|
": to set upon : assail":[
|
|
"the explorers were beset by wolves"
|
|
],
|
|
": trouble , harass":[
|
|
"inflation besets the economy"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"A lack of money is the greatest problem besetting the city today.",
|
|
"he's been beset by a lack of self-confidence virtually his entire life",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Then in 2021 and 2022, residents in Morgan County, north of Cullman were beset by foul odors from food processing waste storage lagoons installed at an old dairy farm. \u2014 Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Tatum showed flashes of playing a statement game but then was beset by silly turnovers and, possibly, fatigue. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Hospital administrators noted that the latest mass shooting to beset the nation occurred at a place where doctors are hard at work trying to heal people. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Authorities are investigating the motive behind a shooting at a Tulsa hospital on Wednesday in which a man killed at least four people before turning a gun on himself, police said, in the latest mass shooting to beset the nation. \u2014 Bryan Pietsch, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
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"In the next months\u2013\u2013and as a growing pandemic was to beset the world\u2013\u2013he decided his next move was to explore another big dream of his. \u2014 Jake Dima, Washington Examiner , 24 Feb. 2021",
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"Ducharme, a 6-2 guard, from Milton, Massachusetts, played a big role as UConn was beset with injuries this season, averaging 13.1 points and 3.9 rebounds in conference. \u2014 Dom Amore, courant.com , 3 Mar. 2022",
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"North Pond, a key fixture of Chicago\u2019s largest park, is drying up, beset with eroding banks and algae bloom that is harming the habitat for the diverse wildlife in the area. \u2014 Madeline Buckley, chicagotribune.com , 26 Nov. 2021",
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"Alas, the company was beset by legal problems and the brand was eventually mothballed by Uber. \u2014 Adi Gaskell, Forbes , 7 June 2022"
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"examples":[
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|
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]
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},
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": curse":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"I would beshrew anyone who is untrue to his word."
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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|
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"bi-\u02c8shr\u00fc",
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"b\u0113-",
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"especially Southern -\u02c8sr\u00fc"
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],
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"curse",
|
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|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061800",
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": nearby":[],
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"a composition that can be ranked beside that of the masters"
|
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]
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},
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"examples":[
|
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"Preposition",
|
|
"She sat beside him during dinner.",
|
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"The man beside her was wearing a brown suit and hat.",
|
|
"They were walking beside me.",
|
|
"Stand beside the statue and I'll take your picture.",
|
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"Their house is beside a small lake.",
|
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"These problems seem unimportant beside the potential benefits of the new system.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
|
|
"Regardless, Joanna Adamicki, the city's special events coordinator, said the new location holds other benefits beside safety, including the introduction of a Raised Grain Brewing Co. beer garden that will also feature food trucks and live music. \u2014 Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Fred picked from lakeside sedges beside stag moose, camels, and giant beavers as the matriarch kept watch for dire wolves. \u2014 Peter Brannen, The Atlantic , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Two wooden picnic tables rest on the other side of the tree, situated beside a narrow forested strand separating the oak property from the neighborhood. \u2014 Ryan Martin, The Indianapolis Star , 22 June 2022",
|
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"There was nothing to do in that room but listen to records and write and dream beside the fireplace. \u2014 Xochitl Gonzalez, ELLE Decor , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Jenner\u2019s son, the baby formerly known as Wolf, is her second child with Travis Scott, who is presumably the grown-up pictured beside the chubby pair of toddler legs. \u2014 Kathleen Walsh, Glamour , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Muhammad, who traveled with his girlfriend from Indiana to Portland during the height of the social injustice protests two years ago, now stood in a blue jail smock in Hernandez\u2019s 15th floor courtroom, beside an assistant federal public defender. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"The emperor Domitian had his holiday villa just north of Monte Circeo, beside a wide lagoon. \u2014 Maria Shollenbarger, Travel + Leisure , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"In some cases, transgender athletes might be put in separate events or allowed to compete beside cisgender opponents but with separate results and medals. \u2014 David Wharton, Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
|
|
"In the photos, Salazar can be seen posing beside and behind the wheel of a car. \u2014 Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com , 30 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Along the way and during the performance, ticketholders might just be spooked by the witch or possessed Richmond teens who pop out beside , behind and even underneath show-goers at unexpected moments. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Someone who is lacking the missing metric is someone who is driven and intelligent but still not a person who others want to work beside or for. \u2014 Pam Boney, Forbes , 28 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Media has historically been about finding the cracks between the content and then finding the best audience or the best contextual alignment to put your advertisement in front of or beside . \u2014 Andrea Palmer, Forbes , 25 May 2021",
|
|
"And, yet, the sports world is beside -itself outraged because Tebow \u2014 one of the greatest college players and ambassadors of all-time \u2014 is getting another chance because his college coach happens to be coaching his hometown NFL team? \u2014 Mike Bianchi, orlandosentinel.com , 22 May 2021",
|
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"Makes one 9-inch cake Spoon berries and softly whipped cream beside slices of this simple lemon-cornmeal cake glazed with sugar syrup. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 May 2021",
|
|
"Krystyna Krakowski became a firefighter in Florida at a time when there were very few women to work beside or guide her in the service. \u2014 Anila Yoganathan, orlandosentinel.com , 11 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Both Fauci and Birx were often standing beside or behind Trump when the former president made spurious claims about the virus. \u2014 Jacqueline Howard, CNN , 29 Mar. 2021"
|
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],
|
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|
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Preposition",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, adverb & preposition, from Old English be s\u012bdan at or to the side, from be at (from b\u012b ) + s\u012bdan , dative & accusative of s\u012bde side \u2014 more at by":"Preposition and Adverb"
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},
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"b\u0113-"
|
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],
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|
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|
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"besides",
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"beyond",
|
|
"over and above"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202555",
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]
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|
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|
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"antonyms":[
|
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|
|
"again",
|
|
"also",
|
|
"either",
|
|
"further",
|
|
"furthermore",
|
|
"likewise",
|
|
"more",
|
|
"moreover",
|
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"then",
|
|
"too",
|
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"withal",
|
|
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|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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|
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"serves pizza, pasta, and many other foods besides"
|
|
],
|
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": else":[
|
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"knows a lot about pop culture but very little besides"
|
|
],
|
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": moreover , furthermore":[
|
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"I can't go, and besides , I wouldn't go if I could."
|
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],
|
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": other than , except":[
|
|
"no one besides us",
|
|
"Nothing besides a miracle could help them."
|
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],
|
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": together with":[
|
|
"a decision that, besides being practical, is morally right"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Preposition",
|
|
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|
|
"Besides its famous cakes, the bakery also makes delicious breads and cookies.",
|
|
"These salads are delicious besides being healthy.",
|
|
"I'm not ready to get married yet. Besides which, I enjoy living alone.",
|
|
"Adverb",
|
|
"They serve pasta and many other foods besides .",
|
|
"I'm not ready to get married yet. Besides , I enjoy living alone.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
|
|
"But his death had many contributing factors besides being unable to breath while face down on the ground. \u2014 Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati.com , 2 June 2020",
|
|
"The airline\u2019s crew members and ground services personnel are undergoing detailed health check-ups at regular intervals, besides wearing protective gear at all times. \u2014 Niharika Sharma, Quartz India , 31 May 2020",
|
|
"Plus, besides setting stuff on fire, a campfire is also good for warmth, atmosphere, cooking and keeping the bugs at bay. \u2014 Catherine Newman, New York Times , 15 May 2020",
|
|
"Throughout her essay collection, besides sharing these micro-examples of her interior life, Chew-Bose reflects broadly on her coming of age as a first-generation Canadian woman with Indian parents. \u2014 The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic , 15 May 2020",
|
|
"But besides giving viewers at home a look into their life, Sudano, whose mother happens to be the late Donna Summers, hopes this show will inspire folks to chase their dreams. \u2014 Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful , 28 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"And besides livestreaming ceremonies, handing off cremated remains to families is a different process under social distancing guidelines. \u2014 Ryan Prior, CNN , 16 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"The novel coronavirus hasn\u2019t been shown to appear in any of these organs\u2014 besides of course the lungs, the upper respiratory tract, and sometimes within lymph nodes. \u2014 Douglas Main, National Geographic , 20 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"This directive raises a question: What, besides basic infrastructure to support astronauts, could be worth protecting on the moon? \u2014 Leonard David, Scientific American , 21 May 2020",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
|
|
"And, besides , reminding voters of Trump\u2019s perfidy is not the same thing as resurrecting Biden\u2019s political standing. \u2014 Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Satire has always had an admonitory function, and besides , some people are so obnoxious that a writer has to slow-walk the reader through their awfulness. \u2014 Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"Also, to some grow extra internal organs, at a rate fast enough that there is something called the National Organ Registry to keep tabs on it, and maybe some other business besides . \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"This Danish documentary coproduction unravels the tentacles of the Slovak mafia and much else besides , and this from a valuable foreign perspective. \u2014 Leo Barraclough, Variety , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"And besides , women were slowly becoming a more common sight at Nimmo Bay. \u2014 Jen Murphy, Robb Report , 7 May 2022",
|
|
"But that only represents the beginning of the saga, and the less interesting part besides . \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"And besides , the counselor had told her to keep quiet. \u2014 Laura Crimaldi, BostonGlobe.com , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"And besides , who doesn't need a little reminder every once in a while about taking a sip of H2O? \u2014 Sam Dangremond And Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country , 21 Apr. 2022"
|
|
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|
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|
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"1577, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb",
|
|
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|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Preposition"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see beside entry 1":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
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|
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|
|
"bi-\u02c8s\u012bdz"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
"beside",
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
],
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"preposition"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to cause worry or distress to : beset":[
|
|
"doubts besieged him"
|
|
],
|
|
": to press with requests : importune":[
|
|
"\u2026 besieging the royal ministers with petitions \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 T. B. Costain",
|
|
"besieged by the media"
|
|
],
|
|
": to surround with armed forces":[
|
|
"The army had besieged the castle."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Customers have besieged the company with questions.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Russian forces continued to besiege the steel plant into Sunday with airstrikes; artillery bombardment; tank, drone and sniper fire, as well as infantry assaults, the fighters said. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 8 May 2022",
|
|
"The British Defense Ministry says Russia\u2019s decision to besiege rather than attack the plant means many Russian units cannot be redeployed elsewhere in the country. \u2014 John Bacon, USA TODAY , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Experts say Russia may try to besiege Ukrainian forces by linking its troops in the north and the south. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Now in its second month, the war has turned into a grinding ordeal as Russian forces continue to besiege the north and south of Ukraine while counteroffensives have pushed Russian soldiers back from advancing on the capital, Kyiv. \u2014 Patrick J. Mcdonnell, Los Angeles Times , 27 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"At the same time, an airlift would counter Russia\u2019s strategy to besiege the Ukrainian people, boost Ukrainian morale, and increase international efforts to aid Ukraine. \u2014 Douglas J. Feith And John Hannah, WSJ , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"However, British defense officials reported Saturday that the Russian military continues to besiege a number of other major Ukrainian cities, including Chernihiv, which is located 91 miles from Kyiv. \u2014 Yuras Karmanau, chicagotribune.com , 26 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Russia's forces have been heavily bombing Ukraine's second-biggest city Kharkiv for days, with dozens of civilian deaths\u2014now, their terror is coming to besiege Kyiv. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"But 73% of that immense fortune has now evaporated, and the tycoon will almost certainly lose even more as anxious creditors, suppliers and homebuyers besiege Evergrande\u2019s offices. \u2014 Yue Wang, Forbes , 28 Sep. 2021"
|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
"b\u0113-",
|
|
"bi-\u02c8s\u0113j"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"beleaguer",
|
|
"blockade",
|
|
"invest",
|
|
"leaguer"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120332",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"besmear":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": smear":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"besmeared the mirror with jelly"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"b\u0113-",
|
|
"bi-\u02c8smir"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"anoint",
|
|
"bedaub",
|
|
"daub",
|
|
"smear"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161904",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"besmirch":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"clean",
|
|
"cleanse"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully , soil":[
|
|
"besmirching her reputation",
|
|
"High ideals were besmirched by cruelty and greed \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 R. A. Newhall",
|
|
"Although the accusations against Normand were unsupported, her name was besmirched .",
|
|
"\u2014 John Lahr",
|
|
"Darwin was exasperated by Wallace's gullibility and feared that his activities would somehow besmirch the theory of evolution.",
|
|
"\u2014 Anthony Gottlieb",
|
|
"The problem is that the vast majority of people of all nations \u2026 cherish their national myths too much to want mere facts, or even assertions of historical doubt, to besmirch them.",
|
|
"\u2014 Max Hastings"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"inconsiderately besmirched the white bedsheets with their dirty feet",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Do Democrats want to unfairly besmirch the entire GOP with the Jan. 6 disgrace, while distracting voters from 8.6% inflation and $5-a-gallon gasoline? \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Imagine allowing a breed of humanity as vulgar as actors (wink-wink) to besmirch their palace beautiful. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"And a failure to fulfill the now apparently near-impossible tasks of evacuating all the Afghan translators, workers and fixers on whom the US relied and who now face Taliban retribution would besmirch America\u2019s conscience and global reputation. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 16 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"In 14 minutes of chitchat with Nelson, the most (in)famous high school football coach in America managed to besmirch almost everything beloved in the South and, in doing so, ended up on administrative leave. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"The head of the Suez Canal Authority at the time dismissed his remarks as an attempt to besmirch Egypt\u2019s reputation. \u2014 Rory Jones, WSJ , 31 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Yet Judge Sullivan chose to besmirch both the Barr effort and the judiciary by matching James Comey\u2019s FBI for Trump Derangement Syndrome. \u2014 Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ , 10 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"This culture of indifference is only reinforced when men such as Simmons receive carte blanche to publicly besmirch their accusers\u2014especially under the guise of social justice. \u2014 Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic , 2 July 2020",
|
|
"In what appears to be a shameless attempt to attract shoppers considering a crossover\u2014or those who are too rich to be seen in a Subaru Outback\u2014Mercedes-Benz has besmirched its once elegant E-class wagon with faux ruggedness. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 3 Mar. 2020"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1604, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"bi-\u02c8sm\u0259rch",
|
|
"b\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"befoul",
|
|
"begrime",
|
|
"bemire",
|
|
"blacken",
|
|
"daub",
|
|
"dirty",
|
|
"distain",
|
|
"foul",
|
|
"gaum",
|
|
"grime",
|
|
"mire",
|
|
"muck",
|
|
"muddy",
|
|
"smirch",
|
|
"smudge",
|
|
"soil",
|
|
"stain",
|
|
"sully"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042653",
|
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"besmirched":{
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"antonyms":[
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"clean",
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"cleanse"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully , soil":[
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"besmirching her reputation",
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"High ideals were besmirched by cruelty and greed \u2026",
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"\u2014 R. A. Newhall",
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"Although the accusations against Normand were unsupported, her name was besmirched .",
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"\u2014 John Lahr",
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"Darwin was exasperated by Wallace's gullibility and feared that his activities would somehow besmirch the theory of evolution.",
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"\u2014 Anthony Gottlieb",
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"The problem is that the vast majority of people of all nations \u2026 cherish their national myths too much to want mere facts, or even assertions of historical doubt, to besmirch them.",
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"\u2014 Max Hastings"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"inconsiderately besmirched the white bedsheets with their dirty feet",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Do Democrats want to unfairly besmirch the entire GOP with the Jan. 6 disgrace, while distracting voters from 8.6% inflation and $5-a-gallon gasoline? \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
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"Imagine allowing a breed of humanity as vulgar as actors (wink-wink) to besmirch their palace beautiful. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
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"And a failure to fulfill the now apparently near-impossible tasks of evacuating all the Afghan translators, workers and fixers on whom the US relied and who now face Taliban retribution would besmirch America\u2019s conscience and global reputation. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 16 Aug. 2021",
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"In 14 minutes of chitchat with Nelson, the most (in)famous high school football coach in America managed to besmirch almost everything beloved in the South and, in doing so, ended up on administrative leave. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Apr. 2021",
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"The head of the Suez Canal Authority at the time dismissed his remarks as an attempt to besmirch Egypt\u2019s reputation. \u2014 Rory Jones, WSJ , 31 Mar. 2021",
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"Yet Judge Sullivan chose to besmirch both the Barr effort and the judiciary by matching James Comey\u2019s FBI for Trump Derangement Syndrome. \u2014 Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ , 10 Dec. 2020",
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"This culture of indifference is only reinforced when men such as Simmons receive carte blanche to publicly besmirch their accusers\u2014especially under the guise of social justice. \u2014 Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic , 2 July 2020",
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"In what appears to be a shameless attempt to attract shoppers considering a crossover\u2014or those who are too rich to be seen in a Subaru Outback\u2014Mercedes-Benz has besmirched its once elegant E-class wagon with faux ruggedness. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 3 Mar. 2020"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1604, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"bi-\u02c8sm\u0259rch",
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"b\u0113-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"befoul",
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"begrime",
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"bemire",
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"blacken",
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"daub",
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"dirty",
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"distain",
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"foul",
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"gaum",
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"grime",
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"mire",
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"muck",
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"muddy",
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"smirch",
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"smudge",
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"soil",
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"stain",
|
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"sully"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103304",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
|
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},
|
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"besotted":{
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"antonyms":[
|
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"sober",
|
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"straight"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": blindly or utterly infatuated":[
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"besotted lovers",
|
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"They have a mad affair. He is besotted . But she is an expensive partner, and he needs money to keep her in style.",
|
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"\u2014 Newgate Callendar",
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"The husband \u2026 seems besotted with his wife and horribly jealous of the bird she's protecting.",
|
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"\u2014 Edmund White"
|
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],
|
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": intoxicated or stupefied especially with drink":[
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"\u2026 longed only to get out of the house for a lively evening with his old cronies, who were boorish, bumbling and besotted every last one of them.",
|
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"\u2014 Dennis Drabelle",
|
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"We issued into an empty street through a half-open door, staggering like besotted revellers.",
|
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"\u2014 Joseph Conrad"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"As one of Hollywood\u2019s most legendary heartthrobs, Depp enjoys a large and besotted fan base. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
|
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"Opening April 28 at Los Angeles\u2019 Geffen Playhouse, the new production, directed by Gordon Greenberg, also stars Aimee Carrero as Honey, Graham Phillips as her husband, Nick, and Calista Flockhart as George\u2019s besotted wife, Martha. \u2014 Jordan Riefe, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The bright-sounding Gabriella Reyes had a vibrant Indi Robinson at her side who helped push away the besotted Jaquino, portrayed by the equally lively tenor Jos\u00e9 Simerilla-Romero and actor Gregor Lopes. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Apr. 2022",
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"Andreas lives in a deeply religious Bavarian hamlet with Claudia, his besotted , church-frequenting, apron dress wearing wife. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
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"In 2019, the latest incarnation of Crimso, still fronted by Fripp, embarked on a 50th-anniversary tour, playing dense, precise, and impeccably arranged versions of its pulverizing repertoire before besotted audiences. \u2014 David Browne, Rolling Stone , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
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"One tells the story of Frank Pike, an ex-I.R.A. fighter recruited by the Nazis to fan anti-British sentiment in Ireland, through the fastidious diary of his besotted German handler, Adrian de Groot. \u2014 The New Yorker , 7 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Only Marian Paroo, the local librarian and music teacher, can save the besotted town from its infatuation with Harold. \u2014 Marilyn Stasio, Variety , 11 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Her father was a besotted but amiable cook in the merchant marine who had served in the Royal Navy during World War II. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Jan. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"b\u0113-",
|
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"bi-\u02c8s\u00e4-t\u0259d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"blasted",
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"blind",
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"blitzed",
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"blotto",
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"bombed",
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"boozy",
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"canned",
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"cockeyed",
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"crocked",
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"drunk",
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"drunken",
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"fried",
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"gassed",
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"hammered",
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"high",
|
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"impaired",
|
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"inebriate",
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"inebriated",
|
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"intoxicated",
|
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"juiced",
|
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"lit",
|
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"lit up",
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"loaded",
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"looped",
|
|
"oiled",
|
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"pickled",
|
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"pie-eyed",
|
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"plastered",
|
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"potted",
|
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"ripped",
|
|
"sloshed",
|
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"smashed",
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"sottish",
|
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"soused",
|
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"sozzled",
|
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"squiffed",
|
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"squiffy",
|
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"stewed",
|
|
"stiff",
|
|
"stinking",
|
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"stoned",
|
|
"tanked",
|
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"tiddly",
|
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"tight",
|
|
"tipsy",
|
|
"wasted",
|
|
"wet",
|
|
"wiped out"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102846",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"besoul":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to endow with a soul":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"be- + soul , noun":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"b\u0113-",
|
|
"bi-\u02c8s\u014dl"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090658",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bespangle":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to adorn with spangles : dot or sprinkle with brillantly sparkling or glittering objects":[
|
|
"the grass \u2026 is all bespangled with dewdrops",
|
|
"\u2014 William Cowper"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"be- + spangle":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"b\u0113-",
|
|
"bi-\u02c8spa\u014b-g\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231335",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bespatter":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": spatter":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"vehicle after passing vehicle bespattered the sides of my once-clean car with that wintry slush"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1602, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"bi-\u02c8spa-t\u0259r",
|
|
"b\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dash",
|
|
"plash",
|
|
"spatter",
|
|
"splash",
|
|
"splatter"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015915",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bespawl":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to spatter with or as if with saliva":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"be- + spawl":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221409",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bespeak":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": indicate , signify":[
|
|
"her performance bespeaks considerable practice"
|
|
],
|
|
": request":[
|
|
"bespeak a favor"
|
|
],
|
|
": to hire, engage, or claim beforehand":[],
|
|
": to show beforehand : foretell":[],
|
|
": to speak to especially with formality : address":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Her newest album bespeaks a great talent for writing songs.",
|
|
"bespoke the rental car weeks in advance of their trip",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"His actions bespeak a prime-time TV blowhard who understands how objectionable his rhetoric has become. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Hard luxuries bespeak a connection to history and tend to remain in families for generations. \u2014 Rhonda K. Garelick, Washington Post , 17 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"To several local Native American tribes, including the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians, the Ventura County site\u2019s cave drawings and rock shelters bespeak a cultural heritage dating back centuries. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 27 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"The UC Davis researchers, from the school\u2019s Violence Prevention Project, found that the fears driving the surge in gun sales bespeak a nation suffering a potentially serious crisis of confidence. \u2014 Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times , 17 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"For a contemporary American reader, there are a few jarring moments that bespeak the author\u2019s ignorance, or worse, of black American life (not least of which is a black character named Odysseus Cotton). \u2014 Andrew Martin, Harper's Magazine , 15 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"His playing bespoke an investment in the entire lineage of jazz trumpet playing. \u2014 Giovanni Russonello, BostonGlobe.com , 2 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"However, the game isn't due until September 17 after a delay pushed it back from its original April release, which is likely the reason behind the timing of Nvidia\u2019s bespoke GPU. \u2014 Brad Chacos, PCWorld , 18 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"The many positive responses on social media bespeak considerable support for his take-no-prisoners public attitude toward gang members who exert de facto control of entire neighborhoods and towns. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 Apr. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1533, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"bi-\u02c8sp\u0113k",
|
|
"b\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"book",
|
|
"reserve"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090926",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bespeckle":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": speckle , besprinkle":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"be- + speckle":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"b\u0113-",
|
|
"bi-\u02c8spe-k\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110007",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bespectacled":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": wearing spectacles":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The image of a trusty, bespectacled librarian managing a small internet community instead of Elon Musk or Mark Zuckerberg fully controlling a global, near-ubiquitous billion-dollar social network feels like a cool breeze over a hot garbage pit. \u2014 Gabriel Nicholas, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"The site is still being excavated \u2014 one bespectacled archaeologist sat in the middle of the floor, methodically sweeping dust with an almost religious devotion. \u2014 Sarah Souli, Travel + Leisure , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"Clad in a maroon button-down and casually rolled pants, the bespectacled Thor actor twirls barefoot through the scene, equal parts slink and smarm. \u2014 Clarissa Cruz, EW.com , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"All signs rather transparently point to a classic corporate villain, Biosyn Genetics, whose bespectacled CEO (Campbell Scott) seems to have been unceremoniously plucked from one of the later Bond movies. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Outside, a bespectacled man with a graying beard, who introduced himself as Abdul Sadiq, carried a Mitchell electric-guitar box. \u2014 Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Instead, spends his life stalking a bespectacled local reporter. \u2014 Eli Grober, The New Yorker , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Many of them are living in Mexico, El Salvador, and Spain, but the largest share is concentrated in and around D.C. Sandoval, short and bespectacled , with a wry sense of humor, is forty and the group\u2019s social center. \u2014 Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"His photograph is accompanied by a brief, painful note: Another includes an image of a bespectacled woman sitting on a bench. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1742, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"bi-\u02c8spek-(\u02cc)ti-k\u0259ld",
|
|
"b\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042340",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bespell":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to cast a spell on : enchant":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"be- + spell , noun":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"b\u0113-",
|
|
"bi-\u02c8spel"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020638",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bespete":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to spit upon : spatter with saliva":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English bespeten , from be- + speten to spit":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022308",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bespoil":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to mar or ruin (something) : spoil":[
|
|
"\u2026 but to the people of the Gulf Coast, it's just another reason to mistrust the company that bespoiled their shores.",
|
|
"\u2014 Mobile Register (Alabama) , 22 July 2010"
|
|
],
|
|
": to strip or deprive (someone) of something : despoil":[
|
|
"\u2014 + of \u2026 he had looked upon him in the light of a mere robber, and, as such, would have bespoiled him of his ill-gotten gain, but for the judicious interference of his comrade, brother, and partner. \u2014 Charles Dickens , Our Mutual Friend , 1865"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1773, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"bi-\u02c8sp\u022fi(-\u0259)l",
|
|
"b\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032432",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bespoke":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"mass-produced",
|
|
"ready-made"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": custom-made":[
|
|
"a bespoke suit"
|
|
],
|
|
": dealing in or producing custom-made articles":[
|
|
"a bespoke tailor"
|
|
],
|
|
": engaged":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a wealthy man who can easily afford bespoke suits",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Ask your butcher to grind part chuck with short ribs or brisket and live your most bespoke life. \u2014 Mehreen Karim, Bon App\u00e9tit , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"The marketing, the approach has to be very bespoke . \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"For a retreat in Bellport, New York, designer Aamir Khandwala enlisted artist Shantell Martin to go wild on the kitchen wall (using her trademark Sharpie), resulting in a bespoke graphic wall treatment that's also a one-of-a-kind artwork. \u2014 Hadley Keller, House Beautiful , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"To avoid a costly brain drain and a stagnant, unmotivated workforce, leaders need to reconcile themselves to providing a much more flexible and bespoke approach to employee engagement. \u2014 David Carry, Forbes , 5 July 2021",
|
|
"Frederick Chin, who serves as Chief Executive Officer for Viewpoint Collection, explains that high-end real estate in today's market requires a very bespoke approach. \u2014 Neal Leitereg, Forbes , 22 May 2021",
|
|
"But some of our projects are directly very bespoke . \u2014 Christopher Marquis, Forbes , 18 May 2021",
|
|
"Artemis is a brilliant little dude who's big on bespoke black suits but not authority. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 12 June 2020",
|
|
"Then, stop in Flagstaff to refuel at Macy\u2019s European Coffee House, where bespoke coffee concoctions and healthy breakfast fare are served all day long. \u2014 Macy Sirmans, Travel + Leisure , 19 May 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1607, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"past participle of bespeak":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"bi-\u02c8sp\u014dk",
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"b\u0113-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"custom",
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"custom-made",
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"custom-tailored",
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"customized",
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"made-to-order",
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"tailor-made",
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"tailored"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231508",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"bespoken":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": indicate , signify":[
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"her performance bespeaks considerable practice"
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],
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": request":[
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"bespeak a favor"
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],
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": to hire, engage, or claim beforehand":[],
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": to show beforehand : foretell":[],
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": to speak to especially with formality : address":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Her newest album bespeaks a great talent for writing songs.",
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"bespoke the rental car weeks in advance of their trip",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"His actions bespeak a prime-time TV blowhard who understands how objectionable his rhetoric has become. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 May 2022",
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"Hard luxuries bespeak a connection to history and tend to remain in families for generations. \u2014 Rhonda K. Garelick, Washington Post , 17 Nov. 2021",
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"To several local Native American tribes, including the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians, the Ventura County site\u2019s cave drawings and rock shelters bespeak a cultural heritage dating back centuries. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 27 Oct. 2020",
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"The UC Davis researchers, from the school\u2019s Violence Prevention Project, found that the fears driving the surge in gun sales bespeak a nation suffering a potentially serious crisis of confidence. \u2014 Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times , 17 Oct. 2020",
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"For a contemporary American reader, there are a few jarring moments that bespeak the author\u2019s ignorance, or worse, of black American life (not least of which is a black character named Odysseus Cotton). \u2014 Andrew Martin, Harper's Magazine , 15 Sep. 2020",
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"His playing bespoke an investment in the entire lineage of jazz trumpet playing. \u2014 Giovanni Russonello, BostonGlobe.com , 2 Apr. 2020",
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"However, the game isn't due until September 17 after a delay pushed it back from its original April release, which is likely the reason behind the timing of Nvidia\u2019s bespoke GPU. \u2014 Brad Chacos, PCWorld , 18 Feb. 2020",
|
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"The many positive responses on social media bespeak considerable support for his take-no-prisoners public attitude toward gang members who exert de facto control of entire neighborhoods and towns. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 Apr. 2020"
|
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1533, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"b\u0113-",
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"bi-\u02c8sp\u0113k"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"book",
|
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"reserve"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063143",
|
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"bespot":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to mark with or as if with spots":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English bespotten , from be- + spotten to spot":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"bi-\u02c8sp\u00e4t",
|
|
"b\u0113-"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175325",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"bespread":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": overspread":[
|
|
"a region that is bespread with lush vegetation"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English bespreden , from be- + spreden to spread":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"bi-\u02c8spred",
|
|
"b\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-115132",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"besprent":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": sprinkled over":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English bespreynt , from past participle of besprengen to besprinkle, from Old English besprengan , from be- + sprengan to scatter; akin to Old English springan to spring":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"bi-\u02c8sprent"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-141046",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"besprinkled":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": sprinkle":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English besprengeln , frequentative of besprengen":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"bi-\u02c8spri\u014b-k\u0259l",
|
|
"b\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190316",
|
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"best":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"conquer",
|
|
"defeat",
|
|
"dispatch",
|
|
"do down",
|
|
"get",
|
|
"get around",
|
|
"lick",
|
|
"master",
|
|
"overbear",
|
|
"overcome",
|
|
"overmatch",
|
|
"prevail (over)",
|
|
"skunk",
|
|
"stop",
|
|
"subdue",
|
|
"surmount",
|
|
"take",
|
|
"trim",
|
|
"triumph (over)",
|
|
"upend",
|
|
"win (against)",
|
|
"worst"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a best performance or achievement":[
|
|
"ran a new personal best"
|
|
],
|
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": as well, skillfully, or accurately as":[
|
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"Try to do it as best you can."
|
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],
|
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": best clothes":[
|
|
"wearing their Sunday best"
|
|
],
|
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": excelling all others":[
|
|
"the best student in the class"
|
|
],
|
|
": had best (see best entry 2 sense 1 )":[
|
|
"you best listen"
|
|
],
|
|
": in the best (see best entry 1 ) way : to greatest advantage":[
|
|
"Some things are best left unsaid."
|
|
],
|
|
": most":[
|
|
"Those best able will provide needed support."
|
|
],
|
|
": most , largest":[
|
|
"It rained for the best part of their vacation."
|
|
],
|
|
": most productive of good : offering or producing the greatest advantage, utility, or satisfaction":[
|
|
"What is the best thing to do?"
|
|
],
|
|
": one that is best":[
|
|
"the best falls short",
|
|
"saved the best for last"
|
|
],
|
|
": one's maximum effort":[
|
|
"do your best"
|
|
],
|
|
": the best (see best entry 1 ) state or part":[
|
|
"You haven't heard the best of it."
|
|
],
|
|
": the greatest degree of good or excellence":[
|
|
"He's at his best in front of a live audience.",
|
|
"democracy at its best"
|
|
],
|
|
": to get the better of : outdo":[
|
|
"bested by their opponents"
|
|
],
|
|
": to overcome or outdo (someone or something) : to get the better of":[
|
|
"The hero got the best of the villain in the end.",
|
|
"I let my emotions get the best of me and said something I regret.",
|
|
"Let's face it: As much as we like to eat healthy, the old sweet tooth sometimes gets the best of us.",
|
|
"\u2014 Denise I. O'Neal"
|
|
],
|
|
": under the most favorable circumstances":[
|
|
"won't be finished for another three months at best",
|
|
"At best , you will earn back what you paid in.",
|
|
"He's an average writer at best .",
|
|
"\u2026 was among the worst schools in a city whose public education could be described as struggling, at best .",
|
|
"\u2014 Ann Carrns"
|
|
],
|
|
"Charles Herbert 1899\u20131978 Canadian (American-born) physiologist":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"You should wear your best clothes tonight.",
|
|
"We ate the best food and drank the best wines.",
|
|
"His modesty and sense of humor are his best qualities.",
|
|
"Is that your best offer?",
|
|
"Which of these do you think tastes best ?",
|
|
"Mary sends you her very best wishes.",
|
|
"She's the best student in her class.",
|
|
"He won the award for best actor in a drama.",
|
|
"She truly believes that this is the best way to solve the problem.",
|
|
"She's the team's best hope for a medal.",
|
|
"Adverb",
|
|
"The sauce is best served cold.",
|
|
"They work best under pressure.",
|
|
"That's what we do best !",
|
|
"We need to think about how best to fix this problem.",
|
|
"The work should be done by the people who are best able to do it.",
|
|
"She's best suited to life in the city.",
|
|
"He is best known for his invention of the lightbulb.",
|
|
"The museum features some of the best -known examples of this style of painting.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"Out of all of my workers, he's the best .",
|
|
"Our company is the best in the business.",
|
|
"Thanks, Dad. You're the best !",
|
|
"I have one more gift for you, and I saved the best for last.",
|
|
"Bad things happen to the best of us.",
|
|
"They want the best for their children.",
|
|
"Even in the best of times, we had trouble paying our bills.",
|
|
"In the best of all possible worlds, no one would be without food and clean water.",
|
|
"I have a wonderful family and a great job, so I feel that I have the best of both worlds .",
|
|
"He did his best to help them.",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"at last she's bested her card-playing mother at the game of hearts",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"The show, which comes from Universal Television (hence the tie-in with this year\u2019s Emmy broadcaster, NBC), also stars Fumero as Eliza, who works at the store; Smoove recurs as Timmy\u2019s best friend, Percy. \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"So, shout out to my best friend Heather Gray for always keeping it real with me and supporting my delusional dreams. \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Happy birthday to my best friend and ultimate secret keeper. \u2014 Karla Pope, Good Housekeeping , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Scientists\u2014and plenty of doting dog owners\u2014have long wondered when and where wolves\u2019 began their evolution to become humanity\u2019s best friend. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Her best friend, Dani Jo Carter, was driving the Ford Expedition. \u2014 Bill Rankin, ajc , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"His best friend is away for a year, and Elliott is so sloppy and disorganized that no one wants to team up with him on school projects. \u2014 Mary Quattlebaum, Washington Post , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Similarly, Conversations With Friends focuses on the affair Frances (Alison Oliver) has with Nick (Joe Alwyn), while still attempting to sort out her feelings for her best friend and ex-girlfriend Bobbi (Sasha Lane). \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Man's best friend was the first of many animals humans have domesticated. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
|
|
"Of his 100-plus film and TV credits, Turkel is perhaps best known for his role as Lloyd, the preternaturally calm, credit-extending bartender in Stanley Kubrick's The Shining. \u2014 Sara Netzley, EW.com , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Technoblade, a popular YouTuber best known for his Minecraft videos, died about a year after he was diagnosed with cancer, according to his family. \u2014 Wilson Wong, NBC News , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Records show the seller is Dan Goldfarb, a cannabis entrepreneur best known for founding Canna-Pet, which sells hemp products designed for animals. \u2014 Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"The son of a prominent family, Lapid has dabbled in acting, screenwriting, music and even amateur boxing, before becoming best known to the Israeli public as a journalist-turned-politician. \u2014 Hadas Gold, CNN , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Though best known for one poster, Mr. Skolnick had a varied career, designing books and a few film credit sequences as well as working in advertising. \u2014 Neil Genzlinger, BostonGlobe.com , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"His election suggests a continued preference for populist leaders among Filipinos \u2014 who were governed for the last six years by the tough-talking Rodrigo Duterte, best known internationally for a war on drugs that has left thousands dead. \u2014 Regine Cabato, Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"But it may be best known, at least among families, for its summer camps, which include day and overnight camps. \u2014 Michael Cabanatuan, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Though best known for one poster, Mr. Skolnick had a varied career, designing books and a few film credit sequences as well as working in advertising. \u2014 New York Times , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"For Reed, this was her first perfect 10 of her collegiate career\u2014before then, her personal best was a 9.975 on floor. \u2014 Essence , 26 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Being at our absolute best may not even equate to wins. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Maybe the most surprised person in the stadium was Thompson-Herah, who didn\u2019t expect a personal best . \u2014 Ken Goe For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 21 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Your personal best was a little bit less than 26 feet. \u2014 Ben Shpigel, New York Times , 20 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Meanwhile, Andersen's throw was a mere 2 inches shy of Berry's personal best . \u2014 Eddie Pells, ajc , 27 June 2021",
|
|
"Shaheed captured the 100 in 11.68 seconds and the 200 in 24.07, the latter a personal best . \u2014 Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 June 2021",
|
|
"But that 43-6.75 stood until the end, when Morgan topped her own personal best . \u2014 Tim Bielik, cleveland , 5 June 2021",
|
|
"Summer 2021 doesn\u2019t officially start for another week, but celebrities have already begun wearing their seasonal best . \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 24 May 2021",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"The Norwegian climber is attempting to best the record for ascents of all 14 8,000 meter peaks set in 2019 by Nirmal \u2018Nims\u2019 Purja. \u2014 Ben Ayers, Outside Online , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"All but one of the statewide contests have incumbent Democrats running for reelection, all of whom are expected to best their challengers in the primary and are favored to win reelection in November. \u2014 Phil Willon, Los Angeles Times , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"Expect Porsche to best the last-gen GT2 RS\u2019s 6:43.3 time at the N\u00fcrburgring Nordschleife. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"In Philadelphia, a high of 97 is forecast on Saturday, a mark that would best the previous record of 95 degrees standing since 1934. \u2014 Pedram Javaheri, CNN , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"In Idaho, Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin failed to best the incumbent Republican governor for another term. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"No one was able to best Dixon's speed from the Fast 12 session. \u2014 Rob Peeters, The Indianapolis Star , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"No one was able to best Dixon's speed from the Fast 12 session. \u2014 Rob Peeters, USA TODAY , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"The cask in this sale, which could yield 534 700 ml bottles, could best that. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Auxiliary verb",
|
|
"All but one of the statewide contests have incumbent Democrats running for reelection, all of whom are expected to best their challengers in the primary and are favored to win reelection in November. \u2014 Phil Willon, Los Angeles Times , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"Expect Porsche to best the last-gen GT2 RS\u2019s 6:43.3 time at the N\u00fcrburgring Nordschleife. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"No one was able to best Dixon's speed from the Fast 12 session. \u2014 Rob Peeters, The Indianapolis Star , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"No one was able to best Dixon's speed from the Fast 12 session. \u2014 Rob Peeters, USA TODAY , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"In Philadelphia, a high of 97 is forecast on Saturday, a mark that would best the previous record of 95 degrees standing since 1934. \u2014 Pedram Javaheri, CNN , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"The Norwegian climber is attempting to best the record for ascents of all 14 8,000 meter peaks set in 2019 by Nirmal \u2018Nims\u2019 Purja. \u2014 Ben Ayers, Outside Online , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"The cask in this sale, which could yield 534 700 ml bottles, could best that. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"From 10 to 14 feet out, Paul shoots a hefty 56.9%, second only to Richaun Holmes, and only Kevin Durant, C.J. McCollum, LaMarcus Aldridge and Trae Young can best his 53.9% shooting from 14-19 feet. \u2014 Mark Deeks, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1863, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
|
|
"1897, in the meaning defined above":"Auxiliary verb",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English best, beste, going back to Old English betst, best, (as weak adjective) betsta, betesta, going back to Germanic *batista-, superlative degree of the adjective seen in the comparative *batiz\u014dn better entry 1 , whence also Old Frisian best, b\u0113st \"best,\" Old Saxon betst, best, Old High German bezzisto, Old Icelandic beztr, baztr, Gothic batista":"Adjective",
|
|
"Middle English, going back to Old English betst, betest, derivative of betst, best best entry 1":"Adverb",
|
|
"Middle English, going back to Old English betste, derivative of betst, best":"Noun",
|
|
"by ellipsis from had best":"Auxiliary verb",
|
|
"derivative of best entry 1 , after better entry 2":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8best"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"array",
|
|
"bravery",
|
|
"caparison",
|
|
"feather",
|
|
"finery",
|
|
"frippery",
|
|
"full dress",
|
|
"gaiety",
|
|
"gayety",
|
|
"glad rags",
|
|
"regalia"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164715",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"auxiliary verb",
|
|
"biographical name",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"best (out) of three/five/seven":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102717",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"best friend":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a person's closest and dearest friend":[
|
|
"She's my best friend .",
|
|
"We have been best friends since high school."
|
|
],
|
|
": a person's most desirable or valuable possession or resource":[
|
|
"Diamonds may be a girl's best friend , but gold is more affordable.",
|
|
"\u2014 William Giese",
|
|
"Lycra-cotton leggings and tunic tops are the pregnant woman's best friend , sartorially speaking.",
|
|
"\u2014 Anne Reeks",
|
|
"When cops bang on the door, the toilet is a drug dealer's best friend .",
|
|
"\u2014 Frederick Kaufman"
|
|
],
|
|
"\u2014 see also man's best friend":[
|
|
"Diamonds may be a girl's best friend , but gold is more affordable.",
|
|
"\u2014 William Giese",
|
|
"Lycra-cotton leggings and tunic tops are the pregnant woman's best friend , sartorially speaking.",
|
|
"\u2014 Anne Reeks",
|
|
"When cops bang on the door, the toilet is a drug dealer's best friend .",
|
|
"\u2014 Frederick Kaufman"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
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]
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"best girl":{
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"definitions":{
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": a favorite girl sweetheart":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1691, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173244",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"best gold":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the shot nearest the exact center of the bull's-eye in an archery contest":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182115",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"best man":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the principal groomsman at a wedding":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The groom asked his brother to be his best man and the bride asked her sister to be her maid of honor.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"At Beatrice and Edo's wedding in July 2020, Wolfie served as a page boy in the royal wedding and as his father\u2019s best man . \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 5 June 2022",
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"As Finley said Saturday afternoon: May the best man win. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 10 Apr. 2022",
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"Watch Sam deliver one of the most incredible best man speeches ever! \u2014 Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY , 6 Mar. 2022",
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"Music composed by Gordon Getty was performed, then best man Frederic Trohler and Ivy\u2019s rescue Chihuahua mix, Blue, supplied the rings at the request of Speaker Pelosi. \u2014 Alexandra Macon, Vogue , 8 Nov. 2021",
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"Third Man\u2019s top man, Ben Swank, presided over the nuptials, in which White\u2019s and Jean\u2019s bass players served as best man and maid of honor. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 9 Apr. 2022",
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"Olive is obviously the maid of honor for her twin sister, and promises to put on a happy face\u2014even though Dane's brother and best man , Ethan, is her nemesis. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 10 Apr. 2022",
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"Their respective bass players were the best man and maid of honor, while members of their families, including White's mother, Theresa Gillis, stood by. \u2014 Brian Mccollum, USA TODAY , 9 Apr. 2022",
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"White\u2019s mother and Jean\u2019s father, the publication stated, were in attendance for the impromptu nuptials, while each musician\u2019s bass players served as best man and maid of honor. \u2014 Kat Bouza, Rolling Stone , 9 Apr. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1782, in the meaning defined above":""
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131301",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"best of all":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030157",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"best of luck":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074728",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"best practice":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a procedure that has been shown by research and experience to produce optimal results and that is established or proposed as a standard suitable for widespread adoption":[
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"\u2026 private instructional management will strengthen the public schools by providing examples of best practice from which the public schools can learn.",
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"\u2014 Denis P. Doyle , Phi Delta Kappan , October 1994",
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"Prabhakar and his colleagues started by looking at best practices developed by other biometrics researchers.",
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"\u2014 Joshua J. Romero , IEEE Spectrum , May 2011",
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"Countries from Canada to Australia to Singapore implement smart policies and copy best practices from around the world. We bicker and remain paralyzed.",
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"\u2014 Fareed Zakaria , Time , 15 Aug. 2011",
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"There is no doubt that hospitals are powerful and dangerous places, that \" best practices \" are not always followed \u2026",
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"\u2014 Dena Rifkin, M.D., The New York Times , 17 Nov. 2009",
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"One of the major trends in U.S. health care is \"evidence-based medicine,\" which calls for making medical choices by comparing empirical evidence about an individual patient's condition to a larger body of best practices .",
|
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"\u2014 Luke Mitchell , Harper's , February 2009",
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"\u2026 he proposed limiting corporate tax breaks to those businesses willing to abide by \" best practices \" when it comes to labor relations.",
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"\u2014 Jonathan Cohn , The New Republic , 21 Aug. 2000"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1927, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032149",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"best seller":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an article (such as a book) whose sales are among the highest of its class":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"She has written several best sellers .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The best seller for a literary novel is 25,000 copies. \u2014 David Marchesephotograph By Mamadi Doumbouya, New York Times , 17 June 2022",
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"Sunscreen Serum is a best seller ), and its latest, the Rose from Above Mineral Sunscreen, does not disappoint. \u2014 Jennifer Chan, PEOPLE.com , 9 June 2022",
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"Her first book, Mean Baby: A Memoir of Growing Up, came out May 17 and became an instant New York Times best seller . \u2014 Hannah Dylan Pasternak, SELF , 10 June 2022",
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"The book became a best seller across Europe and later in Ukraine as well. \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022",
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"His 2018 sci-fi film, Annihilation, adapted a mind-bending best seller and put a poetic spin on its final showdown, in which Natalie Portman performs a balletic fight with an alien copy of herself. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 14 May 2022",
|
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"After the first day of testing, PEOPLE testers already understood why this pair was a best seller . \u2014 Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The Beautystat Universal C Skin Refiner is perfect for fighting hyperpigmentation and is a best seller on retailers like Violet Grey. \u2014 Vogue , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Schor\u2019s book, a best seller and classic of its genre, may very well be the origin story for how so many people otherwise uninvolved in medieval history came to know and share this particular factoid. \u2014 Amanda Mull, The Atlantic , 6 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1864, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8bes(t)-\u02c8se-l\u0259r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191704",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"best-off":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": in the most comfortable or favorable economic circumstances":[
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"It's more than embarrassing for the senior U.S. senator from one of the poorest states to sponsor legislation that will assist a handful of the best-off families on earth.",
|
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"\u2014 Pat Lynch , The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette , 8 June 2009",
|
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"The best-off people take the voluntary accounts, and the low-income people don't.",
|
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"\u2014 Tom Blackburn, The Palm Beach Post (Florida) , 31 Jan. 2005",
|
|
"The next best-off group \u2026 averaged 2 cents more income in 2004 for each dollar they earned in 1979.",
|
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"\u2014 David Cay Johnston , The New York Times , 28 Nov. 2006"
|
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]
|
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1865, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8best-\u02c8\u022ff"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190329",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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]
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},
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"best-seller list":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a list of books that are selling the most copies":[
|
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"Her first novel was on the best-seller list for two months."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224812",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"best/surest/safest bet":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": something that is most likely to happen or be successful":[
|
|
"If you want to get there early, your best/surest/safest bet is to take a different road."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-081626",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"bestial":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": lacking intelligence or reason":[
|
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"\u2026 the bestial man has no sense of right and wrong \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 J. E. Hankins"
|
|
],
|
|
": marked by base (see base entry 3 sense 1a ) or inhuman instincts or desires : brutal":[
|
|
"bestial violence",
|
|
"\u2026 a scene of bestial intoxication \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Herman Melville"
|
|
],
|
|
": of or relating to beasts":[
|
|
"grotesque combinations of human and bestial forms"
|
|
],
|
|
": resembling a beast":[
|
|
"a bestial shape"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Our reduced olfactory apparatus was the detritus of a bestial and benighted past, and an allegory of our enlightenment. \u2014 Scott Sayare, Harper's Magazine , 23 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"On the Foo Fighters\u2019 second album, The Colour and the Shape, Grohl ended up rerecording songs with his own bestial drumming in place of Goldsmith\u2019s, and suddenly tracks that hadn\u2019t been working sounded like instant modern-rock classics. \u2014 Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone , 14 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"The streaks provide proof of our mundane bestial reality\u2014our hormones, our lunch, our particular whorls and spirals. \u2014 Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker , 1 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Such epiphanies, though bookended in Wright's novel between the bestial horrors of its first section and the abject bleakness of its third, are what give the novel its lasting glow. \u2014 Gene Seymour, CNN , 26 May 2021",
|
|
"Lincoln\u2019s opponents tarred him with racist and bestial characterizations. \u2014 Calvin Schermerhorn, The Conversation , 6 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"Abolitionists claimed that the eloquence of slaves and Africans proved their equal humanity, but most Europeans had long taken for granted that black utterances were inherently inferior, even bestial . \u2014 Fara Dabhoiwala, The New York Review of Books , 3 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"Some distance between the source and the story would have benefited the themes at play, which end up buried beneath punches, slurs and bestial masculinity. \u2014 Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times , 23 Oct. 2019"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin bestialis , from bestia beast":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8besh-",
|
|
"\u02c8bes-ch\u0259l",
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0113s-",
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0113sh-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for bestial brutal , brutish , bestial , feral mean characteristic of an animal in nature, action, or instinct. brutal applies to people, their acts, or their words and suggests a lack of intelligence, feeling, or humanity. a senseless and brutal war brutish stresses likeness to an animal in low intelligence, in base appetites, and in behavior based on instinct. brutish stupidity bestial suggests a state of degradation unworthy of humans and fit only for beasts. bestial depravity feral suggests the savagery or ferocity of wild animals. the struggle to survive unleashed their feral impulses",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"animalistic",
|
|
"beastly",
|
|
"brutal",
|
|
"brute",
|
|
"brutish",
|
|
"feral",
|
|
"ferine",
|
|
"subhuman",
|
|
"swinish"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213708",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bestiality":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": display or gratification of bestial traits or impulses":[
|
|
"the bestiality and degradation that war brings",
|
|
"\u2014 Drew Middleton"
|
|
],
|
|
": sexual relations between a human being and a lower animal":[],
|
|
": the condition or status of a lower (see lower entry 3 sense 3 ) animal":[
|
|
"\u2026 the difference between bestiality and humanity \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 John Dewey"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I was shocked by the bestiality of their behavior.",
|
|
"by the end of hostilities the populace had been reduced to a level of bestiality that would have been unthinkable before the war"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccbes-ch\u0113-\u02c8al-\u0259t-\u0113",
|
|
"\u02ccbes-ch\u0113-\u02c8a-l\u0259-t\u0113, \u02ccb\u0113s-",
|
|
"\u02ccb\u0113sh-",
|
|
"\u02ccb\u0113s-",
|
|
"\u02ccbes-ch\u0113-\u02c8a-l\u0259-t\u0113",
|
|
"\u02ccbesh-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"animalism",
|
|
"animality",
|
|
"beastliness",
|
|
"brutality",
|
|
"brutishness",
|
|
"swinishness"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102634",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bestialize":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": lacking intelligence or reason":[
|
|
"\u2026 the bestial man has no sense of right and wrong \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 J. E. Hankins"
|
|
],
|
|
": marked by base (see base entry 3 sense 1a ) or inhuman instincts or desires : brutal":[
|
|
"bestial violence",
|
|
"\u2026 a scene of bestial intoxication \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Herman Melville"
|
|
],
|
|
": of or relating to beasts":[
|
|
"grotesque combinations of human and bestial forms"
|
|
],
|
|
": resembling a beast":[
|
|
"a bestial shape"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Our reduced olfactory apparatus was the detritus of a bestial and benighted past, and an allegory of our enlightenment. \u2014 Scott Sayare, Harper's Magazine , 23 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"On the Foo Fighters\u2019 second album, The Colour and the Shape, Grohl ended up rerecording songs with his own bestial drumming in place of Goldsmith\u2019s, and suddenly tracks that hadn\u2019t been working sounded like instant modern-rock classics. \u2014 Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone , 14 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"The streaks provide proof of our mundane bestial reality\u2014our hormones, our lunch, our particular whorls and spirals. \u2014 Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker , 1 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Such epiphanies, though bookended in Wright's novel between the bestial horrors of its first section and the abject bleakness of its third, are what give the novel its lasting glow. \u2014 Gene Seymour, CNN , 26 May 2021",
|
|
"Lincoln\u2019s opponents tarred him with racist and bestial characterizations. \u2014 Calvin Schermerhorn, The Conversation , 6 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"Abolitionists claimed that the eloquence of slaves and Africans proved their equal humanity, but most Europeans had long taken for granted that black utterances were inherently inferior, even bestial . \u2014 Fara Dabhoiwala, The New York Review of Books , 3 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"Some distance between the source and the story would have benefited the themes at play, which end up buried beneath punches, slurs and bestial masculinity. \u2014 Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times , 23 Oct. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin bestialis , from bestia beast":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8besh-",
|
|
"\u02c8bes-ch\u0259l",
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0113s-",
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0113sh-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for bestial brutal , brutish , bestial , feral mean characteristic of an animal in nature, action, or instinct. brutal applies to people, their acts, or their words and suggests a lack of intelligence, feeling, or humanity. a senseless and brutal war brutish stresses likeness to an animal in low intelligence, in base appetites, and in behavior based on instinct. brutish stupidity bestial suggests a state of degradation unworthy of humans and fit only for beasts. bestial depravity feral suggests the savagery or ferocity of wild animals. the struggle to survive unleashed their feral impulses",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"animalistic",
|
|
"beastly",
|
|
"brutal",
|
|
"brute",
|
|
"brutish",
|
|
"feral",
|
|
"ferine",
|
|
"subhuman",
|
|
"swinish"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193901",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bestiarist":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a writer of bestiaries":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8besh-",
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0113s-",
|
|
"\u02c8bes-ch\u0113-\u0259-rist",
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0113sh-",
|
|
"-t\u0113-\u0259-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060740",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bestiary":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a collection of descriptions or representations of real or imaginary animals":[],
|
|
": a medieval allegorical or moralizing work on the appearance and habits of real or imaginary animals":[],
|
|
": an array of real humans or literary characters often having symbolic significance":[],
|
|
": an unusual or whimsical collection":[
|
|
"a truly astounding bestiary of airplane designs",
|
|
"\u2014 Peter Garrison"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Another image, from a 13th-century Franco-Flemish bestiary , shows a long-haired Samson prying open the jaws of a lion. \u2014 Edward Rothstein, WSJ , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"His journal, which extends beyond his cactus garden to record encounters with owls and geckos, donkeys and spiders, moths and tortoises, can seem like a medieval bestiary , a nature chronicle with the vividness of a dream. \u2014 Danny Heitman, WSJ , 18 Mar. 2022",
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"The result is a wildly imaginative bestiary that transports its viewer to a different realm, offering a welcome reprieve from our current one. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Feb. 2021",
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"The most common beings in her bestiary are a variety of mer-creatures, ranging from the regal merlion (and cub) to the comical merchicken. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Nov. 2020",
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"And beyond these, the show\u2019s bestiary of Main Street America, its hapless parents and inept leaders, its weird small businesses and petty local politics, its moral pretensions and amoral vanities do ring true, however exaggerated. \u2014 Jacob Bacharach, The New Republic , 3 Apr. 2020",
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"Here, reducing the medieval bestiary to a contemporary footnote makes for a listless conclusion to an otherwise strong and compelling show. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 July 2019",
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"In the galleries The Getty Museum is currently the site of a beastly exhibition about bestiary , the medieval manuscripts that depicted fantastic creatures (unicorns and beavers, oh my!). \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 July 2019",
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"Medieval bestiaries were books that served as compendiums of creatures both fantastic and real. \u2014 Carolina A. Miranda, latimes.com , 11 July 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1817, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Medieval Latin bestiarium , from Latin, neuter of bestiarius of beasts, from bestia":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8besh-",
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"\u02c8b\u0113s-",
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"-\u02cce-r\u0113",
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"\u02c8bes-ch\u0113-\u02ccer-\u0113",
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"\u02c8b\u0113sh-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004139",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"besticulture":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": exploitation and utilization of wild animals (as by hunting and fishing)":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin bestia beast + English culture":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8b\u0113-",
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"\u02c8be-st\u0259-\u02cck\u0259l-ch\u0259r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-195039",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"bestie":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": best friend":[
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"The holiday was a present from my bestie to celebrate my 32nd birthday \u2026",
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"\u2014 Helena McAlpine"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Now grab your bestie and fix yourself a bowl of hot dog soup! \u2014 Andrew Walsh, EW.com , 23 June 2022",
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"Here's one way to guarantee that your baby and her bestie automatically win Cutest Best Friend Costume. \u2014 Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping , 21 June 2022",
|
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"Olivia Rodrigo\u2019s and Billie Eilish\u2019s conversational writing style, for example, project chatting-with-your- bestie intimacy. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
|
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"Nala is looking forward to walks, hiking and playing with her new bestie . \u2014 Matt Harris, cleveland , 26 May 2022",
|
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"Gigi Hadid and Blake Lively have been close friends for years after meeting through mutual bestie Taylor Swift. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 24 Apr. 2022",
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"The more Lizzie pined for handsome jock Ethan Craft (Clayton Snyder), the harder the nerdy Gordo seemed to fall for his bestie . \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 14 Feb. 2022",
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"Hoffman told Vanity Fair that in season 2, Mabel will be meeting someone new, at least, and the character is played by Gomez's real life bestie Cara Delevingne. \u2014 Aim\u00e9e Lutkin, ELLE , 8 May 2022",
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"On TikTok, and elsewhere, that friend is social media strategist and influencer Madi Prettyman \u2014 Taurus, manifester of clear skin, and acne prone skin bestie . \u2014 Christine Jean-baptiste, refinery29.com , 20 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1991, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8be-st\u0113"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-073053",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"bestir":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to rouse to action : get going":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The New York Times finally bestirred itself to report on Reade\u2019s charges, burying them on page A20 of its Easter Sunday edition. \u2014 Nr Editors, National Review , 16 Apr. 2020",
|
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"If the charges against Bob Kraft are proven to be true, then Goodell should bestir himself to punish the Patriots owner severely, and with something beyond a fine. \u2014 Charles P. Pierce, Sports Illustrated , 16 Mar. 2019",
|
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"Drew Nolan caused his coach, Harry Litwack, to bestir himself from the bench. \u2014 Frank Fitzpatrick, Philly.com , 8 June 2018",
|
|
"Nobody in all his years of coaching at Temple has bestirred Litwack from the bench so often as Drew Nolan. \u2014 Frank Fitzpatrick, Philly.com , 8 June 2018",
|
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"And yet most of us have still not bestirred ourselves to care, much less to march in the streets demanding change. \u2014 Dino Grandoni, Washington Post , 19 Sep. 2017",
|
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"And yet most of us have still not bestirred ourselves to care, much less to march in the streets demanding change. \u2014 Dino Grandoni, Washington Post , 19 Sep. 2017",
|
|
"And yet most of us have still not bestirred ourselves to care, much less to march in the streets demanding change. \u2014 Dino Grandoni, Washington Post , 19 Sep. 2017",
|
|
"And yet most of us have still not bestirred ourselves to care, much less to march in the streets demanding change. \u2014 Dino Grandoni, Washington Post , 19 Sep. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"bi-\u02c8st\u0259r",
|
|
"b\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113731",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bestness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the quality or state of being best":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1548, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8bes(t)-n\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021137",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bestow":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to convey as a gift":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used with on or upon The university bestowed an honorary degree upon her."
|
|
],
|
|
": to provide with quarters : put up":[
|
|
"\u2026 bestowed Clotilde in lodgings of her own.",
|
|
"\u2014 Rayner Heppenstall"
|
|
],
|
|
": to put in a particular or appropriate place : stow":[
|
|
"\u2026 bestowed in her car \u2026 by the chauffeur.",
|
|
"\u2014 Frances Towers",
|
|
"\u2026 the whole cargo was bestowed \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 R. L. Stevenson"
|
|
],
|
|
": to put to use : apply":[
|
|
"bestowed his spare time on study"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The university bestowed on her an honorary degree.",
|
|
"bestowed a new car on their son for graduation",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The Good News: God is always there to bestow peace onto his followers. \u2014 Martha Sorren, Woman's Day , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"The next day, Signature Theatre would bestow on her its Stephen Sondheim Award, whose past recipients have included Angela Lansbury, Harold Prince, Bernadette Peters, Patti LuPone and Audra McDonald. \u2014 Peter Marks, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Aloe leaf, one of nature\u2019s best moisturizers, absorbs into hair to bestow it with vitamins A, C, and E. Natural coconut surfactants build up the creamy lather while keeping it free from traditional lathering ingredients that harm your hair. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"As his body shuts down with cancer, Big Angel, the titular character of Urrea\u2019s sprawling family story, calls a final birthday party for himself, to hash out his family\u2019s regrets and try to bestow some wisdom. \u2014 Heather Hansman, The Atlantic , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"Manager Mark Kotsay has yet to publicly bestow any bullpen roles. \u2014 Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In letters submitted to the judge before sentencing, several family and friends urged her to bestow compassion and grace on Goldstein. \u2014 Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Prizes given out at the Academy Awards, BAFTAs, Directors Guild of America and Producers Guild of America ceremonies, among others, bestow far more than recognition and limelight. \u2014 Sara Merican, Forbes , 18 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The University will bestow upon Henson the Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL). \u2014 Okla Jones, Essence , 14 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from be- + stowe place \u2014 more at stow":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"b\u0113-",
|
|
"bi-\u02c8st\u014d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for bestow give , present , donate , bestow , confer , afford mean to convey to another as a possession. give , the general term, is applicable to any passing over of anything by any means. give alms gave her a ride on a pony give my love to your mother present carries a note of formality and ceremony. present an award donate is likely to imply a publicized giving (as to charity). donate a piano to the orphanage bestow implies the conveying of something as a gift and may suggest condescension on the part of the giver. bestow unwanted advice confer implies a gracious giving (as of a favor or honor). confer an honorary degree afford implies a giving or bestowing usually as a natural or legitimate consequence of the character of the giver. the trees afford shade a development that affords us some hope",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"contribute",
|
|
"donate",
|
|
"give",
|
|
"give away",
|
|
"present",
|
|
"volunteer"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181553",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bestowal":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to convey as a gift":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used with on or upon The university bestowed an honorary degree upon her."
|
|
],
|
|
": to provide with quarters : put up":[
|
|
"\u2026 bestowed Clotilde in lodgings of her own.",
|
|
"\u2014 Rayner Heppenstall"
|
|
],
|
|
": to put in a particular or appropriate place : stow":[
|
|
"\u2026 bestowed in her car \u2026 by the chauffeur.",
|
|
"\u2014 Frances Towers",
|
|
"\u2026 the whole cargo was bestowed \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 R. L. Stevenson"
|
|
],
|
|
": to put to use : apply":[
|
|
"bestowed his spare time on study"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The university bestowed on her an honorary degree.",
|
|
"bestowed a new car on their son for graduation",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The Good News: God is always there to bestow peace onto his followers. \u2014 Martha Sorren, Woman's Day , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"The next day, Signature Theatre would bestow on her its Stephen Sondheim Award, whose past recipients have included Angela Lansbury, Harold Prince, Bernadette Peters, Patti LuPone and Audra McDonald. \u2014 Peter Marks, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Aloe leaf, one of nature\u2019s best moisturizers, absorbs into hair to bestow it with vitamins A, C, and E. Natural coconut surfactants build up the creamy lather while keeping it free from traditional lathering ingredients that harm your hair. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"As his body shuts down with cancer, Big Angel, the titular character of Urrea\u2019s sprawling family story, calls a final birthday party for himself, to hash out his family\u2019s regrets and try to bestow some wisdom. \u2014 Heather Hansman, The Atlantic , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"Manager Mark Kotsay has yet to publicly bestow any bullpen roles. \u2014 Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In letters submitted to the judge before sentencing, several family and friends urged her to bestow compassion and grace on Goldstein. \u2014 Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Prizes given out at the Academy Awards, BAFTAs, Directors Guild of America and Producers Guild of America ceremonies, among others, bestow far more than recognition and limelight. \u2014 Sara Merican, Forbes , 18 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The University will bestow upon Henson the Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL). \u2014 Okla Jones, Essence , 14 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from be- + stowe place \u2014 more at stow":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"b\u0113-",
|
|
"bi-\u02c8st\u014d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for bestow give , present , donate , bestow , confer , afford mean to convey to another as a possession. give , the general term, is applicable to any passing over of anything by any means. give alms gave her a ride on a pony give my love to your mother present carries a note of formality and ceremony. present an award donate is likely to imply a publicized giving (as to charity). donate a piano to the orphanage bestow implies the conveying of something as a gift and may suggest condescension on the part of the giver. bestow unwanted advice confer implies a gracious giving (as of a favor or honor). confer an honorary degree afford implies a giving or bestowing usually as a natural or legitimate consequence of the character of the giver. the trees afford shade a development that affords us some hope",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"contribute",
|
|
"donate",
|
|
"give",
|
|
"give away",
|
|
"present",
|
|
"volunteer"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220533",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bestowment":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": bestowal":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"b\u0113-",
|
|
"bi-\u02c8st\u014d-m\u0259nt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014915",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bestraught":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": distraught":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"be- + straught , short for distraught":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000927",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bestreak":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to cover with streaks":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"be- + streak":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"bi-\u02c8str\u0113k",
|
|
"b\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174804",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bestrew":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": strew":[],
|
|
": to lie scattered over":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the flower girl delightedly bestrewed the aisle with rose petals",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Home to more than 230 species of plants and a balanced assortment of insects\u2014bees prominent among them\u2014the garden is bestrewn with colorful placards educating summer strollers as to the wonders of pollination and the tiny creatures responsible. \u2014 Ryan P. Smith, Smithsonian , 17 May 2018",
|
|
"Why, Daedalus wondered, are the world\u2019s cities bestrewed with graffiti even though scientists, years ago, had perfected the porcelain enamel surfaces that make self-cleaning ovens possible? \u2014 Sam Roberts, New York Times , 30 July 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"b\u0113-",
|
|
"bi-\u02c8str\u00fc"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dot",
|
|
"pepper",
|
|
"scatter",
|
|
"sow",
|
|
"spot",
|
|
"spray",
|
|
"sprinkle",
|
|
"strew"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235222",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bestrewed":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": strew":[],
|
|
": to lie scattered over":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the flower girl delightedly bestrewed the aisle with rose petals",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Home to more than 230 species of plants and a balanced assortment of insects\u2014bees prominent among them\u2014the garden is bestrewn with colorful placards educating summer strollers as to the wonders of pollination and the tiny creatures responsible. \u2014 Ryan P. Smith, Smithsonian , 17 May 2018",
|
|
"Why, Daedalus wondered, are the world\u2019s cities bestrewed with graffiti even though scientists, years ago, had perfected the porcelain enamel surfaces that make self-cleaning ovens possible? \u2014 Sam Roberts, New York Times , 30 July 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"bi-\u02c8str\u00fc",
|
|
"b\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dot",
|
|
"pepper",
|
|
"scatter",
|
|
"sow",
|
|
"spot",
|
|
"spray",
|
|
"sprinkle",
|
|
"strew"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-203605",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bestrewn":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having a scattered covering of something":[
|
|
"a path bestrewn with flowers/pebbles",
|
|
"a table bestrewn with papers",
|
|
"In my day the little hill on which the Washington Monument stands was still bestrewn with large chips of marble left by the builders.",
|
|
"\u2014 H. L. Mencken",
|
|
"I expected it to be a dive, dark and dank and bestrewn .",
|
|
"\u2014 Ian Frazier",
|
|
"( figurative ) \u2026 is bestrewn with critical jargon and pomposities \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Peter Kemp"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1667, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"bi-\u02c8str\u00fcn",
|
|
"b\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224809",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"bestride":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to ride, sit, or stand astride : straddle":[],
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": to stride across":[],
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": to tower over : dominate":[
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"the bloated bureaucracy that bestrides us all",
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"\u2014 Edward Ney"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"a giant that bestrode the river",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"With the new Gilded Age now fully in swing, we are ruled by a class of philosopher kings who bestride the business and political worlds. \u2014 Michael Taylor, San Antonio Express-News , 12 Jan. 2022",
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"The alternative is to continue to bestride both systems and accept the consequence that trust\u2014arguably the most important attribute of a communication tool like Zoom\u2014is at the mercy of the Chinese Communist Party. \u2014 The Economist , 20 June 2020",
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"The offices are spooky-minimalist, and a colossal statue of a little girl bestrides the campus, her eyes glassy and piercing like a nightmare doll\u2019s. \u2014 James Poniewozik, New York Times , 4 Mar. 2020",
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"His father spent years on the run and three uncles were sent to labour camps for opposing the dictatorship of Mathieu K\u00e9r\u00e9kou, one of dozens of autocrats who bestrode Africa in the 1970s and 1980s. \u2014 The Economist , 5 Mar. 2020",
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"In Riyadh, Mohammed bin Salman bestrode the stage as a great modernizer. \u2014 Josef Joffe, WSJ , 27 Jan. 2020",
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"For a generation, Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani bestrode the Middle East spreading terror and death. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 3 Jan. 2020",
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"The tech sector today bestrides the U.S. economy like a colossus. \u2014 Derek Thompson, The Atlantic , 17 Dec. 2019",
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"The symbol of the mace has been noted as one of the U.S. government's most important historical symbols: an eagle with its wings spread wide seated on top of a globe that bestrides a bundle of 13 rods, representative of the original 13 states. \u2014 Savannah Behrmann, USA TODAY , 19 Dec. 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"b\u0113-",
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"bi-\u02c8str\u012bd"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162649",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"bestud":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to set (a surface) with or as if with studs":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"be- + stud":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"b\u0113-",
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"bi-\u02c8st\u0259d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083417",
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"type":[
|
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"transitive verb"
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]
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},
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"besugo":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": a European red porgy ( Pagrus pagrus )":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Spanish":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"bi-\u02c8s\u00fc-(\u02cc)g\u014d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125545",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bet":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"gamble",
|
|
"go",
|
|
"lay",
|
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"play",
|
|
"put",
|
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"stake",
|
|
"wager"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a choice made by consideration of probabilities":[
|
|
"your best bet is the back road"
|
|
],
|
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": something that is laid, staked, or pledged typically between two parties on the outcome of a contest or a contingent issue : wager":[
|
|
"\u2014 often used figuratively in such phrases as all bets are off to stress the uncertainty of an outcome"
|
|
],
|
|
": something to wager on":[],
|
|
": the act of giving such a pledge":[],
|
|
": to be able to be sure that":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used in the expression you bet you bet I'll be there"
|
|
],
|
|
": to lay a bet":[],
|
|
": to maintain with or as if with a bet":[],
|
|
": to make a bet on":[],
|
|
": to make a bet with":[],
|
|
": to stake on the outcome of an issue or the performance of a contestant":[],
|
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"between":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
|
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"He has a bet on the game.",
|
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"He made a bet with his brother that he could finish his chores first.",
|
|
"He and his brother have a bet about who can finish his chores first.",
|
|
"He lost the bet and had to pay his brother five dollars.",
|
|
"His brother won the bet .",
|
|
"He paid his brother five dollars to settle the bet .",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"He bet $5 on the game.",
|
|
"I'll bet that he makes the next shot.",
|
|
"He always bets that the favorite will win.",
|
|
"He lost a lot of money by betting on college football and basketball.",
|
|
"I bet against the favorite and I lost.",
|
|
"I wouldn't bet against her. She's very likely to win this race.",
|
|
"Carmakers are betting that people will want to buy larger, more expensive cars this year.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Those include parametrics, an increasingly popular type of catastrophe insurance that operates as a kind of bet on future weather. \u2014 Richard Vanderford, WSJ , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Several years of dead ends later, in 2010 Allen tried out for American Idol after losing a bet with a friend. \u2014 Melinda Newman, Billboard , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Meanwhile, the fund also held a large bet against the S&P 500. \u2014 Justin Elliott, ProPublica , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Everyone in town, and thousands who came to town from as far off as San Diego, laid a bet . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
|
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"If there was a bet to place \u2014 in terms of investing in young people with resilience, bravery, grit and intelligence \u2014 the good money is on them. \u2014 Cathy Huyghe, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"All in all, Bridgewater has 18 active short bets against European companies, including a $1 billion position against semiconductor company ASML Holding and a $752 million bet against oil and energy company TotalEnergies SE. \u2014 Nicole Goodkind, CNN , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"Too bad Arizona didn't make the bet on which team would score the most runs in the series. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"The colt paid its backers $7.20 for a $2 bet and rewarded its owners, Donegal Racing and Repole Stable, with an $800,000 first-place check. \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"As of this writing, Rodriguez is a -500 favorite ( bet $500 to win $100), while Sor Rungvisai is a +350 underdog (win $350 on a $100 wager). \u2014 Josh Katzowitz, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"Zito bet on Maurice to help this team figure it out. \u2014 Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Rather than rehab the knee and wait for a better draft outcome, Siragusa bet on himself. \u2014 Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Pico had bet , and lost, $25,000, a sum worth something like a million dollars today. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"One time, as recounted in Philadelphia magazine, traders bet on whether Yass could name the last Plantagenet king of England. \u2014 Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Arrington bet that voters in the low country would see Mace as something of a flip-flop, first condemning Trump hard after the Capitol insurrection and eventually softening her attacks. \u2014 Brittany Shepherd, ABC News , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"The rocket company has bet its entire future on the success of Vulcan, which will replace both its Atlas and Delta fleets of rockets later this decade. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Keep in mind that the final odds of the parlay must bet +400 or longer to qualify. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 5 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
|
"circa 1600, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"origin unknown":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8bet"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"stake",
|
|
"wager"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223633",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"abbreviation",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beta decay":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a radioactive nuclear transformation governed by the weak force in which a nucleon (such as a neutron) changes into a nucleon (such as a proton) of the other type with the emission of either an electron and an antineutrino or a positron and a neutrino":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Over multiple experiments, Pauli\u2019s contemporaries had noticed an accounting error when observing beta decay , a process by which certain radioactive atoms break down. \u2014 Joanna Thompson, Scientific American , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Fermi\u2019s model of beta decay took a vague suggestion by Wolfgang Pauli and turned it into a rigorous mathematical theory, and his work in statistical physics is critical to modern condensed matter physics. \u2014 Chad Orzel, Forbes , 25 June 2021",
|
|
"The basic structure of beta decay is a neutron decays into a proton, electron, and neutrino. \u2014 Don Lincoln, Forbes , 18 May 2021",
|
|
"For instance, to ensure that a neutrino emitted from beta decay would interact in a detector made of, for example, solid lead, the detector would need to be many light years thick. \u2014 Don Lincoln, Forbes , 18 May 2021",
|
|
"If neutrinoless double beta decay can be measured, the strength of the decay would be proportional to the lightest neutrino mass. \u2014 Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American , 26 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"For instance, a project called the Karlsruhe Tritium Neutrino (KATRIN) experiment in Germany aims to measure neutrino mass by observing beta decays in which a neutron transforms into a proton by releasing a neutrino and an electron. \u2014 Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American , 26 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"Previous searches for neutrino-less double beta decay had been fouled by uncontrolled background noise. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 15 Oct. 2013",
|
|
"These particles might have a special property that would give rise to neutrino-less double beta decay . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 15 Oct. 2013"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1931, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-111646",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beta-endorphin":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an endorphin of the pituitary gland having a much greater analgesic potency than morphine":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1976, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0101-t\u0259-en-\u02c8d\u022fr-f\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103902",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bethumb":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to wear or soil with or as if with thumbs":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"be- + thumb":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"b\u0113-",
|
|
"bi-\u02c8th\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050626",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bethump":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to beat or pelt soundly":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"be- + thump":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"b\u0113-",
|
|
"bi-\u02c8th\u0259mp"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105255",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bethwack":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to beat, thrash, or pelt thoroughly":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"be- + thwack":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"bi-\u02c8thwak",
|
|
"b\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204519",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bethylid":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of or relating to the family Bethylidae":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin Bethylidae":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8be-th\u0259-l\u0259d",
|
|
"-\u02cclid"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195401",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"betide":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to happen especially as if by fate":[],
|
|
": to happen to : befall":[
|
|
"\u2014 used chiefly in the phrase woe betide woe betide our enemies"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we will be happy in our new home, whatever may betide",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Pro-drainage legislation helped the process along, and woe betide the landowner who resisted his neighbor\u2019s drain work. \u2014 Annie Proulx, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Like California itself, so long isolated from the East and Midwest, California fast food was the first fast food, sui generis, and woe betide most interloper chains trying to cross the Rockies and the desert to plant themselves here. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Woe betide the author who, whether by design or coincidence, must compete with another when their two books cover the same subject on roughly the same publication date. \u2014 Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times , 21 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Woe betide the executive who jumps the queue, as in the case of Mark Machin, a Canadian pension-fund boss who travelled to the United Arab Emirates to get the jab. \u2014 The Economist , 6 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Compliance with the agency\u2019s 15-point safety assessment is supposedly voluntary, but woe betide any company that fails to file the proper paperwork. \u2014 Orange County Register , 11 Feb. 2017",
|
|
"Like slow food, progressive politics, and nontoxic cleaning supplies, the lost art of correspondence is an unalterable part of this aesthetic, and woe betide the airy Web site that fails to stock a Kaweco fountain pen. \u2014 Sadie Stein, The New Yorker , 1 Mar. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"b\u0113-",
|
|
"bi-\u02c8t\u012bd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"be",
|
|
"befall",
|
|
"chance",
|
|
"come",
|
|
"come about",
|
|
"come down",
|
|
"come off",
|
|
"cook",
|
|
"do",
|
|
"go down",
|
|
"go on",
|
|
"hap",
|
|
"happen",
|
|
"occur",
|
|
"pass",
|
|
"transpire"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070633",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"betime":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": betimes":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from be- + time":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210910",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"betimes":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": at times : occasionally":[],
|
|
": in a short time : speedily":[],
|
|
": in good time : early":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"b\u0113-",
|
|
"bi-\u02c8t\u012bmz"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053601",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"betis":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a Philippine tree ( Payena betis ) of the family Sapotaceae the fruit of which yields an illuminating oil":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Spanish, from Tagalog bitis":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0113-t\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130828",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"betitle":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to call by a title : call by the title of":[
|
|
"betitled \"king of the Anglo-Saxons\" in some charters"
|
|
],
|
|
": to give a title to":[
|
|
"a betitled elder statesman"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"be- + title":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"bi-\u02c8t\u012b-t\u1d4al",
|
|
"b\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030518",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"betoil":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to oppress or exhaust with toil":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"be- + toil":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"b\u0113-",
|
|
"bi-\u02c8t\u022fi(-\u0259)l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203748",
|
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"type":[
|
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"transitive verb"
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]
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},
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"betoken":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to give evidence of : show":[],
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": to typify beforehand : presage":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the humor in his writing is never cruel, and betokens a warm and compassionate heart",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Improbabilities compound and betoken a deeper murkiness in the novel\u2019s vision. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
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"The European elections in May saw turnout rise for the first time ever, betokening the genuine Europeanisation of some political debates. \u2014 The Economist , 17 Oct. 2019",
|
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"Banks employ armies of people in back offices, looking for discrepancies that may betoken fraud or honest error. \u2014 The Economist , 22 Mar. 2018"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"bi-\u02c8t\u014d-k\u0259n",
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"b\u0113-"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bespeak",
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"denote",
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"indicate",
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"mean",
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"point (to)",
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"signify",
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"tell (of)"
|
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203910",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"betony":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English betone , from Old French betoine , from Latin betonica, vettonica , from Vettones , an ancient people inhabiting the Iberian peninsula":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8be-t\u0259-n\u0113"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223518",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
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"betoss":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to toss violently : agitate":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"be- + toss":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"b\u0113-",
|
|
"bi-\u02c8t\u022fs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045315",
|
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"type":[
|
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"transitive verb"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"betrample":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to mark or dirty by trampling":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"be- + trample":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"b\u0113-",
|
|
"bi-\u02c8tram-p\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075442",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"betray":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"stand by"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": show , indicate":[
|
|
"His best columns betray \u2026 the philosophical bent of his mind.",
|
|
"\u2014 John Mason Brown"
|
|
],
|
|
": to deliver to an enemy by treachery":[
|
|
"was betrayed to the authorities by one of his students",
|
|
"betraying one's own country"
|
|
],
|
|
": to disclose in violation of confidence":[
|
|
"betray a secret"
|
|
],
|
|
": to fail or desert especially in time of need":[
|
|
"betrayed his family",
|
|
"felt that she would be betraying her principles",
|
|
"You've betrayed our trust."
|
|
],
|
|
": to prove false":[],
|
|
": to reveal unintentionally":[
|
|
"betray one's true feelings"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"They betrayed their country by selling its secrets to other governments.",
|
|
"She is very loyal and would never betray a friend.",
|
|
"She betrayed her own people by supporting the enemy.",
|
|
"She coughed, betraying her presence behind the door.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Then another soldier ordered me to shoot in a threatening tone, arguing that [Shelipov] would betray us. \u2014 Claire Parker, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Then another soldier ordered me to shoot in a threatening tone, arguing that [Shelipov] would betray us. \u2014 Steve Hendrix And Claire Parker, BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Somberness prevails in a place where Christians believe Jesus dined with his disciples and revealed that one of them would betray him. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"He is fascinated by the flexibility and ferocity of the human organism, the myriad ways in which the body and its desires can betray us. \u2014 Adam Nayman, The New Yorker , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"As Anne\u2019s body begins to betray her and her academics and relationships suffer, the movie becomes a clock-ticking thriller, with chapter markers indicating the passage of another week of her pregnancy. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"While James' game is showing little signs of erosion, his body has begun to betray him. \u2014 Tom Withers, ajc , 19 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"In a few spare moments, her musings betray hints of anxiety and self-awareness. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"Though a welcome victory for Ukraine, the incident highlights the risks that abundant media imagery of the conflict may betray the position of units, enabling fatal attacks. \u2014 Sebastien Roblin, Forbes , 22 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from be- + trayen to betray, from Anglo-French trahir , from Latin tradere \u2014 more at traitor":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"bi-\u02c8tr\u0101",
|
|
"b\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for betray reveal , disclose , divulge , tell , betray mean to make known what has been or should be concealed. reveal may apply to supernatural or inspired revelation of truths beyond the range of ordinary human vision or reason. divine will as revealed in sacred writings disclose may imply a discovering but more often an imparting of information previously kept secret. candidates must disclose their financial assets divulge implies a disclosure involving some impropriety or breach of confidence. refused to divulge an anonymous source tell implies an imparting of necessary or useful information. told them what he had overheard betray implies a divulging that represents a breach of faith or an involuntary or unconscious disclosure. a blush that betrayed her embarrassment",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"backstab",
|
|
"cross",
|
|
"double-cross",
|
|
"sell (out)",
|
|
"two-time"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033906",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"betrayal":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"allegiance",
|
|
"devotion",
|
|
"faithfulness",
|
|
"fealty",
|
|
"fidelity",
|
|
"loyalty",
|
|
"staunchness",
|
|
"steadfastness"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": revelation of something hidden or secret":[
|
|
"a betrayal of one's true feelings",
|
|
"There was never doubt, never a betrayal of indecision.",
|
|
"\u2014 Jack London",
|
|
"\u2026 she had shrunk with irresistible dread from every course that could tend towards a betrayal of her miserable secret.",
|
|
"\u2014 George Eliot"
|
|
],
|
|
": the act of betraying someone or something or the fact of being betrayed : violation of a person's trust or confidence, of a moral standard, etc.":[
|
|
"the betrayal of a friend",
|
|
"a betrayal of trust",
|
|
"a betrayal of one's principles",
|
|
"A man who built his entire administration upon demanding unctuous loyalty from his allies now finds himself wounded by their shabby betrayal .",
|
|
"\u2014 Jack Hitt",
|
|
"The double life of an informant is a peculiar one, filled at the same time with tedium and betrayal .",
|
|
"\u2014 Karen Richardson",
|
|
"Even Jesus recognized that there was something paradoxical about his betrayal by Judas Iscariot\u2014in three of the four canonical Gospels, with a kiss.",
|
|
"\u2014 David Gates"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1788, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"b\u0113-",
|
|
"bi-\u02c8tr\u0101(-\u0259)l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"backstabbing",
|
|
"business",
|
|
"disloyalty",
|
|
"double cross",
|
|
"faithlessness",
|
|
"falseness",
|
|
"falsity",
|
|
"infidelity",
|
|
"perfidy",
|
|
"sellout",
|
|
"treachery",
|
|
"treason",
|
|
"two-timing",
|
|
"unfaithfulness"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164247",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"betrayer":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"stand by"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": show , indicate":[
|
|
"His best columns betray \u2026 the philosophical bent of his mind.",
|
|
"\u2014 John Mason Brown"
|
|
],
|
|
": to deliver to an enemy by treachery":[
|
|
"was betrayed to the authorities by one of his students",
|
|
"betraying one's own country"
|
|
],
|
|
": to disclose in violation of confidence":[
|
|
"betray a secret"
|
|
],
|
|
": to fail or desert especially in time of need":[
|
|
"betrayed his family",
|
|
"felt that she would be betraying her principles",
|
|
"You've betrayed our trust."
|
|
],
|
|
": to prove false":[],
|
|
": to reveal unintentionally":[
|
|
"betray one's true feelings"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"They betrayed their country by selling its secrets to other governments.",
|
|
"She is very loyal and would never betray a friend.",
|
|
"She betrayed her own people by supporting the enemy.",
|
|
"She coughed, betraying her presence behind the door.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Then another soldier ordered me to shoot in a threatening tone, arguing that [Shelipov] would betray us. \u2014 Claire Parker, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Then another soldier ordered me to shoot in a threatening tone, arguing that [Shelipov] would betray us. \u2014 Steve Hendrix And Claire Parker, BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Somberness prevails in a place where Christians believe Jesus dined with his disciples and revealed that one of them would betray him. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"He is fascinated by the flexibility and ferocity of the human organism, the myriad ways in which the body and its desires can betray us. \u2014 Adam Nayman, The New Yorker , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"As Anne\u2019s body begins to betray her and her academics and relationships suffer, the movie becomes a clock-ticking thriller, with chapter markers indicating the passage of another week of her pregnancy. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"While James' game is showing little signs of erosion, his body has begun to betray him. \u2014 Tom Withers, ajc , 19 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"In a few spare moments, her musings betray hints of anxiety and self-awareness. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"Though a welcome victory for Ukraine, the incident highlights the risks that abundant media imagery of the conflict may betray the position of units, enabling fatal attacks. \u2014 Sebastien Roblin, Forbes , 22 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from be- + trayen to betray, from Anglo-French trahir , from Latin tradere \u2014 more at traitor":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"bi-\u02c8tr\u0101",
|
|
"b\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for betray reveal , disclose , divulge , tell , betray mean to make known what has been or should be concealed. reveal may apply to supernatural or inspired revelation of truths beyond the range of ordinary human vision or reason. divine will as revealed in sacred writings disclose may imply a discovering but more often an imparting of information previously kept secret. candidates must disclose their financial assets divulge implies a disclosure involving some impropriety or breach of confidence. refused to divulge an anonymous source tell implies an imparting of necessary or useful information. told them what he had overheard betray implies a divulging that represents a breach of faith or an involuntary or unconscious disclosure. a blush that betrayed her embarrassment",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"backstab",
|
|
"cross",
|
|
"double-cross",
|
|
"sell (out)",
|
|
"two-time"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185322",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"betroth":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to give in marriage":[],
|
|
": to promise to marry":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Although Ada is betrothed to a wealthy man, Omar (Babacar Sylla), her affections remain with Souleiman, a suave but less prosperous suitor who leaves their coastal town in Senegal in hopes of finding steady work in Spain. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"Maren, at that instant, is betrothed to Dag; her brother Erik is married to Diinna, an indigenous S\u00e1mi woman, who is pregnant. \u2014 Bethanne Patrick, Washington Post , 17 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"But by this time, Henry was already deeply besotted with his own mistress Jane Seymour; he would be betrothed to her the day after Boleyn\u2019s execution. \u2014 Suyin Haynes, Time , 2 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"Massie\u2019s account stretches from Catherine\u2019s adolescence as Princess Sophia betrothed to the future Peter III to the end of her reign. \u2014 Kristin Vartan, EW.com , 18 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"Lawrence is hardly the first person to go from single to betrothed in a year\u2019s time, but any major life change will no doubt have a lasting impact on your financial situation. \u2014 Jennifer Fernandez, House Beautiful , 4 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"But who is Mapelli Mozzi, aside from the princess's new betrothed ? \u2014 Leah Asmelash, CNN , 26 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"Young William Shakespeare falls for Viola, reawakening his creativity, but she is betrothed to Wessex. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"Agnes, at 14, is betrothed to an even more powerful Commander. \u2014 Susan Straight, Los Angeles Times , 4 Sep. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from be- + trouthe truth, troth":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8tr\u022fth",
|
|
"b\u0113-",
|
|
"bi-\u02c8tr\u014dt\u035fh"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114552",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"betrothal":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disengagement"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a mutual promise or contract for a future marriage":[],
|
|
": the act of betrothing or fact of being betrothed":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"They were both young at the time of their betrothal .",
|
|
"the couple's betrothal lasted four years",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The betrothal is framed as a triumph of her and Tony\u2019s commitment, which survived the fights that Caldwell engineered while suffering from PMDD. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"To further stabilize the new Union\u2019s position in Europe, Margrete has negotiated the betrothal of Erik to Philippa, the 13-year-old daughter of the King of England. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 16 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Thus, last month, the SEC and Texas and Oklahoma Universities stunned the college-sports world by announcing a betrothal that leaves the Big 12 on life support. \u2014 Sam Negus, National Review , 28 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Queued up in a nearby stairwell, waiting to emerge, were several of the couple's close friends and Hoover's family members, many of whom had traveled to Nashville just to celebrate the couple's betrothal . \u2014 Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE.com , 25 May 2021",
|
|
"And there is a logic to them: Women are not the only people who get engaged, so why should the be the only ones who get to wear diamond rings as tokens of their betrothal ? \u2014 Carol Besler, Robb Report , 3 May 2021",
|
|
"Rumors started swirling about a possible betrothal after Addison shared a picture rocking what is undeniably an engagement ring on that finger. \u2014 Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen , 15 Jan. 2021",
|
|
"Diana and her mother bought the ensemble, by a line called Cojana, off the rack at Harrods department store, but it would be depicted on countless souvenirs, from tea towels to piggy banks, commemorating the betrothal . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"At Wolsey\u2019s behest, Henry breaks her betrothal to Holy Roman Emperor Charles and instead pairs her off with King Louis of France. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 26 Oct. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1683, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"betroth + -al entry 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"bi-\u02c8tr\u014d-t\u035fh\u0259l",
|
|
"-\u02c8tr\u022f-",
|
|
"-th\u0259l",
|
|
"b\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"engagement",
|
|
"espousal",
|
|
"troth"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222434",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"betrothed":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"fianc\u00e9",
|
|
"fianc\u00e9e",
|
|
"intended"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": engaged to be married":[
|
|
"a betrothed couple",
|
|
"\u2026 clasped hands, signifying the bond between betrothed men and women \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Mary Feilden",
|
|
"For three years she and Emilio Estevez were an item and were even betrothed for a time.",
|
|
"\u2014 People Weekly",
|
|
"( old-fashioned ) her betrothed husband [=her fianc\u00e9; the man to whom she is engaged]"
|
|
],
|
|
": the person to whom someone is engaged to be married":[
|
|
"\u2026 she put on her grey silk gown and her cherry coloured ribbon with as much care as if she had been herself the betrothed .",
|
|
"\u2014 George Eliot",
|
|
"On this occasion he showed no affectionate desire to embrace his betrothed .",
|
|
"\u2014 Anthony Trollope"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"he gazed lovingly at his betrothed throughout the dinner",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Would one be expected to provide a gift to the betrothed couple? \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society is hosting a Colonial wedding dance, such as Webster himself would have taken part in with his betrothed Rebecca Greenleaf, Nov. 7 at 3 p.m. Colonial costumes encouraged but not required. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, courant.com , 4 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Pay close attention to the betrothed couple's preferred dress code. \u2014 Karen I. Chen, Travel + Leisure , 11 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"El Moussa's fianc\u00e9e, Selling Sunset realtor Heather Rae Young, has a surprising connection to Joshua and the betrothed pair have even met him a number of times! \u2014 Katie Campione, PEOPLE.com , 9 July 2021",
|
|
"The betrothed pair celebrated with a brunch David had organized with both sets of parents, and later on, a party at a local bar with more family and friends. \u2014 Shira Savada, Harper's BAZAAR , 30 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"But with so many wedding celebrations put on pause indefinitely, countless betrothed pairs have been filled with sadness and disappointment, never mind financial burdens to add to the stress. \u2014 Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living , 21 May 2020",
|
|
"Set on the island of Brittany in the late 18th century, the French film brings together a young woman who\u2019s unhappily betrothed and the female painter who\u2019s been (secretly) hired to paint her portrait. \u2014 Sage Young, refinery29.com , 28 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"Sebastian starred on Game Of Thrones for several seasons as Trystane Martell, the Prince who was betrothed to Princess Myrcella Baratheon and killed by the Sand Snakes shortly after her death. \u2014 Kathryn Lindsay, refinery29.com , 18 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Parsing through the seemingly endless options of bouquets, ceremony arches, cakes and, most crucially, fashion to find what feels right for you and your betrothed can be blissful\u2014or headache-inducing. \u2014 Vogue , 1 June 2022",
|
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"Where in the past, couples may have used a welcome event as a chance to catch up with out-of-town guests, Auguste says the betrothed are now looking to spend quality time with every attendee. \u2014 Allie Volpe, Vogue , 3 Sep. 2021",
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"Hugh, who plays one of the gay magicians, experiences his wifely tragedy very early on, when his betrothed is killed during a magic trick gone wrong. \u2014 Rachel Handler, Vulture , 19 Aug. 2021",
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"Meanwhile, a troop of ever-so-proper Dragoon Guards returns to town, and the soldiers are bemused to find all their betrotheds besotted with this fancified fop. \u2014 Sam Hurwitt, The Mercury News , 10 Feb. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1557, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
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"1594, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"from past participle of betroth":"Adjective",
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"noun derivative of betrothed entry 1":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"bi-\u02c8tr\u014dt\u035fhd",
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"-\u02c8tr\u022ftht"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"affianced",
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"bespoke",
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"bespoken",
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"engaged",
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"promised"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031028",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"better":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"auxiliary verb",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": greater than half":[
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"for the better part of an hour"
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],
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": improved in health or mental attitude":[
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"feeling better"
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],
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": more attractive, favorable, or commendable":[
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"in better circumstances"
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],
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": more advantageous or effective":[
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"a better solution"
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],
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": improved in accuracy or performance":[
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"building a better engine"
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],
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": to make better (see better entry 1 ): such as":[],
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": to make more tolerable or acceptable":[
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"trying to better the lot of slum dwellers"
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],
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": to make more complete or perfect":[
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"looked forward to bettering her acquaintance with the new neighbors"
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],
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": to surpass in excellence : excel":[
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"bettered his personal record by nearly three seconds"
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],
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": to become better":[
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"\u2026 must be bettering instead of worsening.",
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"\u2014 Thomas Carlyle"
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],
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": in a more excellent manner":[
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"sings better than I do"
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],
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": to greater advantage : preferably":[
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"some things are better left unsaid"
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],
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": to a higher or greater degree":[
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"he knows the story better than you do"
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],
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": more":[
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"it is better than nine miles to the next town"
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],
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": something better (see better entry 1 )":[
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"I expected better from them"
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],
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": a superior especially in merit or rank":[
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"was respectful of his betters"
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],
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": advantage , victory":[
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"get the better of her"
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],
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": had better (see better entry 3 sense 1b )":[
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"you better hurry"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8be-t\u0259r"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"beat",
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"eclipse",
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"exceed",
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"excel",
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"outclass",
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"outdistance",
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"outdo",
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"outgun",
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"outmatch",
|
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"outshine",
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"outstrip",
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"overtop",
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"surpass",
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"top",
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"tower (over)",
|
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"transcend"
|
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],
|
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"antonyms":[
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"more"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for better Verb improve , better , help , ameliorate mean to make more acceptable or to bring nearer a standard. improve and better are general and interchangeable and apply to what can be made better whether it is good or bad. measures to further improve the quality of medical care immigrants hoping to better their lot help implies a bettering that still leaves room for improvement. a coat of paint would help that house ameliorate implies making more tolerable or acceptable conditions that are hard to endure. tried to ameliorate the lives of people in the tenements",
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"Her second book is better than her first one.",
|
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"This one is no better than that one.",
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"She's a better golfer than I am.",
|
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"He's a better singer than he is an actor.",
|
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"He's much better with children now that he's a father himself.",
|
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"The weather is better today than it was yesterday.",
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"They came up with a better solution to the problem.",
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"Don't you have something better to do than to watch TV all day?",
|
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"Her work wasn't that good at first, but it's getting better .",
|
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"Her work just keeps getting better and better .",
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"Verb",
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"They are trying to better the lives of working people.",
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"He looked forward to bettering his acquaintance with the new neighbors.",
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"The team has bettered its chances of winning the championship.",
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"She bettered her previous performance.",
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"He set a record that has never been equaled or bettered .",
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"Adverb",
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"\u201cHow is she doing in school?\u201d \u201cShe did badly at first, but now she's doing much better .\u201d",
|
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"She sings better than I do.",
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"He sings better than he acts.",
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"\u201cInstead of writing to her, I'm going to visit her in person.\u201d \u201c Even better .\u201d",
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"He knows the story much better than you do.",
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"Her paintings have become better known in recent years.",
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"There's nothing I'd like better than to see you again.",
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"Noun",
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"They shouldn't treat him that way. He deserves better .",
|
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"be polite to your betters and to your inferiors in equal measure",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"The Eastern Conference will be treacherous and the Celtics gave themselves a better chance to prevail. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 2 July 2022",
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"This approach will allow companies to share development costs; come to grips with the changing landscape faster and develop better Y2Q plans; and make credible policy recommendations. \u2014 Vinit Patel, Fortune , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Fourth of July From good food to even better company, Alveda, the niece of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and an activist in her own right, celebrates America's independence with a traditional backyard barbecue! \u2014 Laura Carrione, Fox News , 1 July 2022",
|
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"Miriam McNabb, editor-in-chief of the trade publication Dronelife, said drones are now easier to fly, capture better images and can be programmed to automatically conduct surveys and track changes over time. \u2014 Michael Phillis And Julio Cortez, Baltimore Sun , 1 July 2022",
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"Those looking for better airfares and more seats available for frequent flyer awards might find bookings more affordable September through Dec. 15. \u2014 Peter Greenberg, CBS News , 1 July 2022",
|
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"Short of divorcing him, I (and my therapist) don\u2019t know how to make this better . \u2014 Carolyn Hax, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
|
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"Food and Drink Is there anything better this time of year than outdoor markets flush with shades of green, fuschia, orange and purple? \u2014 Kim Sun\u00e9e, Anchorage Daily News , 1 July 2022",
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"Not everybody can handle it all, so uplift mothers and give them resources, whether that\u2019s childcare or having someone there to help when things fall apart, to be better performers and be fantastic mothers at the same time. \u2014 Alicia Ram\u00edrez, ELLE , 1 July 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"In the wide-ranging conversation, Cooper also opened up about how Arnett helped him on his initial path to recovery, and the two bonded over wanting to better themselves for the sake of their kids. \u2014 Kathleen Walsh, Glamour , 15 June 2022",
|
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"The First Step Act gave people who are incarcerated a chance to earn time off their sentence through good behavior or steps to better themselves. \u2014 Van Jones And Janos Marton, CNN , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Russell Westbrook came over, patted James on the top of the head and Davis on the shoulder, trying to better the situation. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Instead, do your best to better yourself a little bit every day for big results. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 4 June 2022",
|
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"Fees are based upon endless days and nights of working, many failures with a few successes and a continued need to better our craft. \u2014 Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"Tuesday's tight votes came after Kentucky lawmakers moved the legislation into a different committee and changed who sat on that committee to better its odds of passing. \u2014 Morgan Watkins, The Enquirer , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"This guide will give mom access to hundreds of gardening secrets to better her planting, harvesting, and storing. \u2014 Paige Szmodis, Popular Mechanics , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Tuesday's tight votes came after Kentucky lawmakers moved the legislation into a different committee and changed who sat on that committee to better its odds of passing. \u2014 Morgan Watkins, The Enquirer , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
|
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"The Strategic Growth Forum\u2019s motto is to build a better working world for all. \u2014 John Hall, Forbes , 3 July 2022",
|
|
"Will Americans soon be better protected against Covid-19? \u2014 John P. Moore And Paul A. Offit, STAT , 3 July 2022",
|
|
"Along the way, players are likely to spot plenty of wildlife, including blacktail deer, and they\u2019ll be better protected from strong gusts that blow off the bay. \u2014 Shaun Tolson, Robb Report , 2 July 2022",
|
|
"But the defense behind Keuchel seemed to leave Lovullo feeling better about the left-hander\u2019s performance than his pitching line \u2014 seven runs (six earned) in five innings \u2014 would otherwise indicate. \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 2 July 2022",
|
|
"According the National Hurricane Center, an area of low pressure formed just offshore from Savannah, Ga., on Friday but became better organized overnight. \u2014 Roger Simmons, Orlando Sentinel , 2 July 2022",
|
|
"These lessons, some better received than others, apply just as well to more familiar pathogens such as influenza and common-cold coronaviruses as to the novel one that has reshaped our lives. \u2014 Jacob Stern, The Atlantic , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"But some Democrats say the administration should have been better prepared for Roe's fall, given the decision released by the high court on June 24 was leaked in early May. \u2014 Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"The 22-year-old also shot better from the field (50.9% vs. 48.4%) and 3-point line (45.7% vs. 33.3%) without Brogdon. \u2014 James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"That\u2019s about double the pace of pre-coronavirus times, a surge in part explained by the transition of sports betters into day trading in the absence of live sports. \u2014 David Z. Morris, Fortune , 20 May 2020",
|
|
"Setting aside the Escape, each of the other rivals that trailed it to the finish line has a trait or two\u2014be it sportiness, roominess, cargo volume, or feature count\u2014that matches or betters what the CX-5 brings to the fight. \u2014 Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver , 20 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"Seasoned sports betters looking for an easy onboarding into digital gaming are slowly finding their way onto sites that allow betting on sports sims. \u2014 Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired , 4 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"But every Wednesday in the city, the races are still running and the betters are still betting. \u2014 Kristie Lu Stout, CNN , 31 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"Or perhaps at America itself for failing the expectations of our moral betters ? \u2014 Victor Davis Hanson, National Review , 24 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"In many ways the Model 3 also betters established luxury sedans such as the BMW 3 Series. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"Beamon\u2019s leap of 29 feet and 2 1-2 inches betters the mark by one foot, 9 3-4 inches. \u2014 Paul Montella, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"As with many other arrangements, the content industry took up with Facebook on the promise of a simpler life\u2014the knotty grot-work of reach and revenue would be handed over to our betters . \u2014 Jason Linkins, The New Republic , 31 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Auxiliary verb",
|
|
"Fees are based upon endless days and nights of working, many failures with a few successes and a continued need to better our craft. \u2014 Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"This guide will give mom access to hundreds of gardening secrets to better her planting, harvesting, and storing. \u2014 Paige Szmodis, Popular Mechanics , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Tuesday's tight votes came after Kentucky lawmakers moved the legislation into a different committee and changed who sat on that committee to better its odds of passing. \u2014 Morgan Watkins, The Enquirer , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Hanna said Jordan wanted to better his life but didn\u2019t have the tools to do it. \u2014 Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Tuesday's tight votes came after Kentucky lawmakers moved the legislation into a different committee and changed who sat on that committee to better its odds of passing. \u2014 Morgan Watkins, The Enquirer , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"There's a lot of opportunities to better our communication, our transparency, communication of the school with the community. \u2014 Alec Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"With the new transfer rule, players can now opt to better their situations. \u2014 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY , 2 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Tuesday's tight votes came after Kentucky lawmakers moved the legislation into a different committee and changed who sat on that committee to better its odds of passing. \u2014 Morgan Watkins, The Enquirer , 23 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English betere, bettere, bettre, better, going back to Old English betera, betra, bettra, going back to Germanic *batiz\u014dn (whence also Old Frisian betera, betra, Old Saxon betara, Old High German bezziro, Old Icelandic betri, Gothic batiza ), comparative degree of an otherwise unattested adjective from a base *bat-, whence also, with lengthened o-grade, *b\u014dt\u014d \"improvement,\" whence Old English b\u014dt \"a making good, remedy, improvement, atonement,\" Old Frisian b\u014dte \"atonement, compensation,\" Old Saxon b\u014dta \"remedy, aid, deliverance,\" Old High German buoza \"amendment, remedy, penance, punishment,\" Old Icelandic b\u00f3t \"remedy, atonement, compensation,\" Gothic bota \"usefulness, profit\"; *bat- perhaps going back to Indo-European *b h Hd-, zero-grade of a root *b h eHd-, whence also Sanskrit bhadr\u00e1\u1e25 \"fortunate, blessed, delightful,\" Avestan huba\u03b4ra- \"fortunate\" (< *b h oHd-ro, with loss of H before an unaspirated voiced stop)":"Adjective",
|
|
"Middle English betteren, bettren \"to improve, remedy, have the advantage,\" going back to Old English beterian \"to improve, make better,\" going back to Germanic *batiz\u014djan- (whence also Old Frisian beteria, betria \"to atone, improve,\" Old Saxon betaron \"to mend,\" Old High German bezzir\u014dn \"to improve, enrich,\" Old Icelandic betra \"to improve\"), verbal derivative of *batiz\u014dn better entry 1":"Verb",
|
|
"Middle English bettre, betere, derivative of betere better entry 1":"Adverb",
|
|
"Middle English bettre, betere, going back to Old English betere, noun derivative of betera, betra better entry 1":"Noun",
|
|
"by ellipsis from had better":"Auxiliary verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Adjective",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adverb",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
|
"1817, in the meaning defined above":"Auxiliary verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-154508"
|
|
},
|
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"better half":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": spouse":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Please come to our party\u2014and your better half is invited, too!",
|
|
"\u201cAllow me to introduce you to my better half , Joan\u201d",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Follow up the efficient shampoo with its moisturizing better half , the ColorLast Conditioner. \u2014 ELLE , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Chris Pratt is back as that genial raptor whisperer Owen Grady, as is Bryce Dallas Howard as his dino rights-defending better half , Claire. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Phillip ChinGetty Images Serve a sickening look as beguiling bunny beauty and Roger Rabbit's better half in this classic ensemble. \u2014 Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Tennessee is one of the better half court defensive teams in the country, and managed to bottle up the left-handed Van Lith, who shot just 7 for 21 in the game. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"For the better half of the '00s, Big Brother had a firm grip on the Australian public. \u2014 Maggie Zhou, refinery29.com , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The brand crafted distinct timepieces for both the anonymous owner and his better half . \u2014 Sean Evans, Robb Report , 8 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Faith Hill \u2014 McGraw\u2019s real-life better half \u2014 co-stars as John\u2019s wife Margaret, whose primary focus is their children, moppet John Jr. \u2014 Joshua Alston, Variety , 19 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"If only Maturn were around when my better half was navigating the return-to-work waters after her maternity leaves. \u2014 Dan Pontefract, Forbes , 20 Oct. 2021"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1586, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"consort",
|
|
"mate",
|
|
"partner",
|
|
"significant other",
|
|
"spouse"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205742",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beverage":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a drinkable liquid":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Beverages are listed on the back of the menu.",
|
|
"would anyone like a beverage with their snack?",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"On its website, Barry Callebaut says its chocolates are used by food and beverage manufacturers, pastry chefs, bakeries, hotels, restaurants and chocolatiers. \u2014 Siladitya Ray, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"And Byte was introduced to consumers in Fortnite, a nod to the importance of gamers to food and beverage companies. \u2014 Danielle Wiener-bronner, CNN , 29 June 2022",
|
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"Unionization can be particularly difficult for workers in food and beverage businesses, Givan says. \u2014 Ali Francis, Bon App\u00e9tit , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"The family took over Autogrill, which specializes in food and beverage services on toll highways, in 1995. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022",
|
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"Several other categories include food and beverage manufacturers, cultivators and delivery service. \u2014 Stephen Singer, Hartford Courant , 26 June 2022",
|
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"Gold and Diamond members could benefit from room upgrades when available, and food and beverage credit at select brands. \u2014 Rayna Song, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Each homestand, Toyota Field\u2019s food and beverage staff comes up with a different specialty hotdog with toppings inspired by the Pandas\u2019 opponent\u2019s own local flavor. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 22 June 2022",
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"The festivities are scheduled for Wilmette\u2019s village center starting at 11 a.m. with a day of speeches, parades, children\u2019s activities, a performance by the Jesse White Tumblers along with food and beverage by local restaurants. \u2014 Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune , 21 June 2022"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from beivre to drink, from Latin bibere \u2014 more at potable":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8be-v\u0259-",
|
|
"\u02c8bev-rij",
|
|
"\u02c8be-v\u0259-rij"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"drink",
|
|
"drinkable",
|
|
"libation",
|
|
"potable",
|
|
"quencher"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004625",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bevvy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to drink alcohol (such as beer)":[
|
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"The real issue is that a weekend derby is an excuse for hour after hour of bevvying , with tension and controversy thrown into what can become a poisonous mix.",
|
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"\u2014 The Herald (Glasgow) , 28 Feb. 2011"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1889, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
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"1934, in the meaning defined above":"Intransitive verb"
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"bev(erage) + -y entry 4":"Noun",
|
|
"derivative of bevvy entry 1":"Intransitive verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8be-v\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-124911",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"intransitive verb",
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"bevy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a group of animals and especially quail":[],
|
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": a large group or collection":[
|
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"a bevy of girls"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships conclude Sunday at Hayward Field with a bevy of finals. \u2014 oregonlive , 26 June 2022",
|
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"With a bevy of colors to choose from, these fun stickers will expertly pair with just about any look. \u2014 Tiffany Dodson And Melody Leibner, Harper's BAZAAR , 24 June 2022",
|
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"Ramil, 6-foot-7, 210-pounds, anchored the left side of the Warriors line and SEC schools took notice, with a bevy of offers and visits coming this spring. \u2014 Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al , 17 June 2022",
|
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"Well, that\u2019s all shifted over the last few years thanks to a bevy of creative jewelry designers reimagining this centuries-old staple in playful and elegant new ways. \u2014 Aemilia Madden, Vogue , 14 June 2022",
|
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"Ohio State football is entering the busiest recruiting week of June thanks to a bevy of players expected to be in town. \u2014 Stephen Means, cleveland , 14 June 2022",
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"Glenn has been triggered by footage of Depp grandstanding outside the courthouse to a bevy of female fans. \u2014 Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone , 1 June 2022",
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"Investors point to a bevy of reasons for the recovery. \u2014 Ruth Carson And Harry Suhartono, BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
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"The 2022 Cannes Film Festival red carpet has provided us with a bevy of looks, most of them single-color. \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 24 May 2022"
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"Middle English bevey":""
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"\u02c8be-v\u0113"
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"delight",
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"examples":[
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"Many people bewailed the changes to the historic building.",
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"he invariably spends more time bewailing his predicament than trying to fix it",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Now Gove\u2019s remark became the source of the ashen taste in the mouths of Remoaner metropolitan elites bewailing how provincial troglodytes, geriatrics, and Little Englanders had dashed their rationalist, internationalist dreams. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 8 Apr. 2020",
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"Trump\u2019s critics bewailed the outcome as a defeat and a betrayal of our Kurdish allies. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 Oct. 2019",
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"Frequently bewailing the know-nothingness of the age, Davenport grouses that real scholarship has disappeared because of the vogue for critical approaches and appreciations. \u2014 Michael Dirda, National Review , 25 July 2019",
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"Understandably, promoters and artist representatives have long bewailed the enormous profits being made on the secondary market, which takes none of the risk and puts up none of the funding \u2014 and shares none of its profits \u2014 for major live events. \u2014 Variety, The Mercury News , 24 July 2019",
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"Across the country, North and South, Christians gathered in their churches to remember the crucifixion of Christ and to bewail their sins, which made such a sacrifice necessary. \u2014 Jonathan Den Hartog, WSJ , 26 Apr. 2018",
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"While progressives may cheer specific cases like Obergefell, recent years have seen them deliver numerous harsh assessments of the Supreme Court\u2019s overall record, bewailing its interpretations of the Constitution that purportedly favor the wealthy. \u2014 James W. Lucas, National Review , 8 Dec. 2017"
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"lament",
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"mourn",
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"wail (for)"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031102",
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"antonyms":[
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"delight",
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"exult (in)",
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"glory (in)",
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"joy",
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"rejoice (in)"
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],
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": to wail over":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Many people bewailed the changes to the historic building.",
|
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"he invariably spends more time bewailing his predicament than trying to fix it",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Now Gove\u2019s remark became the source of the ashen taste in the mouths of Remoaner metropolitan elites bewailing how provincial troglodytes, geriatrics, and Little Englanders had dashed their rationalist, internationalist dreams. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 8 Apr. 2020",
|
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"Trump\u2019s critics bewailed the outcome as a defeat and a betrayal of our Kurdish allies. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 Oct. 2019",
|
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"Frequently bewailing the know-nothingness of the age, Davenport grouses that real scholarship has disappeared because of the vogue for critical approaches and appreciations. \u2014 Michael Dirda, National Review , 25 July 2019",
|
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"Understandably, promoters and artist representatives have long bewailed the enormous profits being made on the secondary market, which takes none of the risk and puts up none of the funding \u2014 and shares none of its profits \u2014 for major live events. \u2014 Variety, The Mercury News , 24 July 2019",
|
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"Across the country, North and South, Christians gathered in their churches to remember the crucifixion of Christ and to bewail their sins, which made such a sacrifice necessary. \u2014 Jonathan Den Hartog, WSJ , 26 Apr. 2018",
|
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"While progressives may cheer specific cases like Obergefell, recent years have seen them deliver numerous harsh assessments of the Supreme Court\u2019s overall record, bewailing its interpretations of the Constitution that purportedly favor the wealthy. \u2014 James W. Lucas, National Review , 8 Dec. 2017"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"bi-\u02c8w\u0101l"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for bewail deplore , lament , bewail , bemoan mean to express grief or sorrow for something. deplore implies regret for the loss or impairment of something of value. deplores the breakdown in family values lament implies a profound or demonstrative expression of sorrow. lamenting the loss of their only child bewail and bemoan imply sorrow, disappointment, or protest finding outlet in words or cries, bewail commonly suggesting loudness, and bemoan lugubriousness. fans bewailed the defeat purists bemoaning the corruption of the language",
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": in a bewailing manner":[]
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]
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": the act or the sound of bewailing : lamentation":[]
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"examples":[],
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"b\u0113-"
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to cause to lose one's bearings (see bearing sense 6c )":[
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"bewildered by the city's maze of roads"
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],
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": to perplex or confuse especially by a complexity, variety, or multitude of objects or considerations":[
|
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"His decision bewildered her.",
|
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"utterly bewildered by the instructions"
|
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the change in policy seems to have bewildered many of our customers",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The confluence of Marine units and commanders involved in the accident can bewilder even the most savvy of observers. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 Feb. 2022",
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"Ahead, more celebrity Halloween costumes to shock and bewilder you below, including Megan Thee Stallion, Halle Bailey, and Steve Buscemi. \u2014 Vulture Editors, Vulture , 2 Nov. 2021",
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"Nowadays, a lady who offered the back of her hand to a gentleman would only bewilder him. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 June 2021",
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"Some may bewilder you, like the bag of fluffy bonito flakes. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 May 2021",
|
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"Joll is introduced onscreen stepping out of his carriage with remarkably odd sunglasses, which immediately bewilder the Magistrate. \u2014 Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY , 7 Aug. 2020",
|
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"High fashion, for most people, is a passing blur of bewildering , ever-shifting, sometimes ridiculous seasonal image statements. \u2014 Cintra Wilson, The New York Review of Books , 11 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"The message bewildered one of the bill\u2019s sponsors, Asian Americans Advancing Justice. \u2014 Bob Egelko, SFChronicle.com , 16 Oct. 2019",
|
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"Tourists and residents watched the confrontations, bewildered , as police urged them to clear the streets. \u2014 Austin Ramzy, BostonGlobe.com , 30 July 2019"
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"bi-\u02c8wil-d\u0259r",
|
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"b\u0113-"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for bewilder puzzle , perplex , bewilder , distract , nonplus , confound , dumbfound mean to baffle and disturb mentally. puzzle implies existence of a problem difficult to solve. the persistent fever puzzled the doctor perplex adds a suggestion of worry and uncertainty especially about making a necessary decision. a behavior that perplexed her friends bewilder stresses a confusion of mind that hampers clear and decisive thinking. a bewildering number of possibilities distract implies agitation or uncertainty induced by conflicting preoccupations or interests. distracted by personal problems nonplus implies a bafflement that makes orderly planning or deciding impossible. the remark left us utterly nonplussed confound implies temporary mental paralysis caused by astonishment or profound abasement. the tragic news confounded us all dumbfound suggests intense but momentary confounding; often the idea of astonishment is so stressed that it becomes a near synonym of astound . was at first too dumbfounded to reply",
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"addle",
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"baffle",
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"bamboozle",
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"beat",
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"befog",
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"befuddle",
|
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"bemuse",
|
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"buffalo",
|
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"confound",
|
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"confuse",
|
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"discombobulate",
|
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"disorient",
|
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"flummox",
|
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"fox",
|
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"fuddle",
|
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"get",
|
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"gravel",
|
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"maze",
|
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"muddle",
|
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"muddy",
|
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"mystify",
|
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"perplex",
|
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"pose",
|
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"puzzle",
|
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"vex"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100546",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"clearheaded"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": deeply or utterly confused or perplexed":[
|
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"I was appalled and was too bewildered to do or say anything.",
|
|
"\u2014 Bram Stoker",
|
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"He looked at her with a bewildered expression.",
|
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"Dickie Pope is staring at me, bewildered now, perhaps even convinced I'm insane.",
|
|
"\u2014 Richard Russo"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"There\u2019s a moment where the foursome exist in a kind of happy, bewildered harmony, with Anna, Aisha and Benjamin learning to develop their abilities. \u2014 Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"On Thursday, prosecutors Hans Moore and Rebecca Young appeared to be building a case that Stangel began striking a bewildered Spiers without any reasonable cause. \u2014 Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle , 10 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Come to think of it, the Road & Track editors were a bit bewildered too. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 25 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"The best part was Raiders' head coach Jon Gruden's reaction to being told of the delay, as his bewildered expression upon gazing at the roof above says it all. \u2014 Mary Clarke, USA TODAY , 5 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Led by Garrett, the Browns sacked a bewildered Fields nine times in his first NFL start, tied for most since Dec. 13, 2015 against the 49ers, and two shy of the club record. \u2014 Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland , 27 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"The bewildered freshman, Russell, stands at attention to make the visual experience easier for the gawking crowd. \u2014 Ari Blaff, National Review , 30 July 2021",
|
|
"For years, director Edgar Wright would try to explain his love for the influential bizarro cult band Sparks to the uninitiated, only to be met with bewildered stares. \u2014 Times Staff, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2021",
|
|
"The bewildered Swede protested in vain and finally called an American to the telephone to confirm the news. \u2014 Laurie Hertzel, Star Tribune , 8 Apr. 2021"
|
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],
|
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"1760, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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|
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"bi-\u02c8wil-d\u0259rd",
|
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"b\u0113-"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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"addle",
|
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"addled",
|
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"addlepated",
|
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"bedeviled",
|
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"befogged",
|
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"befuddled",
|
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"bemused",
|
|
"bushed",
|
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"confounded",
|
|
"confused",
|
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"dazed",
|
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"distracted",
|
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"dizzy",
|
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"dopey",
|
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"dopy",
|
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"fogged",
|
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"mixed-up",
|
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"muddleheaded",
|
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"muzzy",
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"pixilated",
|
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"punch-drunk",
|
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"raddled",
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"shell-shocked",
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"silly",
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"slaphappy",
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"spaced-out",
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"spaced",
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"spacey",
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"spacy",
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"stunned",
|
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|
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"zonked",
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|
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020051",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
|
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]
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},
|
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"bewilderedness":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to cause to lose one's bearings (see bearing sense 6c )":[
|
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"bewildered by the city's maze of roads"
|
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],
|
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": to perplex or confuse especially by a complexity, variety, or multitude of objects or considerations":[
|
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"His decision bewildered her.",
|
|
"utterly bewildered by the instructions"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"the change in policy seems to have bewildered many of our customers",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The confluence of Marine units and commanders involved in the accident can bewilder even the most savvy of observers. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Ahead, more celebrity Halloween costumes to shock and bewilder you below, including Megan Thee Stallion, Halle Bailey, and Steve Buscemi. \u2014 Vulture Editors, Vulture , 2 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Nowadays, a lady who offered the back of her hand to a gentleman would only bewilder him. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 June 2021",
|
|
"Some may bewilder you, like the bag of fluffy bonito flakes. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 May 2021",
|
|
"Joll is introduced onscreen stepping out of his carriage with remarkably odd sunglasses, which immediately bewilder the Magistrate. \u2014 Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY , 7 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"High fashion, for most people, is a passing blur of bewildering , ever-shifting, sometimes ridiculous seasonal image statements. \u2014 Cintra Wilson, The New York Review of Books , 11 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"The message bewildered one of the bill\u2019s sponsors, Asian Americans Advancing Justice. \u2014 Bob Egelko, SFChronicle.com , 16 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"Tourists and residents watched the confrontations, bewildered , as police urged them to clear the streets. \u2014 Austin Ramzy, BostonGlobe.com , 30 July 2019"
|
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"1633, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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|
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|
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"bi-\u02c8wil-d\u0259r",
|
|
"b\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for bewilder puzzle , perplex , bewilder , distract , nonplus , confound , dumbfound mean to baffle and disturb mentally. puzzle implies existence of a problem difficult to solve. the persistent fever puzzled the doctor perplex adds a suggestion of worry and uncertainty especially about making a necessary decision. a behavior that perplexed her friends bewilder stresses a confusion of mind that hampers clear and decisive thinking. a bewildering number of possibilities distract implies agitation or uncertainty induced by conflicting preoccupations or interests. distracted by personal problems nonplus implies a bafflement that makes orderly planning or deciding impossible. the remark left us utterly nonplussed confound implies temporary mental paralysis caused by astonishment or profound abasement. the tragic news confounded us all dumbfound suggests intense but momentary confounding; often the idea of astonishment is so stressed that it becomes a near synonym of astound . was at first too dumbfounded to reply",
|
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|
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"addle",
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"baffle",
|
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"bamboozle",
|
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"beat",
|
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"befog",
|
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"befuddle",
|
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"bemuse",
|
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"buffalo",
|
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"confound",
|
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"confuse",
|
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"discombobulate",
|
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"disorient",
|
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"flummox",
|
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"fox",
|
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"fuddle",
|
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"get",
|
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"gravel",
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"maze",
|
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"muddle",
|
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"muddy",
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"mystify",
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"perplex",
|
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"pose",
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"puzzle",
|
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"vex"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232409",
|
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|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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": a complicated or confusing state or condition : a bewildering tangle or confusion":[
|
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"a bewilderment of streets"
|
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],
|
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": the quality or state of being lost, perplexed, or confused : the quality or state of being bewildered":[
|
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"She stared at them in bewilderment ."
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"the slightest change in her daily routine leaves her in complete bewilderment",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Alongside the horror and condolences, there was a familiar sense of bewilderment from around the world: How can the richest superpower continue to tolerate mass shootings \u2014 school shootings, even \u2014 on a scale that dwarfs any other country? \u2014 Alexander Smith, NBC News , 25 May 2022",
|
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"Prosecutors and a string of police and FBI witnesses \u2014 several like Webster with U.S. military backgrounds \u2014 expressed bewilderment at that through-the-looking-glass argument. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But many share a commonality: bewilderment over suspensions. \u2014 Nathan Grayson, Washington Post , 24 May 2022",
|
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"But late into Sunday night\u2019s live broadcast, something happened that sparked a whole new level of bewilderment , shock and awkwardness. \u2014 Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Glimpses of both are embedded inside her bracing work, along with a healthy dose of stupefaction and bewilderment . \u2014 Christopher Knightart Critic, Los Angeles Times , 26 Mar. 2022",
|
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"To talk with a dozen teachers and librarians is to hear annoyance and frustration and bewilderment , as much with the sheer ambiguity of the new law and the list of books as with the practical effect. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Kurzel, who made the intensely expressive 2015 Macbeth, goes beyond outrage to explore tragedy at the core of bewilderment . \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Several people also express bewilderment at this fact during the movie. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 8 Apr. 2022"
|
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1793, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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|
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|
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"bi-\u02c8wil-d\u0259r-m\u0259nt",
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],
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"bafflement",
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"bamboozlement",
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|
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"bemusement",
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"bewilderedness",
|
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"confusedness",
|
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"confusion",
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"discombobulation",
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"distraction",
|
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"fog",
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"head-scratching",
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"maze",
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"muddle",
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"mystification",
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"puzzlement",
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|
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"bewit":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a slip of leather by which bells are fastened to a hawk's leg in falconry":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English bewette , from Middle French buie, beue fetter (from Latin bojae , plural, neck-collar, from (assumed) Greek boeiai , from feminine plural of boeios of an ox, from bous ox, cow) + Middle English -ette -et":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8by\u00fc-\u0259t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-175234",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"bewitch":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to attract as if by the power of witchcraft : enchant , fascinate":[
|
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"bewitched by her beauty"
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],
|
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": to bewitch someone or something":[],
|
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": to cast a spell over":[],
|
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": to influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"People believed the girls had been bewitched .",
|
|
"a Wiccan who believes that it is indeed possible to bewitch someone",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The patches of feathers with the greatest diversity of colors were the top of the birds\u2019 heads and their throats \u2014 both areas are used for social signalling as well as to bewitch potential mates. \u2014 Grrlscientist, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"The idea, ultimately, is to bewitch readers with the story while also representing the islands in a way that is both culturally respectful and authentic. \u2014 Seth Combs Writer, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 Jan. 2022",
|
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"This performance was strong enough to bewitch some formidable minds, at least temporarily. \u2014 Benjamin Anastas, The New Yorker , 1 Nov. 2021",
|
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"Anyone with a brain and a heartbeat will find something to bewitch , beguile, and, yes, bewilder since the art\u2019s both cutting-edge and bleeding-edge. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 23 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"Take the moment in Act 2 when Albrecht, the morally deficient nobleman who\u2019s been bewitched to dance himself to death, begins his coda with a bravura series of entrechat-sixes. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2020",
|
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"Yet there was something bewitching about her resolve. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"With issue #700, former Marvel Comics writer Nick Spencer began his own tale \u2013 and guess what bewitching Greendale resident is suddenly attending Riverdale High? \u2014 cleveland , 6 Feb. 2020",
|
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"For his first opera, Hans Abrahamsen\u2014a Danish compatriot of Andersen\u2019s and composer\u2014has transformed the tale of a girl\u2019s quest for a lost friend bewitched by icy powers into a sparkling snowscape of orchestral and vocal colours. \u2014 The Economist , 31 Dec. 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"b\u0113-",
|
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"bi-\u02c8wich"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"charm",
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"enchant",
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"ensorcell",
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"ensorcel",
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"hex",
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"overlook",
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"spell",
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"strike"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205938",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
|
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},
|
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"bewitched":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": controlled or affected by or as if by a magic spell":[
|
|
"\u2026 as if he were not my great-grandfather at all but some mournful, bewitched old huntsman from a storybook, tongue-tied by the bad fairy, unable to speak.",
|
|
"\u2014 Donna Tartt",
|
|
"As though the ship were bewitched , from the moment they left Saybrook everything went wrong.",
|
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"\u2014 Elizabeth George Speare",
|
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"was bewitched by her beauty",
|
|
"Until his death at 36, Byron continued a course of sybaritic abandon, traveling with an entourage bewitched by his escapades and terrified by his mood swings and violent temper.",
|
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"\u2014 Kathryn Harrison"
|
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],
|
|
": influenced, attracted, or charmed as if by magic":[
|
|
"\u2026 as if he were not my great-grandfather at all but some mournful, bewitched old huntsman from a storybook, tongue-tied by the bad fairy, unable to speak.",
|
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"\u2014 Donna Tartt",
|
|
"As though the ship were bewitched , from the moment they left Saybrook everything went wrong.",
|
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"\u2014 Elizabeth George Speare",
|
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"was bewitched by her beauty",
|
|
"Until his death at 36, Byron continued a course of sybaritic abandon, traveling with an entourage bewitched by his escapades and terrified by his mood swings and violent temper.",
|
|
"\u2014 Kathryn Harrison"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Marques, whose works explore the stories of her Cuban ancestors, drops us into the darkest part of a fairy tale: Her bewitched or undead characters stride off into the air or open their arms helplessly. \u2014 Cate Mcquaid, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
|
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"Mertens shifted his feet, played a one-two with Victor Osimhen on the periphery of the area, played another give-and-go with Kalidou Koulibaly and pushed the ball past a bewitched Torino back line. \u2014 Emmet Gates, Forbes , 18 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Liberal Democrats remain bewitched by the siren song of compromise for its own sake\u2014the aim that generations of political scientists, lawmakers, and presidents hailed as the unique genius of the American constitutional order. \u2014 Chris Lehmann, The New Republic , 15 Sep. 2021",
|
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"But there was a very fun, Goonies-style set piece involving Se\u00f1or Scratchy, who was Agatha's familiar, turning into a sort of demon bunny and chasing the kiddos, Monica, and Ralph around the bewitched basement. \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 10 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Harvey recounts the onset of her sleep disorder in a faux-scientific case study; a few pages later, her telling of the death, by neglect, of her childhood dog has the bewitched sparseness of a fable. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 4 June 2020",
|
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"At the opening of Act II, set in the bewitched castle of the sorcerer Klingsor, Mr. N\u00e9zet-S\u00e9guin tore into the heaving music with searing fervor. \u2014 Anthony Tommasini, New York Times , 6 Feb. 2018"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"bi-\u02c8wicht",
|
|
"b\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"charmed",
|
|
"enchanted",
|
|
"entranced",
|
|
"magic",
|
|
"magical",
|
|
"spellbound"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013357",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bewitchery":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to attract as if by the power of witchcraft : enchant , fascinate":[
|
|
"bewitched by her beauty"
|
|
],
|
|
": to bewitch someone or something":[],
|
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": to cast a spell over":[],
|
|
": to influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"People believed the girls had been bewitched .",
|
|
"a Wiccan who believes that it is indeed possible to bewitch someone",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The patches of feathers with the greatest diversity of colors were the top of the birds\u2019 heads and their throats \u2014 both areas are used for social signalling as well as to bewitch potential mates. \u2014 Grrlscientist, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"The idea, ultimately, is to bewitch readers with the story while also representing the islands in a way that is both culturally respectful and authentic. \u2014 Seth Combs Writer, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"This performance was strong enough to bewitch some formidable minds, at least temporarily. \u2014 Benjamin Anastas, The New Yorker , 1 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Anyone with a brain and a heartbeat will find something to bewitch , beguile, and, yes, bewilder since the art\u2019s both cutting-edge and bleeding-edge. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 23 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"Take the moment in Act 2 when Albrecht, the morally deficient nobleman who\u2019s been bewitched to dance himself to death, begins his coda with a bravura series of entrechat-sixes. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"Yet there was something bewitching about her resolve. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"With issue #700, former Marvel Comics writer Nick Spencer began his own tale \u2013 and guess what bewitching Greendale resident is suddenly attending Riverdale High? \u2014 cleveland , 6 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"For his first opera, Hans Abrahamsen\u2014a Danish compatriot of Andersen\u2019s and composer\u2014has transformed the tale of a girl\u2019s quest for a lost friend bewitched by icy powers into a sparkling snowscape of orchestral and vocal colours. \u2014 The Economist , 31 Dec. 2019"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"b\u0113-",
|
|
"bi-\u02c8wich"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"charm",
|
|
"enchant",
|
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"ensorcell",
|
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"ensorcel",
|
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"hex",
|
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"overlook",
|
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"spell",
|
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"strike"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002731",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bewitching":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
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"repellent",
|
|
"repellant",
|
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"repelling",
|
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"repugnant",
|
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"repulsive",
|
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"revolting",
|
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"unalluring"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": powerfully or seductively attractive or charming":[
|
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"a bewitching smile",
|
|
"her bewitching eyes"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Holmes bounces from place to place and score to score, struggling to disentangle herself from her bewitching ex-boyfriend, Ilya (Caleb Landry Jones). \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 23 May 2020",
|
|
"Unknown but bewitching pieces by Geminiano Giacomelli and Giuseppe Orlandini are placed back to back, each splendidly showcasing Ms. Hallenberg\u2019s seemingly effortless bravura. \u2014 Christopher Corwin, New York Times , 20 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"There's a reason the Bullitt's logbook is riddled with positive comments about its bewitching exhaust note and surprisingly comfy interior. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 16 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"Crossing Delancey\u2019 | Amazon, iTunes, Vudu, YouTube, Google Play Opposites attract, in spite of all attempts to stifle said attraction, in this bewitching 1988 romantic comedy from the director Joan Micklin Silver. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"Although the scenic elements are minimal, Edward T. Morris' projections provide bewitching atmosphere. \u2014 Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"Les Enluminures is one of the great dealers in these dazzling, bewitching little things. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 28 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina is back, delivering another bewitching brew of horror, magic, and the occasional high school hijinks. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 27 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"In Part 3 of the series, our bewitching heroine makes it her mission to free her boyfriend Nick from eternal damnation \u2014 under the evil eye of Madam Satan \u2014 and bring him back into her arms. \u2014 Chuck Barney, Detroit Free Press , 17 Jan. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1595, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"b\u0113-",
|
|
"bi-\u02c8wi-chi\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"alluring",
|
|
"appealing",
|
|
"attractive",
|
|
"captivating",
|
|
"charismatic",
|
|
"charming",
|
|
"elfin",
|
|
"enchanting",
|
|
"engaging",
|
|
"entrancing",
|
|
"fascinating",
|
|
"fetching",
|
|
"glamorous",
|
|
"glamourous",
|
|
"luring",
|
|
"magnetic",
|
|
"seductive"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084420",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bewitchment":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a spell that bewitches":[],
|
|
": the act or power of bewitching":[],
|
|
": the state of being bewitched":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the hope that there was some bewitchment that would turn their jerky son-in-law into a prince",
|
|
"while stuck in traffic, I could have used a bit of bewitchment to clear the road of other drivers",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"One depends on a set of abstract rules; the other on a sequence of mutual bewitchments . \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 16 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"Here, where both land and life are flat, the privations of rural teenage existence yield wild and elemental bewitchments . \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"bi-\u02c8wich-m\u0259nt",
|
|
"b\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abracadabra",
|
|
"charm",
|
|
"conjuration",
|
|
"enchantment",
|
|
"glamour",
|
|
"glamor",
|
|
"hex",
|
|
"incantation",
|
|
"invocation",
|
|
"spell",
|
|
"whammy"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-115112",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beylic":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the territory ruled by a bey : the jurisdiction of a bey":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Turkish beylik , from bey + -lik (suffix used to form abstract nouns)":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0101-lik"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073350",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beyond":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"over",
|
|
"past"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": in a degree or amount surpassing":[
|
|
"beautiful beyond measure"
|
|
],
|
|
": in addition : besides":[
|
|
"provides the essentials but nothing beyond"
|
|
],
|
|
": in addition to : besides":[
|
|
"doing work beyond his regular duties"
|
|
],
|
|
": on or to the farther side : farther":[
|
|
"We could see the valley and the hills beyond ."
|
|
],
|
|
": on or to the farther side of : at a greater distance than":[
|
|
"beyond the horizon"
|
|
],
|
|
": out of the comprehension of":[
|
|
"his reasoning is beyond me"
|
|
],
|
|
": out of the reach or sphere (see sphere entry 1 sense 4b ) of":[
|
|
"a task beyond his strength"
|
|
],
|
|
": something that lies on or to the farther side : something that lies beyond (see beyond entry 1 sense 1 )":[
|
|
"twenty miles back into the beyond",
|
|
"\u2014 R. W. Hatch"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adverb",
|
|
"From the house we can see the valley and the hills beyond .",
|
|
"We passed the hotel and drove a bit beyond to see the ocean.",
|
|
"The children who are part of the study will be monitored through their school years and beyond .",
|
|
"Preposition",
|
|
"From the house we can see the valley and the mountains beyond it.",
|
|
"The parking area is just beyond those trees.",
|
|
"Our land extends beyond the fence to those trees.",
|
|
"planets beyond our solar system",
|
|
"His influence does not extend beyond this department.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"who knows how we'll fare in the beyond ?",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
|
|
"From East Hampton to Montauk and beyond , have Figue, will travel! \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"But other new homes, especially as suburbia gave way to exurbia and beyond , were being built at some distance from the towns that clustered around Chicago\u2019s railroad lines. \u2014 Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"Over distant centuries and recent decades, its people and their foodways have migrated to Southeast Asia and beyond ; a global diaspora maintains culinary traditions that also at times convey mingled influences. \u2014 Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"European leaders from Brussels to London and beyond , who may have feared a Le Pen win would upend the continent's post-war order, swiftly congratulated Macron on his re-election. \u2014 Patrick Smith, NBC News , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"People left their cars and extra belongings keep going on foot, onto the bridge over the Irpin River and to Kyiv and beyond , often to begin their lives as displaced persons or refugees. \u2014 Peter Maass, The New Republic , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Since the war began in late February, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians have fled west to Lviv and beyond , trying to escape the worst of the fighting, which was concentrated in the east. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"When your dinner menu plans don\u2019t go to infinity and beyond , there\u2019s bound to be a food delivery option for that. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"So Reynolds, who has spent three decades writing about worthy destinations on the West Coast and beyond , took the challenge. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
|
|
"Some visitors park themselves in one town and use public transportation, including ferries, buses and trains, to reach the rest of the lake and beyond . \u2014 Diane Daniel, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"And that experience goes beyond fields and facilities, encompassing details like staffing, game and practice schedules, and transportation arrangements. \u2014 New York Times , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Older people also benefit from a portfolio that provides alternative sources of income beyond gains in stock price, Williams said. \u2014 Max Zahn, ABC News , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"The funds come from the U.S. Department of Education\u2019s Upward Bound Program, which provides preparation and guidance for students to pursue education beyond high school. \u2014 Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"There are launch windows from August 23 to August 29, September 2 to September 6 and beyond . \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Myles Brady Davis, director of communications for Equality Illinois, said the risks the LGBTQ community is exposed to extend beyond pride celebrations to their daily lives. \u2014 Adriana P\u00e9rez, Chicago Tribune , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Some also argued that the case did not have implications beyond that, noting Alito's specific statement. \u2014 John Hanna, ajc , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"What is your hope for the film now that the masses get to see it beyond the festival circuit? \u2014 Andrea Cuttler, Harper's BAZAAR , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"San Diego actor Kandis Chappell stars as Roosevelt, telling stories about her life and work from the great beyond . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"J\u2019Nai Bridges sang it with more conventional sentiment than had the fearlessly penetrating Hunt Lieberson, as love in the here and now and not in the eternal beyond . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"The final gesture comes as a surprise: a sudden, brilliant cascade from opposite ends of the keyboard toward the center, a carillon from the beyond . \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"At a manor with a mysterious history, the eight members of the Midnight Club meet each night at midnight to tell sinister stories\u2014and to look for signs of the supernatural from the beyond . \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Corosdale scored the quarter\u2019s final seven points, including a go-ahead three from the beyond the top of the key. \u2014 oregonlive , 11 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Yet Styles\u2019s music is connecting surely, too, because of its beyond -his-years, can\u2019t-quite-log-off weariness. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"This isn't the first time NASA has transmitted depictions of naked humans to the great beyond in hopes of luring the attention of aliens. \u2014 Ariana Garcia, Chron , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"But this six-part Netflix production does unfold at a languid, almost-hypnotic pace, while employing AI technology to create Warhol's voice reading his words from the great beyond , which is as oddly creepy as that sounds. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 9 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Preposition"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, preposition & adverb, from Old English begeondan , from be- + geondan beyond, from geond yond \u2014 more at yond":"Adverb, Preposition, and Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"b\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4nd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"farther",
|
|
"further",
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"As delicious as a flaky croissant, the 90-room Hotel Motto is wedged into a 17th-century building and done up like an ode to Art Deco Paris, with a showpiece central staircase and a bellhop -and-cheetah mural in the lobby. \u2014 Christian L. Wright, WSJ , 17 Mar. 2022",
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"His father, Henry Dickerson, was a former bellhop who became an executive at the Cleveland Trust Company. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Jan. 2022",
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"Kendry opens the door to let in a Black bellhop before sitting on the arm of her husband\u2019s chair to hear the rest of the story. \u2014 Rebecca Carroll, Essence , 27 Oct. 2021",
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"Fort-Whiteman eventually came, too, finding work as a bellhop and moonlighting as an actor in a Black theatre troupe. \u2014 The New Yorker , 18 Oct. 2021",
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"The fourth standalone residence will open this year in Marrakesh, featuring all the hallmarks of a luxury hotel including a concierge service, valet, driver, and a bellhop . \u2014 Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes , 14 Sep. 2021",
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"Pepper was in a Hotel Theresa bellhop uniform, which Betty had stolen from the laundry two months ago. \u2014 Colson Whitehead, The New Yorker , 19 July 2021",
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"Their board is their bellhop , whisking away their emotional baggage, if only for the duration of each swell. \u2014 Washington Post , 31 May 2021",
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"My grandfather worked as a bellhop at a downtown hotel on Michigan Avenue, while my grandmother, who had gone to beauty school, was doing hair out of a salon not far from the house on South Vernon. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Apr. 2021"
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},
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"bearing rein":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143522"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143546"
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],
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"definitions":{
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},
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"\u2014 Viola Meynell"
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},
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"He was/made so bold as to guarantee a victory."
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]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145103"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145552"
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Wondermind will then debut various podcasts and sell physical products\u2014cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) tools and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) tools\u2014to help people struggling with various conditions. \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 11 Apr. 2022",
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"Researchers will follow 1,000 patients over five years to determine if lifestyle changes and cognitive behavior therapy can reduce stress, control epileptic seizures that don\u2019t respond to medication, and prevent memory decline. \u2014 Julie Washington, cleveland , 8 Mar. 2022",
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"The treatment for suicidal thoughts and behaviors with the most scientific backing is dialectical behavior therapy , says Dr. Cullen. \u2014 Andrea Petersen, WSJ , 3 Feb. 2022",
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"The actress and singer, 29, suffered an emotional breakdown in 2018 that led her to seek dialectical behavior therapy , a form of talk therapy, to manage her depression and anxiety. \u2014 Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com , 6 Jan. 2022",
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"Harris leans on dialectical behavior therapy , a treatment that teaches people how to handle difficult situations without becoming emotionally overwhelmed. \u2014 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY , 19 Nov. 2021",
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"Between bouts of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) and psychotherapy, Douglas has been pouring his mind and energies into Duke Smoochem. \u2014 Will Pritchard, Wired , 13 Nov. 2021",
|
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"Researchers have found that the best approach is when behavior therapy begins first, especially for young children with ADHD. \u2014 Gregory Fabiano, The Conversation , 25 Oct. 2021",
|
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"Under a possible arrangement, BCBS will offer an in-network rate for its clinical services, including behavior therapy , medication support, and speech therapy. \u2014 Mario Aguilar, STAT , 3 Apr. 2021"
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|
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": incapable of being saved from sin or evil":[
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"benign paroxysmal positional vertigo":{
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a condition marked by short, recurrent episodes of vertigo and nystagmus brought about by a change in head position that is caused by the movement of small crystals of calcium carbonate in the inner ear that have become dislodged from the utricle and entered the semicircular canals":[
|
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"Doctors eventually told her she probably had benign paroxysmal positional vertigo , an inner-ear disorder, and gave her head-movement exercises to treat it.",
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"\u2014 Sandeep Jauhar",
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"\u2014 see epley maneuver"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150905"
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|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The benchmark index has been on a dismal streak that dragged it into a bear market earlier this month and is now down 21% for the year. \u2014 Damian J. Troise, USA TODAY , 30 June 2022",
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"The benchmark index has been on a dismal streak that dragged it into a bear market earlier this month and is now down 20% for the year. \u2014 Alex Viega, BostonGlobe.com , 30 June 2022",
|
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"The tightening of financial conditions from such policies needs to be carefully managed and is the primary reason the S&P 500 fell into a bear market , shedding more than 20% from its recent peak. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 28 June 2022",
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"Inflation has increased to the worst level since 1981 and stock markets have plummeted straight into a bear market . \u2014 William Dunkelberg, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
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"Concerns about the Federal Reserve\u2019s actions to tame higher-than-expected inflation have pushed both stocks and cryptocurrencies into a bear market . \u2014 Elaine Yu And Caitlin Ostroff, WSJ , 18 June 2022",
|
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"Stocks have sold off broadly into a bear market as the Federal Reserve has been ramping up its rate hikes with inflation soaring. \u2014 Anne Sraders, Fortune , 17 June 2022",
|
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"A tumultuous week on Wall Street, which began with stocks plunging into a bear market for the second time during the pandemic, ended with a small gain on Friday. \u2014 Jason Karaian, New York Times , 17 June 2022",
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"Most stocks dipped Tuesday in their first trading after tumbling into a bear market Monday on worries that high inflation would push central banks to clamp the brakes too hard on the economy. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022"
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"1858, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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},
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"beat the clock":{
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"idiom"
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"definitions":{
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": to do or finish something quickly before a particular time":[
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"In a desperate attempt to beat the clock , I raced to mail my tax return before midnight."
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]
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151407"
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},
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"bear leader":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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": one that takes charge of a young man on cultural travels : a traveling tutor":[
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"sent with a bear leader to the continent for years to be ripened",
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"\u2014 P. E. More"
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"bear entry 1 , from the way trained bears were led around on a chain by their masters":""
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"idiom"
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],
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": to be an emotionally and morally strong person with more determination than other people":[
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"Another woman would have broken down, but she is made of sterner stuff ."
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},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151910"
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},
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"be/fall prey to":{
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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"definitions":{
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": to be killed by (an animal, disease, etc.)":[
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"The deer fell prey to coyotes.",
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"Many people fell prey to disease."
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],
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": to be harmed or affected in a bad way by (someone or something)":[
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"After the accident, she was prey to all kinds of anxieties.",
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"Some of his friends fell prey to drugs."
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]
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},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152640"
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},
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"bear little relationship to/with":{
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to be very different from : to have no obvious connection to":[
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"Her earlier paintings bear little relationship to her later work."
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]
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},
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152759"
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},
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"bear repeating":{
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to be important enough to state more than once":[
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"The group's message is one that bears repeating ."
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153114"
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},
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"beyond hope":{
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": without hope : hopeless":[
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"His condition is beyond hope ."
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153215"
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},
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"bear witness":{
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to show that something exists or is true":[
|
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"\u2014 + to His success bears witness to the value of hard work. Rising ticket sales bear witness to the band's popularity."
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],
|
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": to make a statement saying that one saw or knows something":[
|
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"asked to bear witness to the facts",
|
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"She was accused of bearing false witness at the trial."
|
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-154549"
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},
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"be around":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"intransitive verb"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-154624"
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}
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} |