dict_dl/en_merriam_webster/be_mw.json

{
  "be":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "abbreviation ()",
      "prefix",
      "symbol",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to equal in meaning : have the same connotation as : symbolize",
      ": to have identity with : to constitute the same idea or object as",
      ": to constitute the same class as",
      ": to have a specified qualification or characterization",
      ": to belong to the class of",
      ": to have an objective existence : have reality or actuality : live",
      ": to have, maintain, or occupy a place, situation, or position",
      ": to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted",
      ": to take place : occur",
      ": to come or go",
      ": belong , befall",
      "beryllium",
      "Baum\u00e9",
      "bachelor of education",
      "bachelor of engineering",
      "bill of exchange",
      "Black English",
      "British English",
      ": on : around : over",
      ": to a great or greater degree : thoroughly",
      ": excessively : ostentatiously",
      ": about : to : at : upon : against : across",
      ": make : cause to be : treat as",
      ": call or dub especially excessively",
      ": affect, afflict, treat, provide, or cover with especially excessively",
      ": to equal in meaning or identity",
      ": to have a specified character, quality, or condition",
      ": to belong to the group or class of",
      ": to exist or live",
      ": to occupy a place, situation, or position",
      ": to take place",
      ": cost entry 1 sense 1",
      ": on : around : over",
      ": provide with or cover with : dress up with",
      ": about : to : upon",
      ": make : cause to be",
      "Baum\u00e9",
      "beryllium",
      "barium enema",
      "below elbow",
      "board-eligible"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u0113",
      "b\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "breathe",
      "exist",
      "live",
      "subsist"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "depart",
      "die",
      "expire",
      "pass away",
      "perish",
      "succumb"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "stories that begin with the familiar line \u201conce upon a time there was a beautiful maiden\u201d",
      "we'll be there waiting for you",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The Hajj pilgrimage is a symbolic journey tracing the footsteps of Prophet Abraham, Hagar, and their son Ismail, peace be upon all of them. \u2014 Manal Aman, Woman's Day , 9 June 2022",
      "We\u2019re repeatedly being asked to move on like a lovesick teen from a months-old breakup while these misdemeanors continue to be freshly squeezed into our newsfeeds. \u2014 Raven Smith, Vogue , 9 June 2022",
      "The following day, the store\u2019s manager said that four employees had been fired and requested that they all be contacted and advised they are banned from the business. \u2014 cleveland , 9 June 2022",
      "Kentucky basketball:Will transfer Antonio Reeves be Kentucky basketball's go-to scorer or a bench option? \u2014 Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal , 31 May 2022",
      "Only then will the West truly be in a position to influence those behaving badly. \u2014 David A. Andelman, CNN , 31 May 2022",
      "Reservations can be made through OpenTable starting Monday, but they\u2019re not required. \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 30 May 2022",
      "Even these documents, though, should be scanned and stored securely in case they\u2019re lost or destroyed. \u2014 Liz Weston, oregonlive , 29 May 2022",
      "The ability for everyone to communicate in the same medium no matter where they\u2019re located can actually be an equalizer. \u2014 Rashmi Gupta, Forbes , 27 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194535"
  },
  "be (to)":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to relate to (something) : to be about (something)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220916"
  },
  "beachfront":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a strip of land that fronts a beach"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u0113ch-\u02ccfr\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beach",
      "sand(s)",
      "strand"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "We went for a walk along the beachfront .",
      "the town's beachfront extends for more than a mile",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "With roughly 12 miles of uninterrupted beachfront to explore, Hilton Head doesn't want for sandy spaces to roll out your beach towel or go for a stroll. \u2014 Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure , 5 June 2022",
      "This two-story hotel has rooms on the water, each with its own share of Caribbean-facing beachfront . \u2014 Graham Averill, Outside Online , 7 May 2022",
      "Grounds planted with lavender, freesia and olive trees run down to a private beachfront with cabanas on oceanfront decking and two pontoons are ready to moor arriving yachts. \u2014 Lauren Jade Hill, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
      "This intimate private island resort features 36 rooms and spacious beachfront bungalows with private bathrooms catering to couples and families. \u2014 Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure , 12 May 2022",
      "The Hideaway at Hull Bay is a gorgeous \u2014 and exclusive \u2014 beachfront estate, located in the Caribbean on St. Thomas. \u2014 Ebony Williams, ajc , 9 May 2022",
      "This 1915 cottage sits amid the dunes of an oversize beachfront lot. \u2014 The Week Staff, The Week , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "People pay anywhere from $250 for a ceremony in the East Texas woods to $8,500 for a more gilded beachfront setting in Tulum, Mexico, to consume the venom. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "Almost 100 years ago, a California beachfront property was seized from a Black couple. \u2014 Sophie Reardon, CBS News , 1 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1869, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204250"
  },
  "beacon":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a lighthouse or other signal for guidance",
      ": a radio transmitter emitting signals to guide aircraft",
      ": a source of light or inspiration",
      ": a signal fire commonly on a hill, tower, or pole",
      ": to shine as a beacon",
      ": to furnish with a signal or a source of light or inspiration : to furnish with a beacon",
      ": a guiding or warning light or fire on a high place",
      ": a radio station that sends out signals to guide aircraft",
      ": someone or something that guides or gives hope to others"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u0113-k\u0259n",
      "\u02c8b\u0113-k\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "illuminant",
      "lamp",
      "light"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bathe",
      "emblaze",
      "illume",
      "illuminate",
      "illumine",
      "irradiate",
      "light",
      "lighten"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "These countries are beacons of democracy.",
      "Our nation should be a beacon of peace to people around the world.",
      "Verb",
      "a lone lighthouse beacons the entrance to the island's only harbor",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "In between directing traffic and cheerfully enforcing the no-phone policy, Eng serves as a beacon of encouragement in the high-stakes teenage chaos unfolding around her. \u2014 Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Denmark is a beacon of best practice in its approach to the early years, with a culture which prioritises the best start in life. \u2014 Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "Denmark is a beacon of best practice in its approach to the early years, with a culture which prioritises the best start in life. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "The Blazers\u2019 playoff failures led to a parting of ways with coach Terry Stotts, who had guided the team to eight playoff berths in nine seasons, while becoming a beacon of stability in a league dominated by coaching turnover. \u2014 oregonlive , 31 Dec. 2021",
      "Katy Perry, Demi Lovato, Miley Cyrus \u2014 every young solo female performer in recent memory would have grown up with Britney Spears in the charts and therefore as a beacon of success for women in pop. \u2014 Eilish Gilligan, refinery29.com , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "To be a lighthouse in the storm, to be a beacon in the night. \u2014 Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal , 11 Aug. 2021",
      "While viewed as tawdry at times by some of its critics, the tabloid has served as a beacon of media freedom in the Chinese-speaking world, read by dissidents and a more liberal Chinese diaspora \u2013 repeatedly challenging Beijing\u2019s authoritarianism. \u2014 The Christian Science Monitor , 23 June 2021",
      "Connecticut\u2019s medical industry was really the beacon of medical marijuana programs in the entire United States. \u2014 Christopher Keating, courant.com , 10 June 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The thumb drives would beacon back to her Black Hills colleagues and give them access to the prison's systems. \u2014 Lily Hay Newman, Wired , 26 Feb. 2020",
      "Find My Friends seemed to offer me no warning whatsoever that its settings had been changed to beacon my location to her in real-time. \u2014 Andy Greenberg, WIRED , 2 July 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3",
      "Verb",
      "1650, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212543"
  },
  "bead":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": prayer",
      ": a series of prayers and meditations made with a rosary",
      ": a small piece of material pierced for threading on a string or wire (as in a rosary)",
      ": rosary",
      ": a necklace of beads or pearls",
      ": a small ball-shaped body: such as",
      ": a drop of sweat or blood",
      ": a bubble formed in or on a beverage",
      ": a small metal knob on a firearm used as a front sight",
      ": a blob or a line of weld metal",
      ": a projecting rim, band, or molding",
      ": a precise knowledge or understanding",
      ": to furnish, adorn, or cover with beads or beading",
      ": to string together like beads",
      ": to form into a bead",
      ": a small piece of solid material with a hole through it by which it can be strung on a thread",
      ": a small round drop of liquid",
      ": to decorate or cover with beads"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u0113d",
      "\u02c8b\u0113d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blob",
      "driblet",
      "drip",
      "drop",
      "droplet",
      "glob",
      "globule"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Beads of sweat began rolling down their faces.",
      "squeeze a bead or two of glue onto the seam",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The two boys playing with the water bead gun then began shooting toward a group of four individuals playing on the basketball court. \u2014 Stephanie Pagones, Fox News , 18 June 2022",
      "Golden was finally able to get a bead on the Knights starter in her third attempt, singling and driving in junior first baseman Macy McCoy. \u2014 Jonathan Saxon, The Courier-Journal , 12 June 2022",
      "Akron police say that in the moments leading up to the incident, one or more occupants in the victim\u2019s vehicle were riding around the surrounding area shooting a water bead blaster. \u2014 Julianne Mcshane, NBC News , 12 June 2022",
      "Other accessories included layers of delicate gold chain necklaces, stacks of black bead bracelets, gold earrings, and a camel shawl. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 7 June 2022",
      "Many are pre-loved, in good condition overall, but sporting the odd tear, or missing bead , or, in the case of one dress, a stubborn sticky patch that might have been gum in a past life. \u2014 Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "The impact of Islam is clearly noted in this piece (above), which has Allah in Arabic inscribed on the gold drop bead of the pendant. \u2014 Stellene Volandes, Town & Country , 11 May 2022",
      "For fashion's biggest night, Khlo\u00e9 wore a glimmering gold bead fringe Moschino gown that hugged her curves. \u2014 Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com , 4 May 2022",
      "Using a caulk gun, force a bead of silicone into the gap and smooth it over with your finger. \u2014 Sal Vaglica, USA TODAY , 8 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "My sister and my cousins have all learned how to sew or bead the Ojibwe way, thanks to the guidance of our talented aunties (intricate floral beadwork is an Ojibwe signature). \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "The exterior fabric caused water to bead on the surface, so the shorts never got saturated and stayed lightweight. \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 13 July 2015",
      "Regardless of the material, wiper blades leave residue on the windshield; silicone is inherently hydrophobic, which should help water bead off your windshield. \u2014 Matt Crisara, Popular Mechanics , 19 Oct. 2021",
      "Sweat began to bead on her forehead shortly into the selection as her body rocked and swayed to the beat. \u2014 Justin L. Mack, The Indianapolis Star , 4 July 2021",
      "Immediately upon seeing Deng\u2019s pieces, Alexandra commissioned her to bead a bag with a watermelon on it \u2014 something that Deng had never done before. \u2014 Eliza Huber, refinery29.com , 7 June 2021",
      "This adds an additional protective barrier, allowing bacterial fluids to bead up and reduce interaction time with the board. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 19 May 2021",
      "The durable canvas polyester material allows water to bead on top of the surface instead of soaking in, helping to prevent mildew or musty odors. \u2014 Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens , 18 Mar. 2021",
      "The artist got the idea to bead shoes in Peep\u2019s honor last year, when she was commissioned to create a work for the Hood Museum in Hanover, New Hampshire. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 16 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1577, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211651"
  },
  "beam":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a long piece of heavy often squared timber suitable for use in construction",
      ": a wood or metal cylinder in a loom on which the warp (see warp entry 1 sense 1a ) is wound",
      ": the part of a plow to which handles, standard, and coulter are attached",
      ": the bar of a balance from which scales hang",
      ": one of the principal horizontal supporting members (as of a building or ship)",
      ": boom , spar",
      ": the extreme width of a ship at the widest part",
      ": an oscillating lever on a central axis receiving motion at one end from an engine connecting rod and transmitting it at the other",
      ": a ray or shaft of light",
      ": a collection of nearly parallel rays (such as X-rays) or a stream of particles (such as electrons)",
      ": a constant directional radio signal transmitted for the guidance of pilots",
      ": the course indicated by a radio beam",
      ": the main stem of a deer's antler",
      ": the width of the buttocks",
      ": following a guiding beam",
      ": proceeding or operating correctly",
      ": to emit in beams or as a beam (see beam entry 1 sense 2 )",
      ": to support with beams (see beam entry 1 sense 1 )",
      ": to transmit especially by satellite : broadcast",
      ": to transmit (data) electronically",
      ": to transmit (data) wirelessly",
      ": to direct to a particular audience",
      ": to send out rays of light",
      ": to smile with joy",
      ": a long heavy piece of timber or metal used as a main horizontal support of a building or a ship",
      ": a ray of light",
      ": a radio wave sent out from an airport to guide pilots",
      ": to send out beams of light",
      ": to smile with joy",
      ": to aim a radio broadcast by use of a special antenna",
      ": a ray or shaft of light",
      ": a collection of nearly parallel rays (as X-rays) or a stream of particles (as electrons)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u0113m",
      "\u02c8b\u0113m",
      "\u02c8b\u0113m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ray",
      "shaft"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "radiate",
      "ray",
      "shine"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The rechargeable, outdoor LED camping lantern ($33.99/pack of 2) provides high/low brightness and a 360-degree beam to brighten up a tent. \u2014 cleveland , 10 June 2022",
      "With a 27-foot beam , Lucy offers a generous volume of 276 GT. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 7 June 2022",
      "Keating, then 33, was tossed 50 feet and sideswiped by a 10-foot beam \u2014a shock said to have turned her brown hair white. \u2014 Laura Mallonee, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 June 2022",
      "The sculpture had a minimalist design and was made of red steel beams that formed a t-shape at the base and a 25 to 30-foot beam that extended upward where the base beams intersected. \u2014 Neal Earley, Arkansas Online , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "The shocker of the day happened in the Raleigh regional where sixth-seeded LSU collapsed in its last two events, the uneven bars and beam , and failed to advance to the regional finals. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Biles may still compete, and is scheduled for the event finals in vault, floor, bars and beam on Sunday. \u2014 Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com , 29 July 2021",
      "State Police said one beam was split in two and another was bowed from the impact of the crash. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 July 2021",
      "Chiles was forced to take Biles\u2019 spot in the bars and beam . \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 July 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "And the kitchen boasts large windows that beam sunlight into the central gathering spot for meals and cooking. \u2014 Jennifer E. Mabry, USA TODAY , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "Silk Sonic will pop over from their Las Vegas residency to hit the BBMAs stage, while Ed Sheeran will beam in live from the Belfast stop of his world tour. \u2014 Starr Bowenbank, Billboard , 12 May 2022",
      "The telescope, with a 1,640-foot (500-meter) diameter, will beam a series of radio pulses over a broad swath of sky. \u2014 Chris Impey, The Conversation , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Experimental designs and prototypes of satellites that can wirelessly beam down solar energy from orbit. \u2014 Aylin Woodward And, WSJ , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Other rumors claimed that Apple will rely on Wi-Fi 6E to beam data between devices like the iPhone and the unreleased mixed reality glasses. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "Strange New Worlds' premiere is now streaming, and Paramount+ will beam up new episodes on Thursdays. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 5 May 2022",
      "The majority of SpaceX\u2019s Falcon 9 launches this year have carried the company\u2019s Starlink satellites, which are used to beam the Internet to stations on the ground. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Google parent Alphabet in January 2021 shut down Loon, a project to beam internet service from high-altitude balloons, after the unit failed to develop a viable business model. \u2014 Eric Ombok, Bloomberg.com , 3 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170747"
  },
  "beaming":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "a long piece of heavy often squared timber suitable for use in construction",
      "a wood or metal cylinder in a loom on which the warp (see warp entry 1 sense 1a ) is wound",
      "the part of a plow to which handles, standard, and coulter are attached",
      "the bar of a balance from which scales hang",
      "one of the principal horizontal supporting members (as of a building or ship)",
      "boom , spar",
      "the extreme width of a ship at the widest part",
      "an oscillating lever on a central axis receiving motion at one end from an engine connecting rod and transmitting it at the other",
      "a ray or shaft of light",
      "a collection of nearly parallel rays (such as X-rays) or a stream of particles (such as electrons)",
      "a constant directional radio signal transmitted for the guidance of pilots",
      "the course indicated by a radio beam",
      "the main stem of a deer's antler",
      "the width of the buttocks",
      "following a guiding beam",
      "proceeding or operating correctly",
      "to emit in beams or as a beam (see beam entry 1 sense 2 )",
      "to support with beams (see beam entry 1 sense 1 )",
      "to transmit especially by satellite broadcast",
      "to transmit (data) electronically",
      "to transmit (data) wirelessly",
      "to direct to a particular audience",
      "to send out rays of light",
      "to smile with joy",
      "a long heavy piece of timber or metal used as a main horizontal support of a building or a ship",
      "a ray of light",
      "a radio wave sent out from an airport to guide pilots",
      "to send out beams of light",
      "to smile with joy",
      "to aim a radio broadcast by use of a special antenna",
      "a ray or shaft of light",
      "a collection of nearly parallel rays (as X-rays) or a stream of particles (as electrons)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8b\u0113m",
    "synonyms":[
      "ray",
      "shaft"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "radiate",
      "ray",
      "shine"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "The rechargeable, outdoor LED camping lantern ($33.99/pack of 2) provides high/low brightness and a 360-degree beam to brighten up a tent. \u2014 cleveland , 10 June 2022",
      "With a 27-foot beam , Lucy offers a generous volume of 276 GT. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 7 June 2022",
      "Keating, then 33, was tossed 50 feet and sideswiped by a 10-foot beam \u2014a shock said to have turned her brown hair white. \u2014 Laura Mallonee, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 June 2022",
      "The sculpture had a minimalist design and was made of red steel beams that formed a t-shape at the base and a 25 to 30-foot beam that extended upward where the base beams intersected. \u2014 Neal Earley, Arkansas Online , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "The shocker of the day happened in the Raleigh regional where sixth-seeded LSU collapsed in its last two events, the uneven bars and beam , and failed to advance to the regional finals. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Biles may still compete, and is scheduled for the event finals in vault, floor, bars and beam on Sunday. \u2014 Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com , 29 July 2021",
      "State Police said one beam was split in two and another was bowed from the impact of the crash. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 July 2021",
      "Chiles was forced to take Biles\u2019 spot in the bars and beam . \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 July 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "And the kitchen boasts large windows that beam sunlight into the central gathering spot for meals and cooking. \u2014 Jennifer E. Mabry, USA TODAY , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "Silk Sonic will pop over from their Las Vegas residency to hit the BBMAs stage, while Ed Sheeran will beam in live from the Belfast stop of his world tour. \u2014 Starr Bowenbank, Billboard , 12 May 2022",
      "The telescope, with a 1,640-foot (500-meter) diameter, will beam a series of radio pulses over a broad swath of sky. \u2014 Chris Impey, The Conversation , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Experimental designs and prototypes of satellites that can wirelessly beam down solar energy from orbit. \u2014 Aylin Woodward And, WSJ , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Other rumors claimed that Apple will rely on Wi-Fi 6E to beam data between devices like the iPhone and the unreleased mixed reality glasses. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "Strange New Worlds' premiere is now streaming, and Paramount+ will beam up new episodes on Thursdays. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 5 May 2022",
      "The majority of SpaceX\u2019s Falcon 9 launches this year have carried the company\u2019s Starlink satellites, which are used to beam the Internet to stations on the ground. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Google parent Alphabet in January 2021 shut down Loon, a project to beam internet service from high-altitude balloons, after the unit failed to develop a viable business model. \u2014 Eric Ombok, Bloomberg.com , 3 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "bean":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": fava bean",
      ": the seed of any of various erect or climbing plants (as of the genera Phaseolus and Vigna ) of the legume family other than the fava bean",
      ": a plant bearing beans",
      ": an immature bean pod used as a vegetable",
      ": a valueless item",
      ": the least amount",
      ": any of various seeds or fruits that resemble beans or bean pods",
      ": a plant producing these",
      ": exuberance",
      ": nonsense , bunkum",
      ": head , brain",
      ": a protuberance on the upper mandible of waterfowl \u2014 see duck illustration",
      ": to strike (a person) on the head with an object",
      ": the edible seed or pod of a bushy or climbing garden plant related to the peas and clovers",
      ": a seed or fruit like a bean"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u0113n",
      "\u02c8b\u0113n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "block",
      "dome",
      "head",
      "mazard",
      "mazzard",
      "nob",
      "noddle",
      "noggin",
      "noodle",
      "nut",
      "pate",
      "poll"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "We ate rice and beans for dinner.",
      "We're growing tomatoes and beans in our garden this year.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Say hi to Art making Honest Biscuits and Erin crafting bean -to-bar treats at indi chocolate. \u2014 Leslie Kelly, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "Tabal is the only bean -to-bar chocolate maker in the Milwaukee area. \u2014 Cathy Jakicic, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "J\u00f3nsson\u2019s salt is an ingredient in some of the bean -to-bar chocolate from Omnom. \u2014 Regan Stephens, Fortune , 15 Dec. 2021",
      "With the features of a convenience store, grocery store and restaurant, Leo\u2019s sells fresh produce, bread, cheese and fresh-ground bean -to-cup coffee. \u2014 Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star , 12 Oct. 2021",
      "With the international explosion of interest in high-grade, single-origin chocolate, so too comes a boom in the number of cacao aficionados keen to explore Ecuador\u2019s bean -to-bar luxury chocolate makers. \u2014 Sarah Barrell, National Geographic , 9 Nov. 2020",
      "The downtown store was also an incubator for Cloudforest (formerly Cocanu), the fine bean -to-bar chocolate company from Sebastian Cisneros, who worked at Cacao for five years. \u2014 Michael Russell, oregonlive , 28 Oct. 2020",
      "At bean -to-bar chocolate shop Rubato, pastry chef Gustavo Maragna combines cacao from Brazil\u2019s northeast with nuts and fruit from the Cerrado. \u2014 Michael Snyder, Travel + Leisure , 12 Oct. 2020",
      "Officers deployed less-lethal rounds of bean bags and 40mm foam baton projectiles during the altercation. \u2014 Lauren Hern\u00e1ndez, San Francisco Chronicle , 27 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Everyone on the field agreed Matt Cain didn\u2019t mean to bean David Wright on Aug, 15, 2009, when the star third baseman suffered a concussion after being hit on the helmet. \u2014 Jerry Beach, Forbes , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "Eight days earlier in Pittsburgh, Cubs manager Joe Maddon took exception to Pirates pitcher Jordan Lyles nearly beaning Javier Baez. \u2014 Mark Gonzales, chicagotribune.com , 13 July 2019",
      "Immediately following the show, there will bean after arty in the Kleist Center\u2019s Black Box Theatre. \u2014 Rich Heileman, cleveland , 8 Nov. 2019",
      "The Dodgers were fortunate the Nationals didn\u2019t further reduce their 3-1 lead in that inning, which Buehler started by beaning Kurt Suzuki. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 Oct. 2019",
      "After Maddon\u2019s ejection, David Bote was beaned by reliever Clay Holmes with the bases loaded during a five-run fifth, causing home-plate umpire Joe West to issue warnings to both dugouts. \u2014 Mark Gonzales, chicagotribune.com , 3 July 2019",
      "Attacking the upper half of the strike zone against the Cubs has been a successful ploy by the Dodgers and Braves, but the high and tight pitches by Lyles and Clay Holmes \u2014 who beaned David Bote with the bases loaded \u2014 were too much for Maddon. \u2014 Mark Gonzales, chicagotribune.com , 5 July 2019",
      "On June 21, 1967, Yankees pitcher Thad Tillotson beaned Sox third baseman Joe Foy, who had hit a grand slam the day before, in the second inning. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 Aug. 2019",
      "Baltimore closer Mychal Givens beaned Bregman between the shoulder blades with a 97 mph fastball in the ninth inning. \u2014 Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle , 13 Aug. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1909, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173517"
  },
  "beans":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "fava bean",
      "the seed of any of various erect or climbing plants (as of the genera Phaseolus and Vigna ) of the legume family other than the fava bean",
      "a plant bearing beans",
      "an immature bean pod used as a vegetable",
      "a valueless item",
      "the least amount",
      "any of various seeds or fruits that resemble beans or bean pods",
      "a plant producing these",
      "exuberance",
      "nonsense , bunkum",
      "head , brain",
      "a protuberance on the upper mandible of waterfowl \u2014 see duck illustration",
      "to strike (a person) on the head with an object",
      "the edible seed or pod of a bushy or climbing garden plant related to the peas and clovers",
      "a seed or fruit like a bean"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u0113n",
      "\u02c8b\u0113n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "block",
      "dome",
      "head",
      "mazard",
      "mazzard",
      "nob",
      "noddle",
      "noggin",
      "noodle",
      "nut",
      "pate",
      "poll"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "We ate rice and beans for dinner.",
      "We're growing tomatoes and beans in our garden this year.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "Say hi to Art making Honest Biscuits and Erin crafting bean -to-bar treats at indi chocolate. \u2014 Leslie Kelly, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "Tabal is the only bean -to-bar chocolate maker in the Milwaukee area. \u2014 Cathy Jakicic, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "J\u00f3nsson\u2019s salt is an ingredient in some of the bean -to-bar chocolate from Omnom. \u2014 Regan Stephens, Fortune , 15 Dec. 2021",
      "With the features of a convenience store, grocery store and restaurant, Leo\u2019s sells fresh produce, bread, cheese and fresh-ground bean -to-cup coffee. \u2014 Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star , 12 Oct. 2021",
      "With the international explosion of interest in high-grade, single-origin chocolate, so too comes a boom in the number of cacao aficionados keen to explore Ecuador\u2019s bean -to-bar luxury chocolate makers. \u2014 Sarah Barrell, National Geographic , 9 Nov. 2020",
      "The downtown store was also an incubator for Cloudforest (formerly Cocanu), the fine bean -to-bar chocolate company from Sebastian Cisneros, who worked at Cacao for five years. \u2014 Michael Russell, oregonlive , 28 Oct. 2020",
      "At bean -to-bar chocolate shop Rubato, pastry chef Gustavo Maragna combines cacao from Brazil\u2019s northeast with nuts and fruit from the Cerrado. \u2014 Michael Snyder, Travel + Leisure , 12 Oct. 2020",
      "Officers deployed less-lethal rounds of bean bags and 40mm foam baton projectiles during the altercation. \u2014 Lauren Hern\u00e1ndez, San Francisco Chronicle , 27 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "Everyone on the field agreed Matt Cain didn\u2019t mean to bean David Wright on Aug, 15, 2009, when the star third baseman suffered a concussion after being hit on the helmet. \u2014 Jerry Beach, Forbes , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "Eight days earlier in Pittsburgh, Cubs manager Joe Maddon took exception to Pirates pitcher Jordan Lyles nearly beaning Javier Baez. \u2014 Mark Gonzales, chicagotribune.com , 13 July 2019",
      "Immediately following the show, there will bean after arty in the Kleist Center\u2019s Black Box Theatre. \u2014 Rich Heileman, cleveland , 8 Nov. 2019",
      "The Dodgers were fortunate the Nationals didn\u2019t further reduce their 3-1 lead in that inning, which Buehler started by beaning Kurt Suzuki. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 Oct. 2019",
      "After Maddon\u2019s ejection, David Bote was beaned by reliever Clay Holmes with the bases loaded during a five-run fifth, causing home-plate umpire Joe West to issue warnings to both dugouts. \u2014 Mark Gonzales, chicagotribune.com , 3 July 2019",
      "Attacking the upper half of the strike zone against the Cubs has been a successful ploy by the Dodgers and Braves, but the high and tight pitches by Lyles and Clay Holmes \u2014 who beaned David Bote with the bases loaded \u2014 were too much for Maddon. \u2014 Mark Gonzales, chicagotribune.com , 5 July 2019",
      "On June 21, 1967, Yankees pitcher Thad Tillotson beaned Sox third baseman Joe Foy, who had hit a grand slam the day before, in the second inning. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 Aug. 2019",
      "Baltimore closer Mychal Givens beaned Bregman between the shoulder blades with a 97 mph fastball in the ninth inning. \u2014 Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle , 13 Aug. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1909, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-164637"
  },
  "bear":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "geographical name",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of a family (Ursidae of the order Carnivora) of large heavy mammals of America and Eurasia that have long shaggy hair, rudimentary tails, and plantigrade feet and feed largely on fruit, plant matter, and insects as well as on flesh",
      ": a surly, uncouth , burly, or shambling person",
      ": one that sells securities or commodities in expectation of a price decline \u2014 compare bull",
      ": something difficult to do or deal with",
      ": to accept or allow oneself to be subjected to especially without giving way",
      ": to call for as suitable or essential",
      ": assume , accept",
      ": to support the weight of : sustain",
      ": to hold above, on top, or aloft",
      ": to admit of : allow",
      ": to move while holding up and supporting (something)",
      ": to have as a feature or characteristic",
      ": to be equipped or furnished with (something)",
      ": to have as an identification",
      ": to hold in the mind or emotions",
      ": behave , conduct",
      ": to give as testimony",
      ": disseminate",
      ": lead , escort",
      ": render , give",
      ": to give birth to",
      ": to produce as yield",
      ": to permit growth of",
      ": contain",
      ": thrust , press",
      ": to go or incline in an indicated direction",
      ": to extend in a direction indicated or implied",
      ": to be situated : lie",
      ": to become directed",
      ": to force one's way",
      ": apply , pertain",
      ": to exert influence or force",
      ": to produce fruit : yield",
      ": to support a weight or strain",
      ": to join in and help out",
      ": to carry or possess arms",
      ": to serve as a soldier",
      ": to come to satisfying fruition, production, or development : to produce a desired result or reward",
      ": to think of (something) especially as a warning : remember",
      ": to be indulgent, patient, or forbearing with (someone)",
      ": a large heavy mammal with long shaggy hair and a very short tail",
      ": a person resembling a bear in size or behavior",
      ": support entry 1 sense 1",
      ": to move while holding up and supporting : carry",
      ": to hold in the mind",
      ": to put up with",
      ": to assume or accept",
      ": to have as a feature or characteristic",
      ": give birth to",
      ": produce entry 1 sense 1",
      ": to move or lie in the indicated direction",
      ": to have a relation to the matter at hand",
      ": to push or lean down on",
      ": to think of especially as a warning",
      ": to have strength or courage",
      ": to be patient with",
      ": to give birth to",
      ": to physically carry (as an object or message)",
      ": yield",
      ": to admit of : allow",
      ": assume , accept",
      ": to relate or have relevance",
      "river 350 miles (563 kilometers) long in northern Utah, southwestern Wyoming, and southeastern Idaho flowing to Great Salt Lake"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ber",
      "\u02c8ber",
      "\u02c8ber",
      "\u02c8ba(\u0259)r, \u02c8be(\u0259)r",
      "\u02c8bar",
      "\u02c8ber"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beast",
      "chore",
      "headache",
      "job",
      "killer",
      "labor"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "birth",
      "deliver",
      "drop",
      "have",
      "mother",
      "produce"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "So the sighting of a bear in a close-in suburb of Washington was probably not so unusual. \u2014 Martin Weil, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
      "As to a bear -market rally, that already happened in March. \u2014 John S. Tobey, Forbes , 4 June 2022",
      "As global temperatures continue to rise, the two species of bear are slowly congregating together more and more. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 1 June 2022",
      "The dance is meant to welcome spring and is based on the legend of a bear being awakened from hibernation with the first thunderstorm of the year. \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 May 2022",
      "The stock index nearly fell into bear -market territory last week \u2014 defined as a 20 percent drop from its peak \u2014 but rallied Wednesday. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, BostonGlobe.com , 25 May 2022",
      "The stock index nearly fell into bear -market territory last week \u2014 defined as a 20% drop from its peak \u2014 but rallied Wednesday. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune , 25 May 2022",
      "The Dow has fallen for seven straight weeks, and the S&P 500 fell close to bear -market territory, defined as 20 percent below its record high, but has risen 4 percent since Thursday. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 18 May 2022",
      "In 1931, the Coca-Cola heir purchased an elephant \u2014 followed shortly by the acquiring of a bear and several other exotic animals. \u2014 Hunter Boyce, ajc , 16 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "But a closer look reveals the ways in which Ansan is serving as a memorial to the victims and still struggling to come to terms with the lessons the disaster brought to bear on the entire nation. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
      "While experts underscore that there is broad agreement on certain gun reforms, there are still deep partisan divides in how people perceive guns \u2013 the right to bear them as well as their symbolism and utility. \u2014 Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY , 26 May 2022",
      "Notably, the perspective of a Black playwright, Kirsten Greenidge, has now been brought to bear on that story. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 21 May 2022",
      "There\u2019s no touch control for setting volume levels so if that\u2019s a deal-breaker, bear it in mind. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 15 May 2022",
      "Even emotionally sound adults who can't bear even the sight of their daughters-in-law. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "But personal political legacies can be as strong a draw for senators, who like to think of themselves as one of the 100 distinct voices in the Senate, despite the pressure party officials and others bring to bear on a vote. \u2014 Lisa Mascaro, Anchorage Daily News , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Ukraine military spokesman Oleksandr Motuzyanyk said his country did not bear responsibility for catastrophes and mistakes in Russia. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "The invasion of Ukraine seems to have awakened Germany, which has considerable economic and military resources to bring to bear in the defense of Europe. \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 24 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215539"
  },
  "bear out":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": confirm , substantiate"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "argue",
      "attest",
      "authenticate",
      "certify",
      "confirm",
      "corroborate",
      "substantiate",
      "support",
      "validate",
      "verify",
      "vindicate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "disprove",
      "rebut",
      "refute"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the newly discovered papers bore out the rumors about the president's personal life"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214329"
  },
  "bear up":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": support , encourage",
      ": to summon up courage, resolution, or strength",
      ": to prove to be true, accurate, or valid : hold up",
      ": to prove to be effective or able to withstand something : hold up"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "buck up",
      "buoy (up)",
      "cheer (up)",
      "chirk (up)",
      "embolden",
      "encourage",
      "hearten",
      "inspire",
      "inspirit",
      "steel"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "daunt",
      "discourage",
      "dishearten",
      "dispirit"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "repeatedly borne up in times of adversity by his faith",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Some argue the key difference from earlier refugee crises is that the Ukrainian refugees are mostly women and children, but that doesn\u2019t bear up to scrutiny. \u2014 Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Deprived of the richness of the text, the movie\u2019s concept and substance shift toward spectacle, which is exactly where Wright\u2019s artistry doesn\u2019t bear up . \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "If the universe can bear up under the weight of so many movie remakes of various Peter Parkers being bitten by slightly different radioactive spiders, there\u2019s space enough for a few more good biographies. \u2014 Sam Negus, National Review , 6 Jan. 2022",
      "The California kitty joins the ranks of other unexpectedly brave pets, like Bella the Yorkie, who chased a bear up a tree, and Winston the dachshund, who saved his senior dog friend Mijo from a mountain lion attack. \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 29 Oct. 2021",
      "Heidi Nielsen, director of information and outreach for Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League, told the SunSentinel that female cats can bear up to three litters a year. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 10 Oct. 2021",
      "The annual bear hunt in the state typically involves packs of hounds with GPS collars that chase the bear up trees. \u2014 Julia Jacobo, ABC News , 9 Sep. 2021",
      "Here\u2019s the bear up in a tree in the backyard of a home in San Anselmo. \u2014 Lauren Hern\u00e1ndez, San Francisco Chronicle , 13 May 2021",
      "To bear up against nature\u2019s indifference can be invigorating and also corrective. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Jan. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170310"
  },
  "bear-hug":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to embrace in a bear hug",
      ": a rough tight embrace"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ber-\u02cch\u0259g"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "clasp",
      "crush",
      "embrace",
      "enclasp",
      "enfold",
      "grasp",
      "hug",
      "strain"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "He gave his brother a bear hug .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "His former teammate, Rockies shortstop Jose Iglesias, gave him a bear hug at first base as his teammates came streaming out of the dugout with the Chevrolet Fountain spewing high into the air. \u2014 Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "The last round was basically a coronation parade, which ended with a bear hug with his father, Earl, who was six weeks removed from heart-bypass surgery. \u2014 Steve Dimeglio, USA TODAY , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "In her first semester as a Drexel University freshman, Kait was on the steps of a Philly brownstone when a friend fell into her for an exaggerated bear hug . \u2014 Sandra Sobieraj Westfall, PEOPLE.com , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "The Candelario-Hinch bear hug was supposed to happen in mid-February, but the MLB lockout \u2014 which lasted 99 days, from Dec. 2 until March 10 \u2014 canceled more than three weeks of spring training. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "Yet one economic powerhouse that famously suffered a power catastrophe last winter, and operates a notoriously wobbly grid, is welcoming miners with a rowdy bear hug and souvenir ten gallon hat. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "Goff and McVay had a quick embrace and shared a few words, then Goff moved on to reconnect with various other old teammates, including a long bear hug with left tackle Andrew Whitworth. \u2014 Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times , 24 Oct. 2021",
      "Perhaps that explains his audacious behavior, grabbing Oscar presenter Halle Berry and enveloping her in a bear hug and planting on her a passionate kiss. \u2014 Donald Liebenson, Town & Country , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "The stranger then ran up, picked up the boy in a bear hug , turned and ran off with the child, Multnomah County deputy district attorney Alexander H. Garcia wrote in a probable cause affidavit. \u2014 oregonlive , 25 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1907, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "1837, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214832"
  },
  "beard":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "biographical name ()",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the hair that grows on a man's face often excluding the mustache",
      ": a hairy or bristly appendage or tuft",
      ": front sense 7a",
      ": to confront and oppose with boldness, resolution, and often effrontery : defy",
      ": to furnish with a beard",
      ": the hair that grows on a man's face often not including the mustache",
      ": a hairy growth or tuft (as on the chin of a goat)",
      ": the hair that grows on a man's face often excluding the mustache",
      "Charles Austin 1874\u20131948 and his wife Mary 1876\u20131958 n\u00e9e Ritter American historians",
      "Daniel Carter 1850\u20131941 Uncle Dan American painter, illustrator, and organizer of Boy Scouts in U.S."
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8bird",
      "\u02c8bird",
      "\u02c8bi(\u0259)rd",
      "\u02c8bird"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "brave",
      "brazen",
      "breast",
      "confront",
      "dare",
      "defy",
      "face",
      "outbrave",
      "outface"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dodge",
      "duck",
      "funk",
      "shirk",
      "sidestep"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "He grew a beard and mustache.",
      "the beard of a goat",
      "Verb",
      "a man of integrity who was never afraid to beard the lion in his den",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "During a press conference, police said that the suspect is described as a heavyset dark-skinned male with a beard , and was last seen with a dark-colored hooded sweatshirt, gray sweatpants, and white sneakers. \u2014 Ronn Blitzer, Fox News , 23 May 2022",
      "He was described as a heavyset man with a beard , wearing a dark-colored hooded sweatshirt, gray sweatpants and white sneakers, according to police. \u2014 Ginger Adams Otis, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
      "He was described as a dark-skinned man, heavyset with a beard , wearing a dark sweatshirt, an orange T-shirt, gray sweatpants and white sneakers. \u2014 New York Times , 22 May 2022",
      "John Daly tried to revive some memories at age 56 and with a beard longer than any rough at Southern Hills. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022",
      "For a man with a beard , this grooming set is a godsend. \u2014 Anna Tingley, Variety , 18 May 2022",
      "An older man with a beard came to the door, ushered the others into the house, and explained to Nabhan that the house was not being rented. \u2014 Hugo Mart\u00ednstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Another concern that the Marine Corps has raised is the question of whether gas masks would fit properly with a beard . \u2014 Harmeet Kaur, CNN , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Andy, on the other hand, wore a beard sans mustache, and had about him the squat, condensed aspect of a fantasy race forced to live underground. \u2014 Kent Russell, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Everything from high-tech headphones to beard management kits are available at major discounts during this promotion. \u2014 Jon Winkler, USA TODAY , 4 June 2021",
      "Everything from high-tech headphones to beard management kits are available at major discounts during this promotion. \u2014 Jon Winkler, USA TODAY , 4 June 2021",
      "Everything from high-tech headphones to beard management kits are available at major discounts during this promotion. \u2014 Jon Winkler, USA TODAY , 4 June 2021",
      "Everything from high-tech headphones to beard management kits are available at major discounts during this promotion. \u2014 Jon Winkler, USA TODAY , 4 June 2021",
      "Everything from high-tech headphones to beard management kits are available at major discounts during this promotion. \u2014 Jon Winkler, USA TODAY , 4 June 2021",
      "Everything from high-tech headphones to beard management kits are available at major discounts during this promotion. \u2014 Jon Winkler, USA TODAY , 4 June 2021",
      "Everything from high-tech headphones to beard management kits are available at major discounts during this promotion. \u2014 Jon Winkler, USA TODAY , 4 June 2021",
      "Everything from high-tech headphones to beard management kits are available at major discounts during this promotion. \u2014 Jon Winkler, USA TODAY , 4 June 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181151"
  },
  "bearing":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear entry 2 sense 2f ) oneself",
      ": the act, power, or time of bringing forth offspring or fruit",
      ": a product of bearing : crop",
      ": an object, surface, or point that supports",
      ": a machine part in which another part (such as a journal or pin) turns or slides",
      ": a figure borne on a heraldic field (see field entry 1 sense 3c )",
      ": pressure , thrust",
      ": the situation or horizontal direction of one point with respect to another or to the compass",
      ": a determination of position",
      ": comprehension of one's position, environment, or situation",
      ": relation , connection",
      ": purport",
      ": the part of a structural member that rests on its supports",
      ": the manner in which a person carries or conducts himself or herself",
      ": a part of a machine in which another part turns",
      ": the position or direction of one point with respect to another or to the compass",
      ": a determination of position",
      ": understanding of position or situation",
      ": a relation or connection",
      ": an object, surface, or point that supports"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ber-i\u014b",
      "\u02c8ber-ing"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "applicability",
      "connection",
      "materiality",
      "pertinence",
      "relevance",
      "relevancy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "extraneousness",
      "inapplicability",
      "irrelevance",
      "irrelevancy"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a man of military bearing",
      "these new facts have some bearing on the case",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Andy reached her by satellite phone at four dollars a minute and quickly revealed that his bad news had no direct bearing on her. \u2014 Joshua Ferris, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
      "This was during the administration of President George W. Bush, which may or may not have had any bearing on the outcome. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 11 May 2022",
      "Watson\u2019s situation will have any bearing on whether or not Clowney re-signs with the Browns. \u2014 cleveland , 9 May 2022",
      "Leaders of the Preserve West Cobb cityhood campaign dispute that their members\u2019 personal and professional ties have any bearing on how the city of Lost Mountain would be governed. \u2014 Brian Eason, ajc , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "The fight over Maricopa\u2019s future \u2014 and the fact that the outcome could have any bearing on a presidential vote \u2014 reflects just how critical local officials are to the functioning of American elections. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "What's less clear is whether his party's performance in the midterm election will have any bearing on Biden's decision. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Another offered to bring proprietary DNA samples to collaborators in a Chinese lab, a clear example of academic misconduct\u2014though not one that had any bearing on state secrets. \u2014 The New Yorker , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Does this have any bearing on his relationship with his girlfriend, fellow actor and singer Zendaya, who is two inches taller than her beau? \u2014 Emma Specter, Vogue , 18 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201623"
  },
  "beast":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a four-footed mammal as distinguished from a human being, a lower vertebrate, and an invertebrate",
      ": a lower animal as distinguished from a human being",
      ": an animal as distinguished from a plant",
      ": an animal under human control",
      ": a contemptible person",
      ": something formidably difficult to control or deal with",
      ": a mammal with four feet (as a bear or deer) especially as distinguished from human beings",
      ": a wild animal that is large, dangerous, or unusual",
      ": a farm animal especially when kept for work",
      ": a horrid person"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u0113st",
      "\u02c8b\u0113st"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "baddie",
      "baddy",
      "brute",
      "caitiff",
      "devil",
      "evildoer",
      "fiend",
      "heavy",
      "hound",
      "knave",
      "meanie",
      "meany",
      "miscreant",
      "monster",
      "nazi",
      "no-good",
      "rapscallion",
      "rascal",
      "reprobate",
      "rogue",
      "savage",
      "scalawag",
      "scallywag",
      "scamp",
      "scapegrace",
      "scoundrel",
      "varlet",
      "villain",
      "wretch"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "dogs and other four-footed beasts",
      "the birds and beasts of the forest",
      "They were attacked by a savage beast .",
      "He's a cruel, hateful beast !",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Zalatoris, who lost in a three-hole playoff at the PGA Championship last month, made only one bogey \u2014 a staggering feat on a beast of a Brookline course \u2014 for a 3-under 67. \u2014 Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune , 19 June 2022",
      "Because of the youth injection and availability standing in the way, the Warriors had to navigate a completely different beast . \u2014 Shane Young, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "In this treasured fairy tale, a beauty named Belle is imprisoned in a castle, far, far away by a frightening beast . \u2014 Amanda Kondolojy, Orlando Sentinel , 17 June 2022",
      "Meeting Splat, they quickly get attacked by a Cthulhu-looking beast , only to be rescued by a bearded old hunter who takes off his hood. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 17 June 2022",
      "Alex, fascinated and fearless, demands to know where her friend has gone; in response, the beast winks, unfurls her wings, and leaps into the clouds. \u2014 Erin Douglass, The Christian Science Monitor , 16 June 2022",
      "There is something romantic about digging a hole in the ground and filling it with fire, or feeding logs into a massive metal beast , or soothing coals to a smolder. \u2014 Helen Rosner, The New Yorker , 27 May 2022",
      "But one thing is for certain: This drone is kind of a beast . \u2014 Christian De Looper, BGR , 1 June 2022",
      "Coleman was a beast at Rocky River\u2019s Bell Invitational. \u2014 cleveland , 11 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English beste , from Anglo-French, from Latin bestia ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184903"
  },
  "beastie":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a real or imaginary animal or creature : beast"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u0113-st\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "animal",
      "beast",
      "brute",
      "creature",
      "critter"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "I've become used to sharing our cabin in the woods with all sorts of little beasties .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Another addition in the v17.10 Cosmic Summer update is a new beastie . \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 22 June 2021",
      "The film is also the first installment in the latest reboot of that monster franchise, one that includes some of horror\u2019s most beloved beasties , like Frankenstein\u2019s monster and Dracula, the Wolf Man and the Creature from the Black Lagoon. \u2014 Robert Ito, New York Times , 2 Mar. 2020",
      "With Ice Castles LLC coming to New Brighton in January which can draw 75,000 visitors, the brothers are planning for large crowds by creating a snow wall to keep safe the pedestrians who choose to wait in line to get a picture with the beastie . \u2014 Deanna Weniger, Twin Cities , 23 Dec. 2019",
      "Director Alexandre Aja and screenwriters Michael and Shawn Rasmussen jump into the action almost immediately, then keep escalating the danger in a rickety old house gradually being torn apart by wind, water and snapping beasties . \u2014 Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times , 12 Oct. 2019",
      "Ghosties and ghoulies and Stephen King beasties : TV has become a hellscape of our literal and metaphorical fears. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 27 Oct. 2019",
      "Strange nautical beasties \u2014 a mermaid, an octopus \u2014 keep washing up in the surf of Ephraim\u2019s mind, awakening in him a dark, primordial energy. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 Oct. 2019",
      "Who needs daddy issues when there are killer beasties and walls of water closing in? \u2014 Noel Murray, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 July 2019",
      "Who needs daddy issues when there are killer beasties and walls of water closing in? \u2014 Noel Murray, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 July 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1714, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212906"
  },
  "beat":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to strike repeatedly:",
      ": to hit repeatedly so as to inflict pain",
      ": to walk on : tread",
      ": to strike directly against forcefully and repeatedly : dash against",
      ": to flap or thrash at vigorously",
      ": to strike at in order to rouse game",
      ": to range over in or as if in quest of game",
      ": to mix by stirring : whip",
      ": to strike repeatedly in order to produce music or a signal",
      ": to drive or force by blows",
      ": to pound into a powder, paste, or pulp",
      ": to make by repeated treading or driving over",
      ": to dislodge by repeated hitting",
      ": to lodge securely by repeated striking",
      ": to shape by beating",
      ": to flatten thin by blows",
      ": to sound or express especially by drumbeat",
      ": to cause to strike or flap repeatedly",
      ": overcome , defeat",
      ": surpass",
      ": to prevail despite",
      ": bewilder , baffle",
      ": fatigue , exhaust",
      ": to leave dispirited, irresolute, or hopeless",
      ": cheat , swindle",
      ": to act ahead of usually so as to forestall",
      ": to report a news item in advance of",
      ": to come or arrive before",
      ": circumvent",
      ": to outmaneuver (a defender) and get free",
      ": to score against (a goalkeeper)",
      ": to produce (music or a signal) by striking something repeatedly : to indicate by beating",
      ": to become forcefully propelled forward : dash",
      ": to glare or strike with oppressive intensity",
      ": to sustain distracting activity",
      ": to strike a drum repeatedly : to beat a drum",
      ": pulsate , throb",
      ": tick",
      ": to sound upon being struck",
      ": to strike repeated blows",
      ": to strike the air : flap",
      ": to strike bushes or other cover in order to rouse game",
      ": to range or scour for or as if for game",
      ": to progress with much difficulty",
      ": to sail to windward by a series of zigzag movements",
      ": to fail or refuse to come to the point in discourse",
      ": to leave in haste",
      ": to hurry away : scram",
      ": hurry , rush",
      ": to try intently to resolve something difficult by thinking",
      ": to search thoroughly through all possible areas",
      ": to proclaim as meritorious or significant : publicize vigorously",
      ": to defeat or surpass overwhelmingly",
      ": to escape or evade the penalties connected with an accusation or charge",
      ": to attack physically or verbally",
      ": in a very energetic or forceful manner",
      ": a single stroke or blow especially in a series",
      ": pulsation , tick",
      ": a sound produced by or as if by beating (see beat entry 1 )",
      ": a driving impact or force",
      ": one swing of the pendulum or balance (see balance entry 1 sense 9 ) of a timepiece",
      ": a regularly traversed round (see round entry 3 sense 6a )",
      ": a group of news sources that a reporter covers regularly",
      ": a metrical or rhythmic stress in poetry or music or the rhythmic effect of these stresses",
      ": the tempo indicated (as by a conductor) to a musical performer",
      ": the pronounced rhythm (see rhythm sense 2b ) that is the characteristic driving force in some types of music (such as jazz or rock)",
      ": rock entry 2 sense 2",
      ": one that excels",
      ": the reporting of a news story ahead of competitors",
      ": deadbeat",
      ": an act of sailing toward the side or direction from which the wind is blowing by a series of zigzag movements : an act of beating (see beat entry 1 sense intransitive 5 ) to windward",
      ": one of the reaches (see reach entry 2 sense 1 ) in the zigzag course so traversed : tack",
      ": each of the pulsations of amplitude (see amplitude sense 1a ) produced by the union of sound or radio waves or electric currents having different frequencies",
      ": an accented stroke (as of one leg or foot against the other)",
      ": moment",
      ": to have difficulty in continuing : to stop or hesitate briefly",
      ": being in a state of exhaustion : exhausted",
      ": sapped of resolution or morale",
      ": of, relating to, or being beatniks",
      ": beatnik",
      ": to hit or strike again and again",
      ": to hit repeatedly in order to cause pain or injury",
      ": to mix by stirring rapidly",
      ": to win against : defeat",
      ": to come, arrive, or act before",
      ": throb entry 1 sense 3 , pulsate",
      ": to flap against",
      ": to move with an up and down motion : flap",
      ": to do or be better than",
      ": to be beyond the understanding of",
      ": to make by walking or riding over",
      ": to go away quickly",
      ": a blow or a stroke made again and again",
      ": a single pulse (as of the heart)",
      ": a sound produced by or as if by beating",
      ": a measurement of time in music : an accent or regular pattern of accents in music or poetry",
      ": an area or place regularly visited or traveled through as part of a job",
      ": very tired",
      ": pulsate , throb",
      ": a single stroke or pulsation (as of the heart)",
      "\u2014 see extrasystole"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u0113t",
      "\u02c8b\u0113t",
      "\u02c8b\u0113t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bash",
      "baste",
      "bat",
      "batter",
      "belabor",
      "belt",
      "birch",
      "bludgeon",
      "buffet",
      "bung up",
      "club",
      "curry",
      "do",
      "drub",
      "fib",
      "flog",
      "hammer",
      "hide",
      "lace",
      "lambaste",
      "lambast",
      "lash",
      "lather",
      "lick",
      "maul",
      "mess (up)",
      "paddle",
      "pelt",
      "pommel",
      "pound",
      "pummel",
      "punch out",
      "rough (up)",
      "slate",
      "slog",
      "switch",
      "tan",
      "thrash",
      "thresh",
      "thump",
      "tromp",
      "wallop",
      "whale",
      "whip",
      "whop",
      "whap",
      "whup",
      "work over"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bang",
      "bash",
      "bat",
      "belt",
      "biff",
      "blow",
      "bop",
      "box",
      "buffet",
      "bust",
      "chop",
      "clap",
      "clip",
      "clout",
      "crack",
      "cuff",
      "dab",
      "douse",
      "fillip",
      "hack",
      "haymaker",
      "hit",
      "hook",
      "knock",
      "larrup",
      "lash",
      "lick",
      "pelt",
      "pick",
      "plump",
      "poke",
      "pound",
      "punch",
      "rap",
      "slam",
      "slap",
      "slug",
      "smack",
      "smash",
      "sock",
      "spank",
      "stinger",
      "stripe",
      "stroke",
      "swat",
      "swipe",
      "switch",
      "thud",
      "thump",
      "thwack",
      "wallop",
      "welt",
      "whack",
      "wham",
      "whop",
      "whap"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Most recently, reporter Volodymyr Volovodyuk, who had investigated black-market trading in the central Vinnytsia region, was beaten to death June 12. \u2014 Dmytro Vlasov, The Seattle Times , 20 July 2017",
      "The Sun are one of the league's best teams, with one of its most exciting young cores, and beating the Stars was something most everyone expected them to do. \u2014 John Altavilla, courant.com , 16 July 2017",
      "Saturday's attendance beat out Louisville City's previous season-high of 9,074 fans reached against Tampa Bay in April. \u2014 Danielle Lerner, The Courier-Journal , 15 July 2017",
      "Freed was able to spring to her feet and just beat the runner to third for the final out of the game. \u2014 Jeff Tully, Burbank Leader , 13 July 2017",
      "Mr Putin was defiant over the outcome of the Magnitsky case, in which a lawyer who was beaten to death in prison was posthumously charged with tax fraud. \u2014 The Economist , 13 July 2017",
      "There are special awards to male and female runners who beat the farmer. \u2014 Johnny Gorches, Post-Tribune , 12 July 2017",
      "The C-17 is probably the largest military airplane to have gone through the loop: the Airbus A400M Atlas transport beat it by six months, but the C-17 is nearly thirty feet longer. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 11 July 2017",
      "NPR reported that at least 10 people participated in beating Bakari in a brawl outside the Greece bar, and now eight of them have been arrested and two charged with murder. \u2014 Brittney Mcnamara, Teen Vogue , 11 July 2017",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Lounge mode offers an LCD-like screen on the ceiling that can show images while music plays on a multispeaker audio system and LED lights on the floor pulsate and flash to the beat . \u2014 Chester Dawson, WSJ , 19 June 2017",
      "Hawks beat Huskies North Harford (4-13) beat visiting Patterson Mill, 16-6, Thursday in non-division play. \u2014 Randy Mcroberts, The Aegis , 8 May 2017",
      "Beat eggs with a fork, then stir all ingredients to combine (the mixture will be thick, like a wet ball of sand\u2014don't worry). \u2014 Redbook , 6 Apr. 2017",
      "Much like music created by human drummers, the cockatoos\u2019 beats remain consistent over time and are individually recognizable. \u2014 Andrew Wagner, Science | AAAS , 28 June 2017",
      "Photo transitions happen on the beat , to give it a bit more pop. \u2014 Mark Hachman, PCWorld , 15 May 2017",
      "Rainbow flags decorated the chapel, while the pastors, who had flown in from Brazil, Canada and the United States, wore stoles in the trans hues of light blue, pink and white and the congregation swayed to Caribbean beats . \u2014 NBC News , 7 May 2017",
      "Beat in \u00bd cup sugar gradually, beating until peaks become more stiff. \u2014 Michelle Stark, Tampa Bay Times , 21 Feb. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun (1)",
      "circa 1625, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adjective",
      "1800, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1957, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205433"
  },
  "beat-up":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": dilapidated , shabby",
      ": badly worn or damaged by use or neglect"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u0113t-\u02cc\u0259p",
      "-\u02c8\u0259p",
      "\u02c8b\u0113t-\u02cc\u0259p"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bombed-out",
      "dilapidated",
      "dog-eared",
      "down-at-the-heels",
      "down-at-heel",
      "down-at-the-heel",
      "down-at-heels",
      "dumpy",
      "grungy",
      "mangy",
      "mean",
      "miserable",
      "moth-eaten",
      "neglected",
      "ratty",
      "run-down",
      "scrubby",
      "scruffy",
      "seedy",
      "shabby",
      "sleazy",
      "tacky",
      "tatterdemalion",
      "tatty",
      "threadbare",
      "timeworn",
      "tumbledown"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1863, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174133"
  },
  "beaten":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": hammered into a desired shape",
      ": much trodden and worn smooth",
      ": familiar",
      ": being in a state of exhaustion : exhausted",
      ": in a remote place rarely visited by people",
      ": worn smooth by passing feet",
      ": having lost all hope or spirit"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u0113-t\u1d4an",
      "\u02c8b\u0113-t\u1d4an"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "all in",
      "aweary",
      "beat",
      "bleary",
      "burned-out",
      "burnt-out",
      "bushed",
      "dead",
      "done",
      "drained",
      "exhausted",
      "fatigued",
      "jaded",
      "knackered",
      "limp",
      "logy",
      "loggy",
      "played out",
      "pooped",
      "prostrate",
      "spent",
      "tapped out",
      "tired",
      "tuckered (out)",
      "washed-out",
      "wearied",
      "weary",
      "wiped out",
      "worn",
      "worn-out"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "unwearied"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "felt beaten after three months of 90-hour workweeks",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Venturing off the beaten path inside a national park can do significant damage to plant life and ecosystems. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "Millis is a bit further off the beaten track than Milford, but offers more open space and a school system with a 12-year Spanish immersion program. \u2014 Jon Gorey, BostonGlobe.com , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "The beaten man identified two suspects, who were trying to flee from the house when officers arrived, according to a spokesman for the Tijuana Police Department. \u2014 Wendy Fry, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Nov. 2021",
      "The film has been shooting in Rome and its suburbs, including the local beach resort Ostia, public housing estate Corviale and a variety of neighborhoods off the beaten track. \u2014 K.j. Yossman, Variety , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "So why not go off the beaten track and opt for couples jewelry? \u2014 Charlotte Diamond, Vogue , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "The result is somewhere between an Ariel Nomad and what Singer developed as the ACS: a road-legal roadster that can explore far beyond the beaten track. \u2014 Tim Pitt, Robb Report , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "Joshua Jung is a writer based in Montreal who loves to travel off the beaten track and write about all things travel, health, and sustainability. \u2014 Joshua Jung, USA TODAY , 17 Jan. 2022",
      "Travel writer Aaron Miller provides documentary-style tales of adventure that venture far from the beaten track. \u2014 Nicole Trilivas, Forbes , 26 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English beten , from past participle of beten \"to beat entry 1 \"",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215349"
  },
  "beating":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an act of striking with repeated blows so as to injure or damage",
      ": the injury or damage thus inflicted",
      ": pulsation",
      ": defeat , setback"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u0113-ti\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beat",
      "palpitation",
      "pulsation",
      "pulse",
      "throb"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "he wears a pacemaker to help maintain a regular beating of his heart",
      "took a beating and ended up in second place",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In the early 2000s, corporations were taking a public beating . \u2014 Jessica Mathews, Fortune , 26 May 2022",
      "In fact, the Fed isn\u2019t entirely unhappy that stocks are taking a beating . \u2014 Larry Edelman, BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 2022",
      "Its advertising business is taking a beating after Apple Inc. limited its ability to collect data and the stock price has fallen sharply this year. \u2014 Deepa Seetharaman, WSJ , 4 May 2022",
      "Russia\u2019s military is also taking a beating in Ukraine, and its conventional forces will take years to rebuild. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "James Bond has already shown the world that the Aston Martin DB5 is capable of taking a beating . \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Germany\u2019s industrial base, just emerging from pandemic and unprecedented supply-chain challenges, is taking another beating with Russia\u2019s war on Ukraine hitting its powerhouse car, chemical and precision-machinery manufacturers. \u2014 William Wilkes, Bloomberg.com , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "One of the work relationships that has been taking quite a beating these last two years is mentor/mentee interactions. \u2014 Janine Schindler, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Meanwhile, in the international press, Orb\u00e1n is taking a beating for being too pro-Putin and coming onside to sanctions on Russia only belatedly. \u2014 Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review , 16 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English betynge , from gerund of beten \"to beat entry 1 \"",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223622"
  },
  "beatitude":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a state of utmost bliss",
      ": any of the declarations made in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:3\u201311) beginning in the King James Version \"Blessed are\""
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "b\u0113-\u02c8a-t\u0259-\u02cct\u00fcd",
      "-\u02ccty\u00fcd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blessedness",
      "bliss",
      "blissfulness",
      "felicity",
      "gladness",
      "happiness",
      "joy",
      "warm fuzzies"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "calamity",
      "ill-being",
      "misery",
      "sadness",
      "unhappiness",
      "wretchedness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "not from earthly riches but from the milk of human kindness comes true beatitude"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Latin be\u0101tit\u016bd\u014d , from be\u0101tus \"happy, fortunate\" + -t\u016bd\u014d , suffix of abstract nouns \u2014 more at beatific ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195653"
  },
  "beau":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": dandy sense 1",
      ": boyfriend sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "boy",
      "boyfriend",
      "fellow",
      "man",
      "old man",
      "swain"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Her beaux between marriage generally fell into two categories: ineffectual pretty boys or handsome brutes. \u2014 Joanne Kaufman , People , 21 Mar. 1988",
      "This was essentially the vehicle that had been perfected, through more than a century or two, for\u2014and by\u2014a continuing line of fops, beaux , macaronis, dudes, bucks, blades, swells, bloods and mashers. \u2014 Osbert Sitwell , The Scarlet Tree , 1975",
      "She introduced us to her latest beau .",
      "her new beau brought flowers when he picked her up for their first date",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In October 2021, Lizzo and her beau were spotted at Crustacean Beverly Hills together. \u2014 Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE.com , 6 June 2022",
      "Nancy's long-distance beau is another character with a style all his own. \u2014 Kirbie Johnson, Allure , 4 June 2022",
      "Half of the page is dedicated to the numerous shots Ye has taken at Pete Davidson, the current beau of West\u2019s estranged wife Kim Kardashian. \u2014 Heran Mamo, Billboard , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Her model beau wore a suit with a green pocket square and green shoes to compliment the colors of her dress. \u2014 Breanna Bell, PEOPLE.com , 2 June 2022",
      "The model\u2019s outing this week in LA with her basketball player beau Devin Booker provided a great example. \u2014 Kerry Mcdermott, Vogue , 25 May 2022",
      "Central Park Heights, the neighborhood where Bartlett and her beau now reside, has seen the most purchase activity, followed by nearby neighborhoods of Arlington and Park Circle. \u2014 Donna M. Owens, Baltimore Sun , 12 May 2022",
      "Kim donning Fulani braids and referring to them as 'Bo Derek braids' \u2013 or delivering visually appealing tabloid fodder, like Kourtney and drummer beau Travis Barker\u2019s recent pseudo-wedding at a Las Vegas wedding chapel. \u2014 Mj Corey, refinery29.com , 9 May 2022",
      "There were plenty of A-list names in attendance, but the spotlight fixated on Kim Kardashian and her current beau Pete Davidson, who made their red carpet debut as a couple at the event. \u2014 Cathy Applefeld Olson, Forbes , 1 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from French, from beau, bel (masculine), belle (feminine) \"beautiful, good-looking,\" going back to Old French bel , going back to Latin bellus , probably going back (via *duellos , assimilated from *duenlos ) to *dwenelos , diminutive of *dwe-nos \"good\" (whence Old Latin duenos , Latin bonus ) \u2014 more at bounty ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1653, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204253"
  },
  "beau ideal":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the perfect type or model"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccb\u014d-\u012b-\u02c8d\u0113(-\u0259)l",
      "\u02ccb\u014d-\u02cc\u0113-d\u0101-\u02c8\u00e4l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "classic",
      "eidolon",
      "exemplar",
      "idea",
      "ideal",
      "model",
      "nonesuch",
      "nonpareil",
      "paragon",
      "patron saint"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "she is the beau ideal of the beautiful but unassuming film actress",
      "Frank Lloyd Wright's most famous architectural creation, Falling Water, is widely regarded as the beau ideal of a building in harmony with its setting."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French beau id\u00e9al ideal beauty",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1786, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190500"
  },
  "beaucoup":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": great in quantity or amount : many , much"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u014d-(\u02cc)k\u00fc"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "legion",
      "many",
      "multifold",
      "multiple",
      "multiplex",
      "multitudinous",
      "numerous"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "few"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "we were able to make beaucoup bucks working overtime at the power plant"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1862, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202107"
  },
  "beaut":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": beauty sense 4",
      ": excellent sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8by\u00fct"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beauty",
      "bee's knees",
      "cat's meow",
      "corker",
      "crackerjack",
      "crackajack",
      "daisy",
      "dandy",
      "dilly",
      "doozy",
      "doozie",
      "doozer",
      "dream",
      "honey",
      "hot stuff",
      "humdinger",
      "hummer",
      "jim-dandy",
      "knockout",
      "lollapalooza",
      "lulu",
      "nifty",
      "peach",
      "pip",
      "pippin",
      "ripper",
      "ripsnorter",
      "snorter",
      "sockdolager",
      "sockdologer",
      "standout",
      "sweetheart"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "that new bike of yours is a real beaut",
      "Adjective",
      "That new car of yours is beaut !",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "His freakout is paired with one by Alice, a beaut of a meltdown aimed at a kind and helpful pharmacist (Salif Ciss\u00e9), recalling a similar outburst from Julianne Moore in Magnolia. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 May 2022",
      "Listing or no, one thing is certain: Whoever lands this beaut is one lucky driver. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "Hitters refuse to beat the shift: Alex Dickerson hit a beaut Friday night. \u2014 John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle , 22 May 2021",
      "Tabla operates in the space formerly known as Paris Bistro and it\u2019s a beaut . \u2014 Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com , 5 Nov. 2020",
      "That honor goes to the beaut of a bear known as 747, USA Today reports. \u2014 Mark Olalde, USA TODAY , 9 Oct. 2020",
      "This little beaut , which falls from $89.99 to $80.85 on the site today, is a great budget option among our best-of-the-best countertop microwave picks. \u2014 Nicole Briese, USA TODAY , 13 Aug. 2020",
      "Between hulking beasts, killer robots, and a beautiful, ultra-bright city, this game is Xbox One's top beaut . \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 17 Nov. 2018",
      "Available in 10 holographic hues with names like Space Bubble and Electric Rainbow, these futuristic-themed beauts couldn't be more fun. \u2014 Kaleigh Fasanella, Allure , 6 Aug. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1866, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adjective",
      "1894, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195935"
  },
  "beauteous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": beautiful",
      ": beautiful"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8by\u00fc-t\u0113-\u0259s",
      "\u02c8by\u00fc-t\u0113-\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aesthetic",
      "esthetic",
      "aesthetical",
      "esthetical",
      "attractive",
      "beautiful",
      "bonny",
      "bonnie",
      "comely",
      "cute",
      "drop-dead",
      "fair",
      "fetching",
      "good",
      "good-looking",
      "goodly",
      "gorgeous",
      "handsome",
      "knockout",
      "likely",
      "lovely",
      "lovesome",
      "pretty",
      "ravishing",
      "seemly",
      "sightly",
      "stunning",
      "taking",
      "well-favored"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "grotesque",
      "hideous",
      "homely",
      "ill-favored",
      "plain",
      "ugly",
      "unaesthetic",
      "unattractive",
      "unbeautiful",
      "uncomely",
      "uncute",
      "unhandsome",
      "unlovely",
      "unpleasing",
      "unpretty",
      "unsightly"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a beauteous woman in a ball gown",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan goes back in time to tell the origin story of the Dutton Family in 1883, an unfettered look at the old West that's told through the eyes of a beauteous young blonde named Elsa Dutton (newcomer Isabel May). \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 17 Dec. 2021",
      "And nobody ever personified the graceful and beauteous indulgences of art better than Oscar Wilde. \u2014 Scott Bradfield, Los Angeles Times , 14 Oct. 2021",
      "For life and death, for woe and weal, Thy peerless chivalry reveal, And gird thy beauteous limbs with steel, Maryland! \u2014 Doug Donovan, baltimoresun.com , 15 Mar. 2018",
      "The fascinating and beauteous Roman city of Arles in Provence is enjoying a vital artistic renaissance, due in no small part to the vision and generosity of the cultural philanthropist Maja Hoffmann. \u2014 Hamish Bowles, Vogue , 19 Jan. 2018",
      "Gershwin's music flows out from the stage in great and beauteous waves. \u2014 Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com , 11 Aug. 2017",
      "She is rendered destitute along with her cousin, the beauteous actress Comfort Vertue, who is going on 30 and losing a bit of her former luster. \u2014 Jean Zimmerman, New York Times , 14 July 2017",
      "Two men pursue the Black Pearl, hoping to rescue this beauteous damsel: Will Turner (Orlando Bloom), a blacksmith and childhood friend secretly in love with her, and haughty Commodore Norrington (Jack Davenport), who fancies himself her fiance. \u2014 Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 May 2017",
      "Miraculously, the slow, stuttering, myopic Rohit is transformed into a hero who can dance, woo the beauteous heroine and defeat the bad guys. \u2014 Wired Staff, WIRED , 11 June 2006"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from beaute  beauty ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221844"
  },
  "beautifulness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having qualities of beauty : exciting aesthetic pleasure",
      ": generally pleasing : excellent",
      ": having qualities of beauty : giving pleasure to the mind or senses",
      ": very good : excellent"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8by\u00fc-ti-f\u0259l",
      "\u02c8by\u00fc-ti-f\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aesthetic",
      "esthetic",
      "aesthetical",
      "esthetical",
      "attractive",
      "beauteous",
      "bonny",
      "bonnie",
      "comely",
      "cute",
      "drop-dead",
      "fair",
      "fetching",
      "good",
      "good-looking",
      "goodly",
      "gorgeous",
      "handsome",
      "knockout",
      "likely",
      "lovely",
      "lovesome",
      "pretty",
      "ravishing",
      "seemly",
      "sightly",
      "stunning",
      "taking",
      "well-favored"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "grotesque",
      "hideous",
      "homely",
      "ill-favored",
      "plain",
      "ugly",
      "unaesthetic",
      "unattractive",
      "unbeautiful",
      "uncomely",
      "uncute",
      "unhandsome",
      "unlovely",
      "unpleasing",
      "unpretty",
      "unsightly"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This three-day party each June transforms downtown Providence into the best block party of the summer, complete with live music and beautiful art installments. \u2014 Dan Mcgowan, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
      "Guests gathered at the Frost Science Museum for a two-level runway display featuring Naeem Khan's beautiful evening wear designs. \u2014 Corein Carter, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
      "Available in a handful of beautiful colors, Le Creuset's cookware has both oven and table appeal. \u2014 Kelsey Mulvey, Good Housekeeping , 13 June 2022",
      "The current state of Black creativity is still beautiful and thriving. \u2014 Scarlett Newman, Harper's BAZAAR , 13 June 2022",
      "This shampoo has the perfect cocktail of hair-saving ingredients to promote a beautiful , luscious head of hair. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 June 2022",
      "James Udom plays the role with a beautiful command of Shakespearean language and a gentility and sincerity not usually seen in this character. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 June 2022",
      "The finals have been a microcosm of Golden State\u2019s long road back \u2014 a beautiful struggle. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
      "There are two stills released by Amazon at the moment, one in which Styles and Corrin as Tom and Marion enjoy a beautiful pool, another of the couple at a gallery with David Dawson as Patrick. \u2014 Aim\u00e9e Lutkin, ELLE , 13 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English bewteful, beautefull , from beaute  beauty + -ful, -full  -ful entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215532"
  },
  "beautify":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make beautiful or add beauty to",
      ": to grow beautiful",
      ": to make beautiful"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8by\u00fc-t\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b",
      "\u02c8by\u00fc-t\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "adorn",
      "array",
      "bedeck",
      "bedizen",
      "blazon",
      "caparison",
      "deck",
      "decorate",
      "do",
      "do up",
      "doll up",
      "drape",
      "dress",
      "embellish",
      "emblaze",
      "emboss",
      "enrich",
      "fancify",
      "fancy up",
      "festoon",
      "garnish",
      "glitz (up)",
      "grace",
      "gussy up",
      "ornament",
      "pretty (up)",
      "trim"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "blemish",
      "deface",
      "disfigure",
      "mar",
      "scar",
      "spoil"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Fresh flowers beautify every room.",
      "beautified the roadside landscape by planting flowers",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Overall, code enforcement is a great thing to help beautify the town. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 13 June 2022",
      "Help beautify park by pulling weeds, clearing brush and cleaning steps. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 25 May 2022",
      "The project is also focused on providing community spaces in the area, and beautify it with art, historic markers, and landscaping, the statement said. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
      "Then beautify the closet with pretty wallpaper, as Leanne Ford did here. \u2014 Sienna Livermore, House Beautiful , 31 May 2022",
      "City leaders have been discussing in recent months the project, which seeks to beautify the boulevard\u2019s grassy median with plants and trees. \u2014 cleveland , 7 Aug. 2021",
      "But don\u2019t let that stop you from picking up a quirky new hobby that can beautify your corner curio cabinet and make a statement, all while piquing your interest in science. \u2014 Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics , 16 May 2022",
      "Cheery, colorful flower planters will adorn downtown Waukesha this spring thanks to the Spring City Garden Club, a group of volunteers that has been helping beautify the city for nearly 80 years. \u2014 Jennifer Rude Klett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 5 May 2022",
      "The organization also started a street ambassador program that tasked formerly homeless veterans to clean up and beautify streets. \u2014 Alexandria Burris, The Indianapolis Star , 29 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English bewtyfien , from beaute  beauty + -fien  -fy ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212551"
  },
  "beautifying":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": serving or intended to make someone or something more attractive or beautiful"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8by\u00fc-t\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b-i\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "adorning",
      "cosmetic",
      "decorative",
      "embellishing",
      "ornamental"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "functional",
      "utilitarian"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1601, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194715"
  },
  "beaver (away)":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to work in a very active and energetic way"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213047"
  },
  "because":{
    "type":[
      "conjunction",
      "preposition"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": for the reason that : since",
      ": the fact that : that",
      ": by reason of : because of",
      ": for the reason that",
      ": for the reason of"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8k\u022fz",
      "-\u02c8k\u0259z",
      "-\u02c8k\u022fs",
      "b\u0113-",
      "bi-\u02c8k\u022fz",
      "-\u02c8k\u0259z"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "'cause",
      "as",
      "as long as",
      "being (as ",
      "considering",
      "for",
      "inasmuch as",
      "now",
      "seeing",
      "since",
      "whereas"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Conjunction",
      "I ran because I was afraid.",
      "\u201cWhy did you do it?\u201d \u201c Because she told me to.\u201d"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Conjunction",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Conjunction",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Preposition",
      "2012, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220018"
  },
  "beckon":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to summon or signal typically with a wave or nod",
      ": to appear inviting : attract",
      ": to beckon to",
      ": to call or signal by a motion (as a wave or nod)",
      ": to appear inviting"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8be-k\u1d4an",
      "\u02c8be-k\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "flag",
      "gesture",
      "motion",
      "signal",
      "wave"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She was beckoning them in to shore.",
      "She beckoned the waiter to come over.",
      "She beckoned to the waiter to come over.",
      "From the time he was a child, the wilderness beckoned to him.",
      "The nature preserve beckons bird-watchers, who visit from around the world.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "People might beckon you to come and join up for some group fun, but your own agenda could get in the way. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 5 June 2022",
      "Even without candies to beckon them, some of the riders will still guide their mounts to the rail, especially for kiddos (but also for adults as excited as children). \u2014 Dana Mcmahan, The Courier-Journal , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The chain cemented a place in American culture with its Blue Light Specials, a flashing blue orb affixed to a pole that would beckon shoppers to a flash sale in progress. \u2014 CBS News , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "The chain cemented a place in American culture with its Blue Light Specials, a flashing blue orb affixed to a pole that would beckon shoppers to a flash sale in progress. \u2014 NBC News , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "The chain cemented a place in American culture with its Blue Light Specials, a flashing blue orb affixed to a pole that would beckon shoppers to a flash sale in progress. \u2014 David Porter, The Christian Science Monitor , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "The chain cemented a place in American culture with its Blue Light Specials, a flashing blue orb affixed to a pole that would beckon shoppers to a flash sale in progress. \u2014 NBC News , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "The chain cemented a place in American culture with its Blue Light Specials, a flashing blue orb affixed to a pole that would beckon shoppers to a flash sale in progress. \u2014 CBS News , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "The chain cemented a place in American culture with its Blue Light Specials, a flashing blue orb affixed to a pole that would beckon shoppers to a flash sale in progress. \u2014 David Porter, The Christian Science Monitor , 12 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English bekenen, bikenen, becknien, becknyn, going back to Old English b\u0113cnan, b\u012bcnan, b\u012bcnian, b\u0113acnian \"to make a mute gesture to, summon, symbolize, portend, reveal,\" going back to West Germanic *bauhnjan- or *bauhn\u014djan- (whence also Old Saxon b\u014dknian \"to portend, give as a token,\" Old High German bouhhanen, bouhnen \"to give a sign or token, signify\"), weak verb derivatives of *baukn- \"sign, signal\" \u2014 more at beacon entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173834"
  },
  "becloud":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to obscure with or as if with a cloud",
      ": to prevent clear perception or realization of : muddle"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8klau\u0307d",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "befog",
      "blur",
      "cloud",
      "confuse",
      "fog",
      "muddy",
      "obfuscate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "clarify",
      "clear (up)",
      "illuminate"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "don't becloud the discussion by raising unrelated issues",
      "the smog from the city's steel mills was once so oppressive that it beclouded the local landscape even at noon"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1606, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200140"
  },
  "beclouded":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to obscure with or as if with a cloud",
      ": to prevent clear perception or realization of : muddle"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8klau\u0307d",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "befog",
      "blur",
      "cloud",
      "confuse",
      "fog",
      "muddy",
      "obfuscate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "clarify",
      "clear (up)",
      "illuminate"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "don't becloud the discussion by raising unrelated issues",
      "the smog from the city's steel mills was once so oppressive that it beclouded the local landscape even at noon"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1606, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222600"
  },
  "becoming":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": suitable , fitting",
      ": attractively suitable",
      ": having a flattering effect"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8k\u0259-mi\u014b",
      "b\u0113-",
      "bi-\u02c8k\u0259-mi\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "applicable",
      "appropriate",
      "apt",
      "befitting",
      "felicitous",
      "fit",
      "fitted",
      "fitting",
      "good",
      "happy",
      "meet",
      "pretty",
      "proper",
      "right",
      "suitable"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "improper",
      "inapplicable",
      "inapposite",
      "inappropriate",
      "inapt",
      "incongruous",
      "indecent",
      "infelicitous",
      "malapropos",
      "misbecoming",
      "unapt",
      "unbecoming",
      "unbeseeming",
      "unfit",
      "unfitting",
      "unhappy",
      "unmeet",
      "unseemly",
      "unsuitable",
      "wrong"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "That jacket is very becoming on you.",
      "She's had her hair cut in a becoming new style.",
      "She accepted the award with a becoming humility."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184059"
  },
  "bed":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a piece of furniture on or in which to lie and sleep",
      ": a place of sex relations",
      ": marital relationship",
      ": close association : cahoots",
      ": a place for sleeping",
      ": sleep",
      ": a time for sleeping",
      ": a mattress filled with soft material",
      ": bedstead",
      ": the equipment and services needed to care for one hospitalized patient or hotel guest",
      ": a flat or level surface: such as",
      ": a plot of ground prepared for plants",
      ": the plants grown in such a plot",
      ": the bottom of a body of water",
      ": an area of sea bottom supporting a heavy growth of a particular organism",
      ": a supporting surface or structure : foundation",
      ": layer , stratum",
      ": the place or material in which a block or brick is laid",
      ": the lower surface of a brick, slate, or tile",
      ": a mass or heap resembling a bed",
      ": an open, usually rectangular cargo area or platform at the rear of truck",
      ": an instrumental or vocal track that is combined with other tracks to produce a musical composition",
      ": a musical soundtrack (as to a motion picture or television show)",
      ": to have sexual intercourse with (someone)",
      ": in the act of sexual intercourse",
      ": in/into an improperly close relationship with",
      ": to find or make sleeping accommodations",
      ": to go to bed",
      ": to form a layer",
      ": to lie flat or flush",
      ": to furnish with a bed or bedding : settle in sleeping quarters",
      ": to put, take, or send to bed",
      ": embed",
      ": to plant or arrange in beds",
      ": base , establish",
      ": to lay flat or in a layer",
      ": to make a bed in or of",
      ": to have sexual intercourse with",
      "bachelor of education",
      ": a piece of furniture on which a person sleeps or rests",
      ": a place for sleeping or resting",
      ": sleep or a time for sleeping",
      ": a piece of ground prepared for growing plants",
      ": the bottom of something",
      ": layer entry 1 sense 1",
      ": to put or go to bed",
      ": a piece of furniture on or in which one may lie and sleep \u2014 see hospital bed",
      ": the equipment and services needed to care for one hospitalized patient",
      ": a layer of specialized or altered tissue especially when separating dissimilar structures \u2014 see nail bed , vascular bed",
      "binge eating disorder"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8bed",
      "\u02c8bed",
      "\u02c8bed"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bunk",
      "doss",
      "hay",
      "kip",
      "lair",
      "pad",
      "rack",
      "sack"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "crash",
      "doss (down)",
      "retire",
      "turn in"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Laura, Mariano Escare\u00f1o and Rafa Campos were no fans of drama, so Laura's sister, Sandra Escare\u00f1o, 34, told everyone to go to bed . \u2014 Eliott C. Mclaughlin And Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN , 11 June 2022",
      "And in the Atlanta area, a 31-year-old teacher went to bed worried. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
      "Instead, Cunnea went to bed Monday night dreaming of sweet swings. \u2014 Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune , 7 June 2022",
      "Australian friends made their way to bed , and night-owl West Coasters stayed up late with us. \u2014 Emily Angell, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 June 2022",
      "When dinner's over, enjoy a late night campfire before heading to bed for a peaceful night's sleep. \u2014 Elizabeth Hosang, Detroit Free Press , 4 June 2022",
      "There is only enough time to wolf down dinner, chat a little with the family, plop on the couch, mindlessly watch a Netflix series or your favorite sports team, then go to bed , only to get back on the hamster wheel the next day. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "Let your armpits dry for about five minutes before heading to bed and letting the ingredients work their magic. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022",
      "Patti Stephen went to bed Tuesday night with her mind racing. \u2014 Clyde Mcgrady, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The Warriors got a fly-out and strikeout before putting the Huskies to bed on a final fly-out. \u2014 Evan Dudley, al , 19 May 2022",
      "Visitors without sails to sleep under can bed down in atmospheric pensions like Opoa Beach Hotel, with just nine bungalows fronting a stunning beach on the island's southeast corner. \u2014 Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Deer and others bed down under them for warmth in winter and to stay cool in summer. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 18 Aug. 2021",
      "At over 3,500 square feet, the room boasts a large, private lap pool, a sweeping terrace overlooking majestic rock formations; and, the star of the show, a sky lounge area where guests can bed down for the night under the clear Utah skies. \u2014 Juliet Izon, CNN , 19 July 2021",
      "The homeless sleep in churches, schools, or the homes of local good Samaritans, while others bed down outside. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2021",
      "Or make a reservation to bed down at the Glacier Point Ski Hut, a roughly ten-mile ski or snowshoe from Badger Pass. \u2014 Shawnt\u00e9 Salabert, Outside Online , 22 Feb. 2021",
      "Chacon\u2014and many other gunsmiths\u2014will bed a Ruger 10/22 for $100-$150, which is a helluva deal. \u2014 Michael R. Shea, Field & Stream , 22 Feb. 2021",
      "Big bucks are more solitary, and often bed away from other deer in dense cover. \u2014 Jason Tome, Outdoor Life , 17 Feb. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210519"
  },
  "bedaub":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to daub over : besmear",
      ": to ornament with vulgar excess"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8d\u022fb",
      "-\u02c8d\u00e4b",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "anoint",
      "besmear",
      "daub",
      "smear"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the toddler delightedly bedaubed herself with her mother's makeup"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1558, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215328"
  },
  "bedazzling":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": brilliantly or showily bright, colorful, or impressive : dazzling"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8da-z(\u0259-)li\u014b",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beaming",
      "bright",
      "brilliant",
      "candescent",
      "clear",
      "dazzling",
      "effulgent",
      "fulgent",
      "glowing",
      "incandescent",
      "lambent",
      "lucent",
      "lucid",
      "luminous",
      "lustrous",
      "radiant",
      "refulgent",
      "sheeny",
      "shining",
      "shiny",
      "splendid"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dim",
      "dull",
      "lackluster",
      "unbright",
      "unbrilliant"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1852, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170210"
  },
  "bedeck":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to clothe with finery : deck",
      ": decorate sense 2",
      ": to dress up or decorate with showy things"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8dek",
      "b\u0113-",
      "bi-\u02c8dek"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "adorn",
      "array",
      "beautify",
      "bedizen",
      "blazon",
      "caparison",
      "deck",
      "decorate",
      "do",
      "do up",
      "doll up",
      "drape",
      "dress",
      "embellish",
      "emblaze",
      "emboss",
      "enrich",
      "fancify",
      "fancy up",
      "festoon",
      "garnish",
      "glitz (up)",
      "grace",
      "gussy up",
      "ornament",
      "pretty (up)",
      "trim"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "blemish",
      "deface",
      "disfigure",
      "mar",
      "scar",
      "spoil"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "bedecked the house with hundreds of miniature lights for the party",
      "the ladies arrived bedecked in furs",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "To the left, handmade wooden ornaments and strings of pearls bedeck a live Christmas tree. \u2014 Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal , 7 Dec. 2021",
      "Humans bedeck their most permanent structures to inscribe them with their articles of faith, their relationship with nature, the nuances of social structure. \u2014 Justin Davidson, Curbed , 24 Nov. 2021",
      "The state of Florida has relented and given the city of Sarasota permission to bedeck the John Ringling Causeway Bridge in rainbow lights to mark Pride Month. \u2014 NBC News , 17 June 2021",
      "Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong, Mahalia Jackson and Fats Domino bedeck its shiny braces. \u2014 John Simerman, NOLA.com , 24 Nov. 2020",
      "The tables for panelists onstage, however, were bedecked in banners displaying the SRA\u2019s winkingly Soviet-style logo: three rifle cartridges under a red star, encircled by stalks of wheat. \u2014 James Pogue, Harper's Magazine , 30 Mar. 2020",
      "He was bedecked in a custom outfit by British designer Giles Deacon with a bodice made of 24-karat gold feathers. \u2014 Ray A. Smith, WSJ , 10 Feb. 2020",
      "Every winter, it was bedecked with large flowers, each having rose-brushed, white petals that arched back like wings from its floral tube, inside of which ran a pencil-thin line of magenta. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Dec. 2019",
      "Photos of Leonard briefly bedecked in a Pacers cap while shaking then-commissioner David Stern\u2019s hand on draft night continue to haunt fans in Indiana. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, ExpressNews.com , 2 May 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1565, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183831"
  },
  "bedim":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make less bright",
      ": to make indistinct : obscure"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8dim",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "becloud",
      "befog",
      "blacken",
      "blear",
      "blur",
      "cloud",
      "darken",
      "dim",
      "dislimn",
      "fog",
      "fuzz (up)",
      "haze",
      "mist",
      "obscure",
      "overcast",
      "overcloud",
      "overshadow",
      "shadow",
      "shroud"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "brighten",
      "illuminate",
      "illumine",
      "light (up)",
      "lighten"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the view from the mountain's summit is often bedimmed by haze"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1565, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210141"
  },
  "bedizen":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to dress or adorn gaudily"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8d\u012b-z\u1d4an",
      "-\u02c8di-",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "adorn",
      "array",
      "beautify",
      "bedeck",
      "blazon",
      "caparison",
      "deck",
      "decorate",
      "do",
      "do up",
      "doll up",
      "drape",
      "dress",
      "embellish",
      "emblaze",
      "emboss",
      "enrich",
      "fancify",
      "fancy up",
      "festoon",
      "garnish",
      "glitz (up)",
      "grace",
      "gussy up",
      "ornament",
      "pretty (up)",
      "trim"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "blemish",
      "deface",
      "disfigure",
      "mar",
      "scar",
      "spoil"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "an elderly actress bedizening herself with makeup and jewelry"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" be- + dizen ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1661, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202623"
  },
  "bedizened":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to dress or adorn gaudily"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8d\u012b-z\u1d4an",
      "-\u02c8di-",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "adorn",
      "array",
      "beautify",
      "bedeck",
      "blazon",
      "caparison",
      "deck",
      "decorate",
      "do",
      "do up",
      "doll up",
      "drape",
      "dress",
      "embellish",
      "emblaze",
      "emboss",
      "enrich",
      "fancify",
      "fancy up",
      "festoon",
      "garnish",
      "glitz (up)",
      "grace",
      "gussy up",
      "ornament",
      "pretty (up)",
      "trim"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "blemish",
      "deface",
      "disfigure",
      "mar",
      "scar",
      "spoil"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "an elderly actress bedizening herself with makeup and jewelry"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" be- + dizen ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1661, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211235"
  },
  "bedlam":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a place, scene, or state of uproar and confusion",
      ": an asylum for the mentally ill",
      ": madman , lunatic",
      ": a place, scene, or state of uproar and confusion"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8bed-l\u0259m",
      "\u02c8bed-l\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "babel",
      "circus",
      "madhouse",
      "scrum",
      "three-ring circus"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The park had never had so many visitors at one time. It was total bedlam .",
      "French physician Philippe Pinel was instrumental in the transformation of bedlams from filthy hellholes to well-ordered, humane institutions.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This theorem cannot be evaluated until a single noise (and body) can be isolated from the bedlam . \u2014 Naomi B. Ware, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
      "Somehow, even after the latest bedlam at Yale Law School, the raging students continue to claim the moral high ground, complaining about the mere presence of police at a recent Federalist Society event. \u2014 Aron Ravin, National Review , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "Several Yale players remained on their sideline to watch the bedlam . \u2014 Dom Amore, courant.com , 20 Nov. 2021",
      "At times, Karl blames this bedlam on the people around Trump rather than the president himself. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Nov. 2021",
      "Oklahoma State's bedlam victory over Oklahoma not only earned them a rare victory over their state rivals, but sent a ripple effect in the coaching carousel that's still being felt this week. \u2014 Scooby Axson, USA TODAY , 5 Dec. 2021",
      "The court swelled with fans, including Todd Frazier, the former Yankees and Mets third baseman and a Rutgers alumnus, who in the bedlam had to turn back to retrieve his young son. \u2014 Billy Witz, New York Times , 13 Dec. 2021",
      "The concert organizers canceled this show because of the bedlam , Rolling Stone said. \u2014 Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "The way Popovich sees it, the game was not lost in the bedlam of that make-or-break late possession. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News , 8 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" Bedlam , popular name for the Hospital of St. Mary of Bethlehem, London, an asylum for the mentally ill, from Middle English Bedlem Bethlehem",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1522, in the meaning defined at sense 3"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-175230"
  },
  "bedraggled":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": soiled and stained by or as if by trailing in mud",
      ": left wet and limp by or as if by rain",
      ": dilapidated",
      ": limp, wet, or dirty from or as if from rain or mud"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8dra-g\u0259ld",
      "b\u0113-",
      "bi-\u02c8dra-g\u0259ld"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "awash",
      "bathed",
      "doused",
      "dowsed",
      "drenched",
      "dripping",
      "logged",
      "saturate",
      "saturated",
      "soaked",
      "soaking",
      "sodden",
      "soggy",
      "sopping",
      "soppy",
      "soused",
      "washed",
      "water-soaked",
      "watered",
      "waterlogged",
      "watery",
      "wet"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "arid",
      "dry",
      "unwatered",
      "waterless"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "She was bedraggled and exhausted.",
      "the cat looked rather funny, all bedraggled and fit to be tied after her bath",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The bedraggled one-story brick building at 408 South Harwood Street, built in 1930, will be remodeled and reconfigured to serve as the park services building, which will include offices, restrooms and a community room. \u2014 Sharon Grigsby, Dallas News , 23 Sep. 2021",
      "The bedraggled , beaten, inexperienced bullpen allowed five runs in the seventh to blow a big lead in a 5-4 loss. \u2014 Evan Grant, Dallas News , 27 Aug. 2021",
      "For a bedraggled parent short on time and energy, these services can seem like a Fairy Toymother. \u2014 Kathryn O\u2019shea-evans, WSJ , 2 July 2021",
      "In one apartment, an alarm-clock radio rouses a bedraggled man who looks the way bad breath smells. \u2014 New York Times , 3 June 2021",
      "Another sure way to make your garden beds look less bedraggled is to edge them, Stanchfield said. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 9 Apr. 2021",
      "His four-touchdown performance Sunday, even if against a bedraggled Jaguars defense, inspired a demanding critic to go public with praise for the 22-year-old rookie. \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Oct. 2020",
      "NOw is a great time to clean up the old leaves that may be a bit bedraggled . \u2014 Janet Carson, Arkansas Online , 11 Oct. 2020",
      "His bedraggled appearance, unshaven in a blue prison jacket, elicited little sympathy. \u2014 The Economist , 27 June 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"from past participle of bedraggle ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1775, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210045"
  },
  "bedrock":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the solid rock underlying unconsolidated surface materials (such as soil)",
      ": lowest point",
      ": basis",
      ": solidly fundamental, basic, or reliable",
      ": the solid rock found under surface materials (as soil)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8bed-\u02c8r\u00e4k",
      "-\u02ccr\u00e4k",
      "\u02c8bed-\u02ccr\u00e4k",
      "\u02c8bed-\u02ccr\u00e4k"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "base",
      "basis",
      "bottom",
      "cornerstone",
      "footing",
      "foundation",
      "ground",
      "groundwork",
      "keystone",
      "root",
      "underpinning",
      "warp",
      "warp and woof"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "They dug down for 10 feet before they hit bedrock .",
      "His religious beliefs are the bedrock on which his life is based.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Nearly three decades after The Flintstones hit theaters, Halle Berry's love for her iconic character from the live-action adaptation of the Hanna Barbera cartoon is still stronger than bedrock . \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 8 June 2022",
      "In Uvalde, a largely Mexican American city, Catholicism has remained part of the community\u2019s cultural bedrock , providing charitable support and advocating for impoverished families and undocumented immigrants. \u2014 New York Times , 30 May 2022",
      "In Uvalde, a largely Mexican American city, Catholicism has remained part of the community\u2019s cultural bedrock , providing charitable support and advocating for impoverished families and immigrants living in the country illegally. \u2014 Rick Rojas, BostonGlobe.com , 29 May 2022",
      "That reliance on precedent to decide future cases is the bedrock of the common-law legal system that the U.S. inherited from its former English overlords. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 19 May 2022",
      "Each fresh challenge layers upon the cumulative bedrock of two traumatic years. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 18 May 2022",
      "Sinkholes are created when water erodes the bedrock beneath the surface. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 13 May 2022",
      "In the essays, these details are merely the raw material for inquiries that reach deeper down into American bedrock . \u2014 Joe Stanek, Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
      "The chamber, carved into limestone bedrock , stretches for 98 feet (30 meters) beneath the house. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 10 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The violence suffered by Floyd and so many thousands of other people is horrifying to anyone with a conscience, and arguments for ending this injustice hook directly into bedrock American ideas about liberty and equality. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 24 June 2021",
      "Now, even the bedrock idea of self-determination is endangered in Libya, with foreign powers \u2014 not just Libyans \u2014 seeking to control the country\u2019s fate. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Feb. 2021",
      "People with disabilities know bedrock truths most of us ignore. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com , 19 May 2020",
      "The American Prairie Reserve\u2019s partial retreat from conservation\u2019s traditional separation of humans and nature\u2014a bedrock principle of conservation for most of the past century\u2014is not just an accommodation. \u2014 Christopher Preston, The Atlantic , 9 Apr. 2020",
      "One of our nation\u2019s bedrock environmental laws, NEPA mandates inclusion of the public\u2019s voice and environmental reviews in government decision making. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 26 Mar. 2020",
      "Objective news reporting is built on two bedrock principles: report the truth, and don\u2019t pick sides. \u2014 Gilad Edelman, Wired , 10 Mar. 2020",
      "Few leagues are rushing to copy those bedrock elements of M.L.S., and that raises the question of whether such an unusually structured league can really hope to join the best in the world, particularly financially. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Feb. 2020",
      "But the use of religious freedom as a tool to enable discrimination has become a bedrock principle of the modern conservative movement\u2014and of the Trump Administration. \u2014 Jeffrey Toobin, The New Yorker , 19 Sep. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1839, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1873, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194803"
  },
  "bedspread":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a usually ornamental cloth cover for a bed",
      ": a decorative top covering for a bed"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8bed-\u02ccspred",
      "\u02c8bed-\u02ccspred"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bedcover",
      "bedcovering",
      "counterpane",
      "coverlet",
      "hap",
      "spread"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a beautiful bedspread that is a reproduction of an 18th-century design",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Filmmaker Baz Luhrmann and wife Catherine Martin, a costume and set designer, created a calm corner with wallpaper, a bedspread , and cushions all designed by Martin herself for the textile company Mokum. \u2014 Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor , 13 May 2022",
      "Cover the tub with a bedspread or other thick cloth, put on safety goggles and protective clothing to shield yourself against flying shards, and go at it with a sledgehammer. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "There were no signs of blood on the bedsheets or bedspread , according to the report. \u2014 Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Candles were sometimes perched dangerously on his bedspread , and Mr. Hsieh kept a small fire ring in his bedroom that shot flames into the air without any barrier. \u2014 Katherine Sayre, WSJ , 12 Mar. 2022",
      "Lulu had bounced on the peach candlewick bedspread while Charlotte went through the drawers. \u2014 Tessa Hadley, The New Yorker , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "There were no signs of blood on the hotel bed's sheets or bedspread , according to the report released Tuesday. \u2014 Mike Schneider, USA TODAY , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "The iconic Versace dress almost became a bedspread . \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "The final touch is a blanket, bedspread , or quilt for the foot of the bed. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 7 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
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      "1820, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213421"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": a highly admired person or thing : cat's meow"
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      "beaut",
      "beauty",
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      "crackerjack",
      "crackajack",
      "daisy",
      "dandy",
      "dilly",
      "doozy",
      "doozie",
      "doozer",
      "dream",
      "honey",
      "hot stuff",
      "humdinger",
      "hummer",
      "jim-dandy",
      "knockout",
      "lollapalooza",
      "lulu",
      "nifty",
      "peach",
      "pip",
      "pippin",
      "ripper",
      "ripsnorter",
      "snorter",
      "sockdolager",
      "sockdologer",
      "standout",
      "sweetheart"
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    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1921, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193818"
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    "type":"noun (1)",
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      "any of an order (Coleoptera) of insects having four wings of which the outer pair are modified into stiff elytra that protect the inner pair when at rest",
      "any of various insects resembling a beetle",
      "to scurry like a beetle",
      "a heavy wooden hammering or ramming instrument",
      "a wooden pestle or bat for domestic tasks",
      "being prominent and overhanging",
      "project , jut",
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      "an insect that looks like a beetle"
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      "bag",
      "balloon",
      "belly",
      "billow",
      "bulge",
      "bunch",
      "jut",
      "overhang",
      "poke",
      "pooch",
      "pouch",
      "pout",
      "project",
      "protrude",
      "stand out",
      "start",
      "stick out",
      "swell"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
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      "Noun (1)",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb (1)",
      "circa 1919, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (2)",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb (2)",
      "1602, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "befall":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to happen especially as if by fate",
      ": to happen to",
      ": to happen to"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8f\u022fl",
      "b\u0113-",
      "bi-\u02c8f\u022fl"
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      "be",
      "betide",
      "chance",
      "come",
      "come about",
      "come down",
      "come off",
      "cook",
      "do",
      "go down",
      "go on",
      "hap",
      "happen",
      "occur",
      "pass",
      "transpire"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "It's sad to think of the unhappy fate that befell him.",
      "The drought was only one of many hardships to befall the small country.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "At least one individual\u2019s implant has already failed with no way to repair it \u2014 a situation that could befall many others. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
      "Many Taiwanese are looking at Ukraine\u2019s current reality as something that could befall their homeland. \u2014 Chris Horton, The Atlantic , 6 May 2022",
      "In the film, Shrimpton is the latest in a long line of Spinal Tap drummers who had all met with grisly or bizarre deaths and accidents, a fate which would befall Shrimpton who spontaneously combusts onstage while performing in Japan. \u2014 Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 May 2022",
      "Four years ago, a group of employees at the Oregon State Treasury sat down and compiled a list of every conceivable disaster that could befall a government building. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Some experts fear this is a dark omen of a fate that could befall Kyiv. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "As the episode\u2019s championship game approaches, Burns tempts the wrath of the softball gods by declaring there\u2019s no way misfortune could simultaneously befall all his ringers. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "Narrative tension is virtually nonexistent in a story animated by stakes that couldn\u2019t be lower, or more formulaic; the plot hums along smoothly, much like V\u00e9ra \u2019s battered VW that runs right on cue, no matter what misadventures befall it. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Fans were afraid the same fate might befall their Orioles, especially since the franchise was owned by Washington, D.C., attorney Edward Bennett Williams, who had few ties to Baltimore. \u2014 Joe Mock, USA TODAY , 6 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English befallen , going back to Old English befeallan (parallel to Old High German bifallan \"to fall\"), from be-  be- + feallan \"to fall entry 1 \"",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192330"
  },
  "befit":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to be proper or becoming to",
      ": to be suitable to or proper for"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8fit",
      "b\u0113-",
      "bi-\u02c8fit"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beseem",
      "do",
      "fit",
      "go",
      "serve",
      "suit"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She has a mind for serious inquiry, as befits a scientist.",
      "spoke politely of the deceased, as befitted the occasion",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But even by the festival\u2019s own standards, Cruise received the sort of rapturous reception that could only befit one of Hollywood\u2019s most successful and globally renowned stars. \u2014 Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 May 2022",
      "An Army veteran and lawyer before reaching Congress in 1969, Mr. Koch pushed progressive social policies that befit his job representing one of New York\u2019s bluest enclaves. \u2014 New York Times , 7 May 2022",
      "Instead, it was elevated to befit the glamour of Tinseltown\u2019s biggest night out. \u2014 Vogue , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "All things being equal, the common good allows mediating institutions to cooperate toward the advancement of a just society by experiencing the excellencies that befit their existence. \u2014 Andrew T. Walker, National Review , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "As far as Halo lore is concerned, this trailer makes a few massive changes that befit a new, parallel timeline. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "The flow of energy, the establishment of tension and its subsequent release, through the seven movements of this nearly hour-long musical suite would equally befit a jazz club or a church-revival tent. \u2014 Larry Blumenfeld, WSJ , 22 Jan. 2022",
      "But although American enthusiasts have been importing games from Japan for decades, the process is a quest multi-tiered enough to befit a Final Fantasy NPC. \u2014 Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "Knighthoods and other honors can be withdrawn if a recipient\u2019s subsequent behavior doesn\u2019t befit the title. \u2014 Isabel Coles, WSJ , 5 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205035"
  },
  "befitting":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": suitable , appropriate",
      ": proper , decent"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8fi-ti\u014b",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "correct",
      "de rigueur",
      "decent",
      "decorous",
      "genteel",
      "nice",
      "polite",
      "proper",
      "respectable",
      "seemly"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "improper",
      "inappropriate",
      "incorrect",
      "indecent",
      "indecorous",
      "indelicate",
      "unbecoming",
      "ungenteel",
      "unseemly"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "many voters feel that the womanizing governor has not acted in a befitting manner for someone who serves as the state's chief executive",
      "a befitting reply to a civil question",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The scene captured by traffic cameras in Boynton Beach, Fla., is befitting of a Marvel flick. \u2014 Mar\u00eda Luisa Pa\u00fal, Washington Post , 12 May 2022",
      "Covered in sequins and gold chains, the look is befitting of a finale. \u2014 Katie Bowlby, Country Living , 10 May 2022",
      "Stringing together 12 singles amid 14 hits, the Dodgers connected plate appearances befitting of a team that a day earlier had received a lesson in unselfishness. \u2014 Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Moreno's reaction to seeing her younger self was befitting of her status. \u2014 Olivia Jakiel, PEOPLE.com , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "Throughout the music video, Dua and Megan wear an array of outfits befitting of witches who seduce their meals: ornate black gowns, pastel corsets, glittery bodysuits, and over-the-knee boots. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Naomi Campbell gave the public a first look at her daughter in a way befitting of a supermodel \u2014 on the cover of Vogue. \u2014 Essence , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "Leveling up In late 2007, Blizzard moved into a new headquarters more befitting its status as a gaming juggernaut. \u2014 Courtney Rubin, Fortune , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "The Vatican\u2019s big fraud and extortion trial resumes Friday after exposing some unseemly realities of how the Holy See operates, with a new spy story taking center stage that is more befitting of a 007 thriller than the inner workings of a papacy. \u2014 Nicole Winfield, ajc , 17 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1612, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191336"
  },
  "before long":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in the near future : soon"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "anon",
      "by and by",
      "directly",
      "momentarily",
      "presently",
      "shortly",
      "soon"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the painters ought to be done before long",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The reemergence of inflation may be the economic story of the last year, but stagflation may well take over its relative\u2019s starring role before long . \u2014 Jonathan Bydlak, National Review , 13 June 2022",
      "And like those players, the potential will likely shine through before long . \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 4 June 2022",
      "But before long Floyd became a part of the family that was accepted by all, even the stubborn tortie! \u2014 cleveland , 20 May 2022",
      "However, Americans spending on experiences may also tighten their pursestrings before long . \u2014 Nicol\u00e1s Rivero, Quartz , 18 May 2022",
      "Faced with harsh economic and diplomatic wounds, Russia will start to creak and crumble, and before long its citizens will grow weary of his sclerotic, autocratic governance. \u2014 Jack Devine, WSJ , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "There\u2019s a symmetry to them \u2014 one top prospect making his major league debut while another begins a path back from injury, hoping to be featured in Baltimore before long . \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "For good reason, their greatest fear is that the world loses interest in them before long . \u2014 Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "But cost pressures and a slowing Chinese economy could let some air out its tires before long . \u2014 Jacky Wong, WSJ , 30 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1585, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193135"
  },
  "befouled":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make foul (as with dirt or waste)",
      ": sully , soil , besmirch"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8fau\u0307(-\u0259)l",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "begrime",
      "bemire",
      "besmirch",
      "blacken",
      "daub",
      "dirty",
      "distain",
      "foul",
      "gaum",
      "grime",
      "mire",
      "muck",
      "muddy",
      "smirch",
      "smudge",
      "soil",
      "stain",
      "sully"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "clean",
      "cleanse"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "pollutants that befoul the air and water",
      "unsightly mud and slush befouls the family car every winter",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Hundreds of women will dress up against the cold on a gray November day to protest a pipeline that could befoul their water and will almost certainly lead to the final befouling of the planet. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "But dip even the most blood- befouled corset in a tub of warm water and swish, swish, swish \u2014 Lucy\u2019s lace nightgown, or a doctor\u2019s lab coat \u2014 is restored to its original snowy sheen. \u2014 Mary Carole Mccauley, baltimoresun.com , 24 Oct. 2019",
      "The poison of authoritarianism is as pervasive as the cloud of sulfur dioxide that befouled the air in East Germany. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 26 Feb. 2020",
      "Michael Kuta, 26, of the 700 block of South Addison Avenue, Villa Park, was cited for disorderly conduct \u2013 befouling property at 1:15 a.m. Nov. 28 after he was observed urinating on bushes in the 100 block of South York Street. \u2014 Graydon Megan, chicagotribune.com , 6 Dec. 2019",
      "But the country\u2019s blond-sand beaches are now scarred with plastic bottles and its mountain streams befouled by open dumps. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Dec. 2019",
      "Microfibers from synthetic fabrics and other pollutants befoul our rivers and oceans. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 Nov. 2019",
      "Whether that changes between now and whenever Democrats bring articles of impeachment to the House floor will depend on their ability to make the case that the president has not only befouled his office but must be removed from it. \u2014 Jonathan Allen, NBC News , 31 Oct. 2019",
      "Ambrosino decries the garbage and neglect that have befouled places that could be developed into parks and other public resources. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 Oct. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211245"
  },
  "befuddle":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink",
      ": confuse , perplex",
      ": confuse sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8f\u0259-d\u1d4al",
      "b\u0113-",
      "bi-\u02c8f\u0259-d\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "addle",
      "baffle",
      "bamboozle",
      "beat",
      "befog",
      "bemuse",
      "bewilder",
      "buffalo",
      "confound",
      "confuse",
      "discombobulate",
      "disorient",
      "flummox",
      "fox",
      "fuddle",
      "get",
      "gravel",
      "maze",
      "muddle",
      "muddy",
      "mystify",
      "perplex",
      "pose",
      "puzzle",
      "vex"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "most of the applicants were befuddled by the wording of one of the questions on the driving test",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "These are the ones that befuddle the mind and are more likely the source of fender-benders. \u2014 Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "The team hypothesizes that the rippling motion, which is often directed away from an approaching bird, may befuddle the predator. \u2014 Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American , 22 Dec. 2021",
      "It was shot, in part, in Coronado and its title might befuddle even Ken Jennings on Jeopardy! \u2014 Diane Bell Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Nov. 2021",
      "The cars also appear to befuddle drivers in other situations, such as being slow to take its turn at a four-way stop. \u2014 Matt Mcfarland, CNN , 3 Nov. 2021",
      "Here, however, The Economist is on surer ground: Green campaigners vie to befuddle the public with acronyms and jargon. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 9 Oct. 2021",
      "The Mountaineers most remember Colombi\u2019s ability to befuddle the defense with his legs. \u2014 Ryan Mainville, Dallas News , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "Black Friday, at its best, is a chaotic affair that overflows with FOMO and can befuddle even the most grizzled of bargain hunters. \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 28 Nov. 2019",
      "The move mirrored a signature style that Nani has often used to befuddle defenders and break himself open, giving the captain his second goal of the season. \u2014 Julia Poe, orlandosentinel.com , 1 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" be- + fuddle ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1801, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194756"
  },
  "beget":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to procreate as the father : sire",
      ": to produce especially as an effect or outgrowth"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8get",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "breed",
      "bring",
      "bring about",
      "bring on",
      "catalyze",
      "cause",
      "create",
      "do",
      "draw on",
      "effect",
      "effectuate",
      "engender",
      "generate",
      "induce",
      "invoke",
      "make",
      "occasion",
      "produce",
      "prompt",
      "result (in)",
      "spawn",
      "translate (into)",
      "work",
      "yield"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He died without begetting an heir.",
      "one change in the natural environment will beget others",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "No, violent images don\u2019t automatically beget real-world violence. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 27 May 2022",
      "Chef Reem Assil, who recently released her first cookbook, Arabiyya, hopes this communion and understanding will beget social change. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 24 May 2022",
      "Alpha did not beget Delta, which did not birth Omicron. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 13 May 2022",
      "Extreme selloffs beget extreme rallies, and exactly that has happened in stocks in the past two weeks. \u2014 James Mackintosh, WSJ , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "But by playing the odds correctly, good process should beget good results over the long run. \u2014 Bryan Toporek, Forbes , 27 May 2021",
      "Darryl Stingley had always told him not to fear injury, despite what had happened to him, because fear can beget injury. \u2014 Chase Goodbread, USA TODAY , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Academics have argued that the rise in longform television content has led to a greater search for psychologically rich characters, and arguably society now has a better understanding of the ways in which trauma can beget trauma. \u2014 Amelia Tait, Wired , 27 Nov. 2021",
      "Extrinsic motivators can be the rewards meeting your goals might beget , such as pleasing people, prize money or a trophy. \u2014 Kristen Rogers, CNN , 20 July 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English begeten, beyeten , going back to Old English begietan \"to get, beget,\" from be-  be- + gietan \"to get entry 1 \"",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214555"
  },
  "begetter":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to procreate as the father : sire",
      ": to produce especially as an effect or outgrowth"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8get",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "breed",
      "bring",
      "bring about",
      "bring on",
      "catalyze",
      "cause",
      "create",
      "do",
      "draw on",
      "effect",
      "effectuate",
      "engender",
      "generate",
      "induce",
      "invoke",
      "make",
      "occasion",
      "produce",
      "prompt",
      "result (in)",
      "spawn",
      "translate (into)",
      "work",
      "yield"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He died without begetting an heir.",
      "one change in the natural environment will beget others",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "No, violent images don\u2019t automatically beget real-world violence. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 27 May 2022",
      "Chef Reem Assil, who recently released her first cookbook, Arabiyya, hopes this communion and understanding will beget social change. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 24 May 2022",
      "Alpha did not beget Delta, which did not birth Omicron. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 13 May 2022",
      "Extreme selloffs beget extreme rallies, and exactly that has happened in stocks in the past two weeks. \u2014 James Mackintosh, WSJ , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "But by playing the odds correctly, good process should beget good results over the long run. \u2014 Bryan Toporek, Forbes , 27 May 2021",
      "Darryl Stingley had always told him not to fear injury, despite what had happened to him, because fear can beget injury. \u2014 Chase Goodbread, USA TODAY , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Academics have argued that the rise in longform television content has led to a greater search for psychologically rich characters, and arguably society now has a better understanding of the ways in which trauma can beget trauma. \u2014 Amelia Tait, Wired , 27 Nov. 2021",
      "Extrinsic motivators can be the rewards meeting your goals might beget , such as pleasing people, prize money or a trophy. \u2014 Kristen Rogers, CNN , 20 July 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English begeten, beyeten , going back to Old English begietan \"to get, beget,\" from be-  be- + gietan \"to get entry 1 \"",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170113"
  },
  "beggared":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that begs (see beg entry 1 sense 1 )",
      ": a person who lives by asking for gifts",
      ": pauper",
      ": fellow sense 4c",
      ": to reduce to poverty or the practice of asking for charity : to reduce to beggary",
      ": to exceed the resources or abilities of : defy",
      ": a person who lives by begging"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8be-g\u0259r",
      "\u02c8be-g\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "mendicant",
      "panhandler"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "I heard you won the contest! You lucky beggar !",
      "the pitiful beggars that are such a common sight in underdeveloped countries",
      "Verb",
      "Years of civil war had beggared the country.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The last symbol a dim garden over-run With Roman beggar -ticks. \u2014 Sarah Blackwood, The New Republic , 6 Jan. 2022",
      "Another word for a beggar is a \u2018panhandler,\u2019 although both terms are vaguely offensive. \u2014 Stephen Miller, WSJ , 11 Oct. 2021",
      "By situating\u2014or isolating\u2014words, phrases, and sentences in unexpected ways, Jacob gives a surprising weight and importance to a key, a ragpicker, a group of smiling men, three mushrooms, or a Neapolitan beggar . \u2014 Jed Perl, The New York Review of Books , 25 Feb. 2021",
      "Lakshmi did not come to San Antonio, so Torres brought a taste of the city to the show, cooking a popular dish from Mixtli\u2019s wide-ranging Mexican repertoire: green chile pork in a corn-flour beggar \u2019s purse. \u2014 Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com , 15 June 2020",
      "But their games last night devolved into dissertations on solo play while the other starters hung around the 3-point line like beggars hoping to cadge quarters from the stars. \u2014 Michael Powell, New York Times , 15 May 2018",
      "The next sticky seed source that will show up is beggar \u2019s lice. \u2014 Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com , 26 Mar. 2020",
      "In 1924, David-N\u00e9el disguised herself as a beggar and made her way to the holy city of Lhasa, which at the time, was forbidden to foreigners. Born in 1868, David-N\u00e9el\u2019s adventurous spirit was unheard of for a woman. \u2014 M\u00e9lissa Godin, Time , 28 Feb. 2020",
      "In 1768, in the Parisian suburb of Arcueil, Sade induced a beggar , Rose Keller, to accompany him home, promising her a job as a housekeeper. \u2014 Mitchell Abidor, The New York Review of Books , 12 Feb. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Iraq entered a long, grueling period of international sanctions that beggared its once robust middle class. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Dec. 2019",
      "This, given the popularity of Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, beggars belief. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 15 Aug. 2019",
      "His cat like reflex saves often beggared belief, and he was voted Player of the Year at the conclusion of the 2001/02 season. \u2014 SI.com , 12 June 2019",
      "Summer is made of stories: fiction that seems true, and true stories that beggar belief. \u2014 John Timpane, Philly.com , 2 June 2018",
      "To imagine that a country with an economy smaller than Canada\u2019s or Italy\u2019s could leverage a superpower ten times wealthier beggared the imagination. \u2014 Jonathan Chait, Daily Intelligencer , 8 May 2018",
      "And both seek a way out, though nothing could be less virtual, or more beggared of thrills, than the path that Charley chooses. \u2014 Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker , 24 Mar. 2018",
      "The prescience of this story, intended as satire in the mid-\u201970s and all too real in 2018 America, beggars belief. \u2014 Hamish Bowles, Vogue , 23 Feb. 2018",
      "Cousins was having his best season as a pro, putting up stat lines that beggared belief, fusing brilliantly with fellow All-Star big man Anthony Davis, and likely leading the Pelicans to a playoff berth. \u2014 Nathaniel Friedman, GQ , 30 Jan. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193359"
  },
  "beginner":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that begins something",
      ": an inexperienced person",
      ": a person who is doing something for the first time"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8gi-n\u0259r",
      "b\u0113-",
      "bi-\u02c8gi-n\u0259r"
    ],
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      "abecedarian",
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      "babe",
      "colt",
      "cub",
      "fledgling",
      "freshman",
      "greenhorn",
      "neophyte",
      "newbie",
      "newcomer",
      "novice",
      "novitiate",
      "punk",
      "recruit",
      "rook",
      "rookie",
      "tenderfoot",
      "tyro",
      "virgin"
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      "old hand",
      "old-timer",
      "vet",
      "veteran"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "although our son is only a beginner at swimming, he is making excellent progress",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Abhinav was learning to play tennis, and wanted a partner who was also a beginner . \u2014 Julie Beck, The Atlantic , 10 June 2022",
      "Stick to the T101 Treadmill for establishing a beginner 's routine with simple controls and a sleek, compact build. \u2014 Brittany Vincent, SELF , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "But McCoy Park, Beaver Creek's newest expansion, isn't your typical beginner 's terrain. \u2014 Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "As at Mission Pacific, the hotel provides surfboard storage, the better to take advantage of Oceanside\u2019s reliable, beginner -friendly swells. \u2014 Pat Saperstein, Variety , 27 May 2022",
      "In reality though, this beginner -friendly movement has a lot to offer\u2014and there are tons of compelling reasons to add it to your workout routine. \u2014 Jenny Mccoy, SELF , 27 May 2022",
      "The 62-mile, unpaved Hole-in-the-Rock Road passes beginner -friendly Peek-a-Boo and Spooky Gulch slot canyons before reaching a viewpoint over Lake Powell\u2019s western shore. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 May 2022",
      "But a more advanced exerciser might be able to handle more volume on this exercise and incorporate it more frequently into their workouts than a beginner who is still working on their technique. \u2014 SELF , 6 May 2022",
      "And that wraps up our beginner \u2019s guide to monthly giving programs. \u2014 Abhishek Humbad, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183250"
  },
  "beginning":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the point at which something begins : start",
      ": the first part",
      ": origin , source",
      ": a rudimentary stage or early period",
      ": just starting out",
      ": being first or the first part",
      ": introductory",
      ": the point at which something begins",
      ": the first part"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8gi-ni\u014b",
      "b\u0113-",
      "bi-\u02c8gi-ni\u014b"
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      "alpha",
      "baseline",
      "birth",
      "commencement",
      "dawn",
      "day one",
      "genesis",
      "get-go",
      "git-go",
      "inception",
      "incipience",
      "incipiency",
      "kickoff",
      "launch",
      "morning",
      "nascence",
      "nascency",
      "onset",
      "outset",
      "start",
      "threshold"
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      "introductory",
      "precursory",
      "prefatory",
      "prelim",
      "preliminary",
      "prelusive",
      "preparative",
      "preparatory",
      "primary"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Objections are inevitable but should never be seen as the end of the relationship, but rather as a new beginning on the path to a more meaningful relationship. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "Its most iconic set is right at the beginning , as the contestants play Red Light, Green Light. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 6 June 2022",
      "Their pitching, which seemed acceptable at the beginning , has started to revert to the same old Angels problem of past years. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
      "We were given these call signs at the beginning , but we were offered the opportunity to change them. \u2014 Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 June 2022",
      "At the beginning , the investigators seemed intent on gathering information about the Banditos. \u2014 The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
      "The leather jacket plays a big role in the punk world, but not at the beginning . \u2014 Kyle Rice, Rolling Stone , 24 May 2022",
      "However, even at the beginning , Diana had her doubts. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 24 May 2022",
      "The researchers found that 34 of 35 individuals who were EBV-negative at the beginning and developed MS during the study had contracted EBV about 5 to ten years before the onset of MS. \u2014 USA Today , 23 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "There from day one From the very beginning , common marmoset dads are there to help. \u2014 Bridget E. Hamilton, National Geographic , 16 June 2020",
      "This year, the same core four returns, however, Glendale coach Anthony Mohr has seven beginning golfers added to the team that will help build the future of the program. \u2014 Glendale News-Press , 4 Sep. 2019",
      "At the very beginning stages of our company, nobody had a lot of experience doing this. \u2014 Tasha Robinson, The Verge , 8 June 2018",
      "View the tour magazine online beginning June 2, contact the HCBA office at 817-573-4007 or email to request a free copy of the official tour magazine or to obtain a list of locations where a magazine may be picked up. \u2014 star-telegram , 2 June 2017",
      "Involving your makeup artist and hair stylist from the very beginning stages of the wedding planning process is a good way to ensure cohesiveness. \u2014 Meg Storm, Town & Country , 4 Oct. 2016"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1576, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210351"
  },
  "begone":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to go away : depart",
      ": to go away"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8g\u022fn",
      "-\u02c8g\u00e4n",
      "b\u0113-",
      "bi-\u02c8g\u022fn"
    ],
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      "bail",
      "bail out",
      "book",
      "bug off",
      "bug out",
      "bugger off",
      "buzz (off)",
      "clear off",
      "clear out",
      "cut out",
      "depart",
      "dig out",
      "exit",
      "get",
      "get off",
      "go",
      "go off",
      "move",
      "pack (up ",
      "part",
      "peel off",
      "pike (out ",
      "pull out",
      "push off",
      "push on",
      "quit",
      "run along",
      "sally (forth)",
      "scarper",
      "shove (off)",
      "step (along)",
      "take off",
      "vamoose",
      "walk out"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "arrive",
      "come",
      "show up",
      "turn up"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "in his frustration the beleaguered actor cried out to the autograph seekers, \u201c Begone and let me finish my meal in peace!\u201d"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from be gone (imperative)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212806"
  },
  "begrime":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make dirty with grime",
      ": sully , corrupt"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8gr\u012bm",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "befoul",
      "bemire",
      "besmirch",
      "blacken",
      "daub",
      "dirty",
      "distain",
      "foul",
      "gaum",
      "grime",
      "mire",
      "muck",
      "muddy",
      "smirch",
      "smudge",
      "soil",
      "stain",
      "sully"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "clean",
      "cleanse"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "years of spattered mud had thoroughly begrimed the mailbox by the side of the road"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1556, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190406"
  },
  "begrimed":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": made dirty or grimy : covered with grime"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8gr\u012bmd",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bedraggled",
      "befouled",
      "bemired",
      "besmirched",
      "black",
      "blackened",
      "cruddy",
      "dingy",
      "dirty",
      "draggled",
      "dusty",
      "filthy",
      "foul",
      "grimy",
      "grotty",
      "grubby",
      "grungy",
      "mucky",
      "muddy",
      "nasty",
      "smudged",
      "smutty",
      "soiled",
      "sordid",
      "stained",
      "sullied",
      "unclean",
      "uncleanly"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "clean",
      "cleanly",
      "immaculate",
      "spick-and-span",
      "spic-and-span",
      "spotless",
      "stainless",
      "ultraclean",
      "unsoiled",
      "unstained",
      "unsullied"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1865, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194926"
  },
  "beguiling":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": agreeably or charmingly attractive or pleasing"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8g\u012b-li\u014b",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "artful",
      "cagey",
      "cagy",
      "crafty",
      "cunning",
      "cute",
      "designing",
      "devious",
      "dodgy",
      "foxy",
      "guileful",
      "scheming",
      "shrewd",
      "slick",
      "sly",
      "subtle",
      "tricky",
      "wily"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "artless",
      "guileless",
      "ingenuous",
      "innocent",
      "undesigning"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The director's novel approach, enlisting two-time Oscar winner McDormand to act as a friend and confidant to real life nomads playing themselves, has become one of the film's most beguiling features, if not its defining one. \u2014 CNN , 14 Mar. 2021",
      "The idea of herd immunity, a term imported from livestock veterinarians, has become more beguiling as huge swaths of populations in parts of the world recover from SARS-CoV-2 infections, leaving them with some degree of immunity. \u2014 Jon Cohen, Science | AAAS , 16 Feb. 2021",
      "The notion that Republicans should calm troubled waters by standing down is a little more beguiling . \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 20 Sep. 2020",
      "Pinball is a beguiling game that requires skill and an occasional assist from Lady Luck. \u2014 Ryan Smith, Chicago Reader , 3 May 2018",
      "The styling and production design are impeccable, and Rachel Morrison\u2019s radiant cinematography is as beguiling as Stewart\u2019s performance. \u2014 New York Times , 15 May 2020",
      "Which is a shame, because the intro and outro, in which the titular phrase is exalted over a gentle mix of strumming and finger-picking, is pretty beguiling on its own. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 26 Mar. 2019",
      "But he\u2019s never made a follow-up as strange and beguiling as Babe: Pig in the City. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 10 Apr. 2020",
      "Japan is one of the most beguiling countries on earth, with a mile-long list of acclaimed books parsing its history and culture. \u2014 Ashlea Halpern, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 30 Mar. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1646, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201021"
  },
  "behave":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way",
      ": to conduct (oneself) in a proper manner",
      ": to act, function, or react in a particular way",
      ": to conduct oneself properly",
      ": to act in a particular manner",
      ": to act in a proper or acceptable way",
      ": to act or function in a particular way",
      ": to bear or conduct (oneself) in a particular way",
      ": to act, function, or react in a particular way"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8h\u0101v",
      "b\u0113-",
      "bi-\u02c8h\u0101v",
      "bi-\u02c8h\u0101v"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "acquit",
      "bear",
      "carry",
      "comport",
      "conduct",
      "demean",
      "deport",
      "quit"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "If you can't behave in the store we'll have to leave.",
      "If you can't behave yourself in the store we'll have to leave.",
      "I wish those children would behave themselves .",
      "He behaves like a child!",
      "The experiment tested how various metals behave under heat and pressure.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Some people will find those conversations threatening or uncomfortable, and others will simply be ignorant and need educating on more respectful ways to behave . \u2014 Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 June 2022",
      "And, anyway, we weren\u2019t allowed to behave that way with customers. \u2014 Souvankham Thammavongsa, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
      "When a mask policy is aligned with a larger company belief system, it may be perceived as a company wishing to behave consistently, which can ultimately lead to greater trust and patronage. \u2014 Isabella Bunosso, Scientific American , 27 May 2022",
      "Suddenly self-conscious, Leo starts to behave differently. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 26 May 2022",
      "Gun ownership used to be something normal people did, and normal people tend to behave responsibly. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 25 May 2022",
      "That said, Reggie and Tina are for the most part free to behave toward one another as any male-female pair of alligators would. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022",
      "Law Director Mark Griffin said the law will require panel members to be impartial, and the city will require them to behave accordingly. \u2014 Courtney Astolfi, cleveland , 19 May 2022",
      "The Met Gala was the perfect illustration of how elites expect the rest of us to behave . \u2014 Jack Durschlag, Fox News , 4 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English behaven , from be-  be- + haven \"to have entry 1 , hold\"",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200719"
  },
  "behavior":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the way in which someone conducts oneself or behaves (see behave sense 1 )",
      ": an instance of such behavior",
      ": the manner of conducting (see conduct entry 1 sense 2 ) oneself",
      ": anything that an organism does involving action and response to stimulation",
      ": the response of an individual, group, or species to its environment",
      ": the way in which something functions or operates",
      ": the manner in which a person acts",
      ": the whole activity of something and especially a living being",
      ": the manner of conducting oneself",
      ": anything that an organism does involving action and response to stimulation",
      ": the response of an individual, group, or species to its environment"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8h\u0101-vy\u0259r",
      "b\u0113-",
      "bi-\u02c8h\u0101v-y\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "actions",
      "address",
      "bearing",
      "comportment",
      "conduct",
      "demeanor",
      "deportment",
      "geste",
      "gest"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "If a parent is struggling and there is a question of primary custody, it\u2019s the parent\u2019s behavior that determines with whom the child will live, not the diagnosis. \u2014 Tribune News Service, al , 18 June 2022",
      "The most apparent route runs through parental behavior , but influences during gestation and even changes in eggs and sperm may also play a role. \u2014 Rachel Yehuda, Scientific American , 18 June 2022",
      "Others also condemned the men\u2019s behavior and accused them of racially profiling the teen. \u2014 Timothy Bella, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
      "Musk\u2019s behavior on Twitter, according to the letter. \u2014 Felicia Alvarez, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
      "These stories are eye-catching and bound to induce hoarding, panic buying, and beggar-thy-neighbor behavior . \u2014 Thin Lei Win, Fortune , 17 June 2022",
      "And that's not to mention Musk's history of inflammatory and sometimes erratic behavior online and offline. \u2014 Clare Duffy, CNN , 17 June 2022",
      "But harassing behavior exhibited verbally, through movement or body language is in a legal gray area. \u2014 Michael Smolenscolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 June 2022",
      "Some employees at the company recently wrote a letter that called Mr. Musk\u2019s public statements and behavior , particularly during the past several weeks, embarrassing and distracting. \u2014 Micah Maidenberg, WSJ , 17 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"alteration of Middle English behavour , from behaven \"to behave \" + -our  -or entry 2 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225941"
  },
  "behemoth":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "a mighty animal described in Job 40 15\u201324 as an example of the power of God",
      "something of monstrous size, power, or appearance"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"bi-\u02c8h\u0113-m\u0259th",
    "synonyms":[
      "blockbuster",
      "colossus",
      "dinosaur",
      "dreadnought",
      "elephant",
      "giant",
      "Goliath",
      "jumbo",
      "leviathan",
      "mammoth",
      "mastodon",
      "monster",
      "titan",
      "whale",
      "whopper"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "diminutive",
      "dwarf",
      "half-pint",
      "midget",
      "mite",
      "peewee",
      "pygmy",
      "pigmy",
      "runt",
      "shrimp"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the newest SUV is a gas-guzzling behemoth that doesn't even fit in a standard parking space",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "All that said, there\u2019s still the behemoth of Pride to reckon with. \u2014 Emma Specter, Vogue , 13 June 2022",
      "Introduced by Steve Jobs, the iPod was credited with helping to turn Apple from a nearly bankrupt company to an eventual $3 trillion behemoth . \u2014 Mark Gurman, Fortune , 10 May 2022",
      "Searches spiked 2,950 percent in a day, according to the search-engine behemoth . \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "The six-engine behemoth , long the world\u2019s largest aircraft, is known in Ukrainian as Mriya, or Dream, and was a source of intense national pride. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "After being absent for more than a decade, the Hummer has been resurrected as a future-forward, all-electric behemoth forthcoming in both pickup truck and SUV forms. \u2014 Laura Burstein, Robb Report , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Talent behemoth , Creative Artists Agency (CAA) represents the production company Early Risers Media Group and is handling licensing of the series\u2019 distribution rights. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Each of these bets gives the conglomerate a chance to grow from a monopoly in a single industry to a sector-spanning behemoth that exerts influence over a larger and larger share of the economy. \u2014 Nicol\u00e1s Rivero, Quartz , 9 Dec. 2021",
      "Their voices were heard, in big ways and small, through hundreds of reminders that their mental and physical health were not for sale, not even to the $15.5 billion behemoth that underwrites many of their grandest dreams. \u2014 Jenna Fryer, The Christian Science Monitor , 8 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Late Latin, from Hebrew b\u0115h\u0113m\u014dth ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "behind":{
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "adverb or adjective",
      "noun",
      "preposition"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in the place or situation that is being or has been departed from",
      ": in, to, or toward the back",
      ": later in time",
      ": in a secondary or inferior position",
      ": in arrears",
      ": slow",
      ": still to come",
      ": in or to a place or situation in back of or to the rear of",
      ": following in order",
      ": in the background of",
      ": out of the mind or consideration of",
      ": beyond in depth or time",
      ": in support of : on the side of",
      ": with the support of",
      ": buttocks",
      ": in a place that is being or has been left",
      ": in, to, or toward the back",
      ": not up to the general level",
      ": not keeping up to a schedule",
      ": at or to the back of",
      ": not up to the level of",
      ": out of the thoughts of",
      ": responsible for",
      ": in support of"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8h\u012bnd",
      "b\u0113-",
      "\u02c8b\u0113-\u02cch\u012bnd",
      "bi-\u02c8h\u012bnd",
      "b\u0113-",
      "bi-\u02c8h\u012bnd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "behindhand",
      "belated",
      "delinquent",
      "late",
      "latish",
      "overdue",
      "tardy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "abaft",
      "back of"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb or adjective",
      "There's no pesky white cast left behind from application, and the addition of Niacinamide will help reduce redness and irritation for sensitive skin users. \u2014 ELLE , 17 June 2022",
      "As foreign companies write down billions of their once promising Russian investments, domestic firms and banks are rushing to take over businesses left behind . \u2014 Mark Heinrich And Grant Mccool, The Christian Science Monitor , 15 June 2022",
      "Tests were run in 2021 on hair samples found in the victim\u2019s hand and DNA samples left behind by the culprit. \u2014 Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
      "Four big cats left behind at a now-defunct drive-thru roadside attraction in northeast Oklahoma are getting a second chance thanks to two sanctuaries and a California zoo. \u2014 Shafiq Najib, PEOPLE.com , 15 June 2022",
      "The people expelled from Diego Garcia were not permitted to take their animals; about 1,000 pet dogs had to be left behind . \u2014 Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
      "Tents were left behind , as the women preferred to sleep under the stars. \u2014 Britta Lokting, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
      "When the actors and director head overseas to fight in World War Ii, the women left behind begin mounting their own productions of Shakespeare plays. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 June 2022",
      "Natalie Ammons of Gary set a small bouquet of flowers outside the entrance to Playo\u2019s Night Club Monday, next to the sandals and shoes left behind by the victims of a mass shooting Saturday at the Grant Street club. \u2014 Carrie Napoleon, Chicago Tribune , 14 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
      "Over the past half-century, Stevens has become a key figure in navigating those hothouses, sometimes behind the scenes, but always with a shrewd eye and bracing lack of cynicism. \u2014 Ann Hornaday, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
      "At NCAAs, Sates won the 500-yard freestyle and was third, behind Kibler, in the 200 free. \u2014 David Woods, The Indianapolis Star , 17 June 2022",
      "But although China's two initial aircraft carriers increased its naval power, their capability was still far behind the US, which has a total of 11 of the vessels in service. \u2014 Nectar Gan, Brad Lendon, CNN , 17 June 2022",
      "Just behind the peak is the area known as the Ballfield or Ballpark. \u2014 Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News , 15 June 2022",
      "Season two of The Boys \u2014 whose source material is Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson\u2019s comic book \u2014 racked up 4.8 billion minutes over six weeks, coming in just behind The Wheel of Time. \u2014 Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 June 2022",
      "On Wednesday afternoon, police officers started gathering at a farm just behind the neighborhood where the child disappeared. \u2014 Fox News , 15 June 2022",
      "He was ranked fifth before Tuesday\u2019s transfer, just behind his friend and philanthropic partner, Bill Gates. \u2014 Warren Buffett, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
      "The show is located just behind an Herm\u00e8s store, the area\u2019s first, which opened last June. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Watch a young sprinter claim a fantastic come-from- behind win despite losing a shoe. \u2014 Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY , 12 May 2022",
      "The IronBirds beat the Jersey Shore BlueClaws, 11-10, for the come-from- behind win at the ShoreTown Ballpark in Lakeside, New Jersey. \u2014 Randy Mcroberts, Baltimore Sun , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "Rojas, who had nine points after halftime, was a big reason alongside Quinerly for the come-from- behind win, which came three days after Ellis won the hard hat award in the loss to Kentucky. \u2014 Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al , 26 Feb. 2022",
      "Rallying for a come-from- behind win in the final minutes, Matthew Stafford and the Rams stormed back to knock off the Cincinnati Bengals and their electric offense, 23-20 in Super Bowl 56. \u2014 oregonlive , 13 Feb. 2022",
      "Cade Cunningham exited during the third quarter with a right hip pointer, and the New Orleans Pelicans dominated the second half for a come-from- behind , 111-101 victory. \u2014 Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "The Gators hope the come-from- behind win was the first of several steps forward during a demanding five-game, 10-day stretch sure to test their mettle and set the course of the rest of the season. \u2014 Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com , 22 Jan. 2022",
      "The Crusaders remain second in the rankings following a come-from- behind win over Clewiston on Friday and a 40-14 win over Fort Pierce Central on Monday night. \u2014 Gary Curreri, sun-sentinel.com , 19 Oct. 2021",
      "Freshman Caleb Williams might have saved Oklahoma\u2019s season, throwing for 212 yards and two touchdowns and rushing for 88 yards and a score in relief of an ineffective Spencer Rattler in last weekend\u2019s come-from- behind win over Texas. \u2014 C.j. Doon, baltimoresun.com , 14 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adverb or adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adverb or adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Preposition",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "circa 1830, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211012"
  },
  "behindhand":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": being in arrears",
      ": being in an inferior position",
      ": being behind schedule"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8h\u012bnd-\u02cchand",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "behind",
      "belated",
      "delinquent",
      "late",
      "latish",
      "overdue",
      "tardy"
    ],
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      "early",
      "inopportune",
      "precocious",
      "premature",
      "unseasonable",
      "untimely"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the response was behindhand , just like everything else the company did"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212136"
  },
  "behold":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to perceive through sight or apprehension : see",
      ": to gaze upon : observe",
      ": to look upon : see"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8h\u014dld",
      "b\u0113-",
      "bi-\u02c8h\u014dld"
    ],
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      "appreciate",
      "apprehend",
      "assimilate",
      "catch",
      "catch on (to)",
      "cognize",
      "compass",
      "comprehend",
      "conceive",
      "cotton (to ",
      "decipher",
      "decode",
      "dig",
      "discern",
      "get",
      "grasp",
      "grok",
      "intuit",
      "know",
      "make",
      "make out",
      "perceive",
      "recognize",
      "register",
      "savvy",
      "see",
      "seize",
      "sense",
      "tumble (to)",
      "twig",
      "understand"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "miss"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Those who have beheld the beauty of the desert never forget it.",
      "to anyone who beholds the immense complexity of life on earth",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The ideal way to behold the Tolkienesque terrain of the Ha Giang highlands in north Vietnam is from the seat of a motorbike. \u2014 Patrick Scott, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
      "Across the water, Asher Molyneaux, a skipper aboard the Finlander II, a 47-foot-vessel out of Maine, was also able to behold the creature up close. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 17 May 2022",
      "Now, these days, Baby and Johnny\u2019s slow dance-turned-slow love making would hardly garner a PG-13 rating, but for a girl in her formative years, watching that scene in the late \u201880s was something to behold . \u2014 Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR , 25 May 2022",
      "Since the leak of Justice Samuel Alito\u2019s draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women\u2019s Health, the desperation on display from many on the left has been something to behold . \u2014 Adam M. Carrington, National Review , 19 May 2022",
      "The state of ad wars in this race is something to behold \u2014 partially because Caruso has spent so much more than anyone else. \u2014 Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times , 14 May 2022",
      "Every year in late May to early June, thousands of visitors gather near the popular Elkmont Campground to behold the naturally occurring phenomenon of Photinus carolinus, a firefly species that flashes synchronously. \u2014 Karen Ch\u00e1vez, USA TODAY , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "And the furniture is certainly something to behold , too. \u2014 Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Not every reader will recognize the careful detail, but those who do will feel rewarded to finally behold a book that centers their experience. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, to keep, behold, from Old English behealdan , from be- + healdan to hold",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212024"
  },
  "being":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "conjunction",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of having existence",
      ": something that is conceivable and hence capable of existing",
      ": something that actually exists",
      ": the totality of existing things",
      ": conscious existence : life",
      ": the qualities that constitute an existent thing : essence",
      ": personality",
      ": a living thing",
      ": person",
      ": present",
      ": since , because",
      ": the state of having life or existence",
      ": a living thing",
      ": an entity believed to be divine"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u0113(-i)\u014b",
      "\u02c8b\u0113-i\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "baby",
      "bird",
      "bod",
      "body",
      "character",
      "cookie",
      "cooky",
      "creature",
      "customer",
      "devil",
      "duck",
      "egg",
      "face",
      "fish",
      "guy",
      "head",
      "human",
      "human being",
      "individual",
      "life",
      "man",
      "mortal",
      "party",
      "person",
      "personage",
      "scout",
      "slob",
      "sort",
      "soul",
      "specimen",
      "stiff",
      "thing",
      "wight"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "'cause",
      "as",
      "as long as",
      "because",
      "considering",
      "for",
      "inasmuch as",
      "now",
      "seeing",
      "since",
      "whereas"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "a social movement that was brought into being in the 1960s",
      "I knew it was true in the core of my being .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The central twist of the episode sees the crew discover that the alien is actually an intelligent being , protecting the eggs of its children \u2014 a twist that blew Roddenberry\u2019s mind as a child. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 14 June 2022",
      "And Xan, a being at least as observant as my dad, had made an intense study of Robert auf der Horst: his personality, his habits, his sense of humor. \u2014 Andr\u00e9 Alexis, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
      "Eleven and Hopper go down by the gate to the Upside Down in Hawkins, and using Eleven's telekinetic powers, close the gate\u2014for the time being \u2014cutting the Mind Flayer off. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 25 May 2022",
      "Wanda is supposedly the most powerful being in the multiverse, yet has no agency. \u2014 Clarissa Cruz, EW.com , 11 May 2022",
      "Even so, the ruling by U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle in Tampa, Fla., forced the Biden administration to acknowledge that \u2014 for the time being , at least \u2014 the federal government couldn\u2019t require Americans to mask up while traveling. \u2014 Karen Kaplanscience And Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "As a being and falling in line, orientation isn\u2019t disciplinary conformity to a norm, but a directionality or course or tendency to have capacities that will contribute positively to the reproduction of hegemonic society. \u2014 Longreads , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Falligar was a friend to Thor, a being who could wrestle black holes. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Because Massaro was a higher-density being , the logic went, any issue anyone may have with any of his teachings was their problem and a result of their own dysfunction, not his. \u2014 Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone , 18 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Conjunction",
      "1528, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214905"
  },
  "belabor":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to attack verbally",
      ": to beat soundly",
      ": to explain or insist on excessively",
      ": to keep explaining or insisting on to excess"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8l\u0101-b\u0259r",
      "b\u0113-",
      "bi-\u02c8l\u0101-b\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dwell (on ",
      "harp (on)"
    ],
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      "disregard",
      "forget",
      "ignore",
      "overlook",
      "overpass",
      "pass over",
      "slight",
      "slur (over)"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Her habit of belaboring the obvious makes her a very boring speaker.",
      "Please don't belabor the point.",
      "He uses his newspaper column to belabor writers for even the most minor grammatical errors.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Almod\u00f3var doesn\u2019t belabor the reference or its tragic significance; a viewer could easily miss it, which strikes me as part of his point. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "There\u2019s heavy material here, but \u2018Passing\u2019 doesn\u2019t belabor its points. \u2014 Mark Olsen Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 29 Oct. 2021",
      "To belabor the point: U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh was in Cleveland on Monday promoting Democratic President Joe Biden\u2019s economic agenda. \u2014 cleveland , 26 Oct. 2021",
      "Not to belabor the movie-industry metaphor, but Korea had a Marvel Cinematic Universe problem long before Hollywood was overrun by superhero sequels. \u2014 William Pesek, Forbes , 22 Oct. 2021",
      "To belabor a recent theme of this space as well as the obvious, pragmatists have the stronger political argument in the national context. \u2014 John Brummett, Arkansas Online , 21 Sep. 2021",
      "There\u2019s no easy way into this conversation, and Mira does admirably not to belabor it. \u2014 Amanda Whiting, Vulture , 19 Sep. 2021",
      "Not to belabor the point, but that\u2019s exactly the problem something like the California bill is trying to remedy. \u2014 Helen Rosner, The New Yorker , 16 Sep. 2021",
      "Kicker Greg Zuerlein was disappointing \u2014 no need to belabor that point \u2014 but so was the kickoff coverage at times. \u2014 David Moore, Dallas News , 14 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1596, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184441"
  },
  "belated":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": delayed beyond the usual time",
      ": existing or appearing past the normal or proper time",
      ": happening or coming very late or too late"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8l\u0101-t\u0259d",
      "b\u0113-",
      "bi-\u02c8l\u0101-t\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "behind",
      "behindhand",
      "delinquent",
      "late",
      "latish",
      "overdue",
      "tardy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "early",
      "inopportune",
      "precocious",
      "premature",
      "unseasonable",
      "untimely"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "She received belated recognition for her scientific discovery.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "At the same time, they were hardly shocked at Ye\u2019s belated attempt to seize control of the project. \u2014 Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "Accounts of Tedros\u2019s belated shift on China may be unlikely to win over his critics. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Aug. 2021",
      "Nikole Hannah-Jones has rejected a contentious and belated offer of a tenured faculty p0sition at the University of North Carolina (UNC) and will join the faculty at Howard University instead. \u2014 Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes , 6 July 2021",
      "Nothing has reminded me of Russia quite so much as the Trump Administration\u2019s belated effort to encourage Americans to vaccinate. \u2014 Masha Gessen, The New Yorker , 15 Dec. 2020",
      "Then my friend Karen and her daughter Sophia stopped by to bring me a belated birthday present. \u2014 Karina Bland, azcentral , 25 Mar. 2020",
      "There\u2019s nothing any of us want more than to be talking about the return of the NBA, the NHL and the belated startup of the MLB season in July. \u2014 Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas News , 11 May 2020",
      "The third period sees him in prison, coming face-to-face again with his father who is also serving time, and embarking on a journey of belated self-discovery. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, New York Times , 1 May 2020",
      "This recognition that a legend hums among us, however belated , is just. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Apr. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"past participle of belate (to make late)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1670, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221437"
  },
  "beleaguerment":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": besiege",
      ": trouble , harass"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8l\u0113-g\u0259r",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "besiege",
      "blockade",
      "invest",
      "leaguer"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the lack of funds that beleaguers schools",
      "beleaguered the castle for months",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In the clinical world, consistency is king; gaps in data can blight the reliability of any takeaways, or beleaguer analysis. \u2014 Grace Browne, Wired , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "American officials have felt an affinity for officials in Taipei for decades, a natural sense of solidarity with a democratic government beleaguered by a communist regime. \u2014 Joel Gehrke, Washington Examiner , 22 May 2020",
      "Many Indians obeyed the rules, wary of catching the virus and not trusting India\u2019s beleaguered health care system to save them. \u2014 New York Times , 6 May 2020",
      "The program aims to compensate for service cuts in San Francisco\u2019s mass transit systems, while providing a boost for the city\u2019s beleaguered taxi industry. \u2014 Chronicle Staff, SFChronicle.com , 29 Apr. 2020",
      "The disease also threatens the fragile political turmoil that has beleaguered the country for almost six years. \u2014 Fox News , 20 Mar. 2020",
      "The flat $600 federal payout was a recognition from Congress that state unemployment systems were going to be beleaguered with millions of new unemployment claims \u2014 including many from people who traditionally don\u2019t qualify, such as gig workers. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Apr. 2020",
      "Maryland Annapolis: Four additional residents at a nursing home beleaguered by more than 100 positive cases of COVID-19 have died, local health officials announced. \u2014 USA TODAY , 6 Apr. 2020",
      "The response has drawn praise for Big Tech companies, who have long been beleaguered by criticism about privacy violations, harassment and misinformation on their platforms, and other problems. \u2014 Erin Brodwin, STAT , 1 Apr. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Dutch belegeren , from be- (akin to Old English be- ) + leger camp; akin to Old High German legar bed \u2014 more at lair ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212145"
  },
  "believe":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to consider to be true or honest",
      ": to accept the word or evidence of",
      ": to hold as an opinion : suppose",
      ": to accept something as true, genuine , or real",
      ": to have a firm or wholehearted religious conviction or persuasion : to regard the existence of God as a fact",
      ": to have a firm conviction as to the goodness, efficacy , or ability of something",
      ": to hold an opinion : think",
      ": to be astounded at",
      ": to have faith or confidence in the existence or worth of",
      ": to accept as true",
      ": to accept the word of",
      ": to hold an opinion : think",
      ": to consider to be true or honest"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "b\u0259-\u02c8l\u0113v",
      "b\u0259-\u02c8l\u0113v"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accept",
      "buy",
      "credit",
      "swallow",
      "take",
      "trust"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "disbelieve",
      "discredit",
      "reject"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Nearly 90% of investors believe the Fed will hike rates by that same amount next month, following similar expectations from Goldman, Jefferies and Barclays. \u2014 David Goldman, CNN , 14 June 2022",
      "Police believe that the assailant may have placed a tire in the road to lure Bridegan from his car at about 7:30 p.m., then shot him. \u2014 Fox News , 14 June 2022",
      "About 73% of London workers believe there will never be a return to the previous way of working where most people come to the office five or more days a week. \u2014 Sheryl Estrada, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
      "Monarch officials believe there\u2019s been enough new experimentation since, including the ongoing trials at Wente and Crocker & Starr, to prove the tractor is safe. \u2014 Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle , 14 June 2022",
      "Households believe inflation one year from now will be 6.6% higher, up from the 6.3% projection seen in the April data and the highest level seen in a survey that goes back to 2013. \u2014 Michael S. Derby, WSJ , 13 June 2022",
      "Other family members believe the boat may have left from La Romana in the southeast. \u2014 CBS News , 13 June 2022",
      "According to HoopsHype\u2019s Michael Scotto, rival executives believe Houston will explore trades for Wood, who turns 27 in September, in search of someone who would potentially be a better fit with Banchero and Jalen Green. \u2014 cleveland , 13 June 2022",
      "The Dodgers believe Buehler can return before the end of the season. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English beleven , from Old English bel\u0113fan , from be- + l\u0233fan, l\u0113fan to allow, believe; akin to Old High German gilouben to believe, Old English l\u0113of dear \u2014 more at love ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1b"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-234030"
  },
  "bellicose":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8be-li-\u02cck\u014ds"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aggressive",
      "agonistic",
      "argumentative",
      "assaultive",
      "belligerent",
      "brawly",
      "chippy",
      "combative",
      "confrontational",
      "contentious",
      "discordant",
      "disputatious",
      "feisty",
      "gladiatorial",
      "militant",
      "pugnacious",
      "quarrelsome",
      "scrappy",
      "truculent",
      "warlike"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "nonaggressive",
      "nonbelligerent",
      "pacific",
      "peaceable",
      "peaceful",
      "unbelligerent",
      "uncombative",
      "uncontentious"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Never in peacetime, perhaps, have the statements of our government officials been more relentlessly bellicose . Yet their actions have been comparatively cautious. \u2014 New Yorker , 24 June 1985",
      "For three centuries Viking raiders haunted western Europe. The bellicose Charlemagne himself felt menaced. \u2014 Daniel J. Boorstin , The Discoverers , 1983",
      "His evident calm, which always infuriated the opposition, must have irritated the bellicose colonel to a point at which he could control himself no longer. \u2014 Michael Pearson , Those Damned Rebels , 1972",
      "bellicose hockey players who always seem to spend more time fighting than playing",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And Trump, beyond his bellicose and inchoate trade war against China, largely ignored the region, save for a couple of fancy dinners with Kim Jong Un. \u2014 Michael Schuman, The Atlantic , 24 May 2022",
      "It\u2019s one thing to misidentify your vice president as the first lady, quite another to call for the ouster of an autocratic and bellicose leader of a nation with nuclear weapons. \u2014 Gerard Baker, WSJ , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "The outcome of that vote surprised even Trump\u2019s former ambassador to NATO, Kay Bailey Hutchison, who argued that the U.S. commitment to the alliance has remained ironclad across administrations, despite bellicose rhetoric. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "The detectives initially suspect Brenda\u2019s husband, Allen (Billy Howle), of the crime, but soon learn that his brothers Dan and Ron (Wyatt Russell and Sam Worthington), once exemplary mainstream Mormons, have descended into bellicose fundamentalism. \u2014 Meredith Blakestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Soon after Russia\u2019s army pushed in to try to seize control of Ukraine, Maria Zakharova, the bellicose Foreign Ministry spokeswoman in Moscow, insisted that her country still had plenty of friends in the world. \u2014 Laura King, Los Angeles Times , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Since then, social media companies appear to be walking a thin line, trying to cool the most bellicose rhetoric without crossing any red lines, in particular with criticism of Russia. \u2014 Jennifer Conrad, Wired , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "But many Kremlin-watchers see the Ukraine invasion as a departure even from his bellicose standards. \u2014 Alexander Smith, NBC News , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "The tone struck me as less than bellicose , as if the Kremlin might be looking to lower the temperature. \u2014 Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker , 14 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin bellicosus , from bellicus of war, from bellum war",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211001"
  },
  "bellicosity":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8be-li-\u02cck\u014ds"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aggressive",
      "agonistic",
      "argumentative",
      "assaultive",
      "belligerent",
      "brawly",
      "chippy",
      "combative",
      "confrontational",
      "contentious",
      "discordant",
      "disputatious",
      "feisty",
      "gladiatorial",
      "militant",
      "pugnacious",
      "quarrelsome",
      "scrappy",
      "truculent",
      "warlike"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "nonaggressive",
      "nonbelligerent",
      "pacific",
      "peaceable",
      "peaceful",
      "unbelligerent",
      "uncombative",
      "uncontentious"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Never in peacetime, perhaps, have the statements of our government officials been more relentlessly bellicose . Yet their actions have been comparatively cautious. \u2014 New Yorker , 24 June 1985",
      "For three centuries Viking raiders haunted western Europe. The bellicose Charlemagne himself felt menaced. \u2014 Daniel J. Boorstin , The Discoverers , 1983",
      "His evident calm, which always infuriated the opposition, must have irritated the bellicose colonel to a point at which he could control himself no longer. \u2014 Michael Pearson , Those Damned Rebels , 1972",
      "bellicose hockey players who always seem to spend more time fighting than playing",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And Trump, beyond his bellicose and inchoate trade war against China, largely ignored the region, save for a couple of fancy dinners with Kim Jong Un. \u2014 Michael Schuman, The Atlantic , 24 May 2022",
      "It\u2019s one thing to misidentify your vice president as the first lady, quite another to call for the ouster of an autocratic and bellicose leader of a nation with nuclear weapons. \u2014 Gerard Baker, WSJ , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "The outcome of that vote surprised even Trump\u2019s former ambassador to NATO, Kay Bailey Hutchison, who argued that the U.S. commitment to the alliance has remained ironclad across administrations, despite bellicose rhetoric. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "The detectives initially suspect Brenda\u2019s husband, Allen (Billy Howle), of the crime, but soon learn that his brothers Dan and Ron (Wyatt Russell and Sam Worthington), once exemplary mainstream Mormons, have descended into bellicose fundamentalism. \u2014 Meredith Blakestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Soon after Russia\u2019s army pushed in to try to seize control of Ukraine, Maria Zakharova, the bellicose Foreign Ministry spokeswoman in Moscow, insisted that her country still had plenty of friends in the world. \u2014 Laura King, Los Angeles Times , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Since then, social media companies appear to be walking a thin line, trying to cool the most bellicose rhetoric without crossing any red lines, in particular with criticism of Russia. \u2014 Jennifer Conrad, Wired , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "But many Kremlin-watchers see the Ukraine invasion as a departure even from his bellicose standards. \u2014 Alexander Smith, NBC News , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "The tone struck me as less than bellicose , as if the Kremlin might be looking to lower the temperature. \u2014 Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker , 14 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin bellicosus , from bellicus of war, from bellum war",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-230003"
  },
  "belligerency":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the state of being at war or in conflict",
      ": the status of a legally recognized belligerent state or nation",
      ": belligerence",
      ": the state of being at war or in conflict",
      ": the status whereby a recognized military force is granted the protection of the international laws of war"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "b\u0259-\u02c8lij-r\u0259n(t)-s\u0113",
      "-\u02c8li-j\u0259-",
      "b\u0259-\u02c8li-j\u0259-r\u0259n-s\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aggression",
      "aggressiveness",
      "assaultiveness",
      "bellicosity",
      "belligerence",
      "combativeness",
      "contentiousness",
      "defiance",
      "disputatiousness",
      "feistiness",
      "fight",
      "militance",
      "militancy",
      "militantness",
      "pugnacity",
      "quarrelsomeness",
      "scrappiness",
      "truculence"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "nonaggression",
      "pacifism"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1815, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211146"
  },
  "belligerent":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness",
      ": waging war",
      ": belonging to or recognized as a state at war and protected by and subject to the laws of war",
      ": carrying on war",
      ": feeling or showing readiness to fight",
      ": a nation at war",
      ": a person taking part in a fight",
      ": waging war : carrying on war",
      ": belonging to or recognized as an organized military power protected by and subject to the laws of war",
      ": inclined to or exhibiting hostility or a combative temperament",
      ": a belligerent nation, state, or person"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "b\u0259-\u02c8lij-r\u0259nt",
      "-\u02c8li-j\u0259-",
      "b\u0259-\u02c8li-j\u0259-r\u0259nt",
      "b\u0259-\u02c8li-j\u0259-r\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aggressive",
      "agonistic",
      "argumentative",
      "assaultive",
      "bellicose",
      "brawly",
      "chippy",
      "combative",
      "confrontational",
      "contentious",
      "discordant",
      "disputatious",
      "feisty",
      "gladiatorial",
      "militant",
      "pugnacious",
      "quarrelsome",
      "scrappy",
      "truculent",
      "warlike"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "nonaggressive",
      "nonbelligerent",
      "pacific",
      "peaceable",
      "peaceful",
      "unbelligerent",
      "uncombative",
      "uncontentious"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "That achievement came at a cost of some 27 million Soviet lives, the highest body count of any belligerent nation. \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022",
      "The Gates Mills man, 50, was also belligerent and was arrested for disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and failure to disclose personal information. \u2014 cleveland , 23 May 2022",
      "But a great many are belligerent , explaining away the failures of attacks on Kyiv by stressing the humanity of the Russian army. \u2014 Maxim Osipov, The Atlantic , 16 May 2022",
      "Outsiders often see this as a strategic risk, making Berlin susceptible to the whims of a belligerent regime that has used gas supplies as a geopolitical weapon in the past. \u2014 Bojan Pancevski, WSJ , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "At times of internal instability in China, Beijing has sounded a more belligerent tone on relations between the two entities separated by the Taiwan Strait. \u2014 Meredith Oyen, The Conversation , 24 May 2022",
      "Ayers told the Daily Mail that Morgan became belligerent and violent after the Good Samaritan, who was fishing with his wife Debra Dotson, 70, spotted the pair struggling in the water and pulled the two onto their pontoon. \u2014 Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Transferring MiGs from Poland to Ukraine will not suddenly transform NATO into a co- belligerent . \u2014 John Yoo, National Review , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "At that point, the man became belligerent toward the officers, who had to call a tow truck because the vehicle was blocking the road. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 9 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"modification of Latin belligerant-, belligerans , present participle of belligerare to wage war, from belliger waging war, from bellum war + gerere to wage",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1577, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191417"
  },
  "bellow":{
    "type":"verb",
    "definitions":[
      "to make the loud deep hollow sound characteristic of a bull",
      "to shout in a deep voice",
      "bawl",
      "to shout in a deep voice",
      "to make a deep and loud sound",
      "a loud deep sound",
      "Saul 1915\u20132005 American (Canadian-born) writer"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8be-(\u02cc)l\u014d",
    "synonyms":[
      "boom",
      "growl",
      "roar",
      "thunder"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He bellowed at her to come over at once.",
      "He was bellowing into the phone, giving orders to one of his employees.",
      "The sergeant was bellowing orders.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The track builds to a mammoth moment of vocal exultation, again orchestrated to bellow through arenas later this year. \u2014 Bobby Olivier, SPIN , 12 May 2022",
      "The abrupt ending prompted the reporter to bellow with laughter. \u2014 Antonio Planas, NBC News , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "The savvy business woman and brassy dame who had to bellow to be heard, however? \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "On weekends, mobs of adults shriek and bellow at them, questioning their eyesight, intelligence and humanity. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Dec. 2021",
      "Trump, still stewing over his 2020 loss and eying a run in 2024, has continued to bellow complaints about the results of the last presidential election and insert himself into Peach State politics. \u2014 Sara Murray And Jason Morris, CNN , 4 Nov. 2021",
      "Regular politics is inevitably about differences rival parties bellow at each other from opposing benches and then vote in something called a division. \u2014 The Economist , 15 Apr. 2021",
      "The New York Times will bellow and bleat, And the silence will echo down Mulberry Street. \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 3 Mar. 2021",
      "American alligators bellow deep roars at each other at the onset of mating season, which in Texas is usually late spring to early summer, Warner said. \u2014 Ren\u00e9 A. Guzman, ExpressNews.com , 26 Jan. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English belwen , from Old English bylgian ; akin to Old English & Old High German bellan to roar",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-163656"
  },
  "bellyache":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": pain in the abdomen and especially in the stomach : stomachache",
      ": to complain whiningly or peevishly : find fault",
      ": pain in the abdomen and especially in the stomach : stomachache"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8be-l\u0113-\u02cc\u0101k",
      "\u02c8bel-\u0113-\u02cc\u0101k"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "collywobbles",
      "stomachache"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "beef",
      "bitch",
      "bleat",
      "carp",
      "caterwaul",
      "complain",
      "crab",
      "croak",
      "fuss",
      "gripe",
      "grizzle",
      "grouch",
      "grouse",
      "growl",
      "grumble",
      "grump",
      "holler",
      "inveigh",
      "keen",
      "kick",
      "kvetch",
      "maunder",
      "moan",
      "murmur",
      "mutter",
      "nag",
      "repine",
      "scream",
      "squawk",
      "squeal",
      "wail",
      "whimper",
      "whine",
      "whinge",
      "yammer",
      "yawp",
      "yaup",
      "yowl"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "He ate too much chili and it gave him a bellyache .",
      "Verb",
      "He was bellyaching about how long it took to get a table at the restaurant.",
      "tired of the kids bellyaching every time they're asked to mow the lawn or take out the trash",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Just a sweet glide across the land, no bellyache from a jostle. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 30 June 2021",
      "Some adverse reactions to look out for can be diarrhea and bellyaches . If your canine (and their stomach) loves the new snack, then great. \u2014 Jackie Frere, Woman's Day , 2 Apr. 2019",
      "But rather than bellyache , why not follow the lead of McDonald\u2019s and de-invent them? \u2014 Joe Queenan, WSJ , 9 Nov. 2018",
      "With the stadium being mostly privately financed the naysayers are going to have something else to whine and bellyache about. \u2014 John Canzano, OregonLive.com , 17 Apr. 2018",
      "The intersection between sports and pop culture in America has existed at least since Babe Ruth\u2019s famous bellyache in 1925. \u2014 Ken Belson, New York Times , 15 July 2016",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "At the heart of the espalier is the stake about which Grenadiers are known to bellyache . \u2014 Paul Muldoon, The New York Review of Books , 24 Sep. 2020",
      "All of us have cheated this way before and hopefully didn\u2019t bellyache too loudly when we were called out for it. \u2014 Don Yaeger, Forbes , 16 June 2021",
      "But grousing over presidential vacations is a bit of a political charade; Democrats bellyache about Republican presidents taking time off and vice versa, but even a commander in chief needs some downtime. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 3 June 2021",
      "The city rebranded a different street as Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, though not without bellyaching among the citizenry. \u2014 Sarah Vowell, New York Times , 14 Apr. 2020",
      "But on a losing team that couldn\u2019t get him the football, Sanders made faces and bellyached . \u2014 Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post , 23 Oct. 2019",
      "With all the bellyaching about prices and the fact neighbors may no longer share bins, how come no one ever talks about the glorious noise reduction? \u2014 Letter Writers, Twin Cities , 21 July 2019",
      "But as Trump's incessant bellyaching about leaks has made evident, covering Washington is a shadowy endeavor. \u2014 Julia Felsenthal, Vogue , 25 May 2018",
      "Our ancestors, believe it or not, were fearful, bellyaching monkeys. \u2014 NBC News , 2 Mar. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1552, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1881, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173511"
  },
  "bellyacher":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "pain in the abdomen and especially in the stomach stomachache",
      "to complain whiningly or peevishly find fault",
      "pain in the abdomen and especially in the stomach stomachache"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8be-l\u0113-\u02cc\u0101k",
      "\u02c8bel-\u0113-\u02cc\u0101k"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "collywobbles",
      "stomachache"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "beef",
      "bitch",
      "bleat",
      "carp",
      "caterwaul",
      "complain",
      "crab",
      "croak",
      "fuss",
      "gripe",
      "grizzle",
      "grouch",
      "grouse",
      "growl",
      "grumble",
      "grump",
      "holler",
      "inveigh",
      "keen",
      "kick",
      "kvetch",
      "maunder",
      "moan",
      "murmur",
      "mutter",
      "nag",
      "repine",
      "scream",
      "squawk",
      "squeal",
      "wail",
      "whimper",
      "whine",
      "whinge",
      "yammer",
      "yawp",
      "yaup",
      "yowl"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "He ate too much chili and it gave him a bellyache .",
      "Verb",
      "He was bellyaching about how long it took to get a table at the restaurant.",
      "tired of the kids bellyaching every time they're asked to mow the lawn or take out the trash",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "Just a sweet glide across the land, no bellyache from a jostle. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 30 June 2021",
      "Some adverse reactions to look out for can be diarrhea and bellyaches . If your canine (and their stomach) loves the new snack, then great. \u2014 Jackie Frere, Woman's Day , 2 Apr. 2019",
      "But rather than bellyache , why not follow the lead of McDonald\u2019s and de-invent them? \u2014 Joe Queenan, WSJ , 9 Nov. 2018",
      "With the stadium being mostly privately financed the naysayers are going to have something else to whine and bellyache about. \u2014 John Canzano, OregonLive.com , 17 Apr. 2018",
      "The intersection between sports and pop culture in America has existed at least since Babe Ruth\u2019s famous bellyache in 1925. \u2014 Ken Belson, New York Times , 15 July 2016",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "At the heart of the espalier is the stake about which Grenadiers are known to bellyache . \u2014 Paul Muldoon, The New York Review of Books , 24 Sep. 2020",
      "All of us have cheated this way before and hopefully didn\u2019t bellyache too loudly when we were called out for it. \u2014 Don Yaeger, Forbes , 16 June 2021",
      "But grousing over presidential vacations is a bit of a political charade; Democrats bellyache about Republican presidents taking time off and vice versa, but even a commander in chief needs some downtime. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 3 June 2021",
      "The city rebranded a different street as Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, though not without bellyaching among the citizenry. \u2014 Sarah Vowell, New York Times , 14 Apr. 2020",
      "But on a losing team that couldn\u2019t get him the football, Sanders made faces and bellyached . \u2014 Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post , 23 Oct. 2019",
      "With all the bellyaching about prices and the fact neighbors may no longer share bins, how come no one ever talks about the glorious noise reduction? \u2014 Letter Writers, Twin Cities , 21 July 2019",
      "But as Trump's incessant bellyaching about leaks has made evident, covering Washington is a shadowy endeavor. \u2014 Julia Felsenthal, Vogue , 25 May 2018",
      "Our ancestors, believe it or not, were fearful, bellyaching monkeys. \u2014 NBC News , 2 Mar. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1552, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1881, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-164438"
  },
  "below":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "preposition"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in or to a lower place",
      ": on earth",
      ": in or to Hades or hell",
      ": on or to a lower floor or deck",
      ": in, to, at, or by a lower rank or number",
      ": below zero",
      ": lower on the same page or on a following page",
      ": under the surface of the water",
      ": lower in place, rank, or value than : under",
      ": down river from",
      ": south of",
      ": inferior to (as in rank)",
      ": not suitable to the rank of : beneath",
      ": something that is below",
      ": written or discussed lower on the same page or on a following page",
      ": in or to a lower place",
      ": below zero",
      ": in or to a lower place than : beneath",
      ": at the bottom of : directly underneath",
      ": lower in number, size, or amount",
      ": in a lower court",
      ": lower on the same page or on a following page",
      ": lower in place, rank, or value than",
      ": in calculations that yield taxable income"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8l\u014d",
      "b\u0259-\u02c8l\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beneath",
      "under",
      "underneath"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "beneath",
      "neath",
      "under"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "All of the zero gravity chairs featured below have an average user rating of four stars or more. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 9 June 2022",
      "Check out Billboard\u2018s 60 top LGBTQ anthems of all time, and vote in the poll below ! \u2014 Glenn Rowley, Billboard , 8 June 2022",
      "Gathered below are images from the past month of warfare in Ukraine, showing scenes from Kyiv, Kharkiv, Mariupol, Lviv, the Donbas region, and more. \u2014 Alan Taylor, The Atlantic , 8 June 2022",
      "Early voting sites, by jurisdiction Type your address into the search box below to find the closest drop box. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 8 June 2022",
      "Situated in the Pyr\u00e9n\u00e9es-Orientales in Collioure, the home has expansive views over the village and ocean below . \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Robb Report , 8 June 2022",
      "Excerpts from the conversation, edited for length and clarity are below . \u2014 Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter , 4 June 2022",
      "Click on the links below to read our Econ 101 explainers. \u2014 Washington Post Staff, Washington Post , 1 June 2022",
      "There are three bedrooms on the main floor; below is a giant, 1,000-square-foot game room, an office and a guest bedroom. \u2014 Nancy Keates, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
      "Tuesday\u2019s turnout won\u2019t be clear for a few weeks but might be below the average. \u2014 John Myers, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
      "Across most of the country, temperatures begin dropping in October and often sink below freezing during the harsh months that follow. \u2014 Amy Cheng, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
      "Per capita income in developing economies is also expected to fall 5 percent below where it was headed before the pandemic hit, the World Bank report said. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
      "Tesla shares fell 9% Tuesday to below $704, pushing the stock down more than 40% from its all-time high in November and wiping $75 billion from Tesla\u2019s market capitalization, which now stands at $728 billion. \u2014 Jonathan Ponciano, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "Although Twitter\u2019s share price never reached the initial deal price, its stock has plunged in recent days to around $36.50, below where shares were trading before Musk first disclosed his large stake in the company. \u2014 Clare Duffy, CNN , 25 May 2022",
      "Nationally, hotel occupancy rates were 34% in mid-May, according to Bernstein Research, far below what would normally be expected. \u2014 Trefor Moss And Rachel Liang, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
      "From subscriptions that include designer brand exercise apparel at a fraction of the price to others that send over personalized workout supplement packages, below are some of the best fitness subscription boxes out there. \u2014 Brittany Natale, SELF , 24 May 2022",
      "Arizona needs as many as 270,000 additional homes with rents and prices below what apartments and houses are going for now to keep the state\u2019s growing affordable housing problem from becoming a crisis. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 24 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "All of the below is correct as of press time but subject to change by Riot Fest. \u2014 Britt Julious, chicagotribune.com , 15 Sep. 2021",
      "All of the below is correct as of press time but subject to change by Lollapalooza. \u2014 Doug George, chicagotribune.com , 27 July 2021",
      "Each of the below is a deep dive look at an entrepreneur who reached the top of their field, albeit through different means and motivations. \u2014 Grant Powell, Forbes , 24 May 2021",
      "There is more on this upcoming storm - and its potential impacts on the Northeast later this weekend into next week - below . \u2014 Star Tribune , 29 Jan. 2021",
      "Up there, the faint noises of traffic below were not too loud, but not too quiet either. \u2014 Matt Jancer, Wired , 27 May 2020",
      "The two-minute clip below is enough to prove that the singer/actress is as talented as ever. \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 6 Apr. 2020",
      "People had so many thoughts, and the below are just a few. \u2014 Katherine J Igoe, Marie Claire , 2 Mar. 2020",
      "Editor\u2019s Note: The below is a version of a piece that appears in the current issue of National Review. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 17 Feb. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "First of all, feel free to play around with the below tool. \u2014 Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 June 2022",
      "The below list of variations, organized from easiest to most difficult, is far from exhaustive, but these will offer you plenty of options to challenge yourself with over the years. \u2014 Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online , 16 May 2021",
      "On a recent morning, Primus bassist supreme and vocalist Les Claypool checked in for the below phone interview. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "But don't think there won't be more Chad-rific antics, as evidenced by the below image also featuring Chad's bff, Peter (Jake Ryan). \u2014 Gerrad Hall, EW.com , 11 May 2022",
      "The below conversation has been edited and condensed for clarity. \u2014 Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune , 2 May 2022",
      "Along with the below titles for the 2022-23 season, there will be an additional production for winter/spring 2023. \u2014 Doug George, Chicago Tribune , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Her jeans are giving us Y2K vibes, from the below hip cut down to the pastel wash. \u2014 Alex Warner, PEOPLE.com , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "The below titles are all series that originated in South Korea and premiered from January 1, 2021 through December 7, 2021. \u2014 Dana Feldman, Forbes , 10 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adverb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adverb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Preposition",
      "circa 1565, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1828, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adjective",
      "1870, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223959"
  },
  "bemired":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to soil with mud or dirt",
      ": to drag through or sink in mire"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8m\u012br",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "befoul",
      "begrime",
      "besmirch",
      "blacken",
      "daub",
      "dirty",
      "distain",
      "foul",
      "gaum",
      "grime",
      "mire",
      "muck",
      "muddy",
      "smirch",
      "smudge",
      "soil",
      "stain",
      "sully"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "clean",
      "cleanse"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "I was not thrilled to have my brand-new car bemired by the spattering mud."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1532, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213809"
  },
  "bemoan":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to express deep grief or distress over",
      ": to regard with displeasure, disapproval, or regret",
      ": to express sadness, distress, or displeasure over"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8m\u014dn",
      "b\u0113-",
      "bi-\u02c8m\u014dn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bewail",
      "deplore",
      "grieve (for)",
      "lament",
      "mourn",
      "wail (for)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "delight",
      "exult (in)",
      "glory (in)",
      "joy",
      "rejoice (in)"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He bemoans the fact that the team lost again.",
      "an article bemoaning the decline in voter turnout",
      "Some critics are always bemoaning the state of the language.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Dolphins fans bemoan not winning a playoff game since 2000. \u2014 Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel , 14 May 2022",
      "People bemoan these cars' unreliability and finicky tune, but many of these problems were resolved by the incorporation of fuel injection in '87 (this one has it), and most others, in enduring cars, have been shaken out. \u2014 Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "One speaker at the Amateur Athletic Union\u2019s annual meeting took the time to bemoan how much the hobby had bled into practice time. \u2014 Jackie Mansky, Smithsonian Magazine , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Making a Neighborhood goes beyond freebies, throwing down a challenge to people who bemoan the loss of local news but won\u2019t shell out what amounts to a monthly latte: Pay up. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "To the Mexican government and alcohol companies, the rage for tequila is perhaps an unqualified success, but ecologists like Valiente bemoan it. \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, Quartz , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "It\u2019s a common parlor game to bemoan our perilous state of local media in the States. \u2014 Howard Homonoff, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Now forced to make regular stops in the G League, Moody prefers to think big picture rather than bemoan his circumstances. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "Not least because \u2014 in Ajax, Sporting and Besiktas, the Turkish champion \u2014 Dortmund could hardly bemoan the cruel vicissitudes of a tough group-stage draw. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201026"
  },
  "bemoaning":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to express deep grief or distress over",
      ": to regard with displeasure, disapproval, or regret",
      ": to express sadness, distress, or displeasure over"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8m\u014dn",
      "b\u0113-",
      "bi-\u02c8m\u014dn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bewail",
      "deplore",
      "grieve (for)",
      "lament",
      "mourn",
      "wail (for)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "delight",
      "exult (in)",
      "glory (in)",
      "joy",
      "rejoice (in)"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He bemoans the fact that the team lost again.",
      "an article bemoaning the decline in voter turnout",
      "Some critics are always bemoaning the state of the language.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Dolphins fans bemoan not winning a playoff game since 2000. \u2014 Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel , 14 May 2022",
      "People bemoan these cars' unreliability and finicky tune, but many of these problems were resolved by the incorporation of fuel injection in '87 (this one has it), and most others, in enduring cars, have been shaken out. \u2014 Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "One speaker at the Amateur Athletic Union\u2019s annual meeting took the time to bemoan how much the hobby had bled into practice time. \u2014 Jackie Mansky, Smithsonian Magazine , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Making a Neighborhood goes beyond freebies, throwing down a challenge to people who bemoan the loss of local news but won\u2019t shell out what amounts to a monthly latte: Pay up. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "To the Mexican government and alcohol companies, the rage for tequila is perhaps an unqualified success, but ecologists like Valiente bemoan it. \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, Quartz , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "It\u2019s a common parlor game to bemoan our perilous state of local media in the States. \u2014 Howard Homonoff, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Now forced to make regular stops in the G League, Moody prefers to think big picture rather than bemoan his circumstances. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "Not least because \u2014 in Ajax, Sporting and Besiktas, the Turkish champion \u2014 Dortmund could hardly bemoan the cruel vicissitudes of a tough group-stage draw. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170947"
  },
  "bemuse":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make confused : puzzle , bewilder",
      ": to occupy the attention of : distract , absorb",
      ": to cause to have feelings of wry or tolerant amusement",
      ": to cause to be confused and often also somewhat amused"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8my\u00fcz",
      "b\u0113-",
      "bi-\u02c8my\u00fcz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "absorb",
      "busy",
      "catch up",
      "engage",
      "engross",
      "enthrall",
      "enthral",
      "enwrap",
      "fascinate",
      "grip",
      "immerse",
      "interest",
      "intrigue",
      "involve",
      "occupy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a public that seemed more bemused by the shenanigans of celebrities than by a war being waged half a world away",
      "the stage mishap momentarily bemused the actress",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Cigar in hand and a shot of tequila nearby, Texas native White would bemuse his fans with tales of drunken escapades. \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 11 Jan. 2022",
      "Among Fincher die-hards, the result will probably bemuse some, bore many, and thrill a relative but hearty minority. \u2014 Mark Olsen Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 4 Dec. 2020",
      "According to Peggy Leboeuf, a partner at Perrotin Gallery, a startled, and bemused , a woman in the crowd thought the original artist \u2014 Cattelan \u2014 was eating his own banana off the wall. \u2014 Howard Cohen And Siobhan Morrissey, chicagotribune.com , 8 Dec. 2019",
      "The officer, bemused but apparently satisfied, took Braithwaite\u2019s license and walked away. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Nov. 2019",
      "Reactions from constituents to his comeback bid have ranged from bemused to horrified. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Jan. 2020",
      "Which is why the look athletics director Joe Castiglione\u2019s face was a mixture of bemused and puzzled when this question was raised Wednesday as Oklahoma prepared to play in Saturday\u2019s Peach Bowl as a two-touchdown underdog to No. \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 27 Dec. 2019",
      "Bellocchi is both aghast and bemused by the psychology behind the cultural phenomenon of Mafia crime. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 31 Jan. 2020",
      "The notion that Bolton, a longtime bugbear of Democrats who has worked in four Republican administrations, was operating furtively within the White House to advance liberal objectives bemused some who have dealt with him. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 29 Jan. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1734, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200808"
  },
  "benchmark":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something that serves as a standard by which others may be measured or judged",
      ": a point of reference from which measurements may be made",
      ": a standardized problem or test that serves as a basis for evaluation or comparison (as of computer system performance)",
      ": a mark on a permanent object (such as a concrete post set into the ground) indicating elevation and serving as a reference in topographic surveys and tidal observations",
      ": to study (something, such as a competitor's product or business practices) in order to improve the performance of one's own company"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8bench-\u02ccm\u00e4rk"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bar",
      "barometer",
      "criterion",
      "gold standard",
      "grade",
      "mark",
      "measure",
      "metric",
      "par",
      "standard",
      "touchstone",
      "yardstick"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "a stock whose performance is a benchmark against which other stocks can be measured",
      "this prize-winning biography will be the benchmark against which all others will be judged in future years",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The purchase of the Denver Broncos by Rob Walton sets a new benchmark for the sale of a sports team: $4.65 billion. \u2014 Mike Ozanian, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "John Augustine, chief investment officer at Huntington Private Bank, said his firm\u2019s equity strategies have all been adding dividend-paying stocks in recent months, to the point where each has a higher dividend yield than its benchmark . \u2014 Karen Langley And Gunjan Banerji, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
      "News of the ban sent Malaysian crude palm oil futures prices \u2014 the global benchmark \u2014 soaring. \u2014 Anna Cooban, CNN , 19 May 2022",
      "Two of the most sturdy tokens in the cryptocurrency world fell below their benchmark this week and that fueled a digital currency selloff Thursday, leading to price drops in bitcoin, ether and solana. \u2014 Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News , 13 May 2022",
      "Brent crude, the global benchmark for oil, hit $125 a barrel on Tuesday, its highest level since early March. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 2 June 2022",
      "Crude prices rallied following news of the EU\u2019s agreement, with futures for Brent crude, the global benchmark , up 1.6% to $119.52 a barrel. \u2014 Paul Hannon, WSJ , 31 May 2022",
      "Brent crude, the global benchmark , was down 1.7 percent to $106 per barrel. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "The effects of last month\u2019s epic short squeeze on the LME have eased and the global benchmark has tumbled nearly 40% from a record. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Employ Google Analytics to benchmark your brand among your competitors and to reveal how readers are engaging with their websites. \u2014 John Hall, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
      "Russia's main Urals crude is priced in relation to benchmark Brent. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 9 May 2022",
      "Russian government bonds were considered investment grade as recently as a few weeks ago, and were included in indexes used to benchmark other funds. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Volume in trading has yet to recover, raising questions about the LME's ability to accurately benchmark the price of the metal. \u2014 Nicole Goodkind, CNN , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "This time, the company is accused of throttling 10,000 Android apps\u2014but not benchmark apps. \u2014 Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "In order for its ESG strategy to evolve in tandem with the organization\u2019s purpose, a company should annually evaluate stakeholder needs, benchmark its progress and review its targets. \u2014 Stella Bernstein, Forbes , 3 Jan. 2022",
      "On the website Papers with Code, there are hundreds of datasets that AI, machine learning and data science practitioners benchmark against. \u2014 Corey Jaskolski, Forbes , 2 Sep. 2021",
      "Companies rarely adjust base salaries directly in response to economic data and instead benchmark their employees\u2019 salaries and benefits against competitors. \u2014 Kristin Broughton, WSJ , 1 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1813, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
      "Verb",
      "1952, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183530"
  },
  "bender":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that bends",
      ": spree",
      ": curveball",
      ": a simple shelter consisting of a framework of branches covered with a tarpaulin"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ben-d\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "binge",
      "bust",
      "carousal",
      "carouse",
      "drunk",
      "jamboree",
      "spree",
      "toot",
      "wassail"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He went on a bender and was drunk all weekend.",
      "didn't remember a thing after the all-night bender",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Her new novel is a genre bender : a murder story whose prose sings and snickers and soars as engagingly as Chang\u2019s literary fiction. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Jan. 2022",
      "The wedding in the Pittsburgh area sent Caminiti on a three-day bender that ultimately ended with him calling former Rockets star John Lucas for help. \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 27 May 2022",
      "In 2009, an oil trader on a bender placed around $520 million of trades for crude oil, saddling his company with $10 million in losses. \u2014 Anna Hirtenstein, WSJ , 2 May 2022",
      "Natural bender who plays with encouraging leverage and uncoils upon contact. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "One issue in, Love Everlasting is already a brain- bender : Its protagonist appears to be waking up again and again, each time in a slightly different variation of a classic romance plot. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Or will the day\u2019s headlines prompt us to go all out and splurge on an end-of-the-world bender ? \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Directed by Mia Barnes, a sneak peek at the music video captures a bender with buddies. \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "Joi Gilliam, a genre- bender who also loves the stage, has been a fan of Davis since the early 90s. \u2014 Essence , 9 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212916"
  },
  "benediction":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "the invocation (see invocation sense 1a ) of a blessing",
      "the short blessing with which public worship is concluded",
      "something that promotes goodness or well-being",
      "a Roman Catholic or Anglo-Catholic devotion (see devotion sense 1c ) including the exposition of the eucharistic Host in the monstrance and the blessing of the people with it",
      "an expression of good wishes",
      "a short blessing said especially at the end of a religious service",
      "an expression of good wishes"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02ccbe-n\u0259-\u02c8dik-sh\u0259n",
    "synonyms":[
      "benison",
      "blessing"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "anathema",
      "curse",
      "execration",
      "imprecation",
      "malediction"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He dismissed the congregation with a benediction .",
      "the priest offered a benediction for the missing children",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "After the final benediction , congregants streamed past him, eager to offer hugs or handshakes and fulsome congratulations. \u2014 Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online , 30 May 2022",
      "After an exceptional hour, Mozart leaves us with a benediction but without the peace offering. \u2014 Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Worshipers began writhing as if in pain, others waved their hands in the air in benediction . \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "The ceremony closed, as always, with a special benediction from an industry veteran. \u2014 Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 Mar. 2022",
      "Coach Demarco Bradley raised his hands to the sky and just after noon, the basketball benediction ended the mid-morning celebration. \u2014 Scott Springer, The Enquirer , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "Directly after Brinton\u2019s remarks, however, the benediction at the branch\u2019s services centered on Ukraine. \u2014 Saige Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Even the interior scenes are brushed with a golden light, and sometimes that light feels like a benediction . \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 7 Jan. 2022",
      "Then my grandfather exploded, in a way that did not end with a change-of-heart benediction . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English benediccioun , from Late Latin benediction-, benedictio , from benedicere to bless, from Latin, to speak well of, from bene well (akin to Latin bonus good) + dicere to say \u2014 more at bounty , diction ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "beneficent":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": doing or producing good",
      ": performing acts of kindness and charity",
      ": beneficial"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "b\u0259-\u02c8ne-f\u0259-s\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "benevolent",
      "benignant",
      "compassionate",
      "good-hearted",
      "humane",
      "kind",
      "kindhearted",
      "kindly",
      "softhearted",
      "sympathetic",
      "tender",
      "tenderhearted",
      "warmhearted"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "atrocious",
      "barbaric",
      "barbarous",
      "bestial",
      "brutal",
      "brute",
      "brutish",
      "callous",
      "cold-blooded",
      "cruel",
      "fiendish",
      "hard-hearted",
      "heartless",
      "inhuman",
      "inhumane",
      "insensate",
      "sadistic",
      "savage",
      "truculent",
      "uncompassionate",
      "unfeeling",
      "unkind",
      "unkindly",
      "unsympathetic",
      "vicious",
      "wanton"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a humane and beneficent policy",
      "a beneficent couple who are regular volunteers at a homeless shelter",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "To avoid scrutiny and having the face the court of public opinion, many organizations and institutions took pre-emptive measures that on the surface seemed beneficent . \u2014 Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
      "This inevitably results in conflict with his cohorts, who don\u2019t appreciate such beneficent actions as Wolf gently coaxing a frightened kitty down from a tree. \u2014 Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "There was a question about it every now and again, but Frank will be remembered as a beneficent champion of his native state, one who worked hard for the greater good. \u2014 oregonlive , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "Carmakers have noted their moves toward electrification, their commitments to sustainability during the manufacturing process, and their general insistence on beneficent environmental stewardship. \u2014 Brett Berk, Outside Online , 19 Aug. 2021",
      "Today\u2019s Tiny Tims can\u2019t rely on beneficent poltergeists to scare plutocrats straight. \u2014 Natalie Shure, The New Republic , 20 Dec. 2021",
      "Moral perversion exists side by side in Shakespeare\u2019s tragedy with beneficent strength. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "Whether donating seed money to an aspiring entrepreneur or inspiring women in Ghana to launch their own businesses, Gordon remains motivated by her grandmother\u2019s beneficent legacy. \u2014 Malina Saval, Variety , 17 Nov. 2021",
      "This beneficent district is traversed by Sun Tran buses, sprinkled with Tugo bikeshare stations, and bisected by the Sun Link streetcar. \u2014 Jeff Mcmahon, Forbes , 29 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"back-formation from beneficence ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210245"
  },
  "beneficial":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": producing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit entry 1 sense 1 )",
      ": receiving or entitling one to receive advantage, use, or benefit",
      ": producing good results or effects : helpful",
      ": providing benefits or advantages",
      ": receiving or entitling one to receive an advantage, benefit, or use"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccbe-n\u0259-\u02c8fi-sh\u0259l",
      "\u02ccbe-n\u0259-\u02c8fi-sh\u0259l",
      "\u02ccbe-n\u0259-\u02c8fi-sh\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "advantageous",
      "benefic",
      "beneficent",
      "benignant",
      "favorable",
      "friendly",
      "good",
      "helpful",
      "kindly",
      "profitable",
      "salutary"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bad",
      "disadvantageous",
      "unfavorable",
      "unfriendly",
      "unhelpful",
      "unprofitable"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He hopes the new drug will prove beneficial to many people.",
      "Regular exercise has many beneficial health effects.",
      "They have a relationship that is beneficial to both of them.",
      "Some insects are harmful but others are beneficial .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The goal is to create stability during periods of oil price fluctuation that is beneficial to both the client and the supplier. \u2014 Amiad Solomon, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "Turmeric is beneficial to the skin because its natural properties aid in removing blemishes and dark spots. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 June 2022",
      "The author advocates for diversity, equity and inclusion being treated in workplaces as another strength that can be beneficial to both employers and employees. \u2014 Tori B. Powell, CBS News , 9 June 2022",
      "Total passengers boarded: 6,537,197 Alaska Airlines may have a higher number of overbooking incidents, but its bump policy is still beneficial to the traveler. \u2014 cleveland , 5 June 2022",
      "In other cases, however, releasing information can be beneficial to investigations. \u2014 Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online , 5 June 2022",
      "The hypoallergenic and stainless-steel blades and foil covers are also beneficial to those with easily irritated skin, as per the brand. \u2014 Dori Price, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022",
      "Serebrennikov noted that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told U.S. President Joe Biden not to sanction Abramovich, because the oligarch would be beneficial to Russia-Ukraine peace talks. \u2014 Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 May 2022",
      "Yes, bone ashes contain calcium and are beneficial to plants. \u2014 oregonlive , 14 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin beneficium favor, benefit \u2014 see benefice ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193939"
  },
  "benefit":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage",
      ": useful aid : help",
      ": financial help in time of sickness, old age, or unemployment",
      ": a payment or service provided for under an annuity, pension plan, or insurance policy",
      ": a service (such as health insurance) or right (as to take vacation time) provided by an employer in addition to wages or salary",
      ": an entertainment or social event to raise funds for a person or cause",
      ": an act of kindness : benefaction",
      ": to be useful or profitable to",
      ": to receive help or an advantage : to receive benefit",
      ": a good or helpful result or effect",
      ": useful assistance : help",
      ": money paid in time of death, sickness, or unemployment or in old age (as by an insurance company)",
      ": to be useful or profitable to",
      ": to be helped",
      ": something that provides an advantage or gain",
      ": an enhancement of property value, enjoyment of facilities, or increase in general prosperity arising from a public improvement",
      ": a benefit to the community at large resulting from a public improvement",
      ": a benefit from a public improvement that directly enhances the value of particular property and is not shared by the community at large",
      ": a right especially that serves to limit a person's liability",
      ": the right of a surety being sued to compel the suing creditor to sue the principal first",
      ": the right of a surety being sued to compel the suing creditor to also sue the cosureties",
      ": the right of the surety to be liable only for his or her proportionate share of the debt",
      ": the right of an heir to be held liable for the debts of the estate only to the extent of the assets in the estate",
      ": financial help in time of disability, sickness, old age, or unemployment",
      ": payment or service provided for under an annuity, pension plan, or insurance policy \u2014 see also death benefit",
      ": fringe benefit"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8be-n\u0259-\u02ccfit",
      "\u02c8be-n\u0259-\u02ccfit"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "advantage",
      "aid",
      "asset",
      "boon",
      "help"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "advantage",
      "avail",
      "help",
      "profit",
      "serve"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Although scientists need more concrete evidence to confirm the extent of this benefit , this link might push you to consider adding watermelon juice to your post-workout routine. \u2014 Erica Sweeney, Good Housekeeping , 16 June 2022",
      "Blood tests such as an eosinophil level -- a type of blood cell that is increased in many parasitic diseases -- can be helpful, and occasionally stool tests are of benefit . \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 15 June 2022",
      "The 11 runs were their most in a game this season, and without the benefit of a home run. \u2014 Marc Topkin, Orlando Sentinel , 8 June 2022",
      "Though obviously without the benefit of decades of industrial experience as their operating vendors. \u2014 Trond Arne Undheim, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
      "But really, the trick rear differential that the RS3 shares with the tamer S3 and Volkswagen Golf R is of most benefit on the track, as the stocky sedan's N\u00fcrburgring time of 7:40.8 convincingly suggests. \u2014 James Tate, Car and Driver , 1 June 2022",
      "Stanford\u2019s first-inning run came without the benefit of a hit. \u2014 Michael Lev, The Arizona Republic , 28 May 2022",
      "As more consumers resume traveling, apparel sellers that rely more heavily on tourist traffic also might see more of a benefit in the quarters ahead. \u2014 Jinjoo Lee, WSJ , 28 May 2022",
      "The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget estimated that roughly 70% of the benefit will go to those in the top half of the income spectrum. \u2014 Tyler Pager, Danielle Douglas-gabriel, Jeff Stein, Anchorage Daily News , 27 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "In this industry, those who benefit from the transformation should be the patients and those involved in the process, such as providers, nurses, lab techs, etc. \u2014 Howard Rosen, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "Many people who would benefit from this don\u2019t know about it. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 14 June 2022",
      "Additionally, children who benefit from melatonin should not consume more than 3 to 6 mg. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 7 June 2022",
      "Politicians, those who benefit from gun organizations and the money that flows from them, will stall. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
      "Shaikh and others also highlighted the businesses and workers who would benefit from the convention, particularly after the coronavirus pandemic caused major disruptions in the hospitality industry in recent years. \u2014 Alison Dirr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 27 May 2022",
      "Moth is a sensitive dog who will benefit from positive reinforcement training in her new home. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022",
      "While some people have abused the laws designed to protect people with disabilities, most emotional support animals serve a genuine therapeutic purpose for people who benefit from the support. \u2014 Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel , 26 May 2022",
      "Among others who won\u2019t benefit are those who\u2019ve already paid off their student loans. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4",
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212603"
  },
  "benevolence":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": disposition to do good",
      ": an act of kindness",
      ": a generous gift",
      ": a compulsory contribution or tax levied by certain English kings with no other authority than the claim of prerogative (see prerogative sense 1b )",
      ": kindness sense 1 , generosity"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "b\u0259-\u02c8nev-l\u0259n(t)s",
      "-\u02c8ne-v\u0259-",
      "b\u0259-\u02c8ne-v\u0259-l\u0259ns"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "boon",
      "courtesy",
      "favor",
      "grace",
      "indulgence",
      "kindness",
      "mercy",
      "service",
      "turn"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "self-effacing as well as selfless, he refused all public acknowledgement of his many benevolences to the community",
      "her benevolence towards her employees was such that she actually let one live in her home temporarily",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "On a bright afternoon 40 days since the equinox, our sun showed spring strength, especially with few clouds to interfere with its beaming benevolence . \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "The long arc of history points to our benevolence and cooperation as a species, and the real science is only now catching up and changing researchers\u2019 views on subjects from economics to psychology. \u2014 Ryan Krogh, Outside Online , 11 May 2021",
      "And benevolence is certainly top of mind as the world responds to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 Marnie Hunter, CNN , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Hopefully, the uptick in benevolence -- in all its forms - carries into 2022 and beyond. \u2014 Marnie Hunter, CNN , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Western benevolence can\u2019t straighten out the Islamic Republic\u2019s internal contradictions. \u2014 Reuel Marc Gerecht, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "The soundtrack makes apt use of tracks by George Jones and Waylon Jennings, and Linda Perry contributes a new tune, sung over the closing credits by Patty Griffin, that sums up the uncommon benevolence Leslie experiences. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 Mar. 2022",
      "The research suggests that forgiveness is a transformative process that involves releasing negativity toward the transgressor and possibly increasing positivity and feelings of benevolence towards them. \u2014 Mark Travers, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Despite its apparent lack of benevolence , Friday offered the occasional rewards provided by even the least promising sort of winter\u2019s day. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see benevolent ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173437"
  },
  "benevolent":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by or disposed to doing good",
      ": organized for the purpose of doing good",
      ": marked by or suggestive of goodwill",
      ": having a desire to do good : kindly",
      ": marked by or suggestive of a kindly feeling"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "b\u0259-\u02c8nev-l\u0259nt",
      "-\u02c8ne-v\u0259-",
      "b\u0259-\u02c8ne-v\u0259-l\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beneficent",
      "benignant",
      "compassionate",
      "good-hearted",
      "humane",
      "kind",
      "kindhearted",
      "kindly",
      "softhearted",
      "sympathetic",
      "tender",
      "tenderhearted",
      "warmhearted"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "atrocious",
      "barbaric",
      "barbarous",
      "bestial",
      "brutal",
      "brute",
      "brutish",
      "callous",
      "cold-blooded",
      "cruel",
      "fiendish",
      "hard-hearted",
      "heartless",
      "inhuman",
      "inhumane",
      "insensate",
      "sadistic",
      "savage",
      "truculent",
      "uncompassionate",
      "unfeeling",
      "unkind",
      "unkindly",
      "unsympathetic",
      "vicious",
      "wanton"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This particular set was so fueled by benevolent energy. \u2014 Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com , 15 June 2022",
      "The Catholic Archdiocese of Cotonou donated the land on which the Tokan facility is built and benevolent members of the community, both local and international, also donate money, food and other supplies. \u2014 Adie Vanessa Offiong, CNN , 2 June 2022",
      "Since benevolent Venus enters your 8th House of Big Money starting today, even the most intimidating bureaucracies can function more smoothly than usual for you. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 28 May 2022",
      "Private interests and free markets accomplished what no benevolent king\u2019s redistribution, no loving bishop\u2019s charity, no mercantilistic protectionism, and no powerful guild ever did\u2014deliver broad, unending prosperity. \u2014 Phil Gramm And Mike Solon, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
      "After his deathbed repentance, he will, apparently, be absolved of all his sins and return as sort of a benevolent angel. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 May 2022",
      "Popular discourse alternates between a vision of benevolent machines\u2014ones that could, say, carry out dangerous or gruelling tasks\u2014and one of job-stealing robots. \u2014 Jane Hu, The New Yorker , 18 May 2022",
      "Business-boss Shay acknowledged that even those most benevolent dollar signs are ultimately produced by victories. \u2014 Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
      "The former empire and heir to the Soviet Union, Russia has been publicly preaching a gospel of cooperation with the West for the last two decades, yet no one watching truly believes Putin\u2019s Russia to be a benevolent giant that spans 11 time zones. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 20 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin benevolent-, benevolens , from bene + volent-, volens , present participle of velle to wish \u2014 more at will ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222623"
  },
  "benign":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life",
      "not becoming cancerous",
      "having no significant effect harmless",
      "of a gentle disposition gracious",
      "showing kindness and gentleness",
      "favorable , wholesome",
      "marked by gentleness and kindness",
      "not causing death or serious harm",
      "of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life",
      "not becoming cancerous",
      "\u2014 compare malignant sense 1",
      "having a good prognosis responding favorably to treatment"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"bi-\u02c8n\u012bn",
    "synonyms":[
      "anodyne",
      "harmless",
      "hurtless",
      "innocent",
      "innocuous",
      "inoffensive",
      "safe",
      "white"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "adverse",
      "bad",
      "baleful",
      "baneful",
      "damaging",
      "dangerous",
      "deleterious",
      "detrimental",
      "evil",
      "harmful",
      "hurtful",
      "ill",
      "injurious",
      "mischievous",
      "nocuous",
      "noxious",
      "pernicious",
      "prejudicial",
      "wicked"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Treating the data gathered by one party as more benign than that collected by the other side will only serve to increase the privacy-infringing powers of current and future governments. \u2014 Angelica Goetzen, Scientific American , 3 June 2022",
      "This second Rail War has taken a more benign form than its predecessor. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "The idea, in my mind, was to not keep increasing my opioid dose and use a more benign , natural method. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "The rover team on Earth has found ways to drive on more benign terrain on Mars to preserve the rover's wheels and lengthen its lifespan, avoiding anything that might damage them. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "The overall inflationary picture in China remains far more benign than in the U.S. and other major economies, though, giving the government and central bank ample room to support the slowing economy with stimulus. \u2014 Jason Douglas, WSJ , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Nearly two decades ago, during a much more benign political time, the possibility of using European-launched Soyuz spacecraft for missions was considered and ultimately rejected. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "The Dormition Cathedral in Kherson remains loyal to Moscow, and some of its parishioners view Russia as a more benign force than many of their compatriots. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "But the tumor was benign , and Quinn had surgery to enable him to live with the tumor. \u2014 Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune , 27 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English benigne , from Anglo-French, from Latin benignus , from bene + gignere to beget \u2014 more at kin ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "benignant":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": serenely mild and kindly : benign",
      ": favorable , beneficial"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8nig-n\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beneficent",
      "benevolent",
      "compassionate",
      "good-hearted",
      "humane",
      "kind",
      "kindhearted",
      "kindly",
      "softhearted",
      "sympathetic",
      "tender",
      "tenderhearted",
      "warmhearted"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "atrocious",
      "barbaric",
      "barbarous",
      "bestial",
      "brutal",
      "brute",
      "brutish",
      "callous",
      "cold-blooded",
      "cruel",
      "fiendish",
      "hard-hearted",
      "heartless",
      "inhuman",
      "inhumane",
      "insensate",
      "sadistic",
      "savage",
      "truculent",
      "uncompassionate",
      "unfeeling",
      "unkind",
      "unkindly",
      "unsympathetic",
      "vicious",
      "wanton"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a benignant understanding of the daily struggles of the economically disadvantaged",
      "firmly believes that religion is a benignant force in society"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" benign + -ant (as in malignant )",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1631, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184456"
  },
  "bent":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "noun ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": unenclosed grassland",
      ": a reedy grass (see grass entry 1 sense 2 )",
      ": a stalk of stiff coarse grass",
      ": bent grass",
      ": changed by bending out of an originally straight or even condition",
      ": strongly inclined : determined",
      ": different from the normal or usual",
      ": dishonest , corrupt",
      ": intoxicated , drunk",
      ": extremely upset or angry",
      ": a strong inclination or interest : bias",
      ": a special inclination or capacity : talent",
      ": capacity of endurance",
      ": a transverse framework (as in a bridge) to carry lateral as well as vertical loads",
      ": changed by bending : crooked",
      ": strongly favorable to : quite determined",
      ": a natural talent or interest"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8bent",
      "\u02c8bent"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "affection",
      "affinity",
      "aptitude",
      "bias",
      "bone",
      "devices",
      "disposition",
      "genius",
      "habitude",
      "impulse",
      "inclination",
      "leaning",
      "partiality",
      "penchant",
      "predilection",
      "predisposition",
      "proclivity",
      "propensity",
      "tendency",
      "turn"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "crooked",
      "deceptive",
      "dishonest",
      "double-dealing",
      "duplicitous",
      "fast",
      "fraudulent",
      "guileful",
      "rogue",
      "shady",
      "sharp",
      "shifty",
      "underhand",
      "underhanded"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "With your knees slightly bent , bend forward and touch your toes.",
      "the drug dealer knew which of the cops were bent"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195820"
  },
  "bent (on":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Thomas Hart 1782\u20131858 Old Bullion American politician",
      "Thomas Hart 1889\u20131975 grand-nephew of Thomas Hart Benton American painter"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ben-t\u1d4an"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205011"
  },
  "benumb":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make inactive : deaden",
      ": to make numb especially by cold"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8n\u0259m",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blunt",
      "cauterize",
      "damp",
      "dampen",
      "deaden",
      "dull",
      "numb"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "sharpen",
      "whet"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a succession of personal tragedies had benumbed him to all grief"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English benomen , from benomen , past participle of benimen to deprive, from Old English beniman , from be- + niman to take \u2014 more at nimble ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193517"
  },
  "bepaint":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": tinge"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8p\u0101nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "color",
      "dye",
      "paint",
      "pigment",
      "stain",
      "tincture",
      "tinge",
      "tint"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "decolorize"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "when one gazes upon the bepainted sky of dawn"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1555, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-092024"
  },
  "berate":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to scold or condemn vehemently and at length",
      ": to scold in a loud and angry way"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8r\u0101t",
      "b\u0113-",
      "bi-\u02c8r\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "baste",
      "bawl out",
      "call down",
      "castigate",
      "chastise",
      "chew out",
      "dress down",
      "flay",
      "hammer",
      "jaw",
      "keelhaul",
      "lambaste",
      "lambast",
      "lecture",
      "rag",
      "rail (at ",
      "rant (at)",
      "rate",
      "ream (out)",
      "rebuke",
      "reprimand",
      "reproach",
      "scold",
      "score",
      "tongue-lash",
      "upbraid"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "there's no need to berate someone for making a mistake during the first day on the job",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "On cue, his supporters followed suit and began to berate me. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 June 2022",
      "Post-verdict, the hostility toward Heard raged on, with people using the hashtag #MeToo to berate her and feeling emboldened by the verdict to do so. \u2014 Sara Ashley O'brien, CNN , 2 June 2022",
      "During his time at the United Nations, Kyslytsya has been known for brandishing unusually colorful, Twitter-ready language to berate Russia over its actions in Ukraine. \u2014 Missy Ryan, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
      "Winkler\u2019s father, Harry, a cultured, commanding little Napoleon, was fluent in maybe six languages, and used more than one of them to berate his son. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "According to Heard, Depp proceeded to slam her against a wall, squeeze her neck, berate her and throw her across the room onto a table. \u2014 Christi Carrasstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 5 May 2022",
      "Ye has also rapped about Kardashian\u2019s new beau, Pete Davidson, and also encouraged fans via his Instagram account to berate the comedian. \u2014 Anna Chan, Billboard , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Other prisoners shouted and banged on the bars of their cells, and the prison warden rushed to berate them. \u2014 Alma Guillermoprieto, The New Yorker , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Eventually, his guilt drives him to call his father to berate him for forever looming over Jack and Marilyn, keeping them from being close because their relationship was tainted with the memory of Stanley's brutality. \u2014 Amanda Ostuni, EW.com , 26 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1548, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204159"
  },
  "berk":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": fool"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u0259rk"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "booby",
      "charlie",
      "charley",
      "cuckoo",
      "ding-a-ling",
      "ding-dong",
      "dingbat",
      "dipstick",
      "doofus",
      "featherhead",
      "fool",
      "git",
      "goose",
      "half-wit",
      "jackass",
      "lunatic",
      "mooncalf",
      "nincompoop",
      "ninny",
      "ninnyhammer",
      "nit",
      "nitwit",
      "nut",
      "nutcase",
      "simp",
      "simpleton",
      "turkey",
      "yo-yo"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He was acting like a complete berk .",
      "I wouldn't like some silly berk from Fleet Street following me about."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"probably short for Berkeley (or Berkshire ) hunt , rhyming slang for cunt ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1929, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212650"
  },
  "berserk":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable",
      ": one whose actions are recklessly defiant",
      ": frenzied , crazed",
      ": out of control especially due to extreme anger or excitement"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "b\u0259r-\u02c8s\u0259rk",
      "b\u0259-",
      "\u02ccb\u0259r-",
      "-\u02c8z\u0259rk",
      "\u02c8b\u0259r-\u02ccs\u0259rk",
      "-\u02ccz\u0259rk",
      "b\u0259r-\u02c8s\u0259rk",
      "-\u02c8z\u0259rk"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Jazz make some inexplicable mistakes, can\u2019t get enough stops late, as the Mavs go berserk from the 3-point line to tie the series at one game apiece. \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "After inflicting 40 minutes of stressful backstage drama on audiences, No\u00e9 lets the whole film-within-a-film go berserk . \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 4 May 2022",
      "Last week, everyone went berserk over a three-cylinder Toyota. \u2014 Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Jake Gyllenhaal and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II take the wheel in the director's berserk but frequently entertaining L.A. heist thriller. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Cold digits may be explained because our blood is in our legs, poor circulation or, possibly, Raynaud\u2019s Syndrome, where the body goes berserk when exposed to the cold due to constrained blood flow to the extremities. \u2014 Adam Chase, Outside Online , 23 Dec. 2019",
      "When the first trailer for No Way Home hit, the internet went berserk , naturally, but one of the main fan theories that spurred from the teaser was that, well, Matt Murdock would appear as Peter Parker\u2019s lawyer. \u2014 Savannah Salazar, Vulture , 16 Dec. 2021",
      "Good liars, after all, can cover up tics, while nervous truth-tellers might set the machine berserk . \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Nov. 2021",
      "In this line of thinking, the freedom that everyone feels is attributed to something far more elevated than people going berserk after months spent indoors. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Sep. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "But even that doesn\u2019t seem to explain why some insist on the infallibility of AI, particularly since there are plenty of sci-fi films and TV shows that highlight AI that has gone berserk . \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
      "Mitch McConnell has gone predictably berserk over the prospect of increasing the inheritance tax by taxing capital gains at death. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 18 June 2021",
      "Besides equipment, the hunt for drugs has been equally berserk . \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz , 4 May 2021",
      "In the past few years, the disease had spread with a kind of berserk enthusiasm from Bradshaw\u2019s prostate to his lungs and into his bone marrow. \u2014 Katie Engelhart, The Atlantic , 2 Mar. 2021",
      "Researchers have widely hypothesized that infectious agents\u2014like viruses\u2014trigger berserk immune responses in certain children with genetic predispositions. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 14 May 2020",
      "That is, these candidate vaccines seemed to prompt berserk immune responses that caused lung damage in monkeys and liver damage in ferrets. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 1 May 2020",
      "In some critically ill patients with COVID-19, berserk immune responses are thought to cause devastating damage to lungs and other organs. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 10 Apr. 2020",
      "In this regular season, the 49ers won in Seattle, but lost to the Seahawks at Levi\u2019s, which was packed with berserk fans. \u2014 Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com , 8 Jan. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1800, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1896, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213817"
  },
  "berserkly":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable",
      ": one whose actions are recklessly defiant",
      ": frenzied , crazed",
      ": out of control especially due to extreme anger or excitement"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "b\u0259r-\u02c8s\u0259rk",
      "b\u0259-",
      "\u02ccb\u0259r-",
      "-\u02c8z\u0259rk",
      "\u02c8b\u0259r-\u02ccs\u0259rk",
      "-\u02ccz\u0259rk",
      "b\u0259r-\u02c8s\u0259rk",
      "-\u02c8z\u0259rk"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Jazz make some inexplicable mistakes, can\u2019t get enough stops late, as the Mavs go berserk from the 3-point line to tie the series at one game apiece. \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "After inflicting 40 minutes of stressful backstage drama on audiences, No\u00e9 lets the whole film-within-a-film go berserk . \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 4 May 2022",
      "Last week, everyone went berserk over a three-cylinder Toyota. \u2014 Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Jake Gyllenhaal and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II take the wheel in the director's berserk but frequently entertaining L.A. heist thriller. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Cold digits may be explained because our blood is in our legs, poor circulation or, possibly, Raynaud\u2019s Syndrome, where the body goes berserk when exposed to the cold due to constrained blood flow to the extremities. \u2014 Adam Chase, Outside Online , 23 Dec. 2019",
      "When the first trailer for No Way Home hit, the internet went berserk , naturally, but one of the main fan theories that spurred from the teaser was that, well, Matt Murdock would appear as Peter Parker\u2019s lawyer. \u2014 Savannah Salazar, Vulture , 16 Dec. 2021",
      "Good liars, after all, can cover up tics, while nervous truth-tellers might set the machine berserk . \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Nov. 2021",
      "In this line of thinking, the freedom that everyone feels is attributed to something far more elevated than people going berserk after months spent indoors. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Sep. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "But even that doesn\u2019t seem to explain why some insist on the infallibility of AI, particularly since there are plenty of sci-fi films and TV shows that highlight AI that has gone berserk . \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
      "Mitch McConnell has gone predictably berserk over the prospect of increasing the inheritance tax by taxing capital gains at death. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 18 June 2021",
      "Besides equipment, the hunt for drugs has been equally berserk . \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz , 4 May 2021",
      "In the past few years, the disease had spread with a kind of berserk enthusiasm from Bradshaw\u2019s prostate to his lungs and into his bone marrow. \u2014 Katie Engelhart, The Atlantic , 2 Mar. 2021",
      "Researchers have widely hypothesized that infectious agents\u2014like viruses\u2014trigger berserk immune responses in certain children with genetic predispositions. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 14 May 2020",
      "That is, these candidate vaccines seemed to prompt berserk immune responses that caused lung damage in monkeys and liver damage in ferrets. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 1 May 2020",
      "In some critically ill patients with COVID-19, berserk immune responses are thought to cause devastating damage to lungs and other organs. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 10 Apr. 2020",
      "In this regular season, the 49ers won in Seattle, but lost to the Seahawks at Levi\u2019s, which was packed with berserk fans. \u2014 Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com , 8 Jan. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1800, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1896, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211900"
  },
  "berth":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": sufficient distance for maneuvering a ship",
      ": an amount of distance maintained for safety",
      ": the place where a ship lies when at anchor or at a wharf",
      ": a space for an automotive vehicle at rest",
      ": a place to sit or sleep especially on a ship or vehicle : accommodation",
      ": a billet (see billet entry 1 sense 2a ) on a ship",
      ": job , position , place",
      ": to bring (something, such as a ship or automotive vehicle) into a berth",
      ": to allot quarters or accommodations to : to allot a berth to",
      ": to come into a berth",
      ": a place in the water where a ship stops and stays when anchored or at a wharf",
      ": a bed on a ship or train",
      ": an amount of distance kept for the sake of safety"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u0259rth",
      "\u02c8b\u0259rth"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "appointment",
      "billet",
      "capacity",
      "connection",
      "function",
      "job",
      "place",
      "position",
      "post",
      "situation"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "a comfortable cabin with a deep berth",
      "He has a starting berth on the all-star team.",
      "Verb",
      "The ship was berthed at this pier.",
      "The ship berthed at this pier.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Fellow Sooner Chris Gotterup, who won the Haskins Award given to the top collegiate golfer, clinched a U.S. Open berth as well. \u2014 Drew Schott, The Arizona Republic , 13 June 2022",
      "He was credited with leading Brooklyn from 20 wins in his first season to 42-40 record in 2018-19 \u2014 the Nets\u2019 first playoff berth since 2015. \u2014 Larry Starks, USA TODAY , 11 June 2022",
      "But La Jolla\u2019s season was good enough to get the team a berth in the Southern California Regional playoffs. \u2014 Terry Monahan, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 June 2022",
      "Visitors to berth eight of the port\u2019s Meishan container terminal will not find workers operating the trucks or the RTG cranes used to load and unload the shipping containers that deliver goods across the globe. \u2014 Andy Purdy, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
      "The 26-year-old, who joined the Colts as a waiver claim in 2017, earned a Pro Bowl berth in 2021 after making 4 interceptions, breaking up 13 passes and registering 102 tackles. \u2014 Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star , 6 June 2022",
      "The senior won the sectional title at Wanaki with a 1-over 73, sinking a birdie putt on the final hole to give the school its first team berth in school history. \u2014 Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel , 5 June 2022",
      "With the Dodgers, Giants, and Padres in their division, a playoff berth is unrealistic. \u2014 Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com , 4 June 2022",
      "Sweden and the Czech Republic, the other teams in the group, also refused, choosing to forfeit their chances at a World Cup berth rather than share a field with the Russians. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "So, visibility to a container on land moving by rail or truck matters more than visibility to when a ship will berth . \u2014 Steve Banker, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
      "Smaller tankers could berth alongside it to access its oil. \u2014 The New Yorker , 4 Oct. 2021",
      "Another tanker could berth next to the ship and\u2014while pumping inert gas into the Safer\u2019s oil tanks\u2014suck out its Marib crude. \u2014 The New Yorker , 4 Oct. 2021",
      "Despite intervention from the United Nations to approve the clearance of 14 vessels, the tankers were not able to berth . \u2014 Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press , 8 Apr. 2021",
      "The Marina has the capacity to berth around 19 vessels, with a maximum length of 328 feet, providing state-of-the-art pontoons. \u2014 Jim Dobson, Forbes , 20 Mar. 2021",
      "The firm is not facing problems berthing vessels, and the force majeure was due to fall in demand because of virus outbreak. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 5 May 2020",
      "Many countries have become increasingly reluctant to grant entry to cruise ships after the infection of more than 700 people on a vessel berthed off Japan showed how quickly the virus could spread. \u2014 Jason Scott, Bloomberg.com , 10 Apr. 2020",
      "Sources at the Port of San Francisco say other cruise lines that have suspended operations during the coronavirus pandemic are in talks with the port about berthing their luxury liners here. \u2014 Phil Matier, SFChronicle.com , 18 Mar. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1667, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194852"
  },
  "beset":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to set or stud with or as if with ornaments",
      ": trouble , harass",
      ": to set upon : assail",
      ": to hem in : surround",
      ": to attack violently",
      ": surround sense 1",
      ": to cause problems or difficulties for"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8set",
      "b\u0113-",
      "bi-\u02c8set"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "afflict",
      "agonize",
      "anguish",
      "bedevil",
      "besiege",
      "curse",
      "excruciate",
      "harrow",
      "persecute",
      "plague",
      "rack",
      "torment",
      "torture"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "A lack of money is the greatest problem besetting the city today.",
      "he's been beset by a lack of self-confidence virtually his entire life",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Alas, the company was beset by legal problems and the brand was eventually mothballed by Uber. \u2014 Adi Gaskell, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
      "Their uniforms, their weapons, their supplies of food\u2014all are beset by a frightening deterioration, as if the jungle\u2019s very breath were toxic. \u2014 Ryu Spaeth, The New Republic , 2 June 2022",
      "Her dark hair was cut bluntly, and her blue-green eyes\u2014smart, pretty, beset by a swoop of black eyeliner\u2014flashed. \u2014 Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
      "The country\u2019s largest gun-rights group was beset by money and legal woes in recent years. \u2014 David Jackson, USA TODAY , 27 May 2022",
      "Today\u2019s Valley is also beset by the same sorts of problems afflicting residents in the city\u2019s urban core. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
      "In the weeks after August, the hottest month in the hottest summer on record in a place already famous for its blistering heat, the Desert Botanical Garden was beset by calls from worried residents. \u2014 Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic , 21 May 2022",
      "The 2020 sale of a troubled Portland marijuana company was beset by disputes over the price, which fell by roughly $600 million amid fighting among investors and the buyer, according to new litigation. \u2014 oregonlive , 19 May 2022",
      "Injuries beset Armour-Davis\u2019 four years at Alabama, including his first one, when a knee injury kept him off the field for the entire 2018 campaign. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 3 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English besetten , from Old English besettan , from be- + settan to set",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203153"
  },
  "beshrew":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": curse"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8shr\u00fc",
      "b\u0113-",
      "especially Southern"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "anathematize",
      "curse",
      "imprecate",
      "maledict"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bless"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "I would beshrew anyone who is untrue to his word."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191445"
  },
  "besiege":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to surround with armed forces",
      ": to press with requests : importune",
      ": to cause worry or distress to : beset",
      ": to surround with armed forces for the purpose of capturing",
      ": to crowd around",
      ": to overwhelm with questions or requests"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8s\u0113j",
      "b\u0113-",
      "bi-\u02c8s\u0113j"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beleaguer",
      "blockade",
      "invest",
      "leaguer"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Customers have besieged the company with questions.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Russian forces continued to besiege the steel plant into Sunday with airstrikes; artillery bombardment; tank, drone and sniper fire, as well as infantry assaults, the fighters said. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 8 May 2022",
      "The British Defense Ministry says Russia\u2019s decision to besiege rather than attack the plant means many Russian units cannot be redeployed elsewhere in the country. \u2014 John Bacon, USA TODAY , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Experts say Russia may try to besiege Ukrainian forces by linking its troops in the north and the south. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Now in its second month, the war has turned into a grinding ordeal as Russian forces continue to besiege the north and south of Ukraine while counteroffensives have pushed Russian soldiers back from advancing on the capital, Kyiv. \u2014 Patrick J. Mcdonnell, Los Angeles Times , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "At the same time, an airlift would counter Russia\u2019s strategy to besiege the Ukrainian people, boost Ukrainian morale, and increase international efforts to aid Ukraine. \u2014 Douglas J. Feith And John Hannah, WSJ , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "However, British defense officials reported Saturday that the Russian military continues to besiege a number of other major Ukrainian cities, including Chernihiv, which is located 91 miles from Kyiv. \u2014 Yuras Karmanau, chicagotribune.com , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "Russia's forces have been heavily bombing Ukraine's second-biggest city Kharkiv for days, with dozens of civilian deaths\u2014now, their terror is coming to besiege Kyiv. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "But 73% of that immense fortune has now evaporated, and the tycoon will almost certainly lose even more as anxious creditors, suppliers and homebuyers besiege Evergrande\u2019s offices. \u2014 Yue Wang, Forbes , 28 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192523"
  },
  "besmear":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": smear"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8smir",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "anoint",
      "bedaub",
      "daub",
      "smear"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "besmeared the mirror with jelly"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200527"
  },
  "besmirched":{
    "type":"verb",
    "definitions":[
      "to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) sully , soil"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"bi-\u02c8sm\u0259rch",
    "synonyms":[
      "befoul",
      "begrime",
      "bemire",
      "blacken",
      "daub",
      "dirty",
      "distain",
      "foul",
      "gaum",
      "grime",
      "mire",
      "muck",
      "muddy",
      "smirch",
      "smudge",
      "soil",
      "stain",
      "sully"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "clean",
      "cleanse"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "inconsiderately besmirched the white bedsheets with their dirty feet",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Do Democrats want to unfairly besmirch the entire GOP with the Jan. 6 disgrace, while distracting voters from 8.6% inflation and $5-a-gallon gasoline? \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
      "Imagine allowing a breed of humanity as vulgar as actors (wink-wink) to besmirch their palace beautiful. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
      "And a failure to fulfill the now apparently near-impossible tasks of evacuating all the Afghan translators, workers and fixers on whom the US relied and who now face Taliban retribution would besmirch America\u2019s conscience and global reputation. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 16 Aug. 2021",
      "In 14 minutes of chitchat with Nelson, the most (in)famous high school football coach in America managed to besmirch almost everything beloved in the South and, in doing so, ended up on administrative leave. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Apr. 2021",
      "The head of the Suez Canal Authority at the time dismissed his remarks as an attempt to besmirch Egypt\u2019s reputation. \u2014 Rory Jones, WSJ , 31 Mar. 2021",
      "Yet Judge Sullivan chose to besmirch both the Barr effort and the judiciary by matching James Comey\u2019s FBI for Trump Derangement Syndrome. \u2014 Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ , 10 Dec. 2020",
      "This culture of indifference is only reinforced when men such as Simmons receive carte blanche to publicly besmirch their accusers\u2014especially under the guise of social justice. \u2014 Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic , 2 July 2020",
      "In what appears to be a shameless attempt to attract shoppers considering a crossover\u2014or those who are too rich to be seen in a Subaru Outback\u2014Mercedes-Benz has besmirched its once elegant E-class wagon with faux ruggedness. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 3 Mar. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":null,
    "first_known_use":[
      "1604, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "besotted":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": blindly or utterly infatuated",
      ": intoxicated or stupefied especially with drink"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8s\u00e4-t\u0259d",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blasted",
      "blind",
      "blitzed",
      "blotto",
      "bombed",
      "boozy",
      "canned",
      "cockeyed",
      "crocked",
      "drunk",
      "drunken",
      "fried",
      "gassed",
      "hammered",
      "high",
      "impaired",
      "inebriate",
      "inebriated",
      "intoxicated",
      "juiced",
      "lit",
      "lit up",
      "loaded",
      "looped",
      "oiled",
      "pickled",
      "pie-eyed",
      "plastered",
      "potted",
      "ripped",
      "sloshed",
      "smashed",
      "sottish",
      "soused",
      "sozzled",
      "squiffed",
      "squiffy",
      "stewed",
      "stiff",
      "stinking",
      "stoned",
      "tanked",
      "tiddly",
      "tight",
      "tipsy",
      "wasted",
      "wet",
      "wiped out"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "sober",
      "straight"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "As one of Hollywood\u2019s most legendary heartthrobs, Depp enjoys a large and besotted fan base. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
      "Opening April 28 at Los Angeles\u2019 Geffen Playhouse, the new production, directed by Gordon Greenberg, also stars Aimee Carrero as Honey, Graham Phillips as her husband, Nick, and Calista Flockhart as George\u2019s besotted wife, Martha. \u2014 Jordan Riefe, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "The bright-sounding Gabriella Reyes had a vibrant Indi Robinson at her side who helped push away the besotted Jaquino, portrayed by the equally lively tenor Jos\u00e9 Simerilla-Romero and actor Gregor Lopes. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "Andreas lives in a deeply religious Bavarian hamlet with Claudia, his besotted , church-frequenting, apron dress wearing wife. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "In 2019, the latest incarnation of Crimso, still fronted by Fripp, embarked on a 50th-anniversary tour, playing dense, precise, and impeccably arranged versions of its pulverizing repertoire before besotted audiences. \u2014 David Browne, Rolling Stone , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "One tells the story of Frank Pike, an ex-I.R.A. fighter recruited by the Nazis to fan anti-British sentiment in Ireland, through the fastidious diary of his besotted German handler, Adrian de Groot. \u2014 The New Yorker , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Only Marian Paroo, the local librarian and music teacher, can save the besotted town from its infatuation with Harold. \u2014 Marilyn Stasio, Variety , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "Her father was a besotted but amiable cook in the merchant marine who had served in the Royal Navy during World War II. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193328"
  },
  "bespoken":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to hire, engage, or claim beforehand",
      ": to speak to especially with formality : address",
      ": request",
      ": indicate , signify",
      ": to show beforehand : foretell"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8sp\u0113k",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "book",
      "reserve"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Her newest album bespeaks a great talent for writing songs.",
      "bespoke the rental car weeks in advance of their trip",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "His actions bespeak a prime-time TV blowhard who understands how objectionable his rhetoric has become. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 May 2022",
      "Hard luxuries bespeak a connection to history and tend to remain in families for generations. \u2014 Rhonda K. Garelick, Washington Post , 17 Nov. 2021",
      "To several local Native American tribes, including the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians, the Ventura County site\u2019s cave drawings and rock shelters bespeak a cultural heritage dating back centuries. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 27 Oct. 2020",
      "The UC Davis researchers, from the school\u2019s Violence Prevention Project, found that the fears driving the surge in gun sales bespeak a nation suffering a potentially serious crisis of confidence. \u2014 Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times , 17 Oct. 2020",
      "For a contemporary American reader, there are a few jarring moments that bespeak the author\u2019s ignorance, or worse, of black American life (not least of which is a black character named Odysseus Cotton). \u2014 Andrew Martin, Harper's Magazine , 15 Sep. 2020",
      "His playing bespoke an investment in the entire lineage of jazz trumpet playing. \u2014 Giovanni Russonello, BostonGlobe.com , 2 Apr. 2020",
      "However, the game isn't due until September 17 after a delay pushed it back from its original April release, which is likely the reason behind the timing of Nvidia\u2019s bespoke GPU. \u2014 Brad Chacos, PCWorld , 18 Feb. 2020",
      "The many positive responses on social media bespeak considerable support for his take-no-prisoners public attitude toward gang members who exert de facto control of entire neighborhoods and towns. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 Apr. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1533, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184851"
  },
  "bestial":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to beasts",
      ": resembling a beast",
      ": lacking intelligence or reason",
      ": marked by base (see base entry 3 sense 1a ) or inhuman instincts or desires : brutal"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8bes-ch\u0259l",
      "\u02c8besh-",
      "\u02c8b\u0113s-",
      "\u02c8b\u0113sh-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "animalistic",
      "beastly",
      "brutal",
      "brute",
      "brutish",
      "feral",
      "ferine",
      "subhuman",
      "swinish"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Our reduced olfactory apparatus was the detritus of a bestial and benighted past, and an allegory of our enlightenment. \u2014 Scott Sayare, Harper's Magazine , 23 Nov. 2021",
      "On the Foo Fighters\u2019 second album, The Colour and the Shape, Grohl ended up rerecording songs with his own bestial drumming in place of Goldsmith\u2019s, and suddenly tracks that hadn\u2019t been working sounded like instant modern-rock classics. \u2014 Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone , 14 Sep. 2021",
      "The streaks provide proof of our mundane bestial reality\u2014our hormones, our lunch, our particular whorls and spirals. \u2014 Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker , 1 Sep. 2021",
      "Such epiphanies, though bookended in Wright's novel between the bestial horrors of its first section and the abject bleakness of its third, are what give the novel its lasting glow. \u2014 Gene Seymour, CNN , 26 May 2021",
      "Lincoln\u2019s opponents tarred him with racist and bestial characterizations. \u2014 Calvin Schermerhorn, The Conversation , 6 Aug. 2020",
      "Abolitionists claimed that the eloquence of slaves and Africans proved their equal humanity, but most Europeans had long taken for granted that black utterances were inherently inferior, even bestial . \u2014 Fara Dabhoiwala, The New York Review of Books , 3 Aug. 2020",
      "Some distance between the source and the story would have benefited the themes at play, which end up buried beneath punches, slurs and bestial masculinity. \u2014 Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times , 23 Oct. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin bestialis , from bestia beast",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184443"
  },
  "betrayal":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act of betraying someone or something or the fact of being betrayed : violation of a person's trust or confidence, of a moral standard, etc.",
      ": revelation of something hidden or secret"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8tr\u0101(-\u0259)l",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "backstabbing",
      "business",
      "disloyalty",
      "double cross",
      "faithlessness",
      "falseness",
      "falsity",
      "infidelity",
      "perfidy",
      "sellout",
      "treachery",
      "treason",
      "two-timing",
      "unfaithfulness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "allegiance",
      "devotion",
      "faithfulness",
      "fealty",
      "fidelity",
      "loyalty",
      "staunchness",
      "steadfastness"
    ],
    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1788, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202033"
  },
  "betrayer":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to lead astray",
      ": seduce",
      ": to deliver to an enemy by treachery",
      ": to fail or desert especially in time of need",
      ": to reveal unintentionally",
      ": show , indicate",
      ": to disclose in violation of confidence",
      ": to prove false",
      ": to give over to an enemy by treason or treachery",
      ": to be unfaithful to",
      ": to reveal or show without meaning to",
      ": to tell in violation of a trust"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8tr\u0101",
      "b\u0113-",
      "bi-\u02c8tr\u0101"
    ],
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      "backstab",
      "cross",
      "double-cross",
      "sell (out)",
      "two-time"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "stand by"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "They betrayed their country by selling its secrets to other governments.",
      "She is very loyal and would never betray a friend.",
      "She betrayed her own people by supporting the enemy.",
      "She coughed, betraying her presence behind the door.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "He is fascinated by the flexibility and ferocity of the human organism, the myriad ways in which the body and its desires can betray us. \u2014 Adam Nayman, The New Yorker , 3 June 2022",
      "As Anne\u2019s body begins to betray her and her academics and relationships suffer, the movie becomes a clock-ticking thriller, with chapter markers indicating the passage of another week of her pregnancy. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 5 May 2022",
      "While James' game is showing little signs of erosion, his body has begun to betray him. \u2014 Tom Withers, ajc , 19 Feb. 2022",
      "In a few spare moments, her musings betray hints of anxiety and self-awareness. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 May 2022",
      "Though a welcome victory for Ukraine, the incident highlights the risks that abundant media imagery of the conflict may betray the position of units, enabling fatal attacks. \u2014 Sebastien Roblin, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
      "Collectively, the dozen candidates would thus betray the presence of a population of thousands upon thousands of unseen, quieter kin. \u2014 Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "And by God, did my search history betray my sense of deprivation. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Salvos of expletives betray his excitement about fighting the Russians. \u2014 Shafi Musaddique, The Christian Science Monitor , 22 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from be- + trayen to betray, from Anglo-French trahir , from Latin tradere \u2014 more at traitor ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221107"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
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      ": the act of betrothing or fact of being betrothed",
      ": a mutual promise or contract for a future marriage",
      ": an engagement to be married"
    ],
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      "bi-\u02c8tr\u014d-t\u035fh\u0259l",
      "-\u02c8tr\u022f-",
      "-th\u0259l",
      "b\u0113-",
      "bi-\u02c8tr\u014d-t\u035fh\u0259l",
      "-\u02c8tr\u022f-"
    ],
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      "engagement",
      "espousal",
      "troth"
    ],
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      "disengagement"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "They were both young at the time of their betrothal .",
      "the couple's betrothal lasted four years",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The betrothal is framed as a triumph of her and Tony\u2019s commitment, which survived the fights that Caldwell engineered while suffering from PMDD. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "To further stabilize the new Union\u2019s position in Europe, Margrete has negotiated the betrothal of Erik to Philippa, the 13-year-old daughter of the King of England. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 16 Dec. 2021",
      "Thus, last month, the SEC and Texas and Oklahoma Universities stunned the college-sports world by announcing a betrothal that leaves the Big 12 on life support. \u2014 Sam Negus, National Review , 28 Aug. 2021",
      "Queued up in a nearby stairwell, waiting to emerge, were several of the couple's close friends and Hoover's family members, many of whom had traveled to Nashville just to celebrate the couple's betrothal . \u2014 Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE.com , 25 May 2021",
      "And there is a logic to them: Women are not the only people who get engaged, so why should the be the only ones who get to wear diamond rings as tokens of their betrothal ? \u2014 Carol Besler, Robb Report , 3 May 2021",
      "Rumors started swirling about a possible betrothal after Addison shared a picture rocking what is undeniably an engagement ring on that finger. \u2014 Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen , 15 Jan. 2021",
      "Diana and her mother bought the ensemble, by a line called Cojana, off the rack at Harrods department store, but it would be depicted on countless souvenirs, from tea towels to piggy banks, commemorating the betrothal . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Nov. 2020",
      "At Wolsey\u2019s behest, Henry breaks her betrothal to Holy Roman Emperor Charles and instead pairs her off with King Louis of France. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 26 Oct. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" betroth + -al entry 2 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1683, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185611"
  },
  "betrothed":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": engaged to be married",
      ": the person to whom someone is engaged to be married"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8tr\u014dt\u035fhd",
      "-\u02c8tr\u022ftht"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "affianced",
      "bespoke",
      "bespoken",
      "engaged",
      "promised"
    ],
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      "fianc\u00e9",
      "fianc\u00e9e",
      "intended"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "he gazed lovingly at his betrothed throughout the dinner",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Would one be expected to provide a gift to the betrothed couple? \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Nov. 2021",
      "The Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society is hosting a Colonial wedding dance, such as Webster himself would have taken part in with his betrothed Rebecca Greenleaf, Nov. 7 at 3 p.m. Colonial costumes encouraged but not required. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, courant.com , 4 Nov. 2021",
      "Pay close attention to the betrothed couple's preferred dress code. \u2014 Karen I. Chen, Travel + Leisure , 11 Aug. 2021",
      "El Moussa's fianc\u00e9e, Selling Sunset realtor Heather Rae Young, has a surprising connection to Joshua and the betrothed pair have even met him a number of times! \u2014 Katie Campione, PEOPLE.com , 9 July 2021",
      "The betrothed pair celebrated with a brunch David had organized with both sets of parents, and later on, a party at a local bar with more family and friends. \u2014 Shira Savada, Harper's BAZAAR , 30 Dec. 2020",
      "But with so many wedding celebrations put on pause indefinitely, countless betrothed pairs have been filled with sadness and disappointment, never mind financial burdens to add to the stress. \u2014 Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living , 21 May 2020",
      "Set on the island of Brittany in the late 18th century, the French film brings together a young woman who\u2019s unhappily betrothed and the female painter who\u2019s been (secretly) hired to paint her portrait. \u2014 Sage Young, refinery29.com , 28 Feb. 2020",
      "Sebastian starred on Game Of Thrones for several seasons as Trystane Martell, the Prince who was betrothed to Princess Myrcella Baratheon and killed by the Sand Snakes shortly after her death. \u2014 Kathryn Lindsay, refinery29.com , 18 Jan. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Parsing through the seemingly endless options of bouquets, ceremony arches, cakes and, most crucially, fashion to find what feels right for you and your betrothed can be blissful\u2014or headache-inducing. \u2014 Vogue , 1 June 2022",
      "Where in the past, couples may have used a welcome event as a chance to catch up with out-of-town guests, Auguste says the betrothed are now looking to spend quality time with every attendee. \u2014 Allie Volpe, Vogue , 3 Sep. 2021",
      "Hugh, who plays one of the gay magicians, experiences his wifely tragedy very early on, when his betrothed is killed during a magic trick gone wrong. \u2014 Rachel Handler, Vulture , 19 Aug. 2021",
      "Meanwhile, a troop of ever-so-proper Dragoon Guards returns to town, and the soldiers are bemused to find all their betrotheds besotted with this fancified fop. \u2014 Sam Hurwitt, The Mercury News , 10 Feb. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1557, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "1594, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185827"
  },
  "better":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "auxiliary verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": greater than half",
      ": improved in health or mental attitude",
      ": more attractive, favorable, or commendable",
      ": more advantageous or effective",
      ": improved in accuracy or performance",
      ": to make better (see better entry 1 ): such as",
      ": to make more tolerable or acceptable",
      ": to make more complete or perfect",
      ": to surpass in excellence : excel",
      ": to become better",
      ": in a more excellent manner",
      ": to greater advantage : preferably",
      ": to a higher or greater degree",
      ": more",
      ": something better (see better entry 1 )",
      ": a superior especially in merit or rank",
      ": advantage , victory",
      ": had better (see better entry 3 sense 1b )",
      ": more satisfactory or skillful than another",
      ": improved in health",
      ": more than half",
      ": to make or become more satisfactory",
      ": in a superior or more excellent way",
      ": to a higher or greater degree",
      ": something that is more satisfactory",
      ": advantage sense 2 , victory"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8be-t\u0259r",
      "\u02c8be-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beat",
      "eclipse",
      "exceed",
      "excel",
      "outclass",
      "outdistance",
      "outdo",
      "outgun",
      "outmatch",
      "outshine",
      "outstrip",
      "overtop",
      "surpass",
      "top",
      "tower (over)",
      "transcend"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "more"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Baker's prospects in Ann Arbor should be better , though, even among a populous group of wings next season. \u2014 Michael Cohen, Detroit Free Press , 18 June 2022",
      "What's better for a Cincinnati kid than to play for his hometown team? \u2014 Brendan Connelly, The Enquirer , 18 June 2022",
      "With a platform comes responsibility, and Daffue has never been in a better place to handle them both. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
      "There isn't a better place to find something equally thoughtful and unique. \u2014 Amanda Lauren, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "Does your nonprofit want to make Wisconsin a better place? \u2014 Ben Schultz, Journal Sentinel , 17 June 2022",
      "What is certain, though, is that a stronger Eastern Europe is better for the EU and the entire free world. \u2014 Cristian Gherasim, CNN , 17 June 2022",
      "Clowney is confident this team is better this year, especially if Watson plays. \u2014 cleveland , 16 June 2022",
      "And after last week's episode saw KellyAnne successfully take out a member of The Treehouse, the timing couldn't be better for a challenge full of sabotage. \u2014 Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com , 16 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Instead, do your best to better yourself a little bit every day for big results. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 4 June 2022",
      "Fees are based upon endless days and nights of working, many failures with a few successes and a continued need to better our craft. \u2014 Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone , 13 May 2022",
      "Tuesday's tight votes came after Kentucky lawmakers moved the legislation into a different committee and changed who sat on that committee to better its odds of passing. \u2014 Morgan Watkins, The Enquirer , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "This guide will give mom access to hundreds of gardening secrets to better her planting, harvesting, and storing. \u2014 Paige Szmodis, Popular Mechanics , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Tuesday's tight votes came after Kentucky lawmakers moved the legislation into a different committee and changed who sat on that committee to better its odds of passing. \u2014 Morgan Watkins, The Enquirer , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Hanna said Jordan wanted to better his life but didn\u2019t have the tools to do it. \u2014 Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Nor would OneWeb likely want to enrich the company trying to better its own satellite network. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "There's a lot of opportunities to better our communication, our transparency, communication of the school with the community. \u2014 Alec Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "There are also concerns about the global economy after the U.S. GDP unexpectedly contracted over Q1 2022 and healthcare stocks, which are typically insulated from the broader economy, could hold up better than other sectors. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "Some industries fared better than others in terms of gender diversity. \u2014 Colin Lodewick, Fortune , 7 June 2022",
      "Margaret Thatcher did better than that in a 1989 leadership challenge, winning more than 80 percent of the votes \u2014 and ... \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 7 June 2022",
      "The system works far better than simple white noise to disguise conversations. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 7 June 2022",
      "But he's been playing the trilogy-spanning Jedi master since 1999\u201423 years at this point\u2014and is someone who knows the character better than anyone. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 6 June 2022",
      "Some map onto the contours of the serious drama better than others: Leila\u2019s anguished, perilous journey to Syria to retrieve her child is tense and believable. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 6 June 2022",
      "When pur\u00e9ed together \u2014 and these recipes are going to require a lot of pur\u00e9eing \u2014 the ingredients become better than their individual parts. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 6 June 2022",
      "Yet for short-term investors, energy is looking better than ever. \u2014 New York Times , 3 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "That\u2019s about double the pace of pre-coronavirus times, a surge in part explained by the transition of sports betters into day trading in the absence of live sports. \u2014 David Z. Morris, Fortune , 20 May 2020",
      "Setting aside the Escape, each of the other rivals that trailed it to the finish line has a trait or two\u2014be it sportiness, roominess, cargo volume, or feature count\u2014that matches or betters what the CX-5 brings to the fight. \u2014 Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver , 20 Apr. 2020",
      "Seasoned sports betters looking for an easy onboarding into digital gaming are slowly finding their way onto sites that allow betting on sports sims. \u2014 Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired , 4 Apr. 2020",
      "But every Wednesday in the city, the races are still running and the betters are still betting. \u2014 Kristie Lu Stout, CNN , 31 Mar. 2020",
      "Or perhaps at America itself for failing the expectations of our moral betters ? \u2014 Victor Davis Hanson, National Review , 24 Sep. 2019",
      "In many ways the Model 3 also betters established luxury sedans such as the BMW 3 Series. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Jan. 2020",
      "Beamon\u2019s leap of 29 feet and 2 1-2 inches betters the mark by one foot, 9 3-4 inches. \u2014 Paul Montella, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Oct. 2019",
      "As with many other arrangements, the content industry took up with Facebook on the promise of a simpler life\u2014the knotty grot-work of reach and revenue would be handed over to our betters . \u2014 Jason Linkins, The New Republic , 31 Dec. 2019",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Auxiliary verb",
      "Fees are based upon endless days and nights of working, many failures with a few successes and a continued need to better our craft. \u2014 Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone , 13 May 2022",
      "This guide will give mom access to hundreds of gardening secrets to better her planting, harvesting, and storing. \u2014 Paige Szmodis, Popular Mechanics , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Tuesday's tight votes came after Kentucky lawmakers moved the legislation into a different committee and changed who sat on that committee to better its odds of passing. \u2014 Morgan Watkins, The Enquirer , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Hanna said Jordan wanted to better his life but didn\u2019t have the tools to do it. \u2014 Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Tuesday's tight votes came after Kentucky lawmakers moved the legislation into a different committee and changed who sat on that committee to better its odds of passing. \u2014 Morgan Watkins, The Enquirer , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "There's a lot of opportunities to better our communication, our transparency, communication of the school with the community. \u2014 Alec Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "With the new transfer rule, players can now opt to better their situations. \u2014 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "Tuesday's tight votes came after Kentucky lawmakers moved the legislation into a different committee and changed who sat on that committee to better its odds of passing. \u2014 Morgan Watkins, The Enquirer , 23 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3",
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Adverb",
      "12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Auxiliary verb",
      "1817, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193625"
  },
  "better half":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": spouse"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "consort",
      "mate",
      "partner",
      "significant other",
      "spouse"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Please come to our party\u2014and your better half is invited, too!",
      "\u201cAllow me to introduce you to my better half , Joan\u201d",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "For the better half of the '00s, Big Brother had a firm grip on the Australian public. \u2014 Maggie Zhou, refinery29.com , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "The brand crafted distinct timepieces for both the anonymous owner and his better half . \u2014 Sean Evans, Robb Report , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "Faith Hill \u2014 McGraw\u2019s real-life better half \u2014 co-stars as John\u2019s wife Margaret, whose primary focus is their children, moppet John Jr. \u2014 Joshua Alston, Variety , 19 Dec. 2021",
      "If only Maturn were around when my better half was navigating the return-to-work waters after her maternity leaves. \u2014 Dan Pontefract, Forbes , 20 Oct. 2021",
      "My better half said the gluten-free pizza is the best in the area. \u2014 Brenda Cain And Yadi Rodriguez - Cleveland.com, cleveland , 12 Oct. 2021",
      "The property is reigned over by the haughty Marchesa Alfonsina de Luna (Nicoletta Braschi, Robert Benigni\u2019s better half ), who has about 50 people working for her on her tobacco plantation as sharecroppers. \u2014 Boyd Van Hoeij, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 May 2018",
      "His nubby knit tie was right on trend, while slick oxford loafers lent his look a bossy finish in keeping with his better half \u2019s power accessories. \u2014 Maria Ward, Vogue , 10 May 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1586, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191202"
  },
  "bewail":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to wail over",
      ": to express deep sorrow for usually by wailing and lamentation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8w\u0101l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bemoan",
      "deplore",
      "grieve (for)",
      "lament",
      "mourn",
      "wail (for)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "delight",
      "exult (in)",
      "glory (in)",
      "joy",
      "rejoice (in)"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Many people bewailed the changes to the historic building.",
      "he invariably spends more time bewailing his predicament than trying to fix it",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Now Gove\u2019s remark became the source of the ashen taste in the mouths of Remoaner metropolitan elites bewailing how provincial troglodytes, geriatrics, and Little Englanders had dashed their rationalist, internationalist dreams. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 8 Apr. 2020",
      "Trump\u2019s critics bewailed the outcome as a defeat and a betrayal of our Kurdish allies. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 Oct. 2019",
      "Frequently bewailing the know-nothingness of the age, Davenport grouses that real scholarship has disappeared because of the vogue for critical approaches and appreciations. \u2014 Michael Dirda, National Review , 25 July 2019",
      "Understandably, promoters and artist representatives have long bewailed the enormous profits being made on the secondary market, which takes none of the risk and puts up none of the funding \u2014 and shares none of its profits \u2014 for major live events. \u2014 Variety, The Mercury News , 24 July 2019",
      "Across the country, North and South, Christians gathered in their churches to remember the crucifixion of Christ and to bewail their sins, which made such a sacrifice necessary. \u2014 Jonathan Den Hartog, WSJ , 26 Apr. 2018",
      "While progressives may cheer specific cases like Obergefell, recent years have seen them deliver numerous harsh assessments of the Supreme Court\u2019s overall record, bewailing its interpretations of the Constitution that purportedly favor the wealthy. \u2014 James W. Lucas, National Review , 8 Dec. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224353"
  },
  "bewilder":{
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to cause to lose one's bearings (see bearing sense 6c )",
      ": to perplex or confuse especially by a complexity, variety, or multitude of objects or considerations",
      ": confuse sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8wil-d\u0259r",
      "b\u0113-",
      "bi-\u02c8wil-d\u0259r"
    ],
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      "disorient",
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      "fox",
      "fuddle",
      "get",
      "gravel",
      "maze",
      "muddle",
      "muddy",
      "mystify",
      "perplex",
      "pose",
      "puzzle",
      "vex"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the change in policy seems to have bewildered many of our customers",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The confluence of Marine units and commanders involved in the accident can bewilder even the most savvy of observers. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 Feb. 2022",
      "Ahead, more celebrity Halloween costumes to shock and bewilder you below, including Megan Thee Stallion, Halle Bailey, and Steve Buscemi. \u2014 Vulture Editors, Vulture , 2 Nov. 2021",
      "Nowadays, a lady who offered the back of her hand to a gentleman would only bewilder him. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 June 2021",
      "Some may bewilder you, like the bag of fluffy bonito flakes. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 May 2021",
      "Joll is introduced onscreen stepping out of his carriage with remarkably odd sunglasses, which immediately bewilder the Magistrate. \u2014 Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY , 7 Aug. 2020",
      "High fashion, for most people, is a passing blur of bewildering , ever-shifting, sometimes ridiculous seasonal image statements. \u2014 Cintra Wilson, The New York Review of Books , 11 Feb. 2020",
      "The message bewildered one of the bill\u2019s sponsors, Asian Americans Advancing Justice. \u2014 Bob Egelko, SFChronicle.com , 16 Oct. 2019",
      "Tourists and residents watched the confrontations, bewildered , as police urged them to clear the streets. \u2014 Austin Ramzy, BostonGlobe.com , 30 July 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1633, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191608"
  },
  "bewilderedness":{
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to cause to lose one's bearings (see bearing sense 6c )",
      ": to perplex or confuse especially by a complexity, variety, or multitude of objects or considerations",
      ": confuse sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8wil-d\u0259r",
      "b\u0113-",
      "bi-\u02c8wil-d\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "addle",
      "baffle",
      "bamboozle",
      "beat",
      "befog",
      "befuddle",
      "bemuse",
      "buffalo",
      "confound",
      "confuse",
      "discombobulate",
      "disorient",
      "flummox",
      "fox",
      "fuddle",
      "get",
      "gravel",
      "maze",
      "muddle",
      "muddy",
      "mystify",
      "perplex",
      "pose",
      "puzzle",
      "vex"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the change in policy seems to have bewildered many of our customers",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The confluence of Marine units and commanders involved in the accident can bewilder even the most savvy of observers. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 Feb. 2022",
      "Ahead, more celebrity Halloween costumes to shock and bewilder you below, including Megan Thee Stallion, Halle Bailey, and Steve Buscemi. \u2014 Vulture Editors, Vulture , 2 Nov. 2021",
      "Nowadays, a lady who offered the back of her hand to a gentleman would only bewilder him. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 June 2021",
      "Some may bewilder you, like the bag of fluffy bonito flakes. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 May 2021",
      "Joll is introduced onscreen stepping out of his carriage with remarkably odd sunglasses, which immediately bewilder the Magistrate. \u2014 Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY , 7 Aug. 2020",
      "High fashion, for most people, is a passing blur of bewildering , ever-shifting, sometimes ridiculous seasonal image statements. \u2014 Cintra Wilson, The New York Review of Books , 11 Feb. 2020",
      "The message bewildered one of the bill\u2019s sponsors, Asian Americans Advancing Justice. \u2014 Bob Egelko, SFChronicle.com , 16 Oct. 2019",
      "Tourists and residents watched the confrontations, bewildered , as police urged them to clear the streets. \u2014 Austin Ramzy, BostonGlobe.com , 30 July 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1633, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213733"
  },
  "bewilderment":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of being lost, perplexed, or confused : the quality or state of being bewildered",
      ": a complicated or confusing state or condition : a bewildering tangle or confusion"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8wil-d\u0259r-m\u0259nt",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bafflement",
      "bamboozlement",
      "befuddlement",
      "bemusement",
      "bewilderedness",
      "confusedness",
      "confusion",
      "discombobulation",
      "distraction",
      "fog",
      "head-scratching",
      "maze",
      "muddle",
      "mystification",
      "perplexity",
      "puzzlement",
      "tangle",
      "whirl"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the slightest change in her daily routine leaves her in complete bewilderment",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Prosecutors and a string of police and FBI witnesses \u2014 several like Webster with U.S. military backgrounds \u2014 expressed bewilderment at that through-the-looking-glass argument. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "But many share a commonality: bewilderment over suspensions. \u2014 Nathan Grayson, Washington Post , 24 May 2022",
      "But late into Sunday night\u2019s live broadcast, something happened that sparked a whole new level of bewilderment , shock and awkwardness. \u2014 Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Glimpses of both are embedded inside her bracing work, along with a healthy dose of stupefaction and bewilderment . \u2014 Christopher Knightart Critic, Los Angeles Times , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "To talk with a dozen teachers and librarians is to hear annoyance and frustration and bewilderment , as much with the sheer ambiguity of the new law and the list of books as with the practical effect. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "Kurzel, who made the intensely expressive 2015 Macbeth, goes beyond outrage to explore tragedy at the core of bewilderment . \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Several people also express bewilderment at this fact during the movie. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "These soliloquies of doubt, grief, rage or sheer bewilderment appear without gloss or commentary, as minimalist micro-dramas. \u2014 Boyd Tonkin, WSJ , 11 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1793, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204051"
  },
  "bewitchment":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or power of bewitching",
      ": a spell that bewitches",
      ": the state of being bewitched"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8wich-m\u0259nt",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abracadabra",
      "charm",
      "conjuration",
      "enchantment",
      "glamour",
      "glamor",
      "hex",
      "incantation",
      "invocation",
      "spell",
      "whammy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the hope that there was some bewitchment that would turn their jerky son-in-law into a prince",
      "while stuck in traffic, I could have used a bit of bewitchment to clear the road of other drivers"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204411"
  },
  "belatedly":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": delayed beyond the usual time",
      ": existing or appearing past the normal or proper time",
      ": happening or coming very late or too late"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8l\u0101-t\u0259d",
      "b\u0113-",
      "bi-\u02c8l\u0101-t\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "behind",
      "behindhand",
      "delinquent",
      "late",
      "latish",
      "overdue",
      "tardy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "early",
      "inopportune",
      "precocious",
      "premature",
      "unseasonable",
      "untimely"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "She received belated recognition for her scientific discovery.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "At the same time, they were hardly shocked at Ye\u2019s belated attempt to seize control of the project. \u2014 Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "Accounts of Tedros\u2019s belated shift on China may be unlikely to win over his critics. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Aug. 2021",
      "Nikole Hannah-Jones has rejected a contentious and belated offer of a tenured faculty p0sition at the University of North Carolina (UNC) and will join the faculty at Howard University instead. \u2014 Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes , 6 July 2021",
      "Nothing has reminded me of Russia quite so much as the Trump Administration\u2019s belated effort to encourage Americans to vaccinate. \u2014 Masha Gessen, The New Yorker , 15 Dec. 2020",
      "Then my friend Karen and her daughter Sophia stopped by to bring me a belated birthday present. \u2014 Karina Bland, azcentral , 25 Mar. 2020",
      "There\u2019s nothing any of us want more than to be talking about the return of the NBA, the NHL and the belated startup of the MLB season in July. \u2014 Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas News , 11 May 2020",
      "The third period sees him in prison, coming face-to-face again with his father who is also serving time, and embarking on a journey of belated self-discovery. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, New York Times , 1 May 2020",
      "This recognition that a legend hums among us, however belated , is just. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Apr. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"past participle of belate (to make late)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1670, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-115319"
  },
  "believable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": capable of being believed especially as within the range of known possibility or probability",
      ": possible to believe"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "b\u0259-\u02c8l\u0113-v\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "b\u0259-\u02c8l\u0113-v\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "credible",
      "creditable",
      "likely",
      "plausible",
      "presumptive",
      "probable"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "far-fetched",
      "implausible",
      "improbable",
      "incredible",
      "unbelievable",
      "unlikely",
      "unplausible"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "she had a believable excuse for missing the deadline",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "None of the characters are believable because the actors aren\u2019t allowed to believe in them themselves. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant , 13 June 2022",
      "That's believable , since acceleration feels similar to that of an Outback XT, which hits 60 mph in 6.3 seconds. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "But Simba also needed to be believable , and Aquino says the team did research that involved studying lions and consulting with a biologist. \u2014 Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "That the O\u2019Neils desire vengeance is believable enough. \u2014 Tod Goldberg, USA TODAY , 16 May 2022",
      "As the shop's proprietor, Fishburne is warmly believable as a man simultaneously confident enough to offer Bobby life lessons and insecure enough to be swayed by Teach's various lies. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "This is largely thanks to the performances of Spacek and Simmons\u2014who are believable as a long-married couple keeping this secret. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Tim Robbins is totally believable as Nuke, the childish young pitcher Crash has been assigned to mentor. \u2014 Matt Caputo, SPIN , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "The post was somewhat believable given that the musician has already teased collabs with Saucy Santana and NBA Youngboy. \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 1 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-121334"
  },
  "belittling":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": expressing disparagement : disparaging , depreciatory",
      ": a disparaging statement",
      ": disparagement , deprecation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8li-t\u1d4al-i\u014b",
      "-\u02c8lit-li\u014b",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "contemptuous",
      "decrying",
      "degrading",
      "demeaning",
      "denigrative",
      "denigratory",
      "deprecatory",
      "depreciative",
      "depreciatory",
      "derisory",
      "derogative",
      "derogatory",
      "detractive",
      "disdainful",
      "disparaging",
      "pejorative",
      "scornful",
      "slighting",
      "uncomplimentary"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "commendatory",
      "complimentary",
      "laudative",
      "laudatory"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The boundaries revolve around disrespectful or belittling speech. \u2014 Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive , 28 Sep. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Kwon, who developed a reputation for belittling and attacking critics of his project, has now been likened to Elizabeth Holmes, found guilty of fraud for her Theranos deception. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 13 May 2022",
      "But despite that -- and Trump's belittling of his father, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush -- George P. has sought Trump's blessing in previous contests. \u2014 Zachary B. Wolf, CNN , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "While in the embassy role, my manager was rude, belittling and exclusionary. \u2014 Roxane Gay, New York Times , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "The allegations were alarming: a former Boston College student accused of encouraging her boyfriend to kill himself by tormenting him with belittling and demeaning text messages. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 14 Nov. 2021",
      "Robinson also called Winder Newton belittling nicknames in the email. \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 Apr. 2021",
      "But his belittling of the couple drew a live-on-air clapback from TV host Trisha Goddard, who is Black. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Mar. 2021",
      "Key to his monologue was a constant belittling of mainstream media outlets, even as his power grew greater than many of them. \u2014 Matt Sedensky, Star Tribune , 17 Feb. 2021",
      "Marylynn is sitting next to Jessenia for this belittling conversation. \u2014 Ariana Romero, refinery29.com , 12 Jan. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1793, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "1837, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-125750"
  },
  "befog":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": confuse",
      ": fog , obscure"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8f\u022fg",
      "-\u02c8f\u00e4g",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "becloud",
      "blur",
      "cloud",
      "confuse",
      "fog",
      "muddy",
      "obfuscate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "clarify",
      "clear (up)",
      "illuminate"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the professor's convoluted explanation only befogged the textbook's presentation of this scientific principle",
      "the morning murk befogged our view of the harbor"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-182254"
  },
  "beggarly":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": contemptibly mean, scant, petty, or paltry",
      ": befitting or resembling a beggar",
      ": marked by extreme poverty"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8be-g\u0259r-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beggared",
      "broke",
      "destitute",
      "dirt-poor",
      "down-and-out",
      "famished",
      "hard up",
      "impecunious",
      "impoverished",
      "indigent",
      "necessitous",
      "needful",
      "needy",
      "pauperized",
      "penniless",
      "penurious",
      "poor",
      "poverty-stricken",
      "skint",
      "threadbare"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "affluent",
      "deep-pocketed",
      "fat",
      "fat-cat",
      "flush",
      "moneyed",
      "monied",
      "opulent",
      "rich",
      "silk-stocking",
      "wealthy",
      "well-heeled",
      "well-off",
      "well-to-do"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "She received a beggarly sum for her efforts.",
      "the dictator and his inner circle lived in unconscionable luxury while the beggarly masses eked out a pitiful existence"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1526, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-183726"
  },
  "bellyful":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an excessive amount"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8be-l\u0113-\u02ccfu\u0307l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "excess",
      "fat",
      "overabundance",
      "overage",
      "overflow",
      "overkill",
      "overmuch",
      "overplus",
      "oversupply",
      "plethora",
      "plus",
      "redundancy",
      "superabundance",
      "superfluity",
      "surfeit",
      "surplus",
      "surplusage"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "deficiency",
      "deficit",
      "insufficiency",
      "undersupply"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The movie provides a bellyful of laughs.",
      "a bellyful of complaints about the new security procedures"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1535, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-184056"
  },
  "bed (down)":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to lie down somewhere for sleep",
      ": to provide (a person or animal) with a place to sleep"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-194853"
  },
  "bedraggle":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to wet thoroughly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8dra-g\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bathe",
      "douse",
      "dowse",
      "drench",
      "drown",
      "soak",
      "sodden",
      "sop",
      "souse",
      "wash",
      "water",
      "water-soak",
      "waterlog",
      "wet",
      "wet down"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dehydrate",
      "desiccate",
      "dry",
      "parch",
      "scorch",
      "sear"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "I was so bedraggled by the relentless rain that I couldn't wait to get into some dry clothes."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" be- + draggle ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1727, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-195625"
  },
  "begird":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": gird sense 2a",
      ": surround , encompass"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8g\u0259rd",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "band",
      "belt",
      "engird",
      "engirdle",
      "enwind",
      "gird",
      "girdle",
      "girt",
      "girth",
      "wrap"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "ungird",
      "unwrap"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a white granite boulder begirt with a band of dark gray"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-230306"
  },
  "beck":{
    "type":[
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": beckon",
      ": bow , curtsy",
      ": a beckoning gesture",
      ": summons , bidding",
      ": ready to obey one's command immediately",
      ": creek sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8bek",
      "\u02c8bek",
      "\u02c8bek"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bourn",
      "bourne",
      "brook",
      "brooklet",
      "burn",
      "creek",
      "gill",
      "rill",
      "rivulet",
      "run",
      "runlet",
      "runnel",
      "streamlet"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (1)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-233056"
  },
  "belt":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a strip of flexible material worn especially around the waist as an item of clothing or a means of carrying something (such as tools)",
      ": a similar article worn as a corset or for protection or safety or as a symbol of distinction",
      ": a continuous band of tough flexible material for transmitting motion and power or conveying materials",
      ": an area characterized by some distinctive feature (as of culture, habitation, geology, or life forms)",
      ": one suited to a particular crop",
      ": asteroid belt",
      ": beltway sense 1",
      ": unfair , unfairly",
      ": in one's possession : as part of one's experience",
      ": to encircle or fasten with a belt",
      ": to strap on",
      ": to beat with or as if with a belt : thrash",
      ": strike , hit",
      ": to mark with a band",
      ": to sing in a forceful manner or style",
      ": to drink quickly",
      ": to move or act in a speedy, vigorous, or violent manner",
      ": to sing loudly",
      ": a jarring blow : whack",
      ": drink",
      ": a strip of flexible material (as leather or cloth) worn around a person's body for holding in or supporting something (as clothing or weapons) or for ornament",
      ": a flexible endless band running around wheels or pulleys and used for moving or carrying something",
      ": a region suited to or producing something or having some special feature",
      ": to put a belt on or around",
      ": to hit hard",
      ": to sing in a loud and forceful way"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8belt",
      "\u02c8belt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ceinture",
      "cincture",
      "cummerbund",
      "cumberbund",
      "girdle",
      "sash",
      "self-belt"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bang",
      "bash",
      "bat",
      "biff",
      "bludgeon",
      "bob",
      "bonk",
      "bop",
      "box",
      "bust",
      "clap",
      "clip",
      "clobber",
      "clock",
      "clout",
      "crack",
      "hammer",
      "hit",
      "knock",
      "nail",
      "paste",
      "pound",
      "punch",
      "rap",
      "slam",
      "slap",
      "slog",
      "slug",
      "smack",
      "smite",
      "sock",
      "strike",
      "swat",
      "swipe",
      "tag",
      "thump",
      "thwack",
      "wallop",
      "whack",
      "whale",
      "zap"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "His bathrobe was loosely belted .",
      "He belted the ball down the fairway.",
      "Some drunk got mad and threatened to belt me."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1825, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-000927"
  },
  "beautiful":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having qualities of beauty : exciting aesthetic pleasure",
      ": generally pleasing : excellent",
      ": having qualities of beauty : giving pleasure to the mind or senses",
      ": very good : excellent"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8by\u00fc-ti-f\u0259l",
      "\u02c8by\u00fc-ti-f\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aesthetic",
      "esthetic",
      "aesthetical",
      "esthetical",
      "attractive",
      "beauteous",
      "bonny",
      "bonnie",
      "comely",
      "cute",
      "drop-dead",
      "fair",
      "fetching",
      "good",
      "good-looking",
      "goodly",
      "gorgeous",
      "handsome",
      "knockout",
      "likely",
      "lovely",
      "lovesome",
      "pretty",
      "ravishing",
      "seemly",
      "sightly",
      "stunning",
      "taking",
      "well-favored"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "grotesque",
      "hideous",
      "homely",
      "ill-favored",
      "plain",
      "ugly",
      "unaesthetic",
      "unattractive",
      "unbeautiful",
      "uncomely",
      "uncute",
      "unhandsome",
      "unlovely",
      "unpleasing",
      "unpretty",
      "unsightly"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This three-day party each June transforms downtown Providence into the best block party of the summer, complete with live music and beautiful art installments. \u2014 Dan Mcgowan, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
      "Guests gathered at the Frost Science Museum for a two-level runway display featuring Naeem Khan's beautiful evening wear designs. \u2014 Corein Carter, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
      "Available in a handful of beautiful colors, Le Creuset's cookware has both oven and table appeal. \u2014 Kelsey Mulvey, Good Housekeeping , 13 June 2022",
      "The current state of Black creativity is still beautiful and thriving. \u2014 Scarlett Newman, Harper's BAZAAR , 13 June 2022",
      "This shampoo has the perfect cocktail of hair-saving ingredients to promote a beautiful , luscious head of hair. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 June 2022",
      "James Udom plays the role with a beautiful command of Shakespearean language and a gentility and sincerity not usually seen in this character. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 June 2022",
      "The finals have been a microcosm of Golden State\u2019s long road back \u2014 a beautiful struggle. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
      "There are two stills released by Amazon at the moment, one in which Styles and Corrin as Tom and Marion enjoy a beautiful pool, another of the couple at a gallery with David Dawson as Patrick. \u2014 Aim\u00e9e Lutkin, ELLE , 13 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English bewteful, beautefull , from beaute  beauty + -ful, -full  -ful entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-005312"
  },
  "bewitching":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": powerfully or seductively attractive or charming"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8wi-chi\u014b",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alluring",
      "appealing",
      "attractive",
      "captivating",
      "charismatic",
      "charming",
      "elfin",
      "enchanting",
      "engaging",
      "entrancing",
      "fascinating",
      "fetching",
      "glamorous",
      "glamourous",
      "luring",
      "magnetic",
      "seductive"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "repellent",
      "repellant",
      "repelling",
      "repugnant",
      "repulsive",
      "revolting",
      "unalluring"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Holmes bounces from place to place and score to score, struggling to disentangle herself from her bewitching ex-boyfriend, Ilya (Caleb Landry Jones). \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 23 May 2020",
      "Unknown but bewitching pieces by Geminiano Giacomelli and Giuseppe Orlandini are placed back to back, each splendidly showcasing Ms. Hallenberg\u2019s seemingly effortless bravura. \u2014 Christopher Corwin, New York Times , 20 Feb. 2020",
      "There's a reason the Bullitt's logbook is riddled with positive comments about its bewitching exhaust note and surprisingly comfy interior. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 16 Mar. 2020",
      "Crossing Delancey\u2019 | Amazon, iTunes, Vudu, YouTube, Google Play Opposites attract, in spite of all attempts to stifle said attraction, in this bewitching 1988 romantic comedy from the director Joan Micklin Silver. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Feb. 2020",
      "Although the scenic elements are minimal, Edward T. Morris' projections provide bewitching atmosphere. \u2014 Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 Feb. 2020",
      "Les Enluminures is one of the great dealers in these dazzling, bewitching little things. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 28 Jan. 2020",
      "The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina is back, delivering another bewitching brew of horror, magic, and the occasional high school hijinks. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 27 Jan. 2020",
      "In Part 3 of the series, our bewitching heroine makes it her mission to free her boyfriend Nick from eternal damnation \u2014 under the evil eye of Madam Satan \u2014 and bring him back into her arms. \u2014 Chuck Barney, Detroit Free Press , 17 Jan. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1595, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-005747"
  },
  "behest":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an authoritative order : command",
      ": an urgent prompting"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8hest",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "charge",
      "command",
      "commandment",
      "decree",
      "dictate",
      "direction",
      "directive",
      "do",
      "edict",
      "imperative",
      "injunction",
      "instruction",
      "order",
      "word"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "I only made the change at the author's behest .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Dakota Johnson stars as Anne Elliot, our leading lady who laments breaking off her engagement to an inconsequential naval officer, Frederick Wentworth (Cosmo Jarvis), at the behest of her vain family. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 15 June 2022",
      "But in a statement, Shirkey suggested Moss did not want to amend the resolution at the behest of his GOP colleagues. \u2014 Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press , 14 June 2022",
      "Early in the pandemic, tenOever used the hamsters in his Biosafety Level-3 lab \u2014 originally built for flu research \u2014 to understand the course of the then-novel infection and eventually screen drugs, at the behest of the U.S. government. \u2014 Jason Mast, STAT , 13 June 2022",
      "The Landestheater, a handsome neoclassical pile with four hundred and ninety-one seats, was built at the behest of Ernst I, Albert\u2019s father. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
      "McCraw has stopped providing Gutierrez information at the behest of Busbee, the state lawmaker said. \u2014 Brian Chasnoff, San Antonio Express-News , 13 June 2022",
      "The committee also found Perry called Donoghue at Trump's behest on Dec. 27 to discuss baseless claims of voter fraud in Pennsylvania and referenced Clark during the call. \u2014 Rebecca Kaplan, CBS News , 10 June 2022",
      "Trump\u2019s Executive Order was lobbied for and written at the behest of meat companies so they would be insulated from safety regulations and protected from liability over safety issues, mass illness and death. \u2014 Errol Schweizer, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "Since the recovery program began, at least 100 wolves have been killed by federal officials at the behest of ranchers who claim the wolves prey on cattle. \u2014 Lindsey Botts, The Arizona Republic , 4 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, promise, command, from Old English beh\u01e3s promise, from beh\u0101tan to promise, from be- + h\u0101tan to command, promise \u2014 more at hight ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-011421"
  },
  "bent (on ":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Thomas Hart 1782\u20131858 Old Bullion American politician",
      "Thomas Hart 1889\u20131975 grand-nephew of Thomas Hart Benton American painter"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ben-t\u1d4an"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-041626"
  },
  "beleaguer":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": besiege",
      ": trouble , harass"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8l\u0113-g\u0259r",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "besiege",
      "blockade",
      "invest",
      "leaguer"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the lack of funds that beleaguers schools",
      "beleaguered the castle for months",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In the clinical world, consistency is king; gaps in data can blight the reliability of any takeaways, or beleaguer analysis. \u2014 Grace Browne, Wired , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "American officials have felt an affinity for officials in Taipei for decades, a natural sense of solidarity with a democratic government beleaguered by a communist regime. \u2014 Joel Gehrke, Washington Examiner , 22 May 2020",
      "Many Indians obeyed the rules, wary of catching the virus and not trusting India\u2019s beleaguered health care system to save them. \u2014 New York Times , 6 May 2020",
      "The program aims to compensate for service cuts in San Francisco\u2019s mass transit systems, while providing a boost for the city\u2019s beleaguered taxi industry. \u2014 Chronicle Staff, SFChronicle.com , 29 Apr. 2020",
      "The disease also threatens the fragile political turmoil that has beleaguered the country for almost six years. \u2014 Fox News , 20 Mar. 2020",
      "The flat $600 federal payout was a recognition from Congress that state unemployment systems were going to be beleaguered with millions of new unemployment claims \u2014 including many from people who traditionally don\u2019t qualify, such as gig workers. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Apr. 2020",
      "Maryland Annapolis: Four additional residents at a nursing home beleaguered by more than 100 positive cases of COVID-19 have died, local health officials announced. \u2014 USA TODAY , 6 Apr. 2020",
      "The response has drawn praise for Big Tech companies, who have long been beleaguered by criticism about privacy violations, harassment and misinformation on their platforms, and other problems. \u2014 Erin Brodwin, STAT , 1 Apr. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Dutch belegeren , from be- (akin to Old English be- ) + leger camp; akin to Old High German legar bed \u2014 more at lair ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-091623"
  },
  "behaving":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way",
      ": to conduct (oneself) in a proper manner",
      ": to act, function, or react in a particular way",
      ": to conduct oneself properly",
      ": to act in a particular manner",
      ": to act in a proper or acceptable way",
      ": to act or function in a particular way",
      ": to bear or conduct (oneself) in a particular way",
      ": to act, function, or react in a particular way"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8h\u0101v",
      "b\u0113-",
      "bi-\u02c8h\u0101v",
      "bi-\u02c8h\u0101v"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "acquit",
      "bear",
      "carry",
      "comport",
      "conduct",
      "demean",
      "deport",
      "quit"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "If you can't behave in the store we'll have to leave.",
      "If you can't behave yourself in the store we'll have to leave.",
      "I wish those children would behave themselves .",
      "He behaves like a child!",
      "The experiment tested how various metals behave under heat and pressure.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Some people will find those conversations threatening or uncomfortable, and others will simply be ignorant and need educating on more respectful ways to behave . \u2014 Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 June 2022",
      "And, anyway, we weren\u2019t allowed to behave that way with customers. \u2014 Souvankham Thammavongsa, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
      "When a mask policy is aligned with a larger company belief system, it may be perceived as a company wishing to behave consistently, which can ultimately lead to greater trust and patronage. \u2014 Isabella Bunosso, Scientific American , 27 May 2022",
      "Suddenly self-conscious, Leo starts to behave differently. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 26 May 2022",
      "Gun ownership used to be something normal people did, and normal people tend to behave responsibly. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 25 May 2022",
      "That said, Reggie and Tina are for the most part free to behave toward one another as any male-female pair of alligators would. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022",
      "Law Director Mark Griffin said the law will require panel members to be impartial, and the city will require them to behave accordingly. \u2014 Courtney Astolfi, cleveland , 19 May 2022",
      "The Met Gala was the perfect illustration of how elites expect the rest of us to behave . \u2014 Jack Durschlag, Fox News , 4 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English behaven , from be-  be- + haven \"to have entry 1 , hold\"",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-122443"
  },
  "befogged":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": confuse",
      ": fog , obscure"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8f\u022fg",
      "-\u02c8f\u00e4g",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "becloud",
      "blur",
      "cloud",
      "confuse",
      "fog",
      "muddy",
      "obfuscate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "clarify",
      "clear (up)",
      "illuminate"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the professor's convoluted explanation only befogged the textbook's presentation of this scientific principle",
      "the morning murk befogged our view of the harbor"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-122640"
  },
  "beneath":{
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "preposition"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in or to a lower position : below",
      ": directly under : underneath",
      ": in or to a lower position than : below",
      ": directly under",
      ": at the foot of",
      ": not suitable to the rank of : unworthy of",
      ": under the control, pressure, or influence of",
      ": concealed by : under the guise of",
      ": in a lower place",
      ": directly under",
      ": in or to a lower position than : below",
      ": directly under (something or someone)",
      ": not worthy of"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8n\u0113th",
      "b\u0113-",
      "bi-\u02c8n\u0113th"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "below",
      "under",
      "underneath"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "below",
      "neath",
      "under"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "Ditch the fixed lid, and the Maserati\u2019s roofline preserves much of its former sleekness, only adding an incremental amount of height to the carbon-fiber flying buttresses in order to accommodate the complex folding bits beneath . \u2014 Basem Wasef, Robb Report , 25 May 2022",
      "To check, turn the item over and remove a portion of the dust catcher beneath . \u2014 Washington Post , 3 May 2022",
      "Off came the house\u2019s gutters and drain pipes, shutters and 1970s aluminum siding, revealing the original, century-old siding beneath . \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 7 May 2022",
      "There are few sites more picturesque than this: Surrounded by lush tropical Hawaiian flora, the residence is steps away from two natural waterfalls on either side that cascade into the ocean beneath . \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Robb Report , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "Zo\u00eb Kravitz holds the screen with her cool austerity, her impassive fa\u00e7ade hinting at heavy anxieties just beneath . \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "The webcam is magnetically attached to a metal stand in order to give a top-down view of the paper beneath . \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 15 Dec. 2021",
      "Today, Lacefield writes, much of the fertile dark soil that gave the area its name has weathered away to the chalk bedrock beneath . \u2014 Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al , 12 Nov. 2021",
      "Blanco y Verde features a green on white color palette, while Amarillo Uno features cut outs on the yellow dial that reveal white beneath , along with a white Museum dot. \u2014 Roberta Naas, Forbes , 6 Oct. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
      "Each summer millions of vacationers flock to beaches throughout the world in order to soak up some rays and to feel the soft sand beneath their feet. \u2014 Roger Sands, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "Rescuers found the bodies of the two men buried beneath about 60 feet of coal in the towering pile at the Comanche Generating Station in Pueblo, said Erik Duran, spokesman for the Pueblo Fire Department. \u2014 CBS News , 3 June 2022",
      "While most of that ice may still exist on the moon today, it is likely buried beneath several feet of lunar regolith, or dust. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 27 May 2022",
      "Soon, though, that ground will begin to rumble and shift beneath the refugees\u2019 feet. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 May 2022",
      "The child was found buried beneath 6 1/2 feet of pink sand, officials said. \u2014 Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 17 May 2022",
      "The chamber was intensely humid, redolent of earth and slippery beneath their feet. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
      "The culprit is visceral (deep) abdominal fat that lies beneath the layer of muscle and surrounds the organs. \u2014 Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal , 2 June 2022",
      "Under-the-counter: These are very similar to a mid-size mini fridge, but they are designed to slide beneath a countertop. \u2014 Eva Bleyer, Good Housekeeping , 2 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adverb and Preposition",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adverb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Preposition",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-135333"
  },
  "belie":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to give a false impression of",
      ": to present an appearance not in agreement with",
      ": to show (something) to be false or wrong",
      ": to run counter to : contradict",
      ": disguise sense 3",
      ": to give a false idea of",
      ": to show to be false"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8l\u012b",
      "b\u0113-",
      "bi-\u02c8l\u012b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "misrepresent"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "betray",
      "represent"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a tree whose delicate beauty belies its real toughness",
      "Their actions belie their claim to be innocent.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The slightly acidic aromas belie more beautiful flavors. \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
      "The House of Representatives will host a moment of dignified silence, which will belie the bellicose nature of our politics \u2014 one in which falsehoods and pettiness have evolved into campaign strategies rather than distractions. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Jan. 2022",
      "The face-off suggests a metaphysical confrontation; elsewhere, though, are hints of a spiritual continuity that sectarian labels belie . \u2014 Julian Lucas, The New Yorker , 4 May 2022",
      "Murphy\u2019s live-in-concert repulsion fantasias belie a tenderness that resides at the core of some of his work. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "For the co-founders of menswear label Pronounce, whose androgynous collections defy categorization, the headlines belie an emerging reality among the country's youth. \u2014 CNN , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "The current news cycle and our social media timelines belie the narrative being shared. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "The deep flavors of the warming, salutary dish belie its simple ingredient list. \u2014 Joshua David Stein, WSJ , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "The plantings themselves belie her unique sensibilities, as well. \u2014 Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine , 14 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English belien , going back to Old English bel\u0113ogan , from be-  be- + l\u0113ogan \"to lie entry 3 \"",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-141310"
  },
  "beer and skittles":{
    "type":[
      "noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a situation of agreeable ease"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "easy street",
      "fun and games",
      "hog heaven",
      "picnic"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1855, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190518"
  },
  "bewitch":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft",
      ": to cast a spell over",
      ": to attract as if by the power of witchcraft : enchant , fascinate",
      ": to bewitch someone or something",
      ": to gain an influence over by means of magic or witchcraft",
      ": to attract or delight as if by magic"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8wich",
      "b\u0113-",
      "bi-\u02c8wich"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "charm",
      "enchant",
      "ensorcell",
      "ensorcel",
      "hex",
      "overlook",
      "spell",
      "strike"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "People believed the girls had been bewitched .",
      "a Wiccan who believes that it is indeed possible to bewitch someone",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The idea, ultimately, is to bewitch readers with the story while also representing the islands in a way that is both culturally respectful and authentic. \u2014 Seth Combs Writer, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 Jan. 2022",
      "This performance was strong enough to bewitch some formidable minds, at least temporarily. \u2014 Benjamin Anastas, The New Yorker , 1 Nov. 2021",
      "Anyone with a brain and a heartbeat will find something to bewitch , beguile, and, yes, bewilder since the art\u2019s both cutting-edge and bleeding-edge. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 23 Sep. 2020",
      "Take the moment in Act 2 when Albrecht, the morally deficient nobleman who\u2019s been bewitched to dance himself to death, begins his coda with a bravura series of entrechat-sixes. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2020",
      "Yet there was something bewitching about her resolve. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Feb. 2020",
      "With issue #700, former Marvel Comics writer Nick Spencer began his own tale \u2013 and guess what bewitching Greendale resident is suddenly attending Riverdale High? \u2014 cleveland , 6 Feb. 2020",
      "For his first opera, Hans Abrahamsen\u2014a Danish compatriot of Andersen\u2019s and composer\u2014has transformed the tale of a girl\u2019s quest for a lost friend bewitched by icy powers into a sparkling snowscape of orchestral and vocal colours. \u2014 The Economist , 31 Dec. 2019",
      "Based on a ballad by Goethe, the tone poem tells the story of a budding magician who bewitches a broom to do his chores. \u2014 Jessica Rudman, courant.com , 7 Dec. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190725"
  },
  "bestowal":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to put to use : apply",
      ": to put in a particular or appropriate place : stow",
      ": to provide with quarters : put up",
      ": to convey as a gift",
      ": to give as a gift or honor"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8st\u014d",
      "b\u0113-",
      "bi-\u02c8st\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "contribute",
      "donate",
      "give",
      "give away",
      "present",
      "volunteer"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The university bestowed on her an honorary degree.",
      "bestowed a new car on their son for graduation",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Aloe leaf, one of nature\u2019s best moisturizers, absorbs into hair to bestow it with vitamins A, C, and E. Natural coconut surfactants build up the creamy lather while keeping it free from traditional lathering ingredients that harm your hair. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 May 2022",
      "As his body shuts down with cancer, Big Angel, the titular character of Urrea\u2019s sprawling family story, calls a final birthday party for himself, to hash out his family\u2019s regrets and try to bestow some wisdom. \u2014 Heather Hansman, The Atlantic , 10 May 2022",
      "Manager Mark Kotsay has yet to publicly bestow any bullpen roles. \u2014 Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "In letters submitted to the judge before sentencing, several family and friends urged her to bestow compassion and grace on Goldstein. \u2014 Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Prizes given out at the Academy Awards, BAFTAs, Directors Guild of America and Producers Guild of America ceremonies, among others, bestow far more than recognition and limelight. \u2014 Sara Merican, Forbes , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "The University will bestow upon Henson the Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL). \u2014 Okla Jones, Essence , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "As for what exactly to bestow upon your beloved on this milestone? \u2014 Zoe Ruffner, Vogue , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "There are many examples in Celtic mythology of what are termed sovereignty goddesses -- female deities who bestow kingly powers through copulation. \u2014 CNN , 17 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from be- + stowe place \u2014 more at stow ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190749"
  },
  "beautifier":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make beautiful or add beauty to",
      ": to grow beautiful",
      ": to make beautiful"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8by\u00fc-t\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b",
      "\u02c8by\u00fc-t\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "adorn",
      "array",
      "bedeck",
      "bedizen",
      "blazon",
      "caparison",
      "deck",
      "decorate",
      "do",
      "do up",
      "doll up",
      "drape",
      "dress",
      "embellish",
      "emblaze",
      "emboss",
      "enrich",
      "fancify",
      "fancy up",
      "festoon",
      "garnish",
      "glitz (up)",
      "grace",
      "gussy up",
      "ornament",
      "pretty (up)",
      "trim"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "blemish",
      "deface",
      "disfigure",
      "mar",
      "scar",
      "spoil"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Fresh flowers beautify every room.",
      "beautified the roadside landscape by planting flowers",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Overall, code enforcement is a great thing to help beautify the town. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 13 June 2022",
      "Help beautify park by pulling weeds, clearing brush and cleaning steps. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 25 May 2022",
      "The project is also focused on providing community spaces in the area, and beautify it with art, historic markers, and landscaping, the statement said. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
      "Then beautify the closet with pretty wallpaper, as Leanne Ford did here. \u2014 Sienna Livermore, House Beautiful , 31 May 2022",
      "City leaders have been discussing in recent months the project, which seeks to beautify the boulevard\u2019s grassy median with plants and trees. \u2014 cleveland , 7 Aug. 2021",
      "But don\u2019t let that stop you from picking up a quirky new hobby that can beautify your corner curio cabinet and make a statement, all while piquing your interest in science. \u2014 Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics , 16 May 2022",
      "Cheery, colorful flower planters will adorn downtown Waukesha this spring thanks to the Spring City Garden Club, a group of volunteers that has been helping beautify the city for nearly 80 years. \u2014 Jennifer Rude Klett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 5 May 2022",
      "The organization also started a street ambassador program that tasked formerly homeless veterans to clean up and beautify streets. \u2014 Alexandria Burris, The Indianapolis Star , 29 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English bewtyfien , from beaute  beauty + -fien  -fy ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190806"
  },
  "befuddlement":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink",
      ": confuse , perplex",
      ": confuse sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8f\u0259-d\u1d4al",
      "b\u0113-",
      "bi-\u02c8f\u0259-d\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "addle",
      "baffle",
      "bamboozle",
      "beat",
      "befog",
      "bemuse",
      "bewilder",
      "buffalo",
      "confound",
      "confuse",
      "discombobulate",
      "disorient",
      "flummox",
      "fox",
      "fuddle",
      "get",
      "gravel",
      "maze",
      "muddle",
      "muddy",
      "mystify",
      "perplex",
      "pose",
      "puzzle",
      "vex"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "most of the applicants were befuddled by the wording of one of the questions on the driving test",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "These are the ones that befuddle the mind and are more likely the source of fender-benders. \u2014 Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "The team hypothesizes that the rippling motion, which is often directed away from an approaching bird, may befuddle the predator. \u2014 Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American , 22 Dec. 2021",
      "It was shot, in part, in Coronado and its title might befuddle even Ken Jennings on Jeopardy! \u2014 Diane Bell Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Nov. 2021",
      "The cars also appear to befuddle drivers in other situations, such as being slow to take its turn at a four-way stop. \u2014 Matt Mcfarland, CNN , 3 Nov. 2021",
      "Here, however, The Economist is on surer ground: Green campaigners vie to befuddle the public with acronyms and jargon. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 9 Oct. 2021",
      "The Mountaineers most remember Colombi\u2019s ability to befuddle the defense with his legs. \u2014 Ryan Mainville, Dallas News , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "Black Friday, at its best, is a chaotic affair that overflows with FOMO and can befuddle even the most grizzled of bargain hunters. \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 28 Nov. 2019",
      "The move mirrored a signature style that Nani has often used to befuddle defenders and break himself open, giving the captain his second goal of the season. \u2014 Julia Poe, orlandosentinel.com , 1 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" be- + fuddle ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1801, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191330"
  },
  "beach":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": shore pebbles : shingle",
      ": a shore of a body of water covered by sand, gravel, or larger rock fragments",
      ": a seashore area",
      ": to run or drive ashore",
      ": to strand on or as if on a beach",
      ": a sandy or gravelly part of the shore of an ocean or a lake",
      ": to run or drive ashore"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u0113ch",
      "\u02c8b\u0113ch"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beachfront",
      "sand(s)",
      "strand"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "We spent the day at the beach .",
      "she loves walking along the beach , looking for shells that the waves cast up",
      "Verb",
      "The pirates beached the ship on the island.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Williams and the hopefuls took a trip to the beach \u2014 and deciding how to craft an image. \u2014 New York Times , 20 June 2022",
      "So for now, Lopez and Amaya are choosing to go to the beach , a five-minute walk from their apartment complex, to cool down. \u2014 Adriana P\u00e9rez, Chicago Tribune , 16 June 2022",
      "Ride down to the beach , over to Oriente for breakfast or simply get lost in the joy of wandering. \u2014 Essence , 15 June 2022",
      "Louise loves thrifting, going to the beach , and drinking boba tea. \u2014 Kara Warner, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
      "Pedestrians would have a thoroughfare to walk to the beach . \u2014 David Lyons, Sun Sentinel , 14 June 2022",
      "The entire compound sits on five acres of land butting up to the beach . \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 13 June 2022",
      "Multidisciplinary artist Cristopher Cichocki also returns to the beach , curating this year\u2019s installment of The Sanctuary featuring clipping. \u2014 Dave Brooks, Billboard , 13 June 2022",
      "And of course, go to the beach \u2014this area is home some of the region\u2019s finest. \u2014 Baz Dreisinger, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Now, where to do that is entirely up to personal preference: From perennially buzzy beach destinations to the bucolic countryside or the majestic mountains, all have something distinct to offer. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 17 June 2022",
      "Those Pacific waves couldn't stop [my] hair from looking perfectly beach wavy with some shine that brought out my highlights. \u2014 Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure , 4 June 2022",
      "The new ATVs are equipped with flashing lights and sirens enabling police to respond quickly to beach emergencies. \u2014 Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune , 20 May 2022",
      "Admission is free and fans are encouraged to bring their own blankets or beach chairs because there is no seating. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 May 2022",
      "In North Carolina's Outer Banks region, coastal flooding warnings and high surf advisories remain in effect through Thursday, in addition to beach hazards through Wednesday evening, according to the National Weather Service. \u2014 Marlene Lenthang, NBC News , 11 May 2022",
      "The dark window frame and flooring made of local brown stone give contrast to the all-over white of French designer Christian Liaigre\u2019s St. Barts beach home. \u2014 Kelsey Mulvey, ELLE Decor , 3 May 2022",
      "The website covers beach destinations all around the Caribbean and Mexico plus in the Pacific including Hawaii, French Polynesia and Fiji. \u2014 Ramsey Qubein, Forbes , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "From gym looks to beach \u2018fits, the 25-year-old model just knows how to put effortlessly chic ensembles together. \u2014 Leah Campano, Seventeen , 21 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "circa 1535, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1799, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191409"
  },
  "bendy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": flexible , pliable"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ben-d\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "flexible",
      "limber",
      "lissome",
      "lissom",
      "lithe",
      "lithesome",
      "pliable",
      "pliant",
      "supple",
      "willowy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "inflexible",
      "rigid",
      "stiff",
      "stiffened"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the kids love to use bendy straws",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Memories, the drugstore packages said, in a bendy font that faded in thickness, toward the word\u2019s conclusion, to become confetti. \u2014 Kathleen Alcott, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Most recently, TheElec on Monday reported that South Korean company SK IE Technology will make transparent polyimide films to cover the bendy 4K OLED panels. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Jumping from the far end of the branch would reduce the gap, but the bendy tip would be less stable. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "The company is behind the iconic Gorillapod, the amazing little black-and-white bendy device that is a brilliant alternative to a mini tripod. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "For one, although the microprocessor is built on a substrate of flexible plastic, it was tested on a flat--not bendy --surface. \u2014 Christopher Intagliata, Scientific American , 24 Aug. 2021",
      "But black holes take their cues from general relativity, the theory that space and time form a bendy fabric and gravity is the fabric\u2019s curves. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 23 Aug. 2021",
      "Outsize and awkward, its bendy waist looking like a tattered accordion between cars, the bus prowled one of the city\u2019s widest streets. \u2014 Annalee Newitz, SFChronicle.com , 12 July 2020",
      "With hinges and moving parts, the surface under the display might have some gaps in it, especially at the bendy parts. \u2014 Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica , 28 Feb. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1873, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191435"
  },
  "belief":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a state or habit of mind in which trust or confidence is placed in some person or thing",
      ": something that is accepted, considered to be true, or held as an opinion : something believed",
      ": a tenet or body of tenets held by a group",
      ": conviction of the truth of some statement or the reality of some being or phenomenon especially when based on examination of evidence",
      ": a feeling of being sure that a person or thing exists or is true or trustworthy",
      ": religious faith",
      ": something believed",
      ": a degree of conviction of the truth of something especially based on a consideration or examination of the evidence \u2014 compare knowledge , suspicion"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "b\u0259-\u02c8l\u0113f",
      "b\u0259-\u02c8l\u0113f"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "credence",
      "credit",
      "faith"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "disbelief",
      "discredit",
      "doubt",
      "nonbelief",
      "unbelief"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "There is growing belief that these policies will not succeed.",
      "He gets angry if anyone challenges his religious beliefs .",
      "We challenged his beliefs about religion.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "That belief has grown since 2018, according to Pew, though more so among Republicans. \u2014 Michael Smolenscolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 June 2022",
      "The interviews that followed only reinforced that belief . \u2014 Julie Beck, The Atlantic , 10 June 2022",
      "Indeed, that belief \u2014 that art can unite rather than divide \u2014 has been top of mind for the international artists who have played in the country in recent years. \u2014 Shirley Halperin, Variety , 9 June 2022",
      "The other in-house options do not have a lot of film to inspire that necessary belief . \u2014 Nicholas Mcgee, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
      "Ohio State coach Francis Schmidt inspired that belief by, as the story goes, observing before the game that the Wolverine put their pants on one leg at a time, just like everybody else. Belief. \u2014 Doug Lesmerises, cleveland , 6 June 2022",
      "Few Philly sports fans are steadfast in that belief . \u2014 Dan Gelston, Chicago Tribune , 4 June 2022",
      "That belief in progressive corporations practicing ethical capitalism created an aura around Silicon Valley in the 2000s. \u2014 Nicole Hemmer, CNN , 3 June 2022",
      "Also on Thursday, the Hamilton County commission acted on that belief . \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 2 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English beleave , probably alteration of Old English gel\u0113afa , from ge- , associative prefix + l\u0113afa ; akin to Old English l\u0233fan \u2014 more at believe ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-193313"
  },
  "bet":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something that is laid, staked, or pledged typically between two parties on the outcome of a contest or a contingent issue : wager",
      ": the act of giving such a pledge",
      ": something to wager on",
      ": a choice made by consideration of probabilities",
      ": to stake on the outcome of an issue or the performance of a contestant",
      ": to be able to be sure that",
      ": to maintain with or as if with a bet",
      ": to make a bet with",
      ": to make a bet on",
      ": to lay a bet",
      "between",
      ": an agreement requiring the person who guesses wrong about the result of a contest or the outcome of an event to give something to the person who guesses right",
      ": the money or thing risked in a bet",
      ": a choice made by considering what might happen",
      ": to risk in a bet",
      ": to make a bet with",
      ": to be sure enough to make a bet",
      "between"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8bet",
      "\u02c8bet"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "stake",
      "wager"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "gamble",
      "go",
      "lay",
      "play",
      "put",
      "stake",
      "wager"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Some community events are favorites for different ages, but Touch-A-Truck in North Ridgeville is always a sure bet for the whole family. \u2014 Linda Gandee, cleveland , 6 June 2022",
      "International travel is down by at least 20 percent compared to pre-pandemic, Keyes said, and Europe is the best bet for Americans looking for a less expensive flight and a favorable dollar-to-Euro exchange rate. \u2014 Catherine Garcia, The Week , 23 May 2022",
      "Gail Collins: To start seeing change, a simple battle is the best bet . \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
      "Both McCormick and Oz have warned that Barnette could be a risky bet for the party in November. \u2014 Adam Brewster, CBS News , 16 May 2022",
      "Immediately removing gillnets from their habitat was the best bet for the survival of the vaquitas. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 5 May 2022",
      "As mentioned, in some conditions\u2014storms, downpour, or any other weather advisories\u2014shelving your run is going to be the best bet . \u2014 Shauna Harrison, SELF , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Appropriate and well-timed recognition is the best bet to retain and cultivate people. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "King adds that bronzers and blushes might be a relatively safer bet for makeup rehab. \u2014 Alaina Demopoulos, Allure , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Players can bet on either team, regardless of the moneyline odds. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 26 May 2022",
      "The case centered on Allianz Global Investors\u2019 Structured Alpha funds, which bet heavily on stock options that effectively sold insurance to other investors that were hedging against a potential market selloff. \u2014 James Fanelli, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
      "Meanwhile, a pseudonymous crypto trader who bet Kwon $10 million that his Luna cryptocurrency would be trading below $88 in March 2023 has now put another $10 million in the pot, according to crypto outlet The Block. \u2014 Taylor Locke, Fortune , 10 May 2022",
      "Those who bet $2 to win on Rich Strike got $163.60 in return. \u2014 Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune , 8 May 2022",
      "For that reason, and the fact the Jayhawks were drawing 75% of the money bet on their point spread against Villanova, FanDuel is one of the few shops exposed by Kansas. \u2014 Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Naturalists can bet on spotting orcas, humpback whales and seals out on the water, while sea lions are installations on the shoreline. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Bettors can also bet on less popular events like darts, cricket, lacrosse and sailing. \u2014 Lincoln Wright, The Indianapolis Star , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "But all of the artistic directors had bet on a return to live performance \u2014 a decision made this summer, after vaccines were widely available but before the Delta and Omicron surges. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "circa 1600, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-193337"
  },
  "belonging":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": possession",
      ": close or intimate relationship"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8l\u022f\u014b-i\u014b",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "chumminess",
      "closeness",
      "familiarity",
      "inseparability",
      "intimacy",
      "nearness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "distance"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the warm welcome they received from the community gave them a sense of belonging",
      "packed up all their belongings and moved across the country",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Many companies have vowed to prioritize diversity, equity and inclusion in the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd, pledging at least $67 billion to efforts such as internal recruiting and belonging initiatives, according to the Financial Times. \u2014 Darreonna Davis, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
      "For a few lucky ones, being able to recognize one person's disposable belonging as an important item can pay off. \u2014 Camille Fine, USA TODAY , 11 May 2022",
      "There\u2019s a large, flatulent dog ( belonging , in reality, to director Bay) brought along for the manhunt by the LAPD Man of Steel played by Garret Dillahunt. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "The eight-part series will tell a story of beauty and violence, artists and drug gangs, immigration and belonging \u2013 from the perspective of a writer who spent more than 25 years there. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Many have to memorialize family gatherings, languages spoken without self-consciousness, positions of respect in a community\u2014essentially, an emotional belonging . \u2014 Sheon Han, The Atlantic , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "When employees don\u2019t have a sense of belonging , morale begins to suffer and employee attrition can escalate. \u2014 Daniel Jakaitis, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
      "There was a familiarity in his ways that moved me, giving me the feeling of belonging . \u2014 Patricia Restrepo, Los Angeles Times , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Many participants cited that the young and informal nature of the tech industry organically promotes an informal digital workplace culture, which is key to boosting employee engagement and workplace belonging . \u2014 Karl Moore, Forbes , 16 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1781, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-193519"
  },
  "beat off":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": repel",
      ": masturbate"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "fend (off)",
      "rebut",
      "repel",
      "repulse",
      "stave off",
      "turn away",
      "turn back"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the defense managed to beat off those offensive players who were taking shots at the goalie"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-200820"
  },
  "bend":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "geographical name",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to constrain or strain to tension by curving",
      ": to turn or force from straight or even to curved or angular",
      ": to force from a proper shape",
      ": to force back to an original straight or even condition",
      ": fasten",
      ": to cause to turn from a straight course : deflect",
      ": to guide or turn toward : direct",
      ": incline , dispose",
      ": to adapt to one's purpose : distort",
      ": to direct strenuously or with interest : apply",
      ": to make submissive : subdue",
      ": to curve out of a straight line or position",
      ": to incline the body in token of submission",
      ": to apply oneself vigorously",
      ": incline , tend",
      ": compromise sense 2",
      ": to talk to someone at length",
      ": to make extreme efforts",
      ": the act or process of bending",
      ": the state of being bent",
      ": something that is bent: such as",
      ": a curved part of a path (as of a stream or road)",
      ": wale entry 1 sense 2",
      ": decompression sickness",
      ": intense joint pain occurring as a common manifestation of decompression sickness",
      ": mad , crazy",
      ": a diagonal band that runs from the dexter chief (see chief entry 3 sense 1 ) to the sinister base (see base entry 1 sense 8 ) on a heraldic shield \u2014 compare bend sinister",
      ": a knot by which one rope is fastened to another or to some object",
      ": to make, be, or become curved or angular rather than straight or flat",
      ": to move out of a straight line or position",
      ": to not follow or tell exactly",
      ": something that is bent : a curved part of something",
      "city on the Deschutes River in central Oregon population 76,639",
      "[Middle English, band, from Old English bend fetter \u2014 more at band ]"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8bend",
      "\u02c8bend",
      "\u02c8bend"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "arch",
      "bow",
      "crook",
      "curve",
      "hook",
      "swerve"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "angle",
      "arc",
      "arch",
      "bow",
      "crook",
      "curvature",
      "curve",
      "inflection",
      "turn",
      "wind"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun (1)",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-203943"
  },
  "becalm":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to keep motionless by lack of wind",
      ": to stop the progress of",
      ": to make calm : soothe"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8k\u00e4(l)m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "calm",
      "compose",
      "lull",
      "lullaby",
      "quiet",
      "quieten",
      "salve",
      "settle",
      "soothe",
      "still",
      "tranquilize",
      "tranquillize"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "agitate",
      "discompose",
      "disquiet",
      "disturb",
      "key (up)",
      "perturb",
      "upset",
      "vex"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "becalmed at last, she slept soundly for the first time in weeks",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In the summer, that data started to surprise much more positively \u2014 but stocks were becalmed during that period. \u2014 John Authers | Bloomberg, Washington Post , 13 Nov. 2019",
      "Within an hour of pushing off, though, we were becalmed and drifted straight toward Faith Hill\u2019s house. \u2014 Porter Fox, New York Times , 18 Dec. 2019",
      "But if the world\u2019s major central banks are moving in lockstep and bond yields are becalmed at low levels, there\u2019s less opportunity to make money. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Nov. 2019",
      "Eighteenth-century sailors referred to this part of the Atlantic as the horse latitudes because, the story goes, ships would get becalmed there and have to dump their horses overboard as freshwater supplies dwindled. \u2014 David Doubilet, National Geographic , 12 June 2019",
      "But with his party becalmed at around just 20% in the polls, Mr S\u00e1nchez wants his Socialists, with just 84 of the 350 seats in parliament, to govern alone for an unspecified period. \u2014 The Economist , 31 May 2018",
      "In some of Paglen\u2019s works, drones are seen as nothing more than a dark speck against a backdrop of becalming gray or sun-gold clouds, a way of denoting their possibly sinister near invisibility in our world. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 31 May 2018",
      "What is the value of clean, unchemical thinking, and where\u2019s the narrative rush of a life becalmed ? \u2014 Beth Kephart, chicagotribune.com , 2 Apr. 2018",
      "This becalmed , majestic figure feels like a monument or a memorial, an avatar of female authority whose glamour, while alluring, telegraphs depth rather than surface. \u2014 Rhonda Garelick, The Cut , 14 Feb. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1582, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-205324"
  },
  "benighted":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": overtaken by darkness or night",
      ": existing in a state of intellectual, moral, or social darkness : unenlightened"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8n\u012b-t\u0259d",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "analphabetic",
      "dark",
      "ignorant",
      "illiterate",
      "nonliterate",
      "rude",
      "simple",
      "uneducated",
      "uninstructed",
      "unlearned",
      "unlettered",
      "unread",
      "unschooled",
      "untaught",
      "untutored"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "educated",
      "knowledgeable",
      "lettered",
      "literate",
      "schooled",
      "well-informed",
      "well-read"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the poor benighted souls who do not know the joys of reading",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This point is undoubtedly true, but to use Doris Day movies as an example of a benighted time doesn\u2019t track. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
      "But the pictures in Salih\u2019s series continually disrupt expectations of young refugees as benighted figures or objects of pity. \u2014 Eren Orbey, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "The Russian economy is in free fall, with Putin\u2019s benighted subjects already waiting in Soviet-style lines for staples such as sugar and flour. \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "When Shortie is secured in the van, Gator \u2014 the PETA staffer who has made the most trips to this benighted place and has witnessed the dogs\u2019 deterioration firsthand \u2014 is crying with relief. \u2014 Gene Weingarten, Washington Post , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "Our reduced olfactory apparatus was the detritus of a bestial and benighted past, and an allegory of our enlightenment. \u2014 Scott Sayare, Harper's Magazine , 23 Nov. 2021",
      "Even with a crime of national interest, like terrorism, the death penalty serves no useful purpose as the main foes are people willing to be martyred for their benighted cause, like the perpetrators of 9/11. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 Oct. 2021",
      "There are no borders between those benighted states and ours. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 21 Aug. 2021",
      "In the most benighted times, these resources included human beings sold into slavery. \u2014 Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ , 6 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-215212"
  },
  "befoul":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make foul (as with dirt or waste)",
      ": sully , soil , besmirch"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8fau\u0307(-\u0259)l",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "begrime",
      "bemire",
      "besmirch",
      "blacken",
      "daub",
      "dirty",
      "distain",
      "foul",
      "gaum",
      "grime",
      "mire",
      "muck",
      "muddy",
      "smirch",
      "smudge",
      "soil",
      "stain",
      "sully"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "clean",
      "cleanse"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "pollutants that befoul the air and water",
      "unsightly mud and slush befouls the family car every winter",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Hundreds of women will dress up against the cold on a gray November day to protest a pipeline that could befoul their water and will almost certainly lead to the final befouling of the planet. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "But dip even the most blood- befouled corset in a tub of warm water and swish, swish, swish \u2014 Lucy\u2019s lace nightgown, or a doctor\u2019s lab coat \u2014 is restored to its original snowy sheen. \u2014 Mary Carole Mccauley, baltimoresun.com , 24 Oct. 2019",
      "The poison of authoritarianism is as pervasive as the cloud of sulfur dioxide that befouled the air in East Germany. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 26 Feb. 2020",
      "Michael Kuta, 26, of the 700 block of South Addison Avenue, Villa Park, was cited for disorderly conduct \u2013 befouling property at 1:15 a.m. Nov. 28 after he was observed urinating on bushes in the 100 block of South York Street. \u2014 Graydon Megan, chicagotribune.com , 6 Dec. 2019",
      "But the country\u2019s blond-sand beaches are now scarred with plastic bottles and its mountain streams befouled by open dumps. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Dec. 2019",
      "Microfibers from synthetic fabrics and other pollutants befoul our rivers and oceans. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 Nov. 2019",
      "Whether that changes between now and whenever Democrats bring articles of impeachment to the House floor will depend on their ability to make the case that the president has not only befouled his office but must be removed from it. \u2014 Jonathan Allen, NBC News , 31 Oct. 2019",
      "Ambrosino decries the garbage and neglect that have befouled places that could be developed into parks and other public resources. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 Oct. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-223851"
  },
  "bedcover":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": bedspread",
      ": bedclothes"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8bed-\u02cck\u0259-v\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bedspread",
      "counterpane",
      "coverlet",
      "hap",
      "spread"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "antique bedcovers that should be handled with extreme care",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Mon Rouge was inspired by her own bed with its 19th-century red satin coverlet highlighted by white appliqu\u00e9d cotton and its toile de Jouy bedcover . \u2014 Kelly Allen, House Beautiful , 7 May 2021",
      "In keeping with the restful mood, the bedcover is a pale shade of the main accent color. \u2014 Jennifer Fernandez, Better Homes & Gardens , 23 Apr. 2021",
      "While companies like Pendleton and Hudson\u2019s Bay that are known for their blankets produce coats reminiscent of their bedcover designs, fashion brands like Herm\u00e8s, Loewe and The Elder Statesman all sell blankets themselves. \u2014 Lane Florsheim, WSJ , 14 Oct. 2020",
      "Gabe had turned down the bedcovers , dimmed the lights. \u2014 Emma Cline, The New Yorker , 1 June 2020",
      "The Pod by Eight Sleep, Queen ($2,495; eightsleep.com) Couples who feud over the thermostat or the bedcovers , this one's for you. \u2014 Christie Griffin, CNN Underscored , 23 Jan. 2020",
      "Throw: 70-year-old wedding suzani used as a bedcover , Tamam. \u2014 Jennifer Blaise Kramer, House Beautiful , 30 Dec. 2019",
      "Bhutan\u2019s rich weaving heritage appears as attractive bedcovers and drapery in the guestrooms, all equipped with WiFi and Swedish under floor heating. \u2014 Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 20 Oct. 2017",
      "The man\u2019s mother, a tiny 93-year-old woman, sat slumped amid a chaos of bedcovers . \u2014 Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times , 22 June 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-233233"
  },
  "benefic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": beneficent"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "b\u0259-\u02c8ne-fik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "advantageous",
      "beneficent",
      "beneficial",
      "benignant",
      "favorable",
      "friendly",
      "good",
      "helpful",
      "kindly",
      "profitable",
      "salutary"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bad",
      "disadvantageous",
      "unfavorable",
      "unfriendly",
      "unhelpful",
      "unprofitable"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the belief that participation in sports has a benefic influence on a young person"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin beneficus , from bene + facere ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1641, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-234048"
  },
  "beater":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that beats : such as",
      ": eggbeater",
      ": a rotary blade attached to an electric mixer",
      ": drumstick sense 1",
      ": one who strikes bushes or other cover to rouse game",
      ": a dilapidated old automobile : clunker"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u0113-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "clunker",
      "crate",
      "jalopy",
      "junker"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "driving a rusty old beater",
      "he drives a beater that just barely runs",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Andrew Wiggins had 26 points to lead the Warriors, and Jordan Poole hit a pivotal buzzer- beater at the end of the third quarter to flip momentum in favor of Golden State. \u2014 Tim Bielik, cleveland , 16 June 2022",
      "Jordan Poole sunk yet another buzzer- beater to swing momentum in his squads favor to end the third-quarter, and Andrew Wiggins simply couldn\u2019t miss, despite having the majority of his jump shots valiantly contested by the Celtics\u2019 D. \u2014 Zack Jones, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "Jordan Poole knocked down a buzzer- beater from almost midcourt when Stephen Curry made a point to catch his gaze, and that celebratory stare down told so much about the veteran guard\u2019s pride for his young teammate. \u2014 Janie Mccauley, Orlando Sentinel , 7 June 2022",
      "That might explain why Depp lost in the U.K. even though he was not required to prove the wife beater label was false. \u2014 Sarah Ellison, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
      "The 76ers and Raptors appeared headed into overtime when Kawhi Leonard hit the incredible fadeaway buzzer beater over big Joel Embiid that bounced around the rim and slowly dropped through to send Canada into a state of oh my freaking goodness. \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 14 May 2022",
      "Ralph Sampson hitting that miraculous twisting buzzer- beater in the Forum to send the Lakers home in the Western Conference finals in just five games. \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 12 May 2022",
      "And finally Jerry West makes a 60-foot buzzer beater in the playoffs. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "The first three quarters of the game each ended with a buzzer- beater , but Kyle Kuzma's attempt to tie it from midcourt hit the back of the rim, allowing Atlanta to hold on. \u2014 Noah Trister, ajc , 5 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-003951"
  },
  "bedevilment":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to possess with or as if with a devil",
      ": to cause distress : trouble",
      ": to change for the worse : spoil",
      ": to confuse utterly",
      ": to trouble or annoy again and again"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8de-v\u0259l",
      "b\u0113-",
      "bi-\u02c8de-v\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "afflict",
      "agonize",
      "anguish",
      "beset",
      "besiege",
      "curse",
      "excruciate",
      "harrow",
      "persecute",
      "plague",
      "rack",
      "torment",
      "torture"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The theory bedevils scientists, none of whom have been able to prove it true or false.",
      "The project has been bedeviled by problems since its inception.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This is a way of distracting the population from the problems that bedevil it. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "This is a way of distracting the population from the problems that bedevil it. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "The documents nonetheless expose loopholes and failings that investigators say bedevil the wider industry. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "The walks, at the onset and toward the end of Sunday\u2019s series finale, were the kinds of issues that can bedevil inexperienced pitching staffs. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "The coronavirus pandemic, which in March 2020 led to a lengthy shutdown of Broadway theaters, has continued to bedevil the industry since theaters began to reopen last summer. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "The wait times for semiconductor deliveries rose again in February, a sign that shortages are continuing to bedevil chip buyers in a wide range of industries. \u2014 Ilena Peng, Bloomberg.com , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "This is a way of distracting the population from the problems that bedevil it. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "This is a way of distracting the population from the problems that bedevil it. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1574, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-023510"
  },
  "bewildered":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": deeply or utterly confused or perplexed"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8wil-d\u0259rd",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "addle",
      "addled",
      "addlepated",
      "bedeviled",
      "befogged",
      "befuddled",
      "bemused",
      "bushed",
      "confounded",
      "confused",
      "dazed",
      "distracted",
      "dizzy",
      "dopey",
      "dopy",
      "fogged",
      "mixed-up",
      "muddleheaded",
      "muzzy",
      "pixilated",
      "pixillated",
      "punch-drunk",
      "punchy",
      "raddled",
      "shell-shocked",
      "silly",
      "slaphappy",
      "spaced-out",
      "spaced",
      "spacey",
      "spacy",
      "stunned",
      "stupefied",
      "zonked",
      "zonked-out"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "clearheaded"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There\u2019s a moment where the foursome exist in a kind of happy, bewildered harmony, with Anna, Aisha and Benjamin learning to develop their abilities. \u2014 Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
      "On Thursday, prosecutors Hans Moore and Rebecca Young appeared to be building a case that Stangel began striking a bewildered Spiers without any reasonable cause. \u2014 Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Come to think of it, the Road & Track editors were a bit bewildered too. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 25 Oct. 2021",
      "The best part was Raiders' head coach Jon Gruden's reaction to being told of the delay, as his bewildered expression upon gazing at the roof above says it all. \u2014 Mary Clarke, USA TODAY , 5 Oct. 2021",
      "Led by Garrett, the Browns sacked a bewildered Fields nine times in his first NFL start, tied for most since Dec. 13, 2015 against the 49ers, and two shy of the club record. \u2014 Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland , 27 Sep. 2021",
      "The bewildered freshman, Russell, stands at attention to make the visual experience easier for the gawking crowd. \u2014 Ari Blaff, National Review , 30 July 2021",
      "For years, director Edgar Wright would try to explain his love for the influential bizarro cult band Sparks to the uninitiated, only to be met with bewildered stares. \u2014 Times Staff, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2021",
      "The bewildered Swede protested in vain and finally called an American to the telephone to confirm the news. \u2014 Laurie Hertzel, Star Tribune , 8 Apr. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1760, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-050237"
  },
  "besides":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "preposition"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": other than , except",
      ": together with",
      ": as well : also",
      ": moreover , furthermore",
      ": else",
      ": in addition to",
      ": other than",
      ": in addition : also"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8s\u012bdz",
      "b\u0113-",
      "bi-\u02c8s\u012bdz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "as well as",
      "beside",
      "beyond",
      "over and above"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "additionally",
      "again",
      "also",
      "either",
      "further",
      "furthermore",
      "likewise",
      "more",
      "moreover",
      "then",
      "too",
      "withal",
      "yet"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
      "But his death had many contributing factors besides being unable to breath while face down on the ground. \u2014 Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati.com , 2 June 2020",
      "The airline\u2019s crew members and ground services personnel are undergoing detailed health check-ups at regular intervals, besides wearing protective gear at all times. \u2014 Niharika Sharma, Quartz India , 31 May 2020",
      "Plus, besides setting stuff on fire, a campfire is also good for warmth, atmosphere, cooking and keeping the bugs at bay. \u2014 Catherine Newman, New York Times , 15 May 2020",
      "Throughout her essay collection, besides sharing these micro-examples of her interior life, Chew-Bose reflects broadly on her coming of age as a first-generation Canadian woman with Indian parents. \u2014 The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic , 15 May 2020",
      "But besides giving viewers at home a look into their life, Sudano, whose mother happens to be the late Donna Summers, hopes this show will inspire folks to chase their dreams. \u2014 Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful , 28 Apr. 2020",
      "And besides livestreaming ceremonies, handing off cremated remains to families is a different process under social distancing guidelines. \u2014 Ryan Prior, CNN , 16 Apr. 2020",
      "The novel coronavirus hasn\u2019t been shown to appear in any of these organs\u2014 besides of course the lungs, the upper respiratory tract, and sometimes within lymph nodes. \u2014 Douglas Main, National Geographic , 20 Mar. 2020",
      "This directive raises a question: What, besides basic infrastructure to support astronauts, could be worth protecting on the moon? \u2014 Leonard David, Scientific American , 21 May 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "And, besides , reminding voters of Trump\u2019s perfidy is not the same thing as resurrecting Biden\u2019s political standing. \u2014 Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker , 3 June 2022",
      "Satire has always had an admonitory function, and besides , some people are so obnoxious that a writer has to slow-walk the reader through their awfulness. \u2014 Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic , 11 May 2022",
      "Also, to some grow extra internal organs, at a rate fast enough that there is something called the National Organ Registry to keep tabs on it, and maybe some other business besides . \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 1 June 2022",
      "This Danish documentary coproduction unravels the tentacles of the Slovak mafia and much else besides , and this from a valuable foreign perspective. \u2014 Leo Barraclough, Variety , 31 May 2022",
      "And besides , women were slowly becoming a more common sight at Nimmo Bay. \u2014 Jen Murphy, Robb Report , 7 May 2022",
      "But that only represents the beginning of the saga, and the less interesting part besides . \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 3 May 2022",
      "And besides , the counselor had told her to keep quiet. \u2014 Laura Crimaldi, BostonGlobe.com , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "And besides , who doesn't need a little reminder every once in a while about taking a sip of H2O? \u2014 Sam Dangremond And Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country , 21 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Preposition",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Preposition",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adverb",
      "1577, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1597, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-055810"
  },
  "bewitched":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": controlled or affected by or as if by a magic spell",
      ": influenced, attracted, or charmed as if by magic"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8wicht",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "charmed",
      "enchanted",
      "entranced",
      "magic",
      "magical",
      "spellbound"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-104933"
  },
  "bearable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": capable of being borne",
      ": possible to put up with"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ber-\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8ber-\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "endurable",
      "sufferable",
      "supportable",
      "sustainable",
      "tolerable"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "insufferable",
      "insupportable",
      "intolerable",
      "unbearable",
      "unendurable",
      "unsupportable"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He's in a great deal of pain, but the medication makes it bearable .",
      "the pain from a sprained ankle is annoying but bearable",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The lonely hotel hours\u2014between matches, during rain delays\u2014the stress, and the press are made bearable for Becker by his constant companions, Walkman, American Top 40, and MTV. \u2014 Angela Gaudioso, SPIN , 22 May 2022",
      "Because the grossest moments of parenthood are more bearable when there's beer involved. \u2014 Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping , 15 May 2022",
      "Her husband and son died years ago, and there had been a time when the isolation had felt bearable . \u2014 Washington Post , 7 May 2022",
      "But the specs upgrades that Apple has reportedly prepared for the new SE model will make the price hike bearable . \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 4 May 2022",
      "While during the early days of the pandemic many nesters sought to make the indoors bearable , the focus has now shifted to creating more livable outdoor spaces. \u2014 Samantha Hendrickson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "But eventually, even that wasn\u2019t enough to make my life in Serbia bearable . \u2014 Christopher Vourlias, Variety , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "These gifts can make travel more bearable and your time together at home even better. \u2014 Ramsey Qubein, Forbes , 23 Jan. 2022",
      "Keeping large or open-concept rooms in your home bearable on hot days requires an especially powerful air conditioner. \u2014 Samantha Jones, Better Homes & Gardens , 31 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1557, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-121916"
  },
  "belittle":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to speak slightingly of : disparage",
      ": to cause (a person or thing) to seem little or less",
      ": to make (a person or a thing) seem small or unimportant"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8li-t\u1d4al",
      "b\u0113-",
      "bi-\u02c8li-t\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bad-mouth",
      "cry down",
      "decry",
      "denigrate",
      "deprecate",
      "depreciate",
      "derogate",
      "diminish",
      "dis",
      "diss",
      "discount",
      "dismiss",
      "disparage",
      "kiss off",
      "minimize",
      "play down",
      "poor-mouth",
      "put down",
      "run down",
      "talk down",
      "trash",
      "trash-talk",
      "vilipend",
      "write off"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "acclaim",
      "applaud",
      "exalt",
      "extol",
      "extoll",
      "glorify",
      "laud",
      "magnify",
      "praise"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The critic belittled the author's work.",
      "Her detractors are in the habit of belittling her accomplishments.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "It is designed to silence and belittle young people who are fighting for a liveable future. \u2014 Wyatte Grantham-philips, USA TODAY , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Society is quick to shun, stigmatize and belittle the blue-collar street fighter. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Redd, who has impersonated West (now legally known as Ye) in sketches, also discussed the complicated layers of the Kanye-Pete quarrel, clarifying that his impersonations aren't intended to belittle West's mental health struggles. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Who better than Larry to belittle the sum total of human achievement and be wrong. \u2014 Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Feb. 2022",
      "Often, it\u2019s one or more abusive managers or employees that have been allowed free rein to belittle and mistreat others. \u2014 Lynne Curry | Alaska Workplace, Anchorage Daily News , 11 Jan. 2022",
      "In this case, though, neither Marche nor Homer-Dixon wrote their words to belittle America or to make Canadians feel better about their country. \u2014 Dean Obeidallah, CNN , 9 Jan. 2022",
      "Researchers said youngsters hear negative words, meant to belittle them or others. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 Nov. 2021",
      "More on Kirkwood: A challenge others haven't conquered No one would dare belittle the career achievements or the competitiveness of several of the drivers Foyt has worked with through this decade. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 12 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1782, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-134806"
  },
  "beauty":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or aggregate of qualities in a person or thing that gives pleasure to the senses or pleasurably exalts the mind or spirit : loveliness",
      ": a beautiful person or thing",
      ": a beautiful woman",
      ": a particularly graceful, ornamental, or excellent quality",
      ": a brilliant, extreme, or egregious example or instance",
      ": bottom sense 9",
      ": the qualities of a person or a thing that give pleasure to the senses or to the mind",
      ": a beautiful or excellent person or thing"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8by\u00fc-t\u0113",
      "\u02c8by\u00fc-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aesthetics",
      "esthetics",
      "attractiveness",
      "beauteousness",
      "beautifulness",
      "comeliness",
      "cuteness",
      "fairness",
      "gorgeousness",
      "handsomeness",
      "looks",
      "loveliness",
      "prettiness",
      "sightliness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "grotesqueness",
      "hideousness",
      "homeliness",
      "plainness",
      "ugliness",
      "unattractiveness",
      "unbecomingness",
      "unloveliness",
      "unsightliness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "We explored the natural beauty of the island.",
      "I'm learning to appreciate the beauty of poetry.",
      "We explored the natural beauties of the island.",
      "She was one of the great beauties of her time.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "It\u2019s less driven by hormones and the magic of physical beauty . \u2014 Anne Linstatter, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
      "The world of celebrity beauty may be vast, but one shining star is none other than Lady Gaga's Haus Laboratories. \u2014 ELLE , 17 June 2022",
      "Westchester is made up of big cities, small towns, villages, farms, and miles of natural beauty . \u2014 Lea Lane, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
      "There\u2019s a particular kind of beauty to be discovered in the solemn, a serenity that can come with the somber \u2014 and in its first choral festival Orlando Sings found both. \u2014 Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel , 12 June 2022",
      "Until now: After extensive restoration by DLJ Real Estate Capital Partners, Nine Orchard is once again back in the business of beauty . \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 10 June 2022",
      "Lucien naively begins his journey by writing in service of beauty , but his pen winds up creating gashes and scars. \u2014 Kyle Smith, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
      "Narrative efficiency and production efficiency and not in a mercenary sense but in the kind of beauty of having to do it. \u2014 Joe Otterson, Variety , 9 June 2022",
      "Hickey continued writing on Mapplethorpe in an essay that deals specifically with the question of beauty in his most pornographic images. \u2014 Jarrett Earnest, The New York Review of Books , 8 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English beaute, bealte , borrowed from Anglo-French, from bel, beau \"beautiful, good-looking\" (going back to Latin bellus ) + -te  -ty \u2014 more at beau ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-143446"
  },
  "bedew":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to wet with or as if with dew"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8d\u00fc",
      "-\u02c8dy\u00fc",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "damp",
      "dampen",
      "moisten"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dry"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "her forehead gently bedewed with perspiration"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-162021"
  },
  "beloved":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": dearly loved : dear to the heart",
      ": greatly loved : very dear"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8l\u0259vd",
      "-\u02c8l\u0259-v\u0259d",
      "b\u0113-",
      "b\u0259-\u02c8l\u0259-v\u0259d",
      "-\u02c8l\u0259vd"
    ],
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      "cherished",
      "darling",
      "dear",
      "fair-haired",
      "favored",
      "favorite",
      "fond",
      "loved",
      "pet",
      "precious",
      "special",
      "sweet",
      "white-headed"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "unbeloved"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He is a beloved public figure.",
      "an actor beloved by millions of fans",
      "one of the city's most beloved buildings",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But expectations were higher for a release this high-profile and based on a beloved character. \u2014 Lindsey Bahr, USA TODAY , 19 June 2022",
      "The floods washed away roads, bridges and houses and closed all of Yellowstone, threatening some of the communities on the park\u2019s outskirts that depend heavily on tourists visiting one of America\u2019s most beloved natural attractions. \u2014 Matthew Brown And Amy Beth Hanson, Anchorage Daily News , 18 June 2022",
      "The flooding that swept away roads, bridges and homes and shut down Yellowstone, one of America\u2019s most beloved natural attractions and vital piece of the economy for many nearby towns, began Monday. \u2014 Matthew Brown And Amy Beth Hanson, Chicago Tribune , 17 June 2022",
      "On the show, newcomer Lola Tung has taken on the lead role of Belly and given the beloved character a whole new life. \u2014 Samantha Olson, Seventeen , 17 June 2022",
      "Some also shared their own similar stories with Chewy after their beloved pets died. \u2014 Timothy Bella, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
      "Dear Amy: My beloved husband left this physical earth 20 months ago. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 12 June 2022",
      "Dear Amy: My beloved husband left this physical earth 20 months ago. \u2014 cleveland , 12 June 2022",
      "One of central Oregon\u2019s most beloved roadside attractions is up for sale. \u2014 oregonlive , 9 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from past participle of beloven to love, from be- + loven to love",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-220304"
  },
  "belt up":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": shut up"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "clam up",
      "dry up",
      "dummy up",
      "hush",
      "pipe down",
      "quiet (down)",
      "shut up"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "speak",
      "talk"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the schoolboy ordered his mates to belt up about the prank"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1949, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-021030"
  },
  "beforehand":{
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "adverb or adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in anticipation",
      ": in advance",
      ": ahead of time : early",
      ": at an earlier or previous time"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02cchand",
      "b\u0113-",
      "bi-\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02cchand"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "early",
      "inopportunely",
      "precociously",
      "prematurely",
      "unseasonably"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "belatedly",
      "late",
      "tardily"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The 69-year-old likes to point out that the one woman and seven men who have held the chair position were all members of the council beforehand . \u2014 Julie Zauzmer Weil, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
      "The system has been active statewide since late May, but was also available at several pilot sites across the state beforehand , including in Sheboygan. \u2014 Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel , 6 June 2022",
      "But what is worrying is that this fund\u2019s management firm, Infinity Q Capital Management LLC, appears to not have known of its own losses beforehand . \u2014 Michael Foster, Forbes , 27 Apr. 2021",
      "Fantasy sports Hall of Famer Ron Shandler popularized the concept of taking past seasons \u2013 with the stats already known beforehand \u2013 and competing to build the best fantasy team using standard 5x5 Rotisserie scoring. \u2014 Steve Gardner, USA TODAY , 19 Mar. 2021",
      "Understand beforehand what the expectations are of you as an individual, what policies have shifted and your role and accountability. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
      "In Tulsa, authorities said the gunman who killed his surgeon, another doctor and two other people Wednesday bought an AR-style rifle just hours beforehand , as well as a handgun on May 29. \u2014 Gene Johnson, BostonGlobe.com , 4 June 2022",
      "In the past, Browne and his band would have rehearsed those tunes beforehand , but Covid 19 messed with those plans. \u2014 David Browne, Rolling Stone , 3 June 2022",
      "Cash's version stands out not just because of the Man in Black's iconic voice but for his brief comment beforehand about how a song can belong to us all. \u2014 Brie Dyas, Country Living , 2 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-073356"
  },
  "beguile":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": hoodwink",
      ": to engage the interest of by or as if by guile",
      ": to lead by deception",
      ": to while away especially by some agreeable occupation",
      ": divert sense 2",
      ": to deceive by wiles",
      ": trick entry 2 , deceive",
      ": to cause time to pass pleasantly",
      ": to attract or interest by or as if by charm"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8g\u012b(-\u0259)l",
      "b\u0113-",
      "bi-\u02c8g\u012bl"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "allure",
      "bewitch",
      "captivate",
      "charm",
      "enchant",
      "fascinate",
      "kill",
      "magnetize",
      "wile",
      "witch"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She was cunning enough to beguile her classmates into doing the work for her.",
      "They were beguiled into thinking they'd heard the whole story.",
      "Almost everything in the quaint little town beguiles , from its architecture to its art to its people.",
      "He beguiled the audience with his smooth and seductive voice.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Video games are being split into titles geared toward fun and those that beguile us into productivity with points, rewards, and even NFTs. \u2014 Will Bedingfield, Wired , 13 Jan. 2022",
      "What makes these over-the-top shortcomings especially apparent are the few moments that beguile with (relative) subtlety. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Oct. 2021",
      "What\u2019s needed is a better understanding of where these views about rental housing come from and what messages might beguile voters from them. \u2014 Roger Valdez, Forbes , 2 Sep. 2021",
      "Intense and dense one moment, airy and inviting the next, her music can beguile even in its thorniest moments. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 July 2021",
      "His portrayal of the flirty seductive Jae-eon is sure to beguile his existing fans and possibly win him some new ones. \u2014 Joan Macdonald, Forbes , 21 June 2021",
      "Elicited by sunlight at dusk or dawn, and juxtaposed with more emphatic hues, shades of pink can beguile and tantalize. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Apr. 2021",
      "This is how demagogic politicians and charismatic preachers can win us over, often despite their reliance on implausible narratives that beguile us. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Feb. 2021",
      "The result is a collection of photographs which beguile with intimacy and the unexpected. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 25 Oct. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English bigilen, beguilen , from bi-, be-  be- + gile  guile or gilen \"to deceive, cheat\", borrowed from Old French guiler , derivative of guile ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-080142"
  },
  "bedazzle":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to confuse by a strong light",
      ": to impress forcefully : enchant"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8da-z\u0259l",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "arrest",
      "catch up",
      "enchant",
      "enthrall",
      "enthral",
      "fascinate",
      "grip",
      "hypnotize",
      "mesmerize",
      "spellbind"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "fans bedazzled by movie stars",
      "don't let their promises of immense riches bedazzle you",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Emotion surges through the smallest facial expressions (intensified by the fact that Rue is noticeably makeup-free as her peers bedazzle their eyes). \u2014 Raven Smith, Vogue , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "Now managed by Belmond, the property was built in 1891 to bedazzle the wealthy foreigners who, until the 1960s, all arrived by ship\u2014and were then carried to the hotel in hammocks. \u2014 Nina Caplan, Travel + Leisure , 14 Sep. 2021",
      "To best emulate her, begin with a gold dress and, using fabric glue, bedazzle it with gold and pink lace and faux jewels on the sleeves and bodice. \u2014 Jill Gleeson, Country Living , 16 Aug. 2021",
      "Weston McKennie, Little Elm\u2019s own, won\u2019t bedazzle the home folks this week in the CONCACAF Gold Cup. \u2014 Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News , 9 July 2021",
      "Sparkles from a TikTok filter bedazzle the footage. \u2014 Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker , 23 June 2021",
      "At the same time, artists who once doted on Mr. Khan found a new cadre of stylists to bedazzle them, and up-and-coming young artists had their own favorites. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Feb. 2021",
      "The virtuoso who could bedazzle comedy-club audiences with riffs on every subject under the sun certainly qualified on that score. \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 27 Aug. 2020",
      "But behind her signature teased wigs and rhinestone bedazzled outfits, there\u2019s one person who knows the Queen of Country better than anyone else \u2014 her husband, Carl Dean. \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 12 Apr. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-104829"
  },
  "bearish":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": resembling a bear in build or in roughness, gruffness, or surliness",
      ": marked by, tending to cause, or fearful of falling prices (as in a stock market)",
      ": pessimistic"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ber-ish"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "defeatist",
      "despairing",
      "downbeat",
      "hopeless",
      "pessimistic"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "hopeful",
      "optimistic",
      "Panglossian",
      "Pollyanna",
      "Pollyannaish",
      "Pollyannish",
      "rose-colored",
      "rosy",
      "upbeat"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The market has been bearish lately.",
      "some studio execs are bearish about this summer's box office",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Official data show that total short bets against GameStop are about 15% of the company\u2019s freely floating shares\u2014a high but not extraordinary level of bearish wagers. \u2014 Caitlin Mccabe, WSJ , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "His fortunes turned in January 2021, when a group of retail investors instituted a short squeeze against Melvin\u2019s bearish bets, including GameStop Corp., pushing the hedge fund to a 55% loss. \u2014 Hema Parmar, Fortune , 18 May 2022",
      "The consecutive bear failure to establish a foothold under the July 2021 low of $28,800 on the weekly chart suggests bearish exhaustion and supports the case for a recovery rally. \u2014 Omkar Godbole, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
      "Borghi is quite moving in those scenes, making Bruno bearish , angry and broken, and Marinelli (who drew attention in 2019\u2019s Martin Eden) conveys the helplessness of being able to offer only temporary salves. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 May 2022",
      "His gains were fueled by bearish wagers, but these ultimately helped destroy the firm. \u2014 Hema Parmar, Fortune , 18 May 2022",
      "Toyota came out with similarly bearish guidance Wednesday, triggering a selloff in its stock. \u2014 Stephen Wilmot, WSJ , 12 May 2022",
      "Any whiff of a 75-basis-point hike would likely send bearish investors rushing for the exits, the markets pros fear, after a week to forget. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 11 May 2022",
      "Hindenburg has made a name for itself over the past few years because of its bearish reports about electric vehicle startups Nikola and Lordstown Motors. \u2014 Paul R. La Monica, CNN , 11 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1607, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-105415"
  },
  "bedeviled":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to possess with or as if with a devil",
      ": to cause distress : trouble",
      ": to change for the worse : spoil",
      ": to confuse utterly",
      ": to trouble or annoy again and again"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8de-v\u0259l",
      "b\u0113-",
      "bi-\u02c8de-v\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "afflict",
      "agonize",
      "anguish",
      "beset",
      "besiege",
      "curse",
      "excruciate",
      "harrow",
      "persecute",
      "plague",
      "rack",
      "torment",
      "torture"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The theory bedevils scientists, none of whom have been able to prove it true or false.",
      "The project has been bedeviled by problems since its inception.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This is a way of distracting the population from the problems that bedevil it. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "This is a way of distracting the population from the problems that bedevil it. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "The documents nonetheless expose loopholes and failings that investigators say bedevil the wider industry. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "The walks, at the onset and toward the end of Sunday\u2019s series finale, were the kinds of issues that can bedevil inexperienced pitching staffs. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "The coronavirus pandemic, which in March 2020 led to a lengthy shutdown of Broadway theaters, has continued to bedevil the industry since theaters began to reopen last summer. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "The wait times for semiconductor deliveries rose again in February, a sign that shortages are continuing to bedevil chip buyers in a wide range of industries. \u2014 Ilena Peng, Bloomberg.com , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "This is a way of distracting the population from the problems that bedevil it. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "This is a way of distracting the population from the problems that bedevil it. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1574, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-112059"
  },
  "beauty queen":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a beautiful and glamorous woman or girl",
      ": a winner of a beauty contest"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "babe",
      "beauty",
      "cookie",
      "cooky",
      "cutie",
      "cutey",
      "dolly bird",
      "enchantress",
      "eyeful",
      "fox",
      "goddess",
      "honey",
      "knockout",
      "queen",
      "stunner"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "every loving husband considers his wife a beauty queen",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In 2003, the beauty queen received an apartment in Paris as a gift from Bongo, with the real estate valued at about \u20ac800,000 (over $850,000), according to the French newspaper Le Parisien. \u2014 Dalal Mawad, CNN , 3 June 2022",
      "Tara Grinstead's stepmother and father are speaking out for the first time after a second arrest was made in the disappearance of the teacher and former beauty queen . \u2014 CBS News , 24 May 2022",
      "The candidate and the beauty queen became strategically inseparable, their pinkies entwined at public events, inviting welcome-if-misguided tabloid speculation about an imminent engagement. \u2014 New York Times , 7 May 2022",
      "The restaurant hostess busy escorting parties to their tables was a stone-cold beauty queen . \u2014 William Finnegan, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
      "Freddie Highmore and Maisie Williams will star in an adaptation of a bizarre true story about an American ex- beauty queen who was accused of kidnapping and raping a Mormon missionary in England. \u2014 Manori Ravindran, Variety , 9 May 2022",
      "The case exploded into the headlines in 1977, when Joyce McKinney, a former Wyoming beauty queen , was accused of kidnapping and raping a Latter-day Saint missionary. \u2014 David Noyce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 May 2022",
      "Divorc\u00e9e Willy May Michael, a former Texas beauty queen , has her heart set on designing a home on the island to help rebuild her relationship with her daughters. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 May 2022",
      "Minj portrayed a drag queen who helped the protagonist, a wannabe beauty queen , realize her true potential. \u2014 Stephen Daw, Billboard , 15 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1893, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-112722"
  },
  "beg":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to ask for as a charity (see charity sense 1a )",
      ": to ask earnestly for : entreat",
      ": to require as necessary or appropriate",
      ": evade , sidestep",
      ": to ask for alms",
      ": to ask earnestly",
      ": to elicit a question logically as a reaction or response",
      ": to pass over or ignore a question by assuming it to be established or settled",
      "begin; beginning",
      ": to ask for money, food, or help as charity",
      ": to ask as a favor in an earnest or polite way : plead"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8beg",
      "\u02c8beg"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "appeal (to)",
      "beseech",
      "besiege",
      "conjure",
      "entreat",
      "impetrate",
      "implore",
      "importune",
      "petition",
      "plead (to)",
      "pray",
      "solicit",
      "supplicate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "McCarthy\u2019s cowardly quiescence to Trump \u2014 rightly blaming him for the events of Jan. 6, then tucking tail and scurrying to Mar-a-Lago to beg forgiveness \u2014 has been thoroughly documented. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
      "Rather than destroy a uranium-enrichment plant, U.S. leaders would timidly beg the rogue nation to stop. \u2014 WSJ , 9 June 2022",
      "Some people might assume beautifying a miniscule home requires minimum effort, but owners and interior designers would beg to differ. \u2014 Mike Goldys, USA TODAY , 7 May 2022",
      "At first, many in the public 100% doubted she had been tied up, thrown in a bathtub and had to beg for her life while armed criminals ransacked her hotel room and stole $10 million worth of jewelry and other valuables. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Her lawyer said the family had to beg the police to collect evidence, including bloody bedsheets, found in the apartment. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "After she was hit, Stallion said, Lanez immediately began to apologize and beg her not to tell anyone about the shooting. \u2014 Christi Carrasstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "At one point in the video, starving residents beg local officials for food. \u2014 Grady Mcgregor, Fortune , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Putin would beg to differ, having showed off a new range of military equipment including hypersonic missiles in recent years. \u2014 Amy Kellogg, Fox News , 24 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-121844"
  },
  "beef (up)":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to add weight, strength, or power to (something)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-121903"
  },
  "beverage":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a drinkable liquid",
      ": a liquid for drinking"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8bev-rij",
      "\u02c8be-v\u0259-",
      "\u02c8be-v\u0259-rij",
      "\u02c8bev-rij"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "drink",
      "drinkable",
      "libation",
      "potable",
      "quencher"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Beverages are listed on the back of the menu.",
      "would anyone like a beverage with their snack?",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Perfect parts fruity and icy, the frozen strawberry lemonade serves as an appropriate beverage pairing for stuffed wings and loaded Cajun fries. \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 17 June 2022",
      "Every Eataly location showcases wine, but wine is a uniquely large focus at the new Eataly Silicon Valley, said beverage director Giacomo Zondini. \u2014 Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 June 2022",
      "With the expansion comes an all-in beverage program steered by new Kato partner Ryan Bailey. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
      "After that, the wine and beverage lists, the service and the attention and care given to customers all play a part in the final rankings. \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 16 June 2022",
      "This is largely an effect of Jamaican restaurants popularizing sorrel, and thereby returning this healthful beverage to many people of African descent living all over North America. \u2014 Sunyatta Amen, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
      "Every opportunity to taste something new or an opportunity to study a new region took me on a journey of understanding how geology, agriculture, food culture, politics and pure passion had created the traditions behind this humble beverage . \u2014 Tiffany Baker, CNN , 23 May 2022",
      "Congratulations go out to the makers, sellers and fans of this crispy beverage . \u2014 Rasputin Todd, The Enquirer , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "And more and more brands of this beverage seem to pop up each year. \u2014 Jaclyn London, Ms, Rd, Good Housekeeping , 16 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from beivre to drink, from Latin bibere \u2014 more at potable ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-130104"
  },
  "because of":{
    "type":[
      "preposition"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": by reason of : on account of"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "due to",
      "owing to",
      "through",
      "with"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "I was late for work because of the snowstorm, which made driving a nightmare."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-133429"
  },
  "Beau Brummell":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": dandy sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u014d-\u02c8br\u0259-m\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beau",
      "buck",
      "dandy",
      "dude",
      "fop",
      "gallant",
      "jay",
      "lounge lizard",
      "macaroni",
      "pretty boy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the Beau Brummells at the health club spend more time in front of the mirror than some supermodels"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"nickname of G. B. Brummell ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1834, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-144835"
  },
  "belittlement":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to speak slightingly of : disparage",
      ": to cause (a person or thing) to seem little or less",
      ": to make (a person or a thing) seem small or unimportant"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8li-t\u1d4al",
      "b\u0113-",
      "bi-\u02c8li-t\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bad-mouth",
      "cry down",
      "decry",
      "denigrate",
      "deprecate",
      "depreciate",
      "derogate",
      "diminish",
      "dis",
      "diss",
      "discount",
      "dismiss",
      "disparage",
      "kiss off",
      "minimize",
      "play down",
      "poor-mouth",
      "put down",
      "run down",
      "talk down",
      "trash",
      "trash-talk",
      "vilipend",
      "write off"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "acclaim",
      "applaud",
      "exalt",
      "extol",
      "extoll",
      "glorify",
      "laud",
      "magnify",
      "praise"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The critic belittled the author's work.",
      "Her detractors are in the habit of belittling her accomplishments.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "It is designed to silence and belittle young people who are fighting for a liveable future. \u2014 Wyatte Grantham-philips, USA TODAY , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Society is quick to shun, stigmatize and belittle the blue-collar street fighter. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Redd, who has impersonated West (now legally known as Ye) in sketches, also discussed the complicated layers of the Kanye-Pete quarrel, clarifying that his impersonations aren't intended to belittle West's mental health struggles. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Who better than Larry to belittle the sum total of human achievement and be wrong. \u2014 Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Feb. 2022",
      "Often, it\u2019s one or more abusive managers or employees that have been allowed free rein to belittle and mistreat others. \u2014 Lynne Curry | Alaska Workplace, Anchorage Daily News , 11 Jan. 2022",
      "In this case, though, neither Marche nor Homer-Dixon wrote their words to belittle America or to make Canadians feel better about their country. \u2014 Dean Obeidallah, CNN , 9 Jan. 2022",
      "Researchers said youngsters hear negative words, meant to belittle them or others. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 Nov. 2021",
      "More on Kirkwood: A challenge others haven't conquered No one would dare belittle the career achievements or the competitiveness of several of the drivers Foyt has worked with through this decade. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 12 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1782, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-171129"
  },
  "bereft":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something",
      ": lacking something needed, wanted, or expected",
      ": suffering the death of a loved one : bereaved",
      ": not having something needed, wanted, or expected",
      ": bereaved"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8reft",
      "bi-\u02c8reft"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bereaved"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She finds the child's mother, alone, who has apparently gone into the woods just to cry. The bereft mother is played by Julianne Moore. \u2014 Stanley Kauffmann , New Republic , 31 Jan. 2000",
      "\u2026 made the tabloids when his wife ran off to France with her dentist and the bereft realtor placed a newspaper ad for a girl to adopt to keep him company. \u2014 Neal Gabler , Life: The Movie , 1998",
      "It's not that the country was completely bereft of humor. \u2014 Joseph Contrevas , Newsweek , 6 June 1994",
      "to one investigator, the bereft woman seemed to be taking the sudden death of her rich husband amazingly well",
      "a cheap motel completely bereft of all amenities",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In facing Chicago, FC Cincinnati will play a team that's largely been bereft of attacking success while also maintaining one of the stingiest defenses in MLS. \u2014 Pat Brennan, The Enquirer , 13 May 2022",
      "Flex was prerecording segments in a nondescript Chelsea office building; Fivio and friends were shown to a rather desolate hospitality room, which was full of C\u00eeroc vodka decorations yet surprisingly bereft of the product itself. \u2014 Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "In their ignorance and childlike enthusiasm Sheila has found a metaphor for her generation of artists, who are spiritually yearning but religiously bereft . \u2014 Sam Sacks, WSJ , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "To be certain, the stadium is not entirely bereft of art. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "Families who have been relying on this crucial new monthly support would be left bereft of its benefits. \u2014 Jennifer Dickman, Time , 2 Nov. 2021",
      "Bungie\u2019s own history is not bereft of such controversy, with IGN publishing a report last year in which current and former employees alleged a boys\u2019 club culture. \u2014 Shannon Liao, Washington Post , 11 May 2022",
      "That\u2019s part of the human condition: to feel bereft from the currents rushing around us. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Aug. 2021",
      "On the series, Sevigny plays Lynn Roy, the bereft mother of Coco Roy (Colton Ryan). \u2014 Kate Aurthur, Variety , 18 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see bereave ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1554, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-185455"
  },
  "behaved":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way",
      ": to conduct (oneself) in a proper manner",
      ": to act, function, or react in a particular way",
      ": to conduct oneself properly",
      ": to act in a particular manner",
      ": to act in a proper or acceptable way",
      ": to act or function in a particular way",
      ": to bear or conduct (oneself) in a particular way",
      ": to act, function, or react in a particular way"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8h\u0101v",
      "b\u0113-",
      "bi-\u02c8h\u0101v",
      "bi-\u02c8h\u0101v"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "acquit",
      "bear",
      "carry",
      "comport",
      "conduct",
      "demean",
      "deport",
      "quit"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "If you can't behave in the store we'll have to leave.",
      "If you can't behave yourself in the store we'll have to leave.",
      "I wish those children would behave themselves .",
      "He behaves like a child!",
      "The experiment tested how various metals behave under heat and pressure.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Some people will find those conversations threatening or uncomfortable, and others will simply be ignorant and need educating on more respectful ways to behave . \u2014 Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 June 2022",
      "And, anyway, we weren\u2019t allowed to behave that way with customers. \u2014 Souvankham Thammavongsa, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
      "When a mask policy is aligned with a larger company belief system, it may be perceived as a company wishing to behave consistently, which can ultimately lead to greater trust and patronage. \u2014 Isabella Bunosso, Scientific American , 27 May 2022",
      "Suddenly self-conscious, Leo starts to behave differently. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 26 May 2022",
      "Gun ownership used to be something normal people did, and normal people tend to behave responsibly. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 25 May 2022",
      "That said, Reggie and Tina are for the most part free to behave toward one another as any male-female pair of alligators would. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022",
      "Law Director Mark Griffin said the law will require panel members to be impartial, and the city will require them to behave accordingly. \u2014 Courtney Astolfi, cleveland , 19 May 2022",
      "The Met Gala was the perfect illustration of how elites expect the rest of us to behave . \u2014 Jack Durschlag, Fox News , 4 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English behaven , from be-  be- + haven \"to have entry 1 , hold\"",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-215205"
  },
  "benignity":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life",
      ": not becoming cancerous",
      ": having no significant effect : harmless",
      ": of a gentle disposition : gracious",
      ": showing kindness and gentleness",
      ": favorable , wholesome",
      ": marked by gentleness and kindness",
      ": not causing death or serious harm",
      ": of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life",
      ": not becoming cancerous",
      "\u2014 compare malignant sense 1",
      ": having a good prognosis : responding favorably to treatment"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8n\u012bn",
      "bi-\u02c8n\u012bn",
      "bi-\u02c8n\u012bn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "anodyne",
      "harmless",
      "hurtless",
      "innocent",
      "innocuous",
      "inoffensive",
      "safe",
      "white"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "adverse",
      "bad",
      "baleful",
      "baneful",
      "damaging",
      "dangerous",
      "deleterious",
      "detrimental",
      "evil",
      "harmful",
      "hurtful",
      "ill",
      "injurious",
      "mischievous",
      "nocuous",
      "noxious",
      "pernicious",
      "prejudicial",
      "wicked"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But sweat in and of itself is pretty benign : it's made up of 99 percent water and trace amounts of salt and fat. \u2014 Dianna Mazzone, Allure , 17 June 2022",
      "Golden State's Western Conference series against Dallas, Memphis and Denver were mostly benign . \u2014 USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
      "Treating the data gathered by one party as more benign than that collected by the other side will only serve to increase the privacy-infringing powers of current and future governments. \u2014 Angelica Goetzen, Scientific American , 3 June 2022",
      "This second Rail War has taken a more benign form than its predecessor. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "The idea, in my mind, was to not keep increasing my opioid dose and use a more benign , natural method. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "The rover team on Earth has found ways to drive on more benign terrain on Mars to preserve the rover's wheels and lengthen its lifespan, avoiding anything that might damage them. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "The overall inflationary picture in China remains far more benign than in the U.S. and other major economies, though, giving the government and central bank ample room to support the slowing economy with stimulus. \u2014 Jason Douglas, WSJ , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Nearly two decades ago, during a much more benign political time, the possibility of using European-launched Soyuz spacecraft for missions was considered and ultimately rejected. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 21 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English benigne , from Anglo-French, from Latin benignus , from bene + gignere to beget \u2014 more at kin ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-013156"
  },
  "bedevil":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to possess with or as if with a devil",
      ": to cause distress : trouble",
      ": to change for the worse : spoil",
      ": to confuse utterly",
      ": to trouble or annoy again and again"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8de-v\u0259l",
      "b\u0113-",
      "bi-\u02c8de-v\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "afflict",
      "agonize",
      "anguish",
      "beset",
      "besiege",
      "curse",
      "excruciate",
      "harrow",
      "persecute",
      "plague",
      "rack",
      "torment",
      "torture"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The theory bedevils scientists, none of whom have been able to prove it true or false.",
      "The project has been bedeviled by problems since its inception.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This is a way of distracting the population from the problems that bedevil it. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "This is a way of distracting the population from the problems that bedevil it. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "The documents nonetheless expose loopholes and failings that investigators say bedevil the wider industry. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "The walks, at the onset and toward the end of Sunday\u2019s series finale, were the kinds of issues that can bedevil inexperienced pitching staffs. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "The coronavirus pandemic, which in March 2020 led to a lengthy shutdown of Broadway theaters, has continued to bedevil the industry since theaters began to reopen last summer. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "The wait times for semiconductor deliveries rose again in February, a sign that shortages are continuing to bedevil chip buyers in a wide range of industries. \u2014 Ilena Peng, Bloomberg.com , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "This is a way of distracting the population from the problems that bedevil it. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "This is a way of distracting the population from the problems that bedevil it. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1574, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-022337"
  },
  "beseem":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to be fitting or becoming",
      ": to be suitable to : befit"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8s\u0113m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "befit",
      "do",
      "fit",
      "go",
      "serve",
      "suit"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "ordered his servants to deck the hall with such adornments as might beseem for the holidays"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-071946"
  },
  "bemused":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed",
      ": lost in thought or reverie",
      ": having or showing feelings of wry amusement especially from something that is surprising or perplexing"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8my\u00fczd",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "addle",
      "addled",
      "addlepated",
      "bedeviled",
      "befogged",
      "befuddled",
      "bewildered",
      "bushed",
      "confounded",
      "confused",
      "dazed",
      "distracted",
      "dizzy",
      "dopey",
      "dopy",
      "fogged",
      "mixed-up",
      "muddleheaded",
      "muzzy",
      "pixilated",
      "pixillated",
      "punch-drunk",
      "punchy",
      "raddled",
      "shell-shocked",
      "silly",
      "slaphappy",
      "spaced-out",
      "spaced",
      "spacey",
      "spacy",
      "stunned",
      "stupefied",
      "zonked",
      "zonked-out"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "clearheaded"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "At the top, the two agree to fight as a bemused river god looks on. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 May 2022",
      "This despite the series being built, to the point of bemused discomfort, upon the day-to-day tensions and personality conflicts that befall every family. \u2014 Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com , 26 May 2022",
      "That way when Texas A&M\u2019s fast-talking fifth-year coach opens his mouth his players are the primary recipients of whatever comes out of it \u2014 and not a suddenly attentive, bemused nation lapping up his every hot take. \u2014 Brent Zwerneman, San Antonio Express-News , 24 May 2022",
      "Ladji\u2019s work here is strikingly generous: her witty character is enamored of her pal and Ladji gives her a wry sense of humor and a delightfully bemused quality. \u2014 Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune , 1 May 2022",
      "Collins\u2019 bemused reaction was typical of many Republicans, who treated Greene\u2019s comment as an irritant rather than a major outrage. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "The amusing encounter first saw the officer approach the unmanned Chevy Bolt with characteristic swagger, only to be left bemused that no one was behind the wheel. \u2014 Massimo Marioni, Fortune , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "The flood of TikTok videos is perhaps more likely to evoke our bemused awareness, a feeling of sympathy that lasts only long enough to keep us scrolling. \u2014 Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "There have also been the bemused reactions of her co-stars to enjoy, like Salma Hayek zoning out during an interview as Gaga discussed studying the Meisner, Lee Strasberg, and Stella Adler techniques. \u2014 Liam Hess, Vogue , 8 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1734, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-092732"
  },
  "belly up":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": hopelessly ruined or defeated",
      ": bankrupt",
      ": to move close or next to"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8be-l\u0113-\u02c8\u0259p"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "approach",
      "close",
      "close in",
      "come up",
      "draw on",
      "near",
      "nigh"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "back (up ",
      "recede",
      "retire",
      "retreat",
      "withdraw"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "belly up to the buffet table and help yourselves"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1918, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1880, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-094527"
  },
  "befuddled":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": utterly confused or puzzled : deeply perplexed"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8f\u0259-d\u1d4ald",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "addle",
      "addled",
      "addlepated",
      "bedeviled",
      "befogged",
      "bemused",
      "bewildered",
      "bushed",
      "confounded",
      "confused",
      "dazed",
      "distracted",
      "dizzy",
      "dopey",
      "dopy",
      "fogged",
      "mixed-up",
      "muddleheaded",
      "muzzy",
      "pixilated",
      "pixillated",
      "punch-drunk",
      "punchy",
      "raddled",
      "shell-shocked",
      "silly",
      "slaphappy",
      "spaced-out",
      "spaced",
      "spacey",
      "spacy",
      "stunned",
      "stupefied",
      "zonked",
      "zonked-out"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "clearheaded"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Perhaps that global pecking order is part of the reason why U.S. skaters seemed more befuddled and sad than aggrieved or critical of the penalty decision. \u2014 Tom Schad, USA TODAY , 6 Feb. 2022",
      "The military goes on high alert; the intelligence services spring into befuddled action. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Nov. 2021",
      "Oprah prodded, again acting as proxy for the befuddled American viewer. \u2014 Doreen St. F\u00e9lix, The New Yorker , 8 Mar. 2021",
      "Parents, many of whom identify as liberals, are left befuddled and angry. \u2014 Paymon Rouhanifard, Time , 12 Apr. 2021",
      "The film is a bit of a lightning rod in the Nolan canon, one that left many viewers a bit befuddled at the complexity, while one of the director\u2019s earlier films (like 2010\u2019s Inception) is a much more palatable and visually trippy experience. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 25 Mar. 2021",
      "It\u2019s one of Hopkins\u2019s finest performances, by turns wrathful and befuddled , helpless and defiant. \u2014 Michael Schulman, The New Yorker , 27 Feb. 2021",
      "His reverse jam opened the scoring for Detroit, then swished a face-up jumper over a befuddled Jason Collins. \u2014 Marlowe Alter, Detroit Free Press , 20 May 2020",
      "When Peter arrives at this week\u2019s rose ceremony, a group of women come at him like angry geese, creatures of pure and befuddled rage. \u2014 Emily Yahr, Washington Post , 28 Jan. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1838, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-095348"
  },
  "benison":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": blessing , benediction"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8be-n\u0259-s\u0259n",
      "-z\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "benediction",
      "blessing"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "anathema",
      "curse",
      "execration",
      "imprecation",
      "malediction"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "during the harbor festival the parish priest offered a benison for the local fishermen"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English beneson , from Anglo-French benei\u00e7on , from Late Latin benediction-, benedictio ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-104937"
  },
  "bending":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "geographical name",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to constrain or strain to tension by curving",
      ": to turn or force from straight or even to curved or angular",
      ": to force from a proper shape",
      ": to force back to an original straight or even condition",
      ": fasten",
      ": to cause to turn from a straight course : deflect",
      ": to guide or turn toward : direct",
      ": incline , dispose",
      ": to adapt to one's purpose : distort",
      ": to direct strenuously or with interest : apply",
      ": to make submissive : subdue",
      ": to curve out of a straight line or position",
      ": to incline the body in token of submission",
      ": to apply oneself vigorously",
      ": incline , tend",
      ": compromise sense 2",
      ": to talk to someone at length",
      ": to make extreme efforts",
      ": the act or process of bending",
      ": the state of being bent",
      ": something that is bent: such as",
      ": a curved part of a path (as of a stream or road)",
      ": wale entry 1 sense 2",
      ": decompression sickness",
      ": intense joint pain occurring as a common manifestation of decompression sickness",
      ": mad , crazy",
      ": a diagonal band that runs from the dexter chief (see chief entry 3 sense 1 ) to the sinister base (see base entry 1 sense 8 ) on a heraldic shield \u2014 compare bend sinister",
      ": a knot by which one rope is fastened to another or to some object",
      ": to make, be, or become curved or angular rather than straight or flat",
      ": to move out of a straight line or position",
      ": to not follow or tell exactly",
      ": something that is bent : a curved part of something",
      "city on the Deschutes River in central Oregon population 76,639",
      "[Middle English, band, from Old English bend fetter \u2014 more at band ]"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8bend",
      "\u02c8bend",
      "\u02c8bend"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "arch",
      "bow",
      "crook",
      "curve",
      "hook",
      "swerve"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "angle",
      "arc",
      "arch",
      "bow",
      "crook",
      "curvature",
      "curve",
      "inflection",
      "turn",
      "wind"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun (1)",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-121808"
  },
  "besmirch":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully , soil"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8sm\u0259rch",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "befoul",
      "begrime",
      "bemire",
      "blacken",
      "daub",
      "dirty",
      "distain",
      "foul",
      "gaum",
      "grime",
      "mire",
      "muck",
      "muddy",
      "smirch",
      "smudge",
      "soil",
      "stain",
      "sully"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "clean",
      "cleanse"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "inconsiderately besmirched the white bedsheets with their dirty feet",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Do Democrats want to unfairly besmirch the entire GOP with the Jan. 6 disgrace, while distracting voters from 8.6% inflation and $5-a-gallon gasoline? \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
      "Imagine allowing a breed of humanity as vulgar as actors (wink-wink) to besmirch their palace beautiful. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
      "And a failure to fulfill the now apparently near-impossible tasks of evacuating all the Afghan translators, workers and fixers on whom the US relied and who now face Taliban retribution would besmirch America\u2019s conscience and global reputation. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 16 Aug. 2021",
      "In 14 minutes of chitchat with Nelson, the most (in)famous high school football coach in America managed to besmirch almost everything beloved in the South and, in doing so, ended up on administrative leave. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Apr. 2021",
      "The head of the Suez Canal Authority at the time dismissed his remarks as an attempt to besmirch Egypt\u2019s reputation. \u2014 Rory Jones, WSJ , 31 Mar. 2021",
      "Yet Judge Sullivan chose to besmirch both the Barr effort and the judiciary by matching James Comey\u2019s FBI for Trump Derangement Syndrome. \u2014 Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ , 10 Dec. 2020",
      "This culture of indifference is only reinforced when men such as Simmons receive carte blanche to publicly besmirch their accusers\u2014especially under the guise of social justice. \u2014 Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic , 2 July 2020",
      "In what appears to be a shameless attempt to attract shoppers considering a crossover\u2014or those who are too rich to be seen in a Subaru Outback\u2014Mercedes-Benz has besmirched its once elegant E-class wagon with faux ruggedness. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 3 Mar. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1604, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-125653"
  },
  "before":{
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "adverb or adjective",
      "conjunction",
      "preposition"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in advance : ahead",
      ": at an earlier time",
      ": forward of : in front of",
      ": in the presence of",
      ": under the jurisdiction or consideration of",
      ": at the disposal of",
      ": in store for",
      ": preceding in time : earlier than",
      ": in a higher or more important position than",
      ": earlier than the time that",
      ": sooner or quicker than",
      ": so that \u2026 do not",
      ": until the time that",
      ": or else \u2026 not",
      ": or else",
      ": rather or sooner than",
      ": at an earlier time",
      ": ahead",
      ": in front of",
      ": earlier than",
      ": before in order",
      ": in the presence of",
      ": ahead of the time when",
      ": sooner or quicker than",
      ": more willingly than",
      ": until the time that",
      ": in the presence of",
      ": to be judged or acted on by"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8f\u022fr",
      "b\u0113-",
      "bi-\u02c8f\u022fr"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "afore",
      "ahead",
      "already",
      "antecedently",
      "anteriorly",
      "beforehand",
      "earlier",
      "formerly",
      "preliminarily",
      "previously"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "afore",
      "ahead of",
      "ere",
      "fore",
      "'fore",
      "of",
      "previous to",
      "prior to",
      "to"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb or adjective",
      "Flashing lights on an emergency vehicle, Rajkumar said, might confuse the system, as would anything that the computer hasn\u2019t seen before . \u2014 Tom Krisher, ajc , 14 June 2022",
      "Gaia wasn't originally designed to detect the phenomenon but was able to discern strong movement on the surface of thousands of stars, including some where starquakes had seldom been seen before . \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 13 June 2022",
      "Whilst recreating the ancient African Kings and Queens theme, the viewer gets invited to interact with them in a whole new context never seen before , creating their own frequencies and metaphorical wavelengths. \u2014 Kimberly Wilson, Essence , 13 June 2022",
      "The extreme heat was compounded by a lack of air conditioning in homes that had not seen heat at such a scale before . \u2014 Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY , 11 June 2022",
      "The course will look a little different to the handful of golfers who have seen it before . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
      "More than 50 images on view have never been seen publicly before . \u2014 Chadd Scott, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "Taking the best of every world and creating something new, exciting, with concepts never seen before . \u2014 Emiliano De Pablos, Variety , 6 June 2022",
      "The American people need to understand what happened before , during and after January 6th. \u2014 ABC News , 5 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
      "Liberals in Congress have excoriated the oil companies for not drilling as much as before the pandemic but returning their \u2018windfall\u2019 profits to shareholders. \u2014 Michael Lynch, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "Airfares are also up 30% compared to May 2019, before the pandemic. \u2014 Megan Cerullo, CBS News , 16 June 2022",
      "To attract those footloose workers, employers are far more likely to offer remote work now than before the pandemic, according to a report Thursday from Indeed, an employment and research site. \u2014 Michael E. Kanell, ajc , 16 June 2022",
      "WestJet and Flair, which operated flights from Gateway Airport before the pandemic, resumed their seasonal service to Canada in 2021-22 after operating no flights from Gateway Airport the year prior, documents showed. \u2014 Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic , 16 June 2022",
      "Commercial flights in the U.S. for the week ended June 12 were down just 14% from the same period in 2019, before the pandemic, and up about 10% from this point a year ago, according to flight-tracking site FlightAware. \u2014 Brianna Abbott, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
      "Even more telling, 80% of all the moves made over a decade involved people moving from one employer to another\u2014and that was before the pandemic. \u2014 Anu Madgavkar, Fortune , 15 June 2022",
      "So this has been in development since before the pandemic? \u2014 Luke Leitch, Vogue , 15 June 2022",
      "The metro area, which rose from 1.6 million to nearly 2 million residents from 2010 to 2020, also was attracting record numbers of visitors before the pandemic. \u2014 Larry Bleiberg, Washington Post , 15 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adverb or adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adverb or adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Preposition",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)",
      "Conjunction",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-172240"
  },
  "benumbed":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make inactive : deaden",
      ": to make numb especially by cold"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8n\u0259m",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blunt",
      "cauterize",
      "damp",
      "dampen",
      "deaden",
      "dull",
      "numb"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "sharpen",
      "whet"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a succession of personal tragedies had benumbed him to all grief"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English benomen , from benomen , past participle of benimen to deprive, from Old English beniman , from be- + niman to take \u2014 more at nimble ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-172344"
  },
  "bestow":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to put to use : apply",
      ": to put in a particular or appropriate place : stow",
      ": to provide with quarters : put up",
      ": to convey as a gift",
      ": to give as a gift or honor"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8st\u014d",
      "b\u0113-",
      "bi-\u02c8st\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "contribute",
      "donate",
      "give",
      "give away",
      "present",
      "volunteer"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The university bestowed on her an honorary degree.",
      "bestowed a new car on their son for graduation",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Aloe leaf, one of nature\u2019s best moisturizers, absorbs into hair to bestow it with vitamins A, C, and E. Natural coconut surfactants build up the creamy lather while keeping it free from traditional lathering ingredients that harm your hair. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 May 2022",
      "As his body shuts down with cancer, Big Angel, the titular character of Urrea\u2019s sprawling family story, calls a final birthday party for himself, to hash out his family\u2019s regrets and try to bestow some wisdom. \u2014 Heather Hansman, The Atlantic , 10 May 2022",
      "Manager Mark Kotsay has yet to publicly bestow any bullpen roles. \u2014 Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "In letters submitted to the judge before sentencing, several family and friends urged her to bestow compassion and grace on Goldstein. \u2014 Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Prizes given out at the Academy Awards, BAFTAs, Directors Guild of America and Producers Guild of America ceremonies, among others, bestow far more than recognition and limelight. \u2014 Sara Merican, Forbes , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "The University will bestow upon Henson the Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL). \u2014 Okla Jones, Essence , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "As for what exactly to bestow upon your beloved on this milestone? \u2014 Zoe Ruffner, Vogue , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "There are many examples in Celtic mythology of what are termed sovereignty goddesses -- female deities who bestow kingly powers through copulation. \u2014 CNN , 17 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from be- + stowe place \u2014 more at stow ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-180629"
  },
  "beastly":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": relating to, characteristic of, or resembling an animal : bestial sense 1",
      ": characterized by cruelty, brutality, or crudeness",
      ": extremely unpleasant, disagreeable, or undesirable",
      ": monstrously large or powerful",
      ": to an extreme and usually unpleasant degree",
      ": in an unpleasant or beastly manner",
      ": very unpleasant : horrible"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u0113st-l\u0113",
      "\u02c8b\u0113st-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "animalistic",
      "bestial",
      "brutal",
      "brute",
      "brutish",
      "feral",
      "ferine",
      "subhuman",
      "swinish"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "achingly",
      "almighty",
      "archly",
      "awful",
      "awfully",
      "badly",
      "blisteringly",
      "bone",
      "colossally",
      "corking",
      "cracking",
      "damn",
      "damned",
      "dang",
      "deadly",
      "desperately",
      "eminently",
      "enormously",
      "especially",
      "ever",
      "exceedingly",
      "exceeding",
      "extra",
      "extremely",
      "fabulously",
      "fantastically",
      "far",
      "fiercely",
      "filthy",
      "frightfully",
      "full",
      "greatly",
      "heavily",
      "highly",
      "hugely",
      "immensely",
      "incredibly",
      "intensely",
      "jolly",
      "majorly",
      "mightily",
      "mighty",
      "monstrous",
      "mortally",
      "most",
      "much",
      "particularly",
      "passing",
      "rattling",
      "real",
      "really",
      "right",
      "roaring",
      "roaringly",
      "seriously",
      "severely",
      "so",
      "sore",
      "sorely",
      "spanking",
      "specially",
      "stinking",
      "such",
      "super",
      "supremely",
      "surpassingly",
      "terribly",
      "that",
      "thumping",
      "too",
      "unco",
      "uncommonly",
      "vastly",
      "very",
      "vitally",
      "way",
      "whacking",
      "wicked",
      "wildly"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "left to shift for himself on an isolated farm, he gradually sank into a beastly , purposeless existence",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "There\u2019s no evidence that carnivorous plants acquired any of their beastly habits by hijacking genes from their animal victims, says Hedrich, although genes do sometimes pass from one type of organism to another. \u2014 Stephanie Pain, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "Back here on Earth, an image of this beastly beauty is perhaps the most famous shots ever snapped by the Hubble Space Telescope in its almost 30 years of operation. \u2014 Popular Science , 14 Apr. 2020",
      "The Serengeti is one of the world's greatest lion lairs, with around 2,800 beastly kings marauding about the 5,700-square-mile park. \u2014 Allie Morris, Dallas News , 13 Apr. 2020",
      "There are some beastly devices out there that max out at 4TB or 5TB\u2014that will be necessary for some, but those drives also necessitate higher prices. \u2014 Valentina Palladino And Jim Salter, Ars Technica , 20 Feb. 2020",
      "Same with Thompson, who continues to increase his price with beastly performances and invaluable leadership. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 11 Jan. 2020",
      "In this live-action re-imagining of the fairy tale, a young woman takes her father\u2019s place as prisoner in a beast\u2019s castle, only to fall in love with her beastly captor, who turns out to be a prince. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Oct. 2019",
      "But Nadal\u2019s triumph confirms his standing as one of the most beastly players in the history of men\u2019s tennis. \u2014 Kevin Craft, The Atlantic , 9 Sep. 2019",
      "Lion country The Serengeti is one of the world\u2019s greatest lion lairs, with around 2,800 beastly kings marauding about the 5,700-square-mile park. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 Sep. 2019",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "The beastly mill is mated to a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission and is capable of churning out 1,479 hp and 1,181 ft lbs of torque. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 21 June 2022",
      "Sherif\u2019s music is not quite as loud and beastly as Pop Smoke\u2019s. \u2014 Jayson Buford, Rolling Stone , 3 June 2022",
      "The killer is also sentient rather than a beastly hunter\u2014such as the Demogorgon\u2014or a powerful but voiceless demon\u2014like the Mind Flayer. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
      "The beastly mill is mated to a 10-speed automatic transmission and roars from quad exhaust pipes. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 11 May 2022",
      "Buy our brand of razors instead, for a smooth, glossy feel, you beastly woman, haha! \u2014 Kathryn Kvas, The New Yorker , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "Not to mention the fact that its beastly V-12 mill was capable of producing the sort of power that was virtually unheard of in 1974. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "The Defender's roughly three-ton curb weight is responsible for taming its beastly engine, resulting in acceleration that's more authoritative than urgent. \u2014 Derek Powell, Car and Driver , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "Fresh tires and a few more laps might have been enough to beat the beastly Cadillac. \u2014 Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver , 7 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adverb",
      "1655, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-180839"
  },
  "beneficence":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of doing or producing good : the quality or state of being beneficent",
      ": benefaction"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "b\u0259-\u02c8ne-f\u0259-s\u0259n(t)s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alms",
      "benefaction",
      "charity",
      "contribution",
      "donation",
      "philanthropy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the town library stays open primarily through beneficences from concerned residents",
      "a religious leader whose beneficence is felt by all who meet him",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "That is, the nonprofit organization raises its brand status by associating with a strong bank brand, and the bank\u2019s beneficence earns it the trust and appreciation of the community. \u2014 Jeff Bradford, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Developers can't build an algorithm with empathy, beneficence , intuition and the art of listening. \u2014 Adam Saltman, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
      "Modern bioethics rests on four basic principles to determine whether a procedure is ethical: autonomy, justice, beneficence , and non-maleficence. \u2014 Jan Dutkiewicz, The New Republic , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "In the power dynamic between patients and physicians, patients historically have not held authority but relied on the beneficence of their clinicians to ensure their needs are met. \u2014 Lisa I. Iezzoni, STAT , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "Sondheim tells Larson that his work is actually pretty good, despite his doubters, and his beneficence hangs over the movie, held up as an example of a previous generation supporting the next. \u2014 Jackson Mchenry, Vulture , 20 Nov. 2021",
      "For her part, though, Jones has compared the creation of the monument to other federal policies that, while meant to express beneficence , had a profound adverse effect on her life. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 Sep. 2021",
      "Medieval and Renaissance painters depicted unicorns nestled in the Virgin Mary\u2019s lap \u2014 a symbol of purity and beneficence . \u2014 New York Times , 17 Aug. 2021",
      "Over the ensuing years, Arlo perfects the art of showing up and vanishing without warning\u2014subtly mirroring his father\u2019s behavior toward him, down to his sporadic financial beneficence . \u2014 Heller Mcalpin, WSJ , 16 June 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin beneficentia , from beneficus \u2014 see benefice ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-181003"
  },
  "bedfellow":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one who shares a bed with another",
      ": a person or thing closely associated with another : ally"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8bed-\u02ccfe-(\u02cc)l\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abettor",
      "abetter",
      "ally",
      "backer",
      "confederate",
      "fellow traveler",
      "supporter",
      "sympathizer"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a child-welfare cause that has made bedfellows of activists who are normally on opposite ends of the political spectrum",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Anger is often the easiest emotion to access and blame is its bedfellow . \u2014 Natashia De\u00f3n, Harper's BAZAAR , 4 Nov. 2021",
      "This latest strange bedfellow team features a reluctant Rhea Ripley and an overly enthusiastic Nikki Cross. \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 7 Sep. 2021",
      "Doudrop and Eva Marie are officially WWE\u2019s latest strange bedfellow tag team, because if there\u2019s anything WWE needs more of right now... \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 31 May 2021",
      "For Ricketts, whose sister is gay and active in L.G.B.T. advocacy\u2014and whose uncle was gay and died of AIDS\u2014Cuccinelli seemed like an odd political bedfellow . \u2014 Alex Kotlowitz, The New Yorker , 20 Oct. 2020",
      "The art economy and its bedfellow , tourism, have made nature more valuable unspoiled. \u2014 Lucy Jakub, The New York Review of Books , 12 Sep. 2020",
      "My new bedfellow has a stable clip for attachment, a flexible neck that can turn every which way, and a slim head with a slender rectangle that graciously sheds light on my reading material of choice. \u2014 Abigail Glasgow, SELF , 6 Aug. 2020",
      "There are plenty of reasons Deutsche Telekom AG and Vodafone Group Plc make for uneasy bedfellows . \u2014 Alex Webb | Bloomberg, Washington Post , 18 Nov. 2019",
      "Cops and serial killers make strange bedfellows , but John Nolan might not have a choice on The Rookie season finale. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 7 May 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-181504"
  },
  "bestialize":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to beasts",
      ": resembling a beast",
      ": lacking intelligence or reason",
      ": marked by base (see base entry 3 sense 1a ) or inhuman instincts or desires : brutal"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8bes-ch\u0259l",
      "\u02c8besh-",
      "\u02c8b\u0113s-",
      "\u02c8b\u0113sh-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "animalistic",
      "beastly",
      "brutal",
      "brute",
      "brutish",
      "feral",
      "ferine",
      "subhuman",
      "swinish"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Our reduced olfactory apparatus was the detritus of a bestial and benighted past, and an allegory of our enlightenment. \u2014 Scott Sayare, Harper's Magazine , 23 Nov. 2021",
      "On the Foo Fighters\u2019 second album, The Colour and the Shape, Grohl ended up rerecording songs with his own bestial drumming in place of Goldsmith\u2019s, and suddenly tracks that hadn\u2019t been working sounded like instant modern-rock classics. \u2014 Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone , 14 Sep. 2021",
      "The streaks provide proof of our mundane bestial reality\u2014our hormones, our lunch, our particular whorls and spirals. \u2014 Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker , 1 Sep. 2021",
      "Such epiphanies, though bookended in Wright's novel between the bestial horrors of its first section and the abject bleakness of its third, are what give the novel its lasting glow. \u2014 Gene Seymour, CNN , 26 May 2021",
      "Lincoln\u2019s opponents tarred him with racist and bestial characterizations. \u2014 Calvin Schermerhorn, The Conversation , 6 Aug. 2020",
      "Abolitionists claimed that the eloquence of slaves and Africans proved their equal humanity, but most Europeans had long taken for granted that black utterances were inherently inferior, even bestial . \u2014 Fara Dabhoiwala, The New York Review of Books , 3 Aug. 2020",
      "Some distance between the source and the story would have benefited the themes at play, which end up buried beneath punches, slurs and bestial masculinity. \u2014 Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times , 23 Oct. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin bestialis , from bestia beast",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-181833"
  },
  "belaud":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to praise usually to excess"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8l\u022fd",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "adulate",
      "blarney",
      "butter up",
      "flatter",
      "hero-worship",
      "honey",
      "massage",
      "overpraise",
      "puff",
      "soft-soap",
      "stroke"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "critically belauded in his heyday, that early 20th-century novelist is now largely forgotten"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1820, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-183343"
  },
  "bespeak":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to hire, engage, or claim beforehand",
      ": to speak to especially with formality : address",
      ": request",
      ": indicate , signify",
      ": to show beforehand : foretell"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8sp\u0113k",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "book",
      "reserve"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Her newest album bespeaks a great talent for writing songs.",
      "bespoke the rental car weeks in advance of their trip",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "His actions bespeak a prime-time TV blowhard who understands how objectionable his rhetoric has become. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 May 2022",
      "Hard luxuries bespeak a connection to history and tend to remain in families for generations. \u2014 Rhonda K. Garelick, Washington Post , 17 Nov. 2021",
      "To several local Native American tribes, including the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians, the Ventura County site\u2019s cave drawings and rock shelters bespeak a cultural heritage dating back centuries. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 27 Oct. 2020",
      "The UC Davis researchers, from the school\u2019s Violence Prevention Project, found that the fears driving the surge in gun sales bespeak a nation suffering a potentially serious crisis of confidence. \u2014 Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times , 17 Oct. 2020",
      "For a contemporary American reader, there are a few jarring moments that bespeak the author\u2019s ignorance, or worse, of black American life (not least of which is a black character named Odysseus Cotton). \u2014 Andrew Martin, Harper's Magazine , 15 Sep. 2020",
      "His playing bespoke an investment in the entire lineage of jazz trumpet playing. \u2014 Giovanni Russonello, BostonGlobe.com , 2 Apr. 2020",
      "However, the game isn't due until September 17 after a delay pushed it back from its original April release, which is likely the reason behind the timing of Nvidia\u2019s bespoke GPU. \u2014 Brad Chacos, PCWorld , 18 Feb. 2020",
      "The many positive responses on social media bespeak considerable support for his take-no-prisoners public attitude toward gang members who exert de facto control of entire neighborhoods and towns. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 Apr. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1533, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-184845"
  },
  "beanery":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": restaurant"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u0113n-r\u0113",
      "\u02c8b\u0113-n\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "caf\u00e9",
      "cafe",
      "caff",
      "diner",
      "eatery",
      "grill",
      "restaurant"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "that jerkwater town doesn't boast a single decent beanery"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1879, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-185656"
  },
  "bean cutworm":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a pinkish brown larval noctuid moth ( Loxagrotis albicosta ) that feeds on developing bean pods and seeds"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-190335"
  },
  "beseech":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to beg for urgently or anxiously",
      ": to request earnestly : implore",
      ": to make supplication",
      ": to ask in a serious and emotional way"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8s\u0113ch",
      "b\u0113-",
      "bi-\u02c8s\u0113ch"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "appeal (to)",
      "beg",
      "besiege",
      "conjure",
      "entreat",
      "impetrate",
      "implore",
      "importune",
      "petition",
      "plead (to)",
      "pray",
      "solicit",
      "supplicate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "parishioners ardently beseeched the local bishop not to close their beloved church",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The standoff eventually prompted Akleh\u2019s brother, sitting on a man\u2019s shoulders, to beseech the crowd to let the hearse through. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 13 May 2022",
      "Health officials and experts continue to beseech Americans that the most effective way to avoid hospitalization is through vaccination. \u2014 Travis Caldwell, CNN , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "The texts showed Hannity pleading with Trump to beseech the rioters to prevent CNN from reaping ratings gold. \u2014 Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker , 15 Dec. 2021",
      "On Monday, dozens of doctors and hospital employees in Palm Beach County gathered for an early morning news conference to beseech the unvaccinated to get shots, emphasizing that the surge was overwhelming the health care system and destroying lives. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Aug. 2021",
      "Ghosts and forest spirits warn him of his doom and beseech him to turn around. \u2014 Rebecca Alter, Vulture , 16 Aug. 2021",
      "Acting Mayor Kim Janey appeared with transit advocates Monday to beseech the MBTA Fiscal Management and Control Board to restore service levels on the bus and subway systems that were reduced as ridership plummeted amid the COVID-19 pandemic. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 Mar. 2021",
      "In her misery, the queen beseeched the priest Kentigern to help her. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 2 June 2020",
      "Some campaigns still were sending out emails before Tuesday night\u2019s first quarter FEC deadline, beseeching donors for cash. \u2014 Laura Litvan, Bloomberg.com , 8 May 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English besechen , from be- + sechen to seek",
    "first_known_use":[
      "12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-193452"
  },
  "belligerence":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an aggressive or truculent attitude, atmosphere, or disposition"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "b\u0259-\u02c8lij-r\u0259n(t)s",
      "-\u02c8li-j\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aggression",
      "aggressiveness",
      "assaultiveness",
      "bellicosity",
      "belligerency",
      "combativeness",
      "contentiousness",
      "defiance",
      "disputatiousness",
      "feistiness",
      "fight",
      "militance",
      "militancy",
      "militantness",
      "pugnacity",
      "quarrelsomeness",
      "scrappiness",
      "truculence"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "nonaggression",
      "pacifism"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Australia\u2019s previous prime minister, Scott Morrison, often spoke about the Chinese government with belligerence as relations hit a decades-long nadir. \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022",
      "For not wanting to be nonbelligerent by naming the terms for belligerence . \u2014 Solmaz Sharif, The New Yorker , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "At the same time, Russian belligerence would force the U.S. to shift resources and attention away from the Indo-Pacific to Europe. \u2014 Sadanand Dhume, WSJ , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "And that will be part of Biden's mission over the next week -- to unify the region around Taiwan as a deterrent to any Chinese belligerence . \u2014 Brad Lendon, CNN , 19 May 2022",
      "Republicans have lurched from the post-Cold War, free-trade-agreement era that bookended the two Bush presidencies all the way to the inconsistent anti-trade belligerence of Donald Trump. \u2014 Ryan Ellis, National Review , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "In late March, when Governor Ron DeSantis, of Florida, in an act of Trumpian belligerence , signed into law the Parental Rights in Education bill, his action marked, among other things, a new front in the Republican Party\u2019s crusade against wokeness. \u2014 Jelani Cobb, The New Yorker , 2 May 2022",
      "But Dijon, a town of 155,000 inhabitants, has its turbulent underside, in the image of a country where beauty and belligerence and magnificence and malaise are often uneasy bedfellows. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "But Dijon, a town of 155,000 inhabitants, has its turbulent underside, in the image of a country where beauty and belligerence and magnificence and malaise are often uneasy bedfellows. \u2014 Roger Cohen, BostonGlobe.com , 9 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see belligerent ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1814, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-194212"
  },
  "benightedness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": overtaken by darkness or night",
      ": existing in a state of intellectual, moral, or social darkness : unenlightened"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8n\u012b-t\u0259d",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "analphabetic",
      "dark",
      "ignorant",
      "illiterate",
      "nonliterate",
      "rude",
      "simple",
      "uneducated",
      "uninstructed",
      "unlearned",
      "unlettered",
      "unread",
      "unschooled",
      "untaught",
      "untutored"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "educated",
      "knowledgeable",
      "lettered",
      "literate",
      "schooled",
      "well-informed",
      "well-read"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the poor benighted souls who do not know the joys of reading",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This point is undoubtedly true, but to use Doris Day movies as an example of a benighted time doesn\u2019t track. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
      "But the pictures in Salih\u2019s series continually disrupt expectations of young refugees as benighted figures or objects of pity. \u2014 Eren Orbey, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "The Russian economy is in free fall, with Putin\u2019s benighted subjects already waiting in Soviet-style lines for staples such as sugar and flour. \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "When Shortie is secured in the van, Gator \u2014 the PETA staffer who has made the most trips to this benighted place and has witnessed the dogs\u2019 deterioration firsthand \u2014 is crying with relief. \u2014 Gene Weingarten, Washington Post , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "Our reduced olfactory apparatus was the detritus of a bestial and benighted past, and an allegory of our enlightenment. \u2014 Scott Sayare, Harper's Magazine , 23 Nov. 2021",
      "Even with a crime of national interest, like terrorism, the death penalty serves no useful purpose as the main foes are people willing to be martyred for their benighted cause, like the perpetrators of 9/11. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 Oct. 2021",
      "There are no borders between those benighted states and ours. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 21 Aug. 2021",
      "In the most benighted times, these resources included human beings sold into slavery. \u2014 Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ , 6 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-201512"
  },
  "bedfast":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": bedridden",
      ": bedridden"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8bed-\u02ccfast",
      "\u02c8bed-\u02ccfast"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1560, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-203615"
  },
  "bestowment":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": bestowal"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8st\u014d-m\u0259nt",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-205713"
  },
  "benefaction":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act of benefiting",
      ": a benefit conferred",
      ": a charitable donation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccbe-n\u0259-\u02c8fak-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alms",
      "beneficence",
      "charity",
      "contribution",
      "donation",
      "philanthropy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the generous benefaction from an anonymous donor meant the animal shelter could stay open"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Late Latin benefaction-, benefactio , from Latin bene facere to do good to, from bene + facere to do \u2014 more at do ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1635, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-215753"
  },
  "bemire":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to soil with mud or dirt",
      ": to drag through or sink in mire"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8m\u012br",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "befoul",
      "begrime",
      "besmirch",
      "blacken",
      "daub",
      "dirty",
      "distain",
      "foul",
      "gaum",
      "grime",
      "mire",
      "muck",
      "muddy",
      "smirch",
      "smudge",
      "soil",
      "stain",
      "sully"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "clean",
      "cleanse"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "I was not thrilled to have my brand-new car bemired by the spattering mud."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1532, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-222920"
  },
  "betray":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to lead astray",
      ": seduce",
      ": to deliver to an enemy by treachery",
      ": to fail or desert especially in time of need",
      ": to reveal unintentionally",
      ": show , indicate",
      ": to disclose in violation of confidence",
      ": to prove false",
      ": to give over to an enemy by treason or treachery",
      ": to be unfaithful to",
      ": to reveal or show without meaning to",
      ": to tell in violation of a trust"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8tr\u0101",
      "b\u0113-",
      "bi-\u02c8tr\u0101"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "backstab",
      "cross",
      "double-cross",
      "sell (out)",
      "two-time"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "stand by"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "They betrayed their country by selling its secrets to other governments.",
      "She is very loyal and would never betray a friend.",
      "She betrayed her own people by supporting the enemy.",
      "She coughed, betraying her presence behind the door.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Then another soldier ordered me to shoot in a threatening tone, arguing that [Shelipov] would betray us. \u2014 Claire Parker, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
      "Then another soldier ordered me to shoot in a threatening tone, arguing that [Shelipov] would betray us. \u2014 Steve Hendrix And Claire Parker, BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022",
      "Somberness prevails in a place where Christians believe Jesus dined with his disciples and revealed that one of them would betray him. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "He is fascinated by the flexibility and ferocity of the human organism, the myriad ways in which the body and its desires can betray us. \u2014 Adam Nayman, The New Yorker , 3 June 2022",
      "As Anne\u2019s body begins to betray her and her academics and relationships suffer, the movie becomes a clock-ticking thriller, with chapter markers indicating the passage of another week of her pregnancy. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 5 May 2022",
      "While James' game is showing little signs of erosion, his body has begun to betray him. \u2014 Tom Withers, ajc , 19 Feb. 2022",
      "In a few spare moments, her musings betray hints of anxiety and self-awareness. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 May 2022",
      "Though a welcome victory for Ukraine, the incident highlights the risks that abundant media imagery of the conflict may betray the position of units, enabling fatal attacks. \u2014 Sebastien Roblin, Forbes , 22 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from be- + trayen to betray, from Anglo-French trahir , from Latin tradere \u2014 more at traitor ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-230836"
  },
  "bequest":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act of giving or leaving something by will (see will entry 2 sense 1 ) : the act of bequeathing",
      ": something given or left by will or transmitted from the past : something bequeathed : legacy",
      ": the act of leaving property by means of a will",
      ": something given or left by a will",
      ": an act of bequeathing",
      ": something bequeathed : legacy",
      ": a bequest of a particular amount of money or property to be distributed first from one source in the estate and then from other sources to the extent that the first is insufficient",
      ": a bequest that is to be distributed from the general assets of the estate and that is not a particular thing",
      ": a bequest of a particular item or part of an estate or that is payable only from a specified source in the estate and not from the general assets"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8kwest",
      "b\u0113-",
      "bi-\u02c8kwest",
      "bi-\u02c8kwest"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "birthright",
      "heritage",
      "inheritance",
      "legacy",
      "patrimony"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He made a bequest of his paintings to the museum.",
      "left small bequests to all of her nieces and nephews",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The canvas came as part of the bequest from Martha Jackson, a highly influential dealer of abstract art in mid-century America. \u2014 Samantha Baskind, Smithsonian Magazine , 8 June 2022",
      "Before the 2020 sale, the land had been in the McGinnis family for nearly a century, originating with a bequest to Mr. McGinnis\u2019s first wife, Sammi, from her godfather. \u2014 Richard Rubin, WSJ , 2 May 2022",
      "Dulai also asked that a $500,000 bequest from Sarlo be removed in the fall of 2020, so that her actions would not be perceived as an improper effort to receive an inheritance, the complaint says. \u2014 Olivia Goldhill, STAT , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Hoy came to Trinity in the middle of a legal dispute over a $1 million bequest from Milwaukee philanthropist Bill Borchert Larson upon Larson\u2019s death in 2006. \u2014 Lauren Warnecke, chicagotribune.com , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "The fellowship program is funded by a bequest from the late Fox Point artist Mary L. Nohl. \u2014 Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "The bequest will be used to fund scholarship funds and program support for students from underrepresented backgrounds, primarily at the University\u2019s Bennett S. LeBow College of Business. \u2014 Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
      "First, current law does not treat a bequest as a sale so no income tax is due at death. \u2014 Steve Rosenthal, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
      "The papers and other items in Leonard Bernstein\u2019s bequest , for example, total about 400,000, Horowitz said. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, irregular from bequethen ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-230908"
  },
  "beanfeast":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an annual dinner given to employees by their employers",
      ": a festive occasion often including an outing and a meal"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-233434"
  },
  "beastlily":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in a beastly manner"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u0113st-l\u0259-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-044736"
  },
  "bespoke":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": custom-made",
      ": dealing in or producing custom-made articles",
      ": engaged"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8sp\u014dk",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "custom",
      "custom-made",
      "custom-tailored",
      "customized",
      "made-to-order",
      "tailor-made",
      "tailored"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "mass-produced",
      "ready-made"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a wealthy man who can easily afford bespoke suits",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The marketing, the approach has to be very bespoke . \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 May 2022",
      "For a retreat in Bellport, New York, designer Aamir Khandwala enlisted artist Shantell Martin to go wild on the kitchen wall (using her trademark Sharpie), resulting in a bespoke graphic wall treatment that's also a one-of-a-kind artwork. \u2014 Hadley Keller, House Beautiful , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "To avoid a costly brain drain and a stagnant, unmotivated workforce, leaders need to reconcile themselves to providing a much more flexible and bespoke approach to employee engagement. \u2014 David Carry, Forbes , 5 July 2021",
      "Frederick Chin, who serves as Chief Executive Officer for Viewpoint Collection, explains that high-end real estate in today's market requires a very bespoke approach. \u2014 Neal Leitereg, Forbes , 22 May 2021",
      "But some of our projects are directly very bespoke . \u2014 Christopher Marquis, Forbes , 18 May 2021",
      "Artemis is a brilliant little dude who's big on bespoke black suits but not authority. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 12 June 2020",
      "Then, stop in Flagstaff to refuel at Macy\u2019s European Coffee House, where bespoke coffee concoctions and healthy breakfast fare are served all day long. \u2014 Macy Sirmans, Travel + Leisure , 19 May 2020",
      "Every week means a fresh, multicourse, multi-choice menu and the possibility of flowers, fresh-baked bread (maybe crackling sesame flax loaf) and other bespoke touches. \u2014 Tom Sietsema, Washington Post , 8 May 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"past participle of bespeak ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1607, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-055130"
  },
  "betoken":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to typify beforehand : presage",
      ": to give evidence of : show"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8t\u014d-k\u0259n",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bespeak",
      "denote",
      "indicate",
      "mean",
      "point (to)",
      "signify",
      "tell (of)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the humor in his writing is never cruel, and betokens a warm and compassionate heart"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-060214"
  },
  "belly laugh":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a deep hearty laugh"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "boff",
      "boffo",
      "boffola",
      "cachinnation",
      "cackle",
      "chortle",
      "chuckle",
      "giggle",
      "guffaw",
      "hee-haw",
      "horselaugh",
      "laugh",
      "laughter",
      "snicker",
      "snigger",
      "titter",
      "twitter"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He has an infectious belly laugh .",
      "The show provided lots of belly laughs .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "When asked about that performance, Goosby let out a belly laugh . \u2014 Elizabeth Nonemaker, baltimoresun.com , 23 Sep. 2021",
      "Bergeron chuckled his whole walk back to his seat behind the audience, before collapsing into his chair and letting out a big belly laugh . \u2014 Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY , 11 Aug. 2021",
      "Her book, like so many of her boisterous public appearances, feels like a generous belly laugh at Hollywood\u2019s expense. \u2014 Rachel Syme, The New Yorker , 30 July 2021",
      "Take a four-hundred year journey of powerful women through the ages, enjoy a good belly laugh or see a free concert during your beach vacation. \u2014 John Coffren, baltimoresun.com , 15 July 2021",
      "There is science behind that -- and why a belly laugh is good for you. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 3 July 2021",
      "Nothing gives your skin a nice glow like a good belly laugh . \u2014 Anneke Knot, Health.com , 28 Apr. 2021",
      "Old reruns of The Office or Seinfeld will surely give you a good ole belly laugh . \u2014 Maria Minor, Forbes , 1 Mar. 2021",
      "When Santa, ringing his bell and laughing his belly laugh , came down the aisle of the train, though, my kid lost it. \u2014 Allison Hope, CNN , 15 Dec. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1916, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-064500"
  },
  "before bed":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": before going to sleep"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-111852"
  },
  "bespawl":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to spatter with or as if with saliva"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" be- + spawl ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-113320"
  },
  "belly":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": abdomen sense 1",
      ": potbelly sense 1",
      ": the stomach and its adjuncts",
      ": the undersurface of an animal's body",
      ": hide from this part",
      ": womb , uterus",
      ": an internal cavity : interior",
      ": a central place where something is most prevalent, concentrated, or deeply ingrained",
      ": appetite for food",
      ": a surface or object curved or rounded like a human belly",
      ": the enlarged fleshy body of a muscle",
      ": the part of a sail that swells out when filled with wind",
      ": gut sense 4",
      ": to cause to swell or fill out",
      ": swell , fill",
      ": to slide or crawl on one's belly",
      ": belly-land",
      ": the front part of the body between the chest and the hips",
      ": the under part of an animal's body",
      ": stomach entry 1 sense 1",
      ": a space inside something",
      ": abdomen sense 1a",
      ": the undersurface of an animal's body",
      ": womb , uterus",
      ": the stomach and its adjuncts",
      ": the enlarged fleshy body of a muscle"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8be-l\u0113",
      "\u02c8be-l\u0113",
      "\u02c8bel-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "appetite",
      "emptiness",
      "famishment",
      "hunger",
      "munchies",
      "stomach"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bag",
      "balloon",
      "beetle",
      "billow",
      "bulge",
      "bunch",
      "jut",
      "overhang",
      "poke",
      "pooch",
      "pouch",
      "pout",
      "project",
      "protrude",
      "stand out",
      "start",
      "stick out",
      "swell"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The neck, belly and back floats offer all-around buoyancy. \u2014 Kelley Rebori, Popular Mechanics , 21 June 2022",
      "After flinging itself into the air, the frog, about the size of a Skittle, tumbles and cartwheels before flopping to the ground on its back or belly , reports the Atlantic's Katherine J. Wu. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 17 June 2022",
      "In countless replies to the tweet, clients gave Chewy\u2019s customer service the equivalent of some belly rubs and chin scratches. \u2014 Azure Gilman, Fortune , 17 June 2022",
      "Three chefs compete in the wildfire round; two chefs battle for the best lamb belly in the crossfire round; the judges enjoy a dinner at the Diner in the feast of fire. \u2014 Olivia Mccormack, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
      "Doing this repeatedly can pump liquid from the robot\u2019s belly to its surroundings. \u2014 Fionna M. D. Samuels, Scientific American , 14 June 2022",
      "In the photo, the trio is dressed in white, with little Mint leaning over from her father's arms toward her mother's belly . \u2014 Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
      "Still, there are tons of easy, last-minute DIY Halloween costume ideas that make the most of the big belly . \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 13 June 2022",
      "Inhale slowly and deeply and observe the air enter and move through the throat, fill up the chest, and ultimately expand the belly out like a balloon. \u2014 Zee Clarke, Essence , 13 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The see-ya-Miguel theory also ran into complications Tuesday: Arraez went on the concussion list for seven days after his foolish decision to belly slide into home plate on Monday. \u2014 Star Tribune , 4 May 2021",
      "Earl, a beer- bellied alien with a quad-cannon and a trucker hat, drawls about the simple life with a southern accent. \u2014 Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired , 27 May 2020",
      "Working quickly and in batches if necessary (adding more oil for the second batch if needed), arrange the dumplings belly side down in concentric circles starting from the outer edge. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 1 Feb. 2020",
      "As loose-limbed a feel as the show boasts, though, this is an intricately staged and smartly conceived retelling of DiCamillo\u2019s story about a mouse born with rampant curiosity, surprisingly large ears and an unusual lack of yellow- bellied -ness. \u2014 James Hebert, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 July 2019",
      "The alder, least and yellow- bellied only occur as migrants. \u2014 Taylor Piephoff, charlotteobserver , 13 June 2018",
      "Say bye-bye to belly fat and hello to a new and improved you. \u2014 David Zinczenko, Fox News , 8 Jan. 2018",
      "Patients have included dogs and cats, of course, but also a bearded dragon lizard, a hamster, a hedgehog and a pot- bellied pig. \u2014 Nancy Dahlberg, miamiherald , 23 Feb. 2018",
      "But giving them a run for the money will be the wildlife ambassadors that call the Science Center home: Ethel the opossum, Spooks the hognose snake, Sunny the yellow- bellied ball python and Mr. Six the three-toed box turtle. \u2014 Faye Reeder, star-telegram , 25 Oct. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1606, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-132251"
  },
  "Betonica":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a small genus of Eurasian herbs (family Labiatae) often included in Stachys having the corolla tube greatly exceeding the calyx"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "b\u0259-\u02c8t\u00e4-n\u0259-k\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"New Latin, from Latin betonica, vettonica betony",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-133050"
  },
  "benefactive":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": indicating that someone is benefited",
      ": a benefactive form or set of forms in a language"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6be-n\u0259-\u00a6fak-tiv",
      "\u00a6be-n\u0259-\u00a6fak-tiv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-134626"
  },
  "Benue":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "river 870 miles (1400 kilometers) long in western Africa flowing west into the Niger River"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u0101n-(\u02cc)w\u0101"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-142955"
  },
  "being (as":{
    "type":[
      "conjunction"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "for the reason that being as how I paid for lunch, I'd appreciate it if you picked up the tab for dinner"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-143553"
  },
  "bequeathment":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": bequest"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8kw\u0113th-m\u0259nt",
      "-\u02c8kw\u0113t\u035fh-",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-144107"
  },
  "benefactor":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": someone or something that provides help or an advantage : one that confers a benefit",
      ": a person who makes a gift or bequest",
      ": someone who helps another especially by giving money"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8be-n\u0259-\u02ccfak-t\u0259r",
      "\u02c8be-n\u0259-\u02ccfak-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "angel",
      "donator",
      "donor",
      "fairy godmother",
      "Maecenas",
      "patron",
      "sugar daddy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "With the help of a rich benefactor he set up a charity.",
      "an anonymous benefactor gave the school a dozen new computers",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Advertisers can become an important benefactor for this modern, rewarding experiential approach to content and advertising. \u2014 Gary Drenik, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
      "Irvin\u2019s chief campaign benefactor is Griffin, who has been engaged in a feud for years with Pritzker, who himself is a billionaire. \u2014 Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune , 22 May 2022",
      "In 1783, Belinda Sutton, a woman formerly enslaved to wealthy Harvard benefactor Isaac Royall, petitioned Massachusetts for reparations, illuminating what many historians see as the long-fought battle for reparations that continues today. \u2014 Tiffany Cusaac-smith, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022",
      "Harvard\u2019s report says Cuba Vassall was enslaved by Penelope Royall Vassall, sister of Isaac Royall Jr., the slaveholding benefactor of Harvard Law School. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "That investment in an apparently losing candidate, though, pales to Flynn\u2019s biggest benefactor : cryptocurrency billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried. \u2014 Aaron Blake, Anchorage Daily News , 18 May 2022",
      "Renewable energy will be a significant benefactor , which has already jumped by 250,000 megawatts over the last decade and could supply 33% to 50% of electric generation by 2030. \u2014 Ken Silverstein, Forbes , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "School benefactor Johns Hopkins, the physician long touted as an abolitionist, was revealed in a 2020 report to have been a slave owner. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "The Utah Symphony pays tribute to real estate mogul and symphony benefactor Kem Gardner on Monday night at 7 p.m. at Abravanel Hall, 123 W. South Temple, Salt Lake City. \u2014 Sean P. Means, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-145247"
  },
  "betide":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to happen especially as if by fate",
      ": to happen to : befall"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8t\u012bd",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "be",
      "befall",
      "chance",
      "come",
      "come about",
      "come down",
      "come off",
      "cook",
      "do",
      "go down",
      "go on",
      "hap",
      "happen",
      "occur",
      "pass",
      "transpire"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "we will be happy in our new home, whatever may betide"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-145845"
  },
  "bestrew":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": strew",
      ": to lie scattered over"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8str\u00fc",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dot",
      "pepper",
      "scatter",
      "sow",
      "spot",
      "spray",
      "sprinkle",
      "strew"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the flower girl delightedly bestrewed the aisle with rose petals"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-151636"
  },
  "beak":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the bill of a bird",
      ": a strong short broad bill",
      ": the elongated sucking mouth of some insects (such as the true bugs)",
      ": any of various rigid projecting mouth structures (as of a turtle)",
      ": the human nose",
      ": a pointed structure or formation:",
      ": a metal-pointed beam projecting from the bow especially of an ancient galley for piercing an enemy ship",
      ": the spout of a vessel",
      ": a continuous slight architectural projection ending in an arris \u2014 see molding illustration",
      ": a process suggesting the beak of a bird",
      ": magistrate",
      ": headmaster",
      ": the bill of a bird",
      ": a part shaped like or resembling a bird's bill"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u0113k",
      "\u02c8b\u0113k"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bill",
      "neb",
      "nib"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the beak of a hawk",
      "an actor with a big beak",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Some use their hard beak to drill into the shells of clams. \u2014 Erin Spencer, The Conversation , 9 May 2022",
      "There\u2019s something mesmerizing about a Dodo bird: Its squat body and feeble wings; the beady little eyes that peek out from behind its oversized beak . \u2014 Christina P\u00e9rez, Vogue , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "In one famous example, engineers in Japan modeled the front of their high-speed bullet train after the shape of a kingfisher's beak to make the design more streamlined and eliminate the sonic boom. \u2014 Melina Walling, The Arizona Republic , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "The painful incident left the sea turtle with a large chunk missing from her beak and a head fracture. \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "The other way to remask was to leave the mask slung under your chin, and then hoist it back up by the point of its beak . \u2014 Richard Brookhiser, National Review , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Its cartoonish yellow beak and distinctive wing coloration recently attracted crowds of rapt birders to Maine before turning up on April Fools\u2019 Day in Nova Scotia. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "In the third set, Yastremska squandered several beak point opportunities before finally securing a break in the fifth game, to go up 3-2 on a Garcia double fault. \u2014 Andrew L. John, USA TODAY , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Days later, Grinnell was discovered off campus on a trash-can lid, weakened by wounds to his beak , leg and wing. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English bec , from Anglo-French, from Latin beccus , of Gaulish origin",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-155354"
  },
  "be quick on the draw":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to be quick about removing a gun from where it is kept : to quickly draw a gun and be ready to shoot it"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-162000"
  },
  "bequeath":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to give or leave by will (see will entry 2 sense 1 )",
      ": to hand down : transmit",
      ": to give or leave by means of a will",
      ": to hand down",
      ": to give by will",
      "\u2014 see also legacy , legatee \u2014 compare devise"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8kw\u0113th",
      "-\u02c8kw\u0113t\u035fh",
      "b\u0113-",
      "bi-\u02c8kw\u0113th",
      "-\u02c8kw\u0113t\u035fh",
      "bi-\u02c8kw\u0113th, -\u02c8kw\u0113t\u035fh"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "leave",
      "will"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He bequeathed his paintings to the museum.",
      "Lessons of the past are bequeathed to future generations.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Englishwoman has generously decided to bequeath the villa to Sybbie (Fifi Hart), her great-great granddaughter named after Lady Sybil, Branson\u2019s first wife who died too, too young in an early television plot twist that set audiences sobbing. \u2014 Thelma Adams, BostonGlobe.com , 17 May 2022",
      "The state can place a lien on each home, which will have to be paid off when the house is sold or passed on \u2014 greatly reducing what these homeowners can bequeath to heirs. \u2014 ProPublica , 12 May 2010",
      "While elsewhere in the Islamic world waqf saw wealthy individuals bequeath lands or establish trust funds to support mosques and schools, in Tunisia the practice, known colloquially also as habous, relied on a much broader base. \u2014 Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "A minute later, the neighbors were recounting how good each of them had been to the deceased old man and what the deceased had promised to bequeath to whom. \u2014 Artem Chapeye, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Even if average new daily cases are currently on their way down, the pandemic will bequeath trauma that will take years to heal. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "Mothers may even bequeath territories to their daughters. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "However, attorney Simasko thinks a revocable trust is the best option to bequeath property. \u2014 Tanisha A. Sykes, USA TODAY , 3 Dec. 2021",
      "The new Waters closet is the curators\u2019 way of thanking the Baltimore icon for his plan to bequeath 375 artworks to the museum. \u2014 Mary Carole Mccauley, baltimoresun.com , 28 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English bequethen , from Old English becwethan , from be- + cwethan to say \u2014 more at quoth ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-162517"
  },
  "beastings":{
    "type":[
      "noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the colostrum especially of a cow"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-164020"
  },
  "benight":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to overtake by darkness or night especially before the end of a journey",
      ": to envelop in intellectual, moral, or social darkness",
      ": to make dark especially by depriving of light : obscure"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8n\u012bt",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" be- + night , noun",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-171801"
  },
  "best":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "auxiliary verb",
      "biographical name",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": excelling all others",
      ": most productive of good : offering or producing the greatest advantage, utility, or satisfaction",
      ": most , largest",
      ": in the best (see best entry 1 ) way : to greatest advantage",
      ": most",
      ": as well, skillfully, or accurately as",
      ": the best (see best entry 1 ) state or part",
      ": one that is best",
      ": the greatest degree of good or excellence",
      ": one's maximum effort",
      ": a best performance or achievement",
      ": best clothes",
      ": under the most favorable circumstances",
      ": to overcome or outdo (someone or something) : to get the better of",
      ": to get the better of : outdo",
      ": had best (see best entry 2 sense 1 )",
      ": better than all others",
      ": most appropriate, useful, or helpful",
      ": most entry 3",
      ": in a way that is better than all the others",
      ": most entry 2 sense 1",
      ": a person or thing or part of a thing that is better than all the others",
      ": someone's greatest effort",
      ": to do better than : defeat or outdo",
      "Charles Herbert 1899\u20131978 Canadian (American-born) physiologist"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8best",
      "\u02c8best",
      "\u02c8best"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "array",
      "bravery",
      "caparison",
      "feather",
      "finery",
      "frippery",
      "full dress",
      "gaiety",
      "gayety",
      "glad rags",
      "regalia"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "beat",
      "conquer",
      "defeat",
      "dispatch",
      "do down",
      "get",
      "get around",
      "lick",
      "master",
      "overbear",
      "overcome",
      "overmatch",
      "prevail (over)",
      "skunk",
      "stop",
      "subdue",
      "surmount",
      "take",
      "trim",
      "triumph (over)",
      "upend",
      "win (against)",
      "worst"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "There is a legacy here; New York basketball is the best . \u2014 Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY , 19 June 2022",
      "His marks in the long and triple jumps were the second- best of the day. \u2014 John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 June 2022",
      "Hoffman has been at his best in a long relief role in the middle innings. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 19 June 2022",
      "People passionately debate which among the hundreds of varieties is the best . \u2014 Vibhuti Agarwal, WSJ , 18 June 2022",
      "The videos showed the reality star trying out a few poses on the beach while a giggly Pete did his best to capture them from the other side of the camera. \u2014 Erica Gonzales, ELLE , 18 June 2022",
      "But that doesn\u2019t take anything away from the countless other ways of cultural eating that can make other people feel their best . \u2014 SELF , 18 June 2022",
      "The light liquid was the best of the serums tested by the GH Beauty Lab at reducing wrinkles, by 5% after four weeks of use. \u2014 April Franzino, Good Housekeeping , 17 June 2022",
      "Before the losing streak, Baltimore\u2019s 8-3 record had been the best in the AFC. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 17 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "Luckily, the mom and New York Times best -selling author keeps her fans up to date on what is happening in the Napier household. \u2014 Katie Bowlby, Country Living , 19 June 2022",
      "One of them is Amazon's best -selling Ekouaer Active Skirt, which just went on sale. \u2014 Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure , 18 June 2022",
      "Indeed, Brunner bought the rights to Vincent\u2019s best -selling books in 2007, several years after her death, and went on to produce the multi-awarded cinema adaptation that snagged Oscar recognition. \u2014 Lise Pedersen, Variety , 17 June 2022",
      "The film is based off Joyce Carol Oates best -selling novel originally titled Blonde. \u2014 Chelsea Avila, Allure , 16 June 2022",
      "This best -selling IT Cosmetics CC cream is one of makeup artist Shadi Malek's favorite formulas. \u2014 Jamie Kim, Good Housekeeping , 15 June 2022",
      "The 60-year-old Brooks is the best -selling solo albums artist in the United States with more than 157 million albums sold. \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 15 June 2022",
      "His 260 New York Times bestsellers led Publisher\u2019s Weekly to dub him as the top best -selling author since 2005. \u2014 Timothy Bella, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
      "And since then, Hinton has spoken across the country on prison reform and has released a best -selling memoir, which was later chosen as a selection for Oprah Winfrey's book club. \u2014 Tori B. Powell, CBS News , 14 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "For Reed, this was her first perfect 10 of her collegiate career\u2014before then, her personal best was a 9.975 on floor. \u2014 Essence , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "Being at our absolute best may not even equate to wins. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 Jan. 2022",
      "Maybe the most surprised person in the stadium was Thompson-Herah, who didn\u2019t expect a personal best . \u2014 Ken Goe For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 21 Aug. 2021",
      "Your personal best was a little bit less than 26 feet. \u2014 Ben Shpigel, New York Times , 20 Aug. 2021",
      "Meanwhile, Andersen's throw was a mere 2 inches shy of Berry's personal best . \u2014 Eddie Pells, ajc , 27 June 2021",
      "Shaheed captured the 100 in 11.68 seconds and the 200 in 24.07, the latter a personal best . \u2014 Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 June 2021",
      "But that 43-6.75 stood until the end, when Morgan topped her own personal best . \u2014 Tim Bielik, cleveland , 5 June 2021",
      "Summer 2021 doesn\u2019t officially start for another week, but celebrities have already begun wearing their seasonal best . \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 24 May 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The Norwegian climber is attempting to best the record for ascents of all 14 8,000 meter peaks set in 2019 by Nirmal \u2018Nims\u2019 Purja. \u2014 Ben Ayers, Outside Online , 16 May 2022",
      "All but one of the statewide contests have incumbent Democrats running for reelection, all of whom are expected to best their challengers in the primary and are favored to win reelection in November. \u2014 Phil Willon, Los Angeles Times , 30 May 2022",
      "Expect Porsche to best the last-gen GT2 RS\u2019s 6:43.3 time at the N\u00fcrburgring Nordschleife. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 19 May 2022",
      "In Philadelphia, a high of 97 is forecast on Saturday, a mark that would best the previous record of 95 degrees standing since 1934. \u2014 Pedram Javaheri, CNN , 19 May 2022",
      "In Idaho, Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin failed to best the incumbent Republican governor for another term. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
      "No one was able to best Dixon's speed from the Fast 12 session. \u2014 Rob Peeters, The Indianapolis Star , 22 May 2022",
      "No one was able to best Dixon's speed from the Fast 12 session. \u2014 Rob Peeters, USA TODAY , 22 May 2022",
      "The cask in this sale, which could yield 534 700 ml bottles, could best that. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Auxiliary verb",
      "All but one of the statewide contests have incumbent Democrats running for reelection, all of whom are expected to best their challengers in the primary and are favored to win reelection in November. \u2014 Phil Willon, Los Angeles Times , 30 May 2022",
      "Expect Porsche to best the last-gen GT2 RS\u2019s 6:43.3 time at the N\u00fcrburgring Nordschleife. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 19 May 2022",
      "No one was able to best Dixon's speed from the Fast 12 session. \u2014 Rob Peeters, The Indianapolis Star , 22 May 2022",
      "No one was able to best Dixon's speed from the Fast 12 session. \u2014 Rob Peeters, USA TODAY , 22 May 2022",
      "In Philadelphia, a high of 97 is forecast on Saturday, a mark that would best the previous record of 95 degrees standing since 1934. \u2014 Pedram Javaheri, CNN , 19 May 2022",
      "The Norwegian climber is attempting to best the record for ascents of all 14 8,000 meter peaks set in 2019 by Nirmal \u2018Nims\u2019 Purja. \u2014 Ben Ayers, Outside Online , 16 May 2022",
      "The cask in this sale, which could yield 534 700 ml bottles, could best that. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "From 10 to 14 feet out, Paul shoots a hefty 56.9%, second only to Richaun Holmes, and only Kevin Durant, C.J. McCollum, LaMarcus Aldridge and Trae Young can best his 53.9% shooting from 14-19 feet. \u2014 Mark Deeks, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adverb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
      "Verb",
      "1863, in the meaning defined above",
      "Auxiliary verb",
      "1897, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-172306"
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    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
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      ": the flesh of an adult domestic bovine (such as a steer or cow) used as food",
      ": an ox, cow, or bull in a full-grown or nearly full-grown state",
      ": a steer or cow fattened for food",
      ": a dressed carcass of a beef animal",
      ": muscular flesh : brawn",
      ": complaint",
      ": to increase or add substance, strength, or power to",
      ": complain",
      ": the meat of a steer, cow, or bull",
      ": a steer, cow, or bull especially when fattened for food",
      ": complaint sense 2",
      ": complain",
      ": to add weight, strength, or power to",
      ": the flesh of an adult domestic bovine (as a steer or cow) used as food"
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      "\u02c8b\u0113f",
      "\u02c8b\u0113f",
      "\u02c8b\u0113f"
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      "bitch",
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      "grievance",
      "gripe",
      "grouch",
      "grouse",
      "grumble",
      "holler",
      "kvetch",
      "lament",
      "miserere",
      "moan",
      "murmur",
      "plaint",
      "squawk",
      "wail",
      "whimper",
      "whine",
      "whinge",
      "yammer"
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      "bellyache",
      "bitch",
      "bleat",
      "carp",
      "caterwaul",
      "complain",
      "crab",
      "croak",
      "fuss",
      "gripe",
      "grizzle",
      "grouch",
      "grouse",
      "growl",
      "grumble",
      "grump",
      "holler",
      "inveigh",
      "keen",
      "kick",
      "kvetch",
      "maunder",
      "moan",
      "murmur",
      "mutter",
      "nag",
      "repine",
      "scream",
      "squawk",
      "squeal",
      "wail",
      "whimper",
      "whine",
      "whinge",
      "yammer",
      "yawp",
      "yaup",
      "yowl"
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    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "I'm not eating as much beef as I used to.",
      "My real beef is with the organization's president, not the group itself.",
      "Verb",
      "She's always beefing about something.",
      "he tends to stand around and beef for hours about any slight, real or imagined",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Gyro is a blend of beef and lamb slow roasted on an upright rotisserie. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 21 June 2022",
      "These predators of the deep have some serious beef with just about everyone. \u2014 Jennifer Maas, Variety , 16 June 2022",
      "Seafood made from plant proteins has lagged behind beef and chicken, but it\u2019s an interesting frontier. \u2014 Emily Heil, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
      "Mayor Adams has no beef with the NYPD\u2019s month-long wait to make an arrest in the cold-blooded slaying of a hard-working Chinese food delivery man that stemmed from a dispute about duck sauce. \u2014 Fox News , 5 June 2022",
      "Heidi Montag, turns out, has some beef with none other than Lady Gaga. \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Dublin boys basketball coach Tom Costello has only one beef with Courtney Anderson Jr., his team\u2019s leading scorer and top recruit. \u2014 Mitch Stephens, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "Houston sports fans have no real beef with the 49ers or Rams, so that one was a wash, but there\u2019s history with both of the AFC finalists. \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "Tesla is of course owned by Elon Musk, who has a beef with the Golden State. \u2014 Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Leaders shared few specifics about plans to beef up clinic capacity but underscored their willingness to help the tens of thousands of pregnant people expected to cross state lines to obtain abortions in Illinois and Minnesota. \u2014 Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel , 25 June 2022",
      "Merck is eyeing a purchase of Seagen in order to beef up its portfolio of cancer drugs, according to The Wall Street Journal. \u2014 Ed Silverman, STAT , 23 June 2022",
      "Accords were penned strengthening Argentina\u2019s place as an exporter of food products, from soybeans to beef , to China. \u2014 Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor , 3 June 2022",
      "In the wake of the Buffalo, New York, supermarket shooting that left 10 Black people dead, the House on Wednesday approved a measure to beef up federal efforts to combat domestic terrorism and white supremacy. \u2014 Benjamin Siegel, ABC News , 19 May 2022",
      "Agency officials have been talking for years about the need to beef up the rules for trading platforms that handle Treasury bonds, usually by amending the nearly 25-year-old Regulation Alternative Trading System, or Reg ATS. \u2014 Declan Harty, Fortune , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "The impact of the coronavirus has only deepened the need to beef up government coffers. \u2014 Zainab Fattah, Bloomberg.com , 2 Nov. 2020",
      "More:Mike Woodson delivers on promise to beef up IU's schedule. \u2014 Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star , 26 May 2022",
      "Australia will increase the size of its standing military by 30% to nearly 80,000 uniformed personnel, the latest step by the U.S. ally to beef up defenses amid growing competition between the U.S. and China in the Indo-Pacific region. \u2014 Mike Cherney, WSJ , 10 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1860, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-174311"
  },
  "behind-the-scenes":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": being or working out of public view or in secret",
      ": revealing or reporting the hidden workings"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8h\u012bnd-\u1e6fh\u0331\u0259-\u02c8s\u0113nz",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "confidential",
      "esoteric",
      "hush-hush",
      "hushed",
      "inside",
      "intimate",
      "nonpublic",
      "private",
      "privy",
      "secret"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "common",
      "open",
      "public"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1850, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-181319"
  },
  "Bessy cerka":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": queen triggerfish"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6be-s\u0113-\u02c8s\u0259r-k\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"perhaps by folk etymology from American Spanish pejepuerco ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-181848"
  },
  "bereaved":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": suffering the death of a loved one",
      ": someone who is suffering the death of a loved one : one who is bereaved",
      ": grieving over the death of a loved one"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8r\u0113vd",
      "b\u0113-",
      "bi-\u02c8r\u0113vd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bereft"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "the bereaved parents of the victims",
      "the grief of the bereaved parents seemed to be without limit",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "This article discusses topics that may be upsetting to expectant or bereaved parents or to other readers. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
      "The bereaved person\u2019s head and heart are on a roller coaster of emotions, and they should be given space to process their grief. \u2014 Gloria Horsley, Forbes , 27 Oct. 2021",
      "After the attack, North made a career change, leaving academia to partner with lawyers, scholars and other bereaved parents in launching the U.K.\u2019s first organization dedicated to gun reform: the Gun Control Network. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 12 Mar. 2021",
      "Another 3 percent were launched to pay for medical expenses, and 2 percent raised money for funerals and to support bereaved families left behind by a victim of COVID-19. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Sep. 2020",
      "The bereaved shoe owner posted about the theft on a neighborhood watch website and received a flood of responses from similarly distressed victims. \u2014 Claire Bugos, Smithsonian Magazine , 11 Aug. 2020",
      "In the evening, South Korea was to hold a ceremony with 300 war veterans, bereaved relatives and government officials at a military airport near Seoul. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 June 2020",
      "Each sheet represents another death, another bereaved family member looking for help. \u2014 Victor Llorente, Popular Mechanics , 24 Apr. 2020",
      "Yang, who himself fled China after being briefly detained over his work with bereaved families, told the Times. \u2014 Danielle Wallace, Fox News , 7 May 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The bereaved can heal, suicide prevention experts say, but their pain is often underestimated. \u2014 Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "The bereaved had reached out to Jones, who plans to help them find an attorney to settle the issue. \u2014 Shelia Poole, ajc , 19 Nov. 2021",
      "Both those who have lost a loved one and professionals serving the bereaved can get help finding government resources as well as crisis-relief services and more. \u2014 Jennifer Wolff, Good Housekeeping , 17 Nov. 2020",
      "But while the commemorations were cathartic, Chellat said, government support for the bereaved has been lacking: Some didn\u2019t know how to find help. \u2014 Karla Adam, Washington Post , 13 June 2018",
      "Survivors and the bereaved observed the silence at the foot Grenfell Tower, where a new mosaic was unveiled. \u2014 Karla Adam, Washington Post , 14 June 2018",
      "Veterans like the Phillipses serve as guides in the immediate aftermath, introducing the bereaved of Sandy Hook to those of San Bernardino and the parents of Virginia Tech to those of Roseburg, in a loose but growing network. \u2014 Vivian Yee, New York Times , 18 Feb. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1702, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "1798, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-182305"
  },
  "belly-land":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to land an airplane on its undersurface without use of landing gear"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8be-l\u0113-\u02ccland"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1942, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-184944"
  },
  "beastman":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": herdsman",
      ": a low or brutal person"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u0113st-m\u0259n",
      "-\u02ccman"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-185357"
  },
  "bespatter":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": spatter"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8spa-t\u0259r",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dash",
      "plash",
      "spatter",
      "splash",
      "splatter"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "vehicle after passing vehicle bespattered the sides of my once-clean car with that wintry slush"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1602, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-190141"
  },
  "Beelzebub":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": devil",
      ": a fallen angel in Milton's Paradise Lost ranking next to Satan"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "b\u0113-\u02c8el-zi-\u02ccb\u0259b",
      "\u02c8b\u0113l-zi-",
      "\u02c8bel-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "archfiend",
      "devil",
      "fiend",
      "Lucifer",
      "Old Nick",
      "Satan",
      "serpent"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Beelzebub himself could not change her mind."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" Beelzebub , prince of devils, from Latin, from Greek Beelzeboub , from Hebrew Ba\u02bdal z\u0115bh\u016bbh , a Philistine god, literally, lord of flies",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-190937"
  },
  "Bethylidae":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a family of small wasps the females of which oviposit on other insects that they sting and paralyze"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "b\u0259-\u02c8thi-l\u0259-\u02ccd\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"New Latin, from Bethylus , type genus (from Greek b\u0113thylos , a kind of bird) + -idae ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-192522"
  },
  "bereavement":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8r\u0113v-m\u0259nt",
      "b\u0113-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The following May, my wife and I flew to London for my father's funeral. Pam, determined to wrangle us an upgrade to business class on the strength of my bereavement , gave the British Airways ticketing clerk two passports and a sob story. \u2014 John Haney , Gourmet , January 2003",
      "In the sections of her book that should prove an enduring contribution to the literature of grief, Ms. Gilbert recounts her free fall into widowhood, starting with that modern rite of bereavement , the erasing of the answering-machine message. \u2014 James S. Kunen , New York Times Book Review , 19 Mar. 1995",
      "In any case, sadness and loss of interest and drive during periods of bereavement are expected and normal. If Mozart had not been upset by his parents' deaths, his wife's illnesses, and his separations from her, he would be less than human. \u2014 William A. Frosch , Musical Quarterly , 1990",
      "a period of grief after bereavement",
      "people who have recently suffered bereavements",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "For some, the status of bereavement passed quickly. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
      "For a comprehensive list of community bereavement resources, visit hospicewr.org/griefandloss. \u2014 cleveland , 3 June 2022",
      "But researchers, including Dr. O'Connor, are now beginning to ask if pandemic bereavement comes with its own particular flavor of loss. \u2014 Kells Mcphillips, Fortune , 27 May 2022",
      "In 2021, Roberta's House Family Grief Support Center constructed a new state-of-the-art bereavement center in Baltimore. \u2014 Gabriel Kinder, CNN , 26 May 2022",
      "There are also bereavement presents that simply help someone. \u2014 Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day , 24 May 2022",
      "This is evident with LinkedIn\u2019s release of career gap options users can put on their profiles, including bereavement , caregiving and personal goal pursuit. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
      "An extensive 35-hour bereavement training will be provided. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 12 May 2022",
      "Andrea Lucibello, a social worker and the coordinator of bereavement services for Yale New Haven Hospital, recently held a seminar in anticipation of Mother\u2019s Day and Father\u2019s Day for adults who have lost a parent. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see bereave ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1660, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-195436"
  },
  "betime":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": betimes"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from be- + time ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-200402"
  },
  "best practice":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a procedure that has been shown by research and experience to produce optimal results and that is established or proposed as a standard suitable for widespread adoption"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1927, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-203023"
  },
  "benefactress":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a woman who is a benefactor"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8be-n\u0259-\u02ccfak-tris"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1711, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-204845"
  },
  "Benicia":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "city in central California north-northeast of Oakland population 26,997"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "b\u0259-\u02c8n\u0113-sh\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-210740"
  },
  "beast of burden":{
    "type":[
      "noun phrase"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an animal employed to carry heavy loads or to perform other heavy work (such as pulling a plow)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1740, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-211341"
  },
  "beastliness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": relating to, characteristic of, or resembling an animal : bestial sense 1",
      ": characterized by cruelty, brutality, or crudeness",
      ": extremely unpleasant, disagreeable, or undesirable",
      ": monstrously large or powerful",
      ": to an extreme and usually unpleasant degree",
      ": in an unpleasant or beastly manner",
      ": very unpleasant : horrible"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u0113st-l\u0113",
      "\u02c8b\u0113st-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "animalistic",
      "bestial",
      "brutal",
      "brute",
      "brutish",
      "feral",
      "ferine",
      "subhuman",
      "swinish"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "achingly",
      "almighty",
      "archly",
      "awful",
      "awfully",
      "badly",
      "blisteringly",
      "bone",
      "colossally",
      "corking",
      "cracking",
      "damn",
      "damned",
      "dang",
      "deadly",
      "desperately",
      "eminently",
      "enormously",
      "especially",
      "ever",
      "exceedingly",
      "exceeding",
      "extra",
      "extremely",
      "fabulously",
      "fantastically",
      "far",
      "fiercely",
      "filthy",
      "frightfully",
      "full",
      "greatly",
      "heavily",
      "highly",
      "hugely",
      "immensely",
      "incredibly",
      "intensely",
      "jolly",
      "majorly",
      "mightily",
      "mighty",
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      "roaringly",
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    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "left to shift for himself on an isolated farm, he gradually sank into a beastly , purposeless existence",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "There\u2019s no evidence that carnivorous plants acquired any of their beastly habits by hijacking genes from their animal victims, says Hedrich, although genes do sometimes pass from one type of organism to another. \u2014 Stephanie Pain, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "Back here on Earth, an image of this beastly beauty is perhaps the most famous shots ever snapped by the Hubble Space Telescope in its almost 30 years of operation. \u2014 Popular Science , 14 Apr. 2020",
      "The Serengeti is one of the world's greatest lion lairs, with around 2,800 beastly kings marauding about the 5,700-square-mile park. \u2014 Allie Morris, Dallas News , 13 Apr. 2020",
      "There are some beastly devices out there that max out at 4TB or 5TB\u2014that will be necessary for some, but those drives also necessitate higher prices. \u2014 Valentina Palladino And Jim Salter, Ars Technica , 20 Feb. 2020",
      "Same with Thompson, who continues to increase his price with beastly performances and invaluable leadership. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 11 Jan. 2020",
      "In this live-action re-imagining of the fairy tale, a young woman takes her father\u2019s place as prisoner in a beast\u2019s castle, only to fall in love with her beastly captor, who turns out to be a prince. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Oct. 2019",
      "But Nadal\u2019s triumph confirms his standing as one of the most beastly players in the history of men\u2019s tennis. \u2014 Kevin Craft, The Atlantic , 9 Sep. 2019",
      "Lion country The Serengeti is one of the world\u2019s greatest lion lairs, with around 2,800 beastly kings marauding about the 5,700-square-mile park. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 Sep. 2019",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "The beastly mill is mated to a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission and is capable of churning out 1,479 hp and 1,181 ft lbs of torque. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 21 June 2022",
      "Sherif\u2019s music is not quite as loud and beastly as Pop Smoke\u2019s. \u2014 Jayson Buford, Rolling Stone , 3 June 2022",
      "The killer is also sentient rather than a beastly hunter\u2014such as the Demogorgon\u2014or a powerful but voiceless demon\u2014like the Mind Flayer. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
      "The beastly mill is mated to a 10-speed automatic transmission and roars from quad exhaust pipes. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 11 May 2022",
      "Buy our brand of razors instead, for a smooth, glossy feel, you beastly woman, haha! \u2014 Kathryn Kvas, The New Yorker , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "Not to mention the fact that its beastly V-12 mill was capable of producing the sort of power that was virtually unheard of in 1974. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "The Defender's roughly three-ton curb weight is responsible for taming its beastly engine, resulting in acceleration that's more authoritative than urgent. \u2014 Derek Powell, Car and Driver , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "Fresh tires and a few more laps might have been enough to beat the beastly Cadillac. \u2014 Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver , 7 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adverb",
      "1655, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-211858"
  },
  "belong":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to be suitable, appropriate, or advantageous",
      ": to be in a proper situation",
      ": to be the property of a person or thing",
      ": to be attached or bound by birth, allegiance, or dependency",
      ": to be a member of a club, organization, or set",
      ": to be an attribute, part, adjunct, or function of a person or thing",
      ": to be properly classified",
      ": ought , must",
      ": to be in a proper place",
      ": to be the property of a person or group of persons",
      ": to be a part of : be connected with : go with"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8l\u022f\u014b",
      "b\u0113-",
      "b\u0259-\u02c8l\u022f\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "go"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She was here for 15 years, but she never really belonged .",
      "your shoes belong in the closet, not in the middle of the living room where people will trip on them",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Until 2015, Maine was part of the clean-plate club to which most states belong . \u2014 Scott Calvert, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
      "While in Jeddah, Mr. Biden will meet with the leaders of nine Arab nations: Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and Oman, which all belong to the Gulf Cooperation Council, along with Egypt, Iraq and Jordan. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
      "That distinction would probably belong to Barry\u2019s ex-girlfriend Sally (Sarah Goldberg), who has returned to him hoping to enlist his help in getting revenge on her former assistant Natalie. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 13 June 2022",
      "Some of the regular protesters in the parking lot handing out antiabortion pamphlets and rosaries belong to the Catholic Diocese of Dallas. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 June 2022",
      "These laboratories can determine if the sample is positive for an orthopoxvirus \u2014 the family to which monkeypox and smallpox belong . \u2014 Helen Branswell And Andrew Joseph, STAT , 8 June 2022",
      "The Southern Region has the most Fortune 500 companies, and a large number of them are based in Texas and belong to the oil and gas industry. \u2014 Nicolas Rapp, Fortune , 4 June 2022",
      "Someone told a school resource deputy at Somerset Parkland Academy on Thursday morning that the two guns were found at the school, the Broward Sheriff\u2019s Office said, and said investigators found the guns belong to the principal. \u2014 Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel , 3 June 2022",
      "Cash's version stands out not just because of the Man in Black's iconic voice but for his brief comment beforehand about how a song can belong to us all. \u2014 Brie Dyas, Country Living , 2 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English belongen , from be-  be- + longen \"to be suitable\" \u2014 more at long entry 5 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-215755"
  },
  "betrample":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to mark or dirty by trampling"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8tram-p\u0259l",
      "b\u0113-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" be- + trample ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-223402"
  },
  "be a great one for":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to be good at (doing something) often or to enjoy (doing something) very much"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-223741"
  },
  "bedfellowship":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the condition of being bedfellows"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8bed-\u02ccfe-(\u02cc)l\u014d-\u02ccship"
    ],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-231428"
  },
  "bestiality":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": sexual relations between a human being and a lower animal",
      ": the condition or status of a lower (see lower entry 3 sense 3 ) animal",
      ": display or gratification of bestial traits or impulses",
      ": sexual relations between a human being and a lower animal",
      ": the crime of engaging in sexual relations with an animal \u2014 see also crime against nature"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccbes-ch\u0113-\u02c8a-l\u0259-t\u0113",
      "\u02ccbesh-",
      "\u02ccb\u0113s-",
      "\u02ccb\u0113sh-",
      "\u02ccbes-ch\u0113-\u02c8al-\u0259t-\u0113",
      "\u02ccb\u0113s-",
      "\u02ccbes-ch\u0113-\u02c8a-l\u0259-t\u0113, \u02ccb\u0113s-"
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    "synonyms":[
      "animalism",
      "animality",
      "beastliness",
      "brutality",
      "brutishness",
      "swinishness"
    ],
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    "examples":[
      "I was shocked by the bestiality of their behavior.",
      "by the end of hostilities the populace had been reduced to a level of bestiality that would have been unthinkable before the war"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-233517"
  },
  "Beni Amer":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a pastoral Tigre-speaking Hamitic people belonging to the same racial group as the Bisharin and Hadendoa",
      ": a member of the Beni Amer people"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccbe-n\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4-m\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-001014"
  },
  "beeman":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": beekeeper"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u0113-m\u0259n",
      "-\u02ccman"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-002015"
  },
  "bestreak":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to cover with streaks"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8str\u0113k",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" be- + streak ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-004917"
  },
  "beside":{
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "preposition"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": by the side of",
      ": in comparison with",
      ": on a par with",
      ": not relevant to",
      ": besides",
      ": in a state of extreme excitement",
      ": nearby",
      ": besides",
      ": at or by the side of",
      ": compared with",
      ": besides entry 1",
      ": not relating to"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8s\u012bd",
      "b\u0113-",
      "bi-\u02c8s\u012bd"
    ],
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      "as well as",
      "besides",
      "beyond",
      "over and above"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
      "Regardless, Joanna Adamicki, the city's special events coordinator, said the new location holds other benefits beside safety, including the introduction of a Raised Grain Brewing Co. beer garden that will also feature food trucks and live music. \u2014 Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel , 23 June 2022",
      "Fred picked from lakeside sedges beside stag moose, camels, and giant beavers as the matriarch kept watch for dire wolves. \u2014 Peter Brannen, The Atlantic , 22 June 2022",
      "Two wooden picnic tables rest on the other side of the tree, situated beside a narrow forested strand separating the oak property from the neighborhood. \u2014 Ryan Martin, The Indianapolis Star , 22 June 2022",
      "There was nothing to do in that room but listen to records and write and dream beside the fireplace. \u2014 Xochitl Gonzalez, ELLE Decor , 21 June 2022",
      "Jenner\u2019s son, the baby formerly known as Wolf, is her second child with Travis Scott, who is presumably the grown-up pictured beside the chubby pair of toddler legs. \u2014 Kathleen Walsh, Glamour , 21 June 2022",
      "Muhammad, who traveled with his girlfriend from Indiana to Portland during the height of the social injustice protests two years ago, now stood in a blue jail smock in Hernandez\u2019s 15th floor courtroom, beside an assistant federal public defender. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 June 2022",
      "The emperor Domitian had his holiday villa just north of Monte Circeo, beside a wide lagoon. \u2014 Maria Shollenbarger, Travel + Leisure , 20 June 2022",
      "In some cases, transgender athletes might be put in separate events or allowed to compete beside cisgender opponents but with separate results and medals. \u2014 David Wharton, Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "In the photos, Salazar can be seen posing beside and behind the wheel of a car. \u2014 Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com , 30 Sep. 2021",
      "Along the way and during the performance, ticketholders might just be spooked by the witch or possessed Richmond teens who pop out beside , behind and even underneath show-goers at unexpected moments. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 Nov. 2021",
      "Someone who is lacking the missing metric is someone who is driven and intelligent but still not a person who others want to work beside or for. \u2014 Pam Boney, Forbes , 28 Oct. 2021",
      "Media has historically been about finding the cracks between the content and then finding the best audience or the best contextual alignment to put your advertisement in front of or beside . \u2014 Andrea Palmer, Forbes , 25 May 2021",
      "And, yet, the sports world is beside -itself outraged because Tebow \u2014 one of the greatest college players and ambassadors of all-time \u2014 is getting another chance because his college coach happens to be coaching his hometown NFL team? \u2014 Mike Bianchi, orlandosentinel.com , 22 May 2021",
      "Makes one 9-inch cake Spoon berries and softly whipped cream beside slices of this simple lemon-cornmeal cake glazed with sugar syrup. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 May 2021",
      "Krystyna Krakowski became a firefighter in Florida at a time when there were very few women to work beside or guide her in the service. \u2014 Anila Yoganathan, orlandosentinel.com , 11 Apr. 2021",
      "Both Fauci and Birx were often standing beside or behind Trump when the former president made spurious claims about the virus. \u2014 Jacqueline Howard, CNN , 29 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Preposition and Adverb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Preposition",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adverb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-011938"
  },
  "betoil":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to oppress or exhaust with toil"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8t\u022fi(-\u0259)l",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" be- + toil ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-012242"
  },
  "bellied":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having a belly of a specified kind",
      ": having a belly of a certain kind"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8be-l\u0113d",
      "\u02c8be-l\u0113d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Guston worked in the streaky, pale- bellied tones of an unhealthy white man\u2019s skin, which is to say of his own. \u2014 Lily Meyer, The Atlantic , 24 May 2022",
      "Some squirrel species \u2014 the yellow- bellied marmot, for example \u2014 have been found to benefit from being less social. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "At times the clouds seemed swollen and dark- bellied , as if laden with rain. \u2014 Martin Weil, Washington Post , 14 May 2022",
      "Hampden County: The area hosted a Barrow\u2019s goldeneye on the Connecticut River in Chicopee, lingers included a gray catbird at Laughing Brook Sanctuary and a yellow- bellied sapsucker in Springfield. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 Jan. 2022",
      "Local observers reported black vultures in Milton and Canton, and two yellow- bellied sapsuckers at Hall\u2019s Pond in Brookline in addition to one at Moose Hill Sanctuary in Sharon. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 Feb. 2022",
      "Marmots, a genus spanning 15 species of varying sociality \u2014 including alpine marmots living in multigenerational family groups, semi-social yellow- bellied marmots and ostensibly antisocial groundhogs \u2014 were a natural subject. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "In the meantime, as dancers take the stage as opulent flowers and full- bellied mice, Wedig-Johnston is ready just offstage \u2013 in her own costume of sorts. \u2014 Kathrine Nero, The Enquirer , 19 Dec. 2021",
      "The affected species include black- bellied whistling ducks, blue-winged teal and a variety of egrets. \u2014 NBC News , 10 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-012620"
  },
  "beast of chase":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of the animals (such as fallow deer, roe deer, fox, marten) that might be kept in or hunted under a chase in medieval England \u2014 compare beast of venery , beast of warren",
      ": a game mammal"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-014828"
  },
  "bean curd":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": tofu"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Vietnamese influences also inform the cocktails, which will be mixed with such ingredients as pho broth, lime, mint, ginger, condensed milk, lime leaf, cardamom, bean curd , and oyster sauce. \u2014 Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "It is often used as a wrap for stuffed bean curd rolls that are fried and/or steamed to perfection. \u2014 Jessie Yuchen, Bon App\u00e9tit , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "Repeat with the remaining bean curd sheets, filling and slurry. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "For anyone unfamiliar with cooking tofu, those white spongy looking blocks of bean curd might be a little intimidating. \u2014 Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens , 23 Mar. 2021",
      "Every Chinese supermarket stocks a dazzling array of bean curd and substitute meat products made with gluten. \u2014 Time , 22 Jan. 2021",
      "Soybeans are crushed to squeeze out juice that's used to make bean curd and soy milk, explains Chen. \u2014 Sarah Lazarus, CNN , 2 Dec. 2019",
      "Aside from the restaurants, Buddhist temples have often served vegetarian meals, including tofu, bean curd dishes, fresh sauteed greens and wheat gluten. \u2014 Momo Chang, SFChronicle.com , 22 Jan. 2020",
      "The house special spicy pot is one of those chaotic, throw everything in the pot creations, with ingredients like glass noodles, bean curd , lotus root, quail eggs and thick slabs of spam, all swimming in soupy ma la fire. \u2014 Lauren Saria, azcentral , 21 June 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1842, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-024400"
  },
  "bedflower":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": yellow bedstraw"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8bed-\u02ccflau\u0307r",
      "-\u02ccflau\u0307-\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-025410"
  },
  "beseeching":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": expressing or marked by earnest pleading or entreaty"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8s\u0113-chi\u014b",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "entreating",
      "imploring",
      "pleading",
      "prayerful",
      "soliciting",
      "suppliant",
      "supplicant",
      "supplicating",
      "supplicatory"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1704, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-025438"
  },
  "bemusement":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make confused : puzzle , bewilder",
      ": to occupy the attention of : distract , absorb",
      ": to cause to have feelings of wry or tolerant amusement",
      ": to cause to be confused and often also somewhat amused"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8my\u00fcz",
      "b\u0113-",
      "bi-\u02c8my\u00fcz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "absorb",
      "busy",
      "catch up",
      "engage",
      "engross",
      "enthrall",
      "enthral",
      "enwrap",
      "fascinate",
      "grip",
      "immerse",
      "interest",
      "intrigue",
      "involve",
      "occupy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a public that seemed more bemused by the shenanigans of celebrities than by a war being waged half a world away",
      "the stage mishap momentarily bemused the actress",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Cigar in hand and a shot of tequila nearby, Texas native White would bemuse his fans with tales of drunken escapades. \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 11 Jan. 2022",
      "Among Fincher die-hards, the result will probably bemuse some, bore many, and thrill a relative but hearty minority. \u2014 Mark Olsen Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 4 Dec. 2020",
      "According to Peggy Leboeuf, a partner at Perrotin Gallery, a startled, and bemused , a woman in the crowd thought the original artist \u2014 Cattelan \u2014 was eating his own banana off the wall. \u2014 Howard Cohen And Siobhan Morrissey, chicagotribune.com , 8 Dec. 2019",
      "The officer, bemused but apparently satisfied, took Braithwaite\u2019s license and walked away. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Nov. 2019",
      "Reactions from constituents to his comeback bid have ranged from bemused to horrified. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Jan. 2020",
      "Which is why the look athletics director Joe Castiglione\u2019s face was a mixture of bemused and puzzled when this question was raised Wednesday as Oklahoma prepared to play in Saturday\u2019s Peach Bowl as a two-touchdown underdog to No. \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 27 Dec. 2019",
      "Bellocchi is both aghast and bemused by the psychology behind the cultural phenomenon of Mafia crime. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 31 Jan. 2020",
      "The notion that Bolton, a longtime bugbear of Democrats who has worked in four Republican administrations, was operating furtively within the White House to advance liberal objectives bemused some who have dealt with him. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 29 Jan. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1734, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-031916"
  },
  "bethylid":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to the family Bethylidae"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8be-th\u0259-l\u0259d",
      "-\u02cclid"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"New Latin Bethylidae ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-034256"
  },
  "bellwort":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of a small genus ( Uvularia ) of herbs of the lily family with yellow bell-shaped flowers"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8bel-\u02ccw\u0259rt",
      "-\u02ccw\u022frt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1737, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-035528"
  },
  "best (out) of three/five/seven":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of best (out) of three / five / seven \u2014 used to say that the winner of a series of games, sets, etc. will be the one that wins the majority of the odd number (three, five, seven, etc.) maximum to be played The team advanced to the finals by winning the best out of seven semifinal series four games to one. The winner of a best of five set tennis match must win three sets."
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-035723"
  },
  "besee":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to treat well or badly : provide or furnish with"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English beseen , from Old English bes\u0113on , from be- + s\u0113on to see",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-052603"
  },
  "belt (down)":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "to swallow in liquid form I belted down a can of soda and rushed back out to the game"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-053336"
  },
  "behind the curve":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": slower about doing something than other people, companies, etc."
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-075816"
  },
  "bespeckle":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": speckle , besprinkle"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8spe-k\u0259l",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" be- + speckle ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-082330"
  },
  "bemist":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to envelop, involve, or obscure in or as if in mist"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8mist",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" be- + mist (noun)",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-084804"
  },
  "bementite":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a mineral consisting of a hydrous silicate of manganese occurring in grayish yellow radiated masses"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u0113-m\u0259n-\u02cct\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"C. S. Bement \u20201923 American manufacturer and mineral collector + English -ite ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-090726"
  },
  "beast of prey":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a carnivorous animal"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-091050"
  },
  "belch":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to expel gas suddenly from the stomach through the mouth",
      ": to erupt, explode, or detonate violently",
      ": to issue forth spasmodically : gush",
      ": to eject or emit violently",
      ": to expel (gas) from the stomach suddenly : eruct",
      ": to force out gas suddenly from the stomach through the mouth usually with a sound",
      ": to throw out or be thrown out with force",
      ": a forcing out of gas from the stomach through the mouth",
      ": to expel gas suddenly from the stomach through the mouth",
      ": to expel (gas) from the stomach suddenly : eruct",
      ": an act or instance of belching : eructation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8belch",
      "\u02c8belch",
      "\u02c8belch"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "disgorge",
      "eject",
      "eruct",
      "erupt",
      "expel",
      "jet",
      "spew",
      "spout",
      "spurt"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He belched loudly, and his girlfriend said, \u201cThat's disgusting!\u201d.",
      "Smoke belched from the factory chimneys beside the river.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In digesting those, microbes belch out methane, a potent greenhouse gas. \u2014 Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News , 4 June 2022",
      "And even in Kyiv\u2014the gray, multilevel concrete interchange at the Vydubychi transport hub, framed by the smokestacks of the TETs energy plant, which belch a thick, dense smoke into the deep-blue sky. \u2014 Artem Chapeye, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "The Next Gen Delivery Vehicle looks adorably goofy, but the vast majority of these new mail trucks will belch almost exactly as much carbon dioxide into the air as the old Grumman LLV trucks. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "The vehicles belch noxious fumes into the air \u2014 setting off carbon monoxide alarms in nearby apartment buildings. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "All of our meddling has primed Earth to collapse under cities and belch greenhouse gases, a nasty feedback loop that\u2019s accelerating global warming. \u2014 Matt Simon, Wired , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "The CO2will stay underground\u2014but putting it there will drive more fossil fuels into the maw of the American economy, which will belch them back out as greenhouse gases. \u2014 Vince Beiser, Wired , 28 Dec. 2021",
      "As Dixie and other large fires across the West continued to belch smoke into the atmosphere, plenty of precipitation was on its way to the other side of the country. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Dec. 2021",
      "Its smokestacks belch out the worst sulfur dioxide pollution in the world. \u2014 NBC News , 28 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Old English bealcan ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-091344"
  },
  "be secure in the belief/knowledge":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to feel confident"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-093428"
  },
  "Bessy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a stock character in English folk dances and plays played by a man dressed as a woman"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8be-s\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"from the name Bessy ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-093553"
  },
  "beauteousness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": beautiful",
      ": beautiful"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8by\u00fc-t\u0113-\u0259s",
      "\u02c8by\u00fc-t\u0113-\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aesthetic",
      "esthetic",
      "aesthetical",
      "esthetical",
      "attractive",
      "beautiful",
      "bonny",
      "bonnie",
      "comely",
      "cute",
      "drop-dead",
      "fair",
      "fetching",
      "good",
      "good-looking",
      "goodly",
      "gorgeous",
      "handsome",
      "knockout",
      "likely",
      "lovely",
      "lovesome",
      "pretty",
      "ravishing",
      "seemly",
      "sightly",
      "stunning",
      "taking",
      "well-favored"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "grotesque",
      "hideous",
      "homely",
      "ill-favored",
      "plain",
      "ugly",
      "unaesthetic",
      "unattractive",
      "unbeautiful",
      "uncomely",
      "uncute",
      "unhandsome",
      "unlovely",
      "unpleasing",
      "unpretty",
      "unsightly"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a beauteous woman in a ball gown",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan goes back in time to tell the origin story of the Dutton Family in 1883, an unfettered look at the old West that's told through the eyes of a beauteous young blonde named Elsa Dutton (newcomer Isabel May). \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 17 Dec. 2021",
      "And nobody ever personified the graceful and beauteous indulgences of art better than Oscar Wilde. \u2014 Scott Bradfield, Los Angeles Times , 14 Oct. 2021",
      "For life and death, for woe and weal, Thy peerless chivalry reveal, And gird thy beauteous limbs with steel, Maryland! \u2014 Doug Donovan, baltimoresun.com , 15 Mar. 2018",
      "The fascinating and beauteous Roman city of Arles in Provence is enjoying a vital artistic renaissance, due in no small part to the vision and generosity of the cultural philanthropist Maja Hoffmann. \u2014 Hamish Bowles, Vogue , 19 Jan. 2018",
      "Gershwin's music flows out from the stage in great and beauteous waves. \u2014 Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com , 11 Aug. 2017",
      "She is rendered destitute along with her cousin, the beauteous actress Comfort Vertue, who is going on 30 and losing a bit of her former luster. \u2014 Jean Zimmerman, New York Times , 14 July 2017",
      "Two men pursue the Black Pearl, hoping to rescue this beauteous damsel: Will Turner (Orlando Bloom), a blacksmith and childhood friend secretly in love with her, and haughty Commodore Norrington (Jack Davenport), who fancies himself her fiance. \u2014 Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 May 2017",
      "Miraculously, the slow, stuttering, myopic Rohit is transformed into a hero who can dance, woo the beauteous heroine and defeat the bad guys. \u2014 Wired Staff, WIRED , 11 June 2006"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from beaute  beauty ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-102831"
  },
  "benumbingly":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in a benumbing manner"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8n\u0259-mi\u014b-l\u0113",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-104009"
  },
  "bean counting":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": financial decision-making or analysis done by bean counters"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Minnesota State Auditor Julie Blaha's enthusiasm for bean counting is surpassed only by her enthusiasm for pasting those beans into award-winning crop art. \u2014 Star Tribune , 13 Mar. 2021",
      "These have stemmed from a culture of excessive bean counting in plane construction\u2014not product decisions, which have been sound. \u2014 Jon Sindreu, WSJ , 15 Jan. 2020",
      "The individual, who was an attorney in the civil division of the office, said O\u2019Connell fostered an anxiety among his employees through his frequent angry outbursts and constant bean counting of his employee\u2019s political contributions. \u2014 Andrew Keiper, Fox News , 22 May 2018",
      "Festivities include a raffle, jelly- bean counting contest and a visit from the Easter Bunny. \u2014 'sam' Boyer/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com , 16 Mar. 2018",
      "Festivities include a raffle, jelly- bean counting contest and a visit from the Easter Bunny. \u2014 'sam' Boyer/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com , 16 Mar. 2018",
      "Festivities include a raffle, jelly- bean counting contest and a visit from the Easter Bunny. \u2014 'sam' Boyer/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com , 16 Mar. 2018",
      "And, to be clear, this is not merely an exercise in bean counting . \u2014 NBC News , 25 Mar. 2018",
      "Festivities include a raffle, jelly- bean counting contest and a visit from the Easter Bunny. \u2014 'sam' Boyer/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com , 16 Mar. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1976, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-104648"
  },
  "beggary":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": poverty , penury",
      ": the class of beggars",
      ": the practice of begging"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8be-g\u0259-r\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "destituteness",
      "destitution",
      "impecuniosity",
      "impecuniousness",
      "impoverishment",
      "indigence",
      "necessity",
      "need",
      "neediness",
      "pauperism",
      "penuriousness",
      "penury",
      "poorness",
      "poverty",
      "want"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "affluence",
      "opulence",
      "richness",
      "wealth",
      "wealthiness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "too many people are homeless and living in shameful beggary in this country"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-110244"
  },
  "behind the times":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": not having or showing knowledge of current ideas or styles : outdated, old-fashioned"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-111426"
  },
  "bethwack":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to beat, thrash, or pelt thoroughly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8thwak",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" be- + thwack ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-123720"
  },
  "being (as ":{
    "type":[
      "conjunction"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "for the reason that being as how I paid for lunch, I'd appreciate it if you picked up the tab for dinner"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-124350"
  },
  "bestrewn":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having a scattered covering of something"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8str\u00fcn",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1667, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-132301"
  },
  "bestride":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to ride, sit, or stand astride : straddle",
      ": to tower over : dominate",
      ": to stride across"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8str\u012bd",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a giant that bestrode the river",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "With the new Gilded Age now fully in swing, we are ruled by a class of philosopher kings who bestride the business and political worlds. \u2014 Michael Taylor, San Antonio Express-News , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "The alternative is to continue to bestride both systems and accept the consequence that trust\u2014arguably the most important attribute of a communication tool like Zoom\u2014is at the mercy of the Chinese Communist Party. \u2014 The Economist , 20 June 2020",
      "The offices are spooky-minimalist, and a colossal statue of a little girl bestrides the campus, her eyes glassy and piercing like a nightmare doll\u2019s. \u2014 James Poniewozik, New York Times , 4 Mar. 2020",
      "His father spent years on the run and three uncles were sent to labour camps for opposing the dictatorship of Mathieu K\u00e9r\u00e9kou, one of dozens of autocrats who bestrode Africa in the 1970s and 1980s. \u2014 The Economist , 5 Mar. 2020",
      "In Riyadh, Mohammed bin Salman bestrode the stage as a great modernizer. \u2014 Josef Joffe, WSJ , 27 Jan. 2020",
      "For a generation, Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani bestrode the Middle East spreading terror and death. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 3 Jan. 2020",
      "The tech sector today bestrides the U.S. economy like a colossus. \u2014 Derek Thompson, The Atlantic , 17 Dec. 2019",
      "The symbol of the mace has been noted as one of the U.S. government's most important historical symbols: an eagle with its wings spread wide seated on top of a globe that bestrides a bundle of 13 rods, representative of the original 13 states. \u2014 Savannah Behrmann, USA TODAY , 19 Dec. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-133913"
  },
  "bedcovering":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": bedspread",
      ": bedclothes"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8bed-\u02cck\u0259-v\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bedspread",
      "counterpane",
      "coverlet",
      "hap",
      "spread"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "antique bedcovers that should be handled with extreme care",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Mon Rouge was inspired by her own bed with its 19th-century red satin coverlet highlighted by white appliqu\u00e9d cotton and its toile de Jouy bedcover . \u2014 Kelly Allen, House Beautiful , 7 May 2021",
      "In keeping with the restful mood, the bedcover is a pale shade of the main accent color. \u2014 Jennifer Fernandez, Better Homes & Gardens , 23 Apr. 2021",
      "While companies like Pendleton and Hudson\u2019s Bay that are known for their blankets produce coats reminiscent of their bedcover designs, fashion brands like Herm\u00e8s, Loewe and The Elder Statesman all sell blankets themselves. \u2014 Lane Florsheim, WSJ , 14 Oct. 2020",
      "Gabe had turned down the bedcovers , dimmed the lights. \u2014 Emma Cline, The New Yorker , 1 June 2020",
      "The Pod by Eight Sleep, Queen ($2,495; eightsleep.com) Couples who feud over the thermostat or the bedcovers , this one's for you. \u2014 Christie Griffin, CNN Underscored , 23 Jan. 2020",
      "Throw: 70-year-old wedding suzani used as a bedcover , Tamam. \u2014 Jennifer Blaise Kramer, House Beautiful , 30 Dec. 2019",
      "Bhutan\u2019s rich weaving heritage appears as attractive bedcovers and drapery in the guestrooms, all equipped with WiFi and Swedish under floor heating. \u2014 Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 20 Oct. 2017",
      "The man\u2019s mother, a tiny 93-year-old woman, sat slumped amid a chaos of bedcovers . \u2014 Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times , 22 June 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-135915"
  },
  "bellicosely":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in a bellicose manner"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8be-li-\u02cck\u014ds-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-140757"
  },
  "Beggiatoa":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a genus (the type of the family Beggiatoaceae) of colorless filamentous sulfur bacteria of the order Beggiatoales that in form and motility resemble algae of the family Oscillatoriaceae and that often form thick mats of unsheathed filaments in swamps, sulfur springs, and seawater"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "b\u0259-\u02c8ja-t\u0259-w\u0259",
      "\u02ccbe-j\u0259-\u02c8t\u014d-\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, from F. S. Beggiato , 19th century Italian botanist"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-141150"
  },
  "benefact":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to act as a benefactor of"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8be-n\u0259-\u02ccfakt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "back-formation from benefactor"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-143215"
  },
  "Beggiatoales":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an order of free-living bacteria having relatively large rigid cells often in filaments, lacking flagella and moving by gliding like some of the blue-green algae, and often containing sulfur granules within or on the surface of the cells \u2014 see beggiatoa"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "b\u0259-\u02ccja-t\u0259-\u02c8w\u0101-(\u02cc)l\u0113z"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, from Beggiatoa + -ales"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-143631"
  },
  "belonephobia":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "noun,"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": abnormal fear of sharp or pointed objects (such as hypodermic needles or scissors) : aichmophobia",
      ": aichmophobia"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccbe-l\u0259-n\u0259-\u02c8f\u014d-b\u0113-\u0259",
      "\u02ccbe-l\u0259-n\u0259-\u02c8f\u014d-b\u0113-\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Greek bel\u00f3n\u0113 \"needle\" (from bel-, base of uncertain meaning and origin + -on\u0113, suffix of instruments\u2014as in ak\u00f3n\u0113 \"whetstone,\" per\u00f3n\u0113 \"pin, tongue of a buckle\") + -phobia",
      "Note: Greek bel\u00f3n\u0113 has conventionally been seen as a derivative from the base of b\u00e1llein \"to throw, strike by throwing\" as b\u00e9los \"missile, dart, arrow\" (with b- for expected d- presumably by analogy) and b\u00f3los \"throw, cast, net\" (see devil entry 1 ). But linguists since August Fick in the 19th century have rejected this connection on semantic grounds: needles are not thrown or launched. Alternatively, bel\u00f3n\u0113 has been connected with Greek d\u00e9llithes \"wasps, stinging insects\" (a word known only from the lexicographer Hesychius) and further with Lithuanian g\u00e9lti \"to sting, prick, ache\" (and a host of other less certain comparable items\u2014see quell entry 1 ), though this would require a dialectal, presumably Aeolic origin for the initial b- in bel\u00f3n\u0113 ."
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1909, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-143730"
  },
  "behind someone's back":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": without someone's knowledge : in secret"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-144301"
  },
  "bewailing":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to wail over",
      ": to express deep sorrow for usually by wailing and lamentation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8w\u0101l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bemoan",
      "deplore",
      "grieve (for)",
      "lament",
      "mourn",
      "wail (for)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "delight",
      "exult (in)",
      "glory (in)",
      "joy",
      "rejoice (in)"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Many people bewailed the changes to the historic building.",
      "he invariably spends more time bewailing his predicament than trying to fix it",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Now Gove\u2019s remark became the source of the ashen taste in the mouths of Remoaner metropolitan elites bewailing how provincial troglodytes, geriatrics, and Little Englanders had dashed their rationalist, internationalist dreams. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 8 Apr. 2020",
      "Trump\u2019s critics bewailed the outcome as a defeat and a betrayal of our Kurdish allies. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 Oct. 2019",
      "Frequently bewailing the know-nothingness of the age, Davenport grouses that real scholarship has disappeared because of the vogue for critical approaches and appreciations. \u2014 Michael Dirda, National Review , 25 July 2019",
      "Understandably, promoters and artist representatives have long bewailed the enormous profits being made on the secondary market, which takes none of the risk and puts up none of the funding \u2014 and shares none of its profits \u2014 for major live events. \u2014 Variety, The Mercury News , 24 July 2019",
      "Across the country, North and South, Christians gathered in their churches to remember the crucifixion of Christ and to bewail their sins, which made such a sacrifice necessary. \u2014 Jonathan Den Hartog, WSJ , 26 Apr. 2018",
      "While progressives may cheer specific cases like Obergefell, recent years have seen them deliver numerous harsh assessments of the Supreme Court\u2019s overall record, bewailing its interpretations of the Constitution that purportedly favor the wealthy. \u2014 James W. Lucas, National Review , 8 Dec. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-144714"
  },
  "be to do with":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to relate to (something) : to be about (something)",
      ": to relate to or involve (someone)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-145934"
  },
  "betimes":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in good time : early",
      ": in a short time : speedily",
      ": at times : occasionally"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8t\u012bmz",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-151108"
  },
  "beldame":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an old woman"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8bel-d\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "carline",
      "carlin",
      "crone",
      "hag",
      "hellcat",
      "trot",
      "witch"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "knocking on the beldam's door on Halloween was once an annual ritual for the kids in the neighborhood"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English beldam grandmother, from Anglo-French bel beautiful + Middle English dam"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1520, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-152636"
  },
  "beggar":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that begs (see beg entry 1 sense 1 )",
      ": a person who lives by asking for gifts",
      ": pauper",
      ": fellow sense 4c",
      ": to reduce to poverty or the practice of asking for charity : to reduce to beggary",
      ": to exceed the resources or abilities of : defy",
      ": a person who lives by begging"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8be-g\u0259r",
      "\u02c8be-g\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "mendicant",
      "panhandler"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "I heard you won the contest! You lucky beggar !",
      "the pitiful beggars that are such a common sight in underdeveloped countries",
      "Verb",
      "Years of civil war had beggared the country.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The last symbol a dim garden over-run With Roman beggar -ticks. \u2014 Sarah Blackwood, The New Republic , 6 Jan. 2022",
      "Another word for a beggar is a \u2018panhandler,\u2019 although both terms are vaguely offensive. \u2014 Stephen Miller, WSJ , 11 Oct. 2021",
      "By situating\u2014or isolating\u2014words, phrases, and sentences in unexpected ways, Jacob gives a surprising weight and importance to a key, a ragpicker, a group of smiling men, three mushrooms, or a Neapolitan beggar . \u2014 Jed Perl, The New York Review of Books , 25 Feb. 2021",
      "Lakshmi did not come to San Antonio, so Torres brought a taste of the city to the show, cooking a popular dish from Mixtli\u2019s wide-ranging Mexican repertoire: green chile pork in a corn-flour beggar \u2019s purse. \u2014 Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com , 15 June 2020",
      "But their games last night devolved into dissertations on solo play while the other starters hung around the 3-point line like beggars hoping to cadge quarters from the stars. \u2014 Michael Powell, New York Times , 15 May 2018",
      "The next sticky seed source that will show up is beggar \u2019s lice. \u2014 Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com , 26 Mar. 2020",
      "In 1924, David-N\u00e9el disguised herself as a beggar and made her way to the holy city of Lhasa, which at the time, was forbidden to foreigners. Born in 1868, David-N\u00e9el\u2019s adventurous spirit was unheard of for a woman. \u2014 M\u00e9lissa Godin, Time , 28 Feb. 2020",
      "In 1768, in the Parisian suburb of Arcueil, Sade induced a beggar , Rose Keller, to accompany him home, promising her a job as a housekeeper. \u2014 Mitchell Abidor, The New York Review of Books , 12 Feb. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Iraq entered a long, grueling period of international sanctions that beggared its once robust middle class. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Dec. 2019",
      "This, given the popularity of Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, beggars belief. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 15 Aug. 2019",
      "His cat like reflex saves often beggared belief, and he was voted Player of the Year at the conclusion of the 2001/02 season. \u2014 SI.com , 12 June 2019",
      "Summer is made of stories: fiction that seems true, and true stories that beggar belief. \u2014 John Timpane, Philly.com , 2 June 2018",
      "To imagine that a country with an economy smaller than Canada\u2019s or Italy\u2019s could leverage a superpower ten times wealthier beggared the imagination. \u2014 Jonathan Chait, Daily Intelligencer , 8 May 2018",
      "And both seek a way out, though nothing could be less virtual, or more beggared of thrills, than the path that Charley chooses. \u2014 Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker , 24 Mar. 2018",
      "The prescience of this story, intended as satire in the mid-\u201970s and all too real in 2018 America, beggars belief. \u2014 Hamish Bowles, Vogue , 23 Feb. 2018",
      "Cousins was having his best season as a pro, putting up stat lines that beggared belief, fusing brilliantly with fellow All-Star big man Anthony Davis, and likely leading the Pelicans to a playoff berth. \u2014 Nathaniel Friedman, GQ , 30 Jan. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun",
      "Middle English beggere, beggare , from beggen \"to beg entry 1 \" + -ere, -are -er entry 2",
      "Verb",
      "Middle English beggeren , verbal derivative of beggere beggar entry 1"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-152810"
  },
  "beast of venery":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of the animals (such as red deer, boar, wolf, hare) that might be hunted in the forests (see forest sense 1 ) in medieval England"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-153118"
  },
  "Bedford":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "city in southern Indiana noted for the mining of limestone population 13,413",
      "city east-northeast of Fort Worth in northern Texas population 46,979",
      "town in southeast central England; capital of Bedfordshire population 74,245"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8bed-f\u0259rd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-153823"
  },
  "bespoil":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to strip or deprive (someone) of something : despoil",
      ": to mar or ruin (something) : spoil"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8sp\u022fi(-\u0259)l",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1773, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-155555"
  },
  "beld":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of beld Scottish variant of bald:1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8beld"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-163422"
  },
  "Ben Venue":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "mountain 2393 feet (729 meters) in central Scotland south of Loch Katrine"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccben-v\u0259-\u02c8n\u00fc",
      "-\u02c8ny\u00fc"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-163709"
  },
  "beggar's-buttons":{
    "type":[
      "noun plural but singular or plural in construction"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": burdock",
      ": its flower heads"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-163753"
  },
  "beggarweed":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of various plants (such as knotgrass or dodder) that grow in waste ground",
      ": any of several tick trefoils (genus Desmodium )",
      ": a West Indian forage plant ( D. tortuosum ) cultivated in the southern U.S."
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8be-g\u0259r-\u02ccw\u0113d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1789, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-165851"
  },
  "benty":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or suggestive of bent",
      ": abounding in bent"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ben-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "bent entry 1 + -y"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-181032"
  },
  "bed-curtain":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a curtain hung from a bed canopy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-181318"
  },
  "betony":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of several woundworts formerly included in the genus Betonica",
      ": purple betony",
      ": any of several plants of the genus Teucrium",
      ": american germander"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8be-t\u0259-n\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English betone , from Old French betoine , from Latin betonica, vettonica , from Vettones , an ancient people inhabiting the Iberian peninsula"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-181417"
  },
  "bepuzzle":{
    "type":[
      "noun,",
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to puzzle greatly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8p\u0259-z\u0259l",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "be- + puzzle"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-200508"
  },
  "belly lox":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": salmon that has been cured in brine"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "so called because it is traditionally cut from the fatter center part of the fish"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1956, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-200521"
  },
  "bellyman":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a worker who assembles and adjusts the soundboard of a piano"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8be-l\u0113-\u02ccman"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-203523"
  },
  "beggar's chicken":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a traditional Chinese dish of marinated and stuffed chicken wrapped in lotus leaves and roasted in a shell of clay"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1961, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-212532"
  },
  "beggingly":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in a begging manner"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8be-gi\u014b-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-215143"
  },
  "Beni":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "river about 1000 miles (1609 kilometers) long in central and northern Bolivia flowing north to unite with the Mamor\u00e9 River forming the Madeira River"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u0101-n\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-222219"
  },
  "bemeet":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": meet"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "be- + meet"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-223337"
  },
  "best of luck":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of best of luck informal \u2014 used to say that one hopes someone will succeed We're sorry that you're leaving. Best of luck to you in your new job."
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-224023"
  },
  "bedcord":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a rope drawn from one side of a bedstead to another to support a mattress"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8bed-\u02cck\u022frd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "bed + cord"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-231429"
  },
  "be put to death":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to be killed at a scheduled time by someone who is legally allowed to do so"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-231645"
  },
  "Ben-Gurion":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "David 1886\u20131973 Israeli (Polish-born) statesman; prime minister of Israel (1949\u201353; 1955\u201363)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccben-gu\u0307r-\u02c8y\u022fn",
      "ben-\u02c8gu\u0307r-\u0113-\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-231655"
  },
  "bestraught":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": distraught"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "be- + straught , short for distraught"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-231851"
  },
  "be struck by":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to be very impressed by or pleased with (something or someone)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-234210"
  },
  "beef's blood":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": oxblood"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-234223"
  },
  "behind schedule":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": not according to schedule : late"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-234518"
  },
  "benefice":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an ecclesiastical office to which the revenue from an endowment is attached",
      ": a feudal estate in lands : fief"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8be-n\u0259-f\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin beneficium , from Latin, favor, promotion, from beneficus"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-234717"
  },
  "behind the wheel":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in the act of driving"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-001127"
  },
  "begin":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to do the first part of an action : go into the first part of a process : start",
      ": to come into existence : arise",
      ": to have a starting point",
      ": to do or succeed in the least degree",
      ": to set about the activity of : start",
      ": to bring into being : found",
      ": originate , invent",
      ": as the first thing to be considered",
      ": to do the first part of an action",
      ": to come into existence",
      ": to start to have a feeling or thought",
      ": to have a starting point",
      ": to do or succeed in the least degree",
      "1913\u20131992 prime minister of Israel (1977\u201383)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8gin",
      "b\u0113-",
      "bi-\u02c8gin",
      "\u02c8b\u0101-gin"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "commence",
      "embark (on ",
      "enter (into ",
      "fall (to)",
      "get off",
      "kick off",
      "launch",
      "lead off",
      "open",
      "start",
      "strike (into)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "conclude",
      "end",
      "finish",
      "terminate"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Rowdy Tellez stands in front of his locker at American Family Field ahead of a day game Thursday against the St. Louis Cardinals and one day before the Toronto Blue Jays would coming to town to begin a three-game series. \u2014 Curt Hogg, Journal Sentinel , 23 June 2022",
      "Construction is expected to begin later this summer and completed sometime in December. \u2014 Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant , 23 June 2022",
      "Meanwhile, the White House is engaged in an ugly fight on Capitol Hill, where lawmakers\u2019 unwillingness to spend more money on the federal Covid response might force the government to begin rationing tests, vaccines, and therapeutics. \u2014 Lev Facher, STAT , 23 June 2022",
      "His family plans to begin videotaping next month and airing the podcasts in August. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 June 2022",
      "Sydney has an upcoming role in Madame Web, Sony's first female superhero movie, as well as recently being cast as USA government whistleblower Reality Winner in a movie that has yet to begin filming. \u2014 Seventeen , 23 June 2022",
      "The first season of the Peacock show saw Reagan begin to assert herself in her friendships, expand her career and her relationship with her community and open herself up to love. \u2014 Adrienne Gaffney, ELLE , 23 June 2022",
      "Cargo flights from Europe and Australia already have brought baby formula into the U.S., including two new rounds of air shipments that begin this weekend. \u2014 Zeke Miller, Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022",
      "One of the first public figures to begin wearing them was Arthur Wellesley, the first Duke of Wellington, who was a leading military and political figure in Britain at the time. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 23 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English beginnen , going back to Old English beginnan , from be- be- + -ginnan , going back to Germanic *genn-a- , verbal base of uncertain meaning and origin occurring only with prefixes, found also in Old English onginnan \"to be at a starting point, start,\" Old High German beginnan , Gothic duginnan"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-003707"
  },
  "belvedere":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a structure (such as a cupola or a summerhouse) designed to command a view"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8bel-v\u0259-\u02ccdir"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alcove",
      "casino",
      "gazebo",
      "kiosk",
      "pavilion",
      "summerhouse"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a Greek revival belvedere stands majestically on a grassy knoll overlooking the river"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Italian, literally, beautiful view"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1549, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-004439"
  },
  "bestiarist":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a writer of bestiaries"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8bes-ch\u0113-\u0259-rist",
      "\u02c8besh-",
      "\u02c8b\u0113s-",
      "\u02c8b\u0113sh-",
      "-t\u0113-\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-005735"
  },
  "be/get togged up/out":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to be or get dressed in special clothes for a particular occasion or activity"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-010831"
  },
  "bespete":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to spit upon : spatter with saliva"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English bespeten , from be- + speten to spit"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-014222"
  },
  "best-off":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in the most comfortable or favorable economic circumstances"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8best-\u02c8\u022ff"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1865, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-021338"
  },
  "bespectacled":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": wearing spectacles"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8spek-(\u02cc)ti-k\u0259ld",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The image of a trusty, bespectacled librarian managing a small internet community instead of Elon Musk or Mark Zuckerberg fully controlling a global, near-ubiquitous billion-dollar social network feels like a cool breeze over a hot garbage pit. \u2014 Gabriel Nicholas, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
      "The site is still being excavated \u2014 one bespectacled archaeologist sat in the middle of the floor, methodically sweeping dust with an almost religious devotion. \u2014 Sarah Souli, Travel + Leisure , 18 June 2022",
      "Clad in a maroon button-down and casually rolled pants, the bespectacled Thor actor twirls barefoot through the scene, equal parts slink and smarm. \u2014 Clarissa Cruz, EW.com , 17 June 2022",
      "All signs rather transparently point to a classic corporate villain, Biosyn Genetics, whose bespectacled CEO (Campbell Scott) seems to have been unceremoniously plucked from one of the later Bond movies. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 8 June 2022",
      "Outside, a bespectacled man with a graying beard, who introduced himself as Abdul Sadiq, carried a Mitchell electric-guitar box. \u2014 Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
      "Instead, spends his life stalking a bespectacled local reporter. \u2014 Eli Grober, The New Yorker , 26 May 2022",
      "Many of them are living in Mexico, El Salvador, and Spain, but the largest share is concentrated in and around D.C. Sandoval, short and bespectacled , with a wry sense of humor, is forty and the group\u2019s social center. \u2014 Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "His photograph is accompanied by a brief, painful note: Another includes an image of a bespectacled woman sitting on a bench. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1742, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-030000"
  },
  "Belding's ground squirrel":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a ground squirrel ( Spermophilus beldingi synonym Urocitellus beldingi ) of the northwestern U.S. that typically lives in large colonies in alpine meadows and that is grayish with a broad, brown band extending along the center of its back"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8bel-di\u014bz-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "after Lyman Belding \u20201917 American naturalist and ornithologist",
      "Note: The vernacular name is based on the taxon, originally Spermophilus beldingi , assigned to the animal by the zoologist and ethnographer Clinton Hart Merriam (1855-1942) in \"Description of a New Spermophile from California, Spermophilus beldingi , sp. nov.\" (\"Read December 17th, 1888\"), Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences , vol. 4 (1887-89), pp. 317-21. Merriam's description was based on a specimen sent to him by Lyman Belding \"from the summit of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, in Placer Co., California\"; he goes on to say \"I take pleasure in naming it in honor of its discoverer, Mr. L. Belding, of Stockton, California, whose contributions to the knowledge of the zoology of the region, particularly its ornithology, entitle him to lasting remembrance\" (p. 317)."
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1918, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-031025"
  },
  "beggar's dance":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a dance of India and Central Europe performed for the purpose of obtaining gifts",
      ": an American Indian dance consisting largely of a masked procession and performed for the purpose of obtaining gifts"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-031630"
  },
  "be struck on":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to like or be impressed by (someone or something) very much"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-033944"
  },
  "be laughing":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to be in a very good situation with nothing to worry about"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-034137"
  },
  "bean counter":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a person involved in corporate or government financial decisions and especially one reluctant to spend money"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He blames corporate bean counters for causing thousands of workers to lose their jobs.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Hubble, Kepler \u2014 have been, instead of a bean counter ? \u2014 New York Times , 20 Oct. 2021",
      "If time with a bean counter sounds like a return to the scintillating Fred Creighton days, that\u2019s not entirely accurate, because the tidy, soft-spoken Creighton was canned as coach only seven games prior to the start of the \u201980 playoffs. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 21 Mar. 2021",
      "County bean counters are calling for all departments to make 20 percent cuts across-the-board. \u2014 Jason Williams, Cincinnati.com , 10 Apr. 2020",
      "Now, this offseason, the 49ers\u2019 bean counters figure to express their appreciation for the contributions made by Kittle and Buckner. \u2014 Eric Branch, SFChronicle.com , 19 Feb. 2020",
      "Based on that, its bean counters determined that \u2014 at its current rate of 2,300 meals a day \u2014 the 45 millionth meal would get dished up sometime this week. \u2014 Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com , 4 Mar. 2020",
      "In fact, the whole special pathogens program was always in the crosshairs of government bean counters . \u2014 Helen Branswell, STAT , 7 Jan. 2020",
      "His adversaries call him a shill for health insurers, a bloodless bean counter who would rather let some sick people die than see them get expensive life-saving medicines. \u2014 Jonathan Saltzman, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2019",
      "Many of the news organization\u2019s bean counters saw them as luxuries, said Doug Haddix, executive director of the organization Investigative Reporters & Editors. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 July 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1971, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-044425"
  },
  "befool":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make a fool of",
      ": delude sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8f\u00fcl",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-053425"
  },
  "bee-escape":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a device to permit the escape of bees but prevent their return (as from a compartment of a hive)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-054318"
  },
  "bellwood":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": silver bell"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8bel-\u02ccwu\u0307d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-060837"
  },
  "bedclothing":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": bedclothes"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8bed-\u02cckl\u014d-t\u035fhi\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "bed + clothing"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-070630"
  },
  "Betio":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "islet and village in northern Kiribati at the southern end of Tarawa"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u0101-ch\u0113-\u02cc\u014d",
      "-sh\u0113-",
      "\u02c8b\u0101t-s\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-074133"
  },
  "bentwood":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": made of wood that is bent rather than cut into shape"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8bent-\u02ccwu\u0307d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1822, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-080622"
  },
  "bell wire":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a small-size wire insulated with paraffin-coated cotton and used especially for electric bell circuits"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-081807"
  },
  "betoss":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to toss violently : agitate"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8t\u022fs",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "be- + toss"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-085025"
  },
  "beefy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": heavily and powerfully built",
      ": substantial , sturdy",
      ": of or suggesting beef",
      ": full of beef"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u0113-f\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "brawny",
      "burly",
      "hefty",
      "hulking",
      "husky",
      "mesomorphic"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The new truck has a beefier construction than the old model.",
      "a beefy man who worked in a warehouse all his life",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But a beefy motor and more power don\u2019t always mean better performance. \u2014 Graham Averill, Outside Online , 21 May 2020",
      "Young Amleth escapes the violence, vowing revenge, and after growing into the beefy form of Alexander Skarsgard, sets out to get it. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "The adjustable silicone rings on this rolling pin are beefy enough to measure out the ideal thickness for cookies, tart linings, or biscuits. \u2014 Lauren Joseph, Bon App\u00e9tit , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "The latter includes the rather beefy looking Ultimate Dancouga. \u2014 Ollie Barder, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Underneath, beefy skid plates help keep obstacles from impaling the truck's vital components, and knobby 33-inch Goodyear Wrangler Territory all-terrain tires have been wrapped around the standard 18-wheels. \u2014 David Beard, Car and Driver , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "The result is not only a beautiful color, but also a rich, beefy flavor. \u2014 Jeffrey Gardner, USA TODAY , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "The result is a beefy PCIe desktop graphics card seemingly outfitted with four HDMI DisplayPort slots. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "In the end, Bystriyk was satisfied with a beefy Nissan Patrol to drive back to the war. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1743, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-085450"
  },
  "be spoken for":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to not be available because of already being claimed by someone else or in a relationship with someone else"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-085612"
  },
  "beggar's-lice":{
    "type":[
      "noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of various plants (as of the genera Hackelia and Cynoglossum of the borage family) with prickly or adhesive fruits",
      ": one of these fruits"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8be-g\u0259rz-\u02ccl\u012bs"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1835, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-093301"
  },
  "beddable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": suitable for taking to bed"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8be-d\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "bed entry 2 + -able"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1941, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-100715"
  },
  "begrudge":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure",
      ": to look upon with disapproval or envy",
      ": to give or allow reluctantly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8gr\u0259j",
      "b\u0113-",
      "bi-\u02c8gr\u0259j"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "envy",
      "resent"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She's worked hard to get where she is. You shouldn't begrudge her the success she's earned.",
      "After what he's been through, it's hard to begrudge him the money he has.",
      "You shouldn't begrudge her success.",
      "Many commuters begrudge every minute spent in traffic.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "So don\u2019t begrudge this actor his magic cape and wand. \u2014 Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor , 6 May 2022",
      "Surely nobody would begrudge a marginal feel-good figure getting his day in the sun \u2014 except maybe the real centrists whom the Grammys keep pushing to the edges. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "The managers knew about and valued his previous experience, and didn\u2019t begrudge him for ranting about his old job on TikTok. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "He got called for a technical, but the USF coaches, players and fans did not begrudge him. \u2014 Steve Kroner, San Francisco Chronicle , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "Shelton, who spent a year and a half opening for Keith, doesn't begrudge his fellow Oklahoman's success. \u2014 Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE.com , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "Others though are likely to begrudge the use of outlandish pricing and point out that some could demonstratively benefit from the invention and yet are priced out of the chance of doing so. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 12 Oct. 2021",
      "But Peterson did not begrudge the players\u2019 feelings. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Dec. 2021",
      "While fans still grapple with the appearance of Amaya forcing an exit, teammates don't begrudge him for it, Joseph-Claude Gyau indicated during a Monday interview. \u2014 Pat Brennan, The Enquirer , 3 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English begrucchen , from be- be- + grucchen, gruggen \"to murmur, grudge entry 1 \""
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-101030"
  },
  "Benguela":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "city and port on the Atlantic in western Angola population 40,996"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ben-\u02c8gw\u0101-l\u00e4"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-102140"
  },
  "bewitchery":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft",
      ": to cast a spell over",
      ": to attract as if by the power of witchcraft : enchant , fascinate",
      ": to bewitch someone or something",
      ": to gain an influence over by means of magic or witchcraft",
      ": to attract or delight as if by magic"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8wich",
      "b\u0113-",
      "bi-\u02c8wich"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "charm",
      "enchant",
      "ensorcell",
      "ensorcel",
      "hex",
      "overlook",
      "spell",
      "strike"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "People believed the girls had been bewitched .",
      "a Wiccan who believes that it is indeed possible to bewitch someone",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The idea, ultimately, is to bewitch readers with the story while also representing the islands in a way that is both culturally respectful and authentic. \u2014 Seth Combs Writer, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 Jan. 2022",
      "This performance was strong enough to bewitch some formidable minds, at least temporarily. \u2014 Benjamin Anastas, The New Yorker , 1 Nov. 2021",
      "Anyone with a brain and a heartbeat will find something to bewitch , beguile, and, yes, bewilder since the art\u2019s both cutting-edge and bleeding-edge. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 23 Sep. 2020",
      "Take the moment in Act 2 when Albrecht, the morally deficient nobleman who\u2019s been bewitched to dance himself to death, begins his coda with a bravura series of entrechat-sixes. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2020",
      "Yet there was something bewitching about her resolve. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Feb. 2020",
      "With issue #700, former Marvel Comics writer Nick Spencer began his own tale \u2013 and guess what bewitching Greendale resident is suddenly attending Riverdale High? \u2014 cleveland , 6 Feb. 2020",
      "For his first opera, Hans Abrahamsen\u2014a Danish compatriot of Andersen\u2019s and composer\u2014has transformed the tale of a girl\u2019s quest for a lost friend bewitched by icy powers into a sparkling snowscape of orchestral and vocal colours. \u2014 The Economist , 31 Dec. 2019",
      "Based on a ballad by Goethe, the tone poem tells the story of a budding magician who bewitches a broom to do his chores. \u2014 Jessica Rudman, courant.com , 7 Dec. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-102723"
  },
  "bequiffed":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having a prominent forelock of hair styled upward and backward : having a quiff"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8kwift",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1989, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-112955"
  },
  "bee":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "noun ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of numerous hymenopterous insects (superfamily Apoidea) that differ from the related wasps especially in the heavier hairier body and in having sucking as well as chewing mouthparts, that feed on pollen and nectar, and that store both and often also honey \u2014 see africanized bee , bumblebee , carpenter bee , honeybee , sweat bee",
      ": an eccentric notion : fancy",
      ": bee entry 1 sense 2",
      ": the letter b",
      ": a gathering of people for a specific purpose",
      "bachelor of electrical engineering",
      ": an insect with four wings that is related to the wasps, gathers pollen and nectar from flowers from which it makes beebread and honey for food, and usually lives in large colonies",
      ": a gathering of people to do something together or engage in a competition",
      ": honeybee",
      ": any of numerous hymenopteran insects (superfamily Apoidea) that differ from the related wasps especially in the heavier hairier body and in having sucking as well as chewing mouthparts, that feed on pollen and nectar, and that store both and often also honey \u2014 see africanized bee"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u0113",
      "\u02c8b\u0113",
      "\u02c8b\u0113"
    ],
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      "caprice",
      "crank",
      "fancy",
      "freak",
      "humor",
      "kink",
      "maggot",
      "megrim",
      "notion",
      "vagary",
      "vagrancy",
      "whim",
      "whimsy",
      "whimsey"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "Middle English, from Old English b\u0113o ; akin to Old High German b\u012ba bee, Old Irish bech , Lithuanian bitis",
      "Noun (3)",
      "perhaps from English dialect been help given by neighbors, from Middle English bene prayer, boon, from Old English b\u0113n prayer \u2014 more at boon entry 1"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (3)",
      "1769, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-122738"
  },
  "beegerite":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a mineral Pb 6 Bi 2 S 9 consisting of massive gray sulfide of lead and bismuth"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u0113-g\u0259-\u02ccr\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Hermann Beeger , 19th century American metallurgist + English -ite"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-132932"
  },
  "bee louse":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a minute wingless fly ( Braula coeca ) parasitic on honeybees"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-133838"
  },
  "best seller":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an article (such as a book) whose sales are among the highest of its class"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8bes(t)-\u02c8se-l\u0259r"
    ],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She has written several best sellers .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Her first book, Mean Baby: A Memoir of Growing Up, came out May 17 and became an instant New York Times best seller . \u2014 Hannah Dylan Pasternak, SELF , 10 June 2022",
      "The book became a best seller across Europe and later in Ukraine as well. \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022",
      "His 2018 sci-fi film, Annihilation, adapted a mind-bending best seller and put a poetic spin on its final showdown, in which Natalie Portman performs a balletic fight with an alien copy of herself. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 14 May 2022",
      "After the first day of testing, PEOPLE testers already understood why this pair was a best seller . \u2014 Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "The Beautystat Universal C Skin Refiner is perfect for fighting hyperpigmentation and is a best seller on retailers like Violet Grey. \u2014 Vogue , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Schor\u2019s book, a best seller and classic of its genre, may very well be the origin story for how so many people otherwise uninvolved in medieval history came to know and share this particular factoid. \u2014 Amanda Mull, The Atlantic , 6 May 2022",
      "The best seller , rooted in modern Christian fundamentalism, has captured the attention of this insular community. \u2014 Avital Chizhik-goldschmidt, The Atlantic , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Maus \u2014 a Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel about the Holocaust \u2014 became an Amazon best seller after getting banned by a Tennessee county school board. \u2014 Natasha Dado, PEOPLE.com , 31 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1864, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-163209"
  },
  "beldam":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an old woman"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8bel-d\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "carline",
      "carlin",
      "crone",
      "hag",
      "hellcat",
      "trot",
      "witch"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "knocking on the beldam's door on Halloween was once an annual ritual for the kids in the neighborhood"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English beldam grandmother, from Anglo-French bel beautiful + Middle English dam"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1520, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-164050"
  },
  "Belvidere":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "city east of Rockford in northern Illinois noted for its historic colorful advertising murals population 25,585"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8bel-v\u0259-\u02ccdir"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-165347"
  },
  "belly in":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to crash-land an aircraft with landing gear retracted : belly-land"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "belly entry 2"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-171917"
  },
  "Belawan":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "town and port at the mouth of a river that feeds into the Strait of Malacca in northeastern Sumatra , Indonesia"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "b\u0101-\u02c8l\u00e4-\u02ccw\u00e4n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-181453"
  },
  "benedight":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": blessed"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8be-n\u0259-\u02ccd\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English, from Late Latin benedictus"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-183112"
  },
  "beyond":{
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "preposition"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": on or to the farther side : farther",
      ": in addition : besides",
      ": on or to the farther side of : at a greater distance than",
      ": out of the reach or sphere (see sphere entry 1 sense 4b ) of",
      ": in a degree or amount surpassing",
      ": out of the comprehension of",
      ": in addition to : besides",
      ": something that lies on or to the farther side : something that lies beyond (see beyond entry 1 sense 1 )",
      ": something that lies outside the scope of ordinary experience",
      ": hereafter",
      ": on or to the farther side",
      ": on the other side of",
      ": out of the limits or range of"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "b\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4nd",
      "b\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4nd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "farther",
      "further",
      "yon",
      "yonder"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "over",
      "past"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "From East Hampton to Montauk and beyond , have Figue, will travel! \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 20 June 2022",
      "But other new homes, especially as suburbia gave way to exurbia and beyond , were being built at some distance from the towns that clustered around Chicago\u2019s railroad lines. \u2014 Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune , 12 June 2022",
      "Over distant centuries and recent decades, its people and their foodways have migrated to Southeast Asia and beyond ; a global diaspora maintains culinary traditions that also at times convey mingled influences. \u2014 Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
      "European leaders from Brussels to London and beyond , who may have feared a Le Pen win would upend the continent's post-war order, swiftly congratulated Macron on his re-election. \u2014 Patrick Smith, NBC News , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "People left their cars and extra belongings keep going on foot, onto the bridge over the Irpin River and to Kyiv and beyond , often to begin their lives as displaced persons or refugees. \u2014 Peter Maass, The New Republic , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Since the war began in late February, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians have fled west to Lviv and beyond , trying to escape the worst of the fighting, which was concentrated in the east. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "When your dinner menu plans don\u2019t go to infinity and beyond , there\u2019s bound to be a food delivery option for that. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 May 2022",
      "So Reynolds, who has spent three decades writing about worthy destinations on the West Coast and beyond , took the challenge. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
      "Some visitors park themselves in one town and use public transportation, including ferries, buses and trains, to reach the rest of the lake and beyond . \u2014 Diane Daniel, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
      "And that experience goes beyond fields and facilities, encompassing details like staffing, game and practice schedules, and transportation arrangements. \u2014 New York Times , 24 June 2022",
      "Older people also benefit from a portfolio that provides alternative sources of income beyond gains in stock price, Williams said. \u2014 Max Zahn, ABC News , 24 June 2022",
      "The funds come from the U.S. Department of Education\u2019s Upward Bound Program, which provides preparation and guidance for students to pursue education beyond high school. \u2014 Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun , 24 June 2022",
      "There are launch windows from August 23 to August 29, September 2 to September 6 and beyond . \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 24 June 2022",
      "Myles Brady Davis, director of communications for Equality Illinois, said the risks the LGBTQ community is exposed to extend beyond pride celebrations to their daily lives. \u2014 Adriana P\u00e9rez, Chicago Tribune , 24 June 2022",
      "Some also argued that the case did not have implications beyond that, noting Alito's specific statement. \u2014 John Hanna, ajc , 24 June 2022",
      "What is your hope for the film now that the masses get to see it beyond the festival circuit? \u2014 Andrea Cuttler, Harper's BAZAAR , 23 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "San Diego actor Kandis Chappell stars as Roosevelt, telling stories about her life and work from the great beyond . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 June 2022",
      "J\u2019Nai Bridges sang it with more conventional sentiment than had the fearlessly penetrating Hunt Lieberson, as love in the here and now and not in the eternal beyond . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
      "The final gesture comes as a surprise: a sudden, brilliant cascade from opposite ends of the keyboard toward the center, a carillon from the beyond . \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
      "At a manor with a mysterious history, the eight members of the Midnight Club meet each night at midnight to tell sinister stories\u2014and to look for signs of the supernatural from the beyond . \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 6 June 2022",
      "Corosdale scored the quarter\u2019s final seven points, including a go-ahead three from the beyond the top of the key. \u2014 oregonlive , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "Yet Styles\u2019s music is connecting surely, too, because of its beyond -his-years, can\u2019t-quite-log-off weariness. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 20 May 2022",
      "This isn't the first time NASA has transmitted depictions of naked humans to the great beyond in hopes of luring the attention of aliens. \u2014 Ariana Garcia, Chron , 6 May 2022",
      "But this six-part Netflix production does unfold at a languid, almost-hypnotic pace, while employing AI technology to create Warhol's voice reading his words from the great beyond , which is as oddly creepy as that sounds. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 9 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Adverb, Preposition, and Noun",
      "Middle English, preposition & adverb, from Old English begeondan , from be- + geondan beyond, from geond yond \u2014 more at yond"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adverb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Preposition",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-185825"
  },
  "beggar's needle":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": lady's-comb"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-201920"
  },
  "bean flour":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a ground meal made of dried ripe beans"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-204907"
  },
  "bevy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a large group or collection",
      ": a group of animals and especially quail"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8be-v\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Other highlights among features on this high-end backpack include a stainless steel adjustable wand with a locking handle and a bevy of nozzle attachments, plus thick shoulder pads and organizational pockets for small items. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 20 May 2022",
      "Law Roach couldn\u2019t help spicing things up with the addition of sheer black opera gloves and a bevy of Chopard jewels. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 2 May 2022",
      "David Zaslav, the chief executive of Warner Bros. Discovery, has expressed a desire for the company to have one primary streaming service for consumers to pay for and use, rather than a bevy of services. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Mike Ehrmantraut, Gus Fring, Huell Babineaux, and a bevy of other Breaking Bad characters have their stories fleshed out more on Better Call Saul than on Breaking Bad. \u2014 Keith Nelson, Men's Health , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "The agent testified that more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition and a bevy of firearms were seized from the basement where Harris lived, including an AR-15-like rifle, another assault-style rifle, two revolvers, a pistol and three other rifles. \u2014 Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Card users will be able to earn one point per dollar spent on rent and a bevy of perks for other purchases, according to the statement. \u2014 Jennifer Surane, Bloomberg.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Hyperpop has gone on to share some of electroclash\u2019s defining characteristics, including the fusion of multiple mainstream genres, performative artistic output and a bevy of LGBTQ performers blazing the trail forward for the new musical movement. \u2014 Stephen Daw, Billboard , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "With shots made unpredictable by swirling gusts, a bevy of golfers jockeyed for the lead, including unheralded Mito Pereira of Chile, who charged to a commanding advantage at the midpoint of his round. \u2014 Bill Pennington, New York Times , 21 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English bevey"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-225750"
  },
  "Beghard":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a member of one of many semimonastic associations of laymen founded in the 13th century in the Low Countries in imitation of the Beguines and eventually proscribed as heretical by the medieval church and in the 14th century all but extinct"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8be-\u02ccg\u00e4rd",
      "\u02c8beg-\u02cch\u00e4rd",
      "\u02c8be-g\u0259rd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Medieval Latin Beghardus, Begardus , probably from Old French begard"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-231328"
  },
  "beggar-ticks":{
    "type":[
      "noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": bur marigold",
      ": its prickly achenes",
      ": beggar's-lice"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8be-g\u0259r-\u02cctiks"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1818, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-231804"
  },
  "beast of warren":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": either the hare or the coney when kept and hunted in a warren (see warren sense 1 ) \u2014 compare beast of chase , beast of venery"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-233640"
  },
  "Benedictus":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a canticle from Luke 1:68 beginning \"Blessed be the Lord God of Israel\"",
      ": a canticle from Matthew 21:9 beginning \"Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord\""
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccbe-n\u0259-\u02c8dik-t\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Late Latin, blessed, from past participle of benedicere ; from its first word"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1552, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-005217"
  },
  "bee-martin":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": kingbird"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-010542"
  },
  "bespangle":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to adorn with spangles : dot or sprinkle with brillantly sparkling or glittering objects"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8spa\u014b-g\u0259l",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "be- + spangle"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-013211"
  },
  "belly gut":{
    "type":[
      "noun or adverb or intransitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": belly flop"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-013923"
  },
  "Bedford cord":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a clothing fabric with lengthwise ribs that resembles corduroy",
      ": the weave used in making this fabric"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8bed-f\u0259rd-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "perhaps from New Bedford , Massachusetts"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1860, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-015917"
  },
  "bemedaled":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": wearing or decorated with medals"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8me-d\u1d4ald",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1880, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-030424"
  },
  "behind/off schedule":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": later than planned",
      ": doing or finishing something later than planned"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-032530"
  },
  "beggar belief":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to be unbelievable or not deserving to be believed : to defy belief"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-042007"
  },
  "belcher":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a blue neckerchief having large white spots with dark blue spots at their centers",
      ": a multicolored handkerchief worn about the neck",
      ": broad"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8bel-ch\u0259r",
      "\u02c8bel-ch\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun",
      "after James Belcher \u20201811 English pugilist",
      "Adjective",
      "from the name Belcher"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-043047"
  },
  "bescribble":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to scribble very illegibly",
      ": to scribble about : scribble upon"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8skri-b\u0259l",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "be- + scribble"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-051121"
  },
  "be toast":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to be in a lot of trouble : to be completely ruined, defeated, etc."
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-065403"
  },
  "best gold":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the shot nearest the exact center of the bull's-eye in an archery contest"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-094028"
  },
  "begettal":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or fact of being begotten"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8ge-t\u1d4al",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-110035"
  },
  "be sickening for":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to be starting to have or suffer from (an illness)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-132004"
  },
  "Belone":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun or adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a genus (the type of the family Belonidae) of needlefishes"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8be-l\u0259-\u02ccn\u0113"
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      "borrowed from New Latin, going back to Latin (Pliny) belon\u0113 \"the pipefish Syngnathus acus ,\" borrowed from Greek bel\u00f3n\u0113 \"a sea fish (either the pipefish or the gar Belone belone ), literally, needle,\" from bel- (base of uncertain meaning and origin) + -on\u0113 , suffix of instruments (as in ak\u00f3n\u0113 \"whetstone,\" per\u00f3n\u0113 \"pin, tongue of a buckle\")",
      "Note: The genus name appears to have been suggested independently by both the German naturalist Lorenz Oken (in Lehrbuch der Naturgeschichte, 3. Theil, Zoologie, 2. Abteilung, Fleischthiere , Jena, 1816, p. 102) and by the French zoologist Georges Cuvier ( Le r\u00e8gne animal , tome 2, Paris, 1817, p. 185), based on the specific epithet belone used by Linnaeus in the name Esox belone (now Belone belone ). // Greek bel\u00f3n\u0113 has conventionally been seen as a derivative from the base of b\u00e1llein \"to throw, strike by throwing\" as b\u00e9los \"missile, dart, arrow\" (with b- for expected d- presumably by analogy) and b\u00f3los \"throw, cast, net\" (see devil entry 1 ). But linguists since August Fick in the 19th century have rejected this connection on semantic grounds: needles are not thrown or launched. Alternatively, bel\u00f3n\u0113 has been connected with Greek d\u00e9llithes \"wasps, stinging insects\" (a word known only from Hesychius) and further with Lithuanian g\u00e9lti \"to sting, prick, ache\" (and a host of other less certain comparanda\u2014see quell entry 1 ), though this would require a dialectal, presumably Aeolic origin for the initial b- in bel\u00f3n\u0113 ."
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-163438"
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    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of bely variant spelling of belie"
    ],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-184522"
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  "bespell":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to cast a spell on : enchant"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8spel",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "be- + spell , noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-192206"
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  "bee-eater":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of a family (Meropidae) of brightly colored slender-billed insectivorous chiefly tropical Old World birds"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u0113-\u02cc\u0113-t\u0259r"
    ],
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    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1668, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-202246"
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  "benweed":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": tansy ragwort"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ben-\u02ccw\u0113d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "origin unknown"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-224551"
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  "beyond (all) expectations":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
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    "definitions":[
      ": more than people thought would be the case"
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-230430"
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    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to mark with or as if with spots"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8sp\u00e4t",
      "b\u0113-"
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English bespotten , from be- + spotten to spot"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-230756"
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  "beddal":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of beddal Scottish variant of beadle"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-231952"
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  "beefwood family":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": casuarinaceae \u2014 compare casuarina"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-234508"
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  "be/get in someone's face":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
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    "definitions":[
      ": to criticize or shout at someone in a very direct and angry way"
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-173929"
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  "benedictory":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "definitions":[
      ": of or expressing benediction"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccbe-n\u0259-\u02c8dik-t(\u0259-)r\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1710, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-181010"
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  "belly-gun":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an easily concealed short-barreled revolver used only at very close range"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-181024"
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  "Bethune":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name ()"
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    "definitions":[
      "(Jennie) Louise 1856\u20131913 n\u00e9e Blanchard American architect",
      "Mary 1875\u20131955 n\u00e9e McLeod American educator"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "b\u0259-\u02c8th\u00fcn",
      "-\u02c8thy\u00fcn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-183822"
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  "bedda nut":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": nut of bahera"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8be-d\u0259-"
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Marathi beh\u1e0d\u0101"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-190242"
  },
  "Benedict of Nursia":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
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    "definitions":[
      "Saint circa 480\u2013 circa 547 Italian founder of Benedictine order"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8n\u0259r-sh(\u0113-)\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-191012"
  },
  "be puffed (up) with pride":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to be showing one's pride by the way one behaves or holds one's body"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-191745"
  },
  "beefalo":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of a breed of beef cattle developed in the U.S. that is genetically \u00b3/\u2088 North American bison and \u2075/\u2088 domestic bovine"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u0113-f\u0259-\u02ccl\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "blend of beef entry 1 and buffalo entry 1"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1973, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-193310"
  },
  "best of all":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of best of all \u2014 used to refer to the most important or appealing part of something that has many good parts The machine is easy to use, easy to clean, and best of all , it's absolutely free when you order these books."
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-203655"
  },
  "bespread":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": overspread"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8spred",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English bespreden , from be- + spreden to spread"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-211120"
  },
  "bethump":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to beat or pelt soundly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8th\u0259mp",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "be- + thump"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-075904"
  },
  "belyve":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of belyve variant spelling of belive"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-080720"
  },
  "Belukha":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "mountain 15,157 feet (4620 meters) in Russia in Asia; highest in the Altai Mountains"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "b\u0259-\u02c8l\u00fc-\u1e35\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-082619"
  },
  "best girl":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a favorite girl sweetheart"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1691, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-083032"
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  "bean clam":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a small wedge-shaped clam ( Donax gouldii ) of southern California and Mexico"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-084258"
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  "beast tale":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a prose or verse narrative similar to the beast fable but usually without a moral"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-103701"
  },
  "beefwood":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the hard heavy reddish wood of any of various chiefly Australian trees",
      ": australian pine"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u0113f-\u02ccwu\u0307d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1805, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-125811"
  },
  "bestness":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of being best"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8bes(t)-n\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1548, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-140437"
  },
  "belon":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": european flat",
      ": a European flat of coastal waters of northwestern France"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "b\u0101-\u02c8l\u014dn",
      "-\u02c8l\u014d\u207f"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French, from B\u00e9lon , river in Brittany"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1908, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-140441"
  },
  "bee-liner":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a self-propelled diesel railroad car"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u0113-\u00a6l\u012b-n\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "blend of beeline entry 1 and liner"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-141455"
  },
  "Besser block":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": cinder block sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8be-s\u0259r-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "after the Besser Manufacturing Company, concrete block producer founded in Alpena, Michigan, in 1904"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1909, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-141709"
  },
  "be tough on":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": causing stress or worry to (someone)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-142558"
  },
  "bean-caper family":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": zygophyllaceae"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-145127"
  },
  "beef-witted":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": stupid"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u0113f-\u00a6wi-t\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-150626"
  },
  "bestiary":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a medieval allegorical or moralizing work on the appearance and habits of real or imaginary animals",
      ": a collection of descriptions or representations of real or imaginary animals",
      ": an array of real humans or literary characters often having symbolic significance",
      ": an unusual or whimsical collection"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8bes-ch\u0113-\u02ccer-\u0113",
      "-\u02cce-r\u0113",
      "\u02c8besh-",
      "\u02c8b\u0113s-",
      "\u02c8b\u0113sh-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Another image, from a 13th-century Franco-Flemish bestiary , shows a long-haired Samson prying open the jaws of a lion. \u2014 Edward Rothstein, WSJ , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "His journal, which extends beyond his cactus garden to record encounters with owls and geckos, donkeys and spiders, moths and tortoises, can seem like a medieval bestiary , a nature chronicle with the vividness of a dream. \u2014 Danny Heitman, WSJ , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "The result is a wildly imaginative bestiary that transports its viewer to a different realm, offering a welcome reprieve from our current one. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Feb. 2021",
      "The most common beings in her bestiary are a variety of mer-creatures, ranging from the regal merlion (and cub) to the comical merchicken. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Nov. 2020",
      "And beyond these, the show\u2019s bestiary of Main Street America, its hapless parents and inept leaders, its weird small businesses and petty local politics, its moral pretensions and amoral vanities do ring true, however exaggerated. \u2014 Jacob Bacharach, The New Republic , 3 Apr. 2020",
      "Here, reducing the medieval bestiary to a contemporary footnote makes for a listless conclusion to an otherwise strong and compelling show. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 July 2019",
      "In the galleries The Getty Museum is currently the site of a beastly exhibition about bestiary , the medieval manuscripts that depicted fantastic creatures (unicorns and beavers, oh my!). \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 July 2019",
      "Medieval bestiaries were books that served as compendiums of creatures both fantastic and real. \u2014 Carolina A. Miranda, latimes.com , 11 July 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Medieval Latin bestiarium , from Latin, neuter of bestiarius of beasts, from bestia"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1817, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-150849"
  },
  "bemean":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": debase , lower"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8m\u0113n",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "be- + mean (adjective)"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-152438"
  },
  "beastily":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": bestially"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u0113-st\u0259-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-154456"
  },
  "bean caper":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of several perennial plants constituting the genus Zygophyllum and having usually ill-smelling foliage and flower buds that are used as capers",
      ": a small shrub or tree ( Z. fabago ) of the eastern Mediterranean region and southwestern Asia that has yellow 5-petaled flowers brick red at the base"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-160618"
  },
  "BEngS":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "bachelor of engineering science"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-161708"
  },
  "bemuffled":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": muffled up"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8m\u0259-f\u0259ld",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "be- + muffled"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-165437"
  },
  "bellwether":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that takes the lead or initiative : leader",
      ": an indicator of trends"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8bel-\u02c8we-t\u035fh\u0259r",
      "-\u02ccwe-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "leader",
      "pacemaker",
      "pacer",
      "pacesetter",
      "trendsetter"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "follower",
      "imitator"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "She is a bellwether of fashion.",
      "High-tech bellwethers led the decline in the stock market.",
      "a county that is a bellwether in national elections",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Republicans are hoping to flip three bellwether congressional races in Virginia. \u2014 Mabinty Quarshie, USA TODAY , 20 June 2022",
      "Gene therapy firms are eagerly waiting to see if Bluebird can get insurers to cover its therapies at premium prices, which would be a true bellwether for investors to feel confident that other firms can command similarly high prices. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022",
      "Walmart and Target, a bellwether of the broader American consumer, are both indicating that sales of discretionary items has been slowing. \u2014 David W. Mccombie Iii, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "In fact, there might not be a bigger bellwether in the entire country this year than what happened to fill an open state Senate seat in Down East Maine. \u2014 James Pindell, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
      "The company \u2014 which makes construction equipment among other products \u2014 is a manufacturing bellwether and one of the 30 companies whose stock price influences the Dow Jones Industrial Average. \u2014 Andy Rose, CNN , 14 June 2022",
      "The wine industry also is a highly visible bellwether in the agricultural world, often setting trends that later get adopted in tree-fruit orchards and fields of leafy greens. \u2014 Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle , 14 June 2022",
      "In Asia, the sector is meeting a similar fate, with the Bloomberg Asia Pacific Retail Index down 20% this year and bellwether Australian retail-chain operator Wesfarmers Ltd. falling 26%. \u2014 Lisa Pham, Fortune , 12 June 2022",
      "Microsoft is considered to be a bellwether among large companies for employment practices, and is likely to be emulated by other big employers. \u2014 Jena Mcgregor, Forbes , 9 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
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      "noun"
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      "b\u0113-"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-190731"
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      "transitive verb"
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      "b\u0113-"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-191929"
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      ": to wander aimlessly : fluctuate , ramble"
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    "pronounciation":[
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-192317"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
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      ": the territory ruled by a bey : the jurisdiction of a bey"
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    "pronounciation":[
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      "Turkish beylik , from bey + -lik (suffix used to form abstract nouns)"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-200726"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8bed-f\u0259rd-\u02ccshir",
      "-sh\u0259r"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-202146"
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      "noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-203611"
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    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
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    "definitions":[
      ": to wear or soil with or as if with thumbs"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8th\u0259m",
      "b\u0113-"
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    "history_and_etymology":[
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-213721"
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      "noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-215342"
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      "adjective",
      "noun"
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      ": cloth made of natural undyed wool",
      ": a variable color averaging light grayish-yellowish brown",
      ": a pale to grayish yellow",
      ": of a color that is light grayish-yellowish brown : of the color beige",
      ": lacking distinction : vanilla sense 2",
      ": a yellowish brown"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u0101zh",
      "\u02c8b\u0101zh"
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      "characterless",
      "faceless",
      "featureless",
      "indistinctive",
      "neutral",
      "noncommittal",
      "nondescript",
      "vanilla"
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    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "some food critics have dismissed that chef's version of French cuisine as beige and boring",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Magic Brownie's comes with a true beige and warmer chocolate shade to warm it up or cool it down, and Angel Rave's comes with a bright blue and vivid pink, for the same effect. \u2014 Bella Cacciatore, Glamour , 17 May 2022",
      "Color options include neutral beige , peacock blue, and the charcoal gray that's shown. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 9 May 2022",
      "The cushions are available in a handful of soft colors, plus neutral beige . \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 16 May 2022",
      "Ours was appointed in gloss black and a mix of faux and real leather in a light beige that made the cabin look like the top of a cr\u00e8me br\u00fbl\u00e9e. \u2014 Elana Scherr, Car and Driver , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Although as long as ever, Megan wore one of her most subtle manicures ever \u2014 a glossy beige with pink undertones. \u2014 Marci Robin, Allure , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "While its most recognizable beige , camel, and khaki coloring make the trench considered a very versatile garment, one in a different color feels just as timeless when keeping to its signature silhouette. \u2014 Madeline Fass, Vogue , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "In one of her first moves, Ms. Mirabella had the red walls of Vreeland\u2019s office repainted in shades of beige \u2014 her favorite color. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Dec. 2021",
      "Users have their choice of three neutral shades: rush (a cool pink), pulse (a spicy red-orange), or\u2014Belfiore's favorite flow (a warm beige ). \u2014 Health.com , 9 Dec. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Makeup for Ever is slightly more rosy and Nyx is slightly more beige . \u2014 Elle Turner, Glamour , 20 May 2022",
      "It is refreshed by Caroline\u2019s fleur prints in an earthy shade of beige and white. \u2014 Bianca Salonga, Forbes , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "For months, the three-block stretch of beige single- and double-wide homes bustled with community meetings; residents distributed flyers. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "The three-block stretch of beige single- and double-wide homes bustled with community meetings; residents distributed fliers and newsletters. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "Millennial pink entered the scene as a non-neutral neutral, a modern conceptualization of beige that was quickly commandeered by the beauty, fashion, home furnishings, and technology industries. \u2014 Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Bursts of green crop fields cling close to the water, but in the distance is an unbroken expanse of beige . \u2014 Leon Mccarron, Smithsonian Magazine , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "Shoppers have their choice of eight colors, including neutrals like black and beige , plus bold hues such as yellow and braided combinations of coral, cream, and turquoise. \u2014 Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure , 7 May 2022",
      "An entertaining space known as the White Room is the polar opposite, with mostly white and beige furnishings and dramatic 16-foot ceilings. \u2014 Katherine Clarke, WSJ , 2 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun",
      "borrowed from French, going back to Middle French baige , noun derivative of Old French bege \"uncolored, having the color of natural wool,\" of uncertain origin",
      "Adjective",
      "borrowed from French \u2014 more at beige entry 1"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1819, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1874, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-221945"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": praised unduly",
      ": very puffy or swollen"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8p\u0259ft",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "be- + puffed"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-230325"
  },
  "beemaster":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": beekeeper"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u0113-\u02ccma-st\u0259r",
      "-\u02ccm\u00e4-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-233017"
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  "be privileged":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
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    "definitions":[
      ": to have the good fortune (to have, be, or do something)"
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-005702"
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  "belly offal":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": hide from the belly that does not measure up to the standard of that from other parts"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-011520"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": a genus (the type of the family Bembicidae) of wasps comprising the large solitary or gregarious burrowing sand wasps"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8bem-biks"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, from Greek, buzzing insect, top, whirlpool, cyclone; akin to Greek bombos booming or humming sound"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-012200"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": a supply ship or boat"
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "history_and_etymology":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-014038"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": jujube sense 1"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ber"
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Hindi, from Sanskrit badara"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-015946"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a grayish yellowish brown to light olive brown"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-031143"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": glutton"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-033552"
  },
  "bewailingly":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in a bewailing manner"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8w\u0101-li\u014b-l\u0113",
      "b\u0113-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-040153"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-040233"
  },
  "besticulture":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": exploitation and utilization of wild animals (as by hunting and fishing)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8be-st\u0259-\u02cck\u0259l-ch\u0259r",
      "\u02c8b\u0113-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin bestia beast + English culture"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-055751"
  },
  "bewit":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a slip of leather by which bells are fastened to a hawk's leg in falconry"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8by\u00fc-\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English bewette , from Middle French buie, beue fetter (from Latin bojae , plural, neck-collar, from (assumed) Greek boeiai , from feminine plural of boeios of an ox, from bous ox, cow) + Middle English -ette -et"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-070540"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": wax moth",
      ": a European moth ( Aphomia sociella of the family Pyralidae) that has been introduced into the U.S. and that lays eggs in the nests of bees and wasps",
      ": bumblebee moth"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1829, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-072015"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": steel made by the Bessemer process"
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-073002"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": sparsely covered : besprinkled , bestrewed"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8ska-t\u0259rd",
      "b\u0113-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "be- + scattered"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-073514"
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  "beige gray":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": mouse sense 4a"
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-075904"
  },
  "BEngr":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation"
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      "bachelor of engineering"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-080803"
  },
  "beagler":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that beagles"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-g(\u0259)l\u0259(r)"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-083020"
  },
  "bell vine":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": hedge bindweed"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "so called from the bell-shaped corolla"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-084040"
  },
  "been":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to equal in meaning : have the same connotation as : symbolize",
      ": to have identity with : to constitute the same idea or object as",
      ": to constitute the same class as",
      ": to have a specified qualification or characterization",
      ": to belong to the class of",
      ": to have an objective existence : have reality or actuality : live",
      ": to have, maintain, or occupy a place, situation, or position",
      ": to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted",
      ": to take place : occur",
      ": to come or go",
      ": belong , befall"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-084614"
  },
  "begrudging":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": said, done, or given reluctantly : grudging"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8gr\u0259-ji\u014b",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1846, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-084703"
  },
  "bellum omnium contra omnes":{
    "type":[
      "Latin phrase"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": war of all against all"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8be-lu\u0307m-\u02c8\u022fm-n\u0113-u\u0307m-\u02cck\u022fn-tr\u00e4-\u02c8\u022fm-\u02ccn\u0101s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-085258"
  },
  "beefcake":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a usually photographic display of muscular male physiques",
      ": a man of the type featured in such a display or such men in general \u2014 compare cheesecake"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u0113f-\u02cck\u0101k"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "hunk",
      "pretty boy",
      "stud",
      "superstud"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He's not a great actor but he gets roles anyway because of all the moviegoers interested in beefcake .",
      "He's one of Hollywood's most celebrated beefcakes .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Soon after, Peter happens upon that glen and discovers a stash of Henry\u2019s beefcake mags, which Phil kept. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "The video, which also stars British electro pop-punk singer Luciana, features a lot of cheesecake, beefcake and even some breakdancing. \u2014 Leslie Richin, Billboard , 31 Dec. 2021",
      "Employed by both Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat as a picker at New York\u2019s flea markets and vintage stores, Loughlin repeatedly painted the same strong-jawed, cigarette-smoking beefcake visage on mugs, tables, chairs and other surfaces. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Nov. 2021",
      "To add subscribers, Cory convinced popular beefcake photographers, such as George Quaintance, to promote the service, according to Johnson. \u2014 Michael Waters, The New Yorker , 5 Oct. 2021",
      "Instead, Affleck was the flash-in-the-pan talent who revealed himself to be just another Hollywood beefcake , making stinky action movies like Pearl Harbor and Paycheck. \u2014 Megan Mccluskey, Time , 4 Mar. 2021",
      "But the actor has more than a beefcake physique to his credit. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 18 Nov. 2020",
      "However, the All-Pro known for riffing on pro wrestling and wearing beefcake T-shirts of shirtless quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo has offered pointed comments following the past two ugly upset losses to the Eagles and Dolphins. \u2014 Eric Branch, SFChronicle.com , 16 Oct. 2020",
      "The show\u2019s ultimate depiction of Rock Hudson as a dumb-as-a-rock, barely sentient beefcake is one of its strangest choices; its decision to portray Vivien Leigh as a shrill maniac with a demented voice is yet another. \u2014 Philippa Snow, The New Republic , 1 May 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "beef entry 1 + (cheese)cake"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1949, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-090604"
  },
  "bereave":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to deprive of something",
      ": to take away (a valued or necessary possession) especially by force"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8r\u0113v",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abate",
      "deprive",
      "divest",
      "strip"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "news of a death in the family bereaved them of the unmitigated joy that normally prevails at a wedding"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English bereven , from Old English ber\u0113afian , from be- + r\u0113afian to rob \u2014 more at reave"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-090932"
  },
  "bestie":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": best friend"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8be-st\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Now grab your bestie and fix yourself a bowl of hot dog soup! \u2014 Andrew Walsh, EW.com , 23 June 2022",
      "Here's one way to guarantee that your baby and her bestie automatically win Cutest Best Friend Costume. \u2014 Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping , 21 June 2022",
      "Olivia Rodrigo\u2019s and Billie Eilish\u2019s conversational writing style, for example, project chatting-with-your- bestie intimacy. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
      "Nala is looking forward to walks, hiking and playing with her new bestie . \u2014 Matt Harris, cleveland , 26 May 2022",
      "Gigi Hadid and Blake Lively have been close friends for years after meeting through mutual bestie Taylor Swift. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "The more Lizzie pined for handsome jock Ethan Craft (Clayton Snyder), the harder the nerdy Gordo seemed to fall for his bestie . \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "Hoffman told Vanity Fair that in season 2, Mabel will be meeting someone new, at least, and the character is played by Gomez's real life bestie Cara Delevingne. \u2014 Aim\u00e9e Lutkin, ELLE , 8 May 2022",
      "On TikTok, and elsewhere, that friend is social media strategist and influencer Madi Prettyman \u2014 Taurus, manifester of clear skin, and acne prone skin bestie . \u2014 Christine Jean-baptiste, refinery29.com , 20 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1991, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-093002"
  },
  "Benxi":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "city in the province of Liaoning, northeastern China population 834,000"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8b\u0259n-\u02c8sh\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-100521"
  },
  "Betoyan":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a language family of Chibchan stock in eastern Colombia",
      ": tucano"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "b\u0101-\u02c8t\u014d-y\u0259n",
      "-\u02c8t\u022fi-\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Betoya , a South American Indian people, the language of the Betoya (from Spanish betoya, betoy, betoye , of American Indian origin) + English -an"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-102729"
  },
  "benedictive":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": expressing a wish : precative"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6be-n\u0259-\u00a6dik-tiv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Late Latin benedict us (past participle of benedicere to bless) + English -ive"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-105456"
  },
  "Betjeman":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Sir John 1906\u20131984 British author; poet laureate (1972\u201384)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8be-ch\u0259-m\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-110355"
  },
  "bestud":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to set (a surface) with or as if with studs"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "bi-\u02c8st\u0259d",
      "b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "be- + stud"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-111525"
  },
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    "type":[
      "geographical name"
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    "definitions":[
      "neighborhood abutting Williamsburg in northern Brooklyn, New York"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8bed-f\u0259rd-\u02c8st\u012b-v\u0259-s\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-114941"
  },
  "beggar description":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of beggar description chiefly British \u2014 used to talk about something that is very difficult to describe a plot so complex that it beggars description"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-122808"
  },
  "bellum":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a Persian-gulf boat holding about eight persons and propelled by paddles or poles":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8be-l\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "modification of Persian balam":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105611"
  },
  "be rained off":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to be canceled because of rain":[
        "Today's game was rained off and will be played tomorrow instead."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105749"
  },
  "besetting sin":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a main or constant problem or fault":[
        "My besetting sin is a fondness for sweets."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105928"
  }
}