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{
"fab":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": fabulous",
": a fragment of an antibody that contains one antigen-binding site, one complete light chain, and part of one heavy chain"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fab",
"\u02c8fab"
],
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"A-OK",
"A1",
"awesome",
"bang-up",
"banner",
"beautiful",
"blue-chip",
"blue-ribbon",
"boffo",
"bonny",
"bonnie",
"boss",
"brag",
"brave",
"bully",
"bumper",
"capital",
"choice",
"classic",
"cool",
"corking",
"crackerjack",
"cracking",
"dandy",
"divine",
"dope",
"down",
"dynamite",
"excellent",
"fabulous",
"famous",
"fantabulous",
"fantastic",
"fine",
"first-class",
"first-rate",
"first-string",
"five-star",
"four-star",
"frontline",
"gangbusters",
"gangbuster",
"gilt-edged",
"gilt-edge",
"gone",
"grand",
"great",
"groovy",
"heavenly",
"high-class",
"hot",
"hype",
"immense",
"jim-dandy",
"keen",
"lovely",
"marvelous",
"marvellous",
"mean",
"neat",
"nifty",
"noble",
"number one",
"No. 1",
"numero uno",
"out-of-sight",
"par excellence",
"peachy",
"peachy keen",
"phat",
"prime",
"primo",
"prize",
"prizewinning",
"quality",
"radical",
"righteous",
"sensational",
"slick",
"splendid",
"stellar",
"sterling",
"superb",
"superior",
"superlative",
"supernal",
"swell",
"terrific",
"tip-top",
"top",
"top-notch",
"top-of-the-line",
"top-shelf",
"topflight",
"topping",
"unsurpassed",
"wizard",
"wonderful"
],
"antonyms":[
"atrocious",
"awful",
"execrable",
"lousy",
"pathetic",
"poor",
"rotten",
"terrible",
"vile",
"wretched"
],
"examples":[
"We had a fab time.",
"that designer's new line of spring clothing is absolutely fab",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"How about lemon-squeezing-in Huntsville\u2019s fab new Orion Amphitheater too, Robert? \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 18 May 2022",
"This creates a challenge for generations of offices that were built around durable but uninspiring pre- fab furniture and require immense investments to rehaul, Wisecarver says. \u2014 Chloe Berger, Fortune , 12 May 2022",
"Patrick Gelsinger, who became Intel\u2019s chief executive a year ago, is lobbying Congress to provide grants for fab construction and tax credits for equipment investment. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
"So fab clean rooms are built on enormous concrete slabs on special shock absorbers. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
"The chip shortage has hit the automotive industry particularly hard because automakers canceled orders when the pandemic struck, only to see their fab reservations be snapped up by computer and device manufacturers. \u2014 Tim De Chant, Ars Technica , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Manufacturers say the pre- fab shelters will withstand exposure to chemical, biological and nuclear attacks. \u2014 Megan Cerullo, CBS News , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Here are three of our favorite examples of DADUs in the West, from pre- fab units to modular blueprints and genius, space-saving design ideas. \u2014 Christine Lennon, Sunset Magazine , 1 Mar. 2022",
"The mega- fab would also become a center for training new production engineers. \u2014 Tim De Chant, Ars Technica , 14 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1957, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-171925"
},
"fable":{
"type":"noun",
"definitions":[
"a fictitious narrative or statement such as",
"a legendary story of supernatural happenings",
"a narration intended to enforce a useful truth",
"one in which animals speak and act like human beings",
"falsehood , lie",
"to tell fables",
"to talk or write about as if true",
"a story that is not true",
"a story in which animals speak and act like people and which is usually meant to teach a lesson"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8f\u0101-b\u0259l",
"synonyms":[
"allegory",
"apologue",
"parable"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"a fable about busy ants",
"The story that he won the battle single-handedly is a mere fable .",
"He combines fact and fable to make a more interesting story.",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"This film is an anti-war fable that talks about the common origin of all wars. \u2014 Holly Jones, Variety , 13 June 2022",
"What follows is a fantastical fable of love and suffering, imprisonment and release, mythology and the material world. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2022",
"Elem Klimov\u2019s heart-rending 1985 antiwar fable , about a Soviet youth who joins the fight against the Nazis, screens as a benefit for families affected by the current crisis in Ukraine. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Screenwriter Anna Symon and director Clio Barnard are translating Sarah Perry\u2019s lush Victorian fable into an evocative six-part series starring Claire Danes and Tom Hiddleston. \u2014 Radhika Seth, Vogue , 12 Apr. 2022",
"This performance will be an attempt to combine all 209 fairy tales into one cohesive fable , brought to life by two narrators and a team of actors. \u2014 Naomi Stock, Anchorage Daily News , 7 Apr. 2022",
"The history of a movement, narrated as a documentary fable . \u2014 Lise Pedersen, Variety , 1 Mar. 2022",
"Then about 20 years ago, along comes architect and historian John Crandell, who plumbed contemporary accounts to show that the Wyman fable was not true. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
"In this way, Owen\u2019s challenges in his not-quite-real world of Terrors, work deeply on our hearts, far more effectively than surface-level fable . \u2014 oregonlive , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"Arrebato 4K restoration of Spanish filmmaker Iv\u00e1n Zulueta\u2018s hallucinatory 1980 horror fable about a director and a heroin addict. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Aug. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-163543"
},
"fabrication":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the act or process of fabricating",
": a product of fabrication",
": lie , falsehood",
": confabulation"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccfa-bri-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259n",
"\u02ccfab-ri-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[
"fable",
"fairy tale",
"falsehood",
"falsity",
"fib",
"lie",
"mendacity",
"prevarication",
"story",
"tale",
"taradiddle",
"tarradiddle",
"untruth",
"whopper"
],
"antonyms":[
"truth"
],
"examples":[
"her claim that she had been a nurse during the war proved to be a total fabrication",
"the notion that the Colossus of Rhodes could straddle the harbor was a fabrication of medieval writers",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Other entrants experimented with new fabrication and fitting methods. \u2014 Sophie Bushwick, Scientific American , 9 June 2022",
"Of all artistic mediums, cinema occupies the trickiest space between fabrication and reality, exploiting the porous nature of both to become a third thing entirely: the distortion of the literal truth that becomes internalized as consensus history. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
"The semiconductor industry has a complex value chain that can be roughly broken up into three major components: design, fabrication , and assembly and testing. \u2014 Biman Mukherji, Fortune , 2 Apr. 2022",
"The incubator boasts thousands of job have been created thanks to mentorship and the equipment the facility provides: labs for 3D printing, electronics, metal and plastic fabrication and other uses. \u2014 Lisa Donovan, chicagotribune.com , 13 Dec. 2021",
"But China may soon catch up in two important arenas: semiconductor fabrication and chip design. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 12 Dec. 2021",
"Focused on fabrication and manufacture, Fab Labs offer students and entrepreneurs access to space and equipment. \u2014 Trevor Clawson, Forbes , 12 Dec. 2021",
"But China may soon catch up in two important arenas: semiconductor fabrication and chip design. \u2014 Graham Allison And Eric Schmidt, WSJ , 7 Dec. 2021",
"Fundraising for the $100-million project now stands at $61.5 million, and the Getty Foundation is providing $3 million for the artist commissions, fabrication and conservation. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 Oct. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English fabricacionne, borrowed from Latin fabric\u0101ti\u014dn-, fabric\u0101ti\u014d, from fabric\u0101re, fabric\u0101r\u012b \"to fashion, shape, construct\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at fabricate ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170525"
},
"fabulous":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": resembling or suggesting a fable : of an incredible, astonishing, or exaggerated nature",
": wonderful , marvelous",
": told in or based on fable",
": extremely good",
": very great in amount or size",
": told in or based on fable"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fa-by\u0259-l\u0259s",
"\u02c8fa-by\u0259-l\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[
"fabled",
"legendary",
"mythical",
"mythic"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"I had a fabulous time.",
"The weather has been fabulous .",
"He is making fabulous amounts of money.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There's a fabulous conjunction between Venus and Uranus in your 4th House of Foundations and Family, casting a happy glow over your abode. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 11 June 2022",
"At the beginning of each episode, the judges strutted down the catwalk in their fabulous ensembles that were also inspired by the episode\u2019s theme. \u2014 Greg Emmanuel, Essence , 10 June 2022",
"Amid the judges' table chaos, there is one familiar face: host Cat Deeley, who will surely continue to guide fans through the season with that iconic accent and fabulous outfits. \u2014 Ashley Boucher, EW.com , 10 June 2022",
"On Wednesday, the Quantico actress donned a fabulous black and white gown designed by Robert Wun \u2014 complete with dramatic ruffles and a figure-hugging bodice \u2014 and a statement diamond-and-emerald necklace from luxury jewelry house Bulgari. \u2014 Michelle Lee, PEOPLE.com , 10 June 2022",
"Another fabulous option alongside crudit\u00e9 or crackers of your choice, olives and cheese hold up exceptionally well on a hot beach if they're submerged in this DIY marinade. \u2014 Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping , 6 June 2022",
"But Nadal arrived at Roland Garros with his fabulous memories and his longtime physician, Angel Ruiz-Cotorro, who was able to help Nadal manage the pain and a very rough draw. \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2022",
"The Inn at Mountain View Farm in East Burke, Vermont, has quite a fabulous history and an idyllic setting. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2022",
"Lady Bunny hosts the inaugural edition of this dragstravaganza featuring 10 \u2014 count \u2018em, 10 \u2014 fabulous drag queens. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English fabulous, fabulose \"legendary, mythical,\" borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French fabuleux, borrowed from Latin f\u0101bul\u014dsus \"celebrated in legend, resembling an invented story, mythical,\" from f\u0101bula \"talk, account, fable entry 1 \" + -\u014dsus -ous ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184000"
},
"fabulously":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": resembling or suggesting a fable : of an incredible, astonishing, or exaggerated nature",
": wonderful , marvelous",
": told in or based on fable",
": extremely good",
": very great in amount or size",
": told in or based on fable"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fa-by\u0259-l\u0259s",
"\u02c8fa-by\u0259-l\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[
"fabled",
"legendary",
"mythical",
"mythic"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"I had a fabulous time.",
"The weather has been fabulous .",
"He is making fabulous amounts of money.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There's a fabulous conjunction between Venus and Uranus in your 4th House of Foundations and Family, casting a happy glow over your abode. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 11 June 2022",
"At the beginning of each episode, the judges strutted down the catwalk in their fabulous ensembles that were also inspired by the episode\u2019s theme. \u2014 Greg Emmanuel, Essence , 10 June 2022",
"Amid the judges' table chaos, there is one familiar face: host Cat Deeley, who will surely continue to guide fans through the season with that iconic accent and fabulous outfits. \u2014 Ashley Boucher, EW.com , 10 June 2022",
"On Wednesday, the Quantico actress donned a fabulous black and white gown designed by Robert Wun \u2014 complete with dramatic ruffles and a figure-hugging bodice \u2014 and a statement diamond-and-emerald necklace from luxury jewelry house Bulgari. \u2014 Michelle Lee, PEOPLE.com , 10 June 2022",
"Another fabulous option alongside crudit\u00e9 or crackers of your choice, olives and cheese hold up exceptionally well on a hot beach if they're submerged in this DIY marinade. \u2014 Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping , 6 June 2022",
"But Nadal arrived at Roland Garros with his fabulous memories and his longtime physician, Angel Ruiz-Cotorro, who was able to help Nadal manage the pain and a very rough draw. \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2022",
"The Inn at Mountain View Farm in East Burke, Vermont, has quite a fabulous history and an idyllic setting. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2022",
"Lady Bunny hosts the inaugural edition of this dragstravaganza featuring 10 \u2014 count \u2018em, 10 \u2014 fabulous drag queens. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English fabulous, fabulose \"legendary, mythical,\" borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French fabuleux, borrowed from Latin f\u0101bul\u014dsus \"celebrated in legend, resembling an invented story, mythical,\" from f\u0101bula \"talk, account, fable entry 1 \" + -\u014dsus -ous ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184550"
},
"facade":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the front of a building",
": any face of a building given special architectural treatment",
": a false, superficial , or artificial appearance or effect",
": the face or front of a building"
],
"pronounciation":[
"f\u0259-\u02c8s\u00e4d",
"f\u0259-\u02c8s\u00e4d"
],
"synonyms":[
"face",
"forehead",
"forepart",
"front"
],
"antonyms":[
"back",
"rear",
"rearward",
"reverse"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Boritt designed a sprawling Malibu glass house that could double as status symbol and a trippy facade to project the characters' insecurities. \u2014 Leena Kim, Town & Country , 12 June 2022",
"Charlotte of the Upper West Side was built with a nearly airtight facade , with triple-glazed windows featuring four panes of glass. \u2014 Ingrid Abramovitch, ELLE Decor , 6 June 2022",
"Housed in an eight-story factory from the \u201850s, Mona plays on its wilder and more industrial assets: There\u2019s a bold iron staircase, terrazzo floors, original metal windows, and a marble facade . \u2014 Monica Mendal, Vogue , 4 June 2022",
"The exhibit begins with a red-carpet walk through a white-columned facade intended to resemble the North Portico of the White House. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 May 2022",
"Trojans, by contrast, appear to be useful, legitimate programs, putting up a pretty facade to hide background activities like stealing your personal data. \u2014 PCMAG , 24 Mar. 2022",
"The owners also plan to roughly double the size of neighboring 545 Sansome St. and add a new facade to create a modern office building at the cost of around $150 million. \u2014 Roland Li, San Francisco Chronicle , 22 Mar. 2022",
"The building, which serves as a diplomatic gathering space for Ukraine\u2019s leaders, features a fanciful facade studded with images of mermaids and animals. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 Mar. 2022",
"On the outside, the building features a limestone and bronze facade , giving it an immediate sense of warmth. \u2014 Helena Madden, Robb Report , 19 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from French, going back to Middle French fassade, borrowed from Italian facciata, from faccia \"face\" (going back to Vulgar Latin *facia ) + -ata -ade \u2014 more at face entry 1 ",
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1681, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-092003"
},
"facetiousness":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish",
": meant to be humorous or funny : not serious",
": intended or trying to be funny"
],
"pronounciation":[
"f\u0259-\u02c8s\u0113-sh\u0259s",
"f\u0259-\u02c8s\u0113-sh\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[
"clever",
"humorous",
"jocular",
"smart",
"witty"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"The portrait is good, the prose embroidered here with the facetious parlance\u2014is that the word?\u2014of clubs. \u2014 V. S. Pritchett , \"Club and Country,\" 1949 , in A Man of Letters , 1985",
"Nor was Liebling seriously asserting that his facetious bit of investigation into Tin Pan Alley history constituted a refutation of Sartre's philosophy. \u2014 Raymond Sokolov , Wayward Reporter , 1980",
"\u2026 old ladies shrivelling to nothing in a forest of flowers and giant facetious get-well cards \u2026 \u2014 John Updike , Trust Me , 1962",
"the essay is a facetious commentary on the absurdity of war as a solution for international disputes",
"a facetious and tasteless remark about people in famine-stricken countries being spared the problem of overeating",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Now, Courtney, this is a way of asking the question in a facetious manner, but there is a kernel here. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 27 May 2022",
"Extending their doofus-and-diva act to the classrooms, corridors, and teachers\u2019 lounge transfers their personal careerism into a facetious representation of a major social institution. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Check out Warrick\u2019s facetious reaction to her aunt\u2019s meet-up with Rihanna below. \u2014 Glenn Rowley, Billboard , 2 Feb. 2022",
"But Sorkin ignores that inconvenient truth by giving this dramatic biopic a facetious documentary structure. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 18 Feb. 2022",
"An index should be objective, but some indexers can\u2019t resist expressing subjective judgments, or even mocking a book\u2019s contents with facetious or insulting entries. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Feb. 2022",
"The title does not refer to Julie, by the way, but is a throwaway, somewhat facetious , reference to that other lover, Eivind (Herbert Nordrum), the one who doesn\u2019t think Julie is sensible. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Spielberg\u2019s own career then seemed upended by misguided egotism, not necessarily his own, but that of a faction hiding behind a facetious pretense of moral values and public trust. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 10 Dec. 2021",
"And the other screen Bonds have their admirers, despite the lesser movies\u2019 unevenness or facetious gadgetry. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 8 Oct. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Middle French facetieux, facecieux, from facetie \"joke, jesting remark\" (borrowed from Latin fac\u0113tia, fac\u0113tiae \"cleverness, wit,\" in plural sense, \"amusing things, jests\") + -eux (going back to Latin -\u014dsus -ous ) \u2014 more at facetiae ",
"first_known_use":[
"1594, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194427"
},
"facilely":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": easily accomplished or attained",
": shallow , simplistic",
": used or comprehended with ease",
": readily manifested and often lacking sincerity or depth",
": mild or pleasing in manner or disposition",
": ready , fluent",
": poised , assured"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fa-s\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"one-dimensional",
"shallow",
"skin-deep",
"superficial"
],
"antonyms":[
"deep",
"profound"
],
"examples":[
"But in the less palmy days of their marriage and the final years of his life, Lennon produced (with Yoko's help) shallow, facile recordings that cannibalized his early work. \u2014 Francine Prose , The Lives of the Muses , 2002",
"Melville shrank from atheism, and from all facile theisms. \u2014 John Updike , Hugging the Shore , (1983) 1984",
"\u2026 I saw that my old enemy was dead, Amy [Lowell], noble Amy. How I despised myself then for my facile self-pity and for my failure to die\u2014how she seemed to have worsted me once again. \u2014 Conrad Aiken 14 May 1925 , in Selected Letters of Conrad Aiken , 1978",
"This problem needs more than just a facile solution.",
"He is a wonderfully facile writer.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The brief\u2019s argument that FIFRA does not expressly preempt state-law liability claims is a straight rehash of the Ninth Circuit\u2019s flawed, facile reasoning in Hardeman. \u2014 Glenn G. Lammi, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"In a lecturous speech delivered Thursday at Stanford University, the 44th president succeeded in the facile task of diagnosing the cause and effect of our poisonous social media ecosystem. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Until then, the musical, a facile , satirical stage treatment of a far better movie, bounces from one insincere interlude to the next, doling out bits of exposition without establishing any compelling rationale to feel for its characters. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Biden more than anyone should realize that the facile belief that Donald Trump or other Republicans had it within their power to shut down the pandemic at any point was partisan opportunism and tripe. \u2014 Rich Lowry, National Review , 24 Dec. 2021",
"Moli\u00e8re is not our contemporary in some facile and fatuous way. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 1 Feb. 2022",
"Marusic's point isn't to draw a facile parallel between Putinism and Nazism. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Whatever the facile comparisons, familiar symbols and fearful words, this Canadian protest isn't a grassroots revolt or even a Prairie brushfire. \u2014 Andrew Cohen, CNN , 3 Feb. 2022",
"That walking, back-of-the-head shot is one of the soggiest conventions of the steadicam era, a facile way of conveying characters\u2019 own fields of vision while anchoring the action on them. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 25 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin facilis \"easy, accommodating, nimble,\" from fac-, stem of facere \"to make, bring about, perform, do\" + -ilis -ile entry 1 \u2014 more at fact ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222532"
},
"facilitate":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to make easier : help bring about",
": to make easier",
": to increase the likelihood, strength, or effectiveness of (as behavior or a response)",
": to lower the threshold for transmission of (an impulse)",
": to make easier : help bring about"
],
"pronounciation":[
"f\u0259-\u02c8si-l\u0259-\u02cct\u0101t",
"f\u0259-\u02c8si-l\u0259-\u02cct\u0101t",
"f\u0259-\u02c8sil-\u0259-\u02cct\u0101t",
"f\u0259-\u02c8si-l\u0259-\u02cct\u0101t"
],
"synonyms":[
"ease",
"grease",
"loosen (up)",
"smooth",
"unclog"
],
"antonyms":[
"complicate"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This prompts the transcription of early viral mRNA proteins, including host range factors that can evade the immune system and facilitate the synthesis of viral RNA products. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"To a degree, the conversation is similar to those around substance abuse treatment or behavioral health access, Shore said, where an employer might facilitate moving someone to another state for a service unavailable locally. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
"The Paso a Paso Puerto Rico Recruitment Program aims to provide moving and support services and facilitate teacher certification for Puerto Rican teachers who agree to teach in Hartford in the upcoming school year. \u2014 Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant , 20 May 2022",
"An online platform that dismisses outside criticism from users and advertisers can host racist hate speech and facilitate user radicalization with few consequences. \u2014 Clare Duffy And Sara O'brien, CNN , 18 May 2022",
"The mayor\u2019s office said the nonprofit Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta will facilitate the relocation using Atlanta\u2019s American Rescue Plan funds. \u2014 Wilborn Nobles, ajc , 17 May 2022",
"The stilts are just one of many trust exercises the Harts facilitate for Utah\u2019s street community. \u2014 Saige Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 May 2022",
"The decline was due almost entirely to the expiration of stimulus programs created to shepherd the economy through the COVID pandemic, and the rapid economic growth those programs helped facilitate . \u2014 Ben Ritz, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"To wit: In late April, the team\u2019s Ryan Stenta also helped facilitate the $70.5 million penthouse sale at 432 Park Avenue. \u2014 Virginia K. Smith, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"probably from Middle French faciliter \"to make easy\" (borrowed from Italian facilitare, verbal derivative of facilit\u00e0 facility ) + -ate entry 4 ",
"first_known_use":[
"1599, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215950"
},
"facility":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the quality of being easily performed",
": ease in performance : aptitude",
": readiness of compliance",
": something that makes an action, operation, or course of conduct easier",
": lavatory sense 2",
": something (such as a hospital) that is built, installed, or established to serve a particular purpose",
": something built for a particular purpose",
": something that makes an action, operation, or activity easier",
": ease in doing something",
": the quality of being easily performed",
": ease in performance : aptitude",
": something (as a hospital) that is built, installed, or established to serve a particular purpose"
],
"pronounciation":[
"f\u0259-\u02c8si-l\u0259-t\u0113",
"f\u0259-\u02c8si-l\u0259-t\u0113",
"f\u0259-\u02c8sil-\u0259t-\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"complex",
"establishment",
"installation"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"The facilities are at the end of the corridor.",
"He had a great facility for writing.",
"He had great facility with words.",
"She handled the crisis with facility .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Freeport LNG, which liquefies and exports natural gas from Quintana Island, Texas, said its facility won\u2019t resume full operations until late 2022 after a fire that broke out last week. \u2014 Jinjoo Lee, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
"Shadowbox Studios, formerly Blackhall Studios, is going all in on delivering studio space amid a global crunch, unveiling plans on Tuesday to more than double the size of its Atlanta facility . \u2014 Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 June 2022",
"His natural facility as a performer told a different story. \u2014 Marley Marius, Vogue , 14 June 2022",
"At its Tulsa facility , management was trying to weed out inefficiencies in the production process. \u2014 Fabio Belloni, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"The company\u2019s Shanghai plant, which had slowed production in recent weeks amid severe COVID-19 restrictions, is returning to full strength and its Austin, Texas, facility is ramping up production as well, Musk said. \u2014 Edward Ludlow, Fortune , 13 June 2022",
"SpaceX has been working on its next-generation rocket from its Texas test facility and is awaiting approval for its first orbital test launch from the Federal Aviation Administration. \u2014 Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel , 13 June 2022",
"Lula Lounge was among the things Montoyo missed most about Toronto from 2020 to 2021, when Canada\u2019s pandemic border restrictions forced the Blue Jays to play a majority of their home games in Buffalo and their spring-training facility in Florida. \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022",
"Silver Bay Seafoods has grown quickly since opening its first facility in Sitka in 2007. \u2014 Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News , 10 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English facilite \"gentleness,\" borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French facilit\u00e9 \"quality of being easily performed,\" borrowed from Latin facilit\u0101t-, facilit\u0101s, from facilis \"easy, facile \" + -it\u0101t-, -it\u0101s -ity ",
"first_known_use":[
"1531, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-230035"
},
"facsimile":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
"an exact copy",
"a system of transmitting and reproducing graphic matter (such as printing or still pictures) by means of signals sent over telephone lines",
"an exact copy",
"a system of sending and reproducing printed matter or pictures by means of signals sent over telephone lines"
],
"pronounciation":[
"fak-\u02c8si-m\u0259-l\u0113",
"fak-\u02c8si-m\u0259-l\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"alter ego",
"carbon",
"carbon copy",
"clone",
"counterpart",
"doppelg\u00e4nger",
"doppelganger",
"double",
"duplicate",
"duplication",
"fetch",
"image",
"likeness",
"look-alike",
"match",
"mirror image",
"picture",
"replica",
"ringer",
"spit",
"spitting image",
"twin"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"A facsimile of the world's first computer was exhibited in the museum.",
"the family resemblance is so strong that the boy is virtually a pint-size facsimile of his father",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"After surveying the inventory at the Gucci store, Ms. Glaum-Lathbury headed down to Canal Street to peruse the knockoffs being hawked to tourists \u2014 people who longed for the status conferred by a Gucci handbag, or at least a convincing facsimile . \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022",
"For example, what appears to be a mannequin might actually be a real person or at least a facsimile of one. \u2014 Scott Luxor, sun-sentinel.com , 8 Oct. 2021",
"Still, the new recording is more a facsimile than an addendum. \u2014 Carrie Battan, The New Yorker , 17 Nov. 2021",
"But that game plan would produce a weak facsimile of Mississippi State, a team that Alabama held to nine points this season. \u2014 Christopher Smith, al , 8 Nov. 2021",
"The space has a sparse, futuristic feel; there\u2019s a 3D print facsimile of a boulder from the Alps that is supposed to symbolize the synthesis of technological innovation, appreciation for the natural world, and Swiss charisma. \u2014 Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online , 6 Oct. 2021",
"The finding, published last October in Nature Neuroscience, suggests that in many cases, a memory isn\u2019t a facsimile of past perceptions that gets replayed. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Pranksters quickly found that some basic photoshop skills could offer a reasonable facsimile of an NFT avatar. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Jan. 2022",
"Plus, one of the major characters comes off like a facsimile of Steve Ditko (who created the Question, the Charlton hero that inspired Rorschach), while Dark Knight Returns writer-artist Frank Miller appears as himself. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 8 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"from the Latin phrase fac simile \"make alike,\" from fac, singular imperative of facere \"to make, do, perform\" + simile, neuter of similis \"like, similar\" \u2014 more at fact , same entry 1 ",
"first_known_use":[
"1691, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-164422"
},
"fact":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": something that has actual existence",
": an actual occurrence",
": a piece of information presented as having objective reality",
": the quality of being actual : actuality",
": a thing done: such as",
": crime",
": action",
": feat",
": performance , doing",
": in truth",
": something that really exists or has occurred",
": a true piece of information",
": in truth : actually",
": something that has actual existence : a matter of objective reality",
": any of the circumstances of a case that exist or are alleged to exist in reality : a thing whose actual occurrence or existence is to be determined by the evidence presented at trial \u2014 see also finding of fact at finding , judicial notice , question of fact at question , trier of fact \u2014 compare law , opinion",
": a fact particularly related to the parties to an especially administrative proceeding \u2014 compare legislative fact in this entry",
": a fact that has no direct relation to or immediate bearing on the case or matter in question \u2014 compare material fact in this entry",
": a fact that relates to the determination of a constitutional issue (as violation of a constitutional right)",
": a fact that is part of the situation from which a case arises and that is established by testimony or other evidence",
": a fact of general social, economic, or scientific relevance that does not change from case to case \u2014 compare adjudicative fact in this entry",
": a fact that affects decision making: as",
": a fact upon which the outcome of all or part of a lawsuit depends",
": a fact that would influence a reasonable person under the circumstances in making an investment decision (as in purchasing a security or voting for a corporate officer or action)",
": evidentiary fact in this entry",
": evidentiary fact in this entry",
": a conclusion of law or especially mixed fact and law that is necessary to the determination of issues in a case and that is established by evidentiary facts \u2014 compare evidentiary fact in this entry",
": as a factual matter : established by fact rather than as a matter of law"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fakt",
"\u02c8fakt"
],
"synonyms":[
"actuality",
"factuality",
"materiality",
"reality"
],
"antonyms":[
"irreality",
"unreality"
],
"examples":[
"Rapid electronic communication is now a fact .",
"The book is filled with interesting facts and figures.",
"He did it, and that's a fact .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In fact , Skin Medicinals is estimated to have already saved the healthcare industry over $100 million. \u2014 Jane Hanson, Forbes , 18 June 2022",
"In fact , in 2006, the city of Fairbanks canceled all outdoor activities due to the over-abundance of yellow jackets, and two people died from their stings. \u2014 Bethany Brookshire, Good Housekeeping , 18 June 2022",
"So when TheraBody announced that their newest tool was in fact an all-in-one facial device, I was intrigued. \u2014 Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country , 18 June 2022",
"In fact , the smartphone comparison is not quite right. \u2014 Tim Folger, Scientific American , 18 June 2022",
"In fact , the Pfizer shot appears to cause less fever and fatigue than the Moderna one, although direct comparisons are not available. \u2014 Matthew Herper And Helen Branswell, STAT , 18 June 2022",
"In fact , doing abs work too frequently\u2014especially every day\u2014is actually counterproductive to most exercise goals. \u2014 Jenny Mccoy, SELF , 18 June 2022",
"In fact , the bassist did that a lot throughout the set with Hagar often preoccupied signing autographs or pouring booze. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 17 June 2022",
"In fact , all 24 counties with under 30% of population having received at least one dose voted for Trump compared to Biden, in some cases by as much as 90%. \u2014 Mary Kekatos, ABC News , 17 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Latin factum \"deed, action, real event,\" noun derivative from neuter of factus, past participle of facere \"to make, bring about, perform, do,\" going back to a suffixed form *d h h 1 -k-i\u032fe- (with perfect f\u0113c\u012b from *d h eh 1 -k- ) of Indo-European *d h h 1 -, d h eh 1 - \"put, place, make, do\" \u2014 more at do entry 1 ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214548"
},
"facticity":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the quality or state of being a fact"
],
"pronounciation":[
"fak-\u02c8ti-s\u0259-t\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"factuality",
"sooth",
"trueness",
"truth",
"verity"
],
"antonyms":[
"falseness",
"falsity",
"untruth"
],
"examples":[
"the facticity of the information is not at issue; it's whether something so private should ever be made public"
],
"history_and_etymology":" fact + -icity (as in authenticity ), perhaps after German Faktizit\u00e4t ",
"first_known_use":[
"1869, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-175218"
},
"faction":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"noun combining form"
],
"definitions":[
": a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique",
": party spirit especially when marked by dissension",
": making : -fication"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fak-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[
"bloc",
"block",
"body",
"coalition",
"party",
"sect",
"set",
"side",
"wing"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The committee soon split into factions .",
"several factions within the environmental movement have joined forces to save this wilderness area",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"At the same time, the GOP's extreme right-wing and pro-Trump faction has been rallying against LGBTQ rights. \u2014 Jill Filipovic, CNN , 21 June 2022",
"Fetus as a person Later that year, however, as an ultra-conservative faction within the denomination acquired power from more moderate leaders, things began to change. \u2014 Susan M. Shaw, The Conversation , 17 June 2022",
"Its ranks included ultranationalist right-wingers, pro-peace leftists, centrists, and, for the first time ever, an Arab Israeli political faction , all coming together to govern. \u2014 Neri Zilber, The Christian Science Monitor , 14 June 2022",
"In the succeeding years, the liberal justices\u2019 power gave way to the ascendancy of the court\u2019s centrist faction in the early 1970s and eventually to the conservative bloc in the 1980s and beyond. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 8 June 2022",
"As the anti-Bukele protests began to wind down, a small pro-Bukele faction briefly made an appearance on Figueroa Street. \u2014 Soudi Jim\u00e9nez, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
"Last month, a faction led by the Young Republicans tried to oust some veteran party leaders, including Liliana Ros, who has been with the party for more than 40 years. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
"Control of the ship went back and forth between a moderate faction and one that wanted to impose martial law. \u2014 Neima Jahromi, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
"Yekaterinburg has a strong pro-Putin and pro-war faction . \u2014 Amy Kellogg, Fox News , 20 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1509, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202528"
},
"factitious":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": produced by humans rather than by natural forces",
": formed by or adapted to an artificial or conventional standard",
": produced by special effort : not genuine",
": of, relating to, or affected with factitious disorder",
": not produced or arising by natural means",
": of, relating to, or affected by factitious disorder"
],
"pronounciation":[
"fak-\u02c8ti-sh\u0259s",
"fak-\u02c8tish-\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[
"artificial",
"bogus",
"dummy",
"ersatz",
"fake",
"false",
"faux",
"imitation",
"imitative",
"man-made",
"mimic",
"mock",
"pretend",
"sham",
"simulated",
"substitute",
"synthetic"
],
"antonyms":[
"genuine",
"natural",
"real"
],
"examples":[
"presumably the statue is of factitious marble, because for that price you're not going to get the real stuff",
"the factitious friendliness shown by the beauty-pageant contestants to one another"
],
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Latin fact\u012bcius \"manufactured, artificial,\" from factus (past participle of facere \"to make, create, bring about\") + -\u012bcius -itious \u2014 more at fact ",
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1624, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215913"
},
"factor":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": one who acts or transacts business for another: such as",
": broker sense 1b",
": one that lends money to producers and dealers (as on the security of accounts receivable)",
": one that actively contributes to the production of a result : ingredient",
": a substance that functions in or promotes the function of a particular physiological process or bodily system",
": a good or service (such as land, labor, or capital) used in the process of production",
": gene",
": any of the numbers or symbols in mathematics that when multiplied together form a product (see product sense 1 )",
": a number or symbol that divides another number or symbol",
": a quantity by which a given quantity is multiplied or divided in order to indicate a difference in measurement",
": to work as a factor",
": to resolve into factors",
": to include or admit as a factor",
": to exclude as a factor",
": something that helps produce a result",
": any of the numbers that when multiplied together form a product",
": to be considered in making a judgment",
": to find the factors of a number",
": something that actively contributes to the production of a result",
": a substance that functions in or promotes the function of a particular physiological process or bodily system",
": gene",
": one who acts or transacts business for another: as",
": a commercial agent who buys or sells goods for others on commission",
": one that lends money to producers and dealers (as on the security of accounts receivable)",
": a person or thing that actively contributes to the production of a result"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fak-t\u0259r",
"\u02c8fak-t\u0259r",
"\u02c8fak-t\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"agent",
"assignee",
"attorney",
"commissary",
"delegate",
"deputy",
"envoy",
"minister",
"procurator",
"proxy",
"rep",
"representative"
],
"antonyms":[
"allow (for)",
"consider",
"provide (for)",
"regard"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"There were several factors contributing to their recent decline.",
"Poor planning was a major factor in the company's failure.",
"6, 4, 3, and 2 are factors of 12.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Contacted later, Seidel said that her just-turned-one-year-old daughter was the key factor in her deciding to take the Park District position. \u2014 Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune , 16 June 2022",
"Suder said his father\u2019s guidance and influence have been a key factor in his development, and his drive to succeed at the next level. \u2014 Jonathan Saxon, The Courier-Journal , 16 June 2022",
"Learning the strengths of your team and recognizing their expertise is a key factor . \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"MIRANDA KWOK Authenticity is such a key factor of this piece. \u2014 Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 June 2022",
"Keeping up a consistent regimen also plays a key factor in the effectiveness of one's daily skin care routine. \u2014 Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR , 14 June 2022",
"Heading into this game, Phoenix understood possession was going to be a key factor in winning \u2014 or El Paso would start picking them apart, and slowly that was what El Paso achieved. \u2014 Marlee Zanna Thompson, The Arizona Republic , 12 June 2022",
"The station was a key factor in the city\u2019s canning industry as the canneries shipped their products nationwide. \u2014 Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun , 10 June 2022",
"The mandate for a negative test result before air travel to the U.S. has been a key factor driving people to be hesitant about international trips, according to travel industry officials. \u2014 Kelly Yamanouchi, ajc , 10 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"As of now, LIV Golf events don\u2019t factor into the official world golf rankings. \u2014 Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
"The figure did not factor in new college graduates for this year. \u2014 Laura He, CNN , 13 June 2022",
"This does not factor in the fact that security is also generally seen as an unforeseen consequence. \u2014 James Carder, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"The report, shared with CNN, notes, however, that while achieving that strong job growth milestone in such a short period is notable, the numbers do not factor in the number of new jobs that would have been created if there had not been a pandemic. \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 2 May 2022",
"MedPAC\u2019s estimates of excess payments, when compared with traditional Medicare, are exaggerated, AHIP executives said, because its calculations do not factor in all differences between the two payment systems. \u2014 Christopher Rowland, Washington Post , 5 June 2022",
"Oakland starter Cole Irvin limited Houston to one run in 5 2/3 innings but didn\u2019t factor into the decision. \u2014 Ben Ross, Chron , 1 June 2022",
"The veteran right-hander allowed six hits in six-plus scoreless innings at Yankee Stadium but did not factor in the decision. \u2014 Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune , 23 May 2022",
"Throughout the rest of the story, Frances thinks about the New Testament and often references biblical characters, but this doesn't factor into the show at all. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 15 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1621, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225416"
},
"factory":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a station where factors reside and trade",
": a building or set of buildings with facilities for manufacturing",
": the seat of some kind of production",
": a place where products are manufactured"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fak-t(\u0259-)r\u0113",
"\u02c8fak-t\u0259-r\u0113",
"\u02c8fak-tr\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"manufactory",
"mill",
"plant",
"shop",
"works",
"workshop"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"She got a job in the factory .",
"the new factory will create hundreds of much-needed jobs",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Consumer spending and factory output both shrank sharply in April, while unemployment has surged to the highest level since the initial coronavirus outbreak in early 2020. \u2014 Laura He, CNN , 10 June 2022",
"Industrialization had begun to draw white Northeastern women out of the home and into the factory and the schoolhouse. \u2014 Helen A. Cooper, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
"First responders rescued two Mars Wrigley employees who fell into a chocolate tank Thursday at an Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, factory . \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 9 June 2022",
"This awesome little tortilla factory near Gulfgate Mall is hard to miss, as the bright green and yellow exterior serves as a beacon for every taco lover that passes by. \u2014 Marco Torres, Chron , 9 June 2022",
"Several similar apparel businesses, by contrast, still supply completed goods from South Asia, where countries are burdened by factory lockdowns and shipping delays at crowded ports. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
"Cones had been set up around the factory and the local fire department was on scene at the time of publication. \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 9 June 2022",
"The shop\u2019s certified organic ceremonial grade matcha is produced in a factory 45 minutes from Uji City, Japan \u2013 the birthplace of traditional tea. \u2014 Sarah Burchard, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"Children are factory -set for adversity, insulated with fast-healing bodies and an innate sense of adventure and danger. \u2014 John Briley, Washington Post , 8 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":" fact(or) entry 1 + -ory entry 1 ; in sense 1 after Portuguese feitoria ; in sense 2 perhaps short for manufactory ",
"first_known_use":[
"1582, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203953"
},
"fad":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"noun ()"
],
"definitions":[
": a practice or interest followed for a time with exaggerated zeal : craze",
": flavin adenine dinucleotide",
": something that is very popular for a short time",
": flavin adenine dinucleotide"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fad",
"\u02ccef-\u02cc\u0101-\u02c8d\u0113",
"\u02c8fad",
"\u02ccef-(\u02cc)\u0101-\u02c8d\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"buzz",
"chic",
"craze",
"dernier cri",
"enthusiasm",
"fashion",
"flavor",
"go",
"hot ticket",
"last word",
"latest",
"mode",
"rage",
"sensation",
"style",
"ton",
"trend",
"vogue"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Noun (1)",
"She's always interested in the latest fads .",
"once the fad for that kind of music had passed, nobody would have been caught dead listening to it"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"1867, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (2)",
"1944, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221620"
},
"fade":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to lose freshness, strength, or vitality : wither",
": to lose freshness or brilliance of color",
": to sink away : vanish",
": to change gradually in loudness, strength, or visibility",
": to lose braking power gradually",
": to move back from the line of scrimmage",
": to move in a slight to moderate slice",
": to cause to fade",
": fade-out",
": a gradual changing of one picture to another in a motion-picture or television sequence",
": a fading of an automobile brake",
": a slight to moderate and usually intentional slice in golf",
": a hairstyle similar to a crew cut in which the hair on top of the head stands high",
": insipid , commonplace",
": to lose or cause to lose brightness of color",
": to dry up : wither",
": to grow dim or faint"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u0101d",
"\u02c8f\u00e4d",
"\u02c8f\u0101d"
],
"synonyms":[
"dematerialize",
"disappear",
"dissolve",
"evanesce",
"evaporate",
"flee",
"fly",
"melt",
"sink",
"vanish"
],
"antonyms":[
"appear",
"materialize"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But as the day went on, and the death toll continued to climb, that numbness started to fade . \u2014 Rose Minutaglio, ELLE , 4 June 2022",
"Such occurrences have become so regular, news of them is likely to fade fast. \u2014 Michael Tarm And Corey Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 31 May 2022",
"Tile is less likely to fade from sun exposure and more water-resistant than hardwood flooring. \u2014 Daniel Bortz, Good Housekeeping , 31 May 2022",
"New York has outscored Carolina, 7-2, at its famed venue this postseason, and with the Tampa Bay Lightning awaiting the winner following their sweep of Florida, the Rangers have yet to fade from a position of weariness. \u2014 Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY , 27 May 2022",
"Neuzil said the Novavax shot could prove more durable than the mRNA shots, whose capacity to prevent infection seems to fade after several months. \u2014 Arthur Allen And Sarah Jane Tribble, Baltimore Sun , 26 May 2022",
"Rickard said that criticism of the ads has begun to fade , as fans catch onto the joke. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 18 May 2022",
"And remember that dark colors, like a deep nautical blue, are going to fade much quicker than lighter colors. \u2014 Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 May 2022",
"Then the man's voice seemed to fade , so the controller in Fort Pierce asked for the passenger's cellphone number to enable controllers at Palm Beach International Airport to communicate with him more clearly. \u2014 Chron , 12 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In Lab testing, the ammonia-free at-home dye offered even coverage, left hair visibly shiny, and was fade -resistant when used to cover up gray. \u2014 Sabina Wizemann, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022",
"The water- and fade -resistant polyester canopy, which opens with a hand-crank lift, adjusts to different heights and tilts at a 35-degree angle to block the sun. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 13 May 2022",
"Made of recycled plastic, these durable dining chairs are fade -resistant and work indoors or out. \u2014 Christine Lennon, Sunset Magazine , 13 May 2022",
"The all-weather fade -resistant acrylic seat cushion is made from a high-resiliency foam wrapped in polyester and comes with four 20 x 20-inch pillows. \u2014 Daria Smith, Better Homes & Gardens , 11 May 2022",
"Available in multiple colors, it\u2019s made from weather-, water-, UV-, and fade -resistant plastic, meaning this chair will look good in your outdoor space all season long. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Even better, both the placemats and the table runner are machine-washable and fade -resistant. \u2014 Carly Kulzer, PEOPLE.com , 7 Apr. 2022",
"For all-day wear on the lid or waterline, this multi-purpose pencil is waterproof, transfer-resistant, and fade -resistant. \u2014 Emerald Elitou, Essence , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Altman has spent the first few days of the offseason contemplating Cleveland\u2019s late-season fade , trying to identify the correctable reasons behind it. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 19 Apr. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
"Noun",
"1918, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Adjective",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
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"adjective,",
"noun ()",
"verb ()"
],
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": to work hard : toil",
": to tire by strenuous activity : exhaust",
": toil , drudgery",
": drudge sense 1",
": an English public-school boy who acts as servant to an older schoolmate",
": to serve as a fag (see fag entry 3 ) especially in an English public school",
": cigarette",
": a gay person"
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"\u02c8fag"
],
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"bang away",
"beaver (away)",
"dig (away)",
"drudge",
"endeavor",
"grub",
"hump",
"hustle",
"labor",
"moil",
"peg (away)",
"plod",
"plow",
"plug",
"slave",
"slog",
"strain",
"strive",
"struggle",
"sweat",
"toil",
"travail",
"tug",
"work"
],
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"dogsbody",
"drone",
"drudge",
"drudger",
"foot soldier",
"grub",
"grubber",
"grunt",
"laborer",
"peon",
"plugger",
"slave",
"slogger",
"toiler",
"worker"
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"Verb (1)",
"1772, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
"Noun (1)",
"1770, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
"Noun (2)",
"1785, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb (2)",
"1806, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (3)",
"circa 1888, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (4)",
"1921, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221214"
},
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"type":[
"adverb",
"intransitive verb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
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": to lose strength : weaken",
": to fade or die away",
": to stop functioning normally",
": to fall short",
": to be or become absent or inadequate",
": to be unsuccessful",
": to be unsuccessful in achieving a passing grade",
": to become bankrupt or insolvent",
": to disappoint the expectations or trust of",
": to miss performing an expected service or function for",
": to be deficient in : lack",
": to leave undone : neglect",
": to be unsuccessful in passing",
": to grade (someone, such as a student) as not passing",
": failure",
": a failure (as by a security dealer) to deliver or receive securities within a prescribed period after purchase or sale",
": to be unsuccessful",
": to grade as not passing",
": to stop functioning",
": to be or become absent or not enough",
": to become bankrupt",
": neglect entry 1 sense 2",
": disappoint , desert",
": to lose strength : weaken",
": to fall short",
": to die away",
": failure sense 2",
": to weaken or lose strength",
": to stop functioning normally",
": to be or become inadequate or unsuccessful especially in fulfilling certain formal requirements",
": to become bankrupt or insolvent",
": to leave undone or neglect to do"
],
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"\u02c8f\u0101l",
"\u02c8f\u0101l",
"\u02c8f\u0101(\u0259)l"
],
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"break",
"break down",
"conk (out)",
"crash",
"cut out",
"die",
"give out",
"stall"
],
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"start (up)"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"He failed in his first attempt but succeeded in his second attempt.",
"His first company failed , but his second company succeeded.",
"He felt that he had failed her when she needed him most.",
"The government has failed the voters.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"According to Gallup, companies fail to choose the candidate with the right talent for the job 82% of the time. \u2014 Bryan Robinson, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"But such portrayals fail to show individuals coming from a myriad of cultural backgrounds, their identities rooted in distinctly different countries and histories. \u2014 Ann Binlot, CNN , 24 May 2022",
"On average, each day, 12 adoptions fail in the United States, a USA TODAY investigation found. \u2014 Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022",
"Western dietary recommendations also fail to account for how diets vary by culture. \u2014 Jyoti Madhusoodanan, Scientific American , 19 May 2022",
"One is if the banks who agreed to finance the deal fail to lend him the money. \u2014 Cara Lombardo, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
"Yet somehow the pages fail to accumulate into something larger than the sum of their discrete selves. \u2014 Vivian Gornick, The Atlantic , 16 May 2022",
"But others of the creator\u2019s tricks fail him, like a tendency to lean hard on the quirkiness of bit players studded through the story, seemingly intended as a sort of comic relief that doesn\u2019t consistently land. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 11 May 2022",
"And not just fail to show up, but lie to you for weeks beforehand? \u2014 Blair Braverman, Outside Online , 9 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Without fail , fans and alumni from near and far \u2014 and sometimes overseas \u2014 would respond. \u2014 Matthew Vantryon, The Indianapolis Star , 3 June 2022",
"After every season, without fail , Bauer knew what was coming in the mail. \u2014 Matthew Vantryon, The Indianapolis Star , 3 June 2022",
"The brand, founded by Dr Yannis Alexandrides and Eva Alexandridis in 2012, also has a range of liquid masks that deliver hydrated, softened and plumped skin without fail . \u2014 Angela Lei, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
"Without fail , this excitement translated over to American Idol\u2019s announcement of Paula\u2019s return. \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 2 May 2022",
"Another example of Daniel Strunk having an epic fail . \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Without fail , the warmer seasons are all about color. \u2014 Dale Arden Chong, Men's Health , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Products are expected to operate like a digital banking system that includes privacy and fail -safes that are tested repeatedly. \u2014 Laura Wallendal, Rolling Stone , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Every fashion week without fail , a handful of buzzy items come to overshadow the rest. \u2014 Joy Montgomery, Vogue , 7 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a",
"Noun",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214715"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": omission of occurrence or performance",
": a failing to perform a duty or expected action",
": a state of inability to perform a normal function",
"\u2014 compare heart failure",
": an abrupt cessation of normal functioning",
": a fracturing or giving way under stress",
": lack of success",
": a failing in business : bankruptcy",
": a falling short : deficiency",
": deterioration , decay",
": one that has failed",
": a lack of success",
": the act of neglecting or forgetting to do or perform",
": an instance of not working properly",
": a loss of the ability to work normally",
": someone or something that has not succeeded",
": an instance of falling short",
": bankruptcy",
": a state of inability to perform a vital function",
"\u2014 see heart failure",
": omission of occurrence or performance",
": a failing to perform a duty or expected action",
": a lack of success or adequacy",
": a failing in business"
],
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"\u02c8f\u0101l-y\u0259r",
"\u02c8f\u0101l-y\u0259r",
"\u02c8f\u0101(\u0259)l-y\u0259r"
],
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"default",
"delinquency",
"dereliction",
"misprision",
"neglect",
"negligence",
"nonfeasance",
"oversight"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Another warrant was issued in early April for failure to appear or pay. \u2014 Peter Nickeas And Ray Sanchez And Tanika Gray, CNN , 10 June 2022",
"The Guardian's editor Derek Meyers was awarded $1,800 for the city's failure to promptly disclose the incident reports. \u2014 Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer , 9 June 2022",
"It was learned that the van\u2019s owner was wanted on a Trumbull County Sheriff\u2019s Office warrant for failure to appear in court on an OVI charge. \u2014 cleveland , 9 June 2022",
"Bacterial wilt disease, transmitted by cucumber beetles is the prime suspect for crop failure in this instance. \u2014 Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun , 9 June 2022",
"According to the group, Boebert accumulated eight tax liens between August 2016 and February 2020 that were filed for failure to pay Colorado unemployment premiums on her restaurant. \u2014 Melissa Quinn, CBS News , 9 June 2022",
"The central bank must, under such circumstances, submit a report to the centre, citing reasons for the failure and a corrective plan. \u2014 Mimansa Verma, Quartz , 9 June 2022",
"But the goofy, infectious optimism of the fictional soccer coach resonates with the governor who still marvels at being in a game where some people root for failure . \u2014 Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant , 31 May 2022",
"But companies still dreaming of boundless growth could also be setting themselves up for even greater failure . \u2014 Laura Forman, WSJ , 25 May 2022"
],
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"1643, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205805"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"intransitive verb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": hardly perceptible : dim",
": vague sense 2a",
": weak, dizzy, and likely to faint",
": lacking courage and spirit : cowardly",
": lacking strength or vigor : performed, offered, or accomplished weakly or languidly",
": producing a sensation of faintness : oppressive",
": to lose consciousness because of a temporary decrease in the blood supply to the brain",
": to lose courage or spirit",
": to become weak",
": the physiological action of fainting",
": the resulting condition : syncope sense 1",
": not clear or plain : dim",
": weak or dizzy and likely to collapse",
": lacking strength",
": to suddenly lose consciousness",
": an act or condition of suddenly losing consciousness",
": weak, dizzy, and likely to faint",
": to lose consciousness because of a temporary decrease in the blood supply to the brain",
": the physiological action of fainting",
": the resulting condition : syncope"
],
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"\u02c8f\u0101nt",
"\u02c8f\u0101nt",
"\u02c8f\u0101nt"
],
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"blear",
"bleary",
"blurry",
"dim",
"foggy",
"fuzzy",
"gauzy",
"hazy",
"indefinite",
"indistinct",
"indistinguishable",
"misty",
"murky",
"nebulous",
"obscure",
"opaque",
"pale",
"shadowy",
"unclear",
"undefined",
"undetermined",
"vague"
],
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"black out",
"conk (out)",
"keel (over)",
"pass out",
"swoon"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Etched deep within a limestone system in Alabama known nondescriptly as 19th Unnamed Cave to avoid detection and potential damage, the life-size masterpieces are too faint to view with the naked eye. \u2014 Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor , 10 June 2022",
"If a meteor shower does occur, the Tau Herculids will move slowly by meteor standards and will likely be faint . \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 30 May 2022",
"Many etchings were faint or obscured as humidity and rain had worn them away, the scientists said. \u2014 Mike Snider, USA TODAY , 6 May 2022",
"Those few that exist took decades to erect, usually long after survivors had passed and relatives only had faint memories of the departed. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 Mar. 2021",
"It\u2019s those faint memories that wash over me years later as Lake Charles, the city that remains home to many of my loved ones, has been battered again and again by unforgiving \u2014 and increasingly destructive \u2014 storms. \u2014 Allyson Waller, New York Times , 12 Oct. 2020",
"Outside, veteran and novice protesters waved handmade signs and photographs of children shot to death this week, in faint hope of changing minds. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
"There had been faint hope during a month-long search and rescue operation that the missing men might have reached the rescue chamber, which is stocked with food and water and located around 570 meters below ground. \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 18 May 2022",
"Over multiple listens, another sensation, like faint indigestion, may occur: concern. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 20 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"In the heightened climate crisis imagined in this novel, birds drop en masse from the sky and heat waves cause baseball players to faint mid-game. \u2014 The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
"That year, at least five guards reportedly appeared to faint \u2014 lying face down in the pink gravel of Horse Guards Parade as temperatures hit 80 degrees. \u2014 Natasha Dado, PEOPLE.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
"The play delivered an all-time Cavs bench reaction, with Darius Garland jumping into the arms of Isaac Okoro, and Okoro pretending to faint . \u2014 Ashley Bastock, cleveland , 7 Mar. 2022",
"When combined with even a small amount of alcohol, Addyi causes users to faint from low blood pressure, while 40 percent of Vyleesi users experience nausea. \u2014 Lux Alptraum, Wired , 10 Feb. 2022",
"The massive amount of blood on the ice caused several spectators to faint . \u2014 Dom Amore, courant.com , 11 Jan. 2022",
"Known for their strict rules and protocols, guardsmen are even expected to faint in a certain way. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 29 Dec. 2021",
"At which point any secret Cartesians in the cinema will faint with unbearable delight and have to be revived with a splash of Mountain Dew. \u2014 Anthony Lan, The New Yorker , 17 Sep. 2021",
"An older person with low blood sugar could faint without warning. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 8 Aug. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Investing in the stock and bond markets is not for the faint of heart, as substantial rises and falls in asset values often occur. \u2014 Dan Cupkovic, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Integrating cutting-edge technology into fragile, decades-old software systems isn\u2019t for the faint of heart. \u2014 Dave Marcinkowski, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"Not for the faint of heart, escape rooms are sure to give you and your friends an exciting, exhilarating and \u2212 at times \u2212 terrifying time. \u2014 Kelly Sundstrom, AccessAtlanta , 25 May 2022",
"Purchasing and owning a waterfront home is not for the faint of heart. \u2014 Globe Correspondent, BostonGlobe.com , 22 May 2022",
"An episode not for the faint of heart, Benson\u2019s physical and emotional strength are put to the test\u2014and might change her forever. \u2014 cleveland , 19 May 2022",
"Footage also included a roller coaster ride that was definitely not for the faint of heart. \u2014 Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 May 2022",
"From there, Underwood gets right into her workouts with her trainer Eve Overland \u2014 and these regimens aren't for the faint of heart. \u2014 Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com , 13 May 2022",
"The history of mental illness \u2014 and its treatment \u2014 is not for the faint of heart. \u2014 Thomas Curwenstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3",
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
"Noun",
"1792, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211044"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": lacking courage or resolution : timid",
": cowardly sense 1"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u0101nt-\u02c8h\u00e4r-t\u0259d",
"\u02c8f\u0101nt-\u02c8h\u00e4r-t\u0259d"
],
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"fearful",
"fearsome",
"mousy",
"mousey",
"scary",
"shy",
"skittish",
"timid",
"timorous",
"tremulous"
],
"antonyms":[
"adventuresome",
"adventurous",
"audacious",
"bold",
"daring",
"dashing",
"gutsy",
"hardy",
"venturesome",
"venturous"
],
"examples":[
"She gave him a fainthearted response.",
"the sport of river rafting is not for those who are fainthearted"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204234"
},
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"type":"adjective",
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"marked by impartiality and honesty free from self-interest, prejudice, or favoritism",
"conforming with the established rules allowed",
"consonant with merit or importance due",
"open to legitimate pursuit, attack, or ridicule",
"not very good or very bad of average or acceptable quality",
"sufficient but not ample adequate",
"moderately numerous, large, or significant",
"not stormy or foul fine",
"having very little color, coloring, or pigmentation very light",
"pleasing to the eye or mind especially because of fresh, charming, or flawless quality",
"superficially pleasing specious",
"clean , pure",
"clear , legible",
"ample",
"promising , likely",
"favorable to a ship's course",
"being such to the utmost utter",
"free of obstacles",
"a gathering of buyers and sellers at a particular place and time for trade",
"a competitive exhibition usually with accompanying entertainment and amusements",
"an exhibition designed to acquaint prospective buyers or the general public with a product",
"an exposition that promotes the availability of services or opportunities",
"a sale of assorted articles usually for a charitable purpose",
"in a manner that is honest or impartial or that conforms to rules in a fair manner",
"fairly sense 3",
"clear",
"to join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly",
"something that is fair or fortunate (see fair entry 1 )",
"beauty , fairness",
"woman",
"sweetheart",
"to the greatest extent or degree fully",
"something that is not according to the rules",
"not favoring one over another",
"observing the rules",
"neither good nor bad",
"not stormy or cloudy",
"not dark",
"attractive in appearance beautiful",
"being within the foul lines",
"according to the rules",
"a large public event at which farm animals and products are shown and entertainment, amusements, and food are provided",
"an event at which people gather to buy, sell, or get information",
"a sale of articles for charity",
"characterized by honesty and justice free from self-interest, deception, injustice, or favoritism",
"reasonable as a basis for exchange",
"consistent with merit or importance",
"conforming with established laws or standards being in accordance with a person's rights under the law"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8fer",
"synonyms":[
"bright",
"clear",
"cloudless",
"sunny",
"sunshiny",
"unclouded"
],
"antonyms":[
"display",
"exhibit",
"exhibition",
"expo",
"exposition",
"show"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective, Adverb, Verb, and Noun (2)",
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"Adjective",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5",
"Noun (1)",
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"Adverb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1635, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
"Noun (2)",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": specially favored : white-headed"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fer-\u02c8herd"
],
"synonyms":[
"beloved",
"cherished",
"darling",
"dear",
"favored",
"favorite",
"fond",
"loved",
"pet",
"precious",
"special",
"sweet",
"white-headed"
],
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"unbeloved"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1597, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220321"
},
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"type":[
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": in a handsome manner",
": in a gentle manner : quietly",
": in a courteous manner",
": so to speak : nearly , practically",
": in a proper or legal manner",
": without bias or distortion : impartially",
": to a full degree or extent : plainly , distinctly",
": rather sense 5 , moderately",
": in a just and proper manner",
": very close to",
": for the most part : rather"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fer-l\u0113",
"\u02c8fer-l\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"enough",
"kindly",
"kind of",
"like",
"moderately",
"more or less",
"pretty",
"quite",
"rather",
"relatively",
"something",
"somewhat",
"sort of"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"It's a fairly common disease.",
"I told the story as fairly as possible.",
"He reports fairly on the issues.",
"He beat me fairly and squarely .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Price said in his email that the monthly meetings are fairly recent in AOGCC history. \u2014 Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News , 21 June 2022",
"As a result, a victim can identify the fraud fairly quickly. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 8 June 2022",
"In short, the figures immediately after mass shooting events suggest a real change in attitudes on gun issues and real momentum for gun control advocates, but those attitudes dissipate fairly quickly. \u2014 Dante Chinni, NBC News , 29 May 2022",
"And many of them can be implemented fairly quickly and cost-efficiently, fast-forwarding organizations toward next-generation service and support. \u2014 Wai Wong, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
"Though their relationship took off fairly quickly, the lead up to it was decades in the making for Mr. Kugler, now 64, who had lived as a straight man for much of his life. \u2014 New York Times , 6 May 2022",
"Working with the local Council of Churches, the commission shaped its plans fairly quickly. \u2014 Bill Mckibben, The New Yorker , 1 May 2022",
"Evening southerly breezes, which may gust a couple of times near 20 mph, should calm fairly quickly as the night progresses. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Apr. 2022",
"The storms are expected to be moving fairly quickly, but 1 to 2 inches of rain will be possible in some spots. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 15 Apr. 2022"
],
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-175012"
},
"fairy tale":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": characteristic of or suitable to a fairy tale",
": marked by seemingly unreal beauty, perfection, luck, or happiness",
": a story (as for children) involving fantastic forces and beings (such as fairies, wizards, and goblins)",
": a story in which improbable events lead to a happy ending",
": a made-up story usually designed to mislead",
": a simple children's story about magical creatures"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fer-\u0113-\u02cct\u0101l"
],
"synonyms":[
"fable",
"fabrication",
"falsehood",
"falsity",
"fib",
"lie",
"mendacity",
"prevarication",
"story",
"tale",
"taradiddle",
"tarradiddle",
"untruth",
"whopper"
],
"antonyms":[
"truth"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"the fairy tale about the sleeping princess",
"Everything he told us about his happy marriage was just a fairy tale .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Written by Santos and Born Wild founder Anthony Alleyne, the six-seg, one-hour TV drama tells a dark fairy tale set beside an apocalyptic highway in a world of endless pursuit. \u2014 Emiliano De Pablos, Variety , 6 June 2022",
"This pop/hip-hop musical takes the fairy tale and sets it in New York City, where El dreams of becoming a sneaker designer. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 10 May 2022",
"The animated and more family-friendly Gnomeo and Juliet boasts a more fairy tale ending in which two garden gnomes from rival Stratford-upon-Avon neighbors live happily ever after. \u2014 Donald Liebenson, Town & Country , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Several people raised their hands, and the girl got a real-life fairy tale . \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Dec. 2021",
"The Player\u2019s casual cynicism \u2014 spoofing moral decay through a double high-concept, feel-good ending \u2014 gives its perverse fairy tale a gut punch. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 4 May 2022",
"With Petite Maman now in U.S. theaters, EW caught up with Sciamma to talk about bringing her tiny fairy tale to the big screen. \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 22 Apr. 2022",
"That\u2019s a lovely, ambitious idea, but in the end just as detached from reality as the rosy outlines her personal fairy tale once promised. \u2014 Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 Jan. 2022",
"My guess is his fairy tale ends here, with Pacquiao ambushing him early, and either stopping him or scoring a comfortable decision. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 Aug. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"1904, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun",
"1635, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200252"
},
"faithful":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": steadfast in affection or allegiance : loyal",
": firm in adherence to promises or in observance of duty : conscientious",
": given with strong assurance : binding",
": true to the facts, to a standard, or to an original",
": full of faith",
": church members in full communion and good standing",
": the body of believers in Islam",
": one who is faithful",
": a loyal follower, member, or fan",
": firm in devotion or support",
": reliable",
": true to the facts : accurate"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u0101th-f\u0259l",
"\u02c8f\u0101th-f\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"constant",
"dedicated",
"devoted",
"devout",
"down-the-line",
"fast",
"good",
"loyal",
"pious",
"staunch",
"stanch",
"steadfast",
"steady",
"true",
"true-blue"
],
"antonyms":[
"disloyal",
"faithless",
"false",
"fickle",
"inconstant",
"perfidious",
"recreant",
"traitorous",
"treacherous",
"unfaithful",
"untrue"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"She has provided the company with many years of faithful service.",
"He insists that he has always been faithful to his wife.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The adaptation is likely to remain faithful to the book's plot. \u2014 Emma Dibdin, Town & Country , 4 June 2022",
"The funds are administered by a board of trustees that follows selection rules that remain faithful to Daly\u2019s original intent. \u2014 Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"The mandate does not apply to the faithful attending Mass, but they are required to wear masks. \u2014 Fox News , 26 Dec. 2021",
"The mandate does not apply to the faithful attending Mass, but they are required to wear masks. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 25 Dec. 2021",
"The mandate does not apply to the faithful attending Mass, but they are required to wear masks. \u2014 Nicole Winfield, ajc , 24 Dec. 2021",
"The mandate does not apply to the faithful attending Mass, but they are required to wear masks. \u2014 Nicole Winfield, chicagotribune.com , 24 Dec. 2021",
"That means being sufficiently pro-Trump to appeal to the party faithful in rural areas, without appearing so extreme as to forsake any chance of winning over suburban moderates in Northern Virginia, and the Norfolk and Richmond areas. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 May 2021",
"The Padawan prodigy who would grow into a Jedi Master is, more than anything, faithful to a fault. \u2014 David Betancourt, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"When he was arrested, many of the faithful flocked to churches in the denomination\u2019s hometown of Guadalajara, but also in Los Angeles and other cities. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
"The Indiana commit fell behind 0-2 which, according to her, drew some chirping from the Greyhound faithful . \u2014 Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star , 23 Mar. 2022",
"But Benedict's lack of a personal apology or any admission of guilt was likely to rile survivors and further complicate efforts by German bishops re-establish credibility with the faithful . \u2014 Nicole Winfield, ajc , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Here are a few places to gather with the Utah faithful . \u2014 Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 Dec. 2021",
"Wearing crisp, olive-green robes and a towering, white head covering embroidered with the somber face of Jesus, Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, addressed the faithful from an ornate 10,000-seat cathedral in Moscow. \u2014 Deborah Netburnstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Maybe a reality check is too much to ask for at a political convention, which are typically little more than partisan pep rallies designed to fire up the faithful to go back to their communities and do the same. \u2014 Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle , 5 Mar. 2022",
"Francis has called for dialogue to end the conflict and has urged the faithful to set next Wednesday as a day of fasting and prayer for peace in Ukraine. \u2014 Luciana Lopez, USA TODAY , 25 Feb. 2022",
"With more modern styling inside and out as well as the familiar fantastic-to-drive behavior, the reborn Golf GTI attracts new enthusiasts, continues to reward the faithful , and again makes our 10Best and Editors' Choice lists. \u2014 Car and Driver , 4 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211034"
},
"faithlessness":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": not true to allegiance or duty : treacherous , disloyal",
": not to be relied on : untrustworthy",
": not worthy of trust : disloyal"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u0101th-l\u0259s",
"\u02c8f\u0101th-l\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[
"disloyal",
"false",
"fickle",
"inconstant",
"perfidious",
"recreant",
"traitorous",
"treacherous",
"unfaithful",
"untrue"
],
"antonyms":[
"constant",
"dedicated",
"devoted",
"devout",
"down-the-line",
"faithful",
"fast",
"loyal",
"staunch",
"stanch",
"steadfast",
"steady",
"true"
],
"examples":[
"faithless friends who deserted him in his time of need",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Through it all, forgiveness is given by the Countess Almaviva to her faithless husband in a seemingly impossible number of ways, making this the ultimate woman\u2019s revenge in opera. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 Aug. 2021",
"The Exorcist \u2014 The gold standard of horror distills the battle between good and evil down to its bare essence, a child possessed and faithless priest, maybe right next door. \u2014 Mark Hughes, Forbes , 29 Oct. 2021",
"Following the ten faithless votes in 2016, more states adopted laws that prevent this. \u2014 Fortune , 30 Nov. 2020",
"The objection to the faithless elector was rejected by both chambers. \u2014 Nicholas Wu, USA TODAY , 6 Jan. 2021",
"FairVote found that since the founding of the Electoral College, there have been 167 faithless electors. \u2014 Caroline Linton, CBS News , 15 Dec. 2020",
"In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump had two faithless electors both in the state of Texas: one vote went for Ron Paul and one went for John Kasich. \u2014 Siraj Hashmi, Washington Examiner , 14 Dec. 2020",
"The seven faithless electors in 2016 made up the largest number of electors voting contrary to their party\u2019s winner in over a century. \u2014 Elizabeth Thompson, Dallas News , 3 Dec. 2020",
"However, most states have laws which nullify the votes of faithless electors, and there are not expected to be enough to alter the outcome of the election. \u2014 Grace Segers, CBS News , 8 Dec. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English feithles, from feith faith entry 1 + -les -less ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203058"
},
"fake":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb",
"verb ()"
],
"definitions":[
": not true, real, or genuine : counterfeit , sham",
": one that is not what it purports to be: such as",
": a worthless imitation passed off as genuine",
": impostor , charlatan",
": a simulated movement in a sports contest (such as a pretended kick, pass, or jump or a quick movement in one direction before going in another) designed to deceive an opponent",
": a device or apparatus used by a magician to achieve the illusion of magic in a trick",
": to alter, manipulate, or treat so as to give a spuriously (see spurious sense 2 ) genuine appearance to : doctor",
": counterfeit , simulate , concoct",
": to deceive (an opponent) in a sports contest by means of a fake (see fake entry 2 sense c )",
": improvise , ad-lib",
": to engage in faking something : pretend",
": to give a fake to an opponent",
": one loop of a coil (as of ship's rope or a fire hose) coiled free for running",
": to coil in fakes",
": not true or real",
": a person or thing that is not really what is pretended",
": pretend sense 2",
": to change or treat in a way that gives a false effect",
": to imitate in order to deceive"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u0101k",
"\u02c8f\u0101k"
],
"synonyms":[
"artificial",
"bogus",
"dummy",
"ersatz",
"factitious",
"false",
"faux",
"imitation",
"imitative",
"man-made",
"mimic",
"mock",
"pretend",
"sham",
"simulated",
"substitute",
"synthetic"
],
"antonyms":[
"counterfeit",
"forgery",
"hoax",
"humbug",
"phony",
"phoney",
"sham"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"That blood is clearly fake .",
"He was wearing a fake mustache."
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"1879, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (1)",
"1829, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb (1)",
"1819, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Noun (2)",
"1627, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb (2)",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195437"
},
"fake out":{
"type":"verb",
"definitions":[
"to deliberately mislead fool , trick"
],
"pronounciation":null,
"synonyms":[
"bamboozle",
"beguile",
"bluff",
"buffalo",
"burn",
"catch",
"con",
"cozen",
"deceive",
"delude",
"dupe",
"fool",
"gaff",
"gammon",
"gull",
"have",
"have on",
"hoax",
"hoodwink",
"hornswoggle",
"humbug",
"juggle",
"misguide",
"misinform",
"mislead",
"snooker",
"snow",
"spoof",
"string along",
"suck in",
"sucker",
"take in",
"trick"
],
"antonyms":[
"undeceive"
],
"examples":[
"my friends faked me out for a whole day, letting me think that they had forgotten my birthday",
"used a quick between-the-legs dribble to fake out the flat-footed defender"
],
"history_and_etymology":null,
"first_known_use":[
"1949, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"fakir":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a Muslim mendicant : dervish",
": an itinerant Hindu ascetic or wonder-worker",
": impostor",
": swindler"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[
"bilk",
"bilker",
"cheat",
"cheater",
"chiseler",
"chiseller",
"confidence man",
"cozener",
"defrauder",
"dodger",
"finagler",
"fraudster",
"hoaxer",
"scammer",
"scamster",
"shark",
"sharper",
"sharpie",
"sharpy",
"skinner",
"swindler",
"tricker",
"trickster"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a traveling carnival that was run by fakirs preying on small-town rubes",
"a fakir peddling patent medicines that were mostly liquor and sugar"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Arabic faq\u012br , literally, poor man",
"first_known_use":[
"1609, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174119"
},
"falderal":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a useless ornament or accessory : trifle",
": nonsense"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fal-d\u0259-\u02ccral"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183133"
},
"fall":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to descend freely by the force of gravity",
": to hang freely",
": to drop oneself to a lower position",
": to come or go as if by falling",
": to become born",
": to become lower in degree or level",
": to drop in pitch or volume",
": issue sense 1a",
": to become lowered",
": to leave an erect position suddenly and involuntarily",
": to enter as if unawares : stumble , stray",
": to drop down wounded or dead",
": to die in battle",
": to suffer military capture",
": to lose office",
": to suffer ruin, defeat, or failure",
": to commit an immoral act",
": to lose one's chastity",
": to move or extend in a downward direction",
": subside , abate",
": to decline in quality, activity, or quantity",
": to lose weight",
": to assume a look of shame, disappointment, or dejection",
": to decline in financial value or price",
": to occur at a certain time",
": to come by chance",
": to come or pass by lot, assignment, or inheritance : devolve",
": to have a certain or proper position, place, or station",
": to come within the limits, scope, or jurisdiction of something",
": to pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind or a new state or condition",
": to set about heartily or actively",
": strike , impinge",
": fell sense 1",
": to display great or excessive eagerness",
": disintegrate",
": to succumb to mental or emotional stress : break down",
": to lag behind",
": to be in arrears",
": to fail because of inability to choose between or reconcile two alternative or conflicting courses of action",
": to produce no response or result",
": to fall in love with",
": to become a victim of",
": to lose acceptance or good reputation",
": to curve inward",
": to comply with a certain course of action",
": to meet with",
": to fail utterly",
": to sacrifice one's pride or position",
": to be deficient",
": to fail to attain something (such as a goal or target)",
": the act of falling by the force of gravity",
": a falling out, off, or away : dropping",
": the season when leaves fall from trees : autumn",
": a thing or quantity that falls or has fallen",
": one or more meteorites or their fragments that have fallen together",
": birth",
": the quantity born",
": a costume decoration of lace or thin fabric arranged to hang loosely and gracefully",
": a very wide turned-down collar worn in the 17th century",
": the part of a turnover collar from the crease to the outer edge",
": a wide front flap on trousers (such as those worn by sailors)",
": the freely hanging lower edge of the skirt of a coat",
": one of the three outer and often drooping segments of the flower of an iris \u2014 compare standard sense 8b",
": long hair overhanging the face of dogs of some breeds",
": a usually long straight portion of hair that is attached to a person's own hair",
": a hoisting-tackle rope or chain",
": the part of it to which the power is applied",
": loss of greatness : collapse",
": the surrender or capture of a besieged place",
": lapse or departure from innocence or goodness",
": loss of a woman's chastity",
": the blame for a failure or misdeed",
": the downward slope (as of a hill) : declivity",
": a precipitous descent of water : waterfall",
": a musical cadence",
": a falling-pitch intonation in speech",
": a decrease in size, quantity, degree, or value",
": the distance which something falls",
": inclination , pitch",
": the act of felling something",
": the quantity of trees cut down",
": an act of forcing a wrestler's shoulders to the mat for a specified time (such as one second)",
": a bout of wrestling",
": destiny , lot",
": of, relating to, or suitable for autumn",
": to come or go down freely by the force of gravity",
": to come as if by falling",
": to become lower (as in degree or value)",
": to topple from an upright position",
": to collapse wounded or dead",
": to become captured",
": to occur at a certain time",
": to pass from one condition of body or mind to another",
": retreat entry 2 sense 1",
": to fail to be as good or successful as expected",
": the act or an instance of going or coming down by the force of gravity",
": autumn",
": a thing or quantity that falls",
": a loss of greatness : downfall",
": waterfall",
": a decrease in size, amount, or value",
": the distance something falls"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u022fl",
"\u02c8f\u022fl"
],
"synonyms":[
"slip",
"stumble",
"topple",
"trip",
"tumble"
],
"antonyms":[
"slip",
"spill",
"stumble",
"tumble"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The jewels on this page would certainly fall into the category of things worth fighting for. \u2014 Leena Kim, Town & Country , 21 June 2022",
"Of course, Kevin Owens didn\u2019t fall for any of this, calling out Elias for editing the backstage video and wearing a fake beard. \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"In addition, although the varying levels of drought typically determine water budgets for households, golf courses do not fall under those ordinances. \u2014 Julia Jacobo, ABC News , 20 June 2022",
"As in, the area might officially fall under the Russian Jack Community Council, but proximity and history tie the area more directly to Mountain View. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 19 June 2022",
"The crimes that legal experts say Mr. Trump may have committed \u2014 obstructing Congress, defrauding the American people and seditious conspiracy \u2014 fall into that bucket. \u2014 New York Times , 18 June 2022",
"In exchange, Oglethorpe's ownership share of the two new reactors being built at the plant east of Augusta would fall from 30% to 28%. \u2014 Jeff Amy, ajc , 18 June 2022",
"The crimes that legal experts say Trump may have committed \u2014 obstructing Congress, defrauding the American people and seditious conspiracy \u2014 fall into that bucket. \u2014 Maggie Haberman, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
"Prices for bitcoin and ether tumbled about 15% on Monday and continued to fall throughout the week, piling onto the decline that has plagued them all year. \u2014 Vicky Ge Huang, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The USS Abraham Lincoln, also based in San Diego, left in January and recently was in the Philippine Sea but is expected back by fall . \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 June 2022",
"The child care industry is also facing a looming funding cliff, with states required to use the funding for child care appropriated by the American Rescue Plan by fall of 2024. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 16 June 2022",
"Inflation means loan-holders have less disposable income to make payments, but a slowed economy that reduces inflation could bring some relief by fall . \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune , 16 June 2022",
"The facelifted Escape is expected to continue to offer gas, hybrid, and plug-in variants, and it should be revealed in the fall before starting production late this year. \u2014 Caleb Miller, Car and Driver , 15 June 2022",
"By fall , though, negotiations fell apart over when students would have access to the facilities. \u2014 Nick Blumberg, ProPublica , 14 June 2022",
"The central bank started to shrink the size of its holdings this month and by fall will be shedding nearly $100 billion a month from what is now a $9 trillion balance sheet. \u2014 Michael S. Derby, WSJ , 14 June 2022",
"Officials hope to hire more police officers by fall . \u2014 CBS News , 4 June 2022",
"McBride said banks and others offering one-year CDs that are 1.75% currently could be offering new one-year CDs at 2.75% by fall . \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 3 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The liquid metal fabrication added a new verve to a style that has become a constant on Beckham\u2019s runways\u2014her pre- fall 2022 featured a neon version of the same piece\u2014and a favorite within her own wardrobe. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 11 Apr. 2022",
"To celebrate the store\u2019s 15-year anniversary, Smallwood partnered with Proenza Schouler on an in-store event, held on March 22, just one day shy of when the pre- fall 2022 collection is available for preorder on Hampden\u2019s site. \u2014 Lauren Caruso, Harper's BAZAAR , 23 Mar. 2022",
"The pre- fall Proenza Schouler white square-toe loafer, meanwhile, hits the refresh on polished prep, as does The Row\u2019s Margaret\u2014a slim-line, block-heel iteration. \u2014 Vogue , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Keep your eyes peeled on Victoriabeckham.com; the designer\u2019s second dress\u2014a black pre- fall number\u2014will be available to buy in June. \u2014 Alice Newbold, Glamour , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Later, Blumarine, which has grown a reputation as a premiere Y2K-revival brand, released a pre- fall 2022 collection that included red, pink, and black chokers, thick necklaces, and big flower attachments. \u2014 Frances Sol\u00e1-santiago, refinery29.com , 23 Feb. 2022",
"The singer wore a long black cardigan with a faux-fur collar from Blumarine's pre- fall 2022 collection. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Meanwhile, Blumarine showcased a pre- fall 2022 collection full of red-and-pink looks. \u2014 Frances Sol\u00e1-santiago, refinery29.com , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Harper's Bazaar reports that the dress and outerwear are both from Milan fashion house Del Core's pre- fall 2022 collection, the white heels from Tom Ford, her purse from Aspital of London, jewelry by Pasquale Bruni, and sunglasses from Bulgari. \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 7 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb, Noun, and Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a",
"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adjective",
"1677, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174931"
},
"fall (off)":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a decline especially in quantity or quality",
": trend sense 2b",
": to deviate to leeward of the point to which the bow was directed"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u022fl-\u02cc\u022ff"
],
"synonyms":[
"abatement",
"decline",
"decrease",
"decrement",
"dent",
"depletion",
"depression",
"diminishment",
"diminution",
"drop",
"drop-off",
"fall",
"loss",
"reduction",
"shrinkage",
"step-down"
],
"antonyms":[
"arc",
"arch",
"bend",
"bow",
"crook",
"curve",
"hook",
"round",
"sweep",
"swerve",
"trend",
"wheel"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"the falloff in sales was more than the store could weather and so its closing was inevitable",
"Verb",
"the coastline falls off toward the north after you round the bay",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Barry McCarthy, a former Netflix Inc. and Spotify Technology SA finance executive who took over as Peloton\u2019s CEO in February, said the falloff in demand was foreseeable. \u2014 Sharon Terlep, WSJ , 21 May 2022",
"In other words, young voters were among the difference-makers in a close election, and any significant falloff in support or turnout could yield historic gains for Republicans in Congress. \u2014 David Faris, The Week , 26 May 2022",
"The residual falloff in Portland air travel is more than twice as steep as the national decline, and the gap is getting wider. \u2014 oregonlive , 1 May 2022",
"Typically, with high inflation reducing the purchasing power of households and rising interest rates depressing their willingness to spend, the result would be a falloff in consumer spending. \u2014 Gad Levanon For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The falloff for commuter rail has been far steeper and more sustained than for other transit modes like municipal bus service, in part because many front-line workers who don\u2019t have a remote option rely on the bus or subway to get to their jobs. \u2014 Scott Calvert, WSJ , 6 Mar. 2022",
"Each of those businesses faces challenges \u2014 the aviation unit is emerging from the pandemic falloff in air travel, and the power business must adapt to the shift to alternative energy sources. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Nov. 2021",
"The company, which has 650 Oregon employees, is navigating a turnaround after a steep falloff in business early in the pandemic. \u2014 oregonlive , 26 Oct. 2021",
"The focus of all the improvements was to allow the Z06 to run its fastest lap times all day long, with less falloff from heat and other factors than previous models. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 6 Nov. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1789, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb",
"1613, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211418"
},
"fall out":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": the often radioactive particles stirred up by or resulting from a nuclear explosion and descending through the atmosphere",
": other polluting particles (such as volcanic ash) descending likewise",
": descent (as of fallout) through the atmosphere",
": a secondary and often lingering effect, result, or set of consequences",
": quarrel",
": to cut off relations over a quarrel",
": turn out , happen",
": to leave one's place in the ranks",
": to leave a building in order to take one's place in a military formation",
": the usually radioactive particles falling through the atmosphere as a result of a nuclear explosion",
": the bad result of something",
": the often radioactive particles stirred up by or resulting from a nuclear explosion and descending through the atmosphere",
": other polluting particles (as volcanic ash) descending likewise",
": descent (as of fallout) through the atmosphere"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u022fl-\u02ccau\u0307t",
"\u02c8f\u022fl-\u02ccau\u0307t",
"\u02c8f\u022f-\u02cclau\u0307t"
],
"synonyms":[
"altercate",
"argue",
"argufy",
"bicker",
"brabble",
"brawl",
"controvert",
"dispute",
"fight",
"hassle",
"jar",
"quarrel",
"quibble",
"row",
"scrap",
"spat",
"squabble",
"tiff",
"wrangle"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"concerned about the possible political fallout from the scandal",
"Verb",
"club members were soon falling out about how to spend the money they'd made washing cars",
"I had planned to have a sports career, but things fell out otherwise.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Moscow is assembling a package of economic relief for Russian individuals and businesses that aims to soften the blow of sanctions and the financial fallout of Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine. \u2014 WSJ , 3 May 2022",
"Coupled with a rise in inflation and the financial fallout from the war in Ukraine, could this be a sign of a recession coming? \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
"However, Tapestry\u2019s stock suffered the wider fallout in the sector and is down by almost 7% over the past month while Capri Holdings fell by 3%. \u2014 Kevin Rozario, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
"In the Bay Area, Oakland, San Francisco and West Contra Costa school districts are already seeing serious financial fallout , with the prospect of state intervention or takeover, unless school boards make significant cuts. \u2014 Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 Apr. 2022",
"This will be the sixth delay on making people resume payments since the policy was enacted more than two years ago to help people manage the financial fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 6 Apr. 2022",
"But the war\u2019s financial fallout is hitting Europe the hardest. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Russia's biggest search engine could collapse as financial fallout from the invasion of Ukraine spreads. \u2014 Cnn Business, CNN , 4 Mar. 2022",
"That could become increasingly true as sanctions are expanded and the Russian people are forced to bear a greater brunt of the financial fallout . \u2014 NBC News , 25 Feb. 2022"
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"The choice, the show asserted, feels less like a rational Court judgment and more like a fallacious argument that a fringe Facebook group might circulate as fact. \u2014 Amanda Wicks, The Atlantic , 8 May 2022",
"The fallacious warning was likely amplified by YouTuber Bernard Hsu, known as Chubbyemu, who posted a lengthy dramatization of the case that has been viewed 1.5 million times. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Unfortunately, there\u2019s a lot of contradicting and fallacious information floating around out there about how distance runners should and shouldn\u2019t fuel to run fast. \u2014 Outside Online , 12 Oct. 2020",
"Followers of QAnon also regularly show up at events and successfully spread new fallacious claims. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Dec. 2021",
"Cannabis as a gateway drug seems to be a hypothesis based on simplistic and fallacious logical processes. \u2014 Dario Sabaghi, Forbes , 7 Dec. 2021",
"But this is based on the fallacious notion that depletion of the resource means ever-higher prices. \u2014 Michael Lynch, Forbes , 5 Nov. 2021",
"The thinking that dominates the institution is fundamentally fallacious . \u2014 Steve Forbes, Forbes , 16 Sep. 2021",
"Both were grounded on a fallacious interpretation of due process. \u2014 Matthew J. Franck, National Review , 12 Sep. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Among physicists, there seems to be universal agreement on one thing: The stakes on turning DUNE\u2019s sunk-cost fallacy into an opportunity are high. \u2014 Thomas Lewton, Scientific American , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Another example of the Fox News fallacy can be seen in the immigration issue. \u2014 Ruy Teixeira, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022",
"But Democrats can\u2019t afford to be governed by the senator\u2019s solo performance-art piece on the sunk cost fallacy . \u2014 Jason Linkins, The New Republic , 15 Jan. 2022",
"On this episode of Extra Spicy, Rosenthal and Ho dive into what motivates him, the fallacy of cancel culture and why people don\u2019t want to give up their problematic favorites. \u2014 Extra Spicy Podcast, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 Apr. 2022",
"But recent experience with the Paycheck Protection Program is just the latest example of the fallacy of that thinking. \u2014 Maureen Conway, Quartz , 29 Mar. 2022",
"It\u2019s Lincoln, the senior empiricist and metrics expert, who is able to see the fallacy of that belief immediately: There is nothing original about human behavior. \u2014 Lauren Oyler, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022",
"But this line of thinking represents a classic fallacy of composition . . . \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 4 Mar. 2022",
"The most relevant one that gets in the way of productivity is the planning fallacy . \u2014 Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes , 18 Jan. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Barry McCarthy, a former Netflix Inc. and Spotify Technology SA finance executive who took over as Peloton\u2019s CEO in February, said the falloff in demand was foreseeable. \u2014 Sharon Terlep, WSJ , 21 May 2022",
"In other words, young voters were among the difference-makers in a close election, and any significant falloff in support or turnout could yield historic gains for Republicans in Congress. \u2014 David Faris, The Week , 26 May 2022",
"The residual falloff in Portland air travel is more than twice as steep as the national decline, and the gap is getting wider. \u2014 oregonlive , 1 May 2022",
"Typically, with high inflation reducing the purchasing power of households and rising interest rates depressing their willingness to spend, the result would be a falloff in consumer spending. \u2014 Gad Levanon For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The falloff for commuter rail has been far steeper and more sustained than for other transit modes like municipal bus service, in part because many front-line workers who don\u2019t have a remote option rely on the bus or subway to get to their jobs. \u2014 Scott Calvert, WSJ , 6 Mar. 2022",
"Each of those businesses faces challenges \u2014 the aviation unit is emerging from the pandemic falloff in air travel, and the power business must adapt to the shift to alternative energy sources. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Nov. 2021",
"The company, which has 650 Oregon employees, is navigating a turnaround after a steep falloff in business early in the pandemic. \u2014 oregonlive , 26 Oct. 2021",
"The focus of all the improvements was to allow the Z06 to run its fastest lap times all day long, with less falloff from heat and other factors than previous models. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 6 Nov. 2021"
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"Indicate whether each of the following statements is true or false .",
"He registered at the hotel under a false name.",
"Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
"Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and TikTok are among the outfits that will soon start providing the EU with a country-by-country breakdown of their efforts to stem the flow of false information on their platforms. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
"The woman, who gave police false personal information, was charged with theft, possession of criminal tools and falsification. \u2014 cleveland , 8 June 2022",
"Former Deputy Chief of Staff and White House Social Media Director Dan Scavino Jr. has been accused of helping Trump spread false information about election fraud on social media and recruiting a crowd to come to the rally in Washington on Jan. 6. \u2014 Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
"Since older people are most likely to share false information, according to research published in 2019 in the journal Science Advances, the News Literacy Project is working with an affiliate of AARP and hopes to expand the partnership. \u2014 Margaret Sullivan, Washington Post , 5 June 2022",
"McLaughlin said no false information came from local police. \u2014 Dennis Romero, NBC News , 31 May 2022",
"The legal action also claims Cornerstone provided false information about Cornerstone\u2019s ownership structure to investors to retain and placate clients, and Cornerstone and Ngo created inaccurate books and records. \u2014 Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022",
"But the arsons were based on false information; neither target was nearly as involved in G.M.O. research as the Elves believed. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
"McDonald also denied disseminating false information about the Crumbleys' case, as alleged by their lawyers. \u2014 Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press , 24 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Adverb",
"There\u2019s false -toothed Sarah Paulson as Linda Tripp in Impeachment American Crime Story. \u2014 Alison Willmore, Vulture , 23 Nov. 2021",
"With time winding down in a scoreless game, the Gladiators made the most of a penalty corner when two of the four Hereford defenders false -started, crossing the goal line before the ball was put in play. \u2014 Rich Scherr, baltimoresun.com , 13 Nov. 2021",
"Browns offensive linemen false -started three times in the game \u2014 once by Wyatt Teller and twice by Joel Bitonio \u2014 and Stefanski vowed to correct it. \u2014 cleveland , 4 Jan. 2021",
"The 49ers\u2019 chances to keep the game close fizzled late when a touchdown was overturned, and Nick Mullens false -started on a sneak at the goal line and then threw an interception. \u2014 Ann Killion, SFChronicle.com , 7 Dec. 2020",
"The drive started with left tackle Charles Leno false -starting. \u2014 Star Tribune , 10 Nov. 2020",
"Alabama coach Nick Saban said Saturday the school conducted 240 tests of its football players and none came positive after his potentially false -positive COVID-19 test Wednesday. \u2014 Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al , 17 Oct. 2020",
"Meanwhile, forcing axioms, which deem the continuum hypothesis false by adding a new size of infinity, would also extend the frontiers of mathematics in other directions. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 26 Nov. 2013",
"Any assertion otherwise on the latter front rings false given that, as acting commissioner, Selig had to have known about the FBI\u2019s Operation Equine, an early \u201990s investigation into PED distribution that included McGwire and Canseco. \u2014 Jay Jaffe, SI.com , 13 Dec. 2017"
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"Another myth is that all chickens have salmonella, a falsehood that prompts people to feed the animals antibiotics. \u2014 Kate Gibson, CBS News , 10 June 2022",
"When McCarthy declared the story a falsehood of the liberal media, the authors produced an audio recording to confirm its accuracy. \u2014 George Packer, The Atlantic , 18 May 2022",
"Violeta Barrios de Chamorro Foundation administrator Walter G\u00f3mez and accountant Marcos Fletes were each sentenced to 13 years in prison for the same crimes, in addition to abusive management and ideological falsehood , according to CENIDH. \u2014 Jorge Engels, Mario Medrano And Bertha Ramos, CNN , 22 Mar. 2022",
"The attorney also sought to hold people criminally accountable, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, and brought up several conspiracy theories, Johnson did not directly push back at the vaccine falsehood . \u2014 Bill Glauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 5 May 2022",
"Supporters of Trump, backed by an online army, pushed the falsehood that the election was stolen. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Apr. 2022",
"The power of Russia\u2019s claim that the invasion is justified comes not from the veracity of any individual falsehood meant to support it but from the broader argument. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Mar. 2022",
"This sworn defender of our civil rights used that falsehood to justify violently removing the protesters from the area in advance of the president\u2019s publicity stunt in front of a nearby church. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Dec. 2020",
"After a while, this lie by a thousand cuts begins to take on the patina of truth, and people around the world become inured to the falsehood . \u2014 Myra Lu, National Review , 28 May 2021"
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"He was caught falsifying financial accounts.",
"taking that statement completely out of context essentially falsifies it, whether that's your intention or not",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The former state data scientist, Rebekah Jones, claimed she was pressured by health department officials to falsify Covid-19 data to hide the extent of Florida's outbreak in the early months of the pandemic. \u2014 Steve Contorno And Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN , 27 May 2022",
"To achieve this end, the company pushed staff at its mental health facilities to misdiagnose patients and falsify documents in order to hospitalize those who did not require it, according to court records. \u2014 Brian Slodysko, ajc , 21 May 2022",
"Prosecutors have said the Chrisleys directed that former employee to falsify documents. \u2014 al , 14 May 2022",
"Prosecutors have said the Chrisleys directed that former employee to falsify documents. \u2014 Kate Brumback, ajc , 14 May 2022",
"In one instance, according to the Justice Department, the pharmacy director of a California hospital obtained real lot numbers for vials of the Moderna vaccine and used them to falsify COVID-19 vaccination cards. \u2014 Tori B. Powell, CBS News , 20 Apr. 2022",
"In May 2021, Jansen met with Mazi and agreed on a plan to sell the pellets and falsify the vaccination cards, prosecutors said. \u2014 Lauren Hern\u00e1ndez, San Francisco Chronicle , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Fortenberry in October was charged with one count of scheming to falsify and conceal material facts and two counts of making false statements to federal investigators. \u2014 Mar\u00eda Luisa Pa\u00fal, Anchorage Daily News , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Fortenberry in October was charged with one count of scheming to falsify and conceal material facts and two counts of making false statements to federal investigators. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Mar. 2022"
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"a papal letter condemning secularism and other movements that the church considered to be falsities of the modern age",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"If the plaintiff is a private person, the plaintiff need only prove that the defendant made the statement either knowing its falsity or with negligence, such as by not using reasonable efforts to verify third-party information. \u2014 Schuyler Moore, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"There are other details in the Facebook post that also point to its falsity . \u2014 Emiliano Tahui G\u00f3mez, USA TODAY , 22 Apr. 2022",
"In the era of flush fashion magazine features, her work, alongside both fashion and art-world photographers, blurred falsity and reality, constructed glamour and naturalistic confidence. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Apr. 2022",
"In that instance, the jury found, Bauman did speak with reckless disregard for the statement's truth or falsity , abused his First Amendment privilege and was not acting within the scope of his employment. \u2014 Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 21 Feb. 2022",
"Drawing on his own experience, Cash might have broken up the central falsity of the archipelago of glass and steel known as the New South: its equation of whiteness with self-sufficiency and Blackness with dependency. \u2014 Stephen Metcalf, The Atlantic , 7 Dec. 2021",
"That\u2019s Hannah Arendt\u2019s ideal subject, that person for whom the difference between truth and falsity no longer matters. \u2014 Helen Rosner, The New Yorker , 5 Nov. 2021",
"Identifying false claims can be difficult since, misinformation usually contains elements of both truth and falsity , Bergstrom said. \u2014 Kristen Rogers, CNN , 29 Aug. 2021",
"Maybe, if times weren\u2019t so dire, the utter falsity of Lindell and Watkin\u2019s narratives would be more readily apparent. \u2014 Jacob Silverman, The New Republic , 13 Aug. 2021"
],
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"verb"
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": to give way : totter",
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": to speak brokenly or weakly : stammer",
": to hesitate in purpose or action : waver",
": to lose drive or effectiveness",
": to utter hesitatingly or brokenly",
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"Verb",
"The business was faltering due to poor management.",
"Their initial optimism has faltered .",
"signs that the economy is faltering",
"Her steps began to falter .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Innovation will likely falter as U.S. and European scientists collaborate less with Chinese and Russian counterparts. \u2014 Paul Wiseman, ajc , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Businesses today flourish or falter on customer service, and the pandemic brought the need for efficient customer service into sharp relief. \u2014 Chetan Dube, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
"Bullets Per Minute tried nailing that fusion in 2020 only to falter because, apparently, delivering Doom-like combat to the beat requires a graceful touch. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 26 May 2022",
"But under questioning from defense attorney Manuel Leiva, who represents Elmer Zelaya Martinez, his memory seemed to falter . \u2014 Salvador Rizzo, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
"Events of the past decade seemed to prove the assumption: As China acted more assertively in the region, Washington\u2019s efforts to cling to primacy appeared to falter . \u2014 Michael Schuman, The Atlantic , 24 May 2022",
"Yet even as service levels falter , rates have skyrocketed. \u2014 Mark Ellwood, Robb Report , 8 May 2022",
"Without credible and robust commitments the impact that TCFD, SBT and net zero target requirements are having on the private sector may falter . \u2014 Felicia Jackson, Forbes , 25 Oct. 2021",
"Over the four days at the sprawling golf club in Augusta, Georgia, the 25-year-old produced some excellent golf, refusing to falter under the pressure of being the tournament's leader for nearly three days. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"However, should this year\u2019s roster falter and the tension fester, some new leader of the Pelicans will be fielding trade calls for Williamson like Griffin did for Davis and Holiday after Dell Demps was relieved of his duties. \u2014 Christopher Dodson, Forbes , 23 Sep. 2021",
"But the terminals can serve as a reliable backup as internet services falter . \u2014 Arkansas Online , 20 Mar. 2022",
"But the terminals can serve as a reliable backup as Internet services falter . \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Mar. 2022",
"Dress code is another area where couples falter when planning a weekday wedding. \u2014 Stephanie Cain, New York Times , 2 Mar. 2022",
"In a time trial, however, numbers provide the only measure of success, and numbers don\u2019t wilt on a hot day, falter on the hills, or pace inappropriately like a rival might. \u2014 Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online , 16 June 2020",
"Despite this promise, there are areas in which grassroots innovation communities falter . \u2014 Douglas Hannah, Smithsonian Magazine , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Even as headline-grabbing election bills falter in Arizona, Republican lawmakers still are weighing a raft of proposals that could alter voting practices in a battleground state that President Joe Biden won by fewer than 11,000 votes. \u2014 Kelly Mena, CNN , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Even when state or federal governments falter , trust can still be forged. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 17 Feb. 2022"
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": to walk unsteadily : stumble",
": to give way : totter",
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": to hesitate in purpose or action : waver",
": to lose drive or effectiveness",
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"Verb",
"The business was faltering due to poor management.",
"Their initial optimism has faltered .",
"signs that the economy is faltering",
"Her steps began to falter .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Innovation will likely falter as U.S. and European scientists collaborate less with Chinese and Russian counterparts. \u2014 Paul Wiseman, ajc , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Businesses today flourish or falter on customer service, and the pandemic brought the need for efficient customer service into sharp relief. \u2014 Chetan Dube, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
"Bullets Per Minute tried nailing that fusion in 2020 only to falter because, apparently, delivering Doom-like combat to the beat requires a graceful touch. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 26 May 2022",
"But under questioning from defense attorney Manuel Leiva, who represents Elmer Zelaya Martinez, his memory seemed to falter . \u2014 Salvador Rizzo, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
"Events of the past decade seemed to prove the assumption: As China acted more assertively in the region, Washington\u2019s efforts to cling to primacy appeared to falter . \u2014 Michael Schuman, The Atlantic , 24 May 2022",
"Yet even as service levels falter , rates have skyrocketed. \u2014 Mark Ellwood, Robb Report , 8 May 2022",
"Without credible and robust commitments the impact that TCFD, SBT and net zero target requirements are having on the private sector may falter . \u2014 Felicia Jackson, Forbes , 25 Oct. 2021",
"Over the four days at the sprawling golf club in Augusta, Georgia, the 25-year-old produced some excellent golf, refusing to falter under the pressure of being the tournament's leader for nearly three days. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"However, should this year\u2019s roster falter and the tension fester, some new leader of the Pelicans will be fielding trade calls for Williamson like Griffin did for Davis and Holiday after Dell Demps was relieved of his duties. \u2014 Christopher Dodson, Forbes , 23 Sep. 2021",
"But the terminals can serve as a reliable backup as internet services falter . \u2014 Arkansas Online , 20 Mar. 2022",
"But the terminals can serve as a reliable backup as Internet services falter . \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Mar. 2022",
"Dress code is another area where couples falter when planning a weekday wedding. \u2014 Stephanie Cain, New York Times , 2 Mar. 2022",
"In a time trial, however, numbers provide the only measure of success, and numbers don\u2019t wilt on a hot day, falter on the hills, or pace inappropriately like a rival might. \u2014 Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online , 16 June 2020",
"Despite this promise, there are areas in which grassroots innovation communities falter . \u2014 Douglas Hannah, Smithsonian Magazine , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Even as headline-grabbing election bills falter in Arizona, Republican lawmakers still are weighing a raft of proposals that could alter voting practices in a battleground state that President Joe Biden won by fewer than 11,000 votes. \u2014 Kelly Mena, CNN , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Even when state or federal governments falter , trust can still be forged. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 17 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"\u02c8f\u0101md"
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"unknown",
"unsung"
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"examples":[
"a bowl of the restaurant's famed chili",
"San Francisco's famed Golden Gate Bridge.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That\u2019s what makes the upcoming celebration of her work at the Gene Siskel Film Center \u2014 marking what would be her 100th birthday \u2014 so enthralling. Get the full lineup \u2014 and more on what made the famed actor truly stand out \u2014 in his full write-up. \u2014 Ariel Cheung, Chicago Tribune , 1 June 2022",
"Indeed, as early as 1933, the famed movie house appeared in other media as a boilerplate for how a premiere should, and often does, look like. \u2014 Todd Gilchrist, Variety , 18 May 2022",
"Still, the famed actor had one note after visiting the wax likeness of his Madame Tussauds neighbor, Khloe Kardashian. \u2014 Katie Dupere, Men's Health , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Pioneertown was built in the 1940s just outside of Joshua Tree by famed Western actor and musician Roy Rogers, among other entrepreneurial-minded Hollywood elites. \u2014 Hilton Dresden, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 Apr. 2022",
"This disparity has had paleontologists scratching their heads since famed dinosaur hunter Barnum Brown unearthed the first complete T. rex skeleton in Hell Creek, Montana back in 1908. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Today, the notable theater continues to spotlight those who have made major contributions to artistry with its name change to the James Earl Jones Theatre, in honor of the famed actor. \u2014 NBC News , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Picking up after The Mandalorian's second season, The Book of Boba Fett follows the famed Star Wars bounty hunter and his efforts to rule as a crime lord on Tatooine years after escaping the Sarlacc pit from Return of the Jedi. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 9 Feb. 2022",
"Early Voting took office in the winner's circle on Saturday, crossing the finish line at the 147th running of the Preakness Stakes with a comfortable lead to win the famed Triple Crown race. \u2014 Dennis Romero, NBC News , 21 May 2022"
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"circa 1533, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210455"
},
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"adjective"
],
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": tending to occur in more members of a family than expected by chance alone",
": of, relating to, or suggestive of a family",
": relating to or typical of a family",
": tending to occur in more members of a family than expected by chance alone",
"\u2014 compare acquired sense 1 , congenital sense 2 , hereditary"
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"f\u0259-\u02c8mil-y\u0259l",
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"f\u0259-\u02c8mil-y\u0259l",
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"The company has created a familial atmosphere in its offices.",
"it's a familial duty as well as a tradition for everyone in my family to eat dinner together",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Snow was exiled, Tyrion Lannister (Peter Dinklage) proposed the end of familial succession to choose future kings, and Drogon angrily melted the Iron Throne after Daenerys's death. \u2014 Keith Nelson, Men's Health , 17 June 2022",
"Boyfriend Material and Glitterland grapple with heavy issues, including substance abuse, depression, self-loathing, and familial estrangement. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 16 June 2022",
"Gradually, the relationship evolves to become more familial . \u2014 Michael O'sullivan, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
"Common rooms were small then, but add to the cozy, familial feel. \u2014 Bill Pennington, New York Times , 14 June 2022",
"Since then, the sisters have spoken out about the challenges of their familial situation on several occasions. \u2014 Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
"People see history primarily through their respective and collective familial experiences, not through the eyes of congress members who came before them. \u2014 Sheila Callaham, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"John and Adrianne\u2019s familial harmonies give the songs an extra glow and warmth. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 11 June 2022",
"Achaar is personal for Agrawal, a familial undertaking that has been shaped by generations. \u2014 Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News , 8 June 2022"
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"1843, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"one who frequents a place",
"closely acquainted intimate",
"affable , sociable",
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"frequented by families",
"being free and easy",
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"overly free and unrestrained presumptuous",
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"of everyday occurrence",
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"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"Alongside the food-court familiar , though, diners will find frog legs, beef tendon, pork intestine. \u2014 Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com , 29 Aug. 2021",
"John Obi Mikel, a Nigerian familiar for his years with Chelsea, left another Turkish team, Trabzonspor, this week. \u2014 Victor Mather, New York Times , 19 Mar. 2020",
"During the Salem witch hunts, common folklore said that witches transformed into their familiars (black cats). \u2014 Lisa Stardust, Teen Vogue , 22 Oct. 2019",
"For Fringe familiars , there are a few changes for 2019, Bentley says. \u2014 Kathy Berdan, Twin Cities , 29 July 2019",
"According to demon lore, Paimon is a master of the arts and familiars (spirits that often manifest as animals) who will bless his followers with wealth. \u2014 Yohana Desta, HWD , 8 June 2018",
"Toi GB took the microphone, started to sing in a familiar growled whisper, and the room erupted in cheers. \u2014 Jenn Harris, latimes.com , 25 May 2018",
"Such moments sum up the charm of Mardi Gras, when fact and fiction, reality and fantasy, alight among familiars and strangers alike. \u2014 The Masked Observer, AL.com , 26 Jan. 2018",
"In the books, Ambrose has snake familiars who do not get along with Salem, and also has a cute British accent. \u2014 Alexis Nedd, Cosmopolitan , 8 Jan. 2018",
"Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
"The match occurred more than 100 years ago, but anyone with a modicum of knowledge of golf history is familiar with the tale of Ouimet\u2019s victory in the 1913 US Open. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
"Most people are familiar with the Americans with Disabilities Act, at least tangentially. \u2014 Steven Aquino, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"While many are familiar with getting the winter blues, summer is more commonly thought of as a season of relaxation and happiness. \u2014 Nikki Brown, PEOPLE.com , 9 June 2022",
"Serano thinks this is likely due to the colors people are familiar with of the largest animals currently living on the planet, such as elephants. \u2014 Mary Kekatos, ABC News , 9 June 2022",
"Martin is familiar with the characters that work in the Mississippi Delta strip club. \u2014 Emerald Elitou, Essence , 8 June 2022",
"In fact, even when the characters aren't so familiar with the holiday, they're clearly all affected and moved by it. \u2014 Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping , 7 June 2022",
"Of those pieces on the 2022-23 roster, Nurse is most familiar with fellow Canadian Aaliyah Edwards through their time competing for their country together. \u2014 Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant , 6 June 2022",
"Thankfully, the feeling of being overwhelmed returns to the traditional norm of being below the cutline for the playoffs more than halfway through the regular season, something McDowell is familiar with overcoming. \u2014 Cole Cusumano, The Arizona Republic , 4 June 2022"
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],
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},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": a spirit or demon that serves or prompts an individual",
": the spirit of a dead person invoked by a medium to advise or prophesy"
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"asked the spiritualist to summon the familiar spirit of her late mother for some matrimonial guidance"
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},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": the quality or state of being familiar",
": a state of close relationship : intimacy",
": absence of ceremony : informality",
": an unduly informal act or expression : impropriety",
": a sexual liberty",
": close acquaintance with something",
": close friendship : intimacy",
": good knowledge of something",
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"f\u0259-\u02ccmi-l\u0113-\u02c8(y)er-\u0259-t\u0113",
"-\u02c8(y)a-r\u0259-",
"-\u02ccmil-\u02c8yer-",
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"distance"
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"examples":[
"He spoke to everyone with the easy familiarity of an old friend.",
"the elderly couple enjoys a familiarity that is the result of many years of happy marriage",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Still, this will be a different year for Rodgers, one drenched in an uncommon lack of familiarity . \u2014 Ryan Wood, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
"Watching the miniseries, Bev said, had the ring of familiarity . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 June 2022",
"But Raths does have an advantage of familiarity , especially among faithful Republican voters. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 May 2022",
"Curiosity flares into a strangely respectful sort of obsession, in which every boundary of familiarity that is crossed is tacitly condoned and reciprocated. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 23 May 2022",
"Sequels, franchise extensions, and spinoffs are one kind of familiarity that this summer will be offering. \u2014 Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com , 20 May 2022",
"An Ipsos survey among 1,000 consumers found slightly higher levels of familiarity (14% were very familiar and 24% were somewhat familiar) but still, some 31% had only heard the term and 31% claimed no knowledge of it. \u2014 Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
"Oddity Chief Financial Officer Lindsay Drucker Mann said, but the lack of familiarity is an impediment. \u2014 Paul Vigna, WSJ , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Meaning is conferred on that which was not freely chosen, what was perhaps even harmful; the consequence of the loss of familiarity is a frantic grappling for something, anything, to attach oneself to instead. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Apr. 2022"
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},
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"type":"noun",
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"the basic unit in society traditionally consisting of two parents rearing their children",
"any of various social units differing from but regarded as equivalent to the traditional family",
"spouse and children",
"a group of individuals living under one roof and usually under one head household",
"a group of persons of common ancestry clan",
"a people or group of peoples regarded as deriving from a common stock",
"a group of people united by certain convictions or a common affiliation fellowship",
"the staff of a high official (such as the President)",
"a group of things related by common characteristics such as",
"a closely related series of elements or chemical compounds",
"a group of soils with similar chemical and physical properties (such as texture, pH, and mineral content) that comprise a category ranking above the series and below the subgroup in soil classification",
"a group of related languages descended from a single ancestral language",
"a group of related plants or animals forming a category ranking above a genus and below an order and usually comprising several to many genera",
"the descendants or line of a particular individual especially of some outstanding female",
"an identifiable strain within a breed",
"a set of curves or surfaces whose equations differ only in parameters",
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"of or relating to a family (see family entry 1 )",
"designed or suitable for both children and adults",
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"the basic unit in society traditionally consisting of two parents rearing their children",
"any of various social units differing from but regarded as equivalent to the traditional family",
"a group of related plants or animals forming a category ranking above a genus and below an order and usually comprising several to many genera",
"a group of individuals related by blood, marriage, or adoption",
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"Public health is a much broader sense of well-being that comes from spending time with family and friends and socializing and going to school and going to work. \u2014 Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker , 18 June 2022",
"The scents of barbecue and the sounds of DJs wafted through Franklin Park Saturday as hundreds of Black Bostonians gathered with family and friends to celebrate Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. \u2014 Camille Caldera, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
"Today, many African Americans mark Juneteenth with parties, parades and gatherings with family and friends. \u2014 Harmeet Kaur, CNN , 18 June 2022",
"The organization also helps employees and a family member earn their U.S. citizenship. \u2014 Beth Decarbo, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
"Carboni died being surrounded by his family and friends, according to the Times. \u2014 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
"My last time playing in front of my family and friends. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 17 June 2022",
"But Berkett continued to contact the woman until a family member tried to reach his father to inform him of the situation, according to the affidavit. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
"Six Byrd will also offer food, made by another family member, Christopher Constantino, who is the chef and owner of Constantino\u2019s Italian Kitchen food truck. \u2014 Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic , 16 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
"Brown called for eliminating the bans on multi- family homes found in many communities. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 May 2022",
"Those same competitive forces that isolate and exhaust parents are a barrier to them rallying together and demanding that lawmakers pass pro- family policies. \u2014 Elliot Haspel, The Atlantic , 10 May 2022",
"But a broader pro- family agenda should be their next goal. \u2014 New York Times , 7 May 2022",
"The Aurora City Council is set to vote Tuesday night on a 102-unit multi- family residential development on a far West Side site that has sat vacant for more than 50 years. \u2014 Steve Lord, Chicago Tribune , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Rent prices are for units in multi- family properties and based on estimates from CoStar Group. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Apr. 2022",
"That bill would have established mandatory building inspections for all multi- family residential buildings three or more stories in height. \u2014 Sun Sentinel , 15 Apr. 2022",
"The two non- family players, the wondrously affable Gian Perez as Natalie\u2019s classmate Henry and Katie Thompson as the alternately raucous and severe Drs. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Based on property records and tax filings, JPC Affordable Housing Foundation can ultimately be traced back to a multi- family apartment conglomerate in New Jersey. \u2014 Ko Lyn Cheang, The Indianapolis Star , 13 Apr. 2022"
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"Adjective",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-163630"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": genealogy",
": a genealogical diagram"
],
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"birth",
"blood",
"bloodline",
"breeding",
"descent",
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"line",
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"parentage",
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"stock",
"strain"
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"issue",
"posterity",
"progeny",
"seed"
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"examples":[
"A framed family tree hung on the wall.",
"his family tree includes writers, musical composers, and other notables in the arts",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Historians said Diggs\u2019 ability to piece together his family tree is rare. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
"In the second episode, the family is joined for dinner by Aamir\u2019s fianc\u00e9e Tyesha (Travina Springer), a Black Muslim still learning about her future in-laws\u2019 family tree . \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 7 June 2022",
"Kits from companies such as MyHeritageDNA, FindMyPast, FamilyTreeDNA, and LivingDNA focus primarily on ancestry and mapping your family tree , with a few options for finding information on personal traits. \u2014 Kimberly Hickok, Popular Mechanics , 24 May 2022",
"Using a family last name as your baby's middle name is another good way of honoring your family tree . \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 24 May 2022",
"That would be enough to reconstruct his family tree and identify the parent, even though the parent never uploaded their DNA\u2014the exact same process used to identify DNA in cold cases. \u2014 Josh Zumbrun, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
"The subject of our family tree , the Princess of Wales (born Diana Frances Spencer) was an activist and style icon. \u2014 Annie Goldsmith, Town & Country , 31 May 2022",
"It\u2019s one unruly family tree , and a viewer will easily get lost amid the overgrowth. \u2014 John Anderson, WSJ , 3 May 2022",
"To do this work, Professor Sz\u00e9kely and his collaborators conducted a variety of statistical analyses on weaverbird diet, habitat type, distribution, and social behavior and compared these results to the weaverbird phylogeny ( family tree ). \u2014 Grrlscientist, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022"
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"1763, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191709"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": an extreme scarcity of food",
": starvation",
": a ravenous appetite",
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],
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"\u02c8fa-m\u0259n",
"\u02c8fa-m\u0259n"
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"dearth",
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"deficit",
"drought",
"drouth",
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"inadequateness",
"insufficiency",
"lack",
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"pinch",
"poverty",
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"scarceness",
"scarcity",
"shortage",
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"abundance",
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"examples":[
"The famine affected half the continent.",
"millions killed by war, drought, and famine",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"At the top of her list: Yemen, which has been under famine conditions since 2016 due to the country\u2019s civil war. \u2014 Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic , 4 May 2022",
"Tens of millions of Chinese died in the resulting famine . \u2014 Eyck Freymann, WSJ , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The droughts affecting Ethiopia from 1983 to 1985 resulted in a widespread famine that left 1.2 million dead, the deadliest natural disaster in the records. \u2014 David Bressan, Forbes , 1 Sep. 2021",
"Reuters Ethiopia's government announced a unilateral ceasefire in its Tigray region on Monday after eight months of civil war resulted in the worst famine the world has seen in a decade. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 29 June 2021",
"Beginning in the late 1950s, his research was further stimulated by the Great Leap Forward, a government campaign to bring industry to the countryside, which resulted in catastrophic famine and tens of millions of deaths. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 May 2021",
"More than 200,000 people in Somalia are on the brink of famine . \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2022",
"African Union Chair Macky Sall said after a Friday meeting with Putin that sanctions on Russian wheat and fertilizer should be lifted, as the specter of famine hangs over developing countries. \u2014 Andrew Jeong, Washington Post , 4 June 2022",
"United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is warning of famine because of wheat exports stuck in Ukraine. \u2014 Kenneth Rapoza, Forbes , 22 May 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"adjective",
"noun"
],
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": widely known",
": honored for achievement",
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"a book about some of the most famous people of the last century",
"some truly famous Southern-style cooking",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Now one of the most famous and celebrated actors in the world, actor Leonardo DiCaprio had a humble beginning. \u2014 cleveland , 4 June 2022",
"The same principle ultimately applies to Sheryl Sandberg, arguably the most famous and important woman to grace Silicon Valley in the 21st century. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 2 June 2022",
"His small yet dynamic wine list gave Chez Panisse a lasting reputation as a restaurant for local oenophiles to discover something new \u2014 fringe producers and natural wines \u2014 versus the most famous or expensive bottles. \u2014 Jess Lander, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 June 2022",
"Before the fairytale wedding and the messy public divorce, here's how one of the most famous and infamous royal marriages in history got started. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 24 May 2022",
"Catania is a really famous city in the south of Sicily, and there is an antique history to the city. \u2014 Jd Linville, Variety , 23 May 2022",
"Well here's our John Ford movie\u2014maybe his most famous \u2014and what would be the standard for the genre just before Leone rode into town. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 23 May 2022",
"Gstaad Guy has made a name for himself parodying the lives of the famous and mountainous, mocking the alpine culture of apres-ski, fine wines, and snobbery. \u2014 Gustaf Lundberg Toresson, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
"Those either not at all famous or living in more drug-tolerant surroundings would probably chalk it up as a life lesson and move on, but B.I spent years living in fear that his actions would be made public, anxiously imagining the fallout. \u2014 Taylor Glasby, Billboard , 19 May 2022"
],
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"stretch (out)",
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"unfurl"
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"Verb",
"He fanned himself with a newspaper while he waited for the bus.",
"The pitcher has fanned six batters in the first three innings.",
"The batter fanned on a curveball."
],
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"Noun (1)",
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"Verb",
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},
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"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
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": a person exhibiting excessive enthusiasm and intense uncritical devotion toward some controversial matter (as in religion or politics)",
": a person who is extremely enthusiastic about and devoted to some interest or activity",
": marked by excessive enthusiasm and often intense uncritical devotion",
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"f\u0259-\u02c8na-tik",
"f\u0259-\u02c8na-ti-k\u0259l",
"f\u0259-\u02c8na-tik"
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"extremist",
"rabid",
"radical",
"revolutionary",
"revolutionist",
"ultra"
],
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"Adjective",
"because of her fanatical views, her friends know better than to discuss religion with her"
],
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"Adjective",
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],
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},
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"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
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": a person exhibiting excessive enthusiasm and intense uncritical devotion toward some controversial matter (as in religion or politics)",
": a person who is extremely enthusiastic about and devoted to some interest or activity",
": marked by excessive enthusiasm and often intense uncritical devotion",
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"f\u0259-\u02c8na-ti-k\u0259l",
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],
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": one that has a special liking or interest",
": a person who breeds or grows a particular animal or plant for points of excellence"
],
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"examples":[
"chocolate fanciers generally like their favorite confection without the addition of milk or a lot of sugar",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And among words in which c is immediately followed by ie are these dozen: ancient, concierge, conscience, fancier , financier, glacier, omniscient, science, society, species, sufficient and tendencies. \u2014 Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 Sep. 2020",
"Neighboring Truckee, which is in a separate county, has one weekend behind it in offering dine-in service, though the fancier places remain closed. \u2014 Sam Whiting, SFChronicle.com , 22 May 2020",
"Blue Apron is trying to stand out with newer offerings, like a plan centered on preparing multiple meals for the week in one day, and a premium plan with fancier ingredients. \u2014 Paul R. La Monica, CNN , 14 May 2020",
"For a fancier treat, try going the Italian way and make this quick affogato trifle recipe for dessert tonight. \u2014 Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens , 12 May 2020",
"This affordable wooden set is simple and elegant, and lets beginners focus on the board rather than the clever but impractical designs of fancier sets. \u2014 Popular Science , 31 Mar. 2020",
"There are fancier and pricier children\u2019s sun and camping shelters on the market, but this well-rated, reasonably priced, 50-UPF sunshade should do the trick in keeping bugs and the sun off your kid. \u2014 Outdoor Life , 20 Apr. 2020",
"Corgis have become best known as companions of their most famous fancier , the UK\u2019s Queen Elizabeth II. \u2014 Jennifer Peltz, BostonGlobe.com , 1 May 2020",
"But Pembrokes have become best known as companions of their most famous fancier , the U.K.'s Queen Elizabeth II. \u2014 Jennifer Peltz, The Christian Science Monitor , 1 May 2020"
],
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"1751, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-091942"
},
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"type":"adjective",
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"marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience",
"existing in fancy (see fancy entry 2 ) only",
"marked by or as if by fancy or whim",
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"coming from imagination rather than reason"
],
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"realistic",
"reasonable"
],
"examples":[
"a fanciful tale of a monster in the woods",
"They gave all their children fanciful names.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Gohar\u2019s work is fanciful with an edge; ornate but na\u00efve, and often aware of its own excess. \u2014 New York Times , 13 May 2022",
"The staging is inspired by Afrofuturism, the attempt to conceive new \u2014 often fanciful , sometimes celestial \u2014 circumstances for a people suffering under crushing oppression. \u2014 New York Times , 15 May 2022",
"But the dominant modes were scenes painted whole rather than fragmented, in either a version of straight realism or a more fanciful and illustrative modernist shorthand. \u2014 David Salle, The New York Review of Books , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Experience the fanciful and repurposed assemblage art of Barbara Martin on view 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through May 23 at The Wembley Club, 8345 Woodberry Blvd. \u2014 cleveland , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Under the circumstances, such ideas can sound at once fanciful and pragmatic. \u2014 Benjamin Wallace-wells, The New Yorker , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Parked in the driveway of founder Rebecca Hessel-Cohen\u2019s seaside home were not one but two beach-ready automobiles\u2014a vintage white Mercedes 280SL convertible and a pink Moke cruiser\u2014both overflowing with fanciful floral textiles. \u2014 Zachary Weiss, Vogue , 9 Aug. 2021",
"The whole thing is absurdly fanciful , a lark\u2014that name! \u2014 Lynn Steger Strong, The New Republic , 16 Mar. 2022",
"That alienation was a major impetus behind last year\u2019s fruitless and extravagantly wasteful effort to recall Newsom and feeds the perpetual \u2014 if fanciful \u2014 talk of breaking off a chunk of rural California and creating a 51st state. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Jan. 2022"
],
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},
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],
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"an early hard-boiled detective novel featuring a whore who marries her fancy man and later murders him"
],
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],
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},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": empty boasting : bluster"
],
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"all his talk of how he would easily win the boxing match turned out to be so much fanfaronade"
],
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"1652, in the meaning defined above"
],
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"No. 1",
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"top",
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"top-of-the-line",
"top-shelf",
"topflight",
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"wizard",
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"awful",
"execrable",
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"terrible",
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"\u02c8fan-\u02cctast",
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"yet another short-lived utopian community that was the brainchild of a naive fantast"
],
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"Adjective",
"The train runs at fantastic speeds.",
"a fantastic scheme for getting rich quick",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Their lineups with Murray and Porter in 2019-20 were fantastic . \u2014 Matt Eppers, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
"That set-piece with Pataky fighting the other woman was fantastic also. \u2014 Sara Netzley, EW.com , 16 June 2022",
"The game gets an average of 4.8 stars, plus the price point is fantastic . \u2014 Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics , 13 June 2022",
"But Vanessa Lee Chester, who plays my daughter [Kelly Curtis], is fantastic . \u2014 Angelique Jackson, Variety , 12 June 2022",
"There\u2019s two Asian nominees this year, both lighting designers, which is fantastic . \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 June 2022",
"The collection of modern art is fantastic , but the building alone is worth it. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 10 June 2022",
"So the Emsco Group Bloomers Railing Planter is fantastic . \u2014 Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens , 8 June 2022",
"Finding a way to make interstellar travel possible would be fantastic . \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 3 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"However, guest pianist Linda Gentille and Assistant Cruise Director Richard Rubin\u2019s shows were over-the-top fantastic . \u2014 Debbi Kickham, Forbes , 13 Mar. 2022",
"After a banner 2021 for high-end genre films, industry vets are hopeful that the fantastic can resurrect the corpse of pre-COVID theatrical distribution. \u2014 Jamie Lang, Variety , 12 Feb. 2022",
"With more modern styling inside and out as well as the familiar fantastic -to-drive behavior, the reborn Golf GTI attracts new enthusiasts, continues to reward the faithful, and again makes our 10Best and Editors' Choice lists. \u2014 Car and Driver , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Camille and Mindy want to go to this fantastic -sounding house party. \u2014 Jessica Goldstein, Vulture , 22 Dec. 2021",
"The galactic fantastic without human anguish: kid stuff. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Oct. 2021",
"This installation gestures more toward the fantastic with a few hints of flight. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Nov. 2021",
"Neil Gaiman first became widely known for his marvelous Sandman graphic novels, each a tour de force of the shadowy fantastic . \u2014 Bill Tipper, WSJ , 26 Oct. 2021",
"Tripping the ground fantastic , Stumph Road: On April 4, police were dispatched to a Stumph Road location regarding a man who was injured after falling on city property. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 21 Apr. 2021"
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"Noun",
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"based on fantasy (see fantasy entry 1 sense 2 ) not real",
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"so extreme as to challenge belief unbelievable",
"exceedingly large or great",
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"excellent , superlative",
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"The train runs at fantastic speeds.",
"a fantastic scheme for getting rich quick",
"Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
"Their lineups with Murray and Porter in 2019-20 were fantastic . \u2014 Matt Eppers, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
"That set-piece with Pataky fighting the other woman was fantastic also. \u2014 Sara Netzley, EW.com , 16 June 2022",
"The game gets an average of 4.8 stars, plus the price point is fantastic . \u2014 Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics , 13 June 2022",
"But Vanessa Lee Chester, who plays my daughter [Kelly Curtis], is fantastic . \u2014 Angelique Jackson, Variety , 12 June 2022",
"There\u2019s two Asian nominees this year, both lighting designers, which is fantastic . \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 June 2022",
"The collection of modern art is fantastic , but the building alone is worth it. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 10 June 2022",
"So the Emsco Group Bloomers Railing Planter is fantastic . \u2014 Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens , 8 June 2022",
"Finding a way to make interstellar travel possible would be fantastic . \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 3 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"However, guest pianist Linda Gentille and Assistant Cruise Director Richard Rubin\u2019s shows were over-the-top fantastic . \u2014 Debbi Kickham, Forbes , 13 Mar. 2022",
"After a banner 2021 for high-end genre films, industry vets are hopeful that the fantastic can resurrect the corpse of pre-COVID theatrical distribution. \u2014 Jamie Lang, Variety , 12 Feb. 2022",
"With more modern styling inside and out as well as the familiar fantastic -to-drive behavior, the reborn Golf GTI attracts new enthusiasts, continues to reward the faithful, and again makes our 10Best and Editors' Choice lists. \u2014 Car and Driver , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Camille and Mindy want to go to this fantastic -sounding house party. \u2014 Jessica Goldstein, Vulture , 22 Dec. 2021",
"The galactic fantastic without human anguish kid stuff. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Oct. 2021",
"This installation gestures more toward the fantastic with a few hints of flight. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Nov. 2021",
"Neil Gaiman first became widely known for his marvelous Sandman graphic novels, each a tour de force of the shadowy fantastic . \u2014 Bill Tipper, WSJ , 26 Oct. 2021",
"Tripping the ground fantastic , Stumph Road On April 4, police were dispatched to a Stumph Road location regarding a man who was injured after falling on city property. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 21 Apr. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But shares of many other high profile companies that merged with SPACs, such as electric vehicle makers Nikola and Lordstown Motors and office rental company WeWork, have flopped fantastically since their debuts. \u2014 Paul R. La Monica, CNN , 8 June 2022",
"After all, technology stocks were performing fantastically well right up until that bubble burst in 2000. \u2014 Erik Carter, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"Left behind are cliffs up to 350 feet high, several crystal-clear lakes and a fantastically diverse ecosystem that supports dozens of rare plant species. \u2014 Robert O'harrow Jr., Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
"The result reads like a cracked fairy tale, both familiar and fantastically strange. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 9 May 2022",
"Many of the legions who dressed fantastically , scantily, or both treated the festival as, well, a festival\u2014a reason to carouse. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Anyway, Twitter can be a joy and a godsend \u2014 a fantastically useful tool. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 21 Apr. 2022",
"My preference As the brand name suggests, Fits Light Runner socks ($17) suit a wide variety of feet fantastically well. \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 24 May 2020",
"New Orleans artist Katrina Andry had a terrific series of woodcut prints at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art that playfully, fantastically took on race and beauty among Black women. \u2014 Daniel Drake, The New York Review of Books , 7 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"It\u2019s Netflix\u2019s GeekedWeek, which means a lot of announcements about sci-fi, comic book and fantasy series, and uh, zombies, which is a mix of all of those. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
"On Tuesday, a wealth of new sci-fi and fantasy trailers emerged for feature-length films expected to launch on streaming platforms by the end of this summer. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 7 June 2022",
"Increasingly, nuns are present in genres outside of comedy, horror and erotica; science fiction, fantasy , and action are capitalizing on the intrigue. \u2014 ELLE , 3 June 2022",
"Over the course of her career, Roberts has written more than 225 novels in various genres, including mystery, romance and fantasy . \u2014 Mary Cadden, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
"Much of the rest reflects Grinda\u2019s own style, suffused with humor and fantasy . \u2014 Ian Phillips, ELLE Decor , 1 June 2022",
"Standouts include playful satire, stories of weddings and romance, a dash of mystery and fantasy , and a look at America\u2019s summer pastime, baseball. \u2014 Becky Meloan, Washington Post , 31 May 2022",
"And then there are those movies that flirt with two genres, combining romance with something like sci-fi or fantasy . \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 31 May 2022",
"This hovering between reality and fantasy warded off bio-pic clich\u00e9s and gave the opera an otherworldly aura. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"All of these accidents, some less happy than others, led to what is now Hollywood\u2019s biggest non- fantasy action series. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 22 June 2021",
"Martin's initial brilliance was to begin A Song of Ice and Fire as a kind of post- fantasy , where characters remember magic as a bygone possibility. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 17 Apr. 2021",
"Divinity: Original Sin 2 Further Reading Ars Technica\u2019s best video games of 2017 If the two of you are already fantasy role-playing veterans, try Divinity: Original Sin 2. \u2014 Valentina Palladino And Jeff Dunn, Ars Technica , 7 Feb. 2020",
"Injury concerns will continue to haunt him, but Cook (and his handcuff) will be fantasy gold for those with an early pick in 2020 drafts. \u2014 Tony Holm, USA TODAY , 24 Dec. 2019",
"Allison was coming into his own during the 2018 season before suffering a season-ending injury, and now may find himself in position to be fantasy relevant again. \u2014 John Romero, The Denver Post , 3 Oct. 2019",
"In most fantasy league setups, pass-rushing 3-4 OLBs like Khalil Mack and Von Miller are hugely devalued compared with linebackers who play in the middle. \u2014 Ross Miles, Sports Illustrated , 21 June 2019",
"The rankings reflect overall fantasy value in a standard 12-team, point-per-reception (PPR) league. \u2014 Steve Gardner, USA TODAY , 2 Aug. 2019",
"There's also a third Ameobi brother somewhere posing the very real and definitely not fantasy notion of the world's first three-man fraternal management team. \u2014 SI.com , 19 July 2019"
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"\u02c8f\u00e4r-\u02ccr\u0113-chi\u014b",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"As the season progresses, though, the pathos largely gives way to farce . \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 23 Aug. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In the case of POTUS, a raucous feminist farce about seven extremely capable women tasked with keeping a very incapable commander-in-chief out of trouble, all hell breaks loose in the White House. \u2014 Leena Kim, Town & Country , 12 June 2022",
"Restrained investigative drama and hysterical resonant farce : What can't this guy do? \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 10 June 2022",
"Jet Pilot is Sternberg\u2019s version of Ninotchka \u2014 a comedy in which international conflicts are resolved through Western comforts and pleasures \u2014 briefly in Palm Springs as opposed to Paris, the proving ground of Lubitsch\u2019s classic farce . \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 8 June 2022",
"Britain, meanwhile, lives to endure another day in his shadow, a bit part in the soap opera of his life, watching on as the drama is set on an endless doom loop from comic farce to tragedy. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 6 June 2022",
"The play will be directed by Rosina Reynolds, a specialist in the works of English playwrights and farce . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 May 2022",
"The play, now at Shubert Theatre, is an intentional farce , a dramatic comedy that peddles in crude jokes and slapstick to illuminate American society\u2019s relationship to women. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Apr. 2022",
"As the 1970s approached, her work, which had always defied easy categorization with its clunky, folksy shapes and farce , seemed even further from the styles du juor, which leaned toward minimalism and conceptual art. \u2014 Grace Edquist, Vogue , 14 Apr. 2022",
"The fourth episode turns on a dinnertime farce about six people, most of whom have slept together, some of whom are the same whom. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 11 May 2022"
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"the shop is filled with a whimsical farrago of artwork, antiques, and vintage clothing",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This farrago of nonsense was ridiculed by critics, yet was a considerable best seller, his last. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Dec. 2021",
"The comparison doesn\u2019t exactly flatter Pearce\u2019s movie, an uneven farrago of science-fiction thriller and child abduction drama just about held together by Ahmed\u2019s forceful and committed performance as a man teetering on the brink. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Sep. 2021",
"In that now-infamous press conference, Biden unloosed a farrago of wishful thinking, happy talk, half-truths, and blatant deceptions. \u2014 Rich Lowry, National Review , 20 Aug. 2021",
"In the weeks after the November election, Dobbs had spent most of his prime-time hour on a farrago of conspiracy theories about how Donald Trump had actually defeated Joe Biden. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Jan. 2021",
"After this farrago , what can Montalbano do but agree to foot the bill for the letter/litter, too? \u2014 Dennis Drabelle, Washington Post , 12 Sep. 2019",
"Said plot includes landslides, FBI agents, pharmaceutical mix-ups, family interventions, and journeys to the South Pole \u2014 a farrago of farce that never quite jells with the movie\u2019s serious concerns. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 Aug. 2019",
"True to form, Ms. Lipman blends a pair of highly appealing love stories into this farrago . \u2014 Sam Sacks, WSJ , 15 Feb. 2019",
"As Voltaire/Pangloss, Kevin Burdette made a brilliantly cynical cicerone through this farrago . \u2014 Heidi Waleson, WSJ , 6 Aug. 2018"
],
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"adjective",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"There\u2019s a lot to love about Hyde Park, Boston\u2019s farthest -flung neighborhood: There\u2019s its semi-suburban feel, its three commuter rail stops, the municipal George Wright Golf Course, and the nonprofit Riverside Theatre Works. \u2014 Jon Gorey, BostonGlobe.com , 20 Apr. 2022",
"The fate of the Arctic looms large during the climate talks in Glasgow \u2014 the farthest north the negotiations have taken place \u2014 because what happens in the Arctic doesn't stay in the Arctic. \u2014 Seth Borenstein, ajc , 15 Nov. 2021",
"The fate of the Arctic looms large during the climate talks in Glasgow \u2013 the farthest north the negotiations have taken place \u2013 because what happens in the Arctic doesn\u2019t stay in the Arctic. \u2014 Seth Borenstein, The Christian Science Monitor , 8 Nov. 2021",
"The fate of the Arctic looms large during the climate talks in Glasgow \u2014 the farthest north the negotiations have taken place \u2014 because what happens in the Arctic doesn\u2019t stay in the Arctic. \u2014 Seth Borenstein, Anchorage Daily News , 6 Nov. 2021",
"Each term is sometimes called an apsis, which refers to the nearest or farthest point between a celestial body and its host. \u2014 NBC News , 5 Jan. 2022",
"In the farthest corner sits his mad scientist fishing lab. \u2014 Steven E. Banks, Los Angeles Times , 9 May 2022",
"Well, the county does have a lot of settlement money from the opioid crisis, from the farthest pharmaceutical companies. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 6 May 2022",
"Punch holes in at least two plastic cups, string them up, and see who can propel them the fastest and farthest using a squirt gun. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 6 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Just announced: For the farthest -afield Loserly Vacation Safari since Las Vegas in 2008 (the closest: Washington, D.C., 2006), Loserfest Pope Kyle Hendrickson is organizing a trip to Canada-side Niagara Falls and surroundings. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Today marks the exact point when the Northern hemisphere is tilted farthest away from the sun. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 22 Dec. 2021",
"That marks the minute that the Northern Hemisphere is tilted farthest away from the sun and is no longer losing daylight. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 22 Dec. 2021",
"The winter solstice is an astronomical event and happens when the North Pole is tilted farthest away from the sun. \u2014 Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News , 20 Dec. 2021",
"Now, similar to his All-Pro rookie year, James is being deployed throughout the defense, from the line of scrimmage to the player positioned farthest from the ball. \u2014 Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times , 6 Oct. 2021",
"Singapore has one of the world\u2019s farthest -reaching anti-misinformation laws enacted in recent years. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Oct. 2021",
"Then came the SolarWinds attacks, a series of supply chain attacks that could turn out to be the farthest -reaching attacks many cybersecurity professionals will see in their entire careers. \u2014 Forbes , 1 Sep. 2021",
"Perhaps the farthest -reaching example of violence perpetrated in the name of the environment is the Chinese Communist Party\u2019s failed experiment in coercive population control. \u2014 Andrew Follett, National Review , 30 June 2021"
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"verb"
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": to command the interest of : allure",
": to transfix (see transfix sense 1 ) and hold spellbound by an irresistible power",
": bewitch",
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"a question that fascinates both biologists and anthropologists",
"Her paintings never fail to fascinate .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Believed to be part of the broader Shu state, the civilization continues to fascinate more than 3,000 years after its demise. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 14 June 2022",
"Dad\u2019s sense of humor, in particular, seemed to fascinate Xan. \u2014 Andr\u00e9 Alexis, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
"Adam Tarlin always found a way to fascinate women and evoke a genuine protective instinct in them. \u2014 Dan Koeppel, Outside Online , 5 Sep. 2019",
"What continues to fascinate you about that type of character? \u2014 Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 June 2022",
"The relationship between Warhol and Basquiat continues to fascinate , given their history as competitors as well as collaborators and close friends. \u2014 New York Times , 9 May 2022",
"Camelot, Icelandic sagas filled with accounts of Viking victories and more, continue to fascinate and inspire. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 8 Mar. 2022",
"These collisions fascinate Flavio Ayrosa, of the University of S\u00e3o Paulo, who has studied how a dog\u2019s height, weight, and nose size, alongside factors such as genes and socialization, might affect its temperament. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 28 Apr. 2022",
"For any kid who likes potions, this fragrance factory will fascinate . \u2014 Karen Cicero, Good Housekeeping , 20 Apr. 2022"
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"the fascination that the subject of dinosaurs has for most children",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The San Jos\u00e9 has been an object of fascination for treasure hunters for centuries now, and is even featured in Gabriel Garc\u00eda M\u00e1rquez\u2019s novel Love in the Time of Cholera. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 8 June 2022",
"And his new colleagues are watching with fascination as Mora goes about this unique building task. \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 17 May 2022",
"Blanco has lived all over, including Nevada, and his time in the West \u2014 along with his artistic fascination with identity \u2014 inspired his mural, which will be on the south side of the AMI Roofing building, at 141 W. Haven Ave. \u2014 Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 May 2022",
"Outsiders often look at them with morbid fascination , but Addario says there is nothing twisted in her past that led her here. \u2014 Michelle Ruiz, Vogue , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Seven artists with a fascination for all different creatures will showcase their works. \u2014 Globe Correspondent, BostonGlobe.com , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Philip Beale, director of Pioneer Expeditions in the United Kingdom, grew up with a fascination with ancient ocean travel. \u2014 Scott Luxor, sun-sentinel.com , 4 Feb. 2022",
"There is special fascination with Vance in the press\u2014in the years leading up to Trump, he was kind of identified as this wise whisperer of the disaffected white, conservative mind. \u2014 The New Yorker , 3 May 2022",
"After Moy\u2019s tours, America brought into place the Chinese Exclusion Act, its fascination with the other eventually morphing into primal fear. \u2014 Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune , 16 May 2022"
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"tightly shut",
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"the act of going without food",
"a time when no food is eaten",
"firmly fixed",
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"allowing for the rapid passage of a gas or liquid",
"resistant to change (as from destructive action)",
"to abstain from food",
"to eat sparingly or abstain from some foods",
"to deny food to",
"the practice of fasting",
"a time of fasting"
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"hot",
"lightning",
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"quick",
"rapid",
"rapid-fire",
"rattling",
"snappy",
"speedy",
"splitting",
"swift",
"whirlwind",
"zippy"
],
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"apace",
"briskly",
"chop-chop",
"double-quick",
"fleetly",
"full tilt",
"hastily",
"hell-for-leather",
"hot",
"lickety-split",
"posthaste",
"presto",
"pronto",
"quick",
"quickly",
"rapidly",
"snappily",
"soon",
"speedily",
"swift",
"swiftly"
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"Adjective",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (1)",
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"Noun (2)",
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"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
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": of, relating to, or moving along a fast track",
": of, relating to, or being a construction procedure in which work on a building begins before designs are completed",
": of or relating to authority granted to the President of the U.S. by Congress that allows the President to negotiate trade agreements which Congress must confirm or reject in their entirety",
": to speed up the processing, production, or construction of in order to meet a goal",
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": a course of expedited consideration or approval"
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"\u02c8fas(t)-\u02cctrak"
],
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"accelerate",
"bundle",
"hasten",
"hurry",
"quicken",
"rush",
"speed (up)",
"whisk"
],
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"brake",
"decelerate",
"retard",
"slow (down)"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"At stake for JetBlue is possibly its best bet for a fast track to growth that would position it as a more formidable competitor to the four major carriers that dominate the U.S. market. \u2014 Mary Schlangenstein, Fortune , 8 June 2022",
"The plaintiffs, however, have asked that the underlying legal battle about the temporary injunction be put on a fast track to the Florida Supreme Court. \u2014 Jim Saunders, Orlando Sentinel , 20 May 2022",
"Infielder Gabriel Arias, on the fast track to the big leagues, underwent surgery on his right hand Thursday and will miss six to eight weeks. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 5 May 2022",
"If the feature is strong, this usually places the company on a fast track to being acquired by one of the big players. \u2014 Vladi Sandler, Forbes , 13 Oct. 2021",
"The toddler class morphed into the 3-year-old class and by age 4, she was invited to pre-team gymnastics for kids chosen to be on a fast track to competition. \u2014 Tiffany Doerr Guerzon, CNN , 30 July 2021",
"The legislation, introduced Tuesday, is on the fast track to get a vote in the House Thursday, a person familiar said. \u2014 Erik Wasson, BostonGlobe.com , 17 May 2022",
"Rakiyah was on the fast track to becoming an aeronautical engineer\u2014 a literal rocket scientist! \u2014 before pivoting to music full-time when her first brush with the Korean language came in the form of a Korean drama. \u2014 Masiyaleti Mbewe, refinery29.com , 15 May 2022",
"At the same time there will be challenges and opportunities: Finland and perhaps Sweden on the verge of seeking entry into NATO, Ukraine seeking a fast track for its own entry into the EU. \u2014 David A. Andelman, CNN , 24 Apr. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"1968, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1971, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun",
"1946, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211036"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care",
": reflecting a meticulous , sensitive, or demanding attitude",
": having high and often capricious standards : difficult to please",
": having complex nutritional requirements",
": scornful",
": hard to please : very particular",
": having complex nutritional requirements"
],
"pronounciation":[
"fa-\u02c8sti-d\u0113-\u0259s",
"f\u0259-",
"fa-\u02c8sti-d\u0113-\u0259s",
"fa-\u02c8stid-\u0113-\u0259s, f\u0259-"
],
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"choosy",
"choosey",
"dainty",
"delicate",
"demanding",
"exacting",
"finical",
"finicking",
"finicky",
"fussbudgety",
"fussy",
"nice",
"old-maidish",
"particular",
"pernickety",
"persnickety",
"picky"
],
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"undemanding",
"unfastidious",
"unfussy"
],
"examples":[
"My mother had always been the most fastidious and organized of people\u2014a wet ring left on her coffee table by a glass could drive her to distraction. \u2014 John B. Judis , New Republic , 14 Oct. 1996",
"\"I'll stop off and get us a sandwich,\" said Matthew. \u2026 Tony, a fastidious eater, sighed. \u2014 Penelope Lively , City of the Mind , 1991",
"Though he prides himself on being hip, he is too fastidious to do anything dangerous or dirty. \u2014 Jay McInerney , Bright Lights, Big City , 1984",
"He is fastidious about keeping the house clean.",
"She was too fastidious to do anything that might get her dirty.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The novel is fast-paced, but Gonz\u00e1lez is fastidious in tying together every character and almost-missable detail by the end. \u2014 Erin Berger, Outside Online , 25 Mar. 2021",
"But never so lost that anything feels out of place in Downton\u2019s famously fastidious world. \u2014 Adam Rathe, Town & Country , 29 May 2022",
"So is Cedric Young, here playing the undertaker West, a fastidious figure who profits from the death of Black men. \u2014 Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune , 22 May 2022",
"Leaders are fastidious about following traffic laws, and riders respect every stoplight. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 May 2022",
"Millions were tuning in to works that could be as contemplative as a Sofia Coppola movie or as fastidious as a John McPhee book. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 14 Apr. 2022",
"My mom is the kind of environmentally fastidious gal who washes out plastic baggies, composts like a champ, and saves leftover salmon skin for our omega-3-loving doggos. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Amleth inhabits a world whose operating principle is cruelty, and Eggers\u2019s accomplishment lies in his fastidious , fanatical rendering of that world, down to its bed linens and cooking utensils. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
"In a remote and hidden valley with a babbling brook in the southern Japanese Alps region, Aoki Ren used to proudly show his cattle farm\u2019s serene surroundings to fastidious buyers of quality wagyu beef. \u2014 Takehiko Kambayashi, The Christian Science Monitor , 15 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin fastidiosus , from fastidium disgust, probably from fastus arrogance (probably akin to Latin fastigium top) + taedium irksomeness \u2014 more at tedium ",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205542"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
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": haughty , arrogant",
": ostentatious , showy"
],
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"\u02c8fas-ch\u0259-w\u0259s"
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin fastuosus , from fastus arrogance",
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200958"
},
"fat":{
"type":"adjective",
"definitions":[
"notable for having an unusual amount of fat",
"plump",
"having excessive body fat",
"fattened for market",
"oily , greasy",
"well filled out thick , big",
"full in tone and quality rich",
"well stocked",
"prosperous , wealthy",
"being substantial and impressive",
"richly rewarding or profitable",
"practically nonexistent",
"productive , fertile",
"stupid , foolish",
"being swollen",
"easy to hit",
"to make fat fatten",
"animal tissue consisting chiefly of cells distended with greasy or oily matter",
"oily or greasy matter making up the bulk of adipose tissue and often abundant in seeds",
"any of various compounds of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen that are glycerides of fatty acids, are the chief constituents of plant and animal fat, are a major class of energy-rich food, and are soluble in organic solvents but not in water",
"a solid or semisolid fat as distinguished from an oil",
"the best or richest part",
"obesity",
"something in excess superfluity",
"having much body fat",
"thick entry 1 sense 1",
"richly rewarding or profitable",
"swollen up",
"animal or plant tissue containing much greasy or oily material",
"any of numerous compounds of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen that make up most of animal or plant fat and that are important to nutrition as sources of energy",
"a solid fat as distinguished from an oil",
"the best or richest part",
"notable for having an unusual amount of fat",
"fleshy with superfluous flabby tissue that is not muscle obese",
"animal tissue consisting chiefly of cells distended with greasy or oily matter \u2014 see brown fat",
"oily or greasy matter making up the bulk of adipose tissue",
"any of numerous compounds of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen that are glycerides of fatty acids, are the chief constituents of plant and animal fat, are a major class of energy-rich food, and are soluble in organic solvents (as ether) but not in water",
"a solid or semisolid fat as distinguished from an oil",
"the condition of fatness obesity"
],
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"blubbery",
"chubby",
"corpulent",
"fleshy",
"full",
"gross",
"lardy",
"obese",
"overweight",
"plump",
"podgy",
"portly",
"pudgy",
"replete",
"roly-poly",
"rotund",
"round",
"tubby"
],
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"A-list",
"aristocracy",
"best",
"choice",
"corps d'elite",
"cream",
"cr\u00e8me de la cr\u00e8me",
"elect",
"elite",
"flower",
"illuminati",
"pick",
"pink",
"pride",
"priesthood",
"prime",
"royalty",
"upper crust"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
"Kathleen Flynn for NBC NewsResearchers calculate Jameson's body fat percentage in the Pea Pod. \u2014 Erika Edwards, NBC News , 12 June 2022",
"Coach Sean McVay got a fat new contract to keep him away from television, though the terms are not known. \u2014 Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
"After having done fat loss for close to a year, Tan is now eating at maintenance calories and focusing on muscle building with his trainer. \u2014 Jesse Hicks, Men's Health , 10 June 2022",
"The Wolfes\u2019 book features an emphasis on traverses and loops and includes all sorts of new adventures, from skates to skis to fat -bike rides and backpacking trips. \u2014 Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News , 9 June 2022",
"Some racks can\u2019t handle fat -tire bikes, while others can\u2019t accommodate road bikes. \u2014 Kylee Mcguigan, Popular Mechanics , 8 June 2022",
"This is a fat , juicy, soulful, gorgeous historical novel with a flawed and vibrant heroine, a journey to Tahiti, and lots of moss (yes, moss!). \u2014 Riza Cruz, ELLE , 1 June 2022",
"Some people, regardless of age, need more salt in their diet, not less; some people need more fat , or caffeine, or dairy, or none at all. \u2014 Anne Helen Petersen, Bon App\u00e9tit , 20 Apr. 2022",
"This is partly due to less body fat , particularly under the skin. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"There were 27 women in the study who all reduced body fat in the stomachs and hips, while lowering blood pressure. \u2014 Ebony Williams, ajc , 13 June 2022",
"Thomas wasn\u2019t trained in how to give body- fat tests; his own lawyer told the Globe that Thomas was self-taught. \u2014 Amanda Milkovits, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
"So far, hundreds of babies have had their body fat measured in Pennington's Pea Pod. \u2014 Erika Edwards, NBC News , 12 June 2022",
"As a result of all this hard work, Schumacher lost about 23 pounds and went from 20 percent to around 10 percent body fat in approximately seven months. \u2014 Elijah Rawls, Men's Health , 9 June 2022",
"One study found that participants who took a prebiotic supplement lost more weight and body fat than those who didn\u2019t. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 May 2022",
"Sick birds, too weak to fly, are being found with various injuries and too little body fat , officials said. \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
"Nor was there any real difference in other markers of weight loss, such as BMI (body mass index, a popular way of measuring weight), waist circumference, body fat or metabolic risk factors such as insulin resistance and blood pressure. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Excess body fat can lead to cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and hypertension. \u2014 Laura Garcia, San Antonio Express-News , 20 Apr. 2022"
],
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
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"Noun",
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],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"fat cat":{
"type":"noun",
"definitions":[
"a wealthy contributor to a political campaign fund",
"a wealthy and privileged person",
"big shot",
"a lethargic complacent person"
],
"pronounciation":null,
"synonyms":[
"capitalist",
"Croesus",
"deep pocket",
"have",
"money",
"moneybags",
"plutocrat",
"silk stocking"
],
"antonyms":[
"have-not",
"pauper"
],
"examples":[
"The best seats in the theater were reserved for the fat cats .",
"that last recession was particularly hard on the poor, but the fat cats barely noticed a dip in their bank accounts",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Pulled in by the promise of thrills or the guarantee of glamour, readers will stay for the game of survivor(s), and finish the book as satisfied as a fat cat in the Serengeti. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 May 2022",
"More monthly and energy bills to bail out their fat cat friends who fund their little. \u2014 cleveland , 11 Apr. 2022",
"There has been music and dancing and marching and a giant inflatable fat cat perched atop a red car. \u2014 Rebecca Nathanson, The New Republic , 14 Dec. 2021",
"Second, earnings rise enormously for most workers over their career, and the low paying history major of 2021 might be a plutocratic fat cat executive 25 years later. \u2014 Richard Vedder, Forbes , 4 Oct. 2021",
"Every fat cat in America will be calling up his accountant today asking for one of those Thiel IRAs. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 25 June 2021",
"Elsewhere, Olivia\u2019s friend Lucy, a business and science consultant, is flying in from New York to London to meet a fat cat called Hunter Sterling who has recruited her to head Digitas, his venture capital firm. \u2014 Katherine A. Powers, WSJ , 4 June 2021",
"The young angler did have a few pounds on the fat cat , but not many. \u2014 Matt Williams, Dallas News , 19 Mar. 2021",
"Speakers addressed the crowd from a Teamsters Local 25 flatbed adorned with an inflatable fat cat , depicted smoking a cigar and holding a moneybag. \u2014 Lucas Phillips, BostonGlobe.com , 8 Mar. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":null,
"first_known_use":[
"1928, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"fatal":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": causing death",
": bringing ruin",
": causing failure",
": determining one's fate",
": of or relating to fate",
": resembling fate in proceeding according to a fixed sequence",
": fateful",
": fated",
": causing death : mortal",
": causing ruin or failure",
": causing death",
": causing failure of a legal claim or cause of action",
": making something (as a contract) invalid or unenforceable"
],
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"\u02c8f\u0101-t\u1d4al",
"\u02c8f\u0101-t\u1d4al",
"\u02c8f\u0101t-\u1d4al"
],
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"calamitous",
"cataclysmal",
"cataclysmic",
"catastrophic",
"damning",
"destructive",
"disastrous",
"fateful",
"ruinous",
"unfortunate"
],
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"examples":[
"a disease that is often fatal",
"a chemical that can be fatal to birds",
"She made a fatal mistake.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"After fatal shootings at synagogues beyond Boston in recent years and arsons and a stabbing of a rabbi closer to home, Jewish leaders view the map as, at best, a provocation and, at worst, an incitement to violence. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
"More than 800 non- fatal shootings have occurred in the city this year as of Sunday, according to gun violence crisis data tracked by the city's Office of the Controller. \u2014 Bill Hutchinson, ABC News , 14 June 2022",
"This past weekend police responded to several homicides and non- fatal shootings. \u2014 Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal , 13 June 2022",
"More than 1 in 5 people fatally shot by police since 2015 had a mental illness, according to a Washington Post database of fatal shootings by on-duty officers. \u2014 Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY , 8 June 2022",
"As analysts probe recent tragedies in search of common factors or motives, researchers have uncovered a disturbing trend among gunmen of fatal mass shootings, nationwide. \u2014 Nicole Sganga, CBS News , 7 June 2022",
"Data from the Office of the City Controller shows 211 homicides by gun violence so far this year and more 743 non- fatal shootings. \u2014 Mary Ellen Cagnassola, PEOPLE.com , 5 June 2022",
"Tamara Mahal, who leads the center, said the recent fatal shootings in Millennium Park and at a McDonald\u2019s on the Near North Side emphasize the need to make communities safer and provide alternatives for city youths. \u2014 Stephanie Casanova, Chicago Tribune , 5 June 2022",
"Philadelphia saw the highest number of fatal shootings, with 13 people dead. \u2014 Fox News , 31 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin fatalis , from fatum fate",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213732"
},
"fate":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": the will or principle or determining cause by which things in general are believed to come to be as they are or events to happen as they do : destiny",
": an inevitable and often adverse outcome, condition, or end",
": disaster",
": death",
": final outcome",
": the expected result of normal development",
": the circumstances that befall someone or something",
": the three goddesses, Atropos, Clotho, and Lachesis, who determine the course of human life in classical mythology",
": destine",
": doom",
": a power beyond human control that is believed to determine what happens : destiny",
": something that happens as though determined by fate : fortune",
": final outcome",
": the expected result of normal development"
],
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"\u02c8f\u0101t",
"\u02c8f\u0101t",
"\u02c8f\u0101t",
"\u02c8f\u0101t"
],
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"doom",
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"kismet",
"lot",
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"destine",
"doom",
"foredoom",
"foreordain",
"ordain",
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"predetermine",
"preordain"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Identical twins Amanda Caston and Julia Baldree weren't expecting to give birth on the same day, but fate had other plans. \u2014 Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2022",
"As fate would have it, Prime\u2019s landlord is from Trinidad, too. \u2014 Tom Sietsema, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
"Such a large production would have been incredibly difficult to pull off under the best of circumstances, but fate had other plans. \u2014 Josh Weiss, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"Among those were the dragons (33,427 black ones, 514 green), but, as fate would have it, many of the other pieces were ocean-themed. \u2014 Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
"As fate would have it, the weekend changed her entire life. \u2014 Katie Bain, Billboard , 27 May 2022",
"As fate would have it, the Warriors 73-9 season ended with them blowing a 3-1 lead to James and the Cavaliers in the Finals. \u2014 Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY , 27 May 2022",
"As fate would have it, Upper Arlington is Sycamore's opposition again as the Golden Bears downed Dublin Coffman 17-7 Wednesday night. \u2014 Scott Springer, The Enquirer , 26 May 2022",
"As fate would have it, Crighton stepped to the plate in the biggest spot of the game \u2014 bottom of the sixth, two outs, bases loaded, tied at 1 \u2014 when Petry pulled him aside, just for a moment. \u2014 Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press , 25 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Bohjalian tracks his players as keenly as a leopard does its prey, matching psychology to fate with an almost pathological precision. \u2014 Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times , 9 May 2022",
"The effort was too much and the young animal succumbed to fate , sliding down the snow into the abyss. \u2014 Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News , 6 Mar. 2022",
"Donald Trump cut a deal with the Taliban that left the future of the Afghan government, Afghan women, and al\u2011Qaeda to fate . \u2014 George Packer, The Atlantic , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Well, that\u2019s a little bit up to them, a little bit up to fate . \u2014 Hayden Grove, cleveland , 7 Sep. 2021",
"Kyland volunteers, the Aces leave their nomination to fate , and Christian is down to compete knowing that Frenchie is probably targeting him. \u2014 Kyle Fowle, EW.com , 12 July 2021",
"To be a baker, Lidgus explains, is to be half control freak, half submissive to fate ; to embrace a life of eternal adjustments. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Mar. 2021",
"Trump, in a statement from Walter Reed hospital on Saturday, chalked up his diagnosis to fate and his desire to be seen leading the country. \u2014 Josh Wingrove, Bloomberg.com , 4 Oct. 2020",
"About one-third of the metropolis\u2019s 460 deaths to fate were reported this month alone. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 July 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
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"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1601, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170733"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": having a quality of ominous prophecy",
": involving momentous consequences : decisive",
": deadly , catastrophic",
": controlled by fate : foreordained",
": having serious results"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u0101t-f\u0259l",
"\u02c8f\u0101t-f\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"calamitous",
"cataclysmal",
"cataclysmic",
"catastrophic",
"damning",
"destructive",
"disastrous",
"fatal",
"ruinous",
"unfortunate"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"His life changed on that fateful November evening.",
"Hundreds perished on that fateful day.",
"Her campaign took a fateful turn.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The victim's mother, Kristen Swann, was arrested days after the family's fateful restaurant visit. \u2014 Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com , 9 June 2022",
"The artifacts, which the archaeologists said may be some form of ancient correspondence, date to the Middle Assyrian period, shortly after the fateful earthquake. \u2014 Denise Chow, NBC News , 2 June 2022",
"One fateful inning planted the comeback seed for No. 9 Northwestern against No. 8 Arizona State in Sunday\u2019s finale of the Tempe Super Regional. \u2014 Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic , 29 May 2022",
"Of course, getting to that fateful mission isn\u2019t going to be simple. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 26 May 2022",
"In the days since that fateful Saturday afternoon, local Black residents have been searching for ways personal and public to keep their fear at bay. \u2014 Clyde Mcgrady, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
"Still, among ordinary people and disparate organizations that are offering assistance to the Ukrainians, this is a fateful moment \u2014 when the ghosts of the past mingle the horrors of the present. \u2014 Laura Kingstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Cabrera was 20 years old, playing for the then-Florida Marlins, when his bouncer flummoxed Chicago Cubs shortstop Alex Gonzalez in the fateful sixth game of the 2003 National League Championship Series. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Apr. 2022",
"As Stu suffers a fateful illness, the love and humility of a father-son reunion provides a natural spiritual metaphor to this mortal story. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 20 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1720, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-092224"
},
"fathead":{
"type":"noun",
"definitions":[
"a stupid person"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8fat-\u02cched",
"synonyms":[
"airhead",
"birdbrain",
"blockhead",
"bonehead",
"bubblehead",
"chowderhead",
"chucklehead",
"clodpoll",
"clodpole",
"clot",
"cluck",
"clunk",
"cretin",
"cuddy",
"cuddie",
"deadhead",
"dim bulb",
"dimwit",
"dip",
"dodo",
"dolt",
"donkey",
"doofus",
"dope",
"dork",
"dullard",
"dum-dum",
"dumbbell",
"dumbhead",
"dummkopf",
"dummy",
"dunce",
"dunderhead",
"gander",
"golem",
"goof",
"goon",
"half-wit",
"hammerhead",
"hardhead",
"idiot",
"ignoramus",
"imbecile",
"jackass",
"know-nothing",
"knucklehead",
"lamebrain",
"loggerhead",
"loon",
"lump",
"lunkhead",
"meathead",
"mome",
"moron",
"mug",
"mutt",
"natural",
"nimrod",
"nincompoop",
"ninny",
"ninnyhammer",
"nit",
"nitwit",
"noddy",
"noodle",
"numskull",
"numbskull",
"oaf",
"pinhead",
"prat",
"ratbag",
"saphead",
"schlub",
"shlub",
"schnook",
"simpleton",
"stock",
"stupe",
"stupid",
"thickhead",
"turkey",
"woodenhead",
"yahoo",
"yo-yo"
],
"antonyms":[
"brain",
"genius"
],
"examples":[
"Don't be such a fathead !",
"so who's the fathead who messed around with my movie collection?",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Walleye, Northern pike, largemouth bass, channel catfish, fathead minnows, green sunfish and bluegill are found in the lake. \u2014 Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The best presentation was a 2- to 3-inch-long fathead minnow live-hooked through the top of its back and fished within a foot of the bottom. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 23 Jan. 2022",
"The typical January 6 insurrectionist is a delusional fathead with anger management issues who abandoned the revolution the second the price exceeded that of a round-trip bus ticket to Washington, D.C. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 18 Nov. 2021",
"Topics include the impact of lead on the reproductive behavior of fathead minnows and the deleterious effects of alcohol on zebrafish embryo development. \u2014 David H. Petering, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 4 Aug. 2021",
"Into Lake Yahou went 8,000 coppernose bluegill and 16,000 fathead minnows, Moss said. \u2014 Tribune News Service, al , 11 July 2021",
"Few states, or even countries, can match Minnesota's variety and quality of fish, many of which are dependent on smaller fish \u2014 fathead minnows especially \u2014 to eat. \u2014 Matt Delong, Star Tribune , 30 Apr. 2021",
"There are bluegill, yellow perch, channel catfish, hybrid bluegill, redear shellcrackers, fathead minnows, white amur and koi. \u2014 Sam Boyer, cleveland , 16 Apr. 2021",
"Red-tails are a favorite among Minnesota anglers whereas shiners and fathead minnows, work just about anywhere. \u2014 Brian Bashore, Outdoor Life , 21 Dec. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":null,
"first_known_use":[
"1842, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"father":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adjective or adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a male parent",
": a man who has begotten a child",
": a male animal who has sired an offspring",
": god sense 1",
": the first person of the Trinity (see Trinity sense 1 )",
": forefather",
": one related to another in a way suggesting that of father to child",
": an old man",
": a pre-Scholastic (see scholastic sense 1a ) Christian writer accepted by the church as an authoritative witness to its teaching and practice",
": one that originates or institutes",
": source",
": prototype",
": a priest of the regular clergy",
": priest",
": one of the leading men (as of a city)",
": beget",
": to be the founder, producer, or author of",
": to accept responsibility for",
": to fix the paternity or origin of",
": to place responsibility for the origin or cause of",
": foist , impose",
": to care for or look after someone as a father might",
": a male parent",
": god sense 1",
": ancestor sense 1",
": a person who cares for another as a father might",
": a person who invents or begins something",
": priest",
": to become the father of",
": to care for as a father",
": to be the founder, producer, or author of"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u00e4-t\u035fh\u0259r",
"\u02c8f\u00e4-t\u035fh\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"dad",
"daddy",
"old man",
"pa",
"papa",
"poppa",
"pater",
"pop",
"sire"
],
"antonyms":[
"beget",
"get",
"sire"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Retired District Fire Chief Richard Magee recalled the time his father , Richard B. Magee, said there was a fire in the Back Bay area. \u2014 Matt Yan, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
"The Barnwell brothers and their late father , Michael, along with friend and fellow diver and former Royal Navy submariner James Little, found the shipwreck after searching for four years. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 17 June 2022",
"Brothers Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love and Matthew's father , Al Jardine, a friend from Hawthorne High School, formed the Beach Boys, originally called the Pendletones in 1961. \u2014 Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic , 17 June 2022",
"My father , Mike Jensen, is a dad whose love language (without administering Gary Chapman\u2019s test because feelings, ick!) is most certainly acts of service, with an emphasis on television. \u2014 Erin Jensen, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
"Mack and Stella\u2019s father , Tommy Schaefer, were charged with the murder of von Wiese-Mack in Indonesia in 2015. \u2014 Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune , 17 June 2022",
"Heike Paulmann Koepfer heads the business, started by her billionaire father , Horst Paulmann, in 1976. \u2014 Katherine Love, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Lorenzo graduated from there in 2000 and T.J.'s father , Tranel, graduated in 2002. \u2014 Scott Springer, The Enquirer , 16 June 2022",
"Th poem is written on her gravestone in its entirety, her father said. \u2014 Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Nabil\u2019s mother, Louise Braufman, met Roy in 1970 and soon asked him to have a child with an understanding: The musician would never have to father the boy emotionally or financially. \u2014 Geoff Edgers, Washington Post , 28 May 2022",
"Bowing to that reality, the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled in May that men who father a child during an affair with a married woman have the right to seek a role in the child's life. \u2014 Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal , 10 May 2022",
"According to the paper, the bounciest males might father more spiderlings by mating with the same female multiple times without being eaten, or by seeking out additional mates. \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The younger child, in particular, didn\u2019t want to let her father out of her sight. \u2014 Molly Parker, ProPublica , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The total included three offspring of Nish, one of Monty and Rose\u2019s 2020 chicks who went on to father the first Ohio nest in more than 80 years. \u2014 Morgan Greene, Chicago Tribune , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Putting the motivations into sharper focus and throwing the scenario even father back in time are the suspects in Florida. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Some can even be multigenerational: A recent study in the Congo that was published in The Lancet found that men who worked in mines were more likely to father children with birth defects than those who did not. \u2014 Michael Holtz, The Atlantic , 24 Jan. 2022",
"How C\u2019mon C\u2019mon director Mike Mills convinced Joaquin Phoenix to father his movie son. \u2014 Rachel Handler, Vulture , 20 Nov. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
"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 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193003"
},
"fathomless":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": incapable of being fathomed : immeasurable"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fa-t\u035fh\u0259m-l\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[
"bottomless",
"boundless",
"endless",
"horizonless",
"illimitable",
"immeasurable",
"immensurable",
"indefinite",
"infinite",
"limitless",
"measureless",
"unbounded",
"unfathomable",
"unlimited"
],
"antonyms":[
"bounded",
"circumscribed",
"confined",
"definite",
"finite",
"limited",
"restricted"
],
"examples":[
"impresses everyone with her fathomless knowledge of wildcats",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Without a breath of explanation, the two pieces radiate emotion, somber and fathomless ; but their precedent, an 1882 photograph by James A. Palmer, binds them together. \u2014 Murray Whyte, BostonGlobe.com , 21 Apr. 2022",
"The water\u2019s silver surface seems serene and fathomless , but the wind is starting to pick up. \u2014 Lauren Mechling, Vogue , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Heirs first to genocide and then to decades of a shadowy half-life, these speakers let slip not just sorrow and confusion but a fathomless loneliness\u2014the solitude of a private and communal shipwreck. \u2014 Boyd Tonkin, WSJ , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Having grown up among the unimaginably wealthy, Farrah is stunned to learn the difference between her parents\u2019 relatively new money and the fathomless cushion of white generational wealth. \u2014 Zan Romanoff, Los Angeles Times , 10 Feb. 2022",
"But his Cold War spy stories remain relevant and readable today, thanks to a combination of genuine literary talent and a fathomless cynicism about political and military maneuvering (including that of Le Carr\u00e9's own country). \u2014 Jeff Dunn And Ars Staff, Ars Technica , 10 Dec. 2021",
"But to study the deep future is to recognize that flora and fauna, human fauna included, may be bit players in the fathomless intergalactic drama of chemicals. \u2014 Virginia Heffernan, Wired , 26 Oct. 2021",
"In the brooding opening section, Muti and the CSO peered into the depths therein \u2014 miserable, dank, unnervingly fathomless . \u2014 Hannah Edgar, chicagotribune.com , 8 Oct. 2021",
"Whereas our affection for dogs is overly sentimental, resulting in a fathomless ocean of slobbery drool. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Aug. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1638, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204342"
},
"fatigued":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": drained of strength and energy : affected by fatigue"
],
"pronounciation":[
"f\u0259-\u02c8t\u0113gd"
],
"synonyms":[
"all in",
"aweary",
"beat",
"beaten",
"bleary",
"burned-out",
"burnt-out",
"bushed",
"dead",
"done",
"drained",
"exhausted",
"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":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1682, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174523"
},
"fatuity":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": something foolish or stupid",
": stupidity , foolishness",
": the condition of being affected with intellectual disability or dementia"
],
"pronounciation":[
"f\u0259-\u02c8t\u00fc-\u0259t-\u0113",
"fa-",
"-\u02c8ch\u00fc-",
"-\u02c8ty\u00fc-"
],
"synonyms":[
"absurdity",
"asininity",
"b\u00eatise",
"folly",
"foolery",
"foppery",
"idiocy",
"imbecility",
"inanity",
"insanity",
"lunacy",
"stupidity"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the fatuity of these policies",
"politicians exchanging fatuities about the need for campaign reform"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle French fatuit\u00e9 foolishness, from Latin fatuitat-, fatuitas , from fatuus ",
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221342"
},
"fatuous":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": complacently or inanely foolish : silly"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fa-ch\u00fc-\u0259s",
"-ty\u00fc-"
],
"synonyms":[
"airheaded",
"birdbrained",
"bonehead",
"boneheaded",
"brain-dead",
"brainless",
"bubbleheaded",
"chuckleheaded",
"dense",
"dim",
"dim-witted",
"doltish",
"dopey",
"dopy",
"dorky",
"dull",
"dumb",
"dunderheaded",
"empty-headed",
"gormless",
"half-witted",
"knuckleheaded",
"lamebrain",
"lamebrained",
"lunkheaded",
"mindless",
"oafish",
"obtuse",
"opaque",
"pinheaded",
"senseless",
"simple",
"slow",
"slow-witted",
"soft",
"softheaded",
"stupid",
"thick",
"thick-witted",
"thickheaded",
"unintelligent",
"unsmart",
"vacuous",
"weak-minded",
"witless"
],
"antonyms":[
"apt",
"brainy",
"bright",
"brilliant",
"clever",
"fast",
"hyperintelligent",
"intelligent",
"keen",
"nimble",
"quick",
"quick-witted",
"sharp",
"sharp-witted",
"smart",
"supersmart",
"ultrasmart"
],
"examples":[
"the fatuous questions that the audience members asked after the lecture suggested to the oceanographer that they had understood little",
"ignoring the avalanche warnings, the fatuous skiers continued on their course",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Director Angus MacLane follows orders like a toy soldier, repeating Toy Story\u2019s fatuous tone in the way Buzz (now voiced by Chris Evans) accentuates the goofy hollow heroism. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 17 June 2022",
"His play, which might have been smashed by the insensitive or botched by the fatuous , has fallen into expert hands. \u2014 Claudia Cassidy, Chicago Tribune , 19 May 2022",
"Her involvement personalizes developments that are otherwise divided in collective memory between arid art history and fatuous mythologizing. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Un chant d\u2019amour, a film the Moonlight generation knows nothing about but that Meise relates to for its individual morality \u2014 a lost idea in this era of fatuous political conformity. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Russian President Vladimir Putin and his mouthpieces are weaving the most audacious and fatuous alternative reality surrounding any 21st-century conflict -- one that renders current diplomatic efforts aimed at ending the war meaningless and futile. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Al Qaeda was a relatively minor threat magnified into an existential menace, including by intellectuals conversant in fatuous historical analogies. \u2014 Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Belgian detective, was delightfully fatuous in his enchantment with his own intellect. \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Moli\u00e8re is not our contemporary in some facile and fatuous way. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 1 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin fatuus foolish",
"first_known_use":[
"1633, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191423"
},
"fatuousness":{
"type":"adjective",
"definitions":[
"complacently or inanely foolish silly"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8fa-ch\u00fc-\u0259s",
"synonyms":[
"airheaded",
"birdbrained",
"bonehead",
"boneheaded",
"brain-dead",
"brainless",
"bubbleheaded",
"chuckleheaded",
"dense",
"dim",
"dim-witted",
"doltish",
"dopey",
"dopy",
"dorky",
"dull",
"dumb",
"dunderheaded",
"empty-headed",
"gormless",
"half-witted",
"knuckleheaded",
"lamebrain",
"lamebrained",
"lunkheaded",
"mindless",
"oafish",
"obtuse",
"opaque",
"pinheaded",
"senseless",
"simple",
"slow",
"slow-witted",
"soft",
"softheaded",
"stupid",
"thick",
"thick-witted",
"thickheaded",
"unintelligent",
"unsmart",
"vacuous",
"weak-minded",
"witless"
],
"antonyms":[
"apt",
"brainy",
"bright",
"brilliant",
"clever",
"fast",
"hyperintelligent",
"intelligent",
"keen",
"nimble",
"quick",
"quick-witted",
"sharp",
"sharp-witted",
"smart",
"supersmart",
"ultrasmart"
],
"examples":[
"the fatuous questions that the audience members asked after the lecture suggested to the oceanographer that they had understood little",
"ignoring the avalanche warnings, the fatuous skiers continued on their course",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Director Angus MacLane follows orders like a toy soldier, repeating Toy Story\u2019s fatuous tone in the way Buzz (now voiced by Chris Evans) accentuates the goofy hollow heroism. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 17 June 2022",
"His play, which might have been smashed by the insensitive or botched by the fatuous , has fallen into expert hands. \u2014 Claudia Cassidy, Chicago Tribune , 19 May 2022",
"Her involvement personalizes developments that are otherwise divided in collective memory between arid art history and fatuous mythologizing. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Un chant d\u2019amour, a film the Moonlight generation knows nothing about but that Meise relates to for its individual morality \u2014 a lost idea in this era of fatuous political conformity. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Russian President Vladimir Putin and his mouthpieces are weaving the most audacious and fatuous alternative reality surrounding any 21st-century conflict -- one that renders current diplomatic efforts aimed at ending the war meaningless and futile. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Al Qaeda was a relatively minor threat magnified into an existential menace, including by intellectuals conversant in fatuous historical analogies. \u2014 Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Belgian detective, was delightfully fatuous in his enchantment with his own intellect. \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Moli\u00e8re is not our contemporary in some facile and fatuous way. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 1 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin fatuus foolish",
"first_known_use":[
"1633, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"faultfinding":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": disposed to find fault : captiously critical",
": petty, nagging, or unreasonable criticism"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u022flt-\u02ccf\u012bn-di\u014b"
],
"synonyms":[
"captious",
"carping",
"caviling",
"cavilling",
"critical",
"hypercritical",
"judgmental",
"overcritical",
"rejective"
],
"antonyms":[
"uncritical"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"publishers now have to produce textbooks that pass muster with a slew of faultfinding committees"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"1622, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun",
"circa 1611, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203925"
},
"faultily":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": marked by fault or defect : imperfect",
": having a fault, flaw, or weakness : imperfect"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u022fl-t\u0113",
"\u02c8f\u022fl-t\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"amiss",
"bad",
"defective",
"flawed",
"imperfect"
],
"antonyms":[
"faultless",
"flawless",
"impeccable",
"perfect"
],
"examples":[
"the cause of the plane crash was traced to faulty wiring",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Investco said Amtrak\u2019s appraisal was faulty and made without sufficient analysis of the station\u2019s revenue and financial standing, and that a recent investor valued Union Station at more than $700 million. \u2014 Luz Lazo, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
"This follows Government Accountability Office testimony during an April House hearing that a Postal Service analysis used to justify its purchasing plan was faulty , by overstating EV maintenance costs and understating gas prices. \u2014 Mike Snider, USA TODAY , 14 May 2022",
"First reported by YouTube user iPhonedo before others brought their own stories to light (1, 2, and 3), the faulty iMacs have monitor displays that are titled one side. \u2014 Ewan Spence, Forbes , 15 June 2021",
"Wallace told reporters in Washington that Russian military leaders made faulty assumptions about their equipment, their intelligence and how the Ukrainians would respond. \u2014 Dan De Luce, NBC News , 11 May 2022",
"The last factor in the deceit was the viewer\u2019s own mind and its faulty assumptions. \u2014 Susana Martinez-conde, Scientific American , 26 Apr. 2022",
"On January 9, a fire sparked by a faulty space heater tore through an apartment building in the Bronx, killing 17 people -- eight of them children. \u2014 Gregory Krieg, CNN , 24 Jan. 2022",
"According to the Associated Press, the fire is believed to have been caused by a faulty electrical heater. \u2014 Avery Newmark, ajc , 21 Jan. 2022",
"The tragedy, which is believed to have been caused by a faulty electrical heater, is New York City's deadliest fire in three decades, according to the Associated Press. \u2014 Natasha Dado, PEOPLE.com , 20 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200910"
},
"faultless":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": having no fault : irreproachable",
": perfect entry 1 sense 1"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u022flt-l\u0259s",
"\u02c8f\u022flt-l\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[
"absolute",
"flawless",
"ideal",
"immaculate",
"impeccable",
"indefectible",
"irreproachable",
"letter-perfect",
"perfect",
"picture-book",
"picture-perfect",
"seamless",
"unblemished"
],
"antonyms":[
"amiss",
"bad",
"censurable",
"defective",
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"this 18th-century chest of drawers is considered a faultless example of early American craftsmanship",
"I may have broken my share of things in the past, but in this instance I am entirely faultless .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Queen Elizabeth II\u2019s style choices are, and have always been, faultless . \u2014 Sarah Harris, Vogue , 26 May 2022",
"This seemingly faultless poll is the quickest way to understand what your audiences prefer. \u2014 Candice Georgiadis, Rolling Stone , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Morricone\u2019s \u2018Agosto Jazz\u2019 from La Voglia Matta put the Momentum TW3 earbuds through their paces and the resulting sound was faultless . \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"For faultless application, both quick-drying hues are developed with NAILS INC\u2019s long-wearing formula and distinctive wide-hugging brush. \u2014 Essence , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Steering on the GT4 RS is equally as faultless , with a weighted effort and steering ratio that feels perfectly paired for the vehicle\u2019s size and focused mission. \u2014 Michael Harley, Robb Report , 23 Mar. 2022",
"And tack on a pint of Allagash White \u2014 one of the few beers to have a permanent place on the Hopleaf taps and a faultless pairing with those savory shellfish. \u2014 Adam Lukach, chicagotribune.com , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Despite the photographic evidence and the lack of an environmental impact assessment, the review found the company faultless . \u2014 Alexander Sammon, The New Republic , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Thankfully, not too much has changed about the nearly faultless Colony Grill, a bona fide London institution known for its aged meats (the restaurant has its own salt maturing chamber onsite). \u2014 Nicole Trilivas, Forbes , 9 Sep. 2021"
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"amiss",
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"defective",
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"imperfect"
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"flawless",
"impeccable",
"perfect"
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"examples":[
"the cause of the plane crash was traced to faulty wiring",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Investco said Amtrak\u2019s appraisal was faulty and made without sufficient analysis of the station\u2019s revenue and financial standing, and that a recent investor valued Union Station at more than $700 million. \u2014 Luz Lazo, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
"This follows Government Accountability Office testimony during an April House hearing that a Postal Service analysis used to justify its purchasing plan was faulty , by overstating EV maintenance costs and understating gas prices. \u2014 Mike Snider, USA TODAY , 14 May 2022",
"First reported by YouTube user iPhonedo before others brought their own stories to light (1, 2, and 3), the faulty iMacs have monitor displays that are titled one side. \u2014 Ewan Spence, Forbes , 15 June 2021",
"Wallace told reporters in Washington that Russian military leaders made faulty assumptions about their equipment, their intelligence and how the Ukrainians would respond. \u2014 Dan De Luce, NBC News , 11 May 2022",
"The last factor in the deceit was the viewer\u2019s own mind and its faulty assumptions. \u2014 Susana Martinez-conde, Scientific American , 26 Apr. 2022",
"On January 9, a fire sparked by a faulty space heater tore through an apartment building in the Bronx, killing 17 people -- eight of them children. \u2014 Gregory Krieg, CNN , 24 Jan. 2022",
"According to the Associated Press, the fire is believed to have been caused by a faulty electrical heater. \u2014 Avery Newmark, ajc , 21 Jan. 2022",
"The tragedy, which is believed to have been caused by a faulty electrical heater, is New York City's deadliest fire in three decades, according to the Associated Press. \u2014 Natasha Dado, PEOPLE.com , 20 Jan. 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
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"adjective"
],
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": not real or genuine: such as",
": made to look like something else that is usually more valuable : imitation , fake",
": not sincere"
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"natural",
"real"
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"even the animal rights activists were fooled by the faux furs",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The America's Got Talent judge looked radiant in a plunging white-and-silver dress by The Blonds with a blue-gray faux -spike pattern. \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 7 June 2022",
"However, real plants have a greater mood, attention and relaxation effect than faux plants. \u2014 Lala Tanmoy Das, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
"The alignment will reach its peak on June 24, according to Sky & Telescope, when the waning crescent moon will align in between Venus and Mars, serving as a faux -Earth in place of the solar system. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 6 June 2022",
"But that faux -friendship soon becomes a passionate secret romance, which threatens to derail not only the presidential campaign, but Alex's own political ambitions. \u2014 Emma Dibdin, Town & Country , 4 June 2022",
"Malicious actors are using A.I. and bot networks, faux press releases, and deepfakes to erode our collective ability to know what\u2019s true. \u2014 Jeffrey M. O'brien, Fortune , 2 June 2022",
"There's also rolling wheels for easy moving and faux canvas vinyl covering to prevent the bench from collecting sweat. \u2014 John Thompson, Men's Health , 2 June 2022",
"The surrounding Soundsuits are similarly mournful, draped in black, then covered in rows of faux flowers, vintage materials and sequined appliqu\u00e9s. \u2014 Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune , 1 June 2022",
"New cabinets include plenty of pullouts, some with faux fronts resembling apothecary drawers to enhance the kitchen's overall charm. \u2014 Kelly Allen, House Beautiful , 31 May 2022"
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"1682, in the meaning defined above"
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"a significant or embarrassing error or mistake blunder",
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"indiscretion",
"solecism"
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"attention",
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"courtesy",
"formality",
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"pleasantry"
],
"examples":[
"Arriving too early would be a serious faux pas .",
"according to an oft-told story, the queen set a guest at ease about a faux pas by politely imitating it",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This was a faux pas that told uncomfortable truths. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
"The biggest faux pas companies can make on social media is not paying attention to the world around them and posting in a vacuum. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"In truth, the annual festival has never recovered from the fashion faux pas of the past decade. \u2014 Leah Dolan, CNN , 15 Apr. 2022",
"From guilty pleasures and faux pas to special memories \u2013 there are all sorts of joys and ups, but also the one or the other challenge, about attending the Cannes Film Festival. \u2014 Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 May 2022",
"Here, 14 members of Forbes Coaches Council share examples of problematic language and communication faux pas that all leaders need to be more mindful of. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The biggest faux pas a diner can make, Zhao said, is popping one directly into their mouth. \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 20 Apr. 2022",
"But some find addressing holiday cards daunting, risking making a grammatical mistake or other faux pas . \u2014 Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY , 5 Dec. 2021",
"But during his 10-minute speech, Bush also made a verbal faux pas while referring to Russian President Vladimir Putin, whom Bush noted has brutally stifled popular dissent and had political opponents imprisoned. \u2014 al , 19 May 2022"
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"examples":[
"I like all the actors on the show, but he's my fave .",
"chocolate ice cream is my absolute fave",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Period products are, in some ways, like vibrators and coffee orders: There may be a wide range of options, but everyone's got a personal fave for their cycles. \u2014 De Elizabeth, Allure , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Keep your man of the woods comfy with camp chairs and packable blankets\u2014and keep him safe and hydrated with the internet fave LifeStraw, which makes almost any water potable. \u2014 Sara Coughlin, SELF , 7 May 2022",
"Suddenly, your old go-to maxidress isn\u2019t exactly your fave anymore. \u2014 Brittany Vincent, SELF , 29 Apr. 2022",
"All in all, Klorane was the fave for its powerful buildup removal and lightweight revitalization. \u2014 Janine Henni, PEOPLE.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Another recent fave is a military N-1 Deck Jacket that\u2019s alpaca-fur-lined and from World War II. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 9 Feb. 2022",
"Another big birthday was celebrated as our forever First Lady turned 58 this week and her beloved husband took to social media to celebrate her and plant a smooch on our fave (again, that is the best gift, right?). \u2014 Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence , 22 Jan. 2022",
"Contemporary romance fave Jill Shalvis has combined three popular holiday novellas into an anthology for the first time. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 6 Dec. 2021",
"Face Mist is a fave of Kate Hudson's (as seen in an Instagram reel post on her social media). \u2014 Jennifer Chan, PEOPLE.com , 16 Feb. 2022"
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"1938, in the meaning defined above"
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": tending to promote or facilitate : advantageous",
": marked by success",
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"\u02c8f\u0101-v(\u0259-)r\u0259-b\u0259l",
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"The new play got many favorable reviews.",
"He was given a favorable recommendation.",
"Early test results were favorable .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And there also are concerns that a near-term announcement could hurt Republicans going into the final stretch of a midterm congressional campaign that appears increasingly favorable to the party. \u2014 Jill Colvin, Anchorage Daily News , 18 June 2022",
"But there also are concerns that a near-term announcement could hurt Republicans going into the final stretch of a midterm congressional campaign that appears increasingly favorable to the party. \u2014 Jill Colvin, Chron , 17 June 2022",
"Most of the big races are expected to be competitive in November due to a political environment seen favorable to Republicans. \u2014 Peter Weber, The Week , 15 June 2022",
"Officials described a challenging firefight with dense vegetation, steep terrain and high and erratic winds, but conditions on Tuesday appeared more favorable . \u2014 Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
"Coupled with historic commodity inflation, the timing of this product certainly seems favorable . \u2014 Alicia Kelso, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"Despite its controversy, public opinion appears relatively favorable . \u2014 Ben Jones, CNN , 22 Mar. 2022",
"The draw appears favorable , so expect Bullitt East to be playing on the final day of the season. \u2014 Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal , 8 Mar. 2022",
"His testing times have appeared favorable this offseason, and the Canadian driver has said his driving style is much more suited to the higher power Indy car than Lights, that produced just two podiums in a year ago. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 14 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"unbeloved"
],
"examples":[
"She enjoys a favored position in the company.",
"The team is heavily favored to win the championship.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Mexican agave spirits have caught the eye of their neighbors to the north, to the point where mezcal and tequila are becoming more favored than America\u2019s indigenous grain spirits. \u2014 Jonah Flicker, Robb Report , 14 June 2022",
"Their favored seagrass food is disappearing due to chronic pollution from agricultural, sewage and urban runoff, as well as other sources. \u2014 Curt Anderson, ajc , 1 June 2022",
"Their favored seagrass food is disappearing due to chronic pollution from agricultural, sewage and urban runoff, as well as other sources. \u2014 Curt Anderson, Sun Sentinel , 1 June 2022",
"Dramatic Fresh Prince reboot Bel-Air, which the company says has reached 8 million viewers, is Peacock\u2019s favored child. \u2014 Mikey O'connell, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 May 2022",
"Try for the summit on a weekday, as the Fourth of July trailhead is a favored destination on weekends. \u2014 Outside Online , 18 June 2021",
"Bettors seem to be favoring colts Epicenter and Taiba as the race draws closer, while initial favorite Zandon has dropped to the fourth-most favored horse in the race. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 May 2022",
"Zandon\u2019s elevation early this week to the favored low man in the odds is an admirably more subjective sort of gamble by Mr. Battaglia. \u2014 Guy Martin, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
"Both movements invoke a favored cohort of the truly disadvantaged. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 22 Apr. 2022"
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": the front of a building",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Boritt designed a sprawling Malibu glass house that could double as status symbol and a trippy facade to project the characters' insecurities. \u2014 Leena Kim, Town & Country , 12 June 2022",
"Charlotte of the Upper West Side was built with a nearly airtight facade , with triple-glazed windows featuring four panes of glass. \u2014 Ingrid Abramovitch, ELLE Decor , 6 June 2022",
"Housed in an eight-story factory from the \u201850s, Mona plays on its wilder and more industrial assets: There\u2019s a bold iron staircase, terrazzo floors, original metal windows, and a marble facade . \u2014 Monica Mendal, Vogue , 4 June 2022",
"The exhibit begins with a red-carpet walk through a white-columned facade intended to resemble the North Portico of the White House. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 May 2022",
"Trojans, by contrast, appear to be useful, legitimate programs, putting up a pretty facade to hide background activities like stealing your personal data. \u2014 PCMAG , 24 Mar. 2022",
"The owners also plan to roughly double the size of neighboring 545 Sansome St. and add a new facade to create a modern office building at the cost of around $150 million. \u2014 Roland Li, San Francisco Chronicle , 22 Mar. 2022",
"The building, which serves as a diplomatic gathering space for Ukraine\u2019s leaders, features a fanciful facade studded with images of mermaids and animals. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 Mar. 2022",
"On the outside, the building features a limestone and bronze facade , giving it an immediate sense of warmth. \u2014 Helena Madden, Robb Report , 19 Jan. 2022"
],
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"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
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": not true to allegiance or duty : treacherous , disloyal",
": not to be relied on : untrustworthy",
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"\u02c8f\u0101th-l\u0259s"
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"examples":[
"faithless friends who deserted him in his time of need",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Through it all, forgiveness is given by the Countess Almaviva to her faithless husband in a seemingly impossible number of ways, making this the ultimate woman\u2019s revenge in opera. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 Aug. 2021",
"The Exorcist \u2014 The gold standard of horror distills the battle between good and evil down to its bare essence, a child possessed and faithless priest, maybe right next door. \u2014 Mark Hughes, Forbes , 29 Oct. 2021",
"Following the ten faithless votes in 2016, more states adopted laws that prevent this. \u2014 Fortune , 30 Nov. 2020",
"The objection to the faithless elector was rejected by both chambers. \u2014 Nicholas Wu, USA TODAY , 6 Jan. 2021",
"FairVote found that since the founding of the Electoral College, there have been 167 faithless electors. \u2014 Caroline Linton, CBS News , 15 Dec. 2020",
"In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump had two faithless electors both in the state of Texas: one vote went for Ron Paul and one went for John Kasich. \u2014 Siraj Hashmi, Washington Examiner , 14 Dec. 2020",
"The seven faithless electors in 2016 made up the largest number of electors voting contrary to their party\u2019s winner in over a century. \u2014 Elizabeth Thompson, Dallas News , 3 Dec. 2020",
"However, most states have laws which nullify the votes of faithless electors, and there are not expected to be enough to alter the outcome of the election. \u2014 Grace Segers, CBS News , 8 Dec. 2020"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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": remote"
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"verb"
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": to disturb the composure of : disconcert , daunt",
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"\u02c8f\u0101z",
"\u02c8f\u0101z"
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"abash",
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"rattle"
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"examples":[
"You'll never succeed as a writer if you let a little bit of criticism faze you.",
"the collapse of part of the scenery didn't faze the actors one bit, and they just carried on",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Eppler and Showalter worked under George Steinbrenner, so having an owner who is always in the news, as Cohen is, doesn\u2019t faze them. \u2014 Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com , 7 May 2022",
"Having long nails can be laborious to some, but lengthy manicures do not faze others who have figured out how to adapt to them. \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 23 May 2022",
"There\u2019s very few, if any, situations that faze him, utilizing the kind of court awareness that can take years for players to master. \u2014 Ashley Bastock, cleveland , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Walker projects the position that the opinions don\u2019t faze him. \u2014 Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY , 19 Apr. 2022",
"The cast has terrific chemistry, and includes skillful performances from Janelle James as Ava, the totally unqualified principal, and Lisa Ann Walter as Melissa, a second-grade teacher who doesn\u2019t let much faze her. \u2014 oregonlive , 11 Jan. 2022",
"In another part of town, a rocket blast that rattled the walls of a basement housing about 30 people somehow didn\u2019t faze a 6-year-old girl named Varvara, who sat drawing at a little table. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Not much could faze the 27-year-old Mahle, who was making his first career Opening Day start. \u2014 Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Random terrifying stuff doesn\u2019t faze any of the quartet of treasure hunters, which makes the whole movie thin and desperate and lacking in human drama. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 16 Feb. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1830, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-230446"
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"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to descend freely by the force of gravity",
": to hang freely",
": to drop oneself to a lower position",
": to come or go as if by falling",
": to become born",
": to become lower in degree or level",
": to drop in pitch or volume",
": issue sense 1a",
": to become lowered",
": to leave an erect position suddenly and involuntarily",
": to enter as if unawares : stumble , stray",
": to drop down wounded or dead",
": to die in battle",
": to suffer military capture",
": to lose office",
": to suffer ruin, defeat, or failure",
": to commit an immoral act",
": to lose one's chastity",
": to move or extend in a downward direction",
": subside , abate",
": to decline in quality, activity, or quantity",
": to lose weight",
": to assume a look of shame, disappointment, or dejection",
": to decline in financial value or price",
": to occur at a certain time",
": to come by chance",
": to come or pass by lot, assignment, or inheritance : devolve",
": to have a certain or proper position, place, or station",
": to come within the limits, scope, or jurisdiction of something",
": to pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind or a new state or condition",
": to set about heartily or actively",
": strike , impinge",
": fell sense 1",
": to display great or excessive eagerness",
": disintegrate",
": to succumb to mental or emotional stress : break down",
": to lag behind",
": to be in arrears",
": to fail because of inability to choose between or reconcile two alternative or conflicting courses of action",
": to produce no response or result",
": to fall in love with",
": to become a victim of",
": to lose acceptance or good reputation",
": to curve inward",
": to comply with a certain course of action",
": to meet with",
": to fail utterly",
": to sacrifice one's pride or position",
": to be deficient",
": to fail to attain something (such as a goal or target)",
": the act of falling by the force of gravity",
": a falling out, off, or away : dropping",
": the season when leaves fall from trees : autumn",
": a thing or quantity that falls or has fallen",
": one or more meteorites or their fragments that have fallen together",
": birth",
": the quantity born",
": a costume decoration of lace or thin fabric arranged to hang loosely and gracefully",
": a very wide turned-down collar worn in the 17th century",
": the part of a turnover collar from the crease to the outer edge",
": a wide front flap on trousers (such as those worn by sailors)",
": the freely hanging lower edge of the skirt of a coat",
": one of the three outer and often drooping segments of the flower of an iris \u2014 compare standard sense 8b",
": long hair overhanging the face of dogs of some breeds",
": a usually long straight portion of hair that is attached to a person's own hair",
": a hoisting-tackle rope or chain",
": the part of it to which the power is applied",
": loss of greatness : collapse",
": the surrender or capture of a besieged place",
": lapse or departure from innocence or goodness",
": loss of a woman's chastity",
": the blame for a failure or misdeed",
": the downward slope (as of a hill) : declivity",
": a precipitous descent of water : waterfall",
": a musical cadence",
": a falling-pitch intonation in speech",
": a decrease in size, quantity, degree, or value",
": the distance which something falls",
": inclination , pitch",
": the act of felling something",
": the quantity of trees cut down",
": an act of forcing a wrestler's shoulders to the mat for a specified time (such as one second)",
": a bout of wrestling",
": destiny , lot",
": of, relating to, or suitable for autumn",
": to come or go down freely by the force of gravity",
": to come as if by falling",
": to become lower (as in degree or value)",
": to topple from an upright position",
": to collapse wounded or dead",
": to become captured",
": to occur at a certain time",
": to pass from one condition of body or mind to another",
": retreat entry 2 sense 1",
": to fail to be as good or successful as expected",
": the act or an instance of going or coming down by the force of gravity",
": autumn",
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": a loss of greatness : downfall",
": waterfall",
": a decrease in size, amount, or value",
": the distance something falls"
],
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"\u02c8f\u022fl",
"\u02c8f\u022fl"
],
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"slip",
"stumble",
"topple",
"trip",
"tumble"
],
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"slip",
"spill",
"stumble",
"tumble"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The jewels on this page would certainly fall into the category of things worth fighting for. \u2014 Leena Kim, Town & Country , 21 June 2022",
"Of course, Kevin Owens didn\u2019t fall for any of this, calling out Elias for editing the backstage video and wearing a fake beard. \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"In addition, although the varying levels of drought typically determine water budgets for households, golf courses do not fall under those ordinances. \u2014 Julia Jacobo, ABC News , 20 June 2022",
"As in, the area might officially fall under the Russian Jack Community Council, but proximity and history tie the area more directly to Mountain View. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 19 June 2022",
"The crimes that legal experts say Mr. Trump may have committed \u2014 obstructing Congress, defrauding the American people and seditious conspiracy \u2014 fall into that bucket. \u2014 New York Times , 18 June 2022",
"In exchange, Oglethorpe's ownership share of the two new reactors being built at the plant east of Augusta would fall from 30% to 28%. \u2014 Jeff Amy, ajc , 18 June 2022",
"The crimes that legal experts say Trump may have committed \u2014 obstructing Congress, defrauding the American people and seditious conspiracy \u2014 fall into that bucket. \u2014 Maggie Haberman, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
"Prices for bitcoin and ether tumbled about 15% on Monday and continued to fall throughout the week, piling onto the decline that has plagued them all year. \u2014 Vicky Ge Huang, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The USS Abraham Lincoln, also based in San Diego, left in January and recently was in the Philippine Sea but is expected back by fall . \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 June 2022",
"The child care industry is also facing a looming funding cliff, with states required to use the funding for child care appropriated by the American Rescue Plan by fall of 2024. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 16 June 2022",
"Inflation means loan-holders have less disposable income to make payments, but a slowed economy that reduces inflation could bring some relief by fall . \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune , 16 June 2022",
"The facelifted Escape is expected to continue to offer gas, hybrid, and plug-in variants, and it should be revealed in the fall before starting production late this year. \u2014 Caleb Miller, Car and Driver , 15 June 2022",
"By fall , though, negotiations fell apart over when students would have access to the facilities. \u2014 Nick Blumberg, ProPublica , 14 June 2022",
"The central bank started to shrink the size of its holdings this month and by fall will be shedding nearly $100 billion a month from what is now a $9 trillion balance sheet. \u2014 Michael S. Derby, WSJ , 14 June 2022",
"Officials hope to hire more police officers by fall . \u2014 CBS News , 4 June 2022",
"McBride said banks and others offering one-year CDs that are 1.75% currently could be offering new one-year CDs at 2.75% by fall . \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 3 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The liquid metal fabrication added a new verve to a style that has become a constant on Beckham\u2019s runways\u2014her pre- fall 2022 featured a neon version of the same piece\u2014and a favorite within her own wardrobe. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 11 Apr. 2022",
"To celebrate the store\u2019s 15-year anniversary, Smallwood partnered with Proenza Schouler on an in-store event, held on March 22, just one day shy of when the pre- fall 2022 collection is available for preorder on Hampden\u2019s site. \u2014 Lauren Caruso, Harper's BAZAAR , 23 Mar. 2022",
"The pre- fall Proenza Schouler white square-toe loafer, meanwhile, hits the refresh on polished prep, as does The Row\u2019s Margaret\u2014a slim-line, block-heel iteration. \u2014 Vogue , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Keep your eyes peeled on Victoriabeckham.com; the designer\u2019s second dress\u2014a black pre- fall number\u2014will be available to buy in June. \u2014 Alice Newbold, Glamour , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Later, Blumarine, which has grown a reputation as a premiere Y2K-revival brand, released a pre- fall 2022 collection that included red, pink, and black chokers, thick necklaces, and big flower attachments. \u2014 Frances Sol\u00e1-santiago, refinery29.com , 23 Feb. 2022",
"The singer wore a long black cardigan with a faux-fur collar from Blumarine's pre- fall 2022 collection. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Meanwhile, Blumarine showcased a pre- fall 2022 collection full of red-and-pink looks. \u2014 Frances Sol\u00e1-santiago, refinery29.com , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Harper's Bazaar reports that the dress and outerwear are both from Milan fashion house Del Core's pre- fall 2022 collection, the white heels from Tom Ford, her purse from Aspital of London, jewelry by Pasquale Bruni, and sunglasses from Bulgari. \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 7 Feb. 2022"
],
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"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a",
"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adjective",
"1677, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-040702"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
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": not genuine",
": intentionally untrue",
": adjusted or made so as to deceive",
": intended or tending to mislead",
": not true",
": not faithful or loyal : treacherous",
": lacking naturalness or sincerity",
": not essential or permanent",
": fitting over a main part to strengthen it, to protect it, or to disguise its appearance",
": inaccurate in pitch",
": based on mistaken ideas",
": inconsistent with the facts",
": threateningly sudden or deceptive",
": in a false or faithless manner : treacherously",
": not true, genuine, or honest",
": not faithful or loyal",
": not based on facts or sound judgment",
": careless sense 2",
": in a dishonest or misleading manner",
": not corresponding to truth or reality",
": artificially made",
": of a kind related to or resembling another kind that is usually designated by the unqualified vernacular",
": not genuine, authentic, or legitimate \u2014 compare counterfeit",
": not true or correct",
": intentionally or knowingly untrue or incorrect",
": intended to mislead or deceive : deceptive , misleading \u2014 compare fraudulent"
],
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"\u02c8f\u022fls",
"\u02c8f\u022fls",
"\u02c8f\u022fls"
],
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"erroneous",
"inaccurate",
"incorrect",
"inexact",
"invalid",
"off",
"unsound",
"untrue",
"untruthful",
"wrong"
],
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"accurate",
"correct",
"errorless",
"exact",
"factual",
"precise",
"proper",
"right",
"sound",
"true",
"valid",
"veracious"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"Indicate whether each of the following statements is true or false .",
"He registered at the hotel under a false name.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and TikTok are among the outfits that will soon start providing the EU with a country-by-country breakdown of their efforts to stem the flow of false information on their platforms. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
"The woman, who gave police false personal information, was charged with theft, possession of criminal tools and falsification. \u2014 cleveland , 8 June 2022",
"Former Deputy Chief of Staff and White House Social Media Director Dan Scavino Jr. has been accused of helping Trump spread false information about election fraud on social media and recruiting a crowd to come to the rally in Washington on Jan. 6. \u2014 Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
"Since older people are most likely to share false information, according to research published in 2019 in the journal Science Advances, the News Literacy Project is working with an affiliate of AARP and hopes to expand the partnership. \u2014 Margaret Sullivan, Washington Post , 5 June 2022",
"McLaughlin said no false information came from local police. \u2014 Dennis Romero, NBC News , 31 May 2022",
"The legal action also claims Cornerstone provided false information about Cornerstone\u2019s ownership structure to investors to retain and placate clients, and Cornerstone and Ngo created inaccurate books and records. \u2014 Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022",
"But the arsons were based on false information; neither target was nearly as involved in G.M.O. research as the Elves believed. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
"McDonald also denied disseminating false information about the Crumbleys' case, as alleged by their lawyers. \u2014 Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press , 24 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"There\u2019s false -toothed Sarah Paulson as Linda Tripp in Impeachment: American Crime Story. \u2014 Alison Willmore, Vulture , 23 Nov. 2021",
"With time winding down in a scoreless game, the Gladiators made the most of a penalty corner when two of the four Hereford defenders false -started, crossing the goal line before the ball was put in play. \u2014 Rich Scherr, baltimoresun.com , 13 Nov. 2021",
"Browns offensive linemen false -started three times in the game \u2014 once by Wyatt Teller and twice by Joel Bitonio \u2014 and Stefanski vowed to correct it. \u2014 cleveland , 4 Jan. 2021",
"The 49ers\u2019 chances to keep the game close fizzled late when a touchdown was overturned, and Nick Mullens false -started on a sneak at the goal line and then threw an interception. \u2014 Ann Killion, SFChronicle.com , 7 Dec. 2020",
"The drive started with left tackle Charles Leno false -starting. \u2014 Star Tribune , 10 Nov. 2020",
"Alabama coach Nick Saban said Saturday the school conducted 240 tests of its football players and none came positive after his potentially false -positive COVID-19 test Wednesday. \u2014 Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al , 17 Oct. 2020",
"Meanwhile, forcing axioms, which deem the continuum hypothesis false by adding a new size of infinity, would also extend the frontiers of mathematics in other directions. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 26 Nov. 2013",
"Any assertion otherwise on the latter front rings false given that, as acting commissioner, Selig had to have known about the FBI\u2019s Operation Equine, an early \u201990s investigation into PED distribution that included McGwire and Canseco. \u2014 Jay Jaffe, SI.com , 13 Dec. 2017"
],
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"Adjective",
"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a",
"Adverb",
"13th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-040710"
},
"favor":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": friendly regard shown toward another especially by a superior",
": approving consideration or attention : approbation",
": partiality",
": leniency",
": permission",
": popularity",
": appearance",
": face",
": a facial feature",
": gracious kindness",
": an act of such kindness",
": aid , assistance",
": effort in one's behalf or interest : attention",
": a token of love (such as a ribbon) usually worn conspicuously",
": a small gift or decorative item given out at a party",
": badge",
": a special privilege or right granted or conceded",
": sexual privileges",
": letter",
": behalf , interest",
": in accord or sympathy with",
": to the benefit of : in support of",
": to the order of",
": in order to choose : out of preference for",
": in one's good graces",
": to one's advantage",
": unpopular , disliked",
": to regard or treat with favor",
": to do a kindness for : oblige",
": endow",
": to treat gently or carefully",
": to show partiality toward : prefer",
": to give support or confirmation to : sustain",
": to afford advantages for success to : facilitate",
": to bear a resemblance to",
": an act of kindness",
": approval sense 1 , liking",
": a preference for one side over another",
": a small gift or decorative item",
": wanting or approving of",
": in support of",
": to prefer especially unfairly",
": to approve of",
": to present with",
": to make possible or easier",
": to look like",
": bias",
": benefit",
": to the benefit of",
": to one's benefit"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u0101-v\u0259r",
"\u02c8f\u0101-v\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"benevolence",
"boon",
"courtesy",
"grace",
"indulgence",
"kindness",
"mercy",
"service",
"turn"
],
"antonyms":[
"accommodate",
"oblige"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The committee voted 12-10 along party lines in favor of Merriam, with one Republican senator joining Democrats. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 16 June 2022",
"Often, those losses happened when an opponent struck first and the Lightning threw their game plan out the window in favor of a score-at-all-costs push. \u2014 Laine Higgins, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"As the series shifted back to San Francisco tied 2-2, the turnover differential was only 60 to 59, in favor of Golden State. \u2014 Shane Young, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"Republicans energetically reject the cosmopolitanism in favor of the kind of ethno-nationalism embodied in Brexit, Narendra Modi\u2019s India, Viktor Orb\u00e1n\u2019s Hungary, and all the rest. \u2014 Ed Burmila, The New Republic , 15 June 2022",
"Two years later Arkansas State did the same, changing from Indians to the Red Wolves, and North Dakota dropped the Fighting Sioux name in 2012 in favor of the Fighting Hawks. \u2014 Scooby Axson, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
"Several other city councilors spoke in favor of the resolution. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
"In a unanimous decision on Tuesday, FDA advisers voted in favor of authorizing Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine for children and teens ages 6 to 17. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 15 June 2022",
"Those in favor of replacing or ousting SROs argue that these trends ultimately make students feel less safe in schools, which are places meant to make children feel secure when other areas of society do not offer that same comfort. \u2014 Fox News , 15 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Thunderstorms, perhaps by afternoon, may favor popping south and southeast of the city. \u2014 A. Camden Walker, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
"Regulations in both these places heavily favor electric vehicles. \u2014 Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN , 14 June 2022",
"Another day or two below the starc- band will favor either a rally or some sideways price action.. \u2014 Tom Aspray, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
"Others favor October, with its warm days and a touch of autumn in the air. \u2014 Carl Nolte, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 June 2022",
"Gwyneth Paltrow and Sarah Jessica Parker both favor the Madrid sandal (a single-strap version of the Arizona), and Kendall Jenner was spotted in Birkenstock clogs back in March. \u2014 Claire Harmeyer, PEOPLE.com , 10 June 2022",
"For that reason, the Aggies favor the nine-game format. \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 9 June 2022",
"Its male members favor suits and short hair, and female members wear veils that cover their hair and modest dresses. \u2014 Brian Melley, ajc , 8 June 2022",
"Black women favor Bass by a significant margin, but Caruso appears to be at least even and perhaps ahead among Black men. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 June 2022"
],
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"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)",
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-040728"
},
"facet":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration)",
": a small plane surface (as on a cut gem) \u2014 see brilliant illustration",
": the external corneal surface of an ommatidium",
": a smooth flat circumscribed anatomical surface (as of a bone)",
": one of the small flat surfaces on a cut gem",
": a smooth flat or nearly flat circumscribed anatomical surface"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fa-s\u0259t",
"\u02c8fa-s\u0259t",
"\u02c8fas-\u0259t",
"\u02ccfa-\u02c8set"
],
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"angle",
"aspect",
"hand",
"phase",
"side"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Each facet of the problem requires careful attention.",
"the different facets of our culture",
"Which facet of his character is most appealing?",
"the facets of a diamond",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The social justice movement even trickled down to small cities and spread to nearly every facet of America, stretching from major corporations, celebrities and the sports world demanding change. \u2014 Fox News , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Covid-19 delivered catastrophic blows to almost every facet of the business world. \u2014 Yec, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
"The Responsible Wool Standard (RWS) is another facet of Textile Exchange. \u2014 Ebony Roberts, Outside Online , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Each of the songs on our new album Unlimited Love, is a facet of us, reflecting our view of the universe. \u2014 Grace Natanawan, SPIN , 4 Feb. 2022",
"The centrality of the Covid pandemic to every facet of our lives is one of those things. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 5 Nov. 2021",
"But people in health care have known about them for decades, well-described in research studies pertaining to nearly every facet of medicine. \u2014 David Weill Reprints, STAT , 27 June 2021",
"First came the sudden halt to every facet of their business. \u2014 Chris Riemenschneider, Star Tribune , 15 June 2021",
"There\u2019re no real steadfast rules that can be applied to every facet of it. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from French facette \"individual surface (of an object with many surfaces, as a gem),\" going back to Middle French fasette, from face face entry 1 + -ette -ette ",
"first_known_use":[
"1622, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-134135"
},
"fancy woman":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a woman of questionable morals",
": prostitute"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[
"chippie",
"chippy",
"doxy",
"doxie",
"floozy",
"floozie",
"hoochie",
"hussy",
"Jezebel",
"minx",
"quean",
"tramp",
"trollop",
"wench"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"in those days acting on stage was considered a profession fit only for a fancy woman"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1812, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-140049"
},
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": the prevailing style (as in dress) during a particular time",
": a garment in such a style",
": a prevailing custom, usage, or style",
": social standing or prominence especially as signalized by dress or conduct",
": mode of action or operation",
": a distinctive or peculiar and often habitual manner or way",
": the make or form of something",
": kind , sort",
": in an approximate or rough way",
": to give shape or form to : to make, construct, or create (something) usually with careful attention or by the use of imagination and ingenuity",
": to design or devise for a particular use or purpose",
": contrive",
": the popular style of a thing at a certain time or among a certain group",
": manner sense 2 , way",
": to give shape or form to"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fa-sh\u0259n",
"\u02c8fa-sh\u0259n"
],
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"buzz",
"chic",
"craze",
"dernier cri",
"enthusiasm",
"fad",
"flavor",
"go",
"hot ticket",
"last word",
"latest",
"mode",
"rage",
"sensation",
"style",
"ton",
"trend",
"vogue"
],
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"acclimate",
"acclimatize",
"accommodate",
"adapt",
"adjust",
"condition",
"conform",
"doctor",
"edit",
"fit",
"put",
"shape",
"suit",
"tailor"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Speaking strictly from a fashion standpoint, turquoise is often considered a warm-weather stone\u2014one that emerges from the jewelry box when temperatures and hemlines rise. \u2014 Rebecca Malinsky, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"In May 2021, fast- fashion retailer Zara released its makeup line, with products ranging from $8 to $26. \u2014 Nitya Rao, Seventeen , 17 June 2022",
"This upscale consignment boutique carries currently trending children\u2019s clothing and maternity fashion , all in pristine, like-new condition. \u2014 AccessAtlanta , 17 June 2022",
"Just like jewelry or a bag, your nails can be a fashion statement. \u2014 Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour , 17 June 2022",
"Spectators who attend the Royal Ascot must adhere to a strict fashion policy. \u2014 Sophie Dweck, Town & Country , 17 June 2022",
"Fashion has played a key role in how people express themselves for centuries, and Pride fashion is no different. \u2014 Chloe Mcgowan, The Indianapolis Star , 13 June 2022",
"Given this year marked The Great White Way\u2019s grand reopening in September, the celebratory fashion will be especially omnipresent this evening. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 12 June 2022",
"The story is told in multiple time lines, as is the current fashion , but the technique feels justified\u2014flashbacks to the years before Kathleen\u2019s death give fullness to a character who in the source text is simply a dead body. \u2014 Doreen St. F\u00e9lix, The New Yorker , 9 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Elon Musk might fashion himself a friend of free speech, but his aerospace company is looking like an enemy of the piping plover. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 4 May 2022",
"How can fashion embrace inclusivity's cutting edge? \u2014 Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY , 3 May 2022",
"Even though Monroe didn't adhere to fashion protocols, Queen Elizabeth didn't appear to be phased. \u2014 Erin Hill, PEOPLE.com , 6 May 2022",
"In December, Smollett was convicted in a trial that included the testimony of two brothers who told jurors Smollett paid them to carry out the attack, gave them money for the ski masks and rope, instructed them to fashion the rope into a noose. \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Witnesses at his trial included two brothers who told jurors Smollett paid them to carry out the attack, gave them money for the ski masks and rope, instructed them to fashion the rope into a noose. \u2014 Don Babwin And Kathleen Foody, Anchorage Daily News , 11 Mar. 2022",
"The structures are formulaic, the hip-hop soundtrack is intrusive and wrong; the effort to fashion Anna into some kind of feminist martyr is shameless. \u2014 John Anderson, WSJ , 9 Feb. 2022",
"Eventually Father Vapnik directed the village carpenter to fashion a long pole by which Ina could be prodded this way and that, to get her safely away from the others. \u2014 Ottessa Moshfegh, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
"No one has to fashion makeshift period protection from old rags. \u2014 Amika George, Washington Post , 25 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3a",
"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-142742"
},
"face":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": the front part of the head that in humans extends from the forehead to the chin and includes the mouth, nose, cheeks, and eyes",
": the face as a means of identification : countenance",
": presence , sight",
": facial expression",
": a facial expression of distaste or displeasure",
": makeup sense 3a(1)",
": outward appearance",
": the aspect of something that is perceptible or obvious upon superficial examination",
": disguise , pretense",
": assurance , confidence",
": effrontery",
": dignity , prestige",
": surface :",
": a front, upper, or outer surface",
": the front of something having two or four sides",
": facade",
": an exposed surface of rock",
": any of the plane surfaces that bound a geometric solid",
": a surface specially prepared: such as",
": the principal finished surface (as of a tool or implement)",
": the right side (as of cloth or leather)",
": an inscribed, printed, or marked side",
": a striking surface (as of a tool)",
": the surface (as of type) that receives the ink and transfers it to the paper",
": a style of type",
": the end or wall of a mine tunnel, drift, or excavation at which work is progressing",
": face value",
": person",
": baby face sense 2",
": directly and aggressively in one's presence",
": face-to-face with : despite",
": in one's presence or so that one is fully aware of what is going on",
": to confront impudently",
": to line near the edge especially with a different material",
": to cover the front or surface of",
": to meet face-to-face or in competition",
": to stand or sit with the face toward",
": to have the front oriented toward",
": to recognize and deal with straightforwardly",
": to master by confronting with determination",
": to have as a prospect : be confronted by",
": to be a prospect or a source of concern for",
": to bring face-to-face",
": to make the surface of (something, such as a stone) flat or smooth",
": to cause (troops) to face in a particular direction on command",
": to have the face or front turned in a specified direction",
": to turn the face in a specified direction",
": to meet an unpleasant situation, a danger, or the consequences of one's actions",
": the front part of the head",
": an expression of the face",
": outward appearance",
": a funny or silly expression",
": an expression showing displeasure",
": respect entry 1 sense 1",
": a front, upper, or outer surface",
": one of the flat surfaces that bound a solid",
": to have the front or face toward",
": to cover the front or surface of",
": to oppose with determination",
": the front part of the human head including the chin, mouth, nose, cheeks, eyes, and usually the forehead",
": the corresponding part of the head of a lower animal",
": surface",
": a front, upper, or outer surface",
": outward appearance",
": the surface or superficial reading or meaning of something (as a document or statute) that does not take into account outside information",
": the inscribed or printed side of something (as a document)",
": the front side of something inscribed or printed on both sides",
": face value"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u0101s",
"\u02c8f\u0101s",
"\u02c8f\u0101s"
],
"synonyms":[
"countenance",
"kisser",
"mug",
"pan",
"puss",
"visage"
],
"antonyms":[
"front",
"look (toward)",
"point (toward)"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"More than just a pretty face , the unit packs massive cleaning power across 1,300 square feet, thanks to its powerful fan speed which can move up to 350 cubic feet of air per minute. \u2014 Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping , 21 June 2022",
"Darling dreamed up a radical full face : A graphic cut-crease eye, red fantasy blush, washes of silver glitter around the gaze, and a lacquered red lip. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 21 June 2022",
"That could deter a Turkish attack and help Damascus save face . \u2014 Paul Iddon, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
"Mechura is a familiar face for those in the Gallatin Valley. \u2014 Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure , 20 June 2022",
"The woman was looking out the window at a tall man with a birdlike face , who wore a charcoal-colored hat. \u2014 Ed Caesar, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
"The styling combined dutiful obeisance to Franco Scaglione\u2019s Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale with new elements like a face featuring bi-xenon headlamps. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 20 June 2022",
"But behind what some saw as simply a beautiful face , a token on the arm of a U.S. senator from Indiana, was a fierce woman with her own political views. \u2014 IndyStar , 20 June 2022",
"Bateman is the face of this young group of receivers, but Martin said leadership doesn\u2019t have an age. \u2014 Matt Cohen, Baltimore Sun , 19 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Increasingly, Justice Department attorneys are leveraging the law to try to overcome some of the rampant discrimination that people with substance use disorders face . \u2014 Andrew Joseph, STAT , 22 June 2022",
"The tampon shortage is just one of several struggles people face right now, Heger said, including higher gas prices and inflation, which is causing higher prices on items across the board. \u2014 Claire Rafford, The Indianapolis Star , 22 June 2022",
"Now they are being forced to choose sides on a divisive issue not long before many of them face voters. \u2014 Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune , 22 June 2022",
"This all-natural, vegan face scrub targets multiple skin concerns in just one step. \u2014 Cristina Montemayor, Men's Health , 22 June 2022",
"One of the biggest challenges businesses face today is a talent shortage and difficulty hiring. \u2014 Christina Brun Petersen, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"The mayoral race also brought to light some of the challenges female candidates face that men don\u2019t, Hunter said. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
"More than one out of 10 people who catch the disease will die, even with treatment, and as many as one in five may face complications such as brain damage or limb loss, the CDC says on its website. \u2014 Caroline Catherman And Stephen Hudak, Orlando Sentinel , 22 June 2022",
"In a pre-hearing ruling issued Tuesday, Judge Liam O\u2019Grady wrote that the government\u2019s sentencing guidelines, when accounting for the nature of the crime, suggest Ravenell should face the maximum penalty. \u2014 Lee O. Sanderlin, Baltimore Sun , 22 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-161229"
},
"fastness":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the quality or state of being fast: such as",
": the quality or state of being fixed",
": the quality or state of being swift",
": colorfast quality",
": resistance (as of an organism) to the action of a usually toxic substance",
": a fortified or secure place",
": a remote and secluded place",
": resistance (as of an organism) to the action of a usually toxic substance"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fas(t)-n\u0259s",
"\u02c8fas(t)-n\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[
"celerity",
"fleetness",
"haste",
"hurry",
"quickness",
"rapidity",
"rapidness",
"speed",
"speediness",
"swiftness",
"velocity"
],
"antonyms":[
"slowness",
"sluggishness"
],
"examples":[
"the amazing fastness with which the boy took his shower had us wondering if he'd used any water",
"the guerillas retreated to their network of hidden fastnesses deep within the mountains",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Test for color fastness before stitching onto bedding and washing. \u2014 Sonja Carmon, Better Homes & Gardens , 14 Apr. 2021",
"Given their advance into Labour\u2019s working-class fastness , the Tories\u2019 worst nightmare is not a Labour Party that returns to the old centre as defined by Tony Blair. \u2014 The Economist , 13 Dec. 2019",
"The other tragedy occurred far from the public eye, in one of the last remote fastnesses of the world. \u2014 Ipsita Chakravarty, Quartz India , 10 June 2019",
"Indeed, Lego can't reach its 2030 goal without solving ABS, a material that affords the company the attributes it so prizes: Durability, color fastness , strength, and clutch power, or how well two joined bricks stay together. \u2014 Brian Barrett, WIRED , 11 Mar. 2018",
"These enabled India to detect, and destroy by air, Pakistani troops entrenched in mountain fastnesses . \u2014 Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ , 5 July 2017",
"India kept the mostly Hindu rest of Jammu, the Vale itself and the desert-like fastness of Ladakh. \u2014 The Economist , 20 July 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-163524"
},
"fancy":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to have a fancy (see fancy entry 2 sense 1 ) for : like",
": to form a conception of : imagine",
": to believe mistakenly or without evidence",
": to believe without being certain",
": to visualize or interpret as",
": a liking formed by caprice rather than reason : inclination",
": amorous fondness : love",
": notion , whim",
": an image or representation of something formed in the mind",
": fantastic quality or state",
": imagination especially of a capricious or delusive sort",
": the power of conception and representation used in artistic expression (as by a poet)",
": taste , judgment",
": devotees of some particular art, practice, or amusement",
": the object of interest of such a fancy",
": boxing entry 1",
": dependent or based on fancy : whimsical",
": not plain : ornamental",
": swank sense 2 , posh",
": of particular excellence or highest grade",
": impressive",
": bred especially for bizarre or ornamental qualities that lack practical utility",
": based on conceptions of the fancy",
": dealing in fancy goods",
": extravagant",
": executed with technical skill and style",
": parti-color",
": not plain or ordinary",
": being above the average (as in quality or price)",
": done with great skill and grace",
": imagination sense 1",
": liking",
": idea sense 2 , notion",
": to have a liking for",
": imagine sense 1"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fan(t)-s\u0113",
"\u02c8fan-s\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"conceit",
"conceive",
"conjure (up)",
"dream",
"envisage",
"envision",
"fantasize",
"fantasy",
"feature",
"ideate",
"image",
"imagine",
"picture",
"see",
"vision",
"visualize"
],
"antonyms":[
"chimera",
"conceit",
"daydream",
"delusion",
"dream",
"fantasy",
"phantasy",
"figment",
"hallucination",
"illusion",
"nonentity",
"phantasm",
"fantasm",
"pipe dream",
"unreality",
"vision"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"In the same way that some true crime enthusiasts fancy themselves amateur, independent investigators, some are drawn in by watching someone else make an extreme choice, like going on the run with a criminal, Vicary said. \u2014 Scottie Andrew, CNN , 7 May 2022",
"If Yungblud led a cult, many would join \u2014 even those who fancy themselves hard to persuade. \u2014 Maria Sherman, SPIN , 2 May 2022",
"Not even a dreamy-eyed middle-school kid would fancy such a thing. \u2014 Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle , 27 Nov. 2021",
"San Jose, however, is still looking for more from its third and fourth lines, and that has to change if the team wants to fancy itself as a playoff contender. \u2014 Ross Mckeon, San Francisco Chronicle , 22 Nov. 2021",
"Optional chrome accent and black-out packages are available, as well as the Aerodynamic package for those who fancy and even sportier look. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 28 Oct. 2021",
"For those who don't fancy a beer, 10 different cocktails will be offered, including a blackberry, rosemary and rye sipper and a seasonally appropriate pomegranate and apple cider margarita served with a cinnamon sugar rim. \u2014 Tirion Morris, The Arizona Republic , 18 Nov. 2021",
"So actual pros, or people who fancy themselves pros, will probably want to investigate these cameras. \u2014 Brian Barrett, Wired , 17 Nov. 2021",
"In true New York style, there are a range of options, from no-frills to fancy . \u2014 New York Times , 17 Nov. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Peter Sellers couldn\u2019t have concocted a more deranged flight of fancy . \u2014 Lorraine Alitelevision Critic, Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
"The Wildcat's interior is show-car fancy , with exotic-looking seats that would be appropriate in a Ferrari, maybe, but in a Buick SUV? \u2014 Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver , 1 June 2022",
"Choose one of our classic cocktails like our Mary Pickford or East Bayside for a fancy (but easy) drink sure to standout. \u2014 Taylor Worden, Good Housekeeping , 13 May 2022",
"Whether smokescreen, negotiating tactic, genuine concern or flight of fancy , Mr. Musk\u2019s insistence that Twitter is overrun by spam bots has upended a deal that was eccentric from the outset and left both sides in difficult positions. \u2014 Cara Lombardo, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
"The book is a parable so rich in flights, ahem, of fancy that it has been adapted over the decades into plays, musicals, movies, operas, graphic novels and games. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Apr. 2022",
"The zoo has 5 biomes: the desert, flights of fancy , the forests, the oceans and the plains. \u2014 Alexi Eastes, The Indianapolis Star , 8 Apr. 2022",
"And that brings us to the other place Vettel\u2019s flight of fancy and reality collide: the track itself. \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 9 May 2022",
"And with that, Bartlett offers a reminder of why his play is not mere fancy : The Donald really won\u2019t go away. \u2014 Demetrios Matheou, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"With a multi-ingredient dish like that, take the fancy restaurant approach and deconstruct it. \u2014 Susan Shain, Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
"Some of the students were mesmerized by his gaudy clothes and fancy car. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Apr. 2022",
"The fancy -car frenzy that once started at 8 a.m. and fizzled out by 10 now began at 10 and went on well into midday. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Oct. 2021",
"Until this year, a top college athlete driving a fancy new car to campus might have been seen as a sign of corruption. \u2014 Laine Higgins, WSJ , 15 Oct. 2021",
"Hill got in some work in during his COVID quarantine, but nothing too fancy . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 14 May 2022",
"Nothing fancy about that, and many people loved to stare at it. \u2014 Donna Reiner, The Arizona Republic , 13 May 2022",
"While quarantining at a fancy hotel, the cast and crew of an action movie franchise try to shoot a sequel. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Nothing too fancy , just a nice story to pass the time. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 31 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Adjective",
"1646, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-173842"
},
"fasten":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to attach especially by pinning, tying, or nailing",
": to make fast and secure",
": to fix firmly or securely",
": to secure against opening",
": to fix or set steadily",
": to take a firm grip with",
": to attach (oneself) persistently and usually objectionably",
": to place forcefully : impose",
": to become fast or fixed",
": to take a firm grip or hold",
": to focus attention",
": to attach or join by or as if by pinning, tying, or nailing",
": to make firm and secure",
": to become fixed or joined"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fa-s\u1d4an",
"\u02c8fa-s\u1d4an"
],
"synonyms":[
"affix",
"attach",
"bend",
"fix"
],
"antonyms":[
"detach",
"undo",
"unfasten",
"unhook"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Use heavy-duty carabiners or S-hooks to fasten the hammock ends to the eyebolts. \u2014 Abigail Bailey, Good Housekeeping , 10 June 2022",
"The attack followed the flight attendant\u2019s request that Quinonez fasten her seatbelt, stow her tray table and pull up her facemask as Southwest Airlines Flight 700 out of Sacramento neared its San Diego destination. \u2014 Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022",
"The fastest and neatest way to fasten wood trim is with a nail gun, either pneumatic or cordless. \u2014 Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics , 3 May 2022",
"The straps feature sturdy clips that fasten behind the headrests of the two front seats, creating a convenient hammock for your bag. \u2014 Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure , 12 May 2022",
"The trip was rocky from the start: Before takeoff, Morgan reclined his first-class seat all the way back and refused to fasten his seat belt, the affidavit says. \u2014 Hannah Sampson, Anchorage Daily News , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Clamp the assembly to the front and back rails, then fasten it with 2-in. \u2014 Neal Barrett, Popular Mechanics , 5 June 2021",
"The officer instructed the woman to fasten her child into the car seat. \u2014 cleveland , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Police are advising business owners to make sure security systems are working properly \u2013 including alarms and surveillance cameras \u2013 and businesses with ATMs should fasten them to the floor. \u2014 Daniel I. Dorfman, chicagotribune.com , 18 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English fastnen , from Old English f\u00e6stnian to make fast; akin to Old High German festin\u014dn to make fast, Old English f\u00e6st fast",
"first_known_use":[
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-180256"
},
"face off":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a method of beginning play (as in hockey or lacrosse) in which two opponents face each other and attempt to gain control of a puck or ball dropped or placed between them",
": confrontation",
": to be in or come into opposition or competition",
": a method of beginning play (as in hockey or lacrosse) in which the puck or ball is dropped between two opposing players",
": a clashing of forces or ideas"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u0101s-\u02cc\u022ff",
"\u02c8f\u0101s-\u02cc\u022ff"
],
"synonyms":[
"ball game",
"battle",
"combat",
"competition",
"conflict",
"confrontation",
"contention",
"contest",
"dogfight",
"duel",
"grapple",
"match",
"rivalry",
"strife",
"struggle",
"sweepstakes",
"sweep-stake",
"tug-of-war",
"war",
"warfare"
],
"antonyms":[
"battle",
"compete",
"contend",
"fight",
"race",
"rival",
"vie"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"eager to face off with her longtime tennis rival"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1889, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1948, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190306"
},
"factual":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": of or relating to facts",
": restricted to or based on fact",
": relating to or based on facts",
": of or relating to facts",
": restricted to or based on fact"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fak-ch\u0259-w\u0259l",
"-ch\u0259l",
"-ch\u00fc-\u0259l",
"\u02c8faksh-w\u0259l",
"\u02c8fak-ch\u0259-w\u0259l",
"\u02c8fak-ch\u0259-w\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"documentary",
"hard",
"historical",
"literal",
"matter-of-fact",
"nonfictional",
"objective",
"true"
],
"antonyms":[
"fictional",
"fictionalized",
"fictitious",
"nondocumentary",
"nonfactual",
"nonhistorical",
"unhistorical"
],
"examples":[
"That statement is not factual .",
"a report filled with factual errors",
"the factual aspects of the case",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For his part, Abbott contends his criticisms are factual and based on information available in the public record. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 June 2022",
"There was an eyewitness who claimed something that was just not factual . \u2014 CBS News , 5 June 2022",
"The two Post stories don\u2019t actually say the recession has arrived, because that wouldn\u2019t be factual . \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 2 June 2022",
"Writing at a breakneck pace, Mr. Mears produced reams of copy that, through some kind of literary alchemy, was not only factual but also sometimes touched with notes of poetic grace. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Mar. 2022",
"The statement was probably designed more to inspire the players than to be factual , as the Galaxy were fortunate that NYCFC didn\u2019t capitalize on mistakes made by Sega Coulibaly, Nick DePuy and Edwards. \u2014 Dylan Hern\u00e1ndez, Los Angeles Times , 27 Feb. 2022",
"The intricate details are factual , based on extensive research done by Stern and Winter. \u2014 David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Feb. 2022",
"Ramsey County Judge Timothy Mulrooney found there was factual basis to support the guilty plea, which will be finalized at sentencing. \u2014 CBS News , 13 May 2022",
"Ramsey County Judge Timothy Mulrooney found there was factual basis to support the guilty plea, which will be finalized at sentencing. \u2014 Amy Forliti, ajc , 13 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":" fact + -ual (in actual )",
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1832, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190540"
},
"fancify":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to make ornate, elaborate, or fancy"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fan(t)-s\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b"
],
"synonyms":[
"adorn",
"array",
"beautify",
"bedeck",
"bedizen",
"blazon",
"caparison",
"deck",
"decorate",
"do",
"do up",
"doll up",
"drape",
"dress",
"embellish",
"emblaze",
"emboss",
"enrich",
"fancy up",
"festoon",
"garnish",
"glitz (up)",
"grace",
"gussy up",
"ornament",
"pretty (up)",
"trim"
],
"antonyms":[
"blemish",
"deface",
"disfigure",
"mar",
"scar",
"spoil"
],
"examples":[
"you could take a store-bought cake and fancify it so that it looks semi-homemade"
],
"history_and_etymology":" fancy entry 3 + -ify ",
"first_known_use":[
"1823, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190844"
},
"fain":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": willing",
": being obliged or constrained : compelled",
": happy , pleased",
": inclined , desirous",
": with pleasure : gladly",
": by preference",
": by desire"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u0101n"
],
"synonyms":[
"amenable",
"disposed",
"game",
"glad",
"inclined",
"minded",
"ready",
"willing"
],
"antonyms":[
"first",
"preferably",
"rather",
"readily",
"soon",
"willingly"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"during the Renaissance most men of science and the arts were fain to express their noblest thoughts in Latin, the lingua franca of the learned",
"Adverb",
"\u201cI would fain not marry that suitor, my lord,\u201d the princess pleaded"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3",
"Adverb",
"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191053"
},
"fall off":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a decline especially in quantity or quality",
": trend sense 2b",
": to deviate to leeward of the point to which the bow was directed"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u022fl-\u02cc\u022ff"
],
"synonyms":[
"abatement",
"decline",
"decrease",
"decrement",
"dent",
"depletion",
"depression",
"diminishment",
"diminution",
"drop",
"drop-off",
"fall",
"loss",
"reduction",
"shrinkage",
"step-down"
],
"antonyms":[
"arc",
"arch",
"bend",
"bow",
"crook",
"curve",
"hook",
"round",
"sweep",
"swerve",
"trend",
"wheel"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"the falloff in sales was more than the store could weather and so its closing was inevitable",
"Verb",
"the coastline falls off toward the north after you round the bay",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Barry McCarthy, a former Netflix Inc. and Spotify Technology SA finance executive who took over as Peloton\u2019s CEO in February, said the falloff in demand was foreseeable. \u2014 Sharon Terlep, WSJ , 21 May 2022",
"In other words, young voters were among the difference-makers in a close election, and any significant falloff in support or turnout could yield historic gains for Republicans in Congress. \u2014 David Faris, The Week , 26 May 2022",
"The residual falloff in Portland air travel is more than twice as steep as the national decline, and the gap is getting wider. \u2014 oregonlive , 1 May 2022",
"Typically, with high inflation reducing the purchasing power of households and rising interest rates depressing their willingness to spend, the result would be a falloff in consumer spending. \u2014 Gad Levanon For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The falloff for commuter rail has been far steeper and more sustained than for other transit modes like municipal bus service, in part because many front-line workers who don\u2019t have a remote option rely on the bus or subway to get to their jobs. \u2014 Scott Calvert, WSJ , 6 Mar. 2022",
"Each of those businesses faces challenges \u2014 the aviation unit is emerging from the pandemic falloff in air travel, and the power business must adapt to the shift to alternative energy sources. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Nov. 2021",
"The company, which has 650 Oregon employees, is navigating a turnaround after a steep falloff in business early in the pandemic. \u2014 oregonlive , 26 Oct. 2021",
"The focus of all the improvements was to allow the Z06 to run its fastest lap times all day long, with less falloff from heat and other factors than previous models. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 6 Nov. 2021"
],
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"Noun",
"1789, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb",
"1613, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191206"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": extremely interesting or charming : captivating",
": extremely interesting or charming"
],
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"\u02c8fas-\u02ccn\u0101-ti\u014b",
"\u02c8fa-s\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101-",
"\u02c8fa-s\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101-ti\u014b"
],
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"alluring",
"appealing",
"attractive",
"bewitching",
"captivating",
"charismatic",
"charming",
"elfin",
"enchanting",
"engaging",
"entrancing",
"fetching",
"glamorous",
"glamourous",
"luring",
"magnetic",
"seductive"
],
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"repellent",
"repellant",
"repelling",
"repugnant",
"repulsive",
"revolting",
"unalluring"
],
"examples":[
"the fascinating cities and peoples of central Asia have been intriguing travelers at least since the time of Marco Polo",
"the fascinating \u2014but dubious\u2014legend that Pocahontas rescued John Smith from certain death",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That was such a fascinating story, to create a new character inspired by them and really follow her path to find her team, too. \u2014 Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
"But these historical details are just the tip of the paintbrush of the colorful and complicated life of Lempicka, whose fascinating story comes to life onstage this week at La Jolla Playhouse. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"This is the most fascinating story of the week so far. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 2 June 2022",
"This is the fascinating story of Michael Peterson, a crime novelist accused of killing his wife Kathleen Peterson after she was found dead at the bottom of a staircase in their Durham, North Carolina, mansion on December 9, 2001. \u2014 Dana Feldman, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"The area is known for other fascinating discoveries, such as Notocolossus, a genus of titanosaurian sauropod that is one of the most enormous dinosaurs in the world. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 25 May 2022",
"And Image Editor-in-Chief Ian F. Blair translates the language of L.A.'s apartment signs into a fascinating story on the architecture and design of everyday city life. \u2014 Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times , 21 May 2022",
"The future of computing is the subject of our fascinating cover story this month, by quantum theorist Zaira Nazario. \u2014 Laura Helmuth, Scientific American , 1 May 2022",
"The work began, and the results, published in 2008, were fascinating . \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 9 June 2022"
],
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"1618, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191645"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": having lost freshness or depth of color",
": having weakened or diminished with the passage of time"
],
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"\u02c8f\u0101-d\u0259d"
],
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"dull",
"dulled",
"light",
"pale",
"pastel",
"washed-out",
"washy"
],
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"dark",
"deep",
"gay",
"rich"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191703"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": labor",
": manual or menial work (such as the cleaning up of a camp area) performed by military personnel",
": the uniform or work clothing worn on fatigue and in the field",
": weariness or exhaustion from labor, exertion, or stress",
": the temporary loss of power to respond that is induced in a sensory receptor (see receptor sense a ) or motor (see motor entry 2 sense 1 ) end organ by continued stimulation",
": a state or attitude of indifference or apathy brought on by overexposure (as to a repeated series of similar events or appeals)",
"\u2014 see also compassion fatigue",
": the tendency of a material to break under repeated stress",
": to weary with labor or exertion",
": to induce a condition of fatigue in",
": to suffer fatigue",
": consisting of, done, or used in fatigue",
": belonging to fatigues",
": a state of being very tired",
": the uniform worn by members of the military for physical labor",
": to tire by work or exertion",
": weariness or exhaustion from labor, exertion, or stress",
": the temporary loss of power to respond induced in a sensory receptor or motor end organ by continued stimulation",
": to weary with labor or exertion",
": to induce a condition of fatigue in (as an effector organ)",
": to be affected with fatigue : become weary"
],
"pronounciation":[
"f\u0259-\u02c8t\u0113g",
"f\u0259-\u02c8t\u0113g",
"f\u0259-\u02c8t\u0113g"
],
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"burnout",
"collapse",
"exhaustion",
"frazzle",
"lassitude",
"prostration",
"tiredness",
"weariness"
],
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"break",
"burn out",
"bust",
"do in",
"do up",
"drain",
"exhaust",
"fag",
"frazzle",
"harass",
"kill",
"knock out",
"outwear",
"tire",
"tucker (out)",
"wash out",
"wear",
"wear out",
"weary"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"We were overcome by fatigue after the long journey.",
"The drug's side effects include headache and fatigue .",
"soldiers wearing combat boots and fatigues",
"The cracks in the engine were caused by metal fatigue .",
"Verb",
"the rescue workers pressed on, though their efforts to reach the miners had almost completely fatigued them",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"People with long-haul COVID-19 experience symptoms such as fatigue , headaches and dizziness for an average of 15 months after the onset of the illness, according to a recent study, published in the Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology. \u2014 Paula Morgan, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"Before vaccination, the odds of experiencing long Covid changed little over time, the researchers said, based on symptoms such as fatigue , shortness of breath, and brain fog. \u2014 Elizabeth Cooney, STAT , 19 May 2022",
"Beyond the threat of hospitalizing vulnerable people who get infected, there is the possibility of contracting long COVID following an infection, in which symptoms such as chronic fatigue or brain fog can persist for months or years. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
"In August, the regulator for taxis and hire vehicles in Australia\u2019s New South Wales\u2014home to Sydney\u2014fined Uber and issued 13 improvement notices after a safety audit found concerns such as driver fatigue and passenger complaints. \u2014 Alice Uribe, WSJ , 26 Apr. 2022",
"However, some people may experience side effects, such as fatigue , diarrhea, and changes in appetite. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 Apr. 2022",
"On the flip side, a CDC study published in March shows the vaccine is safe in children 5 to 11, reporting no serious adverse events and only mild side effects such as fatigue , headache and fever after 8 million doses were administered. \u2014 Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY , 23 Apr. 2022",
"Patients in the study reported common symptoms, such as fatigue and headache, after vaccination, according to the authors. \u2014 NBC News , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Research indicates that up to 40% of people who have recovered from the initial coronavirus infection continue to suffer for weeks or months from sometimes-debilitating symptoms, such as fatigue , muddled memory and joint pain. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"For example, Staiano and his colleagues suggest that coping with pain demands inhibitory control, a cognitive process that may fatigue your brain in ways that increase perception of effort. \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 21 July 2020",
"Patients in her clinic also have similar symptoms, with sleeping difficulties and fatigue the most common. \u2014 Jen Christensen, CNN , 11 May 2022",
"But solid metal can fatigue and break, and the more that\u2019s added to a soft material, the more inflexible the material becomes. \u2014 Kurt Kleiner, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 May 2022",
"Staffing shortages have contributed to fatigue as workers take on ever more patients. \u2014 Ruben Vives, Anchorage Daily News , 14 Feb. 2022",
"In exercise science, this is called training to fatigue . \u2014 Brad Stulberg, Outside Online , 19 Mar. 2019",
"Staffing shortages have contributed to fatigue as workers take on ever more patients. \u2014 Ruben Vives, Anchorage Daily News , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Furthermore, video chats fatigue humans for a variety of reasons. \u2014 Raj Verma, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Staffing shortages have contributed to fatigue as workers take on ever more patients. \u2014 Ruben Vives, Anchorage Daily News , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"This cream mixes the two active ingredients, carnosine and Fagus sylvatica to create an anti-aging and anti- fatigue effect. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 May 2022",
"This anti- fatigue eye treatment from Tom Ford is top quality and looks sleek in its functional packaging. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Some are small yet impactful, like the installation of anti- fatigue mats to cover the hard warehouse floor and improve the working conditions of people standing for long periods of time. \u2014 Caitlin Harrington, Wired , 17 Mar. 2022",
"An anti- fatigue mat will take the sting out of standing on hard surfaces like concrete, hardwood and tile. \u2014 Sal Vaglica, WSJ , 9 Feb. 2022",
"This anti- fatigue mat is designed to relieve pressure on your joints, improve posture, and boost circulation. \u2014 Lily Gray, Better Homes & Gardens , 2 Dec. 2021",
"Or place cushioned anti- fatigue mats at high-risk spots like the shower entrance and in front of the sink. \u2014 Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News , 8 Oct. 2021",
"Anti- fatigue mats also combat joint and muscle pain. \u2014 Samantha Driscoll, Better Homes & Gardens , 12 Apr. 2021",
"Anti- fatigue floor mats can reduce discomfort and provide support while standing at a desk. \u2014 Kristina Mcguirk, Better Homes & Gardens , 25 Feb. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun, Verb, and Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1669, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"1693, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Adjective",
"1774, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-192524"
},
"fallible":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": liable to be erroneous",
": capable of making a mistake"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fa-l\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Popeye is fallible but has long lived by his own moral code \u2014 a consistent trait that dates back to Segar\u2019s creation. \u2014 Michael Cavna, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
"There\u2019s both threat and promise in the therapeutic encounter: the ineffable, fallible , and intimate play between two strangers, one witnessed and one witnessing, talking it out. \u2014 Ana Cecilia Alvarez, The Atlantic , 1 May 2022",
"Still, in just a few short weeks, Jackson has gone from being seen as a woman, highly accomplished, but fallible like the rest of us, to a symbol, put on a pedestal to be praised and attacked. \u2014 Erika D. Smithcolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Humans are time again said to be and repeatedly show themselves to be fallible . \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
"But as the California prosecution shows, the technology is fallible . \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Feb. 2022",
"However, our faith in God is not based on following a fallible human man. \u2014 NBC News , 6 Feb. 2022",
"Main story was Eliud Kipchoge, who at last was fallible . \u2014 Roger Robinson, Outside Online , 6 Oct. 2020",
"Spencer, which was written by Steven Knight, does the reverse, mining the implicit ridiculousness of the pretense that this group of fallible human beings somehow represents a country\u2019s soul. \u2014 Alison Willmore, Vulture , 17 Sep. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Medieval Latin fallibilis , from Latin fallere ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-192928"
},
"fair-mindedness":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": marked by impartiality and honesty : just , unprejudiced"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fer-\u02ccm\u012bn-d\u0259d"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
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"1645, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-193110"
},
"fairish":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": fairly good"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fer-ish"
],
"synonyms":[
"acceptable",
"adequate",
"all right",
"decent",
"fine",
"good",
"OK",
"okay",
"passable",
"respectable",
"satisfactory",
"serviceable",
"tolerable"
],
"antonyms":[
"deficient",
"inadequate",
"insufficient",
"lacking",
"unacceptable",
"unsatisfactory",
"wanting"
],
"examples":[
"did a fairish job of refinishing the old chest, especially since it was her first foray into furniture restoration"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1611, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-193241"
},
"fairness":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the quality or state of being fair",
": fair or impartial treatment : lack of favoritism toward one side or another"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fer-n\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[
"aesthetics",
"esthetics",
"attractiveness",
"beauteousness",
"beautifulness",
"beauty",
"comeliness",
"cuteness",
"gorgeousness",
"handsomeness",
"looks",
"loveliness",
"prettiness",
"sightliness"
],
"antonyms":[
"grotesqueness",
"hideousness",
"homeliness",
"plainness",
"ugliness",
"unattractiveness",
"unbecomingness",
"unloveliness",
"unsightliness"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-194632"
},
"famished":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": intensely hungry",
": needy sense 1",
": very hungry"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fa-misht",
"\u02c8fa-misht"
],
"synonyms":[
"empty",
"hungry",
"peckish",
"starved",
"starving"
],
"antonyms":[
"full",
"sated",
"satiate",
"satiated",
"satisfied"
],
"examples":[
"What's for supper? I'm famished .",
"after a full day of skiing, I was feeling absolutely famished",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The teaser gives us lots of famished zombies (including zombie dogs) and popular game creatures like giant mutant spiders and Lickers. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 6 June 2022",
"And/or, Hyacinth was miraculously able to feed pierogi to his famished flock during a siege by the Mongols. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022",
"At times guided by Natives who were themselves famished while waiting for the return of salmon, Allen never stopped for long. \u2014 Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Their crocks once fed famished workers coming off their shifts as well as all-night revelers in need of nourishment. \u2014 Joshua David Stein, WSJ , 18 Mar. 2022",
"At the Indira Gandhi hospital, and in faltering hospitals across Afghanistan, famished children arrive by car and taxi and ambulance every day and night. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Feb. 2022",
"Also horrifying are the scenes of the famished internees making a meal out of whatever animal comes their way. \u2014 Alissa Simon, Variety , 22 Oct. 2021",
"As an adult, Pham worked in restaurants and served brunch to famished runners and their proud families. \u2014 oregonlive , 14 Sep. 2021",
"This team is starving \u2013 famished \u2013 for a franchise quarterback. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 Aug. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-195018"
},
"farcical":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": of, relating to, or resembling farce (see farce entry 2 sense 2 ) : ludicrous",
": laughably inept : absurd"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u00e4r-si-k\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"antic",
"chucklesome",
"comedic",
"comic",
"comical",
"droll",
"funny",
"hilarious",
"humoristic",
"humorous",
"hysterical",
"hysteric",
"killing",
"laughable",
"ludicrous",
"ridiculous",
"riotous",
"risible",
"screaming",
"sidesplitting",
"uproarious"
],
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"humorless",
"lame",
"unamusing",
"uncomic",
"unfunny",
"unhumorous",
"unhysterical"
],
"examples":[
"the farcical behavior of the troupe of circus clowns",
"the farcical routine that a person has to go through to get a refund from that company",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The farcical film tells the story from the perspective of manager Malcolm McLaren and is so cartoonish that parts of it are actually animated. \u2014 Andy Greene, Rolling Stone , 5 June 2022",
"The Death of Stalin was an ensemble piece, but the Times story, and the farcical response to it by affected parties, is turning out to be a star vehicle for House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 22 Apr. 2022",
"After Jackie Cooper starred as Henry in What a Life (1939) and Life With Henry (1941), Lydon took over for the final nine films in the farcical series, from Henry Aldrich for President (1941) to Henry Aldrich\u2019s Little Secret (1944). \u2014 Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 Mar. 2022",
"The international community has imposed sanctions on the military and dismissed Suu Kyi\u2019s trials as farcical . \u2014 NBC News , 27 Apr. 2022",
"The international community has dismissed the trials as farcical and has demanded her immediate release. \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Looney found the identical bonds and probable-cause affidavits farcical on their face. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Feb. 2022",
"The play seems to speak directly to our current culture wars concerning race and history, in schools and beyond, from the Sturm und Drang over the New York Times\u2019s 1619 Project to Rufo\u2019s farcical witch-hunting with respect to critical race theory. \u2014 Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
"For Black women and women of color, this oppression reached farcical levels with the state dictating that women who lived with able-bodied men were ineligible for welfare benefits. \u2014 Peniel E. Joseph, CNN , 13 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1710, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-200550"
},
"faraway":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": lying at a great distance : remote",
": dreamy , abstracted",
": remote entry 1 sense 1 , distant",
": appearing as if lost in a daydream"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u00e4r-\u0259-\u02ccw\u0101",
"\u02c8f\u00e4r-\u0259-\u02ccw\u0101"
],
"synonyms":[
"away",
"deep",
"distant",
"far",
"far-flung",
"far-off",
"remote",
"removed"
],
"antonyms":[
"close",
"near",
"nearby",
"nigh"
],
"examples":[
"My grandfather told us tales of faraway lands.",
"growing up in a seaport instilled in the youth a restless desire to travel to faraway places",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Despite this, robust gun control measures\u2014background checks, gun buybacks, banning literally anything\u2014seem a faraway fantasy in this country, even as cameras that scan visitors\u2019 faces and match them against a blacklist are already in use. \u2014 Sidney Fussell, The New Republic , 17 June 2022",
"The short version: For many years, the archipelago was a faraway administrative appendage of the British colony of Mauritius, an island off the coast of Africa. \u2014 Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
"But the shooting in the church in Laguna Woods, Calif., stood out in its own way, a variation on American tragedy that seemed to show how faraway conflicts, even those in the distant past, can reverberate in the gun culture of the United States. \u2014 New York Times , 12 June 2022",
"That\u2019s less chaotic and expensive than coordinating with factories in faraway countries and waiting for finished orders to arrive, Hassell said. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
"Known locally as La Floresta, the USFS is often seen as a feudal lord, a faraway government entity that has accumulated vast holdings with little idea of how to properly steward them or enough funds to do the job. \u2014 Alicia Inez Guzm\u00e1n For Searchlight Nm, Rolling Stone , 8 June 2022",
"The physician\u2019s case studies included the story of a girl sent to a faraway hospital to recover from a bad fall. \u2014 Eula Biss, The New Yorker , 8 June 2022",
"The fish comes only from the English Channel and other faraway waters. \u2014 Janelle Davis, CNN , 25 May 2022",
"Ironically, the heavily corroded dial looks like the surface of a faraway planet. \u2014 Carol Besler, Robb Report , 25 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1735, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-202124"
},
"family name":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": surname sense 2"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[
"last name",
"surname"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Her family name is Smith.",
"many women today do not change their family name when they marry",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Inside America\u2019s Black Upper Class and starred Yaya DaCosta as Angela Vaughn, a single mother who set out to reclaim her family name but discovered a dark secret about her own mother\u2019s past. \u2014 James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 May 2022",
"Rosenberger was offered a choice: a luxury version of the Volkswagen Beetle or a Porsche 356, the first sports car under the family name , designed by Porsche's son, Ferry. \u2014 David De Jong, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Downstairs, his estranged wife plots the restoration of the family name . \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 18 Mar. 2022",
"This idea of shadow and light is a play on this family name . \u2014 Rica Cerbarano, Vogue , 17 Mar. 2022",
"By others, the town was named for the many settlers with the family name White (more than 100) who moved to the county in the 1870s. \u2014 Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News , 28 Jan. 2022",
"The Marcos family has spent the decades since losing power rehabilitating the family name . \u2014 Aurora Almendral, Quartz , 4 May 2022",
"The president\u2019s son, Hunter, and the president\u2019s brother Jim have made a living from trafficking on their family name and political connections. \u2014 Rich Lowry, National Review , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The tycoons stood to benefit from association with the Biden family name while their money allowed Hunter Biden to maintain a globe-trotting lifestyle, the Journal has reported. \u2014 Aruna Viswanatha, WSJ , 28 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1646, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-211016"
},
"fanny":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": vulva",
": buttocks",
": a person's rear"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fa-n\u0113",
"\u02c8fa-n\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"backside",
"behind",
"booty",
"bootie",
"bottom",
"breech",
"bum",
"buns",
"butt",
"buttocks",
"caboose",
"can",
"cheeks",
"derriere",
"derri\u00e8re",
"duff",
"fundament",
"hams",
"haunches",
"heinie",
"hunkers",
"keister",
"keester",
"nates",
"posterior",
"rear",
"rear end",
"rump",
"seat",
"tail",
"tail end",
"tush"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"I'd like to give him a good kick in the fanny !",
"be careful on that icy walk, unless you want to fall on your fanny"
],
"history_and_etymology":"perhaps from Fanny , nickname of Frances ",
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1835, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-211308"
},
"fatality":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the quality or state of causing death or destruction",
": the quality or condition of being destined for disaster",
": something established by fate",
": fate sense 1",
": fatalism",
": the agent or agency of fate",
": death resulting from a disaster",
": one that experiences a fatal outcome",
": a death resulting from a disaster or accident",
": the quality or state of causing death or destruction : deadliness",
": death resulting from a disaster",
": one who suffers such a death"
],
"pronounciation":[
"f\u0101-\u02c8ta-l\u0259-t\u0113",
"f\u0259-",
"f\u0101-\u02c8ta-l\u0259-t\u0113",
"f\u0101-\u02c8tal-\u0259t-\u0113, f\u0259-"
],
"synonyms":[
"casualty",
"loss",
"prey",
"victim"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"The car crash caused one fatality and several serious injuries.",
"the grim reminder that every holiday weekend inevitably results in a slew of highway fatalities",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Kelleher\u2019s death is the second fatality reported in June in the national park. \u2014 Lindsey Bever, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
"This is the park's second fatality in the park this month. \u2014 Asha C. Gilbert, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
"This story was updated after the police initially said there was a fatality but later corrected themselves and said no one died from the shooting. \u2014 Stephanie Guerilus, ABC News , 11 June 2022",
"The crash was the second pedestrian fatality in 48 hours. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 June 2022",
"Parlingayan, 22, of Chicago, was at least the third bicyclist fatality in 2022 when he was struck by a vehicle in the 3800 block of North Milwaukee Avenue in the Old Irving Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side around 9:20 p.m. \u2014 Rosemary Sobol, Chicago Tribune , 6 May 2022",
"If true, that would be a fatality rate of 0.002%, something no other country has achieved. \u2014 Karen Kaplanscience And Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
"At least 247 have been confirmed in 22 of its 36 states since then with 3.6% fatality rate, the disease control agency said. \u2014 Chinedu Asadu, ajc , 30 May 2022",
"The country's latest death toll, reported on Friday, was 69 and the fatality rate was 0.002%, according to KCNA. \u2014 Sophie Jeong, CNN , 29 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle French fatalit\u00e9 , from Late Latin fatalitat-, fatalitas , from Latin fatalis ",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-223503"
},
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to cause to suffer severely from hunger",
": to cause to starve to death",
": starve",
": to suffer for lack of something necessary",
": starve"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fa-mish",
"\u02c8fa-mish"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Or that his pan-religious message of love and godliness is embraced by the spiritually famished . \u2014 John Anderson, WSJ , 31 Dec. 2019",
"Y\u2019all might be famished , but Joe stays fat these days. \u2014 Joseph Goodman, al , 21 Nov. 2019",
"Afterward, both of us were famished but neither wanted to cook. \u2014 Alejandro Varela, Harper's magazine , 16 Sep. 2019",
"When someone is famished , even five minutes can seem interminable. \u2014 Dear Abby, oregonlive.com , 24 Aug. 2019",
"For years, researchers have seen mice and rats perform well on cognitive tests when famished . \u2014 Mark Barna, Discover Magazine , 24 Sep. 2018",
"The boys were famished and weak when they were found, having lost an average of more than four pounds each. \u2014 John Bacon, ajc , 12 July 2018",
"After all that intense activity, my kids would be famished . \u2014 Charlotte Hilton Andersen, Redbook , 15 Jan. 2012",
"The boys were famished and weak when they were found, having lost an average of more than four pounds each. \u2014 John Bacon, ajc , 12 July 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, probably alteration of famen , from Anglo-French afamer , from Vulgar Latin *affamare , from Latin ad- + fames ",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-223848"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
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": easily accomplished or attained",
": shallow , simplistic",
": used or comprehended with ease",
": readily manifested and often lacking sincerity or depth",
": mild or pleasing in manner or disposition",
": ready , fluent",
": poised , assured"
],
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"\u02c8fa-s\u0259l"
],
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"one-dimensional",
"shallow",
"skin-deep",
"superficial"
],
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"deep",
"profound"
],
"examples":[
"But in the less palmy days of their marriage and the final years of his life, Lennon produced (with Yoko's help) shallow, facile recordings that cannibalized his early work. \u2014 Francine Prose , The Lives of the Muses , 2002",
"Melville shrank from atheism, and from all facile theisms. \u2014 John Updike , Hugging the Shore , (1983) 1984",
"\u2026 I saw that my old enemy was dead, Amy [Lowell], noble Amy. How I despised myself then for my facile self-pity and for my failure to die\u2014how she seemed to have worsted me once again. \u2014 Conrad Aiken 14 May 1925 , in Selected Letters of Conrad Aiken , 1978",
"This problem needs more than just a facile solution.",
"He is a wonderfully facile writer.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The brief\u2019s argument that FIFRA does not expressly preempt state-law liability claims is a straight rehash of the Ninth Circuit\u2019s flawed, facile reasoning in Hardeman. \u2014 Glenn G. Lammi, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"In a lecturous speech delivered Thursday at Stanford University, the 44th president succeeded in the facile task of diagnosing the cause and effect of our poisonous social media ecosystem. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Until then, the musical, a facile , satirical stage treatment of a far better movie, bounces from one insincere interlude to the next, doling out bits of exposition without establishing any compelling rationale to feel for its characters. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Biden more than anyone should realize that the facile belief that Donald Trump or other Republicans had it within their power to shut down the pandemic at any point was partisan opportunism and tripe. \u2014 Rich Lowry, National Review , 24 Dec. 2021",
"Moli\u00e8re is not our contemporary in some facile and fatuous way. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 1 Feb. 2022",
"Marusic's point isn't to draw a facile parallel between Putinism and Nazism. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Whatever the facile comparisons, familiar symbols and fearful words, this Canadian protest isn't a grassroots revolt or even a Prairie brushfire. \u2014 Andrew Cohen, CNN , 3 Feb. 2022",
"That walking, back-of-the-head shot is one of the soggiest conventions of the steadicam era, a facile way of conveying characters\u2019 own fields of vision while anchoring the action on them. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 25 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin facilis \"easy, accommodating, nimble,\" from fac-, stem of facere \"to make, bring about, perform, do\" + -ilis -ile entry 1 \u2014 more at fact ",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-035104"
},
"fag end":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a poor or worn-out end : remnant",
": the extreme end",
": the last part or coarser end of a web of cloth",
": the untwisted end of a rope"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[
"end",
"leftover",
"oddment",
"remainder",
"remnant",
"scrap",
"stub"
],
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"a patchwork quilt sewn together from the fag ends of many bolts of cloth"
],
"history_and_etymology":"earlier fag , from Middle English fagge flap",
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-035412"
},
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"type":[
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": in every direction : everywhere"
],
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"all over",
"everyplace",
"everywhere",
"high and low",
"throughout"
],
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"nowhere"
],
"examples":[
"we searched far and wide for a surgeon who could perform that delicate operation",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"From big players to everyday investors, the impact is being felt far and wide . \u2014 Taylor Locke, Fortune , 18 June 2022",
"After eight seasons with Snyder at the helm, the team\u2019s front office is looking far and wide for the Jazz\u2019s next voice, and all the while, deciding what to do with the roster after a disappointing finish in this season\u2019s playoffs. \u2014 Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 June 2022",
"There are now eight, with several set to open across New England, sending Morse traveling far and wide to find the perfect pieces for every inch of wall space. \u2014 Megan Johnson, BostonGlobe.com , 5 June 2022",
"In the past, retailers have had to travel far and wide to source unique products and aspiring local brands back to their domestic markets. \u2014 Tiffany Lung, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"His main client \u2014 practically his only client then, in fact \u2014 was Bob Keeshan, the children\u2019s television performer who, with Mr. Josephson\u2019s help, would become known far and wide as Captain Kangaroo. \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
"The Princess has traveled far and wide representing the Crown. \u2014 Annie Goldsmith, Town & Country , 17 May 2022",
"According to Ottoman explorer Evliya Celebi, who roamed far and wide in the 17th century, lahmacun takes its name from the Arabic word lahm-i acinli. \u2014 Lisa Morrow, CNN , 25 Mar. 2022",
"The White House broadcast the letter far and wide , and Mr. Biden referred to it often as an appeal to authority. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 1 June 2022"
],
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-072806"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
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": a unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water",
": comprehension",
": probe",
": to take soundings",
": to measure by a sounding line",
": to penetrate and come to understand",
": a unit of length equal to six feet (about 1.8 meters) used chiefly in measuring the depth of water",
": to understand the reason for something",
": to measure the depth of water by means of a special line"
],
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"\u02c8fa-t\u035fh\u0259m",
"\u02c8fa-t\u035fh\u0259m"
],
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"plumb",
"sound"
],
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"The water here is five fathoms deep.",
"Verb",
"the pilot had to continually fathom the river, which drought conditions had lowered to unprecedented levels",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Musk\u2019s tumble only underscores the hard-to- fathom velocity of his ascent. \u2014 Devon Pendleton, Fortune , 6 Mar. 2021",
"But in today\u2019s world of restrictions on size, quantity and season, releasing reef fish has become part of our new reality\u2014as are the challenges of ensuring postrelease survival for an animal pulled up from 20 fathoms . \u2014 Popular Science , 11 Feb. 2020",
"That impulse, growing out of one pivotal song, eventually pointed the way to the fathoms of Ocean, the group\u2019s new album, their seventh, which debuts Friday. \u2014 Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE.com , 15 Nov. 2019",
"The lines were marked at two, three, five, seven, 10, 13, 15, 17 and 20 fathoms . \u2014 Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 Oct. 2019",
"The submarine is recorded in 1,805 fathoms of water, or 8,310 feet, and makes a test dive. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 7 Jan. 2019",
"Leadbetter Point to Cape Falcon - Nearshore (inside 40 fathoms ) opens May 7; Mondays to Wednesdays until 500 pounds are caught or Sept. 30. \u2014 Bill Monroe, OregonLive.com , 20 Apr. 2018",
"Get ready to be terrified by the mysterious fathoms below! \u2014 Laura Beck, Cosmopolitan , 27 Jan. 2018",
"More than 200 years later, our low tide was at the same time Cook's high had been, and 4 fathoms \u2014 24 feet \u2014 was an understatement. \u2014 Erin Mckittrick, Alaska Dispatch News , 15 Sep. 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But the emotion was palpable from both sides: Goff would give anything to beat the Rams, and McVay and the Rams\u2019 front office could not fathom the embarrassment of losing to Goff. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Feb. 2022",
"As with most leaders who are comfortably embedded in their roles at the top of their fields and become disconnected from the rank-and-file, many leaders enact a way of living that most of us cannot even fathom . \u2014 Anthony Silard, Fortune , 10 May 2022",
"Democrats are still in shock about that, and can\u2019t fathom why so many Latinos are pro-recall. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Aug. 2021",
"Orban spoke to the broader political issue, in that left-wing politicians like Biden cannot fathom a nationalistic or conservative alternative ideology. \u2014 Fox News , 6 Aug. 2021",
"But Orthodox Jews have a level of community and ritual practices so endlessly meaningful that people in the secular world simply cannot fathom it. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 14 July 2021",
"The Biden administration often touts this progress as hard to fathom when the pandemic began. \u2014 Rachel Siegel, Anchorage Daily News , 4 May 2022",
"The way that society pressures young couples to get married but can\u2019t fathom two best friends making that same commitment never fails to baffle me. \u2014 April Lee, refinery29.com , 9 Feb. 2022",
"One young executive worked at a movie channel that had 800 million viewers, a scale beyond what any of his Hollywood instructors could fathom . \u2014 Erich Schwartzel, The Atlantic , 8 Feb. 2022"
],
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1607, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-174928"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": disposed to favor : partial",
": expressing approval : commendatory",
": giving a result that is in one's favor",
": affirmative",
": winning approval : pleasing",
": tending to promote or facilitate : advantageous",
": marked by success",
": showing approval",
": tending to help"
],
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"\u02c8f\u0101-v(\u0259-)r\u0259-b\u0259l",
"\u02c8f\u0101-v\u0259r-b\u0259l",
"\u02c8f\u0101-v\u0259-r\u0259-b\u0259l",
"\u02c8f\u0101v-r\u0259-"
],
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"admiring",
"applauding",
"appreciative",
"approbatory",
"approving",
"commendatory",
"complimentary",
"friendly",
"good",
"positive"
],
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"adverse",
"depreciative",
"depreciatory",
"derogatory",
"disapproving",
"inappreciative",
"negative",
"unappreciative",
"uncomplimentary",
"unfavorable",
"unflattering",
"unfriendly"
],
"examples":[
"The new play got many favorable reviews.",
"He was given a favorable recommendation.",
"Early test results were favorable .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And there also are concerns that a near-term announcement could hurt Republicans going into the final stretch of a midterm congressional campaign that appears increasingly favorable to the party. \u2014 Jill Colvin, Anchorage Daily News , 18 June 2022",
"But there also are concerns that a near-term announcement could hurt Republicans going into the final stretch of a midterm congressional campaign that appears increasingly favorable to the party. \u2014 Jill Colvin, Chron , 17 June 2022",
"Most of the big races are expected to be competitive in November due to a political environment seen favorable to Republicans. \u2014 Peter Weber, The Week , 15 June 2022",
"Officials described a challenging firefight with dense vegetation, steep terrain and high and erratic winds, but conditions on Tuesday appeared more favorable . \u2014 Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
"Coupled with historic commodity inflation, the timing of this product certainly seems favorable . \u2014 Alicia Kelso, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"Despite its controversy, public opinion appears relatively favorable . \u2014 Ben Jones, CNN , 22 Mar. 2022",
"The draw appears favorable , so expect Bullitt East to be playing on the final day of the season. \u2014 Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal , 8 Mar. 2022",
"His testing times have appeared favorable this offseason, and the Canadian driver has said his driving style is much more suited to the higher power Indy car than Lights, that produced just two podiums in a year ago. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 14 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"see favor entry 1 ",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-183345"
},
"Father":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adjective or adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a male parent",
": a man who has begotten a child",
": a male animal who has sired an offspring",
": god sense 1",
": the first person of the Trinity (see Trinity sense 1 )",
": forefather",
": one related to another in a way suggesting that of father to child",
": an old man",
": a pre-Scholastic (see scholastic sense 1a ) Christian writer accepted by the church as an authoritative witness to its teaching and practice",
": one that originates or institutes",
": source",
": prototype",
": a priest of the regular clergy",
": priest",
": one of the leading men (as of a city)",
": beget",
": to be the founder, producer, or author of",
": to accept responsibility for",
": to fix the paternity or origin of",
": to place responsibility for the origin or cause of",
": foist , impose",
": to care for or look after someone as a father might",
": a male parent",
": god sense 1",
": ancestor sense 1",
": a person who cares for another as a father might",
": a person who invents or begins something",
": priest",
": to become the father of",
": to care for as a father",
": to be the founder, producer, or author of"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u00e4-t\u035fh\u0259r",
"\u02c8f\u00e4-t\u035fh\u0259r"
],
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"dad",
"daddy",
"old man",
"pa",
"papa",
"poppa",
"pater",
"pop",
"sire"
],
"antonyms":[
"beget",
"get",
"sire"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Retired District Fire Chief Richard Magee recalled the time his father , Richard B. Magee, said there was a fire in the Back Bay area. \u2014 Matt Yan, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
"The Barnwell brothers and their late father , Michael, along with friend and fellow diver and former Royal Navy submariner James Little, found the shipwreck after searching for four years. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 17 June 2022",
"Brothers Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love and Matthew's father , Al Jardine, a friend from Hawthorne High School, formed the Beach Boys, originally called the Pendletones in 1961. \u2014 Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic , 17 June 2022",
"My father , Mike Jensen, is a dad whose love language (without administering Gary Chapman\u2019s test because feelings, ick!) is most certainly acts of service, with an emphasis on television. \u2014 Erin Jensen, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
"Mack and Stella\u2019s father , Tommy Schaefer, were charged with the murder of von Wiese-Mack in Indonesia in 2015. \u2014 Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune , 17 June 2022",
"Heike Paulmann Koepfer heads the business, started by her billionaire father , Horst Paulmann, in 1976. \u2014 Katherine Love, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Lorenzo graduated from there in 2000 and T.J.'s father , Tranel, graduated in 2002. \u2014 Scott Springer, The Enquirer , 16 June 2022",
"Th poem is written on her gravestone in its entirety, her father said. \u2014 Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Nabil\u2019s mother, Louise Braufman, met Roy in 1970 and soon asked him to have a child with an understanding: The musician would never have to father the boy emotionally or financially. \u2014 Geoff Edgers, Washington Post , 28 May 2022",
"Bowing to that reality, the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled in May that men who father a child during an affair with a married woman have the right to seek a role in the child's life. \u2014 Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal , 10 May 2022",
"According to the paper, the bounciest males might father more spiderlings by mating with the same female multiple times without being eaten, or by seeking out additional mates. \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The younger child, in particular, didn\u2019t want to let her father out of her sight. \u2014 Molly Parker, ProPublica , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The total included three offspring of Nish, one of Monty and Rose\u2019s 2020 chicks who went on to father the first Ohio nest in more than 80 years. \u2014 Morgan Greene, Chicago Tribune , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Putting the motivations into sharper focus and throwing the scenario even father back in time are the suspects in Florida. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Some can even be multigenerational: A recent study in the Congo that was published in The Lancet found that men who worked in mines were more likely to father children with birth defects than those who did not. \u2014 Michael Holtz, The Atlantic , 24 Jan. 2022",
"How C\u2019mon C\u2019mon director Mike Mills convinced Joaquin Phoenix to father his movie son. \u2014 Rachel Handler, Vulture , 20 Nov. 2021"
],
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
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],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-012330"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"noun ()"
],
"definitions":[
": a practice or interest followed for a time with exaggerated zeal : craze",
": flavin adenine dinucleotide",
": something that is very popular for a short time",
": flavin adenine dinucleotide"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fad",
"\u02ccef-\u02cc\u0101-\u02c8d\u0113",
"\u02c8fad",
"\u02ccef-(\u02cc)\u0101-\u02c8d\u0113"
],
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"buzz",
"chic",
"craze",
"dernier cri",
"enthusiasm",
"fashion",
"flavor",
"go",
"hot ticket",
"last word",
"latest",
"mode",
"rage",
"sensation",
"style",
"ton",
"trend",
"vogue"
],
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"examples":[
"Noun (1)",
"She's always interested in the latest fads .",
"once the fad for that kind of music had passed, nobody would have been caught dead listening to it"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"1867, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (2)",
"1944, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-031336"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adjective ()",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": of a light yellowish-brown color",
": usually cultivated land that is allowed to lie idle during the growing season",
": plowed land",
": the state or period of being fallow",
": the tilling of land without sowing it for a season",
": to plow, harrow, and break up (land) without seeding to destroy weeds and conserve soil moisture",
": left untilled or unsown after plowing",
": dormant , inactive",
": not tilled or planted"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fa-(\u02cc)l\u014d",
"\u02c8fa-l\u014d"
],
"synonyms":[
"dead",
"dormant",
"free",
"idle",
"inactive",
"inert",
"inoperative",
"latent",
"off",
"unused",
"vacant"
],
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"active",
"alive",
"busy",
"employed",
"functioning",
"going",
"living",
"on",
"operating",
"operative",
"running",
"working"
],
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"Adjective (1)",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Adjective (2)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-080127"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": made while moving away from the basket in basketball",
": to withdraw friendship or support",
": to renounce one's faith",
": to diminish gradually in size",
": to drift off a course"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u022fl-\u0259-\u02ccw\u0101"
],
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"abate",
"de-escalate",
"decline",
"decrease",
"die (away ",
"diminish",
"drain (away)",
"drop (off)",
"dwindle",
"ease",
"ebb",
"fall",
"lessen",
"let up",
"lower",
"moderate",
"pall",
"phase down",
"ratchet (down)",
"rachet (down)",
"recede",
"relent",
"remit",
"shrink",
"subside",
"taper",
"taper off",
"wane"
],
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"accumulate",
"balloon",
"build",
"burgeon",
"bourgeon",
"enlarge",
"escalate",
"expand",
"grow",
"increase",
"intensify",
"mount",
"mushroom",
"pick up",
"rise",
"snowball",
"soar",
"swell",
"wax"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"as the years went by, the public's interest in the murder case fell away"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"1936, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb",
"1535, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-110204"
},
"face-off":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a method of beginning play (as in hockey or lacrosse) in which two opponents face each other and attempt to gain control of a puck or ball dropped or placed between them",
": confrontation",
": to be in or come into opposition or competition",
": a method of beginning play (as in hockey or lacrosse) in which the puck or ball is dropped between two opposing players",
": a clashing of forces or ideas"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u0101s-\u02cc\u022ff",
"\u02c8f\u0101s-\u02cc\u022ff"
],
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"ball game",
"battle",
"combat",
"competition",
"conflict",
"confrontation",
"contention",
"contest",
"dogfight",
"duel",
"grapple",
"match",
"rivalry",
"strife",
"struggle",
"sweepstakes",
"sweep-stake",
"tug-of-war",
"war",
"warfare"
],
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"battle",
"compete",
"contend",
"fight",
"race",
"rival",
"vie"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"eager to face off with her longtime tennis rival"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1889, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1948, in the meaning defined above"
],
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},
"favorite":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
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": one that is treated or regarded with special favor or liking",
": a person who is specially loved, trusted, or provided with favors by someone of high rank or authority",
": a competitor judged most likely to win",
": constituting a favorite",
": markedly popular",
": a person or a thing that is liked more than others",
": most liked"
],
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"\u02c8f\u0101-v(\u0259-)r\u0259t",
"\u02c8f\u0101-v\u0259rt",
"chiefly dialectal",
"\u02c8f\u0101-v\u0259-r\u0259t",
"\u02c8f\u0101v-r\u0259t"
],
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"darling",
"fave",
"minion",
"pet",
"preference",
"speed"
],
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"beloved",
"cherished",
"darling",
"dear",
"fair-haired",
"favored",
"fond",
"loved",
"pet",
"precious",
"special",
"sweet",
"white-headed"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"Of all his books, do you have a favorite ?",
"That movie is my favorite .",
"That movie is a great favorite with audiences everywhere.",
"Adjective",
"that teacher claims not to have any favorite students, although many in the class would disagree",
"mint chocolate chip is my favorite flavor of ice cream",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Beloved for its fluid silhouette and earthy color palette, this whimsical staple has transcended the trend category to become a perennial favorite . \u2014 Nicole Kliest, Vogue , 13 June 2022",
"In Los Angeles County, Sheriff Alex Villanueva, who has become a conservative favorite since his election four years ago, was forced into a runoff after a campaign that focused attention on his failure to curb abuses by deputies in his department. \u2014 David Lautersenior Editor, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
"Inspired by Korean acne patches, the brand launched with its own Mighty Patch, which has since become a cult favorite . \u2014 Glamour , 31 May 2022",
"Check out this year\u2019s first round matchups below and vote for your favorite in each bracket. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 8 June 2022",
"Vote for your favorite for the people\u2019s choice award. \u2014 Patricia Harris And David Lyon, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
"Cohen just added this raffia tote to her bag collection and calls it her new favorite . \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 2 June 2022",
"Better yet, go to a few custard places and vote for your favorite . \u2014 Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 May 2022",
"According to the Jim Irsay Collection, Cobain considered this Mustang his favorite . \u2014 Caitlin O'kane, CBS News , 23 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Hundreds of professors lecture on their favorite theme\u2014the duty of the United States to set the world aright. \u2014 Charles Austin Beard, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
"Less expensive and more compact than a stand mixer, a handheld electric mixer is just the thing for whipping up an easy baking recipe or your favorite holiday dessert. \u2014 Good Housekeeping , 22 June 2022",
"The lovely blooms are also one of our favorite edible flowers! \u2014 Terri Robertson, Country Living , 21 June 2022",
"Every week, Claire and Erica chat about their favorite recent discoveries from the products that make modern motherhood just a little easier to the perfect airplane snack to Instagram-worthy earrings that are perfect for any occasion. \u2014 Swarna Gowtham, Town & Country , 21 June 2022",
"In the seventies and early eighties, the era that produced most of my favorite Russian picture books, printing was very expensive. \u2014 Fran\u00e7oise Mouly, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
"In 2020's The Ministry for the Future, which made Barack Obama's list of his favorite books from that year, Robinson used sci-fi's speculative nature to explore possible climate change solutions. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 20 June 2022",
"Some of his favorite pieces are the brand\u2019s cargo pants. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 13 June 2022",
"Some of my favorite pieces are communal serving bowls where pasta for the entire family will fit. \u2014 Felicity Carter, Forbes , 8 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun and Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1583, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adjective",
"1692, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-115426"
},
"far-out":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": marked by a considerable departure from the conventional or traditional"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u00e4r-\u02ccau\u0307t"
],
"synonyms":[
"bizarre",
"bizarro",
"cranky",
"crazy",
"curious",
"eccentric",
"erratic",
"funky",
"funny",
"kinky",
"kooky",
"kookie",
"odd",
"off-kilter",
"off-the-wall",
"offbeat",
"out-of-the-way",
"outlandish",
"outr\u00e9",
"peculiar",
"quaint",
"queer",
"queerish",
"quirky",
"remarkable",
"rum",
"screwy",
"spaced-out",
"strange",
"wacky",
"whacky",
"way-out",
"weird",
"weirdo",
"wild"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1954, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-120943"
},
"fabric":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": structure , building",
": underlying structure : framework",
": an act of constructing : erection",
": the construction and maintenance of a church building",
": structural plan or style of construction",
": texture , quality",
": the arrangement of physical components (as of soil) in relation to each other",
": cloth sense 1a",
": a material that resembles cloth",
": the appearance or pattern produced by the shapes and arrangement of the crystal grains in a rock",
": cloth sense 1",
": the basic structure"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fa-brik",
"\u02c8fa-brik"
],
"synonyms":[
"cloth",
"textile"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"The curtains are made of expensive fabric .",
"scarves made of woven fabrics",
"the fabric of the community",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Plus, the fabric is machine-washable and doesn't easily crease or wrinkle, even when folded up in a bag. \u2014 Rachel Simon, Better Homes & Gardens , 16 June 2022",
"Well, the styles look gorgeous and the fabric is so practically packable. \u2014 Ingrid Schmidt, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 June 2022",
"The fabric must be of the highest order, the construction and craftsmanship visible. \u2014 Stellene Volandes, Town & Country , 15 June 2022",
"The diagonal lines create a slimming appearance and the fabric is compressive, yet not too tight. \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 1 June 2022",
"The quick-drying fabric is also lightweight and pairs with an EVA midsole drainage system to channel water away from your feet. \u2014 Nathan Borchelt, Travel + Leisure , 31 May 2022",
"Still, the buttery fabric was so alluring that even our bustier testers kept pulling this bra out of the pile. \u2014 Ariella Gintzler, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
"The waffle pattern comes in a range of neutral hues, and the fabric is both soft and lightweight for fast drying. \u2014 Helena Madden, ELLE Decor , 26 May 2022",
"Make sure the fabric of the hair is in great shape with good products. \u2014 Felicity Carter, Forbes , 17 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French fabrique \"act of construction, something created or constructed, the created world, structure, construction and maintenance of a church,\" borrowed from Medieval Latin fabrica, going back to Latin, \"process of making something, craft, art, workshop,\" noun derivative from *fabricus \"of a craftsman,\" from fabr-, faber \"craftsman, smith\" (perhaps going back to dialectal Indo-European *d h ab h -r- \u2014perhaps of non-Indo-European origin\u2014 whence also Armenian darbin \"smith,\" from *d h ab h -r-sneh 2 ) + -icus -ic entry 1 ",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
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},
"fabricate":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": invent , create",
": to make up for the purpose of deception",
": construct , manufacture",
": to construct from diverse and usually standardized parts",
": to make up (as testimony) with an intent to deceive",
": to make something up with an intent to deceive"
],
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"\u02c8fa-bri-\u02cck\u0101t",
"\u02c8fa-br\u0259-\u02cck\u0101t"
],
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"fashion",
"form",
"frame",
"make",
"manufacture",
"produce"
],
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"examples":[
"Only the largest parts were fabricated at the factory.",
"Their plan is to fabricate the house out of synthetic materials.",
"a story fabricated to sell magazines",
"She was accused of fabricating data.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Montagu works with a woman in their office, Jean Leslie (Kelly Macdonald), to fabricate a detailed backstory for the dead man, in the process developing awkward feelings complicated by their personal situations. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 11 May 2022",
"The recourse also stems from Pym\u2019s real-life behavior: one of her stalking tactics was to fabricate chance meetings with her quarry. \u2014 Thomas Mallon, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
"She\u2019s the teenage ringleader of a group of girls who fabricate accusations of witchcraft against upstanding townspeople of Salem, Mass., charges that lead to the execution of innocents. \u2014 Peter Marks, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
"Bream has collected a huge amount of parts on site and 3D printers are used to fabricate other parts and for finishing touches that give the feeling that everything belongs. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The defense agency is looking for detailed proposals that describe how engineers would design, develop, fabricate , and assemble the engine. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 11 May 2022",
"One speed cushion costs roughly $6,000 to fabricate and install, Castex-Tatum said. \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 6 Apr. 2022",
"The person would have to source some false teeth, then fabricate the letter and send it all the way from Spain. \u2014 Matt Reynolds, Wired , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Alie searched high and low for thicker fabrics and eventually found a wholesale place to fabricate the suits. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 31 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English fabricaten, borrowed from Latin fabric\u0101tus, past participle of fabric\u0101re, fabric\u0101r\u012b \"to fashion, shape, construct,\" derivative of fabrica \"process of making something, craft, art\" \u2014 more at fabric ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-125250"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": fictitious",
": told or celebrated in fables",
": renowned , famous"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u0101-b\u0259ld"
],
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"fabulous",
"legendary",
"mythical",
"mythic"
],
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"examples":[
"She served us some of her fabled cherry pie.",
"the fabled unicorn continues to be a symbol of elusive and magical beauty",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The movie tells the story of a group of friends who travel to Sweden for a fabled mid-summer festival. \u2014 Lucia Tonelli, Town & Country , 31 May 2022",
"Jane Pauley pays a visit to a fabled home constructed from a Gilded Age fortune, which will open its doors to public tours for the first time later this year. \u2014 CBS News , 19 May 2022",
"An alert posted to the national park web site noted that the cables are in place and the daily lottery for a reservation to climb the fabled rock is in effect. \u2014 Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle , 19 May 2022",
"Those proud Lakers wound up winning that series in six, dancing on the fabled parquet while New England wept. \u2014 Dan Shaughnessy, BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022",
"In the following years, the mansion evolved into a sprawling estate, featuring servants quarters, tennis courts, a golf course, stables, a farm, greenhouses, both a private and public pool, and the estate\u2019s fabled zoo. \u2014 Hunter Boyce, ajc , 16 May 2022",
"The company also updated its fabled culture deck in recent days, promising to redouble its efforts toward spending subscribers\u2019 money wisely on new Netflix shows and the like. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 14 May 2022",
"Peck is now co-producing a documentary on the fabled Memphis soul and blues record company Stax, whose roster included Otis Redding, The Staple Singers, Albert King, Isaac Hayes, Little Milton, and others. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 May 2022",
"Vasquez has his own namesake park, the spectacular Vasquez Rocks, his onetime hideout \u2014 hundreds of acres with fabled , other-worldly sandstone formations in Agua Dulce. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"from past participle of fable entry 2 ",
"first_known_use":[
"1602, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-133952"
},
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"type":[
"adverb",
"intransitive verb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
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": to lose strength : weaken",
": to fade or die away",
": to stop functioning normally",
": to fall short",
": to be or become absent or inadequate",
": to be unsuccessful",
": to be unsuccessful in achieving a passing grade",
": to become bankrupt or insolvent",
": to disappoint the expectations or trust of",
": to miss performing an expected service or function for",
": to be deficient in : lack",
": to leave undone : neglect",
": to be unsuccessful in passing",
": to grade (someone, such as a student) as not passing",
": failure",
": a failure (as by a security dealer) to deliver or receive securities within a prescribed period after purchase or sale",
": to be unsuccessful",
": to grade as not passing",
": to stop functioning",
": to be or become absent or not enough",
": to become bankrupt",
": neglect entry 1 sense 2",
": disappoint , desert",
": to lose strength : weaken",
": to fall short",
": to die away",
": failure sense 2",
": to weaken or lose strength",
": to stop functioning normally",
": to be or become inadequate or unsuccessful especially in fulfilling certain formal requirements",
": to become bankrupt or insolvent",
": to leave undone or neglect to do"
],
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"\u02c8f\u0101l",
"\u02c8f\u0101l",
"\u02c8f\u0101(\u0259)l"
],
"synonyms":[
"break",
"break down",
"conk (out)",
"crash",
"cut out",
"die",
"give out",
"stall"
],
"antonyms":[
"start (up)"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"He failed in his first attempt but succeeded in his second attempt.",
"His first company failed , but his second company succeeded.",
"He felt that he had failed her when she needed him most.",
"The government has failed the voters.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"According to Gallup, companies fail to choose the candidate with the right talent for the job 82% of the time. \u2014 Bryan Robinson, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"But such portrayals fail to show individuals coming from a myriad of cultural backgrounds, their identities rooted in distinctly different countries and histories. \u2014 Ann Binlot, CNN , 24 May 2022",
"On average, each day, 12 adoptions fail in the United States, a USA TODAY investigation found. \u2014 Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022",
"Western dietary recommendations also fail to account for how diets vary by culture. \u2014 Jyoti Madhusoodanan, Scientific American , 19 May 2022",
"One is if the banks who agreed to finance the deal fail to lend him the money. \u2014 Cara Lombardo, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
"Yet somehow the pages fail to accumulate into something larger than the sum of their discrete selves. \u2014 Vivian Gornick, The Atlantic , 16 May 2022",
"But others of the creator\u2019s tricks fail him, like a tendency to lean hard on the quirkiness of bit players studded through the story, seemingly intended as a sort of comic relief that doesn\u2019t consistently land. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 11 May 2022",
"And not just fail to show up, but lie to you for weeks beforehand? \u2014 Blair Braverman, Outside Online , 9 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Without fail , fans and alumni from near and far \u2014 and sometimes overseas \u2014 would respond. \u2014 Matthew Vantryon, The Indianapolis Star , 3 June 2022",
"After every season, without fail , Bauer knew what was coming in the mail. \u2014 Matthew Vantryon, The Indianapolis Star , 3 June 2022",
"The brand, founded by Dr Yannis Alexandrides and Eva Alexandridis in 2012, also has a range of liquid masks that deliver hydrated, softened and plumped skin without fail . \u2014 Angela Lei, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
"Without fail , this excitement translated over to American Idol\u2019s announcement of Paula\u2019s return. \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 2 May 2022",
"Another example of Daniel Strunk having an epic fail . \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Without fail , the warmer seasons are all about color. \u2014 Dale Arden Chong, Men's Health , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Products are expected to operate like a digital banking system that includes privacy and fail -safes that are tested repeatedly. \u2014 Laura Wallendal, Rolling Stone , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Every fashion week without fail , a handful of buzzy items come to overshadow the rest. \u2014 Joy Montgomery, Vogue , 7 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a",
"Noun",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-134306"
},
"faddy":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"noun ()"
],
"definitions":[
": a practice or interest followed for a time with exaggerated zeal : craze",
": flavin adenine dinucleotide",
": something that is very popular for a short time",
": flavin adenine dinucleotide"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fad",
"\u02ccef-\u02cc\u0101-\u02c8d\u0113",
"\u02c8fad",
"\u02ccef-(\u02cc)\u0101-\u02c8d\u0113"
],
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"buzz",
"chic",
"craze",
"dernier cri",
"enthusiasm",
"fashion",
"flavor",
"go",
"hot ticket",
"last word",
"latest",
"mode",
"rage",
"sensation",
"style",
"ton",
"trend",
"vogue"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Noun (1)",
"She's always interested in the latest fads .",
"once the fad for that kind of music had passed, nobody would have been caught dead listening to it"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"1867, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (2)",
"1944, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-144953"
},
"faithfulness":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": steadfast in affection or allegiance : loyal",
": firm in adherence to promises or in observance of duty : conscientious",
": given with strong assurance : binding",
": true to the facts, to a standard, or to an original",
": full of faith",
": church members in full communion and good standing",
": the body of believers in Islam",
": one who is faithful",
": a loyal follower, member, or fan",
": firm in devotion or support",
": reliable",
": true to the facts : accurate"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u0101th-f\u0259l",
"\u02c8f\u0101th-f\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"constant",
"dedicated",
"devoted",
"devout",
"down-the-line",
"fast",
"good",
"loyal",
"pious",
"staunch",
"stanch",
"steadfast",
"steady",
"true",
"true-blue"
],
"antonyms":[
"disloyal",
"faithless",
"false",
"fickle",
"inconstant",
"perfidious",
"recreant",
"traitorous",
"treacherous",
"unfaithful",
"untrue"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"She has provided the company with many years of faithful service.",
"He insists that he has always been faithful to his wife.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The adaptation is likely to remain faithful to the book's plot. \u2014 Emma Dibdin, Town & Country , 4 June 2022",
"The funds are administered by a board of trustees that follows selection rules that remain faithful to Daly\u2019s original intent. \u2014 Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"The mandate does not apply to the faithful attending Mass, but they are required to wear masks. \u2014 Fox News , 26 Dec. 2021",
"The mandate does not apply to the faithful attending Mass, but they are required to wear masks. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 25 Dec. 2021",
"The mandate does not apply to the faithful attending Mass, but they are required to wear masks. \u2014 Nicole Winfield, ajc , 24 Dec. 2021",
"The mandate does not apply to the faithful attending Mass, but they are required to wear masks. \u2014 Nicole Winfield, chicagotribune.com , 24 Dec. 2021",
"That means being sufficiently pro-Trump to appeal to the party faithful in rural areas, without appearing so extreme as to forsake any chance of winning over suburban moderates in Northern Virginia, and the Norfolk and Richmond areas. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 May 2021",
"The Padawan prodigy who would grow into a Jedi Master is, more than anything, faithful to a fault. \u2014 David Betancourt, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"When he was arrested, many of the faithful flocked to churches in the denomination\u2019s hometown of Guadalajara, but also in Los Angeles and other cities. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
"The Indiana commit fell behind 0-2 which, according to her, drew some chirping from the Greyhound faithful . \u2014 Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star , 23 Mar. 2022",
"But Benedict's lack of a personal apology or any admission of guilt was likely to rile survivors and further complicate efforts by German bishops re-establish credibility with the faithful . \u2014 Nicole Winfield, ajc , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Here are a few places to gather with the Utah faithful . \u2014 Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 Dec. 2021",
"Wearing crisp, olive-green robes and a towering, white head covering embroidered with the somber face of Jesus, Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, addressed the faithful from an ornate 10,000-seat cathedral in Moscow. \u2014 Deborah Netburnstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Maybe a reality check is too much to ask for at a political convention, which are typically little more than partisan pep rallies designed to fire up the faithful to go back to their communities and do the same. \u2014 Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle , 5 Mar. 2022",
"Francis has called for dialogue to end the conflict and has urged the faithful to set next Wednesday as a day of fasting and prayer for peace in Ukraine. \u2014 Luciana Lopez, USA TODAY , 25 Feb. 2022",
"With more modern styling inside and out as well as the familiar fantastic-to-drive behavior, the reborn Golf GTI attracts new enthusiasts, continues to reward the faithful , and again makes our 10Best and Editors' Choice lists. \u2014 Car and Driver , 4 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-145523"
},
"faultlessness":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": having no fault : irreproachable",
": perfect entry 1 sense 1"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u022flt-l\u0259s",
"\u02c8f\u022flt-l\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[
"absolute",
"flawless",
"ideal",
"immaculate",
"impeccable",
"indefectible",
"irreproachable",
"letter-perfect",
"perfect",
"picture-book",
"picture-perfect",
"seamless",
"unblemished"
],
"antonyms":[
"amiss",
"bad",
"censurable",
"defective",
"faulty",
"flawed",
"imperfect",
"reproachable"
],
"examples":[
"this 18th-century chest of drawers is considered a faultless example of early American craftsmanship",
"I may have broken my share of things in the past, but in this instance I am entirely faultless .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Queen Elizabeth II\u2019s style choices are, and have always been, faultless . \u2014 Sarah Harris, Vogue , 26 May 2022",
"This seemingly faultless poll is the quickest way to understand what your audiences prefer. \u2014 Candice Georgiadis, Rolling Stone , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Morricone\u2019s \u2018Agosto Jazz\u2019 from La Voglia Matta put the Momentum TW3 earbuds through their paces and the resulting sound was faultless . \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"For faultless application, both quick-drying hues are developed with NAILS INC\u2019s long-wearing formula and distinctive wide-hugging brush. \u2014 Essence , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Steering on the GT4 RS is equally as faultless , with a weighted effort and steering ratio that feels perfectly paired for the vehicle\u2019s size and focused mission. \u2014 Michael Harley, Robb Report , 23 Mar. 2022",
"And tack on a pint of Allagash White \u2014 one of the few beers to have a permanent place on the Hopleaf taps and a faultless pairing with those savory shellfish. \u2014 Adam Lukach, chicagotribune.com , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Despite the photographic evidence and the lack of an environmental impact assessment, the review found the company faultless . \u2014 Alexander Sammon, The New Republic , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Thankfully, not too much has changed about the nearly faultless Colony Grill, a bona fide London institution known for its aged meats (the restaurant has its own salt maturing chamber onsite). \u2014 Nicole Trilivas, Forbes , 9 Sep. 2021"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-160252"
},
"fatless":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": notable for having an unusual amount of fat:",
": plump",
": having excessive body fat",
": fattened for market",
": oily , greasy",
": well filled out : thick , big",
": full in tone and quality : rich",
": well stocked",
": prosperous , wealthy",
": being substantial and impressive",
": richly rewarding or profitable",
": practically nonexistent",
": productive , fertile",
": stupid , foolish",
": being swollen",
": easy to hit",
": to make fat : fatten",
": animal tissue consisting chiefly of cells distended with greasy or oily matter",
": oily or greasy matter making up the bulk of adipose tissue and often abundant in seeds",
": any of various compounds of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen that are glycerides of fatty acids, are the chief constituents of plant and animal fat, are a major class of energy-rich food, and are soluble in organic solvents but not in water",
": a solid or semisolid fat as distinguished from an oil",
": the best or richest part",
": obesity",
": something in excess : superfluity",
": having much body fat",
": thick entry 1 sense 1",
": richly rewarding or profitable",
": swollen up",
": animal or plant tissue containing much greasy or oily material",
": any of numerous compounds of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen that make up most of animal or plant fat and that are important to nutrition as sources of energy",
": a solid fat as distinguished from an oil",
": the best or richest part",
": notable for having an unusual amount of fat",
": fleshy with superfluous flabby tissue that is not muscle : obese",
": animal tissue consisting chiefly of cells distended with greasy or oily matter \u2014 see brown fat",
": oily or greasy matter making up the bulk of adipose tissue",
": any of numerous compounds of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen that are glycerides of fatty acids, are the chief constituents of plant and animal fat, are a major class of energy-rich food, and are soluble in organic solvents (as ether) but not in water",
": a solid or semisolid fat as distinguished from an oil",
": the condition of fatness : obesity"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fat",
"\u02c8fat",
"\u02c8fat"
],
"synonyms":[
"blubbery",
"chubby",
"corpulent",
"fleshy",
"full",
"gross",
"lardy",
"obese",
"overweight",
"plump",
"podgy",
"portly",
"pudgy",
"replete",
"roly-poly",
"rotund",
"round",
"tubby"
],
"antonyms":[
"A-list",
"aristocracy",
"best",
"choice",
"corps d'elite",
"cream",
"cr\u00e8me de la cr\u00e8me",
"elect",
"elite",
"flower",
"illuminati",
"pick",
"pink",
"pride",
"priesthood",
"prime",
"royalty",
"upper crust"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Subjecting fat cells to extreme heat or cold is not the only way to smooth the silhouette. \u2014 April Long, Town & Country , 24 June 2022",
"For women whose goal is to burn fat , this study did demonstrate a clear benefit to a morning workout. \u2014 Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
"The party makes a fat Democratic target in left-leaning California. \u2014 George Skelton, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
"Consider adding high-fiber grains and vegetables, more protein, and a little fat \u2014like olive oil or nuts\u2014to your dinner to keep your stomach sated during the night. \u2014 Ali Francis, Bon App\u00e9tit , 21 June 2022",
"As standard, 22-inch machined alloy wheels will be equipped, along with fat off-road tires for plenty of grip. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 20 June 2022",
"For instance, while a traditional push-pull workout is great for building muscle, it's not especially optimized towards fat loss. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 20 June 2022",
"This bike offers nice fat tires, a great design, and a ton of helpful features. \u2014 Maren Estrada, BGR , 26 Apr. 2022",
"There will be a 25K, 40K, and 50K race in each freestyle and classic cross-country skiing and in fat biking. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"There were 27 women in the study who all reduced body fat in the stomachs and hips, while lowering blood pressure. \u2014 Ebony Williams, ajc , 13 June 2022",
"Thomas wasn\u2019t trained in how to give body- fat tests; his own lawyer told the Globe that Thomas was self-taught. \u2014 Amanda Milkovits, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
"So far, hundreds of babies have had their body fat measured in Pennington's Pea Pod. \u2014 Erika Edwards, NBC News , 12 June 2022",
"As a result of all this hard work, Schumacher lost about 23 pounds and went from 20 percent to around 10 percent body fat in approximately seven months. \u2014 Elijah Rawls, Men's Health , 9 June 2022",
"One study found that participants who took a prebiotic supplement lost more weight and body fat than those who didn\u2019t. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 May 2022",
"Sick birds, too weak to fly, are being found with various injuries and too little body fat , officials said. \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
"Nor was there any real difference in other markers of weight loss, such as BMI (body mass index, a popular way of measuring weight), waist circumference, body fat or metabolic risk factors such as insulin resistance and blood pressure. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Excess body fat can lead to cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and hypertension. \u2014 Laura Garcia, San Antonio Express-News , 20 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective, Verb, and Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-165544"
},
"facetious":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish",
": meant to be humorous or funny : not serious",
": intended or trying to be funny"
],
"pronounciation":[
"f\u0259-\u02c8s\u0113-sh\u0259s",
"f\u0259-\u02c8s\u0113-sh\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[
"clever",
"humorous",
"jocular",
"smart",
"witty"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"The portrait is good, the prose embroidered here with the facetious parlance\u2014is that the word?\u2014of clubs. \u2014 V. S. Pritchett , \"Club and Country,\" 1949 , in A Man of Letters , 1985",
"Nor was Liebling seriously asserting that his facetious bit of investigation into Tin Pan Alley history constituted a refutation of Sartre's philosophy. \u2014 Raymond Sokolov , Wayward Reporter , 1980",
"\u2026 old ladies shrivelling to nothing in a forest of flowers and giant facetious get-well cards \u2026 \u2014 John Updike , Trust Me , 1962",
"the essay is a facetious commentary on the absurdity of war as a solution for international disputes",
"a facetious and tasteless remark about people in famine-stricken countries being spared the problem of overeating",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Now, Courtney, this is a way of asking the question in a facetious manner, but there is a kernel here. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 27 May 2022",
"Extending their doofus-and-diva act to the classrooms, corridors, and teachers\u2019 lounge transfers their personal careerism into a facetious representation of a major social institution. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Check out Warrick\u2019s facetious reaction to her aunt\u2019s meet-up with Rihanna below. \u2014 Glenn Rowley, Billboard , 2 Feb. 2022",
"But Sorkin ignores that inconvenient truth by giving this dramatic biopic a facetious documentary structure. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 18 Feb. 2022",
"An index should be objective, but some indexers can\u2019t resist expressing subjective judgments, or even mocking a book\u2019s contents with facetious or insulting entries. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Feb. 2022",
"The title does not refer to Julie, by the way, but is a throwaway, somewhat facetious , reference to that other lover, Eivind (Herbert Nordrum), the one who doesn\u2019t think Julie is sensible. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Spielberg\u2019s own career then seemed upended by misguided egotism, not necessarily his own, but that of a faction hiding behind a facetious pretense of moral values and public trust. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 10 Dec. 2021",
"And the other screen Bonds have their admirers, despite the lesser movies\u2019 unevenness or facetious gadgetry. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 8 Oct. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Middle French facetieux, facecieux, from facetie \"joke, jesting remark\" (borrowed from Latin fac\u0113tia, fac\u0113tiae \"cleverness, wit,\" in plural sense, \"amusing things, jests\") + -eux (going back to Latin -\u014dsus -ous ) \u2014 more at facetiae ",
"first_known_use":[
"1594, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-180252"
},
"face-to-face":{
"type":[
"adverb or adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": within each other's sight or presence",
": in or into direct contact or confrontation",
": within each other's presence"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u0101s-t\u0259-\u02c8f\u0101s",
"\u02ccf\u0101s-t\u0259-\u02ccf\u0101s"
],
"synonyms":[
"personally",
"t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eate"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-215429"
},
"fall guy":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": scapegoat"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[
"goat",
"scapegoat",
"whipping boy"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"His lawyers will argue that he was set up as a fall guy for crimes he had no part in.",
"the sandlot ball players wanted the littlest kid to be the fall guy for the broken window, figuring that he'd have the best chance of escaping punishment",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The fall guy was Jeff Luhnow, the Astros\u2019 general manager. \u2014 Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times , 25 Jan. 2022",
"The fallout was swift, and the fall guy was Collier. \u2014 Tim Sohn, Outside Online , 28 Oct. 2020",
"The steroid era did not even produce a fall guy within the sport. \u2014 Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times , 25 Jan. 2022",
"But Leeds was never the real Hobgoblin, merely a brainwashed fall guy for the real villain, Roderick Kingsley, who took back the mantle after Leeds was murdered. \u2014 Richard Newby, Vulture , 17 Dec. 2021",
"Tom surprised Logan by offering himself as the fall guy on the cruises scandal \u2014 an offer made more delicious here by the fact that Shiv herself had suggested it! \u2014 Scott Tobias, Vulture , 14 Dec. 2021",
"As an interim general manager presiding over a free-falling team that was criticized for its relative inactivity around the trade deadline, Scott was already an easy fall guy long before Wednesday. \u2014 Jerry Beach, Forbes , 2 Sep. 2021",
"Nonetheless he was singled out as the chief fall guy , convicted of gross violations of safety regulations and expelled from the party. \u2014 Sam Roberts, New York Times , 27 Oct. 2021",
"Some even speculated that perhaps Tony himself had somehow been involved in Dickie\u2019s death and had used Haydu as a convenient fall guy . \u2014 Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times , 1 Oct. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1895, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-092206"
},
"farewell":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"imperative verb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": get along well",
": a wish of well-being at parting : goodbye",
": an act of departure : leave-taking",
": a formal occasion honoring a person about to leave or retire",
": to bid farewell to",
": of or relating to leave-taking : final",
": good-bye entry 2",
": relating to a time or act of leaving : final"
],
"pronounciation":[
"fer-\u02c8wel",
"fer-\u02c8wel",
"fer-\u02c8wel",
"\u02c8fer-\u02ccwel",
"fer-\u02c8wel",
"\u02c8fer-\u02ccwel"
],
"synonyms":[
"adieu",
"au revoir",
"ave",
"bon voyage",
"cong\u00e9",
"congee",
"Godspeed",
"good-bye",
"good-by"
],
"antonyms":[
"parting",
"valedictory"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"They said their farewells and headed home.",
"the exchange student and her host family said their tearful farewells , promising to keep in touch",
"Verb",
"The retiring teacher was farewelled by the whole school at a special assembly.",
"Adjective",
"The band gave a farewell concert.",
"the singer's farewell tour seemed to last almost as long as her entire career",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The announcement came several months after the former radio DJ bid farewell to audiences at the end of Season 12. \u2014 Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
"Doty straightened up from the car window and bid farewell to Wilkerson and her father. \u2014 John Blake, CNN , 11 June 2022",
"Hundreds of heartbroken fans gathered at Coan Park on Thursday night to bid farewell to a popular rapper whose life was cut short this week. \u2014 Matt Bruce, ajc , 10 June 2022",
"Karie Lee Knoke, 57, bid farewell to her off-the-grid yurt; Tom Garstang, 35, said bye to his girlfriend; Benji Hill, 46, hugged his wife and daughter. \u2014 Frederick Dreier, Outside Online , 3 June 2022",
"In the final episode of the season last night, Saturday Night Live bid farewell to cast members Pete Davidson, Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, and Kyle Mooney, marking the end of an era for the storied late-night sketch comedy show. \u2014 Allana J. Barefield, BostonGlobe.com , 22 May 2022",
"The emotional farewell letter effectively announces Valeri\u2019s retirement from professional soccer, but doesn\u2019t go so far as to confirm it outright. \u2014 oregonlive , 2 June 2022",
"On Tuesday, the tandem farewell began for the Garcias, with a joint visitation and rosary at a local funeral home, and a funeral Mass planned for Wednesday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. \u2014 Karin Brulliard, Washington Post , 1 June 2022",
"And finally Lou Gehrig delivers his famous farewell speech at Yankee Stadium. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The 12 students who completed Harford County Public Schools\u2019 Future Link post-secondary program in 2022 were honored during a farewell celebration June 3 at Harford Community College. \u2014 Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun , 15 June 2022",
"This story will be updated Former Utah Jazz owner Gail Miller and ex-team president Steve Starks are in the house for Quin Snyder\u2019s farewell news conference. \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 June 2022",
"The pair shared a farewell embrace before Devin left to pursue the undisputed world champion title against unbeaten Australian boxer George Kambosos on Saturday at 11 p.m. ET. \u2014 Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY , 31 May 2022",
"Santee mom and school instructional aide Susie Conway got a final gift from Ellen DeGeneres as the popular TV talk show host emceed her farewell week. \u2014 Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022",
"It\u2019s one hell of a farewell scene, and an entire episode that serves as a reminder of why the show worked so hard to keep Nacho in play even when there didn\u2019t seem to be any necessary plot function for him. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 26 Apr. 2022",
"But as farewell tours go, this could be goodbye\u2026for now. \u2014 Marisa Whitaker, SPIN , 26 Apr. 2022",
"John's farewell show has since been delayed three times, pushing it back more than 29 months. \u2014 Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star , 2 Apr. 2022",
"San Francisco\u2019s Japantown, where the shop was located, held a farewell celebration for the institution on Thursday. \u2014 Tanay Warerkar, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Imperative verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1580, in the meaning defined above",
"Adjective",
"1669, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-093424"
},
"familiarize":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to make known or familiar",
": to make well acquainted",
": to make knowledgeable about"
],
"pronounciation":[
"f\u0259-\u02c8mil-y\u0259-\u02ccr\u012bz",
"f\u0259-\u02c8mil-y\u0259-\u02ccr\u012bz"
],
"synonyms":[
"acquaint",
"advise",
"apprise",
"brief",
"catch up",
"clear",
"clue (in)",
"enlighten",
"fill in",
"hip",
"inform",
"instruct",
"tell",
"verse",
"wise (up)"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"I've been slowly familiarizing myself with the neighborhood.",
"the general's day-to-day duties included familiarizing the president on international developments",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"These website components usually appear on the screen seconds after a user opens a Web page, not even allowing users to familiarize themselves with the content and business propositions. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"Testing people with a characteristic rash must increase if the U.S. monkeypox outbreak is to be brought under control, health officials said Friday, adding that all Americans should familiarize themselves with the disease. \u2014 Erin Prater, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
"In the streaming age, easy access to on-demand music means fans can familiarize themselves with the new music of their favorite artists from yesteryear. \u2014 Glenn Peoples, Billboard , 9 June 2022",
"The Celtics were eager to familiarize themselves with the basket in Game 3 of the N.B.A. finals. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
"In 2020, the city of Uvalde\u2019s police SWAT team toured school campuses to interact with students and familiarize themselves in case of an emergency, according to a department Facebook post. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 28 May 2022",
"In 2020, the city of Uvalde\u2019s police SWAT team toured school campuses to interact with students and familiarize themselves in case of an emergency, according to a department Facebook post. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 28 May 2022",
"In 2020, the city of Uvalde\u2019s police SWAT team toured school campuses to interact with students and familiarize themselves in case of an emergency, according to a department Facebook post. \u2014 Silvia Foster-frau, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
"Look at these forms and familiarize yourself with them to decide if any of them pertain to your situation and then get with your insurance company or agent to choose a proper endorsement. \u2014 Chip Merlin, Forbes , 26 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-093630"
},
"fall back":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": something on which one can fall back : reserve",
": a falling back : retreat",
": something that falls back",
": retreat , recede",
": to have recourse to"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u022fl-\u02ccbak"
],
"synonyms":[
"back away",
"drop back",
"pull out",
"recede",
"retire",
"retreat",
"withdraw"
],
"antonyms":[
"advance"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"resistance from native forces was greater than expected, and the invading army was forced to fall back",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Companies in recent years have added fallback language to most loans allowing for a switch to a Libor replacement in June 2023. \u2014 Mark Maurer, WSJ , 7 June 2022",
"In April, a fallback in gas prices helped slow overall inflation. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, ajc , 11 May 2022",
"When plans for in-person New Year\u2019s Eve entertainment collapse, network TV may offer as reliable a fallback as any. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Dec. 2021",
"The bubble has been used as a fallback location for softball games when weather is poor, Minot Daily News reports. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Microsoft is also working to prevent ZLoader botnets from communicating with any other fallback domains. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 13 Apr. 2022",
"All Sports Golf Battle was the preferred format, but Dude Perfect had a fallback plan if Augusta National officials rejected that. \u2014 Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times , 10 Apr. 2022",
"Many Americans regard restaurant work as an ever-available fallback plan, but Muslims have faced incidents of discrimination as both workers and diners. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Apr. 2022",
"When lawmakers failed to reach a compromise on legislation to overhaul law enforcement training and practices, the anti-lynching legislation became a fallback of sorts. \u2014 Jennifer Haberkornstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 30 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1830, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
"Verb",
"1607, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-131745"
},
"far-fetched":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": brought from a remote time or place",
": not easily or naturally deduced or introduced : improbable",
": not likely to be true"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u00e4r-\u02c8fecht",
"\u02c8f\u00e4r-\u02c8fecht"
],
"synonyms":[
"doubtful",
"dubious",
"flimsy",
"improbable",
"questionable",
"unapt",
"unlikely"
],
"antonyms":[
"likely",
"probable"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-144212"
},
"fawn":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to court favor by a cringing or flattering manner",
": to show affection",
": a young deer",
": one still unweaned or retaining a distinctive baby coat",
": kid sense 2",
": a light grayish brown",
": a young deer",
": a light grayish brown",
": to show affection",
": to try to win favor by acting as if someone is superior"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u022fn",
"\u02c8f\u00e4n",
"\u02c8f\u022fn"
],
"synonyms":[
"apple-polish",
"bootlick",
"fuss",
"kowtow",
"suck (up)",
"toady",
"truckle"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"a sports star surrounded by fawning fans",
"a student who could not wait to fawn over the new teacher",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"In a tweet, State Police wrote that Trooper Paul Dabene saw the mother deer and fawn walking up an access road in Framingham that leads to the Massachusetts Turnpike. \u2014 Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
"Nobody associated with the show was too minor for Golden-Coners to fawn over. \u2014 New York Times , 4 May 2022",
"The social media platform has served as somewhat of a safe space for Jack Harlow fans to openly fawn over him. \u2014 Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Spring will bring more fawn births and the CWD-positive captive herds around the state will continue to grow. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 20 Feb. 2022",
"When traumatized or distressed, our flight, fight, freeze or fawn response gets triggered. \u2014 Womensmedia, Forbes , 2 Jan. 2022",
"On television, anchors used slow-motion video to analyze and fawn over Charlie\u2019s backswing, his follow-through, his hip turn. \u2014 Kurt Streeter, New York Times , 19 Dec. 2021",
"That Seth accepts the nickname without being so gauche as to acknowledge the honor and fawn over Bill is proof that Bill picked the right fella to knight. \u2014 Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture , 14 Dec. 2021",
"This freestanding fawn and doe decoration set is made with rigid sisal material that\u2019s wrapped around a metal frame for a touch of texture. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 6 Nov. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Animal control later posted an update with some good news: The fawn was returned. \u2014 Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
"This isn't the first time an animal at the center needed help walking; years prior, a baby fawn named Clarice used a wheelchair as part of her rehabilitation too. \u2014 Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Throughout are signs of Gabrielle Chanel's private life in her Rue 31 Cambon apartment, such as a wing chair, a Goossens table with a wheatsheaf base, and a large fawn velvet banquette. \u2014 Roxanne Robinson, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Patrick Foy of the state wildlife agency\u2019s law enforcement division said their behavior was consistent with incidents in which people take a wild animal, such as a deer fawn , as a pet. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Stars were appearing in the early night sky when the big doe showed up with a fawn in tow. \u2014 Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Mar. 2022",
"The Columbus Zoo is celebrating its newest addition, an adorable tufted deer fawn . \u2014 Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com , 23 Feb. 2022",
"The fawn is still receiving one bottle feeding every morning as part of his diet. \u2014 Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com , 23 Feb. 2022",
"The fawn was given his moniker by the staff that oversees his care. \u2014 Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com , 23 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-145925"
},
"fat-cat":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a wealthy contributor to a political campaign fund",
": a wealthy and privileged person",
": big shot",
": a lethargic complacent person"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[
"capitalist",
"Croesus",
"deep pocket",
"have",
"money",
"moneybags",
"plutocrat",
"silk stocking"
],
"antonyms":[
"have-not",
"pauper"
],
"examples":[
"The best seats in the theater were reserved for the fat cats .",
"that last recession was particularly hard on the poor, but the fat cats barely noticed a dip in their bank accounts",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Pulled in by the promise of thrills or the guarantee of glamour, readers will stay for the game of survivor(s), and finish the book as satisfied as a fat cat in the Serengeti. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 May 2022",
"More monthly and energy bills to bail out their fat cat friends who fund their little. \u2014 cleveland , 11 Apr. 2022",
"There has been music and dancing and marching and a giant inflatable fat cat perched atop a red car. \u2014 Rebecca Nathanson, The New Republic , 14 Dec. 2021",
"Second, earnings rise enormously for most workers over their career, and the low paying history major of 2021 might be a plutocratic fat cat executive 25 years later. \u2014 Richard Vedder, Forbes , 4 Oct. 2021",
"Every fat cat in America will be calling up his accountant today asking for one of those Thiel IRAs. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 25 June 2021",
"Elsewhere, Olivia\u2019s friend Lucy, a business and science consultant, is flying in from New York to London to meet a fat cat called Hunter Sterling who has recruited her to head Digitas, his venture capital firm. \u2014 Katherine A. Powers, WSJ , 4 June 2021",
"The young angler did have a few pounds on the fat cat , but not many. \u2014 Matt Williams, Dallas News , 19 Mar. 2021",
"Speakers addressed the crowd from a Teamsters Local 25 flatbed adorned with an inflatable fat cat , depicted smoking a cigar and holding a moneybag. \u2014 Lucas Phillips, BostonGlobe.com , 8 Mar. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
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"1928, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-162403"
},
"fairy":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
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": a mythical being of folklore and romance usually having diminutive human form and magic powers",
": a gay person",
": an imaginary magical creature who has the form of a tiny human being",
": relating to or like a fairy"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fer-\u0113",
"\u02c8fer-\u0113"
],
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"brownie",
"dwarf",
"elf",
"faerie",
"faery",
"fay",
"gnome",
"goblin",
"gremlin",
"hobgoblin",
"kobold",
"leprechaun",
"pixie",
"pixy",
"puck",
"sprite",
"troll"
],
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"examples":[
"fairies are part of the folklore of many countries and cultures"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English fairie fairyland, enchantment, from Anglo-French faerie , from fee fairy, from Latin Fata , goddess of fate, from fatum fate",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-185825"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
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": to descend freely by the force of gravity",
": to hang freely",
": to drop oneself to a lower position",
": to come or go as if by falling",
": to become born",
": to become lower in degree or level",
": to drop in pitch or volume",
": issue sense 1a",
": to become lowered",
": to leave an erect position suddenly and involuntarily",
": to enter as if unawares : stumble , stray",
": to drop down wounded or dead",
": to die in battle",
": to suffer military capture",
": to lose office",
": to suffer ruin, defeat, or failure",
": to commit an immoral act",
": to lose one's chastity",
": to move or extend in a downward direction",
": subside , abate",
": to decline in quality, activity, or quantity",
": to lose weight",
": to assume a look of shame, disappointment, or dejection",
": to decline in financial value or price",
": to occur at a certain time",
": to come by chance",
": to come or pass by lot, assignment, or inheritance : devolve",
": to have a certain or proper position, place, or station",
": to come within the limits, scope, or jurisdiction of something",
": to pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind or a new state or condition",
": to set about heartily or actively",
": strike , impinge",
": fell sense 1",
": to display great or excessive eagerness",
": disintegrate",
": to succumb to mental or emotional stress : break down",
": to lag behind",
": to be in arrears",
": to fail because of inability to choose between or reconcile two alternative or conflicting courses of action",
": to produce no response or result",
": to fall in love with",
": to become a victim of",
": to lose acceptance or good reputation",
": to curve inward",
": to comply with a certain course of action",
": to meet with",
": to fail utterly",
": to sacrifice one's pride or position",
": to be deficient",
": to fail to attain something (such as a goal or target)",
": the act of falling by the force of gravity",
": a falling out, off, or away : dropping",
": the season when leaves fall from trees : autumn",
": a thing or quantity that falls or has fallen",
": one or more meteorites or their fragments that have fallen together",
": birth",
": the quantity born",
": a costume decoration of lace or thin fabric arranged to hang loosely and gracefully",
": a very wide turned-down collar worn in the 17th century",
": the part of a turnover collar from the crease to the outer edge",
": a wide front flap on trousers (such as those worn by sailors)",
": the freely hanging lower edge of the skirt of a coat",
": one of the three outer and often drooping segments of the flower of an iris \u2014 compare standard sense 8b",
": long hair overhanging the face of dogs of some breeds",
": a usually long straight portion of hair that is attached to a person's own hair",
": a hoisting-tackle rope or chain",
": the part of it to which the power is applied",
": loss of greatness : collapse",
": the surrender or capture of a besieged place",
": lapse or departure from innocence or goodness",
": loss of a woman's chastity",
": the blame for a failure or misdeed",
": the downward slope (as of a hill) : declivity",
": a precipitous descent of water : waterfall",
": a musical cadence",
": a falling-pitch intonation in speech",
": a decrease in size, quantity, degree, or value",
": the distance which something falls",
": inclination , pitch",
": the act of felling something",
": the quantity of trees cut down",
": an act of forcing a wrestler's shoulders to the mat for a specified time (such as one second)",
": a bout of wrestling",
": destiny , lot",
": of, relating to, or suitable for autumn",
": to come or go down freely by the force of gravity",
": to come as if by falling",
": to become lower (as in degree or value)",
": to topple from an upright position",
": to collapse wounded or dead",
": to become captured",
": to occur at a certain time",
": to pass from one condition of body or mind to another",
": retreat entry 2 sense 1",
": to fail to be as good or successful as expected",
": the act or an instance of going or coming down by the force of gravity",
": autumn",
": a thing or quantity that falls",
": a loss of greatness : downfall",
": waterfall",
": a decrease in size, amount, or value",
": the distance something falls"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u022fl",
"\u02c8f\u022fl"
],
"synonyms":[
"slip",
"stumble",
"topple",
"trip",
"tumble"
],
"antonyms":[
"slip",
"spill",
"stumble",
"tumble"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The jewels on this page would certainly fall into the category of things worth fighting for. \u2014 Leena Kim, Town & Country , 21 June 2022",
"Of course, Kevin Owens didn\u2019t fall for any of this, calling out Elias for editing the backstage video and wearing a fake beard. \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"In addition, although the varying levels of drought typically determine water budgets for households, golf courses do not fall under those ordinances. \u2014 Julia Jacobo, ABC News , 20 June 2022",
"As in, the area might officially fall under the Russian Jack Community Council, but proximity and history tie the area more directly to Mountain View. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 19 June 2022",
"The crimes that legal experts say Mr. Trump may have committed \u2014 obstructing Congress, defrauding the American people and seditious conspiracy \u2014 fall into that bucket. \u2014 New York Times , 18 June 2022",
"In exchange, Oglethorpe's ownership share of the two new reactors being built at the plant east of Augusta would fall from 30% to 28%. \u2014 Jeff Amy, ajc , 18 June 2022",
"The crimes that legal experts say Trump may have committed \u2014 obstructing Congress, defrauding the American people and seditious conspiracy \u2014 fall into that bucket. \u2014 Maggie Haberman, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
"Prices for bitcoin and ether tumbled about 15% on Monday and continued to fall throughout the week, piling onto the decline that has plagued them all year. \u2014 Vicky Ge Huang, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The USS Abraham Lincoln, also based in San Diego, left in January and recently was in the Philippine Sea but is expected back by fall . \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 June 2022",
"The child care industry is also facing a looming funding cliff, with states required to use the funding for child care appropriated by the American Rescue Plan by fall of 2024. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 16 June 2022",
"Inflation means loan-holders have less disposable income to make payments, but a slowed economy that reduces inflation could bring some relief by fall . \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune , 16 June 2022",
"The facelifted Escape is expected to continue to offer gas, hybrid, and plug-in variants, and it should be revealed in the fall before starting production late this year. \u2014 Caleb Miller, Car and Driver , 15 June 2022",
"By fall , though, negotiations fell apart over when students would have access to the facilities. \u2014 Nick Blumberg, ProPublica , 14 June 2022",
"The central bank started to shrink the size of its holdings this month and by fall will be shedding nearly $100 billion a month from what is now a $9 trillion balance sheet. \u2014 Michael S. Derby, WSJ , 14 June 2022",
"Officials hope to hire more police officers by fall . \u2014 CBS News , 4 June 2022",
"McBride said banks and others offering one-year CDs that are 1.75% currently could be offering new one-year CDs at 2.75% by fall . \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 3 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The liquid metal fabrication added a new verve to a style that has become a constant on Beckham\u2019s runways\u2014her pre- fall 2022 featured a neon version of the same piece\u2014and a favorite within her own wardrobe. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 11 Apr. 2022",
"To celebrate the store\u2019s 15-year anniversary, Smallwood partnered with Proenza Schouler on an in-store event, held on March 22, just one day shy of when the pre- fall 2022 collection is available for preorder on Hampden\u2019s site. \u2014 Lauren Caruso, Harper's BAZAAR , 23 Mar. 2022",
"The pre- fall Proenza Schouler white square-toe loafer, meanwhile, hits the refresh on polished prep, as does The Row\u2019s Margaret\u2014a slim-line, block-heel iteration. \u2014 Vogue , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Keep your eyes peeled on Victoriabeckham.com; the designer\u2019s second dress\u2014a black pre- fall number\u2014will be available to buy in June. \u2014 Alice Newbold, Glamour , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Later, Blumarine, which has grown a reputation as a premiere Y2K-revival brand, released a pre- fall 2022 collection that included red, pink, and black chokers, thick necklaces, and big flower attachments. \u2014 Frances Sol\u00e1-santiago, refinery29.com , 23 Feb. 2022",
"The singer wore a long black cardigan with a faux-fur collar from Blumarine's pre- fall 2022 collection. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Meanwhile, Blumarine showcased a pre- fall 2022 collection full of red-and-pink looks. \u2014 Frances Sol\u00e1-santiago, refinery29.com , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Harper's Bazaar reports that the dress and outerwear are both from Milan fashion house Del Core's pre- fall 2022 collection, the white heels from Tom Ford, her purse from Aspital of London, jewelry by Pasquale Bruni, and sunglasses from Bulgari. \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 7 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb, Noun, and Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a",
"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adjective",
"1677, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-193710"
},
"faery":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": fairyland",
": fairy sense 1"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u0101-(\u0259-)r\u0113",
"\u02c8fer-\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"brownie",
"dwarf",
"elf",
"fairy",
"fay",
"gnome",
"goblin",
"gremlin",
"hobgoblin",
"kobold",
"leprechaun",
"pixie",
"pixy",
"puck",
"sprite",
"troll"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"in ancient folklore faeries were often portrayed as powerful beings who could wreak havoc on the lives of humans"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English fairie \u2014 more at fairy ",
"first_known_use":[
"1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-201614"
},
"favoritism":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the showing of special favor : partiality",
": the state or fact of being a favorite",
": the unfair practice of treating some people better than others"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u0101-v(\u0259-)r\u0259-\u02ccti-z\u0259m",
"\u02c8f\u0101-v\u0259r-",
"\u02c8f\u0101-v\u0259-r\u0259-\u02ccti-z\u0259m",
"\u02c8f\u0101v-r\u0259-"
],
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"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"He accused the teacher of showing favoritism in assigning grades.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But Barnstable court officials made Reid Mason\u2019s hearing public and asked a clerk from another part of the state to preside in order to avoid the appearance of favoritism . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 2022",
"This season, Jackson has added to his fan favoritism with plenty of sharpshooting to couple with his spectacular dunks. \u2014 Brent Zwerneman, San Antonio Express-News , 5 Mar. 2022",
"Players complained of rampant favoritism , incompetent coaching and a locker room environment that failed to build camaraderie between teammates. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 9 Dec. 2021",
"The district has tried to enter into a series of separate contracts for ticketing, games and management since 2018, but the process has been shadowed by accusations of favoritism , backroom meetings and bid-rigging. \u2014 Greg Moran, San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 Jan. 2022",
"In 2018, the news site VTDigger published a six-part series on mistreatment of women, alcohol abuse, favoritism , fraud and other corrupt behavior in the Vermont National Guard. \u2014 Dennis Wagner, USA TODAY , 26 Nov. 2021",
"There is no bias in my rankings, no favoritism , or any other sorts of nefarious activity in compiling them. \u2014 Brant Parsons, orlandosentinel.com , 11 May 2021",
"There is no clear evidence of carbon-free favoritism in S&P\u2019s state credit ratings. \u2014 WSJ , 20 May 2022",
"Senior Alabama corrections officer Vicky White, who fled the local county jail with inmate Casey White and led authorities on an 11-day manhunt, showed favoritism toward the murder suspect during his time behind bars, according to a recent report. \u2014 Stephanie Pagones, Fox News , 12 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1763, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-202309"
},
"facilitative":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to make easier : help bring about",
": to make easier",
": to increase the likelihood, strength, or effectiveness of (as behavior or a response)",
": to lower the threshold for transmission of (an impulse)",
": to make easier : help bring about"
],
"pronounciation":[
"f\u0259-\u02c8si-l\u0259-\u02cct\u0101t",
"f\u0259-\u02c8si-l\u0259-\u02cct\u0101t",
"f\u0259-\u02c8sil-\u0259-\u02cct\u0101t",
"f\u0259-\u02c8si-l\u0259-\u02cct\u0101t"
],
"synonyms":[
"ease",
"grease",
"loosen (up)",
"smooth",
"unclog"
],
"antonyms":[
"complicate"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Becoming a co-conspirator requires building relationships across differences and centering voices of color to guide and facilitate cultural change at work. \u2014 Michelle King, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation, citing efforts made by the government to accelerate the visa application process and facilitate shoots in Spain\u2019s national parks, railways and airports. \u2014 Pablo Sandoval, Variety , 22 June 2022",
"The insanely large fender flares are grotesque out of necessity to facilitate the 73.2- and 73.6-inch front and rear track widths\u2014over six inches wider than a Sasquatch. \u2014 David Beard, Car and Driver , 20 June 2022",
"The healthcare sector, on the other hand, has the potential to be a longer-term play as industry consolidation and demographics facilitate growth. \u2014 Ali Fazal, Fortune , 19 June 2022",
"Turkey would facilitate and protect the transport of the grain in the Black Sea, Turkish officials say. \u2014 Ayse Wieting And Susan Fraser, The Christian Science Monitor , 8 June 2022",
"Finance was always meant to facilitate investment and spur economic growth benefiting the entire country. \u2014 Mike Pence, WSJ , 26 May 2022",
"They are designed to facilitate a straight line water path from the faucet to the bottom of your gardening shoes and to generate maximum frustration. \u2014 Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal , 20 May 2022",
"But Stanley argues that MiamiCoin will be used for local business transactions, facilitate software development, and even one day furnish a source of a universal basic income for residents. \u2014 Scott Nover, Quartz , 16 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"probably from Middle French faciliter \"to make easy\" (borrowed from Italian facilitare, verbal derivative of facilit\u00e0 facility ) + -ate entry 4 ",
"first_known_use":[
"1599, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-204916"
},
"Faenza ware":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": pottery of majolica technique made at Faenza, Italy, in the 16th century"
],
"pronounciation":[
"f\u00e4\u02c8enz\u0259-",
"-nts\u0259-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"from Faenza , commune in northern Italy",
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-031106"
},
"favorless":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": showing no favor : unpropitious"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-063713"
},
"far cry":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a long distance",
": something notably different"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[
"afar",
"country mile",
"long haul",
"mile"
],
"antonyms":[
"hair",
"inch",
"step",
"stone's throw"
],
"examples":[
"the hotel is a far cry from the train station, so you'd better call a cab",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That\u2019s a far cry from where the landscape stood last summer, just before the floodgates were opened on NIL. \u2014 Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
"Weather forecasts predict cool and rainy temperatures in Corvallis, a far cry from the steamy conditions last week at Auburn. \u2014 Nubyjas Wilborn | Nwilborn@al.com, al , 10 June 2022",
"In the comics, Kamala has a uniquely original set of abilities, a far cry from your standard super-strength or flight. \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 8 June 2022",
"In March, Rock\u2019s latest album Bad Reputation debuted at No. 124 on the Billboard 200 \u2014 a far cry from the chart success of his previous eight major label records, all of which bowed in the top 10. \u2014 Glenn Rowley, Billboard , 7 June 2022",
"With factories and robust quality systems, additive manufacturers can produce tens of thousands of identical parts\u2014a far cry from the limited capabilities of the hobbyist machines many still associate with 3-D printing. \u2014 Bill King, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
"Other countries and charity groups pledged over $3 billion at the summit \u2014 still a far cry from the $15 billion needed to fully fund global vaccination efforts, according to the World Health Organization\u2019s ACT-Accelerator. \u2014 Pranav Baskar, BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2022",
"McGee is a three-time NBA champion and an Olympic gold medalist, a far cry from his reputation for ineptitude that tainted his early years with the Washington Wizards and Denver Nuggets. \u2014 Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY , 2 May 2022",
"Detroit finished 38-26-18 with 94 points, a far cry from its 131 points from 1995-96. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 16 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1817, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-064235"
},
"fall (to)":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to begin doing something (such as working or eating) especially vigorously"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"after some refreshments, she fell to working with renewed vigor"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1577, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-112347"
},
"fatly":{
"type":[
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": richly",
": in the manner of one that is fat",
": in a smug manner : complacently"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fat-l\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"expensively",
"extravagantly",
"grandly",
"high",
"large",
"lavishly",
"luxuriously",
"opulently",
"palatially",
"plushly",
"richly",
"sumptuously"
],
"antonyms":[
"austerely",
"humbly",
"modestly",
"plainly",
"simply"
],
"examples":[
"a television evangelist who lives fatly on a steady stream of donations from viewers of moderate means and immoderate gullibility"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-133751"
},
"far corner":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a distant and usually obscure place"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-142117"
},
"faculty":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": ability , power : such as",
": innate or acquired ability to act or do",
": an inherent capability, power, or function",
": any of the powers of the mind (such as will, reason, or instinct) formerly held by psychologists to form a basis for the explanation of all mental phenomena",
": natural aptitude",
": a branch of teaching or learning (such as law, medicine, or liberal arts) in an educational institution",
": something in which one is trained or qualified",
": the members of a profession",
": the teaching and administrative staff and those members of the administration having academic rank in an educational institution",
": faculty members",
": power, authority, or prerogative given or conferred",
": ability to do something : talent",
": one of the powers of the mind or body",
": the teachers in a school or college",
": an inherent capability, power, or function",
": one of the powers of the mind formerly held by psychologists to form a basis for the explanation of all mental phenomena",
": the members of a profession",
": the teaching and administrative staff and those members of the administration having academic rank in an educational institution"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fa-k\u0259l-t\u0113",
"\u02c8fak-\u0259l-t\u0113",
"\u02c8fak-\u0259l-t\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"power"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"She's a member of the Harvard faculty .",
"The school hired more faculty .",
"a meeting with students and faculty",
"She has a faculty for making friends.",
"The Faculty of Arts and Sciences.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Since the Malik Award was launched in 1994 in honor of a longtime chemistry professor and former faculty athletic representative, only three men\u2019s basketball players have received one \u2014 and only Nathan Mensah since 2005. \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 June 2022",
"After receiving his doctorate in English literature from Yale in 1959, Dr. Berman taught at Columbia University and Kenyon College in Ohio before joining the UCSD faculty in 1965. \u2014 Ethan Ehrenhaft, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
"The faculty senate found that professors were also discouraged from teaching or even researching controversial subjects like critical race theory. \u2014 Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
"The firing of Pollack-Pelzner, who began teaching at Linfield in 2010 and held an endowed chair in Shakespeare studies, touched off an international outcry from educational organizations, as well as Linfield students, alumni and faculty . \u2014 oregonlive , 17 June 2022",
"This would amount to a total of $72 billion over six years, plus an additional $30 billion for grants to states to establish high-quality preschool programs and dedicated funding to raise wages for Head Start faculty . \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 16 June 2022",
"Dan Patrick proposed ending all tenure for new hires at Texas public universities, on top of revoking tenure for faculty who teach CRT. \u2014 Kyle Stucker, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
"The 2022 class of Pew scholars, who are all early-career, junior faculty , were chosen from 197 applicants nominated by leading academic institutions and researchers across the United States. \u2014 Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"The university\u2019s admired School of Art has roughly 2,000 students in graduate and undergraduate programs and a faculty of more than 30. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English faculte \"power, ability, field of knowledge, branch of learning at a university,\" borrowed from Anglo-French facult\u00e9, borrowed from Medieval Latin facult\u0101t-, facult\u0101s (Latin, \"power, ability, opportunity, quantity available\"), from Latin *faklis, earlier form of facilis \"easy, accommodating\" + -t\u0101t-, -t\u0101s -ty \u2014 more at facile ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-142726"
},
"farther":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": at or to a greater distance or more advanced point",
": to a greater degree or extent",
": more distant : remoter",
": further sense 2",
": at or to a greater distance or more advanced point",
": more completely",
": more distant"
],
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"\u02c8f\u00e4r-t\u035fh\u0259r",
"\u02c8f\u00e4r-t\u035fh\u0259r"
],
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"beyond",
"further",
"yon",
"yonder"
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"added",
"additional",
"another",
"else",
"fresh",
"further",
"more",
"other"
],
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"Adverb",
"It's farther away than I'd thought.",
"they had traveled farther down the Colorado River than any previous explorers",
"Adjective",
"the farther side of town",
"for farther information on this condition, you should consult your family physician",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"In those areas farther from the edges, oaks and other sprouting species dominated. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 20 June 2022",
"Samples from remote sites, farther from scientific research bases in Antarctica, contained fewer particles of plastic. \u2014 Evan Bush, NBC News , 9 June 2022",
"Ukrainian operations have also pushed Russian troops farther from the city of Kharkiv in the northeast. \u2014 Amy Cheng, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
"New apartments, the color of butterscotch, have been built in narrow, safer areas farther from the mountain and nearer to water. \u2014 New York Times , 19 May 2022",
"After Moskva sank along with potentially scores of her crew, fleet commanders pulled their two frigates farther from the Ukrainian coast. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
"With the streetcar, working class people could live farther from work, causing neighborhoods to become more segregated by class. \u2014 Erin Caughey, jsonline.com , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Russian forces widened their bombardment of Ukraine on Friday, attacking more major cities, moving toward Kyiv and inching westward while also pounding targets farther from the front line. \u2014 Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
"In some areas farther from the coast, like Sacramento and Southern California\u2019s Inland Empire, prices have already surpassed March 2020 levels. \u2014 Lauren Hepler, San Francisco Chronicle , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The event is heading yet farther west, past its most recent home in Beverly Hills to Santa Monica. \u2014 Deborah Vankinstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
"The old bridge was built to replace a wooden bridge built farther west in 1914 that connected Mission Beach and Ocean Beach. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 Apr. 2022",
"However, the airport in Dnipro, Ukraine\u2019s fourth-largest city and located farther west, was hit by missile attacks twice on Sunday, according to the regional governor. \u2014 Adam Schreck And Cara Anna, chicagotribune.com , 10 Apr. 2022",
"In the nearby village of Yasnohorodka, the AP witnessed positions abandoned by Ukrainian soldiers who had moved farther west, but no sign of Russian troops. \u2014 Yuras Karmanau, Anchorage Daily News , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Saturday night may see a few clouds with lows in the 30s to around 40 (patchy frost is possible in farther west to northwest areas). \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Ukrainian cities remained under siege Friday as Russian attacks continued for the fourth week, pushing farther west in Ukraine. \u2014 NBC News , 18 Mar. 2022",
"That\u2019s still much farther than an RAAF F-18 or one of the air force\u2019s three-dozen F-35s can fly without aerial refueling. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 21 Sep. 2021",
"Some will make their way to Florida to winter alongside the retirees also escaping the chilly weather, Others will continue to much farther destinations, such as Venezuela and Brazil. \u2014 London Gibson, The Indianapolis Star , 24 Aug. 2021"
],
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"Adverb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adjective",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-143041"
},
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": allegiance to duty or a person : loyalty",
": fidelity to one's promises",
": sincerity of intentions",
": belief and trust in and loyalty to God",
": belief in the traditional doctrines of a religion",
": firm belief in something for which there is no proof",
": complete trust",
": something that is believed especially with strong conviction",
": a system of religious beliefs",
": without question",
": believe , trust",
": strong belief or trust",
": belief in God",
": a system of religious beliefs : religion",
": loyalty to duty or to a person or thing",
": allegiance or loyalty to a duty or a person",
": sincerity or honesty of intentions \u2014 see also bad faith , good faith",
": fidelity to one's promises and obligations"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u0101th",
"\u02c8f\u0101th",
"\u02c8f\u0101th"
],
"synonyms":[
"devotion",
"piety",
"religion"
],
"antonyms":[
"atheism",
"godlessness"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Topping his tally, of course, was the faith \u2019s symbol, unveiled in 2020, depicting the Christus statue on a blue background. \u2014 David Noyce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 June 2022",
"Yet medicine has minimized the importance of faith and religion in patient well-being. \u2014 T. Salewa Oseni, STAT , 23 June 2022",
"Stalter created the series and will star as Beth Parker, a 20-year-old Christian and closeted lesbian who wrestles with her sexuality and faith in God while entering adulthood in suburban Ohio. \u2014 Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 June 2022",
"Despite the recent slowdown, funds continue to have faith that cybersecurity investments will pay off. \u2014 James Rundle, WSJ , 22 June 2022",
"This year\u2019s election could decide the direction of the G.O.P. for years to come, experts say, and could also influence Americans\u2019 faith in the validity of election results, with momentous consequences. \u2014 The New Yorker , 21 June 2022",
"Tuesday\u2019s hearing showed that faith played a prominent role in others\u2019 lives as well during the days following the election. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
"In his charge, Torres alleged that Campo mocked his Latino heritage and Catholic faith , including his observance of the Sabbath and Lent. \u2014 Amanda Su, ABC News , 21 June 2022",
"Schultz is a member of SOPHIA, a Waukesha coalition of faith communities that addresses social justice issues. \u2014 Lydia Morrell, Journal Sentinel , 20 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-143517"
},
"falltime":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": autumn"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-144354"
},
"faultlessly":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": having no fault : irreproachable",
": perfect entry 1 sense 1"
],
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"\u02c8f\u022flt-l\u0259s",
"\u02c8f\u022flt-l\u0259s"
],
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"absolute",
"flawless",
"ideal",
"immaculate",
"impeccable",
"indefectible",
"irreproachable",
"letter-perfect",
"perfect",
"picture-book",
"picture-perfect",
"seamless",
"unblemished"
],
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"amiss",
"bad",
"censurable",
"defective",
"faulty",
"flawed",
"imperfect",
"reproachable"
],
"examples":[
"this 18th-century chest of drawers is considered a faultless example of early American craftsmanship",
"I may have broken my share of things in the past, but in this instance I am entirely faultless .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Queen Elizabeth II\u2019s style choices are, and have always been, faultless . \u2014 Sarah Harris, Vogue , 26 May 2022",
"This seemingly faultless poll is the quickest way to understand what your audiences prefer. \u2014 Candice Georgiadis, Rolling Stone , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Morricone\u2019s \u2018Agosto Jazz\u2019 from La Voglia Matta put the Momentum TW3 earbuds through their paces and the resulting sound was faultless . \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"For faultless application, both quick-drying hues are developed with NAILS INC\u2019s long-wearing formula and distinctive wide-hugging brush. \u2014 Essence , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Steering on the GT4 RS is equally as faultless , with a weighted effort and steering ratio that feels perfectly paired for the vehicle\u2019s size and focused mission. \u2014 Michael Harley, Robb Report , 23 Mar. 2022",
"And tack on a pint of Allagash White \u2014 one of the few beers to have a permanent place on the Hopleaf taps and a faultless pairing with those savory shellfish. \u2014 Adam Lukach, chicagotribune.com , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Despite the photographic evidence and the lack of an environmental impact assessment, the review found the company faultless . \u2014 Alexander Sammon, The New Republic , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Thankfully, not too much has changed about the nearly faultless Colony Grill, a bona fide London institution known for its aged meats (the restaurant has its own salt maturing chamber onsite). \u2014 Nicole Trilivas, Forbes , 9 Sep. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-144942"
},
"failing":{
"type":[
"noun",
"preposition"
],
"definitions":[
": a usually slight or insignificant defect in character, conduct, or ability",
": in absence or default of",
": a weakness or flaw in a person's character, behavior, or ability"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u0101-li\u014b",
"\u02c8f\u0101-ling"
],
"synonyms":[
"demerit",
"dereliction",
"fault",
"foible",
"frailty",
"shortcoming",
"sin",
"vice",
"want",
"weakness"
],
"antonyms":[
"merit",
"virtue"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"He has some minor failings .",
"we could talk about your failings , but it would take all night",
"Preposition",
"Failing progress in the peace process, war seems likely.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Microsoft's latest failing came to light on Tuesday in a post that showed Microsoft taking five months and three patches before successfully fixing a critical vulnerability in Azure. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 14 June 2022",
"Beyond the legal implications, there has been a clear moral failing by school administrators who appear more concerned with their own image than with the well-being of their students. \u2014 Lillian Reed, Baltimore Sun , 9 June 2022",
"At what point does the scramble for status and income become a severe failing ? \u2014 Kyle Smith, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
"This insurance transfers the risks of their own product or service failing \u2014 if, for example, a bug in their software causes the customer to lose sensitive data or their cloud backup service falls short and a customer loses access to critical files. \u2014 Jim Goldman, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
"In his view, someone stumbling in recovery is comparable to a diabetic failing to take steps to regulate their blood sugar: in need of more support, not more disruption. \u2014 Ted Alcorn, Washington Post , 30 Nov. 2021",
"We are being set up to believe that Uvalde was overwhelmingly a failure of law enforcement rather than a massive cultural failing . \u2014 Robin Givhan, Washington Post , 31 May 2022",
"The fun, of course, is observing the characters trying \u2014 and failing \u2014 to hold it together while losing their marbles. \u2014 Marilyn Stasio, Variety , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The value of simply knowing that the obstacles one is encountering are not due to some unique personal failing \u2013but that others are experiencing the same difficulties and challenges\u2013is immeasurable. \u2014 Duane Cranston, Fortune , 9 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1590, in the meaning defined above",
"Preposition",
"1810, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-151837"
},
"facilitation":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the act of facilitating : the state of being facilitated",
": the lowering of the threshold for reflex conduction along a particular neural pathway especially from repeated use of that pathway",
": the increasing of the ease or intensity of a response by repeated stimulation",
": the lowering of the threshold for reflex conduction along a particular neural pathway especially from repeated use of that pathway",
": the increasing of the ease or intensity of a response by repeated stimulation"
],
"pronounciation":[
"f\u0259-\u02ccsi-l\u0259-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n",
"f\u0259-\u02ccsil-\u0259-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n"
],
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"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Breaux and Barrett told officials about the end of their facilitation work in a June 16 letter to Bronson, Assembly leadership and other key organizations aiding in homelessness efforts. \u2014 Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News , 18 June 2022",
"Through communication, facilitation , and negotiation, the Drug Shortage program works with pharmaceutical manufacturers, review divisions, compliance, and other FDA components to manage product shortages. \u2014 Peter J. Pitts, STAT , 3 June 2022",
"Each group will have a Mentor Coach who provides subject matter expertise, facilitation , scheduling, and general organization. \u2014 Tony Gambill, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
"The rules of engagement used in the facilitation can become the team members\u2019 model for future hot-button discussions. \u2014 Lynne Curry | Alaska Workplace, Anchorage Daily News , 16 May 2022",
"The other defendant, Isaiah Beasley, had his complicity-to-murder indictment dismissed \u2014 a Class A felony with a possible 20 years-to-life sentence \u2014 but was reindicted on a much lesser charge of facilitation to commit murder, a Class D felony. \u2014 Joe Sonka, The Courier-Journal , 9 May 2022",
"This is exacerbated by the facilitation of growing demand and utilizing escalation. \u2014 David Yu, Forbes , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Last month, Texas opened an investigation into TikTok\u2019s alleged violations of children\u2019s privacy and facilitation of human trafficking. \u2014 Marcy Gordon, Chron , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Last month, Texas opened an investigation into TikTok\u2019s alleged violations of children\u2019s privacy and facilitation of human trafficking. \u2014 NBC News , 3 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":" facilit(ate) + -ation ; in sense 2 probably as translation of German Bahnung ",
"first_known_use":[
"1620, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-151902"
},
"fashionable":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": conforming to the custom, fashion , or established mode",
": of or relating to the world of fashion",
": a fashionable person",
": following the current fashion or style"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fash-n\u0259-b\u0259l",
"\u02c8fa-sh\u0259-n\u0259-",
"\u02c8fa-sh\u0259-n\u0259-b\u0259l",
"\u02c8fash-n\u0259-"
],
"synonyms":[
"\u00e0 la mode",
"a la mode",
"au courant",
"chic",
"cool",
"exclusive",
"fresh",
"happening",
"hip",
"in",
"modish",
"sharp",
"smart",
"snappy",
"stylish",
"supercool",
"swell",
"swish",
"trendy",
"voguish"
],
"antonyms":[
"dowdy",
"out",
"outmoded",
"styleless",
"unchic",
"uncool",
"unfashionable",
"unmodish",
"unstylish"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"It isn't fashionable to express such an opinion these days.",
"fashionable people who know all the right restaurants",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Beer may be less fashionable than cocktails among investors, but price increases are going down fine with drinkers. \u2014 Carol Ryan, WSJ , 5 May 2022",
"Several guests sported Wales Bonner which meant that Lucien looked even more fashionable than usually does. \u2014 Vogue , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Music festivals and sporting events just got a lot more fashionable . \u2014 Rebecca Carhart, Travel + Leisure , 21 Apr. 2022",
"In 2017, when transferring was becoming more and more fashionable , a wave of players defected from Kevin Ollie\u2019s roster. \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Albanese had undergone what has been described as a makeover in the past year, opting for more fashionable suits and glasses. \u2014 Rod Mcguirk, ajc , 10 Apr. 2022",
"Lacie enjoys crafting and volunteers at a local animal shelter, while Lexie, who Lacie says is the more fashionable twin, prefers online shopping and outdoor activities like paddle boarding. \u2014 Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAY , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Best Patio/Outdoor Dining: Dining en plein-air has never been more fashionable than when the COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated it for health reasons. \u2014 Ariel Cheung, chicagotribune.com , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Now in the digital era, we\u2019re found with more fashionable options at our fingertips than ever before, each fighting for our undivided attention. \u2014 Jamila Stewart, Essence , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"If Elsa Schiaparelli first made the jumpsuit fashionable in the 1930s, today it is being popularized by celebrities like Harry Styles, Evan Mock, Jacob Elordi, and Gigi. \u2014 Irene Kim, Vogue , 21 May 2022",
"Some credit is also due to Joanna Gaines, whose 2013 HGTV series Fixer Upper cemented farmhouse style within our cultural lexicon and made the old-fashioned fashionable again. \u2014 Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Their overlapping success has made college basketball fashionable again in a town dominated by championship-hoarding professional sports teams. \u2014 Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Whatever happened to Sonic Youth, the band that made noise-rock fashionable ? \u2014 David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Oct. 2021",
"The 9,214-square-foot home in Marietta, built in 2008, has the clay-tile roof fashionable in Encino, California, where the show is largely fictionally based. \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 27 Aug. 2021",
"Nancy and Diana became part of the fashionable set the Bright Young Things, and another sister, Unity, befriended Hitler. \u2014 Michael Schulma, The New Yorker , 31 July 2021",
"More recently, quarries about 30 miles north of Paris specialize in an especially hard variety of Lutetian limestone fashionable in upscale building projects around the world. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Apr. 2021",
"Anthony Bourdain in particular, with his seminal 2000 memoir, Kitchen Confidential, made food service fashionable , turning crass, hard-partying hourly grease slingers like us into underground rock stars. \u2014 Jeff Winkler, The Atlantic , 30 Dec. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"circa 1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun",
"circa 1800, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-152044"
},
"facilitator":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": someone or something that facilitates something",
": someone who helps to bring about an outcome (such as learning, productivity, or communication) by providing indirect or unobtrusive assistance, guidance, or supervision"
],
"pronounciation":[
"f\u0259-\u02c8si-l\u0259-\u02cct\u0101-t\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Around that time, Payne, an adept facilitator for Kearney, Godbolt and other potent scorers on the Kettering squad, was feeling good too. \u2014 Scott Talley, Freep.com , 19 June 2022",
"Usability tests can be moderated when a facilitator guides the participant through the session. \u2014 Kevin Philpott, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"The wife and mother of two spent more than two decades at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, working in the newspaper\u2019s advertising department and as a diversity training facilitator . \u2014 Shaddi Abusaid, ajc , 20 May 2022",
"Blue pins mark places where she and alliance colleagues have led or arranged for an H.V.N. facilitator training. \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2022",
"This next frontier will take Block into the live events market, bringing the company back to its in-person money transaction roots, but this time as the direct payment instrument instead of as a mere middleman facilitator . \u2014 Adario Strange, Quartz , 13 May 2022",
"His principal function as watermaster, though, has usually been as a mediator and facilitator . \u2014 David Owen, The New Yorker , 11 May 2022",
"The singer is currently on her Future Nostalgia world tour, and has been working with Venezuelan yoga teacher and movement facilitator Anabella Landa, best known as Annie Moves. \u2014 Hannah Coates, Vogue , 10 May 2022",
"Participants lie on yoga mats as a facilitator reads meditations and poetry; dim lights and soft music, sometimes performed by live musicians, set the tone. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":" facilitate + -or entry 1 ",
"first_known_use":[
"1775, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-155129"
},
"fairy arrow":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a flint arrowhead \u2014 compare thunderstone"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-155226"
},
"failance":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": failure"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-155806"
},
"Faenza":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"commune in northern Italy population 53,549"
],
"pronounciation":[
"f\u00e4-\u02c8en-z\u00e4",
"-\u02c8en(t)-s\u00e4"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-160312"
},
"fart around":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":[
": to waste time : to spend time doing activities that have no serious purpose"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-164431"
},
"faith cure":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a method or practice of treating diseases by prayer and exercise of faith in God : a cure held to have been achieved by this method"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1875, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-164937"
},
"fawner":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to court favor by a cringing or flattering manner",
": to show affection",
": a young deer",
": one still unweaned or retaining a distinctive baby coat",
": kid sense 2",
": a light grayish brown",
": a young deer",
": a light grayish brown",
": to show affection",
": to try to win favor by acting as if someone is superior"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u022fn",
"\u02c8f\u00e4n",
"\u02c8f\u022fn"
],
"synonyms":[
"apple-polish",
"bootlick",
"fuss",
"kowtow",
"suck (up)",
"toady",
"truckle"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"a sports star surrounded by fawning fans",
"a student who could not wait to fawn over the new teacher",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"In a tweet, State Police wrote that Trooper Paul Dabene saw the mother deer and fawn walking up an access road in Framingham that leads to the Massachusetts Turnpike. \u2014 Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
"Nobody associated with the show was too minor for Golden-Coners to fawn over. \u2014 New York Times , 4 May 2022",
"The social media platform has served as somewhat of a safe space for Jack Harlow fans to openly fawn over him. \u2014 Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Spring will bring more fawn births and the CWD-positive captive herds around the state will continue to grow. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 20 Feb. 2022",
"When traumatized or distressed, our flight, fight, freeze or fawn response gets triggered. \u2014 Womensmedia, Forbes , 2 Jan. 2022",
"On television, anchors used slow-motion video to analyze and fawn over Charlie\u2019s backswing, his follow-through, his hip turn. \u2014 Kurt Streeter, New York Times , 19 Dec. 2021",
"That Seth accepts the nickname without being so gauche as to acknowledge the honor and fawn over Bill is proof that Bill picked the right fella to knight. \u2014 Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture , 14 Dec. 2021",
"This freestanding fawn and doe decoration set is made with rigid sisal material that\u2019s wrapped around a metal frame for a touch of texture. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 6 Nov. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"State Police tweeted a photo of the fawn near Dabene\u2019s cruiser. \u2014 Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
"Few fawn over fresh-faced candidates full of new ideas and youthful energy. \u2014 Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Animal control later posted an update with some good news: The fawn was returned. \u2014 Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
"This isn't the first time an animal at the center needed help walking; years prior, a baby fawn named Clarice used a wheelchair as part of her rehabilitation too. \u2014 Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Throughout are signs of Gabrielle Chanel's private life in her Rue 31 Cambon apartment, such as a wing chair, a Goossens table with a wheatsheaf base, and a large fawn velvet banquette. \u2014 Roxanne Robinson, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Patrick Foy of the state wildlife agency\u2019s law enforcement division said their behavior was consistent with incidents in which people take a wild animal, such as a deer fawn , as a pet. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Stars were appearing in the early night sky when the big doe showed up with a fawn in tow. \u2014 Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Mar. 2022",
"The Columbus Zoo is celebrating its newest addition, an adorable tufted deer fawn . \u2014 Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com , 23 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-180506"
},
"faither":{
"type":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of faither dialectal variant of father"
],
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"\u02c8f\u0101t\u035fh\u0259r",
"\u02c8fet\u035fh-"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-181017"
},
"fait accompli":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a thing accomplished and presumably irreversible"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u0101-t\u0259-\u02cck\u00e4m-\u02c8pl\u0113",
"\u02c8fe-",
"\u02c8fe-\u02ccta-",
"-\u02cck\u014d\u207f(m)-",
"British usually"
],
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"examples":[
"By the time we learned about the decision, it was already a fait accompli .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Entry into the continental bloc is hardly a fait accompli . \u2014 Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post , 18 June 2022",
"The publication also reported that some regional athletic organizations were concerned that UK Athletics seemed to be treating the equalizing of race distances as a fait accompli . \u2014 Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online , 27 Jan. 2021",
"Behind the scenes, the administration is telling educational institutions that the rules are a fait accompli , demanding enforcement that curtails freedom of speech, due process and women\u2019s rights. \u2014 Jennifer C. Braceras And Inez Feltscher Stepman, WSJ , 1 June 2022",
"While Truman\u2019s use of the atomic bomb inevitably comes up in any discussion of his legacy, Frank joins other historians in characterizing the bombings as a fait accompli no matter who was in office. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Mar. 2022",
"The relocation of the statue, requested by the Council\u2019s Black, Latino and Asian Caucus, was expected to be a fait accompli : An agreement was already in place to relocate the statue to the New-York Historical Society. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Oct. 2021",
"Trump\u2019s supporters, though, see it as a fait accompli . \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 14 Apr. 2022",
"By the early 1950s, the demise of the French luxury marques like Bugatti, Delage, and Delahaye was a fait accompli . \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 28 Feb. 2022",
"But the Bengals\u2019 first down that seemed a fait accompli when Boyd gained 9 yards never became a reality. \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 Feb. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1845, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-183955"
},
"fait":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a legal deed, writing, or fact"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u0101t"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin factum ",
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-185304"
},
"facilitatory":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": inducing or involved in facilitation especially of a reflex action",
": inducing or involved in facilitation especially of a reflex action"
],
"pronounciation":[
"f\u0259-\u02c8si-l\u0259-t\u0259-\u02cct\u022fr-\u0113",
"f\u0259-\u02c8sil-\u0259-t\u0259-\u02cct\u014dr-\u0113, -\u02cct\u022fr-"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":" facilitate + -ory entry 2 ",
"first_known_use":[
"1867, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-190244"
},
"favose":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": alveolate"
],
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"\u02c8f\u0101\u02ccv\u014ds"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"probably from (assumed) New Latin favosus , from Latin favus honeycomb + -osus -ose",
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-191604"
},
"fantasied":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": existing only in the imagination : fancied",
": full of fancies or strange whims"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fan-t\u0259-s\u0113d",
"-z\u0113d"
],
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"chimerical",
"chimeric",
"fabulous",
"fanciful",
"fantastic",
"fantastical",
"fictional",
"fictitious",
"ideal",
"imaginal",
"imaginary",
"imagined",
"invented",
"made-up",
"make-believe",
"mythical",
"mythic",
"notional",
"phantasmal",
"phantasmic",
"phantom",
"pretend",
"unreal",
"visionary"
],
"antonyms":[
"actual",
"existent",
"existing",
"real"
],
"examples":[
"most of those auditioning had only a fantasied talent for singing"
],
"history_and_etymology":"from past participle of fantasy entry 3 ",
"first_known_use":[
"1561, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-192352"
},
"fair white":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a light-complexioned or blond white person"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-202125"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"intransitive verb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": hardly perceptible : dim",
": vague sense 2a",
": weak, dizzy, and likely to faint",
": lacking courage and spirit : cowardly",
": lacking strength or vigor : performed, offered, or accomplished weakly or languidly",
": producing a sensation of faintness : oppressive",
": to lose consciousness because of a temporary decrease in the blood supply to the brain",
": to lose courage or spirit",
": to become weak",
": the physiological action of fainting",
": the resulting condition : syncope sense 1",
": not clear or plain : dim",
": weak or dizzy and likely to collapse",
": lacking strength",
": to suddenly lose consciousness",
": an act or condition of suddenly losing consciousness",
": weak, dizzy, and likely to faint",
": to lose consciousness because of a temporary decrease in the blood supply to the brain",
": the physiological action of fainting",
": the resulting condition : syncope"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u0101nt",
"\u02c8f\u0101nt",
"\u02c8f\u0101nt"
],
"synonyms":[
"blear",
"bleary",
"blurry",
"dim",
"foggy",
"fuzzy",
"gauzy",
"hazy",
"indefinite",
"indistinct",
"indistinguishable",
"misty",
"murky",
"nebulous",
"obscure",
"opaque",
"pale",
"shadowy",
"unclear",
"undefined",
"undetermined",
"vague"
],
"antonyms":[
"black out",
"conk (out)",
"keel (over)",
"pass out",
"swoon"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Etched deep within a limestone system in Alabama known nondescriptly as 19th Unnamed Cave to avoid detection and potential damage, the life-size masterpieces are too faint to view with the naked eye. \u2014 Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor , 10 June 2022",
"If a meteor shower does occur, the Tau Herculids will move slowly by meteor standards and will likely be faint . \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 30 May 2022",
"Many etchings were faint or obscured as humidity and rain had worn them away, the scientists said. \u2014 Mike Snider, USA TODAY , 6 May 2022",
"Those few that exist took decades to erect, usually long after survivors had passed and relatives only had faint memories of the departed. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 Mar. 2021",
"It\u2019s those faint memories that wash over me years later as Lake Charles, the city that remains home to many of my loved ones, has been battered again and again by unforgiving \u2014 and increasingly destructive \u2014 storms. \u2014 Allyson Waller, New York Times , 12 Oct. 2020",
"Outside, veteran and novice protesters waved handmade signs and photographs of children shot to death this week, in faint hope of changing minds. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
"There had been faint hope during a month-long search and rescue operation that the missing men might have reached the rescue chamber, which is stocked with food and water and located around 570 meters below ground. \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 18 May 2022",
"Over multiple listens, another sensation, like faint indigestion, may occur: concern. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 20 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"In the heightened climate crisis imagined in this novel, birds drop en masse from the sky and heat waves cause baseball players to faint mid-game. \u2014 The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
"That year, at least five guards reportedly appeared to faint \u2014 lying face down in the pink gravel of Horse Guards Parade as temperatures hit 80 degrees. \u2014 Natasha Dado, PEOPLE.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
"The play delivered an all-time Cavs bench reaction, with Darius Garland jumping into the arms of Isaac Okoro, and Okoro pretending to faint . \u2014 Ashley Bastock, cleveland , 7 Mar. 2022",
"When combined with even a small amount of alcohol, Addyi causes users to faint from low blood pressure, while 40 percent of Vyleesi users experience nausea. \u2014 Lux Alptraum, Wired , 10 Feb. 2022",
"The massive amount of blood on the ice caused several spectators to faint . \u2014 Dom Amore, courant.com , 11 Jan. 2022",
"Known for their strict rules and protocols, guardsmen are even expected to faint in a certain way. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 29 Dec. 2021",
"At which point any secret Cartesians in the cinema will faint with unbearable delight and have to be revived with a splash of Mountain Dew. \u2014 Anthony Lan, The New Yorker , 17 Sep. 2021",
"An older person with low blood sugar could faint without warning. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 8 Aug. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Investing in the stock and bond markets is not for the faint of heart, as substantial rises and falls in asset values often occur. \u2014 Dan Cupkovic, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Integrating cutting-edge technology into fragile, decades-old software systems isn\u2019t for the faint of heart. \u2014 Dave Marcinkowski, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"Not for the faint of heart, escape rooms are sure to give you and your friends an exciting, exhilarating and \u2212 at times \u2212 terrifying time. \u2014 Kelly Sundstrom, AccessAtlanta , 25 May 2022",
"Purchasing and owning a waterfront home is not for the faint of heart. \u2014 Globe Correspondent, BostonGlobe.com , 22 May 2022",
"An episode not for the faint of heart, Benson\u2019s physical and emotional strength are put to the test\u2014and might change her forever. \u2014 cleveland , 19 May 2022",
"Footage also included a roller coaster ride that was definitely not for the faint of heart. \u2014 Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 May 2022",
"From there, Underwood gets right into her workouts with her trainer Eve Overland \u2014 and these regimens aren't for the faint of heart. \u2014 Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com , 13 May 2022",
"The history of mental illness \u2014 and its treatment \u2014 is not for the faint of heart. \u2014 Thomas Curwenstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3",
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
"Noun",
"1792, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-202930"
},
"fault":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": weakness , failing",
": a moral weakness less serious than a vice",
": a physical or intellectual imperfection or impairment : defect",
": an error especially in service in a net or racket game",
": responsibility for wrongdoing or failure",
": mistake",
": misdemeanor",
": a fracture in the crust of a planet (such as the earth) or moon accompanied by a displacement of one side of the fracture with respect to the other usually in a direction parallel to the fracture",
": lack",
": open to blame : responsible",
": unable to find the scent and continue chase",
": to an excessive degree",
": to find a fault in",
": blame , censure",
": to produce a geologic fault in",
": to commit a fault : err",
": to fracture so as to produce a geologic fault",
": a weakness in character : failing",
": responsibility for something wrong",
": flaw , imperfection",
": a crack in the earth's crust along which movement occurs",
": responsible for something wrong",
": a usually intentional act forbidden by law",
": a usually intentional omission to do something (as to exercise due care) required by law \u2014 see also negligence \u2014 compare no-fault , strict liability at liability",
": responsibility for an act or omission that causes damage or injury to another",
"\u2014 see also comparative fault",
": liable or responsible based on fault"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u022flt",
"in poetry also",
"\u02c8f\u022flt"
],
"synonyms":[
"demerit",
"dereliction",
"failing",
"foible",
"frailty",
"shortcoming",
"sin",
"vice",
"want",
"weakness"
],
"antonyms":[
"blame",
"censure",
"condemn",
"criticize",
"denounce",
"dis",
"diss",
"dispraise",
"knock",
"pan",
"reprehend",
"slag"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"There\u2019s a sense that a memoirist should make some gesture of acknowledging complicity or fault before proceeding. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 26 June 2022",
"These sudden movements radiate outward from the fault as seismic waves, which cause the ground to shake. \u2014 Sasha Warren, Scientific American , 24 June 2022",
"Some residents, however, found fault with the ordinance. \u2014 Steve Smith, Hartford Courant , 23 June 2022",
"If a boss shows favoritism, or chews out an employee over something not the person\u2019s fault , or schedules a worker for a difficult shift, then pressure for a union will grow. \u2014 Bill Conerly, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"Hapag declined to comment on the commission\u2019s case but told the judge that its practices were reasonable and that any fees were the trucking firm\u2019s fault . \u2014 John Francis Peters, ProPublica , 16 June 2022",
"According to Gomberg, the earthquakes occurred along the Blanco Fracture Zone, a fault between two tectonic plates that runs about 300 miles northwest of the Oregon coast and tends to generate a lot of small earthquakes. \u2014 oregonlive , 16 June 2022",
"Google did not admit fault as part of the settlement. \u2014 Emma Hinchliffe And Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
"But the fault really will fall on Belichick\u2019s shoulders for not putting a better staff around his young QB. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 8 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Each season took an in-depth look at what the creators believed to be the fractures, fault lines and failures of key institutions from police policy to the schools. \u2014 Mary Carole Mccauley, Baltimore Sun , 2 June 2022",
"Quakes on rocky celestial bodies can be triggered by a number of different things: fault lines, volcanoes, meteor strikes and even the influence of other planets. \u2014 Joanna Thompson, Scientific American , 24 May 2022",
"Before any official investigation or court ruling, the home minister of the state, Madhya Pradesh, appeared to fault the Muslims and ordered demolitions \u2014 the same swift, one-sided punishments imposed in two other states over recent clashes. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
"Lara, who spent two years researching shark migration patterns off Mexico\u2019s Socorro Island, refuses to fault men like Lucero. \u2014 Adam Skolnick, Outside Online , 4 May 2022",
"President Barack Obama would find little to fault about the jurisprudence of his choices for the court, Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan. \u2014 Robert Barnes, Anchorage Daily News , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Church affiliation is just one of the Ukraine-vs.-Russia fault lines that now split this country, along with language and even styles of borscht. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Feb. 2022",
"While some fault President Joe Biden for missing indicators, experts say Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine and the lingering COVID pandemic complicated efforts to tame inflation. \u2014 Joey Garrison, USA TODAY , 3 June 2022",
"Now, many of the most vocal gun rights voters are turning to activists like Brown and Hammond, who fault the NRA for negotiating in the past on some legislation. \u2014 Carol D. Leonnig, Washington Post , 26 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
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"Noun",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5",
"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-211514"
},
"facilities contract":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a lease, rental agreement, or other contractual agreement governing the acquisition, use, or disposition of government-owned machinery, tools, building installations, or other property furnished to or acquired by a war contractor for war production purposes other than incorporation in a finished product"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-211655"
},
"fashion-forward":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": conforming to, attuned to, or characterized by the latest trends in fashion"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fa-sh\u1d4an-\u02c8f\u022fr-w\u0259rd"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1937, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-211933"
},
"favosite":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a fossil coral of the genus Favosites or a related genus"
],
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"\u02c8fav\u0259\u02ccs\u012bt"
],
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"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-212559"
},
"fairy bell":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": foxglove sense 1",
": a woodland herb ( Disporum lanuginosum ) of eastern North America with terminal greenish flowers and red pulpy berries"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-222157"
},
"faucet":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a fixture for drawing or regulating the flow of liquid especially from a pipe",
": a fixture for controlling the flow of a liquid (as from a pipe or cask)"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u022f-s\u0259t",
"\u02c8f\u00e4-",
"\u02c8f\u022f-s\u0259t"
],
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"cock",
"gate",
"spigot",
"stopcock",
"tap",
"valve"
],
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"examples":[
"don't forget to turn off the faucet",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And not just liquid flowing from a faucet into a soothing bath tub or a kitchen sink where people wash their food. \u2014 Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune , 20 June 2022",
"Residents of Odessa, Texas, who have been without safe tap water this week amid scorching temperatures may be able to drink safely straight from the faucet as early as Saturday afternoon, city officials said Friday. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 18 June 2022",
"Fotis left behind two pieces of evidence critical to the investigation, says the sergeant: his DNA on the doorknob of the mudroom and a mixture of his and Jennifer's DNA on a faucet inside Jennifer's house. \u2014 Erin Moriarty, CBS News , 21 May 2022",
"The sink is fitted with a commercial-grade faucet for efficient cleanup. \u2014 Sarah Alba, Better Homes & Gardens , 4 Oct. 2021",
"They are designed to facilitate a straight line water path from the faucet to the bottom of your gardening shoes and to generate maximum frustration. \u2014 Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal , 20 May 2022",
"Bath lovers will also appreciate the giant standalone tubs in your room, which fill with water from a faucet in the ceiling. \u2014 Anna Haines, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Wash her face, drink from the faucet , brush her teeth. \u2014 Zach Williams, The New Yorker , 14 Mar. 2022",
"In son Parker's bath, a gear faucet from Watermark complements a white ceramic vessel sink. \u2014 Sally Finder Weepie, Better Homes & Gardens , 5 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, bung, faucet, from Middle French fausset bung, perhaps from fausser to damage, from Late Latin falsare to falsify, from Latin falsus false",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-223648"
},
"fare":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": get along , succeed",
": go , travel",
": eat , dine",
": the price charged to transport a person",
": a paying passenger on a public conveyance",
": range of food : diet",
": material provided for use, consumption, or enjoyment",
": to get along : succeed",
": the money a person pays to travel (as on a bus)",
": a person paying a fare",
": food sense 1"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fer",
"\u02c8fer"
],
"synonyms":[
"cope",
"do",
"get along",
"get by",
"get on",
"make out",
"manage",
"shift"
],
"antonyms":[
"bread",
"chow",
"chuck",
"comestibles",
"eatables",
"eats",
"edibles",
"food",
"foodstuffs",
"grub",
"meat",
"provender",
"provisions",
"table",
"tucker",
"viands",
"victuals",
"vittles"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Studies have shown that elderly and poor patients fare worse in HMOs, and some patients complain that the rules unfairly limit their choice of doctors and their access to specialists and costlier treatments. \u2014 Robert D. Mcfadden, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
"Studies have shown that elderly and poor patients fare worse in H.M.O.s, and some patients complain that the rules unfairly limit their choice of doctors and their access to specialists and costlier treatments. \u2014 New York Times , 20 June 2022",
"After that, the movie works primarily as a fairly likable action vehicle mixed with a familiar rumination on what defines a life, without rising into that top tier of Pixar fare its predecessors occupied. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 13 June 2022",
"But a closer look at the results shows that Oz actually did not fare well in places where Trump scored big victories in 2020. \u2014 Dante Chinni, NBC News , 10 June 2022",
"The organizations are meant to assess and improve how well Florida\u2019s schools fare in emergency situations. \u2014 Natalia Galicza, Sun Sentinel , 3 June 2022",
"Just a third of Americans are boosted, and uptake on future doses might not fare much better. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 23 May 2022",
"Kelly predicts financial markets could fare reasonably well if economic growth slows, especially given supply chain pressures of late. \u2014 Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic , 15 May 2022",
"Fortunately for bettors, there is a bit of history to provide a glimpse at which horses might fare well in such a situation. \u2014 Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal , 5 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Food prices are now 57.4% higher than last year, and transport prices\u2014which include diesel, petrol, and bus fare costs\u2014are up 91.5%. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
"The first look deal also comes after Imagine expanded into documentaries, kids and family fare and live entertainment. \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 June 2022",
"Barda, a Core City newcomer serving up Argentinian fare , was a nominee for Best New Restaurant, and Omar Anani of Saffron De Twah was up for Best Chef: Great Lakes. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 14 June 2022",
"Fathers, grandfathers and great-grandfathers ride the antique train at the Fox River Trolley Museum, 365 S. La Fox St., South Elgin, for free with the payment of a child\u2019s fare from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. \u2014 Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune , 13 June 2022",
"There's also a beachfront restaurant called Manz\u00fa, which serves delicious casual fare and craft cocktails. \u2014 Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure , 13 June 2022",
"Saje Kitchen, led by owner owner Jessica Wilkin, serves new American fare with a Southern twist. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
"Our picks for the best Halloween movies to stream on Hulu include iconic horror fare like Steven King\u2019s Children of the Corn and the 2018 sequel to Halloween, as well as new murder mysteries like the visually stunning 2022 Death on the Nile. \u2014 Alesandra Dubin, Good Housekeeping , 9 June 2022",
"The carrier is offering a promotional $99 one-way fare on the new Las Vegas route. \u2014 Susan Glaser, cleveland , 9 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-232257"
},
"fantasiest\u00fcck":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": fantasia sense 1b , character piece"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccf\u00e4nt\u00e4\u02c8z\u0113\u02ccsht\u1d6bk"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"German fantasiest\u00fcck, phantasiest\u00fcck , from phantasie fantasia (from Italian fantasia ) + st\u00fcck piece, from Old High German stucki ",
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-234443"
},
"Faeroe Islands":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"self-governing islands of Denmark in the northeastern Atlantic northwest of the Shetlands; capital T\u00f3rshavn area 540 square miles (1404 square kilometers), population 48,400"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fer-(\u02cc)\u014d"
],
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-234726"
},
"far":{
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": at or to a considerable distance in space",
": to a great extent : much",
": by a broad interval : widely",
": to or at a definite distance, point, or degree",
": to an advanced point or extent",
": at a considerable distance in time",
": far and away",
": it would be inappropriate or impossible for",
": of a distinctly different and especially opposite quality than",
": to what extent, degree, or distance",
": to a certain extent, degree, or distance",
": up to the present",
": so far",
": remote in space",
": distinctly different in quality or relationship",
": remote in time",
": long",
": of notable extent : comprehensive",
": the more distant of two",
": extreme",
"federal air regulation",
": at or to a great distance in space or time",
": to a great extent : much",
": to or at a definite distance or point",
": to an advanced point",
": by a great extent or degree",
": very distant in space or time",
": the more distant of two",
": long entry 1 sense 2"
],
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"\u02c8f\u00e4r",
"\u02c8f\u00e4r"
],
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"achingly",
"almighty",
"archly",
"awful",
"awfully",
"badly",
"beastly",
"blisteringly",
"bone",
"colossally",
"corking",
"cracking",
"damn",
"damned",
"dang",
"deadly",
"desperately",
"eminently",
"enormously",
"especially",
"ever",
"exceedingly",
"exceeding",
"extra",
"extremely",
"fabulously",
"fantastically",
"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"
],
"antonyms":[
"extended",
"great",
"lengthy",
"long",
"long-drawn-out",
"long-drawn",
"long-lived",
"long-term",
"marathon"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Of 19 states that allow their governor to be recalled, California is by far the most permissive, with an exceedingly low signature requirement. \u2014 Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
"Securitas has agreed to pay $517.5 million, by far the dominant plaintiff payout in the victims\u2019 compensation fund and, according to Rosen\u2019s firm, the largest pre-suit settlement in American history. \u2014 Matt Sullivan, Rolling Stone , 23 June 2022",
"That timeless style \u2014 the Birkenstock Arizona sandal \u2014 is by far the brand's most popular pick, but there's a different version that deserves just as much buzz. \u2014 Claire Harmeyer, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2022",
"Inflation was by far the top concern of those surveyed. \u2014 Bill Glauber, Journal Sentinel , 22 June 2022",
"And with the spotlight finally burning, MUNA landed their first knee-buckling knockout, by far the most confident work of their young career. \u2014 Bobby Olivier, SPIN , 21 June 2022",
"By far the biggest beneficiaries of the LIFO method are oil companies. \u2014 Martin Sullivan, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"By far , the snacking business will be the largest new company. \u2014 Jordan Valinsky, CNN , 21 June 2022",
"Of all the foreign actors seen to have an influence on the continent, youth see China as having by far the biggest impact at 54%, followed by the US at 41%. \u2014 Faustine Ngila, Quartz , 20 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Finish 1 shuttle run, first running to the middle cone and back, then the far cone and back. \u2014 Perri O. Blumberg, Men's Health , 24 June 2022",
"Fire crews are battling a fire in rural, rugged terrain about two miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border in far East County, Cal Fire reported Friday. \u2014 Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 June 2022",
"It\u2019s like a view through the wrong end of a telescope, a far point with a journey implied. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"Progressively smaller planes transport him to the far north. \u2014 Francine Prose, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
"In Colombia, the far left came to power this week with the election of a former M-19 guerrilla. \u2014 Daniel Henninger, WSJ , 22 June 2022",
"The testimony that was to come was not about electors and scanners and far -fetched lawsuits. \u2014 Robin Givhan, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
"Texas A&M AgriLife Extension said the sighting is an indication that the bears are expanding to occupy their former historic range, including the western Hill Country, the Texas Panhandle and the far northeast portions of the state. \u2014 Shepard Price, San Antonio Express-News , 21 June 2022",
"This 23-minute heartwarming story is set to encourage everyone to never stop believing in their dreams, even if that dream is as far aways as Mars. \u2014 Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adverb",
"first_known_use":[
"Adverb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adjective",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-000144"
},
"fall through/between the cracks":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":[
": to fail to be noticed, assisted, or included with others"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-005714"
},
"farctate":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": having the center solid but softer in consistency than the peripheral layers"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u00e4rk\u02cct\u0101t"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin farct us (past participle of farcire to stuff) + English -ate ",
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-010432"
},
"faerie":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": fairyland",
": fairy sense 1"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u0101-(\u0259-)r\u0113",
"\u02c8fer-\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"brownie",
"dwarf",
"elf",
"fairy",
"fay",
"gnome",
"goblin",
"gremlin",
"hobgoblin",
"kobold",
"leprechaun",
"pixie",
"pixy",
"puck",
"sprite",
"troll"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"in ancient folklore faeries were often portrayed as powerful beings who could wreak havoc on the lives of humans"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English fairie \u2014 more at fairy ",
"first_known_use":[
"1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-013310"
},
"far down":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":[
": at a low or unimportant position in a list or series"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-021851"
},
"farcy":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": glanders",
": cutaneous glanders",
": glanders",
": cutaneous glanders"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u00e4r-s\u0113",
"\u02c8f\u00e4r-s\u0113"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English farsin, farsi , from Anglo-French farcin , from Late Latin farcimen , from Latin, sausage, from farcire ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-025745"
},
"fawning":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u022f-ni\u014b",
"\u02c8f\u00e4-"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-030820"
},
"fantasise":{
"type":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of fantasise British spelling of fantasize"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-051737"
},
"fatherland":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the native land or country of one's father or ancestors",
": one's native land or country",
": the land of a person's birth"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u00e4-t\u035fh\u0259r-\u02ccland",
"\u02c8f\u00e4-t\u035fh\u0259r-\u02ccland"
],
"synonyms":[
"country",
"home",
"homeland",
"mother country",
"motherland",
"sod"
],
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"examples":[
"though they had lived in their adopted country for many years, the immigrant families never broke their ties with the fatherland entirely",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Allies turned the highways against the Germans late in the war, quickly flooding the fatherland with men and equipment. \u2014 Fox News , 18 June 2022",
"There are many that have to pay a debt to the fatherland . \u2014 Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker , 16 Mar. 2020",
"There is a strong element of it in the Nazi emphasis on \u2018\u2018blood and soil,\u2019\u2019 and the fatherland , and the need for a living space purified of alien and undesirable elements. \u2014 Joel Achenbach, BostonGlobe.com , 18 Aug. 2019",
"At one point there\u2019s an extravagant expiration montage, as one fictional, suffering Reich martyr after another dies on camera, for the fatherland . \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 10 May 2018",
"The bond between America\u2019s most substantial ethnic minority and the national sport of their fatherland is as tight as El Tri\u2019s backline. \u2014 Roy Bragg, San Antonio Express-News , 30 Jan. 2018",
"Cincinnati was virtually bilingual, with news from the fatherland at one time printed in the native tongue sold to nearly half of the city. \u2014 Jeff Suess, Cincinnati.com , 27 Sep. 2017",
"Ever since the Holocaust, generations of Germans have come to uncomfortable terms with their fatherland \u2019s history. \u2014 Henry Porter, vanityfair.com , 25 Sep. 2017",
"At the altar of the fatherland , Bishop Talleyrand led a mass. \u2014 Merrill Fabry, Time , 13 July 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-052459"
},
"Faulkner":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"biographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"William Cuthbert 1897\u20131962 originally surname Falkner American novelist"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u022fk-n\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-061712"
},
"fault line":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": something resembling a fault : split , rift"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Its geology is rarely more naked than along the fault line , which stretches from the Reykjanes Peninsula outside of the country\u2019s capital, Reykjavik, in the southwest to the northeast near the Myvatn baths, nearly halfway around the island. \u2014 New York Times , 3 June 2022",
"Ukraine has emerged as a global fault line over democracy. \u2014 Abdul El-sayed, The New Republic , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Midway through his State of the Union address on Tuesday, President Joe Biden pleaded with the country to finally, after nearly 1 million deaths, stop viewing the coronavirus as a political fault line . \u2014 Chris Megerian, ajc , 2 Mar. 2022",
"The fault line responsible for the quakes is the Blanco Fracture Zone. \u2014 Pedram Javaheri, CNN , 8 Dec. 2021",
"The other geopolitical fault line is a pandemic that has widened the divisions between rich and poor nations. \u2014 Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor , 29 Oct. 2021",
"Another emerging fault line is the Beltline, a redevelopment project that includes a 22-mile loop of transit, multiuse trails and parks that will eventually connect 45 neighborhoods that ring downtown. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Oct. 2021",
"One fault line is a willingness to share the spoils with allies. \u2014 Anthea Roberts, Fortune , 7 Oct. 2021",
"Like dozens of other American veterans from the murky wars of Iraq and Afghanistan, Graham, 38, saw in Ukraine a different, more straightforward conflict, with a clear fault line of good and evil. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1869, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-081736"
},
"Faeroese":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a member of the people inhabiting the Faeroe Islands",
": the North Germanic language of the Faeroese people"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccfer-\u0259-\u02c8w\u0113z",
"-\u02c8w\u0113s"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1854, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-085535"
},
"father-lasher":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": either of two small darkly mottled sculpins ( Cottus bubalis and C. scorpius ) found chiefly along the coasts of northwestern Europe and the British Isles"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"so called from the fact that the male guards the eggs and that it defends itself by lashing out with its tail and spines",
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-092435"
},
"fauchard":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a long-handled medieval weapon with a long convex edge"
],
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02c8)f\u014d\u00a6sh\u00e4r"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"French, from Old French fausart, fauchart , from faus, faux sickle, scythe (from Latin falx ) + -ard, -art -ard",
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-094534"
},
"faintheart":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": cowardly , timid , irresolute",
": a timorous or irresolute person : coward"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\""
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-103645"
},
"fantasyland":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an imaginary or ideal place or situation"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fan-t\u0259-s\u0113-\u02ccland",
"-z\u0113-"
],
"synonyms":[
"Camelot",
"Cockaigne",
"Eden",
"Elysium",
"empyrean",
"heaven",
"lotusland",
"never-never land",
"New Jerusalem",
"nirvana",
"paradise",
"promised land",
"Shangri-la",
"utopia",
"Zion",
"Sion"
],
"antonyms":[
"anti-utopia",
"dystopia",
"hell"
],
"examples":[
"a lavish resort casino that transports its patrons to fantasyland \u2014at least for a few hours",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"My favorite thing about even the most uneven Sonic games has been the memorable, weird environments, whether Sonic is in a surreal fantasyland or being chased down San Francisco-like hills. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 14 June 2022",
"Museum is transformed into a burlesque fantasyland created by top artists and performer from the region, featuring Zoltar the Fortune Teller, stilt walkers, fire eaters, and aerialists. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 13 June 2022",
"The carvings depict gnomes, dragons and other creatures, turning the park into a fantasyland . \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 13 Feb. 2022",
"On this Monday in February, they have been plucked from their grungy fantasyland and dropped into a rented film studio in South Brooklyn. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Feb. 2022",
"For Rachel Negrete Thorson, living in a colorful fantasyland isn't childhood make-believe. \u2014 Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Maybe a few episodes of friends hurting friends\u2019 feelings over football stats will tackle them out of their fantasyland and back into reality. \u2014 Wayne And Wanda, Anchorage Daily News , 26 Dec. 2021",
"At present, the people spending our money are stuck in a fantasyland in which there are no costs, only benefits. \u2014 Barton Swaim, WSJ , 10 Dec. 2021",
"With three locations around the city, The Moxy Hotel\u2019s The Pink Winter Lodge in Times Square, The East Village and Chelsea are straight out of a Mariah Carey meets pop-punk fantasyland . \u2014 Michelle Gross, Forbes , 10 Dec. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":" fantasy entry 1 + land entry 1 ",
"first_known_use":[
"1967, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-120052"
},
"fault-line scarp":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a cliff or escarpment resulting from the erosion of soft rock that has been brought against hard rock by faulting"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-120431"
},
"Fawkes":{
"type":[
"biographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"Guy 1570\u20131606 English conspirator against King James I of Great Britain"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u022fks"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-120706"
},
"facultative referendum":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": optional referendum"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-130256"
},
"favorite son":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": one favored by the delegates of his state as presidential candidate at a national political convention",
": a famous person who is popular with hometown people"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"an athlete who is one of New York's favorite sons",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"With elections looming in April, President Aleksandar Vucic, the country\u2019s authoritarian leader, has tried to walk a fine line, both encouraging vaccinations while steadfastly defending the nation\u2019s favorite son . \u2014 Marc Santora, New York Times , 13 Jan. 2022",
"Alabama\u2019s favorite son , Lionel Richie, is back in his hometown for the first time in decades marking history at The World Games Closing Ceremony presented by @CocaCola_UNITED! \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 2 May 2022",
"Michigan edge/ favorite son Aidan Hutchinson, popular choice for first pick, went to Detroit to hopefully tourniquet a hemorrhaging defense. \u2014 Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The entire state of West Virginia is upset at the show\u2019s portrayal of West, the state\u2019s favorite son who is known as Zeke from Cabin Creek, the stream near his birthplace. \u2014 Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY , 20 Apr. 2022",
"But there is no such thing as a favorite son or daughter in California politics. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Feb. 2022",
"But the Queen has maintained her support for Andrew, who is widely regarded as her favorite son . \u2014 Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Lucas was the favorite son of the series, said Shanda. \u2014 Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star , 22 Feb. 2022",
"And her least- favorite son Rudie (Bong Cabrera) is hounding her to pay the electric bill, which is three months past due and would have already been shut off if Leonor hadn\u2019t helmed the meter reader\u2019s mother\u2019s favorite shoot-em-ups. \u2014 Amy Nicholson, Variety , 21 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1788, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-132127"
},
"fauces terrae":{
"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":[
": headlands or promontories enclosing an arm of the sea that under international law is territorial water and not part of the high seas"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6fau\u0307\u02cck\u0101\u02c8ste\u02ccr\u012b",
"\u00a6f\u022f\u02ccs\u0113z\u02c8te\u02ccr\u0113"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Latin, gulf"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-134125"
},
"facultative":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": of or relating to the grant of permission, authority, or privilege",
": optional",
": of or relating to a mental faculty",
": taking place under some conditions but not under others",
": exhibiting an indicated lifestyle under some environmental conditions but not under others",
": taking place under some conditions but not under others",
": exhibiting an indicated lifestyle under some environmental conditions but not under others"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fa-k\u0259l-\u02cct\u0101-tiv",
"British",
"\u02c8fak-\u0259l-\u02cct\u0101t-iv"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"borrowed from French & New Latin; French facultatif, borrowed from New Latin facult\u0101t\u012bvus, from Medieval Latin facult\u0101t-, facult\u0101s \"ability, power, authority, privilege, right\" (Latin, \"ability, power\") + Latin -\u012bvus -ive \u2014 more at faculty"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1820, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-134234"
},
"factuality":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": of or relating to facts",
": restricted to or based on fact",
": relating to or based on facts",
": of or relating to facts",
": restricted to or based on fact"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fak-ch\u0259-w\u0259l",
"-ch\u0259l",
"-ch\u00fc-\u0259l",
"\u02c8faksh-w\u0259l",
"\u02c8fak-ch\u0259-w\u0259l",
"\u02c8fak-ch\u0259-w\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"documentary",
"hard",
"historical",
"literal",
"matter-of-fact",
"nonfictional",
"objective",
"true"
],
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"fictional",
"fictionalized",
"fictitious",
"nondocumentary",
"nonfactual",
"nonhistorical",
"unhistorical"
],
"examples":[
"That statement is not factual .",
"a report filled with factual errors",
"the factual aspects of the case",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For his part, Abbott contends his criticisms are factual and based on information available in the public record. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 June 2022",
"There was an eyewitness who claimed something that was just not factual . \u2014 CBS News , 5 June 2022",
"The two Post stories don\u2019t actually say the recession has arrived, because that wouldn\u2019t be factual . \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 2 June 2022",
"Writing at a breakneck pace, Mr. Mears produced reams of copy that, through some kind of literary alchemy, was not only factual but also sometimes touched with notes of poetic grace. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Mar. 2022",
"The statement was probably designed more to inspire the players than to be factual , as the Galaxy were fortunate that NYCFC didn\u2019t capitalize on mistakes made by Sega Coulibaly, Nick DePuy and Edwards. \u2014 Dylan Hern\u00e1ndez, Los Angeles Times , 27 Feb. 2022",
"The intricate details are factual , based on extensive research done by Stern and Winter. \u2014 David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Feb. 2022",
"Ramsey County Judge Timothy Mulrooney found there was factual basis to support the guilty plea, which will be finalized at sentencing. \u2014 CBS News , 13 May 2022",
"Ramsey County Judge Timothy Mulrooney found there was factual basis to support the guilty plea, which will be finalized at sentencing. \u2014 Amy Forliti, ajc , 13 May 2022"
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"fact + -ual (in actual )"
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"type":[
"biographical name"
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"Manuel de 1876\u20131946 Spanish composer"
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"\u02c8f\u00e4-y\u0259",
"\u02c8f\u00e4l-"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
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": a genus (the type of a large exclusively Paleozoic family Favositidae) of extinct corals having polygonal cells with perforated walls especially abundant in the Silurian and Devonian rocks"
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"New Latin, probably from (assumed) New Latin favosus + New Latin -ites -ite"
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"noun",
"verb"
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": to portray in the mind : fancy",
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"\u02c8fan-t\u0259-\u02ccs\u012bz"
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"conceive",
"conjure (up)",
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"She fantasized that she had won a million dollars.",
"all those lottery players fantasizing themselves as living in extravagant luxury",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"One digital artist in Dubai, however, has used art and technology to let residents fantasize about a UAE with more green than the orange of sand dunes that residents are used to seeing. \u2014 Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Morant missed two dozen games with knee injuries but returned for the final game of the regular season, allowing for the frequent takeoffs that even those who spend much of their time in the air can only fantasize about. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
"The manic obsession with which various Russian officials fantasize about non-existent biological or chemical weapons or hazards in Ukraine is deeply troubling and may actually point at Russia preparing another horrific false flag operation. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Matafeo might fantasize about writing alarmingly honest notes to friends and ex-lovers in the U.K. before returning to New Zealand; Jessie composes the letters, licks the stamps, and posts them, sobbing all the while. \u2014 The New Yorker , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Most sports fans only fantasize about sitting in the front row or visiting the locker room after a game. \u2014 Spin Contributor, SPIN , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Most people fantasize about an endless summer, but for Porteous, permafrost is preferred. \u2014 Nick Remsen, Vogue , 11 Feb. 2022",
"All of this led one high-profile conservative columnist to publicly fantasize about Manchin joining the Republican Party, depriving Democrats of their control of the Senate and all but putting an end to President Joe Biden's legislative agenda. \u2014 Joel Mathis, The Week , 9 June 2021",
"In races that are won and lost by a fraction of a second, athletes who fantasize about the perfect ratio between power and leanness usually find that the latter is easier to quantify and control. \u2014 Nora Caplan-bricker, Outside Online , 23 June 2017"
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"fantasy entry 1 + -ize"
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"1926, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a female factor"
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"\u02c8faktriks"
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"type":[
"verb"
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"definitions":[
": to begin doing something (such as working or eating) especially vigorously"
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"examples":[
"after some refreshments, she fell to working with renewed vigor"
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"first_known_use":[
"1577, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-150926"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": an outmoded school of psychology that attempted to account for human behavior by positing various mental powers or agencies on an a priori basis \u2014 compare faculty sense 4c"
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"adjective",
"noun"
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": containing fat especially in unusual amounts",
": unduly stout : corpulent",
": greasy",
": derived from or chemically related to fat",
": one that is fat",
": an overweight person",
": containing or like fat",
": unduly stout : corpulent",
": marked by an abnormal deposit of fat",
": derived from or chemically related to fat"
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"\u02c8fa-t\u0113",
"\u02c8fa-t\u0113",
"\u02c8fat-\u0113"
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"adipose"
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"defatted",
"lean"
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"examples":[
"Adjective",
"I try to avoid fatty foods.",
"fatty ground beef that was the cheapest available",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Lymphedema is swelling caused by lymph fluid building up in the fatty tissue under the skin, often in response to cancer treatment. \u2014 Serena Puang, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
"In other words, these weight cutoffs are the best indicators of vaccine efficacy at different needle lengths, regardless of how much fatty tissue a person has around their deltoid muscles. \u2014 Sarah Stark, SELF , 6 June 2022",
"Livers are often discarded for simply being too fatty , but with more time, surgeons could surgically reduce fat content. \u2014 Pranshu Verma, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
"So where do the fatty deposits in our liver come from in the first place? \u2014 Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
"Named boeuf Bourguignon after the famed red wine from the Burgundy region of France, this dish combines a nice, fatty cut of beef with a dry pinot noir and plenty of fresh vegetables to create a hearty and indulgent stew. \u2014 Foren Clark, CNN , 30 May 2022",
"Sea Buckthorn Berry, infused with fatty -acid omega 7, clarifies and cleanses the hair, removing impurities and adding shine. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 May 2022",
"The rich, fatty salmon is tempered by the comfortingly bland white rice, the latter absorbing what the former renders in excess. \u2014 New York Times , 18 May 2022",
"Warm the buns as instructed in the oven and the pork and mayonnaise melt as one into a glorious, crumbly, porky, fatty mess on top of the buns. \u2014 Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 14 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In recent years, coconut oil had been given a pass because of its unique fatty profile. \u2014 Ashley Weatherford, The Cut , 19 June 2017"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun",
"1797, in the meaning defined above"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": the most common sentence type in a language (as in English the actor-action type, as he won )"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-154127"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": dogtooth violet"
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"first_known_use":[
"circa 1894, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-155432"
},
"facilis descensus Averno":{
"type":[
"Latin quotation from"
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"definitions":[
": the descent to Avernus [the underworld] is easy : the road to evil is smooth"
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"\u02c8f\u00e4-ki-\u02cclis-d\u0101-\u02ccsk\u0101n-\u02ccsu\u0307s-\u00e4-\u02c8wer-n\u014d"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a free usually instrumental composition not in strict form",
": a work (such as a poem or play) in which the author's fancy roves unrestricted",
": something possessing grotesque, bizarre, or unreal qualities"
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"fan-\u02c8t\u0101-zh\u0259",
"-zh\u0113-\u0259",
"-z\u0113-\u0259",
"\u02ccfan-t\u0259-\u02c8z\u0113-\u0259"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The shooting rips the viewer out of this fantasia into the real world, or at least an approximation of it, and sets the tone for what this show will be. \u2014 Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com , 9 June 2022",
"Tilda Swinton is a lonely scholar traveling to Istanbul, and Idris Elba is the intriguingly coiffed genie who promises to grant her three wishes in a fantasia written and directed by Mr. Mad Max himself, George Miller. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 17 May 2022",
"The fa\u00e7ade is made of silky black granite trimmed with gold leaf; the entry is a gorgeous Art Deco fantasia , with enormous framed mirrors and elaborately detailed elevator doors. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Milwaukee Opera Theatre opened its production of Dave Malloy's fantasia (pun intended) Friday evening at the Woman's Club of Wisconsin. \u2014 Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 2 Apr. 2022",
"Further aggression toward the Baltics, in particular, but also in other parts of Europe and Central Asia remain the concerns of those not lost to far-right fantasia . \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 24 Feb. 2022",
"One top of being one of the all-time great 1970s New York movies, Bob Fosse\u2019s semi-autobiographical musical fantasia is a rare film that\u2019s about New York filmmaking in the \u201970s. \u2014 Alison Willmore, Vulture , 6 Dec. 2021",
"With the fifth entry in the franchise, however, the series went Bond \u2014 becoming an international fantasia of increasingly fantastical set pieces, each one more ludicrous than the last. \u2014 Bilge Ebiri, Vulture , 2 July 2021",
"Or write your own story in a fringy fantasia from Christopher Kane? \u2014 Lynn Yaeger, Vogue , 16 Dec. 2021"
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"probably borrowed from Italian, \"imagination as a faculty, rare phenomenon, exotic object, refined ornament, improvised musical variation,\" borrowed from Late Latin phantasia \"imagination as a faculty, mental image of something perceived physically\" \u2014 more at fantasy entry 1",
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"1724, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-162602"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-170905"
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"noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-172334"
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"noun",
"verb"
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": to expel intestinal gas from the anus",
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"Verb",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-173326"
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"type":[
"noun ()"
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"definitions":[
": a present bought or given at a fair",
": gift",
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": a member or structure whose primary function is to produce a smooth outline and to reduce drag (as on an airplane)"
],
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"Noun (1)",
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"Noun (2)",
"1914, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-182440"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
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": notable for having an unusual amount of fat:",
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": well filled out : thick , big",
": full in tone and quality : rich",
": well stocked",
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": being substantial and impressive",
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": practically nonexistent",
": productive , fertile",
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": being swollen",
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": to make fat : fatten",
": animal tissue consisting chiefly of cells distended with greasy or oily matter",
": oily or greasy matter making up the bulk of adipose tissue and often abundant in seeds",
": any of various compounds of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen that are glycerides of fatty acids, are the chief constituents of plant and animal fat, are a major class of energy-rich food, and are soluble in organic solvents but not in water",
": a solid or semisolid fat as distinguished from an oil",
": the best or richest part",
": obesity",
": something in excess : superfluity",
": having much body fat",
": thick entry 1 sense 1",
": richly rewarding or profitable",
": swollen up",
": animal or plant tissue containing much greasy or oily material",
": any of numerous compounds of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen that make up most of animal or plant fat and that are important to nutrition as sources of energy",
": a solid fat as distinguished from an oil",
": the best or richest part",
": notable for having an unusual amount of fat",
": fleshy with superfluous flabby tissue that is not muscle : obese",
": animal tissue consisting chiefly of cells distended with greasy or oily matter \u2014 see brown fat",
": oily or greasy matter making up the bulk of adipose tissue",
": any of numerous compounds of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen that are glycerides of fatty acids, are the chief constituents of plant and animal fat, are a major class of energy-rich food, and are soluble in organic solvents (as ether) but not in water",
": a solid or semisolid fat as distinguished from an oil",
": the condition of fatness : obesity"
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"\u02c8fat",
"\u02c8fat",
"\u02c8fat"
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"blubbery",
"chubby",
"corpulent",
"fleshy",
"full",
"gross",
"lardy",
"obese",
"overweight",
"plump",
"podgy",
"portly",
"pudgy",
"replete",
"roly-poly",
"rotund",
"round",
"tubby"
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"A-list",
"aristocracy",
"best",
"choice",
"corps d'elite",
"cream",
"cr\u00e8me de la cr\u00e8me",
"elect",
"elite",
"flower",
"illuminati",
"pick",
"pink",
"pride",
"priesthood",
"prime",
"royalty",
"upper crust"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Subjecting fat cells to extreme heat or cold is not the only way to smooth the silhouette. \u2014 April Long, Town & Country , 24 June 2022",
"For women whose goal is to burn fat , this study did demonstrate a clear benefit to a morning workout. \u2014 Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
"The party makes a fat Democratic target in left-leaning California. \u2014 George Skelton, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
"Consider adding high-fiber grains and vegetables, more protein, and a little fat \u2014like olive oil or nuts\u2014to your dinner to keep your stomach sated during the night. \u2014 Ali Francis, Bon App\u00e9tit , 21 June 2022",
"As standard, 22-inch machined alloy wheels will be equipped, along with fat off-road tires for plenty of grip. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 20 June 2022",
"For instance, while a traditional push-pull workout is great for building muscle, it's not especially optimized towards fat loss. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 20 June 2022",
"This bike offers nice fat tires, a great design, and a ton of helpful features. \u2014 Maren Estrada, BGR , 26 Apr. 2022",
"There will be a 25K, 40K, and 50K race in each freestyle and classic cross-country skiing and in fat biking. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Limited research published in the journal Nutrients in 2019 found that subjects who were considered overweight or clinically obese and ate watermelon instead of low- fat cookies experienced greater satiety, as an example. \u2014 Erica Sweeney, Good Housekeeping , 16 June 2022",
"At this Wicklow coastal farm, salty breezes from the Irish Sea wash over the pasture, giving a rich flavor to the full- fat milk and double cream used to make this cheese. \u2014 Joseph V Micallef, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"The pizza probably has a whole grain crust, lower- fat cheese and vegetables on it. \u2014 Marlene B. Schwartz, The Conversation , 7 June 2022",
"Besides being a large cut, pork shoulder is more forgiving than lower- fat cuts like pork chops, which can become dry quickly. \u2014 Jennifer Mcclellan, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
"The price of whole milk rose more than 12%, while low- fat milk jumped 16%. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 18 May 2022",
"Filling: 4 gelatine sheets, 500g fat-free quark, 400g Philadelphia Lightest cream cheese (or other low- fat cream cheese), 100g zero-calorie granulated white sugar replacer, 45g Lotus Biscoff smooth spread, 1 tsp vanilla extract, 100ml soy milk. \u2014 Elijah Rawls, Men's Health , 10 May 2022",
"But when it is diagnosed early, parents know to wake and feed the child regularly and continue a low- fat diet throughout life. \u2014 jsonline.com , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Research has also shown that high- fat diets delay the healing of skin by promoting skin oxidative stress, which is associated with aging and skin disease and has a direct correlation to inflammaging. \u2014 Naosha Gregg, Glamour , 28 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Adjective, Verb, and Noun",
"Middle English, from Old English f\u01e3tt , past participle of f\u01e3tan to cram; akin to Old High German feizit fat"
],
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-184502"
},
"factualism":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": adherence or dedication to facts"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fak-ch\u0259-w\u0259-\u02ccli-z\u0259m",
"-ch\u0259-\u02ccli-",
"-ch\u00fc-\u0259-\u02ccli-",
"\u02c8faksh-w\u0259-"
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"factual + -ism"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1936, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-192955"
},
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"type":[
"Latin phrase"
],
"definitions":[
": easily first : acknowledged leader"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccf\u00e4-ki-le-\u02c8pri\u014b-\u02cckeps"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-201446"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"geographical name"
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"definitions":[
"the countries of eastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-202324"
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"fair shake":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a fair chance or fair treatment"
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"synonyms":[
"equity",
"justice",
"right"
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"inequity",
"injustice",
"raw deal",
"wrong"
],
"examples":[
"it's going to be tough to get a fair shake the way this country's legal system is set up",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Now the only backstop is the courts where aggrieved innovators attempt to get a fair shake . \u2014 Roslyn Layton, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"So Podesta has been quietly nurturing the climate movement\u2019s next generation of leaders to make sure the planet gets a fair shake before the narrow window for action closes, maybe for good. \u2014 Kara Voght, The New Republic , 31 May 2022",
"Atlanta, when judged by almost every investment metric, gets a fair shake . \u2014 Veena Jetti, Forbes , 8 Nov. 2021",
"But maybe the show, based on a story people had so many feelings about, wasn\u2019t given a fair shake . \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 22 Feb. 2022",
"How Henderson wanted assurances that his sons could have a fair shake from the police. \u2014 Margaret Coker, Washington Post , 30 Nov. 2021",
"In the bleachers, Gladstone parents were already on edge with a lack of holding and facemask calls throughout the game and felt their team wasn\u2019t getting a fair shake from the officials, said Heather White, Ricky\u2019s mother, who identifies as white. \u2014 Ryan Clarke | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 12 Nov. 2021",
"Can those border agents get a fair shake from their superiors now? \u2014 Scott Jennings, CNN , 22 Oct. 2021",
"These champion advocates are shaping the future of student loans and tirelessly working to ensure that student loan borrowers get a fair shake . \u2014 Zack Friedman, Forbes , 18 Sep. 2021"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1830, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-210306"
},
"faultage":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": geologic faulting : geologic faults"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u022fltij"
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"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-220502"
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"favour":{
"type":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of favour chiefly British spelling of favor"
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"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-222914"
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"fault block":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a body of rock bounded by faults"
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-225919"
},
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"type":[
"verb"
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"definitions":[
": to add superficial adornment to"
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"adorn",
"array",
"beautify",
"bedeck",
"bedizen",
"blazon",
"caparison",
"deck",
"decorate",
"do",
"do up",
"doll up",
"drape",
"dress",
"embellish",
"emblaze",
"emboss",
"enrich",
"fancify",
"festoon",
"garnish",
"glitz (up)",
"grace",
"gussy up",
"ornament",
"pretty (up)",
"trim"
],
"antonyms":[
"blemish",
"deface",
"disfigure",
"mar",
"scar",
"spoil"
],
"examples":[
"had fancied up his van so much that it was virtually a palace on wheels"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1934, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-235939"
},
"fains":{
"type":[
"interjection"
],
"definitions":[
": fen entry 3"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u0101nz"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"alteration of fen entry 3"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-000014"
},
"facts":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": something that has actual existence",
": an actual occurrence",
": a piece of information presented as having objective reality",
": the quality of being actual : actuality",
": a thing done: such as",
": crime",
": action",
": feat",
": performance , doing",
": in truth",
": something that really exists or has occurred",
": a true piece of information",
": in truth : actually",
": something that has actual existence : a matter of objective reality",
": any of the circumstances of a case that exist or are alleged to exist in reality : a thing whose actual occurrence or existence is to be determined by the evidence presented at trial \u2014 see also finding of fact at finding , judicial notice , question of fact at question , trier of fact \u2014 compare law , opinion",
": a fact particularly related to the parties to an especially administrative proceeding \u2014 compare legislative fact in this entry",
": a fact that has no direct relation to or immediate bearing on the case or matter in question \u2014 compare material fact in this entry",
": a fact that relates to the determination of a constitutional issue (as violation of a constitutional right)",
": a fact that is part of the situation from which a case arises and that is established by testimony or other evidence",
": a fact of general social, economic, or scientific relevance that does not change from case to case \u2014 compare adjudicative fact in this entry",
": a fact that affects decision making: as",
": a fact upon which the outcome of all or part of a lawsuit depends",
": a fact that would influence a reasonable person under the circumstances in making an investment decision (as in purchasing a security or voting for a corporate officer or action)",
": evidentiary fact in this entry",
": evidentiary fact in this entry",
": a conclusion of law or especially mixed fact and law that is necessary to the determination of issues in a case and that is established by evidentiary facts \u2014 compare evidentiary fact in this entry",
": as a factual matter : established by fact rather than as a matter of law"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fakt",
"\u02c8fakt"
],
"synonyms":[
"actuality",
"factuality",
"materiality",
"reality"
],
"antonyms":[
"irreality",
"unreality"
],
"examples":[
"Rapid electronic communication is now a fact .",
"The book is filled with interesting facts and figures.",
"He did it, and that's a fact .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In fact , Skin Medicinals is estimated to have already saved the healthcare industry over $100 million. \u2014 Jane Hanson, Forbes , 18 June 2022",
"In fact , in 2006, the city of Fairbanks canceled all outdoor activities due to the over-abundance of yellow jackets, and two people died from their stings. \u2014 Bethany Brookshire, Good Housekeeping , 18 June 2022",
"So when TheraBody announced that their newest tool was in fact an all-in-one facial device, I was intrigued. \u2014 Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country , 18 June 2022",
"In fact , the smartphone comparison is not quite right. \u2014 Tim Folger, Scientific American , 18 June 2022",
"In fact , the Pfizer shot appears to cause less fever and fatigue than the Moderna one, although direct comparisons are not available. \u2014 Matthew Herper And Helen Branswell, STAT , 18 June 2022",
"In fact , doing abs work too frequently\u2014especially every day\u2014is actually counterproductive to most exercise goals. \u2014 Jenny Mccoy, SELF , 18 June 2022",
"In fact , the bassist did that a lot throughout the set with Hagar often preoccupied signing autographs or pouring booze. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 17 June 2022",
"In fact , all 24 counties with under 30% of population having received at least one dose voted for Trump compared to Biden, in some cases by as much as 90%. \u2014 Mary Kekatos, ABC News , 17 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"borrowed from Latin factum \"deed, action, real event,\" noun derivative from neuter of factus, past participle of facere \"to make, bring about, perform, do,\" going back to a suffixed form *d h h 1 -k-i\u032fe- (with perfect f\u0113c\u012b from *d h eh 1 -k- ) of Indo-European *d h h 1 -, d h eh 1 - \"put, place, make, do\" \u2014 more at do entry 1",
"Note: The extension *-k- has been compared with the Greek extended aorist \u00e9th\u0113ka \"I placed\" (corresponding to present t\u00edth\u0113mi \"I set, put, placed\"), apparently parallel to Latin jaci\u014d, jacere \"to throw\" and Greek h\u00eaka \"I threw\" (see jet entry 3 ); though the identity of the two formatives has been disputed."
],
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-000214"
},
"fair whack":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": reasonable or fair share"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-001302"
},
"fair play":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": equitable or impartial treatment : justice"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Critics have raised all the predictable issues regarding fair play , biology and gender identity. \u2014 David Wharton, Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
"That is all fair play as long as teams do not use any electronic devices, such as cameras or computers, to facilitate the process. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Also, the incentives for greater diversity go beyond a mere sense of fair play , as a recent McKinsey study shows that more diverse organizations outperform their peers by 25% to 36% year over year. \u2014 Tom Mckeown, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"There are rules, not just etiquette standards, for sportsmanship and fair play . \u2014 Lori Nickel, USA TODAY , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Without this, steps to improve soccer's governance, close funding gaps, entrench fair play , and underscore best practice will always encounter the same hurdle. \u2014 Will Nicoll, Forbes , 16 Oct. 2021",
"Is there any part of him that sees it as fair play since Kaheroton did seemingly have some feelings for her first? \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
"But there is no rule of war that requires Russia to simply treat this behavior as fair play . \u2014 Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review , 4 Mar. 2022",
"There is a win at all costs attitude that goes against the principles of sportsmanship and fair play . \u2014 Sarah Hughes, Rolling Stone , 19 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1500, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-004118"
},
"fax":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": facsimile sense 2",
": a device used to send or receive facsimile communications",
": a facsimile communication",
": facsimile sense 2",
": a machine used to send or receive material by facsimile",
": something sent or received by facsimile",
": to send material by facsimile"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8faks",
"\u02c8faks"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"She sent me a copy of her report by fax .",
"She sent me a fax of her report.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"When developers were busy building Web 2.0 file sharing, the fax machine was still a daily fact of life. \u2014 Brian Platz, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"Speaking with Seth Meyers, Miley Cyrus described the hilarious process of communicating with Parton, her godmother, who still uses a fax machine in the year of our Lord 2022. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 17 May 2022",
"One of the things that Spock had, which was apparently really unusual, was a fax machine called a Thermofax. \u2014 The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic , 4 May 2022",
"And as the talent war wages on, an office dress code, like so many draconian workplace rules and expectations, could go the way of the fax machine. \u2014 Jane Thier, Fortune , 17 Apr. 2022",
"In another, secretaries Kathie (McCulloch) and Cathy (Thompson) sadly send Earth\u2019s last fax . \u2014 Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times , 13 May 2022",
"Two decades ago, for example, medication management relied heavily on paper and fax machines. \u2014 Sean Doolan, STAT , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Using fax machines, phone calls, and emails, the traditional way of credentialing can take months for Credentialing Verification Organizations or in-house teams to pull together all the necessary information. \u2014 Esther Choy, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
"The deadline to request a ballot from the elections commission by mail, email, online or by fax in order to vote absentee is March 31. \u2014 Vanessa Swales, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 15 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"by shortening & alteration"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1937, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-004509"
},
"fat acid":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": fatty acid sense 2"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-005111"
},
"fat mouse":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": any of several silky furred tropical and southern African short-tailed mice (genus Steatomys ) regarded as a great delicacy by the natives"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"so called from its accumulation of oily fat before hibernation"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-021616"
},
"faugh":{
"type":[
"interjection"
],
"definitions":[
"Definition of faugh \u2014 used to express contempt, disgust, or abhorrence"
],
"pronounciation":[
"a strong",
"often read as"
],
"synonyms":[
"fie",
"phew",
"phooey",
"rats",
"ugh",
"yech",
"yecch",
"yuck",
"yuk"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"faugh ! I will not tolerate such ill-mannered behavior in my house!"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1542, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-030519"
},
"facta":{
"type":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of facta plural of factum"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-045156"
},
"fairily":{
"type":[
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": in the manner of a fairy : lightly and delicately"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fa(a)r\u0259\u0307l\u0113",
"\u02c8fer-",
"\u02c8f\u0101r-",
"-li"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-054527"
},
"fat paint":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": fatty paint"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-065340"
},
"far-come":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": come from a distance"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-065632"
},
"fakery":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb",
"verb ()"
],
"definitions":[
": not true, real, or genuine : counterfeit , sham",
": one that is not what it purports to be: such as",
": a worthless imitation passed off as genuine",
": impostor , charlatan",
": a simulated movement in a sports contest (such as a pretended kick, pass, or jump or a quick movement in one direction before going in another) designed to deceive an opponent",
": a device or apparatus used by a magician to achieve the illusion of magic in a trick",
": to alter, manipulate, or treat so as to give a spuriously (see spurious sense 2 ) genuine appearance to : doctor",
": counterfeit , simulate , concoct",
": to deceive (an opponent) in a sports contest by means of a fake (see fake entry 2 sense c )",
": improvise , ad-lib",
": to engage in faking something : pretend",
": to give a fake to an opponent",
": one loop of a coil (as of ship's rope or a fire hose) coiled free for running",
": to coil in fakes",
": not true or real",
": a person or thing that is not really what is pretended",
": pretend sense 2",
": to change or treat in a way that gives a false effect",
": to imitate in order to deceive"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u0101k",
"\u02c8f\u0101k"
],
"synonyms":[
"artificial",
"bogus",
"dummy",
"ersatz",
"factitious",
"false",
"faux",
"imitation",
"imitative",
"man-made",
"mimic",
"mock",
"pretend",
"sham",
"simulated",
"substitute",
"synthetic"
],
"antonyms":[
"counterfeit",
"forgery",
"hoax",
"humbug",
"phony",
"phoney",
"sham"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"That blood is clearly fake .",
"He was wearing a fake mustache."
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Adjective",
"derivative of fake entry 2",
"Note: Not recorded as an adjective before 1879. The supposed use by the British general Richard Howe in a dispatch from Boston to the Secretary of State dated December 3, 1775 (\"So many artifices have been practiced upon Strangers under the appearance of Friendship, fake Pilots &c.\"; Report Concerning Canadian Archives for the Year 1904, Ottawa, 1905, p. 355) is most likely a misreading (perhaps for faux or false ?).",
"Noun (1)",
"derivative of fake entry 3",
"Verb (1)",
"originally underworld argot, of uncertain origin",
"Note: The verb fake perhaps first appears in print, in the form faik, in 1810. In James Hardy Vaux's \"A New and Comprehensive Vocabulary of the Flash Language\" (vol. 2 of Hardy's Memoirs, London, 1819), it receives a very general definition: \"a word so variously used, that I can only illustrate it by a few examples. To fake any person or place, may signify to rob them; to fake a person, may also imply to shoot, wound, or cut; to fake a man out and out, is to kill him; a man who inflicts wounds upon, or otherwise disfigures, himself, for any sinister purpose, is said to have faked himself \u2026 to fake a screeve, is to write a letter, or other paper; to fake a screw, is to shape out a skeleton or false key, for the purpose of screwing a particular place; to fake a cly, is to pick a pocket; etc., etc., etc.\" (p. 170). However, Hardy also records bit-faking \"coining base money\" and both Vaux and the earlier Lexicon Balatronicum (London, 1811, a revision of Francis Grose's Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, 1785) record fakement in the sense \"forgery.\" so the sense \"to simulate, counterfeit\" was perhaps part of its original meaning. Much earlier is the agent noun faker, defined as \"maker\" in a list of \"Canting Terms used by Beggars, Vagabonds, Cheaters, Cripples and Bedlams.\" in Randle Holme's The Academy of Armory (Chester, 1688) (a book about heraldry that includes a miscellany of information having nothing to do with heraldry). Along with faker Holme lists Ben-Fakers, \"Counterfeiters of Passes and Seals\" ( ben is defined as \"good\"). This expression occurs earlier as ben-feaker in Thomas Dekker's pamphlet on cant, O per se O. Or A new cryer of Lanthorne and candle-light (London, 1612): \"Of Ben-feakers of Jybes \u2026They who are Counterfeiters of Passeports, are called Ben-feakers , that is to say, Good-Makers.\" (It is possible that Holme simply copied his entries from Dekker.) The noun feaker/faker implies a corresponding verb feak/fake \"make,\" for which there appears to be no certain evidence. There is feague, fegue \"to beat, whip\" (earliest in the compound bumfeage ) and \"to wear out, bring about the ruin of,\" which are colloquial\u2014the second sense is only attested in Restoration drama\u2014but not argot, and which have a voiced velar consonant (aside from a single occurrence of a participle feakt ). A suggestion dating back to Nathan Bailey's An Universal Etymological English Dictionary (4th edition, 1728) is that this word is borrowed from Dutch vegen \"to sweep\"; compare also German fegen \"to wipe, clean, sweep.\" For further discussion see Anatoly Liberman, \"A fake etymology of the word fake,\" OUPblog, August 23, 2017.",
"Noun (2)",
"probably derivative of fake entry 5",
"Verb (2)",
"Middle English faken, of obscure origin"
],
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"1879, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (1)",
"1829, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb (1)",
"1819, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Noun (2)",
"1627, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb (2)",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-093959"
},
"favous":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": favose"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u0101v\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Latin fav us honeycomb + English -ous"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-094915"
},
"fardle":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": bundle",
": burden entry 1"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u00e4rd\u1d4al"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-095154"
},
"farcist":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a maker of farces"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u00e4rs\u0259\u0307st"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-103247"
},
"fast worker":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": one who is fast and usually smooth and shifty in his manner of gaining his personal ends (as profit, advantage, or sexual conquest)"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-103734"
},
"fairy bouquet":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": toadflax sense 1"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-110726"
},
"fathomable":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water",
": comprehension",
": probe",
": to take soundings",
": to measure by a sounding line",
": to penetrate and come to understand",
": a unit of length equal to six feet (about 1.8 meters) used chiefly in measuring the depth of water",
": to understand the reason for something",
": to measure the depth of water by means of a special line"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fa-t\u035fh\u0259m",
"\u02c8fa-t\u035fh\u0259m"
],
"synonyms":[
"plumb",
"sound"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The water here is five fathoms deep.",
"Verb",
"the pilot had to continually fathom the river, which drought conditions had lowered to unprecedented levels",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Musk\u2019s tumble only underscores the hard-to- fathom velocity of his ascent. \u2014 Devon Pendleton, Fortune , 6 Mar. 2021",
"But in today\u2019s world of restrictions on size, quantity and season, releasing reef fish has become part of our new reality\u2014as are the challenges of ensuring postrelease survival for an animal pulled up from 20 fathoms . \u2014 Popular Science , 11 Feb. 2020",
"That impulse, growing out of one pivotal song, eventually pointed the way to the fathoms of Ocean, the group\u2019s new album, their seventh, which debuts Friday. \u2014 Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE.com , 15 Nov. 2019",
"The lines were marked at two, three, five, seven, 10, 13, 15, 17 and 20 fathoms . \u2014 Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 Oct. 2019",
"The submarine is recorded in 1,805 fathoms of water, or 8,310 feet, and makes a test dive. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 7 Jan. 2019",
"Leadbetter Point to Cape Falcon - Nearshore (inside 40 fathoms ) opens May 7; Mondays to Wednesdays until 500 pounds are caught or Sept. 30. \u2014 Bill Monroe, OregonLive.com , 20 Apr. 2018",
"Get ready to be terrified by the mysterious fathoms below! \u2014 Laura Beck, Cosmopolitan , 27 Jan. 2018",
"More than 200 years later, our low tide was at the same time Cook's high had been, and 4 fathoms \u2014 24 feet \u2014 was an understatement. \u2014 Erin Mckittrick, Alaska Dispatch News , 15 Sep. 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But the emotion was palpable from both sides: Goff would give anything to beat the Rams, and McVay and the Rams\u2019 front office could not fathom the embarrassment of losing to Goff. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Feb. 2022",
"As with most leaders who are comfortably embedded in their roles at the top of their fields and become disconnected from the rank-and-file, many leaders enact a way of living that most of us cannot even fathom . \u2014 Anthony Silard, Fortune , 10 May 2022",
"Democrats are still in shock about that, and can\u2019t fathom why so many Latinos are pro-recall. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Aug. 2021",
"Orban spoke to the broader political issue, in that left-wing politicians like Biden cannot fathom a nationalistic or conservative alternative ideology. \u2014 Fox News , 6 Aug. 2021",
"But Orthodox Jews have a level of community and ritual practices so endlessly meaningful that people in the secular world simply cannot fathom it. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 14 July 2021",
"The Biden administration often touts this progress as hard to fathom when the pandemic began. \u2014 Rachel Siegel, Anchorage Daily News , 4 May 2022",
"The way that society pressures young couples to get married but can\u2019t fathom two best friends making that same commitment never fails to baffle me. \u2014 April Lee, refinery29.com , 9 Feb. 2022",
"One young executive worked at a movie channel that had 800 million viewers, a scale beyond what any of his Hollywood instructors could fathom . \u2014 Erich Schwartzel, The Atlantic , 8 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Noun and Verb",
"Middle English fadme , from Old English f\u00e6thm outstretched arms, length of the outstretched arms; akin to Old Norse fathmr fathom, Latin pat\u0113re to be open, pandere to spread out, Greek petannynai"
],
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1607, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-111654"
},
"fall through":{
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to fail or stop in a sudden or final way"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-112017"
},
"faex compressa":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": compressed yeast"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6feksk\u0259m\u02c8pres\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Latin"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-113326"
},
"faw":{
"type":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of faw dialectal variant of fall"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u022f",
"\u02c8f\u0227"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-114557"
},
"fais-dodo":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a country-dance or dancing party held usually on a Saturday night in southern Louisiana"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6f\u0101\u02ccd\u014d\u02c8d\u014d"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Louisiana French, from French (baby-talk) fais dodo! go to sleep!; probably from the fact that small children who attend the dances are expected to go to sleep during the festivities"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-134443"
},
"fairy butter":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": any of various fungi (order Tremellales) having a gelatinous fruiting body (as Exidia glandulosa or E. albida )",
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"noun"
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": willingness , eagerness"
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"transitive verb"
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": to sow (seed or land) in autumn"
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"noun"
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": the quality or state of being farsighted : the ability to anticipate and plan for the future",
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"foresightedness",
"forethought",
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"providence",
"vision"
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"shortsightedness"
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"thanks to our farsightedness , we had sufficient emergency supplies when the storm knocked out our power",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Another man with the condition required multiple eyeglass prescriptions, shifting even between nearsightedness and farsightedness in the span of a day. \u2014 Joe Didonato, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Colonel de Gaulle\u2019s farsightedness was greeted by the French military and successive governments with at the best indifference and at the worst hostility. \u2014 John R. Macarthur, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021",
"Functional vision goes way beyond simple problems such as nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism, instead relating to the way the eyes function together and send visual information to the brain for processing. \u2014 Melanie Savage, courant.com , 16 Aug. 2020",
"The system will address everything from astigmatism, to farsightedness , and nearsightedness, according to Patently Apple, which first spotted the patents. \u2014 Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics , 12 July 2020",
"These are simply garden-variety nearsightedness and farsightedness as well as astigmatism (distorted vision at all distances) and presbyopia, which is the loss of up-close focusing ability (hello, reading glasses!). \u2014 Meryl Davids Landau, Good Housekeeping , 13 Mar. 2020",
"Contact lenses can be worn to correct a variety of vision conditions, such as myopia, or nearsightedness; hyperopia, or farsightedness ; and astigmatism. \u2014 Tiffany Yannetta, Seventeen , 26 Oct. 2018",
"Vann\u2019s stewardship as editor and publisher was characterized by crusading intensity tempered with a shrewd farsightedness about the newspaper\u2019s long-term prospects. \u2014 Gene Seymour, USA TODAY , 31 Jan. 2018",
"Altitude was eminence, farsightedness , elevation\u2014power. \u2014 The Economist , 19 Dec. 2017"
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"1799, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-204947"
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"abbreviation"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-205908"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": any of the bright regions of the sun's photosphere seen most easily near the sun's edge"
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"New Latin, from Latin, diminutive of fac-, fax torch"
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"1706, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-014451"
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"noun"
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": a maker, leader, specialist in, or follower of fashions"
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"-sh(\u0259)n\u0259\u0307st"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": faineancy"
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"French, from fain\u00e9ant"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-053347"
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"definitions":[
"Definition of faught Scottish variant of fight"
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"\u02c8f\u022f\u1e35t"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-060159"
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"faff":{
"type":[
"intransitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to make a fuss over nothing"
],
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"\u02c8faf"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"imitative"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-074317"
},
"farer":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": traveler"
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"\u02c8fa(a)r\u0259(r)",
"\u02c8fer-"
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"Middle English -farere (in weyfarere wayfarer), from faren to go + -er, -ere -er"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-080512"
},
"fairies'-table":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the meadow mushroom or any of several similar fungi",
": a European marsh pennywort ( Hydrocotyle vulgaris )",
": the flat peltate leaf of the European marsh pennywort"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-094213"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": coping entry 1"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"alteration of earlier fractable, fract table , from Latin fractus (past participle of frangere to break) + English table"
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"1849, in the meaning defined above"
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"noun",
"verb"
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": public estimation : reputation",
": popular acclaim : renown",
": rumor",
": report , repute",
": to make famous",
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"\u02c8f\u0101m",
"\u02c8f\u0101m"
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"notoriety",
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"obscureness",
"obscurity"
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"Noun",
"He died at the height of his fame .",
"The book tells the story of her sudden rise to fame .",
"He gained fame as an actor.",
"She went to Hollywood seeking fame and fortune.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"TikTok series, which played a major role in catapulting her to fame . \u2014 Journal Sentinel , 25 June 2022",
"In an interview with Rolling Stone last July, Aespa spoke about their swift rise to fame and the myriad of influences that inspire their music \u2014 which includes everything from older Korean songs to jazz and Stevie Wonder to Blink-182 and Beyonc\u00e9. \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 24 June 2022",
"In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the multi-hyphenate talks about her rise to fame during the pandemic, pleasing people (but not being a people-pleaser) in comedy and telling a story, but this time with just her voice. \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 June 2022",
"Internet fame may be a drag, but as Marcel the Shell himself knows, celebrity certainly has its uses. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
"This group of Asian American kids (Wendy, Alex, Emma, Jannie and Andrew) rose to fame pretending and playing in whimsical skits with various family members, distributed in six different languages. \u2014 Todd Longwell, Variety , 23 June 2022",
"The Step Up actress, 28, who rose to fame after starring in Cheaper by the Dozen in 2003, spoke about the difficulties of being a child star in a recent interview with Access Hollywood. \u2014 Lauren Huff, EW.com , 16 June 2022",
"The documentary was filmed over three years beginning in 2019 and charts the model\u2019s rapid rise to fame . \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 15 June 2022",
"But fame , of course, was always only a sliver of the story. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Fox, who rose to fame playing Alex P. Keaton on the sitcom Family Ties, became known for his role as Marty McFly in the Back to the Future film franchise. \u2014 Breanna Bell, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2022",
"Bell, Walsh and Lang are three of the songwriters and producers in the stable of talent at Electric Feel Entertainment, a song factory that\u2019s rocketed to fame in recent years by crafting a string of hits for some of the biggest singers in the world. \u2014 Kevin Dowd, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"Born in Houston, the 41-year-old singer rose to fame in the 1990s as one of the founding members of the iconic R&B group Destiny\u2019s Child. \u2014 Okla Jones, Essence , 14 June 2022",
"Combs is just the second recipient of the lifetime achievement award who rose to fame as a rapper. \u2014 Paul Grein, Billboard , 13 June 2022",
"Before rising to fame in the late 1990s, Shakira was born in the Colombian city of Barranquilla to her father, William, and her mother, Nidia del Carmen Mebarak. \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 10 June 2022",
"The 32-year-old musician rose to fame in 2020 for his cover songs on TikTok amid lockdown in the U.K. \u2014 Phil Boucher, PEOPLE.com , 9 June 2022",
"Michael Cera rose to fame playing slouching introverts. \u2014 Mariah Tauger, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
"Sarah Cooper, the comedian who rose to fame with her satirical TikTok lip-sync videos of Donald Trump, was \u2014 unexpectedly \u2014 inspired by Dale Carnegie for her next project. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 6 June 2022"
],
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"Noun",
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin fama report, fame; akin to Latin fari to speak \u2014 more at ban entry 1"
],
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"Noun",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-143001"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a mineral (Na 2 ,Ca)Al 2 Si 4 O 12 .6H 2 O consisting of a colorless or white hydrous aluminosilicate of sodium and calcium (hardness 5, specific gravity 1.92)"
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"-\u02ccz\u012bt"
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"French, from Barth\u00e9lemy Faujas de Saint-Fond \u20201819 French geologist + French -ite"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-144706"
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"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": of, relating to, or befitting a father",
": resembling a father (as in affection or care)",
": of or like a father"
],
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"\u02c8f\u00e4-t\u035fh\u0259r-l\u0113",
"\u02c8f\u00e4-t\u035fh\u0259r-l\u0113"
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"examples":[
"He took a fatherly interest in the careers of younger writers.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"YouTube series and Bo Petterson's DadAdviceFromBo on TikTok, who provide fatherly advice, how-to instructions, moral support and dad jokes. \u2014 Faith Karimi, CNN , 19 June 2022",
"His stepfather, Troy Rambo, who Tyrone Sanders credits, along with his grandfather, as being one of his fatherly roles, came into his life three years after his mother and biological father divorced. \u2014 Scott Talley, Freep.com , 19 June 2022",
"Every year since then my fatherly pride has grown substantially watching my beautiful daughters grow. \u2014 Chris Mckeown, The Enquirer , 18 June 2022",
"At the feather-light conclusion of the second movement, the uninvited melody of a ringtone cried out, and the whole hall cringed as Goodyear cast a look of fatherly disappointment over the rows. \u2014 Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
"Luckily, the unexpected downtime has offered Watson a chance to catch up on some fatherly duties, such as building a playpen for his daughter's bunny. \u2014 Tricia Despres, PEOPLE.com , 16 June 2022",
"McGraw faced those fatherly feelings even early on in prep. \u2014 Daron James, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
"The Mooch put a fatherly hand on Mr. Bankman-Fried\u2019s shoulder. \u2014 New York Times , 14 May 2022",
"Male chimps at West African sites have also been seen adopting the dependent young of a deceased or missing parent, a shouldering of fatherly duty at odds with newborn killings witnessed elsewhere. \u2014 Rebecca Giggs, The Atlantic , 6 May 2022"
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-161426"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a person having many diverse activities or responsibilities",
": a general servant"
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"fak-\u02c8t\u014d-t\u0259m"
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"examples":[
"He was the office factotum .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Pulling the curtain through the years is Atung (Glenn Obrero), a figure who exists somewhere between spectacle and narrator, authorial representative and stagehand, factotum and moral conscience. \u2014 Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune , 16 May 2022",
"In early 1929, only a few months after the young Doheny family moved in, Ned and his friend and factotum , Hugh Plunkett, were both shot and killed in a guest bedroom. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 Apr. 2022",
"To woo Rosina, Almaviva hires Figaro, the town\u2019s factotum (a jack-of-all-trades) who is the doctor\u2019s barber and wig stylist. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 Apr. 2021",
"In a nutshell, this figure of speech fits Detroit Tigers reliever Buck Farmer, the factotum of the bullpen. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 20 Feb. 2021",
"The longtime Clinton factotum Lanny Davis devoted a book to the argument. \u2014 Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ , 13 Nov. 2020",
"Kennedy was named for Eddie Moore, a longtime family factotum (and sometime procurer for Joe). \u2014 Edward Kosner, WSJ , 23 Oct. 2020",
"In camp, Bundini was a factotum who did everything for his charge. \u2014 Gordon Marino, WSJ , 3 Sep. 2020",
"On Friday Beijing\u2019s local factotum used the pandemic as an excuse to postpone elections for a year, and dissenters are being arrested or fired. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 2 Aug. 2020"
],
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"from the Latin phrase fac t\u014dtum \"do all!\", from fac (singular imperative of facere \"to make, do\" + t\u014dtum \"the whole, entirety,\" from neuter of t\u014dtus \"all, the whole of\") \u2014 more at fact , total entry 1",
"Note: Perhaps originally short for dominus/domine factotum, magister factotum, and parallel expressions that mean approximately \"jack-of-all-trades,\" though evidence for the isolated collocation fac totum is nearly as early. Martin Luther uses fac totum in the non-personal sense \"that which does everything\" in his commentary on Galatians (1535): \"Est igitur fides fac totum (ut ita loquar) in operibus\" (\"It is faith, as I so speak, that is the do-all in works\")."
],
"first_known_use":[
"1562, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-165946"
},
"Fanti":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an African people of Ghana",
": a member of such people",
": a dialect of Akan spoken by the Fanti people",
": a literary language based on the Fanti dialect and used by the Fanti and related peoples"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-173028"
},
"fairy godmother":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a generous friend or benefactor"
],
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"synonyms":[
"angel",
"benefactor",
"donator",
"donor",
"Maecenas",
"patron",
"sugar daddy"
],
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"examples":[
"when it came time for the girl to go to college, Aunt Edna once again proved to be a reliable fairy godmother",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"If Megan Fox is the Cinderella of the Tribeca Film Festival, her makeup artist Jenna Kristina is like her fairy godmother . \u2014 Alex Warner, PEOPLE.com , 18 June 2022",
"Big-voiced Anise Ritchie is regal as Marie, the town crackpot who transforms into Ella\u2019s fairy godmother . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 June 2022",
"If Cannes had a fairy godmother , her name would be Caroline Scheufele. \u2014 Leena Kim, Town & Country , 1 June 2022",
"Porter, who played Cinderella's fairy godmother in the Camila Cabello Cinderella, looks splendidly magical here. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 3 Apr. 2022",
"Met Gala fairy godmother role, able to effect a lack of vanity in a ridiculous dress; the act of wearing something exuberant is transformed into a kind of sacrifice to the gods of fashion. \u2014 Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR , 3 May 2022",
"Her style evolution has elevated from simple bodycon dresses to just the right amount of fashionably risky with guidance from street-style fairy godmother Maeve Reilly (call us, Maeve!) and MGK himself. \u2014 Hannah Oh, Seventeen , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Alice gets her own plotline, a sweet little arc of professional ambition running up against romantic prospects, with Julia serving as a bit of a fairy godmother . \u2014 Helen Rosner, The New Yorker , 9 Apr. 2022",
"One is the fairy godmother of proper East Coast prep, the other is the Sphinx-like goddess of West Coast cool. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 12 Apr. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1839, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-204750"
},
"fairy-fringe":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": purple-fringed orchid sense a"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-015144"
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"fat pine":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": kindling wood",
": any of several trees (as the longleaf pine) abounding in pitchy heartwood"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-023059"
},
"facsimilize":{
"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": facsimile"
],
"pronounciation":[
"-\u0259\u02ccl\u012bz"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-173905"
},
"fashionista":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a designer, promoter, or follower of the latest fashions"
],
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"\u02ccfa-sh\u0259-\u02c8n\u0113-st\u0259"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Always a fashionista , her storefront grew over time prompting her to launch in-person pop-up shops through Depop\u2019s IRL program. \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 20 May 2022",
"Even amongst all these fashionista 's, Gigi made sure to stand out herself, wearing a sheer white lace ensemble with a striking jacket that drifted all the way to the floor and sheer flared slacks that showed her white panties underneath. \u2014 ELLE , 23 Apr. 2022",
"The mini fashionista sweetly posed while wearing a matching Gucci dress and coat. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Bae, billionaire fashionista is disowned by her ultra-rich family, owing to a salacious scandal and for the first time in her life, has to fend for herself. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 28 Apr. 2022",
"During her tenure, Sarah Polk was quite the fashionista . \u2014 Sophie Dweck, Town & Country , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Along with makeup, Rani has also proven to be quite the fashionista . \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
"After becoming youngest recipient ever of the CFDA's Fashion Icon award, Z's Spiderman co-star Tom Holland took to Instagram to congratulate the fashionista . \u2014 Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Cardi B's daughter is a fashionista just like her mom. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR , 29 Dec. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"fashion entry 1 + -ista (as in sandinista )"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1993, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-174937"
},
"Fathometer":{
"type":[
"trademark"
],
"definitions":[
"Definition of Fathometer \u2014 used for a sonic depth finder"
],
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"fa-\u02c8t\u035fh\u00e4-m\u0259-t\u0259r",
"\u02c8fa-t\u035fh\u0259-\u02ccm\u0113-"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-175948"
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"fairies'-butter":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a blue-green alga ( Nostoc commune ) forming gelatinous sheets or pellets"
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"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-181001"
},
"facelessness":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": lacking character or individuality : nondescript",
": not identified : anonymous",
": lacking a face"
],
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"\u02c8f\u0101s-l\u0259s"
],
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"beige",
"characterless",
"featureless",
"indistinctive",
"neutral",
"noncommittal",
"nondescript",
"vanilla"
],
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"examples":[
"a decision made by faceless bureaucrats",
"it was precisely because he was a faceless individual that the serial killer was able to go on for so long without detection",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"At the time, Mr. Gilliam worked largely in a representational vein, depicting faceless , shadowy human figures on traditional stretched canvases. \u2014 Michael O'sullivan, Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
"Hanging on the walls here at the Norman Rockwell Museum is the artist\u2019s famous 1964 depiction of a 6-year-old Black school girl being escorted to class by four faceless federal marshals. \u2014 Thomas Farragher, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
"This isn\u2019t some nameless, faceless tractor trailer. \u2014 Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant , 19 June 2022",
"With Islam forbidding the direct portrayal of religious figures, Fatima is seen as a faceless character, shrouded by a black veil. \u2014 Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 June 2022",
"Conventional discourse treats the government as a faceless entity, whose decisions are abstracted away from the people who make them. \u2014 Angelica Goetzen, Scientific American , 3 June 2022",
"Wlaschiha played Jaqen H'ghar, one of the faceless assassins, in Game of Thrones. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 31 May 2022",
"Vague, terse descriptions rendered the artifacts as faceless as the mannequins on display. \u2014 Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune , 25 May 2022",
"With her childlike, faceless sketches, Delvey shows far less promise as an artist than as a canny cultural critic, with her work often alluding to the media circus around herself and her trial. \u2014 Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone , 20 May 2022"
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"noun"
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": impostor",
": swindler"
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": filled with facts"
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"\u02c8fakt\u0113",
"-ti"
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"-zist"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For Vogue, then led by the fantasist editor Diana Vreeland, Manzoni transformed models into otherworldly creatures, adorned by zebra stripes or glittering with rhinestones. \u2014 Laird Borrelli-persson, Vogue , 10 Mar. 2022",
"In that bruising character study pitting self-delusion against political idealism, Hurt and Ra\u00fal Juli\u00e1 played reluctant cellmates in a Brazilian prison, the former a gay fantasist , the latter a hardline leftist revolutionary. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Mar. 2022",
"The movie turns the poet\u2014a wild fantasist and a beguiler\u2014into a stick figure of goodness. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 25 Feb. 2022",
"The vampire series, of course, would go on to become something less personal and more fantasist , as well as more intellectually vigorous, which is what occasioned my visit to New Orleans. \u2014 Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone , 13 Dec. 2021",
"Millions voted for the autocrat-envious man in the carnival mirror, the fantasist and his enablers who through indifference and venality sent so many of them to hospital emergency rooms. \u2014 Darryl Pinckney, The New York Review of Books , 25 Mar. 2021",
"Millions voted for the autocrat-envious man in the carnival mirror, the fantasist and his enablers who through indifference and venality sent so many of them to hospital emergency rooms. \u2014 Darryl Pinckney, The New York Review of Books , 25 Mar. 2021",
"Citigroup said an enigmatic money manager who accused the bank of owing him $11.6 billion is a fantasist and a fraud. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Oct. 2021",
"Millions voted for the autocrat-envious man in the carnival mirror, the fantasist and his enablers who through indifference and venality sent so many of them to hospital emergency rooms. \u2014 Darryl Pinckney, The New York Review of Books , 25 Mar. 2021"
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": mardi gras sense 1a"
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"\u02c8f\u022f-\u02ccs\u0113z",
"\u02c8f\u022f-\u02ccs\u0113z"
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"Latin, plural, throat, fauces"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-084628"
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"perhaps blend of fantastic and fatigue"
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"geographical name"
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"island (atoll) in the South Pacific; principal island of the Tuamotu Archipelago population 651"
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"Definition of fairntickle variant of ferntickle"
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"f\u00e4-"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Hot takes are boring, so forgive me for serving up this sizzling fajita plate of an edict, but the Beatles are overrated. \u2014 Chris Richards, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Dec. 2021",
"Hot takes are boring, so forgive me for serving up this sizzling fajita plate of an edict, but the Beatles are overrated. \u2014 Chris Richards, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Dec. 2021",
"Hot takes are boring, so forgive me for serving up this sizzling fajita plate of an edict, but the Beatles are overrated. \u2014 Chris Richards, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Dec. 2021",
"Hot takes are boring, so forgive me for serving up this sizzling fajita plate of an edict, but the Beatles are overrated. \u2014 Chris Richards, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Dec. 2021",
"Hot takes are boring, so forgive me for serving up this sizzling fajita plate of an edict, but the Beatles are overrated. \u2014 Chris Richards, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Dec. 2021",
"Hot takes are boring, so forgive me for serving up this sizzling fajita plate of an edict, but the Beatles are overrated. \u2014 Chris Richards, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Dec. 2021",
"Hot takes are boring, so forgive me for serving up this sizzling fajita plate of an edict, but the Beatles are overrated. \u2014 Chris Richards, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Dec. 2021",
"Hot takes are boring, so forgive me for serving up this sizzling fajita plate of an edict, but the Beatles are overrated. \u2014 Chris Richards, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Dec. 2021"
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"American Spanish, diminutive of Spanish faja sash, belt, probably from Catalan faixa , from Latin fascia band \u2014 more at fascia"
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"1971, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-081613"
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"fall to pieces":{
"type":[
"idiom"
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"definitions":[
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": to become ruined or destroyed",
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"definitions":[
"1935\u20131958 king of Iraq (1939\u201358)"
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"fax modem":{
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": a computer peripheral capable of sending data to or receiving data from a fax machine or another computer especially over phone lines"
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"first_known_use":[
"1986, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-141023"
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"faqih":{
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"noun"
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": a Muslim theologian versed in the religious law of Islam"
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"f\u00e4\u02c8k\u0113"
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"Arabic faq\u012bh (plural fuqah\u0101' )"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-145203"
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"fathogram":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a record made by means of a sonic depth finder"
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"fatho- (as in fathometer ) + -gram"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-153040"
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"Falkland Islands":{
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"geographical name"
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"islands of the southwestern Atlantic east of the southern end of Argentina; a British crown colony whose capital is Stanley, but also claimed by Argentina area 4700 square miles (12,173 square kilometers), population 2700"
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"\u02c8f\u022f-kl\u0259nd",
"\u02c8f\u022fl-"
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"fault gouge":{
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"noun"
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": finely comminuted uncemented rock characteristic of fault zones"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-170812"
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"fattrels":{
"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":[
": ends of ribbons"
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"\u02c8fa\u2027tr\u0259lz"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"origin unknown"
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"fall-trap":{
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"definitions":[
": a trap with a door or a weight that falls upon the victim"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-191306"
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"fairy candle":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": black cohosh sense 2"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-203106"
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"face-lift":{
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb"
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"definitions":[
": plastic surgery on the face and neck to remove defects and imperfections (such as wrinkles or sagging skin) typical of aging",
": an alteration, restoration, or restyling (as of a building) intended especially to modernize",
": plastic surgery on the face and neck to remove defects and imperfections (as wrinkles or sagging skin) typical of aging"
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"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1926, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-205555"
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"faceless":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": lacking character or individuality : nondescript",
": not identified : anonymous",
": lacking a face"
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"\u02c8f\u0101s-l\u0259s"
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"beige",
"characterless",
"featureless",
"indistinctive",
"neutral",
"noncommittal",
"nondescript",
"vanilla"
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"examples":[
"a decision made by faceless bureaucrats",
"it was precisely because he was a faceless individual that the serial killer was able to go on for so long without detection",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"At the time, Mr. Gilliam worked largely in a representational vein, depicting faceless , shadowy human figures on traditional stretched canvases. \u2014 Michael O'sullivan, Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
"Hanging on the walls here at the Norman Rockwell Museum is the artist\u2019s famous 1964 depiction of a 6-year-old Black school girl being escorted to class by four faceless federal marshals. \u2014 Thomas Farragher, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
"This isn\u2019t some nameless, faceless tractor trailer. \u2014 Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant , 19 June 2022",
"With Islam forbidding the direct portrayal of religious figures, Fatima is seen as a faceless character, shrouded by a black veil. \u2014 Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 June 2022",
"Conventional discourse treats the government as a faceless entity, whose decisions are abstracted away from the people who make them. \u2014 Angelica Goetzen, Scientific American , 3 June 2022",
"Wlaschiha played Jaqen H'ghar, one of the faceless assassins, in Game of Thrones. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 31 May 2022",
"Vague, terse descriptions rendered the artifacts as faceless as the mannequins on display. \u2014 Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune , 25 May 2022",
"With her childlike, faceless sketches, Delvey shows far less promise as an artist than as a canny cultural critic, with her work often alluding to the media circus around herself and her trial. \u2014 Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone , 20 May 2022"
],
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"face entry 1 + -less"
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"1568, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-211524"
},
"faked":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": made, done, or altered with intent to deceive: such as",
": forged sense 2",
": simulated in order to deceive an opponent"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u0101kd"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1890, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-215116"
},
"facta, non verba":{
"type":[
"Latin phrase"
],
"definitions":[
": acts, not words : actions speak louder than words"
],
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"\u02c8f\u00e4k-t\u00e4 n\u014dn-\u02c8ver-b\u00e4"
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"fain\u00e9ant deity":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a deity not acting in human affairs"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-221458"
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"faud":{
"type":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of faud dialectal British variant of fold"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u022fd",
"\u02c8f\u0227d"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-231108"
},
"fair share":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a reasonable amount"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-235603"
},
"fain\u00e9ant":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an irresponsible idler",
": idle and ineffectual : indolent"
],
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"f\u0101-n\u0101-\u02c8\u00e4\u207f",
"f\u0101-n\u0101-\u02c8\u00e4\u207f"
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"Noun",
"borrowed from French, going back to Middle French fai-neant, from fait \"does, makes\" (third person singular of faire \"to make, do\") + neant \"nothing, nil\" (probably going back to Vulgar Latin *ne \u2026 gentem \"no people, no one\"), alteration by folk etymology of faignant, feignant, present participle of feindre \"to dissemble, pretend to be, evade, shirk\" \u2014 more at feign",
"Adjective",
"borrowed from French \u2014 more at fain\u00e9ant entry 1"
],
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"Noun",
"1619, in the meaning defined above",
"Adjective",
"1854, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-235643"
},
"facsimilist":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a maker of facsimiles (as in the preparation of lithographs)"
],
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"-l\u0259\u0307st"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-015751"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the manner in which something (such as a painting) is made"
],
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"\u02c8fak-ch\u0259r"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"Middle English, \"manner of making, shape,\" borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin fact\u016bra \"working (of metal), make, fashion,\" from factus (past participle of facere \"to make, do\") + -\u016bra -ure \u2014 more at fact"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-022305"
},
"faucal plosive":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a stop consonant released through the nasal cavity by sudden lowering of the velum (as the \\t\\ in \\\u02c8k\u00e4t\u1d4an\\ cotton )"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-024349"
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"factory system":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the system of manufacturing that began in the 18th century with the development of the power loom and the steam engine and is based on concentration of industry into large establishments"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1803, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-030747"
},
"fancy that":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":[
"Definition of fancy that \u2014 used to comment on something that is hard to imagine \"The baby she brought home was the wrong one.\" \" Fancy that !\""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-041242"
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"fairy gold":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": money held to be given by fairies but turned into rubbish when put to use",
": wealth or prosperity that may vanish as swiftly as it is acquired : precarious or illusory wealth"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-045917"
},
"fan-tan":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a Chinese gambling game in which the banker divides a pile of objects (such as beans) into fours and players bet on what number will be left at the end of the count",
": a card game in which players must build in sequence upon sevens and attempt to be the first one out of cards"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fan-\u02cctan"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"Chinese (Guangdong) f\u0101ant\u0101an"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1878, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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": to modify by faucal articulation"
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"\u02c8f\u022fk\u0259l",
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": a puppet show using puppets operated by strings or mechanical devices",
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"\u02ccf\u00e4n-t\u0259-\u02c8ch\u0113-n\u0113",
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"Italian, plural of fantoccino , diminutive of fantoccio doll, augmentative of fante child, from Latin infant-, infans infant"
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"1771, in the meaning defined above"
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"definitions":[
": a swollen subcutaneous lymph gland characteristic of cutaneous glanders"
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": farsighted sense 1"
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"a farseeing corn farmer who realized that the future was in ethanol"
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"1598, in the meaning defined above"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a mineral Cu 3 SbS 4 consisting of a reddish gray copper antimony sulfide (specific gravity 4.57)"
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"\u02ccfam\u0259\u02c8t\u0113\u02ccn\u012bt",
"\u02ccf\u00e4m-"
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"German famatinit , from Sierra de Famatina , mountain range in northwest Argentina + German -it -ite"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-101030"
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"noun"
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": special verdict"
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"geographical name"
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"city and port on",
"in the Turkish-controlled sector of eastern Cyprus population 42,500"
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"\u02ccf\u00e4-m\u00e4-\u02c8g\u00fc-st\u00e4"
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"type":[
"transitive verb"
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"definitions":[
": to harden the face or surface of"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-113812"
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"type":[
"geographical name"
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"definitions":[
"mountain 15,300 feet (4663 meters) high on the boundary between the U.S. (Alaska) and Canada (British Columbia)"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fer-\u02ccwe-t\u035fh\u0259r"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-115645"
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"fatty acid":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": any of numerous saturated aliphatic monocarboxylic acids C n H 2 n +1 COOH (such as acetic acid) including many that occur naturally usually in the form of esters in fats, waxes, and essential oils",
": any of the saturated or unsaturated monocarboxylic acids (such as palmitic acid) usually with an even number of carbon atoms that occur naturally in the form of glycerides in fats and fatty oils",
": any of numerous saturated aliphatic acids C n H 2 n +1 COOH (as lauric acid) containing a single carboxyl group and including many that occur naturally usually in the form of esters in fats, waxes, and essential oils",
": any of the saturated or unsaturated organic acids (as palmitic acid) that have a single carboxyl group and usually an even number of carbon atoms and that occur naturally in the form of glycerides in fats and fatty oils"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Cupuacu butter is a fatty acid that dives deep into the skin to nourish and moisturize. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"Corn contributes vitamins and minerals and is a rich source of linoleic acid, an essential fatty acid that dogs must get in their diets, according to the Cummings Veterinary Medical Center at Tufts University. \u2014 Mike Snider, USA TODAY , 22 May 2022",
"Shea butter has a high fatty acid content that is easy for the skin to absorb, providing effective hydration without leaving your face with an oily sheen. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 May 2022",
"That\u2019s why we\u2019re thrilled to use actual hemp plants with a low percentage of full spectrum CBD and a more balanced ratio of other components, as well as a fatty acid backbone heavier than pure hemp extracts. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 Apr. 2022",
"The authors found that a daily dose of one gram of omega-3 fatty acid was associated with a significant improvement in depressive symptoms. \u2014 Christine Byrne, Outside Online , 21 Oct. 2021",
"Grape-seed oil is high in moisturizing vitamin E and linoleic acid, also known as omega-6 fatty acid , which acts as an anti-inflammatory agent that calms blemishes and retains moisture. \u2014 Cristina Montemayor, SELF , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Specifically, the microbes make a short-chain fatty acid called butyrate that facilitates this particular conversation. \u2014 Amber Dance, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Rosehip and grapeseed are also rich in linoleic acid, an essential omega-6 fatty acid that acts as a building block for ceramides, an important moisturizing element that fortifies our skin's barrier. \u2014 Megan Mcintyre, Better Homes & Gardens , 16 Feb. 2022"
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"first_known_use":[
"1838, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-120753"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a state of irritability and tension",
": fidgets",
": an emotional outburst : fit"
],
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"\u02c8fan-\u02cct\u00e4d"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"perhaps alteration of English dialect fantique, fanteeg , perhaps blend of fantastic and fatigue"
],
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"1839, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-121322"
},
"Fama":{
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"biographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"Fellow of the American Medical Association",
"Eugene F(rancis) 1939\u2013 American economist"
],
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"\u02c8f\u00e4-m\u0259"
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"FAQ":{
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a document (as on a website) that provides answers to a list of typical questions that users might ask regarding a particular subject",
": a question included in such a document",
"fair average quality",
"frequently asked question, frequently asked questions"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fak",
"\u02ccef-\u02cc\u0101-\u02c8ky\u00fc",
"\u02c8fak",
"\u02ccef-\u02cc\u0101-\u02c8ky\u00fc"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"Noun",
"f requently a sked q uestions"
],
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1987, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-132228"
},
"fat liquor":{
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":{
": a liquor made of an emulsion of soap and fat (as castor oil or degras) or of sulfonated oil and used in tanning leather":[],
": to fill the fiber of (a leather) with oil or fat : treat (leather) with fat liquor":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"fat entry 4 + liquor":"Noun",
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105543"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a somewhat shiny closely woven silk, rayon, or cotton fabric characterized by slight ribs in the weft":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u012b(-\u0259)l"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The inspiration resulted in Rogers designing a black-and-white fitted top and ballgown skirt with a train, made of silk faille , moire, and taffeta with Swarovski-crystal buttons. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 2 May 2022",
"The Being the Ricardos nominee exuded old-Hollywood glamour in a Giorgio Armani Priv\u00e9 custom strapless column gown of light blue silk faille with a voluminous peplum that tied in an exaggerated bow and a train embellished with gold crystals. \u2014 Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Crafted in the punchiest yellow silk faille possible and detailed with ruffles across its skirt and bodice, the dress was regal and unapologetically upbeat. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 12 Apr. 2021",
"The ensemble comprised of a navy, cashmere fitted jacket and skirt in washed red silk faille with a gilded dove of peace brooch. \u2014 Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR , 20 Jan. 2021",
"Not taste in the old highfalutin\u2019 definition of the word, as a kind of elite aesthetic judgment woven in brocade and silk faille and passed down from on high, but rather taste in community, attitude, achievement. \u2014 Vanessa Friedman, New York Times , 3 Mar. 2020",
"The strapless, pale green faille jumpsuit was accessorized with a series of silver jewelry by Lynn Ban, and handpainted, temporary butterfly tattoos by Anna Bernabe across his chest, arms and back. \u2014 Stephen Daw, Billboard , 13 Jan. 2020",
"The silk faille of the gown, designer Fernando Garcia explains, comes from the Taroni mill, which won the sustainable producer award at the Green Carpet Fashion Awards in 2017. \u2014 Stellene Volandes, Town & Country , 3 Aug. 2019",
"Think cascading flowers, full skirts and bodices of pleated tulle ruffles that feel light as air, and a softer take on gowns that in the past may have been done in a heftier silk faille . \u2014 Carrie Goldberg, Harper's BAZAAR , 21 Apr. 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"French, from Old French":""
},
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"1869, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105607"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": persian sense 2b":[]
},
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"\u02c8f\u00e4r-s\u0113"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Persian f\u0101rs\u012b , from F\u0101rs Persia":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1878, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105827"
},
"Fajardo":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"city in northeastern Puerto Rico population 40,712":[]
},
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"f\u0259-\u02c8h\u00e4r-d\u014d"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105942"
}
}
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