dict_dl/en_merriam_webster/fl_mw.json

{
  "FLIR":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "forward-looking infrared":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191304",
    "type":[
      "abbreviation"
    ]
  },
  "Flamborough":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an old English sword dance":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "probably from Flamborough Head, promontory on east coast of Yorkshire, northern England":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flam\u02ccb\u0259r\u0259"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011243",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "Flamborough Head":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "promontory on the coast of the North Sea in northeastern England":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flam-\u02ccb\u0259r-\u0259",
      "-b(\u0259-)r\u0259",
      "-\u02ccb\u0259-r\u0259"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092631",
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ]
  },
  "Flamingant":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": one of the party among the Flemings of Belgium that seeks to revive Flemish to the exclusion of French":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French, Flemish-speaking, from present participle of French dialect (Walloon) flaminguer to speak Flemish, from Flemish Vlaming Fleming, from Middle Dutch Vlaminc":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "fl\u0227ma\u207fg\u00e4\u207f"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194422",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "Flaminius":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "Gaius died 217 b.c. Roman general and statesman":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "fl\u0259-\u02c8mi-n\u0113-\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112107",
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ]
  },
  "Flammarion":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "(Nicolas-) Camille 1842\u20131925 French astronomer":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "fl\u0259-\u02ccma-r\u0113-\u02c8\u014d\u207f"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172752",
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ]
  },
  "Flattery, Cape":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "cape in northwestern Washington at entrance to the Strait of Juan de Fuca":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fla-t\u0259-r\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004753",
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ]
  },
  "Fletcher?pronunciation&lang=en_us&dir=bix&file=bixfle03":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a maker of arrows":[],
      "John 1579\u20131625 English dramatist":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Equally interesting: blacksmiths, Native American potters and adobe-house builders, fletchers and coopers (that's arrow- and barrel-makers), glaziers making glass from sand, cooks trying a mac and cheese recipe written in 1784. \u2014 Emma Grey Ellis, WIRED , 25 June 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English fleccher , from Anglo-French flecher , from fleche arrow \u2014 more at fl\u00e8che":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fle-ch\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-202222",
    "type":[
      "biographical name",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flabbergast":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to overwhelm with shock, surprise, or wonder : dumbfound":[
        "We were flabbergasted by the news that he had won the lottery."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "It flabbergasts me to see how many people still support them.",
      "your decision to suddenly quit your job flabbergasts me",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Most Reluctant\u2019 When the president\u2019s top advisers returned to the White House and learned what happened, they were flabbergasted . \u2014 Peter Baker, New York Times , 21 Sep. 2019",
      "Teammate Gilbert Arenas, standing nearby, was flabbergasted . \u2014 Ron Kroichick, SFChronicle.com , 28 Feb. 2020",
      "The decision to go to Geno Smith flabbergasted New Yorkers, who were accustomed to seeing the city\u2019s sports legends handled gently as their careers waned. \u2014 Cindy Boren, The Denver Post , 17 Sep. 2019",
      "While some expressed sheer dismay, others were flabbergasted by the prime minister\u2019s actions. \u2014 Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post , 11 Dec. 2019",
      "White House officials have been flabbergasted by Giuliani's performance on Trump's behalf, particularly his habit of revealing embarrassing information without so much as a heads-up to the president's full-time aides. \u2014 Jonathan Lemire, chicagotribune.com , 13 Oct. 2019",
      "White House officials have been flabbergasted by Giuliani\u2019s performance on Trump\u2019s behalf, particularly his habit of revealing embarrassing information without so much as a heads-up to the president\u2019s full-time aides. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Oct. 2019",
      "As a result, many, many people were seen seeming flabbergasted by Deepika\u2019s tweet. \u2014 Karthik Srinivasan, Quartz India , 18 Oct. 2019",
      "We are flabbergasted at the audacity of Todd and Chase Chrisley, who are more focused on attacking my client rather than defending themselves against the allegations of criminal conduct. \u2014 Claudia Harmata, PEOPLE.com , 3 Sep. 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1772, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "origin unknown":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fla-b\u0259r-\u02ccgast"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for flabbergast surprise , astonish , astound , amaze , flabbergast mean to impress forcibly through unexpectedness. surprise stresses causing an effect through being unexpected but not necessarily unusual or novel. surprised to find them at home astonish implies surprising so greatly as to seem incredible. a discovery that astonished the world astound stresses the shock of astonishment. too astounded to respond amaze suggests an effect of bewilderment. amazed by the immense size of the place flabbergast may suggest thorough astonishment and bewilderment or dismay. flabbergasted by his angry refusal",
    "synonyms":[
      "amaze",
      "astonish",
      "astound",
      "bowl over",
      "dumbfound",
      "dumfound",
      "floor",
      "rock",
      "shock",
      "startle",
      "stun",
      "stupefy",
      "surprise",
      "surprize",
      "thunderstrike"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092345",
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "flabbergasted":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": feeling or showing intense shock, surprise, or wonder : utterly astonished":[
        "Every second person wore a blank flabbergasted expression, having just offered some gratuitous insult to a stranger, or, perhaps, received one.",
        "\u2014 Myles na gCopaleen (Flann O'Brien)",
        "That was the highlight of our career, when Vince Gill walked on stage one night and asked us to be the next members. We were flabbergasted , just speechless \u2026",
        "\u2014 Steve Wildsmith",
        "But if the findings, published in 1996, surprised most scientists, recent research has left them flabbergasted .",
        "\u2014 Sandra Blakeslee"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1773, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fla-b\u0259r-\u02ccga-st\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "amazed",
      "astonished",
      "astounded",
      "awestruck",
      "awestricken",
      "bowled over",
      "dumbfounded",
      "dumfounded",
      "dumbstruck",
      "shocked",
      "stunned",
      "stupefied",
      "thunderstruck"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071609",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "flabbergasting":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to overwhelm with shock, surprise, or wonder : dumbfound":[
        "We were flabbergasted by the news that he had won the lottery."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "It flabbergasts me to see how many people still support them.",
      "your decision to suddenly quit your job flabbergasts me",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Most Reluctant\u2019 When the president\u2019s top advisers returned to the White House and learned what happened, they were flabbergasted . \u2014 Peter Baker, New York Times , 21 Sep. 2019",
      "Teammate Gilbert Arenas, standing nearby, was flabbergasted . \u2014 Ron Kroichick, SFChronicle.com , 28 Feb. 2020",
      "The decision to go to Geno Smith flabbergasted New Yorkers, who were accustomed to seeing the city\u2019s sports legends handled gently as their careers waned. \u2014 Cindy Boren, The Denver Post , 17 Sep. 2019",
      "While some expressed sheer dismay, others were flabbergasted by the prime minister\u2019s actions. \u2014 Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post , 11 Dec. 2019",
      "White House officials have been flabbergasted by Giuliani's performance on Trump's behalf, particularly his habit of revealing embarrassing information without so much as a heads-up to the president's full-time aides. \u2014 Jonathan Lemire, chicagotribune.com , 13 Oct. 2019",
      "White House officials have been flabbergasted by Giuliani\u2019s performance on Trump\u2019s behalf, particularly his habit of revealing embarrassing information without so much as a heads-up to the president\u2019s full-time aides. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Oct. 2019",
      "As a result, many, many people were seen seeming flabbergasted by Deepika\u2019s tweet. \u2014 Karthik Srinivasan, Quartz India , 18 Oct. 2019",
      "We are flabbergasted at the audacity of Todd and Chase Chrisley, who are more focused on attacking my client rather than defending themselves against the allegations of criminal conduct. \u2014 Claudia Harmata, PEOPLE.com , 3 Sep. 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1772, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "origin unknown":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fla-b\u0259r-\u02ccgast"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for flabbergast surprise , astonish , astound , amaze , flabbergast mean to impress forcibly through unexpectedness. surprise stresses causing an effect through being unexpected but not necessarily unusual or novel. surprised to find them at home astonish implies surprising so greatly as to seem incredible. a discovery that astonished the world astound stresses the shock of astonishment. too astounded to respond amaze suggests an effect of bewilderment. amazed by the immense size of the place flabbergast may suggest thorough astonishment and bewilderment or dismay. flabbergasted by his angry refusal",
    "synonyms":[
      "amaze",
      "astonish",
      "astound",
      "bowl over",
      "dumbfound",
      "dumfound",
      "floor",
      "rock",
      "shock",
      "startle",
      "stun",
      "stupefy",
      "surprise",
      "surprize",
      "thunderstrike"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221645",
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "flabby":{
    "antonyms":[
      "firm",
      "hard",
      "solid"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": lacking resilience or firmness : flaccid":[],
      ": weak and ineffective : feeble":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "his daughter playfully poked at his flabby belly",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The flabby , violent, ineffective police state that advances nightly through plumes of tear gas is the dreary and inevitable outcome of the unspoken and unexamined political consensus. \u2014 David Roth, The New Republic , 11 June 2020",
      "But that flabby and inert expression is not just a stylistic problem. \u2014 David Roth, The New Republic , 24 Mar. 2020",
      "In that sense, this Netflix presentation falls victim to what's increasingly an issue with entries within the true-crime genre: Finding a gripping story, then telling it in a disjointed, flabby way. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 26 Feb. 2020",
      "For the even slightly flabby , a leather shirt accentuates imperfections. \u2014 Jacob Gallagher, WSJ , 29 Jan. 2020",
      "He was disregarded as a potential champion then, mocked for his flabby frame even though his fast hands and skills pointed to a boxer with talent. \u2014 Steve Douglas, The Denver Post , 5 Dec. 2019",
      "Plastic surgeons have developed lucrative businesses in Florida that cater to the aging, the wrinkled, the flabby and the obsessive. \u2014 Lois K. Solomon, sun-sentinel.com , 13 Nov. 2019",
      "But the story there is frustratingly coy, the scenes flabby with excess time, air and heft. \u2014 Katie Walsh, chicagotribune.com , 12 Sep. 2019",
      "The Mets have benefited also from playing in a league that looks pretty flabby behind the elite teams like the Dodgers, Braves and Cubs. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Aug. 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1694, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "alteration of flappy":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flab-\u0113",
      "\u02c8fla-b\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "mushy",
      "pulpy",
      "soft",
      "spongy",
      "squashy",
      "squishy",
      "squooshy"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224754",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flaccid":{
    "antonyms":[
      "inflexible",
      "resilient",
      "rigid",
      "stiff",
      "sturdy",
      "tense"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": deficient in turgor":[],
      ": lacking vigor or force":[
        "flaccid leadership"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Virgil Thomson, in his review of the evening, called the libretto \" flaccid and spineless,\" but that is unfair. It is a witty piece of writing. \u2014 J. D. McClatchy , New Republic , 29 Nov. 1993",
      "Her hands are long and slim, delicate, as Dorothy's were; her handshake is flaccid , her smile is sweet but unconvincing. \u2014 Richard Bausch , Esquire , August 1990",
      "Half must have been, of course, men and women over fifty and their bodies reflected the pull of their character \u2026 many a man had a flaccid paunch \u2026 \u2014 Norman Mailer , Harper's , November 1968",
      "the flaccid stalks of celery that had been around for far too long",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "A decade later, and another researcher named Matthew Vogt was studying a syndrome that had only been classified in the subsequent years, picking up the name acute flaccid myelitis. \u2014 Andrew Joseph, STAT , 29 May 2022",
      "That\u2019s the crypto web3 game scene, but AAA traditional publishers are seeing similarly flaccid results. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "This one had deformed into a long, narrow ellipse, like a flaccid rubber band. \u2014 Laura Preston, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Instead, we are presented with what can only be described as a montage of flaccid penises of any and all sizes. \u2014 Katherine Singh, refinery29.com , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Their sole tool for detecting cases is what\u2019s known as acute flaccid paralysis surveillance \u2014 looking for children who have become paralyzed and testing them to see if polioviruses are the culprit. \u2014 Helen Branswell, STAT , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "It had recently been linked with acute flaccid myelitis. \u2014 Roxanne Khamsi, Scientific American , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "The camera wouldn\u2019t avoid sags, cellulite, stomach rolls, flaccid penises. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "Instead of relying on flaccid tropes \u2014 talking with your mouth full, spit/swallow binaries, off-course emissions \u2014 Novak\u2019s comedy defamiliarizes, cutting through centuries of heterosexual lore to reveal the raw act as something even more absurd. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1620, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin flaccidus , from flaccus flabby":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fla-s\u0259d",
      "also \u02c8flak-s\u0259d",
      "\u02c8flak-s\u0259d",
      "\u02c8flas-\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "droopy",
      "floppy",
      "lank",
      "limp",
      "yielding"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053236",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "noun,"
    ]
  },
  "flaff":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a burst or gust especially of wind":[],
      ": a movement made by flapping or fluttering":[],
      ": flap , flutter":[
        "flaff in the wind"
      ],
      ": to cause to flutter or flap":[
        "the bird flaffs his wings"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "flaff from Middle English (Scots) flaffen , of imitative origin; flaffer frequentative of flaff":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\"",
      "\u02c8flaf"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083129",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "flag":{
    "antonyms":[
      "beckon",
      "gesture",
      "motion",
      "signal",
      "wave"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a usually rectangular piece of fabric of distinctive design that is used as a symbol (as of a nation), as a signaling device, or as a decoration":[],
      ": an admiral functioning in his office of command":[],
      ": any of various monocotyledonous plants with long ensiform leaves: such as":[],
      ": flagship":[],
      ": one of the cross strokes of a musical note less than a quarter note in value":[],
      ": something represented by a flag: such as":[],
      ": something used like a flag to signal or attract attention":[],
      ": sweet flag":[],
      ": the tail of a deer":[],
      ": to become unsteady, feeble, or spiritless":[],
      ": to call a penalty on : penalize":[
        "a lineman flagged for being offside"
      ],
      ": to decline in interest, attraction, or value":[
        "flagging stock prices"
      ],
      ": to hang loose without stiffness":[],
      ": to lay (something, such as a pavement) with flags (see flag entry 5 )":[],
      ": to mark or identify with or as if with a flag":[
        "flagged potential problems in the proposal"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1545, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
      "1604, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1615, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
      "1856, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English flagge reed, rush":"Noun",
      "Middle English flagge turf, perhaps from Old Norse flaga slab; akin to Old English fl\u014dh chip":"Noun",
      "probably akin to fag end of cloth \u2014 more at fag end":"Noun",
      "probably from flag entry 2":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "also \u02c8fl\u0101g",
      "\u02c8flag"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "banderole",
      "banderol",
      "banner",
      "colors",
      "ensign",
      "guidon",
      "jack",
      "pendant",
      "pendent",
      "pennant",
      "pennon",
      "standard",
      "streamer"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235005",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "flag alarm":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a signal made by a small flag that appears on the indicator of an instrument which begins giving unreliable readings":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "flag entry 5":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091546",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flag badge":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a badge or cognizance used for distinction on a flag whose design except for the badge is used in common by two or more dominions, colonies, or territories within an empire":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211634",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flag bag":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a metal or wooden locker or other container in which the signal flags of a ship are stored":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053334",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flag blue":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a grayish to dark purplish blue that is bluer and less strong than independence":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181459",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flag bottom":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a rush seat of a chair or settee":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "flag entry 1":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205201",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flag bridge":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the first bridge above the flight deck on an aircraft carrier : the admiral's bridge":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "flag entry 5":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180804",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flag captain":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the commanding officer of a flagship":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050615",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flag carrier":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an air or sea transport line flying the flag of the country to which it belongs":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072949",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flag country":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the part of a flagship set aside for the use of its flag officer":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-194534",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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  "flag day":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": June 14 observed in various states in commemoration of the adoption in 1777 of the official U.S. flag":[],
      ": a day on which charitable contributions are solicited in exchange for small flags":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "On November 9th, known as the national flag day in Azerbaijan, Baku burst into jubilation. \u2014 The Economist , 14 Nov. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1894, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-185833",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flag discrimination":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": preferential treatment of ships of a particular registry in the assignment of cargo":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125130",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flag-waver":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a song intended to rouse patriotic sentiment":[],
      ": one who is intensely and conspicuously patriotic":[],
      ": one who waves a flag in signaling":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1894, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flag-\u02ccw\u0101-v\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "chauvinist",
      "jingo",
      "nationalist",
      "superpatriot"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050236",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flag-waving":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": passionate appeal to patriotic or partisan sentiment : chauvinism":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1892, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flag-\u02ccw\u0101-vi\u014b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205359",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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  "flagellate":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a flagellate protozoan or alga":[],
      ": having flagella":[],
      ": of, relating to, or caused by flagellates":[
        "flagellate diarrhea"
      ],
      ": shaped like a flagellum":[],
      ": to drive or punish as if by whipping":[],
      ": whip , scourge":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "some medieval monks believed it was necessary to flagellate themselves in order to keep their desires in check",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "One Peruvian candidate has taken time to talk about his habit of wearing a wire chain, known as a cilice, every day to flagellate himself. \u2014 Star Tribune , 8 Apr. 2021",
      "All are said to have had affairs with Lucian Freud (was there anyone who didn\u2019t?), three with Arthur Koestler and one with Egypt\u2019s King Farouk (who liked to flagellate her on the steps of the royal palace with his dressing-gown cord). \u2014 Moira Hodgson, WSJ , 31 Jan. 2020",
      "Muslims were mobilizing; once, Mr. Rizvi visited during Muharram, an annual ritual of mourning, and found her surrounded by pilgrims, flagellating themselves with chains to which razor blades had been attached. \u2014 Ellen Barry, New York Times , 22 Nov. 2019",
      "Tech companies have self- flagellated a lot on these issues. \u2014 Frank Bajak, SFChronicle.com , 14 Oct. 2019",
      "Tech companies have self- flagellated a lot on these issues. \u2014 Frank Bajak, SFChronicle.com , 14 Oct. 2019",
      "Tech companies have self- flagellated a lot on these issues. \u2014 Frank Bajak, SFChronicle.com , 14 Oct. 2019",
      "Tech companies have self- flagellated a lot on these issues. \u2014 Frank Bajak, SFChronicle.com , 14 Oct. 2019",
      "Tech companies have self- flagellated a lot on these issues. \u2014 Frank Bajak, SFChronicle.com , 14 Oct. 2019",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Aiden needs neither hair shirt nor whip to self- flagellate , and Simone writes of depression with a visceral ache. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 11 Nov. 2021",
      "How small is too small for someone with a shrinking fetish?), Gupta and Gelula begin to self- flagellate , blaming themselves for being too lazy to do research or for stumbling into some ridiculous malapropism. \u2014 Sean Malin, Vulture , 4 Oct. 2021",
      "These are rotating, helical appendages which act as propellers, so flagellate bacteria are more mobile than those lacking such equipment. \u2014 The Economist , 16 Jan. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Instead of rejoicing at the opportunity to live their life, play games, and watch movies, many of those left behind self- flagellate and sink into a destructive sense of guilt for being more fortunate than others. \u2014 Vlad Ned, Wired , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "The flushing was ordered after three of 11 samples of the Lake Jackson's water tested positive for the deadly flagellate . \u2014 CBS News , 7 Oct. 2020",
      "With the possible exception of medicine, no other profession self- flagellates (and self-congratulates) over ethics like journalism. \u2014 Dan Sweeney, Sun-Sentinel.com , 23 Apr. 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1879, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "circa 1623, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
      "circa 1859, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin flagellatus , past participle of flagellare , from flagellum , diminutive of flagrum whip; perhaps akin to Old Norse blaka to wave":"Verb",
      "New Latin Flagellata , class of unicellular organisms, from neuter plural of flagellatus":"Noun",
      "New Latin flagellatus , from flagellum":"Adjective"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fla-j\u0259-l\u0259t",
      "\u02c8flaj-\u0259-l\u0259t",
      "-\u02ccl\u0101t; fl\u0259-\u02c8jel-\u0259t",
      "fl\u0259-\u02c8je-l\u0259t",
      "-\u02ccl\u0101t",
      "\u02c8fla-j\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "birch",
      "cowhide",
      "flail",
      "flog",
      "hide",
      "horsewhip",
      "lash",
      "leather",
      "rawhide",
      "scourge",
      "slash",
      "switch",
      "tan",
      "thrash",
      "whale",
      "whip"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091620",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "flagon":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a large bulging short-necked bottle":[],
      ": a large usually metal or pottery vessel (as for wine) with handle and spout and often a lid":[],
      ": the contents of a flagon":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "We drank a whole flagon of wine.",
      "brought a flagon of wine to the table",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Reiche interjected that the resulting settlement contract is the first contract he's ever signed that included specific language about bees and about how many jars of honey must be exchanged per month for flagons of mead. \u2014 Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica , 11 June 2019",
      "The only props that are mimed are those murderous meat pies \u2014 everything else, from flagons of ale to gleaming razors to assorted bloody body parts are brandished merrily by the sweaty, sooty-faced cast. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, courant.com , 26 June 2018",
      "For every bit of speechifying there is a voluble reaction: waved arms, hoisted flagons and shouts of boyish humor. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, courant.com , 6 June 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Middle French flascon, flacon bottle, from Late Latin flascon-, flasco \u2014 more at flask":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fla-g\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "ewer",
      "jug",
      "pitcher"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-192945",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flagrant":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": fiery hot : burning":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "flagrant abuse of the law",
      "her flagrant disregard for other people's rights",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Those calls were flagrant violations of longstanding norms of how government is conducted. \u2014 Elliot Williams, CNN , 23 June 2022",
      "Scam reports are sent to the National Cyber-Forensics and Training Alliance (NCFTA) for analysis and collaboration with law enforcement to help stop the most flagrant scammers through prosecution and other legal means. \u2014 Corrinne Hess, Journal Sentinel , 23 June 2022",
      "With 5:06 remaining in the third quarter, Steph Curry made a 3-pointer and Boston\u2019s Al Horford was assessed a flagrant foul-1 for not giving Curry room to land after his shot. \u2014 Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY , 9 June 2022",
      "Recently, after a flagrant Russian demonstration in November that threatened the International Space Station, the United States vowed to end such tests and encouraged other nations to follow suit. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 25 May 2022",
      "Before the end of this month, at least 20 to 40 of the most flagrant violators will have flow restrictors installed, Pedersen said. \u2014 Brittny Mejiastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 14 May 2022",
      "Finney-Smith\u2019s foul was upgraded to a flagrant one penalty. \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 12 May 2022",
      "F Dorian Finney-Smith was called for a flagrant 1 after a hard foul on Booker in the third quarter. \u2014 oregonlive , 10 May 2022",
      "Grizzlies forward Dillon Brooks has been suspended one game without pay by the NBA for his flagrant 2 foul on Golden State Warriors guard Gary Payton II in the first quarter of Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals Tuesday in Memphis. \u2014 C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle , 5 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1513, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin flagrant-, flagrans , present participle of flagrare to burn \u2014 more at black entry 1":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0101-gr\u0259nt",
      "also \u02c8fla-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for flagrant flagrant , glaring , gross , rank mean conspicuously bad or objectionable. flagrant applies usually to offenses or errors so bad that they can neither escape notice nor be condoned. flagrant abuse of the office of president glaring implies painful or damaging obtrusiveness of something that is conspicuously wrong, faulty, or improper. glaring errors gross implies the exceeding of reasonable or excusable limits. gross carelessness rank applies to what is openly and extremely objectionable and utterly condemned. rank heresy",
    "synonyms":[
      "blatant",
      "conspicuous",
      "egregious",
      "glaring",
      "gross",
      "obvious",
      "patent",
      "pronounced",
      "rank",
      "striking"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123446",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "flail":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely":[],
      ": to move, swing, or beat as if wielding a flail":[
        "flailing a club to drive away the insects"
      ],
      ": to move, swing, or beat like a flail":[
        "arms flailing in the water"
      ],
      ": to strike with or as if with a flail":[
        "The bird's wings flailed the water."
      ],
      ": to thresh (grain) with a flail":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "They were flailing their arms to drive away the insects.",
      "The wounded animal lay on the ground, flailing helplessly.",
      "He was wildly flailing about on the dance floor.",
      "The bird's wings flailed the water.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Fists pump, arms flail , shoulders shimmy, hips swivel, feet stomp; every body part explores space. \u2014 Jeffrey Gantz, BostonGlobe.com , 5 June 2022",
      "Prominent managers that invest in both public and private companies in the same funds have seen their portfolio of public investments flail , weighed down by losses from January\u2019s meme-stock rally and a retreat by fast-growing technology stocks. \u2014 Juliet Chung, WSJ , 23 Oct. 2021",
      "Something more extreme than its muted roar and strong airflow backing track seems appropriate for a vehicle whose logo is a powerful horse at full flail . \u2014 Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver , 28 June 2021",
      "As pledges to improve policing flail , police continue to kill people, and especially Black people, every day. \u2014 Time , 13 May 2021",
      "In the video, cats stay in the upside-down position and flail , and even pigeons can\u2019t decide which way is up or down. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 24 Aug. 2020",
      "Fans no longer could complain about watching an overmatched pitcher flail at the plate. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2020",
      "Who could resist watching Dash flail about in a tornado, and then promptly stop and let out a very earnest cat meow? \u2014 USA TODAY , 27 Mar. 2020",
      "Super-deep repertoire of falls and flails , plus a classic crybaby Flop Face. \u2014 Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com , 18 Dec. 2019",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Meta continues to flail as a business that builds actual things, with the latest setbacks arriving this week. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
      "As Russia continues to flail in Ukraine, a cast of familiar figures are attempting to suddenly rebrand themselves as alleged pro-Western forces on the right side of the fight: the oligarchs. \u2014 Casey Michel, The New Republic , 12 May 2022",
      "Hitters who hadn\u2019t seen his changeup could only flail at it. \u2014 Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer , 1 June 2022",
      "In fact, Ozark\u2019s fourth and final season is basically just \u2026 a bunch of things keep happening to Marty and Wendy Byrde, who, naturally, flail around trying to dodge all of the falling knives. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 2 May 2022",
      "Manager Bob Melvin attempted to sort things out, home and away, but seemed to flail at a tricky fastball in his own right. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 May 2022",
      "For starters, there was a scene in which Dwight drove the bus and was supposed to suddenly swerve, causing everyone in the bus to flail to one side of the bus. \u2014 Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022",
      "His students soon join in and flail around with joy. \u2014 Selome Hailu, Variety , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Often, early new retirees flail in isolation, bored by days without office demands and purpose. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English fleil, flail , partly from Old English *flegel (whence Old English fligel ), from Late Latin flagellum flail, from Latin, whip & partly from Anglo-French flael , from Late Latin flagellum \u2014 more at flagellate":"Noun and Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0101(\u0259)l",
      "\u02c8fl\u0101l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "beat",
      "flap",
      "flop",
      "flutter",
      "whip"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235337",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "flail tank":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a tank equipped with chain flails to detonate mines":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082954",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flailing":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": beset by difficulties : struggling":[
        "a flailing economy",
        "\u2026 phoned a friend to vent about his flailing marriage \u2026",
        "\u2014 Sarah Grossbart"
      ],
      ": clumsy or ineffectual":[
        "their flailing attempts/efforts to save the company"
      ],
      ": moving, swinging, or beating wildly like a flail":[
        "\u2014 used especially of a person or a person's limbs They dragged her toward cabin five, while the other campers made way to avoid her flailing feet. \u2014 Rick Riordan Vivid dreams made him lash out at me in his sleep with kicks and flailing arms. \u2014 Jeremy Clarke \u2026 the crowd erupts and the mosh pit pushes flailing bodies towards the stage. \u2014 Samantha O'Connor"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1882, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0101-li\u014b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023615",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "flair":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a uniquely attractive quality : style":[
        "fashionable dresses with a flair all their own",
        "Montreal is a city noted for its \u2026 European flair",
        "\u2014 Bruce Minorgan"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "a restaurant with a European flair",
      "a person with a flair for making friends quickly",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Shohei Ohtani\u2019s home runs often seem to have a flair for the dramatic. \u2014 Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times , 25 June 2022",
      "Edward Vrdolyak, the Cook County Democratic chairman, who had a certain flair for putdowns. \u2014 Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Leo has a way with words, a flair for language that endears him to Nancy, a retired high school teacher. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
      "An interlocking arch that represents unity gives her walker a sculptural flair , and the cording made out of water hyacinth connects both local artistry with sustainable materials. \u2014 Colleen Barry, ajc , 13 June 2022",
      "Bond used an analogy that shows her poet\u2019s flair for picking the right word hasn\u2019t diminished. \u2014 Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 June 2022",
      "Randall, a senior reporter at Reuters, combines his journalist\u2019s eye for details with a storyteller\u2019s flair for spectacle. \u2014 Steve Brusatte, The Atlantic , 7 June 2022",
      "Chef Matthew Kirk started Automat as a pop-up in 2016, showcasing a flair for creative breads and fried chicken sandwiches. \u2014 Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle , 7 June 2022",
      "Welcome a beautiful Lowcountry day with sparkling marina views on Shelter Cove while enjoying a breakfast of sweet and savory pastries with authentic French flair (plus American flavors) at Hilton Head Social Bakery. \u2014 Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure , 5 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1881, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French, literally, sense of smell, from Old French, odor, from flairier to give off an odor, from Late Latin flagrare , alteration of Latin fragrare":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fler"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "aptitude",
      "bent",
      "endowment",
      "faculty",
      "genius",
      "gift",
      "head",
      "knack",
      "talent"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220431",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flaith":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an Irish chief or noble of one of several grades holding rent-free land":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Irish Gaelic":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u00e4"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094555",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flajolotite":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a mineral 4FeSbO 4 \u00b73H 2 O occurring as a hydrous iron antimonate in lemon-yellow nodular masses resembling clay":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French, from Flajolot fl 1871 French mineralogist who analyzed it + French -ite":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccflaj\u0259\u02c8l\u014d\u02cct\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-180806",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flak":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": antiaircraft guns":[],
      ": criticism , opposition":[
        "She has taken a good deal of flak for espousing that view.",
        "\u2014 E. J. Kahn, Jr.",
        "When I was a restaurant bar manager I sometimes found myself taking flak from my customers for our high prices \u2026",
        "\u2014 Rob Hill"
      ],
      ": the bursting shells fired from flak":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "He caught heavy flak for his decision to oppose the new school.",
      "He took a lot of flak from the other kids for his unusual appearance.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "As Musk takes flak over his potential Twitter purchase, several liberal media organizations owned by billionaires don\u2019t experience public pushback. \u2014 Jack Durschlag, Fox News , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "The team would not repay the debt for six years, and the interim Williams caught all kinds of flak . \u2014 Steve Jbara, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "Drag shows for children have exploded in popularity in recent years, sparking controversy around the country as some school districts have taken flak for hosting them. \u2014 Jon Brown, Fox News , 16 May 2022",
      "Tannehill also has taken some flak for not being with the Titans at the start of the offseason program last month. \u2014 oregonlive , 3 May 2022",
      "No Way Home, Cumberbatch\u2019s Master of the Mystic Arts caught a lot of flak for defying Wong (Benedict Wong) and jumping at the chance to help Peter Parker (Tom Holland) cast a spell that would make people forget that Parker was ever Spider-Man. \u2014 Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 May 2022",
      "President Trump took political flak for his effort to keep the positive bilateral relationship with Ankara while paying for the Obama administration\u2019s reckless bilateral policies. \u2014 Ric Grenell And Andrew L. Peek, WSJ , 10 Jan. 2022",
      "The band tends to get a lot of flak for Kiedis\u2019 lyrics, a sometimes confounding stream of consciousness that would leave James Joyce scratching his head. \u2014 Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Riley will rightly take some flak for misleading the media. \u2014 Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times , 28 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1938, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "German, from Fl ieger a bwehr k anonen, from Flieger flyer + Abwehr defense + Kanonen cannons":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flak"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114308",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flake":{
    "antonyms":[
      "character",
      "codger",
      "crack",
      "crackbrain",
      "crackpot",
      "crank",
      "eccentric",
      "fruitcake",
      "head case",
      "kook",
      "nut",
      "nutcase",
      "nutter",
      "oddball",
      "oddity",
      "original",
      "quiz",
      "screwball",
      "weirdo",
      "zany"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a person who is flaky : oddball":[],
      ": a small loose mass or bit":[
        "flakes of snow"
      ],
      ": a stage, platform, or tray for drying fish or produce":[],
      ": a thin flattened piece or layer : chip":[],
      ": cocaine":[],
      ": flake tool":[],
      ": to cover with or as if with flakes":[],
      ": to fail or neglect to do or participate in something previously scheduled, agreed upon, or assigned":[
        "He'd disappear, then text, disappear, and then text again. So it's not particularly surprising that when we finally made plans to meet he flaked without a word.",
        "\u2014 Kerensa Cadenas",
        "My brother isn't the type to flake out without warning.",
        "\u2014 D. Morgan Ballmer",
        "\u2014 often used with on Flake on your friends too often and pretty soon your only friends will be Dharma and Greg. \u2014 Colleen Rush Let's get him to sign his name to that before he flakes out on you! \u2014 Rhoda Janzen"
      ],
      ": to form or break into flakes : chip":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "Bake the fish until it flakes easily when tested with a fork."
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1602, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "1623, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1964, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English flake, fleke hurdle; akin to Middle Dutch vl\u0101ke, vlaec hurdle, Old Norse flaki":"Noun",
      "Middle English; akin to Old English flacor flying (of arrows), Old Norse flakna to flake off, split":"Noun",
      "perhaps from flake out":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0101k"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "splinter"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171329",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": consisting of flakes":[
        "flaky snow"
      ],
      ": markedly odd or unconventional : offbeat , wacky":[
        "has some flaky ideas",
        "He's nice, but a bit flaky ."
      ],
      ": not reliable in performance or behavior : undependable":[
        "a flaky mechanism",
        "You'll want to make sure that all the technology tools you need to effectively and efficiently serve clients are in full working order and that you won't need to worry about wasting time and money fixing broken hardware or flaky software.",
        "\u2014 Henry B. Chace",
        "\u2026 digital crutches trump face-to-face talking (even phone calls), encouraging people to be flaky and evasive \u2026",
        "\u2014 Charlotte Liberman"
      ],
      ": tending to flake":[
        "a flaky crust"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "circa 1963, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "flake entry 4":"Adjective",
      "see flake entry 1":"Adjective"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0101-k\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "brickle",
      "brittle",
      "crisp",
      "crispy",
      "crumbly",
      "embrittled",
      "friable",
      "short"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044309",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flaky":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": consisting of flakes":[
        "flaky snow"
      ],
      ": markedly odd or unconventional : offbeat , wacky":[
        "has some flaky ideas",
        "He's nice, but a bit flaky ."
      ],
      ": not reliable in performance or behavior : undependable":[
        "a flaky mechanism",
        "You'll want to make sure that all the technology tools you need to effectively and efficiently serve clients are in full working order and that you won't need to worry about wasting time and money fixing broken hardware or flaky software.",
        "\u2014 Henry B. Chace",
        "\u2026 digital crutches trump face-to-face talking (even phone calls), encouraging people to be flaky and evasive \u2026",
        "\u2014 Charlotte Liberman"
      ],
      ": tending to flake":[
        "a flaky crust"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "circa 1963, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "flake entry 4":"Adjective",
      "see flake entry 1":"Adjective"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0101-k\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "brickle",
      "brittle",
      "crisp",
      "crispy",
      "crumbly",
      "embrittled",
      "friable",
      "short"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041609",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
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    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle French, present participle of flamer to flame, from Old French":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flam\u0259nt",
      "-l\u0101m-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132546",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": baste entry 2":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English flaumen, flamben to flame, shine, baste":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flam"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083233",
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ]
  },
  "flambeau":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Some of the newer creations include even more evocative nicknames: mint truffles, black diamond, Arctic ice, and flambeau . \u2014 Patrick Sisson, Curbed , 4 Apr. 2018",
      "The original Tucks flambeaux were actually railroad flares on sticks, which sometimes produced serious burns that went mostly unnoticed by the krewe members who carried them. \u2014 Doug Maccash, NOLA.com , 23 Jan. 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1632, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French, from Middle French, from flambe flame":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flam-\u02ccb\u014d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000050",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[
      "austerity",
      "plainness",
      "severity"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the quality or state of being flamboyant":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "the campy flamboyance of her costume almost guaranteed she'd win the masquerade pageant",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Many will dismiss this film\u2019s unrelenting flamboyance as bombastic Baz in ADHD overdrive, a work of shimmering surfaces that refuses to stop long enough to get under its subject\u2019s skin. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 May 2022",
      "His brand of quotable, look-at-me flamboyance has long gone out of fashion in the U.S., where baseball managers are more stoic than ever. \u2014 Andrew Beaton, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
      "Unsurprisingly, the transition to army life was not easy some of the artists, who had long railed against the establishment and often embraced flamboyance . \u2014 Town & Country , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "The Dolls were a hybrid of The Stooges, Rolling Stones and T. Rex, combining elements of gritty proto-punk with the flamboyance of glam rock. \u2014 Troy L. Smith, cleveland , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "After some tough love from the judges, Gressett vowed to tone down the flamboyance that almost torpedoed his chances during his initial audition. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "In the shot, Hedlund holds his little boy on his hip as the pair stands behind a fence to admire a flamboyance of flamingos. \u2014 Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "His natural flamboyance might have been at work, or perhaps nerves made the singer from Alabama take everything just a little too far. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "Yet such entrepreneurial endeavors shouldn\u2019t be a surprise, as flamboyance has always found a home in nail art. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1891, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "flam-\u02c8b\u022fi-\u0259n(t)s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "flash",
      "flashiness",
      "garishness",
      "gaudiness",
      "glitz",
      "ostentation",
      "ostentatiousness",
      "pretentiousness",
      "showiness",
      "swank"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172908",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flamboyancy":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": flamboyance":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Apart from red carpets, the tendency toward fanciness and flamboyancy seems out of pace not only with the work-from-home mentality but also the somber tenor of times shaped by the endless pandemic and looming inflation. \u2014 Vogue , 20 Dec. 2021",
      "Murray\u2019s best columns usually dealt with some measure of flamboyancy . \u2014 Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times , 5 Dec. 2020",
      "Another part of our work is very un-Danish in its flamboyancy and over-the-top use of the materials. \u2014 Laird Borrelli-persson, Vogue , 20 Nov. 2018",
      "As Queen of the sartorial risk, Lady Gaga will take the reigns for the night alongside Harry Styles, also well-known for his love of flamboyancy and pushing the boundaries of typical menswear and gender through clothing. \u2014 Lucy Wood, Marie Claire , 10 Oct. 2018",
      "Jackson also isn't afraid to indulge in a little flamboyancy himself. \u2014 Christopher Rosa, Glamour , 5 Oct. 2018",
      "With the pressure now off unless a miracle ensued against a quality Dutch outfit, MacLeod's men played with a swashbuckling flamboyancy , resulting in an exquisite victory in which Gemmill scored one of the World Cup's greatest ever goals. \u2014 SI.com , 13 Apr. 2018",
      "However, few will be aware of the man who, in a way, kick started the flamboyancy associated with Brazilian football; Le\u00f4nidas da Silva. \u2014 SI.com , 16 Feb. 2018",
      "Mardi Gras -- with all of your flamboyancy and extravaganzas -- meet the equally exuberant Michael Maenza. \u2014 Littice Bacon-blood, NOLA.com , 11 Feb. 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1889, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "flam-\u02c8b\u022fi-\u0259n(t)-s\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001919",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flamboyant":{
    "antonyms":[
      "inconspicuous",
      "unemphatic",
      "unflamboyant",
      "unnoticeable",
      "unobtrusive",
      "unremarkable",
      "unshowy"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": characterized by waving curves suggesting flames":[
        "flamboyant tracery",
        "flamboyant architecture"
      ],
      ": marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior":[
        "a flamboyant performer"
      ],
      ": royal poinciana":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "Crazy artists, or flamboyant ones, can be strangely comforting. We feel we understand where their visions come from; we're lulled by the symmetry of turbulent art and turbulent lives. \u2014 Stephen Schiff , New Yorker , 28 Dec. 1992\u20134 Jan. 1993",
      "Equally flamboyant is the group's singer, Andy Bell, who prances around the stage dressed at various times like an astronaut, a space creature or a Mexican senorita. \u2014 Jim Farber , Video Review , August 1990",
      "\u2026 he was living in the flamboyant , urbane manner he craved, in an apartment that suited his Balzacian fantasies of success \u2026 \u2014 Raymond Sokolov , Wayward Reporter , 1980",
      "the flamboyant gestures of the conductor",
      "has a gallery of flamboyant gestures that makes him easy to imitate",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The extended ballroom scenes, led by the miraculous Billy Porter as the witty, shady emcee, are funny, flamboyant , and vibrant. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
      "Her memoir conjures the cast of flamboyant (and, here, exclusively white) characters that blazed across Manhattan during the postwar decades. \u2014 Hamilton Cain, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
      "Duke Knuth was the most flamboyant man in 1960s Anchorage. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 5 June 2022",
      "Meanwhile, Jamie confessed his still-present feelings for Keely (Juno Temple) and his alcoholic father's intro gave more context to Jamie's flamboyant personality, which fits seamlessly into what's planned for season 3. \u2014 Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping , 4 June 2022",
      "The museum is located in the Origo Film Studio and pays tribute to Gabor\u2019s flamboyant personality. \u2014 Zuzana To\u010d\u00edkov\u00e1 Vojtekov\u00e1, Variety , 31 May 2022",
      "With the blonde hairdo, the over-the-top pink eye shadow, and the colorful, body-hugging mini dresses, Rossum nailed Angelyne's glamorously flamboyant essence, thanks to her makeup and wardrobe teams. \u2014 Marie Lodi, Allure , 26 May 2022",
      "The sendoff itself has felt to me less flamboyant than in the past. \u2014 Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 May 2022",
      "Also flying the flag for LGBTQ+ rights was Dan Levy, the star and co-creator of Schitt\u2019s Creek, who wore an especially flamboyant piece by Jonathan Anderson for Loewe that featured the work of the artist and AIDS activist David Wojnarowicz. \u2014 Vogue , 27 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1832, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Adjective",
      "1879, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French, from present participle of flamboyer to flame, from Old French, from flambe":"Adjective and Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "flam-\u02c8b\u022fi-\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "arresting",
      "bodacious",
      "bold",
      "brilliant",
      "catchy",
      "commanding",
      "conspicuous",
      "dramatic",
      "emphatic",
      "eye-catching",
      "grabby",
      "kenspeckle",
      "marked",
      "noisy",
      "noticeable",
      "prominent",
      "pronounced",
      "remarkable",
      "showy",
      "splashy",
      "striking"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043046",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flamb\u00e9":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": dressed or served covered with flaming liquor":[
        "\u2014 usually used postpositively crepes suzette flamb\u00e9"
      ],
      ": to douse with a liquor (such as brandy, rum, or cognac) and ignite":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The crepes were flamb\u00e9ed with brandy.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "President Barack Obama and his family, on the other had, were once again flambeed online for their take on the season. \u2014 Petula Dvorak, chicagotribune.com , 24 Oct. 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1914, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
      "circa 1946, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French flamb\u00e9 , from past participle of flamber to flame, singe, from Old French, from flambe flame":"Adjective"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "fl\u00e4m-\u02c8b\u0101",
      "fl\u00e4\u207f-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083728",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "flame":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the glowing gaseous part of a fire":[],
      ": a state of blazing combustion":[
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      ": a condition or appearance suggesting a flame or burning: such as":[],
      ": burning zeal or passion":[],
      ": a strong reddish-orange color":[],
      ": brilliance , brightness":[],
      ": sweetheart sense 2":[],
      ": an angry, hostile, or abusive electronic message":[],
      ": to burn with a flame : blaze":[],
      ": to burst or break out violently or passionately":[
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      ": to send an angry, hostile, or abusive electronic message":[],
      ": to shine brightly : glow":[
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      ],
      ": to send or convey by means of flame":[
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      ": to treat or affect with flame: such as":[],
      ": to sear, sterilize, or destroy by fire":[],
      ": flamb\u00e9":[],
      ": to send an angry, hostile, or abusive electronic message to or about":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0101m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beloved",
      "darling",
      "dear",
      "hon",
      "honey",
      "love",
      "squeeze",
      "sweet",
      "sweetheart",
      "sweetie",
      "sweetie pie",
      "truelove"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "blaze",
      "burn",
      "combust",
      "glow"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "the flame of a candle",
      "We built a fire and roasted marshmallows over the flames .",
      "They tried to put out the fire, but the flames grew higher.",
      "The engine burst into flame .",
      "Verb",
      "A fire flamed in the oven.",
      "The sun flamed through the clouds.",
      "color flaming in her cheeks",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "In the fall, this hike bursts into flame with marigold and amber aspen leaves. \u2014 Emily Pennington, Outside Online , 23 June 2022",
      "Many pellet smokers get hot enough to grill, but not over a flame . \u2014 Larry Olmsted, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
      "At its most basic, barbecue is the cooking of food over an open flame . \u2014 Kristine Nolin, The Conversation , 3 June 2022",
      "His new cookbook, Green Fire, celebrates both with its abundance of vegetable and fruit-focused recipes\u2014many of which are made over flame . \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 27 May 2022",
      "Fortunately, as the barbecue season heats up, two new cookbooks feature full-flavored, satisfying recipes for cooking fruits and vegetables over flame . \u2014 Barry Estabrook, WSJ , 27 May 2022",
      "At this no-frills counter restaurant in Bentonville, which began its life as a food truck, brisket, ribs, and pulled pork are made the OG way\u2014on a pit over an open flame of 100% pecan wood sourced from the Arkansas wilderness. \u2014 Leena Kim, Town & Country , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "To add an Argentine twist to the main course, Aciar added as an accompaniment chicory and green beans, which were grilled over an open flame . \u2014 New York Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "The most recent death on Indian Head Highway was about two weeks ago, when a rear-end collision caused two vehicles to burst into flame . \u2014 Gregory Wallace, CNN , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "There was one hint of the scares at the end of Episode 1 as Elle meets up with the English industrialist whose eyes flame unnaturally. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 18 June 2022",
      "Old feuds flame up at Alexia\u2019s bachelorette party and Larsa decides to move forward with selling her family home. \u2014 Olivia Mccormack, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
      "By eliminating Russian coal, European countries will be forced to compete for replacements on the international market, and the cost of securing energy supplies will likely flame higher. \u2014 Nicholas Gordon, Fortune , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Biden decides to flame some TikTok dancers (Aristotle Athari) via his Finsta account, before getting confused over a pro-Russian commercial. \u2014 Andy Hoglund, EW.com , 30 Jan. 2022",
      "And political fights for compensation to pay for access in tenant and indigent health care laws, particularly involving undocumented residents, may be used to flame more racial outrage among the conservative base. \u2014 Nathan Newman, The Week , 25 June 2021",
      "Hosted by Kenan Thompson, the comedy special opens up the floor for Joe, Nick, and Kevin to bash and flame each other in a way only siblings can. \u2014 Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone , 25 Oct. 2021",
      "The news media speculated that the city's artificial lights lured in grasshoppers like moths to flame . \u2014 Joshua Sokol New York Times, Star Tribune , 8 Apr. 2021",
      "That led one local fan to hilariously flame Agholor while recounting the events of an actual fire. \u2014 Khari Thompson, BostonGlobe.com , 17 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English flaume, flaumbe , from Anglo-French flame (from Latin flamma ) & flambe, flamble , from Latin flammula , diminutive of flamma flame; akin to Latin flagrare to burn \u2014 more at black entry 1":"Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153312"
  },
  "flame cultivator":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an agricultural device employing one or more flamethrowers to destroy small weeds between row crops by fire":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-184406",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flame out":{
    "antonyms":[
      "bomb",
      "collapse",
      "crater",
      "fail",
      "flop",
      "flunk",
      "fold",
      "founder",
      "miss",
      "strike out",
      "tank",
      "wash out"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a person whose successful career ends abruptly":[],
      ": a sudden downfall, failure, or cessation":[],
      ": the unintentional cessation of operation of a jet airplane engine":[],
      ": to fail spectacularly and especially prematurely":[]
    },
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      "Noun",
      "Fans were disappointed by the team's flameout in the play-offs.",
      "before her sudden, self-inflicted flameout , she was one of the state's brightest political stars",
      "Verb",
      "even at the reception, some were predicting that the marriage would flame out before the fancy china ever got used",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "In Thibodeau\u2019s first season, Julius Randle became a fan favorite for setting career highs and his flameout in the playoffs seemingly could be forgiven. \u2014 Larry Fleisher, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The predicament is a looming corporate scandal that could permanently damage the Jojomon brand, just as Joan is getting her career back on track after a flameout at a previous company. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "The San Francisco 49ers are hanging around at 8-7 after a flameout to Tennessee on Thursday. \u2014 Jason Gay, WSJ , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "And with delicious scooplets sprinkled throughout, like the anecdote about the Ozy Media executive impersonating someone from YouTube in one of his earliest bits of reportage that led to Ozy\u2019s swift flameout . \u2014 Andy Meek, Forbes , 1 Jan. 2022",
      "The wait for Dallas (12-6) to reach even an NFC championship game will tick up to 27 years after another first-game flameout in the postseason for Dak Prescott, the second in three trips over six seasons for the star quarterback. \u2014 Schuyler Dixon, ajc , 17 Jan. 2022",
      "The wait for Dallas (12-6) to get that far in the playoffs will reach at least 27 years after another first-game flameout in the postseason for Prescott, the second in three trips for the star quarterback. \u2014 Schuyler Dixon, Chron , 16 Jan. 2022",
      "Pittsburgh is just 2-6 in its past eight games overall, including a listless loss in Cincinnati last December that hinted at the first-round playoff flameout to Cleveland to come. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 26 Sep. 2021",
      "Before Sermon, a third-round pick, the 49ers drafted fourth-round flameout Joe Williams in 2017. \u2014 Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle , 28 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1950, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1951, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0101m-\u02ccau\u0307t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "comedown",
      "decline",
      "d\u00e9gringolade",
      "demise",
      "descent",
      "down",
      "downfall",
      "fall",
      "G\u00f6tterd\u00e4mmerung"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233427",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "flame tree":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a tree ( Brachychiton acerifolium of the family Sterculiaceae) of southern Australia with panicles of brilliant scarlet flowers":[],
      ": any of several trees or shrubs with showy scarlet or yellow flowers: such as":[],
      ": royal poinciana":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This inexpensive kit is gentle with beginners, though, with four types of trees (including Rocky Mountain bristlecone pine and flame tree ) and multiple seeds per species. \u2014 Popular Science , 19 June 2020",
      "The existing trees in the riad\u2019s courtyard garden were magnificent: jacarandas, figs, palms, flame trees and Persian silk trees approaching the height of the upper-story bedrooms. \u2014 Sarah Medford, WSJ , 12 Sep. 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1860, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084720",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flame tube":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a heat-resistant ceramic or metal tube inside the combustion chamber of a jet engine in which the actual combustion takes place":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
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      ": a Brazilian woody vine ( Pyrostegia ignea ) of the family Bignoniaceae that has tendril-bearing compound leaves and orange-red tubular flowers in clusters and that is widely cultivated in warm regions":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
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      "noun"
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      "noun"
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      ": the unintentional cessation of operation of a jet airplane engine":[],
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      "Noun",
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      "before her sudden, self-inflicted flameout , she was one of the state's brightest political stars",
      "Verb",
      "even at the reception, some were predicting that the marriage would flame out before the fancy china ever got used",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "In Thibodeau\u2019s first season, Julius Randle became a fan favorite for setting career highs and his flameout in the playoffs seemingly could be forgiven. \u2014 Larry Fleisher, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The predicament is a looming corporate scandal that could permanently damage the Jojomon brand, just as Joan is getting her career back on track after a flameout at a previous company. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "The San Francisco 49ers are hanging around at 8-7 after a flameout to Tennessee on Thursday. \u2014 Jason Gay, WSJ , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "And with delicious scooplets sprinkled throughout, like the anecdote about the Ozy Media executive impersonating someone from YouTube in one of his earliest bits of reportage that led to Ozy\u2019s swift flameout . \u2014 Andy Meek, Forbes , 1 Jan. 2022",
      "The wait for Dallas (12-6) to reach even an NFC championship game will tick up to 27 years after another first-game flameout in the postseason for Dak Prescott, the second in three trips over six seasons for the star quarterback. \u2014 Schuyler Dixon, ajc , 17 Jan. 2022",
      "The wait for Dallas (12-6) to get that far in the playoffs will reach at least 27 years after another first-game flameout in the postseason for Prescott, the second in three trips for the star quarterback. \u2014 Schuyler Dixon, Chron , 16 Jan. 2022",
      "Pittsburgh is just 2-6 in its past eight games overall, including a listless loss in Cincinnati last December that hinted at the first-round playoff flameout to Cleveland to come. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 26 Sep. 2021",
      "Before Sermon, a third-round pick, the 49ers drafted fourth-round flameout Joe Williams in 2017. \u2014 Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle , 28 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1950, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1951, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0101m-\u02ccau\u0307t"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "comedown",
      "decline",
      "d\u00e9gringolade",
      "demise",
      "descent",
      "down",
      "downfall",
      "fall",
      "G\u00f6tterd\u00e4mmerung"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030450",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
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      ": cooking ware (as of glass) that can be used over an open flame without breaking":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-173846",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": intense , passionate":[
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        "flaming red hair"
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    },
    "examples":[
      "a fancy restaurant serving eye-catching flaming desserts",
      "a flaming speech in support of basic human rights",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Or a single flaming arrow igniting the entire countryside and yielding Wagnerian images of sublime destruction. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 2 June 2022",
      "Like an emergency rescue mission involving a sinking raft, a flaming train, a horse, a motorcycle, some rope and the flag of India. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 1 June 2022",
      "Calatrava finally added a piece of his own work near the Chicago River in 2020 \u2014 a flaming red sculpture. \u2014 Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune , 13 May 2022",
      "Future handing him the gasoline during their flaming exhibition. \u2014 Carl Lamarre, Billboard , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Your vision will be taken up with the orange blooms of scarlet stars (a bromeliad), fragrant Indian jasmine, and brilliant flaming torch plants. \u2014 Jeanine Barone, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "In images of the aftermath released by Ukraine\u2019s emergency agency, firefighters doused a flaming building, and ash fell on bloodied rubble. \u2014 Yuras Karmanau, ajc , 12 Mar. 2022",
      "Another unidentified business owner told KTLA that a man approached the business and threw a flaming object inside. \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Dozens of people gathered around, some with flaming torches. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Apr. 2022"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0101-mi\u014b"
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      "combusting",
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      "lighted"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110300",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
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      ": flame azalea":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "flaming (present participle of flame entry 2 ) + pinkster (as in pinkster flower )":""
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080532",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": any of several large aquatic birds (family Phoenicopteridae) with long legs and neck, webbed feet, a broad lamellate bill resembling that of a duck but abruptly bent downward, and usually rosy-white plumage with scarlet wing coverts and black wing quills":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "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",
      "But alongside the salt-air signifiers was an ethereal lavender suit, frizzy argyle sweater and shimmering flamingo -pink trousers\u2014the sort of elevated, investment garb that would normally be alien in these parts. \u2014 Jacob Gallagher, WSJ , 21 May 2022",
      "The oldest flamingo the Sedgwick County Zoo has had lived to age 60. \u2014 Kristen Rogers, CNN , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "One recent study showed that mining was negatively correlated with flamingo populations in the Atacama, potentially due to declining surface water. \u2014 Genevieve Glatsky, Fortune , 23 May 2022",
      "Branson\u2014an animal lover\u2014 has been working on a project to encourage the flamingo population on the island to breed, something is done in only a handful of places worldwide. \u2014 Jordi Lippe-mcgraw, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Lost and found: A flamingo escaped a Kansas zoo in 2005. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 3 May 2022",
      "In March a zoo flamingo that made a wing for it during a Kansas storm in 2005 was spotted, again, on the Texas coast. \u2014 Tim Fitzsimons, NBC News , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "An African flamingo missing from a Kansas zoo for 17 years recently was spotted out in the wild in Texas. \u2014 Natasha Dado, PEOPLE.com , 30 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1565, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "obsolete Spanish flamengo (now flamenco ), literally, Fleming, German (conventionally thought of as ruddy-complexioned)":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "fl\u0259-\u02c8mi\u014b-go",
      "fl\u0259-\u02c8mi\u014b-(\u02cc)g\u014d"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191543",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": either of two commonly cultivated anthuriums ( Anthurium scherzerianum and A. andraeanum ) with bright scarlet spathe and spadix":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110640",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[],
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In fact, other peroxides have been used in rocket fuel thanks to their flammability . \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 4 June 2022",
      "Serta recently recalled select models from this line that were produced from July 2021 to September 2021 for failing to meet federal flammability standards. \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "The latest report from a federal oversight board also cited three recent incidents, including one in which a container from Los Alamos National Laboratory was placed underground without adequate analysis for its flammability . \u2014 Susan Montoya Bryan, ajc , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Sarafin said the team occasionally speaks with personnel who worked on the previous programs, comparing the challenges of physics, fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, supercold temperatures, structural stresses and flammability hazards. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "The specifications cover all aspects of the design including the strength, flammability and heat resistance of the fabrics, emergency lighting and the maximum inflation time -- between six and 10 seconds -- depending on the location of the slide. \u2014 Howard Slutsken, CNN , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Lithium-ion batteries pose a special fire risk Electric vehicle fires are rare, but pose their own kind of flammability risk, and one that becomes heightened as EVs go mainstream. \u2014 Aurora Almendral, Quartz , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "The different clothing items fail to meet the US flammability standards. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 13 Feb. 2022",
      "Across burnable lands, the study stated the annual number of flammable nighttime hours increased by 110 hours over the past four decades \u2014 allowing five additional nights when flammability does not cease. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1646, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccfla-m\u0259-\u02c8bi-l\u0259-t\u0113"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204157",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[
      "fireproof",
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      "nonflammable",
      "noninflammable",
      "unburnable"
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    "definitions":{
      ": capable of being easily ignited and of burning quickly":[]
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    "examples":[
      "avoid wearing loose flammable clothing when using the blowtorch",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The homeless man, who is 75, was sleeping near the Trump Tower on early Wednesday morning when Joseph Guardia, 27, allegedly poured flammable liquid on him and ignited it, according to FOX 32 Chicago. \u2014 Adam Sabes, Fox News , 29 May 2022",
      "He was also charged with a felony count of possession of a flammable liquid and one misdemeanor count each of brandishing a deadly weapon and hit and run with property damage. \u2014 Christian Martinezstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
      "Last month, a man walked into a New York City gay bar, Rash Bar, with a bottle of flammable liquid and set the venue on fire. \u2014 Matt Lavietes, NBC News , 17 May 2022",
      "According to the report, security footage obtained from Dearborn Fresh Supermarket shows a man pouring flammable liquid onto the side of the store and then setting it ablaze early on Sunday morning. \u2014 Lauren Wethington, Detroit Free Press , 8 May 2022",
      "Navarro-DePaz also said her son and daughter were assaulted in 2015 a couple of months after she herself was kidnapped, doused in a flammable liquid and set on fire. \u2014 Jacob Beltran, San Antonio Express-News , 5 May 2022",
      "Detectives said Avery was one of two suspects found at the scene with a 1-year-old child who was covered in flammable liquid. \u2014 Garrett Phillips, Sun Sentinel , 5 May 2022",
      "The bottle thrown contained no flammable liquid, Kohlmetz said. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Molotov cocktails are often supplemented with thickeners designed to gel the gasoline or other flammable liquid. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 7 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1813, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin flammare to flame, set on fire, from flamma":""
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      "\u02c8fla-m\u0259-b\u0259l"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "combustible",
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      "ignitible",
      "inflammable",
      "touchy"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200329",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an act of setting afire : igniting":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin flamm are + English -ation":""
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    "pronounciation":[
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      "fl\u0259\u02c8-"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184552",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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  "flank":{
    "antonyms":[
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      ": to place something on each side of":[],
      ": to protect a flank of":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "She gently patted the horse's flank .",
      "They attacked the enemy on both flanks .",
      "the eastern flank of a volcano",
      "Verb",
      "the guards flank the center on a football team's offensive line",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "And so yeah, just your typical flank view shot can be pretty nondescript. \u2014 Ashleigh Papp, Scientific American , 24 June 2022",
      "Meanwhile Republicans are continuing to tie Democrats to the movement to defund the police in the hopes of magnifying rhetoric from the party\u2019s left flank to frame candidates as too liberal. \u2014 Alexandra Marquez, NBC News , 15 June 2022",
      "On the other flank , Marcus Epps has managed just a goal and an assist in 966 minutes. \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 5 June 2022",
      "Cuellar, who has become an increasingly vocal critic of progressives the past couple of years, has accused the party\u2019s left flank of alienating voters in South Texas, where the GOP has made gains in recent elections. \u2014 Paul Steinhauser, Fox News , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "Salt River Vaulters start their beginners with compulsory exercises including vault-on, flag, stand and flank , moves that can help the athletes\u2019 physical and mental growth. \u2014 Mary Grace Grabill, The Arizona Republic , 17 May 2022",
      "His ability to operate down the right flank , or the halfspace on that side, in support of right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold led to some of his best and most consistent performances for the club. \u2014 James Nalton, Forbes , 31 Oct. 2021",
      "Officials in Beijing worry that extremists could use Afghanistan to regroup on China\u2019s flank and sow violence around the region, even as the Taliban look to deep-pocketed countries like China for aid and investment. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 Aug. 2021",
      "Officials in Beijing worry that extremists could use Afghanistan to regroup on China\u2019s flank and sow violence around the region, even as the Taliban look to deep-pocketed countries like China for aid and investment. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Aug. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Across the room, two demilune chests flank the entrance, with two identical mirrors above them, reflecting the herons. \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 30 May 2022",
      "The pair of ePerformance test cars flank the Mission R concept. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 16 May 2022",
      "Commerce focuses on a small strip where a barber shop and a liquor store flank a convenience store where residents can get snack foods, buy lottery tickets and fill their cars with gasoline. \u2014 Tom Foreman Jr., USA TODAY , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "In its wake, the hurricane destroyed the vast majority of mangrove forests that flank Mosquito Bay and other parts of Puerto Rico\u2019s coastline. \u2014 Jennifer Nalewicki, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "The pair of 8-meter-long sphinxes flank the entrance to a processional avenue, which celebrants would have followed from the main part of the temple to a columned courtyard. \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "The dry forests of Bolivia, which flank the eastern Andes with shrubs and dense thicket, are critically endangered. \u2014 Nell Lewis, CNN , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "The Russian army moved to flank Grozny on three sides and unleashed a terrifying onslaught of air and artillery strikes on the city. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "It was rationalized as wanting a veteran presence to flank Wood on the frontline. \u2014 Rahat Huq, Chron , 11 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Old French flanc , of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German hlanca loin, flank \u2014 more at lank":"Noun and Verb"
    },
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      "side"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093500",
    "type":[
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      "verb"
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      "adjoin",
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      "butt (on ",
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      "join",
      "march (with)",
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      "skirt",
      "touch",
      "verge (on)"
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      ": to protect a flank of":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "She gently patted the horse's flank .",
      "They attacked the enemy on both flanks .",
      "the eastern flank of a volcano",
      "Verb",
      "the guards flank the center on a football team's offensive line",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "And so yeah, just your typical flank view shot can be pretty nondescript. \u2014 Ashleigh Papp, Scientific American , 24 June 2022",
      "Meanwhile Republicans are continuing to tie Democrats to the movement to defund the police in the hopes of magnifying rhetoric from the party\u2019s left flank to frame candidates as too liberal. \u2014 Alexandra Marquez, NBC News , 15 June 2022",
      "On the other flank , Marcus Epps has managed just a goal and an assist in 966 minutes. \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 5 June 2022",
      "Cuellar, who has become an increasingly vocal critic of progressives the past couple of years, has accused the party\u2019s left flank of alienating voters in South Texas, where the GOP has made gains in recent elections. \u2014 Paul Steinhauser, Fox News , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "Salt River Vaulters start their beginners with compulsory exercises including vault-on, flag, stand and flank , moves that can help the athletes\u2019 physical and mental growth. \u2014 Mary Grace Grabill, The Arizona Republic , 17 May 2022",
      "His ability to operate down the right flank , or the halfspace on that side, in support of right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold led to some of his best and most consistent performances for the club. \u2014 James Nalton, Forbes , 31 Oct. 2021",
      "Officials in Beijing worry that extremists could use Afghanistan to regroup on China\u2019s flank and sow violence around the region, even as the Taliban look to deep-pocketed countries like China for aid and investment. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 Aug. 2021",
      "Officials in Beijing worry that extremists could use Afghanistan to regroup on China\u2019s flank and sow violence around the region, even as the Taliban look to deep-pocketed countries like China for aid and investment. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Aug. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Across the room, two demilune chests flank the entrance, with two identical mirrors above them, reflecting the herons. \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 30 May 2022",
      "The pair of ePerformance test cars flank the Mission R concept. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 16 May 2022",
      "Commerce focuses on a small strip where a barber shop and a liquor store flank a convenience store where residents can get snack foods, buy lottery tickets and fill their cars with gasoline. \u2014 Tom Foreman Jr., USA TODAY , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "In its wake, the hurricane destroyed the vast majority of mangrove forests that flank Mosquito Bay and other parts of Puerto Rico\u2019s coastline. \u2014 Jennifer Nalewicki, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "The pair of 8-meter-long sphinxes flank the entrance to a processional avenue, which celebrants would have followed from the main part of the temple to a columned courtyard. \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "The dry forests of Bolivia, which flank the eastern Andes with shrubs and dense thicket, are critically endangered. \u2014 Nell Lewis, CNN , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "The Russian army moved to flank Grozny on three sides and unleashed a terrifying onslaught of air and artillery strikes on the city. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "It was rationalized as wanting a veteran presence to flank Wood on the frontline. \u2014 Rahat Huq, Chron , 11 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Old French flanc , of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German hlanca loin, flank \u2014 more at lank":"Noun and Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fla\u014bk"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "side"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043343",
    "type":[
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      "verb"
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      ": a napped cotton fabric of soft yarns simulating the texture of wool flannel":[],
      ": a soft twilled wool or worsted fabric with a loose texture and a slightly napped surface":[],
      ": a stout cotton fabric usually napped on one side":[],
      ": flannel underwear":[],
      ": washcloth":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "shirts made of bright-colored flannel",
      "He wore a dark blazer and gray flannels .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Rayna Toth also picked country, sporting a flannel shirt and a bandanna around her neck. \u2014 The Washington Post, Arkansas Online , 29 May 2022",
      "Gibbon, a generation younger, shares Voltaire\u2019s hatred of sacred flannel , but he is candidly enthralled by the spectacle of Rome unraveling. \u2014 Dominic Green, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
      "Add another cozy throw to your home with this blanket that has a reversible design of a soft cotton flannel with a plaid pattern on one side, and fluffy faux shearling on the other. \u2014 Lily Gray, Better Homes & Gardens , 19 Nov. 2021",
      "The man with the gun was wearing a white collared or flannel shirt and long Dickies shorts. \u2014 Andrew Dyer, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 June 2022",
      "Rayna Toth also picked country, sporting a flannel shirt and a bandanna around her neck. \u2014 The Washington Post, Arkansas Online , 29 May 2022",
      "Rayna Toth also picked country, sporting a flannel shirt and a bandanna around her neck. \u2014 The Washington Post, Arkansas Online , 29 May 2022",
      "Rayna Toth also picked country, sporting a flannel shirt and a bandanna around her neck. \u2014 John Woodrow Cox, Anchorage Daily News , 28 May 2022",
      "One bodycam video shows Gutierrez Reed, wearing a flannel shirt over a black T-shirt in the back of police truck, sullenly telling the deputy her role on the set. \u2014 Fox News , 26 Apr. 2022"
    ],
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      "1503, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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      "Middle English flaunneol woolen cloth or garment":""
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      "\u02c8fla-n\u1d4al"
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      "adulation",
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      "incense",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012805",
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      "noun"
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      ": a moth of the family Megalopygidae most of which have very hairy larvae":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105516",
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      "noun"
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      ": a flannelmouthed person":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-185951",
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      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": speaking in a tricky or ingratiating way":[],
      ": speaking indistinctly":[]
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1854, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fla-n\u1d4al-\u02ccmau\u0307tht",
      "-\u02ccmau\u0307t\u035fhd"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193125",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a large fish ( Catostomus latipinnis ) formerly used as food by Indians of the Colorado river region":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203523",
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      "noun"
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      ": flannel":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English flanyn , a penitential garment":""
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      "\u02c8flan\u0259\u0307n"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004720",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      "Definition of flanning present participle of flan"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-045529",
    "type":[]
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    "antonyms":[
      "beat",
      "flail",
      "flop",
      "flutter",
      "whip"
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      ": a consonant (such as the sound \\d\\ in ladder and \\t\\ in latter ) characterized by a single rapid contact of the tongue or lower lip against another point in the mouth":[],
      ": a movable auxiliary airfoil usually attached to an airplane wing's trailing edge to increase lift or drag \u2014 see airplane illustration":[],
      ": a part of a book jacket that folds under the book's cover":[],
      ": a piece of tissue partly severed from its place of origin for use in surgical grafting":[],
      ": a piece on a garment that hangs free":[],
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      ": a stroke with something broad : slap":[],
      ": an extended part forming the closure (as of an envelope or carton)":[],
      ": something broad and flat used for striking":[],
      ": something that generates an uproar":[],
      ": something that is broad, limber, or flat and usually thin and that hangs loose or projects freely: such as":[],
      ": the motion of something broad and limber (such as a sail or wing)":[],
      ": to beat or pulsate wings or something suggesting wings":[],
      ": to beat with or as if with a flap":[],
      ": to flutter ineffectively":[],
      ": to move or cause to move in flaps":[],
      ": to progress by flapping":[],
      ": to sway loosely usually with a noise of striking and especially when moved by wind":[],
      ": to talk foolishly and persistently":[],
      ": to toss sharply : fling":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "She opened the tent flap and crawled outside.",
      "the inside flap of a book's cover",
      "a loose flap of skin",
      "Verb",
      "The breeze flapped the sails.",
      "The flag flapped in the breeze.",
      "The bird's wings were flapping .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The other two Board of Review commissioners have since amended their policy following the public flap over Thielmann\u2019s employment. \u2014 Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune , 11 June 2022",
      "Scientists recently discovered a new species of oil-eating organism on a Toyota Yaris's fuel-filler flap . \u2014 Elana Scherr, Car and Driver , 4 June 2022",
      "The messages on the front flap are full of humor and wit, sometimes even crossing a line into risqu\u00e9. \u2014 Molly Longman, refinery29.com , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "Grayson Rodriguez would hear that pop again and again, throwing pitch after pitch through the flap of the homemade strike zone target his father had built. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "The law also requires Texans who vote by mail to include their driver's license number or the last four digits of their Social Security number under the flap of the envelope containing their ballot. \u2014 Niki Griswold, USA TODAY , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "But Saltzman, who is legally blind, still missed the lines on the envelope flap that required her to fill in identification numbers needed for election officials to count her vote. \u2014 Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "With two outs in the ninth, Pete Alonso barely avoided serious injury when a fastball by Mason Thompson \u2014 who has walked 16 batters in 25 2/3 career innings \u2014 glanced off Alonso\u2019s shoulder and bounced off the C- flap on his batting helmet. \u2014 Jerry Beach, Forbes , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "The flap in January about how many people of color are featured on the Chemtrails Over the Country Club album art could happen only to a star whose use of classic American iconography has made people itch in the past. \u2014 Craig Jenkins, Vulture , 19 Mar. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Her hands quivered and seemed to want to flap -paddle the air. \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2022",
      "The water-repellent material, padded foam compartment and storm flap keep your devices dry and protected, and the carryall can fit laptops up to 15 inches. \u2014 Thomas Hindle, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Fold the baseline flap over the filling, roll one turn, fold in the left and right sides to seal the edges of the roll. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "Don\u2019t be surprised if the University of Florida flap over faculty testifying as experts in litigation leads to bills that would restrict faculty from engaging in outside consulting or put new rules in place for their teaching workloads. \u2014 Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes , 3 Jan. 2022",
      "The absence of Lundby and Kramer cleared the way for the field of women that jumped on a cold night with a wind chill of minus-13 Celsius (8.6 degrees Fahrenheit) as gusts made flags from participating nations flap . \u2014 Larry Lage, ajc , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "Flags flap in the breeze at San Luis beach in San Andres, Colombia. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 13 Jan. 2022",
      "Tails and flippers flap and fly in occasional rapid frenzies of splashes, likely a spat over the lettuce or maybe just the inevitable marine mammal agitations of a flipper-to-flipper crowd in such a tight space. \u2014 Jim Waymer, USA TODAY , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "The flames flap with a noise like laundry on a line. \u2014 Krista Stevens, Longreads , 19 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English flappe":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flap"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "agitation",
      "deliriousness",
      "delirium",
      "distraction",
      "fever",
      "feverishness",
      "frenzy",
      "furor",
      "furore",
      "fury",
      "hysteria",
      "rage",
      "rampage",
      "uproar"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194221",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a gate hinged at the top and opening one way only and placed in a channel to close automatically on reversal of flow \u2014 compare flap valve":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182714",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": having large ears standing well out from the head":[],
      ": having large flexible or pendent ears":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182611",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a foxglove ( Digitalis purpurea )":[]
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171703",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": nonsense":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The speech was a lot of flapdoodle about the economy.",
      "a clear-eyed assessment of the problem minus the usual flapdoodle"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1878, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "origin unknown":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flap-\u02ccd\u00fc-d\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "applesauce",
      "balderdash",
      "baloney",
      "boloney",
      "beans",
      "bilge",
      "blah",
      "blah-blah",
      "blarney",
      "blather",
      "blatherskite",
      "blither",
      "bosh",
      "bull",
      "bunk",
      "bunkum",
      "buncombe",
      "claptrap",
      "codswallop",
      "crapola",
      "crock",
      "drivel",
      "drool",
      "fiddle",
      "fiddle-faddle",
      "fiddlesticks",
      "flannel",
      "folderol",
      "falderal",
      "folly",
      "foolishness",
      "fudge",
      "garbage",
      "guff",
      "hogwash",
      "hokeypokey",
      "hokum",
      "hoodoo",
      "hooey",
      "horsefeathers",
      "humbug",
      "humbuggery",
      "jazz",
      "malarkey",
      "malarky",
      "moonshine",
      "muck",
      "nerts",
      "nonsense",
      "nuts",
      "piffle",
      "poppycock",
      "punk",
      "rot",
      "rubbish",
      "senselessness",
      "silliness",
      "slush",
      "stupidity",
      "taradiddle",
      "tarradiddle",
      "tommyrot",
      "tosh",
      "trash",
      "trumpery",
      "twaddle"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171912",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flapdragon":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": german , dutchman":[],
      ": snapdragon sense 3":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051829",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": pancake":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "for breakfast, there's bacon and flapjacks with syrup",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Codependent goes out on a limb with its blueberry flapjack latte (yummy). \u2014 Ashley Stahl, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "Jimmy Kimmel has made and shared pictures of an Oscar the Grouch flapjack , an edible reminder to vote and other adorable creations. \u2014 Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE.com , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Beckham also posted photos of their finished pancakes to his Instagram Story, showing off Harper's perfectly crisp flapjack before revealing on the following slide that his pancake got burnt. \u2014 Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "That being this eye-catching cross between a popover and a crepe, which is simultaneously both richer and more delicate than the average flapjack . \u2014 Nicole Hvidsten, Star Tribune , 16 July 2021",
      "The flapjacks are also featured in Gaines's new cookbook Magnolia Table Volume 2, which is on sale for $19.99 at Target right now. \u2014 Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens , 10 Apr. 2020",
      "There\u2019s no prescribed path for a candidate to trek down, just a set of practices that have evolved over time: the arena rally, the theatre-in-the-round town hall, the flapjack -diner visit, the fancy-dinner fund-raiser, et cetera. \u2014 Eric Lach, The New Yorker , 27 Mar. 2020",
      "During the study researchers approached individual gulls and put two buckets containing wrapped flapjacks in front of them. \u2014 Jack Guy, CNN , 26 Feb. 2020",
      "The clip drifts back to the past, when Goss and his beau were still on better terms, cutting to shots of their passionate lovemaking and smiling brunches, filled with Canadian bacon and flapjacks covered in syrup. \u2014 Alex Blynn, Billboard , 13 Feb. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1600, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "flap entry 2 (in sense \"to toss sharply\") + the personal name Jack":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flap-\u02ccjak"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "griddle cake",
      "hotcake",
      "pancake",
      "slapjack"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235039",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flare":{
    "antonyms":[
      "beat",
      "blaze",
      "burn",
      "flame",
      "glare"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a short pass in football thrown to a back who is running toward the sideline":[],
      ": a sudden outburst (as of excitement or anger)":[
        "a flare of tempers in the courtroom"
      ],
      ": a weakly hit fly ball in baseball":[
        "a flare into short right field"
      ],
      ": an area of skin flush":[
        "a flare of reddened skin"
      ],
      ": an unsteady glaring light":[],
      ": flare-up sense 3":[
        "a flare of disease"
      ],
      ": light resulting from reflection (as between lens surfaces) or an effect of this light (such as a fogged or dense area in a photographic negative)":[],
      ": pants that flare toward the bottom":[],
      ": to become suddenly excited or angry":[
        "\u2014 usually used with up"
      ],
      ": to break out or intensify usually suddenly or violently":[
        "\u2014 often used with up"
      ],
      ": to burn (a jet of waste gas) in the open air":[],
      ": to burn with an unsteady flame":[],
      ": to cause to flare":[
        "the breeze flares the candle"
      ],
      ": to display conspicuously":[
        "flaring her scarf to attract attention"
      ],
      ": to express strong emotion (such as anger)":[],
      ": to open or spread outward":[
        "the pants flare at the bottom"
      ],
      ": to shine with a sudden light":[
        "a match flares in the darkness"
      ],
      ": to signal with a flare or by flaring":[],
      ": to stream in the wind":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "the sudden flare of the match",
      "When the crew saw flares , they knew the other ship was in trouble.",
      "Verb",
      "pants that flare at the bottom",
      "The bull flared its nostrils.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Second baseman Jonah Bride exited after colliding with right fielder Chad Pinder as both pursued a flare into shallow right in the sixth inning. \u2014 Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle , 26 June 2022",
      "Where small-town warmth meets big city flare , find The Noortwyck. \u2014 Natalie Stoclet, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "Now, though, a solar flare video created using images from the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory gives us a dazzling view of the most recent flare -up. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 20 June 2022",
      "People with autoimmune disease also ask a similar question: Will the increase in immune system activity cause my autoimmune disease to flare ? \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 14 June 2022",
      "Metalwood brings 90s flare to the beach scene with the sporty/speed style frames in yellow and red-tinted glasses, designed alongside optical expert framers, Garrett Leight California Optical. \u2014 Cassell Ferere, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "The spasm tensing in San Francisco could be an early flare for criminal-justice focused policymakers from both parties. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 7 June 2022",
      "Cases in China began rising in March, soon spiraling into the worst flare -up the country has seen since the initial outbreak in Wuhan in early 2020. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, CNN , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "In some ways, crypto mining is an ideal customer for gas flare energy. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Larger gold comet stars border the teal pellets and flare out when ignited, eventually peeling off into sharp scarlet quills. \u2014 Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics , 30 June 2022",
      "The pain can flare at any time of the month and because endometrial-like tissue can attach to any organ, symptoms may range from GI issues and heavy periods to back pain and fatigue. \u2014 Kaitlyn Pirie, Good Housekeeping , 24 June 2022",
      "But pain in Steiner\u2019s Achilles\u2019 tendon began to flare after the SEC indoor championships. \u2014 Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal , 17 June 2022",
      "The musicians worked quickly and Bowie, who had a notoriously short attention span, would flare his infamous temper if the musicians required more than a couple of takes. \u2014 Jem Aswad, Variety , 16 June 2022",
      "Dear Concerned: As with some other diseases, eating disorders can flare \u2013 even many years after successful treatment. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 12 June 2022",
      "Dear Concerned: As with some other diseases, eating disorders can flare \u2013 even many years after successful treatment. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Chicago Tribune , 11 June 2022",
      "Asthma can flare up for numerous reasons, such as exercise or exposure to an allergen. \u2014 Sara Gaynes Levy, SELF , 31 May 2022",
      "And a new sidecut\u2014the tips and tails flare out just a bit more\u2014produces a more playful ride on spring corn in the backcountry. \u2014 Heather Schultz, Outside Online , 4 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "1616, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "origin unknown":"Noun and Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fler",
      "\u02c8fla(\u0259)r, \u02c8fle(\u0259)r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "burst",
      "flare-up",
      "flash",
      "flicker",
      "flurry",
      "flutter",
      "outbreak",
      "outburst",
      "spurt"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174654",
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "flare (out)":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a leveling of the approach glide of an airplane made in such a way that the gliding angle is rapidly decreased by nosing up the airplane as it makes contact with the ground":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "flare entry 1 + out":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201015",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flare (up)":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a sudden appearance or worsening of the symptoms of a disease or condition":[
        "an asthmatic flare-up"
      ],
      ": a sudden bursting (as of a smoldering fire) into flame or light":[
        "a danger of flare-ups"
      ],
      ": a sudden outburst or intensification":[
        "a flare-up of hostilities"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1839, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02cc\u0259p",
      "\u02c8fler-\u02cc\u0259p"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "burst",
      "flare",
      "flash",
      "flicker",
      "flurry",
      "flutter",
      "outbreak",
      "outburst",
      "spurt"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173944",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flare-up":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a sudden appearance or worsening of the symptoms of a disease or condition":[
        "an asthmatic flare-up"
      ],
      ": a sudden bursting (as of a smoldering fire) into flame or light":[
        "a danger of flare-ups"
      ],
      ": a sudden outburst or intensification":[
        "a flare-up of hostilities"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1839, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fler-\u02cc\u0259p",
      "-\u02cc\u0259p"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "burst",
      "flare",
      "flash",
      "flicker",
      "flurry",
      "flutter",
      "outbreak",
      "outburst",
      "spurt"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093131",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flaring":{
    "antonyms":[
      "conservative",
      "quiet",
      "understated",
      "unflamboyant",
      "unflashy"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": flaming or as if flaming brightly or unsteadily":[],
      ": gaudy":[
        "a flaring resort hotel"
      ],
      ": opening or spreading outward":[
        "flaring nostrils"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "flaring neon signs advertising all manner of amusement for tourists at the beach town"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1566, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fler-i\u014b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "flamboyant",
      "flashy",
      "garish",
      "gaudy",
      "glitzy",
      "loud",
      "noisy",
      "ostentatious",
      "razzle-dazzle",
      "splashy",
      "swank",
      "swanky"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204352",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
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    "definitions":{
      ": showy and bright : gaudy":[]
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "flare entry 2 + -y":""
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      "-ri"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191546",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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      ": an irregular usually streaked lens of granular texture found in a micaceous interstitial mass of rock and produced by shearing and pressure during metamorphism":[]
    },
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "German, vein in wood or rock, probably dialect modification of flader vein in wood, veined wood, maple tree, from Middle High German vlader vein in wood, veined wood; perhaps akin to Greek platys flat, broad":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u00e4z\u0259(r)"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-180913",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flash":{
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      "flare",
      "flare-up",
      "flicker",
      "flurry",
      "flutter",
      "outbreak",
      "outburst",
      "spurt"
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      ": a brief time":[],
      ": a device for producing a flashlight for taking photographs":[],
      ": a first brief news report":[],
      ": a movement of a flag in signaling":[],
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      ": a showy ostentatious person":[],
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        "flash freeze"
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      ": of sudden origin and short duration":[
        "a flash fire"
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      ": of, relating to, or characteristic of flashy people or things":[
        "flash behavior"
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      ": of, relating to, or characteristic of persons considered social outcasts":[
        "flash language"
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      ": pizzazz":[],
      ": rush , dash":[
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      ": smile":[],
      ": something flashed : such as":[],
      ": splash":[],
      ": the rapid conversion of a liquid into vapor":[],
      ": thieves' slang":[],
      ": to act or speak vehemently and suddenly especially in anger":[],
      ": to appear suddenly":[
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      ": to break forth in or like a sudden flame or flare":[],
      ": to break forth or out so as to make a sudden display":[],
      ": to cause (a lamp) to flash":[],
      ": to cause (light) to reflect":[],
      ": to cause (something) to reflect light":[
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      ": to cause the sudden appearance of (light)":[],
      ": to cause to burst violently into flame":[],
      ": to change suddenly or violently into vapor":[],
      ": to coat (glass) with a thin layer (as of metal or a differently colored glass)":[],
      ": to convey by means of flashes of light":[],
      ": to cover with or form into a thin layer: such as":[],
      ": to display obtrusively and ostentatiously":[
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      ],
      ": to expose one's breasts or genitals usually suddenly and briefly in public":[],
      ": to expose one's breasts or genitals usually suddenly and briefly to":[
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      ],
      ": to expose to view usually suddenly and briefly":[
        "flashed a badge"
      ],
      ": to fill by a sudden inflow of water":[],
      ": to give off light suddenly or in transient bursts":[],
      ": to glow or gleam especially with animation or passion":[
        "her eyes flashed with anger"
      ],
      ": to have sudden insight":[
        "\u2014 often used with on"
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      ": to make known or cause to appear with great speed":[
        "flash a message on the screen"
      ],
      ": to move with great speed":[
        "the days flash by"
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      ": to protect against rain by covering with sheet metal or a substitute":[],
      ": to subject (an exposed photographic negative or positive) to a supplementary uniform exposure to light before development in order to modify detail or tone":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "Thunder rumbled and lightning flashed .",
      "Cameras flashed as the celebrities passed.",
      "A car was sitting on the side of the road with its lights flashing .",
      "A message flashed on the screen.",
      "The screen flashed a message in black letters.",
      "Her eyes flashed with anger.",
      "Noun",
      "A brilliant flash lit up the sky.",
      "The idea for the movie came to her in a flash of inspiration.",
      "They relied on gimmicks and flash to get people's attention.",
      "a show with a lot of flash but little substance",
      "Adjective",
      "flash floods in the local area",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "During the mating season, fireflies flash late in the day, shortly after sunset, when light levels are low. \u2014 Shreya Sharma, Quartz , 24 June 2022",
      "And, true to their word, shintendo says players can download the demake and flash it to a Game Boy cartridge to play it on the original hardware. \u2014 Nathaniel Mott, PCMAG , 23 June 2022",
      "The vehicle's hazard lights may flash when the brake pedal is applied. \u2014 Detroit Free Press , 3 June 2022",
      "But flash forward to today, and the presence of sulfuric and nitric acids in precipitation throughout the continent has decreased tremendously, thanks to reductions in the emissions that cause them. \u2014 Tori B. Powell, CBS News , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Both mom and daughter flash big smiles in the first photo, where Sterling wears a yellow dress with white flowers and Brittany poses in a gray two-piece athletic set. \u2014 Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE.com , 15 June 2022",
      "The vehicle's hazard lights may flash when the brake pedal is applied. \u2014 Detroit Free Press , 3 June 2022",
      "The vehicle's hazard lights may flash when the brake pedal is applied. \u2014 National Highway Traffic & Safety Administration, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
      "And many other players flash a grin whenever the Brays go to the Angels spring training. \u2014 Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Gusty winds and heavy rain are expected in Aruba and life-threatening flash flooding is forecast for Nicaragua and Costa Rica. \u2014 Emily Shapiro, ABC News , 29 June 2022",
      "And there\u2019s a moderate chance of flash flooding in central and southern Utah on Wednesday and Thursday. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 June 2022",
      "Plenty of lighting is accompanying these storms and heavy rain could cause flash flooding. \u2014 Janice Dean, Fox News , 27 June 2022",
      "The #Flood Watch for potential flash flooding this afternoon and evening has been expanded eastward into the I-95 corridor. \u2014 Jeff Halverson, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
      "Locally heavy rainfall is possible and may lead to localized flash flooding. \u2014 Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer , 14 June 2022",
      "Severe thunderstorms and showers could bring damaging winds and flash flooding Tuesday to the Baltimore region, according to the National Weather Service. \u2014 Ngan Ho, Baltimore Sun , 14 June 2022",
      "The weather service also warns that slow moving thunderstorms and soil already saturated from recent rainfall could lead to flash flooding. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 9 June 2022",
      "Flooding was also a concern on Wednesday after storms earlier this morning dropped heavy rain on the Birmingham metro area and eastern Alabama and caused widespread flash flooding. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 8 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Residents who live near the intersection where the accident occurred said the flash mobs of street takeovers have become weekly occurrences in their neighborhood. \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
      "The preserve\u2019s southern region is a study in the power of water, and the Lost Dog Wash Trail gives a tour of how flash floods and storm runoff have shaped the foothills of the McDowell Mountains range in the northeast Valley. \u2014 Mare Czinar, USA TODAY , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "The preserve\u2019s southern region is a study in the power of water, and the Lost Dog Wash Trail gives a tour of how flash floods and storm runoff have shaped the foothills of the McDowell Mountains range in the northeast Valley. \u2014 Mare Czinar, USA TODAY , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "The preserve\u2019s southern region is a study in the power of water, and the Lost Dog Wash Trail gives a tour of how flash floods and storm runoff have shaped the foothills of the McDowell Mountains range in the northeast Valley. \u2014 Mare Czinar, USA TODAY , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "The preserve\u2019s southern region is a study in the power of water, and the Lost Dog Wash Trail gives a tour of how flash floods and storm runoff have shaped the foothills of the McDowell Mountains range in the northeast Valley. \u2014 Mare Czinar, USA TODAY , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "The preserve\u2019s southern region is a study in the power of water, and the Lost Dog Wash Trail gives a tour of how flash floods and storm runoff have shaped the foothills of the McDowell Mountains range in the northeast Valley. \u2014 Mare Czinar, USA TODAY , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "The preserve\u2019s southern region is a study in the power of water, and the Lost Dog Wash Trail gives a tour of how flash floods and storm runoff have shaped the foothills of the McDowell Mountains range in the northeast Valley. \u2014 Mare Czinar, USA TODAY , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "The preserve\u2019s southern region is a study in the power of water, and the Lost Dog Wash Trail gives a tour of how flash floods and storm runoff have shaped the foothills of the McDowell Mountains range in the northeast Valley. \u2014 Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic , 7 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "1549, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "1970, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
      "circa 1700, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English flaschen , of imitative origin":"Verb"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flash"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for flash Verb flash , gleam , glint , sparkle , glitter , glisten , glimmer , shimmer mean to send forth light. flash implies a sudden outburst of bright light. lightning flashed gleam suggests a steady light seen through an obscuring medium or against a dark background. lights gleamed in the valley glint implies a cold glancing light. glinting steel sparkle suggests innumerable moving points of bright light. the sparkling waters glitter connotes a brilliant sparkling or gleaming. glittering diamonds glisten applies to the soft sparkle from a wet or oily surface. glistening wet sidewalk glimmer suggests a faint or wavering gleam. a distant glimmering light shimmer means shining with a wavering light. a shimmering satin dress",
    "synonyms":[
      "coruscate",
      "flame",
      "glance",
      "gleam",
      "glimmer",
      "glint",
      "glisten",
      "glister",
      "glitter",
      "luster",
      "lustre",
      "scintillate",
      "shimmer",
      "spangle",
      "sparkle",
      "twinkle",
      "wink",
      "winkle"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203320",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "flash back (to)":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":[
      "to bring back to mind the scent made me flash back to the days of my mother's home-cooked Sunday dinners"
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-112158",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "flash drive":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Using a simple flash drive , Tan stole IP worth $1 billion from the petroleum company. \u2014 Saryu Nayyar, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
      "This time, the computers getting the flash drive data will be the stand-alone laptops provided just for that purpose. \u2014 Lee Roop | Lroop@al.com, al , 24 May 2022",
      "The flash drive is encrypted, and no data leak has been confirmed yet, authorities said in the statement. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, CNN , 24 June 2022",
      "Politicians and anti-tobacco advocates have accused the company of using these flavors -- along with a sleek design resembling a USB flash drive -- to market vaping to U.S. children and teenagers. \u2014 Mary Kekatos, ABC News , 23 June 2022",
      "Nautilus will ship the USB flash drive and instructions automatically to customers who purchased the device directly from Nautilus. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 16 June 2022",
      "Zotac also includes a USB flash drive for OS recovery, which is a refreshing accessory to have ship as standard. \u2014 Matthew Humphries, PCMAG , 24 May 2022",
      "The Times reported that McFarland had previously been placed in solitary confinement for possessing a flash drive . \u2014 Tim Stelloh, NBC News , 19 May 2022",
      "Backing up can be as simple as copying a file from one spot to another\u2014from a hard drive to a removable USB flash drive , for example. \u2014 PCMAG , 31 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1992, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123025",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flash point":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a point at which someone or something bursts suddenly into action or being":[],
      ": the lowest temperature at which vapors above a volatile combustible substance ignite in air when exposed to flame":[],
      ": tinderbox sense 2":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The city became a flash point as political tensions grew.",
      "The situation reached a flash point when union leaders urged the workers to protest.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And if not properly addressed at the leadership level, oversight responsibility for it can become a significant flash point within the board/management dynamic. \u2014 Michael Peregrine, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "The refuge, nonetheless, has become a flash point among left-leaning candidates in Alaska\u2019s special U.S. House race, in which 48 people are seeking to replace the late Republican Rep. Don Young. \u2014 Nathaniel Herz, Anchorage Daily News , 30 May 2022",
      "Tom\u2019s Market, formerly Tom\u2019s Liquor, overlooks the intersection of Florence and Normandie \u2014 the flash point of the L.A. uprising. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "But there also has been increased shelling on this potential flash point in the east of the country. \u2014 ABC News , 20 Feb. 2022",
      "Employee vaccine mandates are expected to be a major flash point in the months ahead, with thousands of private employers as well as the federal government and US military newly imposing vaccination requirements on workers. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 5 Sep. 2021",
      "The next major flash point over coronavirus response has already provoked cries of tyranny and discrimination in Britain, protests in Denmark, digital disinformation in the United States and geopolitical skirmishing within the European Union. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Mar. 2021",
      "Mariupol emerged as an early flash point in the war with horrifying scenes captivating the world\u2019s attention, including the bombings of a maternity ward and a theater where hundreds sought refuge. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "The top executives of six of the nation\u2019s largest oil and gas companies are testifying before Congress on Wednesday, at a time when high gas prices have become a political flash point in Washington and across the country. \u2014 Maxine Joselow And Mike Debonis, Anchorage Daily News , 6 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1878, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "powder keg",
      "time bomb",
      "tinderbox",
      "volcano"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-115207",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flash ranging":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the locating of enemy weapons and the adjusting of friendly fire by observation of flashes from at least two observation posts \u2014 compare sound ranging":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105118",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flash spectrum":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a bright-line spectrum produced by the sun's reversing layer and observable for a few seconds at the beginning and end of a total solar eclipse":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090006",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flash tube":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a gas discharge tube that produces very brief intense flashes of light and is used especially in photography":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Pratt and his wife, Heidi Montag, are a couple whose bond was forged in the crucible of a paparazzo\u2019s flashtube . \u2014 Troy Patterson, The New Yorker , 17 July 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1945, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083946",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flash weld":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a weld made by flash welding":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102318",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flash welding":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": butt welding in which a light initial pressure on the parts is quickly relieved and followed by a period of arcing and finally by heavy pressure":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165457",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flash-type":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": flash entry 1 sense 3d":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235726",
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
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  },
  "flashiness":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": lacking in substance or flavor : insipid":[],
      ": momentarily dazzling":[],
      ": superficially attractive or impressive":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "rich young men who drive flashy cars",
      "I bought the CD primarily for its flashy cover design.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Clooney got to pal around with his buddies Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and the rest of the flashy ensemble while concocting a caper for the ages. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 6 May 2022",
      "The large fire cast a gloomy backdrop against bright, flashy cars at the United Auto Worker's 933 chapter in southwest Indianapolis. \u2014 Rashika Jaipuriar, The Indianapolis Star , 11 Sep. 2021",
      "Much of that disparity comes through in the fancy homes and flashy cars that overshadow those who are hungry and homeless. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Sep. 2021",
      "The State Fair of Texas is coming back this fall, two years after the last time folks were able to gather at Fair Park to devour funnel cakes, admire flashy cars and gaze up at the iconic 55-foot tall Big Tex. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 9 June 2021",
      "Until her arrest, Todorova enjoyed dance clubs, raves, beach resorts, exotic cocktails and flashy cars, her social media feeds show. \u2014 Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "There are no flashy cars or mansions in sight, and the homes of two Hern\u00e1ndez siblings that were pointed out to me looked doughtily middle-class. \u2014 Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "Hernandez won the lawsuit, and 40 years later he's curated a museum exhibit to celebrate young Latinos who made flashy cars that rode low, hopped and danced on three wheels. \u2014 Len Ramirez, CBS News , 27 Sep. 2021",
      "At times, Leao was guilty of being too flashy , taking on one too many players instead of passing the ball on. \u2014 Emmet Gates, Forbes , 18 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fla-sh\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for flashy gaudy , tawdry , garish , flashy , meretricious mean vulgarly or cheaply showy. gaudy implies a tasteless use of overly bright, often clashing colors or excessive ornamentation. circus performers in gaudy costumes tawdry applies to what is at once gaudy and cheap and sleazy. tawdry saloons garish describes what is distressingly or offensively bright. garish neon signs flashy implies an effect of brilliance quickly and easily seen to be shallow or vulgar. a flashy nightclub act meretricious stresses falsity and may describe a tawdry show that beckons with a false allure or promise. a meretricious wasteland of casinos and bars",
    "synonyms":[
      "jazzy",
      "pizzazzy",
      "pizazzy",
      "snazzy",
      "splashy"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110321",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flashy":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": lacking in substance or flavor : insipid":[],
      ": momentarily dazzling":[],
      ": superficially attractive or impressive":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "rich young men who drive flashy cars",
      "I bought the CD primarily for its flashy cover design.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Clooney got to pal around with his buddies Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and the rest of the flashy ensemble while concocting a caper for the ages. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 6 May 2022",
      "The large fire cast a gloomy backdrop against bright, flashy cars at the United Auto Worker's 933 chapter in southwest Indianapolis. \u2014 Rashika Jaipuriar, The Indianapolis Star , 11 Sep. 2021",
      "Much of that disparity comes through in the fancy homes and flashy cars that overshadow those who are hungry and homeless. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Sep. 2021",
      "The State Fair of Texas is coming back this fall, two years after the last time folks were able to gather at Fair Park to devour funnel cakes, admire flashy cars and gaze up at the iconic 55-foot tall Big Tex. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 9 June 2021",
      "Until her arrest, Todorova enjoyed dance clubs, raves, beach resorts, exotic cocktails and flashy cars, her social media feeds show. \u2014 Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "There are no flashy cars or mansions in sight, and the homes of two Hern\u00e1ndez siblings that were pointed out to me looked doughtily middle-class. \u2014 Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "Hernandez won the lawsuit, and 40 years later he's curated a museum exhibit to celebrate young Latinos who made flashy cars that rode low, hopped and danced on three wheels. \u2014 Len Ramirez, CBS News , 27 Sep. 2021",
      "At times, Leao was guilty of being too flashy , taking on one too many players instead of passing the ball on. \u2014 Emmet Gates, Forbes , 18 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fla-sh\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for flashy gaudy , tawdry , garish , flashy , meretricious mean vulgarly or cheaply showy. gaudy implies a tasteless use of overly bright, often clashing colors or excessive ornamentation. circus performers in gaudy costumes tawdry applies to what is at once gaudy and cheap and sleazy. tawdry saloons garish describes what is distressingly or offensively bright. garish neon signs flashy implies an effect of brilliance quickly and easily seen to be shallow or vulgar. a flashy nightclub act meretricious stresses falsity and may describe a tawdry show that beckons with a false allure or promise. a meretricious wasteland of casinos and bars",
    "synonyms":[
      "jazzy",
      "pizzazzy",
      "pizazzy",
      "snazzy",
      "splashy"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034122",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flask":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a broad flattened necked vessel used especially to carry an alcoholic beverage on the person":[],
      ": a container often somewhat narrowed toward the outlet and often fitted with a closure: such as":[],
      ": thermos":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Standing on a set that\u2019s an explosion of the color orange and taking occasional swigs from a flask , D\u2019Lo sketches all the characters with a light and loving touch. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 June 2022",
      "But like drinking from the flask that Dana keeps in her My Little Pony lunchbox, the economy hits everyone hard. \u2014 Greg Gutfeld, Fox News , 24 June 2022",
      "An early poster from the relaunched event declared the races would begin at high noon with the tipping of the flask . \u2014 Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "An early poster from the relaunched event declared the races would begin at high noon with the tipping of the flask . \u2014 Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Going back to 1830, the ordinary gunpowder flask became extraordinary. \u2014 Brenda Yenke, cleveland , 26 May 2022",
      "Presented in a gorgeous and intricately hand-woven flask , this cologne is made specially for the man who values his individual style. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 May 2022",
      "An early poster from the relaunched event declared the races would begin at high noon with the tipping of the flask . \u2014 Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The hands-on kit comes with a beaker, a flask , three test tubes, goggles, a ruler, an eye dropper, a funnel, a measuring spoon and a real working scale, plus stickers and experiment cards. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 May 2022"
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      "Noun",
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      "Adverb",
      "Lay the map flat on the desk.",
      "He slipped and landed flat on his back.",
      "We asked for more time but they turned us down flat .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Giving grew or stayed flat in eight of the nine major philanthropic sectors, with only education declining. \u2014 Glenn Gamboa, ajc , 21 June 2022",
      "Even though India\u2019s defense budget has remained relatively flat , more than a quarter of funds now go to covering pensions, and costs are rising every year. \u2014 Shams Irfan, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
      "But when her attempts fall flat , Faith resorts to violence, convinced she and Pete are truly meant to be. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 10 June 2022",
      "Another Biden administration effort that has appeared to fall flat is a decision to release a million barrels of oil daily from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2022",
      "At the age of thirty-three, with a wife and young daughter, Cronenberg was suddenly evicted from his flat . \u2014 Adam Nayman, The New Yorker , 3 June 2022",
      "Apple plans to keep iPhone production levels roughly flat in 2022 as global economic conditions diminish demand and supply chain issues hamper manufacturing, Bloomberg reported Thursday, citing sources familiar with the matter. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 26 May 2022",
      "Chronically shy and suffering from debilitating anxiety, Natasha Abrahart, a physics student at the University of Bristol, was found dead in her flat in April 2018. \u2014 Gus Alexiou, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
      "Fine hair is fragile and can be difficult to curl for fear of breakage as well as its tendency to fall flat . \u2014 Jessica Teich, Good Housekeeping , 19 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "These include a small flat in St. Petersburg, two Soviet-era cars from the 1950s and a small garage. \u2014 Max Colchester, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
      "It was designed for Olympic speed climbing, but this soft, sensitive flat also makes a stellar gym trainer. \u2014 Owen Clarke, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
      "Beethoven wrote: No. 30 in E (Op. 109), No. 31 in A- flat (Op. 110) and No. 32 in C Minor (Op. 111). \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "No matter your style though, there's a flat for every one of your moods this spring. \u2014 Nicol Natale, PEOPLE.com , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Marquardt persuaded an acquaintance to host a gathering of French Muslim intellectuals and a few other guests at his flat in the Seventh Arrondissement. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "But in all these cases, the seats are lie- flat (or close to it). \u2014 Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Rodgers became the Packers\u2019 all-time touchdown pass leader with an 11-yard throw in the right flat to receiver Allen Lazard in the first quarter. \u2014 Ryan Wood, USA TODAY , 25 Dec. 2021",
      "Time and time again, the royal style maven has turned to Sarah Flint's original flat . \u2014 Sophie Dweck, Town & Country , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "Slanted and tilting bowls are suitable for any dog that struggles to reach food at the bottom of a regular bowl, due to their height or limited mobility, but brachycephalic or flat -faced breeds like Pugs get the most benefit. \u2014 Lindsay Pevny, Popular Mechanics , 24 June 2022",
      "On the fashion network, a flat -chested but pretty model is being interviewed. \u2014 Etgar Keret, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
      "This year, the buyer says, streaming is likely to see the most volume growth, with broadcast volume staying flat or rising just a tick. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 8 June 2022",
      "But Norr\u00f8na\u2019s Trolley duffel offers a cavernous 120 liters of storage space, thanks to a simple yet smart design feature that nixes the telescoping handle\u2014and therefore the internal frame\u2014in favor of flat -lying handles sewn into the top. \u2014 Kaelyn Lynch, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
      "Strapped flat on his back in a straightjacket, he was tied to a gurney and injected with a cocktail of deadly drugs. \u2014 Heather Chen, CNN , 27 May 2022",
      "Most cooks prefer the flat -leaved Italian type, but the curly variety is also tasty and adds color when used as a garnish. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 May 2022",
      "To get the best view of the Eta Aquarid meteor shower, astronomers recommend laying down flat on your back. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 4 May 2022",
      "Her look consisted of a guipure lace wrap dress with a Peter Pan collar, accentuated with a matching flat -brim hat and nude pumps. \u2014 Kara Thompson, Town & Country , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The process is pretty straightforward: Find a rough surface, and place the top of the can flat against it. \u2014 Christopher Michel, Country Living , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "By flatting the top, more main string gets lengthened, also improving control. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 21 Jan. 2020",
      "Lead is harmful at any dose, and especially toxic to the nervous system; arsenic can flat -out kill you, the inspector general wrote. \u2014 Zo\u00eb Schlanger, Quartz , 19 Nov. 2019",
      "The main assumptions are 11 million barrels a day of crude oil production, Brent flat at $65 a barrel, net refining margins of $3 a barrel and chemicals net margins of $100 a tonne. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Oct. 2019",
      "Brian Snyder, Arizona Republic One can flat shoot it. \u2014 Duane Rankin, azcentral , 3 July 2019",
      "Thoughtfully, my mother suspected this might be the case, and a few days before the wedding found an ideal backup: Manolo Blahnik flats with ample space for injured toes. \u2014 Alexandra Macon, Vogue , 12 July 2019",
      "Plus, the dude can flat -out sing, though no one else matches his pitch-perfect acting turn. \u2014 USA TODAY , 26 June 2019",
      "The fashionable royal has shown us that flats like knee-high boots and sneakers can be just as stylish (and functional) on the job, and yesterday was no exception. \u2014 Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR , 29 Mar. 2019"
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "1531, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb",
      "circa 1604, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Old Norse flatr ; akin to Old High German flaz flat, and probably to Greek platys broad \u2014 more at place":"Adjective, Noun, Adverb, and Verb"
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    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for flat Adjective level , flat , plane , even , smooth mean having a surface without bends, curves, or irregularities. level applies to a horizontal surface that lies on a line parallel with the horizon. the vast prairies are nearly level flat applies to a surface devoid of noticeable curvatures, prominences, or depressions. the work surface must be flat plane applies to any real or imaginary flat surface in which a straight line between any two points on it lies wholly within that surface. the plane sides of a crystal even applies to a surface that is noticeably flat or level or to a line that is observably straight. trim the hedge so it is even smooth applies especially to a polished surface free of irregularities. a smooth skating rink insipid , vapid , flat , jejune , banal , inane mean devoid of qualities that make for spirit and character. insipid implies a lack of sufficient taste or savor to please or interest. an insipid romance with platitudes on every page vapid suggests a lack of liveliness, force, or spirit. an exciting story given a vapid treatment flat applies to things that have lost their sparkle or zest. although well-regarded in its day, the novel now seems flat jejune suggests a lack of rewarding or satisfying substance. a jejune and gassy speech banal stresses the complete absence of freshness, novelty, or immediacy. a banal tale of unrequited love inane implies a lack of any significant or convincing quality. an inane interpretation of the play",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102551",
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      "noun",
      "verb"
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        "The land there is (as) flat as a pancake .",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-203608",
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-195431",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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  "flat on one's back":{
    "antonyms":[],
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      ": lying with one's back against the ground, on a bed, etc.":[
        "The accident left him (lying) flat on his back (in bed) for two weeks.",
        "\u2014 This phrase is sometimes used figuratively. The stock market has been flat on its back ."
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182054",
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        "\u2014 Nat'l Review"
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    "examples":[
      "Adverb",
      "I told him flat out that I have no intention of marrying him.",
      "We asked for more time but they refused us flat out .",
      "The car does 180 mph flat out .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "What the county council is doing is flat out wrong. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 28 June 2022",
      "This would be the inverse of the 1998 agreement, where the groups\u2019 quota was increased even though most members were producing flat out already, but a Saudi increase could be accommodated. \u2014 Michael Lynch, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "The initial package does not flat out ban assault-style weapons or raise the legal age for buying them, two restrictions many Democratic lawmakers and gun-safety advocates have pushed for. \u2014 Melissa Chan, NBC News , 14 June 2022",
      "Bernstein\u2019s ability to work flat out , with little rest, and in uncanny coordination under Sussman\u2019s imaginative, constantly theorizing direction that put them well in front of everyone else. \u2014 Joshua Benton, The Atlantic , 9 June 2022",
      "The Indianapolis 500\u2019s TV rating \u2013 for a race that included intrigue around Jimmie Johnson and Romain Grosjean\u2019s debuts and Helio Castroneves\u2019 \u2018Drive for 5\u2019 \u2013 flat out sunk. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 1 June 2022",
      "As Fortune\u2019s Shawn Tully points out, Hanke has been saying for some time that Jerome Powell\u2019s view\u2014that temporary supply chain snarls are to blame for rising prices\u2014is flat out wrong. \u2014 Alan Murray, Fortune , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "These managers might be on their phones during meetings, dozing off or just flat out not engaging with anyone, setting a bad example for everyone else. \u2014 Melissa Banek, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Any claim that this bill will somehow stop Mississippi kids from learning about American History is just flat out wrong. \u2014 Jamiel Lynch, CNN , 14 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1906, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "1932, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
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      "\u02c8flat-\u02ccau\u0307t"
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      "absolute",
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      "blooming",
      "bodacious",
      "categorical",
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      "clean",
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      "consummate",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182353",
    "type":[
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      ": a forward pass in football thrown nearly level toward the sidelines":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-193743",
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      "noun"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182943",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-180229",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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  "flat-footed":{
    "antonyms":[],
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      ": firm and well balanced on the feet":[],
      ": free from reservation : forthright":[
        "had an honest flat-footed way of saying a thing"
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      ": in an open and determined manner : flatly":[],
      ": not ready : unprepared":[
        "\u2014 used chiefly in the phrase catch one flat-footed"
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      ": proceeding in a plodding or unimaginative way : pedestrian":[
        "flat-footed prose"
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      ": with the feet flat on a surface (such as the ground)":[]
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "1828, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccflat-\u02c8fu\u0307-",
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      "\u02c8flat-\u02ccfu\u0307-t\u0259d"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235118",
    "type":[
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      "adverb",
      "noun"
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      ": out-and-out , downright":[
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    },
    "examples":[
      "Adverb",
      "I told him flat out that I have no intention of marrying him.",
      "We asked for more time but they refused us flat out .",
      "The car does 180 mph flat out .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "The initial package does not flat out ban assault-style weapons or raise the legal age for buying them, two restrictions many Democratic lawmakers and gun-safety advocates have pushed for. \u2014 Melissa Chan, NBC News , 14 June 2022",
      "Bernstein\u2019s ability to work flat out , with little rest, and in uncanny coordination under Sussman\u2019s imaginative, constantly theorizing direction that put them well in front of everyone else. \u2014 Joshua Benton, The Atlantic , 9 June 2022",
      "The Indianapolis 500\u2019s TV rating \u2013 for a race that included intrigue around Jimmie Johnson and Romain Grosjean\u2019s debuts and Helio Castroneves\u2019 \u2018Drive for 5\u2019 \u2013 flat out sunk. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 1 June 2022",
      "As Fortune\u2019s Shawn Tully points out, Hanke has been saying for some time that Jerome Powell\u2019s view\u2014that temporary supply chain snarls are to blame for rising prices\u2014is flat out wrong. \u2014 Alan Murray, Fortune , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "These managers might be on their phones during meetings, dozing off or just flat out not engaging with anyone, setting a bad example for everyone else. \u2014 Melissa Banek, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Any claim that this bill will somehow stop Mississippi kids from learning about American History is just flat out wrong. \u2014 Jamiel Lynch, CNN , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Thompson, who is just flat out emotional in her writing, was invoking mothers and babies, talking about the crises of civilization. \u2014 Karin Wulf, Smithsonian Magazine , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Noonan looked back toward the yard, then down at the rumpled patch of grass where Judge had been flat out on his back. \u2014 Colin Barrett, The New Yorker , 6 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1906, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "1932, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flat-\u02ccau\u0307t"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "arrant",
      "blank",
      "blooming",
      "bodacious",
      "categorical",
      "categoric",
      "clean",
      "complete",
      "consummate",
      "crashing",
      "damn",
      "damned",
      "dead",
      "deadly",
      "definite",
      "downright",
      "dreadful",
      "fair",
      "flat",
      "out-and-out",
      "outright",
      "perfect",
      "plumb",
      "profound",
      "pure",
      "rank",
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      "sheer",
      "simple",
      "stark",
      "stone",
      "straight-out",
      "thorough",
      "thoroughgoing",
      "total",
      "unadulterated",
      "unalloyed",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224252",
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        "\u2014 usually used as an intensive is just flat-out confusing"
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        "\u2014 Nat'l Review"
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      "Adverb",
      "I told him flat out that I have no intention of marrying him.",
      "We asked for more time but they refused us flat out .",
      "The car does 180 mph flat out .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "What the county council is doing is flat out wrong. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 28 June 2022",
      "This would be the inverse of the 1998 agreement, where the groups\u2019 quota was increased even though most members were producing flat out already, but a Saudi increase could be accommodated. \u2014 Michael Lynch, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "The initial package does not flat out ban assault-style weapons or raise the legal age for buying them, two restrictions many Democratic lawmakers and gun-safety advocates have pushed for. \u2014 Melissa Chan, NBC News , 14 June 2022",
      "Bernstein\u2019s ability to work flat out , with little rest, and in uncanny coordination under Sussman\u2019s imaginative, constantly theorizing direction that put them well in front of everyone else. \u2014 Joshua Benton, The Atlantic , 9 June 2022",
      "The Indianapolis 500\u2019s TV rating \u2013 for a race that included intrigue around Jimmie Johnson and Romain Grosjean\u2019s debuts and Helio Castroneves\u2019 \u2018Drive for 5\u2019 \u2013 flat out sunk. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 1 June 2022",
      "As Fortune\u2019s Shawn Tully points out, Hanke has been saying for some time that Jerome Powell\u2019s view\u2014that temporary supply chain snarls are to blame for rising prices\u2014is flat out wrong. \u2014 Alan Murray, Fortune , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "These managers might be on their phones during meetings, dozing off or just flat out not engaging with anyone, setting a bad example for everyone else. \u2014 Melissa Banek, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Any claim that this bill will somehow stop Mississippi kids from learning about American History is just flat out wrong. \u2014 Jamiel Lynch, CNN , 14 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1906, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "1932, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb"
    },
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flat-\u02ccau\u0307t"
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      "arrant",
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      "categorical",
      "categoric",
      "clean",
      "complete",
      "consummate",
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      "damn",
      "damned",
      "dead",
      "deadly",
      "definite",
      "downright",
      "dreadful",
      "fair",
      "flat",
      "out-and-out",
      "outright",
      "perfect",
      "plumb",
      "profound",
      "pure",
      "rank",
      "regular",
      "sheer",
      "simple",
      "stark",
      "stone",
      "straight-out",
      "thorough",
      "thoroughgoing",
      "total",
      "unadulterated",
      "unalloyed",
      "unconditional",
      "unmitigated",
      "unqualified",
      "utter",
      "very"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-185940",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": relating to or being a thin flat video display (as for a portable computer)":[]
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1977, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flat-\u02c8pa-n\u1d4al"
    ],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-192015",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": any of an order (Pleuronectiformes) of marine typically bottom-dwelling bony fishes (such as the halibuts, flounders, turbots, and soles) that as adults swim on one side of the laterally compressed body and have both eyes on the upper side":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In 2019, the bottom-trawl fleet\u2019s incidental take, or bycatch, of halibut tallied nearly 3.1 million pounds as vessels used huge nets to scoop up 635.4 million pounds of yellowfin sole and other flatfish . \u2014 Hal Bernton, Anchorage Daily News , 14 Dec. 2021",
      "Fishing continued for cod, flatfish , pollock and more in the Bering Sea. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 9 Aug. 2021",
      "The largest decreases in value from 2019 included a 67% drop for herring, a 61% reduction in salmon, a 37% drop in halibut revenues, down 30% for cod, and a 17% decrease in the value of flatfish . \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 19 Jan. 2021",
      "Local flatfish , such as sole, sand dabs and flounder, tend to be lean and are more difficult. \u2014 SFChronicle.com , 27 Sep. 2020",
      "Fisheries also are still underway for Alaska pollock, flatfish , scallops and much more in both regions, along with a food and bait herring fishery near Dutch Harbor. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 18 Aug. 2020",
      "The world record is the 469-pound flatfish caught by Jack Tragis of Fairbanks in 1996 near Dutch Harbor. \u2014 Beth Bragg, Anchorage Daily News , 25 Aug. 2019",
      "The closure during the heart of the fall flounder run will have a negative economic impact on guides who depend on the flatfish for income. \u2014 Matt Wyatt, ExpressNews.com , 23 May 2020",
      "Live mullet or killifish are by far the best bait but a jig tipped with shrimp and worked slowly along bottom also catches some of these tasty flatfish . \u2014 Frank Sargeant, al , 15 Nov. 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1710, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flat-\u02ccfish"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124224",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a condition in which the arch of the instep is flattened so that the entire sole rests upon the ground":[],
      ": a foot affected with flatfoot":[],
      ": sailor":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "a comic strip about a square-jawed, trench-coated flatfoot who always caught the crooks in suitably dramatic fashion",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There was clogging, stomping and flatfoot dancing; the Dutch and English square-dancing with the Africans and the Irish. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Oct. 2021",
      "Overture on harmonica while flatfoot dancing and twirling a rope. \u2014 Laurel Graeber, New York Times , 19 Apr. 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1860, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8fu\u0307t, -\u02ccfu\u0307t",
      "\u02ccflat-\u02c8fu\u0307t",
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      "constable",
      "cop",
      "copper",
      "fuzz",
      "gendarme",
      "lawman",
      "officer",
      "police officer",
      "policeman",
      "shamus"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001810",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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      ": die":[],
      ": to be in a state of no progress or advancement":[],
      ": to come to an end":[],
      ": to register on an electronic monitor as having no brain waves or heartbeat":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "the patient was fading fast, and doctors expected him to flatline before the night was over",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "With no further policy, the country\u2019s emissions are projected to flatline or modestly fall from that level. \u2014 Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
      "Democrats couldn\u2019t have predicted many of the crises that have caused the Biden presidency to flatline since late August of last year. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 14 June 2022",
      "Indeed, Zandi is predicting the year-over-year rate of home price growth will flatline to 0% by this time next year. \u2014 Fortune , 13 June 2022",
      "Typically, markets flatline ahead of such consequential Fed meetings as investors hang on the sidelines until news breaks on Fed policy matters. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "The decline of oil investment goes against predictions the IEA made just last year in the same report, which forecasted global oil demand to flatline rather than peak in the next two decades, settling at 104.1 million barrels per day by 2040. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 13 Oct. 2021",
      "Bank of America, for one, is now predicting stocks will largely flatline through next year. \u2014 Anne Sraders, Fortune , 8 Sep. 2021",
      "House Budget Chairman John Yarmuth, D-Ky., has suggested Democrats might flatline defense instead of providing the small increase Biden requested, potentially distributing an extra $12 billion to nondefense programs. \u2014 al , 14 June 2021",
      "In December, with the pandemic surging, many economists figured GDP would flatline or even dip early in the year. \u2014 Paul Davidson, USA TODAY , 23 Feb. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1980, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flat-\u02ccl\u012bn"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "check out",
      "conk (out)",
      "croak",
      "decease",
      "demise",
      "depart",
      "die",
      "drop",
      "end",
      "exit",
      "expire",
      "fall",
      "go",
      "kick in",
      "kick off",
      "part",
      "pass (on)",
      "pass away",
      "peg out",
      "perish",
      "pop off",
      "step out",
      "succumb"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124702",
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[
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      ": to become dull or spiritless":[],
      ": to become flat or flatter : such as":[],
      ": to become uniform or stabilized often at a new lower level":[
        "\u2014 usually used with out"
      ],
      ": to extend in or into a flat position or form":[],
      ": to make dull or uninspired":[
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      ],
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      ": to make level or smooth":[],
      ": to make lusterless":[
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      ],
      ": to stabilize especially at a lower level":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Dozens of houses were flattened by the tornado.",
      "The boxer was flattened in the seventh round.",
      "The team got flattened in the first round of the play-offs.",
      "Prices are expected to flatten after the holiday shopping season.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In California, Montana, North Carolina and Oregon, prolonging restrictions by just one month helped flatten the curve of deaths, though at no point could a surge in death rates be prevented. \u2014 Tasnim Ahmed, CNN , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Unlike conventional sneakers, which typically flatten the foot pad, Kurusole cradles feet for unparalleled heel, ankle, and arch support. \u2014 Katie Chang, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "Officers with Jourdanton police used spike strips to flatten the truck's tires, but Lopez kept driving, firing the rifle through a truck window before hitting two telephone poles and a fence, said Atascosa County Sheriff David Soward. \u2014 Juan A. Lozano And Adrian Sainz, USA TODAY , 4 June 2022",
      "These dynamics have served to flatten our political identities, weakening our ability or inclination to find compromise. \u2014 The New Yorker , 3 June 2022",
      "If the world approached that target, the rate of increase in carbon dioxide levels would slow down and the Keeling Curve would flatten out. \u2014 New York Times , 3 June 2022",
      "These work by having two zippers \u2014 one that closes the cube and a second that tightly compresses it to flatten your clothes and save space. \u2014 Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping , 9 May 2022",
      "Bay Village officers were able to use spike strips to flatten the tires on the car and safely stop it near Cahoon Road. \u2014 cleveland , 1 May 2022",
      "To flatten the curve, physicians are targeting patients who have tested positive and who have underlying risk factors but who are not yet seriously sick. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1630, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fla-t\u1d4an",
      "\u02c8fla-t\u0259n"
    ],
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    "synonyms":[
      "even",
      "level",
      "plane",
      "smooth",
      "smoothen"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191100",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a stone used in a flattening oven":[]
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-131039",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": beguile sense 2":[],
      ": to display to advantage":[
        "Candlelight often flatters the face."
      ],
      ": to encourage or gratify especially with the assurance that something is right":[
        "I flatter myself that my interpretation is correct."
      ],
      ": to portray too favorably":[
        "The portrait flatters him."
      ],
      ": to praise excessively especially from motives of self-interest":[
        "He flattered her with comments about how youthful she looks."
      ],
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    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "He flattered her with comments about her youthful appearance.",
      "It flattered her to be asked to sing at their wedding.",
      "That dress really flatters your figure.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Not to flatter myself, but my similarity to that character has always been really surprising to me. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 9 June 2022",
      "The Queen recently proved that a floral shift dress can flatter at any age. \u2014 Sophie Dweck, Town & Country , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "To find the best swimsuits for larger cup sizes, the pros in the Good Housekeeping Institute Textiles Lab \u2014 fiber scientists who evaluate different swimwear brands \u2014 tested to find the best suits to flatter every body type. \u2014 Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022",
      "The female founders went on to invent Stylest, a swimwear system designed to flatter any figure. \u2014 Anatola Araba Pabst, Town & Country , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Then there are the people who flatter and press the flesh but aren\u2019t as interested in the work as much as climbing the corporate ladder. \u2014 Roxanne Roberts, Washington Post , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "So to make that flattering on those bodies with huge shoulders and huge biceps was also a challenge\u2014to flatter them and also make the [Regency] silhouette. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Her leggings, shorts, sports bras and tops come in a variety of classic cuts and dreamy, pastel colors that flatter every body type. \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Forbes , 24 Sep. 2021",
      "The most appealing fish dish is sauteed turbot, strewn with fresh herbs to flatter its delicate flesh and propped up on meltingly soft fennel. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The signs have long since been phased out by San Francisco officials for a flatter , decidedly less cool design, but Zotto was able to recreate their distinctive font using historic photos. \u2014 Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle , 19 Apr. 2021",
      "Thats because the blue light tends to enhance all those imperfections that a soft glow flatters . \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 26 Feb. 2020",
      "Claflin and Munn, the film's de facto leads, fare quite a measure worse, owing to their substantial lack of chemistry and line readings that fall flatter than a drunken uncle at the reception. \u2014 Isaac Feldberg, Fortune , 10 Apr. 2020",
      "The graph has two slopes, an extremely steep one and another that is much flatter and extends over a longer period of time. \u2014 Anna Kuchment, Dallas News , 14 Mar. 2020",
      "The rest of it, including the typeface, has a flatter and more modern look. \u2014 Jordan Valinsky, CNN , 4 Mar. 2020",
      "The increasing recognition and growth of impact investing and venture capital focused on social impact startups bode well for the future and will play a key role in making the world flatter and a better place for all. \u2014 Rishad Premji, Quartz India , 9 Feb. 2020",
      "The flatter the stroke angle relative to the surface, the longer the paddle required to make solid contact with the water. \u2014 The Editors, Outdoor Life , 18 Nov. 2019",
      "Surprisingly, even with all the extra recoil and muzzle blast, this cartridge will not shoot any flatter than most 6.5s. \u2014 Richard Mann, Field & Stream , 3 May 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "1714, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English flateren , from Anglo-French flater to lap, flatter, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German flaz flat":"Verb"
    },
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      "\u02c8fla-t\u0259r"
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      "hero-worship",
      "honey",
      "massage",
      "overpraise",
      "puff",
      "soft-soap",
      "stroke"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042359",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
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  "flatter oneself":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to believe something about oneself that makes one feel pleased or proud":[
        "Don't flatter yourself \u2014you don't sing any better than we do.",
        "I flatter myself that I'm a good dancer."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042212",
    "type":[
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": made to feel pleased by something gratifying (such as an honor or a sign or respect or deference)":[
        "I was very flattered to be asked to attend.",
        "The honoree was clearly flattered . Or at least he smiled broadly.",
        "\u2014 Erich Segal"
      ]
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1786, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fla-t\u0259rd"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105604",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": beguile sense 2":[],
      ": to display to advantage":[
        "Candlelight often flatters the face."
      ],
      ": to encourage or gratify especially with the assurance that something is right":[
        "I flatter myself that my interpretation is correct."
      ],
      ": to portray too favorably":[
        "The portrait flatters him."
      ],
      ": to praise excessively especially from motives of self-interest":[
        "He flattered her with comments about how youthful she looks."
      ],
      ": to use flattery":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "He flattered her with comments about her youthful appearance.",
      "It flattered her to be asked to sing at their wedding.",
      "That dress really flatters your figure.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Not to flatter myself, but my similarity to that character has always been really surprising to me. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 9 June 2022",
      "The Queen recently proved that a floral shift dress can flatter at any age. \u2014 Sophie Dweck, Town & Country , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "To find the best swimsuits for larger cup sizes, the pros in the Good Housekeeping Institute Textiles Lab \u2014 fiber scientists who evaluate different swimwear brands \u2014 tested to find the best suits to flatter every body type. \u2014 Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022",
      "The female founders went on to invent Stylest, a swimwear system designed to flatter any figure. \u2014 Anatola Araba Pabst, Town & Country , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Then there are the people who flatter and press the flesh but aren\u2019t as interested in the work as much as climbing the corporate ladder. \u2014 Roxanne Roberts, Washington Post , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "So to make that flattering on those bodies with huge shoulders and huge biceps was also a challenge\u2014to flatter them and also make the [Regency] silhouette. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Her leggings, shorts, sports bras and tops come in a variety of classic cuts and dreamy, pastel colors that flatter every body type. \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Forbes , 24 Sep. 2021",
      "The most appealing fish dish is sauteed turbot, strewn with fresh herbs to flatter its delicate flesh and propped up on meltingly soft fennel. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The signs have long since been phased out by San Francisco officials for a flatter , decidedly less cool design, but Zotto was able to recreate their distinctive font using historic photos. \u2014 Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle , 19 Apr. 2021",
      "Thats because the blue light tends to enhance all those imperfections that a soft glow flatters . \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 26 Feb. 2020",
      "Claflin and Munn, the film's de facto leads, fare quite a measure worse, owing to their substantial lack of chemistry and line readings that fall flatter than a drunken uncle at the reception. \u2014 Isaac Feldberg, Fortune , 10 Apr. 2020",
      "The graph has two slopes, an extremely steep one and another that is much flatter and extends over a longer period of time. \u2014 Anna Kuchment, Dallas News , 14 Mar. 2020",
      "The rest of it, including the typeface, has a flatter and more modern look. \u2014 Jordan Valinsky, CNN , 4 Mar. 2020",
      "The increasing recognition and growth of impact investing and venture capital focused on social impact startups bode well for the future and will play a key role in making the world flatter and a better place for all. \u2014 Rishad Premji, Quartz India , 9 Feb. 2020",
      "The flatter the stroke angle relative to the surface, the longer the paddle required to make solid contact with the water. \u2014 The Editors, Outdoor Life , 18 Nov. 2019",
      "Surprisingly, even with all the extra recoil and muzzle blast, this cartridge will not shoot any flatter than most 6.5s. \u2014 Richard Mann, Field & Stream , 3 May 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "1714, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English flateren , from Anglo-French flater to lap, flatter, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German flaz flat":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fla-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "adulate",
      "belaud",
      "blarney",
      "butter up",
      "hero-worship",
      "honey",
      "massage",
      "overpraise",
      "puff",
      "soft-soap",
      "stroke"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115225",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "flattering":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": excessively or insincerely complimentary":[
        "\u2026 a steady stream of ham actors, all of whom were welcomed with flattering speeches.",
        "\u2014 H. L. Mencken"
      ],
      ": helping to enhance attractiveness":[
        "a necktie in a flattering color",
        "\u2026 dictating the most flattering camera angles.",
        "\u2014 David Margolick",
        "The gowns were indeed smashing: smart, sexy, eye-catching, and very, very flattering .",
        "\u2014 The New Yorker"
      ],
      ": marked by flattery : such as":[],
      ": showing or expressing gratifying respect or admiration":[
        "a flattering comparison",
        "His colleagues might have disowned him, but they didn't receive flattering invitations to speak all over the country and to write for The New York Times .",
        "\u2014 Richard Dawkins"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fla-t\u0259r-i\u014b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095053",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "flattery":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a pleasing self-deception":[],
      ": insincere or excessive praise":[
        "He tried to win his teacher's favor with flattery ."
      ],
      ": something that flatters":[
        "A compliment is flattery \u2026",
        "\u2014 Harry Shaw"
      ],
      ": the act or practice of flattering":[
        "She uses the art of flattery to her advantage."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "He tried to win his teacher's favor with flattery .",
      "a talk show host who is known for charming her guests with disingenuous flattery",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But imitation is both the sincerest form of flattery and the sign of a healthy market. \u2014 Walter Frick, Quartz , 8 June 2022",
      "Imitation is the highest form of flattery and many states have been flattering North Carolina. \u2014 Patrick Gleason, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
      "The singer has yet to respond to Harlow\u2019s act of flattery . \u2014 Kat Bouza, Rolling Stone , 6 May 2022",
      "If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery , Minkyu Kim could be red blood cells\u2019 greatest admirer. \u2014 Melina Walling, The Arizona Republic , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery then, color Michelle Zauner flattered. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Some would say that one of the most sincere forms of flattery is imitation, however fashion designers may feel different. \u2014 Greg Emmanuel, Essence , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "But Millie turns out to care more about nice clothes and attractive watches than principles, while Sheldon manages to sneak in a couple of devastating remarks amid all his servile flattery . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "Individuality is great, of course; but imitation remains the highest form of flattery . \u2014 Celia Ellenberg, Vogue , 16 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "see flatter entry 1":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fla-t\u0259-r\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "adulation",
      "blarney",
      "butter",
      "flannel",
      "incense",
      "overpraise",
      "soft soap",
      "sweet talk",
      "taffy"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053554",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flattery will get you nowhere":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004749",
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ]
  },
  "flattie":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a small working boat peculiar to Chesapeake Bay and more southern waters of the eastern U.S. that is sloop-rigged and that has a flat bottom, straight sides, and a centerboard":[],
      ": flat sense 6e":[],
      ": policeman":[],
      ": something characterized by flatness : such as":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "flat entry 1 + -ie, -y":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190243",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flatting agent":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a material added to a coating (as a paint or varnish) to cause it to set with a matte surface":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "flatting from gerund of flat entry 4":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191114",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flatting mill":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a rolling mill producing sheet metal (as ribbon for the planchets of a mint)":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-111740",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flatulent":{
    "antonyms":[
      "unrhetorical"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": likely to cause gas":[],
      ": marked by or affected with gas generated in the intestine or stomach":[],
      ": pompously or portentously overblown":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "on election night TV's self-important pundits let loose a fusillade of flatulent pontifications",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Nick Cordileone and Ben Lipitz, who have long experience playing Timon the wisecracking meerkat and Puumba the jovial (but flatulent ) warthog, infuse their performances with joy and energy. \u2014 Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 7 Feb. 2020",
      "Does that mean Titan aliens could conceivably share the hearty stench of a garage filled with flatulent auto mechanics? \u2014 Eric Spitznagel, Popular Mechanics , 25 Nov. 2019",
      "McDougall insists this flatulent burro attempting to punt me across the stalks is actually having a grand time. \u2014 Sean Gregory, Time , 11 Oct. 2019",
      "Looming over each twisting plot is Jackson Lamb, the scruffy and flatulent Falstaff of the undercover world. \u2014 The Economist , 15 Aug. 2019",
      "The shadow of mortality is never very far away, even when the action shifts to the lowbrow humor of the flatulent warthog Pumbaa (voice of Seth Rogen) and his catty sidekick, Timon the meerkat (Billy Eichner). \u2014 Michael O'sullivan, Twin Cities , 18 July 2019",
      "London Rules is the fifth set in Slough House, where MI5 leaves its misfits in the doubtful care of Jackson Lamb, a flatulent and contemptuous genius of tradecraft. \u2014 Charles Finch, USA TODAY , 13 June 2018",
      "Add the spectacle of a flatulent art market raking in endless cash, and 2017 feels like a good year to say goodbye to. \u2014 Roberta Smith, Holland Cotter And Jason Farago, New York Times , 6 Dec. 2017",
      "But just below the game\u2019s (incredibly flatulent ) surface lies the true spirit of South Park, a pox-on-all-your-houses mentality in which the things people hold dearest are the things that must be satirized mercilessly. \u2014 Robert Verbruggen, National Review , 24 Oct. 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle French, from Latin flatus act of blowing, wind, from flare to blow \u2014 more at blow":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-l\u0259nt",
      "\u02c8fla-ch\u0259-l\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "bombastic",
      "fustian",
      "gaseous",
      "gassy",
      "grandiloquent",
      "oratorical",
      "orotund",
      "rhetorical",
      "rhetoric",
      "windy"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220153",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "flatus":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": gas generated in the stomach or bowels":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Over time, Hannah manages to convince prim and proper Elizabeth to loosen up, laugh and expel flatus like a modern woman. \u2014 Angela Dawson, Forbes , 14 Sep. 2021",
      "The sigh was because the question was actually quite common\u2014which became obvious as scientists on Twitter revealed that they, too, had been queried as to the flatus status of their study animals. \u2014 Steve Mirsky, Scientific American , 1 June 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1651, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin, act of blowing, act of breaking wind":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0101t-\u0259s",
      "\u02c8fl\u0101-t\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133124",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flatus vocis":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a mere name, word, or sound without a corresponding objective reality":[
        "\u2014 used by the nominalists of universals"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Medieval Latin, literally, breath of the voice":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccfl\u00e4t\u0259s\u02c8v\u014dk\u0259\u0307s",
      "-t\u0259\u02c8sw\u014d-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172645",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flatware":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[
      "asked for inexpensive stemware and flatware for their wedding",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The space heater stood on a card table along with a stockpot and second-string flatware . \u2014 James Verini, New York Times , 19 May 2022",
      "While desserts like basboosa malabi cake and chocolate nemesis halvah look good enough to dive into face first, proper flatware is recommended for those. \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 11 May 2022",
      "Glasses, flatware and Limoges china from Degrenne of Paris. \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 10 May 2022",
      "Participants are asked to bring their own plates and flatware to reduce waste and minimize touch points. \u2014 courant.com , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "The shortages are not limited to food: A dearth of disposable spoons, forks, and knives has forced some schools to begin conserving flatware . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 27 Sep. 2021",
      "Participants are asked to bring their own plates and flatware to reduce waste and minimize touch points. \u2014 courant.com , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "Participants are asked to bring their own plates and flatware to reduce waste and minimize touch points. \u2014 courant.com , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "Midcentury flatware eschewed the froufrou of earlier days, with their large handles and floral patterns. \u2014 Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News , 17 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1746, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flat-\u02ccwer"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "silver",
      "silverware",
      "tableware"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-114019",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flatways":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": flatwise":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1692, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flat-\u02ccw\u0101z"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-180224",
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "flatweed":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": cat's-ear sense 1":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114859",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flatwork":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": laundry that can be finished mechanically and does not require hand ironing":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "If your dog hasn't yet reached physical maturity and isn't ready for high-impact agility training, flatwork is the perfect place to start. \u2014 Lauren Corona, chicagotribune.com , 22 Feb. 2021",
      "The skate park, in Joyce Ann Radtke Park, is getting two new quarter-pipes, two new steel grind rails, a new concrete manual pad and new concrete flatwork . \u2014 Bob Dohr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 15 Sep. 2020",
      "The joint effort to do concrete flatwork was based on the Municipal Partnering Initiative, a purchasing program that exists in several northern Chicago suburbs. \u2014 Gregory Tejeda, Daily Southtown , 13 July 2018",
      "Haines embellished his sofas with monochrome trapunto, an Italian padded quilting technique, topped with pale-blue flatwork embroidery. \u2014 Kathryn O\u2019shea-evans, WSJ , 23 Mar. 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1925, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flat-\u02ccw\u0259rk"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-185233",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flaunt":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to display or obtrude oneself to public notice":[
        "a great flaunting crowd",
        "\u2014 Charles Dickens"
      ],
      ": to display ostentatiously or impudently : parade":[
        "flaunting his superiority",
        "a chance to flaunt clothes, bodies, and sexuality",
        "\u2014 New Yorker"
      ],
      ": to treat contemptuously":[
        "flaunted the rules",
        "\u2014 Louis Untermeyer"
      ],
      ": to wave or flutter showily":[
        "the flag flaunts in the breeze"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "She liked to flaunt her wealth by wearing furs and jewelry.",
      "They openly flaunted the rules.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Many of her clients find that their bosses\u2019 praise skews toward the male colleagues who flaunt their workplace wins. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "All the stars, models and celebs effortlessly flaunt their luxurious locks, leaving no room for those of us with thin hair to shine. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 May 2022",
      "The festival has additionally been a gathering place for celebrities and filmmakers alike to flaunt their dazzling ensembles on the red carpet. \u2014 Sabrina Park, Harper's BAZAAR , 16 May 2022",
      "As Hollywood works to widen its breadth of racial and cultural diversity in its film and TV projects, there\u2019s never been a better time to flaunt one\u2019s ethnic and religious pride on the red carpet. \u2014 Malina Saval, Variety , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "On a recent night at the Comedy Chateau, the brash blond is the first to flaunt her identity, flaws and all, in front of a crowd. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Try the style with a favorite flat to flaunt a swipe of ankle or lace-up boots for a leg-lengthening effect. \u2014 Fiorella Valdesolo, WSJ , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "And as in years past, the Puppy Bowl will be broken up by the Kitty Halftime Show, where adoptable felines get time to flaunt their skills. \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 11 Jan. 2022",
      "Some flaunt their status with mansions, others with cars, but in the Gulf Arab states, license plates are all the rage. \u2014 Abbas Al Lawati, CNN , 25 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1566, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse flana to rush around":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u022fnt",
      "\u02c8fl\u00e4nt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for flaunt show , exhibit , display , expose , parade , flaunt mean to present so as to invite notice or attention. show implies no more than enabling another to see or examine. showed her snapshots to the whole group exhibit stresses putting forward prominently or openly. exhibit paintings at a gallery display emphasizes putting in a position where others may see to advantage. display sale items expose suggests bringing forth from concealment and displaying. sought to expose the hypocrisy of the town fathers parade implies an ostentatious or arrogant displaying. parading their piety for all to see flaunt suggests a shameless, boastful, often offensive parading. nouveaux riches flaunting their wealth",
    "synonyms":[
      "display",
      "disport",
      "exhibit",
      "expose",
      "flash",
      "lay out",
      "parade",
      "produce",
      "show",
      "show off",
      "sport",
      "strut",
      "unveil"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103454",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "flaunting":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to display or obtrude oneself to public notice":[
        "a great flaunting crowd",
        "\u2014 Charles Dickens"
      ],
      ": to display ostentatiously or impudently : parade":[
        "flaunting his superiority",
        "a chance to flaunt clothes, bodies, and sexuality",
        "\u2014 New Yorker"
      ],
      ": to treat contemptuously":[
        "flaunted the rules",
        "\u2014 Louis Untermeyer"
      ],
      ": to wave or flutter showily":[
        "the flag flaunts in the breeze"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "She liked to flaunt her wealth by wearing furs and jewelry.",
      "They openly flaunted the rules.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Many of her clients find that their bosses\u2019 praise skews toward the male colleagues who flaunt their workplace wins. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "All the stars, models and celebs effortlessly flaunt their luxurious locks, leaving no room for those of us with thin hair to shine. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 May 2022",
      "The festival has additionally been a gathering place for celebrities and filmmakers alike to flaunt their dazzling ensembles on the red carpet. \u2014 Sabrina Park, Harper's BAZAAR , 16 May 2022",
      "As Hollywood works to widen its breadth of racial and cultural diversity in its film and TV projects, there\u2019s never been a better time to flaunt one\u2019s ethnic and religious pride on the red carpet. \u2014 Malina Saval, Variety , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "On a recent night at the Comedy Chateau, the brash blond is the first to flaunt her identity, flaws and all, in front of a crowd. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Try the style with a favorite flat to flaunt a swipe of ankle or lace-up boots for a leg-lengthening effect. \u2014 Fiorella Valdesolo, WSJ , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "And as in years past, the Puppy Bowl will be broken up by the Kitty Halftime Show, where adoptable felines get time to flaunt their skills. \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 11 Jan. 2022",
      "Some flaunt their status with mansions, others with cars, but in the Gulf Arab states, license plates are all the rage. \u2014 Abbas Al Lawati, CNN , 25 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1566, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse flana to rush around":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u022fnt",
      "\u02c8fl\u00e4nt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for flaunt show , exhibit , display , expose , parade , flaunt mean to present so as to invite notice or attention. show implies no more than enabling another to see or examine. showed her snapshots to the whole group exhibit stresses putting forward prominently or openly. exhibit paintings at a gallery display emphasizes putting in a position where others may see to advantage. display sale items expose suggests bringing forth from concealment and displaying. sought to expose the hypocrisy of the town fathers parade implies an ostentatious or arrogant displaying. parading their piety for all to see flaunt suggests a shameless, boastful, often offensive parading. nouveaux riches flaunting their wealth",
    "synonyms":[
      "display",
      "disport",
      "exhibit",
      "expose",
      "flash",
      "lay out",
      "parade",
      "produce",
      "show",
      "show off",
      "sport",
      "strut",
      "unveil"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004108",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "flavor":{
    "antonyms":[
      "lace",
      "savor",
      "savour",
      "season",
      "spice"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a distinctive appealing or enlivening quality":[
        "Her performance adds flavor to the show."
      ],
      ": a substance that flavors":[
        "artificial flavors"
      ],
      ": characteristic or predominant quality":[
        "the ethnic flavor of a neighborhood"
      ],
      ": odor , fragrance":[],
      ": one that is in the center of public attention for a limited time":[
        "\u2014 usually used in phrases like flavor of the month"
      ],
      ": the blend of taste and smell sensations evoked by a substance in the mouth":[
        "the flavor of apples"
      ],
      ": the quality of something that affects the sense of taste":[],
      ": to give or add flavor to":[],
      ": variety sense 3a":[],
      ": version sense 2":[
        "flavors of software"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "This dish has an unusual flavor .",
      "the hot, spicy flavors of Mexican food",
      "a dish with unusual flavor",
      "They sell 20 different flavors of ice cream.",
      "Grape is my favorite bubble gum flavor .",
      "The stew is full of flavor .",
      "She added vanilla flavor to the custard.",
      "I like the Italian flavor of the neighborhood.",
      "The film has an avant-garde flavor .",
      "Her performance adds flavor to the show.",
      "Verb",
      "We flavored the cookies with cinnamon.",
      "I flavored the salad with herbs.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Tasters thought this sauce brought a lot of flavor to the barbecue party. \u2014 Emily Heil, Washington Post , 29 June 2022",
      "At New York City\u2019s Egg Shop, one of the bacon\u2019s three debut restaurants, tasters reported a smoky depth of flavor , springy crispiness, and a strong salty profile that adds dimension to breakfast sandwiches. \u2014 Lauren Oster, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 June 2022",
      "Many of the wines had rough tannins overshadowing nuances of flavor . \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2022",
      "The moment of putting good caviar into your mouth, of running those little eggs around the roof of your mouth, and slowly popping them with your tongue, oh my, on your palate, and the release of flavor . \u2014 Laura Manske, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
      "The ingredients, the technique and the layers of flavor all come together in perfect harmony to create a memorable dish. \u2014 Janelle Davis, CNN , 30 May 2022",
      "With a quick marinade and one sheet pan, this recipe is quick and easy and full of flavor . \u2014 Kim Sun\u00e9e, Anchorage Daily News , 19 May 2022",
      "Here\u2019s a fun recipe that\u2019s full of flavor and easy to make. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 18 May 2022",
      "Matsumoto says the sauce, made with dashi and bonito, offers great depth of flavor . \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 15 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "More baristas and bartenders are switching to housemade or artisan syrups to flavor their lattes and cocktails. \u2014 Sarah Burchard, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "It can be taken orally or used to flavor food and drinks. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 May 2022",
      "Farther north, the state of Punjab\u2014whose curries are all the rage in Europe\u2014utilizes a paste or masala of ginger, garlic, onion and tomatoes tempered with cumin to flavor its food. \u2014 Misbaah Mansuri, Chron , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "But using flour comes with another benefit: The flour left behind in the pan caramelizes, helping to both flavor and thicken the pan sauce. \u2014 G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post , 12 May 2022",
      "But while seaweed is getting a lot of recent hype as part of efforts to combat climate-change, it\u2019s been used to flavor and preserve for centuries. \u2014 Andy Baraghani, Bon App\u00e9tit , 4 May 2022",
      "Our version boasts matcha and cocoa powder, but classic recipes have nothing but vanilla extract to flavor it. \u2014 Charlyne Mattox, Country Living , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "The restaurant trick here is using a Smoking Gun to flavor the thyme oil. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "In the end, baking the meat intensifies flavor with no harm to special tradition One would think attending the first Passover dinner hosted by your daughter would be a mother\u2019s pure joy, but my mother was becoming unhinged. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "1542, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English flavour , modification of Anglo-French flaur, flour , from Vulgar Latin *flator , alteration of Latin flatus breath, act of blowing \u2014 more at flatulent":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0101-v\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "air",
      "ambience",
      "ambiance",
      "aroma",
      "atmosphere",
      "aura",
      "climate",
      "halo",
      "karma",
      "mood",
      "nimbus",
      "note",
      "odor",
      "patina",
      "smell",
      "temper",
      "vibration(s)"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235131",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "flavorful":{
    "antonyms":[
      "lace",
      "savor",
      "savour",
      "season",
      "spice"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a distinctive appealing or enlivening quality":[
        "Her performance adds flavor to the show."
      ],
      ": a substance that flavors":[
        "artificial flavors"
      ],
      ": characteristic or predominant quality":[
        "the ethnic flavor of a neighborhood"
      ],
      ": odor , fragrance":[],
      ": one that is in the center of public attention for a limited time":[
        "\u2014 usually used in phrases like flavor of the month"
      ],
      ": the blend of taste and smell sensations evoked by a substance in the mouth":[
        "the flavor of apples"
      ],
      ": the quality of something that affects the sense of taste":[],
      ": to give or add flavor to":[],
      ": variety sense 3a":[],
      ": version sense 2":[
        "flavors of software"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "This dish has an unusual flavor .",
      "the hot, spicy flavors of Mexican food",
      "a dish with unusual flavor",
      "They sell 20 different flavors of ice cream.",
      "Grape is my favorite bubble gum flavor .",
      "The stew is full of flavor .",
      "She added vanilla flavor to the custard.",
      "I like the Italian flavor of the neighborhood.",
      "The film has an avant-garde flavor .",
      "Her performance adds flavor to the show.",
      "Verb",
      "We flavored the cookies with cinnamon.",
      "I flavored the salad with herbs.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Tasters thought this sauce brought a lot of flavor to the barbecue party. \u2014 Emily Heil, Washington Post , 29 June 2022",
      "At New York City\u2019s Egg Shop, one of the bacon\u2019s three debut restaurants, tasters reported a smoky depth of flavor , springy crispiness, and a strong salty profile that adds dimension to breakfast sandwiches. \u2014 Lauren Oster, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 June 2022",
      "Many of the wines had rough tannins overshadowing nuances of flavor . \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2022",
      "The moment of putting good caviar into your mouth, of running those little eggs around the roof of your mouth, and slowly popping them with your tongue, oh my, on your palate, and the release of flavor . \u2014 Laura Manske, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
      "The ingredients, the technique and the layers of flavor all come together in perfect harmony to create a memorable dish. \u2014 Janelle Davis, CNN , 30 May 2022",
      "With a quick marinade and one sheet pan, this recipe is quick and easy and full of flavor . \u2014 Kim Sun\u00e9e, Anchorage Daily News , 19 May 2022",
      "Here\u2019s a fun recipe that\u2019s full of flavor and easy to make. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 18 May 2022",
      "Matsumoto says the sauce, made with dashi and bonito, offers great depth of flavor . \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 15 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "More baristas and bartenders are switching to housemade or artisan syrups to flavor their lattes and cocktails. \u2014 Sarah Burchard, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "It can be taken orally or used to flavor food and drinks. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 May 2022",
      "Farther north, the state of Punjab\u2014whose curries are all the rage in Europe\u2014utilizes a paste or masala of ginger, garlic, onion and tomatoes tempered with cumin to flavor its food. \u2014 Misbaah Mansuri, Chron , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "But using flour comes with another benefit: The flour left behind in the pan caramelizes, helping to both flavor and thicken the pan sauce. \u2014 G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post , 12 May 2022",
      "But while seaweed is getting a lot of recent hype as part of efforts to combat climate-change, it\u2019s been used to flavor and preserve for centuries. \u2014 Andy Baraghani, Bon App\u00e9tit , 4 May 2022",
      "Our version boasts matcha and cocoa powder, but classic recipes have nothing but vanilla extract to flavor it. \u2014 Charlyne Mattox, Country Living , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "The restaurant trick here is using a Smoking Gun to flavor the thyme oil. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "In the end, baking the meat intensifies flavor with no harm to special tradition One would think attending the first Passover dinner hosted by your daughter would be a mother\u2019s pure joy, but my mother was becoming unhinged. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Apr. 2022"
    ],
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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      "Middle English flavour , modification of Anglo-French flaur, flour , from Vulgar Latin *flator , alteration of Latin flatus breath, act of blowing \u2014 more at flatulent":"Noun"
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      "This dish has an unusual flavor .",
      "the hot, spicy flavors of Mexican food",
      "a dish with unusual flavor",
      "They sell 20 different flavors of ice cream.",
      "Grape is my favorite bubble gum flavor .",
      "The stew is full of flavor .",
      "She added vanilla flavor to the custard.",
      "I like the Italian flavor of the neighborhood.",
      "The film has an avant-garde flavor .",
      "Her performance adds flavor to the show.",
      "Verb",
      "We flavored the cookies with cinnamon.",
      "I flavored the salad with herbs.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Tasters thought this sauce brought a lot of flavor to the barbecue party. \u2014 Emily Heil, Washington Post , 29 June 2022",
      "At New York City\u2019s Egg Shop, one of the bacon\u2019s three debut restaurants, tasters reported a smoky depth of flavor , springy crispiness, and a strong salty profile that adds dimension to breakfast sandwiches. \u2014 Lauren Oster, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 June 2022",
      "Many of the wines had rough tannins overshadowing nuances of flavor . \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2022",
      "The moment of putting good caviar into your mouth, of running those little eggs around the roof of your mouth, and slowly popping them with your tongue, oh my, on your palate, and the release of flavor . \u2014 Laura Manske, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
      "The ingredients, the technique and the layers of flavor all come together in perfect harmony to create a memorable dish. \u2014 Janelle Davis, CNN , 30 May 2022",
      "With a quick marinade and one sheet pan, this recipe is quick and easy and full of flavor . \u2014 Kim Sun\u00e9e, Anchorage Daily News , 19 May 2022",
      "Here\u2019s a fun recipe that\u2019s full of flavor and easy to make. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 18 May 2022",
      "Matsumoto says the sauce, made with dashi and bonito, offers great depth of flavor . \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 15 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "More baristas and bartenders are switching to housemade or artisan syrups to flavor their lattes and cocktails. \u2014 Sarah Burchard, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "It can be taken orally or used to flavor food and drinks. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 May 2022",
      "Farther north, the state of Punjab\u2014whose curries are all the rage in Europe\u2014utilizes a paste or masala of ginger, garlic, onion and tomatoes tempered with cumin to flavor its food. \u2014 Misbaah Mansuri, Chron , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "But using flour comes with another benefit: The flour left behind in the pan caramelizes, helping to both flavor and thicken the pan sauce. \u2014 G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post , 12 May 2022",
      "But while seaweed is getting a lot of recent hype as part of efforts to combat climate-change, it\u2019s been used to flavor and preserve for centuries. \u2014 Andy Baraghani, Bon App\u00e9tit , 4 May 2022",
      "Our version boasts matcha and cocoa powder, but classic recipes have nothing but vanilla extract to flavor it. \u2014 Charlyne Mattox, Country Living , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "The restaurant trick here is using a Smoking Gun to flavor the thyme oil. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "In the end, baking the meat intensifies flavor with no harm to special tradition One would think attending the first Passover dinner hosted by your daughter would be a mother\u2019s pure joy, but my mother was becoming unhinged. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Apr. 2022"
    ],
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "1542, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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      "Middle English flavour , modification of Anglo-French flaur, flour , from Vulgar Latin *flator , alteration of Latin flatus breath, act of blowing \u2014 more at flatulent":"Noun"
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      "Noun",
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      "the hot, spicy flavors of Mexican food",
      "a dish with unusual flavor",
      "They sell 20 different flavors of ice cream.",
      "Grape is my favorite bubble gum flavor .",
      "The stew is full of flavor .",
      "She added vanilla flavor to the custard.",
      "I like the Italian flavor of the neighborhood.",
      "The film has an avant-garde flavor .",
      "Her performance adds flavor to the show.",
      "Verb",
      "We flavored the cookies with cinnamon.",
      "I flavored the salad with herbs.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Tasters thought this sauce brought a lot of flavor to the barbecue party. \u2014 Emily Heil, Washington Post , 29 June 2022",
      "At New York City\u2019s Egg Shop, one of the bacon\u2019s three debut restaurants, tasters reported a smoky depth of flavor , springy crispiness, and a strong salty profile that adds dimension to breakfast sandwiches. \u2014 Lauren Oster, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 June 2022",
      "Many of the wines had rough tannins overshadowing nuances of flavor . \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2022",
      "The moment of putting good caviar into your mouth, of running those little eggs around the roof of your mouth, and slowly popping them with your tongue, oh my, on your palate, and the release of flavor . \u2014 Laura Manske, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
      "The ingredients, the technique and the layers of flavor all come together in perfect harmony to create a memorable dish. \u2014 Janelle Davis, CNN , 30 May 2022",
      "With a quick marinade and one sheet pan, this recipe is quick and easy and full of flavor . \u2014 Kim Sun\u00e9e, Anchorage Daily News , 19 May 2022",
      "Here\u2019s a fun recipe that\u2019s full of flavor and easy to make. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 18 May 2022",
      "Matsumoto says the sauce, made with dashi and bonito, offers great depth of flavor . \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 15 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "More baristas and bartenders are switching to housemade or artisan syrups to flavor their lattes and cocktails. \u2014 Sarah Burchard, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "It can be taken orally or used to flavor food and drinks. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 May 2022",
      "Farther north, the state of Punjab\u2014whose curries are all the rage in Europe\u2014utilizes a paste or masala of ginger, garlic, onion and tomatoes tempered with cumin to flavor its food. \u2014 Misbaah Mansuri, Chron , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "But using flour comes with another benefit: The flour left behind in the pan caramelizes, helping to both flavor and thicken the pan sauce. \u2014 G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post , 12 May 2022",
      "But while seaweed is getting a lot of recent hype as part of efforts to combat climate-change, it\u2019s been used to flavor and preserve for centuries. \u2014 Andy Baraghani, Bon App\u00e9tit , 4 May 2022",
      "Our version boasts matcha and cocoa powder, but classic recipes have nothing but vanilla extract to flavor it. \u2014 Charlyne Mattox, Country Living , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "The restaurant trick here is using a Smoking Gun to flavor the thyme oil. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "In the end, baking the meat intensifies flavor with no harm to special tradition One would think attending the first Passover dinner hosted by your daughter would be a mother\u2019s pure joy, but my mother was becoming unhinged. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Apr. 2022"
    ],
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "1542, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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      "Middle English flavour , modification of Anglo-French flaur, flour , from Vulgar Latin *flator , alteration of Latin flatus breath, act of blowing \u2014 more at flatulent":"Noun"
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      "aroma",
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      "halo",
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      "mood",
      "nimbus",
      "note",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010719",
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      ": an imperfection or weakness and especially one that detracts from the whole or hinders effectiveness":[
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      "Verb",
      "that crack has flawed the vase to the extent that its value in the antiques market is greatly reduced"
    ],
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      "1513, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1586, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "1610, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
    },
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      "Middle English, flake, from Old Norse flaga stone slab, moldar flaga thin layer of turf; akin to Old English fl\u014dh flat stone":"Noun and Verb",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175800",
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    "antonyms":[
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      "perfect"
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      ": having a defect or imperfection":[
        "a flawed diamond",
        "a flawed plan"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1608, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "type":[
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      ": free of defects : having no internal flaws":[
        "Some diamond experts dispute that a set diamond can be truly flawless , saying it can be only internally flawless \u2026",
        "\u2014 The New York Times Style Magazine"
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        "flawless diction",
        "The decor is elegant, the service is flawless and the food is exquisite.",
        "\u2014 Anthony Dias Blue"
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "During a man-up situation, attacker Jack Jenkins found fellow attacker Colin Peele in the crease for a flawless shot into the top right corner for the first one. \u2014 Jonathan X. Simmons, cleveland , 1 June 2022",
      "The most surefire way to flawless , long-lasting makeup wear? \u2014 Lauren Rearick, Allure , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Overall, makeup was pared back with a focus on flawless , healthy-looking skin throughout. \u2014 Tish Weinstock, Vogue , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "Adele isn\u2019t the kind of singer who records a zillion passes at a song, then splices a flawless finished product out of them. \u2014 Craig Jenkins, Vulture , 15 Oct. 2021",
      "Olympic history for her flawless uneven bars routine. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 26 July 2021",
      "Mowry, as always, looked flawless from the start to the finish of her 15-second clip. \u2014 Chelsea Avila, Allure , 7 June 2022",
      "Opportunities to align with passionate fan groups exist year-round, but championship-level programs need their own preseason planning, training routines for staff and flawless execution on game days to drive maximum ROI. \u2014 Matt Miller, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "This sponge was a real teacher's pet, earning a perfect score in all of our tests, with little to no absorption, flawless and quick application, and easy cleanup. \u2014 Madison Yauger, PEOPLE.com , 16 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1659, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u022f-l\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "absolute",
      "faultless",
      "ideal",
      "immaculate",
      "impeccable",
      "indefectible",
      "irreproachable",
      "letter-perfect",
      "perfect",
      "picture-book",
      "picture-perfect",
      "seamless",
      "unblemished"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192512",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flawlessly":{
    "antonyms":[
      "amiss",
      "bad",
      "censurable",
      "defective",
      "faulty",
      "flawed",
      "imperfect",
      "reproachable"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": free of defects : having no internal flaws":[
        "Some diamond experts dispute that a set diamond can be truly flawless , saying it can be only internally flawless \u2026",
        "\u2014 The New York Times Style Magazine"
      ],
      ": having no flaw or imperfection : perfect":[
        "a flawless performance",
        "flawless beauty",
        "flawless diction",
        "The decor is elegant, the service is flawless and the food is exquisite.",
        "\u2014 Anthony Dias Blue"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "During a man-up situation, attacker Jack Jenkins found fellow attacker Colin Peele in the crease for a flawless shot into the top right corner for the first one. \u2014 Jonathan X. Simmons, cleveland , 1 June 2022",
      "The most surefire way to flawless , long-lasting makeup wear? \u2014 Lauren Rearick, Allure , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Overall, makeup was pared back with a focus on flawless , healthy-looking skin throughout. \u2014 Tish Weinstock, Vogue , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "Adele isn\u2019t the kind of singer who records a zillion passes at a song, then splices a flawless finished product out of them. \u2014 Craig Jenkins, Vulture , 15 Oct. 2021",
      "Olympic history for her flawless uneven bars routine. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 26 July 2021",
      "Mowry, as always, looked flawless from the start to the finish of her 15-second clip. \u2014 Chelsea Avila, Allure , 7 June 2022",
      "Opportunities to align with passionate fan groups exist year-round, but championship-level programs need their own preseason planning, training routines for staff and flawless execution on game days to drive maximum ROI. \u2014 Matt Miller, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "This sponge was a real teacher's pet, earning a perfect score in all of our tests, with little to no absorption, flawless and quick application, and easy cleanup. \u2014 Madison Yauger, PEOPLE.com , 16 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1659, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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    "pronounciation":[
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      "absolute",
      "faultless",
      "ideal",
      "immaculate",
      "impeccable",
      "indefectible",
      "irreproachable",
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      "perfect",
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      "picture-perfect",
      "seamless",
      "unblemished"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072810",
    "type":[
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    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": lash sense 1b":[
        "the wind whipped up to gale fury, flaying his face",
        "\u2014 Richard Kent"
      ],
      ": to criticize harshly : excoriate":[
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      ": to strip off the skin or surface of : skin":[
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      "her husband flayed her constantly for her incessant shopping",
      "flayed their kill right there in the forest, taking both the meat and the skin home",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But Republicans cited the recent deceleration in hiring to flay Mr. Biden\u2019s economic policies. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Jan. 2022",
      "This isn\u2019t to criticize the family, but to flay CNN, which should have reported the factual context of the household\u2019s inflation experience. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 10 Nov. 2021",
      "In their minority report, GOP members of the Ways and Means Committee seized the opportunity to flay Roosevelt for the New Deal\u2019s fiscal irresponsibility. \u2014 Joseph Thorndike, Forbes , 12 Oct. 2021",
      "Trauma becomes narrative currency, and whoever can claim the most trauma and flay themselves open widest for TV consumption wins the Sadness Olympics. \u2014 Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture , 22 June 2021",
      "For his part, Mr. Cunningham is happy to flay Mr. Tillis, but has little appetite to elevate the national stakes. \u2014 Jonathan Martin, New York Times , 23 Sep. 2020",
      "Cunningham is happy to flay Tillis, but has little appetite to elevate the national stakes. \u2014 Jonathan Martin New York Times, Star Tribune , 22 Sep. 2020",
      "Separating fact from invention is difficult, but there are rumors that there was more than one murderer, the killing was drug-related and perhaps most disturbingly, that Driscoll was either dismembered or flayed alive. \u2014 Alex Heigl, PEOPLE.com , 11 Dec. 2019",
      "The Indians tie Clyde to the Skinning Tree and flay him alive. \u2014 Jennifer Percy, Harper's magazine , 20 Jan. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English flen , from Old English fl\u0113an ; akin to Old Norse fl\u0101 to flay, Lithuanian pl\u0117\u0161ti to tear":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0101"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "baste",
      "bawl out",
      "berate",
      "call down",
      "castigate",
      "chastise",
      "chew out",
      "dress down",
      "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":"20220706-181637",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "fleck":{
    "antonyms":[
      "blotch",
      "dapple",
      "dot",
      "eyespot",
      "mottle",
      "patch",
      "pip",
      "point",
      "speck",
      "speckle",
      "splotch",
      "spot"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": flake , particle":[
        "flecks of snow drifted down"
      ],
      ": spot , mark":[
        "a brown tweed with flecks of yellow"
      ],
      ": streak , spot":[
        "whitecaps flecked the blue sea"
      ],
      ": to color as if by sprinkling with flecks":[
        "his wit is flecked with sarcasm",
        "\u2014 James Atlas"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "She flecked the canvas with blue paint.",
      "to achieve the desired effect, fleck the canvas with paint simply by flicking the brush close to the surface",
      "Noun",
      "a brown cloth with flecks of yellow",
      "The police found flecks of blood on his clothes.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "That quote would seem to portend a mournful reflection on death and the sacrifices of art, but sparks of illumination, irreverence, tragicomedy and even joy continually fleck the material. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "Super-yachts, sailboats, and inflatables crowd the marinas and fleck the horizon. \u2014 Rachel Howard, Travel + Leisure , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "Curreri and Sproule had spent time in Nairobi, collaborating with Kenyan musicians, and a few songs are flecked with West African rhythms and burbling bass lines. \u2014 Brendan Fitzgerald, Longreads , 14 Mar. 2020",
      "No movie star could have pulled off the role of Mister Rogers\u2014a kind of pop-culture saint\u2014except Tom Hanks, who radiates a pastor\u2019s goodness flecked with self-awareness. \u2014 Michael Schulman, The New Yorker , 5 Feb. 2020",
      "Older men, their beards flecked with soup, ate near young parents whose children had spilled food down their sweaters. \u2014 Amelia Nierenberg, New York Times , 21 Apr. 2020",
      "Lopez, meanwhile, wore cream colored nails flecked with Lakers gold. \u2014 Emily Dixon, Marie Claire , 25 Feb. 2020",
      "This eatery near Sunnyslope serves churros glazed with honey, chocolate or vanilla, flecked with toppings including almond slices, sprinkles and crushed Oreo cookies. \u2014 Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, azcentral , 3 Feb. 2020",
      "Big Mozz, a New York company that was expecting to serve about half a million pounds of pecorino- and parsley- flecked mozzarella sticks at seasonal events this year, had planned to hire 200 people. \u2014 Pete Wells, New York Times , 7 Apr. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Down the hill is Ojo Caliente, a fleck of a town with a post office, two cafes and a spa with hot springs used by generations of Pueblo people before being named by 16th-century Spanish explorer \u00c1lvar N\u00fa\u00f1ez Cabeza de Vaca. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Down the hill is Ojo Caliente, a fleck of a town with a post office, two cafes and a spa with hot springs used by generations of Pueblo people before being named by 16th-century Spanish explorer \u00c1lvar N\u00fa\u00f1ez Cabeza de Vaca. \u2014 Karin Brulliard And Adria Malcolm, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "Imagine lying on a beach or by a pool, the sun kissing every gold fleck in your body oil and leaving you glowing (and tanned) from head to toe. \u2014 ELLE , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Even a fleck of paint is enough to damage the window of a spacecraft. \u2014 Clarisa Diaz, Quartz , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "And this island would be the hospital\u2019s unlikely home \u2014 more specifically, Boao, a fleck of a town on Hainan\u2019s eastern coast. \u2014 Rebecca Ostriker, BostonGlobe.com , 26 Dec. 2021",
      "Watery with pebble- and fleck -size bits of squash and carrots that reminded me of sipping a toddler\u2019s backwash. \u2014 Alex Beggs, Bon App\u00e9tit , 24 Nov. 2021",
      "Even a fleck of paint can do major damage when orbiting at 17,500 mph. \u2014 The Associated. Press, Arkansas Online , 16 Nov. 2021",
      "Even a fleck of paint can do major damage when orbiting at 17,500 mph (28,000 kph). \u2014 Marcia Dunn, Anchorage Daily News , 16 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
      "1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "back-formation from flecked spotted, from Middle English; akin to Old High German flec spot, Old Norse flekkr":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flek"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "blotch",
      "dapple",
      "dot",
      "freckle",
      "marble",
      "mottle",
      "pepper",
      "shoot",
      "speck",
      "speckle",
      "splotch",
      "spot",
      "sprinkle",
      "stipple"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162541",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "flecked":{
    "antonyms":[
      "unspotted"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": marked with streaks or spots : sprinkled with flecks":[
        "\u2026 a drab room with beige walls, flecked linoleum floors and a battered upright piano.",
        "\u2014 Channing Gray"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flekt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "dappled",
      "dapple",
      "dotted",
      "freckled",
      "mottled",
      "specked",
      "speckled",
      "splotchy",
      "spotted",
      "spotty",
      "stippled",
      "variegated"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011547",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "flector":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "obsolete English flect , verb, to bend (from Latin flectere ) + English -or":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flekt\u0259(r)"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-124744",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "fledge":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to cover with or as if with feathers or down":[],
      ": to furnish (something) with feathers":[
        "feather an arrow"
      ],
      ": to rear until ready for flight or independent activity":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The young birds haven't yet fledged .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The United States Forest Service announced a partial closure of the Peaks Crag climbing area in the Coconino National Forest in Flagstaff from March 15 to August 15 of 2022, though the closure may end sooner if the young falcons fledge . \u2014 Adam Terro, The Arizona Republic , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Born last spring, #1111 is the second condor ever to fledge , or learn to fly, in Zion. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 Jan. 2022",
      "Birders said the animals were about to fledge from their nest and appeared to be perfectly healthy, but a federal wildlife official said the ospreys weren\u2019t close to fledging. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Aug. 2021",
      "In some cases, the natural chicks don't thrive and only the cowbird chick survives to fledge from the nest. \u2014 Val Cunningham Special To The Star Tribune, Star Tribune , 6 July 2021",
      "Once the babies fledge at 35 days, International Bird Rescue plans to release the terns back into the wild. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 July 2021",
      "For those who put up bird nesting boxes in spring, now is a good time to watch for the young to fledge . \u2014 Sheryl Devore, chicagotribune.com , 9 July 2021",
      "In many other cases, all chicks fledge , but the parents work nearly to exhaustion to satisfy the large interloper. \u2014 Val Cunningham Special To The Star Tribune, Star Tribune , 6 July 2021",
      "The cliffs where birds set up nests will stay closed for the rest of the breeding season, until the chicks fledge sometime around late July. \u2014 Rebekah Wahlberg, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1566, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "fledge capable of flying, from Middle English flegge , from Old English -flycge ; akin to Old High German flucki capable of flying, Old English fl\u0113ogan to fly \u2014 more at fly":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flej"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-181243",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "fledge?pronunciation&lang=en_us&dir=f&file=fledge01":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to cover with or as if with feathers or down":[],
      ": to furnish (something) with feathers":[
        "feather an arrow"
      ],
      ": to rear until ready for flight or independent activity":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The young birds haven't yet fledged .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The United States Forest Service announced a partial closure of the Peaks Crag climbing area in the Coconino National Forest in Flagstaff from March 15 to August 15 of 2022, though the closure may end sooner if the young falcons fledge . \u2014 Adam Terro, The Arizona Republic , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Born last spring, #1111 is the second condor ever to fledge , or learn to fly, in Zion. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 Jan. 2022",
      "Birders said the animals were about to fledge from their nest and appeared to be perfectly healthy, but a federal wildlife official said the ospreys weren\u2019t close to fledging. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Aug. 2021",
      "In some cases, the natural chicks don't thrive and only the cowbird chick survives to fledge from the nest. \u2014 Val Cunningham Special To The Star Tribune, Star Tribune , 6 July 2021",
      "Once the babies fledge at 35 days, International Bird Rescue plans to release the terns back into the wild. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 July 2021",
      "For those who put up bird nesting boxes in spring, now is a good time to watch for the young to fledge . \u2014 Sheryl Devore, chicagotribune.com , 9 July 2021",
      "In many other cases, all chicks fledge , but the parents work nearly to exhaustion to satisfy the large interloper. \u2014 Val Cunningham Special To The Star Tribune, Star Tribune , 6 July 2021",
      "The cliffs where birds set up nests will stay closed for the rest of the breeding season, until the chicks fledge sometime around late July. \u2014 Rebekah Wahlberg, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1566, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "fledge capable of flying, from Middle English flegge , from Old English -flycge ; akin to Old High German flucki capable of flying, Old English fl\u0113ogan to fly \u2014 more at fly":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flej"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191104",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "fledgeless":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": unfledged":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-jl\u0259\u0307s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234502",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "fledgling":{
    "antonyms":[
      "old hand",
      "old-timer",
      "vet",
      "veteran"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a young bird just fledged (see fledge sense 1 )":[
        "a female bird feeding her fledglings"
      ],
      ": an immature or inexperienced person":[
        "fledgling medical students"
      ],
      ": one that is new":[
        "a fledgling company"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "a female bird feeding her fledglings",
      "at hockey he's still a fledgling and needs to work on his basic skating skills",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "With birds, a mother may be monitoring her fledgling who just left the next and is learning how to fly. \u2014 Cathy M. Rosenthal, San Antonio Express-News , 12 May 2022",
      "The national groups had expected the fledgling union to be crushed, and a loss would set back efforts to organize Amazon. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Aly Young, an organizing director with the California Labor Federation, has seen what frequently comes in the wake of a fledgling Starbucks union drive in other parts of the country. \u2014 Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "In 1933, Mowbray co-founded the Screen Actors Guild, using his own savings to help fund the fledgling union. \u2014 Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter , 6 Jan. 2022",
      "The company started out working with the food sector in Australia and New Zealand, but launched in the UK last year, and also has a fledgling operation in the US. \u2014 David Prosser, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
      "The challenging highways and byways around the company's Hethel factory have been used in the development of every one of its roadgoing cars since Colin Chapman moved his fledgling company there in 1966. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 7 June 2022",
      "She's become a bit of a mama bird herself since starting the Bonaire Wild Bird Rehab in 2018 after about 500 baby and fledgling flamingos were found wandering the streets over the course of only a few months. \u2014 Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure , 3 June 2022",
      "At their second meeting, those whom Amy brought together would name themselves Families for Safe Streets, positioning their fledgling organization against an epidemic that most Americans don\u2019t see. \u2014 Danyoung Kim, The New Yorker , 2 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1830, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flej-li\u014b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "abecedarian",
      "apprentice",
      "babe",
      "beginner",
      "colt",
      "cub",
      "freshman",
      "greenhorn",
      "neophyte",
      "newbie",
      "newcomer",
      "novice",
      "novitiate",
      "punk",
      "recruit",
      "rook",
      "rookie",
      "tenderfoot",
      "tyro",
      "virgin"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174907",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "fledgy":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": feathered , downy , feathery":[
        "a fledgy sea-bird choir",
        "\u2014 John Keats"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "fledge entry 1 + -y":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-ji-",
      "\u02c8flej\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113907",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "flee":{
    "antonyms":[
      "appear",
      "materialize"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to hurry toward a place of security":[
        "Refugees fled to a neighboring country."
      ],
      ": to pass away swiftly : vanish":[
        "mists fleeing before the rising sun"
      ],
      ": to run away from : shun":[
        "Many people fled the city to escape the fighting."
      ],
      ": to run away often from danger or evil : fly":[
        "The family fled from the war-torn zone."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The family fled from Nazi Germany to Britain in 1936.",
      "He was accused of trying to flee the scene of the accident.",
      "Many people fled the city to escape the fighting.",
      "He was forced to flee the country.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The tragedy has resonated across Mexico and Central America, where all those thus far identified hailed from \u2014 a region where rising numbers are looking to flee violence, corruption and poverty for a life in the United States. \u2014 Arelis R. Hern\u00e1ndez, Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
      "The suspects\u2019 vehicle got onto I-59 near Jaybird Road and continued to flee west through Bessemer. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 29 June 2022",
      "Edwards allegedly try to flee the scene but collapsed. \u2014 Bradford Betz, Fox News , 29 June 2022",
      "The husband then shot one of the two perpetrators, who managed to flee on foot before allegedly stealing a bike, White said. \u2014 Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com , 29 June 2022",
      "Most immigrants come here to save their lives \u2013 whether to flee persecution or poverty. \u2014 Rhonda Abrams, USA TODAY , 29 June 2022",
      "The officer used lights and sirens to pull Harden over, but Harden continued to flee . \u2014 Joe Mario Pedersen, Orlando Sentinel , 28 June 2022",
      "While the glitzy, modern people of the new century waited for the laws of New York to meet the moment, those who could afford to flee the state did just that. \u2014 Jennifer Wilson, The New Republic , 28 June 2022",
      "The hope was that the escorts could distract the enemy long enough for the light carriers to flee , or for reinforcements to arrive. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 28 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English flen , from Old English fl\u0113on ; akin to Old High German fliohan to flee":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "dematerialize",
      "disappear",
      "dissolve",
      "evanesce",
      "evaporate",
      "fade",
      "fly",
      "melt",
      "sink",
      "vanish"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210018",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "fleece":{
    "antonyms":[
      "beat",
      "bilk",
      "bleed",
      "cheat",
      "chisel",
      "chouse",
      "con",
      "cozen",
      "defraud",
      "diddle",
      "do",
      "do in",
      "euchre",
      "fiddle",
      "flimflam",
      "gaff",
      "hose",
      "hustle",
      "mulct",
      "nobble",
      "pluck",
      "ream",
      "rip off",
      "rook",
      "screw",
      "shake down",
      "short",
      "shortchange",
      "skin",
      "skunk",
      "squeeze",
      "stick",
      "stiff",
      "sting",
      "sucker",
      "swindle",
      "thimblerig",
      "victimize"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a soft bulky deep-piled knitted or woven fabric used chiefly for clothing":[],
      ": any of various soft or woolly coverings":[],
      ": the coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep)":[],
      ": the wool obtained from a sheep at one shearing":[],
      ": to charge excessively for goods or services":[],
      ": to dot or cover with fleecy masses":[],
      ": to remove the fleece from : shear":[],
      ": to strip of money or property by fraud or extortion":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "learning how to shear the fleece off a sheep",
      "Verb",
      "Don't let that salesman fleece you.",
      "an unsuspecting tourist fleeced by a scam artist",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Head to Amazon to shop the faux shearling fleece throw from Bedsure while it's still marked down. \u2014 Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "This thick, warm fleece brings top-notch comfort to base camp. \u2014 Abigail Barronian, Outside Online , 13 June 2022",
      "The president\u2019s olive green fleece is made by a Ukrainian tactical gear maker called M-TAC. \u2014 Tiffany Ap, Quartz , 9 May 2022",
      "Earlier this year, an Australian sheep named Alex was found with an 88-pound fleece , and in 2021, Baarack the sheep was rescued with 75 pounds of wool. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "On the intersection beside the house, a body in bright blue fleece lay hunched over the steering wheel of a crushed car. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "Large cutting tables are covered not in delicate crepe or lengths of sequin and silk, but protective fleece and camouflage netting. \u2014 Laura Hawkins, Vogue , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "The core of the assortment is cotton T-shirts and fleece separates, pieces any parent knows abound at every playground. \u2014 Elizabeth Holmes, ELLE , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "Although many other presidents had farm animals, Wilson auctioned off the flock's fleece in 1919. \u2014 Leanne Italie, USA TODAY , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The My Body author and her husband Bear-McClard proved that couples who fleece together, stay together while on a stroll in New York. \u2014 Eni Subair, Vogue , 10 May 2022",
      "At the news, Lady Featherington gives Jack the go-ahead to fleece Colin out of an investment. \u2014 Sara Netzley, EW.com , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "Of late, Hollywood has released series after series about women who built enviable careers on a myth only to fail and fleece their followers in the process. \u2014 Shirley Li, The Atlantic , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "Many gamers saw the introduction of in-game economies and cryptocurrencies as a way to fleece them, by making splurging on NFTs compulsory to play, or do so on equal footing with other players. \u2014 Gian M. Volpicelli, Wired , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "Similarly gifted in this department is slinky psychoanalyst Lilith Ritter (Cate Blanchett), who believes her confessional access and his con artistery could combine nicely to fleece her elite clientele. \u2014 Guy Lodge, Rolling Stone , 16 Dec. 2021",
      "There's also no evidence the organizers are looking to fleece unsuspecting rubes, unlike Trump University. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 9 Nov. 2021",
      "That means drugmakers would still keep trying to fleece insurers with ridiculous list prices, insurers in turn would keep raising people\u2019s premiums, and the middlemen would keep serving themselves larger portions of the financial pie. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 Nov. 2021",
      "Finally, rapid testing manufacturers, many of whom have received billions in funding and support from the federal government, cannot be allowed to fleece consumers by raising prices and filling corporate orders first. \u2014 Abdul El-sayed, The New Republic , 30 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1537, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English flees , from Old English fl\u0113os ; akin to Middle High German vlius fleece and perhaps to Latin pluma feather, down":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0113s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "coat",
      "fur",
      "hair",
      "jacket",
      "pelage",
      "pile",
      "wool"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063710",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "fleecy":{
    "antonyms":[
      "bald",
      "furless",
      "glabrous",
      "hairless",
      "shorn",
      "smooth"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": covered with, made of, or resembling fleece":[
        "a fleecy winter coat"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "there were signs of the family's fleecy poodle all over the upholstery",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Here\u2019s this fleecy white creature, submissive and prepared for the bloodbath soon to come, a pure being, elevated far above the muck. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
      "Cross-legged opposite Cooper in her fleecy armchairs, assuming the roles of therapist and client feels inevitable. \u2014 Beatrice Hazelhurst, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
      "Pairing a miniskirt with sneakers and a fleecy jacket creates a look that\u2019s ready for brunch, shopping, or hitting the tennis courts. \u2014 Olivia O'bryon, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "In Sheep Inc\u2019s case, that means starting with the fleecy ovines. \u2014 Nick Scott, Robb Report , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Sometimes there's nothing better than snuggling up inside a fleecy wool hoodie when the sky is pelting your home (or tent) with cold rain. \u2014 Matt Jancer, Wired , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "The ones who stay, who are also in pajamas, help themselves to food or drink, park themselves on a couch or chair (with a fleecy blanket, of course) and read, chat, watch movies on Netflix, nap, play a board game, whatever. \u2014 cleveland , 22 Dec. 2021",
      "The second trick was more specific to the fleecy ballads that Harris records as Grouper, which sometimes conceal themselves in so much reverb and white noise that the music starts fudging your sense of distance. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Oct. 2021",
      "Like your favorite pair of high-rise jeans and year-round denim topper, fleecy styles range in the wash, from light to true blue and black. \u2014 Laura Lajiness, Vogue , 14 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1590, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0113-s\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "bristly",
      "brushy",
      "cottony",
      "furred",
      "furry",
      "hairy",
      "hirsute",
      "rough",
      "shaggy",
      "silky",
      "unshorn",
      "woolly",
      "wooly"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183249",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "fleet":{
    "antonyms":[
      "blistering",
      "breakneck",
      "breathless",
      "brisk",
      "dizzy",
      "fast",
      "fleet-footed",
      "flying",
      "galloping",
      "hasty",
      "hot",
      "lightning",
      "nippy",
      "quick",
      "rapid",
      "rapid-fire",
      "rattling",
      "snappy",
      "speedy",
      "splitting",
      "swift",
      "whirlwind",
      "zippy"
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      ": flow":[],
      ": swift in motion : nimble":[],
      ": to cause (time) to pass usually quickly or imperceptibly":[
        "many young gentlemen \u2026 fleet the time carelessly",
        "\u2014 William Shakespeare"
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      ": to fade away : vanish":[],
      ": to fly swiftly":[
        "clouds fleeting across the sky"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "He was the commander of the Pacific fleet .",
      "The company has a large fleet of delivery trucks.",
      "Adjective",
      "a jewel thief said to be light of heart and fleet of foot",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "This working harbor is home to a large sports fishing fleet , which just shifted into high gear for summer season. \u2014 Leslie Kelly, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
      "China\u2019s previous two carriers, named after the provinces of Shandong and Liaoning in northeastern China, are considered less sophisticated than most of the U.S. fleet , which is nuclear powered. \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022",
      "Finally, a common outcry has been against the trawl fleet , which does take crab as bycatch in the Bering Sea. \u2014 Elizabeth Earl For Alaska Journal Of Commerce, Anchorage Daily News , 16 June 2022",
      "Shoppers can choose from a fleet of colors, including gray, pink, and yellow. \u2014 Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com , 12 June 2022",
      "The country will deploy 500 firefighter commandos into its forests, and beef up its fleet of planes to 86 from 74. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 15 June 2022",
      "The complaint said comparable agencies, such as the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, are outpacing Metro, which will have less than 20 percent of its fleet converted in 2030. \u2014 Justin George, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
      "Berman handles commercial and residential moves, along with some delivery work, and has nine trucks and a tractor-trailer in its fleet . \u2014 Sean Mcdonnell, cleveland , 14 June 2022",
      "The city has several rental car companies, but some of them sold part of their fleet during the pandemic and have not restored their stock, said Andy Vobora, a spokesperson for Travel Lane County. \u2014 oregonlive , 14 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Some diehard Romantics might object that Hough is too fleet in his approach. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "Building in predictive alerts to provide real time coaching is what is needed, and companies like Nauto are innovating rapidly in fleet predictive intelligence looking ahead vs analyzing statistics alone. \u2014 Cindy Gordon, Forbes , 17 Oct. 2021",
      "Additionally, Ultium Charge 360 will help support home charging and provide non- fleet drivers access to more than 60,000 public places to charge. \u2014 Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press , 16 July 2021",
      "During the orchestral prelude, Daniel Barenboim drew a crisp, clean and fleet performance from the players. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Mar. 2020",
      "Burns thinks his company can compete for a share of the electric vehicle market by being quicker to adjust to technology and by targeting commercial, fleet customers who want more than what conventional trucks can supply. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 8 Nov. 2019",
      "Burns thinks his company can compete for a share of the electric vehicle market by being quicker to adjust to new technology and by targeting commercial, fleet customers who want more than what conventional trucks can supply. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Nov. 2019",
      "Receiver Jaylen Erwin on Sunday didn\u2019t list Allen among the fleetest players on the team. \u2014 Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times , 11 Aug. 2019",
      "The airline will be accepting the delivery of three more aircraft this year, bringing its fleet total to 10 Boeing 737-NG 800s by the end of 2019. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 July 2019",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Jones was promoted to fleet manager, in charge of keeping the factory\u2019s forklifts and carts on schedule, maintained and repaired. \u2014 Margot Roosevelt, Los Angeles Times , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "And with every purchase, the global industrial base deepens, offering the U.S. F-35 fleet an extra measure of resiliency. \u2014 Craig Hooper, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "The stations also have to be accessible to the general public, or to fleet operators from more than one company. \u2014 Timothy Puko, WSJ , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Noblet: How will fleet electrification grow in the next 5-10 years, from your perspective? \u2014 Stacy Noblet, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
      "These figures are not conventionally lovely, and yet Arnold is able to make striking images out of scenes that would otherwise fleet by, unnoticed. \u2014 The New Yorker , 29 Jan. 2022",
      "Hyundai set a record for retail sales -- meaning excluding sales to fleet customers -- and increased its market share by eight-tenths of a percentage point. \u2014 Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN , 11 Jan. 2022",
      "Initially, two versions of the Silverado EV will be produced: The WT, or work truck, will be pitched to fleet and commercial customers; and the RST First Edition will target those who want lots of luxury features on top of towing and cargo capacity. \u2014 Paul A. Eisenstein, NBC News , 5 Jan. 2022",
      "Nikola\u2019s business model is based on long-term leases of its trucks to fleet operators that include fuel as part of the prices. \u2014 Alan Ohnsman, Forbes , 15 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 3":"Verb",
      "circa 1529, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English flete , from Old English fl\u0113ot ship, from fl\u0113otan":"Noun",
      "Middle English fleten , from Old English fl\u0113otan ; akin to Old High German fliozzan to float, Old English fl\u014dwan to flow":"Verb",
      "probably from fleet entry 3":"Adjective"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0113t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for fleet Adjective fast , rapid , swift , fleet , quick , speedy , hasty , expeditious mean moving, proceeding, or acting with celerity. fast and rapid are very close in meaning, but fast applies particularly to the thing that moves fast horses and rapid to the movement itself. rapid current swift suggests great rapidity coupled with ease of movement. returned the ball with one swift stroke fleet adds the implication of lightness and nimbleness. fleet runners quick suggests promptness and the taking of little time. a quick wit speedy implies quickness of successful accomplishment speedy delivery of mail and may also suggest unusual velocity. hasty suggests hurry and precipitousness and often connotes carelessness. a hasty inspection expeditious suggests efficiency together with rapidity of accomplishment. the expeditious handling of an order",
    "synonyms":[
      "armada",
      "caravan",
      "cavalcade",
      "line",
      "motorcade",
      "train"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070835",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "fleet-footed":{
    "antonyms":[
      "slow"
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    "definitions":{
      ": able to run fast":[]
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    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1743, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0113t-\u02ccfu\u0307-t\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "blistering",
      "breakneck",
      "breathless",
      "brisk",
      "dizzy",
      "fast",
      "fleet",
      "flying",
      "galloping",
      "hasty",
      "hot",
      "lightning",
      "nippy",
      "quick",
      "rapid",
      "rapid-fire",
      "rattling",
      "snappy",
      "speedy",
      "splitting",
      "swift",
      "whirlwind",
      "zippy"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174623",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "fleeting":{
    "antonyms":[
      "ceaseless",
      "dateless",
      "deathless",
      "endless",
      "enduring",
      "eternal",
      "everlasting",
      "immortal",
      "lasting",
      "long-lived",
      "permanent",
      "perpetual",
      "timeless",
      "undying",
      "unending"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": passing swiftly : transitory":[
        "\u2026 the often fleeting nature of fame and fortune \u2026",
        "\u2014 Tom Sinclair"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "I caught a fleeting glimpse of the comet.",
      "had a fleeting desire to jump into the cool lake but kept on hiking",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Unlike our old Keds that weren\u2019t worth much after a season or two, many of today\u2019s sneakers actually increase in value as initial supply is often limited and collaborations are fleeting and tough to get your hands on. \u2014 Jane Hanson, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
      "Finally, the idea that anxiety is fleeting and harmless simply isn't true. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 22 May 2022",
      "But as industry analysts warned at the time, the relief from the emergency oil releases was fleeting and relatively minor. \u2014 Matt Egan, CNN , 9 May 2022",
      "But history has a way of revealing what was fleeting and what was truly prescient. \u2014 Courtney Sender, The Atlantic , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "The stream of videos and images of the war in Ukraine reminds us that peace is fleeting and in need of constant effort to support it. \u2014 WSJ , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "The encounters were fleeting and informal, and the two didn\u2019t really keep in touch, Johnson recalled during a recent interview. \u2014 Courtney Astolfi, cleveland , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "This type of fleeting interaction, underscored by the vanity metrics that track it, is built into the core UX. \u2014 Mike Donoghue, Fortune , 6 Oct. 2021",
      "Any market recovery could prove fleeting , with central banks around the world bent on draining liquidity to combat runaway inflation. \u2014 Joanna Ossinger, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1563, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0113-ti\u014b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for fleeting transient , transitory , ephemeral , momentary , fugitive , fleeting , evanescent mean lasting or staying only a short time. transient applies to what is actually short in its duration or stay. a hotel catering primarily to transient guests transitory applies to what is by its nature or essence bound to change, pass, or come to an end. fame in the movies is transitory ephemeral implies striking brevity of life or duration. many slang words are ephemeral momentary suggests coming and going quickly and therefore being merely a brief interruption of a more enduring state. my feelings of guilt were only momentary fugitive and fleeting imply passing so quickly as to make apprehending difficult. let a fugitive smile flit across his face fleeting moments of joy evanescent suggests a quick vanishing and an airy or fragile quality. the story has an evanescent touch of whimsy that is lost in translation",
    "synonyms":[
      "brief",
      "deciduous",
      "ephemeral",
      "evanescent",
      "flash",
      "fugacious",
      "fugitive",
      "impermanent",
      "momentary",
      "passing",
      "short-lived",
      "temporary",
      "transient",
      "transitory"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030225",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
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  "fleetly":{
    "antonyms":[
      "blistering",
      "breakneck",
      "breathless",
      "brisk",
      "dizzy",
      "fast",
      "fleet-footed",
      "flying",
      "galloping",
      "hasty",
      "hot",
      "lightning",
      "nippy",
      "quick",
      "rapid",
      "rapid-fire",
      "rattling",
      "snappy",
      "speedy",
      "splitting",
      "swift",
      "whirlwind",
      "zippy"
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      ": flow":[],
      ": swift in motion : nimble":[],
      ": to cause (time) to pass usually quickly or imperceptibly":[
        "many young gentlemen \u2026 fleet the time carelessly",
        "\u2014 William Shakespeare"
      ],
      ": to fade away : vanish":[],
      ": to fly swiftly":[
        "clouds fleeting across the sky"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "He was the commander of the Pacific fleet .",
      "The company has a large fleet of delivery trucks.",
      "Adjective",
      "a jewel thief said to be light of heart and fleet of foot",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "This working harbor is home to a large sports fishing fleet , which just shifted into high gear for summer season. \u2014 Leslie Kelly, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
      "China\u2019s previous two carriers, named after the provinces of Shandong and Liaoning in northeastern China, are considered less sophisticated than most of the U.S. fleet , which is nuclear powered. \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022",
      "Finally, a common outcry has been against the trawl fleet , which does take crab as bycatch in the Bering Sea. \u2014 Elizabeth Earl For Alaska Journal Of Commerce, Anchorage Daily News , 16 June 2022",
      "Shoppers can choose from a fleet of colors, including gray, pink, and yellow. \u2014 Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com , 12 June 2022",
      "The country will deploy 500 firefighter commandos into its forests, and beef up its fleet of planes to 86 from 74. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 15 June 2022",
      "The complaint said comparable agencies, such as the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, are outpacing Metro, which will have less than 20 percent of its fleet converted in 2030. \u2014 Justin George, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
      "Berman handles commercial and residential moves, along with some delivery work, and has nine trucks and a tractor-trailer in its fleet . \u2014 Sean Mcdonnell, cleveland , 14 June 2022",
      "The city has several rental car companies, but some of them sold part of their fleet during the pandemic and have not restored their stock, said Andy Vobora, a spokesperson for Travel Lane County. \u2014 oregonlive , 14 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Some diehard Romantics might object that Hough is too fleet in his approach. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "Building in predictive alerts to provide real time coaching is what is needed, and companies like Nauto are innovating rapidly in fleet predictive intelligence looking ahead vs analyzing statistics alone. \u2014 Cindy Gordon, Forbes , 17 Oct. 2021",
      "Additionally, Ultium Charge 360 will help support home charging and provide non- fleet drivers access to more than 60,000 public places to charge. \u2014 Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press , 16 July 2021",
      "During the orchestral prelude, Daniel Barenboim drew a crisp, clean and fleet performance from the players. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Mar. 2020",
      "Burns thinks his company can compete for a share of the electric vehicle market by being quicker to adjust to technology and by targeting commercial, fleet customers who want more than what conventional trucks can supply. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 8 Nov. 2019",
      "Burns thinks his company can compete for a share of the electric vehicle market by being quicker to adjust to new technology and by targeting commercial, fleet customers who want more than what conventional trucks can supply. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Nov. 2019",
      "Receiver Jaylen Erwin on Sunday didn\u2019t list Allen among the fleetest players on the team. \u2014 Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times , 11 Aug. 2019",
      "The airline will be accepting the delivery of three more aircraft this year, bringing its fleet total to 10 Boeing 737-NG 800s by the end of 2019. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 July 2019",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Jones was promoted to fleet manager, in charge of keeping the factory\u2019s forklifts and carts on schedule, maintained and repaired. \u2014 Margot Roosevelt, Los Angeles Times , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "And with every purchase, the global industrial base deepens, offering the U.S. F-35 fleet an extra measure of resiliency. \u2014 Craig Hooper, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "The stations also have to be accessible to the general public, or to fleet operators from more than one company. \u2014 Timothy Puko, WSJ , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Noblet: How will fleet electrification grow in the next 5-10 years, from your perspective? \u2014 Stacy Noblet, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
      "These figures are not conventionally lovely, and yet Arnold is able to make striking images out of scenes that would otherwise fleet by, unnoticed. \u2014 The New Yorker , 29 Jan. 2022",
      "Hyundai set a record for retail sales -- meaning excluding sales to fleet customers -- and increased its market share by eight-tenths of a percentage point. \u2014 Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN , 11 Jan. 2022",
      "Initially, two versions of the Silverado EV will be produced: The WT, or work truck, will be pitched to fleet and commercial customers; and the RST First Edition will target those who want lots of luxury features on top of towing and cargo capacity. \u2014 Paul A. Eisenstein, NBC News , 5 Jan. 2022",
      "Nikola\u2019s business model is based on long-term leases of its trucks to fleet operators that include fuel as part of the prices. \u2014 Alan Ohnsman, Forbes , 15 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 3":"Verb",
      "circa 1529, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English flete , from Old English fl\u0113ot ship, from fl\u0113otan":"Noun",
      "Middle English fleten , from Old English fl\u0113otan ; akin to Old High German fliozzan to float, Old English fl\u014dwan to flow":"Verb",
      "probably from fleet entry 3":"Adjective"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0113t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for fleet Adjective fast , rapid , swift , fleet , quick , speedy , hasty , expeditious mean moving, proceeding, or acting with celerity. fast and rapid are very close in meaning, but fast applies particularly to the thing that moves fast horses and rapid to the movement itself. rapid current swift suggests great rapidity coupled with ease of movement. returned the ball with one swift stroke fleet adds the implication of lightness and nimbleness. fleet runners quick suggests promptness and the taking of little time. a quick wit speedy implies quickness of successful accomplishment speedy delivery of mail and may also suggest unusual velocity. hasty suggests hurry and precipitousness and often connotes carelessness. a hasty inspection expeditious suggests efficiency together with rapidity of accomplishment. the expeditious handling of an order",
    "synonyms":[
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      "caravan",
      "cavalcade",
      "line",
      "motorcade",
      "train"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232911",
    "type":[
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      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
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  "fleetness":{
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      "blistering",
      "breakneck",
      "breathless",
      "brisk",
      "dizzy",
      "fast",
      "fleet-footed",
      "flying",
      "galloping",
      "hasty",
      "hot",
      "lightning",
      "nippy",
      "quick",
      "rapid",
      "rapid-fire",
      "rattling",
      "snappy",
      "speedy",
      "splitting",
      "swift",
      "whirlwind",
      "zippy"
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    "definitions":{
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      ": fleeting":[],
      ": flow":[],
      ": swift in motion : nimble":[],
      ": to cause (time) to pass usually quickly or imperceptibly":[
        "many young gentlemen \u2026 fleet the time carelessly",
        "\u2014 William Shakespeare"
      ],
      ": to fade away : vanish":[],
      ": to fly swiftly":[
        "clouds fleeting across the sky"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "He was the commander of the Pacific fleet .",
      "The company has a large fleet of delivery trucks.",
      "Adjective",
      "a jewel thief said to be light of heart and fleet of foot",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "This working harbor is home to a large sports fishing fleet , which just shifted into high gear for summer season. \u2014 Leslie Kelly, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
      "China\u2019s previous two carriers, named after the provinces of Shandong and Liaoning in northeastern China, are considered less sophisticated than most of the U.S. fleet , which is nuclear powered. \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022",
      "Finally, a common outcry has been against the trawl fleet , which does take crab as bycatch in the Bering Sea. \u2014 Elizabeth Earl For Alaska Journal Of Commerce, Anchorage Daily News , 16 June 2022",
      "Shoppers can choose from a fleet of colors, including gray, pink, and yellow. \u2014 Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com , 12 June 2022",
      "The country will deploy 500 firefighter commandos into its forests, and beef up its fleet of planes to 86 from 74. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 15 June 2022",
      "The complaint said comparable agencies, such as the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, are outpacing Metro, which will have less than 20 percent of its fleet converted in 2030. \u2014 Justin George, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
      "Berman handles commercial and residential moves, along with some delivery work, and has nine trucks and a tractor-trailer in its fleet . \u2014 Sean Mcdonnell, cleveland , 14 June 2022",
      "The city has several rental car companies, but some of them sold part of their fleet during the pandemic and have not restored their stock, said Andy Vobora, a spokesperson for Travel Lane County. \u2014 oregonlive , 14 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Some diehard Romantics might object that Hough is too fleet in his approach. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "Building in predictive alerts to provide real time coaching is what is needed, and companies like Nauto are innovating rapidly in fleet predictive intelligence looking ahead vs analyzing statistics alone. \u2014 Cindy Gordon, Forbes , 17 Oct. 2021",
      "Additionally, Ultium Charge 360 will help support home charging and provide non- fleet drivers access to more than 60,000 public places to charge. \u2014 Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press , 16 July 2021",
      "During the orchestral prelude, Daniel Barenboim drew a crisp, clean and fleet performance from the players. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Mar. 2020",
      "Burns thinks his company can compete for a share of the electric vehicle market by being quicker to adjust to technology and by targeting commercial, fleet customers who want more than what conventional trucks can supply. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 8 Nov. 2019",
      "Burns thinks his company can compete for a share of the electric vehicle market by being quicker to adjust to new technology and by targeting commercial, fleet customers who want more than what conventional trucks can supply. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Nov. 2019",
      "Receiver Jaylen Erwin on Sunday didn\u2019t list Allen among the fleetest players on the team. \u2014 Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times , 11 Aug. 2019",
      "The airline will be accepting the delivery of three more aircraft this year, bringing its fleet total to 10 Boeing 737-NG 800s by the end of 2019. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 July 2019",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Jones was promoted to fleet manager, in charge of keeping the factory\u2019s forklifts and carts on schedule, maintained and repaired. \u2014 Margot Roosevelt, Los Angeles Times , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "And with every purchase, the global industrial base deepens, offering the U.S. F-35 fleet an extra measure of resiliency. \u2014 Craig Hooper, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "The stations also have to be accessible to the general public, or to fleet operators from more than one company. \u2014 Timothy Puko, WSJ , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Noblet: How will fleet electrification grow in the next 5-10 years, from your perspective? \u2014 Stacy Noblet, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
      "These figures are not conventionally lovely, and yet Arnold is able to make striking images out of scenes that would otherwise fleet by, unnoticed. \u2014 The New Yorker , 29 Jan. 2022",
      "Hyundai set a record for retail sales -- meaning excluding sales to fleet customers -- and increased its market share by eight-tenths of a percentage point. \u2014 Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN , 11 Jan. 2022",
      "Initially, two versions of the Silverado EV will be produced: The WT, or work truck, will be pitched to fleet and commercial customers; and the RST First Edition will target those who want lots of luxury features on top of towing and cargo capacity. \u2014 Paul A. Eisenstein, NBC News , 5 Jan. 2022",
      "Nikola\u2019s business model is based on long-term leases of its trucks to fleet operators that include fuel as part of the prices. \u2014 Alan Ohnsman, Forbes , 15 Oct. 2021"
    ],
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      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 3":"Verb",
      "circa 1529, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English flete , from Old English fl\u0113ot ship, from fl\u0113otan":"Noun",
      "Middle English fleten , from Old English fl\u0113otan ; akin to Old High German fliozzan to float, Old English fl\u014dwan to flow":"Verb",
      "probably from fleet entry 3":"Adjective"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0113t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for fleet Adjective fast , rapid , swift , fleet , quick , speedy , hasty , expeditious mean moving, proceeding, or acting with celerity. fast and rapid are very close in meaning, but fast applies particularly to the thing that moves fast horses and rapid to the movement itself. rapid current swift suggests great rapidity coupled with ease of movement. returned the ball with one swift stroke fleet adds the implication of lightness and nimbleness. fleet runners quick suggests promptness and the taking of little time. a quick wit speedy implies quickness of successful accomplishment speedy delivery of mail and may also suggest unusual velocity. hasty suggests hurry and precipitousness and often connotes carelessness. a hasty inspection expeditious suggests efficiency together with rapidity of accomplishment. the expeditious handling of an order",
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      "line",
      "motorcade",
      "train"
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    "examples":[],
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flen(t)s\u0259(r)"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133913",
    "type":[
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      "\u2014 see Chemical Elements Table":[
        "\u2014 symbol Fl"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "2012, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions (of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Dubna, Russia) + -ium":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180226",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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  "flesh":{
    "antonyms":[
      "amplify",
      "develop",
      "dilate (on ",
      "elaborate (on)",
      "enlarge (on ",
      "expand"
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      ": an illusion that matter has sensation":[],
      ": edible parts of an animal":[],
      ": facts or details that provide substance to something":[
        "Her careful documentation puts the necessary flesh on much that has been merely speculation \u2026",
        "\u2014 John H. Crook"
      ],
      ": flesh of a mammal or fowl eaten as food":[],
      ": gratify":[],
      ": human beings : humankind":[],
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      ": in person and alive":[],
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      ": the condition of having ample fat on the body":[
        "cattle in good flesh"
      ],
      ": the physical nature of human beings":[
        "the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak",
        "\u2014 Matthew 26:41 (King James Version)"
      ],
      ": to become fleshy":[
        "\u2014 often used with up or out"
      ],
      ": to free from flesh":[],
      ": to initiate or habituate especially by giving a foretaste":[],
      ": to make fuller or more nearly complete":[
        "\u2014 used with out museums fleshing out their collections with borrowed works"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "the flabby white flesh of his belly",
      "a disease that causes sores on the flesh",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The carp\u2019s skeleton is composed of an intricate lacework of intermuscular bones that branch off in a Y shape deep inside the flesh of the fish, creating a vexing puzzle for a fillet knife. \u2014 Peter Kendall, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
      "One historian even reported that his dying wish was to have all the flesh boiled off his body so that his bones could be mounted on a standard and brought onto Scottish battlefields. \u2014 Anne Th\u00e9riault, Longreads , 21 June 2022",
      "When eating fresh watermelon, most people stick to the red or pink flesh . \u2014 Erica Sweeney, Good Housekeeping , 16 June 2022",
      "The best holes ask the golfer to do this in unique and creative ways, using the natural lay of the land to provide the bones for the strategy and then allowing the architect to provide the flesh in the features. \u2014 Joe Passov, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
      "After a recent trip to Mississippi, my 8-year-old son came back with a nasty souvenir: A fat black tick embedded in the flesh below his waist band. \u2014 al , 13 June 2022",
      "Jensen Ackles made his debut as Soldier Boy in the flesh on The Boys season 3, episode 4, which dropped on Amazon today. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 10 June 2022",
      "Peel the mangos, cut the flesh of the fruit from the pit, and add it to the bowl of a food processor. \u2014 Michael A. Gardiner, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 June 2022",
      "Those who want to press the flesh in theaters will get that opportunity for a week or two, and everyone else will catch it at home. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 4 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Arriving with just the verses, Mills helped Johnson flesh out the chorus and added his signature textural musical flourishes to the beautiful, slightly funky cut. \u2014 Dan Hyman, SPIN , 24 June 2022",
      "Beyond its stellar voice acting and resolution, additional quests flesh out the game's ending, making Final Cut the best way to play this new classic. \u2014 Harry Rabinowitz, Popular Mechanics , 24 June 2022",
      "Linda Cooper, chair of the credentials committee, responded by arguing for a study committee to flesh out what pastor means. \u2014 Michelle Boorstein And Sarah Pulliam Bailey, Anchorage Daily News , 15 June 2022",
      "Justices, though, didn\u2019t fully flesh out the precise scope of constitutional protections. \u2014 Jacob Gershman, WSJ , 11 May 2022",
      "The new data will flesh out the contours of a dramatically different world. \u2014 Time , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "The new data will flesh out the contours of a dramatically different world. \u2014 CBS News , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "That said, Federle struggles to flesh out other character conflicts properly, most notably the familial drama between Sherrie and Heidi, who\u2019ve let a long-standing feud fracture their sisterly bond. \u2014 Courtney Howard, Variety , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "To add new depth to its characters, flesh out more of the world, and raise the stakes in a way that feels grand and epic without being silly. \u2014 Eric Ravenscraft, Wired , 2 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1530, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Old English fl\u01e3sc ; akin to Old High German fleisk flesh and perhaps to Old English fl\u0113an to flay \u2014 more at flay":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flesh"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "meat"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200155",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "flesh (out)":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to provide more information about (something) : to make (something) more complete by adding details":[
        "You need to flesh out your plan with more details.",
        "She fleshes out the characters in her novels very well."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031221",
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ]
  },
  "flesh and blood":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": corporeal nature as composed of flesh and of blood":[],
      ": near kindred":[
        "\u2014 used chiefly in the phrase one's own flesh and blood"
      ],
      ": substance , reality":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And Elvis himself remains a cipher, a symbol, more myth than flesh and blood . \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022",
      "But the boogeyman in this 1978-set, fiendishly shivery thriller \u2014 which Derrickson directed and co-wrote, with C. Robert Cargill, from a short story by Joe Hill, the son of Stephen King \u2014 is 100 percent flesh and blood . \u2014 Michael O'sullivan, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
      "Her voice is exalted by that reach, the rush of stretching one\u2019s limbs, flesh and blood high. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
      "At the same time, the subject is a (mostly) flesh and blood person, clearly living her idea of her best life, with her purposeful positivity and supernatural interests, and doing no one harm. \u2014 Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
      "The range is astonishing, and so is her depiction of them: flesh and blood humans evoking boredom, pain, strength, ambivalence and expectation. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "Here, Anne gets to be not just an iconic queen, but a flesh and blood human woman trying, and failing, to overcome the odds stacked against her. \u2014 Caroline Framke, Variety , 9 Dec. 2021",
      "Gerrard, that day, offered a glimpse of what happens when Roy Race exists in flesh and blood , rather than on the page: an endless round of hopeful, hopeless shots, each one more desperate than the last. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Nov. 2021",
      "Yet McCloud and his cast make these characters flesh and blood , not just historical examples. \u2014 Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com , 31 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220745",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flesh crow":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": carrion crow":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-195046",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flesh side":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": flesh sense 7":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174415",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flesh wound":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an injury involving penetration of the body musculature without damage to bones or internal organs":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Littlegrey had another flesh wound on January 29, 2021, on his right thumb. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "The round went through the victim\u2019s neck, leaving a flesh wound and shattering the car window. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 21 Nov. 2021",
      "Wakileh said Sytz tried to play it off as a minor flesh wound . \u2014 Michael Williams, SFChronicle.com , 4 Dec. 2020",
      "The stray buckshot that Matvey catches is just the opening flesh wound in his exchange of blows with Andrei, which more or less fills the running time. \u2014 Glenn Kenny, New York Times , 20 Apr. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1655, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020842",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flesh-colored":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1611, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002308",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "flesh-eating":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": feeding on or destroying flesh or soft tissue":[
        "A Kentucky man was diagnosed with a flesh-eating infection after he went camping along the Green River.",
        "\u2014 Dayton (Ohio) Daily News",
        "\u2026 infestation by blowflies whose eggs hatch into flesh-eating maggots.",
        "\u2014 Kerry Capell",
        "But according to Eugenie Clark, a University of Maryland zoologist, \"the white shark, the largest flesh-eating fish, is anything but a mindless, constant eating machine.\"",
        "\u2014 Discover",
        "Natural history buffs will find \u2026 a 145-million-year-old foot from the Allosaur, one of the largest flesh-eating dinosaurs \u2026",
        "\u2014 Carolyn Hughes Crowley"
      ],
      "\u2014 see also flesh-eating bacterium , flesh-eating disease":[
        "A Kentucky man was diagnosed with a flesh-eating infection after he went camping along the Green River.",
        "\u2014 Dayton (Ohio) Daily News",
        "\u2026 infestation by blowflies whose eggs hatch into flesh-eating maggots.",
        "\u2014 Kerry Capell",
        "But according to Eugenie Clark, a University of Maryland zoologist, \"the white shark, the largest flesh-eating fish, is anything but a mindless, constant eating machine.\"",
        "\u2014 Discover",
        "Natural history buffs will find \u2026 a 145-million-year-old foot from the Allosaur, one of the largest flesh-eating dinosaurs \u2026",
        "\u2014 Carolyn Hughes Crowley"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1588, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flesh-\u02cc\u0113-ti\u014b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-175735",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "flesh-eating bacterium":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a bacterium (such as a Group A streptococcus or MRSA ) that causes necrotizing fasciitis":[
        "Blunt trauma that doesn't tear the skin can also permit entry of flesh-eating bacteria , according to the CDC.",
        "\u2014 Susan Scutti and Jen Christensen",
        "The rise of superbugs that can survive multiple antibiotics\u2014such as MRSA, the notorious \" flesh-eating bacterium \"\u2014has turned once-trivial infections into persistent problems.",
        "\u2014 Valerie Ross",
        "\u2026 the notorious streptococcus strain known as \"the flesh-eating bacterium .\"",
        "\u2014 Laurie Garrett"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1994, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115747",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flesh-eating disease":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": necrotizing fasciitis":[
        "Many people carry streptococcus without ever getting sick, so medical experts are baffled as to why some people develop the flesh-eating disease while others do not.",
        "\u2014 Rosa Maria Santana",
        "Known as necrotizing fasciitis, flesh-eating disease is a rare infection that spreads quickly throughout the body just under the skin.",
        "\u2014 Arti Patel"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1994, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-185636",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flesh-pressing":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the act of greeting and shaking hands with people especially while campaigning for political office":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1969, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flesh-\u02ccpre-si\u014b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061139",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "fleshburn":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a brush with which to rub or cleanse the flesh of the body":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090434",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "fleshiness":{
    "antonyms":[
      "juiceless",
      "sapless"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": marked by, consisting of, or resembling flesh":[],
      ": not thin, dry, or membranous":[
        "fleshy fungi"
      ],
      ": succulent , pulpy":[
        "the fleshy texture of a melon"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "the fleshy part of the thigh",
      "the fleshy texture of the melon",
      "a plant with fleshy leaves",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Rich and fleshy , this chardonnay has enough racy acidity to keep it together. \u2014 Dave Mcintyre, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
      "The crushed green olives should be big and fleshy , like a chunky relish to contrast the icy bite of the fennel. \u2014 Ben Mimscooking Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 29 May 2022",
      "People now get off on seeing mondo mutation, steel meeting tissue, fleshy destruction rebranded as a genetically superior, high-art geek show. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 2 June 2022",
      "Now De Kooning\u2019s woman is an energetic body, a commanding figure with visual weight and fleshy mass seated in three-dimensional optical space. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
      "The fleshy , round pads stand upright and produce large, yellow blooms in summer, well visited by pollinators. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 May 2022",
      "Guston painted in thick, fleshy pinks, commonly outlining his figures in red or black instead of filling them in. \u2014 Lily Meyer, The Atlantic , 24 May 2022",
      "These preparations blanch the normally deep burgundy tissue to pale fleshy color that\u2019s not quite tan and not quite pink. \u2014 Brenda Goodman, CNN , 13 May 2022",
      "Donna has an eye for decorating, too, evinced by the lacy web of fried squid ink hovering above a collection of sweet scallops gathered on pureed potatoes and fleshy black trumpet mushrooms. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fle-sh\u0113",
      "\u02c8flesh-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "juicy",
      "pulpy",
      "succulent"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014319",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "fleshly":{
    "antonyms":[
      "heavenly",
      "nontemporal",
      "unearthly",
      "unworldly"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": corporeal , bodily":[],
      ": fleshy sense 1a":[],
      ": having a sensuous quality":[
        "fleshly art"
      ],
      ": not spiritual : worldly":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "a time of year when people shouldn't focus on fleshly concerns, but instead on spiritual matters",
      "the fleshly eye sees the only finished painting, but the mind's eye sees the genius behind its creation",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There is a leveling effect to his approach, one that allows About Endlessness to find grandeur in the smallest of everyday moments while also highlighting the fallible, fleshly absurdity of even history\u2019s most outsize figures. \u2014 Alison Willmore, Vulture , 30 Apr. 2021",
      "They were tempted by curiosity and hunger, by fleshly desires. \u2014 Karla Cornejo Villavicencio, The New Yorker , 18 Jan. 2021",
      "When all seems lost, a magical, fleshly reappearance defies death\u2019s despair. \u2014 Longreads , 14 Apr. 2020",
      "Our fleshly forms evolved to work within the tug of gravity. \u2014 National Geographic , 12 June 2019",
      "Beasley\u2019s lush and sculptures are anchored in fleshly experience. \u2014 Cate Mcquaid, BostonGlobe.com , 23 May 2018",
      "A bovine nirvana, in other words, where the fleshly mortification of Theravada Buddhism does not apply. \u2014 Joseph Hincks / Hong Kong, Time , 30 Aug. 2017",
      "For two decades, Howard has sworn off liquor, cigarettes, women, and other fleshly temptations. \u2014 Matt Wolfe, New Republic , 2 Aug. 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flesh-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for fleshly carnal , fleshly , sensual , animal mean having a relation to the body. carnal may mean only this but more often connotes derogatorily an action or manifestation of a person's lower nature. gave in to carnal desires fleshly is less derogatory than carnal . a saint who had experienced fleshly temptations sensual may apply to any gratification of a bodily desire or pleasure but commonly implies sexual appetite with absence of the spiritual or intellectual. fleshpots providing sensual delights animal stresses the physical as distinguished from the rational nature of a person. led a mindless animal existence",
    "synonyms":[
      "carnal",
      "earthborn",
      "earthbound",
      "earthly",
      "material",
      "mundane",
      "sublunary",
      "temporal",
      "terrene",
      "terrestrial",
      "worldly"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175836",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "fleshpot":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a place of lascivious entertainment":[
        "\u2014 usually used in plural"
      ],
      ": bodily comfort : luxury":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1592, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flesh-\u02ccp\u00e4t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105345",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "fleshy":{
    "antonyms":[
      "juiceless",
      "sapless"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": marked by, consisting of, or resembling flesh":[],
      ": not thin, dry, or membranous":[
        "fleshy fungi"
      ],
      ": succulent , pulpy":[
        "the fleshy texture of a melon"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "the fleshy part of the thigh",
      "the fleshy texture of the melon",
      "a plant with fleshy leaves",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Rich and fleshy , this chardonnay has enough racy acidity to keep it together. \u2014 Dave Mcintyre, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
      "The crushed green olives should be big and fleshy , like a chunky relish to contrast the icy bite of the fennel. \u2014 Ben Mimscooking Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 29 May 2022",
      "People now get off on seeing mondo mutation, steel meeting tissue, fleshy destruction rebranded as a genetically superior, high-art geek show. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 2 June 2022",
      "Now De Kooning\u2019s woman is an energetic body, a commanding figure with visual weight and fleshy mass seated in three-dimensional optical space. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
      "The fleshy , round pads stand upright and produce large, yellow blooms in summer, well visited by pollinators. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 May 2022",
      "Guston painted in thick, fleshy pinks, commonly outlining his figures in red or black instead of filling them in. \u2014 Lily Meyer, The Atlantic , 24 May 2022",
      "These preparations blanch the normally deep burgundy tissue to pale fleshy color that\u2019s not quite tan and not quite pink. \u2014 Brenda Goodman, CNN , 13 May 2022",
      "Donna has an eye for decorating, too, evinced by the lacy web of fried squid ink hovering above a collection of sweet scallops gathered on pureed potatoes and fleshy black trumpet mushrooms. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fle-sh\u0113",
      "\u02c8flesh-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "juicy",
      "pulpy",
      "succulent"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174136",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "fleshy fruit":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a fruit (such as a berry, drupe, or pome) consisting largely of soft succulent tissue":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Sour red cherry with bay leaf and fresh blackberry with hints of rosebud and tree bark and just an overall wild character with a touch of grip but plenty of fleshy fruit to balance it out. \u2014 Cathrine Todd, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Cracked black pepper and multi-layered black fruit that had a mix of wild flowers and fresh thyme that had a chewy texture with plenty of fleshy fruit to balance it out and a lifted, bright finish. \u2014 Cathrine Todd, Forbes , 28 Dec. 2021",
      "And the two fleshy fruits could be key ingredients in a cutting-edge approach to lightning-fast electric charging, from your iPhone to your Tesla. \u2014 Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics , 26 Feb. 2020",
      "Oil pressed from the fleshy fruit that grows near the trunks of oil palm trees has a neutral taste, long shelf life and high smoking temperature. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Dec. 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1829, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111121",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "fleshy sponge":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a sponge (class Demospongiae) lacking a definite skeleton":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225746",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flet":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": made with skimmed milk : skimmed":[
        "flet cheese",
        "flet milk"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "from obsolete past participle of fleet entry 4":"Adjective"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\"",
      "\u02c8flet"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205710",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "fletch":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": feather sense 1a":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "These fibers can be used as threads (great for fletching arrows). \u2014 Tim Macwelch, Outdoor Life , 17 Dec. 2019",
      "Phillips became a contractor and then started manufacturing Arizona EZ Fletch, a fletching tool that makes and repairs archery arrows. \u2014 Georgann Yara, azcentral , 8 Dec. 2019",
      "Most shoulder bows and arrows fletched with chicken feathers. \u2014 The Economist , 7 June 2018",
      "Standing in the clearing is a boy holding a child-size bow and arrows fletched with black feathers. \u2014 National Geographic , 18 May 2016",
      "Standing in the clearing is a boy holding a child-size bow and arrows fletched with black feathers. \u2014 National Geographic , 18 May 2016"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1656, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "back-formation from fletcher":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flech"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210719",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "fletcher":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a maker of arrows":[],
      "John 1579\u20131625 English dramatist":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Equally interesting: blacksmiths, Native American potters and adobe-house builders, fletchers and coopers (that's arrow- and barrel-makers), glaziers making glass from sand, cooks trying a mac and cheese recipe written in 1784. \u2014 Emma Grey Ellis, WIRED , 25 June 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English fleccher , from Anglo-French flecher , from fleche arrow \u2014 more at fl\u00e8che":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fle-ch\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190520",
    "type":[
      "biographical name",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "fletcher?pronunciation&lang=en_us&dir=f&file=fletch02":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a maker of arrows":[],
      "John 1579\u20131625 English dramatist":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Equally interesting: blacksmiths, Native American potters and adobe-house builders, fletchers and coopers (that's arrow- and barrel-makers), glaziers making glass from sand, cooks trying a mac and cheese recipe written in 1784. \u2014 Emma Grey Ellis, WIRED , 25 June 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English fleccher , from Anglo-French flecher , from fleche arrow \u2014 more at fl\u00e8che":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fle-ch\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191134",
    "type":[
      "biographical name",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flex":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an act of bragging or showing off":[
        "Monster (1994) was R.E.M.'s weird flex : an over-the-top rock album saturated with distortion, propelled by power chords and guitar feedback, and voiced by singer Michael Stipe's newly found enthusiasm.",
        "\u2014 David Gill"
      ],
      ": an act or instance of flexing or bending":[
        "[Trae] Young finished with 22 points, seven assists and two steals\u2014and a muscle flex after the game-winner.",
        "\u2014 Chris Vivlamore"
      ],
      ": an electric cord":[],
      ": bend":[],
      ": flexibility , pliancy":[
        "The \u2026 fillet blade has a nice flex to it.",
        "\u2014 Matt Foster"
      ],
      ": to bend especially repeatedly":[],
      ": to demonstrate one's strength":[
        "an exaggerated need to flex his political muscles",
        "\u2014 J. P. Lash"
      ],
      ": to make an ostentatious display of something : show off":[
        "While tons of influencers love to flex on Instagram via designer bags and other luxury splurges, others are all about that perfect high-low balance \u2026",
        "\u2014 Bella Gerard",
        "\u2014 often used with on to indicate the person, group, etc. at whom the display is directed It's in-your-face branding that is all about flexing on your friends in their more common, more conventional limousines. \u2014 Max Finkel"
      ],
      ": to move muscles so as to cause flexion of (a joint)":[],
      ": to move or tense (a muscle) by contraction":[],
      ": to talk in a boastful or aggressive way":[
        "\"Bronze\" is one of the most straightforward new tracks: a boastful and insidiously dark song that sees him flexing about his many wins.",
        "\u2014 Raisa Bruner",
        "\u2014 often used with on to indicate the person, group, etc. at whom the talk is directed Hip-hop has never just been about selling drugs, flexing on haters, and threatening enemies, as many like to portray it. \u2014 Aaron Williams \u2026 he \u2026 went searching for criticism, then tried to flex on a random criticizer. \u2014 Ashley Feinberg \"\u2026 And if President Trump is going to continue to flex on China, whether it's with tariffs, whether it's just talking tough and tweeting tough, that still draws a very stark contrast between himself and the Democratic Party. \u2026\" \u2014 Mattie Duppler"
      ],
      ": use , demonstrate":[
        "flexing her skills as a singer"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "He flexed the muscles of his right arm.",
      "a material that flexes easily"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1905, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "circa 1521, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "circa 1934, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Latin flexus, past participle of flectere \"to cause to go in a different direction, bend, curve,\" of uncertain origin":"Verb",
      "derivative of flex entry 1":"Noun",
      "short for flexible cord":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fleks"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-195807",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "flexibility":{
    "antonyms":[
      "established",
      "fixed",
      "immutable",
      "inelastic",
      "inflexible",
      "invariable",
      "nonmalleable",
      "ramrod",
      "set",
      "unadaptable",
      "unalterable",
      "unbudgeable",
      "unchangeable"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": capable of being flexed : pliant":[
        "flexible branches swaying in the breeze"
      ],
      ": characterized by a ready capability to adapt to new, different, or changing requirements":[
        "a flexible foreign policy",
        "a flexible schedule"
      ],
      ": yielding to influence : tractable":[
        "a flexible person without strong convictions"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "flexible branches swaying in the breeze",
      "a material that is both strong and flexible",
      "She's been doing exercises to become stronger and more flexible .",
      "Our schedule for the weekend is very flexible .",
      "This computer program has to be flexible to meet all our needs.",
      "Whatever you want to do is fine with me. I'm flexible .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The theater itself will be flexible enough to move the stage and seating, which will hover around 30. \u2014 Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star , 28 June 2022",
      "Those who are still looking to book travel for this summer should probably prepare to be flexible . \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 27 June 2022",
      "All training and materials are provided; time commitment is flexible . \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 June 2022",
      "And the bill is flexible , allowing officials to create standards that would tackle the cooling issue in different ways beyond air conditioning, with technologies such as insulation, air sealing, increased shade, cool roofs and fans. \u2014 Mark Wolfe For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 23 June 2022",
      "Winning in this economic environment is about staying flexible enough to adapt and adjust. \u2014 Chris Gadek, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "Its polypropylene construction makes this a durable tool as well, while still remaining flexible enough to flex and bend to fit the gutter shape. \u2014 Alex Rennie, Popular Mechanics , 12 June 2022",
      "Animal brains are flexible enough to adapt to new situations, a fundamental characteristic of all brains, neuroscientists say. \u2014 Daniela Hernandez, WSJ , 6 Feb. 2022",
      "Nonetheless, planners managed to ease traffic with more buses, shifting deliveries to nighttime and encouraging flexible work schedules. \u2014 Rachel Urangastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, borrowed from Latin flexibilis, from flexus (past participle of flectere \"to cause to go in a different direction, bend, curve,\" of uncertain origin) + -ibilis -ible":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flek-s\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for flexible elastic , resilient , springy , flexible , supple mean able to endure strain without being permanently injured. elastic implies the property of resisting deformation by stretching. an elastic waistband resilient implies the ability to recover shape quickly when the deforming force or pressure is removed. a resilient innersole springy stresses both the ease with which something yields to pressure and the quickness of its return to original shape. the cake is done when the top is springy flexible applies to something which may or may not be resilient or elastic but which can be bent or folded without breaking. flexible plastic tubing supple applies to something that can be readily bent, twisted, or folded without any sign of injury. supple leather",
    "synonyms":[
      "adaptable",
      "adjustable",
      "alterable",
      "changeable",
      "elastic",
      "fluid",
      "malleable",
      "modifiable",
      "pliable",
      "variable"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131337",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "noun,"
    ]
  },
  "flexible":{
    "antonyms":[
      "established",
      "fixed",
      "immutable",
      "inelastic",
      "inflexible",
      "invariable",
      "nonmalleable",
      "ramrod",
      "set",
      "unadaptable",
      "unalterable",
      "unbudgeable",
      "unchangeable"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": capable of being flexed : pliant":[
        "flexible branches swaying in the breeze"
      ],
      ": characterized by a ready capability to adapt to new, different, or changing requirements":[
        "a flexible foreign policy",
        "a flexible schedule"
      ],
      ": yielding to influence : tractable":[
        "a flexible person without strong convictions"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "flexible branches swaying in the breeze",
      "a material that is both strong and flexible",
      "She's been doing exercises to become stronger and more flexible .",
      "Our schedule for the weekend is very flexible .",
      "This computer program has to be flexible to meet all our needs.",
      "Whatever you want to do is fine with me. I'm flexible .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The theater itself will be flexible enough to move the stage and seating, which will hover around 30. \u2014 Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star , 28 June 2022",
      "Those who are still looking to book travel for this summer should probably prepare to be flexible . \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 27 June 2022",
      "All training and materials are provided; time commitment is flexible . \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 June 2022",
      "And the bill is flexible , allowing officials to create standards that would tackle the cooling issue in different ways beyond air conditioning, with technologies such as insulation, air sealing, increased shade, cool roofs and fans. \u2014 Mark Wolfe For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 23 June 2022",
      "Winning in this economic environment is about staying flexible enough to adapt and adjust. \u2014 Chris Gadek, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "Its polypropylene construction makes this a durable tool as well, while still remaining flexible enough to flex and bend to fit the gutter shape. \u2014 Alex Rennie, Popular Mechanics , 12 June 2022",
      "Animal brains are flexible enough to adapt to new situations, a fundamental characteristic of all brains, neuroscientists say. \u2014 Daniela Hernandez, WSJ , 6 Feb. 2022",
      "Nonetheless, planners managed to ease traffic with more buses, shifting deliveries to nighttime and encouraging flexible work schedules. \u2014 Rachel Urangastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, borrowed from Latin flexibilis, from flexus (past participle of flectere \"to cause to go in a different direction, bend, curve,\" of uncertain origin) + -ibilis -ible":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flek-s\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for flexible elastic , resilient , springy , flexible , supple mean able to endure strain without being permanently injured. elastic implies the property of resisting deformation by stretching. an elastic waistband resilient implies the ability to recover shape quickly when the deforming force or pressure is removed. a resilient innersole springy stresses both the ease with which something yields to pressure and the quickness of its return to original shape. the cake is done when the top is springy flexible applies to something which may or may not be resilient or elastic but which can be bent or folded without breaking. flexible plastic tubing supple applies to something that can be readily bent, twisted, or folded without any sign of injury. supple leather",
    "synonyms":[
      "adaptable",
      "adjustable",
      "alterable",
      "changeable",
      "elastic",
      "fluid",
      "malleable",
      "modifiable",
      "pliable",
      "variable"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082759",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "noun,"
    ]
  },
  "flibbertigibbet":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a silly flighty person":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "forced to endure a long flight with a flibbertigibbet as a seat companion",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Miranda Hart is touching as the flibbertigibbet Miss Bates, whom Emma thoughtlessly mocks. \u2014 Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 Feb. 2020",
      "The thought leader of the hippie girls is played by that avatar of feminine passive-aggressive flibbertigibbet solipsism, Lena Dunham, the polar opposite of the no-nonsense, two-fisted, self-contained, masculine ideal represented by Cliff. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 13 Dec. 2019",
      "Instead of acting cool and sophisticated our narrator prattled like a flibbertigibbet . \u2014 Sam Sacks, WSJ , 6 Apr. 2018",
      "Warning: The book has my three-year-old calling her grandmother a flibbertigibbet . \u2014 Megan Gambino, Smithsonian , 18 Dec. 2017",
      "And never mind that its mother is a flibbertigibbet who has no business having a baby. \u2014 Matt Giles, Longreads , 29 Sep. 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English flepergebet":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccfli-b\u0259r-t\u0113-\u02c8ji-b\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "birdbrain",
      "cuckoo",
      "ditz",
      "featherbrain",
      "featherhead",
      "nitwit",
      "rattlebrain",
      "scatterbrain",
      "softhead"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175757",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flick":{
    "antonyms":[
      "film",
      "flicker",
      "motion picture",
      "movie",
      "moving picture",
      "picture"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a light sharp jerky stroke or movement":[
        "a flick of the wrist"
      ],
      ": a sound produced by a flick":[],
      ": flicker entry 2 sense 1":[],
      ": movie":[],
      ": to activate, deactivate, or change by or as if by flicking a switch":[
        "flick off the radio"
      ],
      ": to direct flicks at something":[
        "flicked at the spot with his finger"
      ],
      ": to go or pass quickly or abruptly":[
        "flicking through some papers"
      ],
      ": to move or propel with a light quick movement":[
        "flicked her hair back over her shoulder"
      ],
      ": to remove with light blows":[
        "flicked an ash off her sleeve"
      ],
      ": to strike lightly with a quick sharp motion":[
        "flicked the horse with a whip"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The snake flicked its tongue in and out.",
      "a cow flicking its tail back and forth",
      "She flicked her hair back over her shoulder.",
      "The snake's tongue flicked in and out.",
      "She flicked an ash into the ashtray.",
      "He flicked his cigarette butt out the window.",
      "The boys were flicking each other with towels."
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1629, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
      "1926, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "imitative":"Noun",
      "short for flicker entry 2":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flik"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "dance",
      "dart",
      "flicker",
      "flirt",
      "flit",
      "flitter",
      "flutter",
      "zip"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042403",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "flick-flack":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the noise of repeated light blows":[
        "the milk in the \u2026 churn \u2026 changed its squashing for a decided flick-flack",
        "\u2014 Thomas Hardy"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "imitative":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flik\u02ccflak"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000448",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flick-knife":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": switchblade":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1957, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flik-\u02ccn\u012bf"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062737",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flicker":{
    "antonyms":[
      "film",
      "flick",
      "motion picture",
      "movie",
      "moving picture",
      "picture"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a large barred and spotted North American woodpecker ( Colaptes auratus ) with a brown back that commonly forages on the ground for ants \u2014 compare red-shafted flicker , yellow-shafted flicker":[],
      ": a momentary quickening":[
        "a flicker of anger"
      ],
      ": a repeated momentary defect in a cathode-ray tube image caused especially by slow scanning of the screen":[],
      ": a slight indication : hint":[
        "a flicker of recognition"
      ],
      ": a sudden brief movement":[
        "the flicker of an eyelash"
      ],
      ": a wavering light":[
        "the flicker of a candle"
      ],
      ": an act of flickering":[],
      ": movie":[
        "\u2014 often used in plural"
      ],
      ": to appear or pass briefly or quickly":[
        "Thoughts flickered through his mind.",
        "A smile flickered across her face."
      ],
      ": to burn or shine fitfully or with a fluctuating light":[
        "a candle flickering in the window"
      ],
      ": to cause to flicker":[],
      ": to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter":[
        "Shadows flickered on the wall."
      ],
      ": to produce by flickering":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "A TV was flickering in the background.",
      "The overhead light kept flickering off and on.",
      "Thoughts flickered through his mind.",
      "A smile flickered across her face."
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1809, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1822, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English flikeren , from Old English flicorian":"Verb",
      "probably imitative of its call":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fli-k\u0259r",
      "\u02c8flik-\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "dance",
      "dart",
      "flick",
      "flirt",
      "flit",
      "flitter",
      "flutter",
      "zip"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043133",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "flickertail":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a ground squirrel ( Citellus richardsoni ) chiefly of the north-central U.S. and adjacent Canada":[],
      ": north dakotan":[
        "\u2014 used as a nickname"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043242",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flickery":{
    "antonyms":[
      "film",
      "flick",
      "motion picture",
      "movie",
      "moving picture",
      "picture"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a large barred and spotted North American woodpecker ( Colaptes auratus ) with a brown back that commonly forages on the ground for ants \u2014 compare red-shafted flicker , yellow-shafted flicker":[],
      ": a momentary quickening":[
        "a flicker of anger"
      ],
      ": a repeated momentary defect in a cathode-ray tube image caused especially by slow scanning of the screen":[],
      ": a slight indication : hint":[
        "a flicker of recognition"
      ],
      ": a sudden brief movement":[
        "the flicker of an eyelash"
      ],
      ": a wavering light":[
        "the flicker of a candle"
      ],
      ": an act of flickering":[],
      ": movie":[
        "\u2014 often used in plural"
      ],
      ": to appear or pass briefly or quickly":[
        "Thoughts flickered through his mind.",
        "A smile flickered across her face."
      ],
      ": to burn or shine fitfully or with a fluctuating light":[
        "a candle flickering in the window"
      ],
      ": to cause to flicker":[],
      ": to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter":[
        "Shadows flickered on the wall."
      ],
      ": to produce by flickering":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "A TV was flickering in the background.",
      "The overhead light kept flickering off and on.",
      "Thoughts flickered through his mind.",
      "A smile flickered across her face."
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1809, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1822, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English flikeren , from Old English flicorian":"Verb",
      "probably imitative of its call":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fli-k\u0259r",
      "\u02c8flik-\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "dance",
      "dart",
      "flick",
      "flirt",
      "flit",
      "flitter",
      "flutter",
      "zip"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180217",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "flicky":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": jerky and brisk":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "from flick entry 4 + -y":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flik\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233428",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "flied":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of flied past tense and past participle of fly entry 3"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-175416",
    "type":[]
  },
  "flier":{
    "antonyms":[
      "sure thing"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a reckless or speculative venture":[
        "\u2014 usually used in the phrase take a flier He took a flier in politics soon after getting his degree."
      ],
      ": an advertising circular":[
        "Flyers announcing the concert were distributed throughout the city."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "These birds are graceful fliers .",
      "They distributed flyers announcing the concert throughout the city.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But the traits are worth a flier for a team in the market for a developmental quarterback. \u2014 Michael Middlehurst-schwartz, USA TODAY , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Common strategies such as waiting for prices to drop, going with another airline or spending frequent- flier miles might not be enough to take the sting out of the cost of traveling, industry analysts say. \u2014 Jacob Passy, WSJ , 12 May 2022",
      "There\u2019s a shortcut for U.S. air travelers who want to experience an international carrier without giving up the connections (or the frequent- flier miles) from a U.S. airline. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 May 2022",
      "But even the complex market of frequent- flier miles is an order of magnitude simpler than rebuilding such core operations as ticketing on cryptocurrency technologies like non-fungible tokens (NFTs). \u2014 Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Utah would get an instant (albeit lesser) defensive replacement to protect the rim, while also getting a sizable backcourt piece and a lottery flier . \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
      "At tremendous odds, the Nuggets are worth a flier to sneak past the likes of the Suns and Warriors into the NBA Finals. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "Every day during his commute to work as a physical education teacher in Hillsboro, Daryle Brown drove past a large billboard displaying his father\u2019s missing person flier . \u2014 oregonlive , 19 May 2022",
      "Matt Barnes was a question mark after his second-half collapse, the Sox needed more help than signing Jake Diekman and Matt Strahm, and taking another flier on Hansel Robles. \u2014 Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com , 14 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u012b(-\u0259)r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "adventure",
      "chance",
      "crapshoot",
      "enterprise",
      "flutter",
      "gamble",
      "speculation",
      "throw",
      "venture"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091348",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "fliffis":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a twisting double somersault performed on the trampoline":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "origin unknown":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081011",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "fligged":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of fligged dialectal English variant of fledged"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fligd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-142323",
    "type":[]
  },
  "flight":{
    "antonyms":[
      "break",
      "breakout",
      "bunk",
      "escape",
      "getaway",
      "lam",
      "rout",
      "slip"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a brilliant, imaginative, or unrestrained exercise or display":[
        "a flight of fancy"
      ],
      ": a continuous series of stairs from one landing or floor to another":[
        "Her apartment is four flights up."
      ],
      ": a group of similar beings or objects flying through the air together":[
        "a flight of geese"
      ],
      ": a number of competitors (as in a sport) grouped together on the basis of demonstrated skill or ability or for purposes of elimination contests prior to a final test":[
        "At a meet, shot putters and discus throwers are often separated into flights .",
        "\u2014 Kristin Wolden Nitz"
      ],
      ": a passing through the air or through space outside the earth's atmosphere":[
        "flight of an arrow",
        "the flight of a rocket to the moon"
      ],
      ": a scheduled airplane trip":[
        "Our flight is at noon."
      ],
      ": a selection of alcoholic drinks (such as wines, beers, or whiskeys) for tasting as a group":[
        "Most of the 20 people attending the tasting were German wine collectors and they seemed almost always to prefer the most powerful wine in each flight .",
        "\u2014 James Suckling",
        "The tour meets in the White Labs tasting room, where you will have to ignore the siren call of the beer flights and follow your guide to the actual labs.",
        "\u2014 Karla Peterson"
      ],
      ": a series (as of terraces or conveyors) resembling a flight of stairs":[],
      ": a trip made by or in an airplane or spacecraft":[
        "a transatlantic flight"
      ],
      ": a unit of the U.S. Air Force below a squadron":[],
      ": an act or instance of passing through the air by the use of wings":[
        "the flight of a bee"
      ],
      ": an act or instance of running away":[],
      ": flush":[],
      ": swift movement":[],
      ": the ability to fly":[
        "flight is natural to birds"
      ],
      ": the airplane that is making a trip":[
        "They boarded flight 109."
      ],
      ": the distance covered in such a flight":[],
      ": to rise, settle, or fly in a flock":[
        "geese flighting on the marsh"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1571, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English fluht, fliht ; akin to Old High German fluht flight, Old English fl\u0113on to flee":"Noun",
      "Middle English, from Old English flyht ; akin to Middle Dutch vlucht flight, Old English fl\u0113ogan to fly":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "flying"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032838",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "flight plan":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a usually written statement (as by a pilot) of the details of an intended flight (as of an airplane or spacecraft) usually filed with an authority":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The pilot filed a flight plan before taking off.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This innovative technology continually assesses the weather and traffic on air routes and suggests flight plan updates that can save both time and fuel. \u2014 Ben Baldanza, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
      "A few days before the accident, another pilot noted this discrepancy, leading Air New Zealand to update the flight plan , albeit incorrectly. \u2014 Colin Dickey, Longreads , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Every two to three minutes, the system evaluates the operational safety, ATC compliance, and efficiency of an airplane\u2019s planned and filed flight plan . \u2014 Ben Baldanza, Forbes , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "The original flight plan would have ended in Belgium before Christmas, but Rutherford told Reuters she was delayed in Alaska and Russia. \u2014 Nadine El-bawab, ABC News , 14 Dec. 2021",
      "And Bimm argues that companies should be transparent about something else: whether the crew's flight plan is just to hang out and enjoy the spectacular view, rather than gathering scientific data. \u2014 Ramin Skibba, Wired , 29 Dec. 2021",
      "Conspiracy theorists noted on Thursday night that a flight plan was filed for a private charter from Miami to Las Vegas. \u2014 John Canzano, oregonlive , 3 Dec. 2021",
      "NBCUniversal\u2019s international flight plan for Peacock starts this week: Starting Nov. 16, Sky TV and Now customers in the U.K. and Ireland will get access to the streaming service for no additional fee. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 15 Nov. 2021",
      "Any Time, Every Time Remote flight plan loading is a headline Anthem capability. \u2014 Eric Tegler, Forbes , 21 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1936, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115552",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flight recorder":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a crashworthy instrument for recording flight data (such as airspeed and altitude)":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "On Friday, several Chinese media outlets mistakenly reported that searchers had found the second flight recorder . \u2014 New York Times , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "Hundreds of people in rain gear and rubber boots searched muddy, forested hills in southern China on Thursday for the second flight recorder from a jetliner that crashed with 132 people aboard. \u2014 NBC News , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Accident investigators should be able to find more precise speed data from the jet\u2019s flight recorder . \u2014 Alan Levin And Mary Schlangenstein/bloomberg, Time , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "The Times compares it to the flight recorder of a plane that records the craft\u2019s final moments before crashing so that investigators can determine what went wrong. \u2014 Outside Online , 28 Dec. 2021",
      "Milan Prosecutor Tiziana Siciliano told reporters at the scene of the accident that the plane didn't send out an alarm and the flight recorder had been retrieved, the AP reported. \u2014 Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com , 4 Oct. 2021",
      "Experts say that although an SUV like the Genesis has advanced computers and more pre-crash data are available, the computer data are not equivalent to the information on a jetliner\u2019s flight recorder . \u2014 Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times , 3 Mar. 2021",
      "The aircraft\u2019s black box flight recorder was sent to Paris in June, where international investigators have been examining it. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 22 Aug. 2020",
      "The aircraft's black box flight recorder was sent to Paris in June, where international investigators have been examining it. \u2014 Nasser Karimi, Star Tribune , 23 Aug. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1939, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115934",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flightiness":{
    "antonyms":[
      "imperturbable",
      "nerveless",
      "unexcitable",
      "unflappable",
      "unshakable"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": capricious , silly":[],
      ": easily excited : skittish":[
        "a flighty horse"
      ],
      ": easily upset : volatile":[
        "a flighty temper"
      ],
      ": lacking stability or steadiness:":[],
      ": swift":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "an actress who specializes in playing silly, flighty women",
      "you have to be quiet while the deer are grazing, as they are flighty animals and will run if they hear you",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Aquarius moon: Aquarius moon people tend to be flighty and somewhat aloof. \u2014 Glamour , 31 May 2022",
      "While younger workers might have a reputation for being flighty or quitting soon after starting a job, many Gen Zers are seeking a job that invests in them. \u2014 Chloe Berger, Fortune , 27 May 2022",
      "Braking is done through side-pull road-bike style brakes and despite the small 20-inch wheels, the Urban doesn\u2019t feel very flighty or sketchy while underway. \u2014 Bill Roberson, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
      "Around the World in 80 Days' (1956) An English dude (David Niven) travels the globe and meets colorful characters in a flighty three-hour affair. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Like the introductory rivalry scene in which Cyrano\u2019s rapier wit and rapier skills humiliate a celebrated theater ham just to win the flighty Roxanne\u2019s attention, Wright aims to impress, but his flamboyance and foundering romanticism miss the mark. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "Insiders right now would exhort that the tall truck early bird detection is no more than a flighty distractor from the real issues that need to be addressed for making the AI driving system readied to drive on our public roadways. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "Ohio isn\u2019t the only entity to make this flighty error. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 26 Oct. 2021",
      "Her flighty , forgetful personality means that Alex ends up taking care of her instead of the other way around. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Marie Claire , 7 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1552, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u012b-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "excitable",
      "fiddle-footed",
      "fluttery",
      "high-strung",
      "hyper",
      "hyperactive",
      "hyperexcitable",
      "hyperkinetic",
      "jittery",
      "jumpy",
      "nervous",
      "skittery",
      "skittish",
      "spasmodic",
      "spooky"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022710",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flighty":{
    "antonyms":[
      "imperturbable",
      "nerveless",
      "unexcitable",
      "unflappable",
      "unshakable"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": capricious , silly":[],
      ": easily excited : skittish":[
        "a flighty horse"
      ],
      ": easily upset : volatile":[
        "a flighty temper"
      ],
      ": lacking stability or steadiness:":[],
      ": swift":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "an actress who specializes in playing silly, flighty women",
      "you have to be quiet while the deer are grazing, as they are flighty animals and will run if they hear you",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Aquarius moon: Aquarius moon people tend to be flighty and somewhat aloof. \u2014 Glamour , 31 May 2022",
      "While younger workers might have a reputation for being flighty or quitting soon after starting a job, many Gen Zers are seeking a job that invests in them. \u2014 Chloe Berger, Fortune , 27 May 2022",
      "Braking is done through side-pull road-bike style brakes and despite the small 20-inch wheels, the Urban doesn\u2019t feel very flighty or sketchy while underway. \u2014 Bill Roberson, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
      "Around the World in 80 Days' (1956) An English dude (David Niven) travels the globe and meets colorful characters in a flighty three-hour affair. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Like the introductory rivalry scene in which Cyrano\u2019s rapier wit and rapier skills humiliate a celebrated theater ham just to win the flighty Roxanne\u2019s attention, Wright aims to impress, but his flamboyance and foundering romanticism miss the mark. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "Insiders right now would exhort that the tall truck early bird detection is no more than a flighty distractor from the real issues that need to be addressed for making the AI driving system readied to drive on our public roadways. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "Ohio isn\u2019t the only entity to make this flighty error. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 26 Oct. 2021",
      "Her flighty , forgetful personality means that Alex ends up taking care of her instead of the other way around. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Marie Claire , 7 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1552, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u012b-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "excitable",
      "fiddle-footed",
      "fluttery",
      "high-strung",
      "hyper",
      "hyperactive",
      "hyperexcitable",
      "hyperkinetic",
      "jittery",
      "jumpy",
      "nervous",
      "skittery",
      "skittish",
      "spasmodic",
      "spooky"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165822",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flimflam":{
    "antonyms":[
      "beat",
      "bilk",
      "bleed",
      "cheat",
      "chisel",
      "chouse",
      "con",
      "cozen",
      "defraud",
      "diddle",
      "do",
      "do in",
      "euchre",
      "fiddle",
      "fleece",
      "gaff",
      "hose",
      "hustle",
      "mulct",
      "nobble",
      "pluck",
      "ream",
      "rip off",
      "rook",
      "screw",
      "shake down",
      "short",
      "shortchange",
      "skin",
      "skunk",
      "squeeze",
      "stick",
      "stiff",
      "sting",
      "sucker",
      "swindle",
      "thimblerig",
      "victimize"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": deception , fraud":[],
      ": deceptive nonsense":[],
      ": to subject to a flimflam":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The report is just a lot of corporate flimflam .",
      "giving the new guy at work her cell phone number\u2014\u201cin case of an emergency\u201d\u2014was just a flimflam to pique his romantic interest",
      "Verb",
      "everyone likes to think that they're too smart to be flimflammed by anyone",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Instead, Democrats should present voters with a material choice between a party that has nothing to offer the majority of Americans but abuse and conspiratorial flimflam and a party committed to building a democracy and an economy that work for all. \u2014 Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic , 5 Feb. 2021",
      "Might that statement actually be a bit of protective flimflam ? \u2014 Michael Dirda, Washington Post , 26 Feb. 2020",
      "There\u2019s always seemed to be a bit of flimflam behind that gigglemug of his. \u2014 Jonah Goldberg, National Review , 4 Dec. 2019",
      "Zirin does not get lost in the clouds of flimflam that have spewed out of Trump for decades, which other biographers have taken as their mission to prove or disprove. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Nov. 2019",
      "The telltale sign of political flimflam is a promise to deliver all the benefits associated with a particular policy without any of the costs. \u2014 Steven Pearlstein, Washington Post , 7 Nov. 2019",
      "The far-reaching, proposed climate legislation championed by liberal lawmakers Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Ed Markey, and derided by Trump as economic flimflam , aims to tackle climate change. \u2014 Aamer Madhani, USA TODAY , 5 Sep. 2019",
      "Voters\u2019 civic duty lies in applying their best judgment to separate the fact from the flimflam . \u2014 Joseph C. Sternberg, WSJ , 17 Jan. 2019",
      "Once the flimflam is removed, stocks and bonds are telling a consistent story of a slower but still-growing economy. \u2014 James Mackintosh, WSJ , 30 Aug. 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1660, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
      "circa 1538, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse flim mockery":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flim-\u02ccflam"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "artifice",
      "device",
      "dodge",
      "fetch",
      "gambit",
      "gimmick",
      "jig",
      "juggle",
      "knack",
      "play",
      "ploy",
      "ruse",
      "scheme",
      "shenanigan",
      "sleight",
      "stratagem",
      "trick",
      "wile"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104136",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "flimsy":{
    "antonyms":[
      "sturdy",
      "substantial"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": having little worth or plausibility":[
        "a flimsy excuse",
        "a movie with a flimsy plot"
      ],
      ": lacking in physical strength or substance":[
        "flimsy silks",
        "wore a flimsy dress"
      ],
      ": of inferior materials and workmanship":[
        "flimsy construction"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "a flimsy piece of material",
      "They have only the flimsiest of evidence against him.",
      "a movie with a flimsy plot",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Spirit\u2019s board has argued that JetBlue\u2019s offer is flimsy because it will likely be shot down by antitrust regulators due to the latter\u2019s alliance with American Airlines in U.S. northeastern markets. \u2014 Jon Sindreu, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
      "As a result, boxes are often flimsy , and the bottles often look slightly off. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 June 2022",
      "For months the world felt wobbly, flimsy , like a screen on which images were projected. \u2014 John Horgan, Scientific American , 14 June 2022",
      "At the Strait of Dover, the English Channel \u2014 one of the world\u2019s busiest commercial shipping lanes \u2014 is some 21 miles wide, and can be dangerous for people in small flimsy boats when hammered by high winds. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Nov. 2021",
      "At the Strait of Dover, the Channel, one of the world\u2019s busiest commercial shipping lanes, is some 21 miles wide and can be dangerous for people in small, flimsy boats, particularly when hammered by high winds. \u2014 The Washington Post, Arkansas Online , 18 Nov. 2021",
      "Roe\u2019s constitutionality has been flimsy at best and inflamingly divisive at worse. \u2014 WSJ , 10 May 2022",
      "For more than half a century, residents of Manhattan's East Village neighborhood would pick up their freshly starched shirts in flimsy plastic bags from Sun's Laundry. \u2014 NBC news , 9 Oct. 2020",
      "Little flimsy or random, since with a large cast these personalities aren't super developed. \u2014 Andy Hoglund, EW.com , 8 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Over the course of the story, John\u2019s mother, Lucille, condemns him over flimsy -at-best evidence, and John\u2019s father, Dan, physically beats him while arguing over the truthfulness of the Bible. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Few party regulars care to talk about the flimsy to nonexistent ethics that guide their fundraising. \u2014 Michael Sokolove, The New Republic , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "The Reform\u2019s build quality is an odd mix of flimsy and tank-like. \u2014 Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "All of their products, the flimsy and the more substantial, seemed to float by at various levels. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Sep. 2021",
      "That\u2019s a lot of money for a toaster, and especially a toaster that looks this flimsy . \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 18 June 2021",
      "Defense lawyers have criticized evidence against the father and son as flimsy and based on hearsay and speculation. \u2014 CBS News , 23 Apr. 2021",
      "Defense lawyers have criticized evidence against the father and son as flimsy and based on hearsay and speculation. \u2014 Stephanie Pagones, Fox News , 23 Apr. 2021",
      "Before anyone had a chance to digest the flimsy -at-best basis for many of the pardons, Trump unexpectedly made another announcement. \u2014 John Cassidy, The New Yorker , 23 Dec. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1814, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "circa 1702, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "perhaps alteration of film entry 1 + -sy (as in tricksy )":"Adjective and Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flim-z\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "cobwebby",
      "filmy",
      "frothy",
      "gauzy",
      "gossamer",
      "gossamery",
      "insubstantial",
      "sleazy",
      "unsubstantial"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171226",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flinch":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[
      "He flinched when I tapped him on the shoulder.",
      "She met danger without flinching .",
      "The bill was much higher than expected, but he paid it without flinching .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "When asked pregame whether the mood in the locker room was angry or nervous, Celtics coach Ime Udoka didn't flinch . \u2014 Matt Eppers, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
      "The Eagles did not flinch , responding with a three-run sixth inning that gave them a second straight state championship. \u2014 Franco Panizo, Sun Sentinel , 25 May 2022",
      "In true Lee form, the script doesn't flinch , attacking race, agony, and the effects of war head-on. \u2014 Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR , 16 May 2022",
      "Many artists flinch when asked about the social and economic messaging behind their work. \u2014 Grace Banks, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "The sounds of two loud explosions ring out, but the 3-year-old doesn\u2019t flinch . \u2014 Loveday Morris And Anastacia Galouchka, Anchorage Daily News , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "Baker\u2019s label didn\u2019t flinch over the transformation. \u2014 Meaghan Garvey, Billboard , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "As survivors described their ordeal, explosions shook the walls, causing medical workers to flinch . \u2014 Mstyslav Chernov, ajc , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "But the Flames, the East's No. 1 seed, didn't flinch and responded with a 12-0 run to tie it at 14 apiece. \u2014 The Courier-Journal , 6 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1578, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle French flenchir to bend, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle High German lenken to bend, Old High German hlanca flank \u2014 more at lank":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flinch"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for flinch recoil , shrink , flinch , wince , blench , quail mean to draw back in fear or distaste. recoil implies a start or movement away through shock, fear, or disgust. recoiled at the suggestion of stealing shrink suggests an instinctive recoil through sensitiveness, scrupulousness, or cowardice. shrank from the unpleasant truth flinch implies a failure to endure pain or face something dangerous or frightening with resolution. faced her accusers without flinching wince suggests a slight involuntary physical reaction (such as a start or recoiling). winced in pain blench implies fainthearted flinching. stood their ground without blenching quail suggests shrinking and cowering in fear. quailed before the apparition",
    "synonyms":[
      "blench",
      "cringe",
      "quail",
      "recoil",
      "shrink",
      "squinch",
      "wince"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090040",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "fling":{
    "antonyms":[
      "binge",
      "frisk",
      "frolic",
      "gambol",
      "idyll",
      "idyl",
      "lark",
      "ploy",
      "revel",
      "rollick",
      "romp",
      "spree"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a casual or brief love affair":[],
      ": a casual try or involvement":[],
      ": a period devoted to self-indulgence":[],
      ": an act or instance of flinging":[],
      ": caper":[],
      ": to cast as if by throwing":[
        "flung off all restraint"
      ],
      ": to give unrestrainedly":[
        "flung himself into music"
      ],
      ": to kick or plunge vigorously":[],
      ": to move in a brusque or headlong manner":[
        "flung out of the room in a rage"
      ],
      ": to place or send suddenly and unceremoniously (see unceremonious sense 2 )":[
        "was arrested and flung into prison"
      ],
      ": to throw forcefully, impetuously, or casually":[
        "flung herself down on the sofa",
        "clothes were flung on the floor"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "He flung his shoe across the room.",
      "She flung the door open and stormed into the room.",
      "They flung their hats into the air.",
      "She flung herself into his arms.",
      "He flung his arms around her.",
      "I flung back my head and laughed.",
      "He leaned back and flung his leg over the arm of the chair.",
      "She flung herself onto the couch.",
      "Noun",
      "She had a fling with her boss.",
      "They had time for one last fling before going back to school.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Ancient oaks proffer shade, and at various times of the year, tapestries of wildflowers and cactus blooms fling themselves across the land. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 18 June 2022",
      "The case of the United States shows how gravely a few years of inaction can fling a country off course, steepening the slope of emissions reductions required to get back on. \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
      "Thursday looks a lot like the other night when Matthew Stafford attempted to fling the football out of the end zone. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "The spiders fling themselves off their mates so fast that ordinary cameras cannot capture the behavior. \u2014 Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "By promising that most elusive of human commodities \u2014 empathy \u2014 ElliQ could either solve the growing plague of senior loneliness or fling us right into the dystopic robot-buddy chasm. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Some teens took those brief moments of human contact to fling their feces and urine at the guards. \u2014 Annie Waldman, ProPublica , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Some teens took those brief moments of human contact to fling their feces and urine at the guards. \u2014 NBC News , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "This small shack on 11th Street in the Heights is shut most of the year, but its doors fling open and its social media comes back to life as soon as crawfish season starts. \u2014 Emma Balter, Chron , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The fling eventually fizzled out, and Strickland rekindled his relationship with Armstrong. \u2014 Mar\u00eda Luisa Pa\u00fal, Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
      "The outpouring of allegations against high-profile men has Tracy reconsidering her long-ago fling , the one that got Mr. M.\u2019s friend fired. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
      "Jesse Tyler Ferguson Surprises His Longtime Friend with a Farmhouse Makeover Janet and Bill: the fling that never was! \u2014 Jeff Nelson, PEOPLE.com , 12 Aug. 2021",
      "Looks like Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson's romance isn't just a passing fling . \u2014 ELLE , 18 June 2022",
      "All the outlets noted that Momoa attended the April premiere of Gonz\u00e1lez\u2019s film Ambulance, where rumors of their possible fling first sparked. \u2014 Alyssa Bailey, ELLE , 17 May 2022",
      "Fed up with everything, Anna goes hunting for a one-night stand on a dating app\u2014but her wild fling soon snowballs into something a lot more substantial. \u2014 Keely Weiss, Harper's BAZAAR , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "Meanwhile, in Paris, a fling from the dowager countess\u2019s youth raises questions about the Crawley\u2019s family history. \u2014 Melissa Giannini, ELLE , 18 May 2022",
      "During one episode, DeSorbo discussed the potential love triangle that was brewing between her, Conover and her Winter House fling Andrea Denver. \u2014 Caitlyn Hitt, PEOPLE.com , 16 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "1556, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse flengja to whip":"Verb and Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fli\u014b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for fling Verb throw , cast , toss , fling , hurl , pitch , sling mean to cause to move swiftly through space by a propulsive movement or a propelling force. throw is general and interchangeable with the other terms but may specifically imply a distinctive motion with bent arm. can throw a fastball and a curve cast usually implies lightness in the thing thrown and sometimes a scattering. cast it to the winds toss suggests a light or careless or aimless throwing and may imply an upward motion. tossed the coat on the bed fling stresses a violent throwing. flung the ring back in his face hurl implies power as in throwing a massive weight. hurled himself at the intruder pitch suggests throwing carefully at a target. pitch horseshoes sling stresses either the use of whirling momentum in throwing or directness of aim. slung the bag over his shoulder",
    "synonyms":[
      "cast",
      "catapult",
      "chuck",
      "dash",
      "fire",
      "heave",
      "hurl",
      "hurtle",
      "launch",
      "lob",
      "loft",
      "peg",
      "pelt",
      "pitch",
      "sling",
      "throw",
      "toss"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161743",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to depart hastily or brusquely":[
        "flung off in a rage",
        "slammed the door and flung off to school"
      ],
      ": to give utterance or expression to usually casually or carelessly":[
        "flung off a hasty rhyme",
        "gracefully flinging off the proper compliments"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083700",
    "type":[
      "verb"
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      ": to give utterance or expression to usually casually or carelessly",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214551",
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      "verb"
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": to depart hastily or brusquely":[
        "flung off in a rage",
        "slammed the door and flung off to school"
      ],
      ": to give utterance or expression to usually casually or carelessly":[
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        "gracefully flinging off the proper compliments"
      ]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084120",
    "type":[
      "verb"
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  "fling oneself into":{
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    "definitions":{
      ": to begin doing or working on (something) with great energy and enthusiasm":[
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084116",
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      "frolic",
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      "idyl",
      "lark",
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      "rollick",
      "romp",
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      ": a casual or brief love affair":[],
      ": a casual try or involvement":[],
      ": a period devoted to self-indulgence":[],
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      ": caper":[],
      ": to cast as if by throwing":[
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      ": to give unrestrainedly":[
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      ],
      ": to kick or plunge vigorously":[],
      ": to move in a brusque or headlong manner":[
        "flung out of the room in a rage"
      ],
      ": to place or send suddenly and unceremoniously (see unceremonious sense 2 )":[
        "was arrested and flung into prison"
      ],
      ": to throw forcefully, impetuously, or casually":[
        "flung herself down on the sofa",
        "clothes were flung on the floor"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "He flung his shoe across the room.",
      "She flung the door open and stormed into the room.",
      "They flung their hats into the air.",
      "She flung herself into his arms.",
      "He flung his arms around her.",
      "I flung back my head and laughed.",
      "He leaned back and flung his leg over the arm of the chair.",
      "She flung herself onto the couch.",
      "Noun",
      "She had a fling with her boss.",
      "They had time for one last fling before going back to school.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Ancient oaks proffer shade, and at various times of the year, tapestries of wildflowers and cactus blooms fling themselves across the land. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 18 June 2022",
      "The case of the United States shows how gravely a few years of inaction can fling a country off course, steepening the slope of emissions reductions required to get back on. \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
      "Thursday looks a lot like the other night when Matthew Stafford attempted to fling the football out of the end zone. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "The spiders fling themselves off their mates so fast that ordinary cameras cannot capture the behavior. \u2014 Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "By promising that most elusive of human commodities \u2014 empathy \u2014 ElliQ could either solve the growing plague of senior loneliness or fling us right into the dystopic robot-buddy chasm. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Some teens took those brief moments of human contact to fling their feces and urine at the guards. \u2014 Annie Waldman, ProPublica , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Some teens took those brief moments of human contact to fling their feces and urine at the guards. \u2014 NBC News , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "This small shack on 11th Street in the Heights is shut most of the year, but its doors fling open and its social media comes back to life as soon as crawfish season starts. \u2014 Emma Balter, Chron , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The fling eventually fizzled out, and Strickland rekindled his relationship with Armstrong. \u2014 Mar\u00eda Luisa Pa\u00fal, Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
      "The outpouring of allegations against high-profile men has Tracy reconsidering her long-ago fling , the one that got Mr. M.\u2019s friend fired. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
      "Jesse Tyler Ferguson Surprises His Longtime Friend with a Farmhouse Makeover Janet and Bill: the fling that never was! \u2014 Jeff Nelson, PEOPLE.com , 12 Aug. 2021",
      "Looks like Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson's romance isn't just a passing fling . \u2014 ELLE , 18 June 2022",
      "All the outlets noted that Momoa attended the April premiere of Gonz\u00e1lez\u2019s film Ambulance, where rumors of their possible fling first sparked. \u2014 Alyssa Bailey, ELLE , 17 May 2022",
      "Fed up with everything, Anna goes hunting for a one-night stand on a dating app\u2014but her wild fling soon snowballs into something a lot more substantial. \u2014 Keely Weiss, Harper's BAZAAR , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "Meanwhile, in Paris, a fling from the dowager countess\u2019s youth raises questions about the Crawley\u2019s family history. \u2014 Melissa Giannini, ELLE , 18 May 2022",
      "During one episode, DeSorbo discussed the potential love triangle that was brewing between her, Conover and her Winter House fling Andrea Denver. \u2014 Caitlyn Hitt, PEOPLE.com , 16 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "1556, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse flengja to whip":"Verb and Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fli\u014b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for fling Verb throw , cast , toss , fling , hurl , pitch , sling mean to cause to move swiftly through space by a propulsive movement or a propelling force. throw is general and interchangeable with the other terms but may specifically imply a distinctive motion with bent arm. can throw a fastball and a curve cast usually implies lightness in the thing thrown and sometimes a scattering. cast it to the winds toss suggests a light or careless or aimless throwing and may imply an upward motion. tossed the coat on the bed fling stresses a violent throwing. flung the ring back in his face hurl implies power as in throwing a massive weight. hurled himself at the intruder pitch suggests throwing carefully at a target. pitch horseshoes sling stresses either the use of whirling momentum in throwing or directness of aim. slung the bag over his shoulder",
    "synonyms":[
      "cast",
      "catapult",
      "chuck",
      "dash",
      "fire",
      "heave",
      "hurl",
      "hurtle",
      "launch",
      "lob",
      "loft",
      "peg",
      "pelt",
      "pitch",
      "sling",
      "throw",
      "toss"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105405",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "flinging-tree":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": flail":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084351",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flingy":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": given to or characterized by flinging : jerky":[
        "a loose flingy walk"
      ]
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fli\u014b\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103248",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "flinkite":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a mineral Mn 3 (AsO 4 )(OH) 4 consisting of a greenish brown basic manganese arsenate in feathery forms (specific gravity 3.87)":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "German or Swedish flinkit , from Gustaf Flink \u20201931 Swedish mineralogist + German or Swedish -it -ite":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fli\u014b\u02cck\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103355",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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  "flint":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a massive hard dark quartz that produces a spark when struck by steel":[],
      ": a piece of flint":[],
      ": an implement of flint used in prehistoric cultures":[],
      ": something resembling flint in hardness":[],
      "Austin: father 1812\u20131886 and son 1836\u20131915 American physicians":[],
      "administrative area of northeastern Wales bordering England and the Irish Sea area 169 square miles (438 square kilometers), population 152,506":[],
      "city in southeast central Michigan north-northwest of Detroit population 102,434":[],
      "river 265 miles (426 kilometers) long in western Georgia flowing south and southwest into Lake Seminole":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "the flint in a cigarette lighter",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "These natural springs were an attraction for the earliest Americans, who harvested the sharp flint rock of the surrounding mountains \u2014 now known as Arkansas stone \u2014 to create cutting tools long before the arrival of Europeans. \u2014 Fox News , 29 June 2022",
      "This Muscadet includes aromas of pumpkin pie, tropical fruits such as mandarins, and flint . \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
      "This unfiltered wine that ages for a year in French oak includes aromas of green apples, gunpowder, flint and salt water taffy. \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 31 Oct. 2021",
      "The Ika team came from behind to win, scoring a pot, machete and flint . \u2014 al , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "Wet-stone minerality and a touch of flint balance high-soaring white blossom and citrus aromas over an interplay of stone fruit and grapefruit. \u2014 Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Speaking with DiCYT, Rojo-Guerra says that a flint blade discovered at the dolmen shows traces of being used to cut bone. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "The Spanish team also identified a flint blade that may have been used as a cauterizing tool. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "The points were made with the distinctive flint -knapping techniques called Neronian after the Grotte de N\u00e9ron, where they were first found, about 30 miles north of Grotte Mandrin. \u2014 Tom Metcalfe, NBC News , 9 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German flins pebble, hard stone":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flint"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-111150",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "biographical name",
      "geographical name",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flint corn":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": corn of a variety ( Zea mays indurata ) having kernels with a very hard smooth seed coat enclosing a small amount of soft endosperm":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Specifically, the distillery used flint corn , which was used to make the first cornbread, local chestnuts that were prevalent 400 years ago,. \u2014 Emily Price, Forbes , 28 Oct. 2021",
      "Parents make sloppy Joes out of bison meat and substitute flint corn for wheat pasta. \u2014 Richard Mertens, The Christian Science Monitor , 22 Feb. 2021",
      "Dent and flint corn varieties, for grits and cornbread (and sometimes for moonshine), were the predominant Southern homestead corn long before summer sweet corn was developed as part of the sugarization of the modern palate. \u2014 Adrian Higgins, Washington Post , 27 Nov. 2019",
      "All American Zea mays includes sweet, field, popping, ornamental, flour and flint corns , the latter two usually used for corn meal. \u2014 Margaret Lauterbach, idahostatesman , 28 Mar. 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1705, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122510",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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  "flint-dried":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": dried to flinty hardness":[
        "\u2014 used chiefly of unsalted hides"
      ]
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125134",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "flinty":{
    "antonyms":[
      "clement",
      "forbearing",
      "gentle",
      "indulgent",
      "lax",
      "lenient",
      "tolerant"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": composed of or covered with flint":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "a flinty and determined hero",
      "a flinty warrior hardened by years of battle",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But mostly the book is the equivalent of a flinty , modern dame holding her own in a room full of condescending men. \u2014 Sarah Lyall, New York Times , 27 May 2022",
      "Zingy, 10-year-old Sarah Silverman (Zoe Glick) isn\u2019t a natural fit for the town of Bedford, N.H., where sour, flinty fatalism is the norm. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
      "Reinforcements to the latest GR86's front and rear subframes lend it a more refined, solid-feeling ride that is appropriately taut but not flinty or harsh. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Thank the car's quick and direct steering and its chassis composure, even if our S90 R-Design\u2014equipped with adaptive dampers, rear air springs, and 20-inch all-season rubber\u2014suffered from a somewhat flinty ride over pockmarked pavement. \u2014 Greg Fink, Car and Driver , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Their dialogues get a lilting, inflected life in the actors\u2019 performances\u2014in Seydoux\u2019s flinty calm and in Podalyd\u00e8s\u2019s wry drive and plaintive wit. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "The few words Reid did say were often flinty and fiery. \u2014 Lisa Mascaro, ajc , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "Season 4 began with John Dutton, the flinty patriarch of the Yellowstone ranch played by Kevin Costner, bleeding on a deserted road. \u2014 John Jurgensen, WSJ , 2 Jan. 2022",
      "Their flinty dynamic powers and shapes the ensuing episodes. \u2014 Ars Staff, Ars Technica , 31 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1536, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flin-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "austere",
      "authoritarian",
      "hard",
      "harsh",
      "heavy-handed",
      "ramrod",
      "rigid",
      "rigorous",
      "severe",
      "stern",
      "strict",
      "tough"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045317",
    "type":[
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      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flip":{
    "antonyms":[
      "cute",
      "facetious",
      "flippant",
      "pert",
      "smart",
      "smart-aleck",
      "smart-alecky",
      "smart-ass",
      "smart-assed",
      "smarty-pants",
      "wise",
      "wiseass"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a holder for a collectible coin made of vinyl or cardboard with a plastic window and often having a sleeve in which to place an identifying insert":[],
      ": a mixed drink usually consisting of a sweetened spiced liquor with beaten eggs":[],
      ": a somersault especially in the air":[],
      ": an act or instance of flipping":[],
      ": flippant , impertinent":[],
      ": the motion used in flipping":[],
      ": to achieve an outcome or adopt an approach that is opposite to or completely different from what has happened or been done previously":[
        "Now, having won three of the last nine majors, Mickelson has flipped the script on Woods.",
        "\u2014 Alan Shipnuck",
        "\u2026 the chance to flip the script , to go from 0-6 with a chance to finish the second half of the year 5-1, is motivating Nebraska players this week.",
        "\u2014 Steve Batterson",
        "If you let your inner critic do all the talking, of course she's going to chip away at your self-esteem. Make a conscious choice to flip the script for the next week and see how dramatically it alters your outlook.",
        "\u2014 Petra Guglielmetti"
      ],
      ": to become very enthusiastic":[],
      ": to buy and usually renovate (real estate) so as to quickly resell at a higher price":[
        "He's flipped three houses for a substantial profit."
      ],
      ": to cause or persuade (a witness) to cooperate in prosecuting a criminal case against an associate":[
        "\u2026 wrote that the \u2026 probe seemed to have reached the stage where investigators are in the process of flipping witnesses.",
        "\u2014 Nancy LeTourneau"
      ],
      ": to cause to turn and especially to turn over":[
        "flipped the car",
        "flipping the pages of a book"
      ],
      ": to change from one state, position, subject, etc., to another":[
        "The job market flipped from hot to cold.",
        "The commercial flipped back and forth between scenes of country life and city life."
      ],
      ": to change or move through (channels, stations, etc.) quickly":[
        "flipping channels with the remote control"
      ],
      ": to change or move through channels, pages, etc.":[
        "He sat on the couch flipping through the channels.",
        "flip to another station",
        "flip through the pages of a magazine"
      ],
      ": to cooperate in the prosecution of a criminal case against an associate":[
        "Before sentencing, two more members defected \u2026. And, soon after receiving his 45-year sentence in May 1989, Leonetti flipped , too.",
        "\u2014 Marguerite Del Giudice"
      ],
      ": to do a somersault in the air : to do a flip":[
        "He flipped off the diving board."
      ],
      ": to lose one's mind or composure":[
        "\u2014 often used with out The patient flipped out in manic behavior. She flipped out when she heard about her son's accident."
      ],
      ": to make a twitching or flicking movement":[
        "the fish flipped and flopped on the deck"
      ],
      ": to move with a small quick motion":[
        "flip a switch"
      ],
      ": to turn (something) on or off with a switch":[
        "flip on/off the lights"
      ],
      ": to turn or roll from one side to the other : turn over":[
        "The crab had flipped onto its back.",
        "The car flipped over."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "She was sitting in the waiting room, flipping the pages of a magazine.",
      "His car flipped over on the interstate.",
      "Noun",
      "the flip of a coin",
      "She turned on the lights with the flip of a switch.",
      "Adjective",
      "made some flip comment about the marriage between the old man and the considerably younger woman",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The advantage of incumbency may not be enough to send Spanberger back to Washington as the GOP angles to flip the seat back to red. \u2014 Rick Klein, ABC News , 23 June 2022",
      "Republican Mayra Flores won a special election to flip a historically Democratic Texas congressional seat. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 15 June 2022",
      "Laxalt will face Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto in November in what Republicans see as one of their best chances to flip a seat and to win back control of the chamber. \u2014 Brian Slodysko, Chicago Tribune , 15 June 2022",
      "Republicans are eager to flip a Nevada Senate seat. \u2014 Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
      "Laxalt will face Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto in November in what Republicans see as one of their best chances to flip a seat and to win back control of the chamber. \u2014 Brian Slodysko, Anchorage Daily News , 15 June 2022",
      "The ultimate winner will go on to face Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto in what may be the GOP\u2019s best opportunity to flip a Senate seat and regain control of the chamber. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
      "Republican Mayra Flores is looking to flip a South Texas House seat next week after a flood of GOP TV ads flooding the district. \u2014 Alexandra Marquez, NBC News , 10 June 2022",
      "Republicans are also hoping to flip the seat of Representative Kim Schrier, a Democrat. \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "There\u2019s a collection of McGraw\u2019s comic strips from the 1970s and a Guess-The-Mustache flip book. \u2014 New York Times , 26 June 2022",
      "Auburn added a Crimson Tide flip last fall with Williamson\u2019s Robert Woodyard. \u2014 Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al , 17 June 2022",
      "Warnock, along with fellow Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff, helped the Democrats win control of the Senate in an election cycle that saw the state flip blue for Joe Biden. \u2014 Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY , 18 May 2022",
      "Their series of interior breakdowns ended when Donald, the Rams\u2019 All-Pro defensive tackle, ragdolled right guard Daniel Brunskill and pressured quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo into a desperation, falling-to-the-ground flip pass that was intercepted. \u2014 Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 May 2022",
      "Teresa Giudice's shocking table flip occurred on The Real Housewives of New Jersey in 2009 \u2014 but it's still being talked about to this day. \u2014 Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com , 4 May 2022",
      "The flip -down LCD screen is ideal for travel photographers and creators that want to take selfies, vlog, or include themselves for scale. \u2014 Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure , 14 June 2022",
      "Large white flip -chart papers still hung on the wall in early May with prompts from the unit and student responses. \u2014 Chelsea Sheasley, The Christian Science Monitor , 14 June 2022",
      "Earth\u2019s history suggests our current magnetic anomaly isn\u2019t the prelude to a pole flip . \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 13 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "This pair offers the effortlessness of flip flops but is way more comfortable thanks to the T-strap style. \u2014 Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping , 6 June 2022",
      "Cobblestones poked into sneakers and flip flops, wending their way through the neighborhood\u2019s numerous bouchons. \u2014 Lily Radziemski, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
      "Its flip design allows for batter dispersal without a spatula and encourages more even cooking; plus, it can be stored vertically, which requires less room than most of its Belgian-style competitors. \u2014 Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping , 13 May 2022",
      "This type of financing is typically used by fix-n- flip investors. \u2014 Michael Ligon, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "The Razr isn\u2019t an important clue for the timeline, as the flip phone precedes the smartphone era. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "In the clip, a young, blonde haired Noah watches as a fan takes a photo of her older sister on a flip phone \u2014 and proceeds to stare, cross armed, as the fan walks away. \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 31 May 2022",
      "The suspect, who was wearing flip flops and a red sweat shirt, ran from the area after taking the money. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 17 May 2022",
      "Made from a combination of recycled and natural materials, these flip flops combine comfort with sustainability. \u2014 Olivia O'bryon, Forbes , 14 May 2022"
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      "1823, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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      "probably imitative":"Verb, Noun, and Adjective"
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      "verb"
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      ": to become crazy or very excited or angry":[
        "I flipped out when I saw how they had changed my work.",
        "She's going to flip out when she sees the great present I got her."
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      "1982, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "phrasal verb"
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        "She's going to flip out when she sees the great present I got her."
      ]
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      "phrasal verb"
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      "from flip up , verb":""
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      "noun"
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      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[
      "earnestness",
      "gravity",
      "seriousness",
      "soberness",
      "solemnity",
      "solemnness"
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    "definitions":{
      ": unbecoming levity or pertness especially in respect to grave or sacred matters":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "no one appreciates your flippancy during our religious services",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Windom\u2019s later career \u2014 beginning with his clerkship with Edith Brown Clement, a conservative judge on the US Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit in New Orleans \u2014 belied that flippancy . \u2014 Alan Feuer, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022",
      "To me, Don\u2019t Look Up was a one-note flippancy ; its only virtue was its stunning cast. \u2014 The Hollywood Reporter , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "In the end, Georgia decided to work on herself, confronting Gerrie with some hard honesty and apologizing to Stevan for her flippancy . \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 19 Jan. 2022",
      "This kind of flippancy serves a protective purpose. \u2014 Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone , 16 Dec. 2021",
      "Connery did not think his flippancy made Bond minor, but the opposite. \u2014 Jo Livingstone, The New Republic , 7 Oct. 2021",
      "But flippancy is rare in these essays and personal reflections even rarer. \u2014 Anna Mundow, WSJ , 4 June 2021",
      "Similarly, the leaden jokiness of the Iceland scenes that introduce Aquaman have been replaced by a more serious, even solemn tone, grounding the character\u2019s flippancy in pain. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 17 Mar. 2021",
      "Even the most emotive Memmos have a flippancy to them, not helped by their brevity. \u2014 Laurence Scott, Wired , 4 Feb. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1746, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fli-p\u0259n(t)-s\u0113"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "facetiousness",
      "flightiness",
      "frivolity",
      "frivolousness",
      "frothiness",
      "levity",
      "light-headedness",
      "light-mindedness",
      "lightness",
      "silliness"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093450",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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      ": glib , talkative":[],
      ": lacking proper respect or seriousness":[]
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      "As far as he was concerned, we were an unforgivably flippant bunch. Louche. Our shared political stance \u2026 struck him as pathetically naive. \u2014 Mordecai Richler , GQ , November 1997",
      "\u2026 although she is neither solemn nor pontifical, she may be the least flippant advice columnist in the business. \u2014 Ray Olson , Booklist , 1 May 1991",
      "Despite its flippant name, the Greed Index has proven a remarkably prescient barometer of the market during the past 16 years. \u2014 Richard E. Rustin , Wall Street Journal , 29 May 1984",
      "He made a flippant response to a serious question.",
      "his flippant comment that the poor save on taxes offended many people",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "When Maz crosses paths with the flippant , roguish Bricks (Jonathan Feuer), who has no interest in her cause, the encounter initially has a meet-cute vibe. \u2014 Celia Wren, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
      "And the film\u2019s final beat between the characters, which initially culminated in a flippant joke, was tweaked to land on something sweeter and more romantic. \u2014 New York Times , 3 June 2022",
      "His tone flippant in some entries and rageful in others, Mr. Gendron posted his plans to a private channel on the messaging platform Discord. \u2014 Dan Frosch, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
      "Among the members of the group, where rabbits\u2019 lives are celebrated as inherently worthy and their deaths are treated as tragedies, both the article\u2019s central idea and flippant tone were met with severe disapproval. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Axiom itself has been more flippant about word usage in the past. \u2014 Jackie Wattles, CNN , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "The video then shows all the flippant ways younger employees sign emails to their older boss. \u2014 Sheila Callaham, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "This moment is specifically written as a time of understanding and reassurance, not one of flippant amusement. \u2014 Ayanna Prescod, Variety , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Either way, the opening half of the response is all over the map, too flippant by half and even hallucinating a first-person experience of prison. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1599, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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      "probably from flip entry 1 \u2014 see flip entry 1":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fli-p\u0259nt"
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    "synonyms":[
      "cute",
      "facetious",
      "flip",
      "pert",
      "smart",
      "smart-aleck",
      "smart-alecky",
      "smart-ass",
      "smart-assed",
      "smarty-pants",
      "wise",
      "wiseass"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090441",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
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  "flird":{
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      ": an object that is flimsy, gaudy, or unsubstantial":[],
      ": flirt entry 2 sense 3":[],
      ": flirt sense intransitive sense 3a":[]
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "origin unknown":"Intransitive verb"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\"",
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041315",
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun"
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  "flirt":{
    "antonyms":[
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      "wanton"
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      ": a person who flirts":[],
      ": an act or instance of flirting":[],
      ": flick":[
        "They flirt water at each other's faces."
      ],
      ": to behave amorously without serious intent":[
        "He flirts with every attractive woman he meets."
      ],
      ": to come close to reaching or experiencing something":[
        "\u2014 used with with flirting with disaster"
      ],
      ": to move erratically : flit":[
        "butterflies flirting among the flowers"
      ],
      ": to move in a jerky manner":[
        "a bird flirting its tail"
      ]
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    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "They were flirting all night.",
      "the servers at that restaurant flirt with all the customers",
      "Noun",
      "he's just a harmless flirt , so don't take him seriously",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Nashville could flirt with 100 degrees, and mid- to upper-90s are likely virtually everywhere across the South. \u2014 Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
      "The thought of those types of women\u2019s players roaming the courts at Barnes reminds us that the swaying palms and sunshine of San Diego still have the power to flirt with big-boy and big-girl sports. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 May 2022",
      "Stock markets can also sometimes flirt with bear-market levels without actually reaching them. \u2014 Caitlin Ostroff, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
      "Two key starters may flirt with the NBA in Love and forward Armando Bacot, though neither is ranked among the top prospects in this year's class. \u2014 Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "The willingness to flirt with failure, with just enough fallibility and insecurity to make failure seem possible, remains central to Cruise\u2019s appeal. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 12 May 2022",
      "The images in Re-visions often flirt with the viewer. \u2014 Jonathon Keats, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "All of which is to say this: Democrats often flirt with the liberal edge of their party but ultimately have always come home to a candidate who represents the most electable contestant. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Melissa and Bobbi flirt openly with one another, but Nick and Frances begin a serious affair, which tests the bond between Frances and Bobbi, forcing Frances to re-examine her vulnerabilities. \u2014 Carson Burton, Variety , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The two flirt over popsicles and steal kisses during late-night heart-to-hearts, while her lawyer fianc\u00e9 (Ra\u00fal Castillo) is away. \u2014 Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
      "Capitalize on that Essex charm, and flirt \u2026 with everyone. \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 3 June 2022",
      "West Elm staples flirt with antique collector's items, like Jackie O.'s childhood side chair. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 31 May 2022",
      "Adults flirt , couples kiss, and two women are expecting a baby and planning to get married. \u2014 Common Sense Media, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
      "His party-boy energy borders on the maniacal, and his club-ready rhythms flirt with the bizarre. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "While this energy is sweet and romantic, as an air sign and an epic flirt , Libras can be a bit flaky. \u2014 Sophie Saint Thomas, Allure , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "The singer-songwriter Sydney Bennett, who performs as Syd, usually likes to play the flirt . \u2014 Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "The power struggles give way to further power struggles; the murders reverberate and force the players to adjust their strategies and flirt with the enemy. \u2014 Chris Vognar, USA TODAY , 24 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1580, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "circa 1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "origin unknown":"Verb and Noun"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0259rt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for flirt Verb trifle , toy , dally , flirt , coquet mean to deal with or act toward without serious purpose. trifle may imply playfulness, unconcern, indulgent contempt. to trifle with a lover's feelings toy implies acting without full attention or serious exertion of one's powers. a political novice toying with great issues dally suggests indulging in thoughts or plans merely as an amusement. dallying with the idea of building a boat someday flirt implies an interest or attention that soon passes to another object. flirted with one fashionable ism after another coquet implies attracting interest or admiration without serious intention. companies that coquet with environmentalism solely for public relations",
    "synonyms":[
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      "coquette",
      "dally",
      "frivol",
      "mess around",
      "toy",
      "trifle"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233321",
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      "noun",
      "verb"
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      "to act so as to make (something) more likely you're flirting with death by driving so recklessly"
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    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "pronounciation":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-123756",
    "type":[
      "verb"
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  "flirt-gill":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a pert or wanton woman":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184200",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": ready for flirtation":[]
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u0259b\u0259l"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-175100",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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      "flirter",
      "wanton"
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      ": a person who flirts":[],
      ": an act or instance of flirting":[],
      ": flick":[
        "They flirt water at each other's faces."
      ],
      ": to behave amorously without serious intent":[
        "He flirts with every attractive woman he meets."
      ],
      ": to come close to reaching or experiencing something":[
        "\u2014 used with with flirting with disaster"
      ],
      ": to move erratically : flit":[
        "butterflies flirting among the flowers"
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      ": to move in a jerky manner":[
        "a bird flirting its tail"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "They were flirting all night.",
      "the servers at that restaurant flirt with all the customers",
      "Noun",
      "he's just a harmless flirt , so don't take him seriously",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Nashville could flirt with 100 degrees, and mid- to upper-90s are likely virtually everywhere across the South. \u2014 Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
      "The thought of those types of women\u2019s players roaming the courts at Barnes reminds us that the swaying palms and sunshine of San Diego still have the power to flirt with big-boy and big-girl sports. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 May 2022",
      "Stock markets can also sometimes flirt with bear-market levels without actually reaching them. \u2014 Caitlin Ostroff, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
      "Two key starters may flirt with the NBA in Love and forward Armando Bacot, though neither is ranked among the top prospects in this year's class. \u2014 Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "The willingness to flirt with failure, with just enough fallibility and insecurity to make failure seem possible, remains central to Cruise\u2019s appeal. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 12 May 2022",
      "The images in Re-visions often flirt with the viewer. \u2014 Jonathon Keats, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "All of which is to say this: Democrats often flirt with the liberal edge of their party but ultimately have always come home to a candidate who represents the most electable contestant. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Melissa and Bobbi flirt openly with one another, but Nick and Frances begin a serious affair, which tests the bond between Frances and Bobbi, forcing Frances to re-examine her vulnerabilities. \u2014 Carson Burton, Variety , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The two flirt over popsicles and steal kisses during late-night heart-to-hearts, while her lawyer fianc\u00e9 (Ra\u00fal Castillo) is away. \u2014 Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
      "Capitalize on that Essex charm, and flirt \u2026 with everyone. \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 3 June 2022",
      "West Elm staples flirt with antique collector's items, like Jackie O.'s childhood side chair. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 31 May 2022",
      "Adults flirt , couples kiss, and two women are expecting a baby and planning to get married. \u2014 Common Sense Media, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
      "His party-boy energy borders on the maniacal, and his club-ready rhythms flirt with the bizarre. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "While this energy is sweet and romantic, as an air sign and an epic flirt , Libras can be a bit flaky. \u2014 Sophie Saint Thomas, Allure , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "The singer-songwriter Sydney Bennett, who performs as Syd, usually likes to play the flirt . \u2014 Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "The power struggles give way to further power struggles; the murders reverberate and force the players to adjust their strategies and flirt with the enemy. \u2014 Chris Vognar, USA TODAY , 24 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1580, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "circa 1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "origin unknown":"Verb and Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0259rt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for flirt Verb trifle , toy , dally , flirt , coquet mean to deal with or act toward without serious purpose. trifle may imply playfulness, unconcern, indulgent contempt. to trifle with a lover's feelings toy implies acting without full attention or serious exertion of one's powers. a political novice toying with great issues dally suggests indulging in thoughts or plans merely as an amusement. dallying with the idea of building a boat someday flirt implies an interest or attention that soon passes to another object. flirted with one fashionable ism after another coquet implies attracting interest or admiration without serious intention. companies that coquet with environmentalism solely for public relations",
    "synonyms":[
      "coquet",
      "coquette",
      "dally",
      "frivol",
      "mess around",
      "toy",
      "trifle"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005635",
    "type":[
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      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "flirtatious":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": inclined to flirt : coquettish":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Since then, the moment has been memed to the moon and back, with fans even going as far to call the encounter flirtatious . \u2014 Seventeen , 23 June 2022",
      "In the past year or so, hot pants have been reinserting themselves into fashion, showing up on Instagram feeds as flirtatious loungewear and in designer collections. \u2014 Nancy Macdonell, WSJ , 22 June 2022",
      "Sit in the backyard or find a cozy spot inside, where the low lighting sets the mood for dancing and flirtatious conversation. \u2014 Ray Levy Uyeda, Bon App\u00e9tit , 22 June 2022",
      "Likewise, Deborah Ann Woll plays Katherine as a woman with no flirtatious artifice, and her desire for flight and freedom is seen only as madness. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 June 2022",
      "Then there are your closed-lip smile, your flirtatious smile, your guilty smile, and your lopsided smile. \u2014 Myra Sack, BostonGlobe.com , 8 June 2022",
      "Compliments about the body \u2014 eyes, hair, whatever \u2014 are flirtatious , and best saved for those with whom there is a loving bond. \u2014 Jacobina Martin, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
      "The tone of their discussion was not particularly funny, nor serious nor flirtatious nor romantic. \u2014 Rich Juzwiak, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
      "Their budding romance seems benign, flirtatious , and hopeful. \u2014 Seemab Gul, The New Yorker , 25 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1834, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccfl\u0259r-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259s"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202504",
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      "adverb",
      "noun"
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  "flirtatiousness":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": inclined to flirt : coquettish":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Since then, the moment has been memed to the moon and back, with fans even going as far to call the encounter flirtatious . \u2014 Seventeen , 23 June 2022",
      "In the past year or so, hot pants have been reinserting themselves into fashion, showing up on Instagram feeds as flirtatious loungewear and in designer collections. \u2014 Nancy Macdonell, WSJ , 22 June 2022",
      "Sit in the backyard or find a cozy spot inside, where the low lighting sets the mood for dancing and flirtatious conversation. \u2014 Ray Levy Uyeda, Bon App\u00e9tit , 22 June 2022",
      "Likewise, Deborah Ann Woll plays Katherine as a woman with no flirtatious artifice, and her desire for flight and freedom is seen only as madness. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 June 2022",
      "Then there are your closed-lip smile, your flirtatious smile, your guilty smile, and your lopsided smile. \u2014 Myra Sack, BostonGlobe.com , 8 June 2022",
      "Compliments about the body \u2014 eyes, hair, whatever \u2014 are flirtatious , and best saved for those with whom there is a loving bond. \u2014 Jacobina Martin, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
      "The tone of their discussion was not particularly funny, nor serious nor flirtatious nor romantic. \u2014 Rich Juzwiak, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
      "Their budding romance seems benign, flirtatious , and hopeful. \u2014 Seemab Gul, The New Yorker , 25 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1834, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccfl\u0259r-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259s"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004550",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[
      "flirter",
      "wanton"
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      ": a person who flirts":[],
      ": an act or instance of flirting":[],
      ": flick":[
        "They flirt water at each other's faces."
      ],
      ": to behave amorously without serious intent":[
        "He flirts with every attractive woman he meets."
      ],
      ": to come close to reaching or experiencing something":[
        "\u2014 used with with flirting with disaster"
      ],
      ": to move erratically : flit":[
        "butterflies flirting among the flowers"
      ],
      ": to move in a jerky manner":[
        "a bird flirting its tail"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "They were flirting all night.",
      "the servers at that restaurant flirt with all the customers",
      "Noun",
      "he's just a harmless flirt , so don't take him seriously",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Nashville could flirt with 100 degrees, and mid- to upper-90s are likely virtually everywhere across the South. \u2014 Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
      "The thought of those types of women\u2019s players roaming the courts at Barnes reminds us that the swaying palms and sunshine of San Diego still have the power to flirt with big-boy and big-girl sports. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 May 2022",
      "Stock markets can also sometimes flirt with bear-market levels without actually reaching them. \u2014 Caitlin Ostroff, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
      "Two key starters may flirt with the NBA in Love and forward Armando Bacot, though neither is ranked among the top prospects in this year's class. \u2014 Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "The willingness to flirt with failure, with just enough fallibility and insecurity to make failure seem possible, remains central to Cruise\u2019s appeal. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 12 May 2022",
      "The images in Re-visions often flirt with the viewer. \u2014 Jonathon Keats, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "All of which is to say this: Democrats often flirt with the liberal edge of their party but ultimately have always come home to a candidate who represents the most electable contestant. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Melissa and Bobbi flirt openly with one another, but Nick and Frances begin a serious affair, which tests the bond between Frances and Bobbi, forcing Frances to re-examine her vulnerabilities. \u2014 Carson Burton, Variety , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The two flirt over popsicles and steal kisses during late-night heart-to-hearts, while her lawyer fianc\u00e9 (Ra\u00fal Castillo) is away. \u2014 Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
      "Capitalize on that Essex charm, and flirt \u2026 with everyone. \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 3 June 2022",
      "West Elm staples flirt with antique collector's items, like Jackie O.'s childhood side chair. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 31 May 2022",
      "Adults flirt , couples kiss, and two women are expecting a baby and planning to get married. \u2014 Common Sense Media, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
      "His party-boy energy borders on the maniacal, and his club-ready rhythms flirt with the bizarre. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "While this energy is sweet and romantic, as an air sign and an epic flirt , Libras can be a bit flaky. \u2014 Sophie Saint Thomas, Allure , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "The singer-songwriter Sydney Bennett, who performs as Syd, usually likes to play the flirt . \u2014 Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "The power struggles give way to further power struggles; the murders reverberate and force the players to adjust their strategies and flirt with the enemy. \u2014 Chris Vognar, USA TODAY , 24 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1580, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "circa 1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "origin unknown":"Verb and Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0259rt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for flirt Verb trifle , toy , dally , flirt , coquet mean to deal with or act toward without serious purpose. trifle may imply playfulness, unconcern, indulgent contempt. to trifle with a lover's feelings toy implies acting without full attention or serious exertion of one's powers. a political novice toying with great issues dally suggests indulging in thoughts or plans merely as an amusement. dallying with the idea of building a boat someday flirt implies an interest or attention that soon passes to another object. flirted with one fashionable ism after another coquet implies attracting interest or admiration without serious intention. companies that coquet with environmentalism solely for public relations",
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      "coquet",
      "coquette",
      "dally",
      "frivol",
      "mess around",
      "toy",
      "trifle"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174459",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "flirtigig":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a giddy girl":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "flirty + gig (girl)":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0259r-",
      "\u02c8flirti\u02ccgig"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005216",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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  "flirtingly":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": coquettishly":[],
      ": with a flirt":[
        "the bird settled flirtingly on the swaying branch"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191953",
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "flirtish":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": flirtatious":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0259rtish"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-185118",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "flisk":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a sudden action : whim":[],
      ": flick , whisk":[
        "a horse flisking flies with his tail"
      ],
      ": frisk , caper":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "probably of imitative origin":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flisk",
      "\""
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135708",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "flit":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": alter , shift":[],
      ": to move in an erratic fluttering manner":[],
      ": to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "butterflies flitting around the garden",
      "The hummingbird flitted from flower to flower.",
      "She was always flitting around the kitchen.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Only rarely, for a few days a year around the start of the rainy season, will the species\u2019 much-larger females venture down from the trees to flit through these loose froggy frats. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "The rest of the cast\u2014excellent, all\u2014portray the inner voices, mostly scolding or mocking, who flit through Usher\u2019s restless, endlessly worried mind. \u2014 Charles Isherwood, WSJ , 5 May 2022",
      "Bats flit around the rooftop of the Capitol at night, bathed in the bleached spotlights that illuminate the Dome. \u2014 Fox News , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "Once on the wintering grounds in South America, flycatchers do not seem to flit around much. \u2014 Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News , 26 Feb. 2022",
      "The eggs become milkweed-eating caterpillars that morph into butterflies that flit among flowers, living about a month while moving north. \u2014 Diana Marcum, Los Angeles Times , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "But the message that China\u2019s success is thanks to Mr. Xi and the Communist Party echoes in slogans that flit in Chinese across announcement screens in the carriages. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "Eddington\u2019s work, however, suggested these outcasts could be found by observing their lensing effects\u2014typically a telltale transient brightening of any background stars the black holes flit across within our field of view. \u2014 Jonathan O'callaghan, Scientific American , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "People not involved in the world of children\u2019s books, either professionally or personally through children and grandchildren, may imagine a peaceful bower where bunnies hop and pixies flit and tots run back and forth making wonderful discoveries. \u2014 Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ , 17 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English flitten , of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse flytjask to move, Old English fl\u0113otan to float":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flit"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "dance",
      "dart",
      "flick",
      "flicker",
      "flirt",
      "flitter",
      "flutter",
      "zip"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230221",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "flitter":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": flutter , flicker":[],
      ": one that flits":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "the birds flittered back and forth between the backyard feeder and the safety of the trees",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Scrub jays are those large blue birds that flitter around urban and wild L.A. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2021",
      "And what better way to celebrate spring than walking through an atrium flittering with colorful butterflies? \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 4 Apr. 2018",
      "How about hexagonal gridding that evokes a honeycomb forged by flittering bees? \u2014 Lee Williams, OregonLive.com , 21 May 2017",
      "But few have paid attention to the moths, hover flies, beetles, and countless other insects that buzz and flitter through the warm months. \u2014 Pam Mandel, Longreads , 14 May 2017",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Physics contains equations that describe everything from the stretching of space-time to the flitter of photons. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 16 Jan. 2018",
      "More than 1,000 butterflies flitter among a natural-rock waterfall, palms, and even orchids. \u2014 Patrick Sisson, Curbed , 12 June 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1554, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "frequentative of flit":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fli-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "dance",
      "dart",
      "flick",
      "flicker",
      "flirt",
      "flit",
      "flutter",
      "zip"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012924",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "flittermouse":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": bat entry 3 sense 1":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "flitter entry 1 + mouse ; translation of German fledermaus":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-193044",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flittern":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a young oak":[
        "flittern bark is preferred by tanners"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "origin unknown":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flit\u0259(r)n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051700",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flivver":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a small cheap usually old automobile":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In the background are two flivvers , which brought them there over bouncy roads. \u2014 Frederick N. Rasmussen, baltimoresun.com , 30 Aug. 2019",
      "Leader of the campaign is a white man, the county health officer, a former Georgia farm boy who drove a flivver through fields of mud, 36 miles a day to medical school. \u2014 Olivia B. Waxman, Time , 25 July 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1910, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "origin unknown":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fli-v\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234235",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flix":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": down , fur":[],
      ": flax sense 1a":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English flex, flax":"Noun",
      "perhaps alteration of flick entry 1":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\"",
      "\u02c8fliks"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165209",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flixweed":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a branching annual tansy mustard ( Descurainia sophia ) that is native to Europe but widely naturalized in North America":[],
      ": sand rocket":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "flix entry 2 + weed":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093209",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "float":{
    "antonyms":[
      "drift",
      "glide",
      "hang",
      "hover",
      "poise",
      "ride",
      "sail",
      "swim",
      "waft"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a device (such as a cork) buoying up the baited end of a fishing line":[],
      ": a floating platform anchored near a shoreline for use by swimmers or boats":[],
      ": a government grant of a fixed amount of land not yet located by survey out of a larger specific tract":[],
      ": a hollow ball that floats at the end of a lever in a cistern, tank, or boiler and regulates the liquid level":[],
      ": a sac containing air or gas and buoying up the body of a plant or animal":[],
      ": a soft drink with ice cream floating in it":[],
      ": a tool or apparatus for smoothing a surface (as of wet concrete)":[],
      ": a watertight structure giving an airplane buoyancy on water":[],
      ": an act or instance of floating":[],
      ": an amount of money represented by checks outstanding and in process of collection":[],
      ": flood":[
        "float a cranberry bog"
      ],
      ": negotiate":[
        "float a loan"
      ],
      ": something that floats in or on the surface of a fluid: such as":[],
      ": the time between a transaction (such as the writing of a check or a purchase on credit) and the actual withdrawal of funds to cover it":[],
      ": the volume of a company's shares available for active trading in the auction market":[],
      ": to cause to float as if in a fluid":[],
      ": to cause to float in or on the surface of a fluid":[],
      ": to drift on or through or as if on or through a fluid":[
        "yellow leaves floated down"
      ],
      ": to find a level in the international exchange market in response to the law of supply and demand and without any restrictive effect of artificial support or control":[],
      ": to obtain money for the establishment or development of (an enterprise) by issuing and selling securities":[],
      ": to place (an issue of securities) on the market":[],
      ": to put forth for acceptance":[
        "float a proposal"
      ],
      ": to rest on the surface of or be suspended in a fluid":[],
      ": to smooth (something, such as plaster or cement) with a float":[],
      ": wander":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "We are building a float for the homecoming parade.",
      "the crew put the cargo on the float before heading back down the river",
      "Verb",
      "She was floating on her back.",
      "ice floating in the river",
      "Will this material sink or float ?",
      "dust floating through the air",
      "The incoming tide will eventually float the ship off the reef.",
      "They floated the logs down the river.",
      "She floated gracefully across the stage.",
      "His voice floated to the back of the room.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "New float can be invested in bonds that pay a higher coupon. \u2014 John Dorfman, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
      "The last time the U.S. saw a period of stagflation was in 1973 after the collapse of the Bretton Woods currency system, which left the U.S. dollar in free float . \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 21 June 2022",
      "To the aft, there is also an impressive float -in dock that can house additional toys and tenders. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 13 June 2022",
      "And members of the West Hollywood City Council danced atop a float promoting their own, separate WeHo Pride. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 June 2022",
      "Larger skiers will appreciate the Connelly Big Daddy Waterski, designed for riders over 220 pounds, with 550 square inches of surface area and float . \u2014 Chris Meehan, Popular Mechanics , 12 June 2022",
      "Ayah Al-Hashim, a 14-year-old who used her iPhone to enthusiastically record almost every float , ended up at the parade by coincidence. \u2014 oregonlive , 5 June 2022",
      "The distillery has been a longtime supporter of Utah Pride, said CEO Mark Fine, and used to have a float in the Utah Pride Parade. \u2014 Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 June 2022",
      "In the green room before a parade on Thanksgiving eve in 1955 that was featuring a Captain Kangaroo float , Josephson met Charles Collingwood, the CBS newsman who was doing color commentary for the parade. \u2014 Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Family fun while thousands of bubbles float over the lawn at the top of every hour weekends through September 4. \u2014 Cindy Kent, Sun Sentinel , 1 July 2022",
      "Initially, complying with the law was a game of numbers and dollars: Soccer is a relatively large sport, where average roster sizes typically float between 20 and 26 players. \u2014 New York Times , 27 June 2022",
      "Shelves that float are usually supported by rods that slip into holes drilled into their back edges. \u2014 Jeanne Huber, Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
      "Eduardo Alvarez, 30, and David Dominguez, 29, watched the parade from near its kickoff, eagerly awaiting their friends\u2019 appearance in the Asian Alliance float and celebrating what pride means to them. \u2014 Adriana P\u00e9rez, Chicago Tribune , 26 June 2022",
      "Today, most of the local economy depends on tourists who come to splash in the reservoir, which extends deep into Wyoming, or to fish and float the Green. \u2014 Bill Weir, CNN , 18 June 2022",
      "On Monday evening, Mr. Manning watched as the rushing waters undercut the opposite riverbank, causing a house to fall into the Yellowstone River and float away mostly intact. \u2014 Amy Beth Hanson, The Christian Science Monitor , 14 June 2022",
      "On Monday evening, Manning watched as the rushing waters undercut the opposite riverbank, causing a house to fall into the Yellowstone River and float away mostly intact. \u2014 CBS News , 14 June 2022",
      "On Monday evening, Manning watched as the rushing waters undercut the opposite riverbank, causing a house to fall into the Yellowstone River and float away mostly intact. \u2014 Amy Beth Hanson, Anchorage Daily News , 14 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English flote boat, float, from Old English flota ship; akin to Old High German fl\u014dz raft, stream, Old English fl\u0113otan to float \u2014 more at fleet":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u014dt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "dock",
      "jetty",
      "landing",
      "levee",
      "pier",
      "quai",
      "quay",
      "wharf"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212503",
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "float boat":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a shallow boat driven by an airplane engine and used on shallow waters and swamps especially in Florida":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095652",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "float bowl":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": float chamber":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024358",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "float bridge":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a structure with tracks on an adjustable apron for transferring railroad cars to or from car floats at varying water levels":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084042",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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      "noun"
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      ": any of the radial rim boards of an undershot waterwheel or paddle wheel : vane":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
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      "noun"
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      ": a dessert consisting of custard with floating masses of beaten egg whites":[]
    },
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The strawberry floating island doesn't take as long to make, but the pavlova is worth the extra time. \u2014 Bryce Jones, Better Homes & Gardens , 10 May 2022",
      "And the floating island platform in the swimming pool is certainly the best spot to bask in the sun with a cocktail at hand. \u2014 Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "Three favorite desserts are the apple tarte tatin sundae, the floating island and the pistachio cr\u00e8me br\u00fbl\u00e9e (rave-worthy). \u2014 New York Eateries, Forbes , 6 Oct. 2021",
      "The floating island , which officially opened in May, rises from the remnants of Pier 54, the former home of the British Cunard-White Star line which operated trans-Atlantic ocean liner voyages between 1910 and 1935. \u2014 Andrea Mchugh And Julie Loffredi, USA TODAY , 15 Oct. 2021",
      "Lobster thermidore, sea bream gratin and the classic dessert, \u00eele flottante ( floating island ). \u2014 Joanne Shurvell, Forbes , 29 Sep. 2021",
      "Desserts \u2014 chocolate mousse, floating island , profiteroles \u2014 run to the classic. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Aug. 2021",
      "The function of the floating island evolved over time. \u2014 Ian Volner, Curbed , 18 May 2020",
      "The new frozen floating island is labeled A-76 and measures about 4,320 square kilometers (1,668 square miles), according to the ESA. \u2014 Eric Mack, Forbes , 20 May 2021"
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      "1771, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-193329",
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      ": using or involving a notation in which a number is represented as a number with an absolute value between 1 and the base (see base entry 1 sense 4e(2) ) multiplied by a power of the number base indicated by an exponent (as in 4.52E2 for 452 in base 10)":[
        "A floating point operation requires at least several thousand elementary binary operations.",
        "\u2014 Geoffrey Murray",
        "If a simple operation like multiplying floating-point numbers would require a set of instructions, then a procedure of any useful scale would involve putting many such sets of instructions together.",
        "\u2014 Andrew Hodges"
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      "\u2014 compare fixed-point , scientific notation":[
        "A floating point operation requires at least several thousand elementary binary operations.",
        "\u2014 Geoffrey Murray",
        "If a simple operation like multiplying floating-point numbers would require a set of instructions, then a procedure of any useful scale would involve putting many such sets of instructions together.",
        "\u2014 Andrew Hodges"
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      "1948, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-175106",
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      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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      "1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
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      "Middle English flok , from Anglo-French, from Latin floccus":"Noun",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112320",
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      "noun",
      "verb"
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      ": sell sense 7":[
        "traveled by horse, flogging encyclopedias",
        "\u2014 Robert Darnton",
        "flogging wares at the local discount outlet",
        "\u2014 Ronald Henkoff"
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      ": to promote aggressively : plug":[
        "flying around the world flogging your movies",
        "\u2014 Peter Bogdanovich"
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        "\u2014 Economist"
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      "The sailors were flogged for attempting a mutiny.",
      "a graphic depiction of a sailor being flogged by the captain for disobeying orders",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The idea is not to flog yourself for mistakes but to acknowledge them with future improvements in mind. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Dec. 2021",
      "Not to mention that the reconciliation process frequently results in the theatrics of the minority party using the Byrd rule to publicly flog the majority party\u2019s policies. \u2014 Marie Sapirie, Forbes , 13 Sep. 2021",
      "Is there any real difference between such magical thinking and the superstitions that led medieval peasants to flog themselves? \u2014 Niall Ferguson Bloomberg Opinion, Star Tribune , 31 July 2021",
      "Republicans used Lordstown to flog a Rust Belt revival. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 14 June 2021",
      "Selling vehicles directly forges a bond with buyers that may help flog services in the future. \u2014 The Economist , 11 Apr. 2021",
      "Garuda is not the only Asian airline to flog its food to the land-lubbing public. \u2014 The Economist , 29 Aug. 2020",
      "And right on time the opponents of fossil fuels are flogging a sloppy study that ties pollutants to coronavirus deaths. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 4 May 2020",
      "Democrats, seeking more than $500 billion to cover costs of police, fire and other front-line workers, have flogged McConnell for his opposition and his suggestion that states could instead take a bankruptcy option out. \u2014 Chronicle Staff, SFChronicle.com , 1 May 2020"
    ],
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      "circa 1676, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "perhaps modification of Latin flagellare to whip \u2014 more at flagellate":""
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      "\u02c8fl\u00e4g"
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      "scourge",
      "slash",
      "switch",
      "tan",
      "thrash",
      "whale",
      "whip"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171132",
    "type":[
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      "verb"
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        "sails flogging"
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        "flogging wares at the local discount outlet",
        "\u2014 Ronald Henkoff"
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      ": to beat with or as if with a rod or whip":[
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      ": to move along with difficulty : slog":[],
      ": to promote aggressively : plug":[
        "flying around the world flogging your movies",
        "\u2014 Peter Bogdanovich"
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        "\u2014 Economist"
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      "The sailors were flogged for attempting a mutiny.",
      "a graphic depiction of a sailor being flogged by the captain for disobeying orders",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The idea is not to flog yourself for mistakes but to acknowledge them with future improvements in mind. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Dec. 2021",
      "Not to mention that the reconciliation process frequently results in the theatrics of the minority party using the Byrd rule to publicly flog the majority party\u2019s policies. \u2014 Marie Sapirie, Forbes , 13 Sep. 2021",
      "Is there any real difference between such magical thinking and the superstitions that led medieval peasants to flog themselves? \u2014 Niall Ferguson Bloomberg Opinion, Star Tribune , 31 July 2021",
      "Republicans used Lordstown to flog a Rust Belt revival. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 14 June 2021",
      "Selling vehicles directly forges a bond with buyers that may help flog services in the future. \u2014 The Economist , 11 Apr. 2021",
      "Garuda is not the only Asian airline to flog its food to the land-lubbing public. \u2014 The Economist , 29 Aug. 2020",
      "And right on time the opponents of fossil fuels are flogging a sloppy study that ties pollutants to coronavirus deaths. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 4 May 2020",
      "Democrats, seeking more than $500 billion to cover costs of police, fire and other front-line workers, have flogged McConnell for his opposition and his suggestion that states could instead take a bankruptcy option out. \u2014 Chronicle Staff, SFChronicle.com , 1 May 2020"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1676, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "perhaps modification of Latin flagellare to whip \u2014 more at flagellate":""
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      "whale",
      "whip"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012235",
    "type":[
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      "verb"
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    "antonyms":[
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      "engulf",
      "gulf",
      "inundate",
      "overflow",
      "overwhelm",
      "submerge",
      "submerse",
      "swamp"
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    "definitions":{
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      ": to become filled with a flood":[],
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      ": to fill abundantly or excessively":[
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      ": to pour forth, go, or come in a flood":[],
      ": to supply an excess of fuel to (an engine, a carburetor, etc.) so that engine operation is hampered":[]
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    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "A flood inundated the whole area.",
      "the devastating flood of 1936",
      "The water has risen to flood level.",
      "We've received a flood of mail.",
      "a flood of phone calls",
      "Seeing her again brought back a flood of memories.",
      "Verb",
      "Heavy rains flooded the valley.",
      "The rivers are close to flooding .",
      "The valley flooded after the heavy rains.",
      "The plain floods every spring.",
      "The room was flooded with light.",
      "The company plans to flood the market with this product.",
      "The office has been flooded with phone calls.",
      "The phone calls have been flooding in.",
      "Refugees flooded into the camp.",
      "Light flooded into the room.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The system moved at a fair clip across Florida at 18 mph, its rains that began on Friday did the most damage overnight especially in flood -prone areas of Miami, leaving much of downtown and Little Havana under nearly a foot of water. \u2014 Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel , 6 June 2022",
      "Residents who live in flood -prone areas should consider getting valuables out of the basement and prep for possible backups. \u2014 Layla Mcmurtrie, Detroit Free Press , 6 June 2022",
      "As New York grew, poorer people \u2014 including waves of immigrants as well as Black Americans migrating north \u2014 ended up in less desirable, cheaper areas, places that tended to be hotter, lower-lying, landlocked, flood -prone or swampy. \u2014 New York Times , 28 May 2022",
      "Heavy rain will also be possible and could add up to several inches and cause flooding in those typically flood -prone areas. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 25 May 2022",
      "Stick one of these small (but mighty) circles in any bird baths, ponds, plant trays or flood -prone areas up to 100 square feet to kill mosquito larvae for 30 days. \u2014 Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping , 24 May 2022",
      "Although several buildings on lower Main Street have been purchased by the County to remove certain businesses from flood -prone areas, there has been no progress made on next steps. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 17 May 2022",
      "At least 50 people attended a public workshop on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to purchase flood -prone property scattered around the banks of Beaver Lake, but the property owners involved who were interviewed disapprove of the idea. \u2014 Doug Thompson, Arkansas Online , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "The site is in the Leon Creek Watershed, which is one of the most flood -prone areas in the city. \u2014 Elena Bruess, San Antonio Express-News , 26 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Snag your new go-to swimsuit for less before shoppers flood the site for the main event. \u2014 Claire Harmeyer, PEOPLE.com , 28 June 2022",
      "Streamers from marginalized backgrounds are often targeted with vicious harassment and what are known as hate raids, where toxic communities flood into a streamers\u2019 chat, lobbing attacks at them and their audience. \u2014 Taylor Lorenz, Washington Post , 26 June 2022",
      "As stress hormones flood the body, neural circuitry in the brain changes, affecting our ability to think and make decisions, experts say. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 23 June 2022",
      "Protocol developers feared that multi-million dollar liquidation would flood Solana decentralized exchanges with too much sell pressure and even jam the network. \u2014 Danny Nelson, Fortune , 20 June 2022",
      "Dirt roads that flood even hurt children\u2019s learning, Villanueva said. \u2014 Tyler Olson, Fox News , 17 June 2022",
      "At the same time, dozens of stagehands in hard hats flood in to start dismantling the set. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
      "Detroit Police declined to predict how many fans would flood downtown. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 9 June 2022",
      "Analysts worry that Fed sales of existing bonds could flood the market, driving down prices and pushing yields higher as bond investors demand more compensation to lend money. \u2014 Matt Wirz, WSJ , 31 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1663, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Old English fl\u014dd ; akin to Old High German fluot flood, Old English fl\u014dwan to flow":"Noun and Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0259d"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "torrent"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062954",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035527",
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      "the flood tide of bad manners that seems to be inundating contemporary society",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Inside, visitors can see relics and reminders of one of the most consequential migrations in human history, a flood tide of humanity that changed the fabric of America. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "Inside, visitors can see relics and reminders of one of the most consequential migrations in human history, a flood tide of humanity that changed the fabric of America. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "Inside, visitors can see relics and reminders of one of the most consequential migrations in human history, a flood tide of humanity that changed the fabric of America. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "Inside, visitors can see relics and reminders of one of the most consequential migrations in human history, a flood tide of humanity that changed the fabric of America. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "Inside, visitors can see relics and reminders of one of the most consequential migrations in human history, a flood tide of humanity that changed the fabric of America. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "Inside, visitors can see relics and reminders of one of the most consequential migrations in human history, a flood tide of humanity that changed the fabric of America. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "Inside, visitors can see relics and reminders of one of the most consequential migrations in human history, a flood tide of humanity that changed the fabric of America. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "Inside, visitors can see relics and reminders of one of the most consequential migrations in human history, a flood tide of humanity that changed the fabric of America. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1719, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "cataclysm",
      "cataract",
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      "flood",
      "inundation",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185338",
    "type":[
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  },
  "floodometer":{
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      ": an instrument for measuring the height of a flood":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "flood entry 1 + -o- + -meter":""
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132420",
    "type":[
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  "floodplain":{
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      ": a plain built up by stream deposition":[],
      ": level land that may be submerged by floodwaters":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The emerald ash borer is also threatening green ash trees, one of the more abundant species in the floodplain . \u2014 Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel , 27 June 2022",
      "Here, the Salisbury Plain meets the floodplain of the River Avon. \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 4 May 2022",
      "Sunlight filters through the foliage of a dense, quiet forest on the river\u2019s floodplain , which was the Ukrainians\u2019 kill zone. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022",
      "At 12 feet, lowland flooding of Mill Creek floodplain occurs, with water approaching some buildings along the creek. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 12 May 2022",
      "The bike park is on a 1.28-acre site between Bark Park and the Alamo Heights ISD Baseball Field within the Olmos Basin floodplain . \u2014 Megan Rodriguez, San Antonio Express-News , 2 May 2022",
      "After flooding in 2019 breached a levee in northwest Missouri on the Missouri River, for example, the levee was moved back to create more than 1,000 acres of floodplain and added wetlands. \u2014 Michael Phillis, ajc , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "One of my favorite bakeries and caf\u00e9s in Podil, a historic neighborhood on the floodplain of the Dnieper River, had reopened. \u2014 The New Yorker , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "The project, on the south side of Loop 1604 just west of the University of Texas at San Antonio\u2019s main campus, sits partly in a floodplain , according to San Antonio River Authority maps. \u2014 Elena Bruess, San Antonio Express-News , 26 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1873, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052720",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      "noun"
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      "noun"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the water of a flood":[]
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "On Tuesday, Yellowstone National Park officials ordered over 10,000 visitors to evacuate as heavy snowmelt and sudden rainfall caused the Yellowstone river to burst its banks, unleashing a torrent of floodwater throughout the nature reserve. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 15 June 2022",
      "Even as the floodwater swamped backyards and soda bottles floated past houses, women were stewing borscht and inviting people in to eat, and neighbors ferried diesel fuel for pumps in a rubber boat. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Chris and Roberta left their home before dawn and drove to the swamp, where the floodwater had receded after blanketing the area for weeks. \u2014 Michael Ruiz, Fox News , 22 Jan. 2022",
      "On that Saturday morning, Chris Etheridge, 52, reached into the raging floodwater and pulled out a fairytale. \u2014 Keith Sharon, USA TODAY , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "But that means runoff can\u2019t get out, so inland floodwater will stay pooled at the airport and elsewhere. \u2014 Jan Ellen Spiegel, courant.com , 17 Jan. 2022",
      "The northern dike that had protected their land was in turn lowered, allowing floodwater to spill over the land. \u2014 Mick Krever, CNN , 5 Nov. 2021",
      "An aerial view of a residential area in Middlesex County as floodwater covers streets in New Jersey on October 26, 2021. \u2014 Tori B. Powell, CBS News , 26 Oct. 2021",
      "Nearly 850 residents from seven different nursing homes, including Park Place, were transported to a warehouse where video later showed them on mattresses as floodwater washed through the building. \u2014 NBC News , 9 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1791, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "-\u02ccw\u00e4-",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-114532",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": a channel for diverting floodwaters":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Atchafalaya Basin in Louisiana is a floodway that protects the entire South from rising water levels. \u2014 Spencer George, Longreads , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Preservation of the floodway mitigates the risk of Mississippi river floods, one of which left half a million people homeless in 1927. \u2014 Mekedas Belayneh, The New Republic , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "The property is currently zoned as single-family residential district, flood fringe and floodway . \u2014 Erik S. Hanley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Poplar Creek\u2019s floodway and floodplain in Elgin has expanded so significantly that city officials are researching ways to curb future flooding and warning that property owners may need to buy flood insurance, officials said. \u2014 Gloria Casas, chicagotribune.com , 2 Nov. 2021",
      "Just beyond the levees, two overlook parks sit above each side of the floodway . \u2014 Sharon Grigsby, Dallas News , 2 Feb. 2021",
      "That could result in the river's main flow shifting to the Atchafalaya floodway from its present course past Baton Rouge and New Orleans, a potentially catastrophic outcome. \u2014 Mark Schleifstein, NOLA.com , 22 Jan. 2021",
      "Corps officials announced that the floodway would be opened again in early 2019, but then decided against it when the Mississippi\u2019s height dropped slightly. \u2014 Mark Schleifstein, NOLA.com , 14 Dec. 2020",
      "In a previous meeting, Cobb said they were told the county is spending $100 million purchasing parcels of land along Cypress Creek for detention and floodway projects. \u2014 David Taylor, Houston Chronicle , 10 Oct. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1928, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0259d-\u02ccw\u0101"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115651",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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      "appall",
      "appal",
      "jolt",
      "shake up",
      "shock"
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      ": a ground surface":[
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      ": a lower limit : base":[],
      ": a main level space (as in a stock exchange or legislative chamber) distinguished from a platform or gallery":[],
      ": flabbergast , dumbfound":[],
      ": in field goals as opposed to free throws":[
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      ": the members of an assembly":[
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      ": the occupants of such a floor":[],
      ": the right to address an assembly":[
        "the senator from Utah has the floor"
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      ": the specially prepared or marked area on which indoor sports events take place":[],
      ": the surface of a structure on which one travels":[
        "the floor of a bridge"
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      ": to cover with a floor or flooring":[],
      ": to knock or bring down":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Keep your feet on the floor .",
      "the floor of a car",
      "She lives on the second floor of a five-story building.",
      "His office is located on the fourth floor .",
      "Verb",
      "He floored me with his first punch.",
      "The news just floored me.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Everything went smoothly for the two weeks, but on the way back, our flight was delayed due to bad weather, and we were stuck on the airport floor . \u2014 Janay Kingsberry, Washington Post , 2 July 2022",
      "The opera expert had departed, and the top floor was free. \u2014 Anna Russell, The New Yorker , 2 July 2022",
      "Moves into a new space on the Place Vend\u00f4me, which features a take-away boutique on the lower floor , called the Schiap Shop. \u2014 Laird Borrelli-persson, Vogue , 1 July 2022",
      "Oranges, onions, chiles and tomatoes are stored in teal and white bowls on the kitchen floor . \u2014 Susanne Ruststaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 1 July 2022",
      "In Phoenix, Durant will be with guys who are harder to get off the floor than the NBA logo \u2014 assuming the Suns would keep Booker and Paul. \u2014 Greg Moore, USA TODAY , 1 July 2022",
      "Blood riddled the lower railing of the steps to the second floor and blood splatter marked the top of the staircase. \u2014 Stephanie Pagones, Fox News , 1 July 2022",
      "While a lot of sequences were planned in pre-production, other sequences were born on the cutting room floor as a way of progressing the drama. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 1 July 2022",
      "In Phoenix, Durant will be with guys who are harder to get off the floor than the NBA logo \u2014 assuming the Suns would keep Booker and Paul. \u2014 Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic , 1 July 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "As for the nine-speed automatic, its chunky shift paddles are part of an incredibly simple arming procedure for its new launch control: Hold the brake pedal, pull back on both paddles, floor the accelerator, release the brakes, and hang on. \u2014 Dan Edmunds, Car and Driver , 16 May 2022",
      "The pain clearly lingered for the Argentine, and Charlo pounced with a combination of a right hook to the body and a left to the head to floor Castano for good. \u2014 Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY , 15 May 2022",
      "Take out the hard launch and floor it from a 5-mph roll, and the 60-mph trip stretches to 5.9 seconds. \u2014 Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "To see this on a screen in 2018 was enough to floor you. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "Still, for those who want to floor the gas pedal, several production EVs have set speed records that handily surpass most combustion engines. \u2014 Jaclyn Trop, Fortune , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "Return hips to floor , but do not lower your right leg. \u2014 Christa Sgobba, SELF , 2 Jan. 2022",
      "Lizzo regularly talks about the importance of body positivity, and she's also known to completely floor people with her onstage performances. \u2014 Korin Miller, Health.com , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "The Eagles put the pedal to floor right from the start, and Independence appeared a bit intimidated. \u2014 Joe Magill, cleveland , 13 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English flor , from Old English fl\u014dr ; akin to Old High German fluor meadow, Latin planus level, and perhaps to Greek planasthai to wander":"Noun"
    },
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      "\u02c8fl\u022fr",
      "\u02c8fl\u014d(\u0259)r, \u02c8fl\u022f(\u0259)r"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "bed",
      "bottom"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085827",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
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      ": a pit or recess below a floor line provided to facilitate the reaching of parts beneath a machine":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122746",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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      ": a scale diagram of a room or suite of rooms viewed from above and used especially for planning effective use and arrangement of furnishings":[
        "looking at the builder's floor plan"
      ],
      ": the layout of a room or a suite of rooms":[
        "On the ground floor, design architects removed some walls to create an open floor plan with lots of light \u2026",
        "\u2014 Colleen O'Connor",
        "a house with an unusual floor plan"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Ruger, Beretta and Smith & Wesson, according to a floor plan of the Houston event. \u2014 Aimee Picchi, CBS News , 27 May 2022",
      "In the main house, open concept space is gently divided by a split-level floor plan , with stairs ascending to the kitchen and dining area. \u2014 Spencer Elliott, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
      "On the first floor, a large open floor plan offers space for business store fronts. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Upon entering, there is a dramatic open floor plan with high ceilings and floor-to-ceiling Fleetwood doors that open for seamless indoor-outdoor living. \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Robb Report , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Seeing this recurring request, Stallings\u2019 mother measured her furniture and made a floor plan for her. \u2014 Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "Double doors enter to a versatile and open floor plan , complete with an indoor tree, a formal living room, elevated dining room and a loft area that leads to the primary suite, featuring its own private terrace. \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 13 Jan. 2022",
      "The concept, created in 1951, centered around a tall arched roof that covered a compact but not cramped 1,500-square-foot floor plan . \u2014 Diana Budds, Curbed , 6 Dec. 2021",
      "Valente asked Jack for a tape measure and a pen and paper and set about sketching a rough floor plan . \u2014 Greg Jackson, The New Yorker , 22 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1831, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115220",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
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      ": a plate (as of steel or iron) set in or forming part of a floor and sometimes provided with T slots to which heavy work and portable machine tools can be bolted to facilitate machining and erection":[],
      ": a plate closing the bottom of the magazine recess in a bolt-action rifle having a clip-loaded magazine":[],
      ": a wooden board lying flat on the floor and supporting the studs of a wall":[]
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120826",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": ritual circumambulation":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071526",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": forelady":[]
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132934",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "floozie":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a usually young woman of loose morals":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "a floozy who was a familiar figure at barrooms around town",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Batrachians, oh, tell me, where is the fair floozy ? \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Aug. 2021",
      "Sonja is my favorite floozy and watching her mug around the house all wasted is one of my favorite things in the entire universe. \u2014 Brian Moylan, Vulture , 29 June 2021",
      "The bright-voiced soprano Stacey Tappan made a delightfully tarty Aveline Mortimer, a vaudeville warbler and part-time floozy who becomes an unwitting accomplice to Cree\u2019s poisoning. \u2014 John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com , 11 Feb. 2018",
      "With a reputation for floozy -dom on screen and off, Grahame found a measure of peace with Turner, who was oblivious to her real and big-screen histories. \u2014 Rebecca Keegan, HWD , 7 Dec. 2017",
      "Conversely, Henry's clingy mother, Tallulah, is a hoary mix of boozy- floozy clich\u00e9s and contradictions made worse by Paula Malcomson's unsubtle turn. \u2014 Gary Goldstein, latimes.com , 2 Nov. 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1911, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "origin unknown":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u00fc-z\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "chippie",
      "chippy",
      "doxy",
      "doxie",
      "fancy woman",
      "hoochie",
      "hussy",
      "Jezebel",
      "minx",
      "quean",
      "tramp",
      "trollop",
      "wench"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071034",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "floozy":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a usually young woman of loose morals":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "a floozy who was a familiar figure at barrooms around town",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Batrachians, oh, tell me, where is the fair floozy ? \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Aug. 2021",
      "Sonja is my favorite floozy and watching her mug around the house all wasted is one of my favorite things in the entire universe. \u2014 Brian Moylan, Vulture , 29 June 2021",
      "The bright-voiced soprano Stacey Tappan made a delightfully tarty Aveline Mortimer, a vaudeville warbler and part-time floozy who becomes an unwitting accomplice to Cree\u2019s poisoning. \u2014 John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com , 11 Feb. 2018",
      "With a reputation for floozy -dom on screen and off, Grahame found a measure of peace with Turner, who was oblivious to her real and big-screen histories. \u2014 Rebecca Keegan, HWD , 7 Dec. 2017",
      "Conversely, Henry's clingy mother, Tallulah, is a hoary mix of boozy- floozy clich\u00e9s and contradictions made worse by Paula Malcomson's unsubtle turn. \u2014 Gary Goldstein, latimes.com , 2 Nov. 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1911, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "origin unknown":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u00fc-z\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "chippie",
      "chippy",
      "doxy",
      "doxie",
      "fancy woman",
      "hoochie",
      "hussy",
      "Jezebel",
      "minx",
      "quean",
      "tramp",
      "trollop",
      "wench"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173249",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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  "flop":{
    "antonyms":[
      "bomb",
      "bummer",
      "bust",
      "catastrophe",
      "clinker",
      "clunker",
      "debacle",
      "d\u00e9b\u00e2cle",
      "disaster",
      "dud",
      "failure",
      "fiasco",
      "fizzle",
      "frost",
      "lemon",
      "loser",
      "miss",
      "shipwreck",
      "turkey",
      "washout"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a complete failure":[
        "the movie was a flop"
      ],
      ": a unit of measure for calculating the speed of a computer equal to one floating-point operation per second":[
        "Supplied by IBM, with a billion flops (floating point operations per second) and a capacity to expand to 60 billion flops with the addition of other processors and memory, it will be among the 10 most sophisticated computers in the world.",
        "\u2014 Eleanor Wilson",
        "\u2014 usually used in combination giga flop A GPU [=graphics processing unit] can deliver hundreds of billions of operations per second\u2014some GPUs more than a tera flop , or a trillion operations per second\u2014while requiring only slightly more electrical power and cooling than a CPU. \u2014 Andrea Di Blas et al."
      ],
      ": an act or sound of flopping":[],
      ": right , squarely":[
        "fell flop on my face"
      ],
      ": to change or turn suddenly":[],
      ": to fail completely":[
        "the play flopped"
      ],
      ": to go to bed":[
        "a place to flop at night"
      ],
      ": to move or drop heavily or noisily : cause to flop":[
        "flopped the bundles down"
      ],
      ": to swing or move loosely : flap":[],
      ": to throw or move oneself in a heavy, clumsy, or relaxed manner":[
        "flopped into the chair"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "He flopped down onto the bed.",
      "She flopped into the chair with a sigh.",
      "All of their attempts have flopped miserably.",
      "The curtains were flopping around in the breeze.",
      "Noun (1)",
      "The movie was a total flop .",
      "It fell to the ground with a flop .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Romeo would run to the door when his mama would come home and would flop over for his loving. \u2014 cleveland , 26 May 2022",
      "Hence, the movie was re-released in theatres, only to flop even harder, earning a hilariously low $85,000 on Friday. \u2014 Dani Di Placido, Forbes , 4 June 2022",
      "Then, just as quickly, to flop onto our backs and make shapes in the clouds or wonder at the first stars speckling the violet sky. \u2014 Ali Francis, Bon App\u00e9tit , 13 May 2022",
      "What to Consider: The brim might flop up if there's a stiff breeze. \u2014 Rena Behar, Travel + Leisure , 5 May 2022",
      "There is an entire generation of NBA defenders told to flop around like a fresh catch on the deck of a fishing boat. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 14 May 2022",
      "Despite its inaugural event taking place in February 2020 in Miami, just weeks before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, founder and partner Javier Caso not once thought the festival was going to flop . \u2014 Jessica Roiz, Billboard , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "In Maine, there was a lake with mist rising off it in the mornings, the call of loons, a dock for Murphy to belly- flop off. \u2014 Diana Marcum, Los Angeles Times , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "Davis said one of the key to his success in taking charges is not to flop . \u2014 Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Mohamed El-Erian is worried the Federal Reserve will flip- flop in its quest to combat four-decade-high inflation with aggressive interest rate hikes and end up wreaking havoc on the U.S. economy. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 29 June 2022",
      "Read our commentary about the Solicitor General\u2019s flip- flop in Monsanto v. Hardeman here. \u2014 Glenn G. Lammi, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "There was a toy airplane, a yellow football, a foam egg carton and a nail salon pink flip- flop . \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
      "The flop brought the beautiful ace of hearts to the table, along with a 10 of hearts and three of spades. \u2014 Jennifer Shahade, WSJ , 2 June 2022",
      "The highest-profile flop came at Uber, a company struggling to reach profitability on its own. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 31 May 2022",
      "The flop at South Carolina, an 18-point underdog sitting 1-4 in SEC play, blindsided Mullen. \u2014 Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "From small, shaky chihuahuas to horse-like Great Danes, the full-stop flop can occur in the middle of walks, before trips to the bathroom, and really, at any time at all. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 Oct. 2021",
      "The result, completed in 1975, only to be taken from Ivory and recut by the movie\u2019s distributor, American International Pictures, was the rare Merchant-Ivory flop . \u2014 New York Times , 6 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1602, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "1728, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
      "1823, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1976, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "alteration of flap entry 2":"Verb",
      "fl oating-point op eration":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u00e4p"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "flump",
      "plank",
      "plop",
      "plump",
      "plunk",
      "plonk"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005248",
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "flop-eared":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": having long pendulous ears":[
        "a flop-eared puppy"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040727",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "floperoo":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a notable flop : complete failure":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201433",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flophouse":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a cheap rooming house or hotel":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This wasn\u2019t some flophouse that rented rooms by the hour. \u2014 David Sedaris, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Two decades before his conviction, Durst was acquitted of murdering his neighbor Morris Black in a flophouse in Galveston, Texas. \u2014 Oliver Gettell, EW.com , 10 Jan. 2022",
      "Before its days as an intellectual flophouse , the building was home to Columbia\u2019s Department of Slavic Languages. \u2014 Ian Volner, The New Yorker , 22 Nov. 2021",
      "But those protections weren\u2019t able to save Aubergine, a picturesquely decrepit flophouse , salon, and culture-freak community at 546 West 113th Street. \u2014 Ian Volner, The New Yorker , 22 Nov. 2021",
      "There's plenty of livestock, lots of Lone Star sunshine, but nothing so much as a flophouse or an outhouse in sight. \u2014 Lynette Rice, EW.com , 5 Nov. 2021",
      "After spending 10 nights in his Chevy, Smith locates a mattress for rent on the floor of a flophouse . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Feb. 2021",
      "The home, built in 1891 and used over the years as a private residence, a boarding house for nuns and a flophouse , was in disarray when it was purchased at a sheriff\u2019s auction in 2014. \u2014 cleveland , 4 Dec. 2020",
      "Mystery Train is set in a dingy Memphis flophouse and follows the travelers who pass through its doors, telling sweet and sad stories of their lives. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 31 Oct. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1916, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u00e4p-\u02cchau\u0307s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-174749",
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      "noun"
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      ": a cheap rooming house or hotel":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This wasn\u2019t some flophouse that rented rooms by the hour. \u2014 David Sedaris, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Two decades before his conviction, Durst was acquitted of murdering his neighbor Morris Black in a flophouse in Galveston, Texas. \u2014 Oliver Gettell, EW.com , 10 Jan. 2022",
      "Before its days as an intellectual flophouse , the building was home to Columbia\u2019s Department of Slavic Languages. \u2014 Ian Volner, The New Yorker , 22 Nov. 2021",
      "But those protections weren\u2019t able to save Aubergine, a picturesquely decrepit flophouse , salon, and culture-freak community at 546 West 113th Street. \u2014 Ian Volner, The New Yorker , 22 Nov. 2021",
      "There's plenty of livestock, lots of Lone Star sunshine, but nothing so much as a flophouse or an outhouse in sight. \u2014 Lynette Rice, EW.com , 5 Nov. 2021",
      "After spending 10 nights in his Chevy, Smith locates a mattress for rent on the floor of a flophouse . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Feb. 2021",
      "The home, built in 1891 and used over the years as a private residence, a boarding house for nuns and a flophouse , was in disarray when it was purchased at a sheriff\u2019s auction in 2014. \u2014 cleveland , 4 Dec. 2020",
      "Mystery Train is set in a dingy Memphis flophouse and follows the travelers who pass through its doors, telling sweet and sad stories of their lives. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 31 Oct. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1916, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u00e4p-\u02cchau\u0307s"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-175252",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a defect in television reception in which a succession of frames appear to traverse the screen vertically due to a temporary maladjustment of the relative horizontal and vertical sweep frequencies":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "from flop over , verb":""
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    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-174652",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": tending to flop : floppy":[
        "a soft floppety straw hat"
      ]
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u00e4p\u0259t\u0113"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132920",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[
      "inflexible",
      "resilient",
      "rigid",
      "stiff",
      "sturdy",
      "tense"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": floppy disk":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "my basset hound is always tripping over her long, floppy ears",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Luke wore a suit tailored in his own fabric design for Venetian company Rubelli and a floppy Gucci bow tie. \u2014 Emma Elwick-bates, Vogue , 28 June 2022",
      "Amid a sea of slice joints that sold big, floppy New York-style pies, Mangieri obsessively made pizza the Old World way, inspired by his trip to Naples a decade before. \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 16 June 2022",
      "Along with an abundance of adorable TikTok videos, the floppy fish toy also has more than 21,000 perfect ratings on Amazon and nearly 5,000 five-star reviews. \u2014 Carly Kulzer, PEOPLE.com , 16 June 2022",
      "Carla joined her wearing a bathing suit cover-up dress, a floppy hat and her own pair of sunnies. \u2014 Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping , 11 June 2022",
      "Style with oversized sunnies, a floppy hat, and sandals for a casual, chic vibe. \u2014 Sophie Dweck, Town & Country , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "To fix a train system reliant on floppy disks and 50-year-old traffic lights. \u2014 Kellie Hwang, San Francisco Chronicle , 31 May 2022",
      "One little girl sits in the grass and hugs Miriam, an excitable, floppy eared princess who loves to be cuddled. \u2014 Alaa Elassar, CNN , 30 May 2022",
      "And here comes Jesus in a red nose and big floppy shoes. \u2014 Zachary Pincus-roth, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Mini New York taco chain Tacombi sells the nutty corn and floppy , avocado oil-rich flour tortillas from their restaurants under the Vista Hermosa name at markets throughout the New York area. \u2014 Aliza Abarbanel, Bon App\u00e9tit , 13 Feb. 2020",
      "The first 8-inch floppies could hold up to 80 kilobytes of information. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 22 Oct. 2019",
      "In 1979, Belyaev noted that some of the foxes had begun to look different, developing curly tails, spotting on their coats and floppy , puppy-like ears. \u2014 Jason Bittel, chicagotribune.com , 6 Dec. 2019",
      "The floppies were used to help broadcast emergency action messages issued to nuclear forces. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 22 Oct. 2019",
      "On his shirt was a vintage image of the Jonas Brothers, circa their early vest-wearing days when Nick had a floppy Bob Ross haircut, Joe sported a bird wing of a side bang, and Kevin boasted a voluminous Lionel Richie coif. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 29 July 2019",
      "At least 60 percent of my dreams feature airplanes shaped like my bedroom and supported by floppy , creaky iron wings. \u2014 Katie Heaney, The Cut , 5 July 2018",
      "To finish: Bring a pan of water to a boil and blanch the Chinese cabbage leaves and baby bok choy until floppy , about 4 to 5 minutes. \u2014 Sarah Fritsche, San Francisco Chronicle , 27 Mar. 2018",
      "Dark-bearded and muscular, the research ecologist sports a uniform of blue work clothes, sturdy boots and a floppy , Army-style camo hat. \u2014 Jeff Wheelwright, Discover Magazine , 21 Aug. 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1858, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
      "1974, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u00e4-p\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "droopy",
      "flaccid",
      "lank",
      "limp",
      "yielding"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113857",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flora":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "an amazing variety of coastal flora",
      "the floras of different coastal regions",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The brand\u2019s first limited-edition perfume oil, Understory, arrives this week and refers to the medley of flora along the forest floor, with notes of conifer evergreens, bay and moss blended with hints of jasmine, violet leaf and soft petals. \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022",
      "To that last point, his \u2018Vertical Garden\u2019 is a seasonally rotating showcase of the local flora . \u2014 Brad Japhe, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "One artisan normally responsible for silkscreening scarves in Lyon, France took 30 minutes and over a dozen screens to achieve an intricate design featuring three giraffes against a melange of flora . \u2014 Ann Binlot, Town & Country , 16 June 2022",
      "Another recommendation from the Ladybird Johnson Center is the array of flora in the vicinity of the Davis Mountains. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Seasonal shifts usher in guidelines designed to protect our most fragile landscapes, the ecosystems of flora and fauna that call them home, and the visitors anxious to enjoy all. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 2 June 2022",
      "Just the birds, the bees, and a lotta of flora clinging to sweaty flesh. \u2014 Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR , 25 May 2022",
      "First brought to California during the 19th century, they were popularized through the efforts of botanist Kate Sessions, who introduced more than 100 species of flora to the state. \u2014 Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
      "Her designs have an almost alien quality that on second glance emulates that of flora : the pocked black face of a sunflower, say, or the pads of a cactus. \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1777, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from New Latin, from Latin Fl\u014dra, the goddess of flowers and the flowering season, thematicized derivative from the stem of fl\u014dr-, fl\u014ds \"flower, bloom\" \u2014 more at flower entry 1":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u022fr-\u0259",
      "\u02c8fl\u014dr-\u0259, \u02c8fl\u022fr-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "foliage",
      "green",
      "greenery",
      "herbage",
      "leafage",
      "vegetation",
      "verdure"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100603",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "florescence":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a state or period of flourishing":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "the florescence of Mayan art in the seventh century A.D."
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1793, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from New Latin fl\u014dr\u0113scentia, noun derivative of Latin fl\u014dr\u0113scent-, fl\u014dr\u0113scens, present participle of fl\u014dr\u0113scere \"to begin to flower, increase in vigor,\" inchoative derivative of fl\u014dr\u0113re \"to bloom, prosper, be at the peak of one's powers,\" stative verbal derivative of fl\u014dr-, fl\u014ds flower entry 1":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "fl\u022f-\u02c8re-s\u1d4an(t)s",
      "fl\u0259-"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "bloom",
      "blossom",
      "floruit",
      "flower",
      "flush",
      "heyday",
      "high noon",
      "prime",
      "salad days",
      "springtime"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223814",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "florid":{
    "antonyms":[
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      "stark",
      "unadorned"
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      ": covered with flowers":[],
      ": elaborately decorated":[
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      ": fully developed : manifesting a complete and typical clinical syndrome":[
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      ],
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      ": marked by emotional or sexual fervor":[
        "a florid secret life",
        "a florid sensibility"
      ],
      ": tinged with red : ruddy":[
        "a florid complexion"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "a florid , gilded mirror that took up most of the wall",
      "gave a florid speech in honor of the queen's visit",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This is a delight, full of florid language, slow-building tension, groan-inducing puns, loads of food descriptions, and a fun and fleshed-out supporting cast. \u2014 Mary Cadden, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
      "Witness the self-consciously florid dialogue, sometimes poetically heightened to the point of torture. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "His florid documentary eavesdrops on fragmented dialogues: between father and son, among friends and neighbors, between land and river and, of course, between the past and the present. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "While the blithely unworried are hindered by too little imagination, the florid fantasies of QAnon show that some Americans are beset by too much of the same. \u2014 Jennifer Szalai, New York Times , 3 Jan. 2022",
      "And there\u2019s no sign of a florid inscription that was supposedly carved into the box\u2019s side. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Dec. 2021",
      "Long or short, soft or loud, florid or dry, funny or serious \u2014 each prison column lands with a thud. \u2014 Kyle Whitmire, al , 27 Sep. 2021",
      "Messiaen provided florid descriptions of the movements, and in this one the reed warbler is the great orator of his local lily pond. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Sep. 2021",
      "Around that time, Texas Right to Life, a decades-old Christian pro-life organization that was one of the principal forces behind the passage of S.B. 8, sent out a florid fund-raising appeal. \u2014 Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker , 5 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1651, in the meaning defined at sense 1c":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Latin fl\u014dridus \"abounding in flowers, brightly colored, in the bloom of youth, highly colored (of rhetoric),\" adjective derivative, with the suffix -idus, corresponding to fl\u014dr\u0113re \"to bloom\" \u2014 more at florescence":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u022fr-\u0259d",
      "\u02c8fl\u022fr-\u0259d, \u02c8fl\u00e4r-",
      "\u02c8fl\u00e4r-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "bedizened",
      "fussy",
      "gingerbread",
      "gingerbreaded",
      "gingerbready",
      "ornate",
      "overdecorated",
      "overwrought"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202002",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "floriform":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": having the form of a flower":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "flori- + -form":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u014dr\u0259\u02ccf\u022frm"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-141135",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "florigen":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a hormone or hormonal agent that promotes flowering":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1936, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Russian florigen, from flori- flori- + -gen -gen":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u022fr-\u0259-j\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-185929",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "florilegium":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a volume of writings : anthology":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "a florilegium of ancient alchemical writings"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1647, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from New Latin fl\u014drilegium, from Latin fl\u014drilegus \"culling flowers\" (from fl\u014dri- flori- + -legus, adjective derivative of legere \"to gather, pick\") + -ium, suffix of deverbal compounds (formed after Latin sp\u012bcilegium \"gathering of stray ears of grain\"); loan-translation of Greek antholog\u00eda anthology \u2014 more at legend":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccfl\u022fr-\u0259-\u02c8l\u0113-j(\u0113-)\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "album",
      "anthology",
      "collectanea",
      "compendium",
      "compilation",
      "miscellany",
      "reader"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185639",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "florin":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a British silver coin worth two shillings":[],
      ": an old gold coin first struck at Florence in 1252":[],
      ": any of several similar coins issued in parts of the Commonwealth of Nations":[],
      ": any of various European gold coins patterned after the Florentine florin":[],
      ": gulden":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Known as a leopard florin , it was minted under Edward III and sold at auction yesterday for \u00a3140,000 (around $185,000). \u2014 Dieynaba Young, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "The leopard coin, also known as a half florin , was only minted from January to July 1344. \u2014 Isis Davis-marks, Smithsonian Magazine , 28 June 2021",
      "Despite taking an advance of 25 florins , Leonardo did not deliver. \u2014 Jason Daley, Smithsonian , 5 June 2019",
      "Tulip mania hit its peak in 1637 when a box of 40 bulbs sold for 100,000 florins or the equivalent today of approximately one million euros. \u2014 Neil Senturia, sandiegouniontribune.com , 25 Sep. 2017",
      "In 1498, a Bible composed of over 2,000 folio pages sold for 6 florins . \u2014 Rachel Adler, Slate Magazine , 4 Aug. 2017",
      "A stash of 30 gold florins minted in the Italian Republic of Florence in the last half of the 13th century also help to date the wreck. \u2014 Jason Daley, Smithsonian , 21 Mar. 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English floryn, florein, floren, borrowed from Anglo-French florin, florein, borrowed from Medieval Latin florenus, florinus, from Latin fl\u014dr-, fl\u014ds flower entry 1 + -\u012bnus -ine entry 1 (after Italian fiorino ); so called from the lily on the obverse of the coin, a symbol of Florence":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u00e4r-",
      "\u02c8fl\u022fr-\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140557",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "floruit":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a period of flourishing (as of a person or movement)":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "the floruit of Greek art and literature in the fifth century B.C."
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1843, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Latin fl\u014druit \"(s/he) prospered, flourished,\" 3rd singular perfect of fl\u014dr\u0113re \"to bloom, prosper, be at the peak of one's powers\" \u2014 more at flourish entry 1":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u00e4r-",
      "\u02c8fl\u022fr-(y)\u0259-w\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "bloom",
      "blossom",
      "florescence",
      "flower",
      "flush",
      "heyday",
      "high noon",
      "prime",
      "salad days",
      "springtime"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222102",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "floss":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": dental floss":[],
      ": fluffy fibrous material":[],
      ": soft thread of silk or mercerized cotton for embroidery":[],
      ": to use dental floss":[],
      ": to use dental floss on":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "used cotton floss to simulate Santa's beard",
      "Verb",
      "My dentist told me I should floss more often.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Even patients who brush and floss diligently often have no idea there's invisible damage being done. \u2014 Taylore Glynn, Allure , 9 June 2022",
      "The pork mayonnaise buns are especially indulgent, blanketed in pork floss and congealed mayonnaise. \u2014 Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 14 May 2022",
      "Go for a Mayan massage in the Muluk Spa, after which therapists draw back the curtains to reveal the candy- floss blue of the Caribbean. \u2014 Lauren Mowery, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
      "The whitening pen is equipped with eucalyptus, thyme and menthol and the floss is coated with dental-grade baking soda. \u2014 Robyn Merrett, PEOPLE.com , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Everyone would eat their vegetables, clean up after their pet, regularly brush and floss , and cross the street only when the signal allows. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Football is a deeply strange game, and beauty can be found in the sport's goofy moments \u2014 like a guy getting a sack with a floss pick in his mouth. \u2014 Jace Evans, USA TODAY , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "The label is known for its head-turning dresses, like the viral Fairy Dress which is leaving users speechless during try-ons, or its crossbody floss halter number. \u2014 Andrea Navarro, Glamour , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "ByHumankind Dental Routine Bundle ByHumankind\u2019s dental care set includes toothpaste and mouthwash tablets (60 each) and three-month supply of 100 percent biodegradable floss (available in two flavors), plus refillable containers. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Only 30% of Americans floss each day, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. \u2014 Janine Annett, WSJ , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "The fibers of the rope toy will actually floss the dogs teeth, keeping their chompers healthy. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 7 May 2021",
      "In a story that anyone with a sister can relate to, Cocofloss co-founder and dentist Chrystle Cu was having trouble getting her patients \u2014 and her little sister, Cat \u2014 to floss . \u2014 Noelle Ike, CNN Underscored , 8 Apr. 2021",
      "To take the test, patients can't eat or drink anything, brush or floss their teeth or use mouthwash, or smoke or chew gum for one hour prior. \u2014 Marlene Lenthang, ABC News , 7 Apr. 2021",
      "Many people brush their teeth every day, but fewer people floss . \u2014 Ryan Prior, CNN , 1 Jan. 2021",
      "So British scientists designed a study in which one group of people was told to floss before brushing, and another after brushing. \u2014 Ryan Prior, CNN , 1 Jan. 2021",
      "The flosser comes in nine different colors and comes with seven tips so your whole family can water floss freely. \u2014 Popular Science , 7 Oct. 2020",
      "The next child reportedly goes on to ask Prince William if George has taught him how to floss . \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 4 Oct. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1759, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "1974, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "derivative of floss entry 1":"Verb",
      "probably borrowed from Occitan (Languedoc or an adjacent area) flos \"loose, untwisted (of silk),\" going back to Latin fluxus \"flowing, liquid, flabby, soft,\" from past participle of fluere \"to flow\" \u2014 more at fluid entry 1":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u00e4s, \u02c8fl\u022fs",
      "\u02c8fl\u00e4s",
      "\u02c8fl\u022fs"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "down",
      "fluff",
      "fur",
      "fuzz",
      "lint",
      "nap",
      "pile"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113325",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "flotsam":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a floating population (as of emigrants or castaways)":[
        "human flotsam"
      ],
      ": debris , remains":[
        "the village \u2026 built on the flotsam of war",
        "\u2014 Stan Sesser"
      ],
      ": miscellaneous or unimportant material":[
        "a notebook filled with flotsam and jetsam"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "flotsam washed up on the shore",
      "the dispirited family picked through the flotsam of their possessions after the hurricane, looking for anything that could be salvaged",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Many of her puppets\u2014all handmade, some constructed out of pots and pans or other flotsam \u2014are in the collection of the Children\u2019s Museum of Pittsburgh. \u2014 Susan Orlean, The New Yorker , 22 June 2022",
      "All told, there are about 37,000 pieces of Gucci rarities, flotsam and priceless artifacts housed in the archives. \u2014 Robin Givhan, Washington Post , 15 Nov. 2021",
      "Logs and branches sail downstream on the current, forming snags that catch more flotsam , stray fishing bobbers and tangled tree stumps, soggy old baseball caps. \u2014 Katie Arnold, Outside Online , 25 July 2014",
      "Getting rid of the flotsam in your home was a virtuous activity even before the pandemic, when lockdowns gave millions of people plenty of time to take a hard look at their stuff. \u2014 Lila Maclellan, Quartz , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "And then it was put up for auction like a piece of celebrity flotsam . \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "The hurtling field of debris generated by that test, and earlier ones by China, the US and India, have shown that flotsam can remain in orbit and threaten spacecraft for years. \u2014 Ramin Skibba, Wired , 1 Dec. 2021",
      "But as such, antique stores and auction houses are also where the flotsam and jetsam of the worst aspects of material culture wash up \u2014 and continue to proliferate, even appreciating in value. \u2014 Sophie Haigney, Curbed , 11 Nov. 2021",
      "But as the sheetwebs spin silk to flee an inhospitable habitat, their webs are flotsam from an evacuation. \u2014 Rebecca Giggs, The Atlantic , 9 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1607, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Anglo-French floteson , from floter to float, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English flotian to float, flota ship":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u00e4t-s\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "ashes",
      "debris",
      "detritus",
      "remains",
      "residue",
      "rubble",
      "ruins",
      "wreck",
      "wreckage"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235149",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flounce":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an act or instance of flouncing":[
        "moved with a flounce"
      ],
      ": flounder , struggle":[],
      ": to go with sudden determination":[
        "flounced out in a huff"
      ],
      ": to trim with flounces":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1542, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
      "1583, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1711, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
      "1713, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "alteration of earlier frounce , from Middle English frouncen to curl":"Verb",
      "perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian flunsa to hurry":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flau\u0307ns",
      "\u02c8flau\u0307n(t)s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "frill",
      "furbelow",
      "ruffle"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055918",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "flounder":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually":[
        "the normally surefooted governor floundered a moment like a prize pupil caught unprepared",
        "\u2014 Time"
      ],
      ": to struggle to move or obtain footing : thrash about wildly":[
        "The poor horse was floundering in the mud."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The horses were floundering through the deep snow.",
      "He was floundering around in the pool like an amateur.",
      "After watching me flounder for a few minutes, my instructor took over.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Their meat is as white and flaky as any cod or flounder , perhaps even better. \u2014 Jason Nark, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
      "Matanzas on the Bay has everything from Gulf shrimp to Ahi tuna, plus lobster tail, snapper, grouper and flounder . \u2014 Judy Koutsky, Forbes , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "The rules apply to valuable species that are harvested in the Northeast such as cod, haddock and flounder . \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Regulators have tried to save the fishery with management measures such as very low fishing quotas, and many fishermen targeting other East Coast groundfish species such as haddock and flounder now avoid cod altogether. \u2014 Patrick Whittle, courant.com , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Regulators have tried to save the fishery with management measures such as very low fishing quotas, and many fishermen targeting other East Coast groundfish species such as haddock and flounder now avoid cod altogether. \u2014 Patrick Whittle, Anchorage Daily News , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Entree choices are cod, flounder , baked shrimp or pierogi. \u2014 Carol Kovach, cleveland , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "Their bodies wear down with age and injury; shows flounder , and sometimes close. \u2014 Meg Bernhard, The New Yorker , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "This is precisely why Encanto\u2019s soundtrack has done well as typical chart toppers flounder . \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 11 Jan. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "To land a job as a program manager, a candidate would have to flounder and guess how many golf balls fit in a bus or create an evacuation plan for the entire city of San Francisco. \u2014 Chloe Berger, Fortune , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "In any career, there are top performers, folks who do well, those who get by and others who flounder and fail. \u2014 Don Daszkowski, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
      "Hopefully the push to give ESG the CRT treatment will flounder and further divide capital against itself. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 23 May 2022",
      "Otherwise, the Pacers will continue to flounder near the bottom of the NBA defensively. \u2014 Tony East, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
      "If enough leaders couldn\u2019t make the leap to a global mindset, their organizations would flounder and fail. \u2014 Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
      "As hopeful home buyers flounder in a frustrating market, many are opting to hang on to rental properties in pricey areas and make a second home their first home purchase. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Such skis excel in very specific conditions but tend to flounder in routine all-mountain conditions. \u2014 Heather Schultz, Outside Online , 4 Mar. 2021",
      "Vern Rapp replaced Nixon for 1984 and the Reds continued to flounder . \u2014 The Enquirer , 2 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1592, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian flundra flounder":"Noun",
      "probably alteration of founder":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flau\u0307n-d\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "blunder",
      "bumble",
      "flog",
      "limp",
      "lumber",
      "plod",
      "struggle",
      "stumble",
      "trudge"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111354",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "flour moth":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": mediterranean flour moth":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140812",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flour sulfur":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": sulfur flour":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040143",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flour tortilla":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a tortilla made with wheat flour instead of cornmeal":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182623",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flour worm":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035641",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flourish":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a decorative or finishing detail":[
        "a house with clever little flourishes"
      ],
      ": a florid bit of speech or writing":[
        "rhetorical flourishes"
      ],
      ": a luxuriant growth or profusion":[
        "a flourish of white hair",
        "a springtime flourish of color"
      ],
      ": a period of thriving":[],
      ": a sudden burst":[
        "a flourish of activity"
      ],
      ": an act or instance of brandishing or waving":[],
      ": an ornamental stroke in writing or printing":[],
      ": fanfare":[],
      ": showiness in the doing of something":[
        "opened the door with a flourish"
      ],
      ": to achieve success : prosper":[
        "a flourishing business"
      ],
      ": to be in a state of activity or production":[
        "flourished around 1850"
      ],
      ": to grow luxuriantly : thrive":[],
      ": to make bold and sweeping gestures":[],
      ": to reach a height of development or influence":[
        "The company flourished with record profits under the new owner."
      ],
      ": to wield with dramatic gestures : brandish":[
        "Dressed as a pirate, he entered the stage flourishing his sword."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "plants and animals that flourished here thousands of years ago",
      "Regional markets have flourished in recent years.",
      "a decorative style that flourished in the 1920s",
      "Dressed as a pirate, he entered the stage flourishing his sword.",
      "Noun",
      "the floral flourishes in the living room",
      "a house with many clever little flourishes",
      "Her writing style is simple and clear, without unnecessary flourishes .",
      "Dinner was served with a flourish .",
      "He waved his sword with a flourish .",
      "She opened the door with a flourish .",
      "With a flourish of her pen, she signed the bill into law.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The creative processes highlighted in this collaboration will now flourish through the eyes of countless spectators. \u2014 Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR , 8 June 2022",
      "That her clean beauty brand, KORA Organics, has only continued to grow and flourish since its founding in 2009, speaks volumes of its founder\u2019s sense of purpose walking into the business of beauty. \u2014 Bianca Salonga, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
      "The sequel picks up with the surviving Abbotts on a careful hike to find other people, still terrorized by aliens but driven by the certainty that humanity will flourish together or perish in isolation. \u2014 Jo Livingstone, The New Republic , 8 July 2021",
      "John Langenus, BCBSRI board chair, said in a statement Tuesday that the board is confident that the company\u2019s long-term strategy will flourish under her leadership. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 Mar. 2021",
      "Most succulents and cactus will flourish in a hot window, but your choices are not relegated to desert-dwellers. \u2014 Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine , 14 Jan. 2021",
      "Yes, there is a historical coincidence between monetary and business cycles, but this is only natural: Officials tend to raise rates as economies flourish , only to stop when a downturn ensues. \u2014 Jon Sindreu, WSJ , 18 June 2022",
      "And the thickets of shrubs, flowers and trees work together to provide food and shelter for insects and pollinators that help the plants spread and flourish . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
      "Raman Singh wants people of all faiths to come together to help communities flourish . \u2014 Layla Mcmurtrie, Detroit Free Press , 10 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "With Rotoscope Spiritbox elaborate upon their unique modern sound but with a more 90\u2019s-industrial flourish . \u2014 Quentin Singer, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
      "The referee, Daniele Orsato, pointed with a theatrical flourish to the penalty spot. \u2014 New York Times , 4 May 2022",
      "Cam nails it with a MacGyver flourish , closing the wound with her hair clip when the spleen bursts. \u2014 Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "It\u2019s not enough to speak with rhetorical flourish , of ennobling words of democracy, of freedom, equality and liberty. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "The meeting ended with a faux dramatic flourish , as Putin promised to reveal his choice soon. \u2014 Adam Entous, The New Yorker , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "Clark Phillips III is one cornerback, Malone Mataele is the nickel, Cole Bishop finished 2021 with a flourish at one safety spot. \u2014 Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "Joe molded Michael into a perfectionist, and nailing every song on his upcoming tour with over-the-top flourish is Michael\u2019s driving intention. \u2014 Naveen Kumar, Variety , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "And like a cherry on top of dessert, the egg should gleam with a brilliant, inviting flourish . \u2014 Arlyn Osborne, Bon App\u00e9tit , 20 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "circa 1552, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English florisshen \"to put forth flowers, bloom, grow luxuriantly, prosper, brandish (a weapon),\" borrowed from Anglo-French floriss-, stem of florir, flurir \"to bloom, grow abundantly, thrive,\" going back to Vulgar Latin *fl\u014dr\u012bre, restructuring of Latin fl\u014dr\u0113scere \"to begin to flower, increase in vigor,\" inchoative derivative of fl\u014dr\u0113re \"to bloom, prosper, be at the peak of one's powers,\" stative verbal derivative of fl\u014dr-, fl\u014ds flower entry 1":"Verb",
      "derivative of flourish entry 1":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0259r-ish",
      "\u02c8fl\u0259-rish"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for flourish Verb swing , wave , flourish , brandish , thrash mean to wield or cause to move to and fro or up and down. swing implies regular or uniform movement. swing the rope back and forth wave usually implies smooth or continuous motion. waving the flag flourish suggests vigorous, ostentatious, graceful movement. flourished the winning lottery ticket brandish implies threatening or menacing motion. brandishing a knife thrash suggests vigorous, abrupt, violent movement. an infant thrashing his arms about",
    "synonyms":[
      "burgeon",
      "bourgeon",
      "prosper",
      "thrive"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220717",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "flourishing":{
    "antonyms":[
      "failed",
      "unsuccessful"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": marked by vigorous and healthy growth":[
        "a flourishing garden",
        "a flourishing career"
      ],
      ": very active and successful":[
        "a flourishing garden",
        "a flourishing career"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English florysschyng, from present participle of florisshen \"to flourish entry 1 \"":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0259r-i-shi\u014b",
      "\u02c8fl\u0259-rish"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "going",
      "palmy",
      "prosperous",
      "successful",
      "thriving",
      "triumphant"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191337",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "floury":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a fine soft powder":[],
      ": to break up into particles":[],
      ": to coat with or as if with flour":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "a five-pound bag of flour",
      "mix the two flours together",
      "Verb",
      "The fish should be lightly floured before it's fried.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Sprinkle with flour and cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 21 June 2022",
      "Thick creamy coconut milk is blended with glutinous rice flour and flavored with palm sugar and Pandan for a fragrance and flavor similar to vanilla. \u2014 Elizabeth Karmel, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
      "The two have worked side by side since, with Julie handling marketing and branding as the chief operating officer and her father behind the housemade jams and ganaches, delicate bonbons and rainbow of macarons made daily with fresh almond flour . \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
      "There's flour in her hair and on her cheeks and, well, all over. \u2014 Rachel Fradette, The Indianapolis Star , 18 May 2022",
      "Milk is cooked with flour and sugar into a thick custard, then chilled until firm. \u2014 Casey Barber, CNN , 18 May 2022",
      "Make the batter: In a wide bowl, mix 3\u00bd cups water with chickpea flour until well combined. \u2014 Kitty Greenwald, WSJ , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "The couple buys in bulk and shops directly with restaurant supply stores, once snagging a 50-pound bag of flour for $14.96 at a wholesale food distributor. \u2014 Clare Ansberry, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
      "As Fava\u2019s pregnancy progressed, Basile practiced wearing an Ergo baby carrier filled with sacks of flour , to test whether his body could handle the weight, whether his skin could tolerate the pressure of the straps. \u2014 Caitlin Gibson, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Toss the beef in the pancake mix (or flour ) until all the pieces are lightly coated. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 23 June 2022",
      "Once proofed, turn out the dough on an unfloured surface (resist the urge to flour the working surface to prevent the dough from sticking. \u2014 Minerva Ordu\u00f1o Rinc\u00f3n, The Arizona Republic , 6 June 2022",
      "When ready to bake, lightly re- flour your work surface. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Dec. 2021",
      "Lightly flour your work surface and roll out the dough to a 14-inch square. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022",
      "Generously flour your work surface and rolling pin. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Apr. 2021",
      "Sunderland said some people flour and then fry them or even put them on pizzas. \u2014 Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Lightly flour a work surface and place chilled dough on it. \u2014 Joshua David Stein, WSJ , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Lightly flour a sufficiently large surface and roll out dough to 1/2 to 3/4 inch thickness. \u2014 Beth Segal, cleveland , 3 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "circa 1657, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English flour, flur \"blossom of a plant, prime of life, best of a class, ground wheat free of bran,\" borrowed from Anglo-French flour, flur \"blossom of a plant, paragon, best part, ground grain free of bran\" \u2014 more at flower entry 1":"Noun",
      "derivative of flour entry 1":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flau\u0307(-\u0259)r",
      "\u02c8flau\u0307r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092134",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "floury miller":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a large reddish brown cicada ( Abricta curvicosta ) having a whitish pubescence on the abdomen":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002701",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flout":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": jeer":[],
      ": to indulge in scornful behavior":[
        "Ah, you may flout and turn up your faces",
        "\u2014 Robert Browning"
      ],
      ": to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn":[
        "flouting the rules"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "Despite repeated warnings, they have continued to flout the law.",
      "an able-bodied motorist openly flouting the law and parking in a space reserved for the disabled",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Too many passengers continue to flout a federal order requiring masks be worn onboard transit vehicles. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Jan. 2022",
      "Those sentiments, combined with provocative statements new lawmakers had been making about wanting to flout District of Columbia gun laws, prompted the detectors to be set up. \u2014 Paul Kane, Anchorage Daily News , 18 Nov. 2021",
      "Leaving the law in effect, the brief said, would allow Texas to flout half a century of Supreme Court precedents that forbid states from banning abortions before fetal viability, or about 22 to 24 weeks into a pregnancy. \u2014 Adam Liptak, New York Times , 18 Oct. 2021",
      "Many applications of DeFi also appear to flout regulations that were crafted around the world over decades to fend off abuses and corruption. \u2014 Michael P. Regan, Bloomberg.com , 24 Sep. 2021",
      "Most discussion about Men will likely revolve around its ending, which, while quite gnarly, does flout horror conventions (mild spoiler ahead). \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 14 May 2022",
      "Gay boys, however, appear willing \u2014 even eager \u2014 to flout gender norms in academics. \u2014 NBC News , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "But Supreme Court justices should not be entirely free to flout the ethical norms and rules of their profession. \u2014 Jill Filipovic, CNN , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "Those who flout the requirements might be subject to fines and penalties, the first time such penalties would be linked to testing and quarantine measures for travelers in the United States. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1551, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
      "1566, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "derivative of flout entry 1":"Noun",
      "probably from Middle English flouten to play the flute, from floute flute":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flau\u0307t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for flout Verb scoff , jeer , gibe , fleer , sneer , flout mean to show one's contempt in derision or mockery. scoff stresses insolence, disrespect, or incredulity as motivating the derision. scoffed at their concerns jeer suggests a coarser more undiscriminating derision. the crowd jeered at the prisoners gibe implies taunting either good-naturedly or in sarcastic derision. hooted and gibed at the umpire fleer suggests grinning or grimacing derisively. the saucy jackanapes fleered at my credulity sneer stresses insulting by contemptuous facial expression, phrasing, or tone of voice. sneered at anything romantic flout stresses contempt shown by refusal to heed. flouted the conventions of polite society",
    "synonyms":[
      "despise",
      "disregard",
      "scorn"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061425",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "floutingly":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": in a mocking or contemptuous manner : with flouts":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231005",
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "floutingstock":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an object of mockery or contempt":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224036",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flow":{
    "antonyms":[
      "back up"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a continuous transfer of energy":[],
      ": a smooth uninterrupted movement or progress":[
        "a flow of information"
      ],
      ": abound":[
        "a land flowing with natural resources"
      ],
      ": an act of flowing":[],
      ": circulate":[],
      ": flood sense 1a":[],
      ": flood sense 2":[
        "the tide's ebb and flow"
      ],
      ": menstruate":[],
      ": menstruation":[],
      ": rise":[
        "the tide ebbs and flows"
      ],
      ": the direction of movement or development":[
        "go with the flow"
      ],
      ": the motion characteristic of fluids":[],
      ": the quantity that flows in a certain time":[
        "a gauge that measures fuel flow"
      ],
      ": to cause to flow":[
        "flowing oil over the swamp to kill mosquito larvae"
      ],
      ": to deform under stress without cracking or rupturing":[
        "\u2014 used especially of minerals and rocks"
      ],
      ": to derive from a source : come":[
        "the wealth that flows from trade"
      ],
      ": to discharge in a flow":[
        "The new oil well flowed 100 barrels a day."
      ],
      ": to hang loose and billowing":[
        "her gown flowed around her"
      ],
      ": to have a smooth continuity":[
        "the flowing lines of the car"
      ],
      ": to issue or move in a stream":[
        "rivers flow into the sea"
      ],
      ": to move with a continual change of place among the constituent particles":[
        "molasses flows slowly",
        "water flowing over the dam"
      ],
      ": to proceed smoothly and readily":[
        "conversation flowed easily"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "rivers flowing into the sea",
      "She opened the faucet and the water began to flow freely.",
      "a device that measures the amount of electricity flowing through a circuit",
      "Traffic has been flowing smoothly from east to west.",
      "The grain flowed smoothly down the elevator chute.",
      "Requests have flowed into the office.",
      "Money has continued to flow in.",
      "Noun",
      "a sudden flow of tears",
      "a steady flow of traffic",
      "The doctor was trying to stop the flow of blood.",
      "We want to encourage the free flow of ideas.",
      "the westward flow of settlers",
      "We've been receiving a constant flow of phone calls.",
      "measuring blood flow to the brain",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "In 2010, researchers using floating GPS units to track the trajectory of rips found that the currents often flow in circles. \u2014 Chloe Williams, The Atlantic , 20 June 2022",
      "The new architecture connects quantum processors to a common control infrastructure so that data can flow classically and in real-time between the QPU and other chips in a multi-chip environment. \u2014 Paul Smith-goodson, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
      "An examination of fundraising data filed with the City Ethics Commission reveals that nearly half of campaign donations flow from outside the city. \u2014 Justin Raystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022",
      "Most power plants, including nuclear power plants, convert rotating energy into electricity using Michael Faraday\u2019s discovery that electrons will flow through a wire when a nearby magnet moves. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "That our teaching force requires their credentials ensures that the drainage pipe will flow on. \u2014 Garion Frankel, National Review , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "Forecasters say there is a small chance that thunderstorms could flow all the way to the coast. \u2014 Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 Sep. 2021",
      "Thus, the mixed signals on energy from this administration continue to flow and negatively impact markets. \u2014 David Blackmon, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "Until recently, the U.S. and EU have largely allowed Russia's oil and natural gas to continue to flow freely to the rest of the world. \u2014 Fatima Hussein, ajc , 2 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The official said there is no evidence Russia has intercepted any of the steady flow of weapons into Ukraine from the U.S. and other nations. \u2014 David Keyton, John Leicester, Anchorage Daily News , 26 June 2022",
      "The storms initiated and tracked along a north-south oriented frontal boundary and were being steered by a deep flow of wind from the north. \u2014 Jeff Halverson, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
      "Now the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, an Omaha, Neb.-based charity named after Buffett\u2019s late wife, is reportedly preparing to receive a large flow of donations from Buffett\u2019s estate. \u2014 Fortune , 22 June 2022",
      "There is a near constant flow of foot traffic between the trailer and two nearby bodegas, and a great deal of general milling about in the street. \u2014 New York Times , 21 June 2022",
      "Lee Bontecou\u2019s beautifully crafted sculptures and drawings, for instance, convey to me a positive flow of energy in all sorts of directions, until they are stopped by their own physical limitations. \u2014 Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 June 2022",
      "That is because creativity is supposed to be a free flow . \u2014 Darick Spears, Rolling Stone , 17 June 2022",
      "Added to this was Aucoin and crew\u2018s strong preference for somber poetry, which would frequently be read or set to music, allowing for a regular flow of darkness. \u2014 Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
      "The Steel City offers a healthy mix of affordable housing and good neighborhoods, with a steady flow of properties coming onto the market, Bankrate found. \u2014 Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News , 14 June 2022"
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      "Middle English, from Old English fl\u014dwan ; akin to Old High German flouwen to rinse, wash, Latin pluere to rain, Greek plein to sail, float":"Verb"
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        "\u2014 Tom Wheelwright"
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      "Verb",
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      "The plant will flower every other year.",
      "His genius flowered at the university.",
      "a political movement that began to flower during the 1960s",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Simulate that vibration by holding the back side of an old electric toothbrush close to the backside of a tomato flower . \u2014 Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 June 2022",
      "An eighth of an ounce [of] flower , that\u2019s basically three joints. \u2014 Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
      "The artwork for the single was designed by graphic designer Moe Yoshino, who created a collage of an imaginary flower from various real flowers. \u2014 Billboard Japan, Billboard , 31 May 2022",
      "On an uninhabited island in the Celtic Sea, a wildlife volunteer\u2019s daily observations of a rare flower takes a dark turn into the strange and metaphysical. \u2014 K.j. Yossman, Variety , 21 May 2022",
      "Sauvage Parfum is a bright, exuberant scent that bursts across the senses like the bloom of a flower . \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 May 2022",
      "Wheeler energetically worked the Stow crowd, twisting balloons into the shape of a flower to lead into a discussion of his top campaign issue: fighting inflation. \u2014 Sabrina Eaton, cleveland , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Rather than buying a premade bouquet, pick up individual bundles of the same kind of flower (these are usually cheaper) and make your own bouquet at home. \u2014 Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Scientists had collected the first specimens of the bright orange flower in 1985 from a place in western Ecuador called Centinela Ridge, amid the humid cloud forests that once covered the foothills of the Andes Mountains. \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Forbes , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "When temperatures rise consistently above 85 degrees Fahrenheit, most plants may continue to flower but fail to produce fruits. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, Orlando Sentinel , 4 June 2022",
      "And yet Mungo, more than any other Stuart protagonist, is given the opportunity to choose love \u2014 a kind that might open and flower into ordinary flourishing, not the variety that immortalizes in the face of inevitable doom. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Led by Alexander, participants on the Wildflower Walk will search out and identify Freja Park ephemeral wildflowers, the perennials which flower in spring, then go dormant by mid-summer. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "When these are trimmed too early, the buds on old wood are still sacrificed, but the plant can flower on new wood later in the season. \u2014 Miri Talabac, baltimoresun.com , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "Roses continue to grow and flower during warm days of fall and winter. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, orlandosentinel.com , 4 Dec. 2021",
      "These will flower eventually, if kept a bit root-bound. \u2014 Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "So showcases like Ventana Sur\u2019s SoloSeries are likely to flower in the next few years. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 1 Dec. 2021",
      "But its terrible, pungent odor -- akin to rotting flesh -- helps gardeners predict when the plant will flower , which according to the release, happens in two stages: the female bloom phase and the male bloom phase. \u2014 Kristen Rogers, CNN , 28 Oct. 2021"
    ],
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      "13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb",
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      "Middle English flour, flur \"blossom of a plant, prime of life, best of a class, ground grain free of bran,\" borrowed from Anglo-French flour, flur (also continental Old French), going back to Latin fl\u014dr-, fl\u014ds \"flower, bloom, flourishing condition, choicest part, best of a class,\" going back to Indo-European *b h leh 3 -os, s-stem derivative from the verbal base *b h leh 3 - \"bloom, break into flower\" \u2014 more at blow entry 3":"Noun",
      "Middle English flouren \"(of a plant) to blossom, to bloom, be vigourous,\" derivative of flour, flur flour entry 1":"Verb"
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      ": a plant bud that produces only a flower":[]
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Garlic scapes are the tender stem and flower bud of the hardneck garlic plant that also produces the garlic bulbs with many cloves. \u2014 Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens , 11 May 2022",
      "The farmstand worker encouraged me to roast the greens whole: stem and flower bud along with the leaves. \u2014 Jonathan Kauffman, Bon App\u00e9tit , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Using the same corn masa that is used for many other Latin American staple dishes, pupusas are traditionally filled with beans, cheese, pork, squash, and loroco, a native flower bud that is a staple ingredient in Salvadoran cuisine. \u2014 No\u00e9 Sandoval, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Nov. 2021",
      "Garden personnel first noticed the flower bud in mid-September, and in just over a month, the bud has become about half a meter (over 3 feet) tall, with the narrow stem reaching up to 2 meters (over 6 feet) high. \u2014 Kristen Rogers, CNN , 28 Oct. 2021",
      "The plant, which is found on the Indonesian island of Java, is notoriously difficult to bloom, but a volunteer tended this 6-year-old plant, which produced a flower bud in mid-September. \u2014 Mike Snider, USA TODAY , 27 Oct. 2021",
      "Cutting back the new growth in summer allows better air circulation and encourages flower bud formation for the following spring. \u2014 oregonlive , 3 July 2021",
      "Its thin porcelain walls suggest Ohr, but are turned in on themselves, like a flower bud set to open. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2021",
      "As the period of nighttime darkness increases in late summer and early fall, flower bud initiation occurs. \u2014 Dan Gill, NOLA.com , 7 Oct. 2020"
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      "1703, in the meaning defined above":""
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      ": any of various small mostly black-and-white predaceous bugs (family Anthocoridae) that frequent flowers and feed on pest insects (such as aphids and thrips)":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Minute pirate bugs and their close cousin, insidious flower bugs , belong to the group of bugs known as true bugs, which include bed bugs, squash bugs and stink bugs. \u2014 Shari Rudavsky, Indianapolis Star , 21 Oct. 2017"
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      "circa 1889, in the meaning defined above":""
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      ": a hippie who advocates love, beauty, and peace":[]
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Talking to Davis about herself feels both analytical and spiritual, as if a flower child went to therapy. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Anna Sui channels the \u201990s DIY pastime in the form of this playful daisy-chain choker, which feels more 2022 than \u201970s flower child . \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 Jan. 2022",
      "The result is a refreshing innocence, a 1960s flower child teleported to the 2020s, blue eyes that see the world through a different lens. \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 Aug. 2021",
      "My mom was an ex- flower child , my dad an alumnus of the original Woodstock who made kombucha and jogged on our home treadmill in just tighty-whities and blue Pumas. \u2014 Andrew Kay, Longreads , 17 July 2021",
      "At 58, with a cloud of frizzy hair, Currier has the air of a maternal, middle-aged flower child . \u2014 Jennifer Miller, Washington Post , 24 May 2021",
      "Ruth was an aging flower child and found comfort in singing some of a Joni Mitchell song that was so much a part of her younger life. \u2014 Lynette Rice, EW.com , 20 Feb. 2021",
      "Freedman captured the true spirit of the flower children littering St. Marks Place, and their movement to make love not war, casting many of the parts with coffeehouse singers and sidewalk musicians. \u2014 Andrea Simakis, cleveland , 22 Mar. 2020",
      "The public, awash in terrible stories about abuse and harassment in gymnastics, Hollywood and more, may find yogis easier to dismiss as flaky flower children , or as self-promoting Instagram brand ambassadors. \u2014 Katherine Rosman, New York Times , 7 Nov. 2019"
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      "1967, in the meaning defined above":""
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      ": a nonviolent ethic as advocated by hippies":[]
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Newer varieties have improved flower power with tons of tiny blossoms on a more compact hedge form. \u2014 Arricca Sansone, Country Living , 24 June 2022",
      "The collection is flower power on stilts, as one feels caught up in Austin Powers. \u2014 Allyson Portee, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
      "But underneath the flower power , free love exterior, the \u201860s were a period of radical social and political change\u2014not only in the United States but around the world. \u2014 al , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "And this is evident in their 2022 collection, which gives a nod to the psychedelic era where Ceylin unleashed flower power in the color palette and cuts. \u2014 Allyson Portee, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
      "But underneath the flower power , free love exterior, the \u201860s were a period of radical social and political change\u2014not only in the United States but around the world. \u2014 al , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "But underneath the flower power , free love exterior, the \u201860s were a period of radical social and political change\u2014not only in the United States but around the world. \u2014 al , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "But underneath the flower power , free love exterior, the \u201860s were a period of radical social and political change\u2014not only in the United States but around the world. \u2014 al , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "But underneath the flower power , free love exterior, the \u201860s were a period of radical social and political change\u2014not only in the United States but around the world. \u2014 al , 14 Mar. 2022"
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    "first_known_use":{
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052626",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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      ": a yellow and orange thrips ( Frankliniella tritici ) living and feeding chiefly on flowers and causing sterility in oats and other crop plants":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005106",
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      ": an elevated passage from the back of a traditional Japanese theater to the stage by which actors make their entrances and exits":[]
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      "noun"
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      "We put two flowery prints in the dining room.",
      "He gave a long, flowery speech.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The earthy and flowery flavor of White Widow is legendary, and the strain has been a cannabis classic for decades. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 June 2022",
      "The first chapter opens with a flowery description of his ride away from San Francisco and through the surrounding hills. \u2014 Robert Isenberg, Longreads , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "There is an emotional reality to every situation that is likely not in line with everything being wonderful and flowery and perfect. \u2014 Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "The language is flowery but sometimes the meaning is more subtextual. \u2014 Nick Vivarelli, Variety , 4 Dec. 2021",
      "From flowery hats to bright masks, spectators came out to Churchill Downs in their Kentucky Derby best on Saturday. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 1 May 2021",
      "There are nut flavors, but the liquid is more flowery and fruit forward. \u2014 Adam Morganstern, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2021",
      "The cherry blossom trees, which were shedding their petals to create a pink, flowery blanket on the ground, obviously added an extra magical touch. \u2014 Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure , 21 May 2020",
      "In a series built by extreme flowery dedications of love with a relative stranger, such unapologetic real talk would have grounded the series and proved the intensity of their love. \u2014 Ariana Romero, refinery29.com , 18 May 2020"
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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      "rhetorical",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080601",
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      ": high quality tea consisting essentially of the small unbroken terminal leaves and buds":[]
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      "noun"
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  },
  "flowingness":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the quality or state of being flowing":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032255",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flub":{
    "antonyms":[
      "blunder",
      "bobble",
      "boo-boo",
      "boob",
      "brick",
      "clanger",
      "clinker",
      "error",
      "fault",
      "fluff",
      "fumble",
      "gaff",
      "gaffe",
      "goof",
      "inaccuracy",
      "lapse",
      "miscue",
      "misstep",
      "mistake",
      "oversight",
      "screwup",
      "slip",
      "slipup",
      "stumble",
      "trip"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an act or instance of flubbing : blunder":[],
      ": blunder":[],
      ": to make a mess of : botch":[
        "flubbed my lines"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The ball went right to him but he flubbed the catch.",
      "The actress flubbed several lines.",
      "Noun",
      "when she was told her information was wrong, she apologized for the flub and immediately corrected it",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Guyton did not appear to drop or flub a word, another propositional bet that was offered. \u2014 Andrew Dalton, ajc , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "Both teams\u2019 performances go down smoothly, with only Coco really seeming to flub her verse. \u2014 Shaad D'souza, Vulture , 15 May 2021",
      "President Biden appeared to flub Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin's title and Pentagon office during a ceremony at the White House honoring two female military aviators for promotion to four-star commands. \u2014 Katherine Doyle, Washington Examiner , 8 Mar. 2021",
      "Small Business Advice has had the site for years, not just since Mnuchin flubbed the address. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 13 May 2020",
      "Here's what happened: Last night on 'The Voice':The Top 20 blow the coaches away despite malfunction, flubbed lyrics Viewers' Saves The two artists from each coach\u2019s team who received the most viewer votes automatically advanced to the Top 13. \u2014 Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY , 13 Nov. 2019",
      "Even vdev removal can't save you from a flubbed ashift setting! \u2014 Jim Salter, Ars Technica , 8 May 2020",
      "Fortunately for all, there were no name flubs this time around. \u2014 Taylor Weatherby, Billboard , 10 Feb. 2020",
      "The issue persisted in different camera modes, including portrait mode, which would either capture an entire scene in focus or flub the simulated depth of field by including elements of the background. \u2014 Patrick Lucas Austin, Time , 4 Mar. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Mega Millions soon apologized for the error, and some prize payments were paused because of the flub . \u2014 Timothy Bella, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
      "Bryant isn't the only contestant to recently trend for a frustrating flub . \u2014 Rachel Schonberger, EW.com , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Unfortunately, this isn't the only flub that's occurred on the popular game show in recent weeks. \u2014 Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Then her overconfident flub turned into one of the biggest bloopers of the Games. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "That said, Hooper is not overly worried that Fed chair Jerome Powell is about to make a major monetary flub . \u2014 Paul R. La Monica, CNN , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "But that wasn't the only flub HBO Max were forced to fix. \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "But with regulators breathing down the bank's neck over long-overdue systems upgrades, plus a flurry of bad press over the fat-finger flub , Corbat decided to bounce early, according to the Wall Street Journal. \u2014 Allison Morrow, CNN , 15 Nov. 2021",
      "The introduction was scruffy (an out-of-tune violin here, a brass flub there) but the second movement\u2019s lusty, voluminous accents set the tone for the rest of the evening. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 20 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1900, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1904, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "origin unknown":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0259b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "blow",
      "bobble",
      "boggle",
      "bollix (up)",
      "boot",
      "botch",
      "bugger (up)",
      "bumble",
      "bungle",
      "butcher",
      "dub",
      "fluff",
      "foozle",
      "foul up",
      "fumble",
      "goof (up)",
      "louse up",
      "mangle",
      "mess (up)",
      "muck up",
      "muff",
      "murder",
      "screw up"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213349",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "fluctuant":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": being movable and compressible":[
        "a fluctuant abscess"
      ],
      ": moving in waves":[],
      ": variable , unstable":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Going forward, Thomas sees his starting quarterback as a fluctuant decision. \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 6 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1560, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-ch\u00fc-\u0259nt",
      "\u02c8fl\u0259k-ch\u0259-w\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123928",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "fluctuate":{
    "antonyms":[
      "plateau",
      "stabilize"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to cause to fluctuate":[],
      ": to rise and fall in or as if in waves":[
        "The boat fluctuated on the rough sea."
      ],
      ": to shift back and forth uncertainly":[
        "Oil prices fluctuated .",
        "Temperatures fluctuated ."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "His popularity has fluctuated during his term in office.",
      "In the desert, the temperature fluctuates dramatically.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The assault numbers can fluctuate depending on how many local police departments and other law enforcement agencies report to the F.B.I., and more departments reported in 2020 than in 2018. \u2014 New York Times , 28 June 2022",
      "In an ice age, temperatures will fluctuate between colder and warmer levels. \u2014 Denise Su, The Conversation , 27 June 2022",
      "Approximately 30 vendors are signed up for the market this season, Greenberg said, but that can fluctuate depending on vendor inventory and other factors. \u2014 Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune , 14 June 2022",
      "Do stock prices fluctuate along with changes in money flowing into or out of a company\u2019s stock? \u2014 Peter Cohan, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
      "The process is set to cost Pennsylvania's taxpayers as much as a million dollars, but the amount could fluctuate to $1.1 million or more, according to Chapman. \u2014 Rick Klein, ABC News , 26 May 2022",
      "Which variant caused more excess deaths can fluctuate by region \u2014 in New England, excess deaths occurring during the delta wave tend to be lower compared to other regions of the U.S., Anderson added. \u2014 Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News , 20 May 2022",
      "Genderfluid people's gender identity can fluctuate depending on the day or circumstance, and the different colors of this flag represent that. \u2014 Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping , 16 May 2022",
      "Nutrition, which ensures his body weight won\u2019t fluctuate (necessary due to the extreme fine-tuning of the car), as well as the pre-race acclimatization for a hot, sweaty event like Miami, during which dehydration can be a factor, is also in place. \u2014 Jon Gugala, Men's Health , 7 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1604, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 2":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin fluctuatus , past participle of fluctuare , from fluctus flow, wave, from fluere \u2014 more at fluid":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0259k-ch\u0259-\u02ccw\u0101t",
      "-ch\u00fc-\u02cc\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for fluctuate swing , sway , oscillate , vibrate , fluctuate , waver , undulate mean to move from one direction to its opposite. swing implies a movement of something attached at one end or one side. the door suddenly swung open sway implies a slow swinging or teetering movement. trees swaying in the breeze oscillate stresses a usually regular alternation of direction. an oscillating fan vibrate suggests the rapid oscillation of an elastic body under stress or impact. the vibrating strings of a piano fluctuate suggests constant irregular changes of level, intensity, or value. fluctuating interest rates waver stresses irregular motion suggestive of reeling or tottering. the exhausted runner wavered before collapsing undulate suggests a gentle wavelike motion. an undulating sea of grass",
    "synonyms":[
      "change",
      "mutate",
      "shift",
      "snap",
      "vary"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113632",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "fluctuating":{
    "antonyms":[
      "certain",
      "changeless",
      "constant",
      "immutable",
      "invariable",
      "predictable",
      "settled",
      "stable",
      "stationary",
      "steady",
      "unchangeable",
      "unchanging",
      "unvarying"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": changing frequently and uncertainly":[
        "a period of fluctuating temperatures/prices",
        "a fluctuating signal"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1612, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-ch\u00fc-\u02cc\u0101-",
      "\u02c8fl\u0259k-ch\u0259-\u02ccw\u0101-ti\u014b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "capricious",
      "changeable",
      "changeful",
      "fickle",
      "flickery",
      "fluid",
      "inconsistent",
      "inconstant",
      "mercurial",
      "mutable",
      "skittish",
      "temperamental",
      "uncertain",
      "unpredictable",
      "unsettled",
      "unstable",
      "unsteady",
      "variable",
      "volatile"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234829",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "fluctuation":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an act or instance of fluctuating : an irregular shifting back and forth or up and down in the level, strength, or value of something":[
        "Small fluctuations in prices are to be expected.",
        "Some fluctuation in real estate values is not unusual.",
        "North American species in general, having contended with blazing July days and frosty September nights as they evolved, are much more tolerant of temperature fluctuations than tropical species are.",
        "\u2014 Jonathan Franzen"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-ch\u00fc-\u02c8\u0101-",
      "\u02ccfl\u0259k-ch\u0259-\u02c8w\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "change",
      "flux",
      "inconstancy",
      "oscillation"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074940",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "fluence":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the number of particles (such as photons or neutrons) incident on a sphere divided by the cross-sectional area of the sphere : the total number of particles per unit area with which a material is irradiated":[
        "particle fluence"
      ],
      ": the sum of the energies of the particles of a fluence : the energy per unit area contained in the particles with which a material is irradiated":[
        "energy fluence"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin fluere to flow + English -ence":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u00fc\u0259n(t)s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124237",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "fluency":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the quality or state of being fluent":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "She speaks with great fluency .",
      "Students must demonstrate fluency in a foreign language to earn a degree.",
      "a dancer known for her fluency and grace",
      "He plays the piano with speed and fluency .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "According to Chan, the Office of Refugee Resettlement, created by the Refugee Act of 1980, determined Long Beach to be a city with a sufficient amount of inexpensive housing and jobs that did not require English fluency . \u2014 Shannon Liao, Washington Post , 31 May 2022",
      "After some time in the woods, crawling through the wet leaves and cold spring rain, attuning her ears to the slightest twitch in the air, the scattering of pollen, every noise and smell, young Ina began to develop an uncanny fluency in birdsong. \u2014 Ottessa Moshfegh, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
      "On YouTube and Reddit, skeptics have accused them of feigning fluency . \u2014 New York Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "His manuscripts for Bleak House show evidence of painstaking corrections and reworking, unlike the easy fluency of his early novels. \u2014 Charlie Tyson, The Atlantic , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Born in San Antonio on March 21, 1935, Bernal came of age in an era in which Texas law banned the speaking of Spanish in a misguided effort to make Hispanic students to develop fluency in English faster. \u2014 Caroline Tien, San Antonio Express-News , 12 Mar. 2022",
      "Indeed, footage shows that the then-diminutive Martin didn\u2019t offer much singing, but was still given the spotlight because of his adorability and fluency in English. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
      "Johnson, who is Black and Latino, had experience teaching in China and fluency in Spanish and Mandarin. \u2014 Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "With more than 15 billion devices in circulation\u2014including computers, servers and mobile phones operating worldwide\u2014digital fluency and literacy remain challenges in the transforming cybersecurity landscape. \u2014 Prem Thudia, Forbes , 10 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1636, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u00fc-\u0259n-s\u0113",
      "\u02c8fl\u00fc-\u0259n(t)-s\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110756",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "fluent":{
    "antonyms":[
      "inarticulate",
      "ineloquent",
      "unvocal"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": capable of flowing : fluid":[
        "powered, granular, or fluent materials"
      ],
      ": capable of moving with ease and grace":[
        "the fluent body of a dancer"
      ],
      ": capable of using a language easily and accurately":[
        "fluent in Spanish",
        "a fluent writer"
      ],
      ": effortlessly smooth and flowing":[
        "a fluent performance",
        "spoke in fluent English"
      ],
      ": having or showing mastery of a subject or skill":[
        "fluent in math"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "a fluent speaker of Chinese",
      "a very fluent speaker who always communicates his points well",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "On a Thursday night visit to the border, those three Republicans witnessed several migrants being detained, including one girl who had already been to the U.S. before and spoke fluent English. \u2014 Tyler Olson, Fox News , 17 June 2022",
      "After two years at Bishop State Community College in Mobile, Guy Samandari, a native of the East African country of Bujumbura, Burundi, speaks fluent English. \u2014 Michelle Matthews | Mmatthews@al.com, al , 9 June 2022",
      "Those who spoke fluent English often found jobs in call centers. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 May 2022",
      "For his first year or two, communication was often an issue as several of players did not speak fluent English. \u2014 Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star , 11 May 2022",
      "Alarc\u00f3n, who spoke fluent English, was frequently interviewed on U.S. television channels about the policies of the island\u2019s communist government. \u2014 Andrea Rodriguez, ajc , 1 May 2022",
      "As a child, Sienna Cherwinski made regular trips to visit family in Colombia and became fluent in Spanish. \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "After moving to the Dallas area from Veracruz, Mexico, as a young girl, Reyes became fluent in English in a single summer. \u2014 Elaine Aradillas, PEOPLE.com , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "Van Peebles became fluent in French, as a speaker as a novelist. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 24 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1585, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin fluent-, fluens , present participle of fluere \u2014 more at fluid":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u00fc-\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "articulate",
      "eloquent",
      "silver-tongued",
      "well-spoken"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064738",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "fluently":{
    "antonyms":[
      "inarticulate",
      "ineloquent",
      "unvocal"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": capable of flowing : fluid":[
        "powered, granular, or fluent materials"
      ],
      ": capable of moving with ease and grace":[
        "the fluent body of a dancer"
      ],
      ": capable of using a language easily and accurately":[
        "fluent in Spanish",
        "a fluent writer"
      ],
      ": effortlessly smooth and flowing":[
        "a fluent performance",
        "spoke in fluent English"
      ],
      ": having or showing mastery of a subject or skill":[
        "fluent in math"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "a fluent speaker of Chinese",
      "a very fluent speaker who always communicates his points well",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "On a Thursday night visit to the border, those three Republicans witnessed several migrants being detained, including one girl who had already been to the U.S. before and spoke fluent English. \u2014 Tyler Olson, Fox News , 17 June 2022",
      "After two years at Bishop State Community College in Mobile, Guy Samandari, a native of the East African country of Bujumbura, Burundi, speaks fluent English. \u2014 Michelle Matthews | Mmatthews@al.com, al , 9 June 2022",
      "Those who spoke fluent English often found jobs in call centers. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 May 2022",
      "For his first year or two, communication was often an issue as several of players did not speak fluent English. \u2014 Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star , 11 May 2022",
      "Alarc\u00f3n, who spoke fluent English, was frequently interviewed on U.S. television channels about the policies of the island\u2019s communist government. \u2014 Andrea Rodriguez, ajc , 1 May 2022",
      "As a child, Sienna Cherwinski made regular trips to visit family in Colombia and became fluent in Spanish. \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "After moving to the Dallas area from Veracruz, Mexico, as a young girl, Reyes became fluent in English in a single summer. \u2014 Elaine Aradillas, PEOPLE.com , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "Van Peebles became fluent in French, as a speaker as a novelist. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 24 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1585, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin fluent-, fluens , present participle of fluere \u2014 more at fluid":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u00fc-\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "articulate",
      "eloquent",
      "silver-tongued",
      "well-spoken"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204104",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "fluff":{
    "antonyms":[
      "blunder",
      "boob",
      "err",
      "flub",
      "foul up",
      "fumble",
      "goof (up)",
      "louse up",
      "mess (up)",
      "screw up",
      "slip up",
      "stumble",
      "trip"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": down entry 7 sense 1":[],
      ": something fluffy":[
        "dandelion fluff"
      ],
      ": something inconsequential":[],
      ": to become fluffy":[],
      ": to deliver badly or forget (one's lines) in a play":[],
      ": to make fluffy":[
        "fluff the pillows",
        "birds fluffing up their feathers"
      ],
      ": to spoil by a mistake : botch":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Her sweater was covered with fluff .",
      "The movie was pure fluff .",
      "Her latest article has the usual fluff about movie stars and gossip.",
      "Verb",
      "The wind fluffed his hair.",
      "The golfer fluffed another shot.",
      "The actor kept fluffing the same line.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "At Nest 233, Michael Rickershauser, the other assistant, finds only a clump of decaying white fluff . \u2014 Richard Mertens, The Christian Science Monitor , 16 June 2022",
      "Going on 30 skips all the fluff and goes straight for the gut. \u2014 V\u00e9ronique Hyland, ELLE , 18 May 2022",
      "The old-school polyester fluff is warm but bulky, with no DWR finish to repel precipitation, and no moisture-wicking grid or lining to battle sweat. \u2014 Kelly Bastone, Outside Online , 4 Apr. 2021",
      "The formulas are made with active ingredients that are clinically proven, without any filler or fluff . \u2014 Rachel King, Fortune , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Chocolate doughnuts also were a standout here, fried to a delicate fluff and topped with a flavorful glaze. \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "Paleontologists are only just beginning to uncover the deep history of colorful fluff and fuzz, a line of inquiry that will have experts digging into the earliest days of the Age of Reptiles. \u2014 Riley Black, Scientific American , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "This study finetunes this idea, claiming that instead of mere fluff , the ancient reptiles had feathers that helped regulate body temperature and with visual communication. \u2014 NBC News , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "But the daring conceit, so at odds with typical musical fluff , has grown even more disturbing since the pandemic forced the postponement of this East West Players\u2019 revival. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Use the back of a fork to smash any large chunks into granita smithereens, then use the tines to fluff it up. \u2014 Aliza Abarbanel, Bon App\u00e9tit , 2 June 2022",
      "But where so many of their films in the past concluded with at least a tiny sliver of solace, hope or grace piercing the social-realist gloom, Belgium\u2019s preeminent filmmaking brothers are having none of that happy-clappy fluff this time time. \u2014 Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 May 2022",
      "Uncover, and use a rice paddle or wide spoon to gently fluff the grains. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022",
      "Toward the end of the first installment, Hailey grabbed a spoolie brush and Milk Makeup's KUSH Fiber Gel to fluff her brows. \u2014 Jasmine Washington, Seventeen , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Remove pot from heat and let sit, covered, for 5 minutes, then gently fluff with fork and set aside to cool slightly. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Uncover and fluff the rice with a fork to separate the grains, then let cool uncovered until warm enough to handle. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "Their suggestion: throw it in the dryer for a quick cycle to smooth out wrinkles and fluff it up. \u2014 Jessica Leigh Mattern, PEOPLE.com , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Ghost can fluff up so much his eyes are barely visible. \u2014 Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News , 7 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1790, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1835, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "perhaps blend of flue (fluff) and puff":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0259f"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "down",
      "floss",
      "fur",
      "fuzz",
      "lint",
      "nap",
      "pile"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223123",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "fluffy":{
    "antonyms":[
      "heavy",
      "leaden"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": being light and soft or airy : puffed up":[
        "a fluffy omelet"
      ],
      ": covered with or resembling fluff":[],
      ": lacking in meaning or substance : superficial sense 2c":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "the fluffy fur of a kitten",
      "Beat the egg whites until they are fluffy .",
      "furniture with big fluffy cushions",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The donut features a light and fluffy base, lingonberry glaze and sauce, topped with either the meatball or plant-based ball \u2013 for vegetarians. \u2014 Sue Kiesewetter, The Enquirer , 2 June 2022",
      "This 95/5 Merlot/Cabernet Franc blend includes a Grand Marnier treat of aromas\u2014 fluffy , fruity, with red cherries, Fry\u2019s chocolate cream, and mandarins. \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
      "The bun is soft and fluffy , shiny and golden, wrapped around the sausage, which peeks out of both ends. \u2014 Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 14 May 2022",
      "To properly blend out a cream contour, experts recommend using a soft, fluffy , or angled brush, or a slightly damp sponge for a more natural look. \u2014 Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR , 12 May 2022",
      "These comforters are extraordinarily fluffy , cozy, and warm\u2014all while staying relatively lightweight. \u2014 Sarah Madaus, SELF , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "It was supposed to be a fluffy romance novel that didn't have anything complicated in it. \u2014 Juliana Ukiomogbe, ELLE , 24 May 2022",
      "Recently, Clara Luciani, one of France\u2019s biggest pop stars, posted a shot of herself standing on a white-columned balcony in pigtails, sunglasses, and a fluffy white bathrobe. \u2014 Lauren Collins, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
      "The sandwich is layered with thick slices of ham, Genoa salami and pepperoni on fluffy local bread. \u2014 Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic , 26 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1825, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0259-f\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "airy",
      "ethereal",
      "gossamer",
      "gossamery",
      "light"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213143",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "fluid":{
    "antonyms":[
      "hard",
      "nonliquid",
      "solid"
    ],
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      ": a substance (such as a liquid or gas) tending to flow or conform to the outline of its container":[],
      ": available for various uses":[
        "a fluid computer program"
      ],
      ": characterized by or employing a smooth easy style":[
        "the ballerina's fluid movements",
        "fluid recitation of his lines"
      ],
      ": having particles that easily move and change their relative position without a separation of the mass and that easily yield to pressure : capable of flowing":[
        "a long screw that forces the fluid chocolate through fine openings",
        "\u2014 Technical Survey"
      ],
      ": liquid sense 4":[
        "fluid assets"
      ],
      ": subject to change or movement":[
        "boundaries became fluid"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "a substance in a fluid state",
      "warm the jam until it is fluid , then spread it over the cake",
      "Noun",
      "Please check the fluids in the car's engine.",
      "She needs to drink plenty of fluids .",
      "Fluid leaked from the car's engine.",
      "a bottle of yellow fluid",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Business has no choice but to act, but doing so too early in a fluid situation may prove to be a mistake. \u2014 Vinit Patel, Fortune , 1 July 2022",
      "The fields for this year's eight events are fluid as more players defect from the PGA Tour. \u2014 Tom D'angelo, USA TODAY , 1 July 2022",
      "Jette, who\u2019d earlier sent other e-mail messages to families keeping them updated on the fluid situation, thanked parents for their patience as well. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
      "As far back as last month, Biden's team had sought a moment for the President to deliver an update, though the fluid situation on the ground made finding the right time difficult. \u2014 Kevin Liptak, CNN , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "Brown beat Turner by more than 4,000 votes in 2021, but the soon-to-be-new district lines create a more fluid situation, even with an incumbent in office. \u2014 Laura Hancock, cleveland , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "Daily schedule will be finalized in the evening prior to next day of games due to fluid situation! \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Dec. 2021",
      "This is a fluid situation, which could quickly change, but the understanding is Solskjaer will still be in charge for United\u2019s next Premier League game against Watford next Saturday. \u2014 Sam Pilger, Forbes , 10 Nov. 2021",
      "Discussions are continuing around a more-limited approach to drug price negotiations, according to a senior Democratic aide in the House who spoke on condition of anonymity to describe a fluid situation. \u2014 Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 30 Oct. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Rash lesions start out flat, become raised, fill with clear fluid , and then become filled with pus. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
      "The lesions begin as flat but then become raised, filled with fluid , and scab over. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 10 June 2022",
      "This means direct contact with fluid from skin lesions or other body fluids, and respiratory droplets, as well as clothing or bedding contaminated with body fluids. \u2014 Mark Kortepeter, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
      "The lesions progress, become filled with a fluid , then scab and fall off. \u2014 Caitlin O'kane, CBS News , 24 May 2022",
      "The ultrasound revealed the source of her pain: a 7-centimeter tumor filled with fluid on Boughton\u2019s left ovary. \u2014 Lauren Sausser, NBC News , 21 May 2022",
      "The ultrasound showed that there was a sac filled with fluid on the baby\u2019s neck. \u2014 Becky Jacobs, The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 May 2022",
      "But the pig heart became swollen, filled with fluid and eventually quit functioning. \u2014 Bradford Betz, Fox News , 6 May 2022",
      "But their use and the practice of flushing nasal cavities with fluid is believed to go back thousands of years to Ayurvedic medicine, which has roots in India. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1603, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
      "1661, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French or Latin; French fluide , from Latin fluidus , from fluere to flow; akin to Greek phlyzein to boil over":"Adjective and Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u00fc-\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "flowing",
      "fluent",
      "liquid"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234252",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "fluish":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": mildly affected with influenza":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "flu + -ish":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u00fcish"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132515",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "fluke":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a stroke of luck":[
        "the discovery was a fluke",
        "Her second championship shows that the first one was no mere fluke ."
      ],
      ": an accidentally successful stroke at billiards or pool":[],
      ": flatfish":[],
      ": one of the lobes of a whale's tail":[],
      ": the part of an anchor that fastens in the ground \u2014 see anchor illustration":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1561, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1857, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English floke, fluke , from Old English fl\u014dc ; akin to Old English fl\u014dh chip, Old High German flah smooth, Greek plax flat surface, and probably to Old English fl\u014dr floor \u2014 more at floor":"Noun",
      "origin unknown":"Noun",
      "perhaps from fluke entry 1":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u00fck"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "break",
      "strike"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-175545",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": a stroke of luck":[
        "the discovery was a fluke",
        "Her second championship shows that the first one was no mere fluke ."
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      ": an accidentally successful stroke at billiards or pool":[],
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      ": one of the lobes of a whale's tail":[],
      ": the part of an anchor that fastens in the ground \u2014 see anchor illustration":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1561, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1857, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English floke, fluke , from Old English fl\u014dc ; akin to Old English fl\u014dh chip, Old High German flah smooth, Greek plax flat surface, and probably to Old English fl\u014dr floor \u2014 more at floor":"Noun",
      "origin unknown":"Noun",
      "perhaps from fluke entry 1":"Noun"
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      "\u02c8fl\u00fck"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "break",
      "strike"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-185934",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": infested with flukes":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "fluke entry 1 + -ed":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "-kt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064451",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "flukeless":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": free from flukes":[
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    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "fluke entry 1 + -less":"Adjective",
      "fluke entry 2 + -less":"Adjective"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\"",
      "-kl\u0259\u0307s"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010024",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "flukeworm":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": fluke entry 1 sense 2":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "fluke entry 1 + worm":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202425",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[
      "hapless",
      "ill-fated",
      "ill-starred",
      "luckless",
      "star-crossed",
      "unfortunate",
      "unhappy",
      "unlucky"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": being unsteady or uncertain":[
        "\u2014 used especially of wind"
      ],
      ": happening by or depending on chance":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "a fluky coincidence that kept me safely at home when the blizzard hit",
      "the fluky selection of consecutive numbers on consecutive days of the lottery",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Barring another fluky playoff outcome, could be another Lombardi Gras in the offing ... *Tampa Bay Buccaneers (10-6): QB Tom Brady's arrival has made them the league's unexpected darlings, ones boasting a franchise-record five games in prime time. \u2014 Nate Davis, USA TODAY , 14 May 2020",
      "Less than a month after getting hurt \u2013 on a fluky play that also saw fellow lineman Bryson Cain go down \u2013 McCauley represented his school in the Territorial Cup. \u2014 Michael Lev, azcentral , 6 Mar. 2020",
      "This wasn't a fluky loss, or bad officiating, or a goofy play. \u2014 Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press , 25 Nov. 2019",
      "Even monarchs are vulnerable to awkward, fluky snafus. \u2014 Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire , 8 Mar. 2020",
      "The recent bout of soft numbers (including today's) are fluky , in her view, and not something that's about to disrupt the course of monetary policy. \u2014 WSJ , 14 June 2017",
      "The Islanders tied the game in the second period on a fluky goal from Brassard, who slipped a shot past Bishop on the near post. \u2014 Matthew Defranks, Dallas News , 5 Feb. 2020",
      "After a few big saves early in the first period, Devan Dubnyk fell victim to his latest fluky goal, as winger Michael Grabner tried to kick a pass to his stick and instead inadvertently redirected the puck slowly over the goal line. \u2014 Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities , 9 Nov. 2019",
      "Washington\u2019s only touchdown of the day came in the first quarter on a fluky 65-yard run play from Steven Sims. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 6 Oct. 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1867, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u00fc-k\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "fortuitous",
      "fortunate",
      "happy",
      "heaven-sent",
      "lucky",
      "providential"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091658",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "flukish":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "fluke entry 4 + -ish":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u00fckish"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020121",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "fluky":{
    "antonyms":[
      "hapless",
      "ill-fated",
      "ill-starred",
      "luckless",
      "star-crossed",
      "unfortunate",
      "unhappy",
      "unlucky"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": being unsteady or uncertain":[
        "\u2014 used especially of wind"
      ],
      ": happening by or depending on chance":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "a fluky coincidence that kept me safely at home when the blizzard hit",
      "the fluky selection of consecutive numbers on consecutive days of the lottery",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Barring another fluky playoff outcome, could be another Lombardi Gras in the offing ... *Tampa Bay Buccaneers (10-6): QB Tom Brady's arrival has made them the league's unexpected darlings, ones boasting a franchise-record five games in prime time. \u2014 Nate Davis, USA TODAY , 14 May 2020",
      "Less than a month after getting hurt \u2013 on a fluky play that also saw fellow lineman Bryson Cain go down \u2013 McCauley represented his school in the Territorial Cup. \u2014 Michael Lev, azcentral , 6 Mar. 2020",
      "This wasn't a fluky loss, or bad officiating, or a goofy play. \u2014 Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press , 25 Nov. 2019",
      "Even monarchs are vulnerable to awkward, fluky snafus. \u2014 Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire , 8 Mar. 2020",
      "The recent bout of soft numbers (including today's) are fluky , in her view, and not something that's about to disrupt the course of monetary policy. \u2014 WSJ , 14 June 2017",
      "The Islanders tied the game in the second period on a fluky goal from Brassard, who slipped a shot past Bishop on the near post. \u2014 Matthew Defranks, Dallas News , 5 Feb. 2020",
      "After a few big saves early in the first period, Devan Dubnyk fell victim to his latest fluky goal, as winger Michael Grabner tried to kick a pass to his stick and instead inadvertently redirected the puck slowly over the goal line. \u2014 Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities , 9 Nov. 2019",
      "Washington\u2019s only touchdown of the day came in the first quarter on a fluky 65-yard run play from Steven Sims. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 6 Oct. 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1867, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u00fc-k\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "fortuitous",
      "fortunate",
      "happy",
      "heaven-sent",
      "lucky",
      "providential"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192640",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "flume":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a ravine or gorge with a stream running through it":[],
      ": an inclined channel for conveying water (as for power)":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "hiked through the flume and into the meadow beyond it",
      "built a flume next to the road for runoff",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Aquaman Splashdown is the new name of the traditional log flume , which offers a winding ride with excellent skyline views before plunging down a final, 60-foot drop to a splashy finish. \u2014 Jeff Banowetz, Chicago Tribune , 26 May 2022",
      "Amenities include two flume slides, two small slides, a pool with zero depth edge, two sand volleyball courts, a sand play area and spots that can be reserved for private parties. \u2014 Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune , 31 May 2022",
      "Water features include zero-depth areas, flume and tunnel slides, a vortex whirlpool, competition pool, diving well and two 1-meter boards. \u2014 Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic , 26 May 2022",
      "Another amusing interlude featured Madonna briefly whimpering to the camera in between more rides, before the group was seen laughing at a photo that was taken of them while plunging into the water on the log flume . \u2014 Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "The Aquaman Splashdown flume ride won\u2019t open until later in the season when the temperatures climb and the threat of snow is (hopefully) gone. \u2014 Annie Alleman, chicagotribune.com , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "In late spring and early summer, the snowmelt-swollen river is a wild thing, a nearly nonstop log flume of fun, icy rapids. \u2014 Christopher Solomon, Travel + Leisure , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "Occasionally, a steelhead trout got flung down the flume and squished in the printing works. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "Hammock Beach\u2019s 91,000-square-foot Fantasy Pool complex shooting down the water flume or gliding along the lazy river. \u2014 Jennifer Kester, Forbes , 23 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1748, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "probably from Middle English flum river, from Anglo-French, from Latin flumen , from fluere \u2014 more at fluid":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u00fcm"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "canyon",
      "ca\u00f1on",
      "col",
      "couloir",
      "defile",
      "gap",
      "gill",
      "gorge",
      "gulch",
      "gulf",
      "kloof",
      "linn",
      "notch",
      "pass",
      "ravine",
      "saddle"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033505",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flummox":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": confuse":[
        "He was flummoxed by the legal jargon.",
        "a happy innocent who had been flummoxed by wily city slickers",
        "\u2014 Andy Logan"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "an actor who's easily flummoxed by any changes in the script",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The complexity of the cloud migration process, which continues to flummox many enterprises, is a result of the complexity of the on-premises environment. \u2014 Chetan Mathur, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
      "The spread of fentanyl into an ever-growing portion of the nation\u2019s drug supply has continued to flummox even states with strong addiction-treatment services. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
      "While chronic pain may flummox the usual scans and tests, the condition is very much real, causing immeasurable suffering. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "In a game where the Bruins\u2019 sturdy backbone came together to fluster and flummox a disciplined Gaels team in a 72-56 victory, that backbone crumpled. \u2014 Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "Mike Zimmer\u2019s defense figures to flummox rookie quarterback Justin Fields just enough. \u2014 Colleen Kane, chicagotribune.com , 20 Dec. 2021",
      "Some version of this coronavirus is bound to flummox our vaccines. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "The bond between Alice and the spiky, decidedly unliterary Felix might flummox . \u2014 New York Times , 1 Sep. 2021",
      "But none of them compare to saving young lives the way Mr. Jackson could easily do by demonstrating that the vaccine is safe and effective and not some difficult choice that should flummox a healthy adult. \u2014 Allana Haynes, baltimoresun.com , 11 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1836, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "origin unknown":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-miks",
      "\u02c8fl\u0259-m\u0259ks"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "addle",
      "baffle",
      "bamboozle",
      "beat",
      "befog",
      "befuddle",
      "bemuse",
      "bewilder",
      "buffalo",
      "confound",
      "confuse",
      "discombobulate",
      "disorient",
      "fox",
      "fuddle",
      "get",
      "gravel",
      "maze",
      "muddle",
      "muddy",
      "mystify",
      "perplex",
      "pose",
      "puzzle",
      "vex"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163105",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "flummoxed":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": completely unable to understand : utterly confused or perplexed":[
        "Then, perforce, his eyes returned to the highway as he headed for I-95 and South Carolina, the most flummoxed driver on the road.",
        "\u2014 Clive Gammon",
        "\"Seems to know as much about the inside of my larders as I do myself!\" thought Mr. Baggins, who was feeling positively flummoxed \u2026",
        "\u2014 J. R. R. Tolkien"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1832, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0259-m\u0259kst",
      "-mikst"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001349",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "flump":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a dull heavy sound (as of a fall)":[],
      ": to move or fall suddenly and heavily":[
        "flumped down into the chair"
      ],
      ": to place or drop with a flump":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1729, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
      "1767, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "imitative":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0259mp"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "flop",
      "plank",
      "plop",
      "plump",
      "plunk",
      "plonk"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024325",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "flung":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of flung past tense and past participle of fling"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-123747",
    "type":[]
  },
  "flunk":{
    "antonyms":[
      "click",
      "come off",
      "deliver",
      "go",
      "go over",
      "pan out",
      "succeed",
      "work out"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an act or instance of flunking":[],
      ": to fail especially in an examination or course":[],
      ": to get a failing grade or result in":[],
      ": to give a failing grade to":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "If I flunk this class, I have to take it over again.",
      "If I flunk , I have to take this class over again.",
      "The teacher had to flunk two students.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "He was accused of harassing M.O. over two years and threatening to flunk her for not taking part in the Pledge of Allegiance. \u2014 Fox News , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "The colt crossed the finish line first in the Derby on May 1, only to flunk a postrace test for a corticosteroid that is prohibited on raceday. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Nov. 2021",
      "Medina Spirit crossed the finish line first, only to flunk a postrace test for a prohibited corticosteroid. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Aug. 2021",
      "The Michigan legislature had chosen this year, of all years, to enforce a strict new literacy law: Any third grader who could not read proficiently by May could flunk and be held back. \u2014 Annie Waldman, ProPublica , 3 July 2021",
      "And journalists would raise their game, not flunk big stories like Brexit and Mr. Trump\u2019s rise. \u2014 Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ , 8 June 2021",
      "Such interactions could lead to wrongful arrest, prosecution, and government liens for those who\u2019ve done nothing more than flunk a flawed algorithmic test. \u2014 Albert Fox Cahn, Wired , 9 June 2021",
      "Companies that scored below a certain threshold would flunk the test, leading either to remedial action or, potentially, a ban. \u2014 Annie Brown, Forbes , 7 Apr. 2021",
      "Worse, the five individuals who fit the requirements best are all people who, in any normal testing program, would flunk the first interview. \u2014 Tom Shippey, WSJ , 26 Feb. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Facilities that ace their inspections are on track to get up to five stars, whereas those that flunk will struggle to get more than one or two stars. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Dec. 2021",
      "However, all three flunk the smell test, and two of them fell by the wayside before the Legislature adjourned last week. \u2014 Dan Walters, The Mercury News , 19 Sep. 2019",
      "Doesn\u2019t Avis know some states (including Massachusetts) flunk vehicles with faulty wipers in safety inspections? \u2014 Sean P. Murphy, BostonGlobe.com , 5 July 2019",
      "And some students in general courses may test poorly or don't do their homework and flunk tests, educators say. \u2014 Diane Rado, chicagotribune.com , 19 May 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1823, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
      "1846, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "perhaps blend of flinch and funk":"Verb"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0259\u014bk"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "bomb",
      "collapse",
      "crater",
      "fail",
      "flame out",
      "flop",
      "fold",
      "founder",
      "miss",
      "strike out",
      "tank",
      "wash out"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161827",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "flunkey":{
    "antonyms":[
      "master",
      "mistress"
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      ": a liveried servant":[],
      ": one performing menial or miscellaneous duties":[],
      ": yes-man":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "If he can't go himself, he'll send one of his flunkies .",
      "since I'm just the flunky who files his papers, I've no idea where he is",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Earlier this month, former Chancellor and longtime Putin flunky Gerhard Schroeder was nominated to join the board of Gazprom, the company behind the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. \u2014 Michael Tomasky, The New Republic , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "In a memorable death scene, Moe is confronted by Joey, Candy\u2019s abusive ex, who\u2019s working as a Soviet flunky . \u2014 Mark Jacobson, Vulture , 11 Dec. 2021",
      "To Davis, practically everyone was a flunky , from MVA clerk to Target cashier. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 May 2021",
      "Far from embracing Western-style market reforms, Xi calcified state control over the economy and stocked its bureaucracy with flunkies and yes-men. \u2014 Charlie Campbell, Time , 6 Feb. 2020",
      "My job is to be a journalist, not a flunky and a propaganda arm for your criminal behavior and corruption. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Nov. 2019",
      "Robert Mueller\u2019s simultaneously defining himself as helpless Justice Department flunky and supreme arbiter of the Constitution is above all another romp in the murk. \u2014 Kevin Baker, Harper's magazine , 19 Aug. 2019",
      "Hollywood has Rick unwittingly intercept the Manson flunkies , which changes their path. \u2014 Jesse Hassenger, The Verge , 1 Aug. 2019",
      "Michael Zalewski, 23rd, and political flunky Kevin Quinn, brother of Madigan\u2019s own alderman, Marty Quinn, 13th. \u2014 John Kass, chicagotribune.com , 17 July 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1782, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Scots, of unknown origin":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0259\u014b-k\u0113"
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      "daily",
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      "lackey",
      "menial",
      "retainer",
      "servant",
      "steward"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054728",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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  "flunkie":{
    "antonyms":[
      "master",
      "mistress"
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      ": a liveried servant":[],
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      ": yes-man":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "If he can't go himself, he'll send one of his flunkies .",
      "since I'm just the flunky who files his papers, I've no idea where he is",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Earlier this month, former Chancellor and longtime Putin flunky Gerhard Schroeder was nominated to join the board of Gazprom, the company behind the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. \u2014 Michael Tomasky, The New Republic , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "In a memorable death scene, Moe is confronted by Joey, Candy\u2019s abusive ex, who\u2019s working as a Soviet flunky . \u2014 Mark Jacobson, Vulture , 11 Dec. 2021",
      "To Davis, practically everyone was a flunky , from MVA clerk to Target cashier. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 May 2021",
      "Far from embracing Western-style market reforms, Xi calcified state control over the economy and stocked its bureaucracy with flunkies and yes-men. \u2014 Charlie Campbell, Time , 6 Feb. 2020",
      "My job is to be a journalist, not a flunky and a propaganda arm for your criminal behavior and corruption. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Nov. 2019",
      "Robert Mueller\u2019s simultaneously defining himself as helpless Justice Department flunky and supreme arbiter of the Constitution is above all another romp in the murk. \u2014 Kevin Baker, Harper's magazine , 19 Aug. 2019",
      "Hollywood has Rick unwittingly intercept the Manson flunkies , which changes their path. \u2014 Jesse Hassenger, The Verge , 1 Aug. 2019",
      "Michael Zalewski, 23rd, and political flunky Kevin Quinn, brother of Madigan\u2019s own alderman, Marty Quinn, 13th. \u2014 John Kass, chicagotribune.com , 17 July 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1782, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Scots, of unknown origin":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0259\u014b-k\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "daily",
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      "lackey",
      "menial",
      "retainer",
      "servant",
      "steward"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203351",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flunky":{
    "antonyms":[
      "master",
      "mistress"
    ],
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      ": a liveried servant":[],
      ": one performing menial or miscellaneous duties":[],
      ": yes-man":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "If he can't go himself, he'll send one of his flunkies .",
      "since I'm just the flunky who files his papers, I've no idea where he is",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Earlier this month, former Chancellor and longtime Putin flunky Gerhard Schroeder was nominated to join the board of Gazprom, the company behind the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. \u2014 Michael Tomasky, The New Republic , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "In a memorable death scene, Moe is confronted by Joey, Candy\u2019s abusive ex, who\u2019s working as a Soviet flunky . \u2014 Mark Jacobson, Vulture , 11 Dec. 2021",
      "To Davis, practically everyone was a flunky , from MVA clerk to Target cashier. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 May 2021",
      "Far from embracing Western-style market reforms, Xi calcified state control over the economy and stocked its bureaucracy with flunkies and yes-men. \u2014 Charlie Campbell, Time , 6 Feb. 2020",
      "My job is to be a journalist, not a flunky and a propaganda arm for your criminal behavior and corruption. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Nov. 2019",
      "Robert Mueller\u2019s simultaneously defining himself as helpless Justice Department flunky and supreme arbiter of the Constitution is above all another romp in the murk. \u2014 Kevin Baker, Harper's magazine , 19 Aug. 2019",
      "Hollywood has Rick unwittingly intercept the Manson flunkies , which changes their path. \u2014 Jesse Hassenger, The Verge , 1 Aug. 2019",
      "Michael Zalewski, 23rd, and political flunky Kevin Quinn, brother of Madigan\u2019s own alderman, Marty Quinn, 13th. \u2014 John Kass, chicagotribune.com , 17 July 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1782, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Scots, of unknown origin":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0259\u014b-k\u0113"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "daily",
      "domestic",
      "lackey",
      "menial",
      "retainer",
      "servant",
      "steward"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042859",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "fluorescence":{
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    "examples":[
      "studied the fluorescence of certain elements",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "No halogen, no fluorescence , and no colored light, unless used sparingly and very, very chicly. \u2014 Tom Rasmussen, Vogue , 18 May 2022",
      "Several types of quantum dots were tested on the silkworms for safety and fluorescence . \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "The company is using ultra-high throughput fluorescence microscopy to measure individual base pairs, across billions of fragments of DNA placed in nanowells built into glass wafers. \u2014 Tom Coughlin, Forbes , 28 Oct. 2021",
      "The chips fluoresce, and this fluorescence can be intensified or dimmed by nearby magnetic substances such as the cuticulosomes. \u2014 James Gaines | Inside Science, ABC News , 21 Nov. 2021",
      "Between the years 2015 and 2020, for instance, BR-II\u2019s fluorescence camera detected a massive increase in the amount of phytoplankton reaching the seafloor in big pulses. \u2014 Matt Simon, Wired , 12 Nov. 2021",
      "Since only perfect rubies of exceptional saturation and natural red fluorescence are awarded this descriptor, pigeon\u2019s blood stones are few and far between. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 11 Oct. 2021",
      "Scientists have found similar fluorescence in some species of salamanders and frogs, corals, platypuses, wombats and flying squirrels. \u2014 Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 Aug. 2021",
      "Using non-invasive infrared reflectography and macro X-ray fluorescence mapping, the researchers spent around 270 hours scanning the canvas in its entirety, per the blog post. \u2014 Nora Mcgreevy, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1852, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "fluor spar + opal escence":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "flu\u0307-\u02c8re-s\u1d4an(t)s",
      "-\u02c8es-\u1d4an(t)s",
      "fl\u022f-"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "flare",
      "glare",
      "gleam",
      "glow",
      "illumination",
      "incandescence",
      "light",
      "luminescence",
      "radiance",
      "shine"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221903",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
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      "derail",
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      "discompose",
      "dismay",
      "disquiet",
      "distemper",
      "distract",
      "distress",
      "disturb",
      "exercise",
      "frazzle",
      "freak (out)",
      "fuss",
      "hagride",
      "perturb",
      "undo",
      "unhinge",
      "unsettle",
      "upset",
      "weird out",
      "worry"
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      ": a gust of wind":[],
      ": a sudden occurrence of many things at once : barrage sense 2":[
        "a flurry of insults"
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      ": to cause to become agitated and confused":[],
      ": to move in an agitated or confused manner":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "We had a few flurries yesterday.",
      "a flurry of activity on the floor of the stock market as soon as the news spread",
      "Verb",
      "flurried by visions of falls and broken bones, the parents wouldn't even allow the child to ride a bike",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Forrest has yet to produce a molecule of hydrogen and a recent flurry of announcements are far from firm contracts... \u2014 Zach Everson, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
      "Kremer and Dillon Tate, two products of Baltimore\u2019s flurry of trades as its rebuild began that 2018 summer, combined for seven of Thursday\u2019s nine scoreless innings. \u2014 Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun , 24 June 2022",
      "As Goldman Sachs reported recently, more than 30 countries have publicly shared their hydrogen strategies for the next decade, with a flurry coming in recent months. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
      "Lee's latest comments are another sign of Seoul's shift to a harder line against the regime of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, following North Korea's flurry of missile testing and the election of new South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol. \u2014 Simone Mccarthy And Heather Chen, CNN , 12 June 2022",
      "The property overlooking Bear Lake (plus an unsightly flurry of developments) offers four tent styles in ascending levels of luxury. \u2014 Andrea Sachs, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
      "City Councilman Kevin de Le\u00f3n had trailed in a distant third, despite a flurry of political endorsements and his background as the former leader of the state Senate. \u2014 Christal Hayes, USA TODAY , 8 June 2022",
      "Michigan State football\u2019s four-star flurry continues. \u2014 Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press , 8 June 2022",
      "With Epps and White, and a flurry of other local state contenders, this year seems likely to follow that trend. \u2014 cleveland , 1 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "In a sun-lit room, Lily Aldrige and Jasmine Tookes sit serenely as a team of hair and makeup artists flurry around them. \u2014 Ian Malone, Vogue , 6 May 2022",
      "Setting the tone, images of snow flurried on screens above the runway, which was set up around plastic sculptures resembling melting ice. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Jan. 2020",
      "Boston flurried just before the half, getting six points from Morris in the final minute to trim Cleveland's lead to 55-48 at the break. \u2014 Kyle Hightower, Houston Chronicle , 16 May 2018",
      "Boston flurried just before the half, getting six points from Morris in the final minute to trim Cleveland's lead to 55-48 at the break. \u2014 Kyle Hightower, courant.com , 15 May 2018",
      "Fishing the morning of the snow flurries this past week, Captain Mike Carter still managed to find a Guntersville giant for his clients--big bass of the trip was well over 8 pounds! \u2014 Frank Sargeant, AL.com , 15 Mar. 2018",
      "Boston flurried just before the half, getting six points from Morris in the final minute to trim Cleveland's lead to 55-48 at the break. \u2014 Kyle Hightower, Houston Chronicle , 16 May 2018",
      "Boston flurried just before the half, getting six points from Morris in the final minute to trim Cleveland's lead to 55-48 at the break. \u2014 Kyle Hightower, Houston Chronicle , 16 May 2018",
      "Boston flurried just before the half, getting six points from Morris in the final minute to trim Cleveland's lead to 55-48 at the break. \u2014 Kyle Hightower, Houston Chronicle , 16 May 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1686, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "1749, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "probably from flurr to throw scatteringly":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0259-r\u0113",
      "\u02c8fl\u0259r-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "burst",
      "flare",
      "flare-up",
      "flash",
      "flicker",
      "flutter",
      "outbreak",
      "outburst",
      "spurt"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183633",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "flush":{
    "antonyms":[
      "irrigate",
      "rinse",
      "sluice",
      "wash",
      "wash out"
    ],
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      ": a fresh and vigorous state":[
        "in the first flush of womanhood"
      ],
      ": a series of three or more slalom gates set vertically on a slope":[],
      ": a surge of emotion":[
        "felt a flush of anger at the insult"
      ],
      ": a tinge of red : blush":[],
      ": a transitory sensation of extreme heat \u2014 compare hot flash":[],
      ": arranged edge to edge so as to fit snugly":[],
      ": blush":[],
      ": directly abutting or immediately adjacent: such as":[],
      ": filled to overflowing":[
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      ": full of life and vigor : lusty":[],
      ": having a large amount of money":[
        "feeling flush",
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      ],
      ": having or forming a continuous plane or unbroken surface":[
        "flush paneling"
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      ": in a flush manner":[],
      ": inflame , excite":[
        "\u2014 usually used passively flushed with pride"
      ],
      ": of a ruddy healthy color":[],
      ": readily available : abundant":[],
      ": set even with an edge of a type page or column : having no indention":[],
      ": squarely":[
        "hit him flush on the chin"
      ],
      ": to cause (a bird) to flush":[
        "The birds were flushed out of the trees."
      ],
      ": to cause to blush":[],
      ": to cause to flow":[],
      ": to expose or chase from a place of concealment":[
        "flushed the boys from their hiding place",
        "Police flushed the suspects from the building."
      ],
      ": to flow and spread suddenly and freely":[],
      ": to fly away suddenly":[],
      ": to glow brightly":[],
      ": to make flush":[
        "flush the headings on a page"
      ],
      ": to produce new growth":[
        "the plants flush twice during the year"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "He just got paid and he was feeling flush .",
      "was flushed after getting out of the hot bath",
      "Adverb",
      "She placed her hands flush against the door and pushed with all her might.",
      "He hit the ball flush ."
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
      "1529, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1548, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "1700, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb",
      "circa 1529, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "circa 1568, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
      "circa 1842, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English flusshen":"Verb",
      "Middle French flus, fluz , from Latin fluxus flow, flux":"Noun",
      "perhaps modification of Latin fluxus":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0259sh"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "bloom",
      "blush",
      "color"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024109",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "fluster":{
    "antonyms":[
      "dither",
      "fret",
      "fuss",
      "huff",
      "lather",
      "pother",
      "stew",
      "sweat",
      "swelter",
      "swivet",
      "tizzy",
      "twitter"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a state of agitated confusion":[
        "They had been talking about it for days, and when they were getting ready to go out they were all in a fluster .",
        "\u2014 Louise Fitzhugh"
      ],
      ": to make tipsy":[
        "There is much that is, in truth, dishonest even in honest play. A man who can keep himself sober after dinner plays [cards] with one who flusters himself with drink.",
        "\u2014 Anthony Trollope"
      ],
      ": to put into a state of agitated confusion : upset":[
        "The speaker was obviously flustered by the interruption.",
        "\"Now don't overexcite yourself, Grandpa,\" Mrs. Bucket said. \"And don't fluster poor Charlie. We must all try to keep very calm.\"",
        "\u2014 Roald Dahl"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The interruption flustered the speaker.",
      "Some speakers fluster more easily than others.",
      "Noun",
      "all the yelling on the bus put the driver in a fluster",
      "there was a palpable fluster in the audience when I asked my awkward question",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Alcaraz then used a series of kick serves to fluster Djokovic and held at love for a 6-5 lead. \u2014 Adam Zagoria, Forbes , 7 May 2022",
      "In a game where the Bruins\u2019 sturdy backbone came together to fluster and flummox a disciplined Gaels team in a 72-56 victory, that backbone crumpled. \u2014 Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "The Buccaneers do have defensive coordinator Todd Bowles, though, and his exotic blitz packages may fluster Stafford, who threw 17 interceptions in the regular season, tied for the league lead. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "Both are struggling, but Pittsburgh is at home in prime time, and its defense will have something dialed up to fluster Justin Fields. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Nov. 2021",
      "Of course, Martindale has tried to fluster Mahomes with zone coverage, too. \u2014 Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com , 17 Sep. 2021",
      "Still, the Browns\u2019 defense could fluster a rookie quarterback into a mistake or two. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Sep. 2021",
      "Mathieu helped fluster Cleveland early and then Stefanski ran out of go-to plays late. \u2014 Ellis L. Williams, cleveland , 11 Sep. 2021",
      "Belichick has been known to be able to fluster opposing rookie quarterbacks with different defensive looks, and by extension, Flores can do the same, having learned from Belichick for a decade as an assistant in New England. \u2014 David Furones, sun-sentinel.com , 7 Sep. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "In the 4 1/2 games Chubb missed, the Browns had their quarterback win a game (Bengals), needed last-second heroics from Odell Beckham Jr. in Dallas, and had the defense fluster Colts quarterback Phillip Rivers into two interceptions and a safety. \u2014 Ellis L. Williams, cleveland , 12 Nov. 2020",
      "Some believe the team uses the roof for competitive advantages -- closed to trap and amplify crowd noise or open to fluster opposing quarterbacks and kickers. \u2014 Jim Ayello, The Indianapolis Star , 26 Sep. 2020",
      "Bayard\u2019s book has the luster of Abraham Lincoln as a protagonist and the fluster of the 16th president\u2019s ambiguous sexuality at its heart. \u2014 Bethanne Patrick, Washington Post , 11 June 2019",
      "The fluster of lies Hanks\u2019 Falstaff employs as a shield against rejection is touchingly pulled off. \u2014 Charles Mcnulty, latimes.com , 10 June 2018",
      "Fromm has shown the poise of a veteran all season, but Saban's defenses have been known to fluster even experienced quarterbacks and Fitzpatrick is an extension of Saban on the field. \u2014 Ralph D. Russo, Houston Chronicle , 5 Jan. 2018",
      "Marcel Marceau, Paul Anka, every French singer since Piaf, mostly recruited by his impossible-to- fluster translator and friend Yanou Collart. \u2014 Peter Mikelbank, PEOPLE.com , 21 Aug. 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1604, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Verb",
      "1712, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Icelandic flaustur hurry":"Verb and Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0259-st\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for fluster Verb discompose , disquiet , disturb , perturb , agitate , upset , fluster mean to destroy capacity for collected thought or decisive action. discompose implies some degree of loss of self-control or self-confidence especially through emotional stress. discomposed by the loss of his beloved wife disquiet suggests loss of sense of security or peace of mind. the disquieting news of factories closing disturb implies interference with one's mental processes caused by worry, perplexity, or interruption. the discrepancy in accounts disturbed me perturb implies deep disturbance of mind and emotions. perturbed by her husband's strange behavior agitate suggests obvious external signs of nervous or emotional excitement. in his agitated state we could see he was unable to work upset implies the disturbance of normal or habitual functioning by disappointment, distress, or grief. the family's constant bickering upsets the youngest child fluster suggests bewildered agitation. his declaration of love completely flustered her",
    "synonyms":[
      "abash",
      "confound",
      "confuse",
      "discomfit",
      "disconcert",
      "discountenance",
      "embarrass",
      "faze",
      "mortify",
      "nonplus",
      "rattle"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053021",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "flustered":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": in a state of agitated confusion":[
        "She became so flustered that she'd \u2026 kept repeating, \"Gosh, I can't even think \u2026\" Later she confided, \"I was almost in tears right after doing those numbers.\"",
        "\u2014 Stephen S. Hall",
        "The flustered lady gave me a blank stare and said, \"That's not Mr. Franklin. The guard said Mr. Franklin was on his way up.\"",
        "\u2014 Dick Francis",
        "\u2026 the oxen \u2026 seemed more patient and less flustered than their masters \u2026",
        "\u2014 Deborah Straw"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1743, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "see fluster entry 1":""
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      "Verb",
      "The bird was fluttering its wings.",
      "The bird's wings were fluttering .",
      "We watched the butterflies fluttering in the garden.",
      "Leaves fluttered to the ground.",
      "The breeze made the curtains flutter .",
      "The breeze fluttered the curtains.",
      "She fluttered her eyelashes at him.",
      "She nervously fluttered around the office.",
      "Noun",
      "With a flutter of wings, the birds settled into the nest.",
      "The flutter of the flame cast shadows on the ceiling.",
      "He was in a flutter until he found his keys.",
      "The news of her resignation caused quite a flutter .",
      "have a flutter on a horse in the second race",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The giant, two-toned sequins flutter in the wind and shimmer in the sun so that the piece changes dimensions throughout the day. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
      "As the pages magically flutter open, the viewer is drawn into Future's world. \u2014 Hattie Lindert, PEOPLE.com , 7 May 2022",
      "One butterfly starts to flutter above our group of watchful eyes\u2014then two, then three. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 12 May 2022",
      "An elevated version of a classic T-shirt, the top features flutter sleeves and a curved hem. \u2014 Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "As media teams flutter around the two remaining candidates, President Emmanuel Macron and the far-right leader Marine Le Pen, the nation\u2019s political cartoonists are out in force, ready to accentuate even the smallest slip. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Flanary suffered a form of cardiac arrest called ventricular fibrillation, in which the heart\u2019s lower chambers flutter erratically, cutting off the flow of blood to the rest of the body. \u2014 Damian Garde, STAT , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Here in Lower Manhattan, Republic of China flags still flutter above the offices of family associations that were founded before the Communist Revolution. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Ancient dried rose petals flutter down from between the envelopes. \u2014 Jason O'bryan, Robb Report , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "One wiggle of the wand provides s natural look, while two or more delivers unexpected drama to your flutter , sans flakes or clumps. \u2014 The Editors, Town & Country , 31 May 2022",
      "Apparently butterflies, like the one unnecessarily inserted into several scenes to give a dreamlike flutter to the otherwise unyieldingly gritty texture, see in vivid color. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 6 June 2022",
      "There's no denying the flutter and shine of the materials is a draw. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 12 Mar. 2022",
      "The room was silent \u2014 no beating hearts, ticking clocks or gnostic ravens \u2014 except for the creak of a chair and the soft flutter of a turning page. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "Whereas the former is an entirely private matter, grounded in fleeting moments like the flutter at a lover\u2019s touch, body shame is the product of social demand and taboo. \u2014 Vogue , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "Coming to Oaks and the Kentucky Derby was a dream come true for Meredith, who was dressed in a white dress covered in a flutter of butterflies. \u2014 Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal , 6 May 2022",
      "Go forth and let your lashes flutter like Selena's. \u2014 Seventeen , 6 May 2022",
      "News Tuesday that gross U.S. government debt had surpassed $30 trillion for the first time caused a flutter of headlines but merely yawns from the political class. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 3 Feb. 2022"
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      "1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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    },
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      "Middle English floteren to float, flutter, from Old English floterian , frequentative of flotian to float; akin to Old English fl\u0113otan to float \u2014 more at fleet":"Verb and Noun"
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      "zip"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032110",
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      "verb"
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      "Verb",
      "The bird was fluttering its wings.",
      "The bird's wings were fluttering .",
      "We watched the butterflies fluttering in the garden.",
      "Leaves fluttered to the ground.",
      "The breeze made the curtains flutter .",
      "The breeze fluttered the curtains.",
      "She fluttered her eyelashes at him.",
      "She nervously fluttered around the office.",
      "Noun",
      "With a flutter of wings, the birds settled into the nest.",
      "The flutter of the flame cast shadows on the ceiling.",
      "He was in a flutter until he found his keys.",
      "The news of her resignation caused quite a flutter .",
      "have a flutter on a horse in the second race",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The giant, two-toned sequins flutter in the wind and shimmer in the sun so that the piece changes dimensions throughout the day. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
      "As the pages magically flutter open, the viewer is drawn into Future's world. \u2014 Hattie Lindert, PEOPLE.com , 7 May 2022",
      "One butterfly starts to flutter above our group of watchful eyes\u2014then two, then three. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 12 May 2022",
      "An elevated version of a classic T-shirt, the top features flutter sleeves and a curved hem. \u2014 Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "As media teams flutter around the two remaining candidates, President Emmanuel Macron and the far-right leader Marine Le Pen, the nation\u2019s political cartoonists are out in force, ready to accentuate even the smallest slip. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Flanary suffered a form of cardiac arrest called ventricular fibrillation, in which the heart\u2019s lower chambers flutter erratically, cutting off the flow of blood to the rest of the body. \u2014 Damian Garde, STAT , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Here in Lower Manhattan, Republic of China flags still flutter above the offices of family associations that were founded before the Communist Revolution. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Ancient dried rose petals flutter down from between the envelopes. \u2014 Jason O'bryan, Robb Report , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "One wiggle of the wand provides s natural look, while two or more delivers unexpected drama to your flutter , sans flakes or clumps. \u2014 The Editors, Town & Country , 31 May 2022",
      "Apparently butterflies, like the one unnecessarily inserted into several scenes to give a dreamlike flutter to the otherwise unyieldingly gritty texture, see in vivid color. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 6 June 2022",
      "There's no denying the flutter and shine of the materials is a draw. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 12 Mar. 2022",
      "The room was silent \u2014 no beating hearts, ticking clocks or gnostic ravens \u2014 except for the creak of a chair and the soft flutter of a turning page. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "Whereas the former is an entirely private matter, grounded in fleeting moments like the flutter at a lover\u2019s touch, body shame is the product of social demand and taboo. \u2014 Vogue , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "Coming to Oaks and the Kentucky Derby was a dream come true for Meredith, who was dressed in a white dress covered in a flutter of butterflies. \u2014 Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal , 6 May 2022",
      "Go forth and let your lashes flutter like Selena's. \u2014 Seventeen , 6 May 2022",
      "News Tuesday that gross U.S. government debt had surpassed $30 trillion for the first time caused a flutter of headlines but merely yawns from the political class. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 3 Feb. 2022"
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      "1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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      "Middle English floteren to float, flutter, from Old English floterian , frequentative of flotian to float; akin to Old English fl\u0113otan to float \u2014 more at fleet":"Verb and Noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055756",
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      "Verb",
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      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Now some companies are expecting people back but have lost the leverage to enforce that because of the constant flux in deadlines. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
      "The figures quoted varied widely, much like the flux of crypto market itself. \u2014 Kamayani Sharma, Quartz , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Amid the flux , everyone has their preoccupations and secrets. \u2014 Judy Berman, Time , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "But finding a style to contain the theatrical flux proves exceedingly difficult. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "Dalton also acknowledged the lack of continuity the offense has experienced this season because of all the flux at quarterback. \u2014 Colleen Kane, chicagotribune.com , 1 Jan. 2022",
      "They were grounded in the flux and the muck of the \u201970s, the grand descent from idealism, all of which Wertm\u00fcller captured with a wistful look back at the world that was gone. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 9 Dec. 2021",
      "For detecting the flux of probes\u2014essentially, to see traces of their movement\u2014FAST could see the probes as far as 27 kiloparsecs (88,000 light-years). \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 27 Oct. 2021",
      "Now the surprise of Biden\u2019s bumpy tenure in the White House is that the 78-year-old president believes that the old days are gone for good\u2014and the challenge for the future is mastering the flux . \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 28 Sep. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Those signs can flux when sleep deprived, traveling or stressed at work as well. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 31 Jan. 2020",
      "Next, clean and flux a shutoff valve for the cold side and slide it over the tubing end place and solder it in place. \u2014 Steve Willson, Popular Mechanics , 24 Aug. 2018"
    ],
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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      "Middle English, from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin fluxus , from Latin, flow, from fluere to flow \u2014 more at fluid":"Noun and Verb"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090736",
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      "noun",
      "verb"
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      ": a detracting factor or element":[],
      ": a device consisting of two or more radial vanes capable of rotating on a spindle to act as a fan or to govern the speed of clockwork or very light machinery":[],
      ": a fishhook dressed (as with feathers or tinsel) to suggest an insect":[],
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      ": the length of an extended flag from its staff or support":[],
      ": the outer or loose end of a flag":[],
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      ": to be elated":[
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      ": to be moved with sudden extreme emotion":[
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      ": to become expended or dissipated rapidly":[
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      ],
      ": to cause to fly, float, or hang in the air":[
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      ": to fade and disappear : vanish":[
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      ": to flee or escape from":[
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      ": to float, wave, or soar in the air":[
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      ": to fly an airplane solely by instruments":[],
      ": to hit a fly in baseball":[],
      ": to journey over or through by flying":[
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      ": to move in or pass through the air with wings":[
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      ": to move through the air or before the wind or through outer space":[
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      ": to move, pass, or spread quickly":[
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      ": to operate or travel in an airplane or spacecraft":[
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      ": to seem to pass quickly":[
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      ": to stand or act forthrightly or brazenly in defiance or contradiction of":[
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      ],
      ": to take flight : flee":[
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      ],
      ": to transport by aircraft or spacecraft":[
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      ],
      ": to work successfully : win popular acceptance":[
        "knew \u2026 a pure human-rights approach would not fly",
        "\u2014 Charles Brydon"
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      ": while still in the air : without the ball bouncing":[
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      ],
      "river 650 miles (1046 kilometers) long in southern New Guinea flowing southeast into the Gulf of Papua":[]
    },
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1811, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
      "1893, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
      "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"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English flie , from Old English fl\u0113oge ; akin to Old High German flioga fly, Old English fl\u0113ogan to fly":"Noun",
      "Middle English flien , from Old English fl\u0113ogan ; akin to Old High German fliogan to fly and probably to Old English fl\u014dwan to flow":"Verb and Noun",
      "probably from fly entry 1":"Adjective"
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      "plane",
      "soar",
      "wing"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042418",
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      "verb"
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      ": a gathering (as at a small airport) of flying enthusiasts who arrive by private plane":[],
      ": an act of flying to a destination":[
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      ": an outdoor theater planned for the patronage of persons remaining in their private planes \u2014 compare drive-in":[],
      ": to switch (a railroad car) by a flying switch":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064054",
    "type":[
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      "transitive verb"
    ]
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  "flyer":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a reckless or speculative venture":[
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      ],
      ": an advertising circular":[
        "Flyers announcing the concert were distributed throughout the city."
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033204",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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  },
  "flying":{
    "antonyms":[
      "flight"
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    "definitions":{
      ": having stylized wings":[
        "\u2014 used especially of livestock brand marks"
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      ": intended for ready movement or action":[
        "a flying squad car"
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      ": moving or capable of moving in the air":[],
      ": moving or made by moving rapidly":[
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        "a flying leap"
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      ": of or relating to the operation of aircraft":[
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      ": the operation of an aircraft or spacecraft":[],
      ": travel by air":[],
      ": traversed or to be traversed (as in speed-record trials) after a running start":[
        "a flying kilometer"
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      ": very brief":[],
      ": with complete or eminent success":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "a story about a flying car",
      "a flying attempt at finishing the work",
      "Noun",
      "had never had the slightest fear of flying",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Determined to create a better flying experience, Nashawn starts his own airline, one that caters to an African-American clientele. \u2014 Travis Bean, Forbes , 4 June 2022",
      "Watching through the video feed streaming to his phone, Barques sends a flying drone carrying a fishing line out over the surf, searching for large sandy canals and depressions in the seafloor. \u2014 Abe Musselman, Smithsonian Magazine , 1 June 2022",
      "The option to receive your Walmart deliveries via a flying drone is coming to more US customers. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 24 May 2022",
      "The pilot who became unconscious during a flight in Florida last week, leading to a miraculous landing from a passenger with no flying experience, has been released from the hospital after undergoing surgery for a tear in his aorta, Today reported. \u2014 Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com , 17 May 2022",
      "Air says the craft will be able to cruise at speeds up to 155 mph and has a flying range of 110 miles. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 19 Oct. 2021",
      "Kemp and Republican candidate for lieutenant governor Butch Miller both canceled plans to make a flying tour of Georgia cities. \u2014 Jeff Amy, BostonGlobe.com , 23 May 2022",
      "If falling stock prices and a scarcity of investment force consolidation in the flying -car industry, this could mean legacy aerospace companies, not disrupters, might someday build our Jetsons future. \u2014 Christopher Mims, WSJ , 14 May 2022",
      "Forman is a flight nurse in what is best described as a flying intensive care unit \u2014 an air ambulance that serves San Diego and the surrounding communities via helicopter. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The Crystal Cabin Awards often sees some of its most innovative submissions crop up in the University category, where the next generation of aviation designers offer up their take on the future of flying . \u2014 Francesca Street, CNN , 15 June 2022",
      "Notably, the United States still requires a negative COVID-19 test within a day of flying to the country. \u2014 David Koenig, Anchorage Daily News , 28 May 2022",
      "Notably, the United States still requires a negative COVID-19 test within a day of flying to the country. \u2014 CBS News , 27 May 2022",
      "Notably, the United States still requires a negative COVID-19 test within a day of flying to the country. \u2014 David Koenig, The Christian Science Monitor , 27 May 2022",
      "Notably, the United States still requires a negative COVID-19 test within a day of flying to the country. \u2014 David Koenig, Chicago Tribune , 27 May 2022",
      "The cost of partnering with 4Air on a flight program is minimal, per Ricci\u2014a few hundred dollars at most per hour of flying for its most intensive certification. \u2014 Mark Ellwood, Robb Report , 21 May 2022",
      "In the process, Cruise helped Connelly conquer her long-time fear of flying . \u2014 Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 May 2022",
      "For someone who was once afraid of flying , Danny Ramirez sure picks projects that force him to push through his phobia on screen. \u2014 Brett Williams, Men's Health , 17 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
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      "\u02c8fl\u012b-i\u014b"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "cursory",
      "drive-by",
      "gadarene",
      "hasty",
      "headlong",
      "helter-skelter",
      "hurried",
      "overhasty",
      "pell-mell",
      "precipitate",
      "precipitous",
      "rash",
      "rushed"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090914",
    "type":[
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      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "flying bent":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": moor grass sense 2":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171536",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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  },
  "flying boat":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a seaplane with a hull designed for floating":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Here, after World War II, the quixotic \u2014 all right, yes, and the downright weird \u2014 aviator/producer/industrialist Howard Hughes built the enormous wooden flying boat that just about everyone but Hughes called the Spruce Goose. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 May 2022",
      "The largest operational flying boat in existence, which most recently fought forest fires from the air, is up for sale. \u2014 J. George Gorant, Robb Report , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "After attending Yale and Cambridge University in England, Harry was entranced by the adventure of flying, purchased a Curtiss flying boat , and served with distinction during World War I. \u2014 Rinker Buck, WSJ , 10 Oct. 2021",
      "The 1930s was also the heyday of the flying boat \u2014a bulky vessel whose fuselage acted as the hull, floating it when the plane was in the water. \u2014 Barbara Peterson, WSJ , 31 Aug. 2021",
      "Curtiss never looked back, fielding one superb flying boat design after another. \u2014 Walter J. Boyne And Alex Hollings, Popular Mechanics , 23 May 2021",
      "The first airline flight in America was a 23-minute jaunt across Tampa Bay in 1914, on which a single passenger joined the pilot in a noisy, windy open-cockpit Benoist flying boat . \u2014 Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics , 16 Mar. 2021",
      "At the same time, Imperial Airways' flying boat , the Caledonia, flew the route from east to west in fifteen hours and twenty-eight minutes, averaging 132 miles per hour. \u2014 Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics , 30 Oct. 2020",
      "In 1935, a flying boat , the China Clipper, took off from Alameda, Calif., carrying more than 100,000 pieces of mail on the first trans-Pacific airmail flight. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 22 Nov. 2019"
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      ": buzz bomb":[]
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "At the time the Germans were launching buzz bombs, or V-1 flying bombs , which would nose-dive into the ground with about a ton of TNT. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Mar. 2020",
      "The Jaguar, on fire and laden with fuel, was a flying bomb . \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 1 July 2019",
      "Some speculated the plane was stolen as part of an insurance scam, or perhaps taken by terrorists who planned to use it as a flying bomb , but the truth remains unknown. \u2014 Jeff Wise, Popular Mechanics , 13 Aug. 2018"
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      "1944, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[],
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Most have obvious control surfaces \u2014 the skin flaps of the flying squirrel are a good example. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
      "The flying squirrel may be the archetype, and some spiders, lizards and frogs can sail through the air and come in for a soft landing. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
      "Southern species of flying squirrel colonizing Michigan. \u2014 Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune , 14 May 2022",
      "The list reads like speculative fiction: the Ilin Island cloudrunner, in the Philippines; the Namdapha flying squirrel , in India; the Blanco blind salamander, in Texas. \u2014 Carolyn Kormann, The New Yorker , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "Those include a baby flying squirrel , a baby fox and bear cubs. \u2014 Felicia Fonseca, Anchorage Daily News , 24 Oct. 2021",
      "When the fight resumes, Torres gets the upper hand, doing a flying squirrel move off the side of the cage and then grappling the giant man into submission. \u2014 Sara Netzley, EW.com , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "Those include a baby flying squirrel , a baby fox and bear cubs. \u2014 Felicia Fonseca, Anchorage Daily News , 24 Oct. 2021",
      "Those include a baby flying squirrel , a baby fox and bear cubs. \u2014 Felicia Fonseca, Anchorage Daily News , 24 Oct. 2021"
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      "1591, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "She grew up in a flyspeck of a town.",
      "surreptitiously removed a flyspeck of dirt from the china",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Sooty blotch looks like a brown or black blotch on the fruit; sooty blotch, unlike flyspeck , will wipe off the fruit. \u2014 Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens , 2 June 2022",
      "Travelers jumping into the West Texas badlands from Mexico through Candelaria, a flyspeck village 50 miles up two-lane blacktop northwest of Presidio, might be deceived by the prevailing verdant quiet. \u2014 Dudley Althaus, San Antonio Express-News , 26 June 2021",
      "To those who grew up with Duncan in the U.S. Virgin Islands, their friend\u2019s voyage from a picturesque flyspeck in the middle of the ocean to the basketball Hall of Fame was equal parts preordained and inconceivable. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News , 14 May 2021",
      "But with a thousand islands scattered along their country\u2019s jade-green Adriatic coast, from deserted flyspecks to hipster outposts, there\u2019s no shortage of places to lick one\u2019s wounds\u2014or bask in silver-medal glory. \u2014 Anja Muti\u0107, WSJ , 19 July 2018",
      "Compared to this, Comcast is a flyspeck , and Charter hasn\u2019t even gotten started. \u2014 David Dayen, The New Republic , 30 Apr. 2018",
      "Amid these forces, Fed rate hikes are a relative flyspeck , says Doug Duncan, chief economist of Fannie Mae. \u2014 Paul Davidson, USA TODAY , 14 June 2017",
      "For a mere flyspeck , Bogoslof Island has been causing quite a commotion recently. \u2014 Henry Fountain, New York Times , 30 Dec. 2016"
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      "1723, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085027",
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  "flight lieutenant":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a commissioned officer in the British air force who ranks with a captain in the army":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Rawlings first came to power through a military coup as a 32-year old Air Force flight lieutenant in 1979, and then a second coup on Dec. 31 1981, and went on to rule for 20 years. \u2014 Stacey Knott, Quartz Africa , 14 Nov. 2020",
      "Elton John was two years old when his father, Stanley, came home from a prolonged deployment serving as a flight lieutenant in Basra, Iraq. \u2014 Elena Nicolaou, refinery29.com , 5 June 2019",
      "His brother, Prince William, served in the Royal Air Force and reportedly earned between $68,000 and $74,000 a year as a flight lieutenant . \u2014 Sam Dangremond, Town & Country , 18 May 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1914, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-141811"
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  "flanker":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a football player stationed wide of the formation slightly behind the line of scrimmage as a pass receiver":[]
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      "\u02c8fla\u014b-k\u0259r"
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Mack played flanker under John Jardine and lettered in 1972, 1973 and 1974. \u2014 Jeff Potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 16 May 2022",
      "For the next seven years Cappelletti started at end and flanker . \u2014 John Powers, BostonGlobe.com , 13 May 2022",
      "Late in the first half, Sherman inserted Barnes and Patton as slot receivers, replacing two running backs, while keeping his regular pass-catchers, flanker Kyle Rote and ends Del Shofner and Joe Walton, in the game. \u2014 Richard Goldstein, New York Times , 4 May 2022",
      "Jaguar Jon Arnett was a fast, quick and shifty running back, flanker and punt returner. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "In 1966, after Otto Graham became Washington\u2019s head coach, Mr. Taylor was moved to split end, forming a remarkable receiving corps that included Hall of Fame flanker Bobby Mitchell and tight end Jerry Smith. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Feb. 2022",
      "Samuel lines up at split end, flanker , slot, halfback and any other position 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan can dream up. \u2014 Tom Silverstein, USA TODAY , 23 Jan. 2022",
      "Kitchens has been having the quarterback throw the ball quicker, with a number of tight end and flanker screens. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 12 Dec. 2021",
      "The speedy, versatile veteran earned the top spot at Auburn\u2019s Z-receiver/ flanker position, adding a level of experience to a group that is otherwise short on it this season. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 7 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1940, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-141913"
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  "flat iron":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a device used for straightening hair by pressing and pulling sections between two heated metal or ceramic, flat, rectangular plates":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Still, no hair tool kit is quite complete without a flat iron and a curling iron, and this brand offers mini versions of both, sold separately. \u2014 Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping , 9 June 2022",
      "Thanks to rounded edges and a universally convenient 1-inch plate, this flat iron is great for both straightening and curling hair. \u2014 Jessica Teich, Good Housekeeping , 19 May 2022",
      "Use a flat iron or curling iron to add shape to the loose hair pieces. \u2014 Mariah Morrison, Harper's BAZAAR , 10 May 2022",
      "The four-course menu includes a pastry basket for the tale, salad and soup starters, choice of four entrees, including strawberry ricotta pancakes or flat iron steak and eggs, and choice of dessert. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Each flat iron was rated on a 1-5 scale for glide performance, straightening ability, and ease of use. \u2014 PEOPLE.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "For the Rapunzelesque manes, Palau blow dryed lengths smooth with help from Bumble and bumble\u2019s All-Style Blow Dry cream, before passing over them with a flat iron and seamlessly weaving in hair extensions to extra lush, poker-straight effect. \u2014 Vogue , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "Spray the styler onto dry hair and then whip out your flat iron and get to work. \u2014 Tatjana Freund, ELLE , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "One of the most game-changing features of the Lunata flat iron is its heat settings. \u2014 Andrea Navarro, Glamour , 17 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1743, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142604"
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  "flattens":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
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      ": to make flat: such as":[],
      ": to make level or smooth":[],
      ": to make dull or uninspired":[
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      ": to make lusterless":[
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      ": to become dull or spiritless":[],
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      "\u02c8fla-t\u0259n",
      "\u02c8fla-t\u1d4an"
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      "Dozens of houses were flattened by the tornado.",
      "The boxer was flattened in the seventh round.",
      "The team got flattened in the first round of the play-offs.",
      "Prices are expected to flatten after the holiday shopping season.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In California, Montana, North Carolina and Oregon, prolonging restrictions by just one month helped flatten the curve of deaths, though at no point could a surge in death rates be prevented. \u2014 Tasnim Ahmed, CNN , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Unlike conventional sneakers, which typically flatten the foot pad, Kurusole cradles feet for unparalleled heel, ankle, and arch support. \u2014 Katie Chang, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "Officers with Jourdanton police used spike strips to flatten the truck's tires, but Lopez kept driving, firing the rifle through a truck window before hitting two telephone poles and a fence, said Atascosa County Sheriff David Soward. \u2014 Juan A. Lozano And Adrian Sainz, USA TODAY , 4 June 2022",
      "These dynamics have served to flatten our political identities, weakening our ability or inclination to find compromise. \u2014 The New Yorker , 3 June 2022",
      "If the world approached that target, the rate of increase in carbon dioxide levels would slow down and the Keeling Curve would flatten out. \u2014 New York Times , 3 June 2022",
      "These work by having two zippers \u2014 one that closes the cube and a second that tightly compresses it to flatten your clothes and save space. \u2014 Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping , 9 May 2022",
      "Bay Village officers were able to use spike strips to flatten the tires on the car and safely stop it near Cahoon Road. \u2014 cleveland , 1 May 2022",
      "To flatten the curve, physicians are targeting patients who have tested positive and who have underlying risk factors but who are not yet seriously sick. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Jan. 2022"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1630, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144025"
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": an inspector who inspects manufacturing operations as he chooses at various points in the process":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144733"
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  "flueman":{
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a worker who cleans boiler flues":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144953"
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  "fleer":{
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    "definitions":{
      ": to laugh or grimace in a coarse derisive manner : sneer":[],
      ": a word or look of derision or mockery":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for fleer Verb scoff , jeer , gibe , fleer , sneer , flout mean to show one's contempt in derision or mockery. scoff stresses insolence, disrespect, or incredulity as motivating the derision. scoffed at their concerns jeer suggests a coarser more undiscriminating derision. the crowd jeered at the prisoners gibe implies taunting either good-naturedly or in sarcastic derision. hooted and gibed at the umpire fleer suggests grinning or grimacing derisively. the saucy jackanapes fleered at my credulity sneer stresses insulting by contemptuous facial expression, phrasing, or tone of voice. sneered at anything romantic flout stresses contempt shown by refusal to heed. flouted the conventions of polite society",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Fleer 's plant - a long, brick building along the railroad tracks near North 10th Street in Olney - stood just blocks from my parents' rowhouse. \u2014 Frank Fitzpatrick, Philly.com , 25 June 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English fleryen , of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian flire to giggle":"Verb"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
      "1604, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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      "noun"
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      ": a person who lives in a flat":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145410"
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a device (as a wire gauze across a nozzle inlet) for preventing the flame of burning gas from backing up into the supply pipe and causing an explosion":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145847"
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      "plural noun"
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      ": flower children":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Dancing and shopping at the show\u2019s farmer\u2019s market, the models were like flower people , or children of the earth. \u2014 Sara Radin, Teen Vogue , 9 Sep. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1967, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145958"
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  "fluellite":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a mineral AlF 3 .H 2 O consisting of aluminum fluoride in colorless or white crystals":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150304"
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      "noun"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1925, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151322"
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      "noun"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151519"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a tall Australian timber tree ( Flindersia australis ) with tough hard wood much used for hoops, staves, and similar items":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "flin\u02c8d\u014dz\u0259"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "modification of New Latin Flindersia":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152402"
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      "adverb",
      "adverb or adjective"
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    "definitions":{
      ": in flagrante delicto":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02ccgran-",
      "fl\u0259-\u02c8gr\u00e4n-t\u0113-d\u0259-\u02c8lik-t\u014d, -\u02c8gran-; fl\u00e4-\u02c8gr\u00e4n-t\u0101-d\u0101-\u02c8l\u0113k-t\u014d",
      "fl\u0259-\u02ccgr\u00e4n-t\u0113-di-\u02c8lik-(\u02cc)t\u014d"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1826, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153231"
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a wildcat ( Felis planiceps ) of southeastern Asia":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153326"
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      "noun"
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      ": a pot in which to grow plants":[]
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      "\u02c8flau\u0307(-\u0259)r-\u02ccp\u00e4t"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Stations include designing bunny ears, a fishing game, visiting a bunny at the petting station, rock climbing, flower planting and flowerpot creation to take home, leaf activities and sailboat races (to take home a toy boat). \u2014 Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Preparing a terrarium is not like filling a traditional flowerpot . \u2014 New York Times , 26 Nov. 2021",
      "Gardening books \u2014 Include a pretty flowerpot , seeds, gardening scissors, a hand trowel and a gift card to a local hardware or garden center. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Aug. 2021",
      "The victim, after checking the house, said only a flowerpot was damaged. \u2014 cleveland , 24 June 2021",
      "An individual reported June 3 that a flowerpot was damaged with food and trash littered the floor at a building on the 1200 block of Washington Avenue. \u2014 Daniel I. Dorfman, chicagotribune.com , 8 June 2021",
      "The owner\u2019s son pointed out to curators that the man is not holding a prayer book, as written in some texts, but rather cradling a large flowerpot with a single red rose. \u2014 Nora Mcgreevy, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 Mar. 2021",
      "According to witness accounts, the driver ran and threw items at them, including a flowerpot . \u2014 oregonlive , 7 Feb. 2021",
      "This decorative sterling silver flowerpot will transform your home or garden into a work of art. \u2014 Harper's Magazine , 24 Nov. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1583, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-154123"
  },
  "flight leader":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the pilot in command of a flight of military airplanes":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-154143"
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  "Flinders Ranges":{
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      "geographical name"
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    "definitions":{
      "mountain ranges in eastern South Australia east of Lake Torrens":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-154215"
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  "flatheaded borer":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": any of numerous beetle larvae of the family Buprestidae that bore beneath the bark or in the sapwood of trees":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "so called from its much enlarged and flattened thorax":""
    },
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-154539"
  }
}