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{
"CAB":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a carriage for hire":[],
": a comparable shelter (as on a truck) housing operating controls":[],
": a similar light closed carriage (such as a hansom)":[],
": an ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to about two quarts (2.2 liters)":[],
": cabernet sauvignon":[],
": cabriolet":[],
": taxicab":[],
": the part of a locomotive that houses the engineer and operating controls":[],
": to travel in a cab":[
"cabbed back to the hotel"
],
"Civil Aeronautics Board":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1535, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1822, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Noun",
"1831, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"1986, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Hebrew qabh":"Noun",
"short for cabriolet":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u00e4b",
"\u02c8kab"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"hack",
"taxi",
"taxicab"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040939",
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"CABG":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"coronary artery bypass graft":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8kab-ij",
"\u02c8ka-bij"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083030",
"type":[
"abbreviation"
]
},
"CADD":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"computer-aided drafting and design":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005750",
"type":[
"abbreviation"
]
},
"CATV":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"cable television":[],
"community antenna television":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114818",
"type":[
"abbreviation"
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},
"Cabimas":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"city in northwestern Venezuela on the northeastern coast of Lake Maracaibo population 165,755":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"k\u00e4-\u02c8b\u0113-m\u00e4s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045953",
"type":[
"geographical name"
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"Cabinda":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"territory in western equatorial Africa on the Atlantic between the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo; an exclave of Angola since an 1886 agreement with Belgium; capital Cabinda area 3000 square miles (7800 square kilometers), population 260,000":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"k\u00e4-\u02c8bin-d\u00e4"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194214",
"type":[
"geographical name"
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},
"Cacajao":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the genus consisting of the ouakaris":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1821, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Portuguese cacaj\u00e3o , from Tupi cacajao":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cckak\u0259\u02c8j\u0101(\u02cc)\u014d",
"\u00a6kak\u0259\u00a6jau\u0307"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112100",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Caddo":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a member of a nation of Indigenous peoples of Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and eastern Texas":[],
": the language of the Caddo peoples":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1805, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"American French Cadaux , modification of American Spanish Cadojodacho , from Caddo kaduhd\u00e1\u00b7\u010du\u0294 , a Caddo tribe":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ka-(\u02cc)d\u014d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225909",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Caddo Lake":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"lake 20 miles (32 kilometers) long in northwestern Louisiana and northeastern Texas draining to the Red River":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ka-(\u02cc)d\u014d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231521",
"type":[
"geographical name"
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"Caddoan":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a language family comprising the Caddo languages":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1886, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ka-d\u0259-w\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193611",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Cadmus":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the legendary founder of Thebes":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin, from Greek Kadmos":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8kad-m\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195028",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Caerphilly":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a mild white friable cheese of Welsh origin":[],
"administrative area of southeastern Wales area 107 square miles (277 square kilometers)":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1878, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Caerphilly , urban district in Wales":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"k\u00e4r-\u02c8fi-l\u0113",
"k\u0259r-\u02c8fi-l\u0113"
],
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"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135059",
"type":[
"geographical name",
"noun"
]
},
"Caesalpiniaceae":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a large family of chiefly tropical shrubs and trees having a regular or slightly irregular corolla, the petals imbricated in the bud, and the fruit a legume, important genera being Caesalpinia, Cassia, Bauhinia, Tamarindus , and Copaifera":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1877, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Caesalpinia , type genus + -aceae":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccpin\u0113\u02c8\u0101s\u0113\u02cc\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175442",
"type":[
"adjective",
"plural noun"
]
},
"Caesar":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"(Gaius) Julius 100\u201344 b.c. Roman general, statesman, and writer":[],
": a powerful ruler:":[],
": any of the Roman emperors succeeding Augustus Caesar":[
"\u2014 used as a title"
],
": autocrat , dictator":[],
": emperor":[],
": the civil power : a temporal ruler":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Gaius Julius Caesar":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8s\u0113-z\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"despot",
"dictator",
"f\u00fchrer",
"fuehrer",
"oppressor",
"pharaoh",
"strongman",
"tyrannizer",
"tyrant"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023002",
"type":[
"biographical name",
"noun"
]
},
"Caesar salad":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a tossed salad usually made of romaine, garlic, anchovies, and croutons and dressed with olive oil, coddled egg, lemon juice, and grated cheese":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1946, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Caesar Cardini \u20201957 American (Italian-born) restaurateur":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060845",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Caesar substitution":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the replacement of each letter in a text by the one at a certain constant distance in the alphabet, especially a normal alphabet \u2014 compare julius caesar cipher":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1943, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024202",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Caesar weed":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a tropical shrub ( Urena lobata ) valued for its strong bast fiber":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1895, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082709",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Caesar's agaric":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": royal agaric":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1821, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"after Gaius Julius Caesar":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110416",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Caesarea":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"seaport of ancient Palestine":[],
"\u2014 see kayseri":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccse-s\u0259-",
"\u02ccs\u0113-z\u0259-\u02c8r\u0113-\u0259",
"\u02ccse-z\u0259-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-081543",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"Caesarea Philippi":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"city of ancient Palestine southwest of Mount Hermon":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"f\u0259-\u02c8li-\u02ccp\u012b",
"\u02c8fi-l\u0259-\u02ccp\u012b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234644",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"Caesarean":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": cesarean section":[],
": of or relating to Julius Caesar or Augustus Caesar or to one of the Caesars who succeeded Augustus Caesar as Roman emperor":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1528, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"si-\u02c8zer-\u0113-\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195917",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"Caesarism":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": imperial authority or system : political absolutism : dictatorship":[]
},
"examples":[
"a military-led coup would almost certainly result in ironfisted Caesarism for that unstable nation"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1828, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8s\u0113-z\u0259-\u02ccri-z\u0259m"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"absolutism",
"autarchy",
"authoritarianism",
"autocracy",
"czarism",
"tsarism",
"tzarism",
"despotism",
"dictatorship",
"totalism",
"totalitarianism",
"tyranny"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052023",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Cakile":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a small genus of annual succulent herbs (family Cruciferae) found along sandy shores of North America and Europe and having opposite fleshy leaves \u2014 see sea rocket":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Arabic q\u0101qulla":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8kak\u0259\u02ccl\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031419",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Cal":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"California":[],
"large calorie":[],
"small calorie":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-180321",
"type":[
"abbreviation"
]
},
"Calabar bean":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the dark brown highly poisonous leguminous seed of a tropical west African woody vine ( Physostigma venenosum ) that is used as a source of physostigmine and was used formerly as an ordeal poison in African witchcraft trials":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1853, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Calabar , Nigeria":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8kal-\u0259-\u02ccb\u00e4r-",
"\u02c8ka-l\u0259-\u02ccb\u00e4r-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112530",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Calabar potto":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": angwantibo":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083149",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Callao":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"(an inlet of the Pacific) in western Peru west of Lima population 588,600":[
"Callao Bay"
],
"city and port on":[
"Callao Bay"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02c8yau\u0307",
"k\u00e4-\u02c8y\u00e4-(\u02cc)\u014d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055043",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"Callas":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"Maria 1923\u20131977 originally Maria Anna Sofia Cecilia Kalogeropoulos American soprano":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ka-l\u0259s",
"\u02c8k\u00e4-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203426",
"type":[
"biographical name"
]
},
"Callery pear":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a deciduous tree ( Pyrus calleryana ) of the rose family that has upright branches forming a conical crown, heart-shaped glossy leaves with finely serrated margins, showy clusters of white flowers, and small, bitter, brownish round fruits":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1960, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"after the New Latin specific epithet calleryana, after Joseph-Marie Callery \u20201862 French priest and sinologist":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ka-l\u0259-r\u0113-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084909",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Calles":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"Plutarco El\u00edas 1877\u20131945 Mexican general; president of Mexico (1924\u201328)":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u00e4-\u02ccy\u0101s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234435",
"type":[
"biographical name"
]
},
"Callimachus":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"5th century b.c. Greek sculptor":[],
"circa 305\u2013 circa 240 b.c. Greek scholar and Alexandrian librarian":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"k\u0259-\u02c8li-m\u0259-k\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234838",
"type":[
"biographical name"
]
},
"Callinectes":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a genus of swimming crabs (family Portunidae) comprising the New World blue crabs":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from calli- + -nectes":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cckal\u0259\u02c8nek(\u02cc)t\u0113z"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081953",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Callionymidae":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a family of percomorph fishes widely distributed in shallow seas and comprising the dragonets":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Callionymus , type genus (from Greek kalli\u014dnymos stargazer, from kalli- calli- + -\u014dnymos , from onyma, onoma name) + -idae":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cckal\u0113\u014d\u02c8nim\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005435",
"type":[
"plural noun"
]
},
"Callithricidae":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a family of South American monkeys comprising the marmosets and the tamarins":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, alteration of Callitrichidae":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-s\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-111052",
"type":[
"plural noun"
]
},
"Callitris":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a genus of evergreen, coniferous trees of the cypress family ( Cupressaceae ) of Australia and New Caledonia that have small, scalelike leaves and soft, aromatic wood":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, irregular from calli-":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8kal\u0259\u2027tr\u0259\u0307s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084259",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Calumet":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a highly ornamented ceremonial pipe of the American Indians":[],
"industrial region of northwestern Indiana and northeastern Illinois southeast of and adjacent to Chicago including the cities of East Chicago, Gary, and Hammond, Indiana, and Calumet City and Lansing, Illinois":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1698, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"American French, from French dialect, pipe stem, from Late Latin calamellus , diminutive of Latin calamus reed \u2014 more at calamus":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8kal-y\u0259-\u02ccmet",
"-m\u0259t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020236",
"type":[
"geographical name",
"noun"
]
},
"Calumet City":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"city in northeastern Illinois south of Chicago population 37,042":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044124",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"Cambay, Gulf of":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"\u2014 see khambhat, gulf of":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140334",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"Camelliaceae":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of Camelliaceae taxonomic synonym of theaceae"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"New Latin, from Camellia , type genus + -aceae"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-234932",
"type":[]
},
"Camelopardalis":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a northern constellation between Cassiopeia and Ursa Major":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1836, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin (genitive Camelopardalis ), camelopard":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"k\u0259-\u02ccme-l\u0259-\u02c8p\u00e4r-d\u0259-l\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022500",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Camelot":{
"antonyms":[
"anti-utopia",
"dystopia",
"hell"
],
"definitions":{
": a time, place, or atmosphere of idyllic happiness":[],
": the site of King Arthur's palace and court":[]
},
"examples":[
"that year spent in Spain studying art was their personal Camelot"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ka-m\u0259-\u02ccl\u00e4t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
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"definitions":{
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"city in south central Arizona population 48,571":[]
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"Pablo 1876\u20131973 Catalan Pau Casals Spanish-born cellist, conductor, and composer":[]
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"Isaac 1559\u20131614 French scholar":[]
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"k\u0259-\u02c8s\u022f-b\u0259n",
"\u02ccka-z\u014d-\u02c8b\u014d\u207f"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133603",
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"Although no one has yet seen negative matter or negative energy in the wild, it has been detected in the laboratory, in the form of something called the Casimir effect . Consider two uncharged, parallel plates. Theoretically, the force between them should be zero. But if they are placed only a few atoms apart, then the space between them is not enough for some quantum fluctuations to occur. As a result, the number of quantum fluctuations in the region around the plates is greater than in the space between. This differential creates a net force that pushes the two plates together.",
"\u2014 Michio Kaku , Discover , December 2004"
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"first_known_use":{
"1988, in the meaning defined above":""
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"after Hendrik B.G. Casimir \u20202000 Dutch physicist":""
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"noun"
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": a small genus of tropical American evergreen trees and shrubs (family Rutaceae) having alternate digitately compound leaves and small greenish yellow flowers":[]
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"New Latin, from Casimiro G\u00f3mez Ortega \u20201810 Spanish botanist":""
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"\u02cckaz\u0259m\u0259\u0307\u02c8r\u014d\u0259",
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"noun"
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"river in southern Venezuela connecting the upper course of the Negro River with the Orinoco River":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02cck\u00e4-s\u0113-\u02c8ky\u00e4-r\u0101"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180310",
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": one that predicts misfortune or disaster":[]
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"more than one Cassandra on Wall Street had warned that the market was overdue for a major correction"
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"1542, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"k\u0259-\u02c8san-dr\u0259",
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"doomsayer",
"doomsdayer",
"doomster"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201926",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"definitions":{
": prophetic of misfortune":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Cassandra + English -an or -ian":""
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"-r\u0259n"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054331",
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"adjective"
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": a source of poetic inspiration":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Castalia (spring)":"",
"from Castalia , spring on Parnassus sacred to the Muses, from Latin, from Greek Kastalia":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"ka\u02c8st\u0101ly\u0259",
"\"",
"-l\u0113\u0259"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224927",
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": of or relating to the spring Castalia":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Castalia + English -an":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02c8)ka\u00a6st\u0101ly\u0259n",
"-l\u0113\u0259n"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193142",
"type":[
"adjective"
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"Castell\u00f3n":{
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"province of eastern Spain on the Mediterranean area 2579 square miles (6680 square kilometers), population 594,423":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cck\u00e4-stel-\u02c8y\u014dn"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140019",
"type":[
"geographical name"
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},
"Castell\u00f3n de la Plana":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"city, port, and capital of Castell\u00f3n province, Spain, on the Mediterranean coast northeast of Valencia population 147,667":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-t\u035fh\u0101-l\u00e4-\u02c8pl\u00e4-n\u00e4"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000006",
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"geographical name"
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": a theorem in structural mechanics: when an external force is applied at any point of a structure composed of rigidly connected elastic members the resulting internal work throughout the structure is equal to the product of the force by the displacement of the point of application in the direction of the force and the derivative of the internal work with respect to either factor thereof is equal to the other factor":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"after Carlo Alberto Castigliano \u20201884 Italian engineer":""
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"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6kas-",
"\u00a6k\u00e4st\u1d4al\u00a6y\u00e4(\u02cc)n\u014dz-"
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"Baldassare 1478\u20131529 Italian writer":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02cck\u00e4-st\u0113l-\u02c8y\u014d-(\u02cc)n\u0101"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133412",
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"biographical name"
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"definitions":{
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"after H.Y. Castner \u20201899 American chemist":""
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8kastn\u0259(r)-"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135529",
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"Castro?pronunciation&lang=en_us&dir=bix&file=bixcas16":{
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"In\u00eas \\ \u0113-\u200b\u02c8n\u0101s \\"
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u00e4-(\u02cc)str\u014d",
"\u02c8ka-(\u02cc)str\u014d",
"\u02c8k\u00e4-"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190808",
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},
"Cataphracta":{
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"definitions":{
": a division of reptiles including the crocodilians, chelonians, and sometimes others":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Latin, neuter plural of cataphractus armored":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135205",
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"plural noun"
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"definitions":[
"Definition of Cataphracti taxonomic synonym of scleroparei"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"New Latin, from Latin, plural of cataphractus"
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"-\u02cct\u0113"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-114601",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-233830",
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02cckat\u0259\u02c8r\u012b\u02ccn\u012b"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-032639",
"type":[]
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The winning caterpillar then earns the right to predict the upcoming winter forecast. \u2014 Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 June 2022",
"The browntail moth caterpillar is an invasive pest that can cause a rash and respiratory distress in humans. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 27 May 2022",
"Legions of precisely uniform spike particles are manufactured not inside chicken eggs but in the cells of the Army caterpillar . \u2014 Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022",
"The film begins with a delicate yet forceful metaphor that equates the populace to the cells within a caterpillar that have to fight vehemently with the body surrounding them to morph into soaring butterflies. \u2014 Holly Jones, Variety , 30 Apr. 2022",
"However, the caterpillar that had a cameo in the movie remains. \u2014 Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Florida can be dangerous in many ways, but from mid-April to early May, health officials warn people in the state to avoid touching a fuzzy caterpillar . \u2014 Richard Tribou, orlandosentinel.com , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Depending upon the caterpillar \u2019s age, size may range from 0.25 to 1.5 inches. \u2014 oregonlive , 28 Oct. 2021",
"Children held up a long piece of fabric meant to look like a caterpillar . \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Nov. 2021"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English catyrpel , from Anglo-French *catepelose , literally, hairy cat":"Noun"
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"pronounciation":[
"-t\u0259-",
"\u02c8ka-t\u0259r-\u02ccpi-l\u0259r",
"\u02c8ka-t\u0259-\u02ccpi-"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193105",
"type":[
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"trademark"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-202532",
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"Latin Catilinari us Catilinarian (from Lucius Sergius Catilina (Catiline) \u202062 b.c. Roman politician) + English -an":"Adjective"
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"\"",
"\u00a6kat\u1d4al\u0259\u00a6ner\u0113\u0259n"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083312",
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"Roman politician and conspirator against Marcus Tullius Cicero":[
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ka-t\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bn"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113319",
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"Cato":{
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"definitions":{
"Marcus Porcius 234\u2013149 b.c. the Elder; the Censor Roman statesman":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u0101-(\u02cc)t\u014d"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191855",
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": of, relating to, or like Catullus or his lyric poems, which are marked by facility of language, perfection of form, and intensely personal subject matter":[]
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"k\u0259\u02c8t\u0259l\u0113\u0259n"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202744",
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"Catullus":{
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"Gaius Valerius circa 84\u2013 circa 54 b.c. Roman poet":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"k\u0259-\u02c8t\u0259-l\u0259s"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074652",
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"Caucasian?pronunciation&lang=en_us&dir=c&file=caucas02":{
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": of or relating to a group of people having European ancestry, classified according to physical traits (such as light skin pigmentation), and formerly considered to constitute a race (see race entry 1 sense 1a ) of humans":[],
": of or relating to the Caucasus or its inhabitants":[
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"first_known_use":{
"1668, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"pronounciation":[
"k\u022f-\u02c8k\u0101-zh\u0259n",
"k\u00e4-",
"\u02c8k\u022f-\u02c8k\u0101-zh\u0259n, -\u02c8kazh-\u0259n",
"also -\u02c8ka-zh\u0259n"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-195314",
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"noun"
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"limestone region of south central France on the southern border of the Massif Central":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u014ds"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232938",
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": a family of more or less tailless rodents having but three toes on each hind foot \u2014 see cavy":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Cavia , type genus + -idae":""
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"pronounciation":[
"k\u0101\u02c8v\u012b\u0259\u02ccd\u0113",
"k\u0259-"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-183520",
"type":[
"plural noun"
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"Cavina":{
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": a Tacanan people of northwest Bolivia and adjacent Brazil":[],
": a member of such people":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Spanish cavi\u00f1a , of American Indian origin":""
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"pronounciation":[
"k\u0259\u02c8v\u0113ny\u0259"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002718",
"type":[
"noun"
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"Cavite":{
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"city in Luzon, Philippines, on the":[
"Cavite Peninsula in Manila Bay southwest of Manila"
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"population 92,000":[
"Cavite Peninsula in Manila Bay southwest of Manila"
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"k\u00e4-\u02c8v\u0113-t\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120320",
"type":[
"geographical name"
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"Caviteno":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a Spanish-based pidgin language spoken around Cavite , Philippines":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Philippine Spanish cavite\u00f1o , from Cavite , province & city of southwestern Luzon, Philippines":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u0101n-",
"\u02cckav\u0259\u02c8ten(\u02cc)y\u014d"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184114",
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"noun"
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"caaming":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the setting of the reed in weaving by the proper placing of the threads of the warp":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1807, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"caam + -ing":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u00e4mi\u014b",
"-\u02c8\u0227-"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130857",
"type":[
"noun"
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"caatinga":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": stunted rather sparse forest that is leafless in the dry season and is widespread in areas of small rainfall in northeastern Brazil":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1821, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Portuguese, modification of Tupi ca\u00e1-tinga white forest, from ca\u00e1 forest + tinga white":""
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"pronounciation":[
"k\u00e4\u02c8ti\u014bg\u0259",
"k\u0259-"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-073632",
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"cab":{
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": a comparable shelter (as on a truck) housing operating controls":[],
": a similar light closed carriage (such as a hansom)":[],
": an ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to about two quarts (2.2 liters)":[],
": cabernet sauvignon":[],
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": taxicab":[],
": the part of a locomotive that houses the engineer and operating controls":[],
": to travel in a cab":[
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"first_known_use":{
"1535, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1822, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Noun",
"1831, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"1986, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
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"short for cabriolet":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u00e4b",
"\u02c8kab"
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"taxi",
"taxicab"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211157",
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"verb"
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": a horse of moderate weight and size with ability to draw a fair load at a moderate speed":[],
": a horse used for drawing a cab":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1822, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192532",
"type":[
"noun"
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"cab-forward":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": designed with the cab (see cab entry 3 sense 3 ) or passenger compartment placed farther forward than usual":[
"a cab-forward locomotive",
"It features the increasingly popular cab-forward treatment\u2014wider wheel-base, roomier inside\u2014dual air bags and available ABS.",
"\u2014 John Russell , Essence , November 1994",
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"\u2014 Patrick Bedard , Car & Driver , June 2000"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
"1936, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131421",
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"1833, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The crew discover the cabal of foes coalescing to bring down the Power of Three are actually working for an ancient evil that\u2019s been laying dormant since the dawn of magic. \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 6 June 2022",
"Originally portrayed as a teen inventor, the series reimagines Swift as a Black, gay billionaire who is thrust into conflict with a mysterious global cabal following the sudden disappearance of his father. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 25 Mar. 2022",
"The theory went several directions but coalesced on the fiction that the world was ruled by a cabal of globalists who sacrificed children to drink their blood. \u2014 The Arizona Republic , 9 June 2022",
"Speakers issued dire warnings about a shadowy cabal using technology to steal elections around the world. \u2014 Alexandra Berzon, BostonGlobe.com , 5 June 2022",
"Moscow falsely claims that Ukraine is controlled by a cabal of neo-Nazis who have orchestrated a genocide of the country\u2019s ethnic Russian population. \u2014 Patrick J. Mcdonnell, Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022",
"The idea is simply that many different kinds of social change are connected to a plot by a cabal of \u00e9lites to eradicate the white race, which people in this movement believe is their nation. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 15 May 2022",
"QAnon adherents believe the government is controlled by a Deep State cabal of pedophiles. \u2014 Jill Filipovic, CNN , 5 Apr. 2022",
"True 'replacement theory' posits not just that demographics are changing, but that this change is being orchestrated by a sinister cabal . \u2014 Will Carless, USA TODAY , 22 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Nothing was more to be desired than that every practicable obstacle should be opposed to cabal , intrigue, and corruption. \u2014 Martin Finucane, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2019",
"Powell is drawing encouragement from the significant losses of candidates who, like Burton, are backed by the Empower Texans cabal attempting to take control of the Texas Legislature. \u2014 Richard Greene, star-telegram , 24 May 2018"
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": giant armadillo":[]
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"circa 1869, in the meaning defined above":""
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"a singing superstar who got her start singing in the cabarets of New York City",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Broadway Theater presents a live cabaret show of swing and jazz songs by Gershwin, Arlen, Rodgers, Hart and more. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 June 2022",
"Kokandy\u2019s production, directed here by Lucky Stiff, is even set up to feel like a music venue, with cabaret tables surrounding a thrust stage with a platform at the back. \u2014 Jerald Pierce, chicagotribune.com , 16 Nov. 2021",
"The performances combine variety shows, cabaret , traditional plays and more, all centered around the holidays. \u2014 Anne Nickoloff, cleveland , 9 Dec. 2021",
"The hybrid nightclub and adult cabaret can fit about 500 people. \u2014 Francisco Alvarado, Rolling Stone , 8 May 2022",
"Enjoy starlit cabaret and time-traveling adventures aboard the train. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 8 May 2022",
"Moulin Rouge, the notorious cabaret and club located in the heart of Montmartre, Paris, is letting a few lucky guests experience a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. \u2014 Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence , 4 May 2022",
"The arts and culture extend to a thriving theater, music and cabaret scene as well. \u2014 Larry Olmsted, Forbes , 1 Sep. 2021",
"As well as a night in the windmill, guests will be able to enjoy the Moulin Rouge's signature cabaret show and a three-course French meal. \u2014 Francesca Street, CNN , 4 May 2022"
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"1655, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u2014 H. L. Mencken"
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"cash",
"change",
"chips",
"coin",
"currency",
"dough",
"gold",
"green",
"jack",
"kale",
"legal tender",
"lolly",
"long green",
"loot",
"lucre",
"money",
"moola",
"moolah",
"needful",
"pelf",
"scratch",
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"sheqels",
"shekelim",
"shekalim",
"sheqalim",
"tender",
"wampum"
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"first_known_use":{
"1803, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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"Spanish, from Medieval Latin capitulum , from Latin, small head":""
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"type":[
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"\u2014 A. M. Dershowitz"
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},
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"Noun",
"a cabin in the woods",
"Don't unbuckle your seat belt until the flight attendant says it is safe to move around the cabin .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Though the bear was able to get inside the hot car \u2013 which was parked outside a rental cabin in Sevierville, Tennessee, \u2013 the door then closed and trapped it, according to a Thursday Facebook post from the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. \u2014 Fox News , 27 June 2022",
"The color is unexpected but works wonders to keep the space light and casual enough for a lake cabin while still being grown up and sophisticated. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 23 June 2022",
"The trip culminated with both families sharing a cabin along the banks of Big Sky Lake. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 19 June 2022",
"Reconnect with nature with a hike to Old Man's Cave or rent a treehouse cabin for the weekend. \u2014 Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer , 17 June 2022",
"The property has a roughly 5,000-square-foot main house and a 2,000-square-foot cabin . \u2014 Libertina Brandt, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"The sale, through July 1, offers two-for-one pricing, meaning a cabin for two costs $1,495, or half the normal price. \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022",
"The lower deck houses four additional staterooms, three VIPs and a guest cabin with twin beds. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 15 June 2022",
"Parker Manning, who is visiting from Terre Haute, Indiana, watched the flooding from a cabin in Gardiner. \u2014 Hannah Phillips, USA TODAY , 14 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Should cabin crew wear full protective clothing, such as body suits and face shields? \u2014 Angus Whitley, Fortune , 22 Dec. 2021",
"Over 500 members of British staff applied to take part, 125 appear, from Helen Wetton, a captain on the British Airways 777 fleet to cabin crew and baggage handlers, all showing them making their way back to work. \u2014 Sarah Turner, Forbes , 6 May 2021",
"Still, those comments were overshadowed by her earlier effort to cabin Five Eyes operations from other issues. \u2014 Joel Gehrke, Washington Examiner , 26 Apr. 2021",
"North Star Camp for Boys ditched its dining hall, serving food to cabin groups at picnic tables. \u2014 Connie Nelson, Star Tribune , 16 Apr. 2021",
"Cabin fever As Oakland deals with an increasing homelessness crisis, officials say the city\u2019s community cabins program is part of the emergency response to dealing with a rising population living on the streets. \u2014 Taylor Kate Brown, SFChronicle.com , 30 Sep. 2019",
"This card/band not only serves as your boarding pass and cabin key, but also as your onboard charge card, since cruise ships are essentially cashless environments. \u2014 Elissa Garay, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 14 Aug. 2019",
"All the justices seem to agree that Congress can write a new law targeting flat-out profanity or vulgarity as long as only modes of expression\u2014not ideas themselves\u2014are cabined . \u2014 S.m. | New York, The Economist , 25 June 2019"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Noun",
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"\u02c8ka-b\u0259n"
],
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"verb"
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},
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": a boy working as servant on a ship":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Richardson had been born in London and had gone to sea at the age of 12, at first working as a cabin boy in the British merchant marine, then working his way up the ranks until becoming a captain. \u2014 Gary Kamiya, San Francisco Chronicle , 13 May 2022",
"Two stewards and a little cabin boy jumped from a window\u2014saved. \u2014 Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 May 2021",
"Horn, who ran away from home at 13, was a cabin boy on the ship. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Jan. 2021",
"Luckily, a surviving manuscript from the Essex cabin boy , Thomas Nickerson, helps describe what happened next. \u2014 Cyler Conrad, Scientific American , 27 Nov. 2020",
"He was cast as a cabin boy , serving a capo, a Jewish prisoner in a low-level administrative position. \u2014 Neil Genzlinger, BostonGlobe.com , 9 Jan. 2020",
"The explosion blew Ault into the water, killing him and cabin boy Tony Kolar. \u2014 John Kelly, Washington Post , 14 Sep. 2019",
"That Saturday night, when the boat was about 30 miles upriver from the city of Wuhu, Meyer was seen by a cabin boy making for the deck. \u2014 Adrian Higgins, The Seattle Times , 17 Sep. 2018",
"Unluckily for him, he was captured and made to be a cabin boy on a British ship. \u2014 Matt Campbell, chicagotribune.com , 1 May 2018"
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"first_known_use":{
"1670, in the meaning defined above":""
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": caboose":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The pair meet in the cabin car during an overnight train from Moscow to the Arctic port city of Murmansk. \u2014 Gregory Ellwood, Los Angeles Times , 24 Jan. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1871, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The airline says its A220s will include a premium cabin class and operate on routes longer than two hours. \u2014 Jessica Puckett, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 21 May 2021",
"Diners can choose their cabin class where they will be served meals with two alcoholic drinks and free flow of other beverages, the carrier said in a statement. \u2014 Kyunghee Park, Bloomberg.com , 29 Sep. 2020",
"Those Dreamliners are currently outfitted with four different cabin classes : Business Premiere, Premium Economy, Economy, and Economy Skycouch. \u2014 Jessica Puckett, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 26 Feb. 2020",
"The calculator allows users to input several pieces of information about a flight, including the origin, destination, number of passengers and cabin class . \u2014 Maxine Joselow, Scientific American , 23 Apr. 2020",
"With demand extremely low, there are deals on rewards tickets in all cabin classes and across many carriers for future travel. \u2014 Mike Arnot, New York Times , 14 Apr. 2020",
"If a passenger reschedules their travel to one of those cities to depart by June 30, does not change the destination, and is in the same cabin class , United will waive differences in the fares. \u2014 Dan Catchpole, Fortune , 5 Mar. 2020",
"Fliers plug in their itineraries and cabin class , and the tool spits out the emissions per passenger based on route distance, estimated fuel burn of aircraft that operate the route, and passenger capacity of the cabin. \u2014 Jessica Puckett, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 25 Oct. 2019",
"While most flights these days are equipped with entertainment options and wi-fi, service quality and availability vary widely by airline, flight route, and cabin class . \u2014 Laurie Jennings, Good Housekeeping , 4 Feb. 2020"
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"1895, in the meaning defined above":""
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"1933, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Nighttime is when a lot of people prefer to jump, because there\u2019s less boat traffic passing underneath and therefore less chance of your crashing through the roof of a slow-moving cabin cruiser . \u2014 Charles Mcgrath, The New Yorker , 27 May 2022",
"The outfitter brings paddlers, boats, and gear out on a cabin cruiser for full-day paddles that take in seabird colonies, sunning seals, and a century-old lighthouse. \u2014 Will Grunewald, Outside Online , 18 June 2020",
"Authorities might be less on the lookout for a cabin cruiser like the one that crashed in Point Loma in May, said Newland. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Oct. 2021",
"One of the three people who drowned in the cabin cruiser crash last May was Maria Eugenia Chavez Segovia, a 41-year-old single mother of two. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Oct. 2021",
"They were married in 2002, in a ceremony held on a friend\u2019s cabin cruiser motoring out under the span of the Golden Gate Bridge. \u2014 Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle , 4 Nov. 2021",
"A month later, a cabin cruiser , overloaded with three dozen migrants, crashed into a reef near Point Loma, killing three people. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Oct. 2021",
"Earlier this month, three migrants died when a 40-foot cabin cruiser carrying more than 30 migrants, mostly adults from Mexico, hit a reef and broke up near the Cabrillo National Monument on Point Loma in San Diego. \u2014 Alicia A. Caldwell, WSJ , 12 May 2021",
"Earlier this month, a recreational cabin cruiser overloaded with 32 people capsized off the San Diego coast, killing three people in a smuggling attempt. \u2014 NBC News , 20 May 2021"
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"first_known_use":{
"1896, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"noun"
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"antonyms":[],
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": one that occupies a cabin":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1776, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"\u00a6kab\u0259\u00a6ni(\u0259)r"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024314",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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": a collection of specimens especially of biological or numismatic interest":[
"a butterfly display cabinet"
],
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],
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],
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": used or adapted for cabinetmaking":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"a member of the President's Cabinet",
"the most precious knickknacks were kept in a cabinet with glass doors",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Early in the pandemic, when COVID-19 patients were turning up at emergency rooms with dangerously low blood oxygen levels, many people rushed to add pulse oximeters to their home medicine cabinet . \u2014 Donovan Thomas, ajc , 27 June 2022",
"Stock up your medicine cabinet , give it to your kids and your kids\u2019 friends. \u2014 Avivah Wittenberg-cox, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
"So if your bathroom medicine cabinet is decidedly lacking in the beauty department, that won't be the case for long. \u2014 Sarah Madaus, SELF , 24 June 2022",
"Her neighbors told her that soldiers, collaborators and local pro-Russian officials have emptied her liquor cabinet of bottles brought back from her travels through South America and Europe. \u2014 Thomas Grove, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
"Hailey's doing the same thing with Rhode\u2014an edited collection for your medicine cabinet , each product made well. \u2014 ELLE , 16 June 2022",
"Their races were being closely watched, as a loss by one or several of them next week would be a rebuke of Mr. Macron, who has warned that those who are not elected will be obliged to leave his cabinet . \u2014 New York Times , 12 June 2022",
"The software will alert users to potentially dangerous interactions between drugs in their medicine cabinet . \u2014 Casey Ross, STAT , 8 June 2022",
"An espresso martini or a riff on an old-fashioned could turn into a favorite cocktail with Mr. Black Cold Brew Coffee Liqueur, a hand-bottled spirit that\u2019s worth adding to your liquor cabinet . \u2014 Ann Trieger Kurland, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"And Vivek Murthy was confirmed as surgeon general, a sub- cabinet level position. \u2014 USA Today , 3 June 2021",
"President Biden has tapped Mr. Kahl for undersecretary of defense for policy, one of the most important non- cabinet jobs in the federal government. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 8 Mar. 2021"
],
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"1631, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle French, small room, diminutive of Middle French dialect (Picard) cabine gambling house":"Noun and Adjective"
},
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"\u02c8ka-b\u0259-n\u0259t",
"\u02c8kab-nit",
"\u02c8kab-n\u0259t",
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"closet",
"console",
"cupboard",
"hutch",
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"press",
"sideboard"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205005",
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a game played on a volleyball court by two teams usually of nine players each using a small medicine ball and scoring points by errors in either catching or throwing":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1935, in the meaning defined above":""
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"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084521",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"antonyms":[],
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},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1860, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053617",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a steel cabinet with doors or drawers and a flat top that is used as a workbench":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1847, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-124723",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"cable":{
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": a cable infrastructure used to provide services other than television":[
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],
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": a wire or wire rope by which force is exerted to control or operate a mechanism":[],
": a wire rope or metal chain of great tensile strength":[],
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"Their company supplied cable for the project.",
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"She cabled the news to the United States.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Wagner, believed to be the first Asian-American to host a primetime cable -news program, is expected to work across television, digital and print and to contribute to special coverage for MSNBC. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 27 June 2022",
"This cohort of creators, who have embraced the Just Chatting category, have emerged as pundits for a generation disconnected from cable news. \u2014 Taylor Lorenz, Washington Post , 26 June 2022",
"Past hearings have been televised on C-SPAN and cable news networks. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
"But with the proliferation of mail-in voting, messages from California voters now arrive with a lag \u2014 one that hasn\u2019t proven friendly to the quick takes of social media and cable news. \u2014 Jasper Goodman, Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
"While representing Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, Avenatti became a fixture on cable TV news, criticizing Trump and flirting with his own presidential run. \u2014 Reuters, NBC News , 21 June 2022",
"Now, as the new leader of CNN, Licht is exploring ways for the cable news network to depend less on TV ratings to make money. \u2014 Gerry Smith, Anchorage Daily News , 20 June 2022",
"There's no count of how many times it was repeated on cable news, or estimate of how many people saw it that way. \u2014 David Bauder, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
"Those cameras have done harm to the legislative branch by turning it into a giant showcase for cable -news gigs. \u2014 WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Alcatel, which laid Quintillion Networks\u2019 subsea cable off the North Slope, has been hired as the lead engineering, procurement and construction partner. \u2014 James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News , 31 Dec. 2021",
"With an enormous choice of new and classic TV shows, an optional live TV component, and the ability to bundle in additional channels and services, Hulu is an ideal service for new cord-cutters who are used to cable . \u2014 Simon Hill, Wired , 22 Nov. 2021",
"To be fair, Peacock never marketed itself as the home of all streaming coverage, and NBCU is hardly the first conglomerate to move programming once exclusive to cable over to streaming (think FX on Hulu). \u2014 Josef Adalian, Vulture , 29 July 2021",
"The Tokyo Olympics are officially underway, but how can cable cutters take part in this year\u2019s action? \u2014 Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY , 24 July 2021",
"When World War II broke out, the New Yorker magazine contracted Panter-Downes to cable a 1,500-word weekly letter of wartime impressions from London. \u2014 Peter Caddick-adams, WSJ , 4 June 2021",
"So the only way to kill it off is to bully cable companies into dropping the network. \u2014 Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ , 25 Feb. 2021",
"Then crew members ran cable into the actors' home so that cameras could be set up inside. \u2014 Leah Marilla Thomas, refinery29.com , 21 Aug. 2020",
"The most recent season of the series jumped from Netflix to cable channel PopTV, but the first three wonderful years are still streaming on their original home. \u2014 Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY , 1 July 2020"
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"\u02c8k\u0101-b\u0259l"
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"The skiers took a cable car to the top of the mountain.",
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"With a via ferrata, zipline, suspension bridge and cable car that skirt the falls, there\u2019s no shortage of activities here that will get your blood pumping. \u2014 Outside Online , 8 June 2022",
"In addition to its natural wonders, Stone Mountain Park\u2019s year-round highlights include the Summit Skyride, a high-speed Swiss cable car with views atop Stone Mountain, and the Confederate Hall Historical and Environmental Education Center. \u2014 Mary Caldwell, AccessAtlanta , 5 June 2022",
"Take the Sherpa steps To fully appreciate the spectacular natural surroundings of Troms\u00f8, many people take the Fjellheisen cable car to the viewpoint at the top of the mountain Storsteinen. \u2014 David Nikel, Forbes , 8 May 2022",
"The highly contentious cable car is planned to ferry visitors across the valley toward the Old City and the Western Wall, a Jewish holy site. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
"The free transit and cable car services will run from 5 a.m. Saturday through 5 a.m. Monday, according to a Thursday afternoon announcement from the Municipal Transportation Agency. \u2014 Ricardo Cano, San Francisco Chronicle , 17 Feb. 2022",
"There is a video of Guy and Ryder participating in the pregame tradition of ringing the cable car bell while the Warriors team came out on the court. \u2014 Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE.com , 3 June 2022",
"Paris isn't the only European city introducing a cable car system. \u2014 Tamara Hardingham-gill, CNN , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Your entrance ticket includes a single ride in a cable car , with a view over the park. \u2014 Lea Lane, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022"
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"1919, in the meaning defined above":""
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"1723, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8k\u0101-b\u0259l-\u02c8l\u0101d"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The beautiful campus holds a lot of history and beautiful structures\u2014even a real-life train caboose . \u2014 Linda Gandee, cleveland , 13 June 2022",
"Rebecca saw William in her mind\u2019e eye as her guide on the imaginary train in her mind, acting as the person who brought her back to the caboose in a nod to the start of the sixth and final season and the end of Rebecca\u2019s metaphorical line. \u2014 Jennifer Maas, Variety , 17 May 2022",
"Guests can choose between standard class, which comes with bench-style seating just behind the locomotive, or caboose seating for an even more historic adventure. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Rebecca stalls before entering the caboose \u2013 the metaphorical end of her life \u2013 before laying down on a bed in the last train car, where she is reunited with Jack. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022",
"The defensemen can\u2019t be expected to carry the offense, but 9 points vs. 21 underscores, in part, how the Hurricanes approached scoring as a five-man unit and how the Boston defensemen were the caboose on a slow-moving scoring train. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 May 2022",
"At the end, the caboose , which signifies the end, it\u2019s when William is right there. \u2014 Jennifer Maas, Variety , 17 May 2022",
"Now, from May 6 through the end of the year, the East Broad Top Railroad will be open for one-hour train rides in the vintage caboose , passenger car, or open-air car. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 25 Apr. 2022",
"In fact, the train is so long that its front arrives in stations about 15 minutes earlier than its caboose , according to Time Out. \u2014 Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure , 13 Mar. 2022"
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"1732, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"probably from Dutch kabuis, kombuis , from Middle Low German kab\u016bse":""
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"k\u0259-\u02c8b\u00fcs"
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"noun"
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": a genus of tall smooth herbs (family Compositae) with alternate often petioled leaves and large heads in flat corymbs \u2014 see mesadenia":[],
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"1766, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"New Latin, from Latin, a plant, from Greek kakalia, kakkalia":""
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"k\u0259\u02c8k\u0101ly\u0259",
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"Chocolate starts as the seeds in the fruits of the cacao tree , a tropical plant that produces flowers and fruit not at the tips of branches but on the trunk.",
"\u2014 Kenneth Chang",
"The cacao tree is native to the tropical countries of South America, but now grows in other parts of the world, notably Africa, the West Indies, and Central America.",
"\u2014 Joanna Morris"
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},
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"a farmer who grows cacao",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Navitas is famous for its unprocessed raw cacao , a staple in many healthy pantries these days around the country. \u2014 Esha Chhabra, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Key ingredient cacao is an antioxidant powerhouse, containing loads of Vitamin C, as well as omega-6 fatty acids for cellular healing. \u2014 Margaux Lushing, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
"The velvety chicken mole sings with both fruitiness and bitterness from Chiapas cacao beans. \u2014 Jackie Tran, Bon App\u00e9tit , 18 Feb. 2022",
"This cacao -lovin\u2019 company exists solely to find ways to employ the whole seed\u2014shell, pulp, and beans\u2014in a suite of snacks. \u2014 Maggie Lange, Bon App\u00e9tit , 27 Oct. 2021",
"The company ethically sources high-quality cacao beans from Colombia and its production facility runs on 100 percent renewable wind energy. \u2014 People Staff, PEOPLE.com , 27 Nov. 2021",
"Oodalolly\u2019s small batch chocolate, made with Filipino cacao , is infused with Kasama\u2019s small batch rum, which is distilled in the Philippines from local sugar cane. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 15 Nov. 2021",
"The Livener energizes with schisandra berry and guayusa, the Social Elixir pairs cacao , molasses, tea and yerba mate in a dark brew that warms even when served cold. \u2014 Aleksandra Crapanzano, Bon App\u00e9tit , 22 Nov. 2021",
"The company was named after the Theobroma cacao tree, also known as the cocoa tree\u2014Theo for short. \u2014 Elizabeth Karmel, Forbes , 26 Oct. 2021"
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"1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Spanish, from Nahuatl cacahuatl":""
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"k\u0259-\u02c8k\u0101-\u014d",
"k\u0259-\u02c8k\u0101-(\u02cc)\u014d",
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": a strong brown that is paler and slightly yellower than rust, rust brown, or average russet and very slightly paler and redder than gold brown":[]
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"1871, in the meaning defined above":""
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"a weapons cache used by terrorists",
"Police found a cache of stolen cars in the woods.",
"Her new laptop has one megabyte of cache .",
"Verb",
"an eccentric who cached money in odd places, such as under the boards of the floor",
"cached the fugitive slaves in their cellar until they could make their way to Canada",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Adjacent to the Board Room is the cozy Lounge Room, where a cache of rare scotch and Irish whisky is kept amidst bookshelves. \u2014 Brad Japhe, Forbes , 29 May 2022",
"Police searched Rockhill\u2019s home and car with warrants and found a cache of firearms and neo-Nazi materials, including a large red flag featuring a swastika, officials said. \u2014 oregonlive , 28 May 2022",
"Give yours a thorough cleanup by clearing the cache . \u2014 Kim Komando, USA TODAY , 14 Jan. 2022",
"Boston police confiscated 6 loaded handguns, a cache of illicit drugs and over $6,000 in two separate drug investigations in Allston and Dorchester Thursday morning, the department said. \u2014 Christine Mui, BostonGlobe.com , 11 Feb. 2021",
"While surveying the coins with a CT scan, the archaeologists spotted a piece of cowhide dividing the cache in two, indicating the money may have belonged to two different people or groups. \u2014 Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine , 5 May 2022",
"The broadcasting cache and some of the other notable spoils were obtained by a small hacktivist group formed as the war began looking inevitable, called Network Battalion 65. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 May 2022",
"Enlarge / Copper-to-copper bonding is used to fuse the CCD and the additional cache together. \u2014 Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Cuban also said a potential Twitter sale won\u2019t be limited to tech types as filthy-rich foreign investors may also be interested in the global and cultural cache Twitter provides. \u2014 Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"However, this can be overcome by selecting technologies that can cache and automatically synchronize data to the cloud. \u2014 Jiang Li, Forbes , 27 Dec. 2021",
"If all goes according to plan, Perseverance will amass dozens of rock samples from throughout Jezero Crater over the next couple years, then cache them for a future sample return mission to pick up. \u2014 Ramin Skibba, Wired , 2 Sep. 2021",
"Eventually, the Perseverance rover will collect and cache the rock and regolith to be returned in a joint mission with the ESA (European Space Agency). \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 21 July 2021",
"The rover will cache soil samples for eventual return to Earth by a series of retrieval missions carried out jointly by NASA and the European Space Agency. \u2014 Robert Lee Hotz, WSJ , 19 Apr. 2021",
"His followers should cache weapons, ammunition, hydrogen peroxide, kitchen matches. \u2014 Dana Goodyear, The New Yorker , 8 Mar. 2021",
"Even more significant, Perseverance will cache the most intriguing Mars samples so that they can eventually be collected and brought back to Earth as early as 2031. \u2014 Popular Science , 7 Jan. 2021",
"These middens are where the Mount Graham red squirrels cache their cones. \u2014 Anton L. Delgado, The Arizona Republic , 2 Nov. 2020",
"Wolves also will cache parts of a kill to eat later. \u2014 Star Tribune , 24 Oct. 2020"
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"borrowed from North American French, from French, \"hiding place,\" noun derivative of cacher \"to hide, conceal,\" going back to Old French cachier, quaichier \"to put away, lock up, cover, remove from view, conceal\" (also Middle French cacher \"to press, crush\"), going back to Vulgar Latin *co\u0101ctic\u0101re \"to press, constrict,\" from Latin co\u0101ct\u0101re \"to compel\" (frequentative of c\u014dgere \"to drive together, collect, compress, compel\") + -ic\u0101re, verb formative \u2014 more at cogent":"Noun",
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"\u2014 Scott McMurray"
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"examples":[
"The hens were cackling in the henhouse.",
"Geese cackled by the pond in the park.",
"I could hear my aunts cackling in the next room.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Most important, Rogen understands the value of the unexpected laugh, when a sentence takes such a startling turn that the reader can only cackle . \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2021",
"Amalia\u2019s serial killer is a deranged Touched woman named Maladie (Amy Manson), who has mysterious plans and turns up occasionally to cackle and grimace. \u2014 Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture , 9 Apr. 2021",
"As the camera rolls, and his wife asks him to hold back, the father transforms into a goofy monster that dives face first into the cake, destroying it, while his daughters cackle in glee. \u2014 Melissa Locker, Time , 16 Apr. 2020",
"Many from both parties, and the South, found Lincoln\u2019s smutty frontier jokes and cackling enjoyment of lowbrow humor grotesquely unpresidential\u2014never mind his uncombable hair and tendency to throw one leg over an arm of his chair. \u2014 Edward Achorn, Time , 16 Feb. 2020",
"Ever since the emperor first cackled in the trailer, fans have been wondering how Palpatine managed to return. \u2014 Eliana Dockterman, Time , 20 Dec. 2019",
"That brings us to the film\u2019s depiction of Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter Kathy Scruggs (played as an inhuman, cackling harpie by Olivia Wilde), whose stories were among the earliest to name Jewell as a suspect. \u2014 Isaac Feldberg, Fortune , 13 Dec. 2019",
"Then give them something to cackle about at this year\u2019s Witches of Delray Bike Ride from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 26 through downtown Delray Beach guided by the Delray Beach Police Department. \u2014 Kari Barnett, sun-sentinel.com , 18 Oct. 2019",
"Matt Talansky, an exiled Mets fan living in Los Angeles, practically cackled at Mr. Brady\u2019s legal fumble. \u2014 Jesse Mckinley, New York Times , 23 Aug. 2019"
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"The hens were cackling in the henhouse.",
"Geese cackled by the pond in the park.",
"I could hear my aunts cackling in the next room.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Most important, Rogen understands the value of the unexpected laugh, when a sentence takes such a startling turn that the reader can only cackle . \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2021",
"Amalia\u2019s serial killer is a deranged Touched woman named Maladie (Amy Manson), who has mysterious plans and turns up occasionally to cackle and grimace. \u2014 Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture , 9 Apr. 2021",
"As the camera rolls, and his wife asks him to hold back, the father transforms into a goofy monster that dives face first into the cake, destroying it, while his daughters cackle in glee. \u2014 Melissa Locker, Time , 16 Apr. 2020",
"Many from both parties, and the South, found Lincoln\u2019s smutty frontier jokes and cackling enjoyment of lowbrow humor grotesquely unpresidential\u2014never mind his uncombable hair and tendency to throw one leg over an arm of his chair. \u2014 Edward Achorn, Time , 16 Feb. 2020",
"Ever since the emperor first cackled in the trailer, fans have been wondering how Palpatine managed to return. \u2014 Eliana Dockterman, Time , 20 Dec. 2019",
"That brings us to the film\u2019s depiction of Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter Kathy Scruggs (played as an inhuman, cackling harpie by Olivia Wilde), whose stories were among the earliest to name Jewell as a suspect. \u2014 Isaac Feldberg, Fortune , 13 Dec. 2019",
"Then give them something to cackle about at this year\u2019s Witches of Delray Bike Ride from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 26 through downtown Delray Beach guided by the Delray Beach Police Department. \u2014 Kari Barnett, sun-sentinel.com , 18 Oct. 2019",
"Matt Talansky, an exiled Mets fan living in Los Angeles, practically cackled at Mr. Brady\u2019s legal fumble. \u2014 Jesse Mckinley, New York Times , 23 Aug. 2019"
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"Middle English cakelen , of imitative origin":""
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"\u02c8ka-k\u0259l"
],
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"babble",
"blab",
"chaffer",
"chat",
"chatter",
"chin",
"converse",
"gab",
"gabble",
"gas",
"jabber",
"jaw",
"kibitz",
"kibbitz",
"natter",
"palaver",
"patter",
"prate",
"prattle",
"rap",
"rattle",
"run on",
"schmooze",
"shmooze",
"talk",
"twitter",
"visit"
],
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a goose of a western variety ( Branta canadensis minima ) of the Canada goose resembling but much smaller than the white-cheeked goose":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"circa 1886, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015447",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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": bad":[
"caco graphy",
"caco phonous"
],
": unpleasant":[
"caco graphy",
"caco phonous"
]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Greek, combining form from kak\u00f3s \"bad, of poor quality, worthless, low-born, unsightly,\" of uncertain origin":""
},
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"combining form"
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": an unhealthy condition of the humors of the body, especially of the blood":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1541, in the meaning defined above":""
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"New Latin cacochymia , from Greek kakochymia , from kak- cac- + -chymia (from chymos juice, from chein to pour)":""
},
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"\u02c8kak\u014d\u02cck\u012bm\u0113"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201059",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"antonyms":[],
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": demon":[]
},
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"he'd often wrestle with his conscience, but inevitably the cacodemons would win",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Fat and floaty cacodemons vomit onto the streets, turning the pavement to rubble. \u2014 Matthew Gault, Time , 21 Jan. 2020"
],
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"1538, in the meaning defined above":""
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"borrowed from Late Latin cacodaem\u014dn \"calamitous,\" borrowed from Greek kakoda\u00edm\u014dn \"possessed by a malevolent spirit, ill-fated, (as noun) malevolent spirit,\" from kako- caco- + da\u00edm\u014dn \"personal spirit, bringing luck or ill, that accompanies an individual\" \u2014 more at demon":""
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"\u02ccka-k\u0259-\u02c8d\u0113-m\u0259n"
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"devil",
"fiend",
"ghost",
"ghoul",
"ghoulie",
"imp",
"shaitan"
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"adjective",
"noun"
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"antonyms":[],
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": demon":[]
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"he'd often wrestle with his conscience, but inevitably the cacodemons would win",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Fat and floaty cacodemons vomit onto the streets, turning the pavement to rubble. \u2014 Matthew Gault, Time , 21 Jan. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1538, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"borrowed from Late Latin cacodaem\u014dn \"calamitous,\" borrowed from Greek kakoda\u00edm\u014dn \"possessed by a malevolent spirit, ill-fated, (as noun) malevolent spirit,\" from kako- caco- + da\u00edm\u014dn \"personal spirit, bringing luck or ill, that accompanies an individual\" \u2014 more at demon":""
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"\u02ccka-k\u0259-\u02c8d\u0113-m\u0259n"
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"demon",
"daemon",
"devil",
"fiend",
"ghost",
"ghoul",
"ghoulie",
"imp",
"shaitan"
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"adjective",
"noun"
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": perverse teachings : heterodoxy":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1716, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"Late Greek kakodoxia heretical opinion, from Greek kak- cac- + -doxia (from doxa opinion, from dokein to seem)":""
},
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"\u02c8kak\u0259\u02ccd\u00e4ks\u0113"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030236",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a heavy oily liquid (AsC 2 H 6 ) 2 O that has a repulsive odor and is obtained by distilling arsenic trioxide with potassium acetate":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1842, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"International Scientific Vocabulary cacodyl + oxide ; originally formed as German kakodyloxyd":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204458",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a toxic crystalline compound of arsenic C 2 H 7 AsO 2 used especially as an herbicide":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1840, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"German Kakodyl, the radical (CH 3 ) 2 As + -ic entry 1 ; Kakodyl from Greek kak\u1e53d\u0113s \"foul-smelling\" (from kak\u00f3s \"bad, ill, foul\" + -\u014dd\u0113s \"having a given smell,\" adjective derivative from od-, the base of \u00f3zein \"to smell, give off odor\") + German -yl -yl \u2014 more at caco- , odor":""
},
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"\u02ccka-k\u0259-\u02c8di-lik-",
"\u02cckak-\u0259-\u02ccdil-ik-"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002751",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"antonyms":[],
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": bad pronunciation":[
"\u2014 opposed to orthoepy"
]
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"first_known_use":{
"1854, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"cac- + -epy (as in orthoepy )":""
},
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"ka\u02c8k\u014d\u0259p\u0113",
"\u02c8kak\u0259\u02ccwep\u0113",
"k\u0259-"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185833",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"antonyms":[
"harmonious",
"harmonizing",
"melodious",
"musical"
],
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": marked by cacophony : harsh-sounding":[
"like an old battlefield, once cacophonous with the clash of steel, the roar of cannon, the screams of wounded and dying men",
"\u2014 Brian Moore"
]
},
"examples":[
"the cacophonous chaos on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"These references, and the relentless assault of \u201870s needle drops, are fun, to a point, but the movie itself is 87 minutes of pure chaos, a hallucinatory, cacophonous fever dream of nonsensical subplots and Minion gibberish. \u2014 Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times , 29 June 2022",
"Tribune critic Nina Metz writes that the show is able to richly and lovingly portray the sweaty, cacophonous kitchen dynamics of a modest neighborhood joint. \u2014 Kayla Samoy, Chicago Tribune , 29 June 2022",
"But the hearings were also television, fighting for attention in a cacophonous media environment. \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022",
"As a place to be, the Elizabeth Line is nothing like the Tube, which is brisk, hot, cacophonous \u2014a realm of unsolicited bodily intimacy, bottlenecks, and sudden winds. \u2014 Sam Knight, The New Yorker , 27 May 2022",
"Given how often solitude figured as a theme in Bowie\u2019s lyrics, the haunting loneliness of that character provides a welcome moment of reflection in a film more often consumed with a nonstop, cacophonous churn of sound and images. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 May 2022",
"But in the Met\u2019s much larger theater, Neil Armfield\u2019s intimate production receded while Mr. Dean\u2019s cacophonous orchestra, conducted by Nicholas Carter, expanded into a barrage of sound. \u2014 Heidi Waleson, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
"The early political work, crowded with cacophonous forms, is uneven but can be sensationally good. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 May 2022",
"Bay specializes in making brash, cacophonous , high-calorie, low-nutrition fast-food cinema. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 8 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1782, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"borrowed from New Latin cacoph\u014dnus (borrowed from Greek kak\u00f3ph\u014dnos \"disagreeable-sounding,\" from kako- caco- + -ph\u014dnos \"having a sound [of the kind specified],\" adjective derivative of ph\u014dn\u1e17 \"sound made by something living, voice, speech\") + -ous \u2014 more at phono-":""
},
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"-\u02c8k\u022f-",
"also -\u02c8ka-",
"ka-\u02c8k\u00e4-f\u0259-n\u0259s"
],
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"discordant",
"dissonant",
"inharmonious",
"unmelodious",
"unmusical",
"unvocal"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
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"antonyms":[
"quiet",
"silence",
"silentness",
"still",
"stillness"
],
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": an incongruous or chaotic mixture : a striking combination":[
"a cacophony of color",
"a cacophony of smells"
]
},
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"The cacophony of phlegmatic and tubercular lungs was punctuated here and there by a moan or a scream of someone terrified, thrashing in the throes of a nightmare. \u2014 Ronald Gearles , Undoing Time , 2001",
"Seething gas just beneath the sun's visible surface generates a cacophony of sound waves that ring the sun like a giant bell. \u2014 R. Cowen , Science News , 18 Mar. 2000",
"Shell casings littered the highway, where a cacophony of car alarms and sobbing rent the winter air. \u2014 Jeff Stein , GQ , December 1997",
"\u2026 no matter how forbearing he might have been, there were times when he simply needed to escape that cacophony of piping voices \u2026 \u2014 T. Coraghessan Boyle , The Road to Wellville , 1993",
"The sounds of barking dogs and sirens added to the cacophony on the streets.",
"the cacophony of a pet store full of animals",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Taken together, these perspective-shifting passages recreate the cacophony not just of New York City but of modern life more generally, by the ever-growing glut of information and secondhand experience the average person must metabolize. \u2014 Alice Mcdermott, New York Times , 22 June 2022",
"The cacophony and oppressive heat were the same for the woman who had packed her meager possessions in a tenement on the Lower East Side and the one who had directed her maid to prepare her trunks in the parlor of a Fifth Avenue mansion. \u2014 April White, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 May 2022",
"His amp on the album, in desperate need of new tubes, would spark with a harsh blue light when things got too heated, creating a cacophony of feedback and noise. \u2014 Niko Stratis, SPIN , 14 June 2022",
"Once the focus is on the potential lovers, a cacophony of voices and the twilight hues coming through the window enrapture us. \u2014 Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
"For the past several years, Youssef Sherif, 28, and Nehal Ezz, 26, have wandered the Egyptian capital in search of the cries of street vendors, the tap tap tap of metal workers in their shops, the cacophony of chaotic traffic. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
"Fertility, mortality, and blasphemy mingle, with an eerie fetus peeking from the lower left, a cacophony of imagery and themes that drew shock and outrage in the late nineteenth century. \u2014 Natasha Gural, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
"In a dense neighborhood like Silver Lake, where helicopters, traffic and residents create the cacophony of urban living, the architect admits the couple is more sensitive to noise than most. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 May 2022",
"Retina-searing coords jostle for attention next to floral jacquard suiting and delightfully ruffled dresses \u2013 each a cacophony of textures and prints. \u2014 Vogue , 14 Apr. 2022"
],
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"circa 1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"borrowed from French & New Latin; French cacophonie, going back to Middle French, borrowed from New Latin cacoph\u014dnia, borrowed from Greek kakoph\u014dn\u00eda, from kak\u00f3ph\u014dnos \"disagreeable-sounding, cacophonous \" + -ia -ia entry 1":""
},
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"also -\u02c8ka-",
"-\u02c8k\u022f-",
"ka-\u02c8k\u00e4-f\u0259-n\u0113"
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"blare",
"bluster",
"bowwow",
"brawl",
"bruit",
"chatter",
"clamor",
"clangor",
"decibel(s)",
"din",
"discordance",
"katzenjammer",
"noise",
"racket",
"rattle",
"roar"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162436",
"type":[
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an insatiable desire : mania":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1587, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Latin caco\u0113thes \"malignant tumor at an early stage, disease of character,\" borrowed from Greek kak\u00f3\u0113thes \"malignancy, wickedness,\" noun derivative from neuter of kako\u1e17th\u0113s \"ill-disposed, malicious, (of things) abominable, (of tumors, fevers, etc.) malignant,\" from kako- caco- + -\u0113th\u0113s, adjective derivative of \u00eathos \"custom, disposition, character\" \u2014 more at ethos":""
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"pronounciation":[
"-k\u014d-\u02c8\u0113-",
"\u02ccka-k\u0259-\u02c8w\u0113-(\u02cc)th\u0113z"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130328",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a bus conductor":[],
": a man who acts with deliberate disregard for another's feelings or rights":[
"a selfish cad"
],
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"coronary artery disease":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"He is a cad , not a gentleman.",
"he's the type of cad who readily bad-mouths every girl who's ever dumped him",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Clare learns to love his chaos while renovating him into a nicer cad . \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 11 May 2022",
"Amid a flurry of explosions that sounded like gunfire, several black- cad youths in balaclavas are seen shooting fireworks out of a tube and hauling off filming equipment including several black cases and a boom mic. \u2014 Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Quaid is a charming cad , but Erskine is the real star, never letting Alice become an easy stereotype of the 20-something sad sack looking to have it all. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 8 Sep. 2021",
"Herbert had a reputation as a patron of the arts and was something of a cad . \u2014 V.m. Braganza, Smithsonian Magazine , 20 Aug. 2021",
"Scovel, too, is just right, a cad who is a reckless little boy. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2021",
"Tony Stark actually was a cad - 2021 would cancel his 2008 self - and Far From Home sanitizes his memory. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 10 June 2021",
"Even casually substituting a zinc- or cad -plated bolt or washer for an unplated one calls for, respectively, a 15 or 25 percent reduction in applied torque, because the plating acts as a lubricant. \u2014 Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics , 21 May 2021",
"In the film, which was directed by Elaine May with a screenplay by Neil Simon, Mr. Grodin played a cad who, while on his honeymoon, falls in love with another woman, played by Cybill Shepherd. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 May 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1833, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"English dialect, unskilled assistant, short for Scots caddie":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8kad"
],
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"bastard",
"beast",
"bleeder",
"blighter",
"boor",
"bounder",
"bugger",
"buzzard",
"chuff",
"churl",
"clown",
"creep",
"cretin",
"crud",
"crumb",
"cur",
"dirtbag",
"dog",
"fink",
"heel",
"hound",
"jerk",
"joker",
"louse",
"lout",
"pill",
"rat",
"rat fink",
"reptile",
"rotter",
"schmuck",
"scum",
"scumbag",
"scuzzball",
"skunk",
"sleaze",
"sleazebag",
"sleazeball",
"slime",
"slimeball",
"slob",
"snake",
"so-and-so",
"sod",
"stinkard",
"stinker",
"swine",
"toad",
"varmint",
"vermin"
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
"medical students who train by using cadavers",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"One of them was found overnight Friday during a search of the mobile home park with a cadaver dog. \u2014 New York Times , 21 May 2022",
"During a lengthy surgery, doctors used part of Wiles\u2019 quadriceps tendon to repair the ACL, part of her hamstring to fix the medial collateral ligament and part of a cadaver \u2019s hamstring to address the lateral collateral ligament. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 Feb. 2022",
"The search, which will involve more than 30 people, several boats and 10 cadaver dogs, was prompted by an Associated Press article published in February about Risling's disappearance. \u2014 Gillian Flaccus, ajc , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The cadaver lab, an event for Death Science, sold tickets, priced up to $500, to the public to view the autopsy. \u2014 Asha C. Gilbert, USA TODAY , 5 Nov. 2021",
"Stranded on an island, a lonely Paul Dano finds a soulmate via Daniel Radcliffe\u2019s flatulent cadaver . \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Pelle said officials were organizing cadaver teams to search for the missing in the Superior area and in unincorporated Boulder County. \u2014 Fox News , 3 Jan. 2022",
"Pelle said officials were organizing cadaver teams to search for the missing in the Superior area and in unincorporated Boulder County. \u2014 Fox News , 3 Jan. 2022",
"Authorities excavated an area of the property where Hollendorfer's mother said her favorite horse had been buried \u2014 a spot marked by the cadaver dogs a decade earlier. \u2014 Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com , 11 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1500, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin, from cadere to fall":""
},
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"k\u0259-\u02c8dav-\u0259r",
"k\u0259-\u02c8da-v\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"bones",
"carcass",
"corpse",
"corpus",
"corse",
"relics",
"remains",
"stiff"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093037",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a syrupy colorless poisonous ptomaine C 5 H 14 N 2 formed by decarboxylation of lysine especially in putrefaction of flesh":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The presence of salt slows this fermentation process, promoting lactic acid bacteria that defeat pathogens and such foul-smelling toxins as cadaverine and putrescine. \u2014 Taras Grescoe, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 Oct. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1885, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"pronounciation":[
"k\u0259-\u02c8da-v\u0259-\u02ccr\u0113n",
"k\u0259-\u02c8dav-\u0259-\u02ccr\u0113n"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081820",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"cadaverous":{
"antonyms":[
"blooming",
"florid",
"flush",
"full-blooded",
"glowing",
"red",
"rosy",
"rubicund",
"ruddy",
"sanguine"
],
"definitions":{
": gaunt , emaciated":[
"grossly underweight, he appeared cadaverous , like a living skeleton"
],
": of or relating to a corpse":[
"the cadaverous odors of the battlefield"
],
": pallid , livid":[],
": suggestive of corpses or tombs":[]
},
"examples":[
"A tall, cadaverous man led us into the library.",
"everyone always looks cadaverous in the winter",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Or the way that Morticia, voiced by Charlize Theron in the most musical of aristocratic purrs, doesn\u2019t just walk but glides around in her cadaverous skin-tight dress that drapes over the floor in trails that look like black silk octopus legs. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 1 Oct. 2021",
"Slim to the point of cadaverous , intense, hawk-faced, almost totally bald, and sporting a bristling red mustache, Douri's devotion to Saddam was absolute and enforced with the loyalty and rigor of the fanatic. \u2014 Philip Terzian, Washington Examiner , 5 Nov. 2020",
"Though most people look less cartoonish up close the president somehow looks more so: the preposterous hair and the radioactive orange glow and the black overcoat and lumpy cadaverous face. \u2014 Ben H. Winters, Slate Magazine , 31 Jan. 2017",
"At first glance the shrunken, somewhat cadaverous man who stood before the court seemed like a startled rabbit. \u2014 National Geographic , 27 Apr. 2017",
"Keening choirs and cadaverous extras bear witness as Yuri (Max Irons) leaves the family farm and his childhood sweetheart, Natalka (Samantha Barks), to attend art school in Kiev. \u2014 Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times , 23 Feb. 2017",
"The noise attracted a cadaverous , grey denizen from the nearby marketing department, dragging a small bandwagon behind him. \u2014 Charlie Sorrel, WIRED , 3 Oct. 2008"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1627, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
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"-\u02c8da-v\u0259r-\u0259s",
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"lurid",
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"wan"
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"1653, in the meaning defined above":""
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"alteration of codbait":""
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"\u02c8kad\u02ccb\u0101t",
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},
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Our caddie was taken by ambulance to a local hospital and two weeks later was back on the job. \u2014 Alfred L. Malabre Jr., WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"Her mother, Nicki, served as her caddie and her father, Steve, watched her final round closely just a few days after serving as tournament host for the PGA Tour Champions' American Family Insurance Championship. \u2014 Ben Steele, Journal Sentinel , 16 June 2022",
"Thorbjornsen and his caddie got out for 18 holes Monday, surrounded by a hometown welcoming committee. \u2014 Jayna Bardahl, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
"For his service and its impact, Bessette will be inducted into the Connecticut Golf Hall of Fame on Monday in Hartford, alongside Wethersfield native Bruce Edwards, Tom Watson\u2019s long-time caddie , who will be inducted posthumously. \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 17 June 2022",
"He is joined on the audiotape by Eddie Lowery, who was Ouimet\u2019s 10-year-old caddie . \u2014 Bill Pennington, New York Times , 14 June 2022",
"Blake, also a golfer for the Sooners, saw it all as his brother's caddie . \u2014 Drew Schott, The Arizona Republic , 13 June 2022",
"Levin collapsed on the green in the peripheral vision of then-20-year-old caddie Dylan Gainer. \u2014 Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune , 3 June 2022",
"During her time away from professional golf, Sorenstam has formed a favorite foursome that includes her husband and caddie , Mike McGee, and their two children, 11-year-old Will and 12-year-old Ava. \u2014 Rodd Baxley, USA TODAY , 28 Apr. 2022"
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"1940, in the meaning defined above":""
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"noun"
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"1735, in the meaning defined above":""
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": of, relating to, or being a cad":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Colombian crooner Maluma, who plays Kat\u2019s caddish fiance, Sarah Silverman and Michelle Buteau round out the cast. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Did Aretha\u2019s caddish first husband and manager, Ted White (played here by a terrific Marlon Wayans), really come storming out of the bedroom, grumbling about the lateness of the hour? \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Aug. 2021",
"Enter Laura\u2019s caddish Playboy father, Felix (Bill Murray), who reconnects with his daughter by taking her on an adventure to determine whether Dean is being unfaithful. \u2014 Keaton Bell, Vogue , 31 Oct. 2020",
"Catherine turns the tables on her caddish suitor and bars him from her life. \u2014 Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor , 11 Aug. 2020",
"Caroline and her husband Peregrine, Earl of Brockenhurst (Tom Wilkinson), fear for the legacy of their household if Peregrine's gambler brother (James Fleet) and caddish nephew (Adam James) get hold of their fortune after the Earl passes. \u2014 Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 Apr. 2020",
"Boniface is both charming and caddish as the insouciant young man who learns not to mess with the devil. \u2014 Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com , 20 Oct. 2019",
"Then Alice drops out of school, marries and flees to Tangier with her caddish new husband, John, to escape the traumatic memory, and perhaps Lucy as well. \u2014 Jennifer Reese, New York Times , 27 Mar. 2018",
"Josh Gad, the MVP of many a Disney movie, plays LeFou, the doting sidekick of the caddish Gaston (Luke Evans), the dopey pursuer of Belle\u2019s hand. \u2014 Jake Coyle, Orange County Register , 16 Mar. 2017"
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"an antique tea caddy from the colonial period"
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"1785, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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"1551, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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": a small cosmopolitan black beetle ( Tenebroides mauritanicus ) destructive to stored grain":[]
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"1850, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u2014 Eric Berger",
"Then in the evening, it's off to the boxing gym or a sparring session for two to three more hours. In recent years, she's kept a cadence of two to four fights annually, her last being a loss for the WBC light middleweight world title in Poland in September.",
"\u2014 Deanna Cioppa"
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},
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"He speaks with a soft Southern cadence .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Stoppelman said the company is figuring out the cadence and best ways to host in-person events so workers can meet, collaborate and bond in real life. \u2014 Danielle Abril, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
"And not every country has the same cadence and focus of cultural acceptance and government regulation around different technologies. \u2014 Jim Witham, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"The screen also shows your data during your workout, including heart rate, speed, cadence and distance. \u2014 Nicole Charky-chami, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 Apr. 2022",
"But hearing those things announced in that familiar cadence and seriousness of an early-morning Oscar-nominee announcement adds an extra layer of joy. \u2014 Marc Hershon, Vulture , 9 Sep. 2021",
"The 2022 Vikings core will incorporate pre-snap deception and off-script tempo changes, already emphasizing cadence in OTA meeting rooms and on the field. \u2014 Jori Epstein, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
"Health officials are also considering whether or not to decrease the cadence in which hospitals report data, such as collecting data only on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, or collecting it once weekly. \u2014 Drew Armstrong, BostonGlobe.com , 26 May 2022",
"Byford lays out the case with the practiced cadence of a stump speech. \u2014 Mark Landler, BostonGlobe.com , 14 May 2022",
"After being repeatedly delayed because of bad weather in the landing area, the mission was another successful effort for SpaceX and the first of what Axiom Space hopes will be a regular cadence of private citizens visiting the orbiting lab. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Apr. 2022"
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"Middle English, \"rhythm of prose or verse, rhetorical periods,\" borrowed from Medieval Latin cadentia \"rhythm in verse,\" noun derivative (formally feminine singular from neuter plural) of Latin cadent-, cadens, present participle of cadere \"to fall, sound rhythmically, end, terminate (of words or clauses)\" \u2014 more at chance entry 1":""
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"\u2014 Bernard C. Parks"
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},
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"He recently was awarded the George C. Marshall Award as the best ROTC cadet , was commissioned as a second lieutenant and will report to Fort Benning, Georgia. \u2014 Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun , 3 June 2022",
"Among the candidates was Mrs. Jessie Rainwater, of 4220 St. James pl., whose son, Miles Rainwater, is an aviation cadet at Cal-Aero, Ontario, and whose nephew, Jack Slaughter, is serving with the navy. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 May 2022",
"The first Black cadet to graduate from the Coast Guard Academy. \u2014 Bernard Mcghee, ajc , 10 Dec. 2021",
"The first Black cadet to graduate from the Coast Guard Academy. \u2014 Bernard Mcghee, Chron , 2 Dec. 2021",
"The cadet was pronounced dead at 5:39 p.m. after having a medical episode during a physical exercise training, BCSO said in the release. \u2014 Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News , 30 Nov. 2021",
"Paredes, 42, started his law enforcement career as a cadet with the El Monte Police Department and was sworn in as a full-time officer in the summer of 2000. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
"Paredes began his law enforcement career as a police cadet with the department and served in the police force for 22 years. \u2014 Fox News , 16 June 2022",
"Prince Edward previously trained as a cadet in the Royal Marines and worked as a theater and TV producer. \u2014 Cnn Staff, CNN , 2 June 2022"
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"borrowed from French, going back to Middle French, borrowed from Gascon (15th-century) capdet \"chief, captain\" (Old Occitan capdel ), going back to Vulgar Latin *capitellus \"leader,\" from Latin capit-, caput \"head\" + -ellus, diminutive suffix, originally from noun stems ending in -ul-, -r- and -n- \u2014 more at head entry 1":""
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"k\u0259-\u02c8det"
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": a yellow-brown poisonous salt CdS used especially in electronic parts, in photoelectric cells, and in medicine":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the case of The Scream, yellow cadmium sulfide in the sunset has broken down into two white chemicals, cadmium sulfate and cadmium carbonate. \u2014 Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 Feb. 2020",
"Over time, with exposure, the yellow cadmium sulfide has oxidized into two white chemical compounds, cadmium sulfate and cadmium carbonate. \u2014 Sophie Haigney, New York Times , 7 Feb. 2020",
"Evidence now shows radioactive material, not just zinc cadmium sulfide , was part of that spraying, Martino-Taylor said. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Oct. 2017",
"Her book, published in August, was a follow-up to her 2012 dissertation, which found that the government conducted secret testing of zinc cadmium sulfide in a poor area of St. Louis in the 1950s and 1960s. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Oct. 2017"
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"first_known_use":{
"1833, in the meaning defined above":""
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": an artificially created crystalline compound CdTe that is used especially in the manufacture of photovoltaic cells":[
"\u2026 after many years of development, cadmium telluride \u2026 modules have become the lowest-cost producer of solar electricity, despite working at lower efficiency than crystalline silicon cells.",
"\u2014 Ken Zweibel"
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},
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"It is combined with cadmium to make cadmium telluride , which is then used to make panels that are more efficient than selenium solar panels. \u2014 Tim Fitzpatrick, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 May 2022",
"On a recent afternoon at the Ohio factory, an endless line of glass panels traveled through machines that deposited layers of cadmium telluride and other materials. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Sep. 2021",
"The core of a quantum dot is typically composed of a heavy metal, such as cadmium selenium or cadmium telluride , although more recently quantum dots made from other materials are also possible. \u2014 Gabriel A. Silva, Forbes , 23 Sep. 2021",
"The company uses a different semiconductor compound called cadmium telluride , applying it to glass panels in an ultrathin layer using a method developed by McMaster and his university colleagues. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Sep. 2021",
"Thin is in The researchers focused on thin-film technology, which is dominated by two materials: cadmium telluride (often called cadtel) and CIGS, or copper indium gallium selenide. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 2 May 2018",
"This has resulted in large price increases in recent years as demand has soared for both thermoelectric and CdTe solar [ cadmium telluride photovoltaic solar cells\u2014the second most common ones on the market]. \u2014 Kristen A. Schmitt, Smithsonian , 10 Apr. 2017"
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"antonyms":[],
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": blood red":[]
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"first_known_use":{
"circa 1931, in the meaning defined above":""
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": a pigment consisting of cadmium sulfide and barium sulfate with or without zinc sulfide and varying in hue from lemon yellow to orange":[],
": a strong orange that is yellower and paler than pumpkin, yellower, less strong, and slightly lighter than cadmium orange and yellower and paler than mandarin orange":[]
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"first_known_use":{
"1843, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"antonyms":[],
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": cadmium lithopone":[]
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"1927, in the meaning defined above":""
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": a cell of indoctrinated leaders active in promoting the interests of a revolutionary party":[],
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"\u2014 H. M. McLuhan"
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"claims that the problem will never be solved within the existing cadre of the state bureaucracy",
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"That changed on Friday with the debut of Angel City FC, the team backed by Natalie Portman, Eva Longoria, and a cadre of professional athletes. \u2014 Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune , 2 May 2022",
"ABC News reported that Eastman and a cadre of Trump allies visited Republican leader of the Wisconsin Assembly Robin Vos in March in an effort to convince him to nullify Biden\u2019s victory in the state and reclaim the state\u2019s electors. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Their legacies endure, though, in smaller companies launched by their alumni, outposts of larger companies based elsewhere, and a cadre of seasoned technology executives who cut their teeth in a bustling Portland startup scene. \u2014 oregonlive , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Manager Buck Showalter led the charge, followed by on-deck batter Pete Alonso and a cadre of Mets disgusted they\u2019d been hit four times in the first two games of this season against the Washington Nationals. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Current and former staffers, as well as a cadre of informal advisors, say the vice president is looking to adjust her strategy, not take drastic action. \u2014 Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times , 6 Feb. 2022",
"To commemorate his return, the sisters of Haim, as well as a cadre of backup singers and dancers, high-kicked their way onto the stage. \u2014 Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com , 15 Dec. 2021",
"To be fair, the sequel, which sees the hero put in charge of a cadre of young pilots assigned a dangerous mission against a conveniently anonymous enemy, began production four years ago and was originally scheduled for a July 2019 premiere. \u2014 Ty Burr, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
"Brown was one of a cadre of top newswomen who commented for ABC during the wedding of Prince William to Kate Middleton in 2011. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Apr. 2022"
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"\u02c8k\u0101-",
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"shell",
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"structure"
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"1942, in the meaning defined above":""
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"1757, in the meaning defined above":""
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"k\u0259\u02c8d(y)\u00fck\u0259r\u0113"
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"-\u00fcsh\u0259n",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The caduceus is the magic wand carried by Hermes, who the Romans knew as Mercury, the messenger of the gods. \u2014 Kyle Roderick, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"The caduceus of the RAF Medics is a brilliant shape\u2014and an international symbol for medicine everywhere. \u2014 Eric Twardzik, Robb Report , 28 Dec. 2021",
"Union officials said that removing the caduceus \u2014 the traditional symbol of medicine featuring two serpents wrapped around a staff \u2014 from the uniforms lapel and making name patches optional will only further erode public trust. \u2014 Libor Jany, Star Tribune , 7 July 2021",
"Or, try Cameron's other outfit featuring a caduceus T-shirt and suspenders. \u2014 Tierney Mcafee, Country Living , 14 July 2020",
"Or, try Cameron's other outfit featuring a caduceus T-shirt and suspenders. \u2014 Tierney Mcafee, Country Living , 14 July 2020",
"Or, try Cameron's other outfit featuring a caduceus T-shirt and suspenders. \u2014 Tierney Mcafee, Country Living , 14 July 2020",
"Or, try Cameron's other outfit featuring a caduceus T-shirt and suspenders. \u2014 Tierney Mcafee, Country Living , 14 July 2020",
"Or, try Cameron's other outfit featuring a caduceus T-shirt and suspenders. \u2014 Tierney Mcafee, Country Living , 14 July 2020"
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"k\u0259-\u02c8d\u00fc-s\u0113-\u0259s",
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"1705, in the meaning defined above":""
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"modification (influenced by English fiduciary ) of Latin caducarius":""
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"-\u00fcsh\u0259r\u0113",
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"1887, in the meaning defined above":""
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"1798, in the meaning defined above":""
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"adjective"
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"the caf\u00e9 presents nationally known jazz performers in an intimate setting",
"a speakeasy that became a fashionable caf\u00e9 with the repeal of prohibition",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"After the memorial went on show at a cafe run by his brother in the southern city of Gyeongju, a photo of the tombstone went viral. \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 18 June 2022",
"But in what may be the latest instance of anti-Russian sabotage inside Ukraine, Russian state media said Tuesday that an explosion at a cafe in the city of Kherson wounded four people. \u2014 Hanna Arhirova, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"On a recent weekend at the cafe , Ms. Angeles talked to two university students who had wandered into the shop. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
"Ages 21-up can celebrate Pride with Midwestern Lesbian at the cafe . \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 26 May 2022",
"There will be snacks and beverages available for purchase at the cafe to kick off the 2022 season, so stop by to learn about WMC and hang out. \u2014 Naomi Stock, Anchorage Daily News , 5 May 2022",
"At one point in her video at the cafe , Pidhoretska shows a cup served at the establishment where Jolie stopped by. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Roberts testified that after the argument, Depp arrived at the cafe nearby with an injury to the bridge of his nose. \u2014 CBS News , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Another Key West favorite, Higgs Beach has a cafe and some strikingly clear water. \u2014 Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure , 14 June 2022"
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"After the memorial went on show at a cafe run by his brother in the southern city of Gyeongju, a photo of the tombstone went viral. \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 18 June 2022",
"But in what may be the latest instance of anti-Russian sabotage inside Ukraine, Russian state media said Tuesday that an explosion at a cafe in the city of Kherson wounded four people. \u2014 Hanna Arhirova, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"On a recent weekend at the cafe , Ms. Angeles talked to two university students who had wandered into the shop. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
"Ages 21-up can celebrate Pride with Midwestern Lesbian at the cafe . \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 26 May 2022",
"There will be snacks and beverages available for purchase at the cafe to kick off the 2022 season, so stop by to learn about WMC and hang out. \u2014 Naomi Stock, Anchorage Daily News , 5 May 2022",
"At one point in her video at the cafe , Pidhoretska shows a cup served at the establishment where Jolie stopped by. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Roberts testified that after the argument, Depp arrived at the cafe nearby with an injury to the bridge of his nose. \u2014 CBS News , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Another Key West favorite, Higgs Beach has a cafe and some strikingly clear water. \u2014 Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure , 14 June 2022"
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"John Milton 1912\u20131992 American composer":[]
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"Noun",
"the dogs and cats at the animal shelter looked so sad in their cages",
"Verb",
"caged the rabbit at night so she wouldn't wake everyone up",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Ian Happ, who homered in the win, joked about Robertson needing to get in the cage to work on his swing. \u2014 Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune , 23 June 2022",
"The position players were busy getting treatment or hitting in the cage . \u2014 Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
"The key is to stay disciplined by prioritizing smart training and recovery principles as much as the big moments in the cage . \u2014 Bobby Maximus, Men's Health , 10 June 2022",
"The two collided with each other in the cage as soon as their bout started. \u2014 Roman Stubbs, Anchorage Daily News , 8 June 2022",
"Smith was in the cage with Robinson and Short starting in about the third inning on Saturday, going through drills with medicine balls and other activities and exercises. \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 25 May 2022",
"Bryant spent about 15 minutes before Friday\u2019s game against Kansas City doing some running and throwing in the outfield before taking swings in the cage for the first time since April, the Associated Press reported. \u2014 Aaron Falk, The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 May 2022",
"Edwards was following what was the protocol at the time \u2014 locking himself in the cage while delivering the coyote\u2019s food and trying never to turn his back on the animal \u2014 when he was set upon. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 May 2022",
"But, after the fifth season had Franklin trapped in a cage with a hungry tiger and killers rolling around in the grass like murderous hippies after unsuspectingly ingesting LSD, the sixth and final season could take us anywhere. \u2014 Keith Nelson, Men's Health , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"This being the nation\u2019s capital, a multiagency task force of more than half a dozen agencies has assembled a dragnet across city, state and federal lands to cage the wily bird. \u2014 James V. Grimaldi, WSJ , 1 May 2022",
"During an era that experienced record rates of inequality and modernization, Black Americans of the upper class carved a place for themselves in a world that worked to cage them in and paint them as inferior. \u2014 NBC News , 7 Mar. 2022",
"From an unbelievable drone show to cage riders, the contestants left the judges speechless at times. \u2014 Chloe Melas, CNN , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Adetiba says the successful outing taught her not to cage her audience. \u2014 Anita Patrick, CNN , 16 Aug. 2021",
"Securities regulators are trying to cage Elon Musk\u2019s tweets. \u2014 Francesca Fontana, WSJ , 4 June 2021",
"In July, climbers cage the cones of those trees to foil the Clark\u2019s nutcracker. \u2014 Jim Morrison, Wired , 24 Dec. 2020",
"Trump\u2019s instinctive unilateralism, his belief that international institutions cage the U.S. rather than project its power, forced other nations to change their calculations about dealing with Washington. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 29 Oct. 2020",
"Mary Lynn Parker of Tiger Haven told Knox News her shelter has been helping with the search and that a trap has been set in an attempt to cage the feline. \u2014 Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner , 10 Sep. 2020"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-184644",
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"\u02c8k\u0101jm\u0259n",
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"a cagey old politician who is exceptionally skilled at getting federal money for his district",
"when it came time to sign the contract, he suddenly got cagey about taking on the job",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"DeSantis has been extremely cagey when asked direct questions about his vaccination status. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 5 Jan. 2022",
"The broader point here is that McCarthy has been VERY cagey about that January 6 phone call -- and there continues to be questions about whether Trump and McCarthy have spoken about the call since January 6. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 18 May 2021",
"Biden and Clyburn have been longtime friends, but Clyburn stayed cagey in the days leading up to his endorsement announcement. \u2014 David Jackson, USA TODAY , 26 Feb. 2020",
"The Schuyler sisters provide the most beautiful voices in the production, with Krystal Joy Brown offering a poignant Eliza, and Mandy Gonzalez a smart and cagey Angelica. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 10 Feb. 2020",
"Cote and Mark were pretty cagey when asked if Michael will be back. \u2014 Megan Stein, Country Living , 7 Jan. 2020",
"Quarterback Drew Lock looked like a cagey veteran and not a first-time NFL road starter, completing 22 of his 27 attempts for 309 yards and three touchdowns. \u2014 Ryan O\u2019halloran, The Denver Post , 8 Dec. 2019",
"Mia is transformed from a cagey lone wolf into a woman with unlimited intense sympathy for another. \u2014 Ariana Romero, refinery29.com , 18 Mar. 2020",
"Team director Ihab Lahita was cagey about his progress, saying there was no guarantee Salah will play in Egypt's Group A opener against Uruguay on Friday. \u2014 Afp, chicagotribune.com , 13 June 2018"
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"slick",
"sly",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182117",
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"a cagey old politician who is exceptionally skilled at getting federal money for his district",
"when it came time to sign the contract, he suddenly got cagey about taking on the job",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"DeSantis has been extremely cagey when asked direct questions about his vaccination status. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 5 Jan. 2022",
"The broader point here is that McCarthy has been VERY cagey about that January 6 phone call -- and there continues to be questions about whether Trump and McCarthy have spoken about the call since January 6. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 18 May 2021",
"Biden and Clyburn have been longtime friends, but Clyburn stayed cagey in the days leading up to his endorsement announcement. \u2014 David Jackson, USA TODAY , 26 Feb. 2020",
"The Schuyler sisters provide the most beautiful voices in the production, with Krystal Joy Brown offering a poignant Eliza, and Mandy Gonzalez a smart and cagey Angelica. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 10 Feb. 2020",
"Cote and Mark were pretty cagey when asked if Michael will be back. \u2014 Megan Stein, Country Living , 7 Jan. 2020",
"Quarterback Drew Lock looked like a cagey veteran and not a first-time NFL road starter, completing 22 of his 27 attempts for 309 yards and three touchdowns. \u2014 Ryan O\u2019halloran, The Denver Post , 8 Dec. 2019",
"Mia is transformed from a cagey lone wolf into a woman with unlimited intense sympathy for another. \u2014 Ariana Romero, refinery29.com , 18 Mar. 2020",
"Team director Ihab Lahita was cagey about his progress, saying there was no guarantee Salah will play in Egypt's Group A opener against Uruguay on Friday. \u2014 Afp, chicagotribune.com , 13 June 2018"
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"1876, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"a cagey old politician who is exceptionally skilled at getting federal money for his district",
"when it came time to sign the contract, he suddenly got cagey about taking on the job",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"DeSantis has been extremely cagey when asked direct questions about his vaccination status. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 5 Jan. 2022",
"The broader point here is that McCarthy has been VERY cagey about that January 6 phone call -- and there continues to be questions about whether Trump and McCarthy have spoken about the call since January 6. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 18 May 2021",
"Biden and Clyburn have been longtime friends, but Clyburn stayed cagey in the days leading up to his endorsement announcement. \u2014 David Jackson, USA TODAY , 26 Feb. 2020",
"The Schuyler sisters provide the most beautiful voices in the production, with Krystal Joy Brown offering a poignant Eliza, and Mandy Gonzalez a smart and cagey Angelica. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 10 Feb. 2020",
"Cote and Mark were pretty cagey when asked if Michael will be back. \u2014 Megan Stein, Country Living , 7 Jan. 2020",
"Quarterback Drew Lock looked like a cagey veteran and not a first-time NFL road starter, completing 22 of his 27 attempts for 309 yards and three touchdowns. \u2014 Ryan O\u2019halloran, The Denver Post , 8 Dec. 2019",
"Mia is transformed from a cagey lone wolf into a woman with unlimited intense sympathy for another. \u2014 Ariana Romero, refinery29.com , 18 Mar. 2020",
"Team director Ihab Lahita was cagey about his progress, saying there was no guarantee Salah will play in Egypt's Group A opener against Uruguay on Friday. \u2014 Afp, chicagotribune.com , 13 June 2018"
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"a cagey old politician who is exceptionally skilled at getting federal money for his district",
"when it came time to sign the contract, he suddenly got cagey about taking on the job",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"DeSantis has been extremely cagey when asked direct questions about his vaccination status. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 5 Jan. 2022",
"The broader point here is that McCarthy has been VERY cagey about that January 6 phone call -- and there continues to be questions about whether Trump and McCarthy have spoken about the call since January 6. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 18 May 2021",
"Biden and Clyburn have been longtime friends, but Clyburn stayed cagey in the days leading up to his endorsement announcement. \u2014 David Jackson, USA TODAY , 26 Feb. 2020",
"The Schuyler sisters provide the most beautiful voices in the production, with Krystal Joy Brown offering a poignant Eliza, and Mandy Gonzalez a smart and cagey Angelica. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 10 Feb. 2020",
"Cote and Mark were pretty cagey when asked if Michael will be back. \u2014 Megan Stein, Country Living , 7 Jan. 2020",
"Quarterback Drew Lock looked like a cagey veteran and not a first-time NFL road starter, completing 22 of his 27 attempts for 309 yards and three touchdowns. \u2014 Ryan O\u2019halloran, The Denver Post , 8 Dec. 2019",
"Mia is transformed from a cagey lone wolf into a woman with unlimited intense sympathy for another. \u2014 Ariana Romero, refinery29.com , 18 Mar. 2020",
"Team director Ihab Lahita was cagey about his progress, saying there was no guarantee Salah will play in Egypt's Group A opener against Uruguay on Friday. \u2014 Afp, chicagotribune.com , 13 June 2018"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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": an Australian and southeast Asian tree ( Melaleuca quinquenervia synonym M. leucadendron ) of the myrtle family that yields a pungent medicinal oil and has been introduced into Florida":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Menthol and Olbas oil (a mixture of peppermint, eucalyptus, cajeput , wintergreen, juniper, and clove) may cause redness and irritation to the eyes. \u2014 Philly.com , 22 May 2018"
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"-\u02ccpu\u0307t",
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": schoolmaster sense 3":[]
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"\u2014 Robertson Davies"
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"cajoled her into doing his laundry for him",
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"One fewer dose to have to cajole a toddler into getting. \u2014 Helen Branswell And Matthew Herper, STAT , 23 June 2022",
"Biden clearly hopes that simply trying to cajole the Saudis into increasing production will influence voters at home\u2014though this seems like yet another dubious assumption. \u2014 Michael A. Cohen, The New Republic , 8 June 2022",
"And a klatch of daddy bloggers was trying to cajole the nation\u2019s leading online retailer into making its parent-discount program more inclusive for men. \u2014 Daniel Engber, The Atlantic , 7 June 2022",
"Five years ago, Mike Krenn, head of Connect/San Diego Venture Group, had to cajole out-of-town venture capital firms to consider San Diego startups. \u2014 Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Mosaku extends her recent hot streak as the federal attorney hoping to cajole the BPD into a consent decree before the 2016 presidential election, the results of which stand to either fortify or demolish police reform efforts. \u2014 Joshua Alston, Variety , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Schwarzenegger was the last governor who had to cajole a supermajority of members of the state Senate and Assembly to pass a budget, a legal threshold removed by Proposition 25 in 2010. \u2014 John Myers, Los Angeles Times , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Institutions are able to persuade or cajole people who have invested at least five or six years in earning a Ph.D. to work for free, even though, academics said, these jobs rarely lead to a tenure-track position. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Ultimately, companies must compel people back, not cajole them. \u2014 Tracy Brower, Forbes , 27 Mar. 2022"
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"1630, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"borrowed from French cajoler \"to give much attention to, make a fuss over, flatter, persuade with flattery,\" going back to Middle French cajoller \"to flatter out of self-interest,\" perhaps the same verb as Middle French cageoller \"to vocalize, sing (of a jay or other bird),\" expressive formation of uncertain origin":""
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for cajole cajole , coax , soft-soap , blandish , wheedle mean to influence or persuade by pleasing words or actions. cajole suggests the deliberate use of flattery to persuade in the face of reluctance or reasonable objections. cajoled him into cheating on the final exam coax implies gentle and persistent words or actions employed to produce a desired effect. coaxed the cat out of the tree soft-soap refers to using smooth and somewhat insincere talk usually for personal gain. politicians soft-soaping eligible voters blandish implies a more open desire to win a person over by effusive praise and affectionate actions. legislators blandished with promises of support wheedle suggests more strongly than cajole the use of seductive appeal or artful words in persuading. hucksters wheedling her life's savings out of her",
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"I made three cakes for the party.",
"He blew out the candles on his birthday cake .",
"a slice of chocolate cake",
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"The mud had caked on his boots.",
"shoes caked with dried mud",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Cover and set aside until it\u2019s time to ice the cake . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 June 2022",
"What takes the cake in this 'fit though are the white sky-high platforms. \u2014 Samantha Olson, Seventeen , 29 June 2022",
"When lightly browned on the bottom and firm to the touch on top, remove the cake to a warm plate and keep warm. \u2014 Alysha Witwicki, Journal Sentinel , 28 June 2022",
"Coconut lime cake with layers of coconut, key lime gelee and vanilla glaze. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 27 June 2022",
"After the ceremony, PJ changed into a shorter cape to cut the cake . \u2014 Sarah Spellings, Vogue , 24 June 2022",
"Season 3 of The Umbrella Academy includes a plethora of WTF moments, but the finale really takes the cake . \u2014 Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR , 22 June 2022",
"This indicates that a slowing rate of inflation is baked in the cake about a year out. \u2014 WSJ , 19 June 2022",
"Peep the macarons and strawberries crowning the cake ! \u2014 Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful , 16 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Since 2019, Reuters reports, Mona Lisa\u2019s enigmatic smile has been protected from disgruntled museumgoers\u2014and now, cake \u2014with high-tech, bulletproof, ultra-transparent glass. \u2014 Antonia Mufarech, Smithsonian Magazine , 31 May 2022",
"As more dust continues to cake on, the InSight Mars lander is dying, its power supply slowly petering out. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 18 May 2022",
"Swirls of brown mud cake the lower walls of the home and tree roots infest the foundation of Brian Redfern\u2019s evocative and foreboding set. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 May 2022",
"The ice that caked the Polar Sea came from heavy freezing spray kicked up from turbulent water on a chilly day. \u2014 Alaska Dispatch News , 29 Aug. 2017",
"Arnold (Francis Guinan), Isaac\u2019s 58-year-old father, is caked in makeup and wearing a dress, topped with a clown\u2019s wig. \u2014 Mike Fischer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 10 July 2017",
"It is caked with mud and grime, but an ornate design is nevertheless visible. \u2014 Brigit Katz, Smithsonian , 26 June 2017",
"When the Industrial Revolution caked British cities with soot, peppered moths\u2019 light, speckled wings made them easy targets for predators. \u2014 Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine , 15 Dec. 2016"
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"1583, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb"
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"Middle English, from Old Norse kaka ; akin to Old High German kuocho cake":"Noun"
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"\u02c8k\u0101k"
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"galette",
"patty",
"pattie"
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": a tinted cosmetic base usually in semimoist cake form used as a foundation for face powder":[]
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": a machine for crushing stock-feed cake":[]
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": a worker who pulls pressed cottonseed cakes from the press and trucks them to a cake stripper":[]
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": one that feeds cottonseed cakes after expression of the oil into a machine that strips off the press cloth":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073057",
"type":[
"noun"
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"cake urchin":{
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": a strongly flattened sea urchin (order Exocycloida): such as":[],
": keyhole urchin":[],
": sand dollar":[]
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"so called from the disklike shape":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010017",
"type":[
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"cake wringer":{
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"definitions":{
": a worker who centrifuges cakes of rayon thread":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091339",
"type":[
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"cakehole":{
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"definitions":{
": a person's mouth":[
"Your cakehole [= (US) pie hole ] pumps out two and a half pints of saliva a day to moisten food and coat it with substances that help your absorption of nutrients.",
"\u2014 Runner's World , April 2012"
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"first_known_use":{
"circa 1943, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8k\u0101k-\u02cch\u014dl"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112820",
"type":[
"noun"
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"cakes and ale":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the good things of life : pleasure , enjoyment":[
"dost thou think because thou art virtuous, there shall be no more cakes and ale",
"\u2014 Shakespeare"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065523",
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"cakewalk":{
"antonyms":[
"bear",
"beast",
"chore",
"headache",
"horror show",
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"labor",
"murder",
"pain",
"sticky wicket",
"stinker"
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"definitions":{
": a one-sided contest : an easy victory":[
"In states and localities across America, good times are making for reelection cakewalks .",
"\u2014 Douglas Foster"
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": an African American entertainment having a cake as prize for the most accomplished steps and figures in walking":[],
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"\u2026 it's no cakewalk to raise a family on two part-time salaries, even for a little while.",
"\u2014 Belinda Luscombe"
]
},
"examples":[
"She expected the election to be a cakewalk .",
"Reducing the state budget is not going to be a cakewalk .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Switching or consolidating technology is no cakewalk , but platforms are tactics to support a broader strategy. \u2014 Andrew Ellenberg, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Elevation gain is negligible, but the terrain is no cakewalk \u2014bring trekking poles. \u2014 Outside Online , 3 Nov. 2020",
"The experience of contributing should be seamless and inviting, making the process of nudging them to donate a cakewalk . \u2014 Abhishek Humbad, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
"All of that was a cakewalk compared to having to inhabit the mind of a killer for six months. \u2014 Lauren Huff, EW.com , 13 May 2022",
"And the 28th District field with Ballard, CAL and Kentucky Country Day is no cakewalk . \u2014 J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal , 13 May 2022",
"But unfortunately for Cincinnati, the Cotton Bowl was also a cakewalk for Alabama. \u2014 Laine Higgins, WSJ , 1 Jan. 2022",
"The Yellow Jackets will be the host, but Saturday\u2019s match is not expected to be a cakewalk for the ACC team. \u2014 Hayes Gardner, The Courier-Journal , 4 Dec. 2021",
"But all that was a cakewalk compared to the cringeworthy spectacle that ended last week\u2019s fantasy suites episode, which aired on Tuesday. \u2014 oregonlive , 14 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1863, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
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"\u02c8k\u0101k-\u02ccw\u022fk"
],
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"synonyms":[
"breeze",
"cake",
"child's play",
"cinch",
"cream puff",
"duck soup",
"kid stuff",
"picnic",
"pushover",
"roses",
"snap"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083755",
"type":[
"intransitive verb",
"noun"
]
},
"cakra":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of cakra variant spelling of chakra"
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"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-040848",
"type":[]
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"cal'late":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": calculate sense 4":[]
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"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"by contraction":""
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"\u02c8ka(l)\u02ccl\u0101t"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125211",
"type":[
"transitive verb"
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},
"calabash":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a utensil (such as a bottle or dipper) made from the shell of a calabash":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The label features the calabash , a traditional clay drinking vessel. \u2014 Melanie Van Zyl, Travel + Leisure , 5 Mar. 2022",
"My father\u2019s favorite sound was the sound of the kora, a harp-like instrument with twenty-one strings held taut between a wooden neck and a calabash body. \u2014 Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker , 6 Sep. 2021",
"For instance, because traditional beer remains very much a rural cottage industry, these brewers tend to rely on hand tools, open flames, wooden vessels and calabash shells or clay jugs as communal cups to serve their customers. \u2014 Tara Nurin, Forbes , 1 Mar. 2021",
"The spice mixture includes calabash nutmeg, negro pepper (also called uda seeds), and alligator pepper seeds. \u2014 Saveur , 8 May 2017",
"There are South African Nguni cattle skins, handmade Zulu ceramics, string art, baskets and beadwork, and lights made of reed and wood fishing baskets or calabash gourds, used by local farmers to collect water. \u2014 Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com , 9 July 2019",
"The versions made by Igbo and Yoruba cooks may contain fewer ingredients, but will feature delicately sweet calabash nutmeg and smoky selim peppers in the mixture. \u2014 New York Times , 26 June 2019",
"The new album features more textures and flavors, including African, Middle Eastern and Indian influences, more keyboards and a wider array of instrument such as calabash , gourd banjo, four-mallet marimba, bowed vibraphone and more. \u2014 Gary Graff, Billboard , 11 June 2019",
"The girls wade into the river with sponges and calabashes for a communal bath, and sit on a sacred stone that affirms their virginity. \u2014 Danielle Jackson, Longreads , 12 Feb. 2017"
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"first_known_use":{
"1596, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
"French & Spanish; French calebasse gourd, from Spanish calabaza":""
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"\u02c8ka-l\u0259-\u02ccbash"
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": curare obtained from a South American woody vine ( Sirychnos toxifera )":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-194236",
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"There were stalls in the market selling bundles of cabbage, calabaza , chayote, onion, carrots and cilantro to make the stew. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 May 2020",
"The stand will serve meat- and dairy-free Mexican dishes including jackfruit birria and carnitas, enchiladas suizas with calabaza guisado, chilaquiles with vegan cheese and mole poblano with king oyster mushrooms. \u2014 Hadley Tomicki, Los Angeles Times , 24 Sep. 2019",
"Vegetables: Boniato, calabaza , chayote, cherry tomatoes, dasheen, malanga, okra, roselle, southern peas, Seminole pumpkin, sweet cassava, sweet potatoes and yard-long beans. 4. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com , 26 May 2018",
"Vegetables: Boniato, calabaza , chayote, cherry tomatoes, dasheen, malanga, okra, roselle, southern peas, Seminole pumpkin, sweet cassava, sweet potatoes and yard-long beans. 4. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com , 26 May 2018",
"Vegetables: Boniato, calabaza , cherry tomato, okra, Southern pea, Seminole pumpkin, sweet cassava, roselle, sweet potato and yard-long bean; start transplants of eggplant, peppers and tomatoes from seed in mid July. 4. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com , 30 June 2018",
"Vegetables: Boniato, calabaza , chayote, cherry tomatoes, dasheen, malanga, okra, roselle, southern peas, Seminole pumpkin, sweet cassava, sweet potatoes and yard-long beans. 4. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com , 26 May 2018",
"Vegetables: Boniato, calabaza , chayote, cherry tomatoes, dasheen, malanga, okra, roselle, southern peas, Seminole pumpkin, sweet cassava, sweet potatoes and yard-long beans. 4. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com , 26 May 2018",
"Candied pumpkin, calabaza en tacha, is a popular sweet, made from huge green pumpkins grown for this purpose. \u2014 Judy Walker, NOLA.com , 31 Oct. 2017"
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"Heritage Village includes an 1881 two-cell calaboose from Mokena, the 1856 Wells Corner one-room schoolhouse from Homer Glen, the 1863 Greenho farmhouse from Crest Hill, the 1881 Wabash railroad depot from Symerton and a Lockport smokehouse. \u2014 Jessi Virtusio, Chicago Tribune , 11 May 2022",
"Lachenais was arrested and secured in the local calaboose , but a vigilance committee descended upon the jail and tore Lachenais out of his cell. \u2014 Yxta Maya Murray, Longreads , 19 Aug. 2020",
"Brooks was escorted to the calaboose and thrown into the main holding tank with the other prisoners. \u2014 Skip Hollandsworth, Esquire , 5 Apr. 2016",
"All Chenneville had to do was ride up on his horse, remove the smoking gun or bloody knife from the killer's hand, and drag him to the calaboose \u2014the local jail, which was just down the hall from the police department. \u2014 Skip Hollandsworth, Esquire , 5 Apr. 2016"
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"1792, in the meaning defined above":""
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": a broccoli ( Brassica oleracea italica ) having a greenish terminal head and similar lateral heads that develop after the terminal one is cut":[]
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"Encampments like the one in the underpass lay bare decades of calamitous decisions by planners, politicians and health and housing authorities. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
"In 1917, a calamitous explosion in Halifax harbor levelled the Nova Scotia city, while claiming more than 1700 lives. \u2014 Ben Croll, Variety , 19 June 2022",
"The calamitous relief appearance derailed right-hander Kyle Bradish\u2019s start, which hadn\u2019t been strong but still left a glimmer of an opportunity for Baltimore. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 13 June 2022",
"According to MacRumors, if an iPhone or iPad crashes, reboots, or experiences a calamitous issue while on iOS 16 beta 1 or iPadOS 16 beta 1, a prompt automatically appears on-screen. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 12 June 2022",
"In all such cases, the individually rational thing is the collectively irrational \u2013 even \u2018tragic,\u2019 calamitous \u2013 thing. \u2014 Robert Hockett, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
"The summit will help indicate how far the White House plans to go in assisting nations where decades of inequality and corruption, along with the calamitous toll of the coronavirus pandemic, have fueled waves of popular discontent. \u2014 Missy Ryan, BostonGlobe.com , 5 June 2022",
"The remarks came the same day as the Texas Department of Public Safety acknowledged that police made the calamitous choice on Tuesday not to pursue gunman Salvador Ramos into a classroom where students were trapped. \u2014 Adela Suliman, Washington Post , 28 May 2022",
"The contrast of two sites in such close proximity \u2013 one serene and alluring, the other a reminder of a calamitous accident \u2013 was difficult to grasp. \u2014 Dan Fellner, The Arizona Republic , 25 May 2022"
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"Twenty two years passed. Twenty-two years of excellent health and the boundless self-assurance that flows from being fit\u2014twenty-two years spared the adversary that is illness and the calamity that waits in the wings. \u2014 Phillip Roth , Everyman , 2006",
"A resentment born of the suspicion that all along the media were up to their usual tricks, hyping a national calamity to the max in order to make us buy more copies and tune into TV specials \u2026 \u2014 Christopher Buckley , Time , 29 Nov. 1999",
"In the wake of this year's unending calamities , there has been renewed discussion of the need for an international rapid deployment force that can kick down doors to help victims of disasters. \u2014 Kathleen Hunt , New York Times Magazine , 28 July 1991",
"floods, earthquakes, and other calamities",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The constant bombardment of calamity and the coming of more of the same or worse tends to send any person scrambling for meaning in times like this. \u2014 Michael Polk, Rolling Stone , 30 June 2022",
"SPACs have been somewhat of an enigma so far with numerous tales of growth and also of calamity . \u2014 Josh Wilson, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"Hours later, body bags lay spread on the ground near the trailer as a grim symbol of the calamity . \u2014 Celina Tebor, USA TODAY , 28 June 2022",
"On Monday, the water had finally receded from their home, but the signs of calamity were still visible. \u2014 Sadiq Naqvi, Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
"At the time of the calamity , the then-Duke of York was a Catholic heir to the Protestant throne during a time of both political and religious tension. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 17 June 2022",
"If things never reached Fyre Festival levels of calamity (as of press time on Sunday, at least), clearly some sort of chaos imp had been angered. \u2014 Marc Hirsh, BostonGlobe.com , 29 May 2022",
"The movie\u2019s third act features some white-knuckle moments too, as Sofia and her associate Arthur (Rolf Kristian Larsen) take initiative and head into the heart of the calamity . \u2014 Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Will Zalatoris and Matt Fitzpatrick avoided the carnage and calamity that took down golf\u2019s best Saturday at a U.S. Open that set the tone for a final day of survival. \u2014 Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune , 19 June 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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"Middle English calamytey , from Latin calamitat-, calamitas ; perhaps akin to Latin clades destruction":""
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": calcareous sinter : travertine":[]
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"German kalksinter , from kalk lime (from Old High German) + sinter":""
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"German kalk + English tufa or tuff":""
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": acid calcium sulfite Ca(HSO 3 ) 2 obtained as a yellowish solution usually containing free sulfur dioxide by reaction of sulfur dioxide with limestone in the presence of water or with calcium hydroxide and used in the sulfite process for making wood pulp and as a disinfectant and antichlor":[]
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": a white powder CaCl 2 O 2 used especially as a bleaching agent and disinfectant":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There is a range of chemicals that can be used for a pool shock, including calcium hypochlorite , lithium hypochlorite, dichlor, and potassium peroxymonosulfate, according to Home Depot. \u2014 Korin Miller, Health.com , 25 May 2021",
"Even with washes of the bleaching agent calcium hypochlorite , no sanitation method has proven 100-percent effective at ridding seeds of pathogens. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 23 Jan. 2018"
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"1875, in the meaning defined above":""
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": a limestone formed by the cementation of soil, sand, gravel, shells, by calcium carbonate deposited by evaporation, or by the escape of carbon dioxide from vadose water : caliche":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063011",
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"history_and_etymology":{
"partial translation of Swedish kalkspat , from kalk lime (from Old Swedish kalker , from Middle Low German kalk ) + spat spar":""
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"his performance as a pitcher is as calculable as the daily tides",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"An ongoing dialogue with the forestry and pulp industry is necessary to optimize and shed light on the calculable environmental and social benefits of MMCFs, to expand the market whilst safeguarding Earth and humanity. \u2014 Brooke Roberts-islam, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
"Because running is such a complex motion, there\u2019s no obvious and easily calculable answer. \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 29 June 2020",
"For Belarusians, the shift from gray to black, from autocracy to totalitarianism, was calculable in lives. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Habitable worlds would not be chance events; their existence would be a calculable outcome if a planetary system has the right ingredients. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 3 Nov. 2021",
"Cultural values sometimes come into play about whether to consider a more subtle prognosis: quality of life, or years lived or, like, which person is somehow more valuable, if that was even calculable . \u2014 Adam Rogers, Wired , 23 Aug. 2021",
"Going back to taking any amount of calculable risk, big or small, is a weird feeling. \u2014 Dr. Syra Madad, ABC News , 13 June 2021",
"Physicists use quantum field theory to calculate essential formulas called scattering amplitudes, some of the most basic calculable features of reality. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 12 Nov. 2020",
"Certainty became fully calculable , knowledge of the future knowable in the present. \u2014 Ian Bogost, The Atlantic , 16 Mar. 2020"
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"first_known_use":{
"1670, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02c8kal-ky\u0259-l\u0259-b\u0259l"
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"calculate the volume of a cylinder",
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"We need to calculate our chances of success before we invest more money in the business.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The crux of the dispute is actually about the maritime economic boundary between the two countries, and how to calculate the border line that extends from Lebanon and Israel's land border. \u2014 Hadas Gold And Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN , 17 June 2022",
"The name itself comes from how meteorologists sometimes calculate wet-bulb temperatures, which involves wrapping a wet cloth around a thermometer and measuring how much the temperature cools as a result of evaporation. \u2014 Denise Chow, NBC News , 7 May 2022",
"In 1999, Balasubramanian worked out how to calculate mass and energy in AdS universes in terms of information about particles on the boundary. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 20 Apr. 2022",
"How to calculate a fair pay-raise in 2022 The tightest labor market in memory plus runaway inflation is a rough combination for employers and their employees. \u2014 Alan Murray, Fortune , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Scientists knew for centuries that, regardless of the size of a circle, the circumference and diameter always had the same exact ratio but were unsure of how to calculate it. \u2014 Mary Kekatos, ABC News , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Taxpayers have the option of using a more complex method to calculate the actual costs of using their vehicle rather than using the standard mileage rates. \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 13 June 2022",
"There are tools online that elaborate and can help calculate this form of KPIs. \u2014 Omari Rigg, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"It is recommended that average municipal incomes be considered to calculate water tariffs for different income groups. \u2014 Niyati Seth, Quartz , 8 June 2022"
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"1542, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
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"Latin calculatus , past participle of calculare , from calculus pebble (used in reckoning), perhaps irregular diminutive of calc-, calx lime \u2014 more at chalk":""
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"took a calculated risk and got in on the ground floor of the new enterprise",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Stuart Stevens, an adviser to Mitt Romney\u2019s Presidential campaign in 2012, told me that Republican leaders have made a calculated choice in recent decades. \u2014 Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
"This has prompted speculation about whether Li is banned by Beijing because of what seems to be an inadvertent mistake rather a calculated political statement. \u2014 Jane Li, Quartz , 16 June 2022",
"And Donald Trump was implicated by his own advisers and cabinet members who presented evidence of Trump\u2019s calculated effort to overturn the 2020 election results. \u2014 NBC News , 12 June 2022",
"Although Capricorn energy has been described as cold or calculated , Capricorn rising people simply need to find value in their connection to another before opening up and showing their soft underbelly. \u2014 Glamour , 27 May 2022",
"There are occasional longueurs, as seen in dotted lines that seem overly calculated to knit a surface. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
"The trip to the market becomes a terrifying act of courage, a calculated risk. \u2014 Barbara F. Walter, The New Republic , 14 Apr. 2022",
"If fantasy managers are going to take a calculated risk this season, young players such as Adell, Jarred Kelenic, Andrew Vaughn, Gavin Lux and Jesus Luzardo who saw their development put on hold by the pandemic could be ready to flourish. \u2014 Steve Gardner, USA TODAY , 7 Apr. 2022",
"However, Moscow\u2019s military moves to date seem more calculated to influence the behavior of the Ukrainian government than actually occupy the country. \u2014 Loren Thompson, Forbes , 6 Dec. 2021"
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"1723, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Careful calculation is required to determine the required amount of fuel.",
"The book reveals the cold calculations that were behind the government's policies.",
"His positions are based on political calculation of what voters want to hear.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The message communicated between the tag and the locator allow for the calculation and share of the location of the tag. \u2014 Quora, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"The calculation included principal, interest, taxes and insurance, as well as mortgage insurance and maintenance costs. \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022",
"Estimates vary, but one widely referenced calculation found that a single NFT can produce emissions on par with a two-hour flight. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"The calculation feels different for David Ring, fifth-generation owner of Ring Farms in Dubois County. \u2014 Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star , 16 June 2022",
"But that was based on just 10 COVID-19 cases; the calculation could change as more cases occur in the company's ongoing studies. \u2014 CBS News , 16 June 2022",
"But that was based on just 10 COVID-19 cases; the calculation could change as more cases occur in the company\u2019s ongoing studies. \u2014 Lindsey Tanner And Mike Stobbe, Anchorage Daily News , 15 June 2022",
"This amounts to just 1 percent of the applications received during that time, by the government\u2019s calculation , and would represent an even tinier sliver of the total number of long-COVID cases estimated overall. \u2014 Benjamin Mazer, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
"Another calculation can be used to determine whether the energy burned is coming more from fats or carbohydrates. \u2014 Erika Edwards, NBC News , 12 June 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"\u02cckal-ky\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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"arithmetic",
"calculus",
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"computation",
"figures",
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"math",
"mathematics",
"number crunching",
"numbers",
"reckoning"
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"noun"
]
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"\u2026 even political conservatives agree that an economic calculus must give way to a strategic consciousness when national or global security is at stake.",
"\u2014 Stephen H. Schneider"
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"\u2014 often used with the"
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},
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"by my calculus the more efficient air conditioner will have paid for itself within a span of five years",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Now those companies are falling out of favor as rising interest rates change investors\u2019 calculus . \u2014 Corrie Driebusch, WSJ , 25 Mar. 2022",
"But experts warn that a Russian escalation inside Ukraine could change that calculus for Western allies. \u2014 Brian Bennett, Time , 23 Mar. 2022",
"At the same time, the European Union is seeking to change the personal calculus in regard to Putin and his foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov. \u2014 David Pierson, Los Angeles Times , 25 Feb. 2022",
"And yet, the situation in Ukraine may change the calculus for the Federal Reserve and other central banks. \u2014 Matt Egan, CNN , 22 Feb. 2022",
"This selection marks only the second time Houston has had a first-round slot since selecting QB Deshaun Watson 12th overall in 2017 \u2013 though a change in his status this year promises to entirely change the calculus of the Texans\u2019 draft strategy. \u2014 Nate Davis, USA TODAY , 15 Feb. 2022",
"Making it through an Omicron infection doesn\u2019t change the simple calculus around what sort of activities are safer than others. \u2014 Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic , 26 Jan. 2022",
"With Donald Trump in office, and the State Department in disarray, the political calculus in Washington had changed. \u2014 Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker , 29 Apr. 2022",
"That political calculus changed with former President Trump. \u2014 Noah Biermanstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 27 Apr. 2022"
],
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"1666, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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"-l\u0259s",
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"type":[
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"Should we calendar the meeting now?"
]
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"Noun",
"The university's academic calendar runs from September to May.",
"the calendar of upcoming events at the state fair will be available tomorrow",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, and Nevada \u2014 the first four states to hold contests in the next Republican presidential nominating calendar \u2014 all hold gubernatorial elections this year. \u2014 Paul Steinhauser, Fox News , 24 June 2022",
"Did the taxpayer apply the appropriate percentage limitation to the amount of qualifying wages \u2013 50% in 2020, and 70% in each calendar quarter in 2021? \u2014 Daniel Mayo, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"The event has had great significance in the British social calendar ever since Queen Anne founded it in 1711. \u2014 Isiah Magsino, Vogue , 20 June 2022",
"Haley, who is also the former governor of South Carolina, another early-voting state in the presidential calendar , plans to begin her trip in eastern Iowa on June 29 with first-term Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks. \u2014 Thomas Beaumont, ajc , 18 June 2022",
"Haley, who is also the former governor of South Carolina, another early-voting state in the presidential calendar , plans to begin her trip in eastern Iowa on June 29 with first-term Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks. \u2014 Thomas Beaumont, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
"The controversial royal, 62, is likely to attend the Order of the Garter ceremony on Monday, one of the key events in the annual royal calendar . \u2014 Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com , 10 June 2022",
"That is more than double the average CAPE ratio at all bear-market bottoms since 1900, according to an analysis by my firm, Hulbert Ratings, of bear markets included in a calendar maintained by Ned Davis Research. \u2014 Mark Hulbert, WSJ , 4 June 2022",
"The massive crossover might have had a tentative May 2024 release date in Marvel\u2019s MCU calendar . \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 28 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"In San Diego, dedicated rosarians calendar the Labor Day weekend for quality garden time with their roses. \u2014 Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 Sep. 2020",
"According to Christian tradition, Easter is celebrated on the first Sunday following the full Moon that occurs on or just after the spring equinox (and the Christian Church calendars state that the spring equinox always falls on March 21). \u2014 Juliana Labianca, Good Housekeeping , 11 Mar. 2020",
"Work is busy, so actually calendaring out my schedule helps me to elbow in some room between appointments to maintain my own sanity. \u2014 Alli Harvey, Anchorage Daily News , 5 Apr. 2018",
"If George and I don\u2019t calendar everything, none of it is happening. \u2014 Health.com , 23 Aug. 2017",
"Documents confirm my memory that this was calendared as \u2018 \u2014 Francine Kiefer, The Christian Science Monitor , 24 July 2017",
"Documents confirm my memory that this was calendared as \u2018 \u2014 Krishnadev Calamur, The Atlantic , 24 July 2017"
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"Middle English kalendar, borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Medieval Latin kalend\u0101rium, going back to Latin, \"book in which monthly interest on loans (due on the first of the month) was recorded, account book, ledger,\" from kalendae calends + -\u0101rium -ary entry 1":"Noun",
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"transitive verb",
"verb"
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"I was impressed by the high caliber of the team's work.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"He's fought more higher- caliber opponents than Benavidez, including losses to Shawn Porter and Keith Thurman and wins over Robert Guerrero, Paulie Malignaggi and Lucas Matthysse, to name a few. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 M. Romero, The Arizona Republic , 2 July 2022",
"Built like an engine, the caliber \u2019s twin barrels and 12-degree tilted balance wheel are designed to represent what is considered the signature movement of the Lamborghini Squadra Corse. \u2014 Anthony Demarco, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"That\u2019s seven starting caliber players, making way for younger players to step in and prove this team\u2019s depth. \u2014 oregonlive , 30 June 2022",
"An alleged accomplice, Vernaje Marie Hoheb, 19, was found at the Bridgeport Train Station in possession of a .40 caliber semi-automatic pistol, police said. \u2014 Ahjan\u00e9 Forbes, Hartford Courant , 30 June 2022",
"On March 30, 1981, Hinckley, then 25, brought a .22 caliber revolver to the Washington Hilton, where President Reagan was addressing union members. \u2014 Major Garrett, CBS News , 28 June 2022",
"At the heart of the timepiece is Hublot\u2019s ultra-thin HUB1280 caliber self-winding movement. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 23 June 2022",
"Blumhouse is a prolific production company that pioneered a new model of studio- caliber filmmaking through micro-budget films. \u2014 Carson Burton, Variety , 21 June 2022",
"Bucklew left with them in his disguise, wearing a big straw hat with two grenades, one in each pocket, and a .45 caliber revolver. \u2014 cincinnati.com , 26 May 2022"
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"1588, in the meaning defined at sense 2b":""
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"borrowed from Middle French calibre \"internal diameter of a cylindrical object, displacement of a gun,\" borrowed (by uncertain mediation) from Arabic q\u0101lab, q\u0101lib \"mold for casting metal, shoemaker's last,\" borrowed from Greek kalapod-, kal\u00e1pous, kal\u00f3pous \"shoemaker's last,\" from k\u00e2la (plural) \"wood, timber\" (of uncertain origin) + -a- (perhaps after tetr\u00e1pous \"four-footed\") or -o- -o- + po\u00fas \"foot\" \u2014 more at foot entry 1":""
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"\u02c8ka-l\u0259-b\u0259r",
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"I was impressed by the high caliber of the team's work.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"He's fought more higher- caliber opponents than Benavidez, including losses to Shawn Porter and Keith Thurman and wins over Robert Guerrero, Paulie Malignaggi and Lucas Matthysse, to name a few. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 M. Romero, The Arizona Republic , 2 July 2022",
"Built like an engine, the caliber \u2019s twin barrels and 12-degree tilted balance wheel are designed to represent what is considered the signature movement of the Lamborghini Squadra Corse. \u2014 Anthony Demarco, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"That\u2019s seven starting caliber players, making way for younger players to step in and prove this team\u2019s depth. \u2014 oregonlive , 30 June 2022",
"An alleged accomplice, Vernaje Marie Hoheb, 19, was found at the Bridgeport Train Station in possession of a .40 caliber semi-automatic pistol, police said. \u2014 Ahjan\u00e9 Forbes, Hartford Courant , 30 June 2022",
"On March 30, 1981, Hinckley, then 25, brought a .22 caliber revolver to the Washington Hilton, where President Reagan was addressing union members. \u2014 Major Garrett, CBS News , 28 June 2022",
"At the heart of the timepiece is Hublot\u2019s ultra-thin HUB1280 caliber self-winding movement. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 23 June 2022",
"Blumhouse is a prolific production company that pioneered a new model of studio- caliber filmmaking through micro-budget films. \u2014 Carson Burton, Variety , 21 June 2022",
"Bucklew left with them in his disguise, wearing a big straw hat with two grenades, one in each pocket, and a .45 caliber revolver. \u2014 cincinnati.com , 26 May 2022"
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"illuminated",
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"dusk",
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"gloomy",
"lightless",
"murky",
"obscure",
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"pitch-dark",
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"rayless",
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"sombre",
"stygian",
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Worn-out calks are removed promptly with chisel and hammer. \u2014 Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics , 16 Feb. 2019",
"These holes are filled with square pegs of white pine and new calks driven into the wood. \u2014 Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics , 16 Feb. 2019",
"On the inside, use weatherstripping provided by the manufacturer; on the outside, use calk around the perimeter to ensure a good seal. \u2014 Brian Resnick, Popular Mechanics , 13 Aug. 2010"
],
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"1587, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Worn-out calks are removed promptly with chisel and hammer. \u2014 Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics , 16 Feb. 2019",
"These holes are filled with square pegs of white pine and new calks driven into the wood. \u2014 Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics , 16 Feb. 2019",
"On the inside, use weatherstripping provided by the manufacturer; on the outside, use calk around the perimeter to ensure a good seal. \u2014 Brian Resnick, Popular Mechanics , 13 Aug. 2010"
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"\u2014 Americana Annual"
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],
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"a video call",
"made a call to the mayor",
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"\u2014 Soniah Kamal",
"Soon after news of Bazemore's return broke, Curry shared a screenshot on Instagram of the two friends on a FaceTime call . Both were smiling, no longer thinking of what-ifs.",
"\u2014 Wes Goldberg"
],
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],
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],
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],
": to address or speak of a person or thing contemptuously or offensively":[],
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": to ask for or grant a time-out":[],
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],
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],
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],
": to cast doubt upon":[
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],
": to cause to come : bring":[
"calls to mind an old saying"
],
": to challenge in order to expose an empty pretense or threat":[
"I called his bluff just to see if he really meant what he said.",
"\u2014 Brandy Rankins"
],
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": to charge with or censure for an offense":[
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],
": to command or request to come or be present":[
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],
": to demand payment of especially by formal notice":[
"call a loan"
],
": to demand presentation of (something, such as a bond or option) for redemption":[
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],
": to describe correctly in advance of or without knowledge of the event : predict":[
"He called the upward trend of the stock market in February."
],
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"\u2014 Michael Upchurch"
],
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"the teacher called on her first"
],
": to estimate or consider for purposes of an estimate or for convenience":[
"call it an even dollar"
],
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"call 911"
],
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"\u2014 often used with off"
],
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": to give the order for : bring into action":[
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],
": to halt (something, such as a baseball game) because of unsuitable conditions":[],
": to hold responsible : reprimand":[
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],
": to invite or command to meet : convoke":[
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],
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],
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],
": to manage by giving the signals or orders":[
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],
": to name or specify in advance":[
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],
": to regard or characterize as of a certain kind : consider":[
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],
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": to require as necessary or appropriate":[
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"the design calls for three windows"
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": to rouse from sleep or summon to get up":[],
": to rule on the status of (a pitched ball, a player's action, etc.)":[
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"call a base runner safe"
],
": to speak frankly":[
"Why don't you just call a spade a spade and say that he is a liar?"
],
": to speak in a loud distinct voice so as to be heard at a distance : shout":[
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],
": to speak of or address by a specified name : give a name to":[
"call her Kitty"
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"I try to call my parents at least once a week.",
"He arranged for his wife, Stacey, to call him via Skype online from Kylee's fourth-grade classroom on Monday morning\u2014a complete surprise to his daughter.",
"\u2014 Elaine Allenemrich",
"\u2014 often used with up Call me up when you get back from your vacation."
],
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"just called to say hello",
"I call once a week to talk to my parents.",
"Several weeks later our son's family called to FaceTime with us.",
"\u2014 Daily Reporter (Greenfield, Indiana)",
"\u2014 often used with up She called up and asked if we wanted to come over for dinner."
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"He called to passersby for help.",
"She called up to her husband, who was at the top of the stairs.",
"Her husband called back down to her.",
"She saw her friends across the street and called over to them.",
"He called her name in his sleep.",
"The birds were calling as the sun rose.",
"I call once a week to talk to my parents.",
"Where are you calling from?",
"May I say who's calling ?",
"I try to call my parents at least once a week.",
"Noun",
"A local call costs less than a long-distance or an international call .",
"If there are any calls for me during the meeting, say that I'll call back later.",
"I got a call from my brother last night.",
"He gave a call to passersby for help.",
"We heard a bird that had a very loud and unusual call .",
"He's an expert at doing bird calls .",
"He has a large collection of duck calls .",
"the call of a trumpet",
"The government has issued a call to its supporters to defend it and hopes they will answer its call .",
"The campaigners renewed their calls for reform.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"National and global issues are complex and there are many causes that call for support. \u2014 Nicole Serena Silver, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
"Bob Chapek, chief executive of parent Walt Disney Co., said on a recent earnings call that a time will come when the sports service is available to stream without cable. \u2014 Stephen Battagliostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 25 June 2022",
"Finney is kept in a soundproof basement with a rotary phone where spirits of previous victims call to keep him alive and prepared for the villain, which Hawke inhabits with truly unnerving unpredictability. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
"Those who cannot make the event can visit www.threerivers.edu/register for more information on registering or call 860-215-9116. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 24 June 2022",
"There was the time Elvis Presley had his buddy, Red West, call to invite Davidson over to hang at Graceland. \u2014 Geoff Edgers, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
"After gaining approval, the developer and I-195 Redevelopment Commission requested that the property\u2019s zoning allow a 600-feet maximum building height, which exceeds the parcel\u2019s zoning regulations that call for a 100-foot cap. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"Nike said in a recent earnings call that its business in both Russia and Ukraine represents less than 1% of its total revenue. \u2014 Jordan Valinsky, CNN , 23 June 2022",
"The police can\u2019t can logically run to every fireworks call and cite people. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 23 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Analysts have said a call -up of reservists by Russia could vastly alter the balance in the war but could also come with political consequences for President Vladimir Putin\u2019s government. \u2014 Yuras Karmanau, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
"In an adjacent suite, dozens of call center staff talk to women around the country facing unexpected pregnancies. \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022",
"That\u2019s technology and the call center working together. \u2014 Robert W. Bache, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"Luke Cirillo got a call from police in the wee hours of June 10. \u2014 Nicole Ault, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
"Greg Johnson was in the main office West Liberty-Salem High School in Ohio on Jan. 20, 2017, when an assistant got a phone call from her husband, who was a high school math teacher. \u2014 Nicole Asbury, Anchorage Daily News , 20 June 2022",
"Then, on June 23, 2020, Huskies rowing coach Jen Sanford got a call from UConn director of athletics David Benedict, saying that her program would be cut, along with men\u2019s swimming, tennis and cross country, due to budgetary issues. \u2014 Lori Riley, Hartford Courant , 19 June 2022",
"Cristina Vite, a spokesperson, refused to say whether the company runs the call center. \u2014 Alex Horton, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
"Hours of operation for the call center fielding applications is 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. \u2014 Vanessa Swales, Journal Sentinel , 13 June 2022"
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb"
},
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},
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"holler",
"hollo",
"halloo",
"hallo",
"roar",
"shout",
"sound off",
"thunder",
"vociferate",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092455",
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": admission to the bar as a barrister":[],
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"The aircraft industry continues to have first call on aluminum production.",
"\u2014 Americana Annual"
],
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],
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"a video call",
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"In a time before keeping in touch was an internet call away, I'd have to say goodbye forever to bedrooms, to classrooms, to friends.",
"\u2014 Soniah Kamal",
"Soon after news of Bazemore's return broke, Curry shared a screenshot on Instagram of the two friends on a FaceTime call . Both were smiling, no longer thinking of what-ifs.",
"\u2014 Wes Goldberg"
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"\u2014 Brandy Rankins"
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],
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],
": to describe correctly in advance of or without knowledge of the event : predict":[
"He called the upward trend of the stock market in February."
],
": to directly criticize (someone) for (something, such as bad behavior)":[
"\u2026 offering ample ammunition to anyone wanting to call her on her fascination with all things violent and degrading.",
"\u2014 Michael Upchurch"
],
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"the teacher called on her first"
],
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"call it an even dollar"
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],
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"\u2014 often used with off"
],
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": to give the order for : bring into action":[
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"call a pitchout"
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": to make a demand on : depend on":[
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],
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],
": to make a signal to in order to transmit a message":[
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],
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],
": to name or specify in advance":[
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": to regard or characterize as of a certain kind : consider":[
"can hardly be called generous"
],
": to require (a player) to show the hand in poker by making an equal bet":[],
": to require as necessary or appropriate":[
"the job calls for typing skills",
"the design calls for three windows"
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": to rouse from sleep or summon to get up":[],
": to rule on the status of (a pitched ball, a player's action, etc.)":[
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"call a base runner safe"
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],
": to speak in a loud distinct voice so as to be heard at a distance : shout":[
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],
": to speak of or address by a specified name : give a name to":[
"call her Kitty"
],
": to speak to or attempt to reach (someone) by means of a call (see call entry 2 sense 8 )":[
"call the doctor to make an appointment",
"I try to call my parents at least once a week.",
"He arranged for his wife, Stacey, to call him via Skype online from Kylee's fourth-grade classroom on Monday morning\u2014a complete surprise to his daughter.",
"\u2014 Elaine Allenemrich",
"\u2014 often used with up Call me up when you get back from your vacation."
],
": to speak to or attempt to reach someone by means of a call (see call entry 2 sense 8 )":[
"just called to say hello",
"I call once a week to talk to my parents.",
"Several weeks later our son's family called to FaceTime with us.",
"\u2014 Daily Reporter (Greenfield, Indiana)",
"\u2014 often used with up She called up and asked if we wanted to come over for dinner."
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": to stop for the remainder of the day or for the present whatever one has been doing":[
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"was called to the bar of justice"
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": to utter a characteristic note or cry":[],
": to utter in a loud distinct voice":[
"\u2014 often used with out call out a number"
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"Verb",
"He called to passersby for help.",
"She called up to her husband, who was at the top of the stairs.",
"Her husband called back down to her.",
"She saw her friends across the street and called over to them.",
"He called her name in his sleep.",
"The birds were calling as the sun rose.",
"I call once a week to talk to my parents.",
"Where are you calling from?",
"May I say who's calling ?",
"I try to call my parents at least once a week.",
"Noun",
"A local call costs less than a long-distance or an international call .",
"If there are any calls for me during the meeting, say that I'll call back later.",
"I got a call from my brother last night.",
"He gave a call to passersby for help.",
"We heard a bird that had a very loud and unusual call .",
"He's an expert at doing bird calls .",
"He has a large collection of duck calls .",
"the call of a trumpet",
"The government has issued a call to its supporters to defend it and hopes they will answer its call .",
"The campaigners renewed their calls for reform.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"National and global issues are complex and there are many causes that call for support. \u2014 Nicole Serena Silver, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
"Bob Chapek, chief executive of parent Walt Disney Co., said on a recent earnings call that a time will come when the sports service is available to stream without cable. \u2014 Stephen Battagliostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 25 June 2022",
"Finney is kept in a soundproof basement with a rotary phone where spirits of previous victims call to keep him alive and prepared for the villain, which Hawke inhabits with truly unnerving unpredictability. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
"Those who cannot make the event can visit www.threerivers.edu/register for more information on registering or call 860-215-9116. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 24 June 2022",
"There was the time Elvis Presley had his buddy, Red West, call to invite Davidson over to hang at Graceland. \u2014 Geoff Edgers, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
"After gaining approval, the developer and I-195 Redevelopment Commission requested that the property\u2019s zoning allow a 600-feet maximum building height, which exceeds the parcel\u2019s zoning regulations that call for a 100-foot cap. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"Nike said in a recent earnings call that its business in both Russia and Ukraine represents less than 1% of its total revenue. \u2014 Jordan Valinsky, CNN , 23 June 2022",
"The police can\u2019t can logically run to every fireworks call and cite people. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 23 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Analysts have said a call -up of reservists by Russia could vastly alter the balance in the war but could also come with political consequences for President Vladimir Putin\u2019s government. \u2014 Yuras Karmanau, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
"In an adjacent suite, dozens of call center staff talk to women around the country facing unexpected pregnancies. \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022",
"That\u2019s technology and the call center working together. \u2014 Robert W. Bache, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"Luke Cirillo got a call from police in the wee hours of June 10. \u2014 Nicole Ault, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
"Greg Johnson was in the main office West Liberty-Salem High School in Ohio on Jan. 20, 2017, when an assistant got a phone call from her husband, who was a high school math teacher. \u2014 Nicole Asbury, Anchorage Daily News , 20 June 2022",
"Then, on June 23, 2020, Huskies rowing coach Jen Sanford got a call from UConn director of athletics David Benedict, saying that her program would be cut, along with men\u2019s swimming, tennis and cross country, due to budgetary issues. \u2014 Lori Riley, Hartford Courant , 19 June 2022",
"Cristina Vite, a spokesperson, refused to say whether the company runs the call center. \u2014 Alex Horton, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
"Hours of operation for the call center fielding applications is 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. \u2014 Vanessa Swales, Journal Sentinel , 13 June 2022"
],
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb"
},
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"Middle English, from Old Norse kalla ; akin to Old English hilde calla battle herald, Old High German kall\u014dn to talk loudly, Old Church Slavonic glas\u016d voice":"Verb and Noun"
},
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"\u02c8k\u022fl"
],
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"hallo",
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"sound off",
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": a divine vocation or strong inner prompting to a particular course of action":[],
": a request or command to come or assemble":[],
": a short usually formal visit":[
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],
": a summons or signal on a drum, bugle, or pipe":[],
": a temporary transfer of control of computer processing to a particular set of instructions (such as a subroutine or procedure)":[],
": admission to the bar as a barrister":[],
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"\u2014 Americana Annual"
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"a video call",
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"In a time before keeping in touch was an internet call away, I'd have to say goodbye forever to bedrooms, to classrooms, to friends.",
"\u2014 Soniah Kamal",
"Soon after news of Bazemore's return broke, Curry shared a screenshot on Instagram of the two friends on a FaceTime call . Both were smiling, no longer thinking of what-ifs.",
"\u2014 Wes Goldberg"
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],
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": the selection of a play in football":[
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],
": to address or speak of a person or thing contemptuously or offensively":[],
": to announce or read loudly or authoritatively":[
"call the roll",
"call off a row of figures"
],
": to announce the play-by-play of (a sports event, such as a football game)":[],
": to ask for or grant a time-out":[],
": to attract (game) by imitating the characteristic cry":[],
": to be in charge or control : determine the policy or procedure":[
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],
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"I'll call for you after dinner"
],
": to call a thing by its right name however coarse":[],
": to call it a day : quit":[],
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": to challenge in order to expose an empty pretense or threat":[
"I called his bluff just to see if he really meant what he said.",
"\u2014 Brandy Rankins"
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],
": to demand presentation of (something, such as a bond or option) for redemption":[
"The bonds could be called 10 years after issue."
],
": to describe correctly in advance of or without knowledge of the event : predict":[
"He called the upward trend of the stock market in February."
],
": to directly criticize (someone) for (something, such as bad behavior)":[
"\u2026 offering ample ammunition to anyone wanting to call her on her fascination with all things violent and degrading.",
"\u2014 Michael Upchurch"
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],
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": to make a demand in card games (as for a particular card or for a show of hands)":[],
": to make a demand on : depend on":[
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": to require as necessary or appropriate":[
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"the design calls for three windows"
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"I try to call my parents at least once a week.",
"He arranged for his wife, Stacey, to call him via Skype online from Kylee's fourth-grade classroom on Monday morning\u2014a complete surprise to his daughter.",
"\u2014 Elaine Allenemrich",
"\u2014 often used with up Call me up when you get back from your vacation."
],
": to speak to or attempt to reach someone by means of a call (see call entry 2 sense 8 )":[
"just called to say hello",
"I call once a week to talk to my parents.",
"Several weeks later our son's family called to FaceTime with us.",
"\u2014 Daily Reporter (Greenfield, Indiana)",
"\u2014 often used with up She called up and asked if we wanted to come over for dinner."
],
": to stop for the remainder of the day or for the present whatever one has been doing":[
"worked another couple of hours and then called it a day"
],
": to summon to a particular activity, employment, or office":[
"was called to active duty",
"was called to the bar of justice"
],
": to temporarily transfer control of computer processing to (something, such as a subroutine or procedure)":[],
": to utter a characteristic note or cry":[],
": to utter in a loud distinct voice":[
"\u2014 often used with out call out a number"
],
": within hearing or reach of a summons : subject to summons":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"He called to passersby for help.",
"She called up to her husband, who was at the top of the stairs.",
"Her husband called back down to her.",
"She saw her friends across the street and called over to them.",
"He called her name in his sleep.",
"The birds were calling as the sun rose.",
"I call once a week to talk to my parents.",
"Where are you calling from?",
"May I say who's calling ?",
"I try to call my parents at least once a week.",
"Noun",
"A local call costs less than a long-distance or an international call .",
"If there are any calls for me during the meeting, say that I'll call back later.",
"I got a call from my brother last night.",
"He gave a call to passersby for help.",
"We heard a bird that had a very loud and unusual call .",
"He's an expert at doing bird calls .",
"He has a large collection of duck calls .",
"the call of a trumpet",
"The government has issued a call to its supporters to defend it and hopes they will answer its call .",
"The campaigners renewed their calls for reform.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"National and global issues are complex and there are many causes that call for support. \u2014 Nicole Serena Silver, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
"Bob Chapek, chief executive of parent Walt Disney Co., said on a recent earnings call that a time will come when the sports service is available to stream without cable. \u2014 Stephen Battagliostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 25 June 2022",
"Finney is kept in a soundproof basement with a rotary phone where spirits of previous victims call to keep him alive and prepared for the villain, which Hawke inhabits with truly unnerving unpredictability. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
"Those who cannot make the event can visit www.threerivers.edu/register for more information on registering or call 860-215-9116. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 24 June 2022",
"There was the time Elvis Presley had his buddy, Red West, call to invite Davidson over to hang at Graceland. \u2014 Geoff Edgers, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
"After gaining approval, the developer and I-195 Redevelopment Commission requested that the property\u2019s zoning allow a 600-feet maximum building height, which exceeds the parcel\u2019s zoning regulations that call for a 100-foot cap. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"Nike said in a recent earnings call that its business in both Russia and Ukraine represents less than 1% of its total revenue. \u2014 Jordan Valinsky, CNN , 23 June 2022",
"The police can\u2019t can logically run to every fireworks call and cite people. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 23 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Analysts have said a call -up of reservists by Russia could vastly alter the balance in the war but could also come with political consequences for President Vladimir Putin\u2019s government. \u2014 Yuras Karmanau, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
"In an adjacent suite, dozens of call center staff talk to women around the country facing unexpected pregnancies. \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022",
"That\u2019s technology and the call center working together. \u2014 Robert W. Bache, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"Luke Cirillo got a call from police in the wee hours of June 10. \u2014 Nicole Ault, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
"Greg Johnson was in the main office West Liberty-Salem High School in Ohio on Jan. 20, 2017, when an assistant got a phone call from her husband, who was a high school math teacher. \u2014 Nicole Asbury, Anchorage Daily News , 20 June 2022",
"Then, on June 23, 2020, Huskies rowing coach Jen Sanford got a call from UConn director of athletics David Benedict, saying that her program would be cut, along with men\u2019s swimming, tennis and cross country, due to budgetary issues. \u2014 Lori Riley, Hartford Courant , 19 June 2022",
"Cristina Vite, a spokesperson, refused to say whether the company runs the call center. \u2014 Alex Horton, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
"Hours of operation for the call center fielding applications is 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. \u2014 Vanessa Swales, Journal Sentinel , 13 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old Norse kalla ; akin to Old English hilde calla battle herald, Old High German kall\u014dn to talk loudly, Old Church Slavonic glas\u016d voice":"Verb and Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u022fl"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for call Verb summon , call , cite , convoke , convene , muster mean to demand the presence of. summon implies the exercise of authority. was summoned to answer charges call may be used less formally for summon . called the legislature into special session cite implies a summoning to court usually to answer a charge. cited for drunken driving convoke implies a summons to assemble for deliberative or legislative purposes. convoked a Vatican council convene is somewhat less formal than convoke . convened the students muster suggests a calling up of a number of things that form a group in order that they may be exhibited, displayed, or utilized as a whole. mustered the troops",
"synonyms":[
"bawl",
"bay",
"bellow",
"cry",
"holler",
"hollo",
"halloo",
"hallo",
"roar",
"shout",
"sound off",
"thunder",
"vociferate",
"yell"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110607",
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"call (on ":{
"antonyms":[
"cry",
"note"
],
"definitions":[
": to speak in a loud distinct voice so as to be heard at a distance : shout",
": to make a request or demand",
": to utter a characteristic note or cry",
": to speak to or attempt to reach someone by means of a call (see call entry 2 sense 8 )",
": to make a demand in card games (as for a particular card or for a show of hands)",
": to give the calls for a square dance",
": to make a brief visit",
": to utter in a loud distinct voice",
": to announce or read loudly or authoritatively",
": to announce the play-by-play of (a sports event, such as a football game)",
": to command or request to come or be present",
": to cause to come : bring",
": to summon to a particular activity, employment, or office",
": to invite or command to meet : convoke",
": to rouse from sleep or summon to get up",
": to give the order for : bring into action",
": to manage by giving the signals or orders",
": to make a demand in bridge for (a card or suit)",
": to require (a player) to show the hand in poker by making an equal bet",
": to challenge to make good on a statement",
": to charge with or censure for an offense",
": to attract (game) by imitating the characteristic cry",
": to halt (something, such as a baseball game) because of unsuitable conditions",
": to rule on the status of (a pitched ball, a player's action, etc.)",
": to give the calls for (a square dance)",
": to demand payment of especially by formal notice",
": to demand presentation of (something, such as a bond or option) for redemption",
": to speak to or attempt to reach (someone) by means of a call (see call entry 2 sense 8 )",
": to generate signals for (a telephone number) in order to reach the party to whom the number is assigned",
": to make a signal to in order to transmit a message",
": to speak of or address by a specified name : give a name to",
": to regard or characterize as of a certain kind : consider",
": to estimate or consider for purposes of an estimate or for convenience",
": to describe correctly in advance of or without knowledge of the event : predict",
": to name or specify in advance",
": to temporarily transfer control of computer processing to (something, such as a subroutine or procedure)",
": to call a thing by its right name however coarse",
": to speak frankly",
": to call (as at one's house) to get",
": to require as necessary or appropriate",
": elicit , evoke",
": to cast doubt upon",
": to stop for the remainder of the day or for the present whatever one has been doing",
": to call it a day : quit",
": to address or speak of a person or thing contemptuously or offensively",
": to call upon",
": to elicit a response from (someone, such as a student)",
": to directly criticize (someone) for (something, such as bad behavior)",
": to challenge in order to expose an empty pretense or threat",
": to be in charge or control : determine the policy or procedure",
": to call the shots",
": to ask for or grant a time-out",
": to hold responsible : reprimand",
": require , oblige",
": to make a demand on : depend on",
": an act of calling with the voice : shout",
": an imitation of the cry of a bird or other animal made to attract it",
": an instrument used for calling",
": the cry of an animal (such as a bird)",
": a request or command to come or assemble",
": a summons or signal on a drum, bugle, or pipe",
": admission to the bar as a barrister",
": an invitation to become the minister of a church or to accept a professional appointment",
": a divine vocation or strong inner prompting to a particular course of action",
": a summoning of actors to rehearsal",
": the attraction or appeal of a particular activity, condition, or place",
": an order specifying the number of men to be inducted into the armed services during a specified period",
": the selection of a play in football",
": demand , claim",
": need , justification",
": a demand for payment of money",
": an option to buy a specified amount of a security (such as stock) or commodity (such as wheat) at a fixed price at or within a specified time \u2014 compare put sense 2",
": an instance of asking for something : request",
": roll call",
": a short usually formal visit",
": the name or thing called",
": the act of calling in a card game",
": the act of speaking to or attempting to reach someone by telephone or by a similar online communication service",
": a direction or a succession of directions for a square dance rhythmically called to the dancers",
": a decision or ruling made by an official of a sports contest",
": decision sense 1",
": a temporary transfer of control of computer processing to a particular set of instructions (such as a subroutine or procedure)",
": available for use : at the service of",
": ready to respond to a summons or command",
": subject to demand for payment or return without previous notice",
": within hearing or reach of a summons : subject to summons",
": to speak in a loud clear voice so as to be heard at a distance : shout",
": to announce or read (something) loudly",
": to tell, order, or ask to come",
": to give the order for",
": to utter a cry",
": to get in touch with by telephone",
": to make a short visit",
": name entry 2 sense 1",
": to address someone or something as",
": to regard as being of a certain kind",
": to say or guess what the result will be",
": to estimate as being",
": suspend sense 4 , end",
": to require as necessary or suitable",
": to make a request or demand",
": cancel sense 2",
": to cause or tell to stop attacking or chasing",
": to choose to answer",
": visit entry 1 sense 1",
": to speak in a loud voice",
": to announce or read (something) loudly",
": to order (a group of people) to come or go somewhere",
": to cause to be thought of or remembered",
": a loud shout or cry",
": a cry of an animal",
": a loud sound or signal",
": a public request or command",
": request entry 1 sense 1",
": a short visit",
": something called or announced",
": the act of calling on the telephone",
": decision sense 1",
": the attraction or appeal of a particular place or condition",
": to announce or recite loudly",
": to admit (a person) as a barrister",
": to demand payment of especially by formal notice",
": to demand presentation of (as a bond or option) for redemption",
": a demand for payment of money: as",
": a notice by the U.S. Treasury to depositories to transfer part of its deposit balance to the Federal Reserve bank",
": a notice to a stockholder or subscriber to pay an assessment or an installment of subscription to capital",
": call option at option 3",
": a formal announcement or recitation",
": roll call"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"People experiencing symptoms of heat stroke should call 911 immediately. \u2014 Hannah Brock, The Indianapolis Star , 14 June 2022",
"How to get help: In the US, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, CNN , 14 June 2022",
"For more information, call 440- 245-1870, or go lccaa.net/programs/water_assistance. \u2014 cleveland , 12 June 2022",
"For more information about bird sightings or to report bird sightings, call Mass Audubon at 781-259-8805 or go to www.massaudubon.org. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
"Anyone seeing those symptoms should call the Arizona Department of Agriculture. \u2014 Bob Christie, The Arizona Republic , 9 June 2022",
"For more information, call 630-306-1362 or send email to tljrose@sbcglobal.net. \u2014 Naperville Sun Staff, Chicago Tribune , 9 June 2022",
"Popes don\u2019t normally call for consistories at the end of summer, when Rome is still in vacation shutdown mode. \u2014 Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
"Anyone who purchased one of the affected products can call 816-455-4188 to inquire about a refund, per the FDA statement. \u2014 Maggie O'neill, SELF , 6 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The call to the Montgomery County Emergency Communications Center came after U.S. deputy marshals reported seeing a person dressed in black clothing and carrying a backpack and suitcase emerge from a taxi stopped in front of Kavanaugh's house. \u2014 Melissa Quinn, CBS News , 14 June 2022",
"The call for changes in correctional officer discipline comes amid criminal proceedings of three guards charged in the 2018 death of Larry Earvin while he was incarcerated at Western Illinois Correctional Center. \u2014 Shannon Heffernan, ProPublica , 14 June 2022",
"The outsourcing of resources from the data center and branch office to the cloud appeared to answer the decades-old call for agility, value and return on investment. \u2014 Atif Khan, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"Though the call for proposals was a bit outside her usual repertoire, Cooke John submitted a design after some encouragement from a friend. \u2014 Carly Olson, ELLE Decor , 13 June 2022",
"Seen from the protagonists\u2019 worldview, the film becomes an earnest call for empathy in a country that is witnessing an unprecedented influx of immigrants. \u2014 Emiliano Granada, Variety , 13 June 2022",
"Related: March for Our Lives rallies in Boston and nationwide call for tough action on gun control Click here to refresh this page and see the latest. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
"The call for action comes after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school in Uvalde, Tex. \u2014 Ellie Silverman, Washington Post , 11 June 2022",
"Villarosa delivers a passionate call for equality in the American medical system. \u2014 Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY , 11 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a",
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u022fl",
"\u02c8k\u022fl"
],
"synonyms":[
"bawl",
"bay",
"bellow",
"cry",
"holler",
"hollo",
"halloo",
"hallo",
"roar",
"shout",
"sound off",
"thunder",
"vociferate",
"yell"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212001",
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"call (someone) on the carpet":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to criticize (someone) for doing something wrong":[
"He was/got called on the carpet for missing the deadline."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083130",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"call (something) to order":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to say that (something, such as a meeting or court session) should begin":[
"She called the meeting to order at 8:15."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122428",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"call a halt to":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to stop (something) : to bring (something) to an end":[
"The chairman called a halt to the discussion."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112425",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"call at":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to stop at (a place) briefly":[
"The ship called at the port."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115433",
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
]
},
"call bird":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a bird used to lure others : a decoy bird":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120555",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"call box":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a public telephone booth":[],
": a telephone usually located on the side of a road for reporting emergencies (such as fires or automobile breakdowns)":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Eric Medina used a call box to request help, then flashed a gun. \u2014 Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 Apr. 2022",
"But an alternative is to find a place to turn around, then park next to a call box while driving east to Sonoma. \u2014 Mark Hachman, PCWorld , 26 Feb. 2021",
"Several calls for help were made around 9:30 a.m. from an emergency call box at a now unused Department of Transportation maintenance station. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Dec. 2020",
"At light rail stations, fare vending machines, handrails and water fountains, call boxes , seats and armrests are also cleaned daily and disinfected, the agency stated. \u2014 Mike Cruz, azcentral , 31 Mar. 2020",
"At light rail stations, fare vending machines, handrails and water fountains, call boxes , seats and armrests are also cleaned daily and disinfected, the agency stated. \u2014 Mike Cruz, azcentral , 31 Mar. 2020",
"At light rail stations, fare vending machines, handrails and water fountains, call boxes , seats and armrests are also cleaned daily and disinfected, the agency stated. \u2014 Mike Cruz, azcentral , 31 Mar. 2020",
"At light rail stations, fare vending machines, handrails and water fountains, call boxes , seats and armrests are also cleaned daily and disinfected, the agency stated. \u2014 Mike Cruz, azcentral , 31 Mar. 2020",
"At light rail stations, fare vending machines, handrails and water fountains, call boxes , seats and armrests are also cleaned daily and disinfected, the agency stated. \u2014 Mike Cruz, azcentral , 5 Mar. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1877, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083950",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"call down":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": reprimand":[
"called me down for being late"
],
": to cause or entreat to descend":[
"call down a blessing"
]
},
"examples":[
"I was called down by my supervisor for not catching the accounting error sooner."
],
"first_known_use":{
"1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"baste",
"bawl out",
"berate",
"castigate",
"chastise",
"chew out",
"dress down",
"flay",
"hammer",
"jaw",
"keelhaul",
"lambaste",
"lambast",
"lecture",
"rag",
"rail (at ",
"rant (at)",
"rate",
"ream (out)",
"rebuke",
"reprimand",
"reproach",
"scold",
"score",
"tongue-lash",
"upbraid"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032902",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"call duck":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a breed of very small domestic ducks consisting of a gray variety like the mallard and a pure white variety, both often used by hunters as decoys":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192442",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"call forwarding":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a telephone service that allows a subscriber to have incoming calls forwarded to a different number":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1963, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084353",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"call game":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a game of pocket billiards in which a player before shooting calls the ball he or she intends to make and the pocket in which he or she intends to drop it":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-104806",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"call girl":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a prostitute with whom an appointment may be made by telephone":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The show is adapted from the 1990 Julia Roberts/ Richard Gere movie about a call girl whose life changes when a wealthy man hires her to be arm candy for a few days. \u2014 Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News , 1 Mar. 2022",
"The mysterious killer next targets Diana, who happens to be a call girl herself, catering to a wealthy older man in his high-class lair. \u2014 Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Connor attracts whispers for bringing Willa, who most seem to know as a call girl and aspiring playwright making the exceedingly awkward transition into being his girlfriend. \u2014 Scott Tobias, Vulture , 27 Dec. 2021",
"Wiry and watchful, Fonda earned her first Oscar for her startling portrayal of a shaggy-haired call girl in Alan J. Pakula\u2019s chilling mystery. \u2014 Radhika Seth, Vogue , 21 Dec. 2021",
"Hoskins again, this time as an ex-con who\u2019s hired by a gangster (Michael Caine) to be the driver and bodyguard of a high-class call girl (Cathy Tyson). \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 Oct. 2021",
"The thread narrates King's days-long, chaotic adventure with an elusive, over-the-top call girl named Jessica\u2014in the film, her name is changed to Stefani\u2014which sees them road-trip through South Florida's strip clubs, a casual drug bust, and more. \u2014 Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR , 28 June 2021",
"Fonda continued her pivot to more socially conscious filmmaking and earned her first Oscar for her portrayal of call girl Bree in this tense psychological thriller. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 23 Feb. 2021",
"The Starz series, based on Stephen Soderbergh\u2019s film of the same name, explores the life of a call girl , played by Riley Keough. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 20 Aug. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1912, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bawd",
"cocotte",
"courtesan",
"drab",
"hooker",
"hustler",
"prostitute",
"sex worker",
"streetwalker",
"tart",
"whore"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044813",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"call house":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a house or apartment where call girls may be procured":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The California Republican called House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer on Tuesday to urge him to pull the bill. \u2014 Susan Ferrechio, Washington Examiner , 27 May 2020",
"Just a few months ago, she was focused on opening her company \u2014 a children\u2019s play and learning space called House of Playful Soul in Forest Hills, Queens \u2014 and taking care of her newborn. \u2014 Tara Law, Time , 24 Apr. 2020",
"Ballroom culture came out of New York City as black and Latino gay men and trans women created support systems for one another called houses . \u2014 Madeline Holcombe, CNN , 6 Feb. 2020",
"The targets are called houses , and the things thrown at them are called stones, but damage and injuries are rare. \u2014 Robert Scheer, Indianapolis Star , 31 Jan. 2020",
"Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell called House Speaker Nancy Pelosi\u2019s attempt to influence the Senate\u2019s impeachment trial process an amateur move. \u2014 Tim Pearce, Washington Examiner , 9 Jan. 2020",
"Coincidentally, there\u2019s a monthly called House Party that happens there too. \u2014 Imani Mixon, Billboard , 24 Sep. 2019",
"And fittingly in a restaurant called House of Naan, the bread is a prime attraction \u2014 unusually soft, wonderfully fresh, wood-fired to perfect cratery blackness. \u2014 Rand Richards Cooper, courant.com , 26 Nov. 2019",
"Portland software developer Panic published the game, which was developed by a four-person Australian firm called House House. \u2014 oregonlive , 1 Oct. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1909, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083007",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"call in on":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to visit (someone)":[
"I called in on an old friend while I was in New York on business."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022652",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"call into doubt":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to make people doubt (something)":[
"His report calls into doubt the earlier reports we had."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111933",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The station used it when announcing their call letters . \u2014 Pam Windsor, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
"It was used to announce the station\u2019s call letters . \u2014 Pam Windsor, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
"Within three months the city had two more: WCAO (still in operation today) and WEAR (now using the call letters WJZ). \u2014 Kevin Dayhoff, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll , 27 Nov. 2021",
"The station, whose call letters are WGCL-TV, also told staff last week that its news director Matt King is departing in advance of a major ownership change that is slated to take effect next week. \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 22 Nov. 2021",
"On July 31, 1953, Channel 11 was the first of the rival firms to receive call letters : KTVA. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 25 Oct. 2021",
"For the 20th year in a row, the station (whose call letters are KKCW), is playing all Christmas music, all the time, throughout the holiday season. \u2014 oregonlive , 11 Nov. 2020",
"Some wags suggested that the station\u2019s call letters , an acronym for Washington High Fidelity Stereo, stood for We Have Frank Sinatra. \u2014 Adam Bernstein, Washington Post , 11 Feb. 2020",
"Helen also held an Amateur radio license with call letters K1AKP. \u2014 courant.com , 19 Oct. 2019"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"They had each borrowed money at high interest rates from a local lender called Loans for Less and were sued for owing sums that ranged from $800 to $3,600. \u2014 Anjali Tsui, ProPublica , 3 Dec. 2019"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The eatery's name originates from the Dewey Decimal System's call number for cookbooks, according to a library news release. \u2014 Garrett Moore, Arkansas Online , 10 Dec. 2021",
"While call numbers have shot through the roof, call centres are closing. \u2014 The Economist , 4 Apr. 2020",
"The video presentations, meeting dates, call numbers and pass codes are posted on dnr.wi.gov. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 28 Mar. 2020",
"Extra cleaning was done in the school on both Monday and Tuesday nights (Jan. 27 and 28) by the cleaning staff as the call numbers began increasing. \u2014 cleveland , 3 Feb. 2020",
"The massive auction isn't just about calling numbers like other sales. \u2014 Lorraine Longhi, azcentral , 19 Jan. 2020",
"The call number on the card matched a number written on the spine of each book. \u2014 Jonathan Schifman, Popular Mechanics , 11 Feb. 2016",
"Decimal points divided different sections of the call number . \u2014 Jonathan Schifman, Popular Mechanics , 11 Feb. 2016",
"This goes on for two months, until the women get hold of a Kurdistan phone book and start calling numbers at random. \u2014 Deborah Campbell, New York Times , 27 Apr. 2018"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Cooper is starring in the drama, portraying the conductor and composer behind such works as West Side Story, with Carey Mulligan, Matt Bomer and Jeremy Strong also on the call sheet . \u2014 Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The Universal feature, which has started production in New Mexico, has also added Kenneth Branagh to the call sheet , along with actor Michael Angarano. \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Natasha Liu Bordizzo are on the call sheet , with Hayden Christensen reprising his role as Anakin Skywalker and Ray Stevenson playing a mystery villain. \u2014 Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 Apr. 2022",
"The call sheet for Thursday alone mentions multiple guns, several horses and a daily snake wrangler. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 27 Oct. 2021",
"The call sheet for Thursday alone mentions multiple guns, several horses and a daily snake wrangler. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 Oct. 2021",
"Brian acts like No. 1 on the call sheet in the best way. \u2014 Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture , 16 Dec. 2021",
"Aaron Taylor-Johnson stars in the film based on the Spider-Man villain, with Russell Crowe on the call sheet as well. \u2014 Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Having Lopez as number one on the call sheet was not only inspiring, but indicative of the type of projects Buteau wants to make moving forward. \u2014 Angelique Jackson, Variety , 22 Feb. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And my counterpart on the Navy side was Captain Brian Ferguson, call sign Ferg. \u2014 Kara Warner, PEOPLE.com , 5 June 2022",
"In the new film, Tom Cruise returns as Lieutenant Pete Mitchell, whose call sign is Maverick. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 26 May 2022",
"On day four of the war, his company commander, a historian by training who goes by the call sign Historian, was injured in a firefight with a Russian infiltrator group in Kyiv. \u2014 Yaroslav Trofimov, WSJ , 9 May 2022",
"Friday\u2019s memorial closed with a ceremonial final radio call from DU-COMM, DuPage Public Safety Communications, calling for Ruth with his radio call sign , Echo 70. \u2014 Graydon Megan, Chicago Tribune , 10 June 2022",
"Robert Glover, who goes by the call sign Cruiser 50, shouted into his radio. \u2014 Elyse Samuels, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
"Bob shows skills, with his curious call sign remaining an enigma. \u2014 Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022",
"His call sign is not Go Along to Get Along, it\u2019s Maverick. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 20 May 2022",
"One tall, bearded soldier with the call sign Rusin owns a business selling bathtubs in the mountainous region of Transcarpathia, in western Ukraine. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Playlists and bookstore receipts and theater stubs and archive call slips seem to spill from his pockets. \u2014 Dwight Garner, New York Times , 16 Apr. 2018"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Perhaps Judge Crater\u2019s shade will finally call in and end the mystery. \u2014 Edward Kosner, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
"Baumbach did not often call in sick to work and often covered shifts for his co-workers. \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 12 June 2022",
"The broadcast networks will call in their evening news anchors \u2014 David Muir, Lester Holt and Norah O\u2019Donnell \u2014 to lead two hours of coverage. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
"Traditional sellers seeking an alternative marketing strategy also call in auctioneers. \u2014 oregonlive , 31 May 2022",
"Readers could call in their suggestions or use a relatively new-fanged technology growing in popularity with the masses, email. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 27 May 2022",
"Of course, all those laptops on the same video call in the same room will create more ear-piercing feedback than a Kiss concert sound check. \u2014 Joanna Stern, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
"In a Google Meet video call in mid-May after the talk was canceled, Soundararajan said Edwards acknowledged that Google had subjected her to a level of vetting no previous speaker had to endure. \u2014 Nitasha Tiku, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
"On that Zoom call in September 2020, Smith learned baseball was one of seven sports to be discontinued at La Salle. \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 25 May 2022"
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"1963, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Use these calla lily care tips to keep your plants blooming all summer long. \u2014 Lynn Coulter, Better Homes & Gardens , 6 June 2022",
"Some plants to avoid are calla lily , sago palm, azalea and rhododendron, among others. \u2014 Star Tribune , 28 May 2021",
"See Mother\u2019s Day ideas, from a fresco pink calla lily plant ($45) to a lavender plant growing in a sustainable planter ($38). \u2014 oregonlive , 6 May 2021",
"Calla Lilies The chic and understated calla lily is a simple and modern choice for a bouquet\u2014whether on Valentine's Day or otherwise. \u2014 Annie Goldsmith, Town & Country , 16 Dec. 2020",
"Or what about an X-rayed calla lily from 1986, as stunning as a Georgia O\u2019Keeffe drawing? \u2014 Maria G. Keehan, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 Apr. 2020",
"Firefighters and other volunteers decked the hydrant with a calla lily wreath to mark the 114th anniversary of the quake and fire. \u2014 Chronicle Staff, SFChronicle.com , 24 Apr. 2020",
"The bride, clutching a bouquet of calla lilies and hibiscus, followed a path of white delphiniums that led to an altar adorned with a huge arch of white, yellow, lavender and soft pink flowers. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Feb. 2020",
"The Look: Tropicalia Versatile anthurium, heliconia, calla lilies , and cone ginger are your friends here, and feel free to lean on Monstera, banana leaves, and Alocasia for greenery. \u2014 Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine , 12 Feb. 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Or the aforementioned callaloo , whose surface of red oil hints at the cayenne punch to come and whose body is deeper for a splash of oxtail juice. \u2014 Tom Sietsema, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
"As one of Trinidad and Tobago\u2019s unofficial national dishes ( callaloo is another), pelau is a homegrown darling and its widespread appeal goes beyond its luscious and spiky bite. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Other favorites from two Hartford locations are there \u2014 for dinner, lunch and Sunday brunch \u2014 including brown stew chicken, oxtail, curry goat, ackee and salt fish, coconut shrimp, callaloo and mackerel rundung. \u2014 Susan Dunne, courant.com , 28 Jan. 2022",
"They are distinguished by their unusually flaky crusts and wide selection, which run from traditional fillings like callaloo and ackee to a beef-and-cheese mixture that imitates a cheeseburger. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Jan. 2022",
"My aunty Jannette and uncle Rawden might have us over for curry or a feast of our traditional Creole food \u2014 callaloo , macaroni pie, pelau, and stewed chicken. \u2014 Patrice Grell Yursik, Travel + Leisure , 27 May 2021",
"Other typical Jamaican dishes that originated in Africa include callaloo , a leafy green resembling spinach that\u2019s made from amaranth or taro leaves. \u2014 Amanda Albee, Dallas News , 1 July 2021",
"That Sunday, the callaloo was the first item on my plate. \u2014 Brigid Washington, Bon App\u00e9tit , 8 Mar. 2021",
"To this day, variations of callaloo abound throughout the West Indies. \u2014 Brigid Washington, Bon App\u00e9tit , 8 Mar. 2021"
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"\u02c8ka-l\u0259nt",
"\u02c8k\u00e4-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"boy",
"boychick",
"boychik",
"boyo",
"lad",
"laddie",
"nipper",
"shaveling",
"shaver",
"sonny",
"stripling",
"tad",
"youth"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230033",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an ancient green stone, probably turquoise":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin, from Greek kala\u00efs, kalla\u00efs":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8kal\u0101\u0259\u0307s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204955",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"callboy":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": bellhop , page":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In exchange for effectively being a 24/7 callboy who will hook Norman up with the San Diego gay social scene, Andrew demands a weekly allowance and an expense account. \u2014 Emma Dibdin, Harper's BAZAAR , 8 Mar. 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1776, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u022fl-\u02ccb\u022fi"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122920",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"called":{
"antonyms":[
"cry",
"note"
],
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": a demand for payment of money":[],
": a direction or a succession of directions for a square dance rhythmically called to the dancers":[],
": a divine vocation or strong inner prompting to a particular course of action":[],
": a request or command to come or assemble":[],
": a short usually formal visit":[
"pay a call on a neighbor"
],
": a summoning of actors to rehearsal":[
"the call is for 11 o'clock"
],
": a summons or signal on a drum, bugle, or pipe":[],
": a temporary transfer of control of computer processing to a particular set of instructions (such as a subroutine or procedure)":[],
": admission to the bar as a barrister":[],
": an act of calling with the voice : shout":[
"a call for help"
],
": an imitation of the cry of a bird or other animal made to attract it":[],
": an instance of asking for something : request":[
"many calls for Christmas stories"
],
": an instrument used for calling":[
"a duck call"
],
": an invitation to become the minister of a church or to accept a professional appointment":[],
": an option to buy a specified amount of a security (such as stock) or commodity (such as wheat) at a fixed price at or within a specified time \u2014 compare put sense 2":[],
": an order specifying the number of men to be inducted into the armed services during a specified period":[],
": available for use : at the service of":[
"thousands of men at his call"
],
": demand , claim":[
"The aircraft industry continues to have first call on aluminum production.",
"\u2014 Americana Annual"
],
": elicit , evoke":[
"these events call forth great emotions"
],
": need , justification":[
"there's no call for such behavior"
],
": ready to respond to a summons or command":[
"a doctor on call"
],
": require , oblige":[
"may be called upon to do several jobs"
],
": roll call":[],
": subject to demand for payment or return without previous notice":[
"money lent at call"
],
": the act of calling in a card game":[],
": the act of speaking to or attempting to reach someone by telephone or by a similar online communication service":[
"a telephone call",
"a video call",
"made a call to the mayor",
"In a time before keeping in touch was an internet call away, I'd have to say goodbye forever to bedrooms, to classrooms, to friends.",
"\u2014 Soniah Kamal",
"Soon after news of Bazemore's return broke, Curry shared a screenshot on Instagram of the two friends on a FaceTime call . Both were smiling, no longer thinking of what-ifs.",
"\u2014 Wes Goldberg"
],
": the attraction or appeal of a particular activity, condition, or place":[
"the call of the wild"
],
": the cry of an animal (such as a bird)":[],
": the name or thing called":[
"the call was heads"
],
": the selection of a play in football":[
"the quarterback's call in the huddle"
],
": to address or speak of a person or thing contemptuously or offensively":[],
": to announce or read loudly or authoritatively":[
"call the roll",
"call off a row of figures"
],
": to announce the play-by-play of (a sports event, such as a football game)":[],
": to ask for or grant a time-out":[],
": to attract (game) by imitating the characteristic cry":[],
": to be in charge or control : determine the policy or procedure":[
"The secretary called the shots all through the meeting."
],
": to call (as at one's house) to get":[
"I'll call for you after dinner"
],
": to call a thing by its right name however coarse":[],
": to call it a day : quit":[],
": to call the shots":[],
": to call upon":[
"Is there anyone you can call on in an emergency?"
],
": to cast doubt upon":[
"a report calling into question the drug's effectiveness"
],
": to cause to come : bring":[
"calls to mind an old saying"
],
": to challenge in order to expose an empty pretense or threat":[
"I called his bluff just to see if he really meant what he said.",
"\u2014 Brandy Rankins"
],
": to challenge to make good on a statement":[],
": to charge with or censure for an offense":[
"deserves to be called on that"
],
": to command or request to come or be present":[
"was called to testify"
],
": to demand payment of especially by formal notice":[
"call a loan"
],
": to demand presentation of (something, such as a bond or option) for redemption":[
"The bonds could be called 10 years after issue."
],
": to describe correctly in advance of or without knowledge of the event : predict":[
"He called the upward trend of the stock market in February."
],
": to directly criticize (someone) for (something, such as bad behavior)":[
"\u2026 offering ample ammunition to anyone wanting to call her on her fascination with all things violent and degrading.",
"\u2014 Michael Upchurch"
],
": to elicit a response from (someone, such as a student)":[
"the teacher called on her first"
],
": to estimate or consider for purposes of an estimate or for convenience":[
"call it an even dollar"
],
": to generate signals for (a telephone number) in order to reach the party to whom the number is assigned":[
"call 911"
],
": to give the calls for (a square dance)":[
"\u2014 often used with off"
],
": to give the calls for a square dance":[],
": to give the order for : bring into action":[
"call a strike against the company",
"call a pitchout"
],
": to halt (something, such as a baseball game) because of unsuitable conditions":[],
": to hold responsible : reprimand":[
"He was called to account by his boss for making the error."
],
": to invite or command to meet : convoke":[
"call a meeting"
],
": to make a brief visit":[
"called to pay his respects",
"called on a friend"
],
": to make a demand in bridge for (a card or suit)":[],
": to make a demand in card games (as for a particular card or for a show of hands)":[],
": to make a demand on : depend on":[
"universities are called upon to produce trained professionals"
],
": to make a request or demand":[
"call for an investigation"
],
": to make a signal to in order to transmit a message":[
"call the flagship"
],
": to manage by giving the signals or orders":[
"that catcher calls a good game"
],
": to name or specify in advance":[
"call the toss of a coin"
],
": to regard or characterize as of a certain kind : consider":[
"can hardly be called generous"
],
": to require (a player) to show the hand in poker by making an equal bet":[],
": to require as necessary or appropriate":[
"the job calls for typing skills",
"the design calls for three windows"
],
": to rouse from sleep or summon to get up":[],
": to rule on the status of (a pitched ball, a player's action, etc.)":[
"call balls and strikes",
"call a base runner safe"
],
": to speak frankly":[
"Why don't you just call a spade a spade and say that he is a liar?"
],
": to speak in a loud distinct voice so as to be heard at a distance : shout":[
"call for help"
],
": to speak of or address by a specified name : give a name to":[
"call her Kitty"
],
": to speak to or attempt to reach (someone) by means of a call (see call entry 2 sense 8 )":[
"call the doctor to make an appointment",
"I try to call my parents at least once a week.",
"He arranged for his wife, Stacey, to call him via Skype online from Kylee's fourth-grade classroom on Monday morning\u2014a complete surprise to his daughter.",
"\u2014 Elaine Allenemrich",
"\u2014 often used with up Call me up when you get back from your vacation."
],
": to speak to or attempt to reach someone by means of a call (see call entry 2 sense 8 )":[
"just called to say hello",
"I call once a week to talk to my parents.",
"Several weeks later our son's family called to FaceTime with us.",
"\u2014 Daily Reporter (Greenfield, Indiana)",
"\u2014 often used with up She called up and asked if we wanted to come over for dinner."
],
": to stop for the remainder of the day or for the present whatever one has been doing":[
"worked another couple of hours and then called it a day"
],
": to summon to a particular activity, employment, or office":[
"was called to active duty",
"was called to the bar of justice"
],
": to temporarily transfer control of computer processing to (something, such as a subroutine or procedure)":[],
": to utter a characteristic note or cry":[],
": to utter in a loud distinct voice":[
"\u2014 often used with out call out a number"
],
": within hearing or reach of a summons : subject to summons":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"He called to passersby for help.",
"She called up to her husband, who was at the top of the stairs.",
"Her husband called back down to her.",
"She saw her friends across the street and called over to them.",
"He called her name in his sleep.",
"The birds were calling as the sun rose.",
"I call once a week to talk to my parents.",
"Where are you calling from?",
"May I say who's calling ?",
"I try to call my parents at least once a week.",
"Noun",
"A local call costs less than a long-distance or an international call .",
"If there are any calls for me during the meeting, say that I'll call back later.",
"I got a call from my brother last night.",
"He gave a call to passersby for help.",
"We heard a bird that had a very loud and unusual call .",
"He's an expert at doing bird calls .",
"He has a large collection of duck calls .",
"the call of a trumpet",
"The government has issued a call to its supporters to defend it and hopes they will answer its call .",
"The campaigners renewed their calls for reform.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"National and global issues are complex and there are many causes that call for support. \u2014 Nicole Serena Silver, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
"Bob Chapek, chief executive of parent Walt Disney Co., said on a recent earnings call that a time will come when the sports service is available to stream without cable. \u2014 Stephen Battagliostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 25 June 2022",
"Finney is kept in a soundproof basement with a rotary phone where spirits of previous victims call to keep him alive and prepared for the villain, which Hawke inhabits with truly unnerving unpredictability. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
"Those who cannot make the event can visit www.threerivers.edu/register for more information on registering or call 860-215-9116. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 24 June 2022",
"There was the time Elvis Presley had his buddy, Red West, call to invite Davidson over to hang at Graceland. \u2014 Geoff Edgers, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
"After gaining approval, the developer and I-195 Redevelopment Commission requested that the property\u2019s zoning allow a 600-feet maximum building height, which exceeds the parcel\u2019s zoning regulations that call for a 100-foot cap. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"Nike said in a recent earnings call that its business in both Russia and Ukraine represents less than 1% of its total revenue. \u2014 Jordan Valinsky, CNN , 23 June 2022",
"The police can\u2019t can logically run to every fireworks call and cite people. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 23 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Analysts have said a call -up of reservists by Russia could vastly alter the balance in the war but could also come with political consequences for President Vladimir Putin\u2019s government. \u2014 Yuras Karmanau, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
"In an adjacent suite, dozens of call center staff talk to women around the country facing unexpected pregnancies. \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022",
"That\u2019s technology and the call center working together. \u2014 Robert W. Bache, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"Luke Cirillo got a call from police in the wee hours of June 10. \u2014 Nicole Ault, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
"Greg Johnson was in the main office West Liberty-Salem High School in Ohio on Jan. 20, 2017, when an assistant got a phone call from her husband, who was a high school math teacher. \u2014 Nicole Asbury, Anchorage Daily News , 20 June 2022",
"Then, on June 23, 2020, Huskies rowing coach Jen Sanford got a call from UConn director of athletics David Benedict, saying that her program would be cut, along with men\u2019s swimming, tennis and cross country, due to budgetary issues. \u2014 Lori Riley, Hartford Courant , 19 June 2022",
"Cristina Vite, a spokesperson, refused to say whether the company runs the call center. \u2014 Alex Horton, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
"Hours of operation for the call center fielding applications is 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. \u2014 Vanessa Swales, Journal Sentinel , 13 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old Norse kalla ; akin to Old English hilde calla battle herald, Old High German kall\u014dn to talk loudly, Old Church Slavonic glas\u016d voice":"Verb and Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u022fl"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for call Verb summon , call , cite , convoke , convene , muster mean to demand the presence of. summon implies the exercise of authority. was summoned to answer charges call may be used less formally for summon . called the legislature into special session cite implies a summoning to court usually to answer a charge. cited for drunken driving convoke implies a summons to assemble for deliberative or legislative purposes. convoked a Vatican council convene is somewhat less formal than convoke . convened the students muster suggests a calling up of a number of things that form a group in order that they may be exhibited, displayed, or utilized as a whole. mustered the troops",
"synonyms":[
"bawl",
"bay",
"bellow",
"cry",
"holler",
"hollo",
"halloo",
"hallo",
"roar",
"shout",
"sound off",
"thunder",
"vociferate",
"yell"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124718",
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"called into action":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": asked to start working or doing a particular task":[
"As a doctor, she can be called into action at any time of the day.",
"Our military unit was called into action at the start of the war."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025206",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"called strike":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a pitched baseball not struck at by the batter that passes through the strike zone":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Occasionally the rock masses on either side of these faults jolt against each other instead of sliding slowly, leading to what are called strike -slip earthquakes. \u2014 Sasha Warren, Scientific American , 24 June 2022",
"Missing 16 pitches might not seem like a lot, but Umpire Scorecards said 11 of 48 called strikes (77% \u2013 the average called strike accuracy is 88%) were actually true balls. \u2014 Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY , 25 Apr. 2022",
"That called strike three to Freeman seven seasons ago looked high, Matzek was told. \u2014 Ray Glier, Forbes , 24 Oct. 2021",
"Jonathan Loaisiga\u2019s 99 mph sinker caught the bottom of the zone, according to plate umpire Mike Estabrook, who called strike three. \u2014 Lamond Pope, chicagotribune.com , 16 Aug. 2021",
"In the bottom of the sixth after a suspect called strike 3, Sos began the rally with a sharp single to center. \u2014 Jim Lindgren, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 June 2021",
"The pitch was over the plate and initially called strike three. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Apr. 2021",
"The first break that inning came when Brandon Woodruff threw a 3-2 pitch to Joey Votto that appeared a bit inside but was called strike three by home plate umpire Shane Livensparger. \u2014 Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 25 Aug. 2020",
"Mitchell started to swing, checked it, then stood unbelieving as umpire Babe Pinelli, working behind the plate for the last time before retirement, called strike three. \u2014 Mike Kupper, Los Angeles Times , 1 Jan. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1869, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143731"
},
"callee":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": one who receives a telephone call":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1908, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"k\u022f-\u02c8l\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090947",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"callej\u00f3n":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the narrow passageway between the shoulder-high barrier around a bullring and the wall of the grandstand":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Spanish, literally, narrow lane, narrow pass, augmentative of calleja small street, lane, diminutive of calle street, from Latin callis path":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"k\u0227l\u02b8e\u02c8\u1e35\u022fn"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183210",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"caller":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": cool":[],
": fresh":[],
": one that calls":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The police have received information from an anonymous caller .",
"She's had several callers at her house in the past few days.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The caller indicated a woman inside the residence was attempting to stab the occupants, according to a news release. \u2014 Marlene Lenthang, NBC News , 27 June 2022",
"Christina is pestered by an unknown caller , a mysterious man named Peter, who accuses her of ruining his life. \u2014 Erica Gonzales, ELLE , 27 June 2022",
"Police advised the caller about applicable village ordinances. \u2014 Thomas Jewell, cleveland , 25 June 2022",
"According to the complaint, a caller who identified himself as Teddy Wiggins called the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office several times and threatened to come to the courthouse and shoot people. \u2014 Caroline Silva, ajc , 22 June 2022",
"The caller expressed concern that Hartlage recently had been ill with pneumonia and also had other health conditions. \u2014 Deborah Yetter, The Courier-Journal , 21 June 2022",
"The operator asks if there is a fight going on at the caller 's location. \u2014 Stephanie Pagones, Fox News , 18 June 2022",
"On June 12, 2022 at approximately 6:08 AM, #NHSP Communications received information regarding a 9-1-1 caller reporting a boater initially believed to be operating recklessly in Alton Bay on Lake Winnipesaukee. \u2014 Globe Correspondent, BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022",
"The family and the caller set up a meeting at a racetrack in Daytona, Florida, Webster said. \u2014 Alex Sundby, CBS News , 10 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English (Scots) callour":"Adjective"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u00e4-l\u0259r",
"\u02c8k\u022f-l\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"drop-in",
"frequenter",
"guest",
"visitant",
"visitor"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231901",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"caller ID":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a telephone service that allows a subscriber to identify the telephone number of a caller before answering the call":[]
},
"examples":[
"a phone system with caller ID"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1985, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02cc\u012b-\u02c8d\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215849",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"caller display":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a service that allows one to see who is calling before he or she answers a telephone call : caller ID":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-120902",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"callet":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": prostitute":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"perhaps from Middle French caillette frivolous person, from Caillette flourished 1500 French court fool":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ka-l\u0259t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051349",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"calli":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": beautiful":[
"calli graph",
"Callo rynchus",
"Cali meris",
"calo mel",
"Calli phora"
],
": beauty":[
"calli graph",
"Callo rynchus",
"Cali meris",
"calo mel",
"Calli phora"
],
": white":[
"calli graph",
"Callo rynchus",
"Cali meris",
"calo mel",
"Calli phora"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"calli- from Latin, from Greek kalli- , from kallos beauty; akin to Greek kalos beautiful, Sanskrit kalya healthy; calo- from Medieval Latin, from Greek kalo- , from kalos; callo- & cali- from blending of other forms":"Combining form"
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084118",
"type":[
"combining form"
]
},
"calligrapher":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a professional copyist or engrosser":[],
": one who practices the art of calligraphy":[],
": penman":[
"a fair calligrapher"
]
},
"examples":[
"a gorgeous copy of the text that was produced by one of the finest calligraphers of the age",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Then use stencils or stickers (or enlist the help of a professional calligrapher ) to add lettering. \u2014 Grace Gallagher, Better Homes & Gardens , 30 June 2022",
"There Daiyu finds work sweeping the floors of a school run by a master calligrapher whose teachings form the spiritual and intellectual core of this novel. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Apr. 2022",
"The tradition extends to names on the wall drawn by a calligrapher of those making Olympic teams. \u2014 David Woods, The Indianapolis Star , 29 Mar. 2022",
"The Chinese characters on the signs were handwritten by Tan Bingzhong (\u8b5a\u70b3\u5fe0), a prominent local calligrapher . \u2014 New York Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Even Chairman Mao, who incited his followers to destroy every vestige of tradition, proudly displayed his prowess as a calligrapher , establishing himself as the bearer of Chinese civilization. \u2014 Ian Buruma, The New Yorker , 10 Jan. 2022",
"The ostensible paragon in this case is a former sign painter and calligrapher named Rahim ( Amir Jadidi ). \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 6 Jan. 2022",
"Kristen Langer is an art teacher and calligrapher who is planning to set up virtual wallets for her niece and nephew as a present. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Dec. 2021",
"Historian and calligrapher Tim O\u2019Neill notes that it may have been used for drawing fine lines, which would have been more difficult to produce with a standard feather quill. \u2014 Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine , 15 Dec. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1662, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"k\u0259-\u02c8li-gr\u0259-f\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"amanuensis",
"copyist",
"penman",
"scribe",
"scrivener"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052252",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"calligraphist":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": calligrapher":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This season brings together a diverse group of DIY-ers from woodworkers to balloon artists and calligraphists to costume makers. \u2014 Aurelie Corinthios, PEOPLE.com , 13 Nov. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1805, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"k\u0259-\u02c8li-gr\u0259-fist"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-185649",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"calligraphy":{
"antonyms":[
"print",
"type",
"typewriting"
],
"definitions":{
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": artistic, stylized, or elegant handwriting or lettering":[],
": penmanship":[],
": the art of producing such writing":[]
},
"examples":[
"she specializes in scrollwork with beautiful calligraphy",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"His calligraphy was painstaking and perfect, much like the Egyptian scribes whose work on scrolls of papyrus was revered above that of all other professions. \u2014 Mary Winston Nicklin, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
"Every sentence of the invitation ended with an inky flourish, a triple loop of calligraphy befitting a night of dinner, dancing and fireworks at Haiti\u2019s national palace. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
"Frieling, a painter of traditional Dutch folk murals, and Wouters, who is known for his psychedelic calligraphy , have collaborated on art exhibitions, books and men\u2019s wear since 2008 but turned their attention to furniture in 2020. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
"Visitors may avail themselves of a series of classes, including calligraphy and creative writing, in the Writing Atelier, and artful opportunities for students and young adults are on the calendar. \u2014 Nancy Olson, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"In March 2021, Meghan sent handwritten notes (putting her famous calligraphy skills to good use) wishing luck to women who were job hunting. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Taiko drumming, feather work and lei-making from Hawaii, calligraphy from Japan and China, as well as music will be featured from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. \u2014 Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
"Nest by Zen monk Ikky\u016b S\u014djun, is inscribed with kanji, or old calligraphy . \u2014 Antonia Mufarech, Smithsonian Magazine , 5 May 2022",
"Its wow factor, however, is the Arabic calligraphy on both its exterior and interior that quotes His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 24 Feb. 2022"
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"He had always felt a calling to help others.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In addition to pay and injuries, players have expressed dismay with fan play- calling . \u2014 Noah Smith, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
"In the eighth inning Friday, B\u00e1ez \u2014 who praised Astros catcher Mart\u00edn Maldonado, a fellow Puerto Rican, for his game- calling \u2014 worked ahead 3-0 in the count against right-handed reliever Phil Maton. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 7 May 2022",
"Many of Mayfield\u2019s problems this season are not due to play- calling . \u2014 Terry Pluto, cleveland , 2 Jan. 2022",
"But even without that coach of the year award, other coaches and scouts recognize how outstanding Spoelstra is in both preparation, in-game management, play calling and player development. \u2014 Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY , 25 Apr. 2022",
"That means system-wide improvements like video- calling and even better security. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Impact play can be done alone, yet also pairs well with other kinks, such as name- calling and age play. \u2014 Angie Jones, Glamour , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Born Kenneth Bruce Gorelick in Seattle to dad Morris, who owned a plumbing supply store, and mom Evelyn, Kenny G found his calling at age 10, after hearing a saxophone being played on the Ed Sullivan Show. \u2014 Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE.com , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Hui worked for a trade company for five years, but eventually found his calling in real estate. \u2014 Yue Wang, Forbes , 28 Sep. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Either way, Latter-day Saint leaders have at various times made peculiar out to be a kind of proud calling card . \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 June 2022",
"Frothy, feminine dresses, usually with heaps of tulle, are designer Molly Goddard's calling card . \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 15 June 2022",
"His David Victorious, from the late 1430s, a bronze of the young David standing by Goliath\u2019s dead head, became Florence\u2019s calling card , the ultimate little engine ... \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 4 June 2022",
"Having a player of White\u2019s caliber to plug in for a vital piece like Smart speaks to the Celtics\u2019 calling card \u2014 their strength in numbers. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 2022",
"The app also offers a calling card feature, a two-digit and color combination to help passengers find their drivers in congested areas. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 6 May 2022",
"Antoni Gaud\u00ed, the architect whose trippy, iconic designs are Barcelona\u2019s international calling card . \u2014 Christian L. Wright, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The faith\u2019s first temple in the Middle East comes to a Muslim nation seeking to make religious diversity its calling card . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 June 2022",
"For starters, playing in zone is often easier for an experienced cornerback with the smarts to recognize what an offense is trying to do, but Bradley has also shifted the priorities of the Cover-3 that\u2019s become his calling card . \u2014 Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star , 18 Apr. 2022"
],
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"type":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But the fair website said drive-thru exhibits included old fire trucks, livestock and a calliope . \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 23 Oct. 2020",
"The haunting calliope music by jazz pianist Jason Moran is based on African American protest and celebration songs. \u2014 Doug Maccash, NOLA.com , 23 Feb. 2018",
"Music will be provided by Irish musicians, a Chinese instrumental group and an old-fashioned calliope . \u2014 Katharina Woodman, The Mercury News , 20 Sep. 2019",
"Since it was invented in the 19th century, calliopes have been associated with riverboats and traveling circuses -- the instrument's sounds were deemed too harsh and too loud for the liturgical settings for which it was created. \u2014 Pelican Bomb, NOLA.com , 7 Mar. 2018",
"History unfolds in a circus of tweets and surprises, with Mr. Trump playing all the roles: roaring lion and trapeze artist, clown and calliope . \u2014 Lance Morrow, WSJ , 22 June 2018",
"His ideas here duke it out for attention with collage effects reminiscent of Charles Ives and Luciano Berio, including fragmented bits of folk fiddle, circus calliope , Wagnerian climaxes, and an endless variety of outbursts from the organ. \u2014 David Patrick Stearns, Philly.com , 12 Jan. 2018",
"Just as the calliope music entices young children to chase such trucks on summer streets, the burly Bearcats swarmed around the vendor as if Earth's last cones were being served. \u2014 Scott Springer, Cincinnati.com , 16 Aug. 2017",
"The calliope is playing on the Mark Twain riverboat while visitors cheer the frog-jump competition. \u2014 Paul Meincke, chicagotribune.com , 10 Aug. 2017"
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"\u00f7\u00a6kal\u0113\u00a6\u014dp-",
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"type":[
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"\u2026 under Orton's own companionable charm there was something hard and callous , the result no doubt of a loveless upbringing \u2026 \u2014 Benedict Nightingale , New York Times Book Review , 10 May 1987",
"\u2026 the scenes involving the snotty, callous dean ring false right from the start \u2026 \u2014 Pauline Kael , New Yorker , 8 Apr. 1985",
"Patient, cold and callous , our hands wrapped in socks, we waited to snowball the cats. \u2014 Dylan Thomas , \"A Child's Christmas in Wales,\" in Quite Early One Morning , 1954",
"a selfish and callous young man",
"a callous refusal to help the poor",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Just like in the show, The Duke and I centers around the amiable debutante Daphne Bridgerton and the handsome, yet callous , Duke of Hastings (also called Simon Basset). \u2014 Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Where Michael is sometimes thoughtlessly callous , his lawyer, David Rudolf (a softly oppressive Michael Stuhlbarg), is oily and calculating, instructing one of the loyal daughters, for instance, to change her hair color for the sake of optics. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022",
"The controversy is reminiscent of a similar move at Better.com by CEO Vishal Garg, criticized widely at the time for being needlessly callous . \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 20 Apr. 2022",
"That popularity opens up an opportunity for Democrats to paint Republicans as callous about the needs of everyday Americans during a pandemic. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 10 Mar. 2021",
"Unable to forgo an opportunity to boast of his strategic genius, Mickelson affirmed with callous indifference the approach shared by his fellow travelers in the locker room, most of whom have not yet been flushed from the shadows. \u2014 Eamon Lynch, The Arizona Republic , 22 Feb. 2022",
"At the very least, Djokovic\u2019s approach suggested insensitivity, although his critics, whose numbers are growing by the hour, are more inclined to see it as callous indifference. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Jan. 2022",
"The defendant's cold, callous , cruel treatment of Floyd was evident in his demeanor during the killing. \u2014 Star Tribune , 28 June 2021",
"But the terrible scenes should not shock anyone familiar with Putin\u2019s brutal tactics and the reality of a callous land war. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"His hands are raw, his feet are calloused , but Monday was a new day, a new challenge, inspiring new hope. \u2014 Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY , 27 Apr. 2020",
"His beard was rough, and his hands were cracked and calloused . \u2014 Peter Talbot, The Seattle Times , 14 June 2019",
"His beard was rough, and his hands were cracked and calloused . \u2014 Peter Talbot, The Seattle Times , 14 June 2019",
"His beard was rough, and his hands were cracked and calloused . \u2014 Peter Talbot, The Seattle Times , 14 June 2019",
"His beard was rough, and his hands were cracked and calloused . \u2014 Peter Talbot, The Seattle Times , 14 June 2019",
"His beard was rough, and his hands were cracked and calloused . \u2014 Peter Talbot, The Seattle Times , 14 June 2019",
"His beard was rough, and his hands were cracked and calloused . \u2014 Peter Talbot, The Seattle Times , 14 June 2019",
"His beard was rough, and his hands were cracked and calloused . \u2014 Peter Talbot, The Seattle Times , 14 June 2019"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"With temperatures spiking to 110 degrees once more, Jeetram Yadav sat in the shade on his farm outside New Delhi and cupped a handful of this season\u2019s disappointing wheat between his calloused palms. \u2014 Sarah Kaplan, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
"Standing outside a mine\u2019s entrance, Mr. Hadi, the former soldier, wiped his hand on his shirt and looked at his calloused palm. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Granddaddy holds the edges of the newspaper tight in his thick, calloused hands. \u2014 Seija Rankin, EW.com , 2 Feb. 2022",
"The writer-director's accomplished debut feature transports us into an agrarian past of calloused tradition and deep-set suspicion, not all which are unfounded. \u2014 Thomas Page, CNN , 29 Jan. 2022",
"Losing can harden even the most loyal of followers, who have grown calloused while waiting for another chance at a Super Bowl appearance. \u2014 Dennis Waszak Jr., courant.com , 23 Nov. 2021",
"This was a game of survival, as intense as November gets, and with the steady, calloused hands and weathered faces of experienced players, UConn survived, and advanced to play Michigan State on Thanksgiving Day. \u2014 Dom Amore, courant.com , 24 Nov. 2021",
"Beyond calloused hands and sore backs, the job comes with a pay cut. \u2014 CBS News , 12 Oct. 2021",
"Magic booties that transform rough and calloused feet into, well, feet that are as soft and smooth as a baby's? \u2014 Sarah Han, Allure , 24 Sep. 2021"
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"\u2026 under Orton's own companionable charm there was something hard and callous , the result no doubt of a loveless upbringing \u2026 \u2014 Benedict Nightingale , New York Times Book Review , 10 May 1987",
"\u2026 the scenes involving the snotty, callous dean ring false right from the start \u2026 \u2014 Pauline Kael , New Yorker , 8 Apr. 1985",
"Patient, cold and callous , our hands wrapped in socks, we waited to snowball the cats. \u2014 Dylan Thomas , \"A Child's Christmas in Wales,\" in Quite Early One Morning , 1954",
"a selfish and callous young man",
"a callous refusal to help the poor",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Just like in the show, The Duke and I centers around the amiable debutante Daphne Bridgerton and the handsome, yet callous , Duke of Hastings (also called Simon Basset). \u2014 Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Where Michael is sometimes thoughtlessly callous , his lawyer, David Rudolf (a softly oppressive Michael Stuhlbarg), is oily and calculating, instructing one of the loyal daughters, for instance, to change her hair color for the sake of optics. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022",
"The controversy is reminiscent of a similar move at Better.com by CEO Vishal Garg, criticized widely at the time for being needlessly callous . \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 20 Apr. 2022",
"That popularity opens up an opportunity for Democrats to paint Republicans as callous about the needs of everyday Americans during a pandemic. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 10 Mar. 2021",
"Unable to forgo an opportunity to boast of his strategic genius, Mickelson affirmed with callous indifference the approach shared by his fellow travelers in the locker room, most of whom have not yet been flushed from the shadows. \u2014 Eamon Lynch, The Arizona Republic , 22 Feb. 2022",
"At the very least, Djokovic\u2019s approach suggested insensitivity, although his critics, whose numbers are growing by the hour, are more inclined to see it as callous indifference. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Jan. 2022",
"The defendant's cold, callous , cruel treatment of Floyd was evident in his demeanor during the killing. \u2014 Star Tribune , 28 June 2021",
"But the terrible scenes should not shock anyone familiar with Putin\u2019s brutal tactics and the reality of a callous land war. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"His hands are raw, his feet are calloused , but Monday was a new day, a new challenge, inspiring new hope. \u2014 Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY , 27 Apr. 2020",
"His beard was rough, and his hands were cracked and calloused . \u2014 Peter Talbot, The Seattle Times , 14 June 2019",
"His beard was rough, and his hands were cracked and calloused . \u2014 Peter Talbot, The Seattle Times , 14 June 2019",
"His beard was rough, and his hands were cracked and calloused . \u2014 Peter Talbot, The Seattle Times , 14 June 2019",
"His beard was rough, and his hands were cracked and calloused . \u2014 Peter Talbot, The Seattle Times , 14 June 2019",
"His beard was rough, and his hands were cracked and calloused . \u2014 Peter Talbot, The Seattle Times , 14 June 2019",
"His beard was rough, and his hands were cracked and calloused . \u2014 Peter Talbot, The Seattle Times , 14 June 2019",
"His beard was rough, and his hands were cracked and calloused . \u2014 Peter Talbot, The Seattle Times , 14 June 2019"
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"\u2014 Massimo Calabresi et al."
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The main callout for this one is its telescopic handle \u2013 some testers gave it low scores for comfort and sturdiness. \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 24 June 2022",
"For Diana Granados, 29, the quest began with a callout on a popular Instagram page for new parents. \u2014 Sonja Sharpstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
"What came to be dubbed #Swedengate started with an innocent callout on a Reddit board. \u2014 Emily Heil, Washington Post , 4 June 2022",
"But his pole-dancing descent to Hell didn\u2019t sit well with all audiences, and the biblical references strewn throughout the video \u2014 as a callout of the religious suppression of LGBTQ identities \u2014 drew heavy backlash from Christian communities. \u2014 Angela Yang, NBC News , 1 June 2022",
"The submissions this year were in response to the event\u2019s callout for new voices. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 10 May 2022",
"Shortly after posting the callout , two Indigenous men named Shane Weeks and Wayne Duncan were able to source and deliver a feather to New York City, where the Indigenous actor and filmmaker Ginew Benton then presented them to Chasinghorse. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 3 May 2022",
"The cast of the 2022 season of My Kitchen Rules is yet to be announced after Channel 7 did a casting callout in January, asking home cooks to apply for the show. \u2014 Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Highlight major wins with a homepage callout , including the logo of marquee publications, and post direct links or links within a synopsis of the story to help boost SEO. \u2014 Heather Kelly, Forbes , 3 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"1887, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u022fl-\u02ccau\u0307t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083712",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"callow":{
"antonyms":[
"adult",
"experienced",
"grown-up",
"mature",
"ripe"
],
"definitions":{
": lacking adult sophistication : immature":[
"callow youth",
"callow newcomers"
]
},
"examples":[
"a story about a callow youth who learns the value of hard work and self-reliance",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As the newcomer to a group of salty veterans, River is designed as a callow character, and Lowden solidly conveys the sense of a frustrated man who hasn\u2019t quite given up on getting his life back on track, but might be getting close. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 30 Mar. 2022",
"If Michigan basketball's season disintegrates in the next few days by cratering at Ohio State on Sunday and crashing out of next week's Big Ten tournament with another callow display, then Thursday\u2019s loss to No. \u2014 Michael Cohen, Detroit Free Press , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Lowery opted to make Gawain a callow young man who aspires to earn the right to join the Knights of the Round Table by proving his honor and bravery\u2014confronting some hard truths about himself along his journey. \u2014 Ars Staff, Ars Technica , 30 Dec. 2021",
"This brings her into conflict with the callow Erik, who is fearful of being deposed in Oluf\u2019s favor, and ultimately also with half the Union, as each of the nobles is forced to take sides. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 16 Dec. 2021",
"There\u2019s little overt menace to this Paul, who mostly registers as a sincere, sensitive, if callow hero-in-the-making. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Oct. 2021",
"Paul\u2014here played by Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet, who actually looks like a teenager\u2014is callow , stubborn, argumentative, and possessed of a superficial idealism that can easily slide into cynicism. \u2014 David Klion, The New Republic , 14 Oct. 2021",
"Over the course of 60 minutes, a callow secondary, two transfers at tackle and some veterans in new positions became a unit that looked at times formidable and generally capable. \u2014 Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com , 21 Sep. 2021",
"The Sox had to claim players off waivers and promote callow prospects to fill the holes. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 25 Sep. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1580, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English calu bald, from Old English; akin to Old High German kalo bald, Old Church Slavonic gol\u016d bare":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ka-(\u02cc)l\u014d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"adolescent",
"green",
"immature",
"inexperienced",
"juvenile",
"puerile",
"raw",
"unfledged",
"unformed",
"unripe",
"unripened"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011011",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"calls":{
"antonyms":[
"cry",
"note"
],
"definitions":{
": a demand for payment of money":[],
": a direction or a succession of directions for a square dance rhythmically called to the dancers":[],
": a divine vocation or strong inner prompting to a particular course of action":[],
": a request or command to come or assemble":[],
": a short usually formal visit":[
"pay a call on a neighbor"
],
": a summoning of actors to rehearsal":[
"the call is for 11 o'clock"
],
": a summons or signal on a drum, bugle, or pipe":[],
": a temporary transfer of control of computer processing to a particular set of instructions (such as a subroutine or procedure)":[],
": admission to the bar as a barrister":[],
": an act of calling with the voice : shout":[
"a call for help"
],
": an imitation of the cry of a bird or other animal made to attract it":[],
": an instance of asking for something : request":[
"many calls for Christmas stories"
],
": an instrument used for calling":[
"a duck call"
],
": an invitation to become the minister of a church or to accept a professional appointment":[],
": an option to buy a specified amount of a security (such as stock) or commodity (such as wheat) at a fixed price at or within a specified time \u2014 compare put sense 2":[],
": an order specifying the number of men to be inducted into the armed services during a specified period":[],
": available for use : at the service of":[
"thousands of men at his call"
],
": demand , claim":[
"The aircraft industry continues to have first call on aluminum production.",
"\u2014 Americana Annual"
],
": elicit , evoke":[
"these events call forth great emotions"
],
": need , justification":[
"there's no call for such behavior"
],
": ready to respond to a summons or command":[
"a doctor on call"
],
": require , oblige":[
"may be called upon to do several jobs"
],
": roll call":[],
": subject to demand for payment or return without previous notice":[
"money lent at call"
],
": the act of calling in a card game":[],
": the act of speaking to or attempting to reach someone by telephone or by a similar online communication service":[
"a telephone call",
"a video call",
"made a call to the mayor",
"In a time before keeping in touch was an internet call away, I'd have to say goodbye forever to bedrooms, to classrooms, to friends.",
"\u2014 Soniah Kamal",
"Soon after news of Bazemore's return broke, Curry shared a screenshot on Instagram of the two friends on a FaceTime call . Both were smiling, no longer thinking of what-ifs.",
"\u2014 Wes Goldberg"
],
": the attraction or appeal of a particular activity, condition, or place":[
"the call of the wild"
],
": the cry of an animal (such as a bird)":[],
": the name or thing called":[
"the call was heads"
],
": the selection of a play in football":[
"the quarterback's call in the huddle"
],
": to address or speak of a person or thing contemptuously or offensively":[],
": to announce or read loudly or authoritatively":[
"call the roll",
"call off a row of figures"
],
": to announce the play-by-play of (a sports event, such as a football game)":[],
": to ask for or grant a time-out":[],
": to attract (game) by imitating the characteristic cry":[],
": to be in charge or control : determine the policy or procedure":[
"The secretary called the shots all through the meeting."
],
": to call (as at one's house) to get":[
"I'll call for you after dinner"
],
": to call a thing by its right name however coarse":[],
": to call it a day : quit":[],
": to call the shots":[],
": to call upon":[
"Is there anyone you can call on in an emergency?"
],
": to cast doubt upon":[
"a report calling into question the drug's effectiveness"
],
": to cause to come : bring":[
"calls to mind an old saying"
],
": to challenge in order to expose an empty pretense or threat":[
"I called his bluff just to see if he really meant what he said.",
"\u2014 Brandy Rankins"
],
": to challenge to make good on a statement":[],
": to charge with or censure for an offense":[
"deserves to be called on that"
],
": to command or request to come or be present":[
"was called to testify"
],
": to demand payment of especially by formal notice":[
"call a loan"
],
": to demand presentation of (something, such as a bond or option) for redemption":[
"The bonds could be called 10 years after issue."
],
": to describe correctly in advance of or without knowledge of the event : predict":[
"He called the upward trend of the stock market in February."
],
": to directly criticize (someone) for (something, such as bad behavior)":[
"\u2026 offering ample ammunition to anyone wanting to call her on her fascination with all things violent and degrading.",
"\u2014 Michael Upchurch"
],
": to elicit a response from (someone, such as a student)":[
"the teacher called on her first"
],
": to estimate or consider for purposes of an estimate or for convenience":[
"call it an even dollar"
],
": to generate signals for (a telephone number) in order to reach the party to whom the number is assigned":[
"call 911"
],
": to give the calls for (a square dance)":[
"\u2014 often used with off"
],
": to give the calls for a square dance":[],
": to give the order for : bring into action":[
"call a strike against the company",
"call a pitchout"
],
": to halt (something, such as a baseball game) because of unsuitable conditions":[],
": to hold responsible : reprimand":[
"He was called to account by his boss for making the error."
],
": to invite or command to meet : convoke":[
"call a meeting"
],
": to make a brief visit":[
"called to pay his respects",
"called on a friend"
],
": to make a demand in bridge for (a card or suit)":[],
": to make a demand in card games (as for a particular card or for a show of hands)":[],
": to make a demand on : depend on":[
"universities are called upon to produce trained professionals"
],
": to make a request or demand":[
"call for an investigation"
],
": to make a signal to in order to transmit a message":[
"call the flagship"
],
": to manage by giving the signals or orders":[
"that catcher calls a good game"
],
": to name or specify in advance":[
"call the toss of a coin"
],
": to regard or characterize as of a certain kind : consider":[
"can hardly be called generous"
],
": to require (a player) to show the hand in poker by making an equal bet":[],
": to require as necessary or appropriate":[
"the job calls for typing skills",
"the design calls for three windows"
],
": to rouse from sleep or summon to get up":[],
": to rule on the status of (a pitched ball, a player's action, etc.)":[
"call balls and strikes",
"call a base runner safe"
],
": to speak frankly":[
"Why don't you just call a spade a spade and say that he is a liar?"
],
": to speak in a loud distinct voice so as to be heard at a distance : shout":[
"call for help"
],
": to speak of or address by a specified name : give a name to":[
"call her Kitty"
],
": to speak to or attempt to reach (someone) by means of a call (see call entry 2 sense 8 )":[
"call the doctor to make an appointment",
"I try to call my parents at least once a week.",
"He arranged for his wife, Stacey, to call him via Skype online from Kylee's fourth-grade classroom on Monday morning\u2014a complete surprise to his daughter.",
"\u2014 Elaine Allenemrich",
"\u2014 often used with up Call me up when you get back from your vacation."
],
": to speak to or attempt to reach someone by means of a call (see call entry 2 sense 8 )":[
"just called to say hello",
"I call once a week to talk to my parents.",
"Several weeks later our son's family called to FaceTime with us.",
"\u2014 Daily Reporter (Greenfield, Indiana)",
"\u2014 often used with up She called up and asked if we wanted to come over for dinner."
],
": to stop for the remainder of the day or for the present whatever one has been doing":[
"worked another couple of hours and then called it a day"
],
": to summon to a particular activity, employment, or office":[
"was called to active duty",
"was called to the bar of justice"
],
": to temporarily transfer control of computer processing to (something, such as a subroutine or procedure)":[],
": to utter a characteristic note or cry":[],
": to utter in a loud distinct voice":[
"\u2014 often used with out call out a number"
],
": within hearing or reach of a summons : subject to summons":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"He called to passersby for help.",
"She called up to her husband, who was at the top of the stairs.",
"Her husband called back down to her.",
"She saw her friends across the street and called over to them.",
"He called her name in his sleep.",
"The birds were calling as the sun rose.",
"I call once a week to talk to my parents.",
"Where are you calling from?",
"May I say who's calling ?",
"I try to call my parents at least once a week.",
"Noun",
"A local call costs less than a long-distance or an international call .",
"If there are any calls for me during the meeting, say that I'll call back later.",
"I got a call from my brother last night.",
"He gave a call to passersby for help.",
"We heard a bird that had a very loud and unusual call .",
"He's an expert at doing bird calls .",
"He has a large collection of duck calls .",
"the call of a trumpet",
"The government has issued a call to its supporters to defend it and hopes they will answer its call .",
"The campaigners renewed their calls for reform.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"National and global issues are complex and there are many causes that call for support. \u2014 Nicole Serena Silver, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
"Bob Chapek, chief executive of parent Walt Disney Co., said on a recent earnings call that a time will come when the sports service is available to stream without cable. \u2014 Stephen Battagliostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 25 June 2022",
"Finney is kept in a soundproof basement with a rotary phone where spirits of previous victims call to keep him alive and prepared for the villain, which Hawke inhabits with truly unnerving unpredictability. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
"Those who cannot make the event can visit www.threerivers.edu/register for more information on registering or call 860-215-9116. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 24 June 2022",
"There was the time Elvis Presley had his buddy, Red West, call to invite Davidson over to hang at Graceland. \u2014 Geoff Edgers, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
"After gaining approval, the developer and I-195 Redevelopment Commission requested that the property\u2019s zoning allow a 600-feet maximum building height, which exceeds the parcel\u2019s zoning regulations that call for a 100-foot cap. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"Nike said in a recent earnings call that its business in both Russia and Ukraine represents less than 1% of its total revenue. \u2014 Jordan Valinsky, CNN , 23 June 2022",
"The police can\u2019t can logically run to every fireworks call and cite people. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 23 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Analysts have said a call -up of reservists by Russia could vastly alter the balance in the war but could also come with political consequences for President Vladimir Putin\u2019s government. \u2014 Yuras Karmanau, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
"In an adjacent suite, dozens of call center staff talk to women around the country facing unexpected pregnancies. \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022",
"That\u2019s technology and the call center working together. \u2014 Robert W. Bache, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"Luke Cirillo got a call from police in the wee hours of June 10. \u2014 Nicole Ault, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
"Greg Johnson was in the main office West Liberty-Salem High School in Ohio on Jan. 20, 2017, when an assistant got a phone call from her husband, who was a high school math teacher. \u2014 Nicole Asbury, Anchorage Daily News , 20 June 2022",
"Then, on June 23, 2020, Huskies rowing coach Jen Sanford got a call from UConn director of athletics David Benedict, saying that her program would be cut, along with men\u2019s swimming, tennis and cross country, due to budgetary issues. \u2014 Lori Riley, Hartford Courant , 19 June 2022",
"Cristina Vite, a spokesperson, refused to say whether the company runs the call center. \u2014 Alex Horton, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
"Hours of operation for the call center fielding applications is 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. \u2014 Vanessa Swales, Journal Sentinel , 13 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old Norse kalla ; akin to Old English hilde calla battle herald, Old High German kall\u014dn to talk loudly, Old Church Slavonic glas\u016d voice":"Verb and Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u022fl"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for call Verb summon , call , cite , convoke , convene , muster mean to demand the presence of. summon implies the exercise of authority. was summoned to answer charges call may be used less formally for summon . called the legislature into special session cite implies a summoning to court usually to answer a charge. cited for drunken driving convoke implies a summons to assemble for deliberative or legislative purposes. convoked a Vatican council convene is somewhat less formal than convoke . convened the students muster suggests a calling up of a number of things that form a group in order that they may be exhibited, displayed, or utilized as a whole. mustered the troops",
"synonyms":[
"bawl",
"bay",
"bellow",
"cry",
"holler",
"hollo",
"halloo",
"hallo",
"roar",
"shout",
"sound off",
"thunder",
"vociferate",
"yell"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125041",
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"callus":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a mass of exudate and connective tissue that forms around a break in a bone and is converted into bone in healing":[],
": a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark":[],
": soft tissue that forms over a wounded or cut plant surface":[],
": to cause callus to form on":[],
": to form callus":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The permanent callus on my middle finger, that one\u2019s all mine, from gripping pencils. \u2014 Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic , 8 May 2022",
"In Teba Nagar, Shabana Khan\u2019s husband Hakim Khan had been prescribed surgery by the district hospital to remove a painful callus on his foot. \u2014 Supriya Sharma, Quartz , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Partial girdling of the stem interrupts the downward movement of carbohydrates and other compounds in the plant, which promotes the formation of callus tissue and roots at this point. \u2014 Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com , 19 Mar. 2022",
"Parthasarathy recommends steering clear of metal foot files or callus removers \u2013 or anything sharper than a pumice stone. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Dec. 2021",
"Cuts should be \u00bc inch above a node to speed callus formation and our pruners and loppers must be sharp. \u2014 Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 Aug. 2021",
"This process, known as healing, helps form a callus , preventing rot. \u2014 Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine , 11 Feb. 2020",
"One way to investigate the other trees is to check for wounding/ callus tissue at the base of the tree. \u2014 oregonlive , 24 July 2021",
"That was initially diagnosed as a callus and was treated with a cortisone injection. \u2014 Evan Grant, Dallas News , 22 May 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"If the patches are dry and callused , the fruits should store okay in your basement. \u2014 Ellen Nibali, baltimoresun.com , 26 Sep. 2019",
"That seems an obvious goal for a hitter, of course, but with a baseball mind callused by a few long seasons someone like Semien didn\u2019t become stuck in his ways, but more than willing to fix his faults. \u2014 Shayna Rubin, The Mercury News , 21 Sep. 2019",
"Just as blisters are badges of honor for distance runners, callused fingers become a rite of passage for any climber. \u2014 Jen Murphy, WSJ , 28 Nov. 2018",
"Kendall Jenner likes tiny fish chomping at her callused feet. \u2014 Samantha Sasso, refinery29.com , 14 Mar. 2018",
"Over the years, the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race has left Lanier callused , frostbitten, broken and bruised. \u2014 Tegan Hanlon, Anchorage Daily News , 5 Mar. 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1563, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1824, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ka-l\u0259s",
"\u02c8kal-\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084228",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"calm":{
"antonyms":[
"becalm",
"compose",
"lull",
"lullaby",
"quiet",
"quieten",
"salve",
"settle",
"soothe",
"still",
"tranquilize",
"tranquillize"
],
"definitions":{
": a period or condition of freedom from storms, high winds, or rough activity of water":[
"a sailing ship motionless in the calm"
],
": a state of tranquility":[
"At dusk a quiet calm settled over the town."
],
": complete absence of wind or presence of wind having a speed no greater than one mile (1.6 kilometers) per hour \u2014 see Beaufort Scale Table":[],
": free from agitation, excitement, or disturbance":[],
": marked by calm : still":[
"a calm sea"
],
": to become calm":[
"\u2014 usually used with down The mayor asked the protesters to calm down so he could speak."
],
": to make calm":[
"\u2014 often used with down calm him down; get him to be reasonable \u2014 S. H. Adams"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"After two days of violent protests, the mayor appealed for calm .",
"The calm was broken by another terrorist bombing.",
"the calm of a church",
"Police tried to restore calm after the riot.",
"A quiet calm settled over the city.",
"Verb",
"His words were effective in calming her fears.",
"The medicine helped calm her breathing.",
"Adjective",
"The teacher asked us to remain calm after the fire alarm went off.",
"Let's try to have a calm discussion about your grades.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"During that time, a mental health professional must try to help the person in solitary calm down at least every hour and staff must check on them every 10 minutes. \u2014 Annie Waldman, ProPublica , 24 June 2022",
"During that time, a mental health professional must try to help the person in solitary calm down at least every hour and staff must check on them every 10 minutes. \u2014 Erin Einhorn, NBC News , 22 June 2022",
"In a Supreme Court confirmation hearing, Brett Kavanaugh can raise his voice and talk about beer, whereas Ketanji Brown Jackson has to demonstrate angelic calm . \u2014 Hari Kunzru, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
"The person the King family and the Atlanta civil rights community looked to for guidance, calm and protection. \u2014 Ernie Suggs, ajc , 16 June 2022",
"The space, complete with a sleek desk, modern coffee table and leather couch, is where Dewan finds her peace and calm . \u2014 Antonia Debianchi, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
"And finally, start to tackle the situation with calm and determination. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"Then, there\u2019s also the fact that the demand for peace and calm is not something that is asked for from all people. \u2014 Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 June 2022",
"That relative calm will be tested early today as investors pore through the numbers of the latest consumer price index (CPI) report due out ahead of the opening bell, at 8:30 a.m. ET. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The treatment works by blocking specific enzymes, which interferes with the pathway that leads to inflammation and can help calm down an overactive immune system. \u2014 Madison Muller, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
"But the fat 5%-plus dividend will help calm plenty of jitters. \u2014 Brett Owens, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
"If your pet is particularly noise sensitive, talk to your veterinarian about safe medication to help calm your pet for the evening. \u2014 Chaise Sanders, Country Living , 26 May 2022",
"Before taking your dog for a car trip, give him CBD or hemp oil (either in his food or straight to his mouth) biscuits to help calm and relax him. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 May 2022",
"Many economists expect price increases for durable goods to cool substantially in the months ahead, which should help calm overall price gains. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
"Without a partner to rely on, Ottman turned to her older sister, Anna, during breaks to help calm some of her nerves. \u2014 Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun , 3 May 2022",
"Mercado\u2019s teammates, the umpires, stadium security and several members of the Yankees rushed out to the outfield to help calm things down. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 23 Apr. 2022",
"Each video explained how being out in nature could help calm you at a time when the world seemed to be going sideways. \u2014 Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"In short, build trust and have patience\u2014clear and calm communication is key to a successful relationship. \u2014 David Pawlan, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"Roger Wheeler Beach Often referred to as Sand Hill Cove, this popular beach has fine, white sand, calm water, and a very slight drop-off. \u2014 Brittany Bowker, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"The storm arrived with high winds then turned calm , a rarity in our area. \u2014 Devon O\u2019neil, Outside Online , 23 June 2022",
"Stop and hold your ground if your movement away seems to irritate instead of calm the bear. \u2014 Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel , 21 June 2022",
"The thermal spring water has unique mineral and biological properties that have been clinically proven to soothe, soften, and calm sensitive skin. \u2014 Alex Warner, PEOPLE.com , 16 June 2022",
"Although prosecutors have described their interaction as brief and calm , Hussle raised a topic that can often prove deadly in South L.A \u2014 snitching. \u2014 James Queally, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
"In the register of his voice, the calm vivisection of British actions can mount by degrees into the more insistent tones of a man who has truth on his side. \u2014 Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
"But the man at the park seemed surprisingly calm , Weeks said. \u2014 oregonlive , 14 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English calme , probably ultimately from Old Spanish calma , from Late Latin cauma heat, from Greek kauma , from kaiein to burn":"Noun, Verb, and Adjective"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u00e4m",
"\u02c8k\u00e4lm",
"\u02c8k\u022f(l)m",
"\u02c8kam"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for calm Adjective calm , tranquil , serene , placid , peaceful mean quiet and free from disturbance. calm often implies a contrast with a foregoing or nearby state of agitation or violence. the protests ended, and the streets were calm again tranquil suggests a very deep quietude or composure. the tranquil beauty of a formal garden serene stresses an unclouded and lofty tranquility. watched the sunset of a serene summer's evening placid suggests an undisturbed appearance and often implies a degree of complacency. remained placid despite the criticism peaceful implies a state of repose in contrast with or following strife or turmoil. grown peaceful in old age",
"synonyms":[
"calmness",
"hush",
"peace",
"peacefulness",
"placidity",
"quiet",
"quietness",
"quietude",
"repose",
"restfulness",
"sereneness",
"serenity",
"still",
"stillness",
"tranquillity",
"tranquility"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110851",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"calm (down)":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"to become still and orderly the sea finally calmed down , making it safe for small craft to venture forth once again"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-080044",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"calm, cool, and collected":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": not upset : not very bothered by things":[
"My brother is always calm, cool, and collected ."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084702",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"calmative":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": sedative":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The premium quality saffron from Afghanistan is new to the market, though it has been used for centuries as a culinary herb and is known for its calmative , antidepressant and anti-inflammatory properties. \u2014 Shayna Harris, Forbes , 2 Sep. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1870, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"calm entry 2 + -ative (as in sedative )":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u00e4l-",
"\u02c8ka-",
"\u02c8k\u00e4-m\u0259-tiv",
"\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u0259t-iv, \u02c8k\u00e4l-m\u0259t-",
"also \u02c8k\u022f(l)-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-111754",
"type":[
"noun or adjective"
]
},
"calmato":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": tranquil , calm":[
"\u2014 used as a direction in music"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Italian, past participle of calmare to calm, from calma calm":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"k\u00e4l\u02c8m\u00e4\u02cct\u014d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084941",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"calmecac":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an Aztec school that prepared the sons of nobles in the duties of priests and chiefs":[
"\u2014 distinguished from telpuchcalli"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Nahuatl, from cal- , stem of calli \"house\" + meca- , stem of mecatl \"rope, cord\" + -c, -co , locative suffix":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6k\u00e4lm\u0101\u00a6k\u00e4k"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112358",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"calming":{
"antonyms":[
"becalm",
"compose",
"lull",
"lullaby",
"quiet",
"quieten",
"salve",
"settle",
"soothe",
"still",
"tranquilize",
"tranquillize"
],
"definitions":{
": a period or condition of freedom from storms, high winds, or rough activity of water":[
"a sailing ship motionless in the calm"
],
": a state of tranquility":[
"At dusk a quiet calm settled over the town."
],
": complete absence of wind or presence of wind having a speed no greater than one mile (1.6 kilometers) per hour \u2014 see Beaufort Scale Table":[],
": free from agitation, excitement, or disturbance":[],
": marked by calm : still":[
"a calm sea"
],
": to become calm":[
"\u2014 usually used with down The mayor asked the protesters to calm down so he could speak."
],
": to make calm":[
"\u2014 often used with down calm him down; get him to be reasonable \u2014 S. H. Adams"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"After two days of violent protests, the mayor appealed for calm .",
"The calm was broken by another terrorist bombing.",
"the calm of a church",
"Police tried to restore calm after the riot.",
"A quiet calm settled over the city.",
"Verb",
"His words were effective in calming her fears.",
"The medicine helped calm her breathing.",
"Adjective",
"The teacher asked us to remain calm after the fire alarm went off.",
"Let's try to have a calm discussion about your grades.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"During that time, a mental health professional must try to help the person in solitary calm down at least every hour and staff must check on them every 10 minutes. \u2014 Annie Waldman, ProPublica , 24 June 2022",
"During that time, a mental health professional must try to help the person in solitary calm down at least every hour and staff must check on them every 10 minutes. \u2014 Erin Einhorn, NBC News , 22 June 2022",
"In a Supreme Court confirmation hearing, Brett Kavanaugh can raise his voice and talk about beer, whereas Ketanji Brown Jackson has to demonstrate angelic calm . \u2014 Hari Kunzru, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
"The person the King family and the Atlanta civil rights community looked to for guidance, calm and protection. \u2014 Ernie Suggs, ajc , 16 June 2022",
"The space, complete with a sleek desk, modern coffee table and leather couch, is where Dewan finds her peace and calm . \u2014 Antonia Debianchi, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
"And finally, start to tackle the situation with calm and determination. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"Then, there\u2019s also the fact that the demand for peace and calm is not something that is asked for from all people. \u2014 Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 June 2022",
"That relative calm will be tested early today as investors pore through the numbers of the latest consumer price index (CPI) report due out ahead of the opening bell, at 8:30 a.m. ET. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The treatment works by blocking specific enzymes, which interferes with the pathway that leads to inflammation and can help calm down an overactive immune system. \u2014 Madison Muller, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
"But the fat 5%-plus dividend will help calm plenty of jitters. \u2014 Brett Owens, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
"If your pet is particularly noise sensitive, talk to your veterinarian about safe medication to help calm your pet for the evening. \u2014 Chaise Sanders, Country Living , 26 May 2022",
"Before taking your dog for a car trip, give him CBD or hemp oil (either in his food or straight to his mouth) biscuits to help calm and relax him. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 May 2022",
"Many economists expect price increases for durable goods to cool substantially in the months ahead, which should help calm overall price gains. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
"Without a partner to rely on, Ottman turned to her older sister, Anna, during breaks to help calm some of her nerves. \u2014 Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun , 3 May 2022",
"Mercado\u2019s teammates, the umpires, stadium security and several members of the Yankees rushed out to the outfield to help calm things down. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 23 Apr. 2022",
"Each video explained how being out in nature could help calm you at a time when the world seemed to be going sideways. \u2014 Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"In short, build trust and have patience\u2014clear and calm communication is key to a successful relationship. \u2014 David Pawlan, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"Roger Wheeler Beach Often referred to as Sand Hill Cove, this popular beach has fine, white sand, calm water, and a very slight drop-off. \u2014 Brittany Bowker, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"The storm arrived with high winds then turned calm , a rarity in our area. \u2014 Devon O\u2019neil, Outside Online , 23 June 2022",
"Stop and hold your ground if your movement away seems to irritate instead of calm the bear. \u2014 Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel , 21 June 2022",
"The thermal spring water has unique mineral and biological properties that have been clinically proven to soothe, soften, and calm sensitive skin. \u2014 Alex Warner, PEOPLE.com , 16 June 2022",
"Although prosecutors have described their interaction as brief and calm , Hussle raised a topic that can often prove deadly in South L.A \u2014 snitching. \u2014 James Queally, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
"In the register of his voice, the calm vivisection of British actions can mount by degrees into the more insistent tones of a man who has truth on his side. \u2014 Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
"But the man at the park seemed surprisingly calm , Weeks said. \u2014 oregonlive , 14 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English calme , probably ultimately from Old Spanish calma , from Late Latin cauma heat, from Greek kauma , from kaiein to burn":"Noun, Verb, and Adjective"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u022f(l)m",
"\u02c8kam",
"\u02c8k\u00e4m",
"\u02c8k\u00e4lm"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for calm Adjective calm , tranquil , serene , placid , peaceful mean quiet and free from disturbance. calm often implies a contrast with a foregoing or nearby state of agitation or violence. the protests ended, and the streets were calm again tranquil suggests a very deep quietude or composure. the tranquil beauty of a formal garden serene stresses an unclouded and lofty tranquility. watched the sunset of a serene summer's evening placid suggests an undisturbed appearance and often implies a degree of complacency. remained placid despite the criticism peaceful implies a state of repose in contrast with or following strife or turmoil. grown peaceful in old age",
"synonyms":[
"calmness",
"hush",
"peace",
"peacefulness",
"placidity",
"quiet",
"quietness",
"quietude",
"repose",
"restfulness",
"sereneness",
"serenity",
"still",
"stillness",
"tranquillity",
"tranquility"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024626",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"calmingly":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": in a calming manner":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122255",
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"calmness":{
"antonyms":[
"becalm",
"compose",
"lull",
"lullaby",
"quiet",
"quieten",
"salve",
"settle",
"soothe",
"still",
"tranquilize",
"tranquillize"
],
"definitions":{
": a period or condition of freedom from storms, high winds, or rough activity of water":[
"a sailing ship motionless in the calm"
],
": a state of tranquility":[
"At dusk a quiet calm settled over the town."
],
": complete absence of wind or presence of wind having a speed no greater than one mile (1.6 kilometers) per hour \u2014 see Beaufort Scale Table":[],
": free from agitation, excitement, or disturbance":[],
": marked by calm : still":[
"a calm sea"
],
": to become calm":[
"\u2014 usually used with down The mayor asked the protesters to calm down so he could speak."
],
": to make calm":[
"\u2014 often used with down calm him down; get him to be reasonable \u2014 S. H. Adams"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"After two days of violent protests, the mayor appealed for calm .",
"The calm was broken by another terrorist bombing.",
"the calm of a church",
"Police tried to restore calm after the riot.",
"A quiet calm settled over the city.",
"Verb",
"His words were effective in calming her fears.",
"The medicine helped calm her breathing.",
"Adjective",
"The teacher asked us to remain calm after the fire alarm went off.",
"Let's try to have a calm discussion about your grades.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"During that time, a mental health professional must try to help the person in solitary calm down at least every hour and staff must check on them every 10 minutes. \u2014 Annie Waldman, ProPublica , 24 June 2022",
"During that time, a mental health professional must try to help the person in solitary calm down at least every hour and staff must check on them every 10 minutes. \u2014 Erin Einhorn, NBC News , 22 June 2022",
"In a Supreme Court confirmation hearing, Brett Kavanaugh can raise his voice and talk about beer, whereas Ketanji Brown Jackson has to demonstrate angelic calm . \u2014 Hari Kunzru, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
"The person the King family and the Atlanta civil rights community looked to for guidance, calm and protection. \u2014 Ernie Suggs, ajc , 16 June 2022",
"The space, complete with a sleek desk, modern coffee table and leather couch, is where Dewan finds her peace and calm . \u2014 Antonia Debianchi, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
"And finally, start to tackle the situation with calm and determination. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"Then, there\u2019s also the fact that the demand for peace and calm is not something that is asked for from all people. \u2014 Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 June 2022",
"That relative calm will be tested early today as investors pore through the numbers of the latest consumer price index (CPI) report due out ahead of the opening bell, at 8:30 a.m. ET. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The treatment works by blocking specific enzymes, which interferes with the pathway that leads to inflammation and can help calm down an overactive immune system. \u2014 Madison Muller, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
"But the fat 5%-plus dividend will help calm plenty of jitters. \u2014 Brett Owens, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
"If your pet is particularly noise sensitive, talk to your veterinarian about safe medication to help calm your pet for the evening. \u2014 Chaise Sanders, Country Living , 26 May 2022",
"Before taking your dog for a car trip, give him CBD or hemp oil (either in his food or straight to his mouth) biscuits to help calm and relax him. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 May 2022",
"Many economists expect price increases for durable goods to cool substantially in the months ahead, which should help calm overall price gains. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
"Without a partner to rely on, Ottman turned to her older sister, Anna, during breaks to help calm some of her nerves. \u2014 Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun , 3 May 2022",
"Mercado\u2019s teammates, the umpires, stadium security and several members of the Yankees rushed out to the outfield to help calm things down. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 23 Apr. 2022",
"Each video explained how being out in nature could help calm you at a time when the world seemed to be going sideways. \u2014 Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"In short, build trust and have patience\u2014clear and calm communication is key to a successful relationship. \u2014 David Pawlan, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"Roger Wheeler Beach Often referred to as Sand Hill Cove, this popular beach has fine, white sand, calm water, and a very slight drop-off. \u2014 Brittany Bowker, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"The storm arrived with high winds then turned calm , a rarity in our area. \u2014 Devon O\u2019neil, Outside Online , 23 June 2022",
"Stop and hold your ground if your movement away seems to irritate instead of calm the bear. \u2014 Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel , 21 June 2022",
"The thermal spring water has unique mineral and biological properties that have been clinically proven to soothe, soften, and calm sensitive skin. \u2014 Alex Warner, PEOPLE.com , 16 June 2022",
"Although prosecutors have described their interaction as brief and calm , Hussle raised a topic that can often prove deadly in South L.A \u2014 snitching. \u2014 James Queally, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
"In the register of his voice, the calm vivisection of British actions can mount by degrees into the more insistent tones of a man who has truth on his side. \u2014 Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
"But the man at the park seemed surprisingly calm , Weeks said. \u2014 oregonlive , 14 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English calme , probably ultimately from Old Spanish calma , from Late Latin cauma heat, from Greek kauma , from kaiein to burn":"Noun, Verb, and Adjective"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u00e4m",
"\u02c8k\u00e4lm",
"\u02c8k\u022f(l)m",
"\u02c8kam"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for calm Adjective calm , tranquil , serene , placid , peaceful mean quiet and free from disturbance. calm often implies a contrast with a foregoing or nearby state of agitation or violence. the protests ended, and the streets were calm again tranquil suggests a very deep quietude or composure. the tranquil beauty of a formal garden serene stresses an unclouded and lofty tranquility. watched the sunset of a serene summer's evening placid suggests an undisturbed appearance and often implies a degree of complacency. remained placid despite the criticism peaceful implies a state of repose in contrast with or following strife or turmoil. grown peaceful in old age",
"synonyms":[
"calmness",
"hush",
"peace",
"peacefulness",
"placidity",
"quiet",
"quietness",
"quietude",
"repose",
"restfulness",
"sereneness",
"serenity",
"still",
"stillness",
"tranquillity",
"tranquility"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121353",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"calmodulin":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a calcium-binding protein that mediates cellular metabolic processes (such as the contraction of muscle fibers) by regulating the activity of calcium-dependent enzymes":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This seemed significant: Other calmodulin variants were associated with severe cardiac disorders and sudden death in infancy. \u2014 Oscar Schwartz, Wired , 9 Dec. 2021",
"Cunningham and her postdoc at the time, Christine Kirvan, found that the antibodies literally bind to human neurons, activating an enzyme called calcium/ calmodulin -dependent protein (CaM) kinase II. \u2014 Pamela Weintraub, Discover Magazine , 29 Mar. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1978, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"cal cium + modul ate + -in entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-dyu\u0307-lin",
"\u02cckal-\u02c8m\u00e4j-\u0259-l\u0259n",
"(\u02cc)kal-\u02c8m\u00e4-j\u0259-lin"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124615",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"caltrop":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a device with four metal points so arranged that when any three are on the ground the fourth projects upward as a hazard to the hooves of horses or to pneumatic tires":[],
": star thistle sense 1":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"During a search warrant, investigators learned that the man had purchased 170 caltrop spikes through his Amazon account. \u2014 Connor Sanders, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 Nov. 2021",
"The book\u2019s cover image reflects the internal shape of the novel: a caltrop . \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 25 July 2021",
"The book\u2019s cover image reflects the internal shape of the novel: a caltrop . \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 25 July 2021",
"The book\u2019s cover image reflects the internal shape of the novel: a caltrop . \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 25 July 2021",
"The book\u2019s cover image reflects the internal shape of the novel: a caltrop . \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 25 July 2021",
"The book\u2019s cover image reflects the internal shape of the novel: a caltrop . \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 25 July 2021",
"The book\u2019s cover image reflects the internal shape of the novel: a caltrop . \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 25 July 2021",
"The book\u2019s cover image reflects the internal shape of the novel: a caltrop . \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 25 July 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English caltrappe , alteration of calketrappe star thistle, from Old English calcatrippe , from Medieval Latin calcatrippa":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u022fl-",
"\u02c8kal-tr\u0259p"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133623",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"calumet dance":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a ritual dance with a plumed calumet originated by American Indians of the Great Plains as an invocation by pipe and later combined with mimicry of the eagle":[],
": eagle dance":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082118",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"calumniate":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to injure the reputation of by calumny":[],
": to utter maliciously false statements, charges, or imputations about":[]
},
"examples":[
"the short-lived Sedition Act of 1798 made it illegal to calumniate the President of the United States"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1554, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"k\u0259-\u02c8l\u0259m-n\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for calumniate malign , traduce , asperse , vilify , calumniate , defame , slander mean to injure by speaking ill of. malign suggests specific and often subtle misrepresentation but may not always imply deliberate lying. the most maligned monarch in British history traduce stresses the resulting ignominy and distress to the victim. so traduced the governor that he was driven from office asperse implies continued attack on a reputation often by indirect or insinuated detraction. both candidates aspersed the other's motives vilify implies attempting to destroy a reputation by open and direct abuse. no criminal was more vilified in the press calumniate imputes malice to the speaker and falsity to the assertions. falsely calumniated as a traitor defame stresses the actual loss of or injury to one's good name. sued them for defaming her reputation slander stresses the suffering of the victim. town gossips slandered their good name",
"synonyms":[
"asperse",
"blacken",
"defame",
"libel",
"malign",
"slander",
"smear",
"traduce",
"vilify"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184432",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"calumniation":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to injure the reputation of by calumny":[],
": to utter maliciously false statements, charges, or imputations about":[]
},
"examples":[
"the short-lived Sedition Act of 1798 made it illegal to calumniate the President of the United States"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1554, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"k\u0259-\u02c8l\u0259m-n\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for calumniate malign , traduce , asperse , vilify , calumniate , defame , slander mean to injure by speaking ill of. malign suggests specific and often subtle misrepresentation but may not always imply deliberate lying. the most maligned monarch in British history traduce stresses the resulting ignominy and distress to the victim. so traduced the governor that he was driven from office asperse implies continued attack on a reputation often by indirect or insinuated detraction. both candidates aspersed the other's motives vilify implies attempting to destroy a reputation by open and direct abuse. no criminal was more vilified in the press calumniate imputes malice to the speaker and falsity to the assertions. falsely calumniated as a traitor defame stresses the actual loss of or injury to one's good name. sued them for defaming her reputation slander stresses the suffering of the victim. town gossips slandered their good name",
"synonyms":[
"asperse",
"blacken",
"defame",
"libel",
"malign",
"slander",
"smear",
"traduce",
"vilify"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071712",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"calumnious":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation":[
"denounced his opponent for his defamatory insinuations and calumny"
],
": the act of uttering false charges or misrepresentations maliciously calculated to harm another's reputation":[
"He was the target of calumny for his unpopular beliefs."
]
},
"examples":[
"They uttered calumnies against him.",
"He was the target of calumny for his unpopular beliefs.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The truth exploded a few years into the pontificate of Francis, who, disastrously, chose to believe his bishops over the abused, even accusing victims of calumny . \u2014 New York Times , 28 May 2022",
"Miller has waved off that claim as calumny , even though Richardson served as Miller\u2019s faithful No. 2 for more than a decade at Xavier and Arizona. \u2014 Michael Powell, New York Times , 17 Mar. 2020",
"Rumors circulated that during a prerelease screening in California, the couple declared the film a calumny . \u2014 John Kelly, Washington Post , 7 Dec. 2019",
"Contrary to the calumnies offered by both progressives and populists, Trump isn\u2019t just a blunter version of previous Republican presidents and conservative leaders. \u2014 John Hood, National Review , 28 Aug. 2019",
"But the government contends that the bill is needed to patch gaps in existing legislation, allowing faster action to stop the spread of calumny through social media as well as in print. \u2014 The Economist , 5 Apr. 2018",
"To be sure, its taboos have helped keep the most horrific slurs and calumnies out of the public sphere. \u2014 Yascha Mounk, The New Republic , 3 Apr. 2018",
"The Post still has an engaged readership, but so too do many publications, and social media feeds, that spread calumny and discord instead of facts. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Time , 5 Jan. 2018",
"As these parties are forced to work together across traditional political cleavages, this old calumny is increasingly turning into a self-fulfilling prophecy. \u2014 Yascha Mounk, Slate Magazine , 24 Sep. 2017"
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"They uttered calumnies against him.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The truth exploded a few years into the pontificate of Francis, who, disastrously, chose to believe his bishops over the abused, even accusing victims of calumny . \u2014 New York Times , 28 May 2022",
"Miller has waved off that claim as calumny , even though Richardson served as Miller\u2019s faithful No. 2 for more than a decade at Xavier and Arizona. \u2014 Michael Powell, New York Times , 17 Mar. 2020",
"Rumors circulated that during a prerelease screening in California, the couple declared the film a calumny . \u2014 John Kelly, Washington Post , 7 Dec. 2019",
"Contrary to the calumnies offered by both progressives and populists, Trump isn\u2019t just a blunter version of previous Republican presidents and conservative leaders. \u2014 John Hood, National Review , 28 Aug. 2019",
"But the government contends that the bill is needed to patch gaps in existing legislation, allowing faster action to stop the spread of calumny through social media as well as in print. \u2014 The Economist , 5 Apr. 2018",
"To be sure, its taboos have helped keep the most horrific slurs and calumnies out of the public sphere. \u2014 Yascha Mounk, The New Republic , 3 Apr. 2018",
"The Post still has an engaged readership, but so too do many publications, and social media feeds, that spread calumny and discord instead of facts. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Time , 5 Jan. 2018",
"As these parties are forced to work together across traditional political cleavages, this old calumny is increasingly turning into a self-fulfilling prophecy. \u2014 Yascha Mounk, Slate Magazine , 24 Sep. 2017"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"All that travel lets the X3 crawl over giant rocks and off- camber spots while still feeling completely planted. \u2014 Jakob Schiller, Outside Online , 2 Nov. 2020",
"There are lots of fat, reverse- camber skis that will keep you stoked and floating on a powder day, but my personal favorite is DPS Skis\u2019 Wailer 112 RPC. \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 30 Jan. 2015",
"The rocker works with the camber , the flex matches the sidecut, and the torsional strength delivers a crisp feel and good feedback in soft to medium-hard snow. \u2014 Marc Peruzzi, Outside Online , 9 Jan. 2022",
"Movement created by off- camber obstacles won\u2019t be adequately controlled, which could increase the odds of a rollover. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 27 Jan. 2022",
"And a two-position, carbon-fiber anti-roll bar up front with a three-way iron bar in back and adjustable camber at both axles and tunable coil-over suspension. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver , 14 July 2021",
"Thus, the suspension has seen some heavy reworking, including stiffer springs and adaptive Bilstein dampers; and since this is a track car, there\u2019s a greater range available for camber and toe adjustment. \u2014 Kyle Edward, Forbes , 9 Dec. 2021",
"Up front, the strut suspension features model-specific pivot bearings that add nearly a degree of negative camber compared to the regular A3. \u2014 Derek Powell, Car and Driver , 26 Oct. 2021",
"Substantial efforts went into optimizing chine design and conical camber of the wing leading edge. \u2014 Clarence L. Johnson, Popular Mechanics , 12 Aug. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"All that travel lets the X3 crawl over giant rocks and off- camber spots while still feeling completely planted. \u2014 Jakob Schiller, Outside Online , 2 Nov. 2020",
"There are lots of fat, reverse- camber skis that will keep you stoked and floating on a powder day, but my personal favorite is DPS Skis\u2019 Wailer 112 RPC. \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 30 Jan. 2015",
"The rocker works with the camber , the flex matches the sidecut, and the torsional strength delivers a crisp feel and good feedback in soft to medium-hard snow. \u2014 Marc Peruzzi, Outside Online , 9 Jan. 2022",
"Movement created by off- camber obstacles won\u2019t be adequately controlled, which could increase the odds of a rollover. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 27 Jan. 2022",
"And a two-position, carbon-fiber anti-roll bar up front with a three-way iron bar in back and adjustable camber at both axles and tunable coil-over suspension. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver , 14 July 2021",
"Thus, the suspension has seen some heavy reworking, including stiffer springs and adaptive Bilstein dampers; and since this is a track car, there\u2019s a greater range available for camber and toe adjustment. \u2014 Kyle Edward, Forbes , 9 Dec. 2021",
"Up front, the strut suspension features model-specific pivot bearings that add nearly a degree of negative camber compared to the regular A3. \u2014 Derek Powell, Car and Driver , 26 Oct. 2021",
"Substantial efforts went into optimizing chine design and conical camber of the wing leading edge. \u2014 Clarence L. Johnson, Popular Mechanics , 12 Aug. 2021"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Peter Dayton explores the camellia , Chanel's signature flower, from various angles in black and white and gold in a giant collage work. \u2014 Roxanne Robinson, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The general public may enter their own camellia blooms for judging from 7 to 10:30 a.m. on Jan. 22. \u2014 Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times , 20 Jan. 2022",
"As for pleasure, is there anything more lovely than a camellia blooming pink or creamy white against its glossy dark-green leaves? \u2014 Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times , 8 Jan. 2022",
"Whether the plant is a needled evergreen (such as a pine or spruce), or a broadleaf evergreen (such as a rhododendron or camellia ), pruning involves knowing how the tree or shrub grows and where the new growth originates. \u2014 Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens , 4 Jan. 2022",
"Our camellia is 2 feet tall and four or five years old. \u2014 oregonlive , 11 Dec. 2021",
"The camellias were starting to flower and there were four two-story-tall camellia trees with fluffy amazing flowers that take us through fall and winter. \u2014 Lisa Boone Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 17 Aug. 2021",
"My camellia bushes are all developing yellow leaves this year. \u2014 oregonlive , 23 May 2021",
"This beautiful formula from Tatcha is made with ingredients like Japanese peach extract, squalane and Japanese camellia oil to moisturize and repair the extremely delicate skin on the lips. \u2014 Victoria Moorhouse, Forbes , 8 May 2021"
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"New Latin Camellia , from Camellus (Georg Josef Kamel \u20201706 Moravian Jesuit missionary)":""
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"k\u0259-\u02c8me-l\u0259-\u02ccp\u00e4rd"
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"\u2014 Time"
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": an herb ( Hoffmanseggia densiflora ) of the family Leguminosae found in alkaline areas of the desert of southern U.S. having orange-red flowers and glandular-dotted chiefly basal tufted leaves with several pairs of leaflets":[]
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"Mexican Spanish camote de rat\u00f3n , literally, mouse yam":""
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": made in colors or patterns typical of camouflage":[
"a camouflage jacket"
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": to conceal or disguise by camouflage":[
"The makeup camouflages blemishes."
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": to practice camouflage":[]
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"Noun",
"The army tanks were painted green and brown for camouflage .",
"The rabbit's white fur acts as a camouflage in the snow.",
"Rabbits use their white fur as camouflage in the snow.",
"Her so-called charity work was a camouflage for her own self-interest.",
"His tough attitude served as camouflage .",
"Verb",
"It was impossible to camouflage the facts.",
"camouflaged the military camp as a native village",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The prototype the marque brought to the English event was covered in an intricate camouflage pattern that serves to hide many details. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 23 June 2022",
"Men holding guns and dressed in camouflage gear then break down the door of an empty home and throw a flash bang device. \u2014 Amanda Kaufman, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
"Lennox rocked an outfit courtesy of the Army Navy store\u2014a camouflage jumpsuit\u2014with slogans stitched onto it by the artist Perry Meek. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 17 June 2022",
"In some of the burglaries, the thief wore a Halloween mask and jacket with camouflage print, West said. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 June 2022",
"Richard Dabate, 45, told police that a masked, camouflage -wearing man shot his wife, Connie Dabate, two days before Christmas in 2015. \u2014 Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News , 9 May 2022",
"Investigators allege that Dabate lied about a masked, large, camouflage -wearing intruder breaking in, shooting his wife, tying him to the chair with zip ties taken from his tool bag, robbing him and stabbing him. \u2014 Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant , 5 May 2022",
"The 52-year-old singer-songwriter just shared a cute video of her transforming from pop-punk princess to country crooner \u2014 with the help of Blake Shelton\u2018s camouflage -chic wardrobe. \u2014 Hannah Dailey, Billboard , 23 Mar. 2022",
"The tall and burly Ukrainian military chaplain clutched a wooden cross and wore a long, camouflage -green cleric\u2019s robe and a gold embroidered vestment. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But in recent years, biologists have shown that iridescence\u2014lustrous shifts in color, depending on the angle of view\u2014can actually camouflage green jewel beetles among sun-dappled leaves. \u2014 Kate Golembiewski, Scientific American , 3 June 2022",
"Other volunteers have sewn cloth covers to help camouflage Ukrainian military equipment. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Octopuses are masters of disguise, not only using their color-changing chromatophores to camouflage themselves from danger or to blend in, but also using the environment around them to successfully hunt for food. \u2014 Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Ricky Pacione, a bullpen catcher and the barber to many of the team\u2019s players, offered to camouflage the damage. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Apr. 2022",
"To avoid a lineup of visible appliances, wood panels camouflage the refrigerator, and a pantry cabinet hides the microwave. \u2014 Hayley Francis, Better Homes & Gardens , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Deep snow on area lakes will camouflage open springs that open up along the shorelines. \u2014 John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Mar. 2022",
"Hoeft alleged he was bailed out by a humanitarian group that helped camouflage him as medical staff. \u2014 Tim Dickinson, Rolling Stone , 20 Mar. 2022",
"There is presumably less motivation to camouflage their plans this season: Their first pick isn\u2019t until the second round, when they are scheduled to select No. 61 overall. \u2014 Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 Apr. 2022"
],
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"1916, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1918, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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"\u02c8ka-m\u0259-\u02ccfl\u00e4zh",
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": a pocket formed in this way":[],
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"French, literally, smoke blown into a sleeper's face from lighted paper":""
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"\u00a6kam\u0259\u00a6fl\u0101"
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": a person employed in camouflaging or skilled in the techniques of camouflage":[]
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"French, from camoufler to disguise + -eur -or":""
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"+V -\u0259r\u2027",
"\u00a6kam\u0259\u00a6fl\u0259r"
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"billet",
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"board",
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],
": a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers)":[
"migrant labor camp"
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": a preseason training session for athletes":[
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": a settlement newly sprung up in a lumbering or mining region":[],
": a style or mode of personal or creative expression that is absurdly exaggerated and often fuses elements of high and popular culture":[
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"camp send-ups of the songs of the fifties and sixties",
"\u2014 John Elsom"
],
": something so outrageously artificial, affected, inappropriate, or out-of-date as to be considered amusing":[
"This version of the play is camp : outrageous in concept and wild in its execution with double entendres flying every which way."
],
": to engage in camp : exhibit the qualities of camp":[
"he \u2026 was camping , hands on hips, with a quick eye to notice every man who passed by",
"\u2014 R. M. McAlmon"
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": to live temporarily in a camp or outdoors":[
"\u2014 often used with out"
],
": to make camp or occupy a camp":[],
": to take up one's position : settle down":[
"\u2014 often used with out camp out in the library for the afternoon"
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": to take up one's quarters : lodge":[],
"Walter Chauncey 1859\u20131925 American football coach":[]
},
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"1528, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"1543, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
"1909, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
"1925, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"circa 1909, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun"
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"Middle French, probably from Middle French dialect (Picard) or Old Occitan, from Latin campus plain, field":"Noun and Verb",
"origin unknown":"Noun , Adjective, and Verb"
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"\u02c8kamp"
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"verb"
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"antonyms":[],
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": an occasion on which a group camps out":[]
},
"examples":[
"our annual campout in Vermont",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The lakeside campout will introduce a new third stage, The Hideout, which will feature all night music and sunrise sets. \u2014 Katie Bain, Billboard , 9 June 2022",
"Our family is lucky enough to have uncrowded trails nearby, so on the day of our quarantine campout , my family set off on a three-mile loop. \u2014 Krista Langlois, Outside Online , 11 Apr. 2020",
"Families can experience the hotel\u2019s urban campout package, which is a kid-friendly, in-room camping adventure. \u2014 Ramsey Qubein, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
"Bring your tent, sleeping bag and gear for an Earth Day campout at Hopkins Wilderness Park in Redondo Beach. \u2014 Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Fitz Roy puffy that doesn\u2019t really fit and got damaged by hot grease during a campout . \u2014 Outside Online , 23 Nov. 2021",
"The campout will be at the historic Harrison Serenity Ranch, a 67-acre ranch in the Cleveland National Forest that was once owned by Nate Harrison, one of the first African American homesteaders in San Diego County. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 Aug. 2021",
"An overnight family campout will be held from 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 18, to 8 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 19 at Seager Park, 1163 Plank Road. \u2014 Michelle Mullins, chicagotribune.com , 8 Sep. 2021",
"But don\u2019t head out to line up for the traditional First 100 customers campout and bash. \u2014 Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star , 27 Sep. 2021"
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"The university is organizing a campaign to attract a more diverse student population.",
"Verb",
"She campaigned to save the town library.",
"He campaigned hard to get more funding.",
"a time when women were campaigning for the right to vote",
"I campaigned for her when she ran for governor.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Hackney scored 51 points across her four state finals games, which helped her land Ms. Ohio Basketball after her senior campaign in 2009. \u2014 Alex Harrison, The Enquirer , 24 June 2022",
"And his upcoming campaign travels outside Virginia will only increase the speculation. \u2014 Paul Steinhauser, Fox News , 24 June 2022",
"Kunis and Kutcher named their campaign Stand With Ukraine and launched it in early March with the goal of raising $30 million. \u2014 Gabriel Kinder, CNN , 24 June 2022",
"Former President Clinton, for example, intervened for Wendy Greuel, a former city controller, in her 2013 campaign for mayor. \u2014 Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times , 24 June 2022",
"His campaign was an uphill battle, with his team working tirelessly to gain support and recognition for a newcomer to the Brooklyn political scene. \u2014 Cassandra Pintro, Vogue , 23 June 2022",
"Making steady improvements each year while at Kansas, Agbaji declared for the 2021 NBA Draft, attended the combine, received feedback about his draft positioning, took it to heart and returned to Kansas for his senior campaign . \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 23 June 2022",
"Volland, who was backed during his campaign by Assembly Vice Chair Chris Constant, is now 326 votes ahead of his closest competitor, Stephanie Taylor, a supporter of Mayor Dave Bronson. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022",
"According to an NBCUniversal release, NBCUniversal Local is bringing back its nationwide pet adoption and donation campaign for its eighth consecutive year. \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 23 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Haley will also campaign with Zach Nunn, chosen to face two-term Democratic Rep. Cindy Axne, who is among the most vulnerable House members this year. \u2014 Thomas Beaumont, ajc , 18 June 2022",
"Haley will also campaign with Zach Nunn, chosen to face two-term Democratic Rep. Cindy Axne, who is among the most vulnerable House members this year. \u2014 Thomas Beaumont, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
"Van Hollen said his father, a Baltimore native, helped campaign for the elder D\u2019Alesandro. \u2014 Sam Janesch, Baltimore Sun , 13 June 2022",
"Because of the indirect nature of the presidential vote, candidates did not campaign in the streets. \u2014 New York Times , 15 May 2022",
"The chamber of commerce also helped campaign for the sales tax referendum in 2017. \u2014 Neal Earley, Arkansas Online , 10 May 2022",
"The United Food and Commercial Workers and Office and Professional Employees International Union both offered volunteers to help campaign , ALU attorney Seth Goldstein said. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Apr. 2022",
"My donors are individuals, with the sole exception of the Democratic Party of Oregon who gifted me $1000 worth of services to help me campaign . \u2014 Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive , 13 Apr. 2022",
"His move came after Ocasio-Cortez visited Texas last weekend to campaign in Austin for Cisneros and Greg Casar, a progressive candidate in the Democratic primary for the nearby 35th Congressional District. \u2014 Eric Bradner And Rachel Janfaza, CNN , 19 Feb. 2022"
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]
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"The group launched a campaign to protect the area from commercial development.",
"The university is organizing a campaign to attract a more diverse student population.",
"Verb",
"She campaigned to save the town library.",
"He campaigned hard to get more funding.",
"a time when women were campaigning for the right to vote",
"I campaigned for her when she ran for governor.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Hackney scored 51 points across her four state finals games, which helped her land Ms. Ohio Basketball after her senior campaign in 2009. \u2014 Alex Harrison, The Enquirer , 24 June 2022",
"And his upcoming campaign travels outside Virginia will only increase the speculation. \u2014 Paul Steinhauser, Fox News , 24 June 2022",
"Kunis and Kutcher named their campaign Stand With Ukraine and launched it in early March with the goal of raising $30 million. \u2014 Gabriel Kinder, CNN , 24 June 2022",
"Former President Clinton, for example, intervened for Wendy Greuel, a former city controller, in her 2013 campaign for mayor. \u2014 Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times , 24 June 2022",
"His campaign was an uphill battle, with his team working tirelessly to gain support and recognition for a newcomer to the Brooklyn political scene. \u2014 Cassandra Pintro, Vogue , 23 June 2022",
"Making steady improvements each year while at Kansas, Agbaji declared for the 2021 NBA Draft, attended the combine, received feedback about his draft positioning, took it to heart and returned to Kansas for his senior campaign . \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 23 June 2022",
"Volland, who was backed during his campaign by Assembly Vice Chair Chris Constant, is now 326 votes ahead of his closest competitor, Stephanie Taylor, a supporter of Mayor Dave Bronson. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022",
"According to an NBCUniversal release, NBCUniversal Local is bringing back its nationwide pet adoption and donation campaign for its eighth consecutive year. \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 23 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Haley will also campaign with Zach Nunn, chosen to face two-term Democratic Rep. Cindy Axne, who is among the most vulnerable House members this year. \u2014 Thomas Beaumont, ajc , 18 June 2022",
"Haley will also campaign with Zach Nunn, chosen to face two-term Democratic Rep. Cindy Axne, who is among the most vulnerable House members this year. \u2014 Thomas Beaumont, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
"Van Hollen said his father, a Baltimore native, helped campaign for the elder D\u2019Alesandro. \u2014 Sam Janesch, Baltimore Sun , 13 June 2022",
"Because of the indirect nature of the presidential vote, candidates did not campaign in the streets. \u2014 New York Times , 15 May 2022",
"The chamber of commerce also helped campaign for the sales tax referendum in 2017. \u2014 Neal Earley, Arkansas Online , 10 May 2022",
"The United Food and Commercial Workers and Office and Professional Employees International Union both offered volunteers to help campaign , ALU attorney Seth Goldstein said. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Apr. 2022",
"My donors are individuals, with the sole exception of the Democratic Party of Oregon who gifted me $1000 worth of services to help me campaign . \u2014 Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive , 13 Apr. 2022",
"His move came after Ocasio-Cortez visited Texas last weekend to campaign in Austin for Cisneros and Greg Casar, a progressive candidate in the Democratic primary for the nearby 35th Congressional District. \u2014 Eric Bradner And Rachel Janfaza, CNN , 19 Feb. 2022"
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},
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"at last the weary vacationers pulled into a campground for the night",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The campground is among the largest in the state with over 400 sites. \u2014 AccessAtlanta , 17 June 2022",
"The campground in the Caribou-Targhee National Forest has 15 sites, most of which can accommodate tents and RVs. \u2014 Andrea Sachs, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
"This campground in Fishlake National Forest sits partially within a grove of around 50,000 aspen trees united by a single root system. \u2014 Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure , 3 June 2022",
"The primitive campground at Del Norte is farther away, about 3.5 miles from the pier. \u2014 Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Big Oak Flat Entrance Camping: Most visitors coming from the Bay Area will make their way via this route, where, in Stanislaus National Forest, the Dimond O campground is ready to play host under a ceiling of cedar and Ponderosa pine. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Pine Mountain stands at 6,650 feet and hosts a small campground (no water) near the top. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
"The incident occurred just after 5:30 p.m. Saturday outside a campground area at Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park, the State Parks Division said Monday. \u2014 CBS News , 17 May 2022",
"Visitors who are driving RVs or pulling trailers and don't have campground reservations should use the park-and-ride lots. \u2014 Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic , 16 May 2022"
],
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"1805, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"\u02c8kamp-\u02ccgrau\u0307nd"
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": a large Asian evergreen tree ( Cinnamomum camphora ) of the laurel family grown in warm regions":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Now Rojas prayed with Martinez\u2019s mother and father, standing beneath the interlaced branches of a camphor tree . \u2014 Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 Nov. 2020",
"The dusk gave way to night when the cab driver dropped me off under our big camphor trees . \u2014 Jiwei Xiao, The New York Review of Books , 6 Apr. 2020",
"Entering Meiji Shrine is like walking into Tokyo\u2019s natural air-conditioning; the city is steamy in the summer, but a canopy of camphor trees covers the park-like entrance, offering cool shade. \u2014 James Whitlow Delano, National Geographic , 25 Apr. 2019",
"Surrounded by mountains that form the face of a tiger, the basin is lined by pathways, dense camphor trees and Taiwan acacia. \u2014 Smithsonian , 6 June 2017"
],
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"1607, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u00a6kam(p)f\u0259(r)\u02ccs\u0259l\u00a6f\u00e4nik-",
"-aam-"
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"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"definitions":{
": a grassland plain in South America with scattered perennial herbs":[]
},
"examples":[
"vaqueros driving their herd of cattle across the campo",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The German synagogue was constructed by a group of Ashkenazi Jews with five large windows that overlook the ghetto\u2019s central square, or campo . \u2014 New York Times , 4 May 2022",
"Vasquez is the youngest artist in the show, and his paintings show the joy of lively gatherings in the campo (meaning rural areas or the countryside in Spanish-speaking countries and within the Latinx diaspora). \u2014 CNN , 31 Aug. 2021",
"Like many Puerto Ricans born in the campo (boondocks) or born before the 1950s, birth dates and timelines are a blurred suggestion. \u2014 Illyanna Maisonet, San Francisco Chronicle , 21 May 2018",
"The Cordillera Blanca, a snowy mountain range in northern Peru, has the ayudantes de campo , or field helpers, in Spanish. \u2014 Nicholas Casey, New York Times , 26 Jan. 2018",
"Also involved have been the groups representing descendants and the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, which runs the hospital built atop a 19th-century campo santo. \u2014 Elaine Ayala, San Antonio Express-News , 24 Dec. 2017"
],
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"1863, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"\u02c8k\u00e4m-",
"\u02c8kam-(\u02cc)p\u014d"
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"champaign",
"down(s)",
"grassland",
"heath",
"lea",
"ley",
"llano",
"moor",
"pampa",
"plain",
"prairie",
"savanna",
"savannah",
"steppe",
"tundra",
"veld",
"veldt"
],
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"noun"
]
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": a place suitable for or used as the site of a camp":[]
},
"examples":[
"The campsite includes a picnic table and a grill for cooking.",
"the campsite at least offers shower and bathroom facilities",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The campsite is about a 2-hour, 20-minute drive from Newark Liberty International Airport and is roughly the same distance from LaGuardia Airport. \u2014 Stephanie Pagones, Fox News , 29 June 2022",
"This campsite is literally on the grounds of a 186-foot-deep missile silo and includes an underground tour. \u2014 Emily Pennington, Outside Online , 19 May 2021",
"These pouches can easily be added to any duffel bag or suitcase with no worries of spillage, and made in a hotel room or at a campsite with just a mug and hot water. \u2014 Jennifer Konerman, Sunset Magazine , 4 June 2022",
"Mexican Lolita Banana discovered drag in 2018 while working as a dancer at a campsite in Biscarrosse. \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 2 June 2022",
"Harris was drinking at a campsite that night, and Phelps was with him. \u2014 Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Sandy Michael Langseth II, 39, and April Marie Sheldahl, 45, died on Sunday afternoon after they were struck by a falling tree at their campsite along Flambeau River, the Price County Sheriff's Office wrote in a news release. \u2014 Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com , 3 June 2022",
"The BioLite AlpenGlow Lantern, available in both 250 and 500 lumens, is a great source to keep your campsite illuminated\u2014with a little dash of ambience. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 2 June 2022",
"In August, Kylen Schulte and Crystal Turner, newlyweds who frequently camped around Moab, Utah, were found shot dead in the La Sal Mountains near their campsite . \u2014 Julian Mark, Washington Post , 12 May 2022"
],
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"1850, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"camp",
"campground",
"encampment",
"hutment"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104647",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"can":{
"antonyms":[
"break",
"break off",
"break up",
"cease",
"cut off",
"cut out",
"desist (from)",
"discontinue",
"drop",
"end",
"give over",
"halt",
"knock off",
"lay off",
"leave off",
"pack (up ",
"quit",
"shut off",
"stop"
],
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],
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"\u2014 Jill Connors"
],
": a usually cylindrical receptacle:":[],
": a usually metal typically cylindrical receptacle usually with an open top, often with a removable cover, and sometimes with a spout or side handles (as for holding liquid or trash)":[],
": bathroom sense 1":[
"He locked himself in the can and wouldn't come out."
],
": be enabled by law, agreement, or custom to":[
"Congress can declare war."
],
": be inherently able or designed to":[
"everything that money can buy"
],
": be logically or axiologically able to":[
"2 + 2 can also be written 3 + 1."
],
": be made possible or probable by circumstances to":[
"He can hardly have meant that."
],
": be permitted by conscience or feeling to":[
"can hardly blame her"
],
": be physically or mentally able to":[
"He can lift 200 pounds."
],
": buttocks":[
"He needs a kick in the can ."
],
": completed and ready for release":[],
": destroyer sense 2":[
"served on a can during the battle"
],
": have permission to":[
"\u2014 used interchangeably with may You can go now if you like."
],
": headphone":[
"\u2014 usually plural You don't realize just how noisy it is inside a plane until you put on a good pair of noise-cancelling headphones \u2026 . I generally leave the noise-cancelling cans on even when I'm not listening to anything at all\u2014the relative quiet makes a long trip less stressful. \u2014 Steven Morgenstern"
],
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"The cops threw him in the can ."
],
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": know how to":[
"She can read."
],
": to be able to do, make, or accomplish":[],
": to discharge from employment":[
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": to hit (a golf shot) into the cup":[],
": to hit (a shot) in basketball":[],
": to put a stop or end to":[
"were told to can the chatter"
],
": to put in a can : preserve by sealing in airtight cans or jars":[
"can tomatoes"
],
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"sitting on the can"
],
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"canceled; cancellation":[],
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"canto":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"He ate the whole can of beans.",
"the shelter stores huge cans of water for an emergency",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Dumeer had no explanation for moving the trash can , Grasso said. \u2014 Matt Yan, BostonGlobe.com , 30 June 2022",
"Officials found Starkey had a red can of spray paint, the same color of paint troopers saw on the sidewalk and bench. \u2014 Angela Cordoba Perez, The Arizona Republic , 27 June 2022",
"AriZona also noted on its website that the tea remains 99 cents a can . \u2014 Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
"Entrepreneurs responding to setbacks with a can -do spirit and a determination to move forward. \u2014 Kevin Kelleher, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
"Creating a culture of collaboration with a can -do attitude is key to adaptability, which in turn is key to the success of a modern, growing organization. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"Aniston would never pour an entire can of chickpeas into a salad like that. \u2014 ELLE , 14 June 2022",
"Though SpaceX expected to get the all-clear by the end of 2021, the FAA kicked the can down the road several times. \u2014 Jackie Wattles, CNN , 13 June 2022",
"The conversations around that were mostly in regards to learning the rules of how a collective can and can't operate. \u2014 Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal , 10 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1855, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English (1st & 3rd singular present indicative), from Old English; akin to Old High German kan (1st & 3rd singular present indicative) know, am able, Old English cn\u0101wan to know \u2014 more at know":"Verb",
"Middle English canne , from Old English; akin to Old High German channa":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"k\u0259n",
"\u02c8kan",
"also \u02c8ken",
"dialectal \u02c8kin"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"barrel",
"canister",
"cannister",
"drum",
"tin"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204121",
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"helping verb",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"can of worms":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": pandora's box":[
"afraid of what we would find if we opened up the can of worms that is the CIA",
"\u2014 Richard Snider"
]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1962, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140139",
"type":[
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},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"the Panama Canal opened a much easier and shorter passageway from the Atlantic to the Pacific",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"An Arizona woman and her dog spent 18 hours fighting for their lives last week after the woman tried to save the pup from a canal . \u2014 Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022",
"Travellers now mostly use I-80 to cover the same ninety miles, and oceangoing ships bound for the Port of West Sacramento finish their trip in a deepwater canal built sixty years ago by the Army Corps of Engineers. \u2014 David Owen, The New Yorker , 11 May 2022",
"On the morning of August 4, 1944, everything seemed normal at Prinsengracht 263, a tall, narrow building along a canal in Amsterdam\u2019s Jordaan neighborhood. \u2014 Ruth Franklin, The New York Review of Books , 11 May 2022",
"The Nebraska Legislature this week approved construction of a $53 million canal in Colorado that would solidify its share of water from the South Platte River that flows through both states. \u2014 NBC News , 23 Apr. 2022",
"The 540-square-foot house sits on a stone plaza shaded by a willow oak, about 50 feet from its original location along a canal that once flowed through what is now Constitution Ave. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Apr. 2022",
"Residents nearly doubled the lake\u2019s size in the 1920s by blasting a basalt canal connecting the natural body of water, historically a source of fish and edible wapato roots for Native people, to Lakewood Bay. \u2014 oregonlive , 20 Apr. 2022",
"In peacetime new threats have besieged Faydah, including cement factories and a farmer who raises cows nearly on top of a canal that predates the Roman aqueducts by four centuries. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Waste material from a garment factory is dumped in a canal at Savar on February 21, 2022, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. \u2014 Tori B. Powell, CBS News , 19 Apr. 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1792, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
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"Middle English, from Latin canalis pipe, channel, from canna reed \u2014 more at cane":"Noun"
},
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"k\u0259-\u02c8nal"
],
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"aqueduct",
"channel",
"conduit",
"course",
"flume",
"racecourse",
"raceway",
"watercourse",
"waterway"
],
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"noun",
"verb"
]
},
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": to provide with a canal or channel":[]
},
"examples":[
"the director of the charity should be canalizing the flow of donations so that the money ends up where it is most needed",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Some became conscious of the role a state could play in intervening in the economy in order to curb and canalize democracy. \u2014 Zeev Sternhell, Slate Magazine , 7 Apr. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1830, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
},
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"\u02c8ka-n\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz"
],
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"channel",
"channelize",
"conduct",
"direct",
"funnel",
"pipe",
"siphon",
"syphon"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003306",
"type":[
"verb"
]
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": a groundless rumor or belief":[
"the widespread canard that every lawyer is dishonest"
]
},
"examples":[
"The book repeats some of history's oldest canards .",
"the widespread canard that every lawyer is dishonest",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"A few days later, the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, in an interview on Italian television, repeated the same canard about anti-Semitic Jews, adding that Hitler was part-Jewish. \u2014 Masha Gessen, The New Yorker , 18 May 2022",
"That canard is on a par with claims that disinfectants cure COVID. \u2014 Alan Murray, Fortune , 3 May 2022",
"Such allegations are the standard political canard Washington Democrats consistently default to throwing out whenever gas prices go up during an election year. \u2014 David Blackmon, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
"Trump\u2019s supposed resistance to war was always a canard . \u2014 Jake Bittle, The New Republic , 13 Aug. 2021",
"Trump\u2019s supposed resistance to war was always a canard . \u2014 Jake Bittle, The New Republic , 13 Aug. 2021",
"Fear of this right-wing canard may have contributed to the Biden administration\u2019s hesitancy to begin processing special immigrant visa applications earlier, despite bipartisan pleas from members of Congress. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 30 Aug. 2021",
"Trump\u2019s supposed resistance to war was always a canard . \u2014 Jake Bittle, The New Republic , 13 Aug. 2021",
"Trump\u2019s supposed resistance to war was always a canard . \u2014 Jake Bittle, The New Republic , 13 Aug. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1843, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
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"French, literally, duck; in sense 1, from Middle French vendre des canards \u00e0 moiti\u00e9 to cheat, literally, to half-sell ducks":""
},
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"k\u0259-\u02c8n\u00e4rd"
],
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"synonyms":[
"story",
"tale",
"whisper"
],
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"type":[
"noun"
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": a Canary Islands usually sweet wine similar to Madeira":[],
": a lively 16th century court dance":[],
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": informer sense 2":[]
},
"examples":[
"a canary who was singing and giving up the names of some of the city's most notorious drug lords",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Women are always the canary in the coal mine of countries\u2019 evolving stance on human rights. \u2014 Avivah Wittenberg-cox, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
"If Bausch + Lomb is the canary in the coal mine, the IPO market is dead \u2014 so is the funding climate for startups. \u2014 Peter Cohan, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
"Determining a person\u2019s gender is different from detecting or recognizing a face, but Dr. Buolamwini considered her findings a canary in a coal mine. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
"Wayfair has been called the canary in the coalmine of the home furnishings market. \u2014 Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
"And with Wall Street unsure if the company is an outlier or a canary in the social media coal mine, shares of Facebook parent Meta Platforms, Twitter and Alphabet all slumped alongside it. \u2014 Michelle Chapman, Chicago Tribune , 24 May 2022",
"That\u2019s why New York\u2019s war on energy should be a canary in the coal mine\u2014a warning to every American who yearns for prosperity, security and lower energy prices. \u2014 Claudia Tenney, WSJ , 11 May 2022",
"The border region has long been a canary in the reproductive rights coal mine. \u2014 Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
"In the world of oceans, Hammerschlag says sharks are the canary in the coal mine. \u2014 Louise Schiavone, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1592, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle French canarie , from Old Spanish canario , from Islas Canarias Canary Islands":""
},
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"k\u0259-\u02c8ner-\u0113"
],
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"betrayer",
"deep throat",
"fink",
"informant",
"informer",
"nark",
"rat",
"rat fink",
"snitch",
"snitcher",
"squealer",
"stool pigeon",
"stoolie",
"talebearer",
"tattler",
"tattletale",
"telltale",
"whistle-blower"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164942",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"canary yellow":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a light to a moderate or vivid yellow":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Meanwhile, Kate Middleton also went for a monochromatic look in a canary yellow Emily Wickstead ensemble. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 3 June 2022",
"For their arrival to Jamaica, Kate wore a canary yellow Roksanda dress in a tribute to the Jamaican flag. \u2014 Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Sister Khloe Kardashian was in gold Moschino and matriarch Kris Jenner wore canary yellow from Oscar de la Renta, an ode to Jackie Kennedy Onassis \u2014 her hair in a \u201960s flip. \u2014 Leanne Italie, Chron , 3 May 2022",
"Shoes in canary yellow , hot pink and lime green will add a punch of fresh color to any outfit. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Her canary yellow liner tied the whole look together, and took the whole thing to the next level. \u2014 Bella Cacciatore, Glamour , 3 Apr. 2022",
"Beaming in a canary yellow strapless gown by Greek designer Celia Kritharioti, Washington brought the sunshine to the SAG silver carpet. \u2014 Pamela Avila, USA TODAY , 28 Feb. 2022",
"She's known for her Barbie pink hair, but she's also tried ruby red, platinum blonde, and canary yellow . \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Officials posted a warning, highlighted in canary yellow , on the university\u2019s website, pleading with the letter\u2019s author to seek help, and asking students to be alert to their surroundings. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Dec. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1801, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124656",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"canasta":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a form of rummy using two full decks in which players or partnerships try to meld groups of three or more cards of the same rank and score bonuses for 7-card melds":[],
": a meld of seven cards of the same rank in canasta":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Just after lunch on weekdays at Anchorage Senior Activity Center, a group of women settles into a cluster of tables in the lobby to play Skip-Bo, dominoes and canasta . \u2014 Julia O'malley, Anchorage Daily News , 17 June 2022",
"After all, the Italian variety tends to elicit memories of that mauve syrupy schlock nonnas drink playing canasta . \u2014 Adam H. Graham, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 30 Sep. 2021",
"The senior center opened June 1 with activities like bridge, bingo, mahjong and canasta at the Highland Park Country Club. \u2014 Steve Sadin, chicagotribune.com , 29 June 2021",
"If Monday proved anything, it\u2019s that the Spurs\u2019 older players are not quite ready to hang up their high-tops for a life of shuffleboard and canasta . \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, ExpressNews.com , 18 Jan. 2021",
"Offerings range from cultural such as virtual museum tours and concerts to current events, tech classes and lessons for online canasta . \u2014 Mort Mazor, sun-sentinel.com , 14 Aug. 2020",
"Bob was an avid canasta player, loved theatre and reading and was an expert at poker and played golf. \u2014 courant.com , 19 Aug. 2019",
"Mildred was a bookkeeper, avid canasta player, and devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. \u2014 Sun-Sentinel.com , 10 July 2018",
"Adult programming at the Mandel JCC Boynton Beach branch include canasta and mah jongg sessions as well as weekly discussion groups on a wide variety of topics. \u2014 Marvin Glassman, Jewish Journal , 6 June 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1948, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Spanish, literally, basket":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"k\u0259-\u02c8na-st\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124742",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"cancel":{
"antonyms":[
"continue",
"keep"
],
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": a deleted part or passage":[],
": a leaf containing matter to be deleted":[],
": a new leaf or slip substituted for matter already printed":[],
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"an order quickly followed by a cancel"
],
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": to decide not to conduct or perform (something planned or expected) usually without expectation of conducting or performing it at a later time":[
"cancel a football game"
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": to deface (a postage or revenue stamp) especially with a set of ink lines so as to invalidate for reuse":[],
": to destroy the force, effectiveness, or validity of : annul":[
"cancel a magazine subscription",
"a canceled check"
],
": to mark or strike out for deletion":[
"cancel the offensive passage"
],
": to match in force or effect : offset":[
"\u2014 often used with out his irritability canceled out his natural kindness \u2014 Osbert Sitwell"
],
": to neutralize each other's strength or effect : counterbalance":[
"the various pressure groups to a large degree canceled out",
"\u2014 J. B. Conant"
],
": to remove (a common divisor ) from numerator and denominator":[],
": to remove (equivalents) on opposite sides of an equation or account":[],
": to withdraw one's support for (someone, such as a celebrity, or something, such as a company) publicly and especially on social media":[
"\u2026 the internet has canceled her over her alleged anti-black and homophobic past.",
"\u2014 Angie Dare"
],
"\u2014 see also cancel culture":[
"\u2026 the internet has canceled her over her alleged anti-black and homophobic past.",
"\u2014 Angie Dare"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"The event was canceled at the last minute when the speaker didn't show up.",
"We canceled our dinner reservation.",
"My flight was canceled because of the storm.",
"She canceled her appointment with the dentist.",
"I'm sorry, but I have to cancel . Can we meet next week?",
"He canceled his insurance policy last month.",
"We canceled our magazine subscription when we moved.",
"The bank canceled my credit card.",
"If you subscribe online, you can cancel at any time.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"New subscribers can cancel anytime before the trial ends. \u2014 cleveland , 21 June 2022",
"In that case, a few states could cancel their primaries if not enough challengers qualify for the ballot. \u2014 Adam Brewster, CBS News , 3 June 2022",
"Also cancel culture, all the big, big problems that are around. \u2014 Vogue , 29 May 2022",
"Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said the city cannot cancel its agreement with the NRA, citing contractual obligations. \u2014 Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN , 26 May 2022",
"Lee discussed the impact of \u2018 cancel culture\u2019 on society today. \u2014 Corein Carter, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"Did Ordinance 51 cancel the conflicting sections of Ordinance 17, as might seem logical? \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 8 May 2022",
"More:Is this the way to sidestep ' cancel culture' and be friends with everyone? \u2014 Anika Reed, USA TODAY , 6 May 2022",
"Because the chance of internal bleeding increases with age, the potential harms of aspirin use cancel out the benefits in this age group. \u2014 Bydr. Chineze Akusoba, ABC News , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"This is often due to concerns about cancel culture and the fear of being called out. \u2014 Michelle King, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"My college does not participate in cancel culture or any sort of mass-media movement beyond education. \u2014 WSJ , 21 June 2022",
"The episode seems to almost be looking at cancel culture and what could be next after someone does something wrong. \u2014 Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 June 2022",
"But the feature also ties into Lamar\u2019s other big theme on Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers, which is an especially critical stance against cancel culture. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 23 May 2022",
"The decision to ban Mr. DeSantis from speaking at the museum for a conference is a sad mistake that borders on cancel culture. \u2014 WSJ , 9 May 2022",
"Sure, advertisers have been dealing with rogue celebrities long before the idea of cancel culture existed. \u2014 Rob Fallon, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
"What are your thoughts on stand-up comedy in 2022 and the cancel culture? \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Apr. 2022",
"On this episode of Extra Spicy, Rosenthal and Ho dive into what motivates him, the fallacy of cancel culture and why people don\u2019t want to give up their problematic favorites. \u2014 Extra Spicy Podcast, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 Apr. 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1b":"Verb",
"1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English cancellen , from Anglo-French canceller, chanceller , from Late Latin cancellare , from Latin, to make like a lattice, from cancelli (plural), diminutive of cancer lattice, probably alteration of carcer prison":"Verb and Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8kan(t)-s\u0259l",
"\u02c8kan-s\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"abandon",
"abort",
"call",
"call off",
"cry off",
"drop",
"recall",
"repeal",
"rescind",
"revoke",
"scrap",
"scrub"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022749",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"cancel (out)":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to reduce the effect of (something) : to be equal to (something) in force or importance but have an opposite effect":[
"The costs cancel out the benefits."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205859",
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
]
},
"cancel culture":{
"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"2016, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-183155",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"cancel each other/one another out":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to be equal to each other in force or importance but opposite to each other and thus have no effect":[
"The two arguments cancel each other/one another out ."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182333",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"cancel out":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to reduce the effect of (something) : to be equal to (something) in force or importance but have an opposite effect":[
"The costs cancel out the benefits."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002110",
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
]
},
"cancelation":{
"antonyms":[
"continuation"
],
"definitions":{
": a mark made to cancel something (such as a postage stamp)":[],
": something (such as a hotel room or a ticket) made available by the canceling of an arrangement":[
"was lucky to get a cancellation for the trip to Chicago"
],
": the act or an instance of canceling":[
"The cancellation of the game was due to bad weather."
]
},
"examples":[
"The storm caused delays and flight cancellations .",
"Notice of cancellation should be given 30 days in advance.",
"There is a fee for cancellation .",
"Cancellations increased when rates doubled.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Hotel discounts and more flexible cancellation policies are also part of the deal. \u2014 Ramsey Qubein, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
"Airlines have also reviewed their cancellation policies for passengers who may not be comfortable taking to the skies. \u2014 Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure , 13 May 2022",
"Airbnb notes that almost two-thirds of active listings on its platform will still offer moderate or flexible cancellation policies. \u2014 Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Hosts\u2019 typical cancellation policies will apply after the policy change. \u2014 Hannah Sampson, Anchorage Daily News , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Kassian avoids hotel chains, which have already begun tightening their cancellation policies as travel restrictions ease. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Apr. 2022",
"McDaniel says that because of such volatility, flexible cancellation policies are the number one consideration for would-be cruisers. \u2014 CNN , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Make sure to check the fine print for information about restroom access, cancellation policies and pet friendliness before booking. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Apr. 2022",
"To start, book with travel companies with flexible cancellation policies. \u2014 Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence , 4 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1535, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"see cancel entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cckan-s\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n",
"\u02cckan(t)-s\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"abandonment",
"abortion",
"calling",
"calling off",
"dropping",
"recall",
"recision",
"repeal",
"rescission",
"revocation"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213158",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"canceleer":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the turn of a hawk in flight made before seizing or after missing the prey":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Old North French canceler to waver, totter, from Late Latin cancellare to cross the legs, from Latin, to make like a lattice":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191200",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"canceler":{
"antonyms":[
"continue",
"keep"
],
"definitions":{
": a deleted part or passage":[],
": a leaf containing matter to be deleted":[],
": a new leaf or slip substituted for matter already printed":[],
": cancellation":[
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],
": omit , delete":[],
": to bring to nothingness : destroy":[],
": to decide not to conduct or perform (something planned or expected) usually without expectation of conducting or performing it at a later time":[
"cancel a football game"
],
": to deface (a postage or revenue stamp) especially with a set of ink lines so as to invalidate for reuse":[],
": to destroy the force, effectiveness, or validity of : annul":[
"cancel a magazine subscription",
"a canceled check"
],
": to mark or strike out for deletion":[
"cancel the offensive passage"
],
": to match in force or effect : offset":[
"\u2014 often used with out his irritability canceled out his natural kindness \u2014 Osbert Sitwell"
],
": to neutralize each other's strength or effect : counterbalance":[
"the various pressure groups to a large degree canceled out",
"\u2014 J. B. Conant"
],
": to remove (a common divisor ) from numerator and denominator":[],
": to remove (equivalents) on opposite sides of an equation or account":[],
": to withdraw one's support for (someone, such as a celebrity, or something, such as a company) publicly and especially on social media":[
"\u2026 the internet has canceled her over her alleged anti-black and homophobic past.",
"\u2014 Angie Dare"
],
"\u2014 see also cancel culture":[
"\u2026 the internet has canceled her over her alleged anti-black and homophobic past.",
"\u2014 Angie Dare"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"The event was canceled at the last minute when the speaker didn't show up.",
"We canceled our dinner reservation.",
"My flight was canceled because of the storm.",
"She canceled her appointment with the dentist.",
"I'm sorry, but I have to cancel . Can we meet next week?",
"He canceled his insurance policy last month.",
"We canceled our magazine subscription when we moved.",
"The bank canceled my credit card.",
"If you subscribe online, you can cancel at any time.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"New subscribers can cancel anytime before the trial ends. \u2014 cleveland , 21 June 2022",
"In that case, a few states could cancel their primaries if not enough challengers qualify for the ballot. \u2014 Adam Brewster, CBS News , 3 June 2022",
"Also cancel culture, all the big, big problems that are around. \u2014 Vogue , 29 May 2022",
"Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said the city cannot cancel its agreement with the NRA, citing contractual obligations. \u2014 Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN , 26 May 2022",
"Lee discussed the impact of \u2018 cancel culture\u2019 on society today. \u2014 Corein Carter, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"Did Ordinance 51 cancel the conflicting sections of Ordinance 17, as might seem logical? \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 8 May 2022",
"More:Is this the way to sidestep ' cancel culture' and be friends with everyone? \u2014 Anika Reed, USA TODAY , 6 May 2022",
"Because the chance of internal bleeding increases with age, the potential harms of aspirin use cancel out the benefits in this age group. \u2014 Bydr. Chineze Akusoba, ABC News , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"This is often due to concerns about cancel culture and the fear of being called out. \u2014 Michelle King, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"My college does not participate in cancel culture or any sort of mass-media movement beyond education. \u2014 WSJ , 21 June 2022",
"The episode seems to almost be looking at cancel culture and what could be next after someone does something wrong. \u2014 Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 June 2022",
"But the feature also ties into Lamar\u2019s other big theme on Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers, which is an especially critical stance against cancel culture. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 23 May 2022",
"The decision to ban Mr. DeSantis from speaking at the museum for a conference is a sad mistake that borders on cancel culture. \u2014 WSJ , 9 May 2022",
"Sure, advertisers have been dealing with rogue celebrities long before the idea of cancel culture existed. \u2014 Rob Fallon, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
"What are your thoughts on stand-up comedy in 2022 and the cancel culture? \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Apr. 2022",
"On this episode of Extra Spicy, Rosenthal and Ho dive into what motivates him, the fallacy of cancel culture and why people don\u2019t want to give up their problematic favorites. \u2014 Extra Spicy Podcast, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 Apr. 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1b":"Verb",
"1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
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"Middle English cancellen , from Anglo-French canceller, chanceller , from Late Latin cancellare , from Latin, to make like a lattice, from cancelli (plural), diminutive of cancer lattice, probably alteration of carcer prison":"Verb and Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8kan(t)-s\u0259l",
"\u02c8kan-s\u0259l"
],
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"call",
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"cry off",
"drop",
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"rescind",
"revoke",
"scrap",
"scrub"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024958",
"type":[
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"verb"
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],
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],
": the act or an instance of canceling":[
"The cancellation of the game was due to bad weather."
]
},
"examples":[
"The storm caused delays and flight cancellations .",
"Notice of cancellation should be given 30 days in advance.",
"There is a fee for cancellation .",
"Cancellations increased when rates doubled.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Hotel discounts and more flexible cancellation policies are also part of the deal. \u2014 Ramsey Qubein, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
"Airlines have also reviewed their cancellation policies for passengers who may not be comfortable taking to the skies. \u2014 Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure , 13 May 2022",
"Airbnb notes that almost two-thirds of active listings on its platform will still offer moderate or flexible cancellation policies. \u2014 Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Hosts\u2019 typical cancellation policies will apply after the policy change. \u2014 Hannah Sampson, Anchorage Daily News , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Kassian avoids hotel chains, which have already begun tightening their cancellation policies as travel restrictions ease. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Apr. 2022",
"McDaniel says that because of such volatility, flexible cancellation policies are the number one consideration for would-be cruisers. \u2014 CNN , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Make sure to check the fine print for information about restroom access, cancellation policies and pet friendliness before booking. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Apr. 2022",
"To start, book with travel companies with flexible cancellation policies. \u2014 Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence , 4 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1535, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"see cancel entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cckan-s\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n",
"\u02cckan(t)-s\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"abandonment",
"abortion",
"calling",
"calling off",
"dropping",
"recall",
"recision",
"repeal",
"rescission",
"revocation"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021048",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"canceller":{
"antonyms":[
"continue",
"keep"
],
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": a deleted part or passage":[],
": a leaf containing matter to be deleted":[],
": a new leaf or slip substituted for matter already printed":[],
": cancellation":[
"an order quickly followed by a cancel"
],
": omit , delete":[],
": to bring to nothingness : destroy":[],
": to decide not to conduct or perform (something planned or expected) usually without expectation of conducting or performing it at a later time":[
"cancel a football game"
],
": to deface (a postage or revenue stamp) especially with a set of ink lines so as to invalidate for reuse":[],
": to destroy the force, effectiveness, or validity of : annul":[
"cancel a magazine subscription",
"a canceled check"
],
": to mark or strike out for deletion":[
"cancel the offensive passage"
],
": to match in force or effect : offset":[
"\u2014 often used with out his irritability canceled out his natural kindness \u2014 Osbert Sitwell"
],
": to neutralize each other's strength or effect : counterbalance":[
"the various pressure groups to a large degree canceled out",
"\u2014 J. B. Conant"
],
": to remove (a common divisor ) from numerator and denominator":[],
": to remove (equivalents) on opposite sides of an equation or account":[],
": to withdraw one's support for (someone, such as a celebrity, or something, such as a company) publicly and especially on social media":[
"\u2026 the internet has canceled her over her alleged anti-black and homophobic past.",
"\u2014 Angie Dare"
],
"\u2014 see also cancel culture":[
"\u2026 the internet has canceled her over her alleged anti-black and homophobic past.",
"\u2014 Angie Dare"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"The event was canceled at the last minute when the speaker didn't show up.",
"We canceled our dinner reservation.",
"My flight was canceled because of the storm.",
"She canceled her appointment with the dentist.",
"I'm sorry, but I have to cancel . Can we meet next week?",
"He canceled his insurance policy last month.",
"We canceled our magazine subscription when we moved.",
"The bank canceled my credit card.",
"If you subscribe online, you can cancel at any time.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"New subscribers can cancel anytime before the trial ends. \u2014 cleveland , 21 June 2022",
"In that case, a few states could cancel their primaries if not enough challengers qualify for the ballot. \u2014 Adam Brewster, CBS News , 3 June 2022",
"Also cancel culture, all the big, big problems that are around. \u2014 Vogue , 29 May 2022",
"Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said the city cannot cancel its agreement with the NRA, citing contractual obligations. \u2014 Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN , 26 May 2022",
"Lee discussed the impact of \u2018 cancel culture\u2019 on society today. \u2014 Corein Carter, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"Did Ordinance 51 cancel the conflicting sections of Ordinance 17, as might seem logical? \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 8 May 2022",
"More:Is this the way to sidestep ' cancel culture' and be friends with everyone? \u2014 Anika Reed, USA TODAY , 6 May 2022",
"Because the chance of internal bleeding increases with age, the potential harms of aspirin use cancel out the benefits in this age group. \u2014 Bydr. Chineze Akusoba, ABC News , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"This is often due to concerns about cancel culture and the fear of being called out. \u2014 Michelle King, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"My college does not participate in cancel culture or any sort of mass-media movement beyond education. \u2014 WSJ , 21 June 2022",
"The episode seems to almost be looking at cancel culture and what could be next after someone does something wrong. \u2014 Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 June 2022",
"But the feature also ties into Lamar\u2019s other big theme on Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers, which is an especially critical stance against cancel culture. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 23 May 2022",
"The decision to ban Mr. DeSantis from speaking at the museum for a conference is a sad mistake that borders on cancel culture. \u2014 WSJ , 9 May 2022",
"Sure, advertisers have been dealing with rogue celebrities long before the idea of cancel culture existed. \u2014 Rob Fallon, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
"What are your thoughts on stand-up comedy in 2022 and the cancel culture? \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Apr. 2022",
"On this episode of Extra Spicy, Rosenthal and Ho dive into what motivates him, the fallacy of cancel culture and why people don\u2019t want to give up their problematic favorites. \u2014 Extra Spicy Podcast, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1b":"Verb",
"1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English cancellen , from Anglo-French canceller, chanceller , from Late Latin cancellare , from Latin, to make like a lattice, from cancelli (plural), diminutive of cancer lattice, probably alteration of carcer prison":"Verb and Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8kan(t)-s\u0259l",
"\u02c8kan-s\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"abandon",
"abort",
"call",
"call off",
"cry off",
"drop",
"recall",
"repeal",
"rescind",
"revoke",
"scrap",
"scrub"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014211",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"cancellous":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": having a porous structure":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1839, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin cancelli intersecting osseous plates and bars in cancellous bone, from Latin, lattice":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"kan-\u02c8se-l\u0259s",
"kan-\u02c8sel-\u0259s",
"\u02c8kan(t)-s\u0259-l\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111326",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"cancellus":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of cancellus singular of cancelli"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"pronounciation":[
"kan\u02c8sel\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-200908",
"type":[]
},
"cancer":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a malignant tumor of potentially unlimited growth that expands locally by invasion and systemically by metastasis":[],
": a northern zodiacal constellation between Gemini and Leo":[],
": a plant disease marked by such growths":[],
": an abnormal bodily state marked by such tumors":[],
": an enlarged tumorlike plant growth (such as that of crown gall)":[],
": one born under the sign of Cancer":[
"I'm a Taurus, but my best friend is a Cancer ."
],
": something evil or malignant that spreads destructively":[
"the cancer of hidden resentment",
"\u2014 Irish Digest"
],
": the fourth sign of the zodiac in astrology \u2014 see Signs of the Zodiac Table":[]
},
"examples":[
"He was diagnosed with cancer .",
"She learned that she has cancer .",
"Eating certain foods may help reduce the risk of cancer .",
"Advanced cancers are more difficult to treat.",
"I'm a Taurus, but my best friend is a Cancer .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But three years ago, her son, Jack, died of throat cancer at 62. \u2014 New York Times , 24 June 2022",
"Philips has also pointed to two analyses that did not find a higher incidence of cancer among patients who used Philips devices rather than those of other manufacturers. \u2014 Emily Alpert Reyesstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
"Region has a 95 percent higher risk of cancer due to air pollution, says EPA. \u2014 Seiji Yamashita, ABC News , 21 June 2022",
"Last Summer actress revealed that it's been 10 years since her mother Patricia died from complications of cancer . \u2014 Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping , 19 June 2022",
"Whiteman demonstrated her courage, strength and resilience after being diagnosed in 2007 with a rare form of cancer that affected her spinal cord and brain. \u2014 Cynthia Littleton, Variety , 17 June 2022",
"Many studies have shown its effectiveness in helping women through the menopause and though there are risks, such as increasing your risk of breast cancer , the benefits are thought to outweigh such risks. \u2014 Pallabi Munsi, CNN , 17 June 2022",
"And yet, the landscape of cancer today looks very different than in years past. \u2014 David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 June 2022",
"What do the different stages of breast cancer mean? \u2014 USA TODAY , 16 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Latin (genitive Cancri ), literally, crab; akin to Greek karkinos crab, cancer":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8kan-s\u0259r",
"\u02c8kan(t)-s\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-200551",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"cancerism":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a hypothetical tendency to develop cancer":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary cancer + -ism":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-124624",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"candescent":{
"antonyms":[
"dim",
"dull",
"lackluster",
"unbright",
"unbrilliant"
],
"definitions":{
": glowing or dazzling from or as if from great heat":[]
},
"examples":[
"the campers were transfixed by the candescent coals of their seashore fire"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1808, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin candescent-, candescens , present participle of candescere , inchoative of cand\u0113re":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"kan-\u02c8de-s\u1d4ant"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"beaming",
"bedazzling",
"bright",
"brilliant",
"clear",
"dazzling",
"effulgent",
"fulgent",
"glowing",
"incandescent",
"lambent",
"lucent",
"lucid",
"luminous",
"lustrous",
"radiant",
"refulgent",
"sheeny",
"shining",
"shiny",
"splendid"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103413",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"candid":{
"antonyms":[
"dissembling",
"uncandid",
"unforthcoming"
],
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": disposed to criticize severely : blunt":[
"candid critics"
],
": free from bias, prejudice, or malice : fair":[
"a candid observer"
],
": indicating or suggesting sincere honesty and absence of deception":[
"her candid face"
],
": marked by honest sincere expression":[
"a candid discussion"
],
": relating to or being photography of subjects acting naturally or spontaneously without being posed":[
"candid photos of the family at play"
],
": white":[
"candid flames"
]
},
"examples":[
"If Bart Knaggs had been totally candid , he would have told me that when his prospective father-in-law, who was a doctor, had heard that the cancer had moved into my lungs, he said to Bart, \"Well, your friend is dead.\" \u2014 Lance Armstrong , It's Not About the Bike , (2000) 2001",
"To be candid , I have wondered whether it is fair to write about a man for whom I cannot help but feel a real distaste. \u2014 Jill Lepore , Journal of American History , June 2001",
"There are candid \u2026 anecdotes of open-heart surgery. \u2014 Joyce Carol Oates , New York Times Book Review , 30 Sept. 1990",
"He was quite candid about his past.",
"She gave us her candid opinion on the matter.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Saget, who died from head trauma in January at 65, sat down with Radio Rahim in May 2021 for a candid conversation about life, death, and loss for the podcast Til This Day. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 8 June 2022",
"Having a candid conversation with your doctor can open the door to finding relief. \u2014 Kells Mcphillips, Fortune , 20 May 2022",
"Hip Hop artists Remy Ma and Meek Mill shared the stage for the first time ever to share their personal experiences during a candid conversation with veteran journalist Lester Holt about the dire need for criminal justice reform. \u2014 Rachaell Davis, Essence , 28 Apr. 2022",
"During the premiere episode of The Kardashians, Khlo\u00e9 Kardashian had a candid conversation with Scott Disick about Kourtney Kardashian's relationship with Travis Barker. \u2014 Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Each car site defines the final category somewhat differently, but an accurate valuation depends on an owner\u2019s being candid about the shape of a vehicle. \u2014 Jim Gorzelany, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has succeeded in getting 1,000 more police officers assigned to the system, but its chair, Janno Lieber, was candid last week when asked about the current climate. \u2014 David Porter, The Christian Science Monitor , 1 June 2022",
"Ukrainian officials have been candid about the army\u2019s travails while arguing more rapid deliveries of Western weaponry will resolve them. \u2014 Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times , 1 June 2022",
"But with the giant highs came some traumatizing lows, as Hill is candid about the isolation incurred by his growing fame, a mysterious injury that sidelined him, and his wife's health struggles. \u2014 Rachel King, Fortune , 1 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1606, in the meaning defined at sense 4":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French & Latin; French candide , from Latin candidus bright, white, from cand\u0113re to shine, glow; akin to Welsh can white, Sanskrit candati it shines":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8kan-d\u0259d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for candid frank , candid , open , plain mean showing willingness to tell what one feels or thinks. frank stresses lack of shyness or secretiveness or of evasiveness from considerations of tact or expedience. frank discussions candid suggests expression marked by sincerity and honesty especially in offering unwelcome criticism or opinion. a candid appraisal open implies frankness but suggests more indiscretion than frank and less earnestness than candid . open in saying what they think plain suggests outspokenness and freedom from affectation or subtlety in expression. plain talk",
"synonyms":[
"direct",
"forthcoming",
"forthright",
"foursquare",
"frank",
"free-spoken",
"freehearted",
"honest",
"open",
"openhearted",
"out-front",
"outspoken",
"plain",
"plainspoken",
"straight",
"straightforward",
"unguarded",
"unreserved",
"up-front"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103835",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"candidate":{
"antonyms":[
"noncandidate"
],
"definitions":{
": a student in the process of meeting final requirements for a degree":[
"a PhD candidate"
],
": one likely or suited to undergo or be chosen for something specified":[
"a candidate for surgery"
],
": one that aspires to or is nominated or qualified for an office, membership, or award":[
"a candidate for governor",
"a candidate for \"Manager of the Year\"",
"the best candidate for the job"
]
},
"examples":[
"Candidates can apply in person or send a resume.",
"a Ph.D. candidate in linguistics",
"The program has several doctoral candidates .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Meanwhile, the South Dakota GOP is set to decide its next candidate for the attorney general's office at a convention in the days after the Senate trial. \u2014 Fox News , 21 June 2022",
"The deadline to withdraw as a candidate for the regular primary is Saturday. \u2014 Becky Bohrer, USA TODAY , 21 June 2022",
"The deadline to withdraw as a candidate for the regular primary is Saturday. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 21 June 2022",
"While campaigning as the opposition candidate in 2015, Macri\u2014a right-wing businessman turned politician and the son of one of Argentina\u2019s wealthiest impresarios\u2014and his party called for new bills with higher denominations. \u2014 Federico Perelmuter, The New Republic , 21 June 2022",
"Reeves, who condemned the Loudoun County School Board as well, is running on his work in the state senate on veterans\u2019 causes, gun rights and foster care, among other things, hoping voters see him as the most experienced candidate . \u2014 Meagan Flynn, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
"Democrats have their candidate , Assemblyman Rudy Salas, who is projected to advance and currently sits at 47 percent. \u2014 Ben Kamisar, NBC News , 8 June 2022",
"Meanwhile, her adversary, Mr. M., subverted the democratic process in order to advance his candidate , a jock from a well-off family. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
"In that race, his preferred candidate , Tanya Ortiz Frankly, ultimately prevailed. \u2014 Howard Blumestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin candidatus , from candidatus clothed in white, from candidus white; from the white toga worn by candidates for office in ancient Rome":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8kan-d\u0259-\u02ccd\u0101t",
"-d\u0259t",
"\u02c8ka-n\u0259-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"applicant",
"applier",
"aspirant",
"campaigner",
"contender",
"expectant",
"hopeful",
"prospect",
"seeker"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065308",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"candidness":{
"antonyms":[
"dissembling",
"uncandid",
"unforthcoming"
],
"definitions":{
": disposed to criticize severely : blunt":[
"candid critics"
],
": free from bias, prejudice, or malice : fair":[
"a candid observer"
],
": indicating or suggesting sincere honesty and absence of deception":[
"her candid face"
],
": marked by honest sincere expression":[
"a candid discussion"
],
": relating to or being photography of subjects acting naturally or spontaneously without being posed":[
"candid photos of the family at play"
],
": white":[
"candid flames"
]
},
"examples":[
"If Bart Knaggs had been totally candid , he would have told me that when his prospective father-in-law, who was a doctor, had heard that the cancer had moved into my lungs, he said to Bart, \"Well, your friend is dead.\" \u2014 Lance Armstrong , It's Not About the Bike , (2000) 2001",
"To be candid , I have wondered whether it is fair to write about a man for whom I cannot help but feel a real distaste. \u2014 Jill Lepore , Journal of American History , June 2001",
"There are candid \u2026 anecdotes of open-heart surgery. \u2014 Joyce Carol Oates , New York Times Book Review , 30 Sept. 1990",
"He was quite candid about his past.",
"She gave us her candid opinion on the matter.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Saget, who died from head trauma in January at 65, sat down with Radio Rahim in May 2021 for a candid conversation about life, death, and loss for the podcast Til This Day. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 8 June 2022",
"Having a candid conversation with your doctor can open the door to finding relief. \u2014 Kells Mcphillips, Fortune , 20 May 2022",
"Hip Hop artists Remy Ma and Meek Mill shared the stage for the first time ever to share their personal experiences during a candid conversation with veteran journalist Lester Holt about the dire need for criminal justice reform. \u2014 Rachaell Davis, Essence , 28 Apr. 2022",
"During the premiere episode of The Kardashians, Khlo\u00e9 Kardashian had a candid conversation with Scott Disick about Kourtney Kardashian's relationship with Travis Barker. \u2014 Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Each car site defines the final category somewhat differently, but an accurate valuation depends on an owner\u2019s being candid about the shape of a vehicle. \u2014 Jim Gorzelany, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has succeeded in getting 1,000 more police officers assigned to the system, but its chair, Janno Lieber, was candid last week when asked about the current climate. \u2014 David Porter, The Christian Science Monitor , 1 June 2022",
"Ukrainian officials have been candid about the army\u2019s travails while arguing more rapid deliveries of Western weaponry will resolve them. \u2014 Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times , 1 June 2022",
"But with the giant highs came some traumatizing lows, as Hill is candid about the isolation incurred by his growing fame, a mysterious injury that sidelined him, and his wife's health struggles. \u2014 Rachel King, Fortune , 1 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1606, in the meaning defined at sense 4":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French & Latin; French candide , from Latin candidus bright, white, from cand\u0113re to shine, glow; akin to Welsh can white, Sanskrit candati it shines":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8kan-d\u0259d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for candid frank , candid , open , plain mean showing willingness to tell what one feels or thinks. frank stresses lack of shyness or secretiveness or of evasiveness from considerations of tact or expedience. frank discussions candid suggests expression marked by sincerity and honesty especially in offering unwelcome criticism or opinion. a candid appraisal open implies frankness but suggests more indiscretion than frank and less earnestness than candid . open in saying what they think plain suggests outspokenness and freedom from affectation or subtlety in expression. plain talk",
"synonyms":[
"direct",
"forthcoming",
"forthright",
"foursquare",
"frank",
"free-spoken",
"freehearted",
"honest",
"open",
"openhearted",
"out-front",
"outspoken",
"plain",
"plainspoken",
"straight",
"straightforward",
"unguarded",
"unreserved",
"up-front"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022243",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"candlelight":{
"antonyms":[
"blaze",
"brightness",
"brilliance",
"day",
"daylight",
"glare",
"glow",
"light",
"lightness"
],
"definitions":{
": a soft artificial light":[],
": the light of a candle":[],
": the time for lighting candles : twilight":[]
},
"examples":[
"at candlelight carolers would gather in the village green before beginning their stroll",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Another candlelight vigil was held in Lowell one evening earlier, when dozens gathered at a roadside memorial on Varnum Avenue, a short distance from the pond where the child\u2019s body was found. \u2014 Jeremy C. Fox, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
"Winters High School is holding a candlelight vigil at the football field Friday night, the coroner\u2019s office said. \u2014 Sarah Ravani, San Francisco Chronicle , 10 June 2022",
"Friends and community members gathered Wednesday evening for a candlelight vigil and moment of silence in memory of Julio Ramirez, 25, who died in April shortly after leaving a popular New York City gay bar. \u2014 Jay Valle, NBC News , 9 June 2022",
"For three decades, Hong Kong had mourned the victims of China\u2019s bloody military crackdown on pro-democracy protesters with a candlelight vigil on the night of June 4 that would be attended by tens of thousands of people vowing never to forget. \u2014 Nectar Gan, CNN , 4 June 2022",
"For more than three decades, activists held an annual candlelight vigil in Hong Kong\u2019s Victoria Park to remember the incident also known simply as June 4th. \u2014 Vic Chiang, Washington Post , 4 June 2022",
"During a candlelight vigil two days after Brophy\u2019s death, Crampton Brophy even confronted the school\u2019s leaders, blaming them for the lack of security cameras inside the building, Stromquist recalled. \u2014 oregonlive , 28 May 2022",
"The renaming was followed by a candlelight vigil at a nearby ceremony. \u2014 Mohamed Ibrahim, USA TODAY , 26 May 2022",
"Ohio State said the memorial erected at the north rotunda during a candlelight vigil on Tuesday will also remain through the spring game. \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 14 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8kan-d\u1d4al-\u02cc(l)\u012bt",
"\u02c8kan-d\u1d4al-\u02ccl\u012bt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"black",
"blackness",
"dark",
"darkness",
"dusk",
"gloaming",
"gloom",
"murk",
"night",
"semidarkness",
"shade",
"shadows",
"twilight",
"umbra"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225639",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"candor":{
"antonyms":[
"dissembling",
"dissimulation",
"indirection"
],
"definitions":{
": brightness , brilliance":[
"the sun poured with a more golden candor",
"\u2014 Christoper Morley"
],
": freedom from prejudice or malice : fairness":[
"\u2026 a heavy accusation \u2026 from a gentleman of your talents, liberality, and candor .",
"\u2014 Noah Webster"
],
": kindliness":[],
": unreserved , honest, or sincere expression : forthrightness":[
"the candor with which he acknowledged a weakness in his own case",
"\u2014 Aldous Huxley"
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"But a more subtle, and perhaps the most powerful, quality in the Senator's arsenal of attractions is an unrelenting candor that verges on self-reproach \u2026 \u2014 Joe Klein , New Yorker , 17 Jan. 2002",
"People are human; they are fallible. I concede with painful candor and a heavy heart that the adage applies to me and to my generation of American leadership regarding Vietnam. \u2014 Robert S. McNamara , In Retrospect , 1995",
"\u2026 thoughtful critics lamented what they designated Roosevelt's deviousness, his lack of candor \u2026 \u2014 Doris Kearns Goodwin , New Yorker , 15 Aug. 1994",
"One hardly knows which to admire more, the candor of the author or the forbearance of his wife and his buddy, who somehow manage to refrain from cuffing him smartly upside the head. \u2014 Jay McInerney , New York Times Book Review , 31 Mar. 1991",
"She spoke with candor about racism.",
"I was impressed by the candor of his statement.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But Caruso offered more candor about his evolving political thinking during a meeting with an influential homeowners group in March. \u2014 Julia Wickstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
"That unusual candor came for a reason: Fed officials have been trying to fully prepare markets for their first move away from enormous economic support. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Sep. 2021",
"So, the pleasures of Patterson\u2019s story are the moments when a bit of quirkiness and candor creeps in. \u2014 Mark Athitakis, Washington Post , 6 June 2022",
"Daughter Kelly plays a key role, tracing the relationship between George and her mother, Brenda, with an unflinching candor that touches on her mother\u2019s alcoholism, her father\u2019s drug addiction, and the crises and recoveries along the way. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 May 2022",
"In general, there\u2019s an overt quality to the new authoritarians, cynicism turned into irresistible candor . \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
"The show is harrowing and its subjects\u2019 candor sometimes breathtaking. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
"Burdened by its duty of care to a fragile text, the film preserves too much of it wholesale, its writing taking on a literary artificiality that doesn\u2019t quite match Toews\u2019 elegant candor , even when the phrasing remains the same. \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 6 May 2022",
"Sarkisian and defensive coordinator Pete Kwiatkowski remained engaged with the entire family, building up mutual trust with consistent candor . \u2014 Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News , 11 May 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3a":""
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"-\u02ccd\u022fr",
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"In the past, some teachers would resort to the cane when students misbehaved.",
"The chair seat is made of cane .",
"Verb",
"In the past, some teachers would cane students who misbehaved.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Melissa Gates, who is physically disabled and uses a cane or scooter to move around, was actively searching and applying for a federal job. \u2014 Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News , 1 July 2022",
"Another section looks at five plants, including wheat and sugar cane , that have transformed food systems and economies and in some cases shaped human migration. \u2014 Vanessa H. Larson, Washington Post , 28 June 2022",
"Knight appeared on camera Wednesday walking both with and without a cane . \u2014 Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone , 9 June 2022",
"But he may be forced to cut down his trees and switch to sugar cane or wheat if there are a few more years of bad harvests. \u2014 Vibhuti Agarwal, WSJ , 18 June 2022",
"The stranger also grabbed the victim\u2019s cane and used it to beat her head and face, police said. \u2014 Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 June 2022",
"So this body wash is full of high-quality ingredients, including green tea and sugar cane . \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 June 2022",
"The initial lawsuit described the object used to assault Smith as a heavy cane or crowbar; it has recently been amended to include photos from Smith\u2019s body camera, which the suit says shows the officer being hit with his own baton. \u2014 Peter Hermann, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
"Getting to the lodge, a 3.5-hour drive from Quito, requires navigating narrow, winding roads that pass small villages, dramatic valleys, and sugar cane plantations. \u2014 Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure , 5 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Cane \u2019s marinates never-frozen chicken tenderloins for 24 hours before dropping it in the fryer. \u2014 Andy Staples, SI.com , 30 June 2017"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Noun",
"circa 1667, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
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"Middle English, from Middle French, from Old Occitan cana , from Latin canna , from Greek kanna , of Semitic origin; akin to Akkadian qan\u016b reed, Hebrew q\u0101neh":"Noun"
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"canine loyalty"
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"Noun",
"in the minds of some, the winner of this prestigious dog show has a fair claim to the title of King of the Canines",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The dog \u2014 named Nala \u2014 appeared to be right at home in the photos Julie posted of the canine sprawled out on the bed. \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 11 May 2022",
"Police said Li stabbed one of the canine officers during the struggle, and she could be seen in video footage lunging toward law enforcement when a hail of bullets are fired. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 Apr. 2022",
"In this sequel to the story of the basketball-playing canine , Air Bud switches to football. \u2014 Matt Caputo, SPIN , 6 Feb. 2022",
"Of course, there are a few major differences between hiking with a canine and a nine-pound Rex rabbit. \u2014 Frederick Dreier, Outside Online , 9 June 2022",
"These methods suggested that there simply wasn\u2019t room for the cat\u2019s lower lip to fit between his upper canines and gums, however, there was space for the two upper canine teeth to nestle inside the lower lip. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 11 May 2022",
"The animal\u2019s lower jaw and several teeth, including a long canine , were discovered in Oceanside in 1988 and had been stored in the museum\u2019s vast fossil collection since. \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 16 Mar. 2022",
"The lower jaw and several teeth, including a long canine , were discovered in Oceanside in 1988 and had been stored in the museum\u2019s vast fossil collection ever since. \u2014 Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 Mar. 2022",
"But the jaw stood out because of the shape and size of the teeth, the spacing between them and the shape of the flange (the part of the chin that stuck down to protect the animal\u2019s canine teeth). \u2014 Raegan Scharfetter, Scientific American , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"In the buddy dramedy (in theaters Friday), Tatum co-directs and stars as Briggs, an Army Ranger taking a canine war-hero Belgian Malinois (also named Lulu), on an eventful road trip to the funeral of her handler. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Caged dogs used to be sole source of canine blood supply in California. \u2014 Seth Liss, Los Angeles Times , 11 Oct. 2021",
"Following the long tradition of canine political leadership in Rabbit Hash, Lady ran for mayor in 2016, but was edged out of office by Brynneth Pawltrow, a pitbull. \u2014 Cameron Knight, The Enquirer , 31 Aug. 2021",
"Engineers keep endowing robots with human or now canine characteristics. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Aug. 2021",
"And a new liquid biopsy has made canine bladder cancer, which can be mistaken for bladder stones or urinary tract infections, easy to diagnose, even in an early stage. \u2014 Amy Sutherland, Scientific American , 30 Dec. 2019",
"If someone was casting an all- canine version of a Cheech and Chong movie, Archie would have been a shoo-in. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Dec. 2020",
"This new analysis of both canine and human DNA reveals new details of our evolving relationship with our furry friends. \u2014 Rasha Aridi, Smithsonian Magazine , 4 Nov. 2020",
"Push the lever, and a dozen ice-slices tumbled out with almost canine enthusiasm. \u2014 James Lileks, Star Tribune , 1 Nov. 2020"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"Latin caninus , from canis dog \u2014 more at hound":"Adjective"
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"British also \u02c8ka-",
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"she put the store-bought cookies in a fancy canister to make them look homemade",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The canister was eventually lowered safely but the NRC chided Edison officials for not reporting the incident within 24 hours. \u2014 Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 Apr. 2022",
"In the video, which has no audio, the suspect can be seen holding what appears to be a canister of pepper spray before deploying it. \u2014 Chantal Da Silva, NBC News , 15 June 2022",
"Because the motor and canister can be placed out of the way, these vacuums are easier to maneuver into tight spaces and to use on stairs than uprights are. \u2014 Carolyn Fort\u00e9, Good Housekeeping , 14 June 2022",
"By 2020, alarmed by rising violent crime rates across the country, the protection Lognion had at home - her dog, a canister of mace, an alarm system - no longer felt like enough. \u2014 Anne Branigin, Anchorage Daily News , 7 June 2022",
"The process normally takes five years or more, but Holtec sped it up by building a fuel canister the company says can accommodate nuclear waste at hotter temperatures. \u2014 Douglas Macmillan, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
"Much like a traditional vacuum, robotic pool cleaners suck up dirt and debris, storing it in an attached filter bag or canister that can be emptied after each use. \u2014 Adria Greenhauff, Better Homes & Gardens , 13 May 2022",
"Overall, ice cream makers that used a combination of ice and rock salt to freeze were not as easy to use as ones that use a frozen canister or a compressor, and noise levels varied greatly. \u2014 Brigitt Earley, Good Housekeeping , 16 June 2022",
"Surveillance video from inside the Wellspring Health Access clinic shows the suspect, whose face is covered with a surgical mask most of the time, carrying a red gas canister . \u2014 Amanda Musa, CNN , 11 June 2022"
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"1692, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Latin canistrum basket, from Greek kanastron wicker basket, from kanna reed \u2014 more at cane":""
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"such shameless ambulance chasing cankers the legal profession",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Many people note an association between canker sores and a common toothpaste ingredient called sodium lauryl sulfate. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 16 May 2022",
"The mainstay of apple canker control is pruning out the cankers. \u2014 oregonlive , 23 Jan. 2022",
"Sometimes the canker is an area of swollen bark, and some cankers bleed sap. \u2014 Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com , 20 Feb. 2022",
"The move came after potato wart, an unsightly canker that poses no threat to human health, was detected in two fields. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Feb. 2022",
"Remove cankered limbs from fruit and nut trees for control of diseases such as apple anthracnose, bacterial canker of stone fruit and Eastern filbert blight. \u2014 oregonlive , 1 Feb. 2022",
"The canker , which can spread through infected potatoes, soil and equipment, had before the November discoveries been detected 33 times on Prince Edward Island since 2000. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Feb. 2022",
"Scout cherry trees for signs and symptoms of bacterial canker . \u2014 oregonlive , 3 Jan. 2022",
"Remove cankered limbs from fruit and nut trees for control of diseases such as apple anthracnose and bacterial canker of stone fruit. \u2014 oregonlive , 3 Aug. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Start by removing all blighted twigs and cankered branches 6 to 10 inches below the edge of visible infection. \u2014 Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com , 1 Aug. 2019"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Noun"
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French cancre, chancre , from Latin cancer crab, cancer":"Noun and Verb"
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": a painful shallow ulcer of the mouth that has a grayish-white base surrounded by a reddish inflamed area and is of uncertain cause but is not due to the virus causing herpes simplex \u2014 compare cold sore":[]
},
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"People can confuse a cold sore for a canker sore , an angry noncontagious lesion that isn\u2019t linked with herpes, or an exceptionally painful pimple, at least in the beginning before the blister opens up. \u2014 Zahra Barnes, SELF , 3 Jan. 2022",
"Keith Negley The day after her school closed its doors for social distancing, a canker sore developed in my daughter\u2019s mouth. \u2014 Danielle Braff, New York Times , 16 Apr. 2020",
"The headache, canker sore , and chest tightness were the most prevalent symptoms during this time period. \u2014 Kara Ladd, Health.com , 1 Apr. 2020",
"In fact, there seems to be no ailment Wim Hof\u2019s method\u2014the Wim Hof Method\u2014does not claim to at least partially address: stress, arthritis, cancer, migraines, canker sores , fibromyalgia, Crohn\u2019s Disease, ALS, MS, and HIV. \u2014 Rachel Sugar, Bon App\u00e9tit , 28 Oct. 2019",
"And the lack of those nutrients develops canker sores . \u2014 The New Yorker , 10 July 2019",
"The products--sold under brand names like Orajel and Chloraseptic, as well as store brands and generics--are often used for relief from sore throats, canker sores and other oral irritations, according to the FDA. \u2014 Laura Mcknight, NOLA.com , 23 May 2018",
"Most canker sores resolve on their own within one to two weeks. \u2014 Roni Caryn Rabin, New York Times , 16 Mar. 2018",
"Now, for the burning question: Is alum a miracle treatment for canker sores ? \u2014 Zahra Barnes, SELF , 12 Dec. 2017"
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"circa 1596, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8ka\u014b-k\u0259r-"
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"original"
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"a canned speech"
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"examples":[
"The salesperson kept using the same canned phrases.",
"there's a canned quality to the screenplay that reminds you of countless other action movies",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Because of this limitation, Morris suggests drinking your canned wine no more than 18 months after purchasing it. \u2014 Heather Adams, Outside Online , 9 June 2022",
"Created for the active oenophile, this dry ros\u00e9 out of Bordeaux, France is blended with sparkling water for a light alternative to canned wine and spritzes in the same category. \u2014 Jillian Dara, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"The recipe starts with frying onions and canned tomatoes in olive oil before adding chili powder and chipotles to the mix for spice and heat. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
"Which, frankly, is the perfect time to discover canned wine. \u2014 John Kell, Fortune , 27 Dec. 2021",
"Southwest is currently only offering four drink choices on its flights: Coke, Diet Coke, 7-Up and canned water. \u2014 Dawn Gilbertson, USA TODAY , 10 Sep. 2021",
"In 2020, at least five new brands of canned Ranch Water launched. \u2014 Tirion Morris, The Arizona Republic , 24 Aug. 2021",
"This 24-pack of canned water is made to last 50 years and won't go bad even if it's exposed to heat. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 26 Aug. 2020",
"In fact, our diets are full of it: boxes of baby spinach, bags of rice, and canned tomatoes are all processed to a degree. \u2014 Ali Francis, Bon App\u00e9tit , 19 Apr. 2022"
],
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"1856, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02c8kand"
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"unknowing"
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"\u2014 Robert Burns"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"a canny card player, good at psyching out his opponents",
"warm and canny under the woolen bedcovers, we didn't mind the chilly Scottish nights",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"How to be canny , like the workers of the past, and how to be conservationists, like commoners. \u2014 Eula Biss, The New Yorker , 8 June 2022",
"Nina Yashar, the canny doyenne of Milanese design, curated two exhibits at the Giovanni Nicelli Airport (on view until the end of June). \u2014 Max Vadukul. Styled By Nicoletta Santoro., Town & Country , 12 June 2022",
"Mann combines a clear-eyed vision of a not-so-distant period of history with canny spy-world touches and astute elements of farcical humor. \u2014 Hanif Abdurraqib, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
"In some respects, successfully planting the case in Virginia, despite the state\u2019s tenuous-at-best connections with both Heard and Depp, was just some regular canny lawyering. \u2014 Matt Pearcestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
"The need to shield those identities from attention meant that such staffers were indeed susceptible to pressure, if not from foreign agents, usually, then from canny domestic operators. \u2014 Michael Waters, The New Yorker , 31 May 2022",
"The result is a canny team, still developing, straddling two generations, and likable. \u2014 Jason Gay, WSJ , 30 May 2022",
"With her childlike, faceless sketches, Delvey shows far less promise as an artist than as a canny cultural critic, with her work often alluding to the media circus around herself and her trial. \u2014 Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone , 20 May 2022",
"But over the past decade or so, his biggest impact has been in humanitarian work, through the grass-roots rapid-response efforts of World Central Kitchen and his canny understanding of the power levers in Washington. \u2014 Ann Hornaday, Washington Post , 21 May 2022"
],
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"1596, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
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"originally Scots & regional northern English, going back to early Scots, \"free from risk, sagacious, prudent, cautious,\" probably from can \"ability\" (noun derivative of can can entry 1 ) + -y -y entry 1":"Adjective"
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"\u02c8ka-n\u0113"
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"astute",
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"savvy",
"sharp",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100536",
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},
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"she put the store-bought cookies in a fancy canister to make them look homemade",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The canister was eventually lowered safely but the NRC chided Edison officials for not reporting the incident within 24 hours. \u2014 Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 Apr. 2022",
"In the video, which has no audio, the suspect can be seen holding what appears to be a canister of pepper spray before deploying it. \u2014 Chantal Da Silva, NBC News , 15 June 2022",
"Because the motor and canister can be placed out of the way, these vacuums are easier to maneuver into tight spaces and to use on stairs than uprights are. \u2014 Carolyn Fort\u00e9, Good Housekeeping , 14 June 2022",
"By 2020, alarmed by rising violent crime rates across the country, the protection Lognion had at home - her dog, a canister of mace, an alarm system - no longer felt like enough. \u2014 Anne Branigin, Anchorage Daily News , 7 June 2022",
"The process normally takes five years or more, but Holtec sped it up by building a fuel canister the company says can accommodate nuclear waste at hotter temperatures. \u2014 Douglas Macmillan, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
"Much like a traditional vacuum, robotic pool cleaners suck up dirt and debris, storing it in an attached filter bag or canister that can be emptied after each use. \u2014 Adria Greenhauff, Better Homes & Gardens , 13 May 2022",
"Overall, ice cream makers that used a combination of ice and rock salt to freeze were not as easy to use as ones that use a frozen canister or a compressor, and noise levels varied greatly. \u2014 Brigitt Earley, Good Housekeeping , 16 June 2022",
"Surveillance video from inside the Wellspring Health Access clinic shows the suspect, whose face is covered with a surgical mask most of the time, carrying a red gas canister . \u2014 Amanda Musa, CNN , 11 June 2022"
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"1692, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Latin canistrum basket, from Greek kanastron wicker basket, from kanna reed \u2014 more at cane":""
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"blitz",
"blitzkrieg",
"bomb",
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"The French directed a cannonade at the British for three hours.",
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"In general, however, the report was a cap-gun ending to an inquiry whose backers hinted would turn up a cannonade of fraud. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 24 Sep. 2021",
"Watson\u2019s cannonade of wonders and statistics sometimes proceeds in almost carnival mood, leading to arbitrary indulgences. \u2014 Colin Thubron, The New York Review of Books , 17 Nov. 2020",
"Since his first day on the job, President Trump has signed a cannonade of executive orders and memoranda targeting policies impacting the environment, health care, infrastructure & more. \u2014 Kevin Corke, Fox News , 14 July 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But Americans chose to cannonade each other with pamphlets, not artillery. \u2014 Joseph Tartakovsky, WSJ , 2 July 2018"
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"The game is played by teams that must cross the finish line with the fewest throws of a 28-ounce cannonball . \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 25 May 2022",
"Explosives dating back to the 19th century are relatively rare, as the iron tends to corrode\u2014though in 2021, a metal detecting enthusiast discovered a live explosive cannonball near the Monocacy National Battlefield in Frederick, Maryland. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 15 Mar. 2022",
"The coming months are more of a toe-dip than a full-on cannonball into international waters. \u2014 Erin Berger, Outside Online , 1 July 2014",
"In an effort to raise money for the Special Olympics, Miles Macik, of Northville, jumped cannonball -style into a pop-up pool full of ice water at the festival's Polar Plunge fundraiser just after 1 p.m. on Saturday. \u2014 Lauren Wethington, Detroit Free Press , 20 Feb. 2022",
"Moments later, a cannonball came whistling through the air, killing Erasmus in the middle of his last bowel movement. \u2014 John Malathronas, CNN , 17 Jan. 2022",
"All that was left standing was the brick walls of St. Paul\u2019s Church (1739), where today a British cannonball remains embedded in the church wall. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Nov. 2021",
"It\u2019s like jumping time and time again off a dock\u2014a dive here, a cannonball or a can-opener there. \u2014 Megan Gambino, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 Dec. 2021",
"At the Battle of the Nile, Napoleon\u2019s naval commander loses both legs to a cannonball . \u2014 The New Yorker , 22 Nov. 2021",
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"Go swimming in Copper Canyon where folks cannonball from the rocks, or spend a quiet day exploring the details of the shoreline. \u2014 Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic , 17 July 2021",
"Excitement is important and the Volvo XC40 is like the guy at the party who showed up just to cannonball into the pool from the roof. \u2014 Austin Irwin, Car and Driver , 9 May 2021",
"Over the weekend, David, Victoria, and their kids joined Elton John and David Furnish on a yacht trip in the South of France for an Instagram-worthy day of bonding, sunbathing, and cannonballing into the sea. \u2014 Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR , 26 Aug. 2019",
"In February 2017, Ford cannonballed into the market, investing $1 billion self-driving startup Argo. \u2014 Alex Davies, WIRED , 31 May 2018",
"In what can be considered typical Harbaugh fashion at this point, the Wolverines coach went ahead and cannonballed into the poll wearing his trademark khakis and polo. \u2014 Chris Kwiecinski, ajc , 30 Sep. 2017",
"Amazon effectively cannonballed into the placid waters of the grocery industry by grabbing headlines with price cuts. \u2014 Greg Trotter, chicagotribune.com , 31 Aug. 2017"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Using the needle on its own is the classic approach, Dr. Hu explains, and the cannula acts like a dull straw, allowing the needle to pass through the tube, therefore only requiring one poke. \u2014 Sarah Jacoby, SELF , 18 May 2022",
"His insulin pump contains a disposable insulin cartridge, and a plastic tubing system with an adhesive patch keeps in place the cannula that delivers insulin under his skin. \u2014 Michelle Andrews, Fortune , 16 May 2022",
"Practitioners who opt to inject using a cannula have good reason to go this route: to avoid intravascular placement. \u2014 Kaitlin Clark, Allure , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Tubes run from the cannula inserted in his heavily tattooed hand. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Hisaw said crews confirmed a nasal cannula near an oxygen tank caught fire. \u2014 David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 Jan. 2022",
"In Springfield, Missouri, where coronavirus cases spiked this summer, Russell Taylor sat in a hospital gown, an oxygen cannula draped across his face, to offer a provaccine testimonial in a hospital video. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 1 Aug. 2021",
"High flow nasal cannula delivers steady continuous oxygen to such patients, but government hospitals in border districts have been forced to rely on portable oxygen cylinders instead. \u2014 Julhas Alam, Star Tribune , 30 June 2021",
"Lopez was bleeding at the cannula sites, as well, and would need a transfusion. \u2014 Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times , 12 Mar. 2021"
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"How to be canny , like the workers of the past, and how to be conservationists, like commoners. \u2014 Eula Biss, The New Yorker , 8 June 2022",
"Nina Yashar, the canny doyenne of Milanese design, curated two exhibits at the Giovanni Nicelli Airport (on view until the end of June). \u2014 Max Vadukul. Styled By Nicoletta Santoro., Town & Country , 12 June 2022",
"Mann combines a clear-eyed vision of a not-so-distant period of history with canny spy-world touches and astute elements of farcical humor. \u2014 Hanif Abdurraqib, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
"In some respects, successfully planting the case in Virginia, despite the state\u2019s tenuous-at-best connections with both Heard and Depp, was just some regular canny lawyering. \u2014 Matt Pearcestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
"The need to shield those identities from attention meant that such staffers were indeed susceptible to pressure, if not from foreign agents, usually, then from canny domestic operators. \u2014 Michael Waters, The New Yorker , 31 May 2022",
"The result is a canny team, still developing, straddling two generations, and likable. \u2014 Jason Gay, WSJ , 30 May 2022",
"With her childlike, faceless sketches, Delvey shows far less promise as an artist than as a canny cultural critic, with her work often alluding to the media circus around herself and her trial. \u2014 Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone , 20 May 2022",
"But over the past decade or so, his biggest impact has been in humanitarian work, through the grass-roots rapid-response efforts of World Central Kitchen and his canny understanding of the power levers in Washington. \u2014 Ann Hornaday, Washington Post , 21 May 2022"
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"The team named Every Child Matters won the four-person canoe category with a record time of 50:23:11. \u2014 Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News , 29 June 2022",
"The upload showed the couple embarking on an intimate canoe ride and included a snap of the pair kissing. \u2014 Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com , 20 June 2022",
"Park planners said the lake would have several piers for fishing, but no swimming, and a canoe launch. \u2014 John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star , 17 June 2022",
"There are also plenty of trails to explore and places to paddle a canoe or kayak. \u2014 Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Modern-day adventure seekers can don waders to fish or hike through the swamp, or take a canoe or airboat to access more remote areas of the wilderness. \u2014 Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com , 19 Sep. 2021",
"From this eccentric campsite, bike across the river to Wapsipinicon State Park, or rent a canoe or kayak from Lou Lou\u2019s Landing, roughly 15 miles southeast, to float the Wapsipinicon River. \u2014 Alison Van Houten, Outside Online , 1 Oct. 2020",
"There will be a live canoe burning demonstration with primitive technologist, Jim Dina. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 1 June 2022",
"Keith Johnson's equipment is modest, just a packet of laminated papers and a canoe . \u2014 Elissa Welle, Detroit Free Press , 28 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Experience the Ohio River in one of two ways: kayak or canoe the traditional 9-mile trip, or paddle the shorter 4.5-mile distance. \u2014 Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer , 17 June 2022",
"In addition to serving as a regional museum, the center is a gathering place for cultural activities, including language preservation and learning traditional practices, from tool making to canoe carving and food gathering. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 19 Feb. 2022",
"Getting to the falls also means having to canoe with a local tour operator. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 9 Nov. 2021",
"Guests can also canoe , fish, or rent a paddleboat while out at the river. \u2014 Priscilla Aguirre, Chron , 17 Sep. 2021",
"Natalie went on to canoe more rivers, to lead trips for young people, to advocate for rivers and clean water, and to build a career out of environmental communication. \u2014 Nancy Lord, Anchorage Daily News , 25 July 2021",
"Cleawox Lake at Honeyman State Park, with a wide, deep lake surrounded on one side by sand dunes and another by forest, is the perfect place to swim or canoe in the summer. \u2014 oregonlive , 3 June 2021",
"Hoversten intended to canoe a couple miles south to the Seward Airport. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 18 Aug. 2020",
"At high tide, the Lenape people could canoe across Manhattan from the East River to the Hudson; Times Square was a maple swamp at the confluence of two creeks dammed by beavers. \u2014 Willa Glickman, The New York Review of Books , 19 Mar. 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The canola fields are not the best scenery the area has to offer. \u2014 Dina Mishev, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
"Fresh canola and dandelion honey give this cider appealing notes of honey, eucalyptus and vanilla. \u2014 Michael Agnew, Star Tribune , 29 Aug. 2020",
"After Canada arrested Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou at the request of the U.S. Justice Department, China curbed imports of Canadian canola and pork and detained two of the country\u2019s citizens. \u2014 Anna Fifield, Washington Post , 6 July 2020",
"Canadian canola exports were also denied entry to China following Meng\u2019s arrest. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 8 June 2020",
"Thirty minutes before cooking, remove the meat from the fridge and season with salt, seasonings of choice, and a bit of oil ( canola or olive). \u2014 Rebecca White, Dallas News , 4 May 2020",
"Brush the skillet lightly with canola or vegetable oil, and heat until wisps of smoke rise from the surface. \u2014 Hilary Merzbacher, Saveur , 14 Apr. 2020",
"Heat the 4 tablespoons of canola or vegetable oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Jan. 2020",
"D\u2019Arcy Hilgartner is raising a small amount of corn and soybeans among his canola and wheat fields near Camrose, Alberta. \u2014 Jacob Bunge, WSJ , 25 Nov. 2018"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Heat canola oil in a nonstick skillet over high heat and add mahi-mahi. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 8 June 2022",
"When ready, add canola oil and salt and pepper to taste. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 8 June 2022",
"Droughts in South America and Canada, have also constrained supplies of soybean oil and canola oil , respectively. \u2014 Anna Cooban, CNN , 19 May 2022",
"Bullock uses a blend of canola oil and olive oil in a 3:1 ratio to saute vegetables, marinate the shrimp, add to the confit tomatoes and marinated feta, and add to the yellow curry and romesco sauces. \u2014 Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 May 2022",
"In a separate bowl, combine applesauce, egg, vanilla and canola oil . \u2014 Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press , 7 May 2022",
"Store it with the veggie and canola oil in a cool cupboard. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 15 Feb. 2022",
"Such countries depend on imports of palm oil as a cheaper alternative to more costly soybean, sunflower and canola oil . \u2014 Tribune Media Services, al , 24 Apr. 2022",
"In a large Dutch oven or high-sided skillet, heat a half-inch of canola oil over medium heat. \u2014 Alysha Witwicki, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 3 Mar. 2022"
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"All that\u2019s left to canonize the process is assent by Nigeria\u2019s legislators. \u2014 Alexander Onukwue, Quartz , 16 Dec. 2021",
"Much has changed since 1994, when Campion became only the second woman ever nominated for best director, and the chance to canonize her could put Campion in contention for a major Oscar. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Dec. 2021",
"While impeccable values decorate the company's hallways, the leader's shadow may canonize symptoms of coercion, deception and fake compliance. \u2014 Loubna Noureddin, Forbes , 2 June 2021",
"Some subset of the suburban women who helped canonize Ginsburg might soften their opposition to these candidates, who are now seen, rightly, as mindless apologists for Trumpism and its horrors. \u2014 David Faris, TheWeek , 20 Sep. 2020",
"Many of the saints canonized by the Church during the late Middle Ages were lay women and men who had provided assistance for those stricken with plague, leprosy and other infirmities. \u2014 Adam J. Davis, The Conversation , 27 Apr. 2020",
"Soon after, Foster joined Davis\u2019s electric band, and participated in a string of recordings that have not been as thoroughly canonized , but nonetheless left an indelible mark on American music. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Mar. 2020",
"To some, Thunberg resembles Joan of Arc, the teenage visionary who led the French army into battle in the 15th century and was later canonized as a saint. \u2014 Ellen Boucher, The Conversation , 12 Dec. 2019",
"In 1997, a Star Wars trading card game gave him a name; a few years later, the ice cream maker Hood carried in that short scene was officially canonized as a database that saved the Resistance. \u2014 Wired , 18 Nov. 2019"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Middle English, from Medieval Latin canonizare , from Late Latin canon catalog of saints, from Latin, standard":""
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"\u02c8ka-n\u0259-\u02ccn\u012bz"
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"adore",
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"A canopy hung over the altar.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Giving out trees benefits homeowners who live in areas that might not need more trees, rather than a renter in a low- canopy area, especially with the three-year watering commitment, McNenny said. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
"That change spared 34 homes and four businesses \u2014 all of those affected \u2014 and resulted in the most significant reductions to the amount of parkland, right of way, tree canopy and streams affected. \u2014 Katherine Shaver, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
"Work began as the sun rose Tuesday morning, with a backhoe ripping down the existing stage made of metal and canvass canopy . \u2014 Ryan Gillespie, Orlando Sentinel , 14 June 2022",
"On most weekends the Lady Lowrider Car Club cruises to a car show, sets up its cars, props up a canopy and starts a barbecue. \u2014 Palabra, oregonlive , 13 June 2022",
"Philadelphia has a goal to increase canopy cover to 30% in all neighborhoods by 2025. \u2014 Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"The generous, wide canopy shelters a large grouping of patio furniture or even a hot tub. \u2014 cleveland , 11 June 2022",
"Performance fabrics, a water and wind-proof canopy and a padded compression seat with infinite recline are designed for child-comfort. \u2014 Margaux Lushing, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"No matter, a last-minute canopy had been draped overhead and bottles of tequila were passed around to keep the party going. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 8 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The village would also attempt to solicit greater public involvement in the maintenance of the tree canopy through a multiyear arrangement with the TreeKeepers program, maintained by Illinois conservation not-for-profit Openlands. \u2014 Joshua Irvine, chicagotribune.com , 8 Apr. 2022",
"In 2016, Sia was offered $1 million for a backyard event in St. Barts, for which the host was prepared to build a dance floor and canopy with a clear roof. \u2014 David Browne, Rolling Stone , 2 Apr. 2022",
"Interactive experiences have popped up at airports all over the world, like at Singapore's Jewel at Changi Airport, which features everything from sky nets to a hedge maze and canopy bridge to pass the time before a flight. \u2014 Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Cottonwood trees canopy the water and turn golden in the waning fall days. \u2014 Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic , 23 Sep. 2021",
"Suspended by cables in the tree canopy high above the Atlanta Botanical Garden in the US state of Georgia, this is full of sensors taking readings on everything from temperature, humidity, air quality and carbon dioxide levels. \u2014 Rebecca Cairns; Video By Dan Tham, CNN , 19 Aug. 2021",
"Suspended by cables in the tree canopy high above the Atlanta Botanical Garden in the US state of Georgia, this SlothBot is full of sensors taking readings on everything from temperature, humidity, air quality and carbon dioxide levels. \u2014 Isabelle Gerretsen, CNN , 12 July 2021",
"Suspended by cables in the tree canopy high above the Atlanta Botanical Garden in the US state of Georgia, this SlothBot is full of sensors taking readings on everything from temperature, humidity, air quality and carbon dioxide levels. \u2014 Isabelle Gerretsen, CNN , 12 July 2021",
"Suspended by cables in the tree canopy high above the Atlanta Botanical Garden in the US state of Georgia, this SlothBot is full of sensors taking readings on everything from temperature, humidity, air quality and carbon dioxide levels. \u2014 Isabelle Gerretsen, CNN , 12 July 2021"
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"Middle English canope , from Medieval Latin canopeum mosquito net, from Latin conopeum , from Greek k\u014dn\u014dpion , from k\u014dn\u014dps mosquito":"Noun and Verb"
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"\u02c8ka-n\u0259-p\u0113"
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"disharmonious",
"dissonant",
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"tuneless",
"unmelodious",
"unmusical"
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"Nightingales are canorous birds."
]
},
"examples":[
"a canorous chorus of birdsong filled the morning air"
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"1646, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Latin canorus , from canor melody, from canere to sing \u2014 more at chant":""
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"k\u0259-\u02c8n\u022fr-\u0259s",
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"list",
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"slant",
"slope",
"tilt",
"tip"
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],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
"1567, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Verb",
"1603, in the meaning defined at sense 4":"Noun",
"1640, in the meaning defined at sense 4":"Noun",
"1663, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"circa 1543, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2":"Verb"
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"Middle English cant side, probably from Middle Dutch or Middle French dialect; Middle Dutch, edge, corner, from Middle French dialect (Picard), from Latin canthus, cantus iron tire, perhaps of Celtic origin; akin to Welsh cant rim; perhaps akin to Greek kanthos corner of the eye":"Noun and Verb",
"Middle English, probably from Middle Low German *kant":"Adjective",
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"Contemporaries often found him aloof, standoffish, and cantankerous and his mannerisms and diction inscrutable. \u2014 Jonathan Spence , New York Review of Books , 22 Oct. 2009",
"There are those who contend the hockey maven is a cantankerous old coot\u2014rife with unpopular opinions and quick to assert them \u2014 Rick Harrison , Newsday , 19 Sept. 2004",
"\u2026 it's something ultimately more memorable: a self-portrait of a coolly cantankerous woman, reformed but unrepentant. \u2014 David Gates , New York Times Book Review , 21 Nov. 1999",
"In his last years, Harriman was the kind of cantankerous old man who once berated a financial planner by threatening to make him sit in the corner and wear a dunce cap. \u2014 Bryan Burrough , Vanity Fair , January 1995",
"a cantankerous old woman who insisted that nothing should ever be allowed to change",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Not surprisingly, given his cantankerous nature, Bulger turned out to be a pain in the neck for US Bureau of Prison officials, who moved him from Arizona to Florida. \u2014 Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022",
"But the low pay, mixed with cantankerous administrators and demanding parents who frequently emailed her with suggestions on how to improve her teaching, had created an impossible dynamic. \u2014 Stephen Noonoo, The New Republic , 2 May 2022",
"One man, a cantankerous 65-year-old miner named Misha, was eating a can of what appeared to be minced meat. \u2014 Nabih Bulosstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
"The sketch quickly became an opportunity to let McKinnon shine as the cantankerous interjector whose forceful opinions shift the home design into an absurdist nightmare. \u2014 Amanda Wicks, The Atlantic , 10 Apr. 2022",
"Say something that moves her up the ranks but clearly puts her in more direct contact with a cantankerous colleague. \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 7 Apr. 2022",
"For four years, cantankerous Abby Binder has managed to keep a room all to herself there, so when bubbly, unbearably cheerful Marilyn Dunn is placed in her room, Abby tries but fails to scare away her roommate. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 9 Mar. 2022",
"In the working-class London home of cantankerous old Max, his brother Sam, and Max\u2019s two sons, Lenny and Joey, the toxic masculinity is suffocating. \u2014 David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 Mar. 2022",
"VarietyThe Week Brian Cox could have been playing a cantankerous leader on HBO a few years earlier. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 14 Jan. 2022"
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"1772, in the meaning defined above":""
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"perhaps irregular from obsolete contack contention":""
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"kan-\u02c8ta\u014b-k\u0259-r\u0259s",
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"acid",
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": to talk hypocritically":[
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": to talk or beg in a whining or singsong manner":[
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"\u2014 Samuel Johnson"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
"1567, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Verb",
"1603, in the meaning defined at sense 4":"Noun",
"1640, in the meaning defined at sense 4":"Noun",
"1663, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"circa 1543, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2":"Verb"
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"Middle English cant side, probably from Middle Dutch or Middle French dialect; Middle Dutch, edge, corner, from Middle French dialect (Picard), from Latin canthus, cantus iron tire, perhaps of Celtic origin; akin to Welsh cant rim; perhaps akin to Greek kanthos corner of the eye":"Noun and Verb",
"Middle English, probably from Middle Low German *kant":"Adjective",
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"\u02c8kant"
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"the monks offered up a canticle at dawn on Easter morning",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The first was Bach\u2019s glorious 12-part canticle , premiered in 1723 as the conclusion of the Christmas Vespers in Leipzig as a sort of meet-your-new-cantor demonstration of his powers. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Dec. 2021",
"The first was that the canticle contains an encomium of Saint Dominic, who in Merwin\u2019s eyes was the most villainous churchman of the Middle Ages. \u2014 Robert Pogue Harrison, The New York Review of Books , 17 Aug. 2017",
"For many students of Dante, Purgatory is the Divine Comedy\u2019s central canticle poetically, philosophically, and psychologically. \u2014 Judith Thurman, The New Yorker , 13 Sep. 2021"
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"13th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Middle English, from Latin canticulum , diminutive of canticum song, from cantus , past participle of canere":""
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"\u02c8kan-ti-k\u0259l"
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"anthem",
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"hymn",
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"we spent an interesting evening in that desert town's lone cantina",
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"Todos Santos, an upscale tequila bar, debuts on June 10 in the former Concrete Cowboy space, while El Venado, a modern cantina with a focus on tequila and mezcal, opens in the old Revolver space down the street on June 13. \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 9 June 2022",
"On top of the Jurassic Park core elements, the writers drop in bits of the Indiana Jones, Bourne and Alien series, and a Maltese black-market dino-traffic hangout straight out of the Star Wars cantina . \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 June 2022",
"Taco Bell kicked off their new drag brunch on May 1 at its flagship cantina in Las Vegas. \u2014 Camille Fine, USA TODAY , 6 May 2022",
"The Avondale Fiesta will have a cantina for anyone of legal age to enjoy traditional Mexican alcoholic beverages. \u2014 Nadia Cant\u00fa, The Arizona Republic , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Max Rebo: The blue musician playing the organ-like instrument in the cantina . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 Jan. 2022",
"The cantina where Luke and Obi-Wan get stopped by sandtroopers is in the middle of the island town of Ajim. \u2014 Griffin Shea, CNN , 4 May 2022",
"Luari, the owner of The Place 2 Be, also plans a Mexican cantina on Main Street in the Sage-Allen Apartment building and a pizzeria in a firehouse on Pearl Street whose upper floors are being converted to apartments. \u2014 Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Barcoa offers a breezy upstairs cantina and a dark, moody basement cocktail bar with a serious selection of agave spirits. \u2014 Tirion Morris, The Arizona Republic , 15 Apr. 2022"
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"saloon",
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"a bloke with a perpetually canty attitude"
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"\u2014 Harriet Chiang",
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"\u2014 Allure",
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"\u2014 Shannon Tompkins"
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"Noun",
"a tent made of canvas",
"Use a canvas to cover the boat.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"This foundation blurs out the skin, leaving a blank canvas that's perfect for blush or bronzer. \u2014 ELLE , 22 June 2022",
"At the table, a reduction of saffron and orange completes the canvas . \u2014 Tom Sietsema, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
"This 27-piece set is $44.99 from Pepe Nero, including a canvas carrying bag for cross-town or cross-country travel. \u2014 Michael Goldstein, Forbes , 18 June 2022",
"The image of a young child being introduced to the magic of the motor car is a slice of Americana right off a Norman Rockwell canvas . \u2014 Viju Mathew, Robb Report , 18 June 2022",
"Before the dust had settled on the announcements by FIFA Thursday regarding 2026 FIFA men's World Cup host sites, Cincinnati was already up off the proverbial canvas . \u2014 Pat Brennan, The Enquirer , 16 June 2022",
"The brand recommends prepping your lips with a thin layer of its Everything Nice lip balm to create a smooth canvas . \u2014 Daisy Maldonado, SELF , 16 June 2022",
"Lotion tubes, squirt bottles, brushes, a honey bear, solo flip-flops, a Wiffle ball and a legless lawn flamingo now stained bone-white, all provide the canvas for Riley\u2019s patterned mariner drawings in India ink. \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2022",
"Horizontal cracks marred the surface, where the thieves had cut the painting out with a sharp object \u2014 possibly a box cutter \u2014 and ripped it from a backing canvas . \u2014 Anne Ryman, The Arizona Republic , 16 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"This writer walked over 10 miles a day in an effort to canvas the city and still left feeling as though more could have been seen. \u2014 Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN , 14 May 2022",
"Police on Friday said no suspect was placed into custody and officers continued to canvas the neighborhood into the evening. \u2014 Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The sexennial appraisal, like the one conducted in 2018, is a full appraisal, based upon on-the-ground evaluations by a team of appraisers who canvas neighborhoods countywide. \u2014 Courtney Astolfi, cleveland , 21 Sep. 2021",
"Later that afternoon, dozens of members of UNITE Here Local 26, which represents workers in the hotel industry, rallied for Janey, the acting mayor, by the Mecca shopping plaza at Grove Hall, preparing to canvas the neighborhood. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 13 Sep. 2021",
"Investigators continued to canvas the apartment complex for witnesses after 12:15 a.m. \u2014 Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star , 28 Aug. 2021",
"Because these are private spaces, those who are conducting the count don\u2019t canvas the people there. \u2014 Valeria Ricciulli, Curbed , 28 May 2021",
"Officers continued to canvas the area and discovered a 32-year-old man on the ground with a gunshot wound to the head, and he also was taken in critical condition to the same hospital where he was pronounced dead. \u2014 Deanese Williams-harris, chicagotribune.com , 15 May 2021",
"The Biden administration suggested states could use some of the funding to support rural and faith-based organizations to canvas their neighborhoods to schedule vaccine appointments. \u2014 Cassidy Morrison, Washington Examiner , 11 Apr. 2021"
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"Middle English canevas , from Anglo-French canevas, chanevaz , from Vulgar Latin *cannabaceus hempen, from Latin cannabis hemp \u2014 more at cannabis":"Noun and Verb"
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"definitions":{
": discuss , debate":[
"canvassed all the items on the agenda"
],
": to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments":[
"canvass voters",
"canvassed the neighborhood to solicit magazine subscriptions"
],
": to seek orders or votes : solicit":[
"was canvassing for a seat in Congress"
],
": to toss in a canvas sheet in sport or punishment":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"A team of volunteers is canvassing the city for the Republican Party.",
"We go to every house to canvass voters.",
"She is canvassing for one of the presidential candidates this year.",
"The group has been canvassing neighborhoods to ask people to vote for him.",
"The company canvassed several sites for a new factory.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Jackie Thomas, a Santa Clarita resident who had volunteered on Hill\u2019s behalf, was among about 20 people who showed up on an April morning at a Lancaster park to canvass for Smith. \u2014 Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
"Under the plan, community health workers canvass the region to inform residents about the benefit of the vaccine. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 Mar. 2022",
"Police canvass the streets in downtown Waukesha, Wis., after a vehicle plowed into a Christmas parade hitting more than 20 people Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 23 Nov. 2021",
"Rangers currently canvass trails by bike \u2014 helping to clear vegetation while reporting maintenance problems \u2014 only during the spring and summer. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 July 2021",
"Although unable to find them immediately, officers noted that the car and driver were affiliated with the Ohio Citizen Action educational PAC and permitted to canvass in the village. \u2014 Thomas Jewell, cleveland , 9 Apr. 2022",
"The union gathered their executive subcommittee together and informed the player representatives to canvass their teammates for a vote. \u2014 Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY , 11 Mar. 2022",
"The 1950 census was the last time that enumerators went door to door, visiting people in person, to canvass the entire country. \u2014 Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online , 10 Apr. 2022",
"The endorsement comes with some manpower: DPSFV volunteers will canvass and organize virtual phone and text banking for De Le\u00f3n. \u2014 David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times , 12 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In May\u2019s primary, Swenson got 3,822 votes, Walsh 2,964 and Rosilez, 1,789, according to an official post-election canvass from the Marion County Clerk. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 June 2022",
"Beaulieu held a three-vote lead at the end of election night with all precincts reporting, but Bosch overcame that during the official canvass when absentee ballots were counted. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 31 May 2022",
"The Milwaukee County Election Commission faces a hard deadline to complete their canvass and certify the election no later than April 15. \u2014 Vanessa Swales, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 6 Apr. 2022",
"With the canvass complete, the results are official, and as of now, Bosch will join Judy Justice, Dorian Cromartie and Veronica McLaurin-Brown as the Democratic candidates in the general election for school board in November. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 31 May 2022",
"Deputies broadcast a description of the individuals and their vehicle and began an area canvass . \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 25 May 2022",
"So promoters canvass Oglethorpe County for property that could become a quarry\u2014and then recruit high-income investors who claim big tax deductions for promising not to build a quarry. \u2014 Richard Rubin, WSJ , 2 May 2022",
"The city canvass board began meeting Wednesday morning to check and tally the remaining ballots. \u2014 Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Apr. 2022",
"The commission, in partnership with local leaders, recruited, hired and trained the canvass workers, who are at least 18 years old. \u2014 Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press , 19 May 2021"
],
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"1508, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3":"Verb",
"circa 1611, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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"see canvas entry 1":"Noun"
},
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"\u02c8kan-v\u0259s"
],
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"interview",
"poll",
"solicit",
"survey"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175949",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"canyon":{
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"definitions":{
": a deep narrow valley with steep sides and often with a stream flowing through it":[],
": something resembling a canyon":[
"the city's concrete canyons"
]
},
"examples":[
"as the scouts made their way through the canyon , they marveled at the sheer walls of rock on both sides",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"An unusual, disparate group of tourists from different countries starts to descend to the bottom of the canyon , embarking on a trip that is bound to turn into an adrenaline rush and make Luigi look at the world through a slightly different lens. \u2014 Leo Barraclough, Variety , 25 June 2022",
"Choked with debris, the floodwaters joined the Yellowstone River at the foot of the canyon ; the surge pushed on more than 50 miles north, inundating Yankee Jim Canyon, Paradise Valley and the town of Livingston. \u2014 Megan Kate Nelson, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 June 2022",
"Meri, 51, shared a photo of the canyon at sunset along with an empowering message about change. \u2014 Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022",
"Crews later lifted them out of the canyon on Friday morning. \u2014 Anastasia Hufham, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 June 2022",
"Now, the willows and scrubby oak are razed and the stream that once flooded the banks of the canyon are completely desiccated. \u2014 Alicia Inez Guzm\u00e1n For Searchlight Nm, Rolling Stone , 8 June 2022",
"Goodine had been hiking out of the canyon after hiking to the Colorado River earlier that day. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 5 June 2022",
"Goodine was making her way out of the canyon after hiking to the Colorado River earlier in the day. \u2014 Paradise Afshar And Alaa Elassar, CNN , 4 June 2022",
"Huge refracted swells surge out of the canyon and run into waves arriving from the north and northwest. \u2014 William Finnegan, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1834, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"American Spanish ca\u00f1\u00f3n , probably alteration of obsolete Spanish call\u00f3n , augmentative of calle street, from Latin callis footpath":""
},
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"\u02c8kan-y\u0259n"
],
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"col",
"couloir",
"defile",
"flume",
"gap",
"gill",
"gorge",
"gulch",
"gulf",
"kloof",
"linn",
"notch",
"pass",
"ravine",
"saddle"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223323",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"cap":{
"antonyms":[
"circumscribe",
"confine",
"hold down",
"limit",
"restrict"
],
"definitions":{
": a capital letter":[
"\u2014 usually plural a message written in caps According to [linguist Deborah] Tannen, women's preference for expressive hashtags is \"similar to their using exclamation points, caps , and repetition of letters to show emphasis, and to the fact that women's spoken intonation patterns tend to vary more than men's.\" \u2014 Jessica Bennett Good netiquette includes not using all caps [=exclusively capital letters] when typing, as it comes across as shouting. \u2014 John DeGarmo"
],
": a cardinal's biretta":[],
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": a fitting for closing the end of a tube":[],
": a head covering especially with a visor and no brim":[],
": a natural cover or top: such as":[],
": a paper or metal container holding an explosive charge (as for a toy pistol)":[],
": an artificial crown for a tooth":[],
": an overlaying or covering structure":[],
": an overlying rock layer that is usually hard to penetrate":[],
": an upper limit (as on expenditures) : ceiling":[
"a cap on military spending"
],
": calyptra":[],
": capitalization sense 1d":[],
": cervical cap":[],
": in a respectful, humble, or sometimes fearful manner":[
"went cap in hand to the governor to seek more funds for education"
],
": mortarboard":[],
": pileus":[],
": something that serves as a cover or protection especially for a tip, knob, or end":[
"a bottle cap"
],
": the symbol \u2229 indicating the intersection of two sets \u2014 compare cup sense 9":[],
": the top of a bird's head or a patch of distinctively colored feathers in this area":[],
": to bring to a climax or conclusion":[
"cap off the show with a song"
],
": to follow with something more noticeable or more significant : outdo":[],
": to form a cap over : crown":[
"mountains capped with mist"
],
": to form a chemical cap on":[],
": to form or produce a chemical cap":[],
": to give a cap to as a symbol of honor, rank, or achievement":[],
": to prevent from growing or spreading : set an upper limit on":[
"cap oil prices"
],
": to provide or protect with a cap":[
"cap a bottle"
],
": to supply (a tooth) with an artificial crown":[],
"Civil Air Patrol":[],
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"capital":[],
"capitalize; capitalized":[],
"combat air patrol":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"a pipe capped at one end",
"Be sure to cap the pen when you are done using it.",
"The report caps a ten-year study of lung cancer among nonsmokers.",
"a concert capped by a fantastic fireworks display",
"If the teams don't cap player salaries, the league won't survive.",
"The law would cap legal immigration.",
"The government wants to cap councils that spend too much."
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
"1906, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1942, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English cappe , from Old English c\u00e6ppe , from Late Latin cappa head covering, cloak":"Noun and Verb",
"short for capsule":"Noun"
},
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"\u02c8kap"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"chapeau",
"hat",
"headdress",
"headgear",
"headpiece",
"lid"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200205",
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"cap sleeve":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a very short sleeve (as on a dress) that hangs over the edge of the shoulder without extending along the underside of the arm":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The team pulled the fabric from one of Monique Lhuillier\u2019s designs and applied it to a silhouette that was already in her collection and added the cap sleeve jacket. \u2014 Alexandra Macon, Vogue , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Lace detailing on the shoulders gives the classic tank silhouette a delicate flare while creating a faux cap sleeve moment. \u2014 Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Serratos, in a festive red cap sleeve cocktail dress, was taking a practical approach to her Christmas list this year. \u2014 Rachel Marlowe, Vogue , 16 Dec. 2021",
"Unlike most of us, who hop on to a video call in a days-old pullover (guilty), Kate got dressed up in a blue floral cap sleeve dress from Marks and Spencer and had her hair cascading down in soft waves. \u2014 Marina Liao, Marie Claire , 17 June 2020",
"The Duchess of Sussex stepped out in a lovely cerulean shade dress with cap sleeves . \u2014 Marina Liao, Marie Claire , 5 Mar. 2020",
"The actress Lupita Nyong\u2019o wore a knitted red and black midi-dress with a high neck and cap sleeves . \u2014 Jessica Testa, New York Times , 19 Feb. 2020",
"Her most recent pick was a tweed midi dress with an off-shoulder fit (how very Meghan Markle of her) and cap sleeves . \u2014 Marina Liao, Marie Claire , 16 July 2019",
"There were doll-like puffed cap sleeves on Dakota Fanning\u2019s Dior Haute Couture gown, and billowing bishop sleeves on Zoey Deutch\u2019s golden Fendi dress. \u2014 Jenna Igneri, refinery29.com , 6 Jan. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1885, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-195248",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"capability":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a feature or faculty capable of development : potentiality":[
"This vacant urban district has great capabilities ."
],
": the facility or potential for an indicated use or deployment":[
"the capability of a metal to be fused",
"nuclear capability"
]
},
"examples":[
"The device has the capability of recording two television channels at once.",
"the nature of the tasks to which you are assigned will depend on your capabilities",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That capability would grant solid-state EVs a huge advantage over their competitors, which rely on the ubiquitous\u2014but weaker\u2014lithium-ion (Li-on) batteries. \u2014 Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics , 21 June 2022",
"This capability will support Ukraine\u2019s future as an independent nation, which governs its borders, as well as the future stability of Europe and world markets. \u2014 Peter Aitken, Fox News , 18 June 2022",
"Other automakers don't have this capability , so their reports may come slower or crashes may not be reported at all, NHTSA said. \u2014 CBS News , 15 June 2022",
"The country has since developed that capability and has been sequencing monkeypox samples, Dr. Ogunleye said. \u2014 Denise Roland, WSJ , 2 June 2022",
"Some regions in the area don\u2019t have that service capability . \u2014 Jessica Mathews, Fortune , 21 May 2022",
"Check for that capability when vetting possible vendors for such a solution. \u2014 Steve Riley, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"That capability means communications can only be seen by the senders and recipients, without the platform being able to access them. \u2014 Rishi Iyengar, CNN , 30 Apr. 2022",
"That round-the-clock capability has allowed the SFFD to respond to large incidents, like the fire that ravaged Pier 45 in 2020, torching fishing equipment and sending flames and smoke 100 feet into the sky. \u2014 Chase Difeliciantonio, San Francisco Chronicle , 10 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"see capable":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cck\u0101-p\u0259-\u02c8bi-l\u0259-t\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"credentials",
"goods",
"qualification",
"stuff"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001152",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"capable":{
"antonyms":[
"incompetent",
"inept",
"poor",
"unfit",
"unfitted",
"unqualified"
],
"definitions":{
": comprehensive":[],
": having attributes (such as physical or mental power) required for performance or accomplishment":[
"is capable of intense concentration"
],
": having legal right to own, enjoy, or perform":[
"of my land \u2026 to make thee capable",
"\u2014 Shakespeare"
],
": having or showing general efficiency and ability":[
"a capable lawyer",
"a capable performance"
],
": having traits conducive to or features permitting something":[
"this woman is capable of murder by violence",
"\u2014 Robert Graves"
],
": susceptible":[
"a remark capable of being misunderstood"
]
},
"examples":[
"a capable and efficient editor",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket is planned to be the first of the company's rockets that will be capable of reaching orbit, a trek that requires speeds topping 17,000 miles per hour. \u2014 Jackie Wattles, CNN , 23 June 2022",
"Hartzold, 27, never thought her body wasn\u2019t capable of taking her up trails. \u2014 Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 June 2022",
"Ducks are what scientists call precocial birds \u2014 capable of feeding, swimming and walking soon after hatching. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
"Their behavior is especially aggravating to those who are capable of making similar choices but have not yet done so. \u2014 Michelle Nijhuis, The Atlantic , 22 June 2022",
"The mill is mated to eight-speed automatic M Steptronic transmission that sends power to all four wheels and is capable of producing a very robust 510 horses and 479 ft lbs of peak torque, according to the brand. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 22 June 2022",
"Yeramyan explains that every person is capable of tapping into their inner genius and sustaining it over time. \u2014 Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, roughly a third of U.S. homes with children have guns, and even young toddlers are capable of finding unlocked guns and are strong enough to pull the trigger. \u2014 Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel , 21 June 2022",
"Ukraine\u2019s allies have issued a rallying cry to prepare for a years-long war in the country\u2014with one prominent military official warning that Western countries must be capable of defeating Russian forces on the battlefield. \u2014 Chloe Taylor, Fortune , 20 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French capable , from Late Latin capabilis , irregular from Latin capere to take \u2014 more at heave entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"in rapid speech \u02c8k\u0101p-b\u0259l",
"\u02c8k\u0101-p\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"able",
"competent",
"equal",
"fit",
"good",
"qualified",
"suitable"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003658",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"capable de tout":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": capable of anything : unpredictable":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"k\u00e4-p\u00e4bl\u1d4a-d\u0259-t\u00fc"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112637",
"type":[
"French phrase"
]
},
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"antonyms":[
"incompetent",
"inept",
"poor",
"unfit",
"unfitted",
"unqualified"
],
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"is capable of intense concentration"
],
": having legal right to own, enjoy, or perform":[
"of my land \u2026 to make thee capable",
"\u2014 Shakespeare"
],
": having or showing general efficiency and ability":[
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"a capable performance"
],
": having traits conducive to or features permitting something":[
"this woman is capable of murder by violence",
"\u2014 Robert Graves"
],
": susceptible":[
"a remark capable of being misunderstood"
]
},
"examples":[
"a capable and efficient editor",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket is planned to be the first of the company's rockets that will be capable of reaching orbit, a trek that requires speeds topping 17,000 miles per hour. \u2014 Jackie Wattles, CNN , 23 June 2022",
"Hartzold, 27, never thought her body wasn\u2019t capable of taking her up trails. \u2014 Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 June 2022",
"Ducks are what scientists call precocial birds \u2014 capable of feeding, swimming and walking soon after hatching. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
"Their behavior is especially aggravating to those who are capable of making similar choices but have not yet done so. \u2014 Michelle Nijhuis, The Atlantic , 22 June 2022",
"The mill is mated to eight-speed automatic M Steptronic transmission that sends power to all four wheels and is capable of producing a very robust 510 horses and 479 ft lbs of peak torque, according to the brand. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 22 June 2022",
"Yeramyan explains that every person is capable of tapping into their inner genius and sustaining it over time. \u2014 Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, roughly a third of U.S. homes with children have guns, and even young toddlers are capable of finding unlocked guns and are strong enough to pull the trigger. \u2014 Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel , 21 June 2022",
"Ukraine\u2019s allies have issued a rallying cry to prepare for a years-long war in the country\u2014with one prominent military official warning that Western countries must be capable of defeating Russian forces on the battlefield. \u2014 Chloe Taylor, Fortune , 20 June 2022"
],
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"1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French capable , from Late Latin capabilis , irregular from Latin capere to take \u2014 more at heave entry 1":""
},
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"in rapid speech \u02c8k\u0101p-b\u0259l",
"\u02c8k\u0101-p\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
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"competent",
"equal",
"fit",
"good",
"qualified",
"suitable"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180352",
"type":[
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"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"capacious":{
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": containing or capable of containing a great deal":[
"the museum's capacious rooms"
]
},
"examples":[
"that car has a capacious trunk that makes it a good choice for families",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There are now three exhibition galleries rather than two, a works on paper archive, a classroom, expanded collection storage and a capacious entry hall. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
"Vacheron Constantin, meanwhile, opened its biggest store in the world in NYC last June, using the capacious locale to showcase ultra-rare timepieces to shoppers. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 7 June 2022",
"The handmade-to-order, the capacious messenger style makes a great city bag. \u2014 Vogue , 3 June 2022",
"Many of the capacious residential-style accommodations have private decks overlooking the terrain; from $325, carmelvalleyranch.com. \u2014 Elycia Rubin, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 May 2022",
"The use of powerful hyperscalers is of particular interest to companies that generate capacious quantities of data and, in particular, IoT (Internet of Things) data from large volumes of users. \u2014 John Prisco, Forbes , 4 May 2022",
"The definition of liberalism itself is capacious , and therefore slippery. \u2014 Jennifer Szalai, New York Times , 11 May 2022",
"There\u2019s no charge to explore a 4.5-acre terrain where the capacious dog park rivals the multi-level playground in size. \u2014 John King, San Francisco Chronicle , 14 May 2022",
"For Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, no literary form was ever sufficiently capacious . \u2014 Gary Saul Morson, The New York Review of Books , 27 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1606, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"Latin capac-, capax capacious, capable, from Latin capere \u2014 see capable":""
},
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"k\u0259-\u02c8p\u0101-sh\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for capacious spacious , commodious , capacious , ample mean larger in extent or capacity than the average. spacious implies great length and breadth. a spacious front lawn commodious stresses roominess and comfortableness. a commodious and airy penthouse apartment capacious stresses the ability to hold, contain, or retain more than the average. a capacious suitcase ample implies having a greater size, expanse, or amount than that deemed adequate. ample closet space",
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"commodious",
"roomy",
"spacious"
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"type":[
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"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"capacity":{
"antonyms":[],
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": an individual's mental or physical ability : aptitude , skill":[
"He has the capacity to handle this job.",
"Her breathing capacity has deteriorated."
],
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": duty , position , role":[
"will be happy to serve in any capacity"
],
": equaling maximum capacity":[
"a capacity crowd"
],
": legal competency (see competence sense 1 ) or fitness":[
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],
": the faculty or potential for treating, experiencing, or appreciating":[
"capacity for love"
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"a jug with a one-gallon capacity",
"the auditorium was filled to capacity"
],
": the potential or suitability for holding, storing, or accommodating":[
"a large seating capacity"
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": the quantity of electricity that a battery can deliver under specified conditions":[],
"\u2014 see Metric System Table , Weights and Measures Table":[
"a jug with a one-gallon capacity",
"the auditorium was filled to capacity"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The nightclub has a 1,000-person capacity .",
"a bottle with a capacity of two liters",
"Does he have the capacity to handle this job?",
"The disease causes a deterioration of breathing capacity .",
"He was acting in his capacity as judge.",
"serving in a supervisory capacity",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In nine of those states \u2014 California, Colorado, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont \u2014 and the District of Columbia, the ban on all large- capacity ammunition magazines applies for use with any firearm. \u2014 Dante Chinni, NBC News , 26 June 2022",
"Many Democrats have long pushed for measures like raising the age to buy assault weapons from 18 to 21 and banning high- capacity magazines, but those were not included in the bill. \u2014 Nicholas Reimann, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
"Those included bans on the assault-type weapons and high- capacity ammunition magazines used in the slayings in Buffalo and Uvalde. \u2014 Alan Fram, Anchorage Daily News , 24 June 2022",
"He also was cited for having high- capacity magazines and metal-piercing bullets, a violation of city code. \u2014 Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune , 24 June 2022",
"Those included bans on the assault-type weapons and high- capacity ammunition magazines used in the slayings in Buffalo and Uvalde. \u2014 Alan Fram, Chron , 24 June 2022",
"The election-year package fell far short of more robust gun restrictions Democrats have sought for years, including bans on the assault-type weapons and high- capacity ammunition magazines used in the slayings in Buffalo, N.Y., and Uvalde, Texas. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 24 June 2022",
"That legislation would raise the minimum age to purchase a semiautomatic rifle from 18 to 21 years old and ban large- capacity magazines. \u2014 Melissa Quinn, CBS News , 24 June 2022",
"There are cases already working their way up to the Supreme Court on restrictions of high- capacity magazines and military-style rifles. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 23 June 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1897, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
},
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"Middle English capacite , from Middle French capacit\u00e9 , from Latin capacitat-, capacitas , from capac-, capax":"Noun and Adjective"
},
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"k\u0259-\u02c8pas-\u0259t-\u0113, -\u02c8pas-t\u0113",
"k\u0259-\u02c8pa-s\u0259-t\u0113",
"-\u02c8pa-st\u0113"
],
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"complement",
"cubage",
"real estate",
"volume"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204941",
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"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"caparison":{
"antonyms":[
"apparel",
"array",
"attire",
"bedeck",
"clothe",
"costume",
"deck (out)",
"do up",
"dress",
"dress up",
"enrobe",
"garb",
"garment",
"get up",
"gown",
"habit",
"invest",
"rig (out)",
"robe",
"suit",
"tog (up ",
"toilet",
"vesture"
],
"definitions":{
": an ornamental covering for a horse":[],
": decorative trappings and harness":[],
": rich clothing : adornment":[],
": to provide with or as if with a rich ornamental covering : adorn":[
"the trees stood majestically caparisoned , with their innumerable leaves gilt",
"\u2014 Virginia Woolf"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"attended the masquerade ball in the caparison of an Indian maharaja",
"horses dressed in Old-West caparison for the parade",
"Verb",
"used to seeing him in a T-shirt and jeans, we were startled by the sight of strapping youth caparisoned for the prom in a tuxedo",
"the state's rolling hills are even more becoming when they are caparisoned in the glorious colors of autumn"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"1594, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle French capara\u00e7on , from Old Spanish caparaz\u00f3n":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02c8pa-r\u0259-",
"k\u0259-\u02c8per-\u0259-s\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"array",
"best",
"bravery",
"feather",
"finery",
"frippery",
"full dress",
"gaiety",
"gayety",
"glad rags",
"regalia"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195912",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"cape":{
"antonyms":[
"capote",
"cloak",
"frock",
"manteau",
"mantle"
],
"definitions":{
": a point or extension of land jutting out into water as a peninsula or as a projecting point":[],
": a sleeveless outer garment or part of a garment that fits closely at the neck and hangs loosely over the shoulders":[],
": cape cod cottage":[],
": the short feathers covering the shoulders of a fowl \u2014 see duck illustration":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1758, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English cap , from Anglo-French cape , from Old Occitan cap , from Latin caput head \u2014 more at head":"Noun",
"probably from Spanish capa cloak, from Late Latin cappa head covering, cloak":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u0101p"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"arm",
"foreland",
"headland",
"ness",
"peninsula",
"point",
"promontory",
"spit"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060459",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"caper":{
"antonyms":[
"cavort",
"disport",
"frisk",
"frolic",
"gambol",
"lark",
"rollick",
"romp",
"sport"
],
"definitions":{
": a capricious escapade : prank":[
"The boys were disciplined for their foolish capers ."
],
": a frolicsome leap":[
"He was so happy he cut a caper on the steps.",
"I feel as if I could be anything or everything; as if I could rant and storm, or sigh, or cut capers in any tragedy or comedy in the English language.",
"\u2014 Jane Austen"
],
": an amusing movie or story about such an act or escapade":[
"This offbeat, Runyonesque caper shows uncanny insight into the psychology of the con man and his all-too-willing victims. Sybil Steinberg"
],
": an illegal or questionable act or escapade":[
"With luck, Bobby Joe could have become a rich man. But lacking an excess of smarts to begin with, he had pulled off this caper largely due to the efforts of some brainier military personnel who set the thing up for him in Saigon.",
"\u2014 John Nichols"
],
": one of the greenish flower buds or young berries of the caper pickled and used as a seasoning or garnish":[],
": to leap or prance about in a playful manner":[
"lambs capering in the meadow"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"a young goat capering in its pen",
"as summer drew to a close, the children spent their days wistfully capering on the beach"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1588, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"1592, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"back-formation from earlier capers (taken as a plural), from Middle English caperis , from Latin capparis , from Greek kapparis":"Noun",
"probably by shortening & alteration from capriole":"Verb and Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u0101-p\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"antic",
"capriccio",
"dido",
"escapade",
"frolic",
"gag",
"jest",
"knavery",
"monkeyshine(s)",
"practical joke",
"prank",
"rag",
"roguery",
"shavie",
"shine(s)",
"trick",
"waggery"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024303",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"capital":{
"antonyms":[
"axis",
"base",
"center",
"central",
"core",
"cynosure",
"epicenter",
"eye",
"focus",
"ground zero",
"heart",
"hub",
"locus",
"mecca",
"navel",
"nerve center",
"nexus",
"nucleus",
"omphalos",
"seat"
],
"definitions":{
": a city preeminent in some special activity":[
"the fashion capital"
],
": a city serving as a seat of government":[],
": a letter belonging to a style of alphabet modeled on the style customarily used in inscriptions":[],
": a store or supply of useful assets or advantages":[
"wasted their political capital on an unpopular cause",
"wrote from the capital of his emotionally desolate boyhood",
"\u2014 E. L. Doctorow"
],
": accumulated goods devoted to the production of other goods":[],
": accumulated possessions calculated to bring in income":[
"set capital and land and labor to work",
"\u2014 G. B. Shaw"
],
": advantage , gain":[
"make capital of the situation"
],
": being the seat of government":[
"London is the capital city of England."
],
": chief in importance or influence":[
"capital ships",
"the capital importance of criticism in the work of creation itself",
"\u2014 T. S. Eliot"
],
": excellent":[
"a capital book"
],
": involving execution (see execution sense 2 )":[
"capital sentences"
],
": most serious":[
"a capital error"
],
": net worth : excess of assets over liabilities":[],
": of or conforming to the series A, B, C, etc. rather than a, b, c, etc.":[],
": persons holding capital : capitalists considered as a group":[],
": punishable by death":[
"a capital crime"
],
": stock sense 2a \u2014 see also capital gain , capital stock , equity capital":[],
": the uppermost member of a column or pilaster crowning the shaft and taking the weight of the entablature \u2014 see column illustration":[],
"\u2014 see also capital punishment":[
"capital sentences"
],
"\u2014 see also human capital":[
"wasted their political capital on an unpopular cause",
"wrote from the capital of his emotionally desolate boyhood",
"\u2014 E. L. Doctorow"
],
"\u2014 see also venture capital":[
"set capital and land and labor to work",
"\u2014 G. B. Shaw"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"In several district capital towns I visited, the most obvious result of increased local autonomy was a showy new government office complex \u2026 \u2014 Mel White , National Geographic , November 2008",
"In a nearby deli, the specials board announces in desperately bold capital letters, \"WILL TRADE FOOD FOR SOX/PATS TICKETS\"! \u2014 Julia Glass , Gourmet , February 2007",
"Few competent local lawyers are willing to take on capital defendants for $20 an hour \u2026 \u2014 Jeffrey Rosen , New Republic , 4 Oct. 1993",
"His handwritten capital S's look a lot like lowercase s's.",
"Homicide that occurs during the course of an attempted kidnapping is a capital crime in some states.",
"Noun (1)",
"\u2026 he must have poured a lot of energy into observing the men and women around him, since they would provide the literary capital he would draw on for many years to come in three major books. \u2014 Edmund White , New York Review of Books , 12 Feb. 2009",
"Myrtle Beach claims to be the nation's golf capital , and given its 123 golf courses, it is hard to dispute the title. \u2014 Elizabeth Olson , New York Times , 30 Sept. 2003",
"The two brothers-in-law pooled their resources and scrounged capital from relatives. Thorne asked several family members, including his father, to back them, but only his uncle, Samuel Thorne, came through with the money. \u2014 Jennet Conant , Tuxedo Park , 2002",
"Anna is no bumpkin: she and her sisters have been dragged thriftily around the capitals of Europe by their parents, a pair of academics who have always displayed the proper American reverence for garlic and old stones, and occasionally even sprung for a fancy meal. \u2014 Andrea Lee , New Yorker , 6 May 2002",
"This was the incident book, and there, sure enough, was the entry detailing Moretsi's injury, the words spelled out in capitals in a barely literate hand \u2026 \u2014 Alexander McCall Smith , The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency , 1998",
"In a sense, such stories are his capital , and if he's lucky he may be able to parlay them into a business opportunity \u2026 \u2014 Bill Barich , New Yorker , 7 May 1990",
"Noun (2)",
"The transition from Greece to Rome is marked, in a propylaeum space, by a huge Ionic column's base and capital , with a space between the broad part of the column below and the narrowing segment above. \u2014 Garry Wills , New York Review of Books , 31 May 2007",
"According to the scrapbooks of nineteenth-century tourists, there's room for a hundred men to stand on the capital of one of these columns. That was the kind of culturally insensitive thing tourists used to do. \u2014 P. J. O'Rourke , Atlantic , September 2002"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"(sense 1) borrowed from Italian capitale \"real or monetary assets, personal or corporate wealth,\" going back to Medieval Latin capit\u0101le \"movable property, riches,\" noun derivative from neuter of capit\u0101lis \"of the head, chief, principal\"; (sense 2) derivative of capital entry 1 (sense 1), after Middle French capitale (by ellipsis from lettre capitale ) or Medieval Latin capit\u0101lis (by ellipsis from littera capit\u0101lis ); (sense 3) derivative of capital entry 1 (sense 2a), after Middle French capitale (by ellipsis from ville capitale ) \u2014 more at capital entry 1":"Noun",
"Middle English capitale, borrowed from Anglo-French capital, capitel, borrowed from Late Latin capitellum, from Latin capit-, caput \"head\" + -ellum, neuter of -ellus, diminutive suffix, originally with noun stems ending in -ul-, -r- and -n- \u2014 more at head entry 1":"Noun",
"Middle English, \"of the head, for the head (as a medication), chief, principal, (of a letter) larger than the other letters on the page (as an initial letter), deadly, mortal (of punishment, an enemy),\" borrowed from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French, \"of the head, chief, large (of a letter), mortal (of a sin),\" borrowed from Medieval Latin capit\u0101lis \"of or for the head, mortal, entailing loss of life (of a penalty or offense), initial (of a letter), chief, principal (of a city or religious house),\" going back to Latin, \"entailing loss of life (of a punishment or crime), deadly, implacable (of an enemy),\" from capit-, caput \"head, source, leading person, chief city of a state or province, a person's life when endangered or the target of a curse, one's life as forfeit for a crime\" + -\u0101lis -al entry 1 \u2014 more at head entry 1":"Adjective"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ka-p\u0259-t\u1d4al",
"\u02c8kap-t\u1d4al"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"arch",
"big",
"cardinal",
"central",
"chief",
"dominant",
"first",
"foremost",
"grand",
"great",
"greatest",
"highest",
"key",
"leading",
"main",
"master",
"number one",
"No. 1",
"numero uno",
"overbearing",
"overmastering",
"overriding",
"paramount",
"predominant",
"preeminent",
"premier",
"primal",
"primary",
"principal",
"prior",
"sovereign",
"sovran",
"supreme"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074911",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"capital gain":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the increase in value of an asset (such as stock or real estate) between the time it is bought and the time it is sold":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"If an investor buys a share for $3 and sells it for $5, the capital gain is $2. \u2014 Laura Saunders And Richard Rubin, WSJ , 11 Mar. 2022",
"California taxes ordinary income and capital gain the same, up to 13.3%\u2014unless the rate goes up. \u2014 Robert W. Wood, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
"When an investor sells a holding in a taxable account, the result is a capital gain or loss. \u2014 Laura Saunders And Richard Rubin, WSJ , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Today, oligarchs and their social inventions control, mismanage and exploit a reservoir of user information for their own capital gain , leaving both the platform and user susceptible to attacks and data leaks. \u2014 Solo Ceesay, Rolling Stone , 10 May 2022",
"As with the sale of any art investment, that capital gain or loss would be taxed as a collectible. \u2014 Kelli Mar\u00eda Korducki, The Atlantic , 12 Apr. 2022",
"But Janet also has a $20,000 long-term capital gain . \u2014 Laura Saunders And Richard Rubin, WSJ , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Second, since the DAF will sell the holdings upon receipt to create a diversified portfolio, the donor avoids having to recognize that capital gain . \u2014 Megan Gorman, Forbes , 6 Nov. 2021",
"Lennon, who had been playing skiffly rock and roll with McCartney, Harrison, and an assortment of drummers, pressed Sutcliffe to convert his capital gain into a new bass. \u2014 The New Yorker , 27 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1921, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112923",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"capital gains distribution":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the part of the payout of an investment company to its shareholders that consists of realized profits from the sale of securities and technically is not income":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130852",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"capitalist":{
"antonyms":[
"have-not",
"pauper"
],
"definitions":{
": a person who favors capitalism":[],
": marked by capitalism":[
"capitalist period of history"
],
": owning capital":[
"the capitalist class"
],
": practicing or advocating capitalism":[
"capitalist nations"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"capitalists who lost everything in the '29 Crash",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"For unlike his predecessors over the past 40 years, President Biden \u2018gets\u2019 that such global competition as there is is itself economic and state- capitalist . \u2014 Robert Hockett, Forbes , 4 Apr. 2021",
"Others running are business owner Gary Rabine of Bull Valley, venture capitalist Jesse Sullivan of Petersburg, former state Sen. Paul Schimpf of Waterloo and Hazel Crest attorney Max Solomon. \u2014 John Byrne, Chicago Tribune , 20 June 2022",
"Mashinsky asked venture capitalist Mike Dudas on Twitter on June 11. \u2014 Scott Nover, Quartz , 13 June 2022",
"In late 2019, Richard Branson merged Virgin Galactic, his aerospace company, with a SPAC led by Chamath Palihapitiya, the Facebook executive turned venture capitalist . \u2014 New York Times , 3 June 2022",
"GreenLight was founded in 2004 by Hall and venture capitalist John Simon. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 1 June 2022",
"Ryan, of the Niles area, will face Republican J.D. Vance, the writer and venture capitalist , in the November election. \u2014 Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland , 11 May 2022",
"Real competition often works to everyone\u2019s benefit; even the accelerator and startup programs that are a product of a venture capitalist \u2019s appetite for early finds are helping to shape and improve our next normal, one brilliant venture at a time. \u2014 Zain Jaffer, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Only two of Irvin\u2019s rivals for the GOP nomination \u2014 cryptocurrency venture capitalist Jesse Sullivan of Petersburg and state Sen. Darren Bailey of Xenia \u2014 spent substantial sums on advertising so far. \u2014 Rick Pearson, chicagotribune.com , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"As such, many people in the LGBTQIA+ community feel conflicted about this phenomenon, especially considering the anti- capitalist history of Pride, and think the efforts often overlook the community\u2019s social and political needs beyond June. \u2014 Frances Sol\u00e1-santiago, refinery29.com , 30 June 2022",
"The group has also awarded millions to professors and scholars who advocate anti- capitalist and prison abolitionist views. \u2014 Joe Schoffstall, Fox News , 27 June 2022",
"Some readers criticized her later books as polemics, preferring the colorful travelogue entries to her anti- capitalist and sometimes anti-American diatribes. \u2014 Jori Frankel, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
"James Cromwell just channeled his most recent screen role\u2014the curmudgeonly anti- capitalist Uncle Ewan on HBO's Succession\u2014while staging a protest at a Starbucks. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 11 May 2022",
"The draft, for its wonder and spectacle, is the most anti- capitalist thing the NFL does. \u2014 Mike Freeman, USA TODAY , 22 Apr. 2022",
"M\u00e9lenchon has an undeniable oratorical gift, even if his eloquence often reads like the antiquated anti- capitalist sermon of a nineteenth-century Marxist magically transplanted to the twenty-first century. \u2014 Arthur Goldhammer, The New Republic , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Her work is animated by an anti- capitalist , anti-surveillance sensibility cut by a measured and mischievous sense of humor. \u2014 Merve Emre, The New Yorker , 22 Feb. 2022",
"That 7-foot googly-eyed monster is also an internet sensation who became the star of countless anti-fascist and anti- capitalist memes since he was introduced in 2018. \u2014 Allison Morrow, CNN , 17 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1774, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1845, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"capital entry 2 + -ist entry 2 , after capitalist entry 1":"Adjective",
"probably borrowed from French capitaliste \"person possessing capital,\" from capital capital entry 2 + -iste -ist entry 1":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ka-p\u0259-t\u0259-list",
"\u02c8kap-t\u0259-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"Croesus",
"deep pocket",
"fat cat",
"have",
"money",
"moneybags",
"plutocrat",
"silk stocking"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060013",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"capitalize":{
"antonyms":[
"defund"
],
"definitions":{
": to compute the present value of (an income extended over a period of time)":[],
": to convert (a periodic payment) into an equivalent capital sum":[
"capitalized annuities"
],
": to convert into capital":[
"capitalize the company's reserve fund"
],
": to gain by turning something to advantage":[
"capitalize on an opponent's mistake"
],
": to supply capital for":[],
": to treat as an amortizable investment in long-term capital assets rather than as an ordinary operating expense to be charged against revenue for the period in which it is incurred":[
"capitalize development costs"
],
": to write or print with an initial capital or in capitals":[
"Capitalize the names of cities and states."
]
},
"examples":[
"Remember to capitalize the I in Internet .",
"Capitalize the first word of your sentence.",
"She rarely capitalizes her name when she signs her e-mails.",
"The venture was capitalized with a loan of one million dollars.",
"You can capitalize your investment at any time.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"With the July 4th also around the corner, this time of year offers a variety of different sales to peruse to capitalize on all the traffic Prime Day will be generating. \u2014 Brittany Vincent, SELF , 22 June 2022",
"As global exhibitors look to capitalize on the public\u2019s appetite for four-quadrant blockbusters, many have turned to premium formats as a way to juice premium fees. \u2014 Ben Croll, Variety , 21 June 2022",
"There\u2019s a lot riding on the regulations for patients and doctors as well as a wave of tech startups that has risen in the past two years hoping to capitalize on the convenience of remote visits. \u2014 David Ingram, NBC News , 19 June 2022",
"Eldredge was unable to capitalize on the rapturous reviews with touring, nor did his singles \u2014 plucked from an album that is greater than the sum of its parts \u2014 do well on radio. \u2014 Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2022",
"However, as the use cases for Web3 continue to grow, awareness will likely increase, especially amongst enterprises seeking to capitalize on the benefits of this new technology. \u2014 Mark Minevich, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"Instead, banks tend to capitalize on a higher-rate environment to try to increase their profits. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune , 16 June 2022",
"And there\u2019s another byproduct of Fed rate hikes: The dollar will likely rise as investors buy U.S. Treasuries to capitalize on higher yields. \u2014 Paul Wiseman, The Christian Science Monitor , 16 June 2022",
"Facing the Chicago White Sox, the Tigers' offense \u2014 worst in baseball, averaging 2.75 runs per game \u2014 once again failed to capitalize on scoring opportunities in Tuesday's 5-1 loss in the second of three games at Comerica Park. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 15 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1764, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"(sense 1) capital entry 2 (sense 2) + -ize ; (senses 2-4) borrowed from French capitaliser, from capital capital entry 2 + -iser -ize":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ka-p\u0259-t\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz",
"\u02c8ka-p\u0259t-\u1d4al-\u02cc\u012bz",
"\u02c8kap-t\u0259-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bankroll",
"endow",
"finance",
"fund",
"stake",
"subsidize",
"underwrite"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071524",
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"capitalize (on)":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to get an advantage from (something, such as an event or situation)":[
"They were able to capitalize on our mistakes.",
"She capitalized on her new fame by writing a book."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080530",
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
]
},
"capitulant":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": one that capitulates":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French, present participle of capituler to capitulate, from Medieval Latin capitulare to distinguish by heads or chapters":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"k\u0259\u02c8pich\u0259l\u0259nt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020500",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"capitular":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": of or relating to an ecclesiastical chapter":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1525, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Medieval Latin capitularis , from capitulum":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"k\u0259-\u02c8pich-\u0259-l\u0259r, -\u02ccl\u00e4r",
"k\u0259-\u02c8pi-ch\u0259-l\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193107",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"capitulary":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1650, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Medieval Latin capitulare , literally, document divided into sections, from Late Latin capitulum section, chapter \u2014 more at chapter":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"k\u0259-\u02c8pi-ch\u0259-\u02ccler-\u0113",
"-\u02ccle-r\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162955",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"capitulate":{
"antonyms":[
"resist"
],
"definitions":{
": parley , negotiate":[],
": to cease resisting : acquiesce":[
"The company capitulated to the labor union to avoid a strike."
],
": to surrender often after negotiation of terms":[
"The enemy was forced to capitulate unconditionally."
]
},
"examples":[
"The country still refuses to capitulate despite its weakening army and dwindling resources.",
"The teacher refused to capitulate : no calculators were to be used during the exam.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Political analyst and journalist Fyodor Krasheninnikov said many Russians hope that Ukraine would soon capitulate to Russian military power. \u2014 Robyn Dixon, Washington Post , 5 June 2022",
"For the Russians to conquer the Donbas, these cities must either capitulate or meet the fate of Mariupol, which will barely be habitable once the Russian military is through with it. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Within hours, TikTok appeared to capitulate , and Panh was back aboard. \u2014 Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 May 2022",
"Now other companies need to follow Sony\u2019s lead and refuse to capitulate , as China\u2019s censors become increasingly extreme in their demands. \u2014 Michael Posner, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"If a tender offer looks likely to succeed, reluctant boards tend to capitulate and negotiate a deal. \u2014 Liz Hoffman, WSJ , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Zelensky has accused Russia of blockading large cities in central and southeastern Ukraine \u2014 preventing the delivery of food and other supplies \u2014 in a bid to force inhabitants to capitulate . \u2014 Patrick J. Mcdonnell, Los Angeles Times , 19 Mar. 2022",
"In March 1940, Helsinki had to capitulate after putting up a valiant three-month fight, an outcome which the staunchly democratic Finns ardently hope the Ukrainians will avoid repeating. \u2014 Gordon F. Sander, The Christian Science Monitor , 11 May 2022",
"Or Russia could try to shut down Ukraine\u2019s banking system, or parts of the power grid, to increase pressure on the civilian population to capitulate . \u2014 New York Times , 7 Mar. 2022"
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"1596, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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"k\u0259-\u02c8pi-ch\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t"
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"surrender",
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"resist"
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"The company capitulated to the labor union to avoid a strike."
],
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"The enemy was forced to capitulate unconditionally."
]
},
"examples":[
"The country still refuses to capitulate despite its weakening army and dwindling resources.",
"The teacher refused to capitulate : no calculators were to be used during the exam.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Political analyst and journalist Fyodor Krasheninnikov said many Russians hope that Ukraine would soon capitulate to Russian military power. \u2014 Robyn Dixon, Washington Post , 5 June 2022",
"For the Russians to conquer the Donbas, these cities must either capitulate or meet the fate of Mariupol, which will barely be habitable once the Russian military is through with it. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Within hours, TikTok appeared to capitulate , and Panh was back aboard. \u2014 Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 May 2022",
"Now other companies need to follow Sony\u2019s lead and refuse to capitulate , as China\u2019s censors become increasingly extreme in their demands. \u2014 Michael Posner, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"If a tender offer looks likely to succeed, reluctant boards tend to capitulate and negotiate a deal. \u2014 Liz Hoffman, WSJ , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Zelensky has accused Russia of blockading large cities in central and southeastern Ukraine \u2014 preventing the delivery of food and other supplies \u2014 in a bid to force inhabitants to capitulate . \u2014 Patrick J. Mcdonnell, Los Angeles Times , 19 Mar. 2022",
"In March 1940, Helsinki had to capitulate after putting up a valiant three-month fight, an outcome which the staunchly democratic Finns ardently hope the Ukrainians will avoid repeating. \u2014 Gordon F. Sander, The Christian Science Monitor , 11 May 2022",
"Or Russia could try to shut down Ukraine\u2019s banking system, or parts of the power grid, to increase pressure on the civilian population to capitulate . \u2014 New York Times , 7 Mar. 2022"
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"1596, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for capitulate yield , submit , capitulate , succumb , relent , defer mean to give way to someone or something that one can no longer resist. yield may apply to any sort or degree of giving way before force, argument, persuasion, or entreaty. yields too easily in any argument submit suggests full surrendering after resistance or conflict to the will or control of another. a repentant sinner vowing to submit to the will of God capitulate stresses the fact of ending all resistance and may imply either a coming to terms (as with an adversary) or hopelessness in the face of an irresistible opposing force. officials capitulated to the protesters' demands succumb implies weakness and helplessness to the one that gives way or an overwhelming power to the opposing force. a stage actor succumbing to the lure of Hollywood relent implies a yielding through pity or mercy by one who holds the upper hand. finally relented and let the children stay up late defer implies a voluntary yielding or submitting out of respect or reverence for or deference and affection toward another. I defer to your expertise in these matters",
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"surrender",
"yield"
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"the capitulation of the defenders of the besieged town"
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"examples":[
"her sudden capitulation surprised everyone; she usually debated for hours",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Recent data shows capitulation among bitcoin holders, FSInsight, said, but there remains a risk that growing miner positions could be a source of further selling pressure. \u2014 Fortune , 28 June 2022",
"Erdmann pointed out that while investors are feeling pain, there has not been large scale capitulation in the market with investors running for the doors, a sign that would be ominous and potentially take wind out of his sails. \u2014 Jason Bisnoff, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Initial Russian incompetence and heavy losses are not followed by Russian capitulation . \u2014 Michael Taylor, San Antonio Express-News , 25 May 2022",
"Many companies in the sector have signaled capitulation to reality. \u2014 Laura Forman, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
"Enough upcoming trouble may be brewing to postpone the ultimate market bottom, and capitulation . \u2014 Larry Light, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
"The date marks the day Nazi Germany surrendered to Soviet forces (the day after its capitulation to the Western allies, which is why the UK, US and their allies commemorate victory on May 8). \u2014 James Nixey, CNN , 29 Apr. 2022",
"That deal was resented by many in Ukraine who saw it as a capitulation , a blow to the country\u2019s integrity and a betrayal of national interests. \u2014 Vladimir Isachenkov, Yuras Karmanau And Lorne Cook, Anchorage Daily News , 22 Feb. 2022",
"The deal was resented by many in Ukraine who saw it as a capitulation , a blow to the country\u2019s integrity and a betrayal of national interests. \u2014 The Christian Science Monitor , 21 Feb. 2022"
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"1535, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"see capitulate":""
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"noun"
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"the claims of U.S. capitulatory rights",
"\u2014 Current History"
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"International Scientific Vocabulary capituli- (from New Latin capitulum ) + -form ; probably originally formed as French capituliforme":""
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"-l\u0259\u0307\u02ccf\u022frm"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131014",
"type":[
"adjective"
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": a usually long and hooded cloak or overcoat":[],
"Truman 1924\u20131984 American writer":[]
},
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"the traveler wore a long hooded capote as he walked over the moors",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the first and third, the matador performs a series of passes of the bull through capes, first a large pink and yellow cape known as a capote and then a smaller red cape. \u2014 Elizabeth Findell, WSJ , 22 Jan. 2020"
],
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"1799, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"French, from cape cloak, from Late Latin cappa":""
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"k\u0259-\u02c8p\u014dt",
"k\u0259-\u02c8p\u014d-t\u0113"
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"frock",
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"biographical name",
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"day one",
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"nascency",
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"the capper to the campaign rally was an appearance by the candidate himself",
"she was smart, she was pretty, but here's the capper \u2014she was kind, unlike the other girls",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Then came Game 5, which proved to be a most fitting capper . \u2014 Paul Newberry, ajc , 28 May 2022",
"The award is meant as a balance to the Johnny Mercer Award, which is a career capper for a legendary writer. \u2014 Paul Grein, Billboard , 19 May 2022",
"That was the capper to a two-year run in which Jeudy had 145 catches for 2,478 yards and 24 touchdowns over 28 games. \u2014 Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press , 8 May 2022",
"And that darker-than-dark capper doesn\u2019t do anything to erase the material along the way that does have some mirth to it. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 10 Apr. 2022",
"An automatic filler and capper are the latest additions. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com , 13 Feb. 2022",
"This would be a capper to everything that\u2019s come before. \u2014 Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle , 12 Feb. 2022",
"Sweet lovers will enjoy the Bourbon Caramel Bread Pudding, a nice capper with a hint of decadence. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 Nov. 2021",
"The capper was a 40-yard throw to freshman Adonai Mitchell in the right corner of a end zone, putting the Bulldogs back on top to stay at 19-18 after a 2-point conversion failed. \u2014 oregonlive , 11 Jan. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02c8ka-p\u0259r"
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"close",
"closing",
"conclusion",
"consummation",
"end",
"endgame",
"ending",
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"finis",
"finish",
"grand finale",
"homestretch",
"mop-up",
"windup",
"wrap-up"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233401",
"type":[
"noun"
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": an instrumental piece in free form usually lively in tempo and brilliant in style":[],
": caper entry 1 , prank":[],
": fancy , whimsy":[]
},
"examples":[
"the sort of innocuous capriccio intended to liven up a stuffy dinner party",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Ok so these capriccio bubblies taste like a fruit punch four loko. \u2014 Zoe Szathmary, Fox News , 17 May 2018",
"The latter\u2019s peculiar, angular graphite works appear lightweight next to Ms. Bontecou\u2019s intense capriccios . \u2014 Jason Farago And Martha Schwendener, New York Times , 2 Mar. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1665, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Italian \u2014 more at caprice":""
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"k\u0259-\u02c8pr\u0113-ch(\u0113-\u02cc)\u014d"
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"caper",
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"escapade",
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"monkeyshine(s)",
"practical joke",
"prank",
"rag",
"roguery",
"shavie",
"shine(s)",
"trick",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015835",
"type":[
"noun"
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": free and impulsive":[
"\u2014 used chiefly as a direction in music"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Italian, from capriccio + -oso -ous":""
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"-ich-",
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": a disposition to do things impulsively":[
"a preference for democratic endeavor over authoritarian caprice"
],
": a sudden usually unpredictable condition, change, or series of changes":[
"the caprices of the weather"
],
": a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action":[
"policy changes that seem to be motivated by nothing more than caprice"
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},
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"\u2026 Montana's \"Durum Triangle,\" where the caprice of microclimates has led farmers to complain not of floods but of drought. \u2014 Florence Williams , New Republic , 16 Aug. 1999",
"But Castro has his army and his secret police and a reputation for ferocious caprice , and so he can make a whole people dance to his dementias. \u2014 Jack Beatty , Atlantic , January 1987",
"I'm allowing about ten days between here and the U.S.A. (that may be too much or too little, depending on the caprice of the Italian mails). \u2014 James Wright , letter , 28 May 1979",
"the caprices of the weather",
"Employees have complained of being at the mercy of the manager's every whim and caprice .",
"policy changes that seem to be motivated by nothing more than caprice",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And if geographic authenticity and visual caprice occasionally upstage the real story of its heroine? \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 May 2022",
"Having largely prohibited the resolution of student loans in bankruptcy subjects its ultimate disposition to political caprice . \u2014 Richard J. Shinder, WSJ , 10 May 2022",
"The essay, in Sontag\u2019s hands, became perilously interesting, governed by caprice masquerading as commentary. \u2014 Design Art B., Longreads , 7 Apr. 2022",
"American women could find their liberty and rights subjected to state-by-state caprice in a way that the court has said for more than 50 years the Constitution forbids. \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 2 Dec. 2021",
"To a generation that knows nothing about Ingmar Bergman, Hansen-Love\u2019s name-dropping caprice will mean even less. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 13 Oct. 2021",
"Lange\u2019s character spends a year developing a case for his particular product, making reference to the economist Thorstein Veblen\u2019s concept of the luxury good as status symbol in his pitch, only to find himself the victim of plot caprice . \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 9 Sep. 2021",
"But there can be no doubt that Facebook, already beset on all sides, has hung a lantern on its unsettling combination of power and caprice . \u2014 Rich Lowry, National Review , 7 May 2021",
"The heart of our empire brought to a shuddering halt by the caprice and ambitions of those for whom ambition was never meant. \u2014 Lorraine Ali, Star Tribune , 13 Apr. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1667, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
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"borrowed from French, going back to Middle French, borrowed from Italian capriccio \"whim, fancy,\" earlier and medieval Tuscan caporiccio \"bristling of the hair with fear, shiver of horror, shudder,\" probably from capo \"head\" (going back to Vulgar Latin *capum, re-formation of Latin caput \"head\") + riccio \"hedgehog,\" going back to Latin \u0113r\u012bcius \u2014 more at head entry 1 , urchin":""
},
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"k\u0259-\u02c8pr\u0113s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for caprice caprice , whim , vagary , crotchet mean an irrational or unpredictable idea or desire. caprice stresses lack of apparent motivation and suggests willfulness. by sheer caprice she quit her job whim implies a fantastic, capricious turn of mind or inclination. an odd antique that was bought on a whim vagary stresses the erratic, irresponsible character of the notion or desire. he had been prone to strange vagaries crotchet implies an eccentric opinion or preference. a serious scientist equally known for his bizarre crotchets",
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"kink",
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"vagrancy",
"whim",
"whimsy",
"whimsey"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224357",
"type":[
"noun"
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"capricious":{
"antonyms":[
"certain",
"changeless",
"constant",
"immutable",
"invariable",
"predictable",
"settled",
"stable",
"stationary",
"steady",
"unchangeable",
"unchanging",
"unvarying"
],
"definitions":{
": governed or characterized by caprice : impulsive , unpredictable":[]
},
"examples":[
"\u2026 every balloon voyage is a race between capricious winds and the amount of fuel on board. \u2014 Tom Morganthau , Newsweek , 29 Mar. 1999",
"She is capricious , however, and is said to take bribes and wantonly peddle her influence from time to time. \u2014 Hunter S. Thompson , Rolling Stone , 15 Dec. 1994",
"Lady Luck is a capricious mother who, as in a recurrent nightmare, always offers, never comes through, and never stops smiling. \u2014 Hugh Drummond , Boston Magazine , November 1989",
"I don't believe in random occurrences or blind chance, though I know the patterns of this world are capricious and terribly complex. \u2014 Leslie Marmon Silko , letter , 21 Aug. 1979",
"employees who are at the mercy of a capricious manager",
"The court ruled that the punishment was arbitrary and capricious .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Musk has been capricious in his approach to the deal, critiquing the platform from his popular Twitter account. \u2014 Elizabeth Dwoskin, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
"In Texas, Republican lawmakers are courting large-scale cryptominers and hailing their arrival as enterprising businesses capable of fixing the state's infamously capricious power grid. \u2014 Dan Carson, Chron , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Naturally, death \u2014 grisly, capricious and cruel \u2014 is a constant presence at Fisher & Sons. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Though their asylum cases might be strong, winning protection is not guaranteed even for the most compelling case in a system that is well-documented as capricious . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Feb. 2022",
"Jules, a transgender girl and a recent East Highland transplant, has the spirit of a capricious pixie: spontaneous and sweet but inconsistent and somewhat manipulative. \u2014 Caroline Downey, National Review , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Another factor was the capricious nature of hiring decisions. \u2014 John Mcquaid, Scientific American , 1 Dec. 2021",
"The State Department has warned of the capricious and unpredictable nature of these policies. \u2014 George Calhoun, Forbes , 27 Sep. 2021",
"The ranks of the unemployed technology workers are swelling, as China\u2019s once vibrant internet industry is hit by a harsh and capricious regulatory crackdown. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Jan. 2022"
],
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"1601, in the meaning defined above":""
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"borrowed from Middle French capricieux, borrowed from Italian capriccioso, from capriccio caprice + -oso -ous":""
},
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"k\u0259-\u02c8pri-sh\u0259s",
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"-\u02c8pr\u0113-"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for capricious inconstant , fickle , capricious , mercurial , unstable mean lacking firmness or steadiness (as in purpose or devotion). inconstant implies an incapacity for steadiness and an inherent tendency to change. an inconstant friend fickle suggests unreliability because of perverse changeability and incapacity for steadfastness. performers discover how fickle fans can be capricious suggests motivation by sudden whim or fancy and stresses unpredictability. an utterly capricious critic mercurial implies a rapid changeability in mood. made anxious by her boss's mercurial temperament unstable implies an incapacity for remaining in a fixed position or steady course and applies especially to a lack of emotional balance. too unstable to hold a job",
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"fickle",
"flickery",
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"inconsistent",
"inconstant",
"mercurial",
"mutable",
"skittish",
"temperamental",
"uncertain",
"unpredictable",
"unsettled",
"unstable",
"unsteady",
"variable",
"volatile"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214700",
"type":[
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"adverb",
"noun"
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"capriciousness":{
"antonyms":[
"certain",
"changeless",
"constant",
"immutable",
"invariable",
"predictable",
"settled",
"stable",
"stationary",
"steady",
"unchangeable",
"unchanging",
"unvarying"
],
"definitions":{
": governed or characterized by caprice : impulsive , unpredictable":[]
},
"examples":[
"\u2026 every balloon voyage is a race between capricious winds and the amount of fuel on board. \u2014 Tom Morganthau , Newsweek , 29 Mar. 1999",
"She is capricious , however, and is said to take bribes and wantonly peddle her influence from time to time. \u2014 Hunter S. Thompson , Rolling Stone , 15 Dec. 1994",
"Lady Luck is a capricious mother who, as in a recurrent nightmare, always offers, never comes through, and never stops smiling. \u2014 Hugh Drummond , Boston Magazine , November 1989",
"I don't believe in random occurrences or blind chance, though I know the patterns of this world are capricious and terribly complex. \u2014 Leslie Marmon Silko , letter , 21 Aug. 1979",
"employees who are at the mercy of a capricious manager",
"The court ruled that the punishment was arbitrary and capricious .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Musk has been capricious in his approach to the deal, critiquing the platform from his popular Twitter account. \u2014 Elizabeth Dwoskin, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
"In Texas, Republican lawmakers are courting large-scale cryptominers and hailing their arrival as enterprising businesses capable of fixing the state's infamously capricious power grid. \u2014 Dan Carson, Chron , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Naturally, death \u2014 grisly, capricious and cruel \u2014 is a constant presence at Fisher & Sons. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Though their asylum cases might be strong, winning protection is not guaranteed even for the most compelling case in a system that is well-documented as capricious . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Feb. 2022",
"Jules, a transgender girl and a recent East Highland transplant, has the spirit of a capricious pixie: spontaneous and sweet but inconsistent and somewhat manipulative. \u2014 Caroline Downey, National Review , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Another factor was the capricious nature of hiring decisions. \u2014 John Mcquaid, Scientific American , 1 Dec. 2021",
"The State Department has warned of the capricious and unpredictable nature of these policies. \u2014 George Calhoun, Forbes , 27 Sep. 2021",
"The ranks of the unemployed technology workers are swelling, as China\u2019s once vibrant internet industry is hit by a harsh and capricious regulatory crackdown. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Jan. 2022"
],
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"1601, in the meaning defined above":""
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"k\u0259-\u02c8pri-sh\u0259s",
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"-\u02c8pr\u0113-"
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"inconstant",
"mercurial",
"mutable",
"skittish",
"temperamental",
"uncertain",
"unpredictable",
"unsettled",
"unstable",
"unsteady",
"variable",
"volatile"
],
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"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
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"right"
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"the canoe capsized"
],
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"capsize a canoe"
]
},
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"They were fooling around and accidentally capsized the canoe.",
"a huge wave out of nowhere caused our little sailboat to capsize",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But Mrs Haverhill\u2019s insistence that Roth employ her wayward great-niece Maya as an apprentice unexpectedly sends his life into chaos as dark secrets from his past emerge and threaten to capsize all who live and work at Gracewood Gardens. \u2014 K.j. Yossman, Variety , 18 May 2022",
"But Mrs Haverhill\u2019s insistence that Roth employ her wayward great-niece Maya as an apprentice unexpectedly sends his life into chaos as dark secrets from his past emerge and threaten to capsize all who live and work at Gracewood Gardens. \u2014 K.j. Yossman, Variety , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Boats regularly crash or capsize during these races, like earlier this week during practice runs, but competitors avoided major accidents Saturday. \u2014 Roland Li, San Francisco Chronicle , 26 Mar. 2022",
"The boat listed to one side but did not capsize , and 158 of the migrants swam and waded through choppy waters to the shore, CBP said. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Danny Masterson lost a major bid to capsize his criminal rape case Tuesday when a judge rejected the actor\u2019s claims that his civil rights were violated at his probable cause hearing nine months ago. \u2014 Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone , 8 Feb. 2022",
"States are, ultimately, in charge of running their own elections, but what is at issue here isn\u2019t how to best implement a fair process but how to disrupt and capsize federal elections. \u2014 Felipe De La Hoz, The New Republic , 8 Feb. 2022",
"The group then encountered severe weather, causing the boat to capsize . \u2014 Amir Vera And Sharif Paget, CNN , 27 Jan. 2022",
"The survivor said the group ran into severe weather, causing the boat to capsize , according to a Coast Guard statement. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 26 Jan. 2022"
],
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"1778, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
},
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"perhaps from Spanish capuzar or Catalan cabussar to thrust (the head) underwater":""
},
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"kap-\u02c8s\u012bz",
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],
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"noun",
"verb"
]
},
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"bottom",
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"rock bottom"
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]
},
"examples":[
"her election as the state's first woman governor was a capstone of a long political career",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This vision of progress is about determinedly working toward a capstone before anyone else achieves greatness. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 30 Aug. 2021",
"Unforgiven marks a sort of mature capstone to Clint Eastwood's reign as outlaw king. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 23 May 2022",
"That makes his win in the PGA last year look more like a career capstone than a career revival. \u2014 Andrew Beaton, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
"Two of the oddest recent stories to rattle the capital put a capstone on an often strange week. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 7 Apr. 2022",
"The April 2 concert is the capstone of the group\u2019s first five-city tour. \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Mar. 2022",
"The student\u2019s capstone is on inventory management study based on her volunteer work at her university helping to sort and disperse donations flooding in from abroad. \u2014 Chelsea Sheasley, The Christian Science Monitor , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Her approach embodies what Bard wants from its graduates, says environmentalist Hunter Lovins, Mozen\u2019s capstone faculty adviser. \u2014 Rachel Layne, Fortune , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Errico, 26, had a capstone project due Sunday for her legal writing class, which would amount to 65 percent of her final grade in the course. \u2014 Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE.com , 1 Apr. 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"cap entry 1":""
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"\u02c8kap-\u02ccst\u014dn"
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"acme",
"apex",
"apogee",
"climax",
"crescendo",
"crest",
"crown",
"culmination",
"head",
"height",
"high noon",
"high-water mark",
"meridian",
"ne plus ultra",
"noon",
"noontime",
"peak",
"pinnacle",
"sum",
"summit",
"tip-top",
"top",
"zenith"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023232",
"type":[
"noun"
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"capsulize",
"collapse",
"compact",
"compress",
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": extremely brief":[
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],
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],
": the spore case of a moss":[],
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"capsuled the news"
],
": to equip with or enclose in a capsule":[]
},
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"Noun",
"took an antibiotic capsule three times a day for a week",
"a capsule containing all sorts of items from our era that is to be opened 100 years from now",
"Verb",
"newscasts that capsule complex, important stories into one-minute bits for easy digestion by viewers",
"Adjective",
"capsule reviews of the latest offerings at the multiplex",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"By launching their own lines or capsule collections, influencers are able to remove some of the initial risk in launching a venture on their own while still expressing their own style and values. \u2014 Eran Nizri, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"Starting today, the WB Shop will stock four exclusive capsule collections of women\u2019s and men\u2019s clothing, home goods, collectibles and accessories inspired by the show, which premieres August 21 on HBO and HBO Max. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 June 2022",
"For those of us who won\u2019t be joining in the sybaritic excursion, Matches is bringing the Riviera gadabout vibes to all with capsule collections of women\u2019s, men\u2019s and home products curated by Sci\u00f2 and Rabensteiner. \u2014 Todd Plummer, Robb Report , 5 May 2022",
"This was because when previewing all seven finalists\u2019 wool-heavy capsule collections, the standard of work was universally high\u2014so the only significant differences between them were the specifics of their individual stories and practices. \u2014 Luke Leitch, Vogue , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Each designer in Macy\u2019s Icons of Style 2022 Class will share their vision with the department store\u2019s global audience by designing 3 capsule collections. \u2014 Greg Emmanuel, Essence , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Later this month the fashion retailer will be releasing two capsule collections that will honor the sartorial traditions of Spelman and Morehouse colleges, to HBCUs long overlooked for their aesthetic contributions to fashion. \u2014 Jonathan Vanian, Fortune , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Conceptually, the capsule collection was designed to provide all the necessary, no-fuss building blocks for summer beach days\u2014shorts to pair with tees that pair with relaxed trousers or a casual stripy tank dress for after the beach. \u2014 Rebecca Suhrawardi, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
"In 2020, the late Virgil Abloh and Louis Vuitton partnered with the NBA for a recurring capsule collection that dropped its third iteration in early June, this time featuring an official travel trunk for the league's Larry O\u2019Brien Trophy. \u2014 Max Berlinger, Town & Country , 17 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Brooks Brothers is back with another capsule collection to show its support for the LGBTQ+ community. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 20 June 2022",
"Webster Cult cottagecore brand LoveShackFancy has teamed up with accessories designer Sophia Webster on a capsule shoe collection that screams spring (and summer). \u2014 The Editors, Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
"Across the street, Jon & Vinny\u2019s, stocked with its own line of merch year-round, is collaborating with apparel brand Madhappy on a capsule collection for the restaurant\u2019s fifth anniversary. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The result\u2013now timed to celebrate the Islamic Wing\u2019s eleventh anniversary\u2013is The Heirloom Project, a capsule collection of handmade accessories, fine jewelry, and housewares curated by Weinrib, who also acted as the collection\u2019s creative director. \u2014 Vogue , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The winner will be announced during the show, and will go on to receive a $10,000 grant, access to a one-year professional mentorship program and the opportunity to create a capsule collection to be produced and sold by Eloquii in 2023. \u2014 Virgie Tovar, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Thebe\u2019s eponymous brand, Thebe Magugu, is the first \u2018Amigo\u2019 to design a capsule collection for the late designer, Alber Elbaz\u2019s experimental womenswear fashion label, AZ Factory. \u2014 Essence , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Aquazzura and Raquel Diniz have teamed up on a capsule collection of shoes that will offer an elegant punctuation to any summer look. \u2014 Rachel Besser, Vogue , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Now, Bachner has used the scraps to dip a toe into home items with a capsule collection of one-of-a-kind quilts and blankets. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Mar. 2022"
],
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"1859, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"1938, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"circa 1693, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
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"French, from Latin capsula , diminutive of capsa box \u2014 more at case":"Noun"
},
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"\u02c8kap-s\u0259l, -(\u02cc)s\u00fcl",
"also -\u02ccsy\u00fcl",
"\u02c8kap-s\u0259l",
"-(\u02cc)s\u00fcl"
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"cap",
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"verb"
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},
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"decompress",
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"open",
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],
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},
"examples":[
"capsulized accounts of the breach in national security failed to convey its gravity",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Newsom's administration came up with a shorthand acronym to capsulize key elements of its new approach: SMARTER. \u2014 CBS News , 18 Feb. 2022",
"To many, that question is capsulized in the conflict over Lasix. \u2014 Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal , 9 Aug. 2019",
"A dozen days after Tilly's death, Wright still struggles to capsulize his feelings. \u2014 Janet Eastman, OregonLive.com , 7 June 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1945, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8kap-s\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz"
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"telescope"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001257",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
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"boss",
"handle",
"head",
"overlook",
"oversee",
"quarterback",
"superintend",
"supervise"
],
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]
},
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"Noun",
"The captain has turned off the \u201cfasten seat belt\u201d sign.",
"the captain is responsible for everything that happens to his ship in the course of a voyage",
"Verb",
"The ship was captained by John Smith.",
"She captained last year's team.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But quietly and empathically the Lightning have built a dynasty under Coach Jon Cooper and their captain , Steven Stamkos, who has been the core of the team\u2019s success. \u2014 Ken Belson, New York Times , 11 June 2022",
"The Indians trailed in the opening quarter, but rallied behind their captain , junior goalie Scott Einarson, to gain control for a 13-6 victory. \u2014 Nate Weitzer, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
"But in an offseason that is already filled with uncertainty, this is not the best news for the Bruins, who are also waiting to hear if their captain and mainstay of 18 years, Patrice Bergeron, will continue playing. \u2014 Steve Conroy, Hartford Courant , 28 May 2022",
"The tale of a supermodel power couple (Harris Dickinson and Charlbi Dean) who board a luxury cruise ship, unaware of the fact that its Marxist captain is planning to turn the tables on its passengers. \u2014 Radhika Seth, Vogue , 16 May 2022",
"This is why ten Hag would be wise to make Ronaldo his new captain upon taking over at Manchester United. \u2014 Graham Ruthven, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
"But inspired by his captain , Magic volunteers to play center, figuring his speed at the position will at least neutralize the bulk of Jones and Dawkins. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 9 May 2022",
"In a preview exclusive with EW, Hen and Chimney (Kenneth Choi) present their case on Jonah to their captain , Bobby (Peter Krause), and Athena (Angela Bassett). \u2014 Patrick Gomez, EW.com , 9 May 2022",
"There\u2019s wisdom to not firing your captain after winning the Super Bowl. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"As commissioner Gary Bettman congratulated the Wings and was about to hand the Cup to captain Steve Yzerman, Mike Ilitch stood at the bench and pounded his fists on the boards. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 9 June 2022",
"Flight instructors primarily oversee classroom curriculum and training on equipment and flight simulators for new pilots and those upgrading to captain . \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Another tried to captain the Pampanito, the floating submarine museum at Fisherman\u2019s Wharf, but fell into the bay. \u2014 Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Billie Farrell on Friday became the first female to captain the USS Constitution in the historic warship's 224-year history. \u2014 Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN , 21 Jan. 2022",
"After his promotion to captain , he was also assigned to the patrol bureau in addition to his district commander duties. \u2014 Elliot Hughes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 17 Dec. 2021",
"Dennis Tajer, spokesman for Allied Pilots Association, which represents American\u2019s 14,000 pilots, compared Isom\u2019s promotion to a pilot\u2019s move from first officer to captain . \u2014 Ted Reed, Forbes , 10 Dec. 2021",
"Shepherd moved up to captain while in Iraq as the brigade saw a shortage of staff. \u2014 Teresa Moss, Arkansas Online , 13 June 2022",
"The Giants captain , Dave Goodwin, is a 30-year-old American who played at Penn State. \u2014 Brian T. Brown, NBC News , 15 May 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Noun",
"1598, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
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"Middle English capitane , from Anglo-French capitain , from Late Latin capitaneus , adjective & noun, chief, from Latin capit-, caput head \u2014 more at head":"Noun"
},
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"also \u02c8kap-\u1d4am",
"\u02c8kap-t\u0259n"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130158",
"type":[
"noun"
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": a test to prevent spamming software from accessing a website by requiring visitors to the site to solve a simple puzzle (typically by reading and transcribing a series of numbers or letters from a distorted image) in order to gain access":[
"The point of the CAPTCHA is that reading those swirly letters is something that computers aren't very good at. If you can read them, you're probably not a piece of software run by a spammer.",
"\u2014 Lev Grossman"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The latest versions of Apple\u2019s operating systems, as demonstrated at WWDC, will bypass captcha devices. \u2014 Ewan Spence, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"That's why web captcha command could be seen more online \u2013 it's being used as a bot blocker. \u2014 CBS News , 30 Nov. 2021",
"However, the outlet noted that the site now displays a captcha , which is most likely an attempt to stop automated submissions. \u2014 Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com , 3 Sep. 2021",
"People can receive Nano tokens simply by solving a captcha on a Web page, letting people with low-end computers take part. \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 13 May 2021",
"No longer will a captcha code be required after that step in the process broke down. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2021",
"Somehow, the most jarring thing about the 2020 AMG GLC 63 S Performance Coupe isn\u2019t the fact that Mercedes-Benz gave that captcha -sounding name to a four-door SUV. \u2014 Alex Davies, Wired , 12 Feb. 2020",
"Use a captcha , a program that protects websites against bots. \u2014 Melissa Simone, STAT , 21 Nov. 2019",
"You will be prompted to enter a captcha in order for your vote to go through. \u2014 Brenda Cain And Yadi Rodriguez - Cleveland.com, cleveland.com , 3 Sep. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"2001, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190511",
"type":[
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],
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"\u2026 confirm that photographs are correctly captioned and pages numbered sequentially.",
"\u2014 Publishers Weekly",
"\u2026 the captions and pictures are frequently out of sync, and the live local weather and sports segments are usually not captioned .",
"\u2014 Melvia M. and Ronald E. Nomeland"
]
},
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"Noun",
"The caption on the picture says \u201cThis year's contest winners.\u201d",
"for the school yearbook, funny captions were written for snapshots showing a typical day at school",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Beyonc\u00e9 wrote a lengthy caption to fans (a rarity for the singer) about what the upcoming project represents for her on a personal level. \u2014 Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR , 30 June 2022",
"Demonstrators: In some editions of the June 25 Section A, a photo caption with a story on the Supreme Court\u2019s ruling overturning Roe vs. Wade incorrectly described the demonstrators pictured as antiabortion activists. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 June 2022",
"Choosing to let the image speak for itself, the team posted it without a caption . \u2014 Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com , 23 June 2022",
"The 31-year-old performer continued her motivational message with a caption that spoke about how having a positive mindset is the key to achieving your goals and winning in life. \u2014 Aley Arion, Essence , 22 June 2022",
"Whether this is your first post together or your hundredth, coming up with a good caption never gets easier. \u2014 Ian Palmer, Country Living , 15 June 2022",
"On her Instagram, Palmer posted a clip from the movie\u2019s trailer with a sweet caption referencing her character. \u2014 Kathleen Walsh, Glamour , 9 June 2022",
"In the caption , Cox took the opportunity to acknowledge the groundbreaking moment. \u2014 Sam Reed, Glamour , 31 May 2022",
"Anderson posted photos of himself with what appeared to be a handgun, a rifle and a tactical-style vest along with the caption , the sheriff\u2019s office said in a news release. \u2014 Marlene Lenthang, NBC News , 31 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Williams taught me that music could caption action, lend subtext to silence, illuminate characters anew and supply entire universes with a spectrum of invisible colors. \u2014 Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
"Find the perfect quote and write the words in a thoughtful card, or use the message to caption a photo of you and Dad on Instagram. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 9 June 2022",
"TikTokers can directly respond to comments with new videos, curate and follow content via hashtags and sounds, stitch videos together with other content, caption them for context, and use a green screen effect \u2013 just like a real news studio. \u2014 Jenna Drenten, The Conversation , 27 Jan. 2022",
"Even if users want to caption their videos, TikTok\u2019s app doesn\u2019t have a way to automatically recognize voice patterns and automate text to use. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Mar. 2021",
"About a third of users have facial recognition features turned on in their Facebook settings, which is used to alert them of new photos, to root out photos stolen by fake accounts, and to help caption photos for blind users. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 4 Nov. 2021",
"Though West did not caption the series of photos, many in the comments section of the post sent along well wishes to the musician's little guy. \u2014 Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com , 25 Sep. 2021",
"Assign a team to caption images so that assistive technologies can convey image descriptions as visitors navigate the client\u2019s website. \u2014 Ran Ronen, Forbes , 20 Sep. 2021",
"In the snapshot, which Bieber did not caption , the Grammy winner smiles while standing next to Macron for the photo opp wearing a suit jacket over a button-up shirt and a pair of blue and white Nike sneakers. \u2014 Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2021"
],
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"1848, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"circa 1670, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
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"probably short for certificate of caption (taking, seizure)":"Noun and Verb"
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],
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],
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"noun",
"verb"
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": a codebook in which phrases are listed under their important words rather than alphabetized by their first words":[]
},
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"examples":[],
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"1936, in the meaning defined above":""
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"type":[
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]
},
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"antonyms":[
"uncritical"
],
"definitions":{
": calculated to confuse, entrap, or entangle in argument":[
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],
": marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections":[
"captious critics",
"a captious rivalry"
]
},
"examples":[
"a captious and cranky eater who's never met a vegetable he didn't hate",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"So much of the new sobriety flex is anathema to the captious alcoholics of 12-step groups. \u2014 Virginia Heffernan, Wired , 19 Apr. 2022",
"That a right-wing party traditionally captious about American patriotism did not react heatedly to evidence of Russian interference in US elections is bizarre. \u2014 Darryl Pinckney, The New York Review of Books , 5 Nov. 2020",
"Berryman was a captious and self-heating complainer, slow to cool. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 12 Oct. 2020"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Middle English capcious , from Middle French or Latin; Middle French captieux , from Latin captiosus , from captio deception, verbal quibble, from capere to take \u2014 more at heave entry 1":""
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"\u02c8kap-sh\u0259s"
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"adverb",
"noun"
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": seize , capture":[],
": to influence and dominate by some special charm, art, or trait and with an irresistible appeal":[
"We were captivated by her beauty.",
"The scenery captivated our attention."
]
},
"examples":[
"The play has been captivating audiences for years.",
"the clown captivated the toddlers with his balloon tricks",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Use these tips and strategies to build a reputation as a prolific speaker who can captivate audiences and make a difference in your area of expertise! \u2014 Dr. April Willis, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"Twenty-eight years ago, on a Friday just like today, a police pursuit began that would captivate the nation. \u2014 Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
"The potential remuneration for his name, imagine and likeness didn\u2019t captivate him. \u2014 Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 May 2022",
"Big waves and their manifest risks captivate far more viewers than the small to medium-sized waves on the World Championship Tour, where, to the untutored eye, all the surfers seem to be doing basically the same things. \u2014 William Finnegan, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
"In addition to all the district's Smithsonian Museums, Galleries, and Zoo, there\u2019s the National Museum of Natural History with the Q?rius interactive learning space for tweens and teens, and the Butterfly Pavilion to captivate kids of all ages. \u2014 Alesandra Dubin, Woman's Day , 19 May 2022",
"How does enterprise agility captivate the workforce? \u2014 Deborah Lovich, Forbes , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Indeed, whereas its predecessor largely worked overtime in the editing suite to document the dangerous lab-to-street journey of Walter White's crystal meth, Better Call Saul often does so to captivate viewers with more humdrum matters. \u2014 Jon O'brien, The Week , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Not every speech will captivate those at home, but DeBose and Kotsur, in their concise, beautifully delivered comments, showed the potential of an unaltered acceptance. \u2014 Shirley Li, The Atlantic , 28 Mar. 2022"
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"circa 1555, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
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"see captive entry 1":""
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for captivate attract , allure , charm , captivate , fascinate , enchant mean to draw another by exerting a powerful influence. attract applies to any degree or kind of ability to exert influence over another. students attracted by the school's locale allure implies an enticing by what is fair, pleasing, or seductive. an alluring smile charm implies the power of casting a spell over the person or thing affected and so compelling a response charmed by their hospitality , but it may, like captivate , suggest no more than evoking delight or admiration. her performances captivated audiences fascinate suggests a magical influence and tends to stress the ineffectiveness of attempts to resist. a story that continues to fascinate children enchant is perhaps the strongest of these terms in stressing the appeal of the agent and the degree of delight evoked in the subject. hopelessly enchanted by her beauty",
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"beguile",
"bewitch",
"charm",
"enchant",
"fascinate",
"kill",
"magnetize",
"wile",
"witch"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213408",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
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"repellent",
"repellant",
"repelling",
"repugnant",
"repulsive",
"revolting",
"unalluring"
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": charmingly or irresistibly appealing":[
"a captivating aroma",
"It's an utterly exotic combination of flavors, and a completely captivating one.",
"\u2014 Howard Seftel",
"Books with captivating stories and bright, uncomplicated artwork will enchant the very young without being too demanding.",
"\u2014 Ed Zotti",
"A captivating storyteller, he conveys the cozy domesticity of the small-time growers as well as the Technicolor style of life of the big deal-makers.",
"\u2014 Alison Friesinger"
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"1675, in the meaning defined above":""
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"appealing",
"attractive",
"bewitching",
"charismatic",
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"elfin",
"enchanting",
"engaging",
"entrancing",
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"luring",
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"seductive"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215910",
"type":[
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"captivation":{
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"We were captivated by her beauty.",
"The scenery captivated our attention."
]
},
"examples":[
"The play has been captivating audiences for years.",
"the clown captivated the toddlers with his balloon tricks",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Use these tips and strategies to build a reputation as a prolific speaker who can captivate audiences and make a difference in your area of expertise! \u2014 Dr. April Willis, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"Twenty-eight years ago, on a Friday just like today, a police pursuit began that would captivate the nation. \u2014 Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
"The potential remuneration for his name, imagine and likeness didn\u2019t captivate him. \u2014 Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 May 2022",
"Big waves and their manifest risks captivate far more viewers than the small to medium-sized waves on the World Championship Tour, where, to the untutored eye, all the surfers seem to be doing basically the same things. \u2014 William Finnegan, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
"In addition to all the district's Smithsonian Museums, Galleries, and Zoo, there\u2019s the National Museum of Natural History with the Q?rius interactive learning space for tweens and teens, and the Butterfly Pavilion to captivate kids of all ages. \u2014 Alesandra Dubin, Woman's Day , 19 May 2022",
"How does enterprise agility captivate the workforce? \u2014 Deborah Lovich, Forbes , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Indeed, whereas its predecessor largely worked overtime in the editing suite to document the dangerous lab-to-street journey of Walter White's crystal meth, Better Call Saul often does so to captivate viewers with more humdrum matters. \u2014 Jon O'brien, The Week , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Not every speech will captivate those at home, but DeBose and Kotsur, in their concise, beautifully delivered comments, showed the potential of an unaltered acceptance. \u2014 Shirley Li, The Atlantic , 28 Mar. 2022"
],
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"circa 1555, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"see captive entry 1":""
},
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"\u02c8kap-t\u0259-\u02ccv\u0101t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for captivate attract , allure , charm , captivate , fascinate , enchant mean to draw another by exerting a powerful influence. attract applies to any degree or kind of ability to exert influence over another. students attracted by the school's locale allure implies an enticing by what is fair, pleasing, or seductive. an alluring smile charm implies the power of casting a spell over the person or thing affected and so compelling a response charmed by their hospitality , but it may, like captivate , suggest no more than evoking delight or admiration. her performances captivated audiences fascinate suggests a magical influence and tends to stress the ineffectiveness of attempts to resist. a story that continues to fascinate children enchant is perhaps the strongest of these terms in stressing the appeal of the agent and the degree of delight evoked in the subject. hopelessly enchanted by her beauty",
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"beguile",
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"charm",
"enchant",
"fascinate",
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"wile",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110146",
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"capture",
"internee",
"prisoner"
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"captive breeding"
],
": one captivated, dominated, or controlled":[
"a captive to love",
"Unlike so many experts pronouncing on that subject today, though, he has never been a captive of a particular ideology or of a well-heeled interest group.",
"\u2014 Uwe E. Reinhardt",
"Crescent City residents love their culinary customs\u2014too much, according to some critics, who complain that the city's chefs are captives of the past.",
"\u2014 Mitch Frank"
],
": one who has been captured : one taken and held usually in confinement":[
"Something there is in us that finds captivity captivating, particularly when the captives are prisoners of war.",
"\u2014 David Murray",
"He said that while one of the war-boats was being made ready to take the captives into the lagoon, he and his sister left the camp quietly and got away in their canoe.",
"\u2014 Joseph Conrad"
],
": taken and held as or as if a prisoner of war":[]
},
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"Adjective",
"The captive soldiers planned their escape.",
"the captive soldiers were treated humanely by the guards",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Since 2002, 17 CWD-positive captive cervid facilities have been detected in Wisconsin; 11 have been depopulated. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 25 Oct. 2017",
"SeaWorld no longer breeds its captive killer whales and is phasing out its theatrical Shamu shows in favor of educational orca encounters. \u2014 Lori Weisberg, sandiegouniontribune.com , 11 Oct. 2017",
"Abroad, his annexation of Crimea and the campaigns in Syria and Ukraine have been burnished for the evening news by a captive , triumphalist media. \u2014 The Economist , 26 Oct. 2017",
"According to a criminal complaint filed Thursday, 35-year-old Thomas Stinnette is accused of picking up the woman in Georgia last week and holding her captive . \u2014 charlotteobserver , 11 Oct. 2017",
"That agency said a man armed with a weapon was holding the woman captive . \u2014 Nicholas Rondinone, courant.com , 14 Sep. 2017",
"American journalist Austin Tice was taken captive in Syria five years ago. \u2014 Alexander Smith, NBC News , 12 Sep. 2017",
"Police arrested Perez, now 44, after Gonzalez told them that her husband had kidnapped and raped her and held her captive for days in a motel room. \u2014 Michael Smolens, sandiegouniontribune.com , 10 Sep. 2017",
"Between 2008 and 2010, as chytrid was killing off the amphibians, the Panama Amphibian Rescue and Conservation Project rescued a population of breeding animals and held them captive for their own safety. \u2014 Jackson Landers, Smithsonian , 6 June 2017"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
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"Middle English, from Latin captivus , from captus , past participle of capere":"Adjective"
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"\u02c8kap-tiv"
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"imprisoned",
"incarcerated",
"interned",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091454",
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": a person or people who are unable to leave a place and are thus forced to listen to what is being said":[
"The passengers on the plane were a captive audience ."
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113938",
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": a gunlike instrument used in slaughtering animals that projects an attached plunger from the barrel":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170456",
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]
},
"examples":[
"The prisoners were released from captivity .",
"the wildlife refuge raises endangered species in captivity and then releases them into the wild",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"During 17 months in captivity , Warmbier was mistreated by the North Koreans to the point that he was returned to the United States in a comatose state and died on June 19, 2017, said Portman. \u2014 Sabrina Eaton, cleveland , 17 June 2022",
"Keeping animals in captivity poses problems because they can become exposed to each other\u2019s diseases. \u2014 Grrlscientist, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"Previous research has shown that seals in captivity , when blindfolded, can even use their whiskers alone to hunt, without the aid of sight. \u2014 Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine , 15 June 2022",
"When the story begins, Dream is in captivity , having been trapped by a sorcerer and held prisoner for over a century. \u2014 Philip Ellis And Milan Polk, Men's Health , 7 June 2022",
"Someone's husband went to war; someone's is in captivity ; someone's, unfortunately, died. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 7 June 2022",
"To this day, Smart said her parents have not asked her for details about her time in captivity . \u2014 Analisa Novak, CBS News , 1 June 2022",
"After a year and a half at sea as fishermen, and nearly five in captivity , the Cambodians had been paid a total of thirty-seven hundred dollars each. \u2014 Michael Scott Moore, The New Yorker , 25 May 2022",
"Alligators raised together in captivity can generally cohabitate peacefully. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182803",
"type":[
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": an antihypertensive drug C 9 H 15 NO 3 S that is an ACE inhibitor":[]
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"1978, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055749",
"type":[
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": one that has captured a person or thing":[]
},
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"The men fought their captors and escaped.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Regardless of payoff, however, they\u2019re seldom seen alive again, because this sadistic, psychotic captor has a harrowing fondness for the machete that seldom leaves his hand. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 3 June 2022",
"This time, the captor was none other than The Dance Cartel, Ani Taj\u2019s dynamic dance company that specializes in seizing the moment. \u2014 Kwasi Boadi, Rolling Stone , 23 May 2022",
"With limited essentials and alone in the desert with her captor , desperation for survival takes hold as Elly risks her life to escape from his clutches before the trip turns deadly. \u2014 Travis Bean, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"An investigation into Steven's reappearance uncovered that he was motivated to plan an escape after his captor abducted Timmy. \u2014 Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE.com , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The strap of a rifle carried by one captor has a small yellow section, the other main color used to signify Ukrainian allegiance. \u2014 Joyce Sohyun Lee, Jon Swaine And Miriam Berger, Anchorage Daily News , 29 Mar. 2022",
"The strap of a rifle carried by one captor has a small yellow section, the other main color used to signify Ukrainian allegiance. \u2014 Joyce Sohyun Lee, Jon Swaine And Miriam Berger, Anchorage Daily News , 29 Mar. 2022",
"The strap of a rifle carried by one captor has a small yellow section, the other main color used to signify Ukrainian allegiance. \u2014 Joyce Sohyun Lee, Jon Swaine And Miriam Berger, Anchorage Daily News , 29 Mar. 2022",
"The strap of a rifle carried by one captor has a small yellow section, the other main color used to signify Ukrainian allegiance. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Mar. 2022"
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"circa 1688, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-115658",
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"\u2014 Kenneth Chang"
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"\u2014 C. E. Montague"
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"The system is used to capture data relating to the buying habits of young people."
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"A knight captured his pawn."
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},
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"the capture of the city by enemy forces",
"a Spanish treasure ship was the most valuable capture ever taken by that privateer",
"Verb",
"They were captured by enemy soldiers.",
"using traps to capture mice",
"The city was captured by the Romans.",
"She captured 60 percent of the vote in the last election.",
"The company plans on capturing a larger segment of the market.",
"The show has captured the attention of teenagers.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Ukrainian officials want to make the capture of the city as costly as possible to the Russians in men and mat\u00e9riel, but fear it could soon be surrounded, trapping a large number of Ukrainian troops. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
"Portage Police Chief Michael Candiano credited a license plate reader in aiding the capture of a 37-year-old Portage man who\u2019s charged in a June 4 home invasion and theft. \u2014 Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune , 10 June 2022",
"Meanwhile, Russian forces continued to fight for control of Sievierodonetsk, an eastern Ukrainian city that is key to Moscow's goal of completing the capture of the industrial Donbas region. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 7 June 2022",
"Severodonetsk is key to Russian efforts to complete the capture of the eastern industrial region of the Donbas quickly \u2014 before more Western arms arrive to bolster Ukraine\u2019s defense. \u2014 Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
"The city is key to Russian efforts to complete the capture of the eastern industrial region of the Donbas quickly \u2014 before more Western arms arrive to bolster Ukraine\u2019s defense. \u2014 Yuras Karmanau And Elena Becatoros, Anchorage Daily News , 30 May 2022",
"The crowds, who were overwhelmingly young Orthodox Jewish men, were celebrating Jerusalem Day -- an Israeli holiday that marks the capture of the Old City in the 1967 Mideast war. \u2014 Josef Federman, ajc , 29 May 2022",
"The steel plant was the only thing standing in the way of Russia declaring the full capture of Mariupol. \u2014 Oleksandr Stashevskyi, BostonGlobe.com , 18 May 2022",
"Finalizing the capture of the port city of Mariupol this week opened a strategic land bridge from Russia to Crimea, the peninsula Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014. \u2014 Laris Karklis, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The challenge for Democrats is to capture the current emotion and turn it into organizing against candidates who favor overturning Roe. \u2014 CNN , 21 June 2022",
"Astronomers can find planets outside our solar system in several different ways, but the most successful method to date is to capture the planet\u2019s passage between its own star and Earth. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 20 June 2022",
"The prudent investor also resists the urge to flee the stock market during market downturns, with the knowledge that a prudent goal of stock market investing is to capture the long-term returns that the capital markets offer. \u2014 Dan Cupkovic, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Acielle Tanbetova was backstage to capture all the behind-the-scenes action, Bonner\u2019s new adidas collab sneakers included. \u2014 Acielle / Style Du Monde, Vogue , 14 June 2022",
"Last night was a movie, and ESSENCE was live to capture the amazing moments behind the scenes at Christopher John Rogers\u2019 2023 Resort Collection 010. \u2014 Emerald Elitou, Essence , 9 June 2022",
"Their goal is to capture in recordings what Cairo sounds like \u2014 right here, right now \u2014 before these noises disappear. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
"My job was to capture their genius and not take shots that were superfluous. \u2014 New York Times , 18 May 2022",
"Our biggest opportunity was to capture midtown India which nobody was wanting to cater to. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 6 May 2022"
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"1574, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
"circa 1542, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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"Middle French, from Latin captura , from captus \u2014 see captive entry 1":"Noun"
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"\u2014 Kenneth Chang"
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"\u2026 at any such moment as a photograph might capture \u2026",
"\u2014 C. E. Montague"
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"the capture of the city by enemy forces",
"a Spanish treasure ship was the most valuable capture ever taken by that privateer",
"Verb",
"They were captured by enemy soldiers.",
"using traps to capture mice",
"The city was captured by the Romans.",
"She captured 60 percent of the vote in the last election.",
"The company plans on capturing a larger segment of the market.",
"The show has captured the attention of teenagers.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Ukrainian officials want to make the capture of the city as costly as possible to the Russians in men and mat\u00e9riel, but fear it could soon be surrounded, trapping a large number of Ukrainian troops. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
"Portage Police Chief Michael Candiano credited a license plate reader in aiding the capture of a 37-year-old Portage man who\u2019s charged in a June 4 home invasion and theft. \u2014 Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune , 10 June 2022",
"Meanwhile, Russian forces continued to fight for control of Sievierodonetsk, an eastern Ukrainian city that is key to Moscow's goal of completing the capture of the industrial Donbas region. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 7 June 2022",
"Severodonetsk is key to Russian efforts to complete the capture of the eastern industrial region of the Donbas quickly \u2014 before more Western arms arrive to bolster Ukraine\u2019s defense. \u2014 Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
"The city is key to Russian efforts to complete the capture of the eastern industrial region of the Donbas quickly \u2014 before more Western arms arrive to bolster Ukraine\u2019s defense. \u2014 Yuras Karmanau And Elena Becatoros, Anchorage Daily News , 30 May 2022",
"The crowds, who were overwhelmingly young Orthodox Jewish men, were celebrating Jerusalem Day -- an Israeli holiday that marks the capture of the Old City in the 1967 Mideast war. \u2014 Josef Federman, ajc , 29 May 2022",
"The steel plant was the only thing standing in the way of Russia declaring the full capture of Mariupol. \u2014 Oleksandr Stashevskyi, BostonGlobe.com , 18 May 2022",
"Finalizing the capture of the port city of Mariupol this week opened a strategic land bridge from Russia to Crimea, the peninsula Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014. \u2014 Laris Karklis, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The challenge for Democrats is to capture the current emotion and turn it into organizing against candidates who favor overturning Roe. \u2014 CNN , 21 June 2022",
"Astronomers can find planets outside our solar system in several different ways, but the most successful method to date is to capture the planet\u2019s passage between its own star and Earth. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 20 June 2022",
"The prudent investor also resists the urge to flee the stock market during market downturns, with the knowledge that a prudent goal of stock market investing is to capture the long-term returns that the capital markets offer. \u2014 Dan Cupkovic, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Acielle Tanbetova was backstage to capture all the behind-the-scenes action, Bonner\u2019s new adidas collab sneakers included. \u2014 Acielle / Style Du Monde, Vogue , 14 June 2022",
"Last night was a movie, and ESSENCE was live to capture the amazing moments behind the scenes at Christopher John Rogers\u2019 2023 Resort Collection 010. \u2014 Emerald Elitou, Essence , 9 June 2022",
"Their goal is to capture in recordings what Cairo sounds like \u2014 right here, right now \u2014 before these noises disappear. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
"My job was to capture their genius and not take shots that were superfluous. \u2014 New York Times , 18 May 2022",
"Our biggest opportunity was to capture midtown India which nobody was wanting to cater to. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 6 May 2022"
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"1574, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
"circa 1542, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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"Middle French, from Latin captura , from captus \u2014 see captive entry 1":"Noun"
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"\u02c8kap-ch\u0259r",
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"Noun",
"I'll wait in the car .",
"He got into the car and drove away.",
"She bought a new car .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Some local winemakers call Emiglia-Romagna \u2018flyover country\u2019 as well as a land of fast cars and slow food ( car and motorcycle manufacturers here include Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati and Ducati). \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 3 July 2022",
"Officials said one car flipped and overturned in a shallow body of water off the road. \u2014 Brook Endale, The Enquirer , 2 July 2022",
"According to the Associated Press, the dead woman's car was located near the lake around 4 p.m. Friday. \u2014 Shafiq Najib, PEOPLE.com , 2 July 2022",
"Within a half-hour, police made contact with the resident host, who agreed to get at least one car moved. \u2014 Thomas Jewell, cleveland , 2 July 2022",
"The real trouble started at upward of 150 mph a few hundred yards later, when Gragson deliberately turned right into Karam\u2019s car just before the bridge that crosses the track on its downhill run toward Turn 5. \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel , 2 July 2022",
"Filled with gunfights and car chases, Ganglands is a thrilling action tale. \u2014 Alamin Yohannes, EW.com , 1 July 2022",
"Phoenix, a sprawling, hot and car -dependent city, has focused on electric-vehicle adoption and mitigating the effects of life-threatening heat waves. \u2014 New York Times , 1 July 2022",
"Santiago crashed into another car about two miles east, just before the Grant Street exit, then fled on foot with a gun. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 30 June 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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"Middle English carre \"cart, wagon, small cartload,\" borrowed from Anglo-French carre, charre, going back to Latin carra, plural of carrum, neuter variant of carrus \"a kind of Gaulish wagon,\" borrowed from the Gaulish outcome of Celtic *kr\u0325s-o-, whence also Old Irish carr \"cart, wagon,\" Welsh car \"vehicle\" \u2014 more at current entry 1":"Noun"
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"\u02c8ky\u00e4r",
"dialectal also \u02c8k\u022fr",
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"motor",
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"wheels"
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": a three-quarter-length overcoat":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That almost Rousseauian ideal came through via relaxed silhouettes, like a patchwork trench, an oversize car coat cut in soft fawn and deep fern green gabardine, and wide-leg trousers split at the seams. \u2014 Alison S. Cohn, Harper's BAZAAR , 10 Jan. 2022",
"More than 80 models, streaming forth, in uptown cashmere car coats and matching day dresses; slouchy trousers and crew necks with cone bras built in, often with Peter Pan-collar shirts beneath; glistening gray culotte suits and camel peacoats. \u2014 Vanessa Friedman, New York Times , 13 Feb. 2020",
"Outerwear has been key to so many collections this week, and Coach is indeed among the labels going all-in with a variety of styles, from that leather trench to wool car coats , cropped bomber jackets and shearling dusters. \u2014 Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 Feb. 2020",
"Textured baseball caps and pastel car coats were easy fan favorites, if not unseasonably warm for Friday's humid temperatures. \u2014 Amber Elliott, Houston Chronicle , 10 Apr. 2018",
"Model Nora Attal wears a Wales Bonner car coat and pants ($641); walesbonner.net. \u2014 Vogue , 20 Sep. 2017",
"Model Nora Attal wears a Wales Bonner car coat and pants ($641) \u2014 Vogue , 20 Sep. 2017"
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"1958, in the meaning defined above":""
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": one that makes minor repairs to the bodies of freight cars to prepare them for hauling of such bulk commodities as grain":[]
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": a dear wife":[]
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"Italian":""
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"\u00a6k\u00e4\u00e4r\u00e4\u02c8sp\u022f\u022fz\u00e4"
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]
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": a unit of fineness for gold equal to \u00b9/\u2082\u2084 part of pure gold in an alloy":[],
": a unit of weight for precious stones equal to 200 milligrams":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In 2013, Namibian diamonds were valued at $805 per carat , according to the U.S. Geological Survey. \u2014 Kevin Lui, Time , 21 Sep. 2017",
"Modern engagement rings with a diamond of 1-carat or more are supposed to come with a certificate from a gem lab outlining the 4Cs: color, cut, clarity and carat weight. \u2014 Marion Fasel, Harper's BAZAAR , 11 Aug. 2017",
"And the exterior styling is as subtle as four- carat diamond cufflinks. \u2014 Mark Maynard, sandiegouniontribune.com , 11 Aug. 2017",
"The stuff that gives us a dreamy escape into a fantasy world of princes, princesses, ball gowns, and million- carat crowns, right? \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 9 Aug. 2017",
"Last year, Las Vegas resident Qui Nguyen bested the competition to take home more than $8 million and the bracelet made from 427 grams of white and yellow gold and more than 2,000 diamonds and rubies totaling more than 44 carats . \u2014 Washington Post , 18 July 2017",
"The lower grip has 15 small diamonds around a three- carat ruby. \u2014 Rick Montgomery, kansascity , 16 July 2017",
"This week, the same piece - which turned out to be a 26.29 carat diamond ring - sold at Sotheby's auction house for $847,667. \u2014 Carol Robinson, AL.com , 9 June 2017",
"Anyone who doesn't shy away from the spotlight will enjoy wearing this 5.6 carat stone ($61,820, macrow.com). \u2014 Lauren Smith, House Beautiful , 31 May 2017"
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"first_known_use":{
"1555, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
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"Middle English carrat measure of fineness in gold, from Middle French carat measure of fineness in gold or of weight in gems, from Italian carato , from Arabic q\u012br\u0101\u1e6d bean pod, a small weight, from Greek keration carob bean, a small weight, from diminutive of kerat-, keras horn \u2014 more at horn":"Noun"
},
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"\u02c8ka-r\u0259t",
"\u02c8ker-\u0259t"
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"noun"
]
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"definitions":{
": an East Indian evergreen shrub or small tree ( Carissa carandas ) having a somewhat acid fruit that is pickled green or eaten ripe":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Hindi kara\u00f1d\u0101 , from Sanskrit karamardaka":""
},
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"k\u0259\u02c8rau\u0307nd\u0259",
"-\u02ccd\u00e4"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022310",
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},
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"Noun",
"a funeral caravan slowly making its way down the street",
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"Verb",
"We caravaned to the campsite.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Soon after that, a caravan of nearly 40 trucks, many waving American flags, were driving down the beach in an act of civil disobedience. \u2014 New York Times , 24 June 2022",
"The caravan then heads to Ward 7, which has more than 84,000 residents \u2014 91 percent Black and roughly 20,000 of them under the age of 18. \u2014 Courtland Milloy, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
"Republicans, who have bashed Mr. Biden for months over his handling of immigration, have pointed to the new caravan in recent days and called on the administration to do more. \u2014 Tarini Parti, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
"The meeting of regional leaders comes as several thousand migrants on Tuesday walked through southern Mexico \u2014 the largest migrant caravan of the year \u2014 with local authorities showing no signs yet of trying to stop them. \u2014 Elliot Spagat, ajc , 8 June 2022",
"The caravan set off from Tapachula, Mexico earlier this week and has so far met little resistance from Mexican authorities. \u2014 Adam Shaw, Fox News , 7 June 2022",
"The annual caravan from Tuscaloosa to Indianapolis resumes when the NFL combines returns in March. \u2014 Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al , 9 Feb. 2022",
"The costumes are lovely; the caravan of Tinkers heads across big, beautiful green landscapes pulling colorful wagons with convincingly creaky wheels. \u2014 Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture , 4 Dec. 2021",
"The caravan of semis, pickups and RVs, dubbed the People\u2019s Convoy, will depart Hagerstown, Md., where drivers have been camped out at the Hagerstown Speedway. \u2014 Jennifer Haberkornstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Donald Trump couldn\u2019t make that fearsome caravan a decisive issue in 2018. \u2014 Daniel Strauss, The New Republic , 27 Apr. 2022",
"His one-man- caravan heads West by Midwest twice around the July 30 release of his new record for Smithsonian Folkways, culminating Nov. 13 at St. Paul\u2019s Palace Theatre. \u2014 Star Tribune , 2 July 2021",
"Police shut off traffic on a number of nearby streets to accommodate the large crowds and an adjacent car caravan on Chicago Avenue. \u2014 William Lee, chicagotribune.com , 28 Feb. 2022",
"The fury continued into Sunday night, as yet another car caravan traveled through the city, stopping outside what is believed to be Huffman's home, reports CBS News. \u2014 Brigid Kennedy, The Week , 12 Feb. 2022",
"Car horns blared in downtown Minneapolis on Friday as dozens gathered, temporarily clogging the street, in a car caravan protest calling for the firing of Officer Mark Hanneman, who shot Locke on Wednesday. \u2014 Christine Fernando, USA TODAY , 6 Feb. 2022",
"Last year the event was a car caravan due to the COVID-19 pandemic. \u2014 Morgan Cook, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 Jan. 2022",
"An hour later, Parker and crew caravan a few blocks east, to the corner of 23rd and Eighth, to take a few pictures on the street. \u2014 Vogue , 7 Nov. 2021",
"The protest began with a car caravan organized by Utah Against Police Brutality, but people soon took to the streets and marched from the downtown police station to the Capitol and back. \u2014 Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune , 29 Jan. 2022"
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},
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"Italian caravana , from Persian k\u0101rv\u0101n":"Noun"
},
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"\u02c8ker-\u0259-\u02ccvan",
"\u02c8ka-r\u0259-"
],
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"cavalcade",
"fleet",
"line",
"motorcade",
"train"
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"verb"
]
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"\u00a6kar\u0259(\u02cc)va\u00a6ni(\u0259)r",
"-ni\u0259(r",
"-v\u0259\u00a6-"
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"type":[
"noun"
]
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": one that travels in a caravan":[],
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},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The mind conjures up images of caravanners resting in the cool shade of palm trees at the foot of the ramparts. \u2014 National Geographic , 1 May 2016"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1909, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"\u02c8ka-r\u0259-",
"\u02c8ker-\u0259-\u02ccva-n\u0259r"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100953",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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": an inn surrounding a court in eastern countries where caravans rest at night":[],
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},
"examples":[
"a caravansary designed specifically for self-styled cheapskates",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Another of Bogaczewicz\u2019s photographs captures a Saudi family having a picnic under a highway overpass, much as their bedouin ancestors might have stopped their caravansary by a desert wadi to have a meal. \u2014 Wired , 26 Nov. 2019"
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"1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Persian k\u0101rv\u0101nsar\u0101\u012b , from k\u0101rv\u0101n caravan + sar\u0101\u012b palace, inn":""
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"tavern"
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},
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"a caravansary designed specifically for self-styled cheapskates",
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"Another of Bogaczewicz\u2019s photographs captures a Saudi family having a picnic under a highway overpass, much as their bedouin ancestors might have stopped their caravansary by a desert wadi to have a meal. \u2014 Wired , 26 Nov. 2019"
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"1965, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-085101",
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Russian proposal covers the same compounds and adds a third group of Novichoks and two families of carbamates . \u2014 Richard Stone, Science | AAAS , 23 Oct. 2019",
"Aldicarb is a carbamate , which works by preventing a certain enzyme from breaking down the chemical substances that transmit nerve impulses. \u2014 Alexander Braczkowski, National Geographic , 13 Apr. 2018",
"Aldicarb is a carbamate , which works by preventing a certain enzyme from breaking down the chemical substances that transmit nerve impulses. \u2014 Alexander Braczkowski, National Geographic , 13 Apr. 2018"
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"1888, in the meaning defined above":""
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"k\u00e4r-\u02c8ba-\u02ccm\u0101t",
"\u02c8k\u00e4r-b\u0259-\u02ccm\u0101t, k\u00e4r-\u02c8bam-\u02cc\u0101t",
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": a tricyclic anticonvulsant and analgesic C 15 H 12 N 2 O used in the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia and epilepsy":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Mood stabilizers\u2014such as lithium, valproic acid, carbamazepine , lamotrigine, and more\u2014help improve both manic and depressive symptoms, and these are considered the front-line treatment for Bipolar I and II. \u2014 Ashley Abramson, SELF , 11 Feb. 2022",
"For example, lithium can help with symptoms in about a week, but carbamazepine can help treat bipolar disorder symptoms after several weeks. \u2014 Ashley Abramson, SELF , 11 Feb. 2022",
"The concentrations of carbamazepine detected at the Sellersville and Cincinnati sites are lower than those of other drugs found at other treatment plants in the investigation. \u2014 Natasha Gilbert, STAT , 11 Dec. 2019",
"Teva produces a seizure medication called Epitol that contains carbamazepine . \u2014 Natasha Gilbert, STAT , 11 Dec. 2019",
"Asians who take the antiseizure drug carbamazepine have a higher risk of a severe, sometimes fatal, reaction. \u2014 Stephanie Devaney, Scientific American , 23 Dec. 2019"
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"1966, in the meaning defined above":""
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"carbam oyl (a radical of carbamic acid) + -azepine (as in benzodiazepine )":""
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"\u02cck\u00e4r-b\u0259-\u02c8maz-\u0259-\u02ccp\u0113n",
"\u02cck\u00e4r-b\u0259-\u02c8ma-z\u0259-\u02ccp\u0113n"
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"type":[
"noun"
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": an acid CH 3 NO 2 known in the form of salts and esters that is a half amide of carbonic acid":[]
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"1869, in the meaning defined above":""
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"International Scientific Vocabulary carbam ide + -ic entry 1":""
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"(\u02cc)k\u00e4r-\u02ccbam-ik-",
"(\u02cc)k\u00e4r-\u02c8ba-mik-"
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"noun"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"carb- + New Latin cer ium":""
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"\u02c8k\u00e4rb\u0259(\u02cc)s\u0259r"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary carb- + cyanine ; originally formed as German karbozyanin":""
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"\u00a6k\u00e4r(\u02cc)b\u014d\u02c8s\u012b\u0259\u02ccn\u0113n",
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": being or having an organic ring composed of carbon atoms":[]
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"1899, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary":""
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"\u02cck\u00e4r-b\u014d-\u02c8s\u012b-klik, -\u02c8sik-lik",
"\u02cck\u00e4r-b\u014d-\u02c8s\u012b-klik",
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": a tautomeric form of cyanamide NH=C=NH known in the form of its derivatives":[]
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"1877, in the meaning defined above":""
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"International Scientific Vocabulary carb- + di- + imide ; probably originally formed in French":""
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"\u00a6k\u00e4r(\u02cc)b\u014d\u02c8d\u012b\u0259\u02ccm\u012bd",
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a highly toxic broad-spectrum carbamate pesticide C 12 H 15 NO 3 used on crops":[]
},
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In 2018, wildlife officials found that 13 bald eagles were poisoned by a chemical called carbofuran , which is a pesticide that\u2019s now off the market. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Nov. 2021",
"One of the toxic chemicals was carbofuran , a pesticide banned in the U.S. that growers spray on marijuana plants. \u2014 David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 Oct. 2021",
"The pesticide, carbofuran , is toxic to wildlife and humans and can cause permanent reproductive damage. \u2014 Piper Mcdaniel, Los Angeles Times , 21 Aug. 2019",
"The pesticide, carbofuran , is toxic to wildlife and humans and can cause permanent reproductive damage. \u2014 Piper Mcdaniel, Los Angeles Times , 21 Aug. 2019",
"Growers mix carbofuran into the water feeding the plants, and also spray it directly on the ground and foliage that border them. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 Aug. 2019",
"Effectively banned in the United States, carbofuran is smuggled across the U.S.-Mexico border and used by growers to protect the cannabis plants from wildlife. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 Aug. 2019",
"But despite the ban, carbofuran continues to plague California. \u2014 Zo\u00eb Schlanger, Quartz , 23 Aug. 2019",
"The pesticide, carbofuran , is toxic to wildlife and humans and can cause permanent reproductive damage. \u2014 Piper Mcdaniel, chicagotribune.com , 23 Aug. 2019"
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"first_known_use":{
"1968, in the meaning defined above":""
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"carbo- + furan":""
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"\u02cck\u00e4r-b\u014d-\u02c8fyu\u0307r-\u02ccan"
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"noun"
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": any of a group of enzymes (such as amylase) that promote hydrolysis or synthesis of a carbohydrate (such as a disaccharide)":[]
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"first_known_use":{
"1910, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary":""
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"\u02cck\u00e4r-b\u014d-\u02c8h\u012b-\u02ccdr\u0101s",
"\u02cck\u00e4r-b\u014d-\u02c8h\u012b-\u02ccdr\u0101s, -b\u0259-, -\u02ccdr\u0101z",
"-b\u0259-",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-082536",
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": any of various neutral compounds of carbon , hydrogen, and oxygen (such as sugars, starches, and celluloses) most of which are formed by green plants and which constitute a major class of animal foods":[]
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"a food that is low in protein but high in carbohydrate",
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"By slowing down carbohydrate absorption, this extract helps to manage blood sugar levels. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022",
"Some formulas utilize glucose and corn syrup for their carbohydrates as opposed to lactose which is the main carbohydrate source in breast milk. \u2014 Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Cdn, Nasm-cpt, Good Housekeeping , 24 May 2022",
"The purpose of a pre-run snack or meal is to top off your glycogen (stored carbohydrate ) stores to power through your run. \u2014 Sarah Schlichter, Outside Online , 16 Aug. 2021",
"All natural and instantly hydrating, marshmallow root extract is a humectant plant carbohydrate , A.K.A. a moisture-attracting ingredient similar to the likes of hyaluronic acid. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 May 2022",
"Fiber, sometimes called dietary fiber, is a type of carbohydrate found in plant foods, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Each gram of carbohydrate contains about 4 calories of energy. \u2014 Outside Online , 28 June 2019",
"There can be effects on a person\u2019s weight when changing protein sources (like eggs or egg whites) to or from other macronutrients (like the almost pure carbohydrate in oatmeal). \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 31 Mar. 2022",
"For example, in December, Sunbasket merged with keto supplement manufacturer Pr\u00fcvit, to boost its high-protein, low- carbohydrate meal offerings. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Mar. 2022"
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"1851, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02cck\u00e4r-b\u014d-\u02c8h\u012b-\u02ccdr\u0101t",
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": a crystalline compound CO(NHNH 2 ) 2 : the hydrazide of carbonic acid":[]
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"International Scientific Vocabulary carb- + hydrazide ; originally formed as German karbohydrazid":""
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"\u02cck\u00e4rb\u014d\u02c8h\u012bdr\u0259\u02ccz\u012bd",
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"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary carb- + Latin ol eum oil; originally formed as German karbol-":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-104535",
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"a carbon of the document",
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"first_known_use":{
"1788, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"French carbone , from Latin carbon-, carbo ember, charcoal":""
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"\u02c8k\u00e4r-b\u0259n"
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": any of various colloidal black substances consisting wholly or principally of carbon obtained usually as soot and used especially in tires and as pigments":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Contain carbon black in its nano form Elise Brisco, OD, CCH, integrative optometrist and clinical homeopath, says yes, overall, magnetic lashes are safe to use around the eyes. \u2014 Shanon Maglente, Good Housekeeping , 26 May 2022",
"The second is carbon black powder, which helps make the tire more durable and lastly, there is a metal element which helps with the structure. \u2014 Jamie Hailstone, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022",
"This particular model is finished in carbon black and sports a bespoke MSO red chrome livery designed by Stephenson. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 3 Mar. 2022",
"The hydrogen is used to produce agricultural fertilizer; the carbon black will be sold to Goodyear to make tires. \u2014 Tim Mcdonnell, Quartz , 27 Dec. 2021",
"However, the existing potential market outlets for solid carbon, primarily carbon black , is approximately 16.5 MMT. \u2014 Baker Institute, Forbes , 22 Sep. 2021",
"The solid carbon consists of a fine powder known as carbon black , a sophisticated nano material and key ingredient in car tires, batteries and plastics. \u2014 Forbes , 22 Oct. 2021",
"In particular, the solid carbon that is recovered during hydrogen production via pyrolysis can be used in existing applications that involve carbon black , graphite, carbon fiber, carbon nanotubes (CNTs), graphene and other derivatives. \u2014 Baker Institute, Forbes , 22 Sep. 2021",
"The battery features graphene anodes, which are 1,000 times more conductive than carbon black anodes. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 10 Aug. 2021"
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"first_known_use":{
"1872, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
"examples":[
"I'll need a carbon copy of that receipt.",
"She's a carbon copy of her mother.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That\u2019s to be expected with just 60 wins over the last three seasons, sinking to the NBA depths in this second post-LeBron James era -- a carbon copy of the first time James left. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 28 Sep. 2021",
"Among the package's contents: a carbon copy of an open letter from Sally asking the world not to forget her only child. \u2014 Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE.com , 18 Apr. 2022",
"It\u2019s not a carbon copy , but some of the factors of the current political environment are chillingly similar to those of 2010 for Democrats. \u2014 Daniel Strauss, The New Republic , 29 Dec. 2021",
"Though the bill was ultimately rejected by the House, Asaki said a number of states followed suit, attempting to pass a carbon copy of the legislation. \u2014 Kimmy Yam, NBC News , 9 May 2022",
"Some $25,000 and five years later, Anderson \u2014 a 32-year-old dog trainer from Austin \u2014 has a 6-month-old carbon copy of Chai curled up in her lap. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022",
"The fortune of the Wolves could be changing with the Henry family as Chris Jr. is already 6-foot-3 inches and 170 pounds and a carbon copy of his father who wore No. 15 for the Bengals. \u2014 Scott Springer, The Enquirer , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Wednesday is more or less a carbon copy of Tuesday \u2014 meaning a second straight spectacular day. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Fryer\u2019s is not a carbon copy of Popeyes, of course. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Nov. 2021"
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"first_known_use":{
"1876, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010019",
"type":[
"noun"
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"antonyms":[],
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": a photographic print made by the carbon process":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112444",
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"definitions":{
": a coordination complex involving the neutral radical CO":[
"chromium carbonyl"
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": an organic functional group or radical \u2212CO\u2212 occurring in aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, esters, and their derivatives":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Incorporating his innovative use of aldehydes, which are organic compounds where a carbon atom shares a double bond with an oxygen atom, a single bond with a hydrogen atom, and a single bond with another atom to form the carbonyl group. \u2014 Allyson Portee, Forbes , 16 Apr. 2021",
"Some scientists are less confident about using carbonyl sulfide as a method to measure photosynthesis. \u2014 Sarah Gibbens, National Geographic , 16 May 2019",
"As new land was uncovered, plants sprang up and began destroying carbonyl sulfide. \u2014 Carl Zimmer, New York Times , 5 Apr. 2017",
"Plants draw in carbonyl sulfide along with carbon dioxide. \u2014 Carl Zimmer, New York Times , 5 Apr. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1857, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02c8k\u00e4r-b\u0259-\u02ccnil, -\u02ccn\u0113l",
"-\u02ccn\u0113l",
"\u02cck\u00e4r-b\u0259-\u02c8n\u0113l",
"especially British \u02c8k\u00e4-b\u0259-\u02ccn\u012b(-\u0259)l",
"k\u00e4r-\u02c8b\u00e4-n\u1d4al",
"\u02c8k\u00e4r-b\u0259-\u02ccnil"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-085143",
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"antonyms":[],
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": a monovalent functional group or radical \u2212COOH typical of organic acids":[]
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"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1869, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary":""
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"pronounciation":[
"k\u00e4r-\u02c8b\u00e4k-s\u0259l"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105407",
"type":[
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"noun"
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"antonyms":[],
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": water gas enriched by mixing with hydrocarbon gases (as oil gas) of high fuel value":[]
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"examples":[],
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"type":[
"noun"
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": the process of mixing (as in a carburetor ) the vapor of a flammable hydrocarbon (such as gasoline) with air to form an explosive mixture especially for use in an internal-combustion engine":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the last decade, engine technology evolved from carburetion to fuel injection. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 17 July 2021",
"The bike was plagued by finicky carburetion and the magneto shafts were forever failing, sending AJS back to the drawing board. \u2014 Chuck Squatriglia, WIRED , 18 May 2011"
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"first_known_use":{
"1906, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
"carburet to combine chemically with carbon, from obsolete carburet carbide":""
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"\u02cck\u00e4r-b\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122018",
"type":[
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"antonyms":[],
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": a mechanical apparatus for premixing vaporized fuel and air in proper proportions and supplying the mixture to an internal combustion engine":[]
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Under the hood there\u2019s a fresh Ford 289 ci V-8 engine with rebuilt cylinder heads and timing assemblies, a Holley four-barrel carburetor and a Cobra high-rise intake manifold. \u2014 Rachel.maree.cormack@gmail.com, Robb Report , 18 Apr. 2022",
"The carburetor is in pieces while supply-chain issues hold up delivery of replacement parts. \u2014 George Castle, Chicago Tribune , 24 May 2022",
"Even without deploying special weaponry, that chase would likely be over pretty quickly, as this Camaro uses Chevy's LG3 V-8, a 130-hp, 305-cubic-inch engine with a two-barrel carburetor . \u2014 Austin Irwin, Car and Driver , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Equipped with a Holley Dominator carburetor and mated to a four-speed transmission that sent power to the rear axle, the might mill was capable of generating a ferocious 575 horses. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Importantly, the car retains its original engine, carburetor , ignition, radiator and shroud, oil cooler and remote filter, brake servo, alternator, four-speed manual transmission and differential and even toolkit. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 18 Apr. 2022",
"The vehicle must have brakes, a muffler, carburetor and throttle. \u2014 James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News , 26 Dec. 2021",
"And, later, had its engine's electronic fuel injection removed in favor of a carburetor . \u2014 Austin Irwin, Car and Driver , 10 Feb. 2022",
"The vehicle must have brakes, a muffler, carburetor and throttle. \u2014 James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News , 26 Dec. 2021"
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"first_known_use":{
"1896, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-by\u0259-",
"\u02c8k\u00e4r-b\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101-t\u0259r"
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": the decaying or worthless remains of a structure":[
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": the underlying structure or frame of something (as of a piece of furniture)":[]
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"examples":[
"the rusting carcass of an old truck",
"the carcass of a squirrel that had been run over",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The accompanying footage, captured last weekend by Julie Argyle Wildlife Photography, shows several wolves and two grizzly bears roaming a bison carcass perimeter closely guarded by bison. \u2014 Pete Thomas, USA TODAY , 4 June 2022",
"So, a garden, the beach, deer poop or a seal carcass all get the same treatment. \u2014 Lisa D. Foster, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"Poison was the most effective lethal strategy; lacing a single deer carcass with strychnine could kill dozens of wolves. \u2014 Paige Williams, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Three traps were set using parts of a sheep carcass , and on March 11, one of them trapped the first wolverine ever captured by biologists in the state. \u2014 Stephen Smith, CBS News , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Wolverines also have a keen sense of smell and can sniff out a carcass buried under several feet of snow, Watters said. \u2014 Megan Marples, CNN , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Her body is then strung up and slaughtered like a deer carcass and the rest of the crew chows down, wearing terrifying costumes that hide their identities. \u2014 Aim\u00e9e Lutkin, ELLE , 14 Jan. 2022",
"For residents interested in claiming the carcass of an antelope, deer, elk, moose, wild bison or wild turkey, the state now has an app for that. \u2014 Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Reports over the weekend suggested the likes of Nike and Amazon are circling the carcass of a pandemic star, whose stock has fallen precipitously since gyms reopened. \u2014 Courtney Vinopal, Quartz , 8 Feb. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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": a colony of zoanthidean anemones (genus Epizoanthus ) enclosing a hermit crab after dissolving the shell in which the crab lodged":[]
},
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"1965, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02cck\u00e4r-s\u0259-n\u014d-\u02ccem-br\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4-nik-",
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"Middle English carde , from Medieval Latin cardus, carduus , thistle, carding instrument, from Latin carduus thistle \u2014 more at chard":"Noun"
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"\u02c8k\u00e4rd"
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"1877, in the meaning defined above":""
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The yarn Guimar\u00e3es tells about encountering one of his idols, a storied cardsharp who could effortlessly pull off any sleight of hand necessary to tilt a high-stakes game in his favor, gets lost in the shuffle of the show\u2019s activities. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Dec. 2020"
],
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"1840, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8k\u00e4rd-\u02ccsh\u00e4rp"
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"noun"
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": a large genus of mostly perennial glabrous herbs (family Cruciferae) growing in temperate regions and having flat pods and wingless seeds":[],
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"New Latin, from Greek kardamin\u0113 water cress, from kardamon garden peppergrass":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170808",
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"examples":[
"a tablespoon of ground cardamom",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Think Kilimanjaro coffee \u2014 cherry and chocolate aromas with hints of blueberry, whiskey and a little smoke \u2014 cardamom lattes, espresso & tonic with lavender syrup. \u2014 Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
"The first product will be Junipre (pronounced like juniper), a nonalcoholic botanical spirit with flavors of juniper, ginseng, orange zest, coriander, cardamom and chili pepper. \u2014 Kristine M. Kierzek, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 12 Jan. 2022",
"The yeast dough can be made with milk or coconut milk (if coconut's involved, they might be called mahamri or mamri) and flavored with spices such as cardamom or ground nuts. \u2014 Casey Barber, CNN , 18 May 2022",
"This golden-colored drink is made with milk and warm winter spices including vanilla, turmeric, ginger, cinnamon, cardamom and pepper. \u2014 Lisa Drayer, CNN , 14 Dec. 2021",
"The apple butter oatmeal bake is hearty and warm with cinnamon and cardamom . \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Dec. 2021",
"The winter ale is brewed with clove, cinnamon, cardamom and nutmeg. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 9 Dec. 2021",
"But, because skipping dessert is never an option, our allegiance to all things fresh and green didn't stop us from indulging that sweet tooth\u2014especially when this recipe for a giant cardamom bun exists. \u2014 Mehreen Karim, Bon App\u00e9tit , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The flavors of pine and smoked vanilla meet coconut and oak milk, balanced by black pepper cardamom shortbread cookie chunks in these scoops that are entirely plant based\u2014and yes, that means no dairy. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 26 Apr. 2022"
],
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"\u02c8k\u00e4rd-\u0259-m\u0259m, -\u02ccm\u00e4m",
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": a nonvesicant oily liquid that is composed chiefly of monohydroxy phenols, obtained from cashew nutshell liquid or anacardic acid, and used especially in making phenolic resins":[]
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": a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college sense 4 )":[],
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]
},
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"Noun",
"The Pope appointed two new cardinals this year.",
"Adjective",
"the cardinal principles of news reporting",
"My cardinal rule is to always be honest.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Heads rolling on cobblestones, the robes of kings and cardinals , Matisse's The Red Studio, the red in the tricolor flag of Liberty Leading the People by Delacroix. \u2014 David Coggins, Town & Country , 10 Dec. 2015",
"In fact a number of the cardinals from Brazil and bishops are friends of Pope Francis. \u2014 Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com , 7 June 2017",
"One small clearing is dotted with several boulders where children could sit and watch for goldfinches and cardinals at three bird feeders. \u2014 Jim Barnes, Washington Post , 8 May 2017",
"There are deer in the woods, large-mouth bass in the water and cardinals in the air. \u2014 Jeanne Houck, Cincinnati.com , 28 Apr. 2017",
"A year later, Pope John Paul II made Pell a cardinal . \u2014 Andrew Sullivan, Daily Intelligencer , 30 June 2017",
"A cardinal in charge of the Vatican's finances has been charged with multiple sexual offenses by Australian police, in one of the most significant indictments against a top-ranking leader of the Catholic Church. \u2014 Julie Zauzmer, Alaska Dispatch News , 29 June 2017",
"His January 20 inauguration ceremony featured an unprecedented six speakers, including a rabbi and a cardinal . \u2014 Adam Chandler, The Atlantic , 25 May 2017",
"The main Italian in the cast is Silvio Orlando as a beleaguered, mole-flecked cardinal tasked with advising this cocky young Pope, and thwarted at nearly every turn. \u2014 Richard Lawson, VanityFair.com , 13 Jan. 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The scene involved a character who snitched being hung from a helicopter for the cardinal sin of gang life. \u2014 Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone , 15 June 2022",
"One of the cardinal rules among U.S. practitioners of fiscal and monetary policy is that Treasury officials do not discuss monetary policy and Federal Reserve authorities do not discuss exchange rates. \u2014 WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022",
"But most videos tend to follow a few cardinal rules. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Oct. 2021",
"Kenyan runner John Kagwe broke one of racing\u2019s cardinal rules by buying a pair of brand new Nike Air Vengeance at the pre-race expo and wearing them the next day in the race. \u2014 Brian Metzler, Outside Online , 13 Dec. 2019",
"That\u2019s just after Mando is cast out from his Mandalorian covert for the cardinal sin of removing his helmet in the presence of others. \u2014 Adam B. Vary, Variety , 26 May 2022",
"Runners and walkers converged from the four cardinal directions starting Thursday for the eighth annual Oak Flat Run, where the grassroots group Apache Stronghold held a weekend rally to draw attention to the mine. \u2014 Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic , 21 Feb. 2022",
"Instead, Insteon committed the cardinal sin of smart home companies: leaving customers\u2014and their gear\u2014in the lurch. \u2014 Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Its complex transportation network was misaligned, a cardinal sin in DeJoy\u2019s logistics world. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Apr. 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin cardinalis , from Late Latin cardinalis , adjective \u2014 see cardinal entry 2":"Noun",
"Middle English, from Late Latin cardinalis , from Latin, serving as a hinge, from cardin-, cardo hinge":"Adjective"
},
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"\u02c8k\u00e4rd-n\u0259l",
"\u02c8k\u00e4r-d\u0259-"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for cardinal Adjective essential , fundamental , vital , cardinal mean so important as to be indispensable. essential implies belonging to the very nature of a thing and therefore being incapable of removal without destroying the thing itself or its character. conflict is essential in drama fundamental applies to something that is a foundation without which an entire system or complex whole would collapse. fundamental principles of algebra vital suggests something that is necessary to a thing's continued existence or operation. cut off from vital supplies cardinal suggests something on which an outcome turns or depends. a cardinal rule in buying a home",
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"disvalue"
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": a quality designated as a major virtue":[],
": one of the four classically defined natural virtues prudence, justice, temperance, or fortitude":[]
},
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"the cardinal virtue of wool is that it retains its insulating properties even when wet",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Doubt is a cardinal virtue in the sciences, which advance through skeptics\u2019 willingness to question the experts. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Dec. 2020",
"Breaching tennis\u2019 cardinal virtues of self-sufficiency and autonomy, the coach begins by telling this emotional woman to calm down. \u2014 Jon Wertheim, SI.com , 11 Apr. 2018",
"Dialogue is one of their cardinal virtues , and most seemed determined to give Trump a hearing. \u2014 Time , 25 Jan. 2018"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"type":[
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"cardioprotective":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": serving to protect the heart":[
"a drug's cardioprotective effect"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The results suggested some cardioprotective benefit to moderate consumption of Andalusian aged white wine specifically. \u2014 Lettie Teague, WSJ , 28 Jan. 2022",
"But the drug again failed clinical testing of its cardioprotective effect. \u2014 Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com , 11 May 2017",
"Other studies have also pointed to the lack of evidence of harm from dairy fats, and evidence of a cardioprotective effect from dairy fats. \u2014 Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com , 30 Apr. 2017",
"The granddaddy of painkillers is known to have cardioprotective effects, and has long prescribed for that purpose. \u2014 Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com , 9 May 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1984, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02cck\u00e4r-d\u0113-\u014d-pr\u0259-\u02c8tek-tiv",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110655",
"type":[
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"noun"
]
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"antonyms":[],
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": of or relating to the heart and lungs":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Rajpaul died less than three hours after receiving the injections, from acute cardiopulmonary dysfunction caused by the silicone injections, according to the autopsy report. \u2014 Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone , 2 Feb. 2022",
"The coroner\u2019s report lists cardiopulmonary arrest due to suffocation as the cause of Flagler\u2019s death, with the effects of methamphetamine and the coronavirus as possible contributing factors but not related to the immediate cause of death. \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
"The cause was cardiopulmonary arrest following a severe case of pneumonia, said a son, Zubaid Ahmad. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Floyd\u2019s cause of death was cardiopulmonary arrest complicating law enforcement subdual restraint and neck compression, Baker testified. \u2014 Bill Hutchinson, ABC News , 14 Feb. 2022",
"His wife, Arabella Chavers Julien, said the cause was cardiopulmonary arrest. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Jan. 2022",
"In a 2017 study from Sleep Medicine, researchers studied the effects of cardiopulmonary fitness\u2014related to the hearts or lungs\u2014on people with narcolepsy types 1 and 2. \u2014 Sarah Fielding, Health.com , 6 Dec. 2021",
"The case described the incidence cardiopulmonary cement embolism after such vertebral body procedures as 0% to 23%. \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 6 Oct. 2021",
"This results in cardiopulmonary collapse, which is oftentimes not reversible or treatable. \u2014 Audrey Noble, Harper's BAZAAR , 24 Sep. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1879, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02cck\u00e4rd-\u0113-\u014d-\u02c8pu\u0307l-m\u0259-\u02ccner-\u0113, -\u02c8p\u0259l-",
"-\u02c8p\u0259l-",
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"International Scientific Vocabulary cardi- + pulmonary":""
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": a procedure designed to restore normal breathing after cardiac arrest that includes the clearance of air passages to the lungs, mouth-to-mouth method of artificial respiration, and heart massage by the exertion of pressure on the chest":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Officers performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation on Manson, who died later at an area hospital. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Within a minute, cardiopulmonary resuscitation was begun on the man who was struck, Satterwhite said. \u2014 Antonio Planas, NBC News , 6 Dec. 2021",
"The library will offer a certification program in cardiopulmonary resuscitation beginning at 6 p.m. Dec. 6. \u2014 Carol Kovach, cleveland , 28 Nov. 2021",
"Sanchez said a registered nurse attending the concert performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation on him and helped get him to an ambulance. \u2014 Bill Hutchinson, ABC News , 7 Nov. 2021",
"Emergency services performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation for 45 minutes, but he couldn\u2019t be saved. \u2014 Keira Wingate, USA TODAY , 30 Oct. 2021",
"Put emergency guides in the kitchen that show how to do the Heimlich maneuver to help if someone chokes, and CPR ( cardiopulmonary resuscitation ) info to help if a person stops breathing, or what to do if your pet is choking. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Sep. 2021",
"Medical personnel performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation on Eriksen and used a defibrillator to literally bring him back from the dead. \u2014 Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times , 17 Aug. 2021",
"The officers roll Gonzalez over and perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation but he was later pronounced dead at a hospital. \u2014 Juliet Williams, Star Tribune , 27 Apr. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1958, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"\u02cck\u00e4r-d\u0113-\u014d-\u02c8pu\u0307l-m\u0259-\u02ccner-\u0113-"
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": of or relating to the heart and the respiratory system":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As evidenced by Gilchrist\u2019s research, which uses epidemiology to study the relationship between cardiorespiratory fitness and cancer treatment and outcomes, breast-cancer patients can and have regained precancer fitness levels. \u2014 Lindsay Warner, Outside Online , 9 Aug. 2020",
"The toddler had suffered a cardiorespiratory arrest. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Jan. 2022",
"While a long, steady-state cardio session can be beneficial, it\u2019s not the only way to improve your cardiorespiratory fitness. \u2014 Sarah Madaus, SELF , 10 July 2021",
"Dan Gordon is an associate professor of cardiorespiratory exercise physiology at Anglia Ruskin University. \u2014 Dan Gordon And Justin Roberts, CNN , 31 May 2021",
"Celestin died in the grass of sudden cardiorespiratory arrest, according to the complaint. \u2014 Monivette Cordeiro, orlandosentinel.com , 30 Apr. 2021",
"After four weeks, cardiorespiratory fitness improved by 10% with HIIT compared to only 4% with MICT. \u2014 Dana Santas, CNN , 26 Mar. 2021",
"The cause was cardiorespiratory arrest, said a daughter, Katharine Schlefer Dodge. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Dec. 2020",
"Set aside five to 10 minutes with the goal of increasing your daily step count and improving your overall cardiorespiratory health. \u2014 Lisa Charles, The Conversation , 24 Nov. 2020"
],
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"-ri-\u02c8sp\u012b-r\u0259-",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As evidenced by Gilchrist\u2019s research, which uses epidemiology to study the relationship between cardiorespiratory fitness and cancer treatment and outcomes, breast-cancer patients can and have regained precancer fitness levels. \u2014 Lindsay Warner, Outside Online , 9 Aug. 2020",
"The toddler had suffered a cardiorespiratory arrest. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Jan. 2022",
"While a long, steady-state cardio session can be beneficial, it\u2019s not the only way to improve your cardiorespiratory fitness. \u2014 Sarah Madaus, SELF , 10 July 2021",
"Dan Gordon is an associate professor of cardiorespiratory exercise physiology at Anglia Ruskin University. \u2014 Dan Gordon And Justin Roberts, CNN , 31 May 2021",
"Celestin died in the grass of sudden cardiorespiratory arrest, according to the complaint. \u2014 Monivette Cordeiro, orlandosentinel.com , 30 Apr. 2021",
"After four weeks, cardiorespiratory fitness improved by 10% with HIIT compared to only 4% with MICT. \u2014 Dana Santas, CNN , 26 Mar. 2021",
"The cause was cardiorespiratory arrest, said a daughter, Katharine Schlefer Dodge. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Dec. 2020",
"Set aside five to 10 minutes with the goal of increasing your daily step count and improving your overall cardiorespiratory health. \u2014 Lisa Charles, The Conversation , 24 Nov. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1857, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02cck\u00e4r-d\u0113-\u014d-\u02c8re-sp(\u0259-)r\u0259-\u02cct\u022fr-\u0113",
"-ri-\u02c8sp\u012b-r\u0259-",
"\u02cck\u00e4rd-\u0113-\u014d-\u02c8res-p(\u0259-)r\u0259-\u02cct\u014dr-\u0113, -ri-\u02c8sp\u012b-r\u0259-, -\u02cct\u022fr-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-194532",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"care":{
"antonyms":[
"look out (for)",
"mind",
"watch"
],
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": a cause for such anxiety":[],
": a person or thing that is an object of attention, anxiety, or solicitude":[
"The flower garden was her special care ."
],
": maintenance":[
"floor- care products"
],
": not to care":[
"\u2014 used positively and negatively with the same meaning I could care less what happens I couldn't care less what happens"
],
": painstaking or watchful attention":[
"his gentlemen conduct me with all care to some securest lodging",
"\u2014 John Keats"
],
": regard coming from desire or esteem":[
"a care for the common good"
],
": suffering of mind : grief":[],
": to be concerned about or to the extent of":[
"don't care what they say",
"doesn't care a damn"
],
": to feel interest or concern":[
"care about freedom"
],
": to feel trouble or anxiety":[
"cared for his safety"
],
": to give care":[
"care for the sick"
],
": to have a liking, fondness, or taste":[
"don't care for your attitude"
],
": to have an inclination":[
"would you care for some pie"
],
": wish":[
"if you care to go"
],
"\u2014 see also take care":[
"his gentlemen conduct me with all care to some securest lodging",
"\u2014 John Keats"
],
"\u2014 see also take care of":[
"floor- care products"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"She used care in selecting a doctor for her son.",
"The children have inadequate medical care and little formal education.",
"We need to provide poor people with better dental care .",
"She wrote a book about car care .",
"With proper care , the machine should last a decade or more.",
"She is an expert on skin care .",
"She knows a lot about the care and feeding of horses.",
"She looks as if all the cares of the world are on her shoulders.",
"Verb",
"He doesn't care if he gets fired.",
"I care what happens to her.",
"On Valentine's Day, send her flowers to show that you care .",
"I didn't know you cared .",
"I wouldn't care to be in your shoes right now.",
"I'm going for a walk. Would you care to join me?",
"He'll show the photos to anyone who cares to see them.",
"More factors influenced her decision than she cares to admit .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Affordable child care is already difficult for Michigan families to access. \u2014 Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press , 25 June 2022",
"Rodsky says support for care should be seen as preventive medicine. \u2014 Avivah Wittenberg-cox, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
"For many women, clinics that offer family planning services are often also the local option for preventative care , including cancer screenings and pap tests. \u2014 Anneken Tappe, CNN , 24 June 2022",
"The center, which is based inside the Planned Parenthood clinic in Fairview Heights, assists traveling patients with booking lodging, transportation, child care and accessing existing funds to help pay for the procedure. \u2014 Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune , 24 June 2022",
"Lane said her patients often struggle to save up money, get transportation and arrange child care for their existing families. \u2014 Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel , 24 June 2022",
"One of their biggest needs is for specialized medical care and equipment, Holcomb said. \u2014 al , 23 June 2022",
"This week the family flies to San Diego for specialist care and prostheses. \u2014 Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor , 22 June 2022",
"Following the pandemic, the company beefed up its offerings to include a home office equipment reimbursement, a monthly work-from-home stipend to cover costs like internet, additional wellness days and child care benefits. \u2014 Danielle Abril, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Oksana helped cook, clean and care for children, as well as prepare rooms for other refugees who arrived daily. \u2014 Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant , 26 June 2022",
"After emigrating from Nigeria to Greece, the Antetokounmpos struggle to care for their five children. \u2014 Travis Bean, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"Sobol also reportedly admitted to shooting up meth consecutively for four days prior to coming in to care for the little girl. \u2014 Tristan Balagtas, PEOPLE.com , 23 June 2022",
"This event allows the local community to care for shared resources and network with local nature camps and environmental groups for future ministry planning. \u2014 Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun , 23 June 2022",
"These articles will give you more information on how to care for your yard. \u2014 Amaris Encinas, The Arizona Republic , 23 June 2022",
"How could a first-year intern who was expected to work 36-hour shifts also carry and care for a child? \u2014 Mary T. Bassett, ELLE , 22 June 2022",
"While these plant selections are all low-maintenance and suited to outdoor hanging planters, local experts can help you decipher which are best for your growing conditions and how best to care for them in your environment. \u2014 Terri Robertson, Country Living , 21 June 2022",
"In 2021, Dropkick Murphys co-lead vocalist Al Barr took a leave of absence to care for his ailing mother. \u2014 Dave Brooks, Billboard , 21 June 2022"
],
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
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"Middle English caren \"to grieve, be anxious, be solicitous,\" going back to Old English cearian, carian, going back to Germanic *kar\u014djan- (whence Old Saxon karon \"to lament,\" Old High German kar\u014dn, Gothic karon \"to be concerned\"), derivative of *kar\u014d \"sorrow, worry\" \u2014 more at care entry 1":"Verb",
"Middle English, \"sorrow, distress, concern,\" going back to Old English cearu, caru, going back to Germanic *kar\u014d (whence also Old Saxon kara \"sorrow, worry,\" Old High German chara, Old Norse k\u01ebr \"sickbed,\" Gothic kara \"concern\") perhaps going back to an Indo-European base *\u01f5eh 2 r-, *\u01f5h 2 r- \"make a sound, cry,\" whence Old Irish ad-gair \"(s/he) accuses, sues,\" Middle Irish g\u00e1ir \"shout, cry,\" Welsh gawr, Greek g\u00earys \"voice, speech,\" Middle Persian zryg, zryq \"sorrow, suffering,\" Ossetic (Iron dialect) z\u00e6l- \"make a sound,\" zar- \"sing\"":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ker",
"\u02c8ka(\u0259)r, \u02c8ke(\u0259)r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for care Noun care , concern , solicitude , anxiety , worry mean a troubled or engrossed state of mind or the thing that causes this. care implies oppression of the mind weighed down by responsibility or disquieted by apprehension. a face worn by years of care concern implies a troubled state of mind because of personal interest, relation, or affection. crimes caused concern in the neighborhood solicitude implies great concern and connotes either thoughtful or hovering attentiveness toward another. acted with typical maternal solicitude anxiety stresses anguished uncertainty or fear of misfortune or failure. plagued by anxiety and self-doubt worry suggests fretting over matters that may or may not be real cause for anxiety. financial worries",
"synonyms":[
"carefulness",
"closeness",
"conscientiousness",
"heed",
"heedfulness",
"meticulosity",
"meticulousness",
"pains",
"scrupulousness"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102906",
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"intransitive verb",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
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": to do the things that are needed to help and protect (a person or animal) : look after (someone or something)":[
"She cares for elderly patients.",
"Who is caring for your son while you are at work?"
],
": to feel affection for (someone)":[
"I got the feeling he never really cared for me."
],
": to like or enjoy (something)":[
"\u2014 often used in negative statements I don't care for jelly beans. I don't care for your tone of voice."
],
": to want (something)":[
"Would you care for some pie?"
]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013034",
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
]
},
"care and feeding":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the providing of what is needed for sustenance, well-being, or efficient operation":[
"machines that don't need a lot of care and feeding"
]
},
"examples":[
"devotes too much time to the care and feeding of her buggy computer",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The chain\u2019s care and feeding of employees seem to pay. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
"Security requires constant care and feeding in order to be effective. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"The chain\u2019s care and feeding of employees seems to pay. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Disney has turned itself inside out to reallocate resources to support the care and feeding of Disney Plus. \u2014 Cynthia Littleton, Variety , 1 Apr. 2022",
"But like our personal lives, good relationships take consistent care and feeding . \u2014 Neil Lampton, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Bloggers carry so much influence that many senators have a young press aide dedicated to the care and feeding of online media. \u2014 Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker , 11 Aug. 2021",
"Bloggers carry so much influence that many senators have a young press aide dedicated to the care and feeding of online media. \u2014 Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker , 11 Aug. 2021",
"Bloggers carry so much influence that many senators have a young press aide dedicated to the care and feeding of online media. \u2014 Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker , 11 Aug. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1965, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"conservation",
"conserving",
"keep",
"maintenance",
"preservation",
"preserving",
"sustentation",
"upkeep"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220425",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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": to do the things that are needed to help and protect (a person or animal) : look after (someone or something)":[
"She cares for elderly patients.",
"Who is caring for your son while you are at work?"
],
": to feel affection for (someone)":[
"I got the feeling he never really cared for me."
],
": to like or enjoy (something)":[
"\u2014 often used in negative statements I don't care for jelly beans. I don't care for your tone of voice."
],
": to want (something)":[
"Would you care for some pie?"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-184808",
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
]
},
"careen":{
"antonyms":[],
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": career":[
"The car careened down the hill."
],
": the act or process of careening : the state of being careened":[],
": to cause to heel over":[
"High waves careened the boat."
],
": to clean, caulk, or repair the hull of a boat":[],
": to heel over":[],
": to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull":[],
": to sway from side to side : lurch":[
"a careening carriage being pulled wildly \u2026 by a team of runaway horses",
"\u2014 J. P. Getty"
],
": to undergo this process":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"the sled careened as it barreled down the hill",
"he careened unsteadily to the couch after hitting his head",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Colorful Mario Kart landscapes careen through the mind\u2019s eye as two adult gamers name-drop their favorite virtual racing courses: Sherbet Land, Choco Mountain, Rainbow Road. \u2014 Celia Wren, Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
"These positions are correct but pursuing them will require a delicate mix of diplomacy and plausible threats that do not careen out of control. \u2014 W. James Antle Iii, The Week , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Over the years the pack has been known to careen down sidewalks, clog roadways, drive at break-neck speeds, even intentionally veer the wrong way on roads. \u2014 Eileen Kelley, sun-sentinel.com , 12 Jan. 2022",
"Video from an Ohio Department of Transportation traffic camera shows a car careen off an Interstate 90 overpass and roll down to West 98th Street, the second incident in three weeks, reports Olivia Mitchell. \u2014 cleveland , 11 Feb. 2022",
"His development company, Crestlloyd, filed for bankruptcy last year, forcing the home to careen towards auction as part of the bankruptcy proceedings. \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022",
"The stories careen between doughnut shops and Buddhist temples, and spiritual reincarnation figures into several plotlines. \u2014 The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic , 24 Dec. 2021",
"Especially when the driver has a stroke, causing the car to careen out of control, rolling near the edge of a cliff. \u2014 Lincee Ray, EW.com , 17 Dec. 2021",
"Inside Amazon, privacy staffers feared their company could careen into its own submerged iceberg of a privacy scandal. \u2014 Will Evans, Wired , 18 Nov. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1712, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"circa 1583, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"from carine side of a ship, from Middle French, submerged part of a hull, from Latin carina hull, half of a nutshell; perhaps akin to Greek karyon nut":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"k\u0259-\u02c8r\u0113n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"lurch",
"pitch",
"rock",
"roll",
"seesaw",
"sway",
"toss",
"wobble",
"wabble"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074816",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"career":{
"antonyms":[
"crawl",
"creep",
"poke"
],
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": a field for or pursuit of consecutive progressive achievement especially in public, professional, or business life":[
"Washington's career as a soldier"
],
": a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling":[
"a career in medicine",
"\u2014 often used before another noun a career diplomat"
],
": course , passage":[
"the sun's career across the sky"
],
": encounter , charge":[],
": speed in a course":[
"\u2014 used especially in the phrases in full career or at full career The trumpets sounded, and the knights charged each other in full career . \u2014 Sir Walter Scott"
],
": to go at top speed especially in a headlong manner":[
"a car careered off the road"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"She hopes to pursue a career in medicine.",
"My career as a waitress lasted one day.",
"During his long career in advertising he won numerous awards and honors.",
"Verb",
"she careered off to the class she'd almost forgotten",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But in a world where companies chase talent, Massachusetts\u2019 left-leaning politics has its appeal, especially among 20-somethings deciding where to build a life and career . \u2014 Larry Edelman, BostonGlobe.com , 29 June 2022",
"Miguel Cabrera bounced the ball into right field for his 3,056th career hit and an RBI single for the Tigers' first run, cutting the Giants lead to 4-1. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 29 June 2022",
"Utah used the selection on guard DeShawn Stevenson, who would go on to fashion a 13-season NBA career , including beating the Big Three Heat with the Dallas Mavericks in the 2011 NBA Finals. Muursepp? \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 28 June 2022",
"Rachel Loock is a career and leadership coach with the Office of Career Services at the University of Maryland\u2019s Robert H. Smith School of Business. \u2014 Rachel Loock, USA TODAY , 28 June 2022",
"The actress, 50, is the cover star of Harper's BAZAAR's July 2022 digital issue, looking back at her career and recent success on the Netflix hit Stranger Things. \u2014 Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com , 28 June 2022",
"Melanie Griffith once received a terrifying gift from Alfred Hitchcock, a filmmaker known for shaping horror movie history as well as allegedly destroying the career of her mother, Tippi Hedren. \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 28 June 2022",
"The stalled career of the sculptor Augusta Savage offered another starting point. \u2014 Cassandra Pintro, Vogue , 28 June 2022",
"Austin Butler has been scoring raves for his chameleonic turn as Elvis Presley, charting his life and career from his early days as a gyrating heart throb through his corpulent coda as a Vegas regular. \u2014 Brent Lang, Variety , 24 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Soboroff came in third, and career civil servants returned to their perch at the top of city government for two more decades. \u2014 Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022",
"What are some elements of your life and career the theater production of TINA is able to amplify that your biographical film and even recent documentary didn\u2019t? \u2014 Brande Victorian, Essence , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Roach is still best known for his relationship with Zendaya, which goes back almost a decade and demonstrates how the red carpet can be used to career advantage. \u2014 Chantal Fernandez, Harper's BAZAAR , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Lawson Crouse was on his way to career highs in goals and points in a season. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 M. Romero, The Arizona Republic , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Childbirth and child rearing are the biggest ruptures to career trajectories, particularly among women, and Maven claims that employers who offer its service see a higher return-to-work rate and greater employee satisfaction. \u2014 Emily Bobrow, WSJ , 4 Mar. 2022",
"And classrooms dedicated to career tech classes will be added at Hillcrest and Sipsey Valley High Schools. \u2014 al , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Ski lifts run during the summer too, giving downhill mountain bikers the chance to career down narrow tracks at breakneck speed. \u2014 Mary Novakovich, CNN , 11 Feb. 2022",
"One of Pritzker\u2019s top aides deferred to career state employees when asked why a governor who promotes himself as a clean energy champion would allow a big new source of climate pollution to be built under his watch. \u2014 Michael Hawthorne, chicagotribune.com , 28 Dec. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1647, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"circa 1534, in the meaning defined at sense 3a":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle French carriere , from Old Occitan carriera street, from Medieval Latin carraria road for vehicles, from Latin carrus car":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"k\u0259-\u02c8rir"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"barrel",
"belt",
"blast",
"blaze",
"blow",
"bolt",
"bomb",
"bowl",
"breeze",
"bundle",
"bustle",
"buzz",
"cannonball",
"careen",
"chase",
"course",
"crack (on)",
"dash",
"drive",
"fly",
"hare",
"hasten",
"hie",
"highball",
"hotfoot (it)",
"hump",
"hurl",
"hurry",
"hurtle",
"hustle",
"jet",
"jump",
"motor",
"nip",
"pelt",
"race",
"ram",
"rip",
"rocket",
"run",
"rush",
"rustle",
"scoot",
"scurry",
"scuttle",
"shoot",
"speed",
"step",
"tear",
"travel",
"trot",
"whirl",
"whisk",
"zip",
"zoom"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191439",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"career ladder":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the series of progressively higher positions that can be attained in one's working career conceived of as a ladder to be climbed toward greater responsibility and financial success":[
"\u2026 a twentysomething heroine working her way up the career ladder \u2026",
"\u2014 Clarissa Cruz",
"The more skills you acquire and use, the more you can earn \u2013 even if you don't jump to the next rung on the corporate ladder .",
"\u2014 Jaclyn Fierman",
"Like most successful women in the pop-music industry, Rhone, 42, started off answering phones and watching men climb the corporate ladder to success.",
"\u2014 Lorraine Ali",
"\u2026 the kind of resentment that a man who has spent his life climbing the ranks of a large bureaucracy feels toward a man who leapfrogs up the career ladder through a special and obnoxious blend of deferments and degrees.",
"\u2014 Michael Lewis",
"Today as vice-president and director of global diversity, she works with the office of the CEO to ensure that women and people of color with the potential to move up the corporate ladder are identified and groomed.",
"\u2014 Rhonda Richards"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1835, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140633",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"career move":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": something done to help a person's career":[
"a good/bad career move"
]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-181844",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"careering":{
"antonyms":[
"crawl",
"creep",
"poke"
],
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": a field for or pursuit of consecutive progressive achievement especially in public, professional, or business life":[
"Washington's career as a soldier"
],
": a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling":[
"a career in medicine",
"\u2014 often used before another noun a career diplomat"
],
": course , passage":[
"the sun's career across the sky"
],
": encounter , charge":[],
": speed in a course":[
"\u2014 used especially in the phrases in full career or at full career The trumpets sounded, and the knights charged each other in full career . \u2014 Sir Walter Scott"
],
": to go at top speed especially in a headlong manner":[
"a car careered off the road"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"She hopes to pursue a career in medicine.",
"My career as a waitress lasted one day.",
"During his long career in advertising he won numerous awards and honors.",
"Verb",
"she careered off to the class she'd almost forgotten",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But in a world where companies chase talent, Massachusetts\u2019 left-leaning politics has its appeal, especially among 20-somethings deciding where to build a life and career . \u2014 Larry Edelman, BostonGlobe.com , 29 June 2022",
"Miguel Cabrera bounced the ball into right field for his 3,056th career hit and an RBI single for the Tigers' first run, cutting the Giants lead to 4-1. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 29 June 2022",
"Utah used the selection on guard DeShawn Stevenson, who would go on to fashion a 13-season NBA career , including beating the Big Three Heat with the Dallas Mavericks in the 2011 NBA Finals. Muursepp? \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 28 June 2022",
"Rachel Loock is a career and leadership coach with the Office of Career Services at the University of Maryland\u2019s Robert H. Smith School of Business. \u2014 Rachel Loock, USA TODAY , 28 June 2022",
"The actress, 50, is the cover star of Harper's BAZAAR's July 2022 digital issue, looking back at her career and recent success on the Netflix hit Stranger Things. \u2014 Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com , 28 June 2022",
"Melanie Griffith once received a terrifying gift from Alfred Hitchcock, a filmmaker known for shaping horror movie history as well as allegedly destroying the career of her mother, Tippi Hedren. \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 28 June 2022",
"The stalled career of the sculptor Augusta Savage offered another starting point. \u2014 Cassandra Pintro, Vogue , 28 June 2022",
"Austin Butler has been scoring raves for his chameleonic turn as Elvis Presley, charting his life and career from his early days as a gyrating heart throb through his corpulent coda as a Vegas regular. \u2014 Brent Lang, Variety , 24 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Soboroff came in third, and career civil servants returned to their perch at the top of city government for two more decades. \u2014 Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022",
"What are some elements of your life and career the theater production of TINA is able to amplify that your biographical film and even recent documentary didn\u2019t? \u2014 Brande Victorian, Essence , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Roach is still best known for his relationship with Zendaya, which goes back almost a decade and demonstrates how the red carpet can be used to career advantage. \u2014 Chantal Fernandez, Harper's BAZAAR , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Lawson Crouse was on his way to career highs in goals and points in a season. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 M. Romero, The Arizona Republic , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Childbirth and child rearing are the biggest ruptures to career trajectories, particularly among women, and Maven claims that employers who offer its service see a higher return-to-work rate and greater employee satisfaction. \u2014 Emily Bobrow, WSJ , 4 Mar. 2022",
"And classrooms dedicated to career tech classes will be added at Hillcrest and Sipsey Valley High Schools. \u2014 al , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Ski lifts run during the summer too, giving downhill mountain bikers the chance to career down narrow tracks at breakneck speed. \u2014 Mary Novakovich, CNN , 11 Feb. 2022",
"One of Pritzker\u2019s top aides deferred to career state employees when asked why a governor who promotes himself as a clean energy champion would allow a big new source of climate pollution to be built under his watch. \u2014 Michael Hawthorne, chicagotribune.com , 28 Dec. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1647, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"circa 1534, in the meaning defined at sense 3a":"Noun"
},
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"Middle French carriere , from Old Occitan carriera street, from Medieval Latin carraria road for vehicles, from Latin carrus car":"Noun"
},
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"k\u0259-\u02c8rir"
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"blast",
"blaze",
"blow",
"bolt",
"bomb",
"bowl",
"breeze",
"bundle",
"bustle",
"buzz",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Additionally, the bright pink color adds a fun, carefree element that's hard to pass up. \u2014 Karla Pope, Woman's Day , 24 May 2022",
"My mother isn\u2019t exactly carefree in the kitchen, but compared with my own anxiety about precision, her intuition seems aggravatingly breezy and calm. \u2014 Faith Bottum, WSJ , 5 May 2022",
"Embrace the carefree side of summer with a layered mix of hues, relaxed fits and wristfuls of gold jewelry. \u2014 Kevin Huynh, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
"The Emporio Armani collection carried the carefree waft of summer, from light chambray tones to faded coral prints. \u2014 Colleen Barry, ajc , 18 June 2022",
"But the love between a strict naval officer (Christopher Plummer) and his carefree governess (Julie Andrews) is at the center of the story. \u2014 Lia Beck, EW.com , 18 June 2022",
"Our social media maven went for a super natural beauty moment, wearing her hair in a carefree wavy style and dabbing on a bit of blush across her nose and cheeks. \u2014 Seventeen , 15 June 2022",
"There\u2019s no better way to channel the carefree vibe of summertime than with an equally chic vacation bag to accompany a coolly relaxed on-holiday aesthetic. \u2014 Madeline Fass, Vogue , 9 June 2022",
"With his carefree innocence, this 8-year-old appears no different from his classmates. \u2014 Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor , 7 June 2022"
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"He is a careful driver.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Whitmer is careful not to criticize other democrat politicians. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 2 July 2022",
"All the crisis response steps have become a familiar playbook: Slack channel conversations, followed by urgent phone calls, careful and sensitive deliberation, then coming up with a polished statement for social media. \u2014 Zack Rosen, Fortune , 1 July 2022",
"Project success is highly dependent on a team\u2019s ability to communicate and collaborate effectively and efficiently, and that doesn\u2019t happen without careful intention. \u2014 Dana Brownlee, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"July 1\u201415: Be careful to step aside when others behave aggressively near the 2nd and just don\u2019t engage. \u2014 Katharine Merlin, Town & Country , 1 July 2022",
"Reece was careful to not provide enough evidence for prosecutors to seek a death penalty, Roady said. \u2014 John Wayne Ferguson, San Antonio Express-News , 30 June 2022",
"Very, very careful drafting, a raft of Senate and House hearings and clear thinking about the opposition. \u2014 Victoria Nourse, CNN , 30 June 2022",
"Barnett spent her life being frugal and careful with her finances, running a small graphic design business, saving for retirement and paying premiums for long-term health care insurance. \u2014 Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 June 2022",
"Defense lawyers, most of whom belong to a young generation scarred by terror attacks in France, were careful not to defend their clients\u2019 cause. \u2014 New York Times , 29 June 2022"
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"He is a careful driver.",
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"Police made a careful examination of the scene.",
"They produced a careful study of the building.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Whitmer is careful not to criticize other democrat politicians. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 2 July 2022",
"All the crisis response steps have become a familiar playbook: Slack channel conversations, followed by urgent phone calls, careful and sensitive deliberation, then coming up with a polished statement for social media. \u2014 Zack Rosen, Fortune , 1 July 2022",
"Project success is highly dependent on a team\u2019s ability to communicate and collaborate effectively and efficiently, and that doesn\u2019t happen without careful intention. \u2014 Dana Brownlee, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"July 1\u201415: Be careful to step aside when others behave aggressively near the 2nd and just don\u2019t engage. \u2014 Katharine Merlin, Town & Country , 1 July 2022",
"Reece was careful to not provide enough evidence for prosecutors to seek a death penalty, Roady said. \u2014 John Wayne Ferguson, San Antonio Express-News , 30 June 2022",
"Very, very careful drafting, a raft of Senate and House hearings and clear thinking about the opposition. \u2014 Victoria Nourse, CNN , 30 June 2022",
"Barnett spent her life being frugal and careful with her finances, running a small graphic design business, saving for retirement and paying premiums for long-term health care insurance. \u2014 Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 June 2022",
"Defense lawyers, most of whom belong to a young generation scarred by terror attacks in France, were careful not to defend their clients\u2019 cause. \u2014 New York Times , 29 June 2022"
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"In 2018, Matisoff was found guilty of careless driving in Deschutes County, according to court records. \u2014 oregonlive , 13 June 2022",
"Star Kentucky football running back Chris Rodriguez was arrested early Sunday morning on charges of driving under the influence and careless driving. \u2014 Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal , 9 May 2022",
"This friend is a responsible person and is following all the guidelines and is not in any way the kind of person who would be careless and spread the illness. \u2014 cleveland , 11 May 2022",
"Rachel Isner is facing counts of careless driving and inflicting an injury on a vulnerable road user in the April 20 death of Lloyd Ingram, 58, of Burke, police said. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 May 2022",
"Since 2014, Rodriguez has been found in violation of various traffic laws, including driving without a valid license and careless driving, Suver added. \u2014 Dianne Lugo, USA TODAY , 29 Mar. 2022",
"The Davidson County district attorney's office, which did not advocate for any particular sentence or oppose probation, has described Vaught's case as an indictment of one careless nurse, not the entire nursing profession. \u2014 Brett Kelman, PEOPLE.com , 13 May 2022",
"And urban parks have humans, some of whom are careless with their lunches (more squirrel food). \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Apr. 2022",
"After starting the back nine with a careless bogey from the fairway, Scheffler missed the 11th green to the right and pitched to 7 feet. \u2014 Doug Ferguson, ajc , 11 Apr. 2022"
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"In 2018, Matisoff was found guilty of careless driving in Deschutes County, according to court records. \u2014 oregonlive , 13 June 2022",
"Star Kentucky football running back Chris Rodriguez was arrested early Sunday morning on charges of driving under the influence and careless driving. \u2014 Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal , 9 May 2022",
"This friend is a responsible person and is following all the guidelines and is not in any way the kind of person who would be careless and spread the illness. \u2014 cleveland , 11 May 2022",
"Rachel Isner is facing counts of careless driving and inflicting an injury on a vulnerable road user in the April 20 death of Lloyd Ingram, 58, of Burke, police said. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 May 2022",
"Since 2014, Rodriguez has been found in violation of various traffic laws, including driving without a valid license and careless driving, Suver added. \u2014 Dianne Lugo, USA TODAY , 29 Mar. 2022",
"The Davidson County district attorney's office, which did not advocate for any particular sentence or oppose probation, has described Vaught's case as an indictment of one careless nurse, not the entire nursing profession. \u2014 Brett Kelman, PEOPLE.com , 13 May 2022",
"And urban parks have humans, some of whom are careless with their lunches (more squirrel food). \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Apr. 2022",
"After starting the back nine with a careless bogey from the fairway, Scheffler missed the 11th green to the right and pitched to 7 feet. \u2014 Doug Ferguson, ajc , 11 Apr. 2022"
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"Noun",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Her pieces, like her glove bralettes, literally caress you. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 1 Mar. 2022",
"For me, the camera must tell the story for the characters; love them, caress them without the viewer perceiving other stylistic details. \u2014 Emilio Mayorga, Variety , 15 Feb. 2022",
"Two fingers caress the unruly neck hair of the skinned goat whose elongated snout sports a bemused expression. \u2014 William A. Wallace, WSJ , 28 Jan. 2022",
"During his final moments, Maya\u2019s father reaches to caress her face, leaving a bloody handprint on her cheek before dying in her presence. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Dec. 2021",
"In the video, Mans and a lover dance with and caress one another tenderly in a Brooklyn brownstone. \u2014 Keyaira Boone, Essence , 17 Sep. 2021",
"Jonathan Ledbetter uses both of his hands to slowly caress the double-AA-battery-sized scars that bookend his right knee. \u2014 Omar Kelly, sun-sentinel.com , 18 July 2021",
"The bubbles caress your palate in a soft embrace, like an old friend\u2019s greeting after a long separation. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 July 2021",
"And then the 6-foot-2, 220-pound officer got physical with her, touching her lower back, chest bumping her, and trying to caress and rub her shoulders. \u2014 Marc Freeman, sun-sentinel.com , 13 July 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"About 30 minutes into her JetBlue flight from Los Angeles to Boston on Monday night, a mother taking care of her baby felt someone caress her upper thigh. \u2014 Julian Mark, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
"It\u2019s about hands and fingers \u2013 the intimacy and caress of touch. \u2014 Felicity Carter, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"Sometimes a text or video call is not enough, and people in Salvato\u2019s situation often long for a way to send a loving caress or comforting squeeze from afar. \u2014 Richard Sima, Scientific American , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Gender was a major preoccupation this season, as was connection, be that through social interaction or the caress of fabric on skin. \u2014 Laird Borrelli-persson, Vogue , 22 Mar. 2022",
"But these were some of the area\u2019s best choral professionals, and Dettra coaxed richly expressive singing that could raise the roof but also caress and comfort the ear. \u2014 Scott Cantrell, Dallas News , 4 Oct. 2021",
"The soothing elixir of rose water and rose absolute caress skin to calm redness while coconut blossom nectar rejuvenates. \u2014 Essence , 20 Sep. 2021",
"In it, two trans women alternately caress and shove each other, cooing sweet nothings one moment and cursing the next. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Sep. 2021",
"Myles Brady-Davis whispered, lifting Zayn in the air before pulling her into a caress , punctuating it all with a kiss on the cheek. \u2014 Grace Hauck, USA Today , 21 May 2021"
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"1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The film opens with live-in caretaker Blanca on the phone, remotely sharing the experience of watching the historic game on TV with her children. \u2014 R.l. Ford, Variety , 23 June 2022",
"The council suspended him from his post soon afterward, tapping one of his high-level aides to serve as the district\u2019s unelected caretaker . \u2014 David Zahniserstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
"Overnight camping and social events are available, but reservations must be through the caretaker in advance. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 19 June 2022",
"In another case, a tenant who was bedridden and immobile requested a two-bedroom unit so her daughter could serve as an overnight caretaker . \u2014 Antonio Olivo, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
"Instituting a solid plan for a loved one with special needs not only benefits that person but also brings the caretaker peace of mind. \u2014 Joseph Milano, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"The caretaker of one property in Melbourne Beach found hundreds of dead hatchlings piled beneath a single mercury-vapor lamp. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 13 June 2022",
"As an overnight caretaker for Governors Island who often works from dusk to 7 a.m., Mr. Begley, 49, wouldn\u2019t be able to do his job if he were easily spooked. \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2022",
"Conservationist James Mwenda \u2014 once the caretaker of Sudan, the world's last male northern white rhino \u2014 takes volunteers on a journey through Kenya with his company Jemu Mwenda Expeditions. \u2014 Rachel Rebibo, Travel + Leisure , 9 June 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Futurist Cookbook wasn't meant to be an instructive culinary text or a careworn book in the kitchens of Milan. \u2014 Amanda Arnold, Bon App\u00e9tit , 23 June 2022",
"On a recent Friday, Dolores, a large, careworn woman of fifty, lay in a bed built from used rods and wooden planks. \u2014 Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Pantomimes stuck with that convention, and one of the stars is still a man dressed as a careworn mother \u2014 the Dame. \u2014 Carolyn Wells, Longreads , 15 Dec. 2021",
"The cheap, careworn hide suggests many things \u2014 neglect, decay, unraveling. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 11 Nov. 2021",
"Chu, along with his cinematographer, Alice Brooks, and his production team, take care to capture the neighborhood\u2019s careworn beauty: Nothing looks too new or too shiny. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 10 June 2021",
"Materially, that meant remodeling his careworn kitchen and installing a new roof\u2014ideally, a metal one. \u2014 Longreads , 21 Dec. 2017",
"Her conveyance is Vanguard, a careworn white van, its headlights searching out a new future, everything bungee-corded down. \u2014 Dana Goodyear, The New Yorker , 22 Feb. 2021",
"Meeting Darren Hendricks -- one of Pine Bluff's newest residents -- for the first time, one might be struck by his friendly, open and calmly self-assured demeanor that is in stark contrast to his gruff and somewhat careworn appearance. \u2014 Dale Ellis, Arkansas Online , 4 Oct. 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"At one point during our interview, a carful of boys drives by, honking and waving. \u2014 Ashley Stimpson, Longreads , 19 Feb. 2022",
"In Oman vague guidelines meant for historical artifacts snared Farmer and Ward, who were arrested there with a carful of meteorites in 2011 and sentenced, after a brief trial, to 6 months in prison. \u2014 Joshua Sokol, Science | AAAS , 13 Aug. 2020",
"When a carful of young people pulled up, eying a tobacco shop on the ground floor, a thin, bearded man in reading glasses and a colorful button-down shirt told them that there was nothing to steal. \u2014 Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker , 15 June 2020",
"There was another test about a week ago with a carful of cable car technicians. \u2014 Carl Nolte, SFChronicle.com , 7 Sep. 2019",
"On one recent afternoon, carfuls of people \u2014 some bringing supplies, some just curious \u2014 showed up every few hours at the gate to what the protesters call the Djab Wurrung Heritage Protection Embassy. \u2014 Isabella Kwai, New York Times , 14 Aug. 2019"
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"\u02c8k\u00e4r-\u02ccfu\u0307l"
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": a unit of weight usually of a value about equal to 300 lbs. used in Mexico and certain other Spanish-American countries":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Spanish, literally, load":""
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"\u02c8k\u00e4rg\u0259"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-114459",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"antonyms":[],
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": porter":[],
": stevedore":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"American Spanish, from Spanish, loader, from cargar to load":""
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"\u00a6k\u00e4rg\u0259\u00a6d\u022f(\u0259)r"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054542",
"type":[
"noun"
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"antonyms":[],
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": cargo":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Spanish cargaz\u00f3n , augmentative of cargo":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213557",
"type":[
"noun"
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": the goods or merchandise conveyed in a ship, airplane, or vehicle : freight":[
"Dock workers were unloading the ship's cargo ."
]
},
"examples":[
"The ship was carrying a cargo of crude oil.",
"we put all of our cargo on the pack animals and began our journey through the canyon",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Fans of the brand will be excited to see new silhouettes that include the Convertible HR Hiking Joggers, Hike to Swim Shorts, a Grid Fleece Hiking Overshirt, Energy Bra High Neck Long Line, and pieces with plenty of pockets and extra cargo space. \u2014 Aley Arion, Essence , 24 June 2022",
"Folding the rear seat back to turn the Yaris into a two-seater with a useful amount of cargo space is sensible, considering that nobody would be very happy in that back seat anyway. \u2014 Dan Carney, Ars Technica , 22 June 2022",
"Industrial barges like Sodefor\u2019s aren\u2019t immune to the loss of cargo from storms that blow across the river, though the big companies have sophisticated ways to recapture the logs that get away. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
"Neither of these coupes have much in the way of cargo space, with the Nissan providing a shallow seven cubic feet of capacity compared to 10 for the Supra. \u2014 Mark Takahashi, Car and Driver , 10 June 2022",
"The measure would empower the Federal Maritime Commission to investigate late fees charged by carriers and prohibit ocean carriers and marine terminals from refusing to fill available cargo space. \u2014 Josh Boak, ajc , 9 June 2022",
"The platform also increases rear legroom and cargo space, with a lower hatchback opening for a more convenient loading height. \u2014 Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press , 1 June 2022",
"Fold down the rear seats and the total available cargo space becomes 62.8 cubic feet. \u2014 Kyle Edward, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"Liner executives say this year\u2019s season is starting earlier, with several American importers renting cargo space on ships for deliveries in early June. \u2014 Costas Paris, WSJ , 6 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1657, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"Spanish, load, charge, from cargar to load, from Late Latin carricare \u2014 more at charge entry 1":""
},
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"\u02c8k\u00e4r-g\u014d",
"\u02c8k\u00e4r-(\u02cc)g\u014d"
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"burden",
"draft",
"freight",
"haul",
"lading",
"load",
"loading",
"payload",
"weight"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050953",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"cargo cult":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": any of various Melanesian religious groups characterized by the belief that material wealth (such as money or manufactured goods) can be obtained through ritual worship":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The attempts to re-use the anti-Soviet playbook have the flavor of a cargo cult . \u2014 Steve Larkin, The Week , 22 Mar. 2022",
"So far, Neom is less a city than an urbanist cargo cult . \u2014 Graeme Wood, The Atlantic , 3 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1949, in the meaning defined above":""
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"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034922",
"type":[
"noun"
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": a ship that carries general cargo and usually follows a fixed schedule":[],
": a transport plane that carries freight":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-073923",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"cargo mill":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a sawmill with dockage facilities for direct loading on ships":[]
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-124851",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"caricature":{
"antonyms":[
"burlesque",
"do",
"imitate",
"mimic",
"mock",
"parody",
"send up",
"spoof",
"travesty"
],
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": a distortion so gross as to seem like caricature":[
"The kangaroo court was a caricature of justice."
],
": a representation especially in literature or art that has the qualities of caricature":[
"His performance in the film was a caricature of a hard-boiled detective."
],
": exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics":[
"drew a caricature of the president"
],
": to make or draw a caricature of : represent in caricature":[
"the portrait caricatured its subject",
"The comedian caricatured the governor as a pompous know-it-all."
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"An artist was doing caricatures in the park.",
"His performance in the film was a caricature of a hard-boiled detective.",
"The interview made her into a caricature of a struggling artist.",
"Verb",
"The press caricatured him as clumsy and forgetful.",
"caricatured the supervisor's distinctive walk",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"And yet those who seek to dismiss the prolific Spaniard as some sort of unstoppable gusher or helpless savant are responding to a caricature . \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Jan. 2022",
"The tone of twee amusement set by the jaunty score, which portends a silly, perhaps even clownishly derisive caricature , one that looks down on its protagonist with an air of superiority? \u2014 Michael O'sullivan, Washington Post , 31 May 2022",
"On social media, Amber Heard is a punchline, a caricature , a diversion, a meme. \u2014 Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY , 10 May 2022",
"That caricature , beloved by many but deemed grossly offensive by others, was retired from the team uniforms in 2019 as the franchise began a gradual process to distance itself from the old imagery and nickname. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Branagh mostly lands on the former: a sort of sumptuous dinner-theater redux studded with stray bits of caricature , camp, and many CG pyramids. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 7 Feb. 2022",
"Or, perhaps, a caricature of a liberal: no need is too trivial to necessitate her bosomy intervention. \u2014 Ariel Levy, The New Yorker , 10 Jan. 2022",
"The center of the flyer has a racist caricature depicting African Americans in negative racial stereotypes. \u2014 Rosa Flores And Joe Sutton, CNN , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Lady Macbeth is sometimes reduced to a caricature of female villainy: ambitious, conniving, skilled at the manipulation of her hesitating husband. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Dec. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"As a comedic performer unafraid to caricature herself, Brice laid the groundwork for generations of women who did not fit the traditional mold of demure, leggy female performers. \u2014 Chloe Malle, Vogue , 5 Apr. 2022",
"One explanation for her success is Ms. Wu herself, who is difficult to caricature as a radical. \u2014 Ellen Barry, New York Times , 3 Nov. 2021",
"Although the contempt Clark and Tripp faced just a few years apart was not identical, Paulson has come to think of the performances as bookends, both about women reduced to caricature by an unrelenting media circus. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Aug. 2021",
"But already, many national Democrats appear eager to elevate the former New York police captain, as gun violence shatters parts of major American cities and Republicans seek to caricature their opponents as na\u00efve about crime. \u2014 New York Times , 26 July 2021",
"However his story can no longer be reduced to caricature \u2013 and his legacy might just help check our present-day incineration of democracy. \u2014 Jonathon Keats, Forbes , 17 June 2021",
"People have been using Viola\u2019s AR app, which gives you the option of making a 3D cartoon, Renaissance painting, 2D cartoon or caricature from your photo. \u2014 Charlie Fink, Forbes , 17 June 2021",
"That gave Democrats an opening to caricature them as pawns of the president and a party establishment that was using them. \u2014 NBC news , 6 Jan. 2021",
"Though Trump attempted to caricature Harris during the campaign as a leftist who would dominate Biden and turn the country into a socialist republic, she is hardly viewed within the party as a movement progressive. \u2014 Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times , 6 Dec. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1712, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"circa 1771, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Italian caricatura , literally, act of loading, from caricare to load, from Late Latin carricare":"Noun and Verb"
},
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"\u02c8ker-i-k\u0259-\u02ccchu\u0307r",
"-\u02cctu\u0307r",
"-\u02ccch\u0259r",
"\u02c8ka-ri-",
"-\u02cctyu\u0307r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for caricature Noun caricature , burlesque , parody , travesty mean a comic or grotesque imitation. caricature implies ludicrous exaggeration of the characteristic features of a subject. caricatures of politicians in cartoons burlesque implies mockery especially through giving a serious or lofty subject a frivolous treatment. a nightclub burlesque of a trial in court parody applies especially to treatment of a trivial or ludicrous subject in the exactly imitated style of a well-known author or work. a witty parody of a popular novel travesty implies that the subject remains unchanged but that the style is extravagant or absurd. this production is a travesty of the opera",
"synonyms":[
"cartoon",
"farce",
"joke",
"mockery",
"parody",
"sham",
"travesty"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215218",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"carissa":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a large genus of spiny shrubs (family Apocynaceae) found in tropical Africa, Asia, and Australia":[],
": any plant of the genus Carissa":[],
": the plumlike fruit of a plant of the genus Carissa \u2014 see natal plum":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"k\u0259\u02c8ris\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202501",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"caritas":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": charity sense 1":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Late Latin":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u00e4r\u0259\u0307\u02cct\u00e4s",
"\u02c8kar\u0259\u02cctas"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064857",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"caritative":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": charitable in nature or tendency":[
"the caritative principle of Christianity"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Medieval Latin caritativus , from Late Latin caritat-, caritas + Latin -ivus -ive":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8kar\u0259\u02cct\u0101tiv",
"-\u0259t\u0259tiv"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213519",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
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"caritive":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": abessive":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin carit us (past participle of car\u0113re to be without) + English -ive":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8kar\u0259tiv"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052821",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
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"carjacking":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the theft of an automobile from its driver by force or intimidation":[
"In the cities and suburbs, where muggings and carjackings are a daily concern, voters are wondering how many of the nation's 200 million guns are pointed at them.",
"\u2014 Richard Lacayo",
"\u2026 Congress made a show of getting tough on crime by making armed carjackings a federal crime.",
"\u2014 Janet Novack"
]
},
"examples":[
"The police are investigating another carjacking .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The owner and two employees of the Broadway Inn Express motel in Biloxi, Miss., were fatally shot, and another person was also shot dead during a carjacking . \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
"Eight years ago, Claude Motley was shot in the jaw during a carjacking in Milwaukee. \u2014 Ashley Luthern, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 6 May 2022",
"Nathaniel Harrington, 19 of Springfield, and a juvenile used a handgun to demand money, a cell phone and the victim\u2019s vehicle during the carjacking on Dobson Road, according to the Vernon Police Department. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 3 May 2022",
"Earlier, a Johns Hopkins surgeon was shot Friday morning during a carjacking . \u2014 Christina Tkacik, Baltimore Sun , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Philadelphia taxi driver's dashcam recorded a fare pistol-whipping and robbing him during a violent carjacking last week, authorities said. \u2014 Fox News , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Last week, an Uber driver was shot trying to escape during a carjacking , NBC Philadelphia reported. \u2014 Minyvonne Burke, NBC News , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Bartek was shot to death Dec. 31 during a carjacking . \u2014 cleveland , 20 Jan. 2022",
"The charges stem from a July 2020 shooting that came shortly after Jordan was arrested in connection with a carjacking in downtown Chicago. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 12 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1991, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"car + hi jack + -ing":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u00e4r-\u02ccja-ki\u014b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004130",
"type":[
"noun",
"noun,",
"transitive verb"
]
},
"cark":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a troubled state of mind : distress":[
"by cark and care deranged",
"\u2014 Robert Browning"
],
": something that burdens the spirit : trouble":[
"its artless advocacy of freedom from cark and care",
"\u2014 Harper's"
],
": to be anxious or troubled : fret":[
"a covetous man \u2026 carking about his bags",
"\u2014 Isaac Barrow"
],
": to burden with care or anxiety : vex , worry , trouble":[
"fate had not smiled on him \u2026 he was beset by carking troubles and anxieties",
"\u2014 Max Beerbohm"
],
": to labor anxiously":[
"why for sluggards cark and moil?",
"\u2014 Charles Kingsley"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English carken , literally, to load, burden, from Old North French carquier , from Late Latin carricare":"Verb",
"Middle English, literally, load, burden, from Old North French carque , from carquier , verb":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\"",
"\u02c8k\u00e4rk"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080902",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"carking":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": burdensome , annoying":[]
},
"examples":[
"sometimes she's overwhelmed by the carking anxieties of being a single parent"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1565, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from carken , literally, to load, burden, from Anglo-French carker , from Late Latin carricare":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u00e4r-ki\u014b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"abrasive",
"aggravating",
"annoying",
"bothersome",
"chafing",
"disturbing",
"exasperating",
"frustrating",
"galling",
"irksome",
"irritating",
"maddening",
"nettlesome",
"nettling",
"peeving",
"pesky",
"pestiferous",
"pestilent",
"pestilential",
"pesty",
"plaguey",
"plaguy",
"rankling",
"rebarbative",
"riling",
"vexatious",
"vexing"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203255",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"carl":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a man of the common people":[],
": churl , boor":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, borrowed from Old Norse karl \"man, commoner\" \u2014 more at churl":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u00e4r(-\u0259)l"
],
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"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164904",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"carlacue":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of carlacue variant of curlicue:1"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-140743",
"type":[]
},
"carless":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": having no automobile : without a car":[
"\u2026 she was too nervous to drive and carless in any case.",
"\u2014 Fred Miller Robinson",
"In nine carless months I needed taxis on only a half dozen occasions.",
"\u2014 Michael Kenyon",
"\u2026 a carnival mood prevailed as cross-country skiers, snowshoers and sightseers paraded on streets made carless by a snowfall that measured 27 inches \u2026",
"\u2014 Michael Knight"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1907, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u00e4r-l\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084405",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"carlet":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a 3-square single-cut file used by combmakers":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French carrelet , diminutive of Old French carrel, quarrel square-headed arrow for an arbalest":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u00e4rl\u0259\u0307t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-200536",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"carlie":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a man of small stature":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"carl entry 1 + -ie":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u00e4rli"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054059",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"carlin":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[
"there's no appeasing the auld carline who lives at the far end of the loch"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"northern Middle English kerling & early Scots kerling, karlyng, karlyn \"old woman,\" borrowed from Old Norse kerling, from karl \"man, commoner\" + -ing, feminine noun suffix \u2014 more at churl":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u00e4r-l\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"beldam",
"beldame",
"crone",
"hag",
"hellcat",
"trot",
"witch"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062649",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"carlina":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a genus of herbs (family Compositae) of the Mediterranean region differing from the true thistles in having the outer involucral scales leaflike and spiny-toothed and the inner ones colored, raylike, and longer than the flowers":[],
": a plant of the genus Carlina":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Medieval Latin, carline thistle, probably from Old Italian":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"k\u00e4r\u02c8l\u012bn\u0259",
"-\u0113n\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232033",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"carline":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[
"there's no appeasing the auld carline who lives at the far end of the loch"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"northern Middle English kerling & early Scots kerling, karlyng, karlyn \"old woman,\" borrowed from Old Norse kerling, from karl \"man, commoner\" + -ing, feminine noun suffix \u2014 more at churl":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u00e4r-l\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"beldam",
"beldame",
"crone",
"hag",
"hellcat",
"trot",
"witch"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234143",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"carline thistle":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a plant of the genus Carlina (especially C. acaulis or C. vulgaris )":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle French carline , from Old Italian carlina , probably irregular from cardo thistle, from Late Latin cardus , from Latin carduus":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u00e4rl\u0259\u0307n-",
"-\u02ccl\u012bn-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115207",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"carload":{
"antonyms":[
"ace",
"bit",
"dab",
"dram",
"driblet",
"glimmer",
"handful",
"hint",
"lick",
"little",
"mite",
"mouthful",
"nip",
"ounce",
"peanuts",
"pinch",
"pittance",
"scruple",
"shade",
"shadow",
"smidgen",
"smidgeon",
"smidgin",
"smidge",
"speck",
"spot",
"sprinkle",
"sprinkling",
"strain",
"streak",
"suspicion",
"tad",
"taste",
"touch",
"trace"
],
"definitions":{
": a large unspecified quantity":[
"a carload of excuses"
],
": a load (as of occupants) that fills a car":[
"a carload of tourists"
],
": the minimum number of tons required for shipping at carload rates":[]
},
"examples":[
"She brought home a carload of books.",
"People were arriving by the carload .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Norfolk Southern has managed to grow its average revenue per carload for all the segments in the recent past, which has been the company\u2019s key revenue growth driver. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"Union Pacific has managed to grow its average revenue per carload for all the segments in the recent past, which has been the company\u2019s key revenue growth driver. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"Admission: $9 adults, $4 kids ages 6-11, Friday-Sunday; $10 per carload Monday. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 26 May 2022",
"Tickets at the Milky Way will again be $35 per carload . \u2014 Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 11 May 2022",
"The Joe Burrow effect, Part III: A week before the Super Bowl, a carload of people pulled up at Athens High. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Tickets, free to March 31; $10 per carload after April 1. \u2014 Annie Alleman, chicagotribune.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
"For $10 a carload , families can check out the world\u2019s largest lighted reindeer, part of the new drive-thru Reindeer Road holiday lights attraction on the city\u2019s north side outside Highpoint Church. \u2014 Suzanne Baker, chicagotribune.com , 8 Dec. 2021",
"The line opens at 4:30 p.m. daily; tickets are $25 per carload . \u2014 Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 30 Dec. 2021"
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"\u02c8k\u00e4r-\u02c8l\u014dd",
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"\u2014 T. B. Macaulay"
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},
"examples":[
"Reporters described the highway accident as a scene of carnage .",
"the appalling carnage in that war-torn country requires that the outside world intervene",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"All the seeds that have been planted bear fruit and it\u2019s just carnage . \u2014 Zack Sharf, Variety , 20 June 2022",
"Will Zalatoris and Matt Fitzpatrick avoided the carnage and calamity that took down golf\u2019s best Saturday at a U.S. Open that set the tone for a final day of survival. \u2014 Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune , 19 June 2022",
"The carnage has spread from the cryptocurrencies themselves to companies that provide services in the market. \u2014 Corrie Driebusch, WSJ , 18 June 2022",
"But most conservative states \u2014 to their shame \u2014 will be distinctly unmoved by the carnage in Buffalo and Uvalde, and certainly by the offer of assistance from legislators in blue Massachusetts. \u2014 Yvonne Abraham, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
"But a handful of companies seem poised to weather\u2014and even capitalize on\u2014the carnage . \u2014 Declan Harty, Fortune , 18 June 2022",
"For those who want these movies to be more about the action and less about the sci-fi, this one has some of the nastiest dinosaur carnage . \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 17 June 2022",
"San Antonio schools so far have been spared the carnage of a mass shooting. \u2014 Claire Bryan, San Antonio Express-News , 17 June 2022",
"During the May 14 carnage , Gendron wounded a white supermarket employee and expressed remorse for injuring that worker. \u2014 Kim Sneed, NBC News , 15 June 2022"
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"the preacher warned that those who were interested only in carnal pursuits would not see the kingdom of heaven",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The notion of surrender is at the heart of Mike Hadreas\u2019s carnal and sensual new album, Ugly Season. \u2014 Jason Kyle Howard, The Atlantic , 17 June 2022",
"For the next hour, the 26-year-old performer rapped about her bisexuality, carnal pleasures and doing drugs, all over speaker-frying dembow and trap beats. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Any warfare here is purely of the emotional and carnal variety. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
"There is a similar case for all the small disciplines, unimportant in themselves; imagine maintaining any kind of swoon, commiserative or carnal , in a cold shower. \u2014 Joan Didion, Vogue , 22 Oct. 2014",
"Kate and Anthony may not have the burning carnal connection of Daphne and Simon in season one, but their story scratches a different, almost equally satisfying itch. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 Mar. 2022",
"The former is taut and carnal , while the latter is loose and unbothered. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 18 Mar. 2022",
"In touch with her own carnal desires, Farah repeatedly tries to free Ahmed from the emotional blockage imposed by patriarchal norms. \u2014 Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Often naked and slathered in thick fake gore on stage or dressed in Victorian gowns and putting on an equally performative display of diva-grade peevishness off stage, Mohamed has a carnal magnetism throughout. \u2014 Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 Feb. 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"Noun",
"the school's annual winter carnival",
"That part of town is a carnival on Friday and Saturday nights.",
"There is a carnival atmosphere in the office.",
"The garden became a carnival of color.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"For instance, Parker did not meet Elvis at a carnival . \u2014 Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune , 29 June 2022",
"There\u2019s a street carnival on the long boulevard outside the opera house. \u2014 Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor , 28 June 2022",
"Reflecting some of the imagery of Luhrmann's new Elvis, this film features the star as musician Charlie Rogers, who becomes an attraction at a traveling carnival . \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 25 June 2022",
"It\u2019s a carnival in movie form: a grand, restless, swirling contraption that\u2019s as grotesque as any bloody-mouthed geek and as uncomfortably poignant as a sad clown. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 24 June 2022",
"There's also live music, a carnival , juggling stunt shows, whiskey tasting and ax throwing. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 9 June 2022",
"That is what keeps Powers and a small group of volunteers working to bring to life its annual Blue Tip Festival, which takes place this year June 21-25 with a huge parade and a week-long carnival with rides, games, food and entertainment. \u2014 cleveland , 6 June 2022",
"Make sure your stay includes a Monday, when the resort hosts a weekly carnival with kiddie rides, games and food on its sprawling front lawn. \u2014 Karen Cicero, Good Housekeeping , 19 May 2022",
"The festival featured food trucks, music, contests, a car show and a carnival . \u2014 Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 7 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The Children\u2019s Zoo encouraged youngsters to feed and pet the animals, but eliminated carnival -style gimmicks that were common in zoos at the time. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 July 2022",
"Whitestown's family-friendly Independence Day Celebration will kick off at 6 p.m. with live music, carnival -style food, a ticketed kid's zone and a fireworks show once the sun goes down. \u2014 Chloe Mcgowan, The Indianapolis Star , 27 June 2022",
"The Queen is also expected to attend the Derby, one of her favorite horse race events, a concert at Buckingham Palace and the Platinum Jubilee Pageant, a carnival -style celebration during which many artists, including Ed Sheeran, will perform. \u2014 Monique Jessen, PEOPLE.com , 12 May 2022",
"Collecting all the later drama in one city offers a chance to create a carnival -style event, a miniature tournament within a tournament, a defining climax to the European campaign. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
"On top of brand booths for Venmo, Spotify, Hawkers, Erewhon, 818 Tequila, Onda, Daring Foods, Good American, Celsius, Zip and Pley Beauty, Revolve Festival also featured carnival -style swings and plenty of photo opps. \u2014 Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Maggie\u2019s favorite was Abby\u2019s Fairy Flight, a carnival -style swing ride that would be the perfect way to dry off after splashing around in the wave pool. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Mar. 2022",
"The post- carnival season is the organization's busiest time of year. \u2014 Rebekah Castor, Fox News , 4 Mar. 2022",
"The area where the carnival -style attractions were kept was called Fiesta Island (a nod to the Fiesta San Antonio carnivals and maybe to its moated isolation). \u2014 Paula Allen, San Antonio Express-News , 13 Nov. 2021"
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"1549, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"Italian carnevale , alteration of earlier carnelevare , literally, removal of meat, from carne flesh (from Latin carn-, caro ) + levare to remove, from Latin, to raise":"Noun"
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"Noun",
"We sang our favorite carols while we decorated the tree.",
"sang carols at the Christmas Eve service",
"Verb",
"Last night, we went caroling with our friends.",
"she caroled with glee when she heard the good news",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Princess Beatrice kept things classic in camel while attending the Together at Christmas community carol service, hosted by Kate Middleton, at Westminster Abbey. \u2014 Kara Thompson, Town & Country , 27 Apr. 2022",
"On Christmas Eve, Kate's musical talents were on display during the broadcast of her Together at Christmas carol service broadcast. \u2014 Erin Hill, PEOPLE.com , 25 Dec. 2021",
"Thus, the latter includes a bolero, a tango, a Christmas carol , a patter song and a waltz. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Michelle and Barack Obama was reported to sell at a rate of one per minute, whereas a Miu Miu cardigan worn for a Christmas carol service sold out in under two hours. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 10 Jan. 2022",
"Carey's Christmas carol was first released in 1994 and hit No. 1 for the first time in more than 20 years in 2019. \u2014 Elise Brisco, USA TODAY , 23 Dec. 2021",
"This Christmas carol , like most, is an anthem for mental time travel. \u2014 Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic , 23 Dec. 2021",
"Mila also participated in the Christmas carol concert that Kate hosted at Westminster Abbey last month. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 11 Jan. 2022",
"It is believed the first Christmas carol was written sometime between the years 1350 and 1550. \u2014 cleveland , 9 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Perhaps there was a way to carol less aggressively. \u2014 Jules Struck, The Christian Science Monitor , 7 Dec. 2021",
"Many people carol during the holidays about receiving a partridge in a pear tree from their true love. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 Dec. 2020",
"Nuns have gone caroling ; gospel choirs have video-harmonized. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 9 Apr. 2020",
"Guests were offered a variety of holiday activities from caroling and face painting, to Cy-Fair ISD choir performances and hot cocoa courtesy of Land of a Thousand Hills Coffee & Bakery. \u2014 Melanie Feuk, Houston Chronicle , 5 Dec. 2019",
"Windsor Castle is open to visitors for tours during the Christmas season as well as a variety of events, from caroling to arts-and-crafts\u2014just like Queen Victoria would have done! \u2014 Hadley Keller, House Beautiful , 3 Dec. 2019",
"This December, Kwiecinski will oversee the latest installment of the 12 Days of Grizmas, an extended pre-Christmas celebration in downtown Detroit that includes concerts, yoga classes, caroling , and a roller disco party. \u2014 Allison Stewart, chicagotribune.com , 4 Oct. 2019",
"The Cardiotonics \u2014 which means medicine for the heart \u2014 have been caroling at the Brigham for eight years. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 Dec. 2019",
"Over at Snowmass, there will be caroling , a torchlight parade with fireworks and a Roaring 20s New Year\u2019s Eve party in the base village. \u2014 John Meyer, The Know , 22 Dec. 2019"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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"Middle English carole , from Anglo-French, modification of Late Latin choraula choral song, from Latin, choral accompanist, from Greek choraul\u0113s , from choros chorus + aulein to play a reed instrument, from aulos , a reed instrument \u2014 more at alveolus":"Noun"
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"modification of French corollitique , from corolle corolla (from Latin corolla ) + -itique -itic":""
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"examples":[
"Verb",
"a ball caromed off the wall",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Franchy Cordero tripled off Drew Steckenrider (0-2) when the ball took a crazy carom off the Green Monster away from center fielder Rodr\u00edguez. \u2014 Ken Powtak, Hartford Courant , 22 May 2022",
"Antetokounmpo punctuated this painful afternoon with 2:11 left when tossed the ball off the backboard from 5 feet out, grabbed the carom and dunked for a 101-87 lead. \u2014 Mark Murphy, Hartford Courant , 1 May 2022",
"When his defenders failed to clear the rebound from the penalty area, Ferreira was able to head the high carom back toward the net for Weah, who went airborne in an attempt to get a foot on it and missed. \u2014 Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times , 27 Jan. 2022",
"But Gonzalez collected the carom off the board and left-footed a shot into the net. \u2014 Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 Jan. 2022",
"Two minutes later, as McDermott missed a 3-pointer, Poeltl got a hand on the carom to tap it to Derrick White on the perimeter. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News , 14 Dec. 2021",
"The Angels leadoff hitter has above-average sprint speed and was well around second as Ram\u00f3n Laureano fielded the carom off the center-field wall. \u2014 Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle , 19 July 2021",
"Having swished his first free throw to cut the Clippers\u2019 deficit to 81-79, center DeMarcus Cousins stepped to the line needing to hit the rim in hopes the carom would land in a teammate\u2019s grip, providing an extra possession. \u2014 Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times , 26 June 2021",
"Dylan Carlson played the carom off the wall, and the bases were clogged, with Bellinger trapped off third base and Taylor trapped off second. \u2014 Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Those are tough to acquire when shots carom all over the gym. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 Apr. 2022",
"All of the bounces that went Penn State's way in the first half began to carom the other way as Michigan's pressure defense intensified. \u2014 Michael Cohen, Detroit Free Press , 9 Feb. 2022",
"By watching the ball carom off the left hand of an opposing linebacker. \u2014 Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News , 20 Nov. 2021",
"The forward arced a shot into the crossbar, forcing the ball to ricochet downwards with enough backspin to carom into the goal. \u2014 Julia Poe, orlandosentinel.com , 22 Sep. 2021",
"Filip Mirkovic's shot hit the crossbar, bounced down and appeared to carom off the post as well as the Panthers screamed that the ball had crossed the goal line. \u2014 Jeremy Price, The Indianapolis Star , 15 May 2021",
"The poems carom about inside Atwood\u2019s fertile imagination, bouncing from the personal to political to genuinely funny. \u2014 Sydney Williams, NBC News , 9 Dec. 2020",
"Skip-firing is banned by some organizations because the bullets carom so unpredictably. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 7 June 2020",
"But when the ball caromed off the empty outfield seats, a lump rose in my throat. \u2014 Robert O'connell, The Atlantic , 12 May 2020"
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"1779, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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"\u02c8ka-r\u0259m",
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]
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": any of several games of billiards played with a cue and three balls on a pocketless table, points being scored by a player's causing the cue ball to carom from one object ball to another \u2014 compare balkline , pool , straight rail , three-cushion billiards":[]
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"definitions":{
": either of the two main arteries that supply blood to the head of which the left in humans arises from the arch of the aorta and the right by bifurcation of the brachiocephalic artery with each passing up the side of the neck and dividing opposite the upper border of the thyroid cartilage into an external branch supplying the face, tongue, and external parts of the head and an internal branch supplying the brain, eye, and other internal parts of the head":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Retinal artery occlusion is linked to diabetes, high blood pressure, elevated levels of fat in blood and various disorders affecting the heart or the carotid artery , according to the National Library of Medicine\u2019s MedlinePlus service. \u2014 Zachary Snowdon Smith, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
"The doctors then ordered and performed the tests and procedures, including nuclear stress tests, cardiac catheterizations, bone density scans, EKGs, carotid artery scans and ultrasounds, according to prosecutors. \u2014 Adam Ferrise, cleveland , 3 May 2022",
"Gaal had suffered defensive wounds on her hands and fingers before her trachea and carotid artery were cut, according to authorities. \u2014 Michael Ruiz, Fox News , 22 Apr. 2022",
"On March 22, 1989, Buffalo Sabres goalie Clint Malarchuk nearly died when his throat was sliced by a skate, severing his carotid artery and partially cutting his jugular. \u2014 Dom Amore, courant.com , 11 Jan. 2022",
"The family later learned her mother suffered a lacerated carotid artery , and that Christopher's girlfriend had a broken femur and abdominal bruising. \u2014 Jeff Truesdell, PEOPLE.com , 21 Dec. 2021",
"According to an independent review of his death, officers placed McClain in a carotid chokehold that restricts the carotid artery and cuts off blood to the brain. \u2014 Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News , 18 Nov. 2021",
"Officers placed him in a carotid chokehold, which restricts the carotid artery , cutting off blood to the brain, according to an independent review of his death released in February. \u2014 Marlene Lenthang, ABC News , 19 Oct. 2021",
"Others include bleeding within the strap muscles of the neck or damage to the carotid artery or jugular. \u2014 Michael Ruiz, Fox News , 14 Oct. 2021"
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"1667, in the meaning defined above":""
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"definitions":{
": a small body of vascular tissue that adjoins the carotid sinus, functions as a chemoreceptor sensitive to change in the oxygen content of blood, and mediates reflex changes in respiratory activity":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1925, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-202257",
"type":[
"noun"
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse entry 2 sense 1":[
"\u2026 the general was remarkably addicted to huge entertainments, or rather carousals \u2026",
"\u2014 Washington Irving",
"He staged mockeries of religious ceremonies and his interminable drunken carousals became obligatory entertainment for many a weary guest.",
"\u2014 Richard Wortman"
]
},
"examples":[
"came home tired and hungover after an all-night carousal with his friends",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Also on Monday, James shared his own Instagram post commemorating the occasion featuring a carousal of images and videos from race day. \u2014 Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com , 19 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1760, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"pronounciation":[
"k\u0259-\u02c8rau\u0307-z\u0259l"
],
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"synonyms":[
"bender",
"binge",
"bust",
"carouse",
"drunk",
"jamboree",
"spree",
"toot",
"wassail"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203136",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"antonyms":[
"bender",
"binge",
"bust",
"carousal",
"drunk",
"jamboree",
"spree",
"toot",
"wassail"
],
"definitions":{
": a drunken revel":[],
": a large draft of liquor":[],
": to drink liquor freely or excessively":[],
": to drink up : quaff":[],
": to take part in a carouse : engage in dissolute behavior":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"My brother and his friends went out carousing last night.",
"spent all of shore leave carousing with his mates",
"Noun",
"the Old West custom of heading to the saloon at night for an all-out carouse and some poker playing",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Many of the legions who dressed fantastically, scantily, or both treated the festival as, well, a festival\u2014a reason to carouse . \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Pushkin, however, focused on a single scene, in which a group of youngsters carouse in a spontaneous street party and toast a deceased friend. \u2014 The Economist , 4 June 2020",
"Hanging out with these carefree kids\u2014riding in cars with them, eating fast food with them, carousing at the moontower with them, watching the sun come up with them\u2014is pretty close to hanging out with your own friends. \u2014 Wired Staff, Wired , 10 May 2020",
"There\u2019s also the matter of political conventions, the events that bring together thousands of party members for days of unity, rallying and carousing to be capped off with iconic images of balloons dropping on giddy delegates. \u2014 Dionne Searcey, New York Times , 21 Mar. 2020",
"Artists were photographed wearing banker suits and smoking Montecristos, strove to be featured in ads for Absolut Vodka, caroused with real estate magnates and deep-pocketed promoters with unplaceable accents. \u2014 Luc Sante, The New York Review of Books , 24 Mar. 2020",
"For four hours each morning, Kokeubai says he and his fellow inmates were forced to watch videos of Xi carousing with dignitaries and overseeing military exercises. \u2014 Charlie Campbell, Time , 6 Feb. 2020",
"Here are some of the best Thanksgiving Eve places to carouse or commune with visitors in Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties. \u2014 Ben Crandell, sun-sentinel.com , 25 Nov. 2019",
"Old Hollywood movie stars could easily be imagined carousing around the elegant swimming pool. \u2014 Michael Kolomatsky, New York Times , 19 Sep. 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Pushkin, however, focused on a single scene, in which a group of youngsters carouse in a spontaneous street party and toast a deceased friend. \u2014 The Economist , 4 June 2020",
"And for the adventure plot, there\u2019s Luci, an equally diminutive demon, who encourages Bean to drink, carouse , and get into trouble. \u2014 Noah Berlatsky, The Verge , 22 Aug. 2018",
"Similarly, Freedom Day inspires the hands on Mies Julie's isolated Karoo farm to carouse late into the night, but in a manner that seems singularly ominous. \u2014 Justin Hayford, Chicago Reader , 6 June 2018"
],
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"1559, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun",
"1566, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle French carrousse , from carous , adverb, all out (in boire carous to empty the cup), from German gar aus":"Noun"
},
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"k\u0259-\u02c8rau\u0307z"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"binge",
"birl",
"revel",
"roister",
"wassail"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074805",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"carp":{
"antonyms":[
"beef",
"bitch",
"bleat",
"complaint",
"fuss",
"grievance",
"gripe",
"grouch",
"grouse",
"grumble",
"holler",
"kvetch",
"lament",
"miserere",
"moan",
"murmur",
"plaint",
"squawk",
"wail",
"whimper",
"whine",
"whinge",
"yammer"
],
"definitions":{
": a fish (such as the European sea bream) resembling a carp":[],
": complaint":[],
": fruit":[
"meso carp",
"schizo carp"
],
": part of a fruit":[
"meso carp",
"schizo carp"
],
": to find fault or complain querulously":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"He's always carping about his boss.",
"He's tired of always being carped at by his critics."
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French & New Latin, from Greek karp-, karpo- , from karpos \u2014 more at harvest":"Combining form",
"Middle English carpe , from Middle French, from Late Latin carpa , probably of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German karpfo carp":"Noun",
"Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Icelandic karpa to dispute":"Verb",
"New Latin -carpium , from Greek -karpion , from karpos":"Noun combining form"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u00e4rp"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"beef",
"bellyache",
"bitch",
"bleat",
"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"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040526",
"type":[
"combining form",
"noun",
"noun combining form",
"verb"
]
},
"carpenter ant":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an ant (especially genus Camponotus ) that gnaws galleries especially in dead or decaying wood":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Termite and carpenter ant colonies should be treated by professional exterminators. \u2014 oregonlive , 10 Jan. 2022",
"Treat carpenter ant nests around mid-April when the nests are active. \u2014 oregonlive , 10 Jan. 2022",
"In 1882, the German zoologist Friedrich Blochmann discovered the microorganisms in carpenter ant embryos. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 9 Sep. 2020",
"Like all ants, carpenter ant colonies start with scout ants that forage your home for the best places to eat or hang out. \u2014 Brie Dyas, Country Living , 26 May 2020",
"Pity the poor unsuspecting carpenter ant who unwittingly becomes infected with spores scattered by a parasitic fungus in the Cordyceps genus. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 17 July 2019",
"One of its favorite foods is the carpenter ant , nests of which the pileated drills into and plunders. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 12 Feb. 2020",
"In the Brazilian jungle, at a height of just about 10 inches off the ground, carpenter ants can be found with their jaws permanently locked on a leaf, frozen in a never-ending dance as an alien stalk grows through their head. \u2014 Everyday Einstein Sabrina Stierwalt, Scientific American , 20 Sep. 2019",
"The termite operator in that area might be looking for wood-destroying beetles or carpenter ants . \u2014 Pat Kapowich, The Mercury News , 29 Aug. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1883, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083920",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"carpenter bee":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": any of various solitary bees (genera Xylocopa and Ceratina ) that nest in wood":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There are insecticide products commercially labeled for carpenter bee control. \u2014 Cole Sikes Alabama Cooperative Extension System, al , 16 May 2022",
"Instead, Taksinus bambus depends on other animals\u2014like including the bamboo borer beetle; the bamboo worm; and the bamboo-nesting carpenter bee \u2014to make an entrance into the plant, Matthew Hart reports for Nerdist. \u2014 Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine , 20 Jan. 2022",
"A month earlier, Henry had found a dead carpenter bee . \u2014 Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker , 26 Oct. 2021",
"In some carpenter bee species, females nest in groups, living alongside their daughters or other adult female bees. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Mar. 2021",
"Here\u2019s looking at you: The face of a carpenter bee , found while camping on Little St. Simons Island, off the coast of Georgia. \u2014 National Geographic , 11 June 2020",
"For instance, Cassia fistula or the Indian laburnum, a native tree that paints many cities yellow at the onset of summer, is pollinated by several species of carpenter bees . \u2014 Kartik Chandramouli, Quartz India , 2 Mar. 2020",
"Bumblebees and carpenter bees are bee species that can also be found in India. \u2014 Kartik Chandramouli, Quartz India , 2 Mar. 2020",
"The carpenter bees need the longstanding banksias to carry them through multiple seasons. \u2014 National Geographic , 17 Jan. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1838, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084138",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"carpenter bird":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": california woodpecker":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105728",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"carpenter's scene":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a scene played on the forepart of the stage to give the stage carpenters opportunity to construct a scene behind the backdrop":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084332",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"carpenter's square":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a related American species ( S. marylandica )":[],
": a usually steel square used by carpenters":[],
": either of two plants of the genus Scrophularia :":[],
": the common figwort ( S. nodosa ) of Europe":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084026",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"carpet":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a surface or layer resembling or suggesting a carpet":[],
": before an authority for censure or reproof":[
"got called on the carpet by his boss"
]
},
"examples":[
"We bought a new carpet for the bedroom.",
"Which brand of carpet did you choose?",
"The ground was covered by a carpet of leaves.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Where\u2019s the skill in basically laying down living carpet squares? \u2014 John Kelly, Washington Post , 3 July 2022",
"There the company toured villages bordering the Sahara, using a carpet as a stage upon which to improvise stories in imaginary languages. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 July 2022",
"Its powerful suction can reach up to 25,000 pascals and make quick work of picking up dirt, debris, and pet hair off of hardwood and carpet . \u2014 Lindsey Greenfeld, PEOPLE.com , 3 July 2022",
"Maple leaves blasted from trees formed a vast green carpet in the midst of the mayhem and bloodshed. \u2014 New York Times , 1 July 2022",
"The throwing area material can range from a carpet to a gym-floor-like material. \u2014 Ben Schultz, Journal Sentinel , 1 July 2022",
"In 2010, the state created a similar producer responsibility law mandating carpet recycling. \u2014 Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times , 30 June 2022",
"Use the roller applicator to precisely apply to collarbones, shoulders, and down the center of your legs for Tilbury's signature red- carpet -worthy look. \u2014 Katie Intner, Harper's BAZAAR , 30 June 2022",
"She was found covered with plastic bags, wrapped in duct tape, tied with rope, and placed inside a sleeping bag before being wrapped in a carpet , the Utah Department of Public Safety said. \u2014 Fox News , 30 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Middle French carpite , from Old Italian carpita , from carpire to pluck, modification of Latin carpere to pluck \u2014 more at harvest":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u00e4r-p\u0259t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172312",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"carping":{
"antonyms":[
"uncritical"
],
"definitions":{
": marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism":[]
},
"examples":[
"a peevish and carping old woman who is not a favorite at the nursing home",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But the novel as a whole suggests that Clinton is all too well acquainted with resentment against carping critics and burdensome bureaucracies. \u2014 Adam Kirsch, The Atlantic , 16 June 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1567, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u00e4r-pi\u014b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for carping critical , hypercritical , faultfinding , captious , carping , censorious mean inclined to look for and point out faults and defects. critical may also imply an effort to see a thing clearly and truly in order to judge it fairly. a critical essay hypercritical suggests a tendency to judge by unreasonably strict standards. hypercritical disparagement of other people's work faultfinding implies a querulous or exacting temperament. a faultfinding reviewer captious suggests a readiness to detect trivial faults or raise objections on trivial grounds. a captious critic carping implies an ill-natured or perverse picking of flaws. a carping editorial censorious implies a disposition to be severely critical and condemnatory. the censorious tone of the review",
"synonyms":[
"captious",
"caviling",
"cavilling",
"critical",
"faultfinding",
"hypercritical",
"judgmental",
"overcritical",
"rejective"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083141",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"carrageenan":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a colloid extracted from various red algae (such as Irish moss) and used especially as a stabilizing or thickening agent":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Both sustainable products are cholesterol-free, Project Non-GMO verified, carrageenan -free and made with no artificial flavors. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 10 Nov. 2020",
"Both sustainable products are cholesterol-free, Project Non-GMO verified, carrageenan -free and made with no artificial flavors. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 10 Nov. 2020",
"Both sustainable products are cholesterol-free, Project Non-GMO verified, carrageenan -free and made with no artificial flavors. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 10 Nov. 2020",
"Both sustainable products are cholesterol-free, Project Non-GMO verified, carrageenan -free and made with no artificial flavors. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 10 Nov. 2020",
"Both sustainable products are cholesterol-free, Project Non-GMO verified, carrageenan -free and made with no artificial flavors. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 10 Nov. 2020",
"Both sustainable products are cholesterol-free, Project Non-GMO verified, carrageenan -free and made with no artificial flavors. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 10 Nov. 2020",
"Both sustainable products are cholesterol-free, Project Non-GMO verified, carrageenan -free and made with no artificial flavors. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 10 Nov. 2020",
"Both sustainable products are cholesterol-free, Project Non-GMO verified, carrageenan -free and made with no artificial flavors. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 10 Nov. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1889, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"carrageen + -an entry 3 or -in entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccker-\u0259-\u02c8g\u0113-n\u0259n",
"\u02ccka-r\u0259-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-155407",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"carrapato":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": any of several South American ticks (genus Amblyomma ) including pests of humans and domestic animals, some being implicated as disease vectors":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Portuguese":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013755",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"carraway":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a biennial usually white-flowered aromatic Old World herb ( Carum carvi ) of the carrot family":[],
": the pungent fruit of the caraway used in seasoning and medicine":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164819",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"carrefour":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": crossroads":[],
": square , plaza":[
"the farmers \u2026 preferred the open carrefour for their transactions",
"\u2014 Thomas Hardy"
],
"residential city west of Port-au-Prince in southern Haiti population 430,000":[]
},
"examples":[
"our hotel in Montreal was adjacent to a noisy carrefour",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But in carrefours all over the world, migrants talk to each other in this way, trading hope, disappointment, tenacity, pain. \u2014 Cynthia Gorney, National Geographic , 25 June 2019",
"Youssouf, who\u2019s been in Spain for 14 years, calls Lepe a carrefour , a crossroads. \u2014 Cynthia Gorney, National Geographic , 25 June 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle French, from Late Latin quadrifurcum , neuter of quadrifurcus having four forks, from Latin quadri- + furca fork":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccka-r\u0259-",
"\u02cck\u00e4r-\u02c8fu\u0307r",
"\u02ccker-\u0259-\u02c8fu\u0307r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"corner",
"crossing",
"crossroad",
"crossway(s)",
"intersection",
"junction"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063537",
"type":[
"geographical name",
"noun"
]
},
"carriage":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a hanger for a sword":[],
": a movable part of a machine for supporting some other movable object or part":[
"a typewriter carriage"
],
": a railway passenger coach":[],
": a wheeled support carrying a burden":[],
": burden , load":[],
": deportment":[],
": import , sense":[],
": management":[],
": manner of bearing the body : posture":[
"that slender unrigid erectness and the fine carriage of head",
"\u2014 Willa Cather"
],
": the act of carrying":[],
": the condition of harboring a pathogen within the body":[
"Clinical manifestations of enterovirus infections are protean, ranging from asymptomatic carriage to life-threatening illness.",
"\u2014 Journal of the American Medical Association",
"Hospitals commonly screen patients in the ICU for nasal carriage of MRSA and use contact precautions with carriers.",
"\u2014 Susan S. Huang et al."
],
": the price or expense of carrying":[]
},
"examples":[
"They rode to the city in carriages .",
"I took the baby to the park in the carriage .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This whole road was made of my eyes many many eyes and was called for, called vision that carriage of sight. \u2014 New York Times , 30 June 2022",
"To then, not return to the carriage at the destination stop to check whether the passenger has been able to successfully alight, is frankly lazy at best and broadly negligent. \u2014 Gus Alexiou, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
"A few months later, in February 2002, following an act of arson in which a railway carriage carrying Hindu pilgrims was burnt, there was a brutal pogrom against Muslims in the villages and towns of Gujarat. \u2014 Arundhati Roy, CNN , 22 June 2022",
"William waved from the carriage procession during Trooping the Colour, the Queen's annual birthday parade. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 21 June 2022",
"Edo, 38, sat opposite the Queen's granddaughter in the second carriage during the royal procession and sported a black suit and top hat for the occasion. \u2014 Shafiq Najib, PEOPLE.com , 18 June 2022",
"The event includes tours, a nature walk, demonstrations of carriage driving, round pen and therapeutic riding, opportunities to groom horses and meet the facility\u2019s mini-horses. \u2014 cleveland , 15 June 2022",
"Polly is shown only as a portrait in the ensuing funeral pyre, as her son Michael Gray (Finn Cole) lights her carriage aflame in tribute to their Romany gypsy heritage. \u2014 Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY , 11 June 2022",
"Stationed outside of the couple\u2019s home, which was draped in pink and roses for the occasion, was a white horse with gold hooves pulling a carriage fit for the Princess of Pop. \u2014 Alexandra Macon, Vogue , 10 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English cariage , from Anglo-French, from carier to transport \u2014 more at carry":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ker-ij",
"\u02c8ka-rij",
"\u02c8kar-ij"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for carriage 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":[
"equipage",
"rig"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014440",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"carriage trade":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Responding to the needs of the modern carriage trade , who were by then traveling by means other than horse, the company began focusing on artisanal leather goods in 1921. \u2014 Vogue , 24 Nov. 2021",
"As the carriage trade swaps horses for horsepower, Gucci shifts focus from saddlery to luxury goods, marking the modern incarnation of the company. \u2014 Vogue , 24 Nov. 2021",
"The 11-story neo-Renaissance palazzo, right next to St. Patrick\u2019s Cathedral and across Fifth Avenue from Rockefeller Center, remains a stalwart purveyor of luxury fashion to New York\u2019s carriage trade after nearly a century. \u2014 Joshua Levine, WSJ , 15 Jan. 2019",
"Vienna was a center of Europe\u2019s cosmopolitan carriage trade at the turn of the last century, and the 7th district around Bernardgasse housed skilled craftsmen catering to a patrician circle. \u2014 Sarah Medford, WSJ , 29 May 2018",
"And over the years, several have come from the carriage trade , including the one in New York City. \u2014 Dan Rodricks, baltimoresun.com , 9 Sep. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1929, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130126",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"carriageway":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the part of a road used by vehicular traffic":[]
},
"examples":[
"an American who apparently was not used to driving in England, as he was traveling down the wrong side of the carriageway",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"At Keney Park, the carriageway conceived by Olmsted\u2019s firm for open-air clip-clopping is now a popular spot for another kind of public display. \u2014 Alexandra Lange, The New Yorker , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The wheel is small and the steering quick, meaning my hands can remain in place even while navigating a couple of roundabouts that lead me to a wide, smooth two-lane carriageway . \u2014 Alistair Charlton, Forbes , 11 May 2021",
"On Friday, the carriageway doors to Pat O\u2019Brien\u2019s will swing open again, and staff wearing the bar's traditional emerald green jackets and new face masks will welcome people back to its famous French Quarter courtyard. \u2014 Ian Mcnulty, NOLA.com , 4 Sep. 2020",
"On a straight stretch of single- carriageway road, lined with sycamores, cars tear along above the 90kph (55mph) speed limit, dodging oncoming traffic to overtake. \u2014 The Economist , 31 May 2018",
"From July 1st, the limit on single- carriageway rural roads will be reduced from 90kph (55mph) to 80kph (see article). \u2014 The Economist , 2 June 2018",
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"Of particular interest is 2231 Royal, a one-of-a-kind 1830s townhouse with a central carriageway and raised basement, as well as the two solid circa-1850s Greek Revival structures on either side of the Elysian Fields intersection. \u2014 Richard Campanella, NOLA.com , 23 Jan. 2018",
"Local police wrote on Facebook that they were called to a single vehicle collision with reports that the vehicle had left the carriageway and burst into flames. \u2014 Kate Samuelson, Fortune , 28 July 2017"
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"Those engaging in lawful hunting are also allowed to carry guns in sensitive locations. \u2014 Jessie Dimartino, ABC News , 1 July 2022",
"The Solon City School District has no intention of amending its policies to allow staff members to carry firearms in schools. \u2014 cleveland , 30 June 2022",
"The law will remove the license and background check requirements for gun owners to carry a firearm in public. \u2014 Fox News , 29 June 2022",
"Is California ready for more Black people to legally carry guns in public? \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 June 2022",
"Also last week, in another 6-3 opinion, the court struck down a century-old New York gun law that limited the ability of residents to obtain licenses to carry guns in public. \u2014 John Fritze, USA TODAY , 27 June 2022",
"Down the street, the Supreme Court struck down, on June 23rd, a New York state law restricting the ability to carry a gun in public, even as the Senate voted to pass gun-control legislation in the aftermath of the Uvalde school shooting. \u2014 Fran\u00e7oise Mouly, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022",
"Laws in 29 states now permit people to carry guns in to K-12 schools under some circumstances, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. \u2014 Moriah Balingit, Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
"This week the Supreme Court struck down a New York State law that placed limits on who can get a permit to carry a gun in public. \u2014 Dante Chinni, NBC News , 26 June 2022",
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"The bill also seeks to ban the carry of guns on all private property by default, unless the owner of the property has signage permitting guns or has otherwise expressed consent to guns being permitted. \u2014 Jessie Dimartino, ABC News , 1 July 2022",
"The prime lens is a good fit for sports and wildlife work, and outdoor photographers will love its best feature\u2014a 2.6-pound carry weight (2.7 with the tripod collar) and 9.3-by-4.1-inch barrel. \u2014 Jim Fisher, PCMAG , 29 June 2022",
"Wingstop is the first national chain to surface at Paper Table, which plans for up to 18 separate restaurant stalls that focus on deliveries and carry -outs. \u2014 Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel , 27 June 2022",
"Rob Knisley of the Ohio Gun Owners testified in support of permitless carry before an Ohio Senate committee last fall. \u2014 Olivia Mitchell, cleveland , 11 June 2022",
"The ongoing Nairobi negotiations are a carry -over of intensive negotiations after failure to secure consensus in Geneva in March this year. \u2014 Wanjohi Kabukuru, ajc , 23 June 2022",
"Republicans on the Judiciary Committee weren\u2019t as collegial, with Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee raising questions about her past legal work with Everytown for Gun Safety, which opposes constitutional carry . \u2014 Sabrina Eaton, cleveland , 22 June 2022",
"The carry trade involves shorting a low-yielding currency in order to buy a higher yielding currency in an attempt to profit from the interest rate differential. \u2014 John Kicklighter, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"That change was part of a wave of permitless- carry bills passed in more than two dozen states, most recently Georgia and Ohio. \u2014 Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker , 16 June 2022"
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"Both airlines are based in Germany and use Lufthansa flights to carry passengers to their final destinations, such as Barcelona, Rome, Paris and Athens. \u2014 Scott Mcmurren, Anchorage Daily News , 18 June 2022",
"State Police talked together as workers unloaded pipe to carry to a pool in the backyard of a home during a search. \u2014 Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
"People who live in the South and the Midwest, poor people, people of color, immigrants, and refugees will be forced to carry pregnancies against their will. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 13 June 2022",
"After the Orioles leave Kansas City, Means and his wife, Caroline Stanley, will rent a U-Haul to carry their things from his parents\u2019 house in Kansas to the couple\u2019s new place in Texas. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 12 June 2022",
"But in the deciding game, Matthew Gretler hit the go-ahead home run in the seventh and ace Cooper Hjerpe \u2014 in his first relief appearance of the season \u2014 struck out five over the final two innings to carry OSU to a win. \u2014 oregonlive , 11 June 2022",
"MaryAnn said she that girls or women should not be victimized twice, by being forced to carry a baby to term. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 11 June 2022",
"The Terran 1 is designed to carry 1.25 tons to low Earth orbit for $12 million. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 9 June 2022",
"And many Democrats say such a scenario would energize their party\u2019s base, including suburban women who helped carry Malinowski and other House Democrats to victory and enabled them to capture the chamber\u2019s majority in the 2018 midterms. \u2014 Paul Steinhauser, Fox News , 7 June 2022",
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"Republicans on the Judiciary Committee weren\u2019t as collegial, with Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee raising questions about her past legal work with Everytown for Gun Safety, which opposes constitutional carry . \u2014 Sabrina Eaton, cleveland , 22 June 2022",
"The carry trade involves shorting a low-yielding currency in order to buy a higher yielding currency in an attempt to profit from the interest rate differential. \u2014 John Kicklighter, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"That change was part of a wave of permitless- carry bills passed in more than two dozen states, most recently Georgia and Ohio. \u2014 Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker , 16 June 2022",
"The four-quart ice cream maker holds plenty for your whole crew and has a convenient carry handle for toting from your kitchen to your patio. \u2014 Brigitt Earley, Good Housekeeping , 16 June 2022",
"The unwinding of yen carry trades roiled global markets in the 1990s and again during the 2008 financial crisis when the yen strengthened massively against most currencies. \u2014 Anna Hirtenstein, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"Products built with transportation in mind are usually designed to prioritize ease of carry or comfort while sitting. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 15 June 2022",
"Ohio is now the 23rd state in the U.S. to allow permitless carry . \u2014 Kyla Guilfoil, ABC News , 13 June 2022"
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"And while her muscles may tire and her ability to lift all that clay might weaken, the passion and grit needed for the sale has the potential to carry on from generation to generation just like her pots. \u2014 Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal , 28 June 2022",
"The speeches that had come before the traditional cap toss \u2014 at the school\u2019s 2022 graduation ceremony at Honey Bowl Stadium \u2014 dealt with loss and the ability to carry on . \u2014 Danya Perez, San Antonio Express-News , 25 June 2022",
"It\u2019s the ideal spot for another nature lover to carry on that legacy. \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 22 June 2022",
"So how exactly do spacecraft built to complete a four-year mission still carry on after 45 years? \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 22 June 2022",
"The story of Simba\u2019s rise from a spirited young cub to an assertive King ready to carry on the rich legacy of his father is told through dialogue, song, dance, and live percussion, steeped in African folklore traditions. \u2014 Rivea Ruff, Essence , 8 June 2022",
"Western officials and analysts expect Mr. Putin to use Monday\u2019s event to address the war in Ukraine, possibly declaring victory or, in what some see as a more likely scenario, pledging to carry on the fight. \u2014 Bojan Pancevski, WSJ , 8 May 2022",
"Yet individual Tunisians continue to carry on the tradition themselves, insisting that waqf is above the dividing lines of politics and religion. \u2014 Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor , 7 Apr. 2022",
"The 22 caliber pistol fits in the pocket of her wool coat, small enough to carry on her walks around her peaceful neighborhood with her dog. \u2014 Kyung Lah And Kim Berryman, CNN , 21 Jan. 2022"
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"Restaurants Open on Memorial Day: Locations are open for dine-in and carryout of their taste of the Islands menu. \u2014 Jennifer Aldrich, Country Living , 26 May 2022",
"Fat Daddy\u2019s Hot Chicken and Waffles Opened in 2019, this Downriver carryout spot is known for its Nashville-style hot chicken. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 19 June 2022",
"The restaurant also offers family bundles for carryout that serve up to five. \u2014 Jennifer Aldrich, Country Living , 8 June 2022",
"Flour Girl & Flame, a carryout -only pizza restaurant that opened in December 2021 at 8121 W. National Ave., plans to open a new ice cream shop in the empty space next door. \u2014 Bob Dohr, Journal Sentinel , 3 June 2022",
"Like so many restaurateurs, Meyers and Bradley pivoted to curbside carryout , brainstorming ways to make tea time cheerful even when eaten in takeout containers. \u2014 Christina Tkacik, Baltimore Sun , 22 May 2022",
"Available for curbside pickup or carryout from May 5-8. \u2014 Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Customers also can call the restaurant for reservations or carryout , (414) 488-2029. \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 27 Apr. 2022",
"In 1958, Chinn began operating the House of Chan, a carryout restaurant and luau catering service on Green Bay Road in Wilmette. \u2014 Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune , 25 Apr. 2022"
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"1943, in the meaning defined above":""
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"a toddler crying and carrying on in the store",
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"And while her muscles may tire and her ability to lift all that clay might weaken, the passion and grit needed for the sale has the potential to carry on from generation to generation just like her pots. \u2014 Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal , 28 June 2022",
"The speeches that had come before the traditional cap toss \u2014 at the school\u2019s 2022 graduation ceremony at Honey Bowl Stadium \u2014 dealt with loss and the ability to carry on . \u2014 Danya Perez, San Antonio Express-News , 25 June 2022",
"It\u2019s the ideal spot for another nature lover to carry on that legacy. \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 22 June 2022",
"So how exactly do spacecraft built to complete a four-year mission still carry on after 45 years? \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 22 June 2022",
"The story of Simba\u2019s rise from a spirited young cub to an assertive King ready to carry on the rich legacy of his father is told through dialogue, song, dance, and live percussion, steeped in African folklore traditions. \u2014 Rivea Ruff, Essence , 8 June 2022",
"Western officials and analysts expect Mr. Putin to use Monday\u2019s event to address the war in Ukraine, possibly declaring victory or, in what some see as a more likely scenario, pledging to carry on the fight. \u2014 Bojan Pancevski, WSJ , 8 May 2022",
"Yet individual Tunisians continue to carry on the tradition themselves, insisting that waqf is above the dividing lines of politics and religion. \u2014 Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor , 7 Apr. 2022",
"The 22 caliber pistol fits in the pocket of her wool coat, small enough to carry on her walks around her peaceful neighborhood with her dog. \u2014 Kyung Lah And Kim Berryman, CNN , 21 Jan. 2022"
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"If you\u2019re done with the diaper bag, but still need a large backpack to carry all of your toddler\u2019s belongings to and from daycare, this Pottery Barn classic carryall is perfect. \u2014 Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day , 16 June 2022",
"Some of these can\u2019t-miss gifts include a carryall weekender bag perfect for getaways and road trips, craft bitters to add to your home bar and even wireless headphones. \u2014 Nicole Charky-chami, The Hollywood Reporter , 31 May 2022",
"Easily fitting a laptop up to 15 inches, the waterproof carryall helps to keep your electronics dry. \u2014 Thomas Hindle, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Apr. 2022",
"And while messenger bags may hint at nostalgia, there are qualities that make this carryall still feel refreshingly modern. \u2014 Nicole Kliest, Vogue , 5 Mar. 2022",
"The sleek carryall is TSA compliant, and along with an interior organizer for smaller items, the bag also boasts a comfortable strap pad and sturdy aluminum hooks that will keep the inside contents secure. \u2014 Rebecca Carhart, Travel + Leisure , 4 Apr. 2022",
"The cute carryall comes in eleven different colorways and four sizes. \u2014 Rebecca Carhart, Travel + Leisure , 4 Apr. 2022",
"At the time of writing, more than 1,300 people have added the canvas carryall to their carts in the past week per the little statistic above the product's name \u2014 so it's also bound to sell out soon. \u2014 Alex Warner, PEOPLE.com , 14 Mar. 2022",
"The sleek leather carryall has eight card slots, zippered pockets for your phone and other essentials and a handy wrist strap. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The most important, among these, were enhanced carryback of NOLs (net operating losses) and accelerated depreciation allowance. \u2014 Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
"NOLs generated after that date could be carried forward indefinitely, but the carryback was eliminated. \u2014 Lynn Mucenski Keck, Forbes , 21 Sep. 2021",
"However, a significant nuance concerning the five-year carryback period is that it must be carried back to the fifth year and then brought forward. \u2014 Lynn Mucenski Keck, Forbes , 21 Sep. 2021",
"Additionally, more recent regulations have emerged from changing trade policies, new NOL carryback rules under the CARES Act, and other factors due to Covid-19. \u2014 Rose Celestin, Forbes , 24 Feb. 2021",
"For instance, refiner Phillips 66 boasted an effective income tax rate of just 2% for the first quarter -- well below the federal statutory income tax rate of 21% -- partly because of the carryback . \u2014 Jennifer A Dlouhy, Bloomberg.com , 15 May 2020",
"Other key provisions: deferral of payroll taxes, expanded opportunity for loss carrybacks for businesses and technical corrections regarding qualified improvement property. \u2014 Pamela Mcclintock, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 Mar. 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Under the proposal, interest disallowed in a taxable year beginning after December 31, 2021, can no longer be carried forward indefinitely but would be limited to a five-year carryforward . \u2014 Lynn Mucenski Keck, Forbes , 9 Oct. 2021",
"Business losses exceeding the EBL limitation are a NOL carryforward . \u2014 Robert Green, Forbes , 2 Mar. 2021",
"In this case, Gannett adopted the plan because of a tax law that would significantly reduce its tax net operating loss carryforwards , known as NOLs, if investors owning more than 5% of the company's stock acquired shares totaling 50% or more. \u2014 Nathan Bomey, USA TODAY , 7 Apr. 2020",
"Penney adopted the poison pill because an ownership change would substantially limit the use of the tax carryforwards under IRS code. \u2014 Maria Halkias, Dallas News , 22 Jan. 2020",
"Its federal net operating loss carryforwards \u2014accumulated losses that offset future taxable income\u2014rose to $627 million at the end of 2018 from $226 million a year earlier, according to securities filings. \u2014 Richard Rubin, WSJ , 14 June 2019",
"Its federal tax credit carryforward \u2014accumulated credits that offset future taxes\u2014rose to $1.4 billion from $855 million, largely because of the research-and-development credit. \u2014 Richard Rubin, WSJ , 14 June 2019",
"In this category are the benefits for accelerated depreciation, net-loss carryforwards , and incentive stock options, among others. \u2014 Laura Saunders, WSJ , 18 May 2018",
"Other than likely legal wrangling \u2014 and a possible restart of budget negotiations, the House and Senate may have to fund their business through their reserve funds, also known as carryforward funds. \u2014 Rachel E. Stassen-berger, Twin Cities , 1 June 2017"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Such an arrangement may work reasonably satisfactorily for centuries because tribal wars, poaching, and disease keep the numbers of both man and beast well below the carrying capacity of the land. \u2014 Eula Biss, The New Yorker , 8 June 2022",
"And despite its immense size, the SLS is still limited by its inability for on-orbit refueling to boost its carrying capacity once in space. \u2014 Jonathan O'callaghan, Scientific American , 12 Apr. 2022",
"State biologists believe the turkey population increased above its carrying capacity during the reintroduction and has since stabilized at a lower number. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 19 Mar. 2022",
"Zimbabwe\u2019s estimated 100,000 elephants are double the carrying capacity of its national parks, say parks officials. \u2014 Farai Mutsaka, ajc , 23 May 2022",
"The 17-year-old must have a big heart, considering her oxygen- carrying capacity . \u2014 David Woods, The Indianapolis Star , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The load carrying capacity modification labels may not be permanent and can fade, becoming illegible. \u2014 Detroit Free Press , 20 May 2022",
"Milwaukee-Eight motor as the Low Rider models, but feature larger carrying capacity and larger windscreens for rider protection, along with high-output Rockford-Fosgate audio systems and other touring amenities. \u2014 Bill Roberson, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
"American\u2019s passenger- carrying capacity will also be lower than planned because deliveries of new Boeing 787 jets has been delayed by production problems at Boeing factories. \u2014 David Koenig, Anchorage Daily News , 21 Apr. 2022"
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"The Crab Cake Egg Roll is a carryover from the restaurant, melded with a cream cheese blend, mango ponzu and spicy mayo that will be sold for $20. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 11 Apr. 2022",
"One such example is top-tube mounts for bolt-on cargo carriers\u2014a carryover from the world of triathlon. \u2014 Josh Patterson, Outside Online , 28 Sep. 2020",
"When asked if there would be any carryover from Game 3 into Game 4 following heated postgame exchanges between the Rangers and Hurricanes, Jacob Trouba brushed the question aside. \u2014 Vincent Z. Mercogliano, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022",
"There didn\u2019t appear to be any carryover of the anger and tension at Yankee Stadium from the previous afternoon. \u2014 Jerry Beach, Hartford Courant , 22 May 2022",
"In choosing Minter as Macdonald\u2019s successor, Harbaugh maximized the possibility for schematic carryover from the system installed last January rather than introducing a third defense in three years. \u2014 Michael Cohen, Detroit Free Press , 8 Feb. 2022",
"The Ramblers have some carryover in their system and personnel from Moser\u2019s last season, so that should provide Auburn with a rough blueprint against Oklahoma. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 28 Jan. 2022",
"The styling might be slightly unique, the amount of storage or cupholders will certainly vary, and assuredly some of the carryover features will come and go. \u2014 Steve Tengler, Forbes , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Strong glutes have a carryover to more than just your workout. \u2014 Christa Sgobba, SELF , 2 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But that lack of interest in pomp and ceremony isn\u2019t expected to carry over into their work for Axel and Echo, who officially became the sixth and seventh canines in the sheriff\u2019s office police dog unit. \u2014 Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune , 30 June 2022",
"The atmosphere at the United Center should be electric, and DeRozan believes the momentum of Thursday\u2019s comeback win can carry over into Saturday\u2019s game against the top-seeded Heat. \u2014 Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Expect that chemistry to carry over and for Mario Williams to solidify his spot as one of USC\u2019s starting outside receivers. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Viewer votes and judges\u2019 scores from Monday\u2019s episode will carry over and be combined with judges\u2019 scores and viewer votes from Tuesday\u2019s program. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 12 Oct. 2021",
"Those are all traits the Wolfes tried to carry over into the new book. \u2014 Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News , 9 June 2022",
"Behaviors have to carry over if the hope is to create a culture of inclusion and development that leads to diversity. \u2014 Dr. Lisa Toppin, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"Marblehead will look to carry over its success from football season with stars Cronin and Josh Robertson leading the way. \u2014 Nate Weitzer, BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2022",
"His primary use at defensive end is what Johnson and the rest of the staff would like to carry over to Columbus. \u2014 Robert Fenbers, cleveland , 5 May 2022"
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"a cart piled up with hay",
"Verb",
"We carted some dirt to the garden.",
"I carted all the books home.",
"He carted the bags away.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The 757 held so many passengers that a flight attendant could easily run out of room in her cart for all the garbage when picking up trays after a meal. \u2014 Jennifer Gonnerman, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
"There's no doubt that one of the best massage guns out there merits a spot in your cart . \u2014 Dale Arden Chong, Men's Health , 11 May 2022",
"Pieces are flying off the virtual shelves, so the only thing to do is secure what\u2019s in your cart before someone else does. \u2014 Jake Smith, Glamour , 10 May 2022",
"Toddlers can push it like a grocery cart , and use it for pretend play. \u2014 Jamie Spain, Good Housekeeping , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Otherwise, the Real Technique gel option is tried and true for just a couple of bucks\u2014worthy of a spot in your Amazon cart . \u2014 Vogue , 23 Feb. 2022",
"In the past year, inflation swerved around grocery stores like a wobbly shopping cart , slamming into the meat department, milk, eggs and even toothpaste. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Feb. 2022",
"The web system would be set up like a shopping cart that lets people pay with a variety of currency options. \u2014 Bill Jones, chicagotribune.com , 1 Feb. 2022",
"To the right: a horde of art dealers and wannabe-geniuses packing themselves into what looks like an ore cart , burrowing toward the innards of a prison asylum to see a mad-genius-murderer\u2019s 10-panel prison fresco. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 25 Oct. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Add to cart , check out, and say hello to brighter undereyes. \u2014 Allure , 31 May 2022",
"To cart your luggage to the trailers, the camp provides little red wagons. \u2014 Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times , 10 Mar. 2022",
"With a few hundred pounds extra to cart around compared to the convertible, the Jensen GT was slightly less spry but still boasted a top speed of well over 100 mph. \u2014 Benjamin Hunting, Car and Driver , 30 Mar. 2022",
"For Those Concerned With Wrinkles Those already privy to the transformative prowess of the NuFace Trinity should certainly consider adding its Wrinkle Reducer Attachment to cart . \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Embrace the look by adding the picks below to cart . \u2014 Jake Smith, Glamour , 16 Mar. 2022",
"After Ridgway and other team members meticulously extracted each object, other conservators would then cart the pieces to the back of the lab for further study and cataloging. \u2014 Bradford Betz, Fox News , 29 Dec. 2021",
"As of this writing, nearly every single color of the KN95s, from the classic black to the poppy pink, can be added to cart . \u2014 Eva Thomas, PEOPLE.com , 7 Feb. 2022",
"Shop the full range here, or scroll down to add my go-to shade, Memoir, to cart . \u2014 Talia Abbas, Glamour , 24 Jan. 2022"
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"a cartel of oil-producing nations that controls production and influences prices",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The other is that farmers, mindful of that very risk, hold back in planting or form a cartel \u2013 classic underproduction or illicit collective agency that risks unaccountable market power of the kind antitrust laws are meant to prevent. \u2014 Robert Hockett, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
"Last September, the Chilean Observatory on Drugs warned about the rise of two Mexican cartels (the Sinaloa and the Jalisco New Generation) and a Colombian cartel (Cartel del Golfo) in Chile. \u2014 Daniela Mohor W. For Cnn, CNN , 4 June 2022",
"Instead of limiting supply to maximize revenue for oil producers, as a cartel does, Biden is trying to minimize how much one particular seller \u2014 Moscow \u2014 reaps from each barrel. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022",
"Instead of limiting supply to maximize revenue for oil producers, as a cartel does, Mr. Biden is trying to minimize how much one particular seller \u2014 Moscow \u2014 reaps from each barrel. \u2014 New York Times , 28 June 2022",
"One of Netflix's hit shows, Ozark stars Jason Bateman as Marty, a financial advisor whose money laundering goes wrong, forcing him to relocate his family to the Ozarks in Missouri to make amends with a cartel he's wronged. \u2014 Milan Polk, Men's Health , 17 June 2022",
"To clear his son\u2019s mother\u2019s debt to a cartel , a superbike racer becomes a drug courier, risking his chances of going pro \u2014 and jeopardizing his own life. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 12 June 2022",
"Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi first floated the idea of creating a cartel of oil consumers at a meeting with President Biden, while the European Commission is now examining Draghi\u2019s proposal for a potential gas price cap. \u2014 Catherine Belton, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
"Mexican officials say a notorious cartel killed two Tijuana journalists. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 May 2022"
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"She enjoys reading the cartoons in the Sunday paper.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Fast forward a year later, Schaffer\u2019s agent sent him the script for the re-imagining of the classic cartoon that ran from 1989 to 1990. \u2014 Clayton Davis, Variety , 21 June 2022",
"Students waited there for their parents, sitting on the ground and talking, or watching the Mickey Mouse cartoon playing on a projector screen. \u2014 Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune , 14 June 2022",
"The property gained prominence in the U.S. thanks to the 1980s Hanna-Barbera Productions cartoon . \u2014 Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 June 2022",
"In Far From Respectable: Dave Hickey and His Art, Daniel Oppenheimer complicates the cartoon version of his life that continues to shadow his reputation as a writer. \u2014 Jarrett Earnest, The New York Review of Books , 8 June 2022",
"His political evolution resembles the cartoon recently tweeted by Elon Musk \u2014a stationary guy in the center left of the political spectrum finds himself being pulled to the center right as his fellow liberals sprint the other way. \u2014 Allysia Finley, WSJ , 9 May 2022",
"This weekend, Chris Evans voices the iconic cartoon astronaut in a Pixar spinoff sci-fi adventure. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
"Bill Gates doesn't believe the hype about cartoon apes. \u2014 Nicholas Gordon, Fortune , 15 June 2022",
"Others reviewed by The Washington Post falsely accused the union of being a for-profit business and featured cartoon drawings of union officials surrounded by stacks of money and driving a convertible sports car. \u2014 Greg Jaffe, Washington Post , 12 June 2022"
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"She cartwheeled across the floor.",
"The car hit the pole and then cartwheeled across the road.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Which is why, on Thursday, the designer \u2014 who\u2019s known for her whimsical prints, over-the-top designs, and her cartwheel skills! \u2014 announced a collaboration with underwear company Knix. \u2014 Frances Sol\u00e1-santiago, refinery29.com , 7 Apr. 2022",
"These would include everything from learning how to do a cartwheel to STEM classes. \u2014 Peter High, Forbes , 1 Feb. 2022",
"One picture featured the mom of two smiling and touching her face close to her daughter's, as another showed Vivian practicing a cartwheel while on a beach. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 8 Dec. 2021",
"One picture featured the former supermodel smiling and touching her face close to her daughter's, as another showed Vivian practicing a cartwheel while on a beach. \u2014 Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com , 6 Dec. 2021",
"Rapper Saweetie posted a string of triumphant confetti, teary-eyed, heart, party, sparkle, cartwheel and praying emojis on Instagram after landing her first two Grammy nominations for rap song and best new artist. \u2014 Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times , 23 Nov. 2021",
"After falling on an aerial cartwheel during her beam routine, Biles was in tears while preparing for the floor exercise with her coach, Laurent Landi. \u2014 Callie Caplan, Dallas News , 27 June 2021",
"At one point, Waller-Bridge does a cartwheel using Styles\u2019s legs for support, which is cool and impressive. \u2014 Chris Murphy, Vulture , 1 Jan. 2021",
"The energy caused was as uneven, as straight lopsided as a Kardashian cartwheel , as a Nate Newton backflip. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 Aug. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Others ran to center field to cartwheel or do backflips \u2014 surprising energy after a game that lasted 4 hours, 11 minutes. \u2014 Travis Johnson, ajc , 23 Oct. 2021",
"Others ran to center field to cartwheel or do backflips \u2014 surprising energy after a game that lasted 4 hours, 11 minutes. \u2014 Travis Johnson, chicagotribune.com , 23 Oct. 2021",
"The ensuing impact upon the water caused the aircraft to cartwheel and severely damage the front cockpit, making escape for Capt. \u2014 Drew Broach | Staff Writer, NOLA.com , 10 Nov. 2020",
"Do your own three-legged races, toss-your-shoe contests and cartwheel competitions. \u2014 Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 27 June 2020",
"Now 77, Johnson has released Betsey: A Memoir, a chronicle of her life so far, and a fashion legacy that\u2019s, yes, cartwheeled her right into our hearts. \u2014 Betsey Johnson, refinery29.com , 17 Apr. 2020",
"Now 77, Johnson has released Betsey: A Memoir, a chronicle of her life so far, and a fashion legacy that\u2019s, yes, cartwheeled her right into our hearts. \u2014 Betsey Johnson, refinery29.com , 17 Apr. 2020",
"From youthful escapades with the Velvet Underground to adult ones cartwheeling down fashion runways, the designer recounts a life spent building her personal brand. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2020",
"Now 77, Johnson has released Betsey: A Memoir, a chronicle of her life so far, and a fashion legacy that\u2019s, yes, cartwheeled her right into our hearts. \u2014 Betsey Johnson, refinery29.com , 17 Apr. 2020"
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"\u02c8k\u00e4rt-\u02cc(h)w\u0113l",
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},
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But in corn's case, each kernel is what's called a caryopsis , basically a type of dry fruit where the ovary wall and the seed coat are fused into one layer. \u2014 Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping , 7 Dec. 2018",
"No Strictly botanically speaking, grains describe caryopses (a.k.a. \u2014 Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping , 10 Dec. 2018"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"La Muralla Roja, designed in 1968 and completed in 1973, in the coastal city of Calpe, reimagined the North African casbah as a bright pink assemblage of walls and stairways as if arranged by M.C. Escher. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Jan. 2022",
"The records company\u2019s founder Neil Bogart channeled the movie Casablanca with a disco touch, depicting a desert casbah invitation to the exotic city. \u2014 Roxanne Robinson, Forbes , 28 Aug. 2021",
"She was arrested at a hideout in the casbah in 1957 but freed five years later, when Algeria declared independence in 1962, sparking the mass exodus of Europeans from the country. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 July 2021",
"The community\u2019s salmon-pink palette was suggested by the rosy sandstone walls, and its hilltop clubhouse, introduced by a Middle Eastern-style water stair, was placed to overlook the villas like a casbah surveying so many riads. \u2014 Peter Haldeman, New York Times , 26 Apr. 2017"
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": a small, rounded, moderately pungent chili pepper that is usually used dried when it has a translucent, dark red skin and loose seeds which rattle":[]
},
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And what of other chile varieties such as guajillo, cascabel and morita? \u2014 New York Times , 11 Nov. 2021",
"Meanwhile, heat a medium skillet over medium heat and add the cascabel chiles; cook, turning occasionally, until the chiles turn bright red and charred in places, 1 to 2 minutes total. \u2014 Tara Duggan, SFChronicle.com , 30 Oct. 2020",
"For $44 a person, opt for ribeye steak with shrimp, roasted corn and mushrooms in a smoky cascabel sauce. \u2014 Lauren Saria, The Arizona Republic , 17 Sep. 2020"
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},
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},
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"Her hair was arranged in a cascade of curls.",
"That decision set off a cascade of events.",
"Verb",
"The water cascades over the rocks.",
"Her hair cascaded down around her shoulders.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The 72-year-old singer looked simply magnificent, with her trademark cascade of red hair, fronted by a white forelock, wearing a luminous blue shirt and black jeans. \u2014 Thom Duffy, Billboard , 22 June 2022",
"Another essential part of capturing Tomlin\u2019s hippie spirit was her trademark cascade of long, dark silver waves, which are actually a nod to Grace and Frankie creator Marta Kauffman. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 29 Apr. 2022",
"While Putin held out the possibility of diplomacy, a cascade of developments this week have further exacerbated East-West tensions and fueled war worries. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 19 Feb. 2022",
"There are other drugs like certain stroke drugs, preventing strokes might help also prevent this cascade of events that leads to Alzheimer's. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Experts say the situation is magnified by the changing climate and its cascade of crises this summer: drought, wildfires, monsoons and mudflows. \u2014 NBC News , 12 Sep. 2021",
"This has been in response to Facebook\u2019s move-fast-and-break-things mantra, its questionable data-collection practices, and its cascade of somewhat impotent privacy settings. \u2014 Peter Rubin, Wired , 9 Sep. 2021",
"The sight of the single cascade plunging down from 1,148 feet is well worth the 1.5 hour return hike to reach it. \u2014 Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Brooke Bateman, director of climate science at the National Audubon Society, who was not involved with the study, said shifts in birds' nesting habits are likely just one part of a cascade of ecosystem changes as a result of global warming. \u2014 NBC News , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Some expect the fallout to cascade into future elections. \u2014 Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle , 10 June 2022",
"However unlikely that may feel at the moment, Western nations should recognize that if the stigma against using nuclear weapons is somehow broken, the situation could quickly cascade into something much larger and more menacing. \u2014 James Broughel, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Give it room to cascade down the sides of planters or hanging baskets, and keep it watered. \u2014 Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living , 26 May 2022",
"Mitigation efforts adopted in urban areas can cascade into other areas and have positive effects across transport, energy, buildings, land use, and behavior. \u2014 Laurie Winkless, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Supply chains give companies a unique power to cascade environmental best practices across the economy, driving action at scale. \u2014 Paul Simpson, Forbes , 8 Nov. 2021",
"At midnight on the West Coast, yellow and black balloons cascade onto the packed dance floor. \u2014 Karen Schoemer, SPIN , 1 May 2022",
"Two blocks to the east, weathered brick steps cascade down to York Street from the open front doors of St. Peter\u2019s Church. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
"These are not only raising the frequency and intensity of certain shocks but enabling their impacts to cascade from system to system. \u2014 Frank Van Gansbeke, Forbes , 8 Oct. 2021"
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"1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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},
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"French, from Italian cascata , from cascare to fall, from Vulgar Latin *casicare , from Latin casus fall":"Noun and Verb"
},
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"(\u02cc)kas-\u02c8k\u0101d",
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": multistage amplification : the use of two or more electron tubes each amplifying the output of the preceding":[]
},
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"The child's case was turned over to state authorities."
],
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"cased his coin collection"
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": to inspect or study especially with intent to rob":[
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],
": to line (something, such as a well) with supporting material (such as metal pipe)":[],
": what actually exists or happens : fact":[
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],
": without regard to or in spite of other considerations : whatever else is done or is the case":[
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]
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"circa 1525, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
},
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"Middle English cas , from Anglo-French case, chase , from Latin capsa chest, case, probably from capere to take \u2014 more at heave entry 1":"Noun",
"Middle English cas , from Anglo-French, from Latin casus fall, chance, from cadere to fall \u2014 more at chance":"Noun"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for case Noun (1) instance , case , illustration , example , sample , specimen mean something that exhibits distinguishing characteristics in its category. instance applies to any individual person, act, or thing that may be offered to illustrate or explain. an instance of history repeating itself case is used to direct attention to a real or assumed occurrence or situation that is to be considered, studied, or dealt with. a case of mistaken identity illustration applies to an instance offered as a means of clarifying or illuminating a general statement. a telling illustration of Murphy's Law example applies to a typical, representative, or illustrative instance or case. a typical example of bureaucratic waste sample implies a part or unit taken at random from a larger whole and so presumed to be typical of its qualities. show us a sample of your work specimen applies to any example or sample whether representative or merely existent and available. one of the finest specimens of the jeweler's art",
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"casing",
"cocoon",
"cover",
"covering",
"encasement",
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"hull",
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"jacket",
"pod",
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"shell"
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"verb"
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": the ratio between deaths and confirmed or reported cases of a specific disease or medical condition within a given time period":[
"Among the immunocompetent patients who had invasive pneumococcal infections caused by serotypes represented in the vaccine, the case fatality rate was 33 percent (23 of 70) among those who had been vaccinated and 25 percent (186 of 738) among those who had not.",
"\u2014 Eugene D. Shapiro et al.",
"If untreated, the case-fatality rate of inhaled anthrax exceeds 80%.",
"\u2014 The Journal of the American Medical Association",
"\u2014 abbreviation CFR"
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"noun"
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": ready money":[],
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]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"The store wouldn't cash the check.",
"He cashed his paycheck at the bank."
],
"first_known_use":{
"1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1622, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
"1811, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
},
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"Portuguese caixa , from Tamil k\u0101cu , a small copper coin, from Sanskrit kar\u1e63a , a weight of gold or silver":"Noun",
"modification of Middle French or Old Italian; Middle French casse money box, from Old Italian cassa , from Latin capsa chest \u2014 more at case":"Noun"
},
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"\u02c8kash"
],
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"bucks",
"cabbage",
"change",
"chips",
"coin",
"currency",
"dough",
"gold",
"green",
"jack",
"kale",
"legal tender",
"lolly",
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"loot",
"lucre",
"money",
"moola",
"moolah",
"needful",
"pelf",
"scratch",
"shekels",
"sheqels",
"shekelim",
"shekalim",
"sheqalim",
"tender",
"wampum"
],
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"type":[
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"noun",
"verb"
]
},
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": to take advantage of (something) in order to make money":[
"The magazine is planning to cash in on the hype surrounding the celebrity's wedding by publishing exclusive photos of the ceremony.",
"Carpenters cashed in on the construction boom."
]
},
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]
},
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": a tenant who pays a money rent for a farm \u2014 compare share-tenant":[]
},
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"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
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": lacking sufficient money":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1973, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"\u02c8kash-\u02ccstrapt"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131435",
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"adjective"
]
},
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"employ",
"engage",
"hire",
"retain",
"sign (up ",
"take on"
],
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": an employee (as in a store) who handles monetary transactions":[],
": one that has charge of money: such as":[],
": one who collects and records payments":[],
": reject , discard":[
"At the heart of Sofia, midway between the erstwhile palace and the cashiered Party building, stands the statue of Nikolai Vaptzarov, poet and national hero.",
"\u2014 Clive Sinclair"
],
": to work in a store as a cashier":[
"When she's not cashiering she's busy sorting and pricing women's clothes.",
"\u2014 Ellen Sussman"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"He was cashiered from the army.",
"was abruptly cashiered after money was found missing from the safe",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Then Rozsa was promoted to cashier , closing out at night. \u2014 Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News , 19 Apr. 2021",
"While cashiering at a San Antonio International Airport gift shop, Doria learned about the Peace Corps from a gray-bearded man. \u2014 Vincent T. Davis, ExpressNews.com , 18 May 2020",
"Kovalchuk, cashiered by the Kings in mid-December, has been just what the doctor ordered for the Habs. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 12 Feb. 2020",
"Brexit has cashiered a long list of centrist politicians on the right and left who used EU membership as an excuse for their own mediocre economic performance. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 29 Jan. 2020",
"Citizens and their representative governments ceding sovereignty to unaccountable supranational bodies is the geopolitical equivalent of corporations cashiering the shareholder model in favor of stakeholder capitalism. \u2014 Richard J. Shinder, WSJ , 26 Jan. 2020",
"Teams go to these lengths because the stakes are high\u2014pro football is a zero-sum competition, where every team\u2019s victory is another team\u2019s defeat\u2014and the executives of losing teams are regularly cashiered . \u2014 Oliver Staley, Quartz at Work , 24 Oct. 2019",
"On Friday, Trump cashiered Alex Acosta, his Labor Secretary, and will now begin the search for a third choice to sit in the job in less than three years. \u2014 Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker , 18 July 2019",
"The Maduro government has arrested dozens of officers this year and cashiered others in a military purge. \u2014 John Otis And, WSJ , 18 May 2018",
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"Last month, Jeddrey returned to work as a cashier at a grocery store, in part to compensate for the financial burden imposed by the rising cost of fuel. \u2014 Camille Caldera, BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022",
"Gage said Gendron was trained as a cashier but worked mostly behind the deli counter, making sandwiches to order and not really interacting with customers. \u2014 Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY , 16 May 2022",
"At the Ralphs grocery store where Carmen Portillo worked as a cashier , the bakery manager had died of Covid. \u2014 New York Times , 14 May 2022",
"Mayfield Road Walmart loss prevention reported April 17 that a former employee was found to have stolen over $6,000 while working as a cashier over the past couple of months. \u2014 cleveland , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Bryan Hickey is the brewmaster, son Gabriel, 24, is assistant brewer, daughter Olivia, 17, is the cashier and Christy, his wife of 26 years, is the artist, sign-maker and runs the tap room. \u2014 Pam Mcloughlin, Hartford Courant , 6 June 2022",
"The jurors include a materials scientist, a Walgreens cashier , and an employee of the D.C. public school system. \u2014 Robert Legare, CBS News , 1 Mar. 2022",
"To get the freebie, the company says nurses need to flash their work ID or badge to the cashier . \u2014 Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY , 6 May 2022"
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"When someone pulls the trigger, there are three markings that will be left on the casing \u2014 and their uniqueness is like a fingerprint. \u2014 Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal , 20 June 2022",
"With 360 degrees of foam padding within the casing , our tester felt comfortable lugging around delicate cameras, lenses, and audio equipment. \u2014 Kaelyn Lynch, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
"The new earbuds have an IPX4-certified splash-resistant casing , enabling the user to run in the rain or work up a sweat in a strenuous fitness session. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Earlier this month, a crew from Moore Well Services was busy boring out the well casing . \u2014 Peter Krouse, cleveland , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Grip the wheel\u2014its rim is as fat as a German knackwurst, the leather as smooth as a sausage casing \u2014and there's precious little feel that makes its way through. \u2014 Joe Lorio, Car and Driver , 8 June 2022",
"Deputies forensically matched a shell casing found at the gas station to casings found at a crime scene in Philadelphia for which Crumpton was also a suspect, investigators said. \u2014 Matt Bruce, ajc , 11 May 2022",
"The company's first product, the Nothing Ear (1), is best known for the transparent casing around the earbuds. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 9 Mar. 2022",
"An expended casing found in the chamber of the gun suggested that the gun had not functioned properly the last time it was fired. \u2014 Amaris Encinas, The Arizona Republic , 15 Feb. 2022"
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"On Wednesday, the casino regulator in Australia\u2019s New South Wales state gave Crown a provisional license to open gaming at the $1.53 billion waterfront complex near Sydney\u2019s iconic Harbour Bridge and Opera House. \u2014 Stuart Condie, WSJ , 22 June 2022",
"Most recently, Caesars Entertainment, owner of the famed Las Vegas casino resort and the Caesars Sportsbook mobile app, inked a deal with Peyton Manning\u2019s Omaha Productions to produce video and podcast content for its various platforms. \u2014 Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 June 2022",
"Jumbo was opened by the Macao casino tycoon Stanley Ho in 1976 and was for years part of a complex called Jumbo Kingdom that included a smaller floating restaurant, Tai Pak. \u2014 Mike Ives, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
"The casino hub recorded 31 cases on Sunday, ending an eight-month streak of zero infections, the Macao government announced in a Facebook post. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, CNN , 20 June 2022",
"Connecticut also has collected $80.5 million as its share of casino slot revenue this year. \u2014 Stephen Singer, Hartford Courant , 18 June 2022",
"The company just got a casino license in New Jersey, through a deal with Caesars Interactive Entertainment, and will be launching iGaming products, including digital slot machines and real-money bingo, by next year. \u2014 Will Yakowicz, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"And that, that still goes to the casino control control commission. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 16 June 2022",
"Gaming commission records show that the Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana in Gary remained Indiana\u2019s top-earning casino in May with $36.3 million in win after bettors were paid. \u2014 Fox News , 13 June 2022"
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"Stay in a casita at the Four Seasons Resort Rancho Encantado (from $399), set on a 57-acre property just ten minutes from downtown Santa Fe\u2019s historic plaza. \u2014 Megan Michelson, Outside Online , 13 Apr. 2019",
"From the comfort of their own rooms, guests can wind down by the in-room or patio fireplace in a spacious suite or soak their cares away underneath the stars in their casita \u2019s private backyard jacuzzi. \u2014 Yola Robert, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"Each casita is situated with a private outhouse, double loft bed, and futon for two. \u2014 Emily Pennington, Outside Online , 19 May 2021",
"Also located on the property will be a detached casita with a private entrance. \u2014 Spencer Elliott, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
"And Rainn Wilson\u2019s pet pigs, who sleep in their own casita with a Dutch door \u2014 aptly called the Pig Palace \u2014 have already realized my pastoral fantasy and desire for more breathing space. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The house also includes a separate, 350-square-foot casita that has a full bathroom, a small kitchen and Murphy bed to convert the living area into a bedroom. \u2014 Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Still, this is a Disney fairy tale, and the centerpiece of Franco\u2019s score is a theme for the miracle that enchanted the family Madrigal and their magical casita . \u2014 Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Of course, guests can also head back to the resort to indulge in its spa, sit by the pool, or relax in their personal casita . \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 2 Mar. 2022"
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"an oak cask for wine",
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"The top shelf bottle, a 15-plus-year, single-barrel, cask -strength Irish Whiskey packaged with signatures from Howerton, McElhenney and Day, retails for $999. \u2014 Mikey O'connell, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 June 2022",
"The Spanish oak cask malt whiskies impart a delicately rich and decadent palate with subtle acidity and fruity aromas, essential to the multi-layered flavor profile of the Yamazaki Single Malt. \u2014 Larry Olmsted, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"This whiskey, distilled by Darryl McNally at the Royal Oak Distillery, is a cask -strength single malt that was aged in ex-bourbon barrels and finished in PX sherry casks. \u2014 Jonah Flicker, Robb Report , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Each bottle bears a white label containing details of the spirit, the age, the cask type, and the alcoholic strength. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"The Puncheon cask malt whiskies impart their subtle notes essential to the delicate base of the Yamazaki Single Malt. \u2014 Larry Olmsted, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"The cask in this sale, which could yield 534 700 ml bottles, could best that. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Our house style of chocolate, orange and subtle spice is perfect to enhance with a cask that has born exceptional Sherry, especially from our friends at Gonz\u00e1lez Byass. \u2014 Joseph V Micallef, Forbes , 6 Nov. 2021",
"The shop will also feature a tasting of Stellum cask strength bourbon and Barrell Whiskey\u2019s Private Release Cognac Finish. \u2014 al , 26 Apr. 2022"
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"Other basic strategies include adjusting the lighting, or ordering a reverse casket if the wound is only visible from the right side of the face. \u2014 Melissa Chan, NBC News , 14 June 2022",
"Authorities plan to return to the cemetery with ground-penetrating sonar equipment to try to locate a metal casket in a sea of wooden ones, Murgo said. \u2014 Amy Simonson, CNN , 10 June 2022",
"Pallbearers carried a casket following a joint funeral service for Irma Garcia and husband Joe Garcia at Sacred Heart Catholic Church on Wednesday. \u2014 Jamie Stengle, BostonGlobe.com , 1 June 2022",
"The first victim laid to rest was 10-year-old Amerie Jo Garza, who carried inside a silver casket into Sacred Heart Church in Uvalde on Tuesday. \u2014 Caitlin O'kane, CBS News , 1 June 2022",
"Brunson was buried in a blue casket surrounded by photos of his family and the red championship belt. \u2014 Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun , 31 May 2022",
"The first was Amerie Jo Garza, 10, buried Tuesday in a silver casket . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
"His body lay in a white open casket draped in the blue flag of the Democratic Republic of Congo. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 May 2022",
"Hayden's casket , covered in an American flag, was met at the airport by other family members and a full serviceman's welcome from the Marines. \u2014 Lauren M. Johnson, CNN , 28 Oct. 2021"
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"Things also got heated when Charlie Hunnam, who was initially cast as Christian Grey, dropped out of the film due to a scheduling conflict. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 28 June 2022",
"Teller, 35, is among the actors cast as a new class of pilots, which includes Glen Powell, Greg Tarzan Davis, Jay Ellis, Monica Barbaro and Lewis Pullman. \u2014 Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com , 27 June 2022",
"Banchero will be cast as the alpha scorer in Orlando with 2021 lottery pick Jalen Suggs expected to be a more distribution-minded point guard. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2022",
"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",
"The first vote Bayh ever cast as the youngest speaker in the history of the Indiana legislature was a vote for equal pay for equal work. \u2014 IndyStar , 22 June 2022",
"Britt, 40, cast herself as part of a new generation of conservative leaders while disparaging Brooks, 68, as a career politician. \u2014 Jill Colvin And Kim Chandler, Chicago Tribune , 22 June 2022",
"Britt, 40, cast herself as part of a new generation of conservative leaders while disparaging Brooks, 68, as a career politician. \u2014 Jill Colvin And Kim Chandler, Anchorage Daily News , 22 June 2022",
"The defense said Ravnsborg has fully cooperated during the investigation and cast his misstatements as owing to human error rather than any nefarious intent. \u2014 Stephen Groves, ajc , 21 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, and Michael Keaton are all in the all-star cast . \u2014 Alesandra Dubin, Good Housekeeping , 30 June 2022",
"Berner will play a supporting role in the cast , in addition to executive producing and composing the soundtrack for the film. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 29 June 2022",
"Finn looks young for his age, as do many in the cast , but Mike looks quite a bit older than a 9th grader. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
"Apple TV+\u2019s The Afterparty, in which Richardson plays the closest thing to a lead in the ensemble cast , rests on that range. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 June 2022",
"Were there any challenges to incorporating in the large cast and separate storyline of The Sparrow Academy? \u2014 Milan Polk, Men's Health , 24 June 2022",
"Joining Hart and Harrelson in the cast here are other familiar faces, such as The Flight Attendant\u2019s Kaley Cuoco. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 23 June 2022",
"Deadline reported in 2021 that that Kadiff Kirwan from Chewing Gum and The Stranger would be in the cast . \u2014 Aim\u00e9e Lutkin, ELLE , 13 June 2022",
"And there are 21 people in the cast where this is their first Broadway show. \u2014 Julie Vadnal, Vogue , 10 June 2022"
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"This eerily magical, richly atmospheric novel follows Darwin, a devout Rastafarian whose poverty forces him to cast off his religion to become a gravedigger, and Yejide, one of a line of women who have the power to usher the dead into the afterlife. \u2014 Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping , 24 May 2022",
"The coveted perks of stardom that Becker might enjoy\u2014the cocktail parties, celebrity bashes, and jet-set scenes\u2014must be cast off for higher goals. \u2014 Angela Gaudioso, SPIN , 22 May 2022",
"At South Packery Channel Beach, surfers ride waves churned up by the jetty and fishermen cast off of it. \u2014 Robin Soslow, Chron , 3 May 2022",
"Dorka got her wrist cast off today and Caroline is now on one crutch instead of two. \u2014 Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant , 25 May 2022",
"Barbados last year cast off the queen as its head of state and became a republic. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 May 2022",
"Persevere in the faith, cast off all fear and keep your heart strong; God will never forsake you. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 4 May 2022",
"For some, the COVID-19 threat hasn\u2019t gone away As government agencies have cast off pandemic protections, many immunocompromised and disabled people have felt forgotten. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Like Curry, Clark has been known to cast off from 35 feet \u2014 successfully \u2014 and her overall game has captivated many, including Durant, since her high-school years. \u2014 Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle , 12 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This seminal Baby Boomer saga was highlighted by a talented cast about ready to come into their own \u2014 including Hurt, who essayed the ensemble\u2019s angriest character. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 13 Mar. 2022",
"More money means more votes: At S&P 500 companies, the Big Three cast about 20% to 25% of all shareholder votes. \u2014 C. Boyden Gray And Jonathan Berry, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
"For years, the United States had been drawing down forces and removing weaponry from Europe, as NATO cast about for a new mission in the aftermath of the Cold War. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Feb. 2022",
"That meant that the pages themselves would be cast about quite a bit during transit to and from these varied trades. \u2014 Ian Bogost, The Atlantic , 14 Sep. 2021",
"But then Gunn told her and the rest of the cast about his plan for the opening credits. \u2014 Adam B. Vary, Variety , 14 Jan. 2022",
"To make its legal case and advance its broader cause, the ACLU cast about for a suitable defendant. \u2014 Amy Dockser Marcus, WSJ , 7 Dec. 2021",
"And as lawmakers and advocates cast about for solutions, there\u2019s growing interest in an approach that\u2019s relatively new on the policy scene: regulating algorithms themselves, or at least making companies more responsible for their effects. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Oct. 2021",
"Matt is just as surprised as the rest of his Manifest cast about the show coming back to life. \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 14 Sep. 2021"
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"Black grandparents who were part of the Great Migration brought their experience of Jim Crow with them, cautioning their grandkids to keep their eyes cast down . \u2014 Kate Stone Lombardi, Good Housekeeping , 9 June 2021",
"It\u2019s made from all the judgment that was cast down on us. \u2014 Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone , 20 May 2021",
"This iteration of Rugrats takes the cast down to its pre-movies size. \u2014 Bethy Squires, Vulture , 5 May 2021",
"Engineers assess how much light is cast down the road, improving the driver's opportunity to see hazards and respond, and whether the light produced creates too much glare for an oncoming driver. \u2014 Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press , 22 Apr. 2021",
"To sum it up, Zendaya looks like an angel cast down from heaven \u2014 perfect in a way that truly wasn't thought possible until this very moment. \u2014 Nicola Dall'asen, Allure , 20 Sep. 2020",
"Start by tying on a buoyant imitation, like a Wulff or a Stimulator, and making a fairly short cast down and across. \u2014 Dave Hurteau, Field & Stream , 26 June 2020",
"His company established the template of the editor as a heroic, godlike figure casting down commandments from a print Mount Olympus, a status that continued after Nast\u2019s death through the twentieth century. \u2014 Kyle Chayka, The New Republic , 21 Oct. 2019",
"Posner axes an act and boils the cast down to seven, a choice commented on by actors in one of many chatty digressions with the audience. \u2014 Andrea Simakis, cleveland.com , 13 Sep. 2019"
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"The fence is made of cast iron .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Some plumbers estimate that cast iron pipes can last between 75 to 100 years, compared to PVC drain lines that have an indefinite shelf life. \u2014 Timothy Bella, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
"The 22-inch bowl is porcelain-enameled for great heat retention while the grates are cast iron . \u2014 Adria Greenhauff, Better Homes & Gardens , 16 May 2022",
"The wail of the locomotive\u2019s whistle rang through the air, and steam exploded from the machine\u2019s cast iron valves with a deafening hiss. \u2014 New York Times , 2 May 2022",
"Meissner recommends buying either powder-coated and competition kettlebells made of steel or cast iron . \u2014 Amber Sayer, SELF , 16 Feb. 2022",
"There\u2019s also a cast iron fireback in the fireplace in the living room. \u2014 Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 May 2022",
"The primary bath features separate vanities, a free standing cast iron slipper tub, and an oversized shower with three separate spray functions. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 16 Apr. 2022",
"These can grow through the cast iron pipes used in pre-1950s residences, though the PVC pipes installed in newer houses are more resistant. \u2014 Carol Stocker, BostonGlobe.com , 10 Apr. 2022",
"Keep in mind that cast iron handles get very hot and aren't dishwasher safe. \u2014 Kylee Mcguigan, Popular Mechanics , 4 Apr. 2022"
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"This eerily magical, richly atmospheric novel follows Darwin, a devout Rastafarian whose poverty forces him to cast off his religion to become a gravedigger, and Yejide, one of a line of women who have the power to usher the dead into the afterlife. \u2014 Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping , 24 May 2022",
"The coveted perks of stardom that Becker might enjoy\u2014the cocktail parties, celebrity bashes, and jet-set scenes\u2014must be cast off for higher goals. \u2014 Angela Gaudioso, SPIN , 22 May 2022",
"At South Packery Channel Beach, surfers ride waves churned up by the jetty and fishermen cast off of it. \u2014 Robin Soslow, Chron , 3 May 2022",
"Dorka got her wrist cast off today and Caroline is now on one crutch instead of two. \u2014 Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant , 25 May 2022",
"Barbados last year cast off the queen as its head of state and became a republic. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 May 2022",
"Persevere in the faith, cast off all fear and keep your heart strong; God will never forsake you. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 4 May 2022",
"For some, the COVID-19 threat hasn\u2019t gone away As government agencies have cast off pandemic protections, many immunocompromised and disabled people have felt forgotten. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Like Curry, Clark has been known to cast off from 35 feet \u2014 successfully \u2014 and her overall game has captivated many, including Durant, since her high-school years. \u2014 Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle , 12 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But for visitors, arriving by Le Gois is a particularly thrilling way to access this seaside playground, only heightening the castaway feeling of the place. \u2014 Mary Winston Nicklin, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 3 July 2018",
"Society does not like to hear from us castaway mothers. \u2014 Jen Gunter, New York Times , 21 Dec. 2017"
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"1542, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02c8ka-st\u0259-\u02ccw\u0101",
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"\u2014 F. L. Baumer"
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"He was from a higher caste .",
"a member of the upper caste",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Democratic adulthood beckons, and the coming of age does indeed begin with disenchantment: the bewitching magic of class, caste , court, and throne are dissolving. \u2014 Matt Seaton, The New York Review of Books , 9 Mar. 2021",
"The caste system has proved resilient not just in India but also in Indian diaspora groups in the United States and elsewhere. \u2014 Niha Masih, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
"India\u2019s caste system divides Hindus into four groups, with Dalits, formerly known as untouchables, at the bottom. \u2014 Anant Gupta, Washington Post , 16 May 2022",
"Hegemony, as Gramsci would come to define it, was the means by which a leading caste or group in society secured its power. \u2014 Thomas Meaney, The New Republic , 30 Mar. 2022",
"For two decades, a group of female reporters has overcome caste and gender biases to bring light and justice to India. \u2014 Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Yet Dominican players fear baseball\u2019s natural caste system \u2013 where elite players get greater bonuses, attention and development \u2013 will be exacerbated with a draft. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Elizabeth seems bred into the entrepreneur caste , surrounded by great fortune and potential failure. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Secondly, divides along caste and religious lines made a tough job even more difficult. \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz , 10 Feb. 2022"
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": the slight usually backward tilt from vertical of the axis of the steering mechanism of an automobile for giving directional stability to the front wheels":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"So, use caster sugar, which is fine in texture, or process granulated sugar in a blender or food processor until fine. \u2014 Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic , 17 June 2022",
"Allycxt started her esports journey as a caster for the Call of Duty League \u2014 the professional esports league for Activision\u2019s Call of Duty. \u2014 Trilby Beresford, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 May 2022",
"Front caster wheels don\u2019t track particularly well on bumpy ground or mowing sidehills. \u2014 Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics , 5 May 2022",
"The wizard, a caster who smites from the sky and heals herself and allies. \u2014 Boone Ashworth, Wired , 21 Feb. 2022",
"Their latest effort, Starfinder Spell Cards, put all the information a spell caster needs for their cool powers on a single card. \u2014 Rob Wieland, Forbes , 30 Jan. 2022",
"With a radiant light pouring from behind a hooded cowl, a mask caster will wait patiently as Sable reaches into a pool of white light emanating from beneath the hood and retrieve a mask. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Oct. 2021",
"Relentless/Vorpal \u2013 Just a good damage combo, but other swords may do it better, as this isn\u2019t really what a caster is for. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 13 Sep. 2021",
"Wheels in the center of the vacuum propel it across the floor, while a swivel ball caster wheel at the front maneuvers the machine. \u2014 Kristina Mcguirk, Better Homes & Gardens , 24 Sep. 2021"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02c8ka-st\u0259r"
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"type":[
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"The author castigated the prime minister as an ineffective leader.",
"castigated him for his constant tardiness",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Since Johnson, though, Republicans have largely been able to castigate Democrats as weak. \u2014 Bill Donahue, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
"Democrats would castigate Republicans for their opposition. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022",
"Gaetz reportedly stood up to castigate McCarthy, but most attendees responded to his speech with a standing ovation. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Putin, in turn, may use the embarassing parade to castigate military leaders, demanding reform. \u2014 Craig Hooper, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
"And Democrats still castigate Mr. Garland for not moving more aggressively to indict former President Donald J. Trump for trying to undo his election loss. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
"At the United Nations, the General Assembly\u2019s resolution suspending Russia from the Human Rights Council, a step advocated by the United States and its allies, was the strongest measure the organization has taken to castigate the Kremlin. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Manville\u2019s performance is the distasteful dynamo powering much of the film\u2019s drama, but Leigh is always careful not to castigate or villainize, keeping the audience\u2019s sympathies balanced through each character\u2019s ups and downs. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 26 Feb. 2022",
"Gunn became the prodigal son who never returned, and many English critics lined up to castigate him for running to seed\u2014and to free verse\u2014in America. \u2014 Matthew Bevis, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Feb. 2022"
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"The author castigated the prime minister as an ineffective leader.",
"castigated him for his constant tardiness",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Since Johnson, though, Republicans have largely been able to castigate Democrats as weak. \u2014 Bill Donahue, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
"Democrats would castigate Republicans for their opposition. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022",
"Gaetz reportedly stood up to castigate McCarthy, but most attendees responded to his speech with a standing ovation. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Putin, in turn, may use the embarassing parade to castigate military leaders, demanding reform. \u2014 Craig Hooper, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
"And Democrats still castigate Mr. Garland for not moving more aggressively to indict former President Donald J. Trump for trying to undo his election loss. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
"At the United Nations, the General Assembly\u2019s resolution suspending Russia from the Human Rights Council, a step advocated by the United States and its allies, was the strongest measure the organization has taken to castigate the Kremlin. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Manville\u2019s performance is the distasteful dynamo powering much of the film\u2019s drama, but Leigh is always careful not to castigate or villainize, keeping the audience\u2019s sympathies balanced through each character\u2019s ups and downs. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 26 Feb. 2022",
"Gunn became the prodigal son who never returned, and many English critics lined up to castigate him for running to seed\u2014and to free verse\u2014in America. \u2014 Matthew Bevis, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Feb. 2022"
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"1606, in the meaning defined above":""
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"The author castigated the prime minister as an ineffective leader.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Since Johnson, though, Republicans have largely been able to castigate Democrats as weak. \u2014 Bill Donahue, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
"Democrats would castigate Republicans for their opposition. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022",
"Gaetz reportedly stood up to castigate McCarthy, but most attendees responded to his speech with a standing ovation. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Putin, in turn, may use the embarassing parade to castigate military leaders, demanding reform. \u2014 Craig Hooper, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
"And Democrats still castigate Mr. Garland for not moving more aggressively to indict former President Donald J. Trump for trying to undo his election loss. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
"At the United Nations, the General Assembly\u2019s resolution suspending Russia from the Human Rights Council, a step advocated by the United States and its allies, was the strongest measure the organization has taken to castigate the Kremlin. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Manville\u2019s performance is the distasteful dynamo powering much of the film\u2019s drama, but Leigh is always careful not to castigate or villainize, keeping the audience\u2019s sympathies balanced through each character\u2019s ups and downs. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 26 Feb. 2022",
"Gunn became the prodigal son who never returned, and many English critics lined up to castigate him for running to seed\u2014and to free verse\u2014in America. \u2014 Matthew Bevis, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Feb. 2022"
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"Noun",
"Millionaires built their castles along the lake.",
"the implacable attackers placed the castle under a prolonged siege",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Margaret finds comfort with various lovers and hatches a particularly sinister scheme to ensure her rights to the castle . \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 22 Apr. 2022",
"On the show, Miss Nicole R\u00e9my, a heroine looking for her duke, is sent to a castle on the countryside, where she is transported back to Regency-style England, to find her match. \u2014 NBC News , 1 Apr. 2022",
"At sixty, Casanova was forced by destitution to accept a modest sinecure as the librarian of a castle in Bohemia, owned by a noble admirer who was rarely in residence. \u2014 Judith Thurman, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
"The prestigious Knight Grand Cross was bestowed upon the 96-year-old broadcaster, and he was pictured beaming in the grounds of the castle after the event. \u2014 Max Foster And Rob Picheta, CNN , 10 June 2022",
"And the performances will wrap at 7 p.m. U.K.-time, allowing the audience to then watch the Platinum Party at the Palace on big screens set up on the grounds of the castle . \u2014 Janine Henni, PEOPLE.com , 4 June 2022",
"The ancient portion of the castle is thought to have been constructed around 400 AD for use as a Roman fortress. \u2014 Hadley Keller, House Beautiful , 23 May 2022",
"The grounds of the castle were a popular spot throughout the day, as were the waterfront bars and restaurants on Aker Brygge. \u2014 David Nikel, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"Rebuild your castle and convert humans into loyal servants in a quest to raise your vampire empire. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"After your tour, strip to your bathing suit and spend the rest of the day swimming, sand- castling , and sunning. \u2014 Hadley Meares, Los Angeles Magazine , 14 May 2018",
"This is the real point of the combination as now Black will not be able to castle and White can pretty much at his leisure, build up an attack. \u2014 Chris Chase, BostonGlobe.com , 27 May 2018",
"After your tour, strip to your bathing suit and spend the rest of the day swimming, sand- castling , and sunning. \u2014 Hadley Meares, Los Angeles Magazine , 14 May 2018",
"Now Black cannot castle kingside after Be3 and Qd2.) \u2014 Michael Ciamarra, AL.com , 11 June 2017",
"Jasper Hall of Fame Classic Lake Central 15, Castle 2 Castle 100 01 \u2014 2 6 2 Lake Central 058 2x \u2014 15 7 0 WP: Zack Dobbs 5 IP, 5 SO. Lake Central 10, Jasper 3 Lake Central 204 102 1 \u2014 10 8 2 Jasper 011 010 0 \u2014 3 6 3 WP: Jason Lamont 5 IP, 4 SO. \u2014 Post-Tribune , 13 May 2017"
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"Middle English castel , from Old English, from Old French & Latin; Old French dialect (Norman-Picard) castel , from Latin castellum fortress, diminutive of castrum fortified place; perhaps akin to Latin castrare to castrate":"Noun"
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"once she became rich and didn't need them anymore, she cast off all her old friends like so much junk",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"This eerily magical, richly atmospheric novel follows Darwin, a devout Rastafarian whose poverty forces him to cast off his religion to become a gravedigger, and Yejide, one of a line of women who have the power to usher the dead into the afterlife. \u2014 Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping , 24 May 2022",
"The coveted perks of stardom that Becker might enjoy\u2014the cocktail parties, celebrity bashes, and jet-set scenes\u2014must be cast off for higher goals. \u2014 Angela Gaudioso, SPIN , 22 May 2022",
"At South Packery Channel Beach, surfers ride waves churned up by the jetty and fishermen cast off of it. \u2014 Robin Soslow, Chron , 3 May 2022",
"Dorka got her wrist cast off today and Caroline is now on one crutch instead of two. \u2014 Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant , 25 May 2022",
"Barbados last year cast off the queen as its head of state and became a republic. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 May 2022",
"Persevere in the faith, cast off all fear and keep your heart strong; God will never forsake you. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 4 May 2022",
"For some, the COVID-19 threat hasn\u2019t gone away As government agencies have cast off pandemic protections, many immunocompromised and disabled people have felt forgotten. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Like Curry, Clark has been known to cast off from 35 feet \u2014 successfully \u2014 and her overall game has captivated many, including Durant, since her high-school years. \u2014 Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle , 12 Mar. 2022"
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"1575, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"While Bliss\u2019s salon formula turns into hard wax for a quick pull off, the latter arrives with pre-cut and pre-waxed strips infused with castor seed oil and beeswax for an easy skin-nourishing removal process. \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 3 June 2022",
"Most blends include African nutmeg, castor seed, orima, jansa and beletete leaves. \u2014 Jen Rose Smith, CNN , 5 Jan. 2022",
"Formulated for sensitive skin that's easily inflamed or dehydrated, this Eucerin body wash is made with skin-coddling botanical oils, like soybean and castor . \u2014 April Franzino, Good Housekeeping , 2 June 2022",
"Shop the brand\u2019s aptly labeled Gold Line for a facial hair glow-up powered by the mega-moisturizing oils of jojoba, abyssinian, babassu,and castor . \u2014 Adam Hurly, Robb Report , 15 May 2022",
"His home contained even more tubes filled with ricin, along with castor beans, the source of ricin, the release said. \u2014 Amanda Rabines, Orlando Sentinel , 10 May 2022",
"My mum mixes castor and coconut oil into one little pot for me. \u2014 Varsha Patel, refinery29.com , 10 May 2022",
"It's spiked with castor and jojoba oils, but the addition of avocado oil really ticks it up a notch. \u2014 Jihan Forbes, Allure , 28 Apr. 2022",
"It's made out of a mix of cupua\u00e7u and cocoa butters, oils like olive and castor , and so many more moisturizing ingredients to keep your pout super soft all day. \u2014 Angela Trakoshis, Allure , 13 Apr. 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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"Latin, from Greek Kast\u014dr":"Noun",
"Middle English, from Latin, from Greek kast\u014dr , from Kast\u014dr Castor":"Noun"
},
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"\u02c8ka-st\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-194214",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"castrate":{
"antonyms":[
"brace",
"energize",
"enliven",
"invigorate",
"quicken",
"stimulate",
"vitalize",
"vivify"
],
"definitions":{
": a castrated individual":[
"Arango was a well-known celibate with a special devotion to St. Erasmus of Delft, the castrate .",
"\u2014 Donald Barthelme",
"Castration of meat-producing male animals has been widely used for a very long time, mainly for an easier control of their behaviour and the higher propensity of castrates to deposit fat, a commodity that has been in high demand until quite recently.",
"\u2014 Carrick Devine and M. Dikeman"
],
": to deprive of virility : emasculate":[
"Throughout his writing life Hemingway constantly criticized and satirized Fitzgerald, whom he felt had been psychologically castrated by Zelda, couldn't hold his liquor, had no personal dignity, and publicly humiliated himself.",
"\u2014 Jeffrey Meyers"
],
": to deprive of vitality, strength, or effectiveness":[
"The bill was castrated by removal of the enforcement provisions.",
"\u2026 a barrage of questions about whether energy policy dictated by the White House would castrate the EPA's drive to clean up air pollution.",
"\u2014 Nature"
],
": to render impotent":[
"a drug used to chemically castrate sex offenders"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"Farmers castrated the bull calf.",
"a movie version that castrates the hard-hitting novel",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Members of the lynch mob cut off Hose\u2019s ears and fingers one by one before castrating him. \u2014 James Forman Jr., The Atlantic , 3 Sep. 2017",
"It's revealed that the men in the cult aren't allowed to masturbate, a policy which closely mirrors the rules of David Koresh's cult (Koresh fathered all of the children in the cult, and had every male member castrated ). \u2014 Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR , 1 Nov. 2017",
"Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker said Trump\u2019s comments were the equivalent of castrating the secretary in public. \u2014 Fortune , 15 Oct. 2017",
"Samson was castrated and converted to Islam and became Hassan Aga the Chief Eunuch and Treasurer to the Ottoman ruler of Algiers. \u2014 Jerry Brotton, The Atlantic , 13 Sep. 2017",
"Suranart brought in a team of veterinarians to trap males and then castrate them. \u2014 James Hookway, WSJ , 9 Aug. 2017",
"The expensive and easily injured animals are often castrated to improve their tempers. \u2014 Kat Eschner, Smithsonian , 4 May 2017",
"And here one is tempted to muse on the risks of direct democracy and the perilous downsides of castrating expertise while empowering the unwashed masses. \u2014 Seth Stevenson, Slate Magazine , 17 Feb. 2017",
"Yoshikawa also has to have enough castrated bulls with the right temperament to handle a harness, all between 3 and 7 years old \u2014 the ideal age, according to Yoshikawa. \u2014 Kelsey Lindsey, Alaska Dispatch News , 28 Aug. 2017"
],
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"1554, in the meaning defined at sense 2c":"Verb",
"1639, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin castratus , past participle of castrare ; akin to Greek keazein to split, Sanskrit \u015basati he slaughters":"Verb"
},
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"\u02c8kas-\u02cctr\u0101t",
"\u02c8ka-\u02ccstr\u0101t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"damp",
"dampen",
"deaden",
"dehydrate",
"desiccate",
"devitalize",
"enervate",
"geld",
"lobotomize",
"petrify"
],
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"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"castro":{
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"Cipriano 1858\u20131924 Venezuelan general; president of Venezuela (1902\u201308)":[],
"de 1320?\u20131355 Spanish noblewoman":[
"In\u00eas \\ \u0113-\u200b\u02c8n\u0101s \\"
]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u00e4-(\u02cc)str\u014d",
"\u02c8ka-(\u02cc)str\u014d",
"\u02c8k\u00e4-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182921",
"type":[
"biographical name"
]
},
"casual":{
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"dressy",
"formal",
"noncasual"
],
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": allowing for the wearing of informal clothes":[
"\u2026 I had my wedding skirt (yep, skirt\u2014it was a casual wedding) \u2026",
"\u2014 Rory Evans",
"casual Fridays [=Fridays when employees (as in an office) are allowed to wear casual clothing]"
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": an officer or enlisted person awaiting assignment or transportation to a unit":[],
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"casual clothing"
],
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"casual sex"
],
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"a casual worker"
],
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"a casual approach to cooking"
],
": informal , natural":[
"a casual conversation"
],
": lacking a high degree of interest or devotion":[
"casual sports fans",
"casual readers"
],
": met with on occasion and known only superficially":[
"a casual friend"
],
": occurring without regularity : occasional":[
"casual employment"
],
": subject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance":[
"a casual meeting"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"a casual encounter on the sidewalk",
"The atmosphere at the meeting was quite casual .",
"He made a casual remark about her shoes.",
"He's a casual sports fan.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"All those separates for mixing and matching, plus silhouettes that can translate from casual to formal settings with the right accessories, only widen the new collection's appeal. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 17 June 2022",
"Pearls as business casual might be a stretch, but unembellished statement collars could work for the average workplace. \u2014 Todd Plummer, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"Ricci also offers jacquard resort knits, some with leather trimmed zipper fastenings referencing the long Italian history of resort casual that goes right back to the beginning of Pitti itself. \u2014 Tom Stubbs, Vogue , 14 June 2022",
"Guests who stay at the casual , 20 suite hotel The Shoals which opened in May on an active marina on Peconic Bay also have access to Payard\u2019s creations. \u2014 Laurie Werner, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
"The revelation came as an almost casual aside in, of all things, a meeting with a high school class. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 15 May 2022",
"Some people tried not to overthink Twitter, perhaps channelling the casual , sunny spirit of its name. \u2014 Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker , 13 May 2022",
"The brand's Sleeveless Faux Wrap Dress could be dressed up with a pair of summer wedges and some layered gold jewelry like Kerry Washington or paired with flat shoes for a more casual , Jen Garner-like vibe. \u2014 Claudia Fisher, PEOPLE.com , 12 May 2022",
"From super casual to classy hangouts, keep reading for our guide to 12 of the greatest rooftop bars in Houston. \u2014 Robin Soslow, Chron , 10 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"And her most recent addition to her long list of on-point fashion risks is a hot take on what business casual may look like if WFH continues. \u2014 Abby Dupes, Seventeen , 7 June 2022",
"There\u2019s also room to put together new rides that place more emphasis on the casual . \u2014 Eben Weiss, Outside Online , 2 June 2022",
"Eliot Ness for his unimpeachability, Frank Serpico for his willingness to take on crooked cops, and the television detective Columbo for his casual , sometimes disheveled demeanor that put witnesses at ease and threw adversaries off their game. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Jan. 2022",
"They are styled like the Corleone family, in plush tracksuits and back-room casual . \u2014 Anna Wiener, The New Yorker , 27 Oct. 2021",
"Despite emerging from the shores of Surf City USA in Huntington Beach, California, in 2007, TravisMathew is finding success in its niche as lifestyle performance by bridging the gap between performance and casual . \u2014 Michael Lor\u00e9, Forbes , 21 Sep. 2021",
"Drake\u2019s, San Carlos San Carlos has a new casual , all-day restaurant in Drake\u2019s. \u2014 Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle , 3 Sep. 2021",
"The second batch of images ranged from the formal, to the casual , to the intimate. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 30 June 2021",
"The Bulldogs appeared to unravel for good in the seventh when center fielder Rowdey Jordan lost sight of Faltine\u2019s fly ball, allowing a casual out to become a leadoff double. \u2014 Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News , 26 June 2021"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"circa 1852, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French & Late Latin; Anglo-French casuel , from Late Latin casualis , from Latin casus fall, chance \u2014 more at case":"Adjective"
},
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"\u02c8kazh-w\u0259l",
"\u02c8ka-zh\u0259-w\u0259l",
"\u02c8ka-zh\u0259l"
],
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"everyday",
"informal",
"workaday"
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"type":[
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"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
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"formal",
"noncasual"
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": allowing for the wearing of informal clothes":[
"\u2026 I had my wedding skirt (yep, skirt\u2014it was a casual wedding) \u2026",
"\u2014 Rory Evans",
"casual Fridays [=Fridays when employees (as in an office) are allowed to wear casual clothing]"
],
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": designed for informal use":[
"casual clothing"
],
": done without serious intent or commitment":[
"casual sex"
],
": employed for irregular periods":[
"a casual worker"
],
": feeling or showing little concern : nonchalant":[
"a casual approach to cooking"
],
": informal , natural":[
"a casual conversation"
],
": lacking a high degree of interest or devotion":[
"casual sports fans",
"casual readers"
],
": met with on occasion and known only superficially":[
"a casual friend"
],
": occurring without regularity : occasional":[
"casual employment"
],
": subject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance":[
"a casual meeting"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"a casual encounter on the sidewalk",
"The atmosphere at the meeting was quite casual .",
"He made a casual remark about her shoes.",
"He's a casual sports fan.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"During the special outing, Cruise kept it casual , wearing a light blue polo shirt, his signature aviator sunglasses, and dark trousers. \u2014 Shafiq Najib, PEOPLE.com , 3 July 2022",
"For the outing, J.Lo looked cool and casual in an airy black jumpsuit that cinched with a drawstring at the waist. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 23 June 2022",
"Shoppers have shifted their spending from the casual clothes and home items that had been in demand during the height of the pandemic, catching some retailers off guard and leaving them with excess goods that need to be marked down. \u2014 Suzanne Kapner, WSJ , 5 June 2022",
"Most casual fans would instantly recognize the episode from Spock and Kirk dueling one another with lirpas, an iconic Vulcan weapon. \u2014 Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 June 2022",
"The actress wore an all black ensemble that showed off her toned arms and kept things casual in a pair of white sneakers. \u2014 Chaise Sanders, Country Living , 1 June 2022",
"Giveaway items are often based on surveys and focus groups with season-ticket holders and casual fans. \u2014 Laura Latzko, The Arizona Republic , 23 May 2022",
"At the time, Iga \u015awi\u0105tek was all but unknown to casual fans: a nineteen-year-old from Poland, ranked outside the top fifty, with not a single W.T.A. title to her name. \u2014 Gerald Marzorati, The New Yorker , 20 May 2022",
"The United States\u2019 failure to reach the 2018 World Cup was the most embarrassing soccer moment in national history, exactly because the program had attained a profile to where casual American fans cared. \u2014 Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"And her most recent addition to her long list of on-point fashion risks is a hot take on what business casual may look like if WFH continues. \u2014 Abby Dupes, Seventeen , 7 June 2022",
"There\u2019s also room to put together new rides that place more emphasis on the casual . \u2014 Eben Weiss, Outside Online , 2 June 2022",
"Eliot Ness for his unimpeachability, Frank Serpico for his willingness to take on crooked cops, and the television detective Columbo for his casual , sometimes disheveled demeanor that put witnesses at ease and threw adversaries off their game. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Jan. 2022",
"They are styled like the Corleone family, in plush tracksuits and back-room casual . \u2014 Anna Wiener, The New Yorker , 27 Oct. 2021",
"Despite emerging from the shores of Surf City USA in Huntington Beach, California, in 2007, TravisMathew is finding success in its niche as lifestyle performance by bridging the gap between performance and casual . \u2014 Michael Lor\u00e9, Forbes , 21 Sep. 2021",
"Drake\u2019s, San Carlos San Carlos has a new casual , all-day restaurant in Drake\u2019s. \u2014 Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle , 3 Sep. 2021",
"The second batch of images ranged from the formal, to the casual , to the intimate. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 30 June 2021",
"The Bulldogs appeared to unravel for good in the seventh when center fielder Rowdey Jordan lost sight of Faltine\u2019s fly ball, allowing a casual out to become a leadoff double. \u2014 Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News , 26 June 2021"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"circa 1852, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French & Late Latin; Anglo-French casuel , from Late Latin casualis , from Latin casus fall, chance \u2014 more at case":"Adjective"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ka-zh\u0259-w\u0259l",
"\u02c8ka-zh\u0259l",
"\u02c8kazh-w\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for casual Adjective accidental , fortuitous , casual , contingent mean not amenable to planning or prediction. accidental stresses chance. any resemblance to actual persons is entirely accidental fortuitous so strongly suggests chance that it often connotes entire absence of cause. a series of fortuitous events casual stresses lack of real or apparent premeditation or intent. a casual encounter with a stranger contingent suggests possibility of happening but stresses uncertainty and dependence on other future events for existence or occurrence. the contingent effects of the proposed law random , haphazard , casual mean determined by accident rather than design. random stresses lack of definite aim, fixed goal, or regular procedure. a random selection of books haphazard applies to what is done without regard for regularity or fitness or ultimate consequence. a haphazard collection of rocks casual suggests working or acting without deliberation, intention, or purpose. a casual collector",
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"informal",
"workaday"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111137",
"type":[
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"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
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": a military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action":[
"The army sustained heavy casualties ."
],
": a person or thing injured, lost, or destroyed : victim":[
"the ex-senator was a casualty of the last election"
],
": chance , fortune":[
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"\u2014 Sir Walter Raleigh"
],
": serious or fatal accident : disaster":[
"losses from fire, storm, or other casualty",
"\u2014 J. S. Seidman"
]
},
"examples":[
"a low number of casualties",
"the real casualties in the war against drugs are millions of innocent children",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The mass- casualty shooting came amid a violent weekend in Chicago. \u2014 Bill Hutchinson, ABC News , 20 June 2022",
"Mass- casualty fires and industrial disasters, particularly in garment factories, which account for 80 percent of the country\u2019s exports, have been a recurring problem in Bangladesh. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
"Mass- casualty fires and industrial disasters, particularly in garment factories, which account for 80% of the country\u2019s exports, have been a recurring problem in Bangladesh. \u2014 Saif Hasnat, BostonGlobe.com , 5 June 2022",
"The Justice Department traditionally relies on people outside the department with law enforcement expertise and on-the-ground experience with mass- casualty events to participate in reviews. \u2014 Travis Caldwell, CNN , 8 June 2022",
"That last group was established by survivors of previous mass- casualty crimes to manage two funds, one for victims and survivors and one for the broader community, Marc C. Lenahan, the National Compassion Fund\u2019s chair, told me. \u2014 Elizabeth Williamson, The Atlantic , 2 June 2022",
"Authorities in Lincoln, Nebraska responded to a mass casualty incident Sunday evening where at least one person is dead and several people are believed to be injured after multiple vehicles crashed and rolled into a crowd of people. \u2014 Lawrence Richard, Fox News , 30 May 2022",
"Like other mass- casualty incidents at American schools, the Uvalde massacre followed the now-familiar pattern of outrage, thoughts and prayers and calls for reforming the country's gun laws. \u2014 Sarah Elbeshbishi, USA TODAY , 28 May 2022",
"Everybody in a trauma hospital has a role in a mass- casualty event. \u2014 Rachel Pearson, The New Yorker , 27 May 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
},
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"see casual entry 1":""
},
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"\u02c8ka-zh\u0259-w\u0259l-",
"\u02c8ka-zh\u0259l-t\u0113, \u02c8ka-zh\u0259-w\u0259l-",
"\u02c8ka-zh\u0259l-t\u0113",
"\u02c8kazh-w\u0259l-",
"\u02c8kazh-\u0259l-t\u0113, \u02c8kazh-(\u0259-)w\u0259l-"
],
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"fatality",
"loss",
"prey",
"victim"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105204",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"casualty insurance":{
"antonyms":[],
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": insurance against loss from accident (as automobile, burglary, liability, accident and health, and workmen's compensation insurance and corporate suretyship) consisting in the U.S. of all forms of insurance written commercially except life insurance and the forms of property insurance written by fire and marine companies":[]
},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122759",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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": a player or devotee of jazz":[],
": a strong tackle used to hoist an anchor to the cathead of a ship":[],
": any of a family (Felidae) of carnivorous usually solitary and nocturnal mammals (such as the domestic cat, lion, tiger, leopard, jaguar, cougar, wildcat, lynx, and cheetah)":[],
": cat-o'-nine-tails":[],
": catamaran":[],
": catboat":[],
": catfish sense 1":[],
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"\u2014 Jack Kerouac"
],
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": to search for a sexual mate":[
"\u2014 often used with around"
],
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"computerized axial tomography":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"I have two dogs and a cat .",
"the family's cat did an exemplary job of keeping the house and yard free of all rodents",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Make your indoor cat feel like a master hunter with a toy that keeps them guessing , like this one which sends an enticing feather popping out of its openings at random intervals\u2014like a kitty version of Whack A Mole. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard And Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 21 June 2022",
"Her cat remained upstairs, as well as her medicine. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
"The black cat was barely responsive after a mauling, which happened after two boys, ages 12 and 17, allegedly let their dogs loose on Buddy. \u2014 Kellie B. Gormly, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
"That cat is officially out of the bag, and trickles its way to the ears of Bailey and Maggie. \u2014 Lincee Ray, EW.com , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Schr\u00f6dinger aimed to illustrate the absurdity of that idea: A cat cannot be both dead and alive at once. \u2014 Kristin Wong, The Atlantic , 18 Mar. 2022",
"After all, a cat , like inspiration, is a mysterious force. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Asnicar also explained how a cat like this being spotted in a residential neighborhood isn't cause for concern. \u2014 Michael Hollan, Fox News , 28 Feb. 2022",
"The rule of thumb is that a robin should be able to fly through the apple tree unimpeded, although an experienced friend of mine says that a cat should be able to leap through the expanse of branches untouched. \u2014 Robert Klose, The Christian Science Monitor , 7 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Cat knew how to draw out the best in his son athletically and emotionally. \u2014 Joseph Goodman, AL.com , 17 June 2017",
"Cat Mountain Tr., 1400 block: Theft of property ($100-$750). \u2014 Mitch Mitchell, star-telegram.com , 16 June 2017",
"Cat prowled beneath the shelf, but had no way to reach my little fish. \u2014 Elisabeth Egan, chicagotribune.com , 10 June 2017",
"Q. How worried should cat owners be about the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, especially with babies in the house? \u2014 Karen Weintraub, New York Times , 8 June 2017",
"Go to Cat Tuong in Kastanienallee for wow-factor vegan/vegetarian Vietnamese dishes\u2014 \u2014 Alexandra Pereira, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 8 May 2017",
"Today, the government is trying hard to eliminate cats from the landscape and is even involved in the invention of new cat poisons and gory things, which are upsetting to cat lovers. \u2014 Martin Mejia, National Geographic , 13 Nov. 2016"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1681, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English catt , probably from Late Latin cattus, catta cat":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8kat"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"feline",
"house cat",
"kitty",
"moggy",
"moggie",
"puss",
"pussy",
"pussycat"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174107",
"type":[
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"noun",
"trademark",
"verb"
]
},
"cat back":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a lanyard sometimes fastened to the hook of a cat block to aid in hooking the ring of the anchor":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023354",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"definitions":{
": panda":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"pronounciation":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030616",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"cat block":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a heavy iron-strapped block with a large hook used in catting an anchor":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"cat entry 2":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071559",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"cat burglar":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a burglar who is adept at entering and leaving the burglarized place without attracting notice":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But their story as the Dark Knight and the most famous cat burglar of all time didn't begin until their chemistry test on a Warner Bros. soundstage in Burbank in October 2019. \u2014 Chancellor Agard, EW.com , 16 Feb. 2022",
"In the comics, she\u2019s generally been portrayed as a master cat burglar and skilled fighter whose arsenal includes a whip and clawed gloves. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Mar. 2022",
"The idea here is that some of Gotham\u2019s top-ranking officials \u2014 plus cat burglar -cum-cocktail waitress Selina Kyle (Kravitz) \u2014 are somehow mixed up with Falcone, and the Riddler has taken it upon himself to purge the system of such elements. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 28 Feb. 2022",
"One is a masked vigilante brutalizing the criminal underworld of Gotham City, while the other is a seductive cat burglar with lots of felines. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 27 Dec. 2021",
"Two cameras\u2014one pointing up from the rover, and one pointing down from inside of the sky crane\u2014show the moment that Perseverance drops out of the crane like a cat burglar . \u2014 Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 Feb. 2021",
"With the apparent agility of a cat burglar , the raccoons are thought to have stealthily gained access to the bank via its roof. \u2014 James Rogers, Fox News , 21 Oct. 2020",
"Like a master cat burglar , Villa broke through Liverpool's high defensive line with ease. \u2014 Aimee Lewis, CNN , 5 Oct. 2020",
"Batman tussles with cat burglar Selina Kyle (Zoe Kravitz) and also takes on a gang of goons ready to throw down. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 23 Aug. 2020"
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"If, as has been suggested, the trials of the pandemic are ultimately just a grim overture to our looming ecological cataclysm , the current moment is a reminder that focusing our energy on small local projects is one way to stave off despair. \u2014 Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online , 1 Mar. 2021",
"Edwardian Britain is often portrayed as a period of early-20th-century civility before the cataclysm of world war. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 22 Apr. 2022",
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"This was, in short, a cataclysm aimed directly at our democracy. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 12 Apr. 2022"
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"Researchers believe the complex was inhabited through the sixth century C.E. and was later used as a catacomb and wine-manufacturing facility when residents moved back above ground, according to the Wall Street Journal. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 17 May 2022",
"That night, while Odesans gathered in caf\u00e9s along the shore of the Black Sea, Mauser and another catacomb explorer, named Boris, led me beneath the streets of the city. \u2014 Will Hunt, The New Yorker , 9 Apr. 2022",
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"In this 1961 painting by Remedios Varo, a radiant orange woman moves through a blue catacomb lined with stone-cold, female figures with their eyes closed. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 July 2021",
"Trails of markets, a catacomb of never-ending alleyways, and a deep network of stunning street food vendors awaiting at every turn. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 14 July 2021",
"In the station, shadows pool in the basins of hundreds of concrete coffers lining the domed catacomb , as if each one holds something secret. \u2014 Kelsey Ables, Washington Post , 25 Mar. 2021"
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"The legislation would add 23 conditions related to burn pits and toxic exposure to the department's catalog of service presumptions, in which the department presumes that conditions were the result of a person's military service. \u2014 Ryan Tarinelli, Arkansas Online , 17 June 2022",
"Everyone\u2019s favorite uncle has built an impressive that includes a legendary music catalog , music, products and even a show with Martha Stewart. \u2014 Essence , 6 June 2022",
"The concept pays homage to the ever-dissolving department store with its name, Late August, a reference to the company's iconic catalog , which was always released in late August. \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 31 May 2022",
"In protest to Russia\u2019s invasion of its neighbor, the band has also scrubbed all of their music released after 1987 \u2014 as well as the entirety of Gilmour\u2019s solo catalog \u2014 from DSPs in both Russia and Belarus. \u2014 Glenn Rowley, Billboard , 30 May 2022",
"Its physical condition was noted, and its details were checked against the Long Room\u2019s catalog , written in 1872. \u2014 Ed O'loughlin, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
"With its huge back- catalog of kids movies, Star Wars and Marvel content, and now Fox\u2019s library, there\u2019s something in Disney+\u2019s library for everyone. \u2014 Christian De Looper, BGR , 24 May 2022",
"The deal includes works from Manzanera\u2019s catalog , which also includes songs by Pink Floyd, Tim Finn and Brian Eno, among others, plus future works. \u2014 Thania Garcia, Variety , 18 May 2022",
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"But small firms fear they will be forced to cough up heaps of information on their roles, however small, in emitting carbon because the SEC wants large public companies to catalog emissions in their entire supply chains. \u2014 Richard Vanderford, WSJ , 22 June 2022",
"The ancient city is now resubmerged, but researchers were able to catalog much of the site. \u2014 Megan Marples, CNN , 20 June 2022",
"Given that the collection will be included in the disposition, teams of art historians will need to catalog and prepare the pieces for their new owners. \u2014 Jennifer Surane, Bloomberg.com , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Once all of the external, internal, structured and unstructured relevant data is collected, the key is to catalog and clear the data for governance. \u2014 Anand Mahurkar, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"For Phillips and Fletcher, there\u2019s a custom yeast lab with a staff microbiologist and a brand historian to catalog the minutiae of its history of Jack. \u2014 Kate Dingwall, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"There\u2019s just too much to catalog here and that\u2019s on me. \u2014 Lee Keeler, SPIN , 10 May 2022",
"Mentally catalog all the stages of bagging a great one. \u2014 Outside Online , 16 Mar. 2021",
"There are signs that collectors may also differentiate between NFTs that catalog a vast set of cartoonlike characters\u2014like the CryptoPunks\u2014and tailored, NFT art projects spurred by major artists who already enjoy museum followings. \u2014 Paul Vigna, WSJ , 3 May 2022"
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"The plants have signs and tags with descriptions that include sizes, but these descriptions are subjective to the person writing the sign, tag, catalog , or book. \u2014 Chris Mckeown, The Enquirer , 18 June 2022",
"The legislation would add 23 conditions related to burn pits and toxic exposure to the department's catalog of service presumptions, in which the department presumes that conditions were the result of a person's military service. \u2014 Ryan Tarinelli, Arkansas Online , 17 June 2022",
"Everyone\u2019s favorite uncle has built an impressive that includes a legendary music catalog , music, products and even a show with Martha Stewart. \u2014 Essence , 6 June 2022",
"The concept pays homage to the ever-dissolving department store with its name, Late August, a reference to the company's iconic catalog , which was always released in late August. \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 31 May 2022",
"In protest to Russia\u2019s invasion of its neighbor, the band has also scrubbed all of their music released after 1987 \u2014 as well as the entirety of Gilmour\u2019s solo catalog \u2014 from DSPs in both Russia and Belarus. \u2014 Glenn Rowley, Billboard , 30 May 2022",
"Its physical condition was noted, and its details were checked against the Long Room\u2019s catalog , written in 1872. \u2014 Ed O'loughlin, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
"With its huge back- catalog of kids movies, Star Wars and Marvel content, and now Fox\u2019s library, there\u2019s something in Disney+\u2019s library for everyone. \u2014 Christian De Looper, BGR , 24 May 2022",
"The deal includes works from Manzanera\u2019s catalog , which also includes songs by Pink Floyd, Tim Finn and Brian Eno, among others, plus future works. \u2014 Thania Garcia, Variety , 18 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But small firms fear they will be forced to cough up heaps of information on their roles, however small, in emitting carbon because the SEC wants large public companies to catalog emissions in their entire supply chains. \u2014 Richard Vanderford, WSJ , 22 June 2022",
"The ancient city is now resubmerged, but researchers were able to catalog much of the site. \u2014 Megan Marples, CNN , 20 June 2022",
"Given that the collection will be included in the disposition, teams of art historians will need to catalog and prepare the pieces for their new owners. \u2014 Jennifer Surane, Bloomberg.com , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Once all of the external, internal, structured and unstructured relevant data is collected, the key is to catalog and clear the data for governance. \u2014 Anand Mahurkar, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"For Phillips and Fletcher, there\u2019s a custom yeast lab with a staff microbiologist and a brand historian to catalog the minutiae of its history of Jack. \u2014 Kate Dingwall, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"There\u2019s just too much to catalog here and that\u2019s on me. \u2014 Lee Keeler, SPIN , 10 May 2022",
"Mentally catalog all the stages of bagging a great one. \u2014 Outside Online , 16 Mar. 2021",
"There are signs that collectors may also differentiate between NFTs that catalog a vast set of cartoonlike characters\u2014like the CryptoPunks\u2014and tailored, NFT art projects spurred by major artists who already enjoy museum followings. \u2014 Paul Vigna, WSJ , 3 May 2022"
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"The chart catalogs the results of each test.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The plants have signs and tags with descriptions that include sizes, but these descriptions are subjective to the person writing the sign, tag, catalog , or book. \u2014 Chris Mckeown, The Enquirer , 18 June 2022",
"The legislation would add 23 conditions related to burn pits and toxic exposure to the department's catalog of service presumptions, in which the department presumes that conditions were the result of a person's military service. \u2014 Ryan Tarinelli, Arkansas Online , 17 June 2022",
"Everyone\u2019s favorite uncle has built an impressive that includes a legendary music catalog , music, products and even a show with Martha Stewart. \u2014 Essence , 6 June 2022",
"The concept pays homage to the ever-dissolving department store with its name, Late August, a reference to the company's iconic catalog , which was always released in late August. \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 31 May 2022",
"In protest to Russia\u2019s invasion of its neighbor, the band has also scrubbed all of their music released after 1987 \u2014 as well as the entirety of Gilmour\u2019s solo catalog \u2014 from DSPs in both Russia and Belarus. \u2014 Glenn Rowley, Billboard , 30 May 2022",
"Its physical condition was noted, and its details were checked against the Long Room\u2019s catalog , written in 1872. \u2014 Ed O'loughlin, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
"With its huge back- catalog of kids movies, Star Wars and Marvel content, and now Fox\u2019s library, there\u2019s something in Disney+\u2019s library for everyone. \u2014 Christian De Looper, BGR , 24 May 2022",
"The deal includes works from Manzanera\u2019s catalog , which also includes songs by Pink Floyd, Tim Finn and Brian Eno, among others, plus future works. \u2014 Thania Garcia, Variety , 18 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But small firms fear they will be forced to cough up heaps of information on their roles, however small, in emitting carbon because the SEC wants large public companies to catalog emissions in their entire supply chains. \u2014 Richard Vanderford, WSJ , 22 June 2022",
"The ancient city is now resubmerged, but researchers were able to catalog much of the site. \u2014 Megan Marples, CNN , 20 June 2022",
"Given that the collection will be included in the disposition, teams of art historians will need to catalog and prepare the pieces for their new owners. \u2014 Jennifer Surane, Bloomberg.com , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Once all of the external, internal, structured and unstructured relevant data is collected, the key is to catalog and clear the data for governance. \u2014 Anand Mahurkar, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"For Phillips and Fletcher, there\u2019s a custom yeast lab with a staff microbiologist and a brand historian to catalog the minutiae of its history of Jack. \u2014 Kate Dingwall, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"There\u2019s just too much to catalog here and that\u2019s on me. \u2014 Lee Keeler, SPIN , 10 May 2022",
"Mentally catalog all the stages of bagging a great one. \u2014 Outside Online , 16 Mar. 2021",
"There are signs that collectors may also differentiate between NFTs that catalog a vast set of cartoonlike characters\u2014like the CryptoPunks\u2014and tailored, NFT art projects spurred by major artists who already enjoy museum followings. \u2014 Paul Vigna, WSJ , 3 May 2022"
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"a catalog of music album titles",
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"They use the computer to catalog books.",
"The chart catalogs the results of each test.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The plants have signs and tags with descriptions that include sizes, but these descriptions are subjective to the person writing the sign, tag, catalog , or book. \u2014 Chris Mckeown, The Enquirer , 18 June 2022",
"The legislation would add 23 conditions related to burn pits and toxic exposure to the department's catalog of service presumptions, in which the department presumes that conditions were the result of a person's military service. \u2014 Ryan Tarinelli, Arkansas Online , 17 June 2022",
"Everyone\u2019s favorite uncle has built an impressive that includes a legendary music catalog , music, products and even a show with Martha Stewart. \u2014 Essence , 6 June 2022",
"The concept pays homage to the ever-dissolving department store with its name, Late August, a reference to the company's iconic catalog , which was always released in late August. \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 31 May 2022",
"In protest to Russia\u2019s invasion of its neighbor, the band has also scrubbed all of their music released after 1987 \u2014 as well as the entirety of Gilmour\u2019s solo catalog \u2014 from DSPs in both Russia and Belarus. \u2014 Glenn Rowley, Billboard , 30 May 2022",
"Its physical condition was noted, and its details were checked against the Long Room\u2019s catalog , written in 1872. \u2014 Ed O'loughlin, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
"With its huge back- catalog of kids movies, Star Wars and Marvel content, and now Fox\u2019s library, there\u2019s something in Disney+\u2019s library for everyone. \u2014 Christian De Looper, BGR , 24 May 2022",
"The deal includes works from Manzanera\u2019s catalog , which also includes songs by Pink Floyd, Tim Finn and Brian Eno, among others, plus future works. \u2014 Thania Garcia, Variety , 18 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But small firms fear they will be forced to cough up heaps of information on their roles, however small, in emitting carbon because the SEC wants large public companies to catalog emissions in their entire supply chains. \u2014 Richard Vanderford, WSJ , 22 June 2022",
"The ancient city is now resubmerged, but researchers were able to catalog much of the site. \u2014 Megan Marples, CNN , 20 June 2022",
"Given that the collection will be included in the disposition, teams of art historians will need to catalog and prepare the pieces for their new owners. \u2014 Jennifer Surane, Bloomberg.com , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Once all of the external, internal, structured and unstructured relevant data is collected, the key is to catalog and clear the data for governance. \u2014 Anand Mahurkar, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"For Phillips and Fletcher, there\u2019s a custom yeast lab with a staff microbiologist and a brand historian to catalog the minutiae of its history of Jack. \u2014 Kate Dingwall, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"There\u2019s just too much to catalog here and that\u2019s on me. \u2014 Lee Keeler, SPIN , 10 May 2022",
"Mentally catalog all the stages of bagging a great one. \u2014 Outside Online , 16 Mar. 2021",
"There are signs that collectors may also differentiate between NFTs that catalog a vast set of cartoonlike characters\u2014like the CryptoPunks\u2014and tailored, NFT art projects spurred by major artists who already enjoy museum followings. \u2014 Paul Vigna, WSJ , 3 May 2022"
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"Experts don\u2019t fully understand why estrogen fluctuations can catalyze the development of migraine, though. \u2014 Kirsten Nunez, SELF , 22 June 2022",
"Many chemicals, once inside cells, come in contact with enzymes that catalyze reactions with them, resulting in a related yet distinct chemical. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 8 May 2022",
"With climate safeguards embedded in mergers and acquisitions, banks could better catalyze decarbonization on a path to net zero. \u2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Forbes , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Cow's milk protein allergies are not to be confused with an intolerance for lactose, which is an inability to catalyze a specific dairy sugar. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 17 May 2022",
"Over the weekend, and on Monday morning, that just started to catalyze across the digital assets ecosystem. \u2014 Pranshu Verma, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
"Still, the early emphasis on defense won\u2019t sit well with pockets of the fan base given the need to catalyze Fields\u2019 development as soon as possible. \u2014 Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Frandsen and colleagues began by predicting the needed starting ingredients and biochemical steps, as well as enzymes to catalyze those steps. \u2014 Brittany J. Miller, Smithsonian Magazine , 29 Mar. 2022",
"But scarcities in the wake of the pandemic, which disproportionately impacted Black and Indigenous communities, and a societal awakening after the murder of George Floyd have helped catalyze the issue. \u2014 Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor , 3 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Symptoms such as hallucinations, sleep paralysis, and cataplexy may follow, says Manjamalai Sivaraman, MD, FAASM, a sleep medicine specialist and neurologist at the University of Missouri. \u2014 Sarah Fielding, Health.com , 8 Dec. 2021",
"Excessive daytime sleepiness and cataplexy can improve after several weeks of regularly taking sodium oxybate. \u2014 Sarah Fielding, Health.com , 6 Dec. 2021",
"People with narcolepsy type 2 may experience all the symptoms of narcolepsy except cataplexy \u2014and their symptoms are often less severe, says the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). \u2014 Sarah Fielding, Health.com , 8 Dec. 2021",
"In both cases, more exercise inversely correlated with the degree of sleepiness and frequency of cataplexy episodes experienced. \u2014 Sarah Fielding, Health.com , 6 Dec. 2021",
"While some people may have multiple episodes a day, others may only experience cataplexy once or twice a year. \u2014 Sarah Fielding, Health.com , 3 Dec. 2021",
"The breakthrough designation for AXS-12 being revoked was for cataplexy as a condition in narcolepsy. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 18 Oct. 2021",
"The breakthrough designation for AXS-12 being revoked was for cataplexy as a condition in narcolepsy. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 18 Oct. 2021",
"Narcolepsy type 2, in which a person experiences general narcolepsy symptoms but does not have cataplexy . \u2014 Sarah Fielding, Health.com , 3 Nov. 2021"
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"The catapult system is like the ones on U.S. aircraft carriers. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 17 June 2022",
"The new catapult system, similar to the ones used by US aircraft carriers, will allow China to launch a wider variety of planes from the Fujian faster and with more ammunition. \u2014 Nectar Gan, Brad Lendon, CNN , 17 June 2022",
"The real question is what kind of catapult system Type 003 will have. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 15 June 2022",
"This would serve as a catapult to ditch their day jobs and focus on their passion full-time. \u2014 Jessica Shalvoy, Variety , 10 June 2022",
"As a part of this catapult into the limelight, Gen Mex promises to include new Mexican music programming and editorial content in the form of Amazon Originals. \u2014 Thania Garcia, Variety , 19 May 2022",
"The Orlan-10 is the mainstay of the Russian tactical drone fleet, a machine with a ten-foot wingspan, launched from a catapult and powered by a four-stroke gasoline engine with a maximum endurance of sixteen hours. \u2014 David Hambling, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"The females captured and ate all 30 of the males the researchers stopped using the catapult technique. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Through the use of high-resolution video cameras, the scientists found these spiders initiate their catapult maneuver by folding their front legs against the female. \u2014 NBC News , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But none of these companies had the funds to underwrite splashy marketing campaigns and national tours \u2014 the kinds of investments that help catapult books onto best-seller lists. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
"That a new generation could find the song and catapult it to new heights shows the potency of both Bush's music and Stranger Things. \u2014 Nojan Aminosharei, Harper's BAZAAR , 1 June 2022",
"Back in the mists of time - 2017 to be precise - the then Business Secretary Greg Clark announced ambitious plans to catapult Britain to the forefront of the global electric vehicle battery manufacturing industry. \u2014 Trevor Clawson, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
"Scientists discovered male spiders of the species Philoponella prominens can survive encounters with aggressive females because of a unique ability to catapult away. \u2014 NBC News , 25 Apr. 2022",
"This week's question: A type of male spider that is often eaten by the female after mating has found a way to catapult itself away to safety moments after the act. \u2014 The Week Staff, The Week , 10 May 2022",
"Male spiders may be able to catapult multiple times, which increases their chances of paternity, according to the study. \u2014 Asha C. Gilbert, USA TODAY , 26 Apr. 2022",
"But a strikeout of Hays with an 88-mph changeup to end the inning seemed to catapult Syndergaard into the rest of his night, the 6-foot-6, 230-pounder needing only 63 pitches to blank the Orioles on two hits over the next 4 2/3 innings. \u2014 Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times , 23 Apr. 2022",
"Stanton joins the troupe and learns the ropes in Madame Zeena\u2019s mind-reading act, determined to catapult himself into the limelight. \u2014 Victoria Priola, oregonlive , 20 Mar. 2022"
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"Tyler\u2019s lyrics formed a cataract of consonants that worked themselves into frenzied screeches or passionate croons. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Mar. 2022",
"And on a third occasion, she was denied access to a specialist who my friend felt could have corrected an earlier, botched cataract surgery. \u2014 Sachin H. Jain, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"My spouse, who is 72, had to have cataract surgery in his 60s and, until recently, had never taken multis. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 6 Apr. 2022",
"The shutdown of elective procedures, like knee replacements and cataract surgeries, saw hospital surgical volume drop nearly 50% in spring 2020, costing U.S. hospitals between $16.3 to $17.7 billion per month in revenue, according to one analysis. \u2014 Katie Jennings, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Laurans oversees 1,250 employees in the hospital\u2019s surgery division, where cardiac, orthopedic and cataract procedures are common. \u2014 Jaweed Kaleem And Emily Baumgaertner, Anchorage Daily News , 13 Jan. 2022",
"Laurans oversees 1,250 employees in the hospital\u2019s surgery division, where cardiac, orthopedic and cataract procedures are common. \u2014 Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times , 13 Jan. 2022",
"Donations toward the organization help provide free healthcare services, life-changing cataract surgeries, training for healthcare workers, and medical equipment. \u2014 Ashley Vaughan, CNN , 9 Dec. 2021",
"Ruit said the idea of the Tej Kohli Ruit Foundation is to make cataract surgeries in Nepal affordable and accessible to all. \u2014 Binaj Gurubacharya, Star Tribune , 30 Apr. 2021"
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"But after six weeks, the country is reporting a dwindling number of Covid-19 cases and appears to have avoided an outright catastrophe , according to defectors and medical experts familiar with the country\u2019s health system. \u2014 Timothy W. Martin, WSJ , 27 June 2022",
"As the coronavirus pandemic has proven, even the most successful and prepared individuals can be outmatched when facing a global catastrophe . \u2014 Aaron Agius, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"The crypto ecosystem is currently in free-fall, with high-profile companies either taking drastic steps to stave off catastrophe or simply collapsing altogether, while cryptocurrencies themselves plunge in value. \u2014 oregonlive , 26 June 2022",
"The busy burrowers had made their homes in the muddy dead zone, implying that these animals had survived the end-Permian catastrophe . \u2014 Chris Mays, Scientific American , 23 June 2022",
"Then the 20th century arrived, and the park started offering the prospect of high-octane human catastrophe . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
"But hundreds of educators, too, have come through this catastrophe . \u2014 Nicole Asbury, Anchorage Daily News , 20 June 2022",
"The basic documentary that Wang is making about the general legal catastrophe is solid. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 June 2022",
"Much of the campaign was a bruising confrontation between the leftist coalition and Macron\u2019s forces, with both sides describing a potential victory by their opponents as an unmitigated catastrophe . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022"
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"k\u0259-\u02c8ta-str\u0259-(\u02cc)f\u0113",
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"But after six weeks, the country is reporting a dwindling number of Covid-19 cases and appears to have avoided an outright catastrophe , according to defectors and medical experts familiar with the country\u2019s health system. \u2014 Timothy W. Martin, WSJ , 27 June 2022",
"As the coronavirus pandemic has proven, even the most successful and prepared individuals can be outmatched when facing a global catastrophe . \u2014 Aaron Agius, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"The crypto ecosystem is currently in free-fall, with high-profile companies either taking drastic steps to stave off catastrophe or simply collapsing altogether, while cryptocurrencies themselves plunge in value. \u2014 oregonlive , 26 June 2022",
"The busy burrowers had made their homes in the muddy dead zone, implying that these animals had survived the end-Permian catastrophe . \u2014 Chris Mays, Scientific American , 23 June 2022",
"Then the 20th century arrived, and the park started offering the prospect of high-octane human catastrophe . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
"But hundreds of educators, too, have come through this catastrophe . \u2014 Nicole Asbury, Anchorage Daily News , 20 June 2022",
"The basic documentary that Wang is making about the general legal catastrophe is solid. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 June 2022",
"Much of the campaign was a bruising confrontation between the leftist coalition and Macron\u2019s forces, with both sides describing a potential victory by their opponents as an unmitigated catastrophe . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022"
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"a catatonic stare was all that the neglected resident of the nursing home seemed capable of",
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"Sarah Connolly played Gertrude like a woman nearly catatonic with repressed guilt; William Burden made Polonius forthright and proper rather than comical; David Butt Philip was an aggressive Laertes. \u2014 Heidi Waleson, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
"Hermosillo then became nearly catatonic and believed herself a danger to her other children, the Register reported. \u2014 Christian Martinezstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 5 May 2022",
"Tears and catatonic poses in the Ravens\u2019 postgame locker room told the story of what occurred on that climactic play. \u2014 Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com , 24 Dec. 2021",
"Durst, who has numerous medical issues, sat in a wheelchair with a catatonic stare during much of the sentencing hearing. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 17 Oct. 2021",
"But at that moment, those few sentences sent me spiraling into what felt like an almost catatonic state. \u2014 Fortune , 12 Nov. 2021",
"Durst, who has numerous medical issues, sat in a wheelchair with a catatonic stare during much of the sentencing hearing. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 17 Oct. 2021",
"Durst, who has numerous medical issues, sat in a wheelchair with a catatonic stare during much of the sentencing hearing. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 17 Oct. 2021",
"Gideon is overwhelmed with new choices, forcing her into a catatonic state; Astra and Spooner combine powers to get into Gideon\u2019s mindscape and find a virus. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Oct. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"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",
"Even so, an especially noisy bird was clearly audible among the leaves nearby, and a Merlin utility called Sound ID nailed it: a gray catbird . \u2014 David Owen, The New Yorker , 13 Sep. 2021",
"Observers spotted a chimney swift and a gray catbird in Belmont and an orchard oriole in Needham. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 17 Apr. 2021",
"By planting native flowers and grasses, bird watchers soon will begin seeing species like the indigo bunting, sparrows, pheasants, goldfinch and catbirds . \u2014 Micah Walker, Detroit Free Press , 3 Sep. 2019",
"Another yellow-breasted chat was spotted along with a late gray catbird at the Rose Kennedy Greenway in Boston. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 1 Dec. 2019",
"The catbird is often out of the spotlight, hidden in the shrubbery. \u2014 Micah Walker, Detroit Free Press , 3 Sep. 2019",
"My yard is full of catbirds this year, including juveniles. \u2014 Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp, Indianapolis Star , 18 July 2019",
"Warblers and thrashers, hummingbirds and catbirds , redstarts and orioles, dozens of migratory species can be seen or heard on the narrow slip of land between Mobile Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. \u2014 Ben Raines, AL.com , 20 Apr. 2018"
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"your fluency in French should put you in the catbird seat for getting the Paris posting",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Of the two Democratic leaders, Newsom had the easier path to the political catbird seat . \u2014 John Myers, Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
"Despite the Wings\u2019 catbird seat , the series couldn\u2019t have been closer. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The company makes packaging, which should put it in the catbird seat as e-commerce became many people\u2019s go-to during the pandemic. \u2014 Brett Owens, Forbes , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Baltimore's loss Sunday vaults Pats into their familiar catbird seat by virtue of a conference record (6-1) that supersedes those of the Ravens and Titans. \u2014 Nate Davis, USA TODAY , 7 Dec. 2021",
"In that battle, Aldi sits in the catbird seat , renowned for being one of the cheapest grocery stores around, having been named as Grocery Value Leader among U.S. grocery stores for the last ten years by Market Force Information. \u2014 Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes , 24 June 2021",
"That\u2019s the call from the catbird seat , where folks are furious about the lack of action on the diamond and at hitters who whiff at record paces. \u2014 John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle , 12 June 2021",
"The Falcons now sit in the catbird seat with the No. 4 pick. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 27 Mar. 2021",
"Publicly the Communist Party acts like this market dominance puts it in the economic catbird seat . \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 3 Mar. 2021"
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": a sailboat having a cat rig and usually a centerboard and being of light draft and broad beam":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the latter, white children steer a catboat heeling at a rakish angle. \u2014 Carol Strickland, The Christian Science Monitor , 7 June 2022",
"Save time to get on the water; there are steamboat and sailboat cruises, catboat tours and harbor rides on the museum\u2019s launch boat. \u2014 Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com , 6 Aug. 2019",
"Don\u2019t miss Sprite, a catboat built in 1859 that\u2019s thought to be the oldest existing private yacht in the United States. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 25 Apr. 2018"
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": any of a genus ( Smilax ) of dioecious often prickly climbing plants of the lily family":[]
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"\u2014 Rick Reilly"
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"\u2014 Natalie DeBlasio"
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"The pitcher heard angry catcalls as he walked off the field.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This was not a vulgar catcall \u2014I was swathed in more fabric than the Virgin Mary. \u2014 Katharine K. Zarrella, WSJ , 2 Apr. 2022",
"Meet the Fighting Irish opponents, dates and locations for 2020, along with a prominent returning opposing player Indianapolis Star SOUTH BEND \u2014 Brian Kelly hears the whispers, which sometimes probably feel more like catcalls . \u2014 Eric Hansen, Indianapolis Star , 5 Mar. 2020",
"Should the rare Dolphins touchdown bring cheers or catcalls ? \u2014 Jody Rosen, The New Yorker , 19 Oct. 2019",
"When the 43-year-old came to the stage here at a university student center in the Detroit suburbs, about half of the crowd gave her a standing ovation \u2013 and the other half unleashed a chorus of boos and catcalls . \u2014 Griff Witte, Washington Post , 16 Dec. 2019",
"There were catcalls from a disappointed Orediggers sideline, in an attempt to shout down the young Lions cornerback, who firmly stood his ground, wearing an unbeatable smile that\u2019s a blessing of his genes. \u2014 Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post , 30 Nov. 2019",
"Joseph drew a large crowd at her first court appearance this month, emerging handcuffed from a police vehicle to a burst of jeers and catcalls , schoolchildren in matching uniforms struggling to catch a glimpse of her through the crowd. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 20 Oct. 2019",
"This time, there was cursing, catcalls , cries for his job, jeers so intense that Chavez Ravine momentarily appeared to sag under their weight. \u2014 Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times , 10 Oct. 2019",
"CBS Chicago reports that during a hearing on Tuesday, Assistant State's Attorney James Murphy said Thurman grew angry that George was ignoring his catcalls and followed her into the garage. \u2014 Sophie Lewis, CBS News , 27 Nov. 2019"
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"\u2014 Forbes"
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"Catch the ball and throw it to first base.",
"She caught the ball with one hand.",
"I dropped the book but managed to catch it before it hit the ground.",
"I'll throw you the keys. Ready? Catch !",
"He caught hold of her wrist.",
"The police are working hard to catch the criminals and put them in jail.",
"\u201cI bet you can't catch me!\u201d she yelled to her brother.",
"I once caught 10 fish in a single day.",
"In the summer, we would catch fireflies and put them in jars.",
"I caught her just as she was leaving for work.",
"Noun",
"The shortstop made a tough catch .",
"She used to play catch with her dad.",
"Let's play a game of catch .",
"a catch of about 20 fish",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Tribal elders of Alaska\u2019s Southwest have described longer, warmer growing seasons increasingly conducive to brush growth, Thoman said, leading to unprecedented thickness among tundra vegetation that can catch fire. \u2014 Nathaniel Herz, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
"The Nissan first struck a Lincoln SUV, driven by a 55-year-old man who refused medical treatment at the scene, and then struck the Hyundai head on causing the engine compartment to catch fire and engulf into flames. \u2014 Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune , 22 June 2022",
"In five NBA Finals spanning from 2015 to 2019, the Warriors are typically the ones to catch fire from long-range in the second half. \u2014 Shane Young, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"The impact from the collision caused the vehicle to catch fire. \u2014 Bob Dohr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 31 May 2022",
"Given that Curry is 34 and missed the final 12 games of the regular season with a foot injury \u2014 suffered when Marcus Smart rolled onto him while chasing a loose ball \u2014 Tatum seems better positioned to catch fire. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 30 May 2022",
"Ford is warning owners of some 2021 Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator SUVs that the engines in their vehicles could catch fire\u2014even when they\u2019re turned off. \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 19 May 2022",
"Enjoy an evening watching the dunes catch fire in the glow of a southwestern sunset. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 16 May 2022",
"This attractive fire pit table is well-crafted, with copper accents set in natural stone that catch the fire\u2019s light. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 11 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"There\u2019s just one catch that even Bitcoin maxis readily admit: It cannot be scaled \u2014 at least not via its base coding. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 22 June 2022",
"Speaking of when the movie will be online, there's one pretty big catch to discuss. \u2014 Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping , 20 June 2022",
"There was just one catch : the alignment happened only once every 176 years. \u2014 Tim Folger, Scientific American , 18 June 2022",
"There's just one catch : the Hydrow bundle won't arrive in time for Father's Day. \u2014 Brittany Vincent, SELF , 14 June 2022",
"The Reds totaled five hits, but one incredible catch by center fielder Alek Thomas cost them two runs. \u2014 Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer , 9 June 2022",
"The one catch was that guests didn't actually eat the massive confection. \u2014 Antonia Debianchi, PEOPLE.com , 7 June 2022",
"But Zandi said the one catch would be a further spike in oil prices. \u2014 Matt Egan, CNN , 6 June 2022",
"One catch there is that PS3 games are only available to stream. \u2014 Kris Holt, Forbes , 26 May 2022"
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"\u2014 N. M. Pusey"
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"a young idealist who got caught up in the political fanaticism of the times",
"completely caught up in opera ever since he saw La Traviata",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Advanced students, like Ms. Ware\u2019s son, can tackle complex texts and math problems, without having to wait for the rest of the class to catch up . \u2014 Kelly Field, The Christian Science Monitor , 23 June 2022",
"But there is also a feeling of shock, a realization there is still plenty of work to be done to catch up to the Baylors and Oklahoma States of the conference. \u2014 Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 June 2022",
"Later, when Dean and Kendra leave, Nan (Allen in a new role) and former assistant Sasha (Langford again) meet to catch up in the same Starbucks. \u2014 Terry Byrne, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
"Until suppliers catch up , users will have to use alternatives like pads or menstrual cups or shop online, experts said. \u2014 Sarah Swetlik | Sswetlik@al.com, al , 16 June 2022",
"Khlo\u00e9 visits Scott at home to catch up in his backyard as his kids Penelope and Reign jump on a trampoline, and Kim\u2019s still unseen (on the show, at least) partner comes up as a topic of conversation. \u2014 Mj Corey, Vogue , 16 June 2022",
"Writing smarter policies and crafting better coverage plans will enable a company to remain differentiated even once competitors catch up and optimize their administrative and internal operations. \u2014 Amit Nisenbaum, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"Raising rates Wednesday by a larger 0.75-percentage-point, or 75-basis-point, jump could be one way for the Fed to catch up to an increase in inflation that has been far higher and persistent than officials anticipated. \u2014 Nick Timiraos, WSJ , 14 June 2022",
"China, meanwhile, already has a head start on funding its industry, and is unlikely to slow down development enough for the U.S. to catch up . \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 8 June 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
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"1885, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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"\u02c8ka-",
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"Slow down so that I can catch up with you.",
"She ran as fast as she could, but she couldn't catch up to her brother.",
"\u2014 often used figuratively The company will need to start using more advanced technologies in order to catch up with its competitors in the industry."
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"I hope to catch up on some much-needed sleep this weekend."
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"\u2014 often used figuratively The company will need to start using more advanced technologies in order to catch up with its competitors in the industry."
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"If, as Klein suggests more soundly, addressing those tensions requires a drastic program of democratic reforms, then the true remedy for polarization is a bit of a catch-22 . \u2014 Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic , 19 May 2020",
"Thus, Brussels faces a catch-22 : Without coronabonds, populism may overwhelm the south; with coronabonds, populism may rise in the north. \u2014 Peter Rough, National Review , 22 Apr. 2020",
"There's a catch-22 of brutal absurdity regarding af Klint. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 Apr. 2020",
"For tourists obsessed with beating the crowds, Covid-19 is a catch-22 . \u2014 Laura Mallonee, Wired , 12 Apr. 2020",
"City\u2019s catch-22 Hiring for mental health professionals is a major issue in San Francisco, where the cost of living is soaring but salaries for mental health care workers are stagnant. \u2014 Dominic Fracassa, SFChronicle.com , 15 Oct. 2019",
"The unrelenting catch-22 of Moren\u2019s job is that a program never stands still. \u2014 Zach Osterman, Indianapolis Star , 5 Mar. 2020",
"Traveling the distance necessary to reach one often requires a car\u2014a catch-22 for those without licenses. \u2014 Andrew Cockburn, Harper's magazine , 6 Jan. 2020",
"If anything, Kennedy gave voice to the punishing catch-22 that has kept women from the helm of Hollywood's largest, most lucrative properties for, well, the entire history of the art form. \u2014 Adam B. Vary, chicagotribune.com , 10 Dec. 2019"
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"1963, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"from Catch-22 , paradoxical rule in the novel Catch-22 (1961) by Joseph Heller":""
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"\u2014 Patricia Nealon"
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"first_known_use":{
"1833, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091534",
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"examples":[
"They used the drawer as a catchall for kitchen items.",
"\u201cThe arts\u201d is a catchall for a variety of activities from painting to music.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"It\u2019s from these pejorative meanings that the word\u2019s usage broadened around the 1930s to refer to the mentally ill, becoming kind of a catchall term for crazy, along with other slang like bananas (which also was a slang term for a gay man) and nuts. \u2014 Joseph Lamour, Bon App\u00e9tit , 22 June 2022",
"Let\u2019s, therefore, go with AI activism as the appropriate overarching moniker and drop the AI advocacy phrasing as a potentially equivalent catchall . \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 4 June 2022",
"Suffolk police also launched a then-new website, gilgonews.com, as a catchall for information pertaining to the case. \u2014 Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone , 6 May 2022",
"Used as a catchall for the ways our world has changed with Covid-19, this phrase was actually banished (for different reasoning) back in 2012. \u2014 Leah Asmelash, CNN , 2 Jan. 2022",
"This vision contrasted with the Greek view of Hades as the catchall for the human soul and the early Hebrew Bible\u2019s description of Sheol as a shadowy pit of nothingness. \u2014 Amanda Foreman, WSJ , 30 Sep. 2021",
"By the end of 2021, the U.S. had a catchall booster recommendation for adults (and has since expanded it to kids as young as 5), but whatever the benefit of a booster might be, much of the public had disengaged. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 28 June 2022",
"Many companies are also offering a catchall travel expense reimbursement for medical procedures, including abortions. \u2014 Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
"Based on the catchall statistic of Wins Above Replacement, six of the 12 most valuable Red Sox players this season either aren\u2019t signed for 2023 or have the right to become a free agent after this season. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022"
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"It\u2019s from these pejorative meanings that the word\u2019s usage broadened around the 1930s to refer to the mentally ill, becoming kind of a catchall term for crazy, along with other slang like bananas (which also was a slang term for a gay man) and nuts. \u2014 Joseph Lamour, Bon App\u00e9tit , 22 June 2022",
"Let\u2019s, therefore, go with AI activism as the appropriate overarching moniker and drop the AI advocacy phrasing as a potentially equivalent catchall . \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 4 June 2022",
"Suffolk police also launched a then-new website, gilgonews.com, as a catchall for information pertaining to the case. \u2014 Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone , 6 May 2022",
"Used as a catchall for the ways our world has changed with Covid-19, this phrase was actually banished (for different reasoning) back in 2012. \u2014 Leah Asmelash, CNN , 2 Jan. 2022",
"This vision contrasted with the Greek view of Hades as the catchall for the human soul and the early Hebrew Bible\u2019s description of Sheol as a shadowy pit of nothingness. \u2014 Amanda Foreman, WSJ , 30 Sep. 2021",
"By the end of 2021, the U.S. had a catchall booster recommendation for adults (and has since expanded it to kids as young as 5), but whatever the benefit of a booster might be, much of the public had disengaged. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 28 June 2022",
"Many companies are also offering a catchall travel expense reimbursement for medical procedures, including abortions. \u2014 Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
"Based on the catchall statistic of Wins Above Replacement, six of the 12 most valuable Red Sox players this season either aren\u2019t signed for 2023 or have the right to become a free agent after this season. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022"
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"At Farm Tomita, wide streaks of the purple herb grow in tandem with fields of baby\u2019s breath, red poppies, pink garden catchflies , and orange poppies\u2014creating a dazzling rainbow that at first appears Photoshopped. \u2014 Alex Schechter, Smithsonian , 3 Mar. 2017"
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"The catchphrase became so popular that Walter Mondale, the eventual Democratic presidential nominee that year, asked the question to his leading primary opponent Gary Hart during a debate. \u2014 Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN , 11 June 2022",
"This, of course, is a catchphrase from Brolin\u2019s 1985 cult-favorite adventure film The Goonies. \u2014 Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 May 2022",
"The easiest catchphrase is to call this neuro-symbolic AI, meaning a combining of the artificial neural network (ANN) underpinnings within Deep Learning in conjunction with the symbolic AI. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"The question became a catchphrase among political reporters to describe the search for the most newsworthy aspect of an event \u2014 the lead. \u2014 Mike Feinsilber And Calvin Woodward, USA TODAY , 5 Mar. 2022",
"The first half of that catchphrase now seems doubtful. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Sycamore Brewing of North Carolina sued over the catchphrase for Hazy IPAs; Stone to remove it from packaging but in the meantime can continue selling boxes already on store shelves. \u2014 Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"The catchy tune is an uplifting anthem and unashamed shout-out to the global SMA community and the video features those living with the condition of all ages. \u2014 Gus Alexiou, Forbes , 17 Apr. 2022",
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"In short, Disney didn\u2019t submit Lin-Manuel Miranda\u2019s catchy tune for Oscar consideration. \u2014 Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 Feb. 2022",
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"The Union Athletics Club isn\u2019t a moniker as catchy as, say, Pete\u2019s Dragons. \u2014 Ken Goe For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 26 May 2022",
"Through a mix of catchy ensemble numbers and heart-warming ballads, the movie is a true celebration of Colombian and Latino culture. \u2014 Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com , 16 Feb. 2022",
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"As with our reviews of home projectors for indoor use, the following roundup is based upon comprehensive categorical testing, road testing of newer models and reviewing updates to past favorites. \u2014 Dan Diclerico, Good Housekeeping , 10 June 2022",
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"Kant introduced the world to the theory of the categorical imperative ; Larry, the chat-and-cut. \u2014 Meredith Blake, latimes.com , 29 Sep. 2017",
"Kant introduced the world to the theory of the categorical imperative \u2014 Meredith Blake, latimes.com , 29 Sep. 2017",
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"Instead, Google should categorize some queries, websites and keywords as just too sensitive to keep records around. \u2014 Geoffrey A. Fowler, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
"Which, in any case, doesn't categorize fires according to the type of vehicle powertrain. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver , 2 June 2022",
"Doctors often categorize medical conditions as acute, subacute, or chronic. \u2014 Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
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"Some officers may categorize it as reckless driving, excessive speeding or something else. \u2014 Ashley Soriano, Fox News , 20 Apr. 2022",
"To avoid such instances, time masters quickly categorize problems by their importance and urgency, dealing with the most important and most urgent first. \u2014 Brian H. Robb, Forbes , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Being able to categorize groups and track the movement of multiple factors enables decision-makers to better see and predict how various business aspects interact and affect one another. \u2014 Olga V. Mack, Forbes , 6 May 2022"
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"The Emmy category for competition series should conceivably be the most dynamic one out there. \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 27 June 2022",
"The Covid-19 pandemic sparked attacks against Asians amid online and political rhetoric stigmatizing them, but this category of hate crime is often underreported. \u2014 Natasha Chen And Aya Elamroussi, CNN , 24 June 2022",
"This category is for songwriters whose body of work released for the first time during the current eligibility year represents artistic excellence in the area of songwriting. \u2014 Andrew Unterberger, Billboard , 21 June 2022",
"The only size category to record outflows was $5 billion to $10 billion, but net outflows were small. \u2014 Jacob Wolinsky, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"The first category is communities that the EPA has determined do not have the capacity to incur enough debt to finance a project for PFAS monitoring or remediation. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 15 June 2022",
"This year\u2019s best-musical category is unusual: the two best musicals of the year are both niche attractions. \u2014 Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"The product category experiencing the most markdowns is home items, such as decor and furniture. \u2014 Hunter Boyce, ajc , 9 June 2022"
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"a catena of lies that ultimately proved to be her undoing"
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"Walmart said customers are shifting down to cheaper items, while sales are picking up at retailers that cater to budget-conscious shoppers, like dollar stores. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune , 10 June 2022",
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"The restaurant doesn\u2019t just cater to Venezuelans, of course. \u2014 Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 June 2022",
"L\u00f3pez Obrador, a leftist populist who has vowed not to cater to privileged classes, has expanded social welfare programs for elderly people, those with disabilities and farmworkers. \u2014 Leila Millerstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 10 Apr. 2022",
"The organizers here clearly know their audience, cater to their more demanding needs and have learned from the mistakes of others. \u2014 Peter Csathy, SPIN , 30 May 2022",
"Elsewhere, Langham\u2019s famed Chuan Spa, which is set to span 5,300 square feet, will cater to the health and wellness set with indoor and outdoor pools, seven private treatment rooms and a fitness center. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 13 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The winning caterpillar then earns the right to predict the upcoming winter forecast. \u2014 Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 June 2022",
"The browntail moth caterpillar is an invasive pest that can cause a rash and respiratory distress in humans. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 27 May 2022",
"Legions of precisely uniform spike particles are manufactured not inside chicken eggs but in the cells of the Army caterpillar . \u2014 Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022",
"The film begins with a delicate yet forceful metaphor that equates the populace to the cells within a caterpillar that have to fight vehemently with the body surrounding them to morph into soaring butterflies. \u2014 Holly Jones, Variety , 30 Apr. 2022",
"However, the caterpillar that had a cameo in the movie remains. \u2014 Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Florida can be dangerous in many ways, but from mid-April to early May, health officials warn people in the state to avoid touching a fuzzy caterpillar . \u2014 Richard Tribou, orlandosentinel.com , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Depending upon the caterpillar \u2019s age, size may range from 0.25 to 1.5 inches. \u2014 oregonlive , 28 Oct. 2021",
"Children held up a long piece of fabric meant to look like a caterpillar . \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Nov. 2021"
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"Republicans could caterwaul about the skyrocketing debt without actually having to do anything about it except express their disapproval. Getting most creative. \u2014 Zachary B. Wolf, CNN , 29 Sep. 2021",
"In a season of a lively baseball, the Twins hit a silly number of home runs and came caterwauling out of the great north and took their division. \u2014 Michael Powell, New York Times , 8 Oct. 2019",
"The media\u2013Democrat caterwauling over Trump\u2019s election-rigging spiel was not rooted in patriotic commitment to the American democratic tradition of accepting election outcomes. \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 16 Aug. 2019",
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"This lets Congress caterwaul on behalf of special interests while blaming Presidents for not punishing foreigners. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 7 June 2018",
"This guy starts caterwauling about his 1st Amendment rights and whatnot. \u2014 Monique Judge, The Root , 9 Oct. 2017",
"So for all the folks who wanted to caterwaul about some tiny part of Swift's video being somewhat similar to something that Beyonc\u00e9 once did (that was similar to something that someone else did), please take a seat. \u2014 Zane Warman, Billboard , 7 Sep. 2017",
"Mr. Sanders, 76, played with John Coltrane near the end of his life, seeming to inherit Coltrane\u2019s affinity for global folk musics, Eastern spirituality and caterwauling expressionism. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2017"
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"Republicans could caterwaul about the skyrocketing debt without actually having to do anything about it except express their disapproval. Getting most creative. \u2014 Zachary B. Wolf, CNN , 29 Sep. 2021",
"In a season of a lively baseball, the Twins hit a silly number of home runs and came caterwauling out of the great north and took their division. \u2014 Michael Powell, New York Times , 8 Oct. 2019",
"The media\u2013Democrat caterwauling over Trump\u2019s election-rigging spiel was not rooted in patriotic commitment to the American democratic tradition of accepting election outcomes. \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 16 Aug. 2019",
"Media outlets that caterwaul about all this become the victims of commercial crises. \u2014 The Economist , 21 June 2018",
"This lets Congress caterwaul on behalf of special interests while blaming Presidents for not punishing foreigners. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 7 June 2018",
"This guy starts caterwauling about his 1st Amendment rights and whatnot. \u2014 Monique Judge, The Root , 9 Oct. 2017",
"So for all the folks who wanted to caterwaul about some tiny part of Swift's video being somewhat similar to something that Beyonc\u00e9 once did (that was similar to something that someone else did), please take a seat. \u2014 Zane Warman, Billboard , 7 Sep. 2017",
"Mr. Sanders, 76, played with John Coltrane near the end of his life, seeming to inherit Coltrane\u2019s affinity for global folk musics, Eastern spirituality and caterwauling expressionism. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2017"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The process of attaching to, and investing emotions in, a person is known as ' cathecting '. \u2014 Janey Starling, refinery29.com , 10 Apr. 2020"
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"1925, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Orthodox communion has little choice but to engage this situation robustly, for the present patriarch of Moscow is on the brink of turning his cathedra into a slaughter bench, and himself into the accomplice of a war criminal. \u2014 Tim Kelleher, National Review , 3 Mar. 2022"
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"the company didn't want just a new office building\u2014it demanded a cathedral that proclaimed its place among the giants of finance",
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"El Greco moved certain buildings, such as the cathedral , into more prominent positions to enhance the dramatic effect. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 June 2022",
"But in the meantime, Bill Fontana is bringing the sounds of the cathedral \u2019s bells\u2014which survived the fire\u2014to the public. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 28 June 2022",
"Molten metal, flaming beams and the spire fell into the cathedral \u2019s interior, doing further damage. \u2014 New York Times , 27 June 2022",
"Toledo is a tourist magnet, just a 40-minute train ride south of Madrid, a city with a massive Gothic cathedral and Alcazar fortress, higgledly-piggledly backstreets and sense of still encapsulating the grandeur of an older Spain. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 27 June 2022",
"Not far from Oslo\u2019s cathedral , crime scene tape cordoned off the bars where the shootings took place, including the London Pub, which is popular with the city\u2019s LGBTQ community. \u2014 Maria Sanminiatelli, Karl Ritter, Anchorage Daily News , 25 June 2022",
"The cathedral \u2019s sweeping gothic arches are mesmerizing, as is the view of the city from the top of the structure. \u2014 Shelby Knick, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"In the nearby town of Punta Mita is chef Hector Leyva\u2018s culinary cathedral boasting top-shelf spirits and Mexican cuisine with flavorful hints inspired by Leyva\u2019s international travels. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 20 June 2022",
"During the Maidan protests, where riot police used batons and eventually bullets, Ratushnyi and Reva had taken shelter together for one night inside the cathedral grounds, the friend recalled. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 19 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The understated redesign of the area surrounding Notre-Dame, which leaves the long, rectangular stone square in front of the cathedral mostly intact, will not radically alter the neighborhood. \u2014 New York Times , 27 June 2022",
"Ahead of the five-year anniversary of the tragedy, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge honored the victims at the Glade of Light memorial, which is by the city's cathedral . \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 10 May 2022",
"In a park beside the sky-blue cathedral of St. Michael\u2019s Golden-Domed Monastery, in central Kyiv, a few young children clambered over a jungle gym and rocked on a seesaw. \u2014 New York Times , 2 May 2022",
"The purist in me cringed, not wanting to take music into the cathedral of Zion Canyon. \u2014 Brendan Leonard, Outside Online , 30 May 2020",
"He was commissioned to paint murals at the papal summer residence in Italy and did dramatic frescoes with art nouveau influences that cover the interior of the Armenian cathedral in Lviv. \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2022",
"The burning of the Notre-Dame cathedral in April 2019 inspired the Browns and their students to launch a new, international educational project. \u2014 Douglas Starr, Smithsonian Magazine , 29 Mar. 2022",
"The golden spires of a landmark Orthodox cathedral are scarred by shrapnel. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 Mar. 2022",
"What is the name of the centuries-old cathedral in Paris that was damaged by fire in 2019 and is still revealing secrets during ongoing excavation work? \u2014 CNN , 17 Mar. 2022"
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"The wine list, overseen by Nicolas Cor\u00e3o and sommelier Manoel Beato, is catholic in its international offerings, though most proudly Italian. \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
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"Our intent was to be as catholic and creative in our selections as possible, highlighting items both rarefied and workaday that represent the city\u2019s innumerable styles of international cuisine. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Dec. 2021",
"Black authors are carrying us into bird sanctuaries, catholic mass pews, sweeping tropical graveyards, locker room huddles, ship bows, and the hollows of suburbia this season. \u2014 Admin, Essence , 7 Jan. 2022",
"Proof of Churchill\u2019s catholic taste, and also of the appeal, beyond political categories, of Wells\u2019s imagination. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 15 Nov. 2021",
"In 1960s San Francisco, a once-promising catholic school girl, Celina Guerrera (Lorenza Izzo), sets out to rise above the oppression of poverty and invest in a future for herself and her son that sets new precedents for the time. \u2014 Mia Galuppo, Billboard , 10 Feb. 2021",
"There\u2019s a catholic impulse in the origins of Minimalism. \u2014 Kyle Chayka, The New Republic , 15 May 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There was a cathouse in the apartment complex above it. \u2014 Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 Apr. 2022",
"The cathouse madam Billie (played with authority and delight by Kate Shindle) has more to do than before. \u2014 Alexis Soloski, New York Times , 9 Apr. 2018"
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"Catnip, sometimes called catmint , and silver vine are both flowering plants with aromatic leaves that grow in many places around the world. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 14 June 2022",
"Later in the season, bees cover their catmint and wild bergamot. \u2014 Jennifer Rude Klett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Others that produce both flowers and leaves on the same stem \u2014 catmint (Nepeta species) for example \u2014 work great. \u2014 Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal , 10 July 2021",
"On several occasions, Matthews said, Bonnie has smashed catmint bushes outside their home trying to pounce on insects and salamanders. \u2014 Terry Ward, CNN , 29 May 2021",
"For example, catmint -- a long bloomer that demands little maintenance -- has both fuzzy foliage and an aroma that deer rarely tolerate. \u2014 cleveland , 4 June 2020",
"Short plants could include Millenium Allium and catmint , perennial Geranium, May Night Salvia, stonecrop sedum and Moonshine Yarrow. \u2014 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 14 May 2020",
"Cats don\u2019t care much for fruits or vegetables, but Sonnenshein suggests planting catnip or catmint for your feline friends. \u2014 Joan Morris, The Mercury News , 19 Sep. 2019",
"Walters Gardens has also developed three summer phlox varieties and a catmint named (what else?) Cat\u2019s Meow. \u2014 Adrian Higgins, Houston Chronicle , 21 Aug. 2019"
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"One innovative travel company, Mer Sea, has come up with an elegant solution that allows passengers to both take the chill out of the air and catnap comfortably. \u2014 Irene S. Levine, Forbes , 6 Nov. 2021",
"The real benefit, though, is being able to kick your feet up on a stump and lean back, turning the chair into a recliner and putting you in the perfect catnap position. \u2014 Graham Averill, Outside Online , 23 May 2021",
"What's most remarkable about her catalog is how much is aimed toward audiences that think ballets are the perfect setting for a catnap . \u2014 Neal Justin, Star Tribune , 23 Mar. 2021",
"Slip into a mid-day autumn catnap and regret nothing, courtesy of this Allard Falls solid wood Adirondack chair. \u2014 Shayna Murphy, USA TODAY , 23 Sep. 2020",
"If that's not realistic, a 20-minute catnap during a lunch break or before dinner can help too. \u2014 Lisa Drayer, CNN , 26 Mar. 2020",
"Generally, catnaps that are approximately 15 to 20 minutes are fine, experts say, and may reduce fatigue; boost creativity; increase alertness; jumpstart cognitive performance; and improve mood. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 13 Mar. 2020",
"The 57-year-old, a cautious and pragmatic sailor, ducked below deck for a quick catnap . \u2014 Gregory Thomas, SFChronicle.com , 19 Oct. 2019",
"Two back-to-back custom chaises are the ideal spot for a quick catnap or afternoon read. \u2014 Carisha Swanson, House Beautiful , 14 Oct. 2019"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Within two weeks, the tiny black kitten was surrendered by his alleged catnapper , thanks to keen sleuthing work by a Palm Beach County Sheriff\u2019s detective. \u2014 Susannah Bryan, sun-sentinel.com , 28 Mar. 2021"
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"One innovative travel company, Mer Sea, has come up with an elegant solution that allows passengers to both take the chill out of the air and catnap comfortably. \u2014 Irene S. Levine, Forbes , 6 Nov. 2021",
"The real benefit, though, is being able to kick your feet up on a stump and lean back, turning the chair into a recliner and putting you in the perfect catnap position. \u2014 Graham Averill, Outside Online , 23 May 2021",
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"Slip into a mid-day autumn catnap and regret nothing, courtesy of this Allard Falls solid wood Adirondack chair. \u2014 Shayna Murphy, USA TODAY , 23 Sep. 2020",
"If that's not realistic, a 20-minute catnap during a lunch break or before dinner can help too. \u2014 Lisa Drayer, CNN , 26 Mar. 2020",
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"Nerf Catnip Disc Blaster ($14.99, originally $18.99): This brand-new blaster shoots catnip disks for your kitty to chase. \u2014 cleveland , 19 May 2022",
"Feel free to refresh the catnip pouch with your own supply for maximum fun playtime. \u2014 Bianca Rodriguez, Country Living , 17 May 2022",
"Featuring Fendi by Versace, as well as Versace by Fendi, the collection is already iconic fashion catnip . \u2014 Henrik Lischke, Vogue , 12 May 2022",
"The collection also showcases non-native species taking root in the swamp, including multiple catnip species, motherwort and alfalfa. \u2014 Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star , 10 May 2022",
"The effects of catnip typically last about 10 minutes. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 15 June 2022",
"For even the most aloof cats, just a few leaves of catnip can trigger excited fits of chewing, kicking and rolling around. \u2014 Sam Zlotnik, Smithsonian Magazine , 15 June 2022",
"There is no doubting the cat-attracting strength of the catnip in the Yeowww! \u2014 Jessica Hartshorn, Good Housekeeping , 14 June 2022",
"Such terms have cropped up everywhere from pro sports to video games and serve as a kind of catnip for Silicon Valley investors. \u2014 Noah Smith, Washington Post , 8 June 2022"
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"Their most powerful cudgel was Thompson\u2019s catty barroom raconteur Buddy Cole, a trash-talking one-man pride revolution in an ascot. \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022",
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"But five of the 15 tracks feature the full band, including bassist Bruce Thomas, who\u2019d pissed off Costello with his catty 1990 road life memoir The Big Wheel. \u2014 Al Shipley, SPIN , 30 Jan. 2022",
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"In the wake of a series of explosive court hearings, however, there have been emotional videos, catty captions and even dueling emojis suggesting a fracture in their relationship. \u2014 Mike Wass, Billboard , 12 Jan. 2022",
"Across town, on a stretch of land encapsulated by a bend in the North Branch Potomac River, the home of Rebecca Reynolds sits next to one church and catty corner to another. \u2014 Alex Mann, baltimoresun.com , 1 Oct. 2021",
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"This segment was your typical WWE Raw opener with one entrance after another as the promos got progressively catty . \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"In the age of the Gaslight Gatekeep Girl Boss, there are many negative beliefs surrounding women in the workplace: Women are too catty . \u2014 Essence , 19 June 2022",
"The views, as well as Vidal\u2019s catty cocktail parties packed with visiting artists and entrenched nobility, were legendary. \u2014 Christopher Bollen, Town & Country , 8 June 2022",
"Indeed, humor is threaded through much of the evening, such as the catty gossip about McCarthy\u2019s right-hand aide. \u2014 Bill Hirschman, Sun Sentinel , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Historically in film and TV, women \u2014 particularly teenage girls \u2014 climbed to the top of the pack by being catty or cruel to one another. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Jan. 2022",
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"As Kravitz made several futile attempts to continue introducing herself to the audience, more and more catty characters came crawling out of the woodwork. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Mar. 2022",
"The house of worship, there since before Manhattan mapped its grids, catty -corner to Second Avenue on Tenth Street, was a haven for the arts, open-minded and bohemian. \u2014 David Browne, Rolling Stone , 15 Jan. 2022"
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"Just to get into the league players go through a veritable cattle call known as the scouting combine. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 3 Sep. 2021",
"After a cattle call of guest hosts, including Anderson Cooper, Robin Roberts, Aaron Rodgers, LeVar Burton and even Dr. Mehmet Oz, the announcement of the winner sent fans into a tailspin. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Aug. 2021",
"Things went about as expected early Sunday during the first virtual cattle call of Democrats running for U.S. Senate. \u2014 Bill Glauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 7 June 2021",
"This Friday, Pence will attend an early cattle call of potential Republican candidates not named Trump. \u2014 USA Today , 6 May 2021",
"They are supposed to be a place where families can find compassion and most of all hope, but are basically a cattle call . \u2014 Glamour , 22 Apr. 2021",
"In May, with all the cartoonists in town at the same time, the San Diego convention turned into a cattle call job interview. \u2014 J.d. Crowe | Jdcrowe@al.com, al , 14 Mar. 2021",
"The Combine: The league\u2019s annual cattle call in Indianapolis runs from Feb. 23-March 2. \u2014 Jim Mcbride, BostonGlobe.com , 3 Feb. 2020",
"Elizabeth Warren, Cory Booker, Bernie Sanders, and Amy Klobuchar \u2013 are campaigning at public events, in addition to their stop at the party cattle call . \u2014 Katie Ross Dominick, CBS News , 23 Aug. 2019"
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"Their most powerful cudgel was Thompson\u2019s catty barroom raconteur Buddy Cole, a trash-talking one-man pride revolution in an ascot. \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022",
"There were other catty comments and inexcusable violence that also contributed to the toxic nature of the night. \u2014 Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com , 8 Mar. 2022",
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"But five of the 15 tracks feature the full band, including bassist Bruce Thomas, who\u2019d pissed off Costello with his catty 1990 road life memoir The Big Wheel. \u2014 Al Shipley, SPIN , 30 Jan. 2022",
"The Hilton Garden Inn is at 1100 Carnegie Ave., Cleveland, catty -corner from Progressive Field. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 22 Jan. 2022",
"In the wake of a series of explosive court hearings, however, there have been emotional videos, catty captions and even dueling emojis suggesting a fracture in their relationship. \u2014 Mike Wass, Billboard , 12 Jan. 2022",
"Across town, on a stretch of land encapsulated by a bend in the North Branch Potomac River, the home of Rebecca Reynolds sits next to one church and catty corner to another. \u2014 Alex Mann, baltimoresun.com , 1 Oct. 2021",
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"In the age of the Gaslight Gatekeep Girl Boss, there are many negative beliefs surrounding women in the workplace: Women are too catty . \u2014 Essence , 19 June 2022",
"The views, as well as Vidal\u2019s catty cocktail parties packed with visiting artists and entrenched nobility, were legendary. \u2014 Christopher Bollen, Town & Country , 8 June 2022",
"Indeed, humor is threaded through much of the evening, such as the catty gossip about McCarthy\u2019s right-hand aide. \u2014 Bill Hirschman, Sun Sentinel , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Historically in film and TV, women \u2014 particularly teenage girls \u2014 climbed to the top of the pack by being catty or cruel to one another. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Jan. 2022",
"Many of whom are inherently catty , dramatic and deeply grudge-holding. \u2014 Scott Huver, Variety , 4 Feb. 2022",
"As Kravitz made several futile attempts to continue introducing herself to the audience, more and more catty characters came crawling out of the woodwork. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Mar. 2022",
"The house of worship, there since before Manhattan mapped its grids, catty -corner to Second Avenue on Tenth Street, was a haven for the arts, open-minded and bohemian. \u2014 David Browne, Rolling Stone , 15 Jan. 2022"
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"1668, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Middle English (northern dialect) calke , from Old English (northern dialect) calc (in other dialects cealc )":"Noun",
"probably alteration of cock (to cog)":"Transitive verb"
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"\u02c8k\u00e4k",
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"\u02c8kau\u0307-\u02ccs\u00e4-\u02ccsi-n\u0101-kw\u00e4-\u02c8n\u014dn"
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"Scientists found no causality between the events.",
"a supreme being is a being that, by definition, has no causality of its own",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Since the late Nineties, many researchers have believed the downward trend to be in part attributable to the obesity epidemic, and this idea has remained sticky though the causality is uncertain. \u2014 Madeleine Watts, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
"The child understands the passage of time and causality : The blocks must be stacked up before they can be knocked down. \u2014 Charles Simon, Forbes , 4 May 2022",
"In addition, determining causality in cancer remains a complex task. \u2014 Viviane Callier, Scientific American , 26 Apr. 2022",
"This is where larger-scale studies are required and preferably studies that attempt to randomize treatment conditions so that some degree of causality can be figured out. \u2014 Shane O'mara, Outside Online , 13 May 2020",
"Russia\u2019s moon cooperation plans are yet another space causality of the country\u2019s ongoing attack against Ukraine. \u2014 Leonard David, Scientific American , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Stankovic is quick to acknowledge that personal stories do not prove causality . \u2014 NBC News , 20 Mar. 2022",
"The child also understands causality and the passage of time since the blocks must be stacked first before they can be knocked down. \u2014 Charles Simon, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Physicist Lee Smolin argues that the fabric of the cosmos is a vast collection of atomic interactions within an evolving network of relations where causality among events is complex and irrespective of distance. \u2014 Andrea Gawrylewski, Scientific American , 9 Dec. 2021"
],
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"1603, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"borrowed from Medieval Latin caus\u0101lit\u0101t- caus\u0101lit\u0101s, from Late Latin caus\u0101lis causal + Latin -it\u0101t-, -it\u0101s -ity":""
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"k\u022f-\u02c8za-l\u0259-t\u0113"
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"\u2014 W. O. Aydelotte"
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"the role of heredity in the causation of cancer",
"He claimed that the accident caused his injury, but the court ruled that he did not provide sufficient evidence of causation .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Corey Gaskin Whoop's survey questions attempt to find correlations in behaviors, but correlation does not equal causation . \u2014 Corey Gaskin, Ars Technica , 30 Apr. 2022",
"The report specifies that correlation does not equal causation in regard to COVID-19 and that COVID-19\u2019s effect on domestic violence will be studied for years to come. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The report specifies that correlation does not equal causation in regards to COVID-19, and that COVID-19's effect on domestic violence will be studied for years to come. \u2014 Claire Rafford, The Indianapolis Star , 22 Apr. 2022",
"For all but the most tangible outcomes, establishing causation might be too much to ask. \u2014 Eric Gilbertsen, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"And above all, physics is still deeply entrenched in the idea of causation \u2014tracing one thing from one moment to the next and seeing how actions consequentially result from one another. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 22 Apr. 2022",
"To what extent can causation be seen as determinism? \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Others, including Rubino, are cautious about attributing causation . \u2014 Carolyn Barber, Scientific American , 15 Apr. 2022",
"The argument that more gun purchases contributed to the murder spike was also floated by The Atlantic earlier this year, but experts at the Heritage Foundation explained that correlation is not causation . \u2014 Fox News , 29 Apr. 2022"
],
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"1615, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
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"borrowed from Medieval Latin caus\u0101ti\u014dn-, caus\u0101ti\u014d \"accusation, objection, causal action,\" going back to Latin, \"plea, excuse,\" from caus\u0101r\u012b \"to plead an action in law, plead as an excuse\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at cause entry 2":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105152",
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"bring on",
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"effectuate",
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],
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"Noun",
"His symptoms had no apparent physical causes .",
"She is the cause of all their problems.",
"The medicine was prescribed without good cause .",
"Their marriage was a cause for celebration.",
"I can support a cause that means something to me.",
"I'm willing to donate money as long as it's for a good cause .",
"Verb",
"He swerved and caused an accident.",
"The flood caused great hardship.",
"The illness is caused by a virus.",
"The flood caused the town great hardship.",
"You caused us a lot of extra work.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"For instance, many people find that simple, small acts of compassion\u2014like volunteering at your local food pantry or donating to a cause that\u2019s really important to you\u2014help build that sense of control even in a chaotic situation, Dr. Tedeschi says. \u2014 Sarah Jacoby, SELF , 27 June 2022",
"While Bote was searching for answers to the cause of his dizzy spells, so too was Cubs bullpen coach Chris Young, who was hospitalized Thursday in Pittsburgh after feeling lightheaded in the pen. \u2014 Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune , 25 June 2022",
"His connection to this latter cause is deeply personal. \u2014 Afdhel Aziz, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"Introduced as a fierce and capable leader of the Rebellion in the original trilogy, adult Leia (Carrie Fisher) is sassy, intelligent, brave, kind and committed to the cause , and has long commanded a legion of devoted fans. \u2014 Tracy Brownstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
"More than $17,000 came in to the online GoFundMe site, including many residents putting in $5 and $10 to the cause after selling items or searching couches for change. \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 21 June 2022",
"Investigators believe speed contributed to the cause of the crash, according to the statement. \u2014 Salvador Rizzo, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
"And the Mauritian government had indicated receptivity to the Chagossian cause . \u2014 Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
"In turn, the militant Hamas group has called him a traitor to the Palestinian cause , as have his opponents from competing Arab Israeli factions. \u2014 Neri Zilber, The Christian Science Monitor , 14 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Though this could cause a short-term decline in total viewing hours, this quality over quantity rollout could also entice subscribers to stay put. \u2014 Dana Feldman, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"And, while prices could continue to decline in the weeks ahead, any sudden jolts to supply could quickly cause prices to spike again, said Patrick DeHaan, an analyst at the price comparison website GasBuddy.com. \u2014 oregonlive , 28 June 2022",
"To try to avoid further price increases that taking more oil off the market could cause , officials have discussed creating a carve-out from the insurance ban for shipments of Russian oil whose price falls under the cap. \u2014 Bojan Pancevski, WSJ , 27 June 2022",
"The survey sheds light on how both Americans\u2019 view of the military and the growing civilian-military divide may also be factors in slumping recruitment, and how public attitudes could cause recruiting struggles for years to come. \u2014 Courtney Kube, NBC News , 27 June 2022",
"Plenty of lighting is accompanying these storms and heavy rain could cause flash flooding. \u2014 Janice Dean, Fox News , 27 June 2022",
"One report estimated that the loss of IPL could cause 15 million customers to leave the service. \u2014 Ryan Faughnderstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 26 June 2022",
"Warren said that rate hikes will, however, raise borrowing costs on families and could cause job losses. \u2014 Matt Egan For Cnn Business, CNN , 22 June 2022",
"Unsecured fuel tanks are in danger of sustaining undercarriage damage that could cause fuel leakage and pose a fire risk, the NHTSA report says. \u2014 Sasha Richie, Car and Driver , 22 June 2022"
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"a cause c\u00e9l\u00e8bre from some reality TV show whose fame hadn't even lasted the proverbial 15 minutes",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Amid stirring images of the Russian bombardment \u2014 and the rise of Zelensky as a global cause celebre \u2014 foreign leaders who\u2019d cozied up to Putin before the invasion are suffering repercussions at home. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Feb. 2022",
"Amid stirring images of the Russian bombardment - and the rise of Zelensky as a global cause celebre - foreign leaders who\u2019d cozied up to Putin before the invasion are suffering repercussions at home. \u2014 Anthony Faiola, Anchorage Daily News , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Critical race theory is not an official curriculum taught in US schools but has still become the cause celebre on the right. \u2014 Zachary B. Wolf, CNN , 28 Jan. 2022",
"The incident became a cause celebre for LGBTQ rights and led to the passage of hate-crime laws. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Remble and everyone around him are very aware of the stakes when Drakeo, a cause celebre for the L.A. rap world, or Nipsey Hussle, a universally beloved community figure, can be killed for barely explicable reasons. \u2014 August Brown Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Instantly, however, the killings turned him into a right-wing cause celebre - and his acquittal Friday on all charges ensures that his political utility will endure beyond the trial. \u2014 Griff Witte And Hannah Allam, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Nov. 2021",
"Gaetz has made no secret of his support for Rittenhouse, who has become a cause celebre among Republican supporters of gun rights. \u2014 al , 19 Nov. 2021",
"The trial of Rittenhouse became a cause celebre for conservatives and liberals, a symbol of bigger disagreements over issues of gun rights and self-defense, as well as greater social-justice concerns. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 19 Nov. 2021"
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"a cause c\u00e9l\u00e8bre from some reality TV show whose fame hadn't even lasted the proverbial 15 minutes",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Amid stirring images of the Russian bombardment \u2014 and the rise of Zelensky as a global cause celebre \u2014 foreign leaders who\u2019d cozied up to Putin before the invasion are suffering repercussions at home. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Feb. 2022",
"Amid stirring images of the Russian bombardment - and the rise of Zelensky as a global cause celebre - foreign leaders who\u2019d cozied up to Putin before the invasion are suffering repercussions at home. \u2014 Anthony Faiola, Anchorage Daily News , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Critical race theory is not an official curriculum taught in US schools but has still become the cause celebre on the right. \u2014 Zachary B. Wolf, CNN , 28 Jan. 2022",
"The incident became a cause celebre for LGBTQ rights and led to the passage of hate-crime laws. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Remble and everyone around him are very aware of the stakes when Drakeo, a cause celebre for the L.A. rap world, or Nipsey Hussle, a universally beloved community figure, can be killed for barely explicable reasons. \u2014 August Brown Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Instantly, however, the killings turned him into a right-wing cause celebre - and his acquittal Friday on all charges ensures that his political utility will endure beyond the trial. \u2014 Griff Witte And Hannah Allam, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Nov. 2021",
"Gaetz has made no secret of his support for Rittenhouse, who has become a cause celebre among Republican supporters of gun rights. \u2014 al , 19 Nov. 2021",
"The trial of Rittenhouse became a cause celebre for conservatives and liberals, a symbol of bigger disagreements over issues of gun rights and self-defense, as well as greater social-justice concerns. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 19 Nov. 2021"
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"the monthly departmental causeries did much to foster a sense of community"
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"The island is linked by a causeway to the mainland.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"With sweeping lake views and the high peaks of the Adirondacks rising in the distance nearly all the way (Vermont\u2019s Green Mountains are visible in the causeway section), the scenery is breathtaking. \u2014 Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
"Located about 50 miles outside New York City, Great Island is accessed by a causeway , according to listing agent Jennifer Leahy of Douglas Elliman. \u2014 E.b. Solomont, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
"The stop took place Wednesday near the 34-mile marker on northbound I-65, which would put it just northeast of the causeway across the Mobile-Tensaw Delta near Bay Minette. \u2014 al , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Osea Island is connected to the rest of England via an ancient causeway that was built by the Romans. \u2014 Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure , 13 Apr. 2022",
"But the causeway is only accessible twice a day, when the tide goes out. \u2014 Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure , 13 Apr. 2022",
"The population is aging, like many places on Europe\u2019s fringes; there are just 18 children at the local elementary school across the causeway in the village of Tongue, half the number a decade ago. \u2014 James Hookway, WSJ , 22 Jan. 2022",
"Douglas Elliman Accessed via a causeway , the island has a sandy beach and a deep-water dock. \u2014 E.b. Solomont, WSJ , 2 Feb. 2022",
"But given that the causeway is entirely exposed, expect winter\u2019s whipping winds to whip even harder. \u2014 Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online , 24 Jan. 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"His [Roosevelt's] caustic cousin, Alice Roosevelt Longworth, called him a sissy and a mama's boy. \u2014 Garry Wills , Atlantic , April 1994",
"It was Schuyler's gift for satire and his caustic wit that distinguished his writings and led to his nickname, the Black Mencken. \u2014 Henry Louis Gates, Jr. , New York Times Book Review , 20 Sept. 1992",
"Albert quailed before those caustic pronouncements, he shuddered and blanched and felt his stomach drop like a croquette into a vat of hot grease. \u2014 T. Coraghessan Boyle , Harper's , October 1987",
"The chemical was so caustic that it ate through the pipes.",
"She wrote a caustic report about the decisions that led to the crisis.",
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"Creem was charmingly caustic and funny \u2014 a saucy, devil-may-care approach that separated it from the sophisticated voice often adopted by rock peers such as Rolling Stone. \u2014 Brian Mccollum, Detroit Free Press , 1 June 2022",
"The paradox at the center of it all, of course, is Usher himself, whose brazen theatricality and caustic wit lies beneath his meek exterior. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
"On their own, these five gents are now a little older and mellower, still funny, still caustic and still extremely smart individuals. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 14 May 2022",
"Neither the Biden administration nor Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has officially confirmed the accounts of a chemical attack, which was alleged to have involved an unknown caustic substance dropped from a Russian drone. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The caustic causes Earendel to stand out, with Its brightness is magnified a thousandfold or more. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 31 Mar. 2022",
"But sodium hydroxide is only highly caustic or corrosive in high doses, Dr. Christopher Holstege, a medical toxicologist at the University of Virginia, told USA TODAY. \u2014 Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Their rhythmic and caustic dialogue immediately confirms the sharpness of Fillinger\u2019s pen. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Roberts makes Martha Mitchell compelling, moving from caustic and charming to terrified, as in a harrowing episode that shows what the late Mitchell said was an attempt to shut her up, as she was held against her will at a California hotel. \u2014 oregonlive , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"What McHugh favored was the fantastic, the caustic , the nakedly human, art with an irreverent or whimsical sense of humor, and art with little remove from raw physicality. \u2014 Leah Ollman, latimes.com , 3 July 2018",
"The Sympathizer is the caustic , hyper-verbal tale of a double agent embedded in California after the end of the war, sending information back to Vietnam about the activities of the men who are both his friends and enemies. \u2014 Josephine Livingstone, New Republic , 25 July 2017",
"Mr. Trump\u2019s other mentor was the caustic and conniving McCarthy-era lawyer Roy Cohn, who counseled Mr. Trump never to give in or concede error. \u2014 Glenn Thrush And Maggie Haberman, New York Times , 21 Mar. 2017"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
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"\u02c8k\u022f-stik"
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"The doctors cauterized the wound.",
"time had cauterized his bitterness, and he was willing to let bygones be bygones",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Hauser hit a momentum-shifting 3-pointer, and A.J. Hoggard followed with a driving layup in transition to cauterize the Spartans\u2019 bleeding. \u2014 Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press , 15 Jan. 2022",
"Nothing kick-starts donations like Christ\u2019s wounds manifest, but it\u2019s an inconceivably painful ruse to maintain (and eventually, sickeningly, to cauterize ). \u2014 Elle Carroll, Vulture , 6 Dec. 2021",
"Take damage, light a cigar and use it to cauterize the wound. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 2 Sep. 2021",
"To cauterize the bleeding, the Chinese government is likely to force a restructuring. \u2014 Anne Stevenson-yang, Forbes , 13 Sep. 2021",
"Leaders must immediately cauterize the wound, cutting products and people. \u2014 Kash Shaikh, Forbes , 25 May 2021",
"Lovullo said McKay underwent a procedure to cauterize the spleen but is now resting comfortably. \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 13 Mar. 2021",
"Surgical ablation can help, but cauterizing healthy heart cells should be done with caution. \u2014 Elizabeth Cooney, STAT , 6 Apr. 2020",
"Meanwhile, the screens that have cauterized us are now our primary means of communication. \u2014 Mark Lamster, Dallas News , 20 Mar. 2020"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"see cautery":""
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"\u02c8k\u022f-t\u0259-\u02ccr\u012bz"
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"benumb",
"blunt",
"damp",
"dampen",
"deaden",
"dull",
"numb"
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},
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And a resident started a fire in a Nebraska Medicine operating room by accidentally bringing a cautery too close to a flammable liquid medical adhesive. \u2014 Max Blau, STAT , 20 Apr. 2018",
"That type of treatment comes in two forms: Electrocautery, which uses heat from a metal probe, and laser cautery . \u2014 Hannah Orenstein, Seventeen , 10 Apr. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"Latin cauterium , from Greek kaut\u0113rion branding iron, from kaiein":""
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"\u02c8k\u022ft-\u0259-r\u0113",
"\u02c8k\u022f-t\u0259-r\u0113"
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"definitions":{
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": an agreement often imposed by a judge or magistrate whereby one guarantees to protect another from loss or harm caused by the guarantor or a third person for whom the guarantor is responsible or whereby one guarantees payment or performance of an obligation of another":[],
": an oral or written agreement to indemnify : guaranty :":[]
},
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"\u02c8kau\u0307t\u0113\u02cc\u014d",
"\u02c8k\u022fsh\u0113\u02cc\u014d"
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"advise",
"alert",
"forewarn",
"wake",
"warn"
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"\u2014 Esquire"
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"Use caution when operating a chain saw."
],
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},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"You should use caution when operating the electric saw.",
"He injected a note of caution in his talk.",
"Her financial adviser urged caution before investing in the project.",
"The roads are slippery: drive with extreme caution .",
"Her comments were intended as a caution to us to protect our property.",
"A note of caution : be sure that the electricity is off before you install the ceiling fan.",
"She was given a caution by the magistrate.",
"Verb",
"Officials are cautioning that the war may continue for years.",
"\u201cDon't decide too quickly,\u201d she cautioned .",
"He was cautioned for speeding.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Most communities, however, opted to cancel the festivities out of an abundance of caution . \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 28 June 2022",
"These penalties range from a letter of caution to expulsion. \u2014 Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online , 28 June 2022",
"Martinez said, however, the abundance of caution taken for all the athletes wasn\u2019t a bad idea when no one knew what to expect from the new virus. \u2014 Meredith Cohn, Baltimore Sun , 27 June 2022",
"As a word of caution , avoid processes that force you to be in the office at a certain time. \u2014 Libby Rothschild, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"Overall, China\u2019s box office continues to ail, with sizable pockets of cinemas across the country still closed as a COVID precaution and consumer activity suppressed by mass testing and a prevailing sense of caution . \u2014 Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 June 2022",
"In a sign of caution , investors bought assets viewed as among the safest to hold\u2014despite U.S. stocks being on track to post gains. \u2014 WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"Not every idea has elicited the same degree of caution . \u2014 Charlie Savage, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
"Many specified that the threat was not made against their districts, but closures would take place out of an abundance of caution . \u2014 Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News , 15 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But scientists caution that planning ahead in this pandemic is challenging. \u2014 Cheyenne Haslett, ABC News , 29 June 2022",
"Department officials noted the Illinois EPA\u2019s 2020-21 investigation did not find PFAS at the city\u2019s two treatment plants, but scientists caution the chemicals are widespread in the Great Lakes. \u2014 Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune , 26 June 2022",
"Scientists caution against anthropomorphizing P-22, but Angelenos can\u2019t help but see themselves in the big cat. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
"With soils statewide at 68% of saturation, more water will likely flow downhill, although NRCS scientists caution that deeper mountain soils remain drier than usual. \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Scientists caution that technology has limitations, with LED lights, sensors and operating systems adding to utility costs. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
"But scientists caution that such reinfections appear rare, especially over a short period of time, and may be overestimated due to confusion over testing. \u2014 Grady Mcgregor, Fortune , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Scientists caution , however, that caseloads and hospital admissions may yet reverse course as social mixing increases with the end of the holiday season and the start of the new school term. \u2014 Jason Douglas, WSJ , 13 Jan. 2022",
"Scientists caution that little is known about the variant, which has been linked to a surge of cases in South Africa. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Dec. 2021"
],
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"1566, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"\u02c8k\u022f-sh\u0259n"
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"carefulness",
"cautiousness",
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"Her comments were intended as a caution to us to protect our property."
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"Noun",
"You should use caution when operating the electric saw.",
"He injected a note of caution in his talk.",
"Her financial adviser urged caution before investing in the project.",
"The roads are slippery: drive with extreme caution .",
"Her comments were intended as a caution to us to protect our property.",
"A note of caution : be sure that the electricity is off before you install the ceiling fan.",
"She was given a caution by the magistrate.",
"Verb",
"Officials are cautioning that the war may continue for years.",
"\u201cDon't decide too quickly,\u201d she cautioned .",
"He was cautioned for speeding.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Most communities, however, opted to cancel the festivities out of an abundance of caution . \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 28 June 2022",
"These penalties range from a letter of caution to expulsion. \u2014 Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online , 28 June 2022",
"Martinez said, however, the abundance of caution taken for all the athletes wasn\u2019t a bad idea when no one knew what to expect from the new virus. \u2014 Meredith Cohn, Baltimore Sun , 27 June 2022",
"As a word of caution , avoid processes that force you to be in the office at a certain time. \u2014 Libby Rothschild, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"Overall, China\u2019s box office continues to ail, with sizable pockets of cinemas across the country still closed as a COVID precaution and consumer activity suppressed by mass testing and a prevailing sense of caution . \u2014 Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 June 2022",
"In a sign of caution , investors bought assets viewed as among the safest to hold\u2014despite U.S. stocks being on track to post gains. \u2014 WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"Not every idea has elicited the same degree of caution . \u2014 Charlie Savage, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
"Many specified that the threat was not made against their districts, but closures would take place out of an abundance of caution . \u2014 Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News , 15 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But scientists caution that planning ahead in this pandemic is challenging. \u2014 Cheyenne Haslett, ABC News , 29 June 2022",
"Department officials noted the Illinois EPA\u2019s 2020-21 investigation did not find PFAS at the city\u2019s two treatment plants, but scientists caution the chemicals are widespread in the Great Lakes. \u2014 Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune , 26 June 2022",
"Scientists caution against anthropomorphizing P-22, but Angelenos can\u2019t help but see themselves in the big cat. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
"With soils statewide at 68% of saturation, more water will likely flow downhill, although NRCS scientists caution that deeper mountain soils remain drier than usual. \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Scientists caution that technology has limitations, with LED lights, sensors and operating systems adding to utility costs. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
"But scientists caution that such reinfections appear rare, especially over a short period of time, and may be overestimated due to confusion over testing. \u2014 Grady Mcgregor, Fortune , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Scientists caution , however, that caseloads and hospital admissions may yet reverse course as social mixing increases with the end of the holiday season and the start of the new school term. \u2014 Jason Douglas, WSJ , 13 Jan. 2022",
"Scientists caution that little is known about the variant, which has been linked to a surge of cases in South Africa. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Dec. 2021"
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"\u2014 Esquire"
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"You should use caution when operating the electric saw.",
"He injected a note of caution in his talk.",
"Her financial adviser urged caution before investing in the project.",
"The roads are slippery: drive with extreme caution .",
"Her comments were intended as a caution to us to protect our property.",
"A note of caution : be sure that the electricity is off before you install the ceiling fan.",
"She was given a caution by the magistrate.",
"Verb",
"Officials are cautioning that the war may continue for years.",
"\u201cDon't decide too quickly,\u201d she cautioned .",
"He was cautioned for speeding.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Most communities, however, opted to cancel the festivities out of an abundance of caution . \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 28 June 2022",
"These penalties range from a letter of caution to expulsion. \u2014 Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online , 28 June 2022",
"Martinez said, however, the abundance of caution taken for all the athletes wasn\u2019t a bad idea when no one knew what to expect from the new virus. \u2014 Meredith Cohn, Baltimore Sun , 27 June 2022",
"As a word of caution , avoid processes that force you to be in the office at a certain time. \u2014 Libby Rothschild, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"Overall, China\u2019s box office continues to ail, with sizable pockets of cinemas across the country still closed as a COVID precaution and consumer activity suppressed by mass testing and a prevailing sense of caution . \u2014 Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 June 2022",
"In a sign of caution , investors bought assets viewed as among the safest to hold\u2014despite U.S. stocks being on track to post gains. \u2014 WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"Not every idea has elicited the same degree of caution . \u2014 Charlie Savage, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
"Many specified that the threat was not made against their districts, but closures would take place out of an abundance of caution . \u2014 Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News , 15 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But scientists caution that planning ahead in this pandemic is challenging. \u2014 Cheyenne Haslett, ABC News , 29 June 2022",
"Department officials noted the Illinois EPA\u2019s 2020-21 investigation did not find PFAS at the city\u2019s two treatment plants, but scientists caution the chemicals are widespread in the Great Lakes. \u2014 Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune , 26 June 2022",
"Scientists caution against anthropomorphizing P-22, but Angelenos can\u2019t help but see themselves in the big cat. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
"With soils statewide at 68% of saturation, more water will likely flow downhill, although NRCS scientists caution that deeper mountain soils remain drier than usual. \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Scientists caution that technology has limitations, with LED lights, sensors and operating systems adding to utility costs. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
"But scientists caution that such reinfections appear rare, especially over a short period of time, and may be overestimated due to confusion over testing. \u2014 Grady Mcgregor, Fortune , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Scientists caution , however, that caseloads and hospital admissions may yet reverse course as social mixing increases with the end of the holiday season and the start of the new school term. \u2014 Jason Douglas, WSJ , 13 Jan. 2022",
"Scientists caution that little is known about the variant, which has been linked to a surge of cases in South Africa. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Dec. 2021"
],
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"1566, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1683, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
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"Latin caution-, cautio precaution, from cav\u0113re to be on one's guard \u2014 more at hear":"Noun"
},
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"\u02c8k\u022f-sh\u0259n"
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"gingerliness",
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"heedfulness",
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"heedless",
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"cautious investors",
"cautious optimism"
]
},
"examples":[
"Any cautious tourist will guard her passport.",
"You cannot be overly cautious when you're driving in snow.",
"He answered the question with a cautious reply.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In general, Lomas asks patients to be cautious with herbal supplements and remedies. \u2014 Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
"Wear personal floatation devices and never swim alone. Be extra cautious with kids. \u2014 oregonlive , 23 June 2022",
"Coaches are also being cautious with Azzi Fudd, who missed 11 games with a foot injury last year. \u2014 Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant , 9 June 2022",
"Roberts said the team is trying to be cautious with the future Hall of Famer, keeping one eye on the stretch run of the season while deciding how to proceed. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 13 May 2022",
"The Chicago Cubs are being cautious with catcher Willson Contreras. \u2014 Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune , 3 May 2022",
"Home buyers are still cautious with spending on houses given the slowing economy and resurgent pandemic, said Raymond Cheng, CGS-CIMB Securities\u2019 head of China research. \u2014 Anniek Bao, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Although this lovable pup can be a bit cautious with new people and surroundings at first, Leina truly loves to interact with her human friends. \u2014 The Arizona Republic , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Bell said the Reds are being cautious with him, and Stephenson will likely miss more than the minimum seven days. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 24 Apr. 2022"
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"1614, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"see caution entry 1":""
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"careful",
"chary",
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"gingerly",
"guarded",
"heedful",
"safe",
"wary"
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"heedless",
"incautious",
"unguarded",
"unmindful",
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"unwary"
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"cautious investors",
"cautious optimism"
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},
"examples":[
"Any cautious tourist will guard her passport.",
"You cannot be overly cautious when you're driving in snow.",
"He answered the question with a cautious reply.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In general, Lomas asks patients to be cautious with herbal supplements and remedies. \u2014 Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
"Wear personal floatation devices and never swim alone. Be extra cautious with kids. \u2014 oregonlive , 23 June 2022",
"Coaches are also being cautious with Azzi Fudd, who missed 11 games with a foot injury last year. \u2014 Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant , 9 June 2022",
"Roberts said the team is trying to be cautious with the future Hall of Famer, keeping one eye on the stretch run of the season while deciding how to proceed. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 13 May 2022",
"The Chicago Cubs are being cautious with catcher Willson Contreras. \u2014 Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune , 3 May 2022",
"Home buyers are still cautious with spending on houses given the slowing economy and resurgent pandemic, said Raymond Cheng, CGS-CIMB Securities\u2019 head of China research. \u2014 Anniek Bao, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Although this lovable pup can be a bit cautious with new people and surroundings at first, Leina truly loves to interact with her human friends. \u2014 The Arizona Republic , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Bell said the Reds are being cautious with him, and Stephenson will likely miss more than the minimum seven days. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 24 Apr. 2022"
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"1614, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"see caution entry 1":""
},
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"\u02c8k\u022f-sh\u0259s"
],
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": a procession of vehicles or ships":[]
},
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"The cavalcade arrived at the hotel.",
"a cavalcade of antique cars",
"a cavalcade of natural disasters",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Vista again hosts the annual cavalcade of kilts and cabers, tartans and plaids, drums, bagpipes and everything Scottish this weekend at Brengle Terrace Park. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 June 2022",
"It was replaced by something more typical for a U.S. Open: a topsy-turvy day in vexing golf-course conditions that had a cavalcade of famed and anonymous players jockeying up and down the leaderboard. \u2014 Bill Pennington, New York Times , 17 June 2022",
"Under that lens, future life becomes a recycling cavalcade , especially for theatrical troupe the Traveling Symphony. \u2014 Bob Verini, Variety , 13 June 2022",
"Next weekend, Pharrell Williams will host his Something In The Water festival in Washington, D.C. with a cavalcade of famous friends on the lineup, including Justin Timberlake, Clipse, SZA and Q-Tip. \u2014 Jason Lipshutz, Billboard , 10 June 2022",
"The Earth somehow will continue to orbit the sun as another postseason proceeds without the Cowboys, the third seed, whose cavalcade of clumsiness reached its apex as time expired in their 23-17 loss to the sixth-seeded San Francisco 49ers. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Jan. 2022",
"On Moscow\u2019s Red Square, Putin, 69, is due to preside over a cavalcade of troops and tanks, rockets and long-range ballistic missiles. \u2014 Laura Kingstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 7 May 2022",
"If the Windsors have weathered a cavalcade of misfortunes and scandals, credit their determined family manager: the Queen. \u2014 Wsj Books Staff, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022",
"As the cavalcade stopped, the district collector stepped out of one of the cars. \u2014 Supriya Sharma, Quartz , 15 Apr. 2022"
],
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"1644, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
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"borrowed from French, going back to Middle French, probably borrowed from Italian cavalcata \"journey made by horse, group riding horseback, procession of riders accompanying a distinguished person, or formed on the occasion of a ceremony,\" from cavalcare \"to ride horseback\" (going back to Late Latin caballic\u0101re, from Latin caballus \"work horse, gelding\" + Late Latin -ic\u0101re, verb formative) + -ata, suffix of action and result; caballus, of obscure origin, perhaps a loanword from a language of the Balkans or Anatolia \u2014 more at -ade":""
},
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"\u02c8ka-v\u0259l-\u02cck\u0101d",
"\u02ccka-v\u0259l-\u02c8k\u0101d"
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"fleet",
"line",
"motorcade",
"train"
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"type":[
"noun"
]
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"portrayed the plantation owner as a cavalier fop"
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": of or relating to the party of Charles I of England in his struggles with the Puritans and Parliament":[]
},
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"Adjective",
"They are too cavalier in their treatment of others.",
"She has a cavalier attitude about spending money.",
"He has a cavalier disregard for the rights of others.",
"Noun",
"a novel about the dashing cavaliers and gracious ladies of the South before the Civil War",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Such a cavalier attitude towards existing agreements will make future deals harder to strike. \u2014 The Economist , 5 Oct. 2017",
"For visitors, the idea of taking the wheel is daunting; roads are narrow and lined with limestone walls. Plus, drivers in this sun-drenched, densely populated country of 450,000 are known for a somewhat cavalier attitude. \u2014 Roy Harris, chicagotribune.com , 28 Aug. 2017",
"Prosecutors in his own office were repulsed and embarrassed by his cavalier dismissal of his own actions. \u2014 Daniel Borenstein, The Mercury News , 15 June 2017",
"For the first time in his career, his character's cavalier attitude towards death doesn't avoid it, but unleashes it. \u2014 Jake Kring-schreifels, Esquire , 10 June 2017",
"Doug discovered a notation for choreography for eight women that fit the cavalier music perfectly and costume sketches for eight Sugar Plum Fairy attendants. \u2014 Leilah Bernstein, Los Angeles Magazine , 16 June 2017",
"Obstetric medicine is like aviation: As even the worst airlines go years without a crash, so can even the most cavalier , careless hospitals go years without a mother or a baby dying or being serious injured. \u2014 Adam Wolfberg, The Atlantic , 26 May 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Finally, to call Alito\u2019s assessment of the ruling\u2019s consequences for women cavalier would be charitable. \u2014 Sue Halpern, The New York Review of Books , 25 May 2022",
"Given the fair amount of screen time that Johnny gets, there\u2019s something a little cavalier about how the story just kind of tosses him away. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 19 May 2022",
"All the Kennedy boys played for the Crimson, but only Ted stuck with it, and this is in keeping with their overall reputations: Jack cavalier and charismatic, Bobby intense and self-righteous, Ted an indefatigable plugger. \u2014 Fred O\u2019brien, National Review , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Yet scholars of sociology, psychology and Asian American history said there was something serious \u2014 and damaging \u2014 behind this phenomenon of casual Asian-face blindness that borders on cavalier . \u2014 New York Times , 6 June 2021",
"The political turbulence in Bras\u00edlia comes as the government faces withering criticism, including calls for Mr. Bolsonaro\u2019s impeachment, for its cavalier and chaotic handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has killed more than 313,000 Brazilians. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Mar. 2021",
"Health officials suspect younger residents are acting more cavalier as access to vaccinations increases. \u2014 Elyssa Cherney, chicagotribune.com , 19 Apr. 2021",
"Harrowhark Nonagesimus, having become a powerful immortal necromancer, or Lyctor, at the cost of her cavalier \u2019s life, is fighting battles on several fronts. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Nov. 2020",
"But his dismissive rhetoric about the pandemic struck many older voters as cavalier and indifferent to their health and safety. \u2014 Deirdre Shesgreen, USA TODAY , 9 Nov. 2020"
],
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},
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"from attributive use of cavalier entry 2":"Adjective"
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"\u02ccka-v\u0259-\u02c8lir"
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"assumptive",
"bumptious",
"chesty",
"haughty",
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"high-handed",
"high-hat",
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"hifalutin",
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"huffy",
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"important",
"lofty",
"lordly",
"masterful",
"overweening",
"peremptory",
"pompous",
"presuming",
"presumptuous",
"pretentious",
"self-asserting",
"self-assertive",
"sniffy",
"stiff-necked",
"supercilious",
"superior",
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"toploftical",
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"uppity"
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"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
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": cut in soft rock : excavated":[
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin cavatus , past participle of cavare to hollow out":""
},
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"\u02c8k\u0101\u02ccv\u0101t"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113546",
"type":[
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]
},
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": pasta in the form of small shells having rolled edges":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1945, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"borrowed from Italian, from dialectal (Molise) cavati\u00e8ll\u0259, ch\u0119v\u0119ti\u00e9ll\u0259 (masculine plural), diminutive of caviat\u0259, ch\u0119vat\u0259 \"hollowed out pasta made from semolina and usually potato,\" from plural of cavat\u0259, ch\u0119vat\u0259 \"hollowed out, concave,\" from past participle of cav\u00e0, ch\u0119v\u00e0 \"to hollow out\" (Tuscan cavare )":""
},
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"\u02cck\u00e4-v\u0259-\u02c8te-l\u0113"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-081953",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"cavatina":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a songlike instrumental piece or movement":[],
": an operatic solo simpler and briefer than an aria":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Gubanova did nicely with her cavatina despite some flatting of pitch at the lower end of her range. \u2014 John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com , 22 June 2018",
"The chorus had to stand around staring cluelessly at deeply personal outpourings of grief; almost every aria\u2014a slow cavatina followed by a fast cabaletta\u2014was interrupted by some startling piece of news to justify the radical change of mood. \u2014 Heidi Waleson, WSJ , 29 May 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1813, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Italian, from cavata \"extraction, production of sound from an instrument\" (from cavare \"to dig out, extract\"\u2014going back to Latin cav\u0101re \"to hollow out\"\u2014 + -ata -ade ) + -ina, feminine of -ino, diminutive suffix, going back to Latin -\u012bnus, suffix of appurtenance \u2014 more at excavate":""
},
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"\u02cck\u00e4-",
"\u02ccka-v\u0259-\u02c8t\u0113-n\u0259"
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"type":[
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": remuda":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"modification of Spanish caballada , from caballo horse (from Latin caballus ) + -ada -ade":""
},
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070920",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"cave":{
"antonyms":[
"buckle",
"collapse",
"crumple",
"founder",
"give",
"go",
"go out",
"implode",
"tumble",
"yield"
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"definitions":{
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": a place providing privacy or seclusion from others":[
"When a friend dragged her out of her cave to go salsa dancing for the first time, the rhythms \u2026 stepped into her soul \u2026",
"\u2014 Leslie Guttman"
],
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"\u2014 usually used with in"
],
": to cease to resist : submit":[
"\u2014 usually used with in"
],
": to explore caves especially as a sport or hobby":[],
": to fall in or down especially from being undermined":[
"\u2014 usually used with in"
],
": to form a cave in or under":[],
"\u2014 see also man cave":[
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"\u2014 Leslie Guttman"
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},
"examples":[
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"Kentucky's Mammoth Cave is actually a series of large chambers on five levels."
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1513, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English caven, in part derivative of cave cave entry 1 , in part borrowed from Latin cav\u0101re \"to hollow out\" \u2014 more at excavate":"Verb",
"Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin cava, noun derivative from feminine of cavus \"hollow, concave\" \u2014 more at hole entry 1":"Noun",
"probably alteration of calve":"Verb"
},
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"\u02c8k\u0101v"
],
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"antre",
"cavern",
"delve",
"grot",
"grotto"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021734",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
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},
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"first_known_use":{
"1860, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032210",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"definitions":{
": the art of Paleolithic humans represented by drawings and paintings on the walls of caves":[]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052944",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125614",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"cave bear":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a very large extinct bear ( Ursus spelaeus ) known especially from Pleistocene deposits in European caves":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Discovered in the uppermost level at the site, the talons and foot bone were found in the same sedimentary layer as many cave bear bones, Neandertal tools, a fragmentary child\u2019s cranium and at least one hearth. \u2014 David W. Frayer, Scientific American , 1 Feb. 2022",
"One perhaps overzealous physician posthumously diagnosed a Cuban crocodile, a Canary Island monk seal, and a prehistoric German cave bear . \u2014 Eric Boodman, STAT , 21 Dec. 2021",
"According to the team, the cave bear (Ursus spelaeus) is a prehistoric species or sub-species that lived in Eurasia in the Middle and Late Pleistocene period and became extinct some 15,000 years ago. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 7 Aug. 2021",
"Melting ice and thawing permafrost have already revealed a colony of mummified penguins, an Ice Age cave bear , ancient cave lion cubs and an extinct baby horse. \u2014 Rasha Aridi, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 Dec. 2020",
"Most cave bear remains discovered so far have been odd bones and skulls. \u2014 Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine , 17 Sep. 2020",
"In fact, most cave bear fossils have been found inside caves, and paleontologists think these bears probably lived in the caves full-time, rather than just popping in for a quick four-month nap. \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 14 Sep. 2020",
"The cave bear carcass presents several opportunities for new research into Ice Age ecosystems. \u2014 Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine , 17 Sep. 2020",
"The Ice Age cave bear was found in melting permafrost on Bolshoy Lyakhovsky Island, the largest of the Lyakhovsky Islands, which are part of the New Siberian Islands archipelago off northern Russia. \u2014 James Rogers, Fox News , 16 Sep. 2020"
],
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"1865, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125141",
"type":[
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": the tiered semicircular seating space of an ancient theater":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031923",
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"Sound great? There's just one caveat : Knowledge about how genes work is still in the scientific Stone Age. \u2014 Andrea Knox , Chicago Tribune , 4 Aug. 2000",
"We'll add a caveat of our own for parents: After your kids walk through 17,500 gal. of swirling water, they're not going to be satisfied running through the lawn sprinkler. \u2014 Jim Wilson , Popular Mechanics , July 1999",
"But the youthquake in the new economy comes with a caveat that also may begin applying to politics. If you're inexperienced and you want a big job, you'd better be smart as hell. \u2014 Jonathan Alter , Newsweek , 22 Nov. 1999",
"\u2026 a cluster bomb can destroy objects over a wider area, with the important caveat that it is effective only if the bomblets have sufficient destructive power on their own. \u2014 Norman Friedman , Desert Victory , 1991",
"His investment advice comes with a caveat : that the stock market is impossible to predict with absolute accuracy.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"What follows is a smorgasbord of observations and analyses of this year\u2019s local and state primary elections, with the caveat that votes are still being counted. \u2014 Michael Smolenscolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 June 2022",
"The short answer is yes, with the obvious caveat that carrier safety is contingent on proper usage. \u2014 Dan Diclerico, Good Housekeeping , 7 June 2022",
"The league could wait for a resolution in the lawsuits before announcing a decision or hand out discipline with a caveat that things could change if new information surfaces. \u2014 Tom Withers, Chicago Tribune , 24 May 2022",
"With the caveat that A24 is a domestic-centric distributor, Everything, Everywhere has now earned at least $61 million, behind only Moonlight ($65 million), Lady Bird ($79 million) and Hereditary ($81 million). \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
"But their success comes with the unique caveat of knowing the team that stands in their way very well. \u2014 Drew Schott, The Arizona Republic , 12 May 2022",
"But with that caveat , 116 years ago San Francisco experienced something closer to what Mariupol, Kherson, Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities and towns are undergoing than any American city ever has. \u2014 Gary Kamiya, San Francisco Chronicle , 15 Apr. 2022",
"The appointment also came with the caveat that Musk would not acquire more than 14.9 percent of Twitter\u2019s stock. \u2014 Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 Apr. 2022",
"Those that use their Mac for web-browsing, emails, and basic productivity, should save their cash and get the Mac Mini, with the caveat that rumors indicate Apple may update the Mac Mini within the next year. \u2014 Maren Estrada, BGR , 6 Apr. 2022"
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"Latin, let him beware, from cav\u0113re \u2014 more at hear":""
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"-\u02ccat",
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"\u02c8ka-v\u0113-\u02cc\u00e4t",
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"a cavern with beautiful stalactites",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The afternoon progressed quickly: in the engineering room, a dark cavern full of pipes and machines, Sammie and a group of children in white and brown robes studied the schematics of the ship. \u2014 Neima Jahromi, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
"One of the main anchors had been a 200,000 square foot Sears \u2014 now a dark, empty cavern waiting to be repurposed. \u2014 Greg Petro, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
"The shot of him training in a mossy cavern next to a giant skeleton gives off major Luke-on-Dagobah vibes. \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Jeffrey fled his enslaver in the early 1800s and hid for about a month in a cavern notched into a shoreline cliff. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
"There were four seconds remaining when Slater stroked into it, riding backside down the elevator-steep drop and into a massive cavern . \u2014 Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle , 12 Feb. 2022",
"The 30-minute drive through the winding cavern includes over 40 themed displays, nine mapping projections, approximately 900 Christmas light displays and over 4 million points of light. \u2014 Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal , 23 Nov. 2021",
"Park patrons strap themselves into cotton overalls and helmets, descend into a mountain by train, and step into an expansive two-chambered cavern to start the experience. \u2014 Hannah Weinberger, Outside Online , 3 July 2014",
"The bathhouse\u2014a cool cavern with a simple skylight\u2014was designed to feel like a cenote, another nod to the landscape of the Yucat\u00e1n Peninsula. \u2014 Jessie Heyman, Vogue , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"In the hunt, scientists have erected detectors in a South Dakota cavern a mile underground, at the bottom of Lake Baikal in Siberia, under a mountain in Japan, and on the floor of the Mediterranean Sea. \u2014 Robert Lee Hotz, WSJ , 12 July 2018"
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"Middle English caverne, borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin caverna \"hollow space, crevice, tree hole, cave,\" from cavus \"hollow, sunken\" + -erna, noun-forming suffix of uncertain origin \u2014 more at hole entry 1":"Noun",
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"\u02c8kav-\u0259rn",
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"obsolete Dutch or obsolete Flemish kavie , from Middle Dutch cavie ; akin to Old Saxon & Old High German kevia cage; all from a prehistoric D-Low German-High German word borrowed from Latin cavea cage":""
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"The author caviled about the design of the book's cover."
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"He caviled the conditions of the agreement."
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"I don't intend to cavil or compromise.",
"A customer caviled about the price.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As much as Republicans want to cavil about the efficiency of state government, the truth is that the healthcare system in place now is the very antithesis of effectiveness and efficiency. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 14 Jan. 2022",
"However, the actual interiors of this four-bedroom home are nothing to cavil at. \u2014 Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful , 7 Oct. 2020"
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"1542, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":""
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"Latin cavillari to jest, cavil, from cavilla raillery; akin to Latin calvi to deceive \u2014 more at calumny":""
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"I don't intend to cavil or compromise.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As much as Republicans want to cavil about the efficiency of state government, the truth is that the healthcare system in place now is the very antithesis of effectiveness and efficiency. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 14 Jan. 2022",
"However, the actual interiors of this four-bedroom home are nothing to cavil at. \u2014 Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful , 7 Oct. 2020"
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"Middle English cavillacioun , from Middle French cavillation , from Latin cavillation-, cavillatio , from cavillatus , (past participle of cavillari to cavil) + -ion-, -io -ion":""
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"I don't intend to cavil or compromise.",
"A customer caviled about the price.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As much as Republicans want to cavil about the efficiency of state government, the truth is that the healthcare system in place now is the very antithesis of effectiveness and efficiency. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 14 Jan. 2022",
"However, the actual interiors of this four-bedroom home are nothing to cavil at. \u2014 Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful , 7 Oct. 2020"
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": the sport of exploring caves : spelunking":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Day or overnight tours can include camping, fishing, swimming, caving , and/or sightseeing. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 23 June 2022",
"Its 40,000 acres have hiking\u2014including the difficult climb up 4,400-foot Mount Mansfield, the state\u2019s highest point\u2014as well as bouldering, ice climbing, caving , and mountain biking. \u2014 Alison Van Houten, Outside Online , 6 June 2019",
"Spelunking is more hardcore caving \u2014crawling, climbing, and squeezing through spaces that Mother Nature seems to have designed specifically to prevent human beings from accessing. \u2014 Tony Bradley, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"Enter to win a trip for two to see and experience all the wonder that Belize has to offer, including high-adrenaline adventures like snorkeling, scuba diving, caving , and ziplining! \u2014 Outside Online , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Their findings were announced at the Hidden Earth 2014 national caving conference, held in England over the weekend of September 26. \u2014 Reid Singer, Outside Online , 30 Sep. 2014",
"But their political push -- a bid to pressure the holdout senator into caving -- only further invoked his ire. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 17 Dec. 2021",
"But the professor, Shimon Wdowinski, cautioned against blaming the collapse on the caving ground. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 June 2021",
"But the professor, Shimon Wdowinski, cautioned against blaming the collapse on the caving ground. \u2014 Curt Anderson And Bernard Condon, The Christian Science Monitor , 26 June 2021"
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"first_known_use":{
"1932, in the meaning defined above":""
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": having cavities":[]
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"-v\u0259t|\u0113d",
"\u02c8kav\u0259t|\u0113d",
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": a series of changes in cotton fiber involving loss of strength and resulting from the activities of microorganisms":[]
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"New Latin, from Latin cavitas + New Latin -oma":""
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"jut",
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"protuberance"
],
"definitions":{
": an area of decay in a tooth : caries":[]
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"Some birds nest in tree cavities .",
"I had two cavities filled at the dentist's.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Sprays, in contrast, must make their way into the nasal cavity without being sneezed out. \u2014 Marla Broadfoot, Scientific American , 3 May 2022",
"Place the herbs, onion and lemon from the brine in the cavity of the turkey. \u2014 Dahlia Ghabour, The Courier-Journal , 26 Apr. 2022",
"For those unfamiliar, an ectopic pregnancy occurs when a fertilized egg implants and grows outside the main cavity of the uterus (most often, in the fallopian tube). \u2014 Emma Specter, Vogue , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Enlarge / Scanning electron micrograph of a single fecal pellet (coprolite) found in the cranial cavity of a fossilized fish. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 5 Feb. 2022",
"Season fish cavity and exterior with salt, and set aside. \u2014 Kitty Greenwald, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
"Copper IUDs release copper ions into the uterine cavity , which are toxic to sperm. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 13 May 2022",
"Although most ectopic pregnancies occur in the fallopian tube, an egg can also implant in the cervix, abdominal cavity , ovary, or even the scar from a cesarean section. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 10 May 2022",
"According to a GoFundMe page Wilson started to cover Eva\u2019s vet bills, the dog suffered two skull fractures, a puncture to her sinus cavity and swelling around her left eye. \u2014 Christian Martinezstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022"
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"1541, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"borrowed from Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French cavit\u00e9, borrowed from Late Latin cavit\u0101t-, cavit\u0101s, from Latin cavus \"hollow, concave\" + -it\u0101t-, -it\u0101s -ity \u2014 more at hole entry 1":""
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": an ultrahigh-frequency oscillator whose frequency is controlled by means of a cavity resonator":[]
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"Chefs and savvy travelers have long revered the bumpy, palm-shaped leaves for their deep flavor and color. Now, cavolo nero , a winter vegetable in Tuscany, is grown here year-round.",
"\u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Dec. 1998",
"Cultivated in Tuscany starting in the 18th century (and perhaps even earlier), cavolo nero is prized for its bountiful growth through the lean winter months.",
"\u2014 Indrani Sen , Saveur , November 2007"
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"1777, in the meaning defined above":""
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"borrowed from Italian, literally, \"black cabbage\". Though Italian cavolo is conventionally translated \"cabbage,\" the word, with a dependent modifier, actually covers most edible varieties of Brassica oleracea. Cavolo , going back to Late Latin caulus (Latin caulis \"stalk of a plant, cabbage\") is apparently dependent on southern dialect forms with preservation of the diphthong and an interposed consonant; the regular central Italian development is represented by Umbrian dialect c\u00f2lo (see Gerhard Rolhlfs, Grammatica storica della lingua italiana e dei suoi dialetti: Fonetica [Turin: Einaudi, 1966], p. 64)":""
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"Otters cavorted in the stream."
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"examples":[
"Otters cavorted in the stream.",
"children cavorting on the first sunny day of spring",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Soon conversation turned to a club in Japan where women are said to cavort with octopuses. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Of the several hundred attendees celebrating the freedom to cavort without masks or social distancing, at least 72 came down with COVID over the following few days. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
"The license to cavort and disregard the strictures of Lent is Ireland's version of Carnival. \u2014 CNN , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Gray whales spend winters in the shallow lagoons of Baja California, Mexico, where females nurse their calves and others cavort and mate. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 Aug. 2021",
"Fairies dance in the shadow of a New Hampshire forest, and peasant children cavort amid the greenery of Brookline\u2019s Larz Anderson Park. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2021",
"The dream there is to create another Marvel-like universe of characters who could cavort across different platforms. \u2014 Maureen Dowd, New York Times , 10 Oct. 2020",
"In the QAnon imagination, Democrats and celebrities commingle in orgies of bloodlust, while demons of the figurative and literal variety cavort their way to supreme intoxication. \u2014 Talia Lavin, The New Republic , 29 Sep. 2020",
"Not one folding chair, bar-b-que pit or beer cooler was to be seen beneath the highway ramps, where clusters of black and gold-clad revelers usually cavort on game days. \u2014 Doug Maccash | Staff Writer, NOLA.com , 13 Sep. 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Summer may just be starting to simmer down, but PetSmart is already prepping cavy owners for All Hallows Eve with nine guinea pig costumes fitting for different personalities. \u2014 Selena Barrientos, House Beautiful , 23 Aug. 2019",
"This festival features everything great about animal fiber and will feature goats, sheep, rabbits and vendors, as well as a cavy show, or a presentation of small rodents. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 17 July 2019",
"For now, the zoo's all-male group will remain the only cavies onsite. \u2014 Jennifer Larino, NOLA.com , 22 May 2018",
"By comparison, the cavy is the world's fourth largest rodent and can weigh up to 20 pounds. \u2014 Jennifer Larino, NOLA.com , 22 May 2018",
"Temperate Forest: To the east is the 25-foot-high treehouse that will be accessible to the handicapped and an exhibit on coatis (a member of the raccoon family) and Patagonian cavies (a rodent that resembles a cross between a rabbit and a deer). \u2014 Roger Showley, sandiegouniontribune.com , 12 Jan. 2018",
"Other animal shows and displays feature dogs and miniature horses, Sept. 1-4; Animals of the World, Sept. 7-13; pygmy goats, Sept. 21-24; and rabbits and cavies , Sept. 10-14. \u2014 Madeline Mckenzie, The Seattle Times , 30 Aug. 2017"
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"1796, in the meaning defined above":""
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"New Latin Cavia , genus name, from obsolete Portuguese \u00e7avia (now saui\u00e1 ) the spiny rat Makalata ( Echimys ) armata , from Tupi sauj\u00e1":""
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"His creation allows air to pass through a warehouse filled with calcium hydroxide . \u2014 Pranshu Verma, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
"It\u2019s three ingredients: water and ma\u00edz and cal [ calcium hydroxide ]. \u2014 Leslie Brenner, Bon App\u00e9tit , 29 Sep. 2021",
"For the better half of a decade, Sant\u2019s research has focused on streamlining a process of combining carbon dioxide from factory flue gas streams with calcium hydroxide to form concrete. \u2014 Ally Hirschlag, Smithsonian Magazine , 8 June 2021",
"What their research found is that a suspension of water and calcium hydroxide or magnesium hydroxide, which could be added into those pools, had the ability to stop acidification in its tracks. \u2014 Sara Kiley Watson, Popular Science , 2 Nov. 2020",
"Bone is a dynamic, living organ, composed of long coils of a protein called collagen, stiffened by crystals of calcium hydroxide and phosphate\u2014hydroxyapatite\u2014to give the vertebrate body its framework. \u2014 John J. Ross, WSJ , 30 Oct. 2020",
"The enlarged calcium carbonate pellets now get sent to the third and final stage: heating that separates them into pure CO2 gas and calcium hydroxide that can go back to stage two. \u2014 Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica , 7 June 2018",
"Add in a little calcium hydroxide , and the disloyal potassium trades partners again. \u2014 Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica , 7 June 2018",
"The resulting solution of potassium carbonate is filtered and exposed to a slurry of calcium hydroxide . \u2014 The Economist , 7 June 2018"
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"Mark Meadows, a former Trump chief of staff, was an early chairman of the caucus . \u2014 Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune , 17 June 2022",
"That\u2019s not to say Massie is a proud member of the Burn-It-Down caucus . \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 19 May 2022",
"Members of the caucus , including Clyburn, visited Cleveland to support Brown in the final weekend of the campaign. \u2014 Rick Rouan, USA TODAY , 3 May 2022",
"Gideon D'Assandro, a spokesperson for state House Speaker Jason Wentworth, confirmed Maddock was kicked out of the caucus in a text message. \u2014 Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Many members of the caucus have since come out in support of a nationwide ban on the sale of menthol cigarettes. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Nemes was hoping to be invited to a meeting of the caucus to pitch members on his bill, but Senate President Robert Stivers told The Courier Journal that is not going to happen. \u2014 Joe Sonka, The Courier-Journal , 24 Mar. 2022",
"In their most recent spat, several members of the caucus \u2014though, not all\u2014argued that two forms the SEC sends to crypto companies, Form 2866 and Form 1662, ask for much of the same information, which is burdensome to companies. \u2014 Fortune , 18 Mar. 2022",
"At the start of the caucus , both men will make a 3-minute introduction presentation before the vote is held, Wieser said. \u2014 Alexandra Kukulka, chicagotribune.com , 3 Feb. 2022",
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"If all 10 remain on board and join with all 50 members of the Democratic majority \u2014 including the two independents who caucus with them \u2014 the measure could overcome a filibuster. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 12 June 2022",
"If all 10 remain on board and join with all 50 members of the Democratic majority \u2014 including the two independents who caucus with them \u2014 the measure could overcome a filibuster. \u2014 Nolan D. Mccaskill And Jennifer Haberkorn, Anchorage Daily News , 12 June 2022",
"Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine, who voted last year with all 50 senators who caucus with Democrats to confirm Judge Jackson to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. \u2014 Lindsay Wise, WSJ , 25 Mar. 2022",
"But unless ill health strikes one of the 50 senators who caucus with the Democratic Party, Jackson's confirmation to the high court is all but assured. \u2014 Joel Mathis, The Week , 22 Mar. 2022",
"All 50 Senate Democrats, including two independents who caucus with them, are expected to vote for her confirmation. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 6 Apr. 2022",
"The overall totals for Democrats include earmarks obtained by independents who caucus with them. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Apr. 2022",
"And that is key in today\u2019s Senate, which is evenly split between 50 Republicans and 50 Democrats and independents who caucus with Democrats. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2021",
"That provision, tucked inside a massive social spending package that has struggled to win the support of all the senators who caucus with the Democrats, was the first lady\u2019s signature legislative initiative. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Feb. 2022"
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"The team found the graphite may have been more than 300 feet thick and the impact of a meteorite was strong enough to turn 30 to 60 percent of the carbonaceous mineral into diamonds, per Wired. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 29 Mar. 2022",
"All three are classified as carbonaceous chondrites, made of rocky material thought to have formed early in the solar system\u2019s history. \u2014 NBC News , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Based on the meteorite\u2019s dark and porous properties, both studies agree that Ryugu is carbonaceous and should be classified as a CI chondrite, Science Alert reports. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 Dec. 2021",
"Only 1,206 have been witnessed falling, and of these, only 51 are carbonaceous chondrites. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 20 Dec. 2021",
"Now, new research indicates that many carbonaceous asteroids, may be much more rocky than previously thought. \u2014 Bruce Dorminey, Forbes , 22 Oct. 2021",
"Perhaps ironically, two space missions\u2014OSIRIS-Rex by the United States and Hayabusa2 by Japan\u2014just launched to land on carbonaceous asteroids, gather samples and return them to Earth. \u2014 Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine , 11 Mar. 2021",
"Most of the carbonaceous chondrites fell onto the ice during that 2000 incident. \u2014 Elizabeth Howell, Forbes , 10 Mar. 2021",
"The meteorite is classified as a carbonaceous chondrite, which is an rare piece of space debris that\u2019s older than the planets in the solar system. \u2014 Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine , 11 Mar. 2021"
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"According to the report, the spill involved calcium carbide . \u2014 Brianna Kwasnik, Arkansas Online , 7 Dec. 2021",
"According to the New Taipei City's Cultural Affairs Department, the earliest documentation of the technique involving calcium carbide is from around a century ago, during a period when the island was ruled by the Japanese. \u2014 CNN , 20 Sep. 2021",
"Water is pumped into a master chamber, and then siphoned into another, smaller chamber containing calcium carbide powder. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 11 Sep. 2019",
"The first of its kind, the vehicle is powered by a chemical reaction between water and calcium carbide . \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 11 Sep. 2019",
"The incident occurred at Carbide Industries, a calcium carbide manufacturer in Lake Dreamland. \u2014 Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal , 16 Feb. 2018",
"The incident happened around 4:30 a.m. at Carbide Industries, a manufacturer of calcium carbide in Lake Dreamland. \u2014 Thomas Novelly, The Courier-Journal , 15 Feb. 2018"
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"Earlier this year, she was diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma , a type of breast cancer that starts in the milk ducts and can move into the lymph nodes. \u2014 Essence , 9 June 2022",
"The agency also declined to approve a cancer drug from Coherus BioSciences and its Chinese partner, Shanghai Junshi Biosciences, for treating a type of nasopharyngeal carcinoma , citing the need for quality process changes. \u2014 Ed Silverman, STAT , 4 May 2022",
"Since 1977, when mammography began to be widely used to screen for breast cancer, roughly 1.2 million women have had surgery for low-grade ductal carcinoma in situ. \u2014 David Ropeik, STAT , 28 Feb. 2022",
"The two had wrapped a two-month farewell tour just one month earlier, after losing Jones to a heart attack in 2012 and Tork to adenoid cystic carcinoma in 2019. \u2014 Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE.com , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Low-grade ductal carcinoma in situ, a common type of breast cancer, is one such disease. \u2014 David Ropeik, STAT , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Mimi said doctors told the family that less than 1 percent of all cancers are large-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma . \u2014 David Hinojosa, San Antonio Express-News , 16 Feb. 2022",
"What Opolinsky remembered from his training was that Merkel cell carcinoma was an aggressive form of skin cancer caused by sun damage and had a much higher rate of spreading than most other forms of skin cancer. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Feb. 2022",
"But the surgeons could, and removed a mass that tested positive for Merkel cell carcinoma . \u2014 New York Times , 16 Feb. 2022"
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"Clinker is made when limestone, calcium carbonate , is taken out of the ground and heated to 2700 to 2800 degrees (1480 to 1540 degrees Celsius) to turn it into calcium oxide. \u2014 Seth Borenstein, Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022",
"The resulting space slurry could then be poured into moulds of any shape with the bacteria converting the urea into crystals of calcium carbonate . \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
"Why this happened remains unclear, but a major change in ocean chemistry, with a higher concentration of calcium carbonate , likely played a key role. \u2014 Samuel Zamora, The Conversation , 24 May 2022",
"Tall calcium carbonate spires rise from the shores of an ancient, mythical-looking saline lake. \u2014 Megan Michelson, Outside Online , 10 Oct. 2021",
"Inspired by the swirls of gogottes\u2014naturally occurring crystal formations created millions of years ago when quartz fragments fused with calcium carbonate \u2014the coat was wearable art. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 4 May 2022",
"Colledil\u00e0 Gran Selezione 2018 ($85)\u2014Also 100% Sangiovese from a terroir quite different, with more clay and limestone rich in calcium carbonate and poor in organic material. \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
"Coral larvae \u2013 which are soft squishy things \u2013 and some other soft, squishy things like shellfish, use those carbonate molecules and atoms of calcium to form calcium carbonate (CaCO3). \u2014 Erik Kobayashi-solomon, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022",
"If undisturbed, this calcium carbonate mechanism is another route that the marine carbon cycle can end up feeding the geological carbon cycle. \u2014 Erik Kobayashi-solomon, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022"
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02cckar\u0113\u02c8\u014dt\u0259"
],
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"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Latin caryota nut-shaped date, modification of Greek kary\u014dtis date, from karyon nut":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150731"
},
"caboodle":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": all the things of a group : collection sense 2 , lot sense 5":[
"decided to sell the whole caboodle [=everything]",
"Most pension checks go out monthly. However, some plans let you receive the entire caboodle in a single lump for reinvestment elsewhere.",
"\u2014 Playboy",
"Vendors crouch on plastic stools beside their seafood caboodle .",
"\u2014 Karen Coates",
"\u2026 standard caboodle is generous: a six-speaker stereo, cruise, power locks, fog lights, 16-inche alloy wheels, \u2026",
"\u2014 John Phillips",
"\u2014 often used in the phrase the whole kit and caboodle Oh, it was agony, deciding which of those necessities to part with. But I even agreed to cram them all into one suitcase and just throw away the whole kit and kaboodle \u2026 \u2014 Mike Nichols"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"k\u0259-\u02c8b\u00fc-d\u1d4al"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The whole kit and caboodle can make your head spin. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
"Why transfer the Warner caboodle to a modest and ill-suited player like Discovery instead of auctioning its valuable holdings to the likes of Amazon, Apple, Disney, Comcast or others? \u2014 WSJ , 21 Jan. 2022",
"The English language is regrown from its historical roots in the basement of a maternity hospital, the whole caboodle goes completely mad in a brothel. \u2014 Anne Enright, The New York Review of Books , 5 Jan. 2022",
"As long as the whole kit and caboodle is stored at below-freezing temperatures and in an airtight container, your soup should retain its original quality all winter long. \u2014 Audrey Bruno, SELF , 29 Dec. 2021",
"Weiss deftly knifed Campbell, who, by 2017, was out as director, and Weiss became both president and chief executive officer, running the whole kit and caboodle . \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 4 Nov. 2021",
"There are other ways in which a plethora of self-driving cars will be part of the law enforcement kit and caboodle . \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 22 May 2021",
"This year, pro days are going to be the whole kit and caboodle since COVID-19 restrictions forced the NFL to change the format of the scouting combine, removing on-field workouts. \u2014 John Owning, Dallas News , 5 Mar. 2021",
"Unless someone snaps up the whole kit and caboodle first, of course. \u2014 Janice O'leary, Robb Report , 27 Feb. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"probably from ca- (intensive prefix) + boodle":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1848, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151049"
},
"call button":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a push button to operate a call bell or other summoning device":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151156"
},
"cast/throw pearls before swine":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":{
": to give or offer something valuable to someone who does not understand its value":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151236"
},
"Cabombaceae":{
"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a small family of aquatic plants comprising those members of the family Nymphaeaceae that constitute the genera Cabomba and Brasenia and have flowers with three or four persistent sepals and petals and distinct coriaceous carpels":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccka\u02ccb\u00e4m\u02c8b\u0101s\u0113\u02cc\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Cabomba , type genus + -aceae":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1846, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151554"
},
"carbonatization":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": conversion into a carbonate":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cck\u00e4rb\u0259\u02ccn\u0101t\u0259\u02c8z\u0101sh\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"carbonate entry 2 + -ization":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151718"
},
"carbon tissue":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": carbon paper sense 2":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151853"
},
"casualism":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a condition of things in which chance rules":[],
": the theory that all things exist or are controlled by chance \u2014 compare tychism":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccliz\u0259m"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"casual + -ism":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151951"
},
"carryout":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": takeout sense 1":[],
": to bring to a successful issue : complete , accomplish":[
"carried out the assignment"
],
": to put into execution":[
"carry out a plan"
],
": to continue to an end or stopping point":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ker-\u0113-\u02ccau\u0307t",
"\u02c8ka-r\u0113-"
],
"synonyms":[
"accomplish",
"achieve",
"bring off",
"carry off",
"commit",
"compass",
"do",
"execute",
"follow through (with)",
"fulfill",
"fulfil",
"make",
"negotiate",
"perform",
"perpetrate",
"prosecute",
"pull off",
"put through"
],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Noun",
"She works in a Chinese carryout .",
"Verb",
"carried out the task efficiently and cheerfully",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Restaurants Open on Memorial Day: Locations are open for dine-in and carryout of their taste of the Islands menu. \u2014 Jennifer Aldrich, Country Living , 26 May 2022",
"Fat Daddy\u2019s Hot Chicken and Waffles Opened in 2019, this Downriver carryout spot is known for its Nashville-style hot chicken. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 19 June 2022",
"The restaurant also offers family bundles for carryout that serve up to five. \u2014 Jennifer Aldrich, Country Living , 8 June 2022",
"Flour Girl & Flame, a carryout -only pizza restaurant that opened in December 2021 at 8121 W. National Ave., plans to open a new ice cream shop in the empty space next door. \u2014 Bob Dohr, Journal Sentinel , 3 June 2022",
"Like so many restaurateurs, Meyers and Bradley pivoted to curbside carryout , brainstorming ways to make tea time cheerful even when eaten in takeout containers. \u2014 Christina Tkacik, Baltimore Sun , 22 May 2022",
"Available for curbside pickup or carryout from May 5-8. \u2014 Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Customers also can call the restaurant for reservations or carryout , (414) 488-2029. \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 27 Apr. 2022",
"In 1958, Chinn began operating the House of Chan, a carryout restaurant and luau catering service on Green Bay Road in Wilmette. \u2014 Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune , 25 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1940, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1608, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152042"
},
"cabook":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": laterite as used as building material in Sri Lanka":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"k\u0259\u02c8bu\u0307k"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"probably modification of Portuguese cavouco quarry, irregular from cavo hollow, concave, from Latin cavus":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1834, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152440"
},
"can opener":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a device that is used in the kitchen to open cans of food":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152451"
},
"camphoroyl":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the bivalent radical C 8 H 14 (CO) 2 of camphoric acid":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u0113l",
"-aam-",
"kam\u02c8f\u022fr\u0259\u02ccwil"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"camphor ic + -oyl (as in benzoyl )":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152635"
},
"cash discount":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a discount granted in consideration of immediate payment or payment within a prescribed time":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But at some stations, using a debit instead of a credit card will also get you the cash discount . \u2014 cleveland , 3 Apr. 2021",
"Of course, cash still does remain king in one popular retail location: Gas stations still offer hefty cash discounts for paying with green. \u2014 Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY , 23 Oct. 2019",
"Up to $4,500 in cash discounts on a 2017 model, per Automotive News. \u2014 Kelsey Mays, USA TODAY , 16 Sep. 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1917, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153013"
},
"call bell":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a bell used to summon an attendant or give an alarm or notice":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153515"
},
"carpet shark":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": any of an order (Orectolobiformes) of sharks of tropical and warm temperate oceans that have two dorsal fins without spines, barbels typically near the nostrils, and often intricately patterned mottled skin":[
"It is a carpet shark whose amazing camouflage makes it hard to spot, and its modus operandi is to lie motionless on the seabed waiting for prey to come its way.",
"\u2014 David Gower, Daily Telegraph (London) , 8 Jan. 2011"
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1909, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-154013"
},
"cantilever bridge":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a bridge that uses projecting beams (called cantilevers) to support the main part":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-154046"
},
"call to worship":{
"type":[],
"definitions":{
": the opening sentences or prayer often including a congregational response in a worship service":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-154119"
},
"cardinal number":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a number (such as 1, 5, 15) that is used in simple counting and that indicates how many elements there are in an assemblage \u2014 see Table of Numbers":[],
": the property that a mathematical set has in common with all sets that can be put in one-to-one correspondence with it":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The result means both axioms are more likely to be true, which in turn suggests that the number of real numbers is bigger than initially thought, corresponding to the cardinal number rather than the smaller (yet still infinite) . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 23 Dec. 2021",
"The cardinal number \ud835\udd21 is defined as the smallest possible size of a set of continuous functions sufficient to dominate every possible continuous function. \u2014 Martin Goldstern, Scientific American , 16 Aug. 2021",
"With the hypothesis unresolved, many other properties of cardinal numbers and infinity remain uncertain too. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 26 Nov. 2013"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1801, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-154428"
}
}
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